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Events

• 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter.
• 1335 - Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia.
• 1568 - Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle, where she had been imprisoned by Sir William Douglas.
• 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.
• 1672 - John Maitland becomes Duke of Lauderdale and Earl of March.
• 1808 - Beginning of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation.
• 1816 - Léopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta are wed.
• 1829 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of HMS Challenger, declares the Swan River Colony in Australia.
• 1863 - American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering for the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia 8 days later.
• 1866 - Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.
• 1876 - The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria.
• 1885 - Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time.
• 1885 - Cree and Assiniboine warriors won the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.
• 1885 - The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.
• 1889 - Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs a treaty of amity with Italy, which gives Italy control over Eritrea.
• 1900 - Oscar II, King of Sweden, declares support for Britain at the time of the Second Boer War.
• 1918 - General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.
• 1920 - The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis, Indiana.
• 1932 - Comedian Jack Benny's radio show airs for the first time.
• 1933 - Gleichschaltung: Adolf Hitler bans trade unions.
• 1945 - World War II: Fall of Berlin – The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building. German forces surrender in Italy. German forces surrender to the New Zealand Army in Trieste.
• 1946 - "Battle of Alcatraz" - Alcatraz Federal prison, San Francisco is taken over by six inmates following failed escape attempt
• 1952 - The world's first ever jet airliner, the De Havilland Comet 1 makes its maiden voyage, flying from London to Johannesburg.
• 1953 - Hussein is crowned King of Jordan.
• 1955 - Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
• 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.
• 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.
• 1964 - First ascent of Shishapangma the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the Eight-thousanders.
• 1969 - The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
• 1982 - Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.
• 1986 - The 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, opens.
• 1995 - During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians.
• 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 in 185 years.
• 1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the EU's monetary policy.
• 1999 - Panamanian election: Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
• 2000 - Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the U.S. military.
• 2000 - Her Royal Highness Princess Margriet of the Netherlands unveiled the Man With Two Hats monument in Ottawa on May 11, 2002, and the other in Apeldoorn on May 2, 2000. Symbolically linking both Netherlands and Canada for their assistance throughout the Second World War.
• 2005 - Airwork Flight 23 crashes after structural failure.
• 2005 - The Pontiac Grand Am ceases production at the 100 year-old Lansing Car Assembly plant.

Events November 20 - Palermo falls to Henry VI, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire December 25 - Henry VI is crowned king of Sicily. ... Richard I (8 September 1157 – 6 April 1199) was King of England and ruler of the Angevin Empire from 6 July 1189 until his death. ... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ... For the ship of the same name, see Royal Charter (ship). ... Events Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against the Hapsburgs and Bohemians Carinthia and Carniola come under Habsburg rule. ... Otto the Merry (July 23, 1301 - February 17, 1339) was a Duke of Austria and the youngest son of Albert I of Germany and Elisabeth of Tirol. ... Coat of arms of the Dukes of Carinthia, today state coat The Duchy of Carinthia (German language: Kärnten, Slovenian: KoroÅ¡ka) was a duchy of the Holy Roman Empire until its dissolution in 1806, and a crownland of Austria-Hungary until it dissolved in 1918. ... Events March 23 - Peace of Longjumeau ends the Second War of Religion in France. ... Mary, Queen of Scots redirects here. ... Loch Leven Castle is a castle on an island at in Loch Leven in the Perth and Kinross region of Scotland. ... William Douglas can be one of several people: William Douglas, Duke of Hamilton (1635-1694) William Lewis Douglas who served as governor of Massachusetts from 1905 until 1906 William Orville Douglas who was a jurist and justice This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages... 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Engraving from a portrait of Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, in the National Portrait Gallery, attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales (January 7, 1796 – November 6, 1817) was the only child of the ill-fated marriage between George IV (at that time the Prince of Wales... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Admiral Sir Charles Howe Fremantle (June 1, 1800 _ May 25, 1869) was a Captain of the British Royal Navy. ... Eight ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Challenger, most famously the survey vessel Challenger that carried the Challenger expedition from 1872 to 1876. ... Swan River Colony was a British settlement established at the Swan River on the west coast of Australia in 1829. ... Year 1863 (MDCCCLXIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... For other uses of Stonewall Jackson, see Stonewall Jackson (disambiguation). ... Combatants United States of America Confederate States of America Commanders Joseph Hooker Robert E. Lee Stonewall Jackson† Strength 133,868 60,892 Casualties 17,197 (1,606 killed, 9,672 wounded, 5,919 missing)[1] 12,764 (1,665 killed, 9,081 wounded, 2,018 missing)[1] The Battle of... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Combatants Spain Peru and allies Commanders Casto Méndez Núñez Mariano Ignacio Prado; various commanders Strength 14 ships several ships, infantry, cavalry, townspeople Casualties around 50 dead, 83 wounded around 200 The Battle of Callao (in Spanish, sometimes called el Combate del Dos de Mayo) occurred on May 2... Year 1876 Pick up Sticks(MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Development of the April Uprising The April Uprising (Bulgarian: Априлско въстание) was an insurrection organised by the Bulgarians in the Ottoman Empire from April to May 1876, the indirect result of which was the liberation of Bulgaria in 1878. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... A cover of Good Housekeeping from 1908. ... For other uses, see Cree (disambiguation). ... Assiniboine Family, Montana, 1890-1891. ... The Battle of Cut Knife, fought on May 2nd, 1885, occurred when a small force of Cree and Assiniboine warriors were attacked by a flying column of mounted police, militia, and Canadian army regulars. ... wwwww Combatants Dominion of Canada • Métis Provisional Government •Cree–Assiniboine Natives Commanders Leif Crozier Frederick Middleton William Otter Thomas Bland Strange Sam Steele Big Bear Fine-Day Gabriel Dumont Louis Riel Wandering Spirit The North-West Rebellion (or North-West Resistance or the Saskatchewan Rebellion) of 1885 was a... Capital Boma Government Monarchy Ruler and owner Leopold II of Belgium Historical era New Imperialism  - Established 1885  - Annexation by Belgium 15 November, 1908 The Congo Free State was a corporate state privately controlled by Leopold II, King of the Belgians through a dummy non-governmental organization, the Association Internationale Africaine. ... King Léopold II His Majesty King Léopold II of the Belgians (Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (April 9, 1835–December 17, 1909), succeeded his father, Léopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. ... Year 1889 (MDCCCLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Emperor Menelik II (Geez ምኒልክ) baptized as Sahle Maryam (August 17, 1844 – December 12, 1913), was of Ethiopia from 1889 to his death. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... King Oscar II of Sweden and Norway (January 21, 1829 - December 8, 1907), born Oscar Frederik, ruled Norway from 1872 until 1905 and Sweden from 1872 until his death. ... Combatants British Empire Orange Free State South African Republic Commanders Sir Redvers Buller Lord Kitchener Lord Roberts Paul Kruger Louis Botha Koos de la Rey Martinus Steyn Christiaan de Wet Casualties 6,000 - 7,000 (A further ~14,000 from disease) 6,000 - 8,000 (Unknown number from disease) Civilians... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... General Motors Corporation (NYSE: GM), also known as GM, is an American automobile maker with worldwide operations and brands including Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Holden, Hummer, Opel, Pontiac, Saturn, Saab and Vauxhall. ... Chevrolet, or Chevy, is a brand of automobile that is now part of the General Motors group. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Delaware. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Negro National League was one of the several Negro Leagues which were established during the period in the United States in which organized baseball was segregated. ... Indianapolis redirects here. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jack Benny (February 14, 1894 in Chicago, Illinois – December 26, 1974 in Beverly Hills, California), born Benjamin Kubelsky, was an American comedian, vaudeville performer, and radio, television, and film actor. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The German word Gleichschaltung â’½ â’¾ (literally synchronising, synchronization) is used in a political sense to describe the process by which the Nazi regime successively established a system of totalitarian control over the individual, and tight coordination over all aspects of society and commerce. ... Hitler redirects here. ... A trade union or labor union is an organization of workers. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Berlin was captured by the Russians on May 2nd, 1945. ... This article is about the capital of Germany. ... The Reichstag building. ... Ngāti Tumatauenga or New Zealand Army is the land armed force of the New Zealand military and comprises around 4,500 regular personnel and 2,500 non-regulars and civilians. ... For other uses, see Trieste (disambiguation). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... X-Men: The Last Stand is the third film adaptation of Marvel Comics X-Men superhero comic books. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The de Havilland Comet 1, G-ALYP - The first production Comet. ... This article is about the de Havilland Comet jet airliner. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... This article is about the city in South Africa. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Hussein I bin Talal, King of Jordan (Arabic: ‎ ; November 14, 1935 – February 7, 1999). ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26, 1911 – February 25, 1983), better known by the nickname Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright of the twentieth century who received many of the top theatrical awards for his work. ... The Pulitzer Prize for Drama was first awarded in 1918. ... Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a Tony-nominated play by Tennessee Williams. ... For other uses, see 1963 (disambiguation). ... Berthold Seliger (born 1928 in Dauba in Sudeten county) is a German rocket technical designer. ... Cuxhaven beach at sunset Cuxhaven is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany, with about 55000 inhabitants. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Combatants Republic of Vietnam United States Republic of Korea Thailand Australia New Zealand The Philippines National Front for the Liberation of South Vietnam Democratic Republic of Vietnam People’s Republic of China Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea Strength US 1,000,000 South Korea 300,000 Australia 48,000... The USS Card (CVE-11) (originally AVG-11 then later ACV-11, redesignated CVHE-11 12 June 1955, CVU-11 1 July 1958, T-CVU-11 and finally T-AKV-40 7 May 1959) was launched as AVG 11, 21 February 1942 by Seattle-Tacoma Shipbuilding Corp. ... Saigon redirects here. ... A Viet Cong soldier, heavily guarded, awaits interrogation following capture in the attacks on Saigon during the festive Tet holiday period of 1968. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ... Shishapangma is the fourteenth highest mountain in the world and the lowest of the eight-thousanders. ... For other uses, see Mountain (disambiguation). ... Cho Oyu, Lhotse, Makalu and Mount Everest as seen from the International Space Station. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) is a Cunard Line ocean liner named after the earlier Cunard liner RMS Queen Elizabeth. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Combatants Argentina United Kingdom Commanders President Leopoldo Galtieri Vice-Admiral Juan Lombardo Brigadier-General Ernesto Crespo Brigade-General Mario Menéndez Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Admiral Sir John Fieldhouse Rear-Admiral John “Sandy” Woodward Major-General Jeremy Moore Casualties 649 killed 1,068 wounded 11,313 taken prisoner 75 fixed... USS Los Angeles A submarine is a specialized watercraft that can operate underwater. ... HMS Conqueror was a Churchill-class nuclear-powered submarine that served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1990. ... For the Argentine politician and military leader, see Manuel Belgrano. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation). ... 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The Zagreb rocket attack was a war crime conducted by Serb armed forces that fired ground-to-ground missiles on the Croatian capital of Zagreb. ... Location of Zagreb within Croatia Coordinates: , Country RC diocese 1094 Free royal city 1242 Unified 1850 Government  - Mayor Milan Bandić Area [1]  - Total 641. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... For other people of the same name, see Tony Blair (disambiguation) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born May 6, 1953)[1] is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, First Lord of the Treasury, Minister for the Civil Service, Leader of the Labour Party, and Member of Parliament for the constituency... The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... 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Births

• 1360 - Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)
• 1451 - René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)
• 1458 - Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)
• 1551 - William Camden, English historian (d. 1623)
• 1601 - Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. 1680)
• 1660 - Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian composer (d. 1725)
• 1695 - Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)
• 1702 - Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)
• 1729 - Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d.1796)
• 1737 - William Petty, 2nd Earl of Shelburne, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1805)
• 1740 - Elias Boudinot, President of the American Continental Congress (d. 1821)
• 1750 - John André, British Army officer of the American Revolutionary War (d. 1780)
• 1772 - Novalis, German writer (d. 1801)
• 1773 - Henrik Steffens, Norwegian-born philosopher (d. 1845)
• 1802 - Heinrich Gustav Magnus, German chemist and physicist (d. 1870)
• 1810 - Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874)
• 1828 - Désiré Charnay, French archaeologist (d. 1915)
• 1843 - Elijah McCoy, Canadian-born Inventor (d. 1929)
• 1859 - Jerome Klapka Jerome, English writer (d. 1927)
• 1860 - Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist/Zionist (d. 1904)
• 1865 - Clyde Fitch, American playwright (d. 1909)
• 1873 - Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1944)
• 1879 - James F. Byrnes, American politician, statesman, and Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (d. 1972)
• 1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
• 1885 - Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (d. 1966)
• 1886 - Gottfried Benn, German author (d. 1956)
• 1887 - Vernon Castle, English dancer (d. 1918)
• 1887 - Eddie Collins, American baseball player (d. 1951)
• 1890 - E. E. Smith, American writer (d. 1965)
• 1892 - Manfred von Richthofen, German World War I pilot - the Red Baron (d. 1918)
• 1895 - Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (d. 1943)
• 1896 - Helen of Greece and Denmark, queen of Romania (d. 1982)
• 1897 - J. Fred Coots, American songwriter (d. 1985)
• 1903 - Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (d. 1977)
• 1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (d. 1998)
• 1906 - Philippe Halsman, American photographer (d. 1979)
• 1906 - Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (d. 2002)
• 1907 - Pinky Lee, American vaudeville performer (d. 1993)
• 1910 - Alexander Bonnyman, U.S. Marine (d. 1943)
• 1912 - Axel Cäsar Springer, German publisher (d. 1985)
• 1913 - Nigel Patrick, English actor (d. 1981)
• 1915 - Doris Fisher, American songwriter (d. 2003)
• 1920 - Jean-Marie Auberson, Swiss conductor (d. 2004)
• 1920 - Otto Buchsbaum, Austrian writer and ecological activist (d. 2000)
• 1921 - Satyajit Ray, Indian director (d. 1992)
• 1922 - A.M. Rosenthal, Canadian-born newspaper editor (d. 2006)
• 1922 - Serge Reggiani, Italian-born French singer and actor (d. 2004)
• 1924 - Theodore Bikel, Austrian-born actor and singer
• 1925 - Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (d. 2007)
• 1926 - Gérard D. Lévesque, Quebec politician (d. 1993)
• 1929 - Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005)
• 1935 - King Faisal II of Iraq (d. 1958)
• 1935 - Lance LeGault, American actor
• 1935 - Luis Suárez Miramontes, former Spanish footballer and manager
• 1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck, Indian-born singer
• 1936 - Michael Rabin, American violinist (d. 1972)
• 1937 - Lorenzo Music, American actor (d. 2001)
• 1938 - Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (d. 1996)
• 1939 - Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
• 1941 - Clay Carroll, American baseball player
• 1942 - Jacques Rogge, Belgian International Olympic Committee president
• 1945 - Sarah Weddington, American attorney
• 1945 - Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan socialite, ex-wife of Mick Jagger
• 1945 - Gene Deckerhoff, American sports announcer
• 1945 - Judge Dread, English musician (d. 1998)
• 1946 - Lesley Gore, American singer
• 1946 - David Suchet, English actor
• 1948 - Larry Gatlin, American musician
• 1949 - Alan Titchmarsh, English television presenter
• 1950 - Lou Gramm, American musician (Foreigner)
• 1950 - Duncan Gay, Australian politician
• 1952 - Christine Baranski, American actress
• 1953 - Valery Gergiev, Russian-born conductor
• 1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
• 1956 - David Rhodes, English guitarist
• 1958 - David O'Leary, Irish football manager and player, notable for managerial stint at Leeds United A.F.C.
• 1959 - Tony Wakeford, English musician (Sol Invictus)
• 1961 - Steve James, English snooker player
• 1961 - Phil Vickery, English celebrity chef
• 1962 - Stephen Daldry, English film director
• 1962 - Ray Traylor, American professional wrestler (d. 2004)
• 1962 - Jimmy White, English snooker player
• 1965 - Félix José, Dominican baseball player
• 1966 - Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician
• 1967 - Mika Brzezinski, American journalist
• 1968 - Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor
• 1968 - Jeff Agoos, American soccer player
• 1968 - Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress
• 1969 - Brian Lara, Trinidadian West Indies cricketer
• 1972 - The Rock, American professional wrestler and actor
• 1972 - Paul Adcock, English footballer
• 1973 - Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck, German film director and screenwriter
• 1974 - Garðar Thór Cortes, Icelandic tenor
• 1974 - Andy Johnson, Welsh footballer
• 1975 - David Beckham, English footballer
• 1977 - Fredrik Malm, Swedish politician
• 1978 - Steve Bays, Canadian musician
• 1979 - Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1979 - Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)
• 1980 - Tim Borowski, German footballer
• 1980 - Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canadian skateboarder
• 1980 - Zat Knight, English footballer
• 1980 - Troy Murphy, American basketball player
• 1980 - Brad Richards, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1981 - Matt Murray, English footballer
• 1981 - Chris Kirkland, English footballer
• 1982 - Lorie, French singer
• 1983 - Christa Rigozzi, Swiss model
• 1984 - Saulius Mikoliūnas, Lithuanian footballer
• 1984 - Thabo Sefolosha, Swiss basketball player
• 1985 - Lily Allen, English singer and songwriter
• 1985 - Kyle Busch, American race car driver
• 1985 - Sarah Hughes, American figure skater
• 1985 - David Nugent, English footballer
• 1986 - James Kirk, Canadian actor
• 1987 - Nana Kitade, Japanese singer
• 1990 - Kay Panabaker, American actress
• 1995 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress

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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is, in practice, the political leader of the United Kingdom. ... Thomas Jefferson. ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Elias Boudinot For other people with the same name, see Elias Boudinot (disambiguation). ... Year 1821 (MDCCCXXI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1750 (MDCCL) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Major John André John André (May 2, 1750 - October 2, 1780) was a British officer hanged as a spy during the American Revolutionary War for an incident in which he assisted Benedict Arnolds attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British. ... This article is about military actions only. ... 1780 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1772 (MDCCLXXII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... For the German rock band, see Novalis (band). ... The Union Jack, flag of the newly formed United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ... Year 1773 (MDCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Henrik Steffens (May 2, 1773 - February 13, 1845), was a German philosopher, scientist and poet, of Norwegian extraction. ... 1845 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1802 (MDCCCII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Heinrich Gustav Magnus (May 2, 1802 - April 4, 1870) was a German chemist and physicist. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Hans Christian Lumbye (1810-1874) was a Danish composer of waltzes, polkas, mazurkas and galops. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1828 (MDCCCXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Claude-Joseph Désiré Charnay (2 May 1828 - 24 October 1915) was a French traveller and archaeologist notable both for his explorations of Mexico and Central America, and for the pioneering use of photography to document his discoveries. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1843 (MDCCCXLIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Elijah J. McCoy Elijah J. McCoy (May 2, 1843[1] – October 10, 1929) was a Afro-Canadian inventor. ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1859 (MDCCCLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Jerome Klapka Jerome (May 2, 1859 – June 14, 1927) was an English author, best known for the humorous travelogue Three Men in a Boat. ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Theodor Herzl, in his middle age. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1865 (MDCCCLXV) is a common year starting on Sunday. ... Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 - September 4, 1909) American dramatist. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis (born in Paantvardziani in 1873 – died in Paris in 1944) was a Lithuanian poet, who wrote his literary works in Lithuanian and Russian. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... James Francis Byrnes (May 2, 1879 – April 9, 1972) was an American politician from the state of South Carolina. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1881 (MDCCCLXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alexander Kerensky This article is about the Russian politician. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Hedda Hopper on the July 28, 1947 cover of Time Magazine Hedda Hopper (May 2, 1885 – February 1, 1966) was an American actress and gossip columnist, whose long-running feud with friend turned arch-rival Louella Parsons became at least as notorious as many of Hoppers columns. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Gottfried Benn (May 2, 1886 – July 7, 1956) was a German essayist, novelist and expressionist poet. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Vernon and Irene Castle in 1914 Vernon and Irene Castle were a husband-and-wife team of ballroom dancers of the early 20th century. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Edward Trowbridge Collins Sr. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ... This article is about the author. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Red Baron redirects here. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Lorenz (Larry) Hart (May 2, 1895 - November 22, 1943) was the lyricist half of the famed Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar). ... Princess Helen of Greece and Denmark (May 2, 1896 - November 28, 1982) was the wife of King Carol II of Romania and the mother of King Michael I of Romania. ... 1897 (MDCCCXCVII) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 - April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Dr. Spock with his grand-daughter Susannah in 1967 Benjamin McLane Spock (May 2, 1903 - March 15, 1998) was an American pediatrician whose book Baby and Child Care, published in 1946, is one of the biggest best-sellers of all time. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Philippe Halsman (1906 - 1979) was a Latvian-born American photographer. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Aileen Riggin Soule (May 2, 1906 — October 17, 2002) was an American swimmer and diver. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Year 1907 (MCMVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Pinky Lee (May 2, 1907 – April 3, 1993, born Pincus Leff), was a male American Burlesque comic and host of a childrens television show, The Pinky Lee Show in the early 1950s. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Alexander Sandy Bonnyman, Jr. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Axel Springer (d. ... This article is about the year. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Nigel Patrick (2nd May, 1913 - 21st September, 1981) was a British actor, born Nigel Dennis Wemyss in London, England. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Doris Fisher (May 2, 1915 - January 15, 2003) was a United States singer and songwriter. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jean-Marie Auberson (May 2, 1920 - July 4, 2004) was a Swiss conductor and violinist, student of Ernest Ansermet and Carl Schuricht. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Otto Buchsbaum (May 2, 1920 – August 5, 2000) was born in Vienna, Austria. ... Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Satyajit Ray (Bengali:  ) (May 2, 1921–April 23, 1992) was a Bengali Indian filmmaker and polymath. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Abraham Michael A.M. Rosenthal (May 2, 1922 – May 10, 2006), born in Sault Ste. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Serge Reggiani (May 2, 1922 - July 23, 2004) was an Italian-born French singer, painter and actor. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the rap album, see 1924 (album). ... Theodore Bikel. ... Year 1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Roscoe Lee Browne (May 2, 1925 – April 11, 2007) was an American Emmy Award-winning actor and director, known for his rich voice and dignified bearing. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gérard D. Lévesque (1926-1993) was a long time Quebec politician and Cabinet minister who twice served as interim leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Link Wray and His Ray Mens The Swan Singles Collection 1963-1967 Fred Lincoln Link Wray Jr (May 2, 1929 – November 5, 2005) was an American rock and roll guitar player most noted for pioneering a new sound for electric guitars in his hit 1958 instrumental Rumble, by Link... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Faisal II of Iraq Faisal II (May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958) was the last king of Iraq from April 4, 1939 to 1958. ... Jan. ... Lance LeGault (b. ... Luis Suárez Miramontes (born May 2, 1935, La Coruña, Galicia) is a former Spanish footballer and manager. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The tone or style of this article or section may not be appropriate for Wikipedia. ... Michael Rabin (May 2, 1936 - January 19, 1972, USA) was a violin virtuoso who studied under Ivan Galamian, who regarded Rabin as having an extraordinary talent – no weaknesses, never. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Gerald David Music, (better known as Lorenzo Music (May 2, 1937 – August 4, 2001 in Brooklyn, New York), was an American actor, voice actor, writer, television producer and musician. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Moshoeshoe II (1938 - January 15, 1996) was the paramount chief of Lesotho, succeeding paramount chief Seeiso from 1960 until it gained full independence from Britain in 1966. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sumio Iijima (飯島 澄男 Iijima Sumio, born May 2, 1939) is a Japanese physicist, best known for discovering carbon nanotubes in the soot of an arc discharge reactor in 1991. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... Clay Palmer Carroll (born May 2, 1941 Clanton , Alabama) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball with a 15 year career from 1964 to 1978. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jacques Rogge Count Jacques Rogge (born May 2, 1942 in Ghent, Belgium) is by profession an orthopedic surgeon. ... Stamp The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Roes attorney, Sarah R. Weddington. ... Bianca Jagger at the Dropping Knowledge projects Table of Free Voices in Berlin, September 2006 Bianca Jagger (born Bianca Pérez Morena de Macías on May 2, 1950, in Managua, Nicaragua) is a social and human rights advocate. ... Sir Michael Phillip Mick Jagger (born July 26, 1943) is a English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Emerson Eugene Gene Deckerhoff, Jr. ... Alexander Minto Hughes (1945 - March 12, 1998), better known as Judge Dread, a British reggae and ska artist. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 in New York City as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American singer-songwriter of the girl group era. She is perhaps best known for her 1963 pop hit, Its My Party, which she recorded at the age of 16. ... David Suchet OBE (born May 2, 1946) is an English actor best known for his television portrayal of Agatha Christies Hercule Poirot in the television series Agatha Christies Poirot. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Larry Gatlin (born May 2, 1948 in Seminole, Texas) is an American Country Music Singer. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Fred Titchmarsh, MBE (born 2 May 1949) is a famous English broadcaster, particularly in the field of gardening programmes on UK television, although Titchmarsh has also had lengthy stints presenting daytime and religious programming on BBC TV and BBC Radio 2. ... Year 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lou Gramm (born Louis Grammatico on May 2, 1950 in Rochester, New York) is an American rock music vocalist and songwriter best known for his role as the lead vocalist for the rock band Foreigner. ... Foreigner is a hard rock band formed in New York City in 1976 by veteran musicians Mick Jones and ex-King Crimson member Ian McDonald, along with then-unknown vocalist Lou Gramm (Louis Grammatico). ... The Australian parliamentarian Duncan John Gay (born Goulburn 2 May 1950) has been a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council since March 1988. ... Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Christine Baranski Christine Baranski (born 2 May 1952) is an American actress. ... January 7 - President Harry S. Truman announces the United States has developed a hydrogen bomb. ... Valery Gergiev Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, Russian: Вале́рий Абиса́лович Ге́ргиев (born 1953) is a Russian conductor and opera company director. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Donatella Versace (born May 2, 1955) is an affluent Italian fashion designer, like her famous brother, Gianni Versace, the founder of the Versace clothing empire. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Rhodes David Rhodes is an English guitarist, songwriter, and composer. ... Jan. ... David Anthony OLeary is an Irish football manager and former player. ... Leeds United Association Football Club are an English professional football club based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. ... Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anthony Charles Tony Wakeford is an English Pagan folk and neoclassical musician who primarily records under the name Sol Invictus. ... Sol Invictus is an English neofolk and neoclassical group fronted by Tony Wakeford. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Steve James can refer to multiple people. ... Phil Vickery (born 2 May 1961) is a British chef. ... Year 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stephen David Daldry, CBE (born May 2, 1961 in Dorset, England, United Kingdom) is a British movie director and producer. ... Raymond (Ray) Traylor (May 2, 1962 – September 22, 2004) was an American professional wrestler. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... James Jimmy Warren White, MBE (born 2 May 1962) is an English professional snooker player. ... Year 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. ... Félix José (born Domingo Félix Andújar José on May 2, 1965 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball who played for the Oakland Athletics (1988-1990[start]), St. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Belinda Caroline Stronach, PC, MP (born May 2, 1966 in Newmarket, Ontario) is a Canadian businessperson, philanthropist, politician, and a Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) in the Canadian House of Commons. ... Mika Emilie Leonia Brzezinski (born May 2, 1967) is an American television news journalist, currently a co-host of MSNBCs weekday morning program, Morning Joe. ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hikaru Midorikawa (緑川 光 Midorikawa Hikaru; born May 2, 1968 in Tochigi) is a popular voice actor (seiyū) in Japan. ... Jeffrey (Jeff) Alan Agoos (born May 2, 1968 in Geneva, Switzerland) is a former American soccer defender, one of the all-time appearance leaders for the United States national team. ... Siti Roziana bt Zain (b. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Brian Charles Lara (born May 2, 1969) (nicknamed, The Prince of Port-of-Spain or simply The Prince) was a peerless record-breaking cricketer, and the finest batsman to have graced the gentlemans game. ... Learie Constantine, was one of the first great West Indian players. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dwayne Douglas Johnson[2] (born May 2, 1972) better known by his former ring name The Rock, is an American actor and professional wrestler. ... Paul Malcolm Adcock, born May 2, 1972 in Ilminster, Somerset was an English professional footballer, playing as a forward. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Florian Maria Georg Christian Graf Henckel von Donnersmarck (b. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Garðar Thór Cortes (pronounced ) (born 2 May 1974), is an Icelandic tenor of Icelandic and English parentage. ... There is also an Andrew Johnson, an England footballer, who currently plays for Everton. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... David Beckham David Robert Joseph Beckham OBE (born May 2, 1975) is an English footballer born in Leytonstone, London. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Fredrik Malm Carl Fredrik Malm (born 2 May 1977 in Stockholm) is a Swedish politician and Member of Parliament for the Liberal Peoples Party. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Steve Bays Steve Aaron Bays (born May 2, 1978) is a Jewish-Canadian musician and the lead singer and keyboardist of the Victoria based band Hot Hot Heat. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Jason Chimera (Born 2 May 1979, in Edmonton, Alberta), is a Canadian professional ice hockey player. ... Roman Lyashenko (May 2, 1979 – July 5, 2003) was a Russian hockey player. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany), is a German football midfielder with SV Werder Bremen of the German Bundesliga and Germany. ... Pierre-Luc Gagnon, also known as PL or PLG (Born May 2, 1980 in Boucherville), is a professional skateboarder. ... Zatyiah Zat Knight (born May 2, 1980 in Solihull, West Midlands) is an English footballer currently playing for Aston Villa. ... Troy Murphy (born May 2, 1980 in Morristown, New Jersey) is a professional basketball player, currently playing power forward for the National Basketball Associations Golden State Warriors. ... Bradley Glenn Richards (born May 2, 1980 in Murray Harbour, Prince Edward Island) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... Matthew Murray (born May 2, 1981 in Solihull) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper. ... Christopher Edmund Kirkland (born 2 May 1981 in Barwell, Leicestershire) is an English football goalkeeper. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... Laure Pester, known professionally as simply Lorie, is a French pop singer, often referred to as the Britney Spears of France (although her image is somewhat more wholesome and family-friendly). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Christa Rigozzi has won the national pageant of Switzerland and will now defend the 3d place for the country in last years pageant in Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City, Mexico on the 28th of May. ... This article is about the year. ... Saulius MikoliÅ«nas (born May 2, 1984) is a Lithuanian professional footballer currently playing for Scottish Premier League club Hearts. ... Thabo Patrick Sefolosha born May 2, 1984 in Vevey, Switzerland is a Swiss basketball player of South African and French descent. ... This article is about the year. ... Lily Rose Beatrice Allen (born May 2, 1985) is a British singer-songwriter best known for songs such as Smile and LDN. She is the daughter of actor/musician Keith Allen and film producer Alison Owen. ... Kyle Thomas Busch (born May 2, 1985 in Las Vegas, Nevada) is an American race car driver. ... Sarah Elizabeth Hughes (born May 2, 1985 in Great Neck, New York) was the Olympic gold medalist in womens figure skating at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Utah. ... David James Nugent (born 2 May 1985 in Huyton, Knowsley, Merseyside) is an English footballer who currently plays for Premier League club Portsmouth. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... James Kirk (born May 2, 1986 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a Canadian actor. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... Nana Kitade , born May 2, 1987 in Sapporo, Hokkaidō) is a Japanese pop singer. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... Stephanie Kay Panabaker (born May 2, 1990) is an American film and television actress. ... The current version of the article or section reads like an advertisement. ...

Deaths

• 373 - Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)
• 756 - Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)
• 907 - Boris I of Bulgaria
• 1230 - William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)
• 1300 - Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)
• 1450 - William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)
• 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. 1452)
• 1564 - Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi, Italian humanist (b. 1500)
• 1627 - Lodovico Grossi da Viadana, Italian composer (b. 1560)
• 1667 - George Wither, English writer (b. 1588)
• 1683 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613)
• 1711 - Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, English statesman (b. 1641)
• 1802 - Herman Willem Daendels, Dutch statesman (b. 1762)
• 1810 - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)
• 1819 - Mary Moser, English painter (b. 1744)
• 1857 - Alfred de Musset, French writer (b. 1810)
• 1864 - Giacomo Meyerbeer, German composer (b. 1791)
• 1927 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (b. 1866)
• 1945 - Martin Bormann, Nazi official (b. 1900)
• 1945 - Ludwig Stumpfegger, German SS doctor (b. 1910)
• 1945 - Joe Corbett, baseball player (b. 1875)
• 1947 - Dorothea Binz, Nazi war criminal (b. 1920)
• 1957 - Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator (b. 1908)
• 1960 - Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (b. 1921)
• 1964 - Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. 1879)
• 1969 - Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1879)
• 1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
• 1979 - Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
• 1980 - George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. 1908)
• 1980 - Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
• 1983 - Norm Van Brocklin, American football star (b. 1926)
• 1984 - Jack Barry, television game show producer and host (b. 1918)
• 1985 - Attilio Bettega, Italian rallydriver (b.1951)
• 1985 - Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1909)
• 1986 - Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)
• 1989 - Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906)
• 1989 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (b. 1902)
• 1990 - David Rappaport, English actor (b. 1951)
• 1992 - Wilbur Mills, American politician (b. 1909)
• 1995 - Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911)
• 1997 - John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
• 1997 - Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921)
• 1998 - Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician (b. 1964)
• 1998 - Kevin Lloyd, British actor (b. 1949)
• 1998 - Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
• 1999 - Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
• 2001 - Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)
• 2001 - Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (b. 1961)
• 2002 - John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
• 2002 - W. T. Tutte, English-born codebreaker (b. 1917)
• 2005 - Kenneth B. Clark, American psychologist (b. 1914)
• 2005 - Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
• 2006 - Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (b. 1933)
• 2007 - Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. 1964)

Events The Battle of the Tanais River near the Don where the Huns defeat the Alans. ... Athanasius of Alexandria (Greek: Αθανάσιος, Athanásios; c 293 – May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Bishop of Alexandria, in the fourth century. ... It has been suggested that Pope of the Coptic Orthodox Church be merged into this article or section. ... Events Constantius Chlorus overthrows the Alamanni in the territory of the Lingones (Langres) and strengthened the Rhine frontier Christians are expelled from the Roman army Baths of Diocletian built in Rome Births Athanasius of Alexandria, bishop and opponent of Arianism Deaths Diophantus, mathematician (approximate date) King Chaekgye of Baekje Categories... Events Abd-ar-rahman I conquers Iberia and establishes a new Umayyad dynasty. ... Emperor Shōmu (聖武天皇 Shōmu Tennō) (701 - May 2, 756[]) was the 45th imperial ruler of Japan, according to the traditional order of succession. ... For the CPR ocean liner, see Empress of Japan. ... Events September 30 - John VI succeeds Sergius I as Pope. ... Events Oleg leads Kievan Rus in a campaign against Constantinople Yelü Abaoji establishes Liao (Khitan) dynasty Births Deaths Categories: 907 ... Boris I Michail or Boris I Michael (Bulgarian Борис I Михаил, known also as Bogoris)(died May 2, 907) was the khan from 852 to 889 and first Christian ruler of Bulgaria. ... Events Kingdom of Leon unites with the Kingdom of Castile. ... William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (ca. ... Events Amalric II succeeds Henry II of Champagne as king of Jerusalem. ... Events February 22 - Jubilee of Pope Boniface VIII. March 10 - Wardrobe accounts of King Edward I of Englanddo (aka Edward Longshanks) include a reference to a game called creag being played at the town of Newenden in Kent. ... Blanche de Navarre (c. ... For broader historical context, see 1240s and 13th century. ... // March - French troops under Guy de Richemont besiege the English commander in France, Edmund Beaufort, Duke of Somerset, in Caen. ... William de la Pole, 4th Earl and 1st Duke of Suffolk (1396- May 2, 1450), was an important English soldier and commander in the Hundred Years War, and later Lord Chamberlain of England. ... Events September 25 - Bayazid I defeats Sigismund of Hungary and John of Nevers at the Battle of Nicopolis. ... Events March 4 - Hernán Cortés lands in Mexico. ... “Da Vinci” redirects here. ... Events October - English troops under John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury, land in Guyenne, France, and retake most of the province without a fight. ... Events March 27 — Naples bans kissing in public under the penalty of death June 22 — Fort Caroline, the first French attempt at colonizing the New World September 10 — The Battle of Kawanakajima Ottoman Turks invade Malta Modern pencil becomes common in England Conquistadors crossed the Pacific Spanish founded a colony... The humanist and patron, Cardinal Rodolfo Pio da Carpi (February 22, 1500 – May 2, 1564) formed a great library and was at the center of humanist studies in 16th-century Rome, though serving on the Roman Inquisition. ... 1500 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Events A Dutch ship makes the first recorded sighting of the coast of South Australia. ... Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (usually Lodovico Viadana, though his given name was Grossi) (c. ... Events February 27 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation of Scotland The first tulip bulb was brought from Turkey to the Netherlands. ... // Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... George Wither (June 11, 1588 – May 2, 1667) was an English poet and satirist. ... 1588 was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. ... Events June 6 - The Ashmolean Museum opens as the worlds first university museum. ... Stjepan Gradić Stjepan Gradić - Stefano Gradi (April 6, 1613 - May 2, 1683) was a Croatian philosopher and scientist. ... Events January - Galileo observes Neptune, but mistakes it for a star and so is not credited with its discovery. ... 1711 (MDCCXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester (March, 1641 - May 2, 1711), was an English statesman and writer. ... Events The Long Parliament passes a series of legislation designed to contain Charles Is absolutist tendencies. ... Year 1802 (MDCCCII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Herman Willem Daendels (1762-1818) Herman Willem Daendels (Hattem, October 21, 1762 – Ghana, May 2, 1818) was a Dutch politician who served as the 36th Governor General of the Dutch East Indies between 1808 - 1811. ... 1762 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Henry Jerome De Salis, FRS, FSA, (20 August 1740 - 2 May 1810). ... Events May 31 - Friedrich II comes to power in Prussia upon the death of his father, Friedrich Wilhelm I. October 20 - Maria Theresia of Austria inherits the Habsburg hereditary dominions (Austria, Bohemia, Hungary and present-day Belgium). ... Year 1819 (MDCCCXIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) in the [[Grhttp://en. ... Mary Moser (27 October 1744-2 May 1819) was an English painter and one of the most celebrated women artists of 18th century Britain. ... // Events The third French and Indian War, known as King Georges War, breaks out at Port Royal, Nova Scotia The First Saudi State founded by Mohammed Ibn Saud Prague occupied by Prussian armies Ongoing events War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748) Births January 10 - Thomas Mifflin, fifth President... 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Tomb of Alfred de Musset in Le Père Lachaise cemetery. ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Giacomo Meyerbeer Giacomo Meyerbeer (September 5, 1791 – May 2, 1864) was a noted German-born opera composer, and the first great exponent of Grand Opera. ... 1791 (MDCCXCI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 11-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Categories: Stub | 1866 births | 1927 deaths ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... Martin Bormann Martin Bormann (June 17, 1900 - c. ... Äž: For the film, see: 1900 (film). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Joseph A. (Joe) Corbett (December 4, 1875 - May 2, 1945) was a major league starting pitcher who played in the National League with the Washington Senators (1895), Baltimore Orioles (1896-1897) and St. ... 1875 (MDCCCLXXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dorothea (Thea) Binz (March 16, 1920 - May 2, 1947) was an SS supervisor at Ravensbrück concentration camp during the Second World War. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. senator from Wisconsin (1947-1957). ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Caryl Whittier Chessman (May 27, 1921 in St. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... This article or section seems not to be written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopaedia entry. ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Franz Joseph Hermann Michael Maria von Papen (29 October 1879 – 2 May 1969) was a German nobleman Catholic politician, General Staff officer, and diplomat, who served as Chancellor of Germany in 1932. ... The head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (German: Kanzler). ... Year 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) of the United States. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Giulio Natta (February 26, 1903 – May 2, 1979) was an Italian chemist. ... This is a list of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to 2006. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Year 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar). ... George Pál in 1979 George Pal (February 1, 1908 – May 2, 1980) (birth name: Györgi Pál Marczincsák) was a Hungarian-born animator and film producer, principally associated with the science fiction genre. ... Year 1908 (MCMVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Clarence Victor Clarrie Grimmett (1891-Australian cricket player, thought by many to be one of the finest early spin bowlers, and usually credited as the developer of the flipper. ... Year 1891 (MDCCCXCI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar). ... Norman Mack Norm Van Brocklin (March 15, 1926 – May 2, 1983), also known as The Dutchman, was an American football player and coach. ... Year 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Jack Barry (March 20, 1918 – May 4, 1984) was an American television game show host and producer, whose career was nearly ruined in the quiz show scandal of the late 1950s but who made a remarkable comeback over a decade later. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Attilio Bettega (b. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Henri Toivonen (August 25, 1956 – May 2, 1986) was a Finnish rally car driver. ... A car from 1956 Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar). ... Giuseppe Siri (20 May 1906 - 2 May 1989) was an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Veniamin Alexandrovich Kaverin (Вениамин Александрович Каверин in Russian; real name - Вениамин Александрович Зильбер, or Veniamin Alexandrovich Silber) (April 6 (19), 1902, Pskov — May 2, 1989, Moscow) was a Soviet writer associated with the early 1920s movement of the Serapion Brothers. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ... David Rappaport David Stephen Rappaport (November 23, 1951 – May 2, 1990) was a British actor, probably one of the best known dwarf actors in television and film, standing at 3 11. Rappaport was born to a Jewish family in London, and soon developed talents in both music and theatre. ... Year 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909-May 2, 1992), was a powerful Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. ... Year 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full 1995 Gregorian calendar). ... Sir Michael Hordern (October 3, 1911-May 2, 1995) was a British actor, knighted in 1983 for his services to the theatre. ... Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Sir John Carew Eccles (January 27, 1903 – May 2, 1997) was an Australian neurophysiologist who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on the synapse. ... Emil Adolf von Behring was the first person to receive the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, for his work on the treatment of diphtheria. ... Year 1903 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... Paulo Freire (Recife, Brazil September 19, 1921 - São Paulo, Brazil May 2, 1997) was a Brazilian educator and is a highly influential theorist of education. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998), was a popular Japanese musician. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Kevin Reardon Lloyd (28 March 1949 - 2 May 1998) was a British actor, born in Derby, and trained at East 15 Acting School, London. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Justinus Soni Fashanu (February 19, 1961 – May 2, 1998) was an English footballer. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Robert Oliver Reed (February 13, 1938 – May 2, 1999) was an English actor known for his macho image on and off screen. ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... Ted Rogers (20 July 1935 – 2 May 2001) was a fast talking English comedian and light entertainer (who originally started his career as a red coat entertainer). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar). ... Gina Mastrogiacomo (November 5, 1961 - May 2, 2001) born in great neck ny she moved to [[New York city] when she was 18 and later became an actress who gained some fame for the role of Janice Rossi in Martin Scorseses film Goodfellas. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... John Nathan-Turner. ... Year 1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... William T. Tutte. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Kenneth Bancroft Clark (July 24, 1914–May 1, 2005), was an African American psychologist who along with his wife Mamie Clark founded the Northside Center for Child Development in Harlem. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Wee Kim Wee (Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; November 4, 1915–May 2, 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993. ... The President of the Republic of Singapore is the nations head of state. ... Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Richard Rukeyser (born January 30, 1933) is a U.S. business columnist, economic commentator, and newscaster. ... Year 1933 (MCMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Brad McGann, a young, internationally acclaimed filmmaker, was born in New Zealand in 1964. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ...

Holidays and observances

• Poland - Flag Day, an official holiday to honour the Flag of Poland
• Bahá'í Faith: Last day of the Festival of Ridván
• Madrid Region - Day of the Region.
• Slovenia and Serbia - second day of Labour Day
• Iran - Teacher's Day
• Indonesia - Indonesia National Education Day

This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... Holidays in Poland are regulated by the Non-working Days Act of 18 January 1951 (Ustawa z dnia 18 stycznia 1951 o dniach wolnych od pracy) — Journal of Laws, No. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Banner of Poland. ... This article is about the generally recognized global religious community. ... RidÌ£ván (Arabic: transliteration: ; Persian transliteration: RidÌ£ván) is a twelve-day festival in the Baháí Faith, commemorating the commencement of Baháulláh´s prophethood. ... Capital Madrid Area  - total  - % of Spain Ranked 12th 8 028 km² 1,6% Population  - Total (2003)  - % of Spain  - Density Ranked 3rd 5 527 152 13,2% 688,48/km² Demonym  - English  - Spanish Madrilenian madrileño/a Statute of Autonomy March 1, 1983 ISO 3166-2 M Parliamentary representation  Congress seats... Not to be confused with Republika Srpska. ... Labour Day Parade in Toronto in the early 1900s A Labour Day is an annual holiday celebrated all over the world that resulted from efforts of the labour union movement, to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. ... Teachers Day is a national holiday in some countries. ... Indonesia National Educations Day or HARDIKNAS (Hari Pendidikan Nasional) has been started since 2nd May 1908 and initiated by the Indonesian education hero Ki. ...

Liturgical feast days

in the Roman Catholic Church: The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with a saint, and referring to the day as the saints day of that saint. ... Catholic Church redirects here. ...

• Athanasius of Alexandria
• Saint Boris
• Saints Exuperius and Zoe
• Saint Germanus
• Saint Waldebert, Walbert or Gaubert
• Saint Mafalda
• Saint Zoe

in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church: Athanasius of Alexandria (Greek: Αθανάσιος, Athanásios; c 293 – May 2, 373) was a Christian bishop, the Bishop of Alexandria, in the fourth century. ... This is not the 6th century bishop of Paris, canonized as Saint Germain of Paris, who founded an abbey in the fields near Paris, now the church of Saint-Germain-des-Pres. ... Waldebert (also known as Gaubert and Walbert), (d. ... Waldebert (also known as Gaubert and Walbert), (d. ... The Bulgarian Orthodox Church (Bulgarian: , Bylgarska pravoslavna cyrkva) is an autocephalous Eastern Orthodox Church with some 6. ...

• Saint Tsar Boris

Boris I Michail or Boris I Michael (Bulgarian Борис I Михаил, known also as Bogoris)(died May 2, 907) was the khan from 852 to 889 and first Christian ruler of Bulgaria. ...

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada