May 2nd, 1980

Born on May 2nd, 1980

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 16,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 943 days, exactly on November 17th, 2026, people who were born on May 2nd, 1980 will be 17,000 days old!

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What happened on May 2nd?

May 2nd, 2014

Russo-Ukrainian War: Forty-eight people were killed during a confrontation between pro-Russian protesters and pro-Ukrainian unity protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa.

May 2nd, 2011

Osama bin Laden was shot and killed by U.S. Navy SEAL Team 6 in a private residential compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

May 2nd, 2008

The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640.

May 2nd, 2003

Cyclone Manou formed in the Indian Ocean; over the next two weeks it struck Madagascar and left more than 100,000 people homeless.

May 2nd, 1999

Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.

May 2nd, 1995

Croatian War of Independence: Serb forces began rocket attacks on the Croatian capital Zagreb, killing 7 people and injuring around 200 others.

May 2nd, 1982

Falklands War: HMS Conqueror sank the Argentine cruiser General Belgrano (pictured), the only ship ever to have been deliberately sunk by a nuclear submarine in battle.

May 2nd, 1964

Vietnam War: An explosion caused by Viet Cong commandos led USNS Card to sink in the port of Saigon.

May 2nd, 1945

World War II: General Helmuth Weidling, the German commander of Berlin, surrendered to Soviet forces led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, ending the Battle of Berlin.

May 2nd, 1878

A dust explosion at the world's largest flour mill in Minneapolis resulted in 18 deaths.

May 2nd, 1670

A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada).

May 2nd, 1559

Presbyterian clergyman John Knox returned from exile to lead the Scottish Reformation.

May 2nd, 1194

King Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth (Old Portsmouth pictured) its first royal charter.

May 2nd, 1970

ALM Flight 980 ditches in the Caribbean Sea near Saint Croix, killing 23.

May 2nd, 1969

The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 2nd

Born on May 2nd, 1980

43

Tim Borowski

German footballer (born 1980)

*May 2nd, 1980, Neubrandenburg

43

Ellie Kemper

American actress and comedian

*May 2nd, 1980, Kansas City

43

Martina Majerle

Croatian singer

*May 2nd, 1980, Rijeka

43

Brad Richards

Canadian ice hockey player

*May 2nd, 1980, Murray Harbour

43

Fabrice Pancrate

French footballer

*May 2nd, 1980, Paris

43

Zat Knight

English association football player (born 1980)

*May 2nd, 1980, Solihull

43

Troy Murphy

American professional basketball player

*May 2nd, 1980, Morristown

43

Artūras Masiulis

Lithuanian basketball player

*May 2nd, 1980, Anykščiai

43

Francesco Facchinetti

Italian singer and television presenter

*May 2nd, 1980, Milan

43

Paige Peterson

American actress

*May 2nd, 1980, Lawrence

43

Kai Schoppitsch

Association footballer

*May 2nd, 1980, Wolfsberg

43

Nicole Süßmilch

German singer

*May 2nd, 1980, Berlin

43

Pierre-Luc Gagnon

Canadian skateboarder

*May 2nd, 1980, Boucherville

32

Lassaad Ouertani

Tunisian association football player

*May 2nd, 1980, Kairouan †January 4th, 2013, Tunis

43

Tae In-ho

South Korean actor

*May 2nd, 1980, Busan

43

Natascha Berg

German television presenter

*May 2nd, 1980, Mannheim

43

K. C. Clyde

American actor

*May 2nd, 1980, Salt Lake City

43

Grigol Imedadze

Georgian footballer

*May 2nd, 1980, Kutaisi

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Who's birthday is on May 2nd?

51

Dwayne Johnson

American actor and professional wrestler

*May 2nd, 1972, Hayward

48

David Beckham

English association football player

*May 2nd, 1975, Leytonstone

25

Anders Dreyer

Danish association football player

*May 2nd, 1998, Bramming

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

38

Sarah Hughes

Figure skater

*May 2nd, 1985, Great Neck

36

Saara Aalto

Finnish singer-songwriter

*May 2nd, 1987, Oulunsalo

35

Fabian Lustenberger

Swiss footballer

*May 2nd, 1988, Nebikon

48

Kate Baldwin

American singer and actress

*May 2nd, 1975, Evanston

42

Tiago Mendes

Portuguese footballer

*May 2nd, 1981, Viana do Castelo

38

Lily Allen

British singer, songwriter, actress and presenter

*May 2nd, 1985, Hammersmith

68

Manfred Durniok

German film producer

*May 2nd, 1934, Berlin †March 7th, 2003, Berlin

63

Stephen Daldry

British director

*May 2nd, 1960, Dorset

25

Manfred von Richthofen

German fighter pilot (1892-1918)

*May 2nd, 1892, Wrocław †April 21st, 1918, Vaux-sur-Somme

71

Christopher Doyle

Australian-Hong Kong cinematographer and film director

*May 2nd, 1952, Sydney

71

Christine Baranski

American actress

*May 2nd, 1952, Buffalo

61

Jean-François Bernard

Oympic cyclist from France

*May 2nd, 1962, Luzy

45

Kumail Nanjiani

Pakistani-American comedian and actor

*May 2nd, 1978, Karachi

77

David Suchet

English actor

*May 2nd, 1946, Paddington

40

Alessandro Diamanti

Italian association football player

*May 2nd, 1983, Prato

44

Andreas Schranz

Austrian football goalkeeper

*May 2nd, 1979, Eisenerz

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43

Kristen Bell

American actress (born 1980)

*July 18th, 1980, Huntington Woods

44

Cai Yun

Chinese badminton player

*January 19th, 1980, Suzhou

43

Jeph Jacques

Comic author and illustrator (1980-)

*June 17th, 1980, Rockville

44

Volker Bruch

German actor

*March 9th, 1980, Munich

43

Julia Hummer

German actress and singer

*April 24th, 1980, Hagen

44

Henriett Koósz

Paralympic tennis and badminton player

*February 14th, 1980, Kőszeg

43

Dag Inge Ulstein

Norwegian politician

*December 4th, 1980, Sula

43

Petra Schmidt-Schaller

German actress

*August 28th, 1980, Magdeburg

43

Mathias Boe

Danish badminton player

*July 11th, 1980, Frederikssund

43

Sudheer Babu

Indian film actor and former professional badminton player

*May 11th, 1980, Vijayawada

38

Vibeke Skofterud

Norwegian cross country skier

*April 20th, 1980, Askim Municipality †July 29th, 2018, Hove

43

Maya Diab

Lebanese singer, entertainer, actress and television personality

*November 12th, 1980, Beirut

43

Mustafa Ceceli

Turkish singer

*November 2nd, 1980, Ankara

43

Matias Varela

Swedish actor

*November 1st, 1980, Stockholm

43

Roman Weidenfeller

German association football player

*August 6th, 1980, Diez

44

Dani Kind

Canadian actress

*January 10th, 1980, Toronto

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

44

Lee Kyung-won

South Korean badminton player

*January 21st, 1980, Changwon

43

Wolke Hegenbarth

Actress

*May 6th, 1980, Meerbusch

44

Kennevic Asuncion

Badminton player

*March 21st, 1980, Barbaza

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Leap year

Yes: 1980 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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