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, 2024 is the 123rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Thursday.
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
- 1335 –Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
- 1559 –John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the beginning Scottish Reformation.
- 1568 –Mary, Queen of Scots, escapes from Loch Leven Castle.
- 1866 –Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
- 1885 –Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
- 1933 –Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
- 1945 –World War II: The US 82nd Airborne Division liberates Wöbbelin concentration camp finding 1000 dead inmates, most starved to death.
- 1955 –Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
- 1964 –Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
- 1982 –Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
Who were born on May 2?
- 1808 –Emma Wedgwood, English naturalist, wife of Charles Darwin, (d. 1896)
- 1897 –J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
- 1913 –Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981)
- 1931 –Phil Bruns, American actor
- 1936 –Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
- 1938 –Paramount Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
- 1952 –Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress
- 1961 –Stephen Daldry, English film director
- 1980 –Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1981 –Robert Buckley, American actor
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