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| May 2nd, 2008 (May 02 2008) | Event | Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. | |
| May 2nd, 2008 (May 02 2008) | Death | Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (born in 1940) | |
| May 2nd, 1998 (May 02 1998) | Event | The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union s monetary policy. | |
| May 2nd, 1998 (May 02 1998) | Death | Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician (born in 1964) | |
| May 2nd, 1998 (May 02 1998) | Death | Justin Fashanu, English footballer (born in 1961) | |
| May 2nd, 1998 (May 02 1998) | Death | Kevin Lloyd, British actor (born in 1949) | |
| May 2nd, 1998 (May 02 1998) | Death | Gene Raymond, American actor (born in 1908) | Gene Ray Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1978 (May 02 1978) | Birth | Steve Bays, Canadian musician | |
| May 2nd, 1968 (May 02 1968) | Birth | Midorikawa Hikaru, Japanese voice actor | |
| May 2nd, 1968 (May 02 1968) | Birth | Jeff Agoos, American soccer player | |
| May 2nd, 1968 (May 02 1968) | Birth | Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress | |
| May 2nd, 1958 (May 02 1958) | Birth | David O Leary, Irish football manager and player | |
| May 2nd, 1948 (May 02 1948) | Birth | Larry Gatlin, American musician | |
| May 2nd, 1938 (May 02 1938) | Birth | Chief Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho (died in 1996) | Osho Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1918 (May 02 1918) | Event | General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware. | |
| May 2nd, 1828 (May 02 1828) | Birth | Desire Charnay, French archaeologist (died in 1915) | |
| May 2nd, 1808 (May 02 1808) | Event | Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rise up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorializes this event in his painting The Second of May 1808. | Francisco Goya Quotes |
| May 2nd, 1568 (May 02 1568) | Event | Mary I of Scotland escapes from Loch Leven Castle, where she had been imprisoned by Sir William Douglas. | |
| May 2nd, 1458 (May 02 1458) | Birth | Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (died in 1525) | |
