May, 2nd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Tuesday 02, 2000:
Bill Clinton announces that GPS access equivalent to the U.S. military would be available for regular citizens.

Sunday 02, 1999:
Panamanian election: Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.

Saturday 02, 1998:
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the EU's monetary policy.

Friday 02, 1997:
The Labour Party's Tony Blair becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, ending 18 years of Conservative Party rule. At 44, he is the youngest prime minister for 185 years.

Monday 02, 1988:
The last B-1 Lancer is delivered to the United States by Rockwell International.

Friday 02, 1986:
The 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, opens.

Sunday 02, 1982:
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.

Tuesday 02, 1972:
Buddy Baker became the first stock car driver to finish a 500-mile race in less than three hours en route to winning the Winston Select 500 at the Alabama International Motor Speedway in Talladega, Alabama.

Friday 02, 1969:
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.

Saturday 02, 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.

Thursday 02, 1963:
Berthold Seliger launches near Cuxhaven a rocket with three stages with a maximum flight altitude of more than 100 kilometres. It is the only sounding rocket developed in Germany.

Monday 02, 1955:
Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.

Saturday 02, 1953:
Hussein is crowned King of Jordan.

Wednesday 02, 1945:
1945 - The last postage stamp utilized by Manzhouguo is issued.

Tuesday 02, 1939:
Lou Gehrig's streak of 2130 consecutive Major League Baseball games played comes to an end. The record will stand for 56 years before Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks it.

Tuesday 02, 1933:
Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.

Monday 02, 1932:
Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.

Sunday 02, 1920:
The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States.

Thursday 02, 1918:
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.

Wednesday 02, 1900:
Oscar II, King of Sweden, declares support for Britain at the time of the Boer War.

Thursday 02, 1889:
Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Ethiopia control over Eritrea.

Saturday 02, 1885:
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.

Wednesday 02, 1866:
Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

Saturday 02, 1829:
After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.

Thursday 02, 1816:
Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta are wed.

Monday 02, 1808:
Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.

Monday 02, 1672:
John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.

Friday 02, 1670:
King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.

Thursday 02, 1568:
Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle.

Monday 02, 1335:
Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.

Monday 02, 1194:
King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-may/on-this-day.html


People born on May 02

1990:
Kay Panabaker, American actress (b: May 2, 1990) (Biography of Kay Panabaker)

1988:
Brooke Hogan, American singer (b: May 2, 1988) (Biography of Brooke Hogan)

1986:
Kyle Busch, NASCAR Driver and brother of NASCAR Champ Kurt Busch (b: May 2, 1986) (Biography of Kyle Busch)

1985:
Sarah Hughes, American figure skater (b: May 2, 1985) (Biography of Sarah Hughes)

1980:
Troy Murphy, American basketball player (b: May 2, 1980) (Biography of Troy Murphy)

1979:
Roman Lyashenko, Russian hockey player (b: May 2, 1979 ; d: July 5, 2003) (Biography of Roman Lyashenko)

1975:
David Beckham, English footballer (b: May 2, 1975) (Biography of David Beckham)

1972:
The Rock, American professional wrestler and actor (b: May 2, 1972) (Biography of The Rock (entertainer))

1969:
Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer (b: May 2, 1969) (Biography of Brian Lara)

1962:
Jimmy White, English snooker player (b: May 2, 1962) (Biography of Jimmy White)

1961:
Steve James, English snooker player (b: May 2, 1961) (Biography of Steve James)

1955:
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer (b: May 2, 1955) (Biography of Donatella Versace)

1952:
Christine Baranski, American actress (b: May 2, 1952) (Biography of Christine Baranski)

1949:
Alan Titchmarsh, English gardener, television presenter, and writer (b: May 2, 1949) (Biography of Alan Titchmarsh)

1948:
Larry Gatlin, American musician and songwriter (b: May 2, 1948) (Biography of Larry Gatlin)

1946:
David Suchet, English actor (b: May 2, 1946) (Biography of David Suchet)
Lesley Gore, American singer (b: May 2, 1946) (Biography of Lesley Gore)

1945:
Sarah Weddington, American attorney (b: May 2, 1945) (Biography of Sarah Weddington)
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan political activist (b: May 2, 1945) (Biography of Bianca Jagger)

1942:
Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympics Committee president (b: May 2, 1942) (Biography of Jacques Rogge)

1941:
Stephen J. Cannell, American producer (b: May 2, 1941) (Biography of Stephen J. Cannell)

1938:
Paramount Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (b: May 2, 1938) (Biography of Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho)

1937:
Lorenzo Music, American writer and producer (b: May 2, 1937 ; d: August 4, 2001) (Biography of Lorenzo Music)

1936:
Michael Rabin, American violinist (b: May 2, 1936 ; d: January 19, 1972) (Biography of Michael Rabin (violinist))
Engelbert Humperdinck, British singer (b: May 2, 1936) (Biography of Engelbert Humperdinck (singer))

1935:
King Faisal II of Iraq (b: May 2, 1935) (Biography of Faisal II of Iraq)

1929:
Link Wray, American guitarist (b: May 2, 1929) (Biography of Link Wray)

1925:
Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (b: May 2, 1925) (Biography of Roscoe Lee Browne)

1924:
Theodore Bikel, Austrian-born actor and singer (b: May 2, 1924) (Biography of Theodore Bikel)

1922:
A.M. Rosenthal, Canadian-American newspaper editor (b: May 2, 1922) (Biography of A.M. Rosenthal)

1921:
Satyajit Ray, Indian director (b: May 2, 1921 ; d: April 23, 1992) (Biography of Satyajit Ray)

1920:
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (b: May 2, 1920 ; d: July 4, 2004) (Biography of Jean-Marie Auberson)

1915:
Doris Fisher, American singer and songwriter (b: May 2, 1915 ; d: January 15, 2003) (Biography of Doris Fisher)

1913:
Nigel Patrick, English actor (b: May 2, 1913) (Biography of Nigel Patrick)

1912:
Axel Cäsar Springer, German publisher (b: May 2, 1912) (Biography of Axel Caesar Springer)

1907:
Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer and television host (b: May 2, 1907 ; d: April 3, 1993) (Biography of Pinky Lee)

1903:
Dr. Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (b: May 2, 1903 ; d: March 15, 1998) (Biography of Benjamin Spock)

1895:
Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (b: May 2, 1895 ; d: November 22, 1943) (Biography of Lorenz Hart)

1892:
Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot (b: May 2, 1892 ; d: April 21, 1918) (Biography of Manfred von Richthofen)

1890:
E. E. Smith, American writer (b: May 2, 1890) (Biography of E. E. Smith)

1887:
Vernon Castle, English dancer (b: May 2, 1887 ; d: January 25, 1969) (Biography of Vernon and Irene Castle)
Eddie Collins, baseball player (b: May 2, 1887 ; d: March 25, 1951) (Biography of Eddie Collins)

1886:
Gottfried Benn, German author (b: May 2, 1886 ; d: July 7, 1956) (Biography of Gottfried Benn)

1885:
Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (b: May 2, 1885 ; d: February 1, 1966) (Biography of Hedda Hopper)

1884:
Elijah McCoy, Canadian-born inventor (b: May 2, 1884) (Biography of Elijah McCoy)

1881:
Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (b: May 2, 1881) (Biography of Alexander Kerensky)

1860:
Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist and Zionist leader (b: May 2, 1860 ; d: July 3, 1904) (Biography of Theodor Herzl)

1828:
Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (b: May 2, 1828 ; d: October 24, 1915) (Biography of Désiré Charnay)

1802:
Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (b: May 2, 1802 ; d: April 4, 1870) (Biography of Heinrich Gustav Magnus)

1772:
Novalis, German writer (b: May 2, 1772 ; d: March 25, 1801) (Biography of Novalis)

1740:
Elias Boudinot, American president of the Continental Congress (b: May 2, 1740 ; d: October 24, 1821) (Biography of Elias Boudinot)

1729:
Empress Catherine II of Russia (b: May 2, 1729 ; d: November 6, 1796) (Biography of Catherine II of Russia)

1702:
Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (b: May 2, 1702 ; d: February 10, 1782) (Biography of Friedrich Christoph Oetinger)

1695:
Jean-Nicolas Servan, French architect and painter (b: May 2, 1695 ; d: January 19, 1766) (Biography of Jean-Nicolas Servan)

1660:
Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (b: May 2, 1660 ; d: October 24, 1725) (Biography of Alessandro Scarlatti)

1601:
Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (b: May 2, 1601 ; d: November 27, 1680) (Biography of Athanasius Kircher)

1551:
William Camden, English historian (b: May 2, 1551 ; d: November 9, 1623) (Biography of William Camden)

1451:
René II, Duke of Lorraine (b: May 2, 1451 ; d: December 10, 1508) (Biography of René II, Duke of Lorraine)

1360:
Yongle, Emperor of China (b: May 2, 1360 ; d: August 12, 1424) (Biography of Yongle)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-may/births.html

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People who died on May 02

2005:
Kenneth Clark (psychologist) (d: May 2, 2005) (Biography of Kenneth Clark (psychologist))
Wee Kim Wee (d: May 2, 2005) (Biography of Wee Kim Wee)

2002:
John Nathan-Turner (d: May 2, 2002) (Biography of John Nathan-Turner)
W. T. Tutte (d: May 2, 2002) (Biography of W. T. Tutte)

2001:
Ted Rogers (d: May 2, 2001) (Biography of Ted Rogers)

1999:
Oliver Reed, English actor (b: February 13, 1938 ; d: May 2, 1999) (Biography of Oliver Reed)

1998:
hide (musician) (d: May 2, 1998) (Biography of hide (musician))
Kevin Lloyd (d: May 2, 1998) (Biography of Kevin Lloyd)

1997:
John Carew Eccles, Australian neuropsychologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b: January 27, 1903 ; d: May 2, 1997) (Biography of John Carew Eccles)

1995:
Michael Hordern (d: May 2, 1995) (Biography of Michael Hordern)

1992:
Wilbur Mills, American politician (b: May 24, 1909 ; d: May 2, 1992) (Biography of Wilbur Mills)

1990:
David Rappaport (d: May 2, 1990) (Biography of David Rappaport)

1989:
Giuseppe Cardinal Siri, Italian Catholic cardinal (b: May 20, 1906 ; d: May 2, 1989) (Biography of Giuseppe Cardinal Siri)

1983:
Norm Van Brocklin, American football player (b: March 15, 1926 ; d: May 2, 1983) (Biography of Norm Van Brocklin)

1980:
George Pál, Hungarian-born director and producer (b: February 1, 1908 ; d: May 2, 1980) (Biography of George Pál)

1972:
J. Edgar Hoover, American Federal Bureau of Investigation director (b: January 1, 1895 ; d: May 2, 1972) (Biography of J. Edgar Hoover)

1964:
Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b: May 19, 1879 ; d: May 2, 1964) (Biography of Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor)

1957:
Joseph McCarthy (d: May 2, 1957) (Biography of Joseph McCarthy)

1927:
Ernest Starling, British physiologist (b: April 17, 1866 ; d: May 2, 1927) (Biography of Ernest Starling)

1864:
Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (b: September 5, 1791 ; d: May 2, 1864) (Biography of Giacomo Meyerbeer)

1857:
Alfred de Musset, French poet (b: December 11, 1810 ; d: May 2, 1857) (Biography of Alfred de Musset)

1819:
Mary Moser, English painter (b: October 27, 1744 ; d: May 2, 1819) (Biography of Mary Moser)

1802:
Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b: October 21, 1762 ; d: May 2, 1802) (Biography of Herman Willem Daendels)

1711:
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (d: May 2, 1711) (Biography of Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester)

1667:
George Wither, English writer (b: June 11, 1588 ; d: May 2, 1667) (Biography of George Wither)

1627:
Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (d: May 2, 1627) (Biography of Lodovico Grossi da Viadana)

1564:
Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b: February 22, 1500 ; d: May 2, 1564) (Biography of Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi)

1519:
Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist (b: April 15, 1452 ; d: May 2, 1519) (Biography of Leonardo da Vinci)

1450:
William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk (d: May 2, 1450) (Biography of William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk)

1300:
Blanche of Artois (d: May 2, 1300) (Biography of Blanche of Artois)

1230:
William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (d: May 2, 1230) (Biography of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny)

756:
Emperor Shomu (d: May 2, 756) (Biography of Emperor Shomu)

373:
Athanasius of Alexandria (d: May 2, 373) (Biography of Athanasius of Alexandria)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/02-may/deaths.html