May 2 Holidays (2023/2024), Historical Events, Famous Birthdays

Holiday name	Holiday location	Holiday type
Day of Madrid	Spain (Madrid)	Local Holiday
National Truffle Day	-	Unofficial (Food & Drinks)
National Life Insurance Day	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause)
National Melanoma Monday	-	Unofficial (Awareness & Cause, Health & Body)
Labour Day	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Labor Day / May Day observed	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Labor Day / May Day	Multiple [Show]	Public Holiday
Labor Day observed	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Labour Day observed	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
End of Ramadan	Argentina	Muslim
May Day	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
World Tuna Day	-	International (Animals, United Nations)
Unity Day observed	Kazakhstan	Public Holiday
Spring and Labor Day observed	Russia	National Holiday
Liberation Day/Reunification Day observed	Vietnam	National Holiday
International Labor Day observed	Vietnam	National Holiday
May Day observed	Multiple [Show]	Public Holiday
Early May Bank Holiday	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
International Labour Day observed	Kosovo	Official Holiday
Labour Day/May Day observed	Multiple [Show]	Multiple Types
Labour Day/May Day (day 2)	Montenegro	National Holiday
Day of the Flag	Poland	Observance
Labor holiday observed	Serbia	National Holiday
Labour Day holiday	Slovenia	National Holiday
Day off for May Day	Angola	Public Holiday
Workers' Day observed	South Africa	Public Holiday

May 2 2021 holidays

May 2 2023 holidays

Historical Events on May 2

1863: After surveying the Battle of Chancellorsville, General Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire. Eight days later, he’ll succumb to pneumonia.
1879: Pablo Iglesias founds the Spanish Socialist Worker’s Party in Madrid.
1885: Canadian forces are defeated by Assiniboine and Cree Native American warriors at the Battle of Cut Knife during the North West Rebellion.
1885: King Léopold II of Belgium founds the Congo Free State.
1918: Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware is acquired by General Motors.
1920: The Negro National Baseball League plays its first game in Indianapolis, Indiania.
1933: During the process of Gleichschaltung, trade unions are banned by Adolf Hitler.
1945: Berlin falls to Soviet forces during World War II.
1945: Wehrmacht forces in Italy officially surrender when General Heinrich von Vietinghoff signs a declaration of surrender during WWII.
1945: Wöbbelin Concentration Camp is liberated by the United States 82nd Airborne Division during World War II; Upon taking the camp, American airborne discover over 1,000 dead prisoners – the majority of which were starved to death.
1955: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof wins Tennessee Williams the Pulitzer Prize for Drama on this day.
1964: The USS Card is sunk by a bomb planted by a NVA frogman during the Vietnam War. The ship is raised and returned to service in under 7 months.
1986: 6-days after the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster, the city of Chernobyl is finally evacuated.
1994: 32 people are killed when a bus crashes in Gdansk, Poland.

Famous Birthdays on May 2

Russian Catherine the Great is born in 1729.
Irish-English 2^nd Earl of Shelburne and Prime Minister of the U.K., William Petty is born in 1737.
Spanish composer Vicente Martín y Soler is born in 1754.
German chemist and physicist, Heinrich Gustav Magnus is born in 1802.
Canadian-American engineer, Elijah McCoy is born in 1843.
American engineer and author, E.E. Smith is born in 1890.
German captain and pilot Manfred von Richthofen (The Red Baron) is born in 1892.
American-Canadian wrestler and actor, Dwayne Johnson (The Rock) is born in 1972.