Historical Events In May - 02

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

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

1992  On this day in history 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 May - 02.  

1994  On May - 02 bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed  

1994  On this day in history dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides  

1994  Michael Bolton found to have plagiarized Isley Brothers "Love is Wonderful Thing" on this day in history.  

1994  On this day in history louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65  

1995  Serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six on this day in history.  

1996  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 May - 02.  

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 this day in history 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  Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan asks widespread protests to halt after ruling Republican party said it would support his bid to be Prime Minister on May - 02.  

2018  On this day in history 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  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  On May - 02 birth of yongle, Emperor of China (d. 1424)  

1451  René II, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1508) was born on this day in history.  

1458  On May - 02 birth of leonor of Viseu, queen of Portugal (d. 1525)  

1551  William Camden, English historian (Brittania, Annales) was born on May - 02.  

1601  On May - 02 birth of athanasius Kircher, German Jesuit/inventor (magic lantern)  

1660  On this day in history birth of pietro Alessandro Gaspare Scarlatti, Palermo Italy, composer (Tigrane)  

1695  On this day in history birth of giovanni Niccolo Servandoni, Italian-born architect (d. 1766)  

1702  On May - 02 birth of friedrich Christoph Oetinger, German theologian (d. 1782)  

0373  Death of Athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298) on this day in history.  

0649  On this day in history maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies  

0756  On May - 02 death of emperor Shōmu, Emperor of Japan (b. 701)  

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

1230  On May - 02 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)