What happened this day in history May 2, 2011

What are the important events that happened on May 2, 2011? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 2, 2011: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 2, 2011 is the 122nd day of the year 2011 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 243 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Monday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 19, 2011 – a Monday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 21,738,240 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaicosadigon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Half dollar every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $1,443.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Rabbit is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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May 2, 2011 Historical Events

  • 2011
    Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI’s most wanted man is killed by the United States special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan.
  • 2011
    The 2011 E. coli O104:H4 outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others sick from the bacteria outbreak.

Who died on May 2, 2011?

  • 2011
    Osama bin Laden, leader of al-Qaeda and ‘the most wanted man in the world’(b. 1957)

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