May 2
People born on this day are Taurus.
- 1986
Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.
Wikipedia ↗ - 1989
Cold War: Hungary begins dismantling its border fence with Austria, which allows a number of East Germans to defect.
Wikipedia ↗ - 1995
During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.
Wikipedia ↗ - 1998
The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.
Wikipedia ↗ - 1999
Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2000
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2008
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2008
Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2011
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2011
An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2012
A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.
Wikipedia ↗ - 2014
Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.
Wikipedia ↗
2015Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne
Wikipedia ↗
1997BamBam, Thai singer
Wikipedia ↗
1996Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer
Wikipedia ↗
1996Julian Brandt, German footballer
Wikipedia ↗
1996Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer
Wikipedia ↗
1995Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter
Wikipedia ↗
1993Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist
Wikipedia ↗
1993Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer
Wikipedia ↗
1993Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper
Wikipedia ↗
1992Sunmi, South Korean singer
Wikipedia ↗
1992María Teresa Torró Flor, Spanish tennis player
Wikipedia ↗
1991Jeong Jinwoon, South Korean actor and singer
Wikipedia ↗
Data: Wikipedia “May 2” and “On this day”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia ↗