Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 2
May 2, 2025 is the 122nd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 2
- 1194 –King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
- 1536 –Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft.
- 1672 –John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
- 1816 –Marriage of Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta.
- 1889 –Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea.
- 1918 –General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
- 1963 –Berthold Seliger launches a rocket with three stages and a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres near Cuxhaven. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.
- 1964 –First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
- 1995 –During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians.
- 1999 –Panamanian election, 1999: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
Who were born on May 2?
- 1828 –Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
- 1915 –Peggy Mount, English actress (d. 2001)
- 1941 –Clay Carroll, American baseball player
- 1966 –Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
- 1974 –Matt Berry, English actor
- 1977 –Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
- 1979 –Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
- 1980 –Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Chris Kirkland, English footballer
- 1986 –James Kirk, Canadian actor
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