Talk:May 2
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May 2: Yom Hazikaron in Israel (2006); Teachers' Day in Iran, Flag Day in Poland.
- 1670 - A Royal Charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land.
- 1933 - The first modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was reported.
- 1945 - World War II: General Helmuth Weidling (pictured), defence commandant of Berlin, surrendered the city to Soviet forces led by General Georgy Zhukov, ending the Battle of Berlin.
- 1982 - HMS Conqueror launched three torpedoes and sank ARA General Belgrano during the Falklands War.
- 1986 - Henri Toivonen died while leading the Tour de Corse rally, resulting in FISA banning the powerful and popular Group B rally cars for the next season.
- 1999 - Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama.
Recent days: May 1 – April 30 – April 29
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This Event does not seem to relate to 2nd May in any way:
- 1829 - After anchoring nearby, Captain Charles Fremantle of the HMS Challenger, declared the Swan River Colony in Australia.
Can the dates be confirmed by anyone? I've not yet removed it from 2nd May.
“During most of his lifetime Bing celebrated May 2, 1904 as his birthdate. After Bing's death in 1977 a Tacoma priest disclosed Roman Catholic Church baptismal records that revealed Bing's actual birthdate. Contemporary newspaper reports of Bing's birth also confirm the date as May 3, 1903:
"The Tacoma Daily News Wednesday, May 6, 1903: "Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Crosby are receiving congratulations on the arrival of a son at their household May 3." Tacoma Daily Ledger, Thursday May 7, 1903: "A little son arrived May 3 in the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Crosby".”
Source: http://www.kcmetro.cc.mo.us/pennvalley/biology/lewis/crosby/born.htm
I removed the following:
- 1940 - The British passenger liner City of Exeter encounters the German auxiliary cruiser Atlantis, but without incident.
Is it that significant to list on May 2? Kingturtle 03:59, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
considering what happened the next day, probably... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Atlantis JohannesGerardusKlabbers
- Then this incident should be placed on May 3, not May 2. Kingturtle 01:43, 11 May 2005 (UTC)
If No Pants Day is always on the first Friday in May then No Pants Day 2005 will be on May 6?
JohannesGerardusKlabbers
- Fixed that. --Christopherlin 04:40, 5 May 2005 (UTC)
