May 2
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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
- 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
Deaths
- 1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance artist and scientist
- 1857 - Alfred de Musset, French dramatist, poet, and novelist, an important figure in the French Romantic literary movement.
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 Klapka 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
- 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)
- 1955 – Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
- 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)
- 1960 – Caryl Chessman, American robber and rapist (b. 1921)
- 1964 – Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-born politician (b. 1879)
- 1969 – Franz von Papen, Chancellor of Germany (b. 1879)
- 1972 – J. Edgar Hoover, American director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (b. 1895)
- 1979 – Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)
- 1980 – George Pál, Hungarian-born film director (b. 1908)
- 1980 – Clarrie Grimmett, Australian cricketer (b. 1891)
- 1983 – Norm Van Brocklin, American football star (b. 1926)
- 1984 – Jack Barry, television game show producer and host (b. 1918)
- 1985 – Attilio Bettega, Italian rallydriver (b. 1951)
- 1985 – Larry Clinton, American trumpeter and bandleader (b. 1909)
- 1986 – Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b. 1956)
- 1989 – Giuseppe Siri, Italian Catholic Cardinal (b. 1906)
- 1989 – Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (b. 1902)
- 1990 – David Rappaport, English actor (b. 1951)
- 1991 – Ronald McKie, Australian author (b. 1909)
- 1992 – Wilbur Mills, American politician (b. 1909)
- 1995 – Michael Hordern, English actor (b. 1911)
- 1997 – John Carew Eccles, Australian neurophysiologist, Nobel laureate (b. 1903)
- 1997 – Paulo Freire, Brazilian educator (b. 1921)
- 1998 – Hideto "hide" Matsumoto, Japanese musician (b. 1964)
- 1998 – Justin Fashanu, English footballer (b. 1961)
- 1998 – Kevin Lloyd, British actor (b. 1949)
- 1998 – Gene Raymond, American actor (b. 1908)
- 1999 – Oliver Reed, English actor (b. 1938)
- 2001 – Ted Rogers, British comedian (b. 1935)
- 2001 – Gina Mastrogiacomo, American actress (b. 1961)
- 2002 – John Nathan-Turner, English television producer (b. 1947)
- 2002 – W. T. Tutte, English-born codebreaker (b. 1917)
- 2005 – Kenneth B. Clark, American psychologist (b. 1914)
- 2005 – Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915)
- 2006 – Louis Rukeyser, American columnist (b. 1933)
- 2007 – Brad McGann, New Zealand film director and screenwriter (b. 1964)
- 2008 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. 1940)
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