On this day: 2 May

Selected events and births on 2 May, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1194 – King Richard I of England gave the city of Portsmouth its first royal charter. Read more: Richard I of England Portsmouth Royal charter
• 1559 – Presbyterian clergyman John Knox returned from exile to lead the Scottish Reformation. Read more: Presbyterianism John Knox Scottish Reformation
• 1670 – A royal charter granted the Hudson's Bay Company a monopoly in the fur trade in Rupert's Land (present-day Canada). Read more: Royal charter Hudson's Bay Company Fur trade
• 1999 – Mireya Moscoso became the first woman to be elected President of Panama. Read more: Mireya Moscoso President of Panama
• 2008 – The Chaitén volcano in Chile began to erupt for the first time since around 1640. Read more: Chaitén (volcano)
• 2011 – The Conservative Party of Canada won enough seats in the federal election to establish their first majority government. Read more: Conservative Party of Canada 2011 Canadian federal election Majority government

Born on this day

• 1933 – Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf, English lawyer and judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Read more: Harry Woolf, Baron Woolf Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales
• 1947 – James Dyson, English businessman, founded the Dyson Company Read more: James Dyson Dyson (company)
• 1949 – Alfons Schuhbeck, German celebrity chef, author and businessman Read more: Alfons Schuhbeck Celebrity chef
• 1956 – Régis Labeaume, Canadian businessman and politician, 41st Mayor of Quebec City Read more: Régis Labeaume List of mayors of Quebec City
• 1971 – Musashimaru Kōyō, Samoan-American sumo wrestler, the 67th Yokozuna Read more: Musashimaru Kōyō Makuuchi
• 1993 – Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist Read more: Owain Doull
• 1995 – Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter Read more: Lucy Dacus
• 1996 – Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer Read more: Cherprang Areekul
• 1996 – Julian Brandt, German footballer Read more: Julian Brandt
• 1996 – Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer Read more: Schuyler Bailar
• 1997 – BamBam, Thai singer Read more: BamBam
• 2015 – Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne Read more: Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015) Succession to the British throne Monarchy of the United Kingdom

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