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May 2, 1985 Sarah Hughes, American Athlete
May 2, 1977 Amy D'Entremont, Stoneham Massachusetts, figure skater, 1995 NE, Jr. champ
May 2, 1977 Jenna Von Oy, actress, Seven-Blossom
May 2, 1976 Ailleen Damiles, Miss Universe-Philippines/Miss Photogenic 1996
May 2, 1976 Nancy Feber, Antwerp Belgium, tennis star
May 2, 1975 Mark Johnson, Dayton Ohio, baseball pitcher 1996 Olympics bronze
May 2, 1975 Murray William Burdan, Wellington, New Zealand, swimmer 1996 Olympics
May 2, 1975 David Beckham, English Actor
May 2, 1974 Miles Joseph, West Springfield Massachusetts, soccer forward, 1996 Olympics gold
May 2, 1973 Rich Yurkiewicz, NFL/WLAF linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, Amst Admirals
May 2, 1972 Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player, MVV
May 2, 1972 Jennifer Miriam, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, playmate, March, 1997
May 2, 1972 Jill Savery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, synchronized swimmer, 1996 Olympics gold
May 2, 1972 Peter Ogilvie, Vancouver BC, 100m sprinter 1996 Olympics
May 2, 1972 Dwayne Johnson, American Athlete
May 2, 1971 Greg Bishop, NFL guard for the New York Giants
May 2, 1970 Vania Thomas, Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Universe 1997
May 2, 1969 Brian Lara, cricketer, WI left-hand bat Smashed world records in 1994
May 2, 1969 Glen Young, NFL linebacker for the San Diego Chargers
May 2, 1968 Reggie Slack, CFL quarterback for the Saskatchewan Roughriders
May 2, 1968 Will Furrer, WLAF quarterback for the Amsterdam Admirals
May 2, 1967 Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner 1996 Olympics
May 2, 1964 Kelly Michael Gibson, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1995 Bob Hope-7th
May 2, 1963 Jos van Eck, Dutch soccer player, Sparta
May 2, 1963 Kenton Leonard, CFL cornerback for the Calgary Stampeders
May 2, 1962 Elizabeth Berridge, Westchester, New York, actress, Amadeus, Funhouse
May 2, 1962 Nancy Harvey, Swift Current Sask, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-11th
May 2, 1961 Doctor Robert, [Bruce R Howard], rocker, Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways
May 2, 1961 Peter Doohan, Australia, tennis star
May 2, 1960 Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman
May 2, 1959 Brian Tochi, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Dr. Alan Poe-St. Elsewhere, Renegades
May 2, 1958 Kim Jones, Sonoma California, 5k runner
May 2, 1957 Domonic L Pudwill Gorie, Lake Charles, Louisiana, USN/astronaut, sk: STS-91
May 2, 1955 Ian Callen, cricketer, one Test Australia vs. India 1978, six wickets
May 2, 1955 Joe Callis, rocker
May 2, 1955 Dave Winer, American Scientist
May 2, 1955 Donatella Versace, Italian Designer
May 2, 1954 Bulelani T Ngcuka, South African attorney/leader, UDF
May 2, 1953 "Keith" Jamaal Wilkes, NBA forward, Golden State-Rookie of Yr 1975
May 2, 1952 Christine Baranski, Buffalo, New York, actress, Maryann-Cybill, Birdcage
May 2, 1950 Lou Gramm, born in Rochester, New York, rocker, Foreigner-Want to Know What Love Is
May 2, 1950 Scott McCallum, American Politician
May 2, 1949 Joey Phillips, percussionist, Atlantic Star-Touch a 4 Leaf Clover
May 2, 1948 Larry Gatlin, Seminole, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady
May 2, 1947 Bill Lowery, Rep-R-CA, 1981-
May 2, 1946 Lesley Gore, Tenafly, New Jersey, singer, It's My Party
May 2, 1945 Bianca Perez Morena de Macias Jagger, Nicaragua, model/Mick's ex-wife
May 2, 1945 Bob Henrit, English pop drummer, Kinks-Waterloo Sunset
May 2, 1945 Goldy McJohn, rocker, Steppenwolf
May 2, 1945 Randy Cain, U.S. soul singer, 4 Gents/Delfonics
May 2, 1945 Robert Henrit, England, rocker, Argent
May 2, 1945 Bianca Jagger, Nicaraguan Celebrity
May 2, 1944 John Verity, rocker, Argent
May 2, 1941 Jules Wijdenbosch, premier Suriname
May 2, 1941 Paul Darrow, British Actor
May 2, 1940 Bryan Davis, cricketer, bro of Charlie WI batsman vs. Australia 1965
May 2, 1940 Sari van Heemskerck Pillis-Duvekot, Dutch MP, VVD
May 2, 1938 Constantine Bereng Seeiso, king Moshushoe II of Lesotho
May 2, 1937 Gisela Elsner, writer
May 2, 1937 Lorenzo Music, born in Brooklyn, New York, writer/actor/voice, Carlton-Rhoda, Garfield
May 2, 1936 Michael Rabin, New York City, violinist, In Memorium
May 2, 1936 Quinn Redeker, Woodstock, Illinois, actor, Dan Raven, Young and Restless
May 2, 1935 Faisal II, King of Iraq, 1939-58, /son of Ghasi I
May 2, 1935 Hussain ibn Talal, King of Jordan, 1952-
May 2, 1935 Link Wray, rocker, Link Wray and His Ray Men
May 2, 1933 Bunk Gardner, rocker, Mothers Of Invention
May 2, 1932 Bruce Glover, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Diamonds are Forever
May 2, 1932 Kees de Galan, Dutch economist
May 2, 1932 Malcolm Leyland Lipkin, composer
May 2, 1929 Edward Levy Irving, composer
May 2, 1929 Luc Ferrari, composer
May 2, 1929 Sydney Gedye, cricketer, opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964
May 2, 1925 David Ironside, cricketer, South Africa swing bowler in 3 Tests vs. NZ 1953-54
May 2, 1925 John Neville, actor, Adventures of Baron Munchausen
May 2, 1925 Roscoe Lee Browne, Woodbury, New Jersey, actor, McCoy, Saunders-Soap
May 2, 1925 Svatopluk Havelka, composer
May 2, 1924 Aafje Heynis, Dutch singer
May 2, 1924 Theodore Bikel, Austrian/US folk singer and actor, Russians Are Coming
May 2, 1923 Christina Spierenburg, Dutch singer
May 2, 1922 Abraham Rosenthal, editor, New York Times
May 2, 1921 Satyajit Ray, Calcutta India, director, Goddess, Adversary
May 2, 1920 Jacob Gilboa, composer
May 2, 1919 Than Wyenn, New York City, actor, Pete Kelly's Blues
May 2, 1918 Frederick Archibauld Warner, diplomat
May 2, 1915 Jan Hanus, composer
May 2, 1915 Van Alexander, New York City, orch leader, Gordon MacRae Show
May 2, 1914 Dennis Dyer, cricketer, opened batting for South Africa vs. England 1947
May 2, 1913 Nigel Patrick, London England, actor and director, Sapphire, Prize of Gold
May 2, 1912 Axel Springer, German newspaper magnate
May 2, 1912 Marten Toonder, writer/cartoonist, Mr Bommel
May 2, 1911 Lillian Rambach, teacher violinist
May 2, 1910 Laurie Nash, cricketer, Tasmanian fast-bowler, 2 Tests for Australia
May 2, 1909 Larry Harvey, American Celebrity
May 2, 1909 Terry Goodkind, American Writer
May 2, 1908 William Bakewell, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Stage manager-Pinky Lee Show
May 2, 1907 Pinky Lee, children's show host, Pinky Lee Show
May 2, 1906 Aileen Riggin, Newport, Rhode Island, springboard diver, Olympics gold 1920, 24
May 2, 1906 Maurice Thiriet, composer
May 2, 1905 Alan Rawsthorne, Haslingden England, composer, Corteges
May 2, 1904 Georgi Dimitrov, composer
May 2, 1903 Benjamin Spock, CT, pediatrician, Common Sense Book of Baby Care
May 2, 1903 Oivin Fjeldstad, composer
May 2, 1902 Brian Aherne, Worcestershire England, actor, Juarez
May 2, 1902 Erin O'Brien-Moore, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Peyton Place, Our Little Girl
May 2, 1901 Bob Wyatt, cricketer, England batsman 1927-37
May 2, 1901 Lev N. Lunts, Russia, writer, Outside the Law, City of Truth
May 2, 1901 Robert Elliott Storey Wyatt, cricketer
May 2, 1901 Willi Bredel, writer
May 2, 1900 Helen Morgan, singer and actress, Applause, Frankie and Johnny
May 2, 1898 Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician, The Spark
May 2, 1895 Alfred Kurella, writer
May 2, 1895 Peggy Bacon, Ridgefield, Connecticut, author/illustrator, Off With Their Heads
May 2, 1892 Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, [Red Baron], German WW I ace
May 2, 1892 Manfred von Richthofen, German Aviator
May 2, 1890 E[dward] E[lmer] "Doc" Smith, U.S., sci-fi author, Triplanetary
May 2, 1887 Edward Collins, New York, Hall of Fame infielder, White Sox, A's
May 2, 1886 Gottfried Benn, writer
May 2, 1884 Francois de Vries, Dutch economist
May 2, 1879 James F. Byrnes, American Politician
May 2, 1872 G G van der Hoeven, Dutch editor-in-chief, NRC
May 2, 1869 Tyrone Power Sr, born in London, England, actor, Alexanders Ragtime Band
May 2, 1862 Marie F M Emmanuel, French composer/musicologist, Salamine
May 2, 1860 D'Arcy Thompson, zoologist/classicist, On Growth and Form
May 2, 1860 Theodor Herzl, Austria, journalist/founder, Zionist movement
May 2, 1859 Eugene D'Harcourt, composer
May 2, 1859 Jerome K. Jerome, English Author
May 2, 1857 Frederic Cliffe, composer
May 2, 1855 Theodore Moses Tobani, composer
May 2, 1853 Marie Verstraete, actress, Louise-Frou Frou
May 2, 1849 Furst Bernhard HM von Bulow, German chancellor/Prussian PM, 1900-09
May 2, 1846 Zygmunt Noskowski, composer
May 2, 1844 Elijah McCoy, black inventor, held over 50 patents
May 2, 1843 Carl Michael Ziehrer, composer
May 2, 1837 Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order
May 2, 1821 Abram Sanders Piatt, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1908
May 2, 1817 Zikmund Michal Kolesovsky, composer
May 2, 1810 Hans Christian Lumbye, composer
May 2, 1810 Leo XIII, 257th Roman Catholic pope, 1878-1903
May 2, 1779 John Galt, Scotland, novelist, Ayrshire Legatees, Lawrie Todd
May 2, 1772 Novalis, writer
May 2, 1768 Jean-Louis M Alibert, French dermatologist
May 2, 1754 Vicente Martin y Soler, composer
May 2, 1752 Ludwig August Lebrun, composer
May 2, 1740 Elias Boudinot, lawyer/patriot, found Amer Biblical Society
May 2, 1729 Catherine II, the Great, empress of Russia, 1762-96
May 2, 1729 Florian Johann Deller, composer
May 2, 1660 Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer, Tigrane
May 2, 1601 Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor, magic lantern
May 2, 1551 William Camden, English historian, Brittania, Annales



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