Historical Events In May - 02

1986  Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver British Columbia on this day in history.   

1986  On this day in history henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956)   

1988  On this day in history jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000   

1988  Reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump on May - 02.   

1990  On this day in history south Africa &African National Congress open talks to end apartheid   

1990  On this day in history david Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38   

1991  Hal Bell, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1992  On May - 02 yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic   

1992  Joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34 on May - 02.   

1993  On this day in history julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82   

1994  On this day in history bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed   

1994  On May - 02 dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides   

1994  On this day in history michael Bolton found to have plagiarized Isley Brothers "Love is Wonderful Thing"   

1994  Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1995  On this day in history serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six   

1996  On May - 02 arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97   

1997  On this day in history donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating   

1997  On this day in history mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber   

1997  Republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders on May - 02.   

1999  On May - 02 central Manitoba Railway takes over the operation of the former CN Pine Falls subdivisions.   

2005  A blast at an illegal munitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others on this day in history.   

2010  The Eurozone and the International Monetary Fund agree to a €110 billion bailout package for Greece. The package involves sharp Greek austerity measures on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

2012  On this day in history edvard Munch's famous painting 'The Scream' sells at auction for $119,922,500   

2012  On May - 02 a pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for US$120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for an auctioned work of art.   

2013  On this day in history 14 members of the Sons of Iraq are killed in attacks in Fallujah, Iraq   

2014  The Kiev regime launch a raid against pro-Russian forces, who respond by shooting down two helicopters on this day in history.   

2018  E. coli outbreak linked to Romaine lettuce grown in Yuma, Arizona, reports the first fatality with 121 cases across 25 US states on May - 02.   

2018  On May - 02 kanye West widely criticized for saying "slavery is a choice" in TMZ interview   

2018  On this day in history indian city of Kanpur declared world's most polluted city by WHO with 14 other Indian cities in the top 20   

2018  On this day in history armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan asks widespread protests to halt after ruling Republican party said it would support his bid to be Prime Minister   

2018  On May - 02 spanish Basque separatist group Eta announces it will be formally disbanding after 50 years   

2018  On this day in history date for first humans or hominins in the Philippines pushed back ten-fold after report of site on Luzon with butchered rhinoceros 709,000 years ago   

2018  New research show plants "talk" to each other through their roots and the soil in study on corn published in journal "Plos One" on this day in history.   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on this day in history.   

1451  On May - 02 birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on May - 02.   

1551  On May - 02 birth of william Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales)   

1601  Athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern) was born on this day in history.   

1660  Pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane) was born on this day in history.   

1695  Giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766) was born on this day in history.   

1702  Friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782) was born on this day in history.   

0373  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on this day in history.   

0756  Death of Emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701) on this day in history.   

0907  Death of Boris I of Bulgaria on May - 02.   

1230  On this day in history death of william de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197)   

1250  Death of Toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered on this day in history.   

1300  Death of Blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248) on this day in history.   

1450  On May - 02 death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)