What Happened on May 2?

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EVENTS ON MAY 2

April Uprising of 1876

Year: 1876

The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.

Albert Günther

Year: 1867

Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard.

Peruvians

Year: 1866

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

American Civil War

Year: 1863

American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.

Cree

Year: 1885

Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.

Menelik II

Year: 1889

Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.

Death marches during the Holocaust

Year: 1945

World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.

World War II

Year: 1941

World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.

German Labour Front

Year: 1933

Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front.

1906 Intercalated Games

Year: 1906

Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece.

BIRTHS ON MAY 2

Marten Toonder

Year of birth: 1912

Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (died 2005)

Nigel Patrick

Year of birth: 1912

Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (died 1981)

Alexander Bonnyman Jr.

Year of birth: 1910

Alexander Bonnyman Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943)

Edmund Bacon (architect)

Year of birth: 1910

Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005)

Axel Springer

Year of birth: 1912

Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (died 1985)

Peggy Mount

Year of birth: 1915

Peggy Mount, English actress (died 2001)

Joseph Turner Henderson, known as Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, was a Scottish pianist, composer and recording artist who became well-known in Britain in the 1950s, with his entertainment career continuing into the 1960s and 1970s.

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson

Year of birth: 1920

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer

Văn Tiến Dũng

Year of birth: 1917

Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2002)

Doris Fisher (songwriter)

Year of birth: 1915

Doris Fisher, American singer-songwriter (died 2003)

Pinky Lee

Year of birth: 1907

Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died 1993)

DEATHS ON MAY 2

Wallace Bryant (archer)

Year of death: 1953

Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)

Dorothea Binz

Year of death: 1947

Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (born 1920)

Joseph McCarthy

Year of death: 1957

Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908)

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell

Year of death: 1963

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (born 1884)

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

Year of death: 1964

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879)

Bill Denny

Year of death: 1946

Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)

Martin Bormann

Year of death: 1945

Martin Bormann, German politician (born 1900)

Ernest Starling

Year of death: 1927

Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (born 1866)

Antun Branko Šimić

Year of death: 1925

Antun Branko Šimić, Croatian and Bosnian-Herzegovinian poet (born 1898)

Ernest Joyce

Year of death: 1940

Ernest Joyce, English explorer (born 1875)

HOLIDAYS ON MAY 2

Dos de Mayo Uprising

Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)

William Tirry

Christian feast day: William Tirry (Catholic Church)

Polish National Flag Day

Flag Day (Poland)

List of Teachers' Days

Teachers' Day (Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)