May 2nd (2012) was a Wednesday. 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, 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.
May 2nd Famous Deaths for 2012
» Fernando Lopes (filmmaker) known as Fernando Lopes, Portuguese director and screenwriter (b. 1935)
» Tufan Miñnullin, Russian playwright and politician (b. 1936)
» Junior Seau, American football player (b. 1969)
» Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih, Indonesian physician (b. 1955)
» J. T. Ready, American soldier (b. 1973)
» Akira Tonomura, Japanese physicist (b. 1942)
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)