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| May 2nd, 2006 (May 02 2006) | Death | Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (born in 1933) | Louis Rukeyser Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1986 (May 02 1986) | Event | The 1986 World Exposition in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, opens. | |
| May 2nd, 1986 (May 02 1986) | Birth | James Kirk, Canadian actor | |
| May 2nd, 1986 (May 02 1986) | Death | Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956) | |
| May 2nd, 1966 (May 02 1966) | Birth | Belinda Stronach, Canadian politician | |
| May 2nd, 1956 (May 02 1956) | Birth | David Rhodes, English guitarist | |
| May 2nd, 1946 (May 02 1946) | Event | The "Battle of Alcatraz" takes place, killing two guards and three inmates. | |
| May 2nd, 1946 (May 02 1946) | Birth | Lesley Gore, American singer | |
| May 2nd, 1946 (May 02 1946) | Birth | David Suchet, English actor | |
| May 2nd, 1936 (May 02 1936) | Birth | Engelbert Humperdinck, Indian-born singer | |
| May 2nd, 1936 (May 02 1936) | Birth | Michael Rabin, American violinist (died in 1972) | |
| May 2nd, 1926 (May 02 1926) | Birth | Gerard D. Levesque, Quebec politician (died in 1993) | |
| May 2nd, 1906 (May 02 1906) | Birth | Philippe Halsman, American photographer (died in 1979) | |
| May 2nd, 1906 (May 02 1906) | Birth | Aileen Riggin, American swimmer (died in 2002) | |
| May 2nd, 1896 (May 02 1896) | Birth | Helen of Greece and Denmark, queen of Romania (died in 1982) | |
| May 2nd, 1886 (May 02 1886) | Birth | Gottfried Benn, German author (died in 1956) | |
| May 2nd, 1876 (May 02 1876) | Event | The April Uprising breaks out in Bulgaria. | |
| May 2nd, 1866 (May 02 1866) | Event | Peruvian defenders fight off Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao. | |
| May 2nd, 1816 (May 02 1816) | Event | Marriage of Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Charlotte Augusta. | |
| May 2nd, 0756 (May 02 0756) | Death | Emperor Shomu, Emperor of Japan (born in 701) | |
