Every yearMay 2
Everything May 2 celebrates
Nothing falls on May 2 every year. 1 rule-dated observance lands on it in some years.
No observance falls on May 2 every year.
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on May 2 in some years.
Born on May 2
Historic figures
- Catherine the Great1729–1796Empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796
- Satyajit Ray1921–1992Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
- Novalis1772–1801German author and poet
- Theodor Herzl1860–1904Austro-Hungarian Zionist philosopher, journalist and author
- Jerome K. Jerome1859–1927English author and playwright
- Manfred von Richthofen1892–1918German captain and pilot
- Jacques Rogge1942–2021Belgian businessman
- Athanasius Kircher1602–1680German priest and scholar
- Alessandro Scarlatti1660–1725Italian composer
- Yongle Emperor1360–1424Emperor of China from 1402 to 1424
Celebrities & public figures
- David Beckhamb. 1975English footballer
- Dwayne Johnsonb. 1972American actor and wrestler
- Lily Allenb. 1985English singer-songwriter and actress
- Princess Charlotte of Walesb. 2015British royal
- David Suchetb. 1946English actor
- Christine Baranskib. 1952American actress and singer
- Donatella Versaceb. 1955Italian fashion designer
- Engelbert Humperdinckb. 1936English singer and pianist
- Kumail Nanjianib. 1978Pakistani-American actor
- Ellie Kemperb. 1980American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
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