May 2
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| *[[1869]] - [[Folies Bergère]], French cabaret, opens as the Folies Trévise | *[[1869]] - [[Folies Bergère]], French cabaret, opens as the Folies Trévise | ||
| *[[1955]] – [[Tennessee Williams]] wins the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. | *[[1955]] – [[Tennessee Williams]] wins the [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]] for ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]''. | ||
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| - | *[[1729]] - [[Catherine the Great]], Empress of Russia | ||
| - | *[[1772]] - [[Novalis]], German Romanticist philosopher, poet and novelist | ||
| - | *[[1859]] - [[Jerome K. Jerome]], English writer, best known for the humorous travelogue ''[[Three Men in a Boat]]'' | ||
| - | *[[1873]] - [[Jurgis Baltrušaitis]], Lithuanian poet, and translator | ||
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| - | *[[1519]] - [[Leonardo da Vinci]], Italian Renaissance artist and scientist | ||
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| - | *[[1857]] - [[Alfred de Musset]], French dramatist, poet, and novelist, an important figure in the French Romantic literary movement. | ||
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| *[[1772]] – [[Novalis]], German writer (d. 1801) | *[[1772]] – [[Novalis]], German writer (d. 1801) | ||
| *[[1810]] – [[Hans Christian Lumbye]], Danish composer (d. 1874) | *[[1810]] – [[Hans Christian Lumbye]], Danish composer (d. 1874) | ||
| - | *[[1859]] – [[Jerome Klapka Jerome]], English writer (d. 1927) | + | *[[1859]] – [[Jerome K. Jerome]], English writer (d. 1927) |
| *[[1873]] – [[Jurgis Baltrušaitis]], Lithuanian poet (d. 1944) | *[[1873]] – [[Jurgis Baltrušaitis]], Lithuanian poet (d. 1944) | ||
| *[[1886]] – [[Gottfried Benn]], German author (d. 1956) | *[[1886]] – [[Gottfried Benn]], German author (d. 1956) | ||
| *[[1903]] – [[Bing Crosby]], American actor and singer (d. 1977) | *[[1903]] – [[Bing Crosby]], American actor and singer (d. 1977) | ||
| *[[1906]] – [[Philippe Halsman]], American photographer (d. 1979) | *[[1906]] – [[Philippe Halsman]], American photographer (d. 1979) | ||
| - | *[[1925]] – [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], English theatre and film actor | + | *[[1925]] – [[John Neville (actor)|John Neville]], English theatre and film actor (d. 2011) |
| *[[1929]] – [[Link Wray]], American guitarist (d. 2005) | *[[1929]] – [[Link Wray]], American guitarist (d. 2005) | ||
| *[[1950]] – [[Bianca Jagger]], Nicaraguan socialite | *[[1950]] – [[Bianca Jagger]], Nicaraguan socialite | ||
| *[[1952]] – [[Mari Natsuki]], Japanese singer, dancer and actress | *[[1952]] – [[Mari Natsuki]], Japanese singer, dancer and actress | ||
| *[[1954]] – [[Roberta Pedon]], American glamour model (d. 1982) | *[[1954]] – [[Roberta Pedon]], American glamour model (d. 1982) | ||
| - | *[[1955]] – [[Donatella Versace]], Italian fashion designer | ||
| *[[1962]] – [[Stephen Daldry]], English film director | *[[1962]] – [[Stephen Daldry]], English film director | ||
| *[[1985]] – [[Lily Allen]], English singer and songwriter | *[[1985]] – [[Lily Allen]], English singer and songwriter | ||
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Events
- 1869 - Folies Bergère, French cabaret, opens as the Folies Trévise
- 1955 – Tennessee Williams wins the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
Births
- 1601 – Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit scholar (d. 1680)
- 1729 – Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia (d. 1796)
- 1772 – Novalis, German writer (d. 1801)
- 1810 – Hans Christian Lumbye, Danish composer (d. 1874)
- 1859 – Jerome K. Jerome, English writer (d. 1927)
- 1873 – Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (d. 1944)
- 1886 – Gottfried Benn, German author (d. 1956)
- 1903 – Bing Crosby, American actor and singer (d. 1977)
- 1906 – Philippe Halsman, American photographer (d. 1979)
- 1925 – John Neville, English theatre and film actor (d. 2011)
- 1929 – Link Wray, American guitarist (d. 2005)
- 1950 – Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan socialite
- 1952 – Mari Natsuki, Japanese singer, dancer and actress
- 1954 – Roberta Pedon, American glamour model (d. 1982)
- 1962 – Stephen Daldry, English film director
- 1985 – Lily Allen, English singer and songwriter
Deaths
- 373 – Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)
- 1519 – Leonardo da Vinci, Italian inventor and painter (b. 1452)
- 1857 – Alfred de Musset, French writer (b. 1810)
- 1957 – Joseph McCarthy, U.S. Senator (b. 1908)
- 1972 – J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
- 1980 – George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. 1908)
- 1999 – Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
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