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ÉVéNEMENTS DU 2 MAI

Découvrez les événements historiques les plus importants qui se sont déroulés le 2 Mai et qui ont marqué le monde.

April Uprising of 1876

Année: 1876

The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.

Albert Günther

Année: 1867

Albert Günther publishes the first study to recognise that the New Zealand tuatara is not a lizard.

Peruvians

Année: 1866

Peruvian defenders fight off the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Callao.

American Civil War

Année: 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.

Cree

Année: 1885

Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife, their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion.

Menelik II

Année: 1889

Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia, signs the Treaty of Wuchale, giving Italy control over Eritrea.

Death marches during the Holocaust

Année: 1945

World War II: A death march from Dachau to the Austrian border is halted by the segregated, all-Nisei 522nd Field Artillery Battalion of the U.S. Army in southern Bavaria, saving several hundred prisoners.

World War II

Année: 1941

World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power.

NAISSANCES DU 2 MAI

Découvrez les personnalnalités célèbres nées le 2 Mai, notamment des leaders, artistes, scientifiques et icônes culturelles.

Marten Toonder

Année de naissance: 1912

Marten Toonder, Dutch comic strip creator (died 2005)

Nigel Patrick

Année de naissance: 1912

Nigel Patrick, English actor and director (died 1981)

Alexander Bonnyman Jr.

Année de naissance: 1910

Alexander Bonnyman Jr., American lieutenant, Medal of Honor recipient (died 1943)

Edmund Bacon (architect)

Année de naissance: 1910

Edmund Bacon, American urban planner, architect, educator, and author (died 2005)

Axel Springer

Année de naissance: 1912

Axel Springer, German journalist and publisher, founded Axel Springer AG (died 1985)

Peggy Mount

Année de naissance: 1915

Peggy Mount, English actress (died 2001)

Joseph Turner Henderson, known as Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, was a Scottish pianist, composer and recording artist who became well-known in Britain in the 1950s, with his entertainment career continuing into the 1960s and 1970s.

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson

Année de naissance: 1920

Joe "Mr Piano" Henderson, Scottish pianist and composer

Văn Tiến Dũng

Année de naissance: 1917

Văn Tiến Dũng, Vietnamese general and politician, 6th Minister of Defence for Vietnam (died 2002)

DéCèS DU 2 MAI

Souvenez-vous des personnalités marquantes décédées le 2 Mai et de leur héritage durable.

Wallace Bryant (archer)

Année de décès: 1953

Wallace Bryant, American archer (born 1863)

Dorothea Binz

Année de décès: 1947

Dorothea Binz, German SS officer (born 1920)

Joseph McCarthy

Année de décès: 1957

Joseph McCarthy, American captain, lawyer, judge, and politician (born 1908)

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell

Année de décès: 1963

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, peer, politician, poet, author and newspaper editor (born 1884)

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor

Année de décès: 1964

Nancy Astor, Viscountess Astor, American-English politician (born 1879)

Bill Denny

Année de décès: 1946

Bill Denny, Australian journalist, lawyer, politician, and decorated soldier (born 1872)

Martin Bormann

Année de décès: 1945

Martin Bormann, German politician (born 1900)

Ernest Starling

Année de décès: 1927

Ernest Starling, English physiologist and academic (born 1866)

JOURS FéRIéS DU 2 MAI

Découvrez les fêtes, commémorations et célébrations spéciales ayant lieu le 2 Mai dans le monde entier.

Dos de Mayo Uprising

Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)

William Tirry

Christian feast day: William Tirry (Catholic Church)

Polish National Flag Day

Flag Day (Poland)

List of Teachers' Days

Teachers' Day (Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)

Harry Potter

International Harry Potter Day

Wiborada

Christian feast day: Wiborada (Catholic Church)

May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Vietnamese Martyrs

Christian feast day: Joseph Luu Van Nguyen (Catholic Church)

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