Friday May 2, 2025
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: Day of the Week

was the of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There were until the end of the year. The day of the week was .

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is vendredi.

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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.

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by the Numbers

  • days since
  • year, month, and days ago
  • month since then
  • is in the th week of the year (ISO 8601)
  • weeks ago
  • The year is not a leap year

Historical Event(s)

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.
End of Konbaung-Hanthawaddy War, and end of Burmese Civil War (1740–1757)
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.
General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
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.
Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the USS Card while docked at Saigon. Viet Cong forces are suspected of placing a bomb on the ship.
The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.

Who were born on ?

Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)
Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. 2004)
Édouard Balladur, French Prime Minister
Phil Bruns, American actor
Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan socialite
Alan Titchmarsh, English television presenter
Stephen Venables, British mountaineer
Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
Matt Berry, English actor
Tim Borowski, German footballer

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