Page 9: Historical Events In May - 02

1986  On this day in history transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver British Columbia   

1986  Henri Toivonen, Finnish rallydriver (b.1956) on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

1990  South Africa &African National Congress open talks to end apartheid on this day in history.   

1990  David Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38 on May - 02.   

1991  Hal Bell, dies at 65 on May - 02.   

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

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

1993  Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 on this day in history.   

1994  Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed on this day in history.   

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  Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six on this day in history.   

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

1997  Donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating on this day in history.   

1997  On May - 02 mercury Mail announces its 1 millionth internet subscriber   

1997  On May - 02 republic of Texas security chief Robert Scheidt surrenders   

1999  Central Manitoba Railway takes over the operation of the former CN Pine Falls subdivisions on this day in history.   

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 May - 02.   

2011  On May - 02 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.   

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

2012  On this day in history 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 May - 02 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  Indian city of Kanpur declared world's most polluted city by WHO with 14 other Indian cities in the top 20 on May - 02.   

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  Spanish Basque separatist group Eta announces it will be formally disbanding after 50 years on this day in history.   

2018  On May - 02 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  On May - 02 new research show plants "talk" to each other through their roots and the soil in study on corn published in journal "Plos One"   

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1360  Yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424) was born on May - 02.   

1451  On this day in history birth of rené II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508)   

1458  Leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525) was born on this day in history.   

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on this day in history.   

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

1660  On May - 02 birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)   

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  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on May - 02.   

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

0756  On this day in history death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)   

0907  On this day in history death of boris I of Bulgaria   

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 May - 02.   

1300  On this day in history death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

1450  On this day in history death of william de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk, English military leader (b. 1396)