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What Happened On 2nd May 1979 In History

May 2nd (1979) was a Wednesday. It's the 122nd day of the year (123rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days left to the end of the year.

Famous Birthdays on May 2 in 1979

  • » Jason Chimera, Canadian ice hockey player
  • » Ioannis Kanotidis, Greek footballer
  • » Roman Lyashenko, Russian ice hockey player (d. 2003)

May 2nd Famous Deaths for 1979

  • » Giulio Natta, Italian chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903)

May 2nd Holidays in History

  • » Christian Feast Day:
  • » Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
  • » Boris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
  • » Germanus of Normandy
  • » Saint Waldebert called Waldebert (Roman Catholic Church)
  • » May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
  • » Flag Day (Poland)
  • » Public holidays in Spain known as Holiday of the Region of Madrid (Community of Madrid)
  • » Indonesia National Education Day e.g National Education Day (Indonesia)

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World History for the 2nd May