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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)
1559
John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the beginning Scottish Reformation.
1866
Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
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
The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
1941
Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.
1972
In the early morning hours a fire broke out at the Sunshine mine located between Kellogg and Wallace, ID, killing 91 workers.
1998
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union’s monetary policy.
2002
Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.
2011
Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI’s most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
2011
The 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.
Who were born on May 2?
1601
Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. 1680)
1873
Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1944)
1913
Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981)
1956
Amir Mokri, Iranian-born American cinematographer
1968
Hikaru Midorikawa, Japanese voice actor
1982
Lorie, French singer
1985
Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player
1986
James Kirk, Canadian actor
1988
Neftali Feliz, Dominican baseball player
1990
Paul George, American basketball player
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