The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. Date: May 2, 1998 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1998 📅 On This Day (Today)
Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. Date: May 2, 1999 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1999 📅 On This Day (Today)
President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. Date: May 2, 2000 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2000 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2. Date: May 2, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On…
Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. Date: May 2, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. Date: May 2, 2008 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2008 📅 On This Day (Today)
An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. Date: May 2, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted fugitive, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. Date: May 2, 2011 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2011 📅 On This Day (Today)
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. Date: May 2, 2012 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2012 📅…
Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. Date: May 2, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)