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| May 2nd, 2005 (May 02 2005) | Death | Kenneth B. Clark, American psychologist (born in 1914) | Kenneth Clark Quotes |
| May 2nd, 2005 (May 02 2005) | Death | Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (born in 1915) | |
| May 2nd, 1995 (May 02 1995) | Event | During the Croatian War of Independence, Serb forces fire cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing 7 and wounding over 175 civilians. | |
| May 2nd, 1995 (May 02 1995) | Birth | Kelsey Lewis, American actress | |
| May 2nd, 1995 (May 02 1995) | Death | Michael Hordern, English actor (born in 1911) | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Birth | Lily Allen, English singer and songwriter | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Birth | Kyle Busch, American race car driver | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Birth | Sarah Hughes, American figure skater | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Birth | David Nugent, English footballer | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Birth | Jarrod Saltalamacchia, American baseball player | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Death | Attilio Bettega, Italian rallydriver (b.1951) | |
| May 2nd, 1985 (May 02 1985) | Death | Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (born in 1909) | |
| May 2nd, 1975 (May 02 1975) | Birth | David Beckham, English footballer | |
| May 2nd, 1965 (May 02 1965) | Birth | Felix Jose, Dominican baseball player | |
| May 2nd, 1955 (May 02 1955) | Event | Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. | Tennessee Williams Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1955 (May 02 1955) | Birth | Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Event | 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. | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Birth | Sarah Weddington, American attorney | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Birth | Gene Deckerhoff, American sports announcer | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Birth | Judge Dread, English musician (died in 1998) | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Death | Martin Bormann, Nazi official (born in 1900) | Martin Bormann Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Death | Ludwig Stumpfegger, German SS doctor (born in 1910) | |
| May 2nd, 1945 (May 02 1945) | Death | Joe Corbett, baseball player (born in 1875) | |
| May 2nd, 1935 (May 02 1935) | Birth | King Faisal II of Iraq (died in 1958) | |
| May 2nd, 1935 (May 02 1935) | Birth | Lance LeGault, American actor | |
| May 2nd, 1935 (May 02 1935) | Birth | Luis Suarez Miramontes, Spanish footballer and manager | |
| May 2nd, 1925 (May 02 1925) | Birth | Roscoe Lee Browne, American actor (died in 2007) | |
| May 2nd, 1925 (May 02 1925) | Birth | John Neville, English theatre and film actor | |
| May 2nd, 1915 (May 02 1915) | Birth | Doris Fisher, American songwriter (died in 2003) | |
| May 2nd, 1915 (May 02 1915) | Birth | Peggy Mount, English actress (died in 2001) | |
| May 2nd, 1895 (May 02 1895) | Birth | Lorenz Hart, American lyricist (died in 1943) | Lorenz Hart Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1885 (May 02 1885) | Event | Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. | |
| May 2nd, 1885 (May 02 1885) | Event | Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. | |
| May 2nd, 1885 (May 02 1885) | Event | The Congo Free State is established by King Leopold II of Belgium. | |
| May 2nd, 1885 (May 02 1885) | Birth | Hedda Hopper, American gossip columnist (died in 1966) | |
| May 2nd, 1865 (May 02 1865) | Birth | Clyde Fitch, American playwright (died in 1909) | |
| May 2nd, 1695 (May 02 1695) | Birth | Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (died in 1766) | |
| May 2nd, 1335 (May 02 1335) | Event | Otto the Merry, Duke of Austria, becomes Duke of Carinthia. | |
