Historical Events In May - 02

1986  Transportation Expo 86 opens in Vancouver British Columbia on May - 02.   

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

1988  Jackson Pollock's "Search" sold for $4,800,000 on this day in history.   

1988  On this day in history reds manager Pete Rose is suspended for 30 days for pushing an ump   

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

1990  On May - 02 david Rappaport, 3'11' actor (Wizard, LA Law), shoots himself at 38   

1991  On this day in history hal Bell, dies at 65   

1992  Yugoslav Army seize Bosnian President Alija Izetbegovic on May - 02.   

1992  On this day in history joey Cuevas, dancer, dies at 34   

1993  Julio Gallo, wine maker (Gallo), dies in a car accident at 82 on May - 02.   

1994  Bus crashes into a tree at Gdansk Poland, 30 killed on May - 02.   

1994  Dr Kevokian found innocent on assisting suicides on May - 02.   

1994  Michael Bolton found to have plagiarized Isley Brothers "Love is Wonderful Thing" on May - 02.   

1994  Louis Calaferte, writer (Requiem of the Innocents), dies at 65 on May - 02.   

1995  On May - 02 serb missiles exploded in the heart of Zagreb, killing six   

1996  Arthur Leslie Noel Douglas Houghton, civil servant, dies at 97 on May - 02.   

1997  Donald Trump &Marla Maples announce they are separating on May - 02.   

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  On May - 02 a blast at an illegal munitions store in northern Afghanistan kills 28 people and injures at least 13 others.   

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 May - 02.   

2012  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 on May - 02.   

2013  On May - 02 14 members of the Sons of Iraq are killed in attacks in Fallujah, Iraq   

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

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

2018  Kanye West widely criticized for saying "slavery is a choice" in TMZ interview on May - 02.   

2018  On May - 02 indian city of Kanpur declared world's most polluted city by WHO with 14 other Indian cities in the top 20   

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

2018  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 on this day in history.   

2018  On this day in history 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  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  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  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  On this day in history death of athanasius, Patriarch of Alexandria (b. 298)   

0649  Maruta of Tagrit, theology/1st mafriaan Jakobitische church, dies on May - 02.   

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

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

1230  Death of William de Braose, Lord of Abergavenny (b. 1197) on May - 02.   

1250  On May - 02 death of toeransa, sultan of Egypt, murdered   

1300  On May - 02 death of blanche of Artois, regent of Navarre (b. 1248)   

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