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May 2: Day of the Week
May 2, 2024 is the 123rd day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 2 Historical Event(s)
1808
Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.
1863
American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.
1879
The Spanish Socialist Worker‘s Party is founded in Casa Labra Pub (city of Madrid) by the historical Spanish workers’leader Pablo Iglesias.
1885
Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
1952
The world’s first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden flight, from London to Johannesburg.
1955
Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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.
1982
Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
1989
Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
2002
Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.
Who were born on May 2?
1806
Catherine Labouré, French visionary and saint (d. 1876)
1924
Jamal Abro, Sindhi writer (d. 2004)
1931
Phil Bruns, American actor
1950
Duncan Gay, Australian politician
1955
Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1975
Eva Santolaria, Spanish actress
1981
Tiago Mendes, Portuguese footballer
1985
Ashley Harkleroad, American tennis player
1985
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
1988
Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player
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