May 2 in History

Historical Events on May 2

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.

1918 General Motors acquires the Chevrolet Motor Company of Delaware.

1945 World War II: Fall of Berlin: The Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin and Soviet soldiers hoist their red flag over the Reichstag building.

1964 Vietnam War: An explosion sinks the American aircraft carrier USS Card while it is docked at Saigon. A North Vietnamese frogman had placed a bomb on the ship. She is raised and returned to service less than seven months later.

1982 Falklands War: The British nuclear submarine HMS Conqueror sinks the Argentine cruiser ARA General Belgrano.

1986 Chernobyl disaster: The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.

1995 During the Croatian War of Independence, the Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina fires cluster bombs at Zagreb, killing seven and wounding over 175 civilians.

2000 President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military.

2011 Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

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Famous Birthdays on May 2

1962 Jimmy White

1972 Dwayne Johnson

1975 David Beckham

1985 Kyle Busch

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Famous Deaths on May 2

1519 Leonardo da Vinci

1957 Joseph McCarthy

2009 Jack Kemp

2011 Osama bin Laden

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