2nd May anniversaries

• Birth
  • 1859
  • Great Britain
  • "Birth of Jerome K Jerome, British novelist and playwright" more
• event
  • 1611
  • Great Britain
  • The King James Bible is published in London more
  • 1670
  • Canada
  • Start of Hudson's Bay Company in Canada more
  • 1808
  • Spain
  • "The people of Madrid rebelled against the occupation of the city by French troops, in a bloody uprising that triggered the Peninsular War."
  • 1859
  • Great Britain
  • "The Royal Albert Bridge was opened by Prince Albert. Designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it spanned the River Tamar, providing a rail link between Devon and Cornwall in England" more
  • 1933
  • Germany
  • Adolf Hitler banned all trade unions in Nazi Germany .
  • 1933
  • Great Britain
  • The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness monster was reported in the Inverness Courier.
  • 1952
  • Great Britain
  • "First commercial jet airliner service launched, by BOAC Comet between London and Johannesburg" more
  • 1969
  • Great Britain
  • Maiden voyage of liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) more
• Death
  • 1519
  • Italy
  • "Death of Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist" more
  • 1960
  • United States
  • "Death of Caryl Chessman, executed for kidnapping on the basis that dragging a girl out of her car during a rape was kidnap. " more
  • 1998
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Justin Fashanu, British footballer ."
  • 1998
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Kevin Lloyd, British actor, best known for playing DC ‘Tosh’ Lines in ‘The Bill’." more
  • 1999
  • Great Britain
  • "Death of Oliver Reed, British film actor (Oliver!, The Three Musketeers, Castaway, and many other roles)" more