May 2nd (2008) was a Friday. It's the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 2nd May, 2008
» Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless.
» Chaitén (volcano) named Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people.
May 2nd Famous Deaths for 2008
» Beverlee McKinsey, American actress (b. 1940)
» Izold Pustõlnik, Estonian astronomer (b. 1938)
May 2nd Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
» Boris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
» Germanus of Normandy
» Saint Waldebert called Waldebert (Roman Catholic Church)
» May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Flag Day (Poland)
» Public holidays in Spain known as Holiday of the Region of Madrid (Community of Madrid)
» Indonesia National Education Day e.g National Education Day (Indonesia)