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2 May 2023
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Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
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Historical events
History
2014 - Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing.Mudslides in Afghanistan
History
2012 - A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.Powdered-pigment-based art medium
History
2011 - Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan.Founder of al-Qaeda (1957–2011)
History
2011 - An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill.Foodborne illness outbreak
History
2008 - Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.North Indian Ocean cyclone in 2008
History
2008 - Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.Active volcano in Los Lagos Region, Chile
History
2004 - The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2.2004 religious violence in Nigeria
History
2000 - President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.President of the United States from 1993 to 2001
History
1999 - Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama.History
1998 - The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy.Supranational central bank in Europe
Notable births
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Notable deaths
Died
2025 - Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director (born 1961)Filipino actor and director (1961–2025)
Died
2025 - George Ryan, American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (born 1934)Governor of Illinois from 1999 to 2003
Died
2024 - Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (born 1942)Dutch figure skater (1942–2024)
Died
2024 - Darius Morris, American basketball player (born 1991)American basketball player (1991–2024)
Died
2024 - Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and broadcaster (born 1948)English golfer and broadcaster (1948–2024)
Died
2021 - Marcel Stellman, Belgian record producer and lyricist (born 1925)Belgian record producer (1925–2021)
Died
2020 - Arif Wazir, Pakistani politician, leader of the Pashtun Tahafuz Movement (born 1982)Pakistani politician (1982–2020)
Died
2016 - Afeni Shakur, American music businesswoman, activist, and Black Panther (born 1947)American political activist (1947–2016)
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
91.2% illuminated
Lunar age: 11.9 days
Sun zodiac
Taurus
11.84 degrees
Constellation: Aries
Moon zodiac
Libra
3.04 degrees
Constellation: Virgo
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.