📰 TODAY IN HISTORY

📆 - May 2

📜 Events:

* 1500 — Pedro Álvares Cabral’s fleet departs from Cabrália Bay (Brazil), continuing its voyage to the Indies.

* 1536 — Anne Boleyn, the second wife of King Henry VIII of England, is arrested in the Tower of London on charges of adultery.

* 1808 — May 2 uprising in Spain against French occupation.

* 1945 — World War II: the Soviet Union announces the capture of Berlin, and Soviet soldiers raise their flag over the Reichstag.

* 1968 — France: the beginning of the student demonstrations of May 1968.

* 1986 — Chernobyl nuclear accident: the city of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.

* 2011 — Osama bin Laden is killed in a U.S. military operation in Pakistan.

*⭐ Births:*

* 1729 — Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796).

* 1860 — Theodor Herzl, Austrian journalist (d. 1904).

* 1892 — Manfred von Richthofen, German aviator (d. 1918).

* 1909 — Ataulfo Alves, Brazilian composer and singer (d. 1969).

* 1921 — Satyajit Ray, Indian filmmaker (d. 1992).

* 1972 — Dwayne Johnson, American actor and wrestler.

* 1975 — David Beckham, former British footballer.

*🕊️ Deaths:*

* 1519 — Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist and scientist (b. 1452).

* 1857 — Alfred de Musset, French poet (b. 1810).

* 1957 — Joseph McCarthy, U.S. politician (b. 1908).

* 1997 — Paulo Freire, Brazilian sociologist and educator (b. 1921).

* 2009 — Augusto Boal, Brazilian playwright (b. 1931).

* 2011 — Osama bin Laden, Saudi terrorist (b. 1957).

* 2013 — Jeff Hanneman, American guitarist (b. 1964).

*📍 Public Holidays and Cyclical Events:*

*Portugal:*

* Day of Lament for Marble

*Brazil:*

* National Day of Struggle for Citizenship, Dignity, and Human Rights in the National Drug Policy.

* National Day of the Ex-Combatant

* National Day of Ethics

* Anniversary of the municipality of Guapiara, São Paulo

* Anniversary of the municipality of Umbuzeiro, Paraíba.

*International:*

* Flag Day - Poland

* Madrid Region Day - Spain

*Bahá'í Faith:*

* Last day of the Ridván Festival

*Roman mythology:*

* Festival of Bona Dea, also known as Fauna, a goddess of the countryside
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