International Baby Lost Mother's Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
International Bereaved Mothers Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
International Harry Potter Day
International Permaculture Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
International Scurvy Awareness Day
Lemonade Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
Mayday for Mutts - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
Motorcycle Mass and Blessings of the Bike - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
National Fire Day
National Infertility Survival Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
National Life Insurance Day
National Play Your Ukulele Day
National Truffles Day
Orthodox Easter - May 2, 2021
Rural Life Sunday - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
Take a Baby to Lunch Day
World Laughter Day - May 2, 2021 (First Sunday in May)
World Tuna Day
2021 Weekly Holidays that include May 2, are:
Arson Awareness Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Be Kind to Animals Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Choose Privacy Week - May 1-7
Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Drinking Water Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Flexible Work Arrangement Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Goodwill Industries Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
International Building Safety Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
International Clitoris Awareness Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
International Wildlife Film Week - April 17 - May 15, 2021
Kids Win Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Alcohol & Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Anxiety & Depression Awareness Week - May 2-8, 2021
National Children's Mental Health Week - May 2-8, 2021 and also February 8-13, 2021
National Correctional Officer's Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Family Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Herb Week - May 2-8, 2021 (Week Prior to Mother's Day)
National Hug Holiday Week - May 2-8, 2021
National Hurricane Preparedness Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Pet Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Physical Education and Sports Week - May 1-7 (First Week in May)
National Postcard Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Raisin Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
National Small Business Week - May 2-8, 2021
National Tourism Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (NAOSH) - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Public Service Recognition Week - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
Ramadan - Evening of April 12, 2021 - Evening of May 11, 2021
Stewardship Week - April 25 - May 2, 2021 (Last Sunday in April to First Sunday in May)
Update Your References Week - May 2-8, 2021
Week of the Classroom Teacher - May 2-8, 2021 (First Full Week in May)
2021 Monthly Holidays that include May 2, are:
There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our May Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of May.
NOTE:
A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.
If a date is a movable holiday, that is different every year, I'll include the year as well as the date rule above. Otherwise, the holiday falls on the same date each year.
Astrological Sign
The Astrological Sign for May 2 is Taurus.
Birth Flower of the Month
The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for May are:
The Lily of the Valley - Humility, Chastity and Sweetness - signifies a return to happiness
Hawthorn
Birthstone
The Birthstone(s) for May is the Emerald which is a symbol of rebirth and is believed to grant the owner foresight, good fortune, and youth.
Famous Birthdays
1903 - Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and author (Common Sense Book of Baby Care) (d. 1998)
1936 - Engelbert Humperdinck - English singer
1948 - Larry Gatlin, American Country and Gospel singer, songwriter, and actor (Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers)
1955 - Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer
1972 - Dwayne Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer (Known as The Rock)
2015 - Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, British royal, daughter of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge & Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge who is fourth in line to the British throne.
Famous Deaths
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (Mona Lisa, The Last Supper) (b. 1452)
1972 - J. Edgar Hoover, American, First Director of the F.B.I. (b. 1895)
Famous Weddings and Divorces
1946 - Actress Joan Fontaine (Rebecca) marries actor and producer William Dozier
Quote of the Day
Benjamin Spock was born on this day in 1903!
Recipe of the Day or a Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day
See Kerry's Healthy Grocery List, that includes mostly healthy items that you can shop for. You can use Kerry's Grocery List that works for her family as a sample to set up one that works for your family!
This Day in History
1611 - The King James Version of the Bible is published for the first time in London, England
1863 - Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire during the American Civil War and he died from pneumonia eight days later
1964 - During the Vietnam War, an explosion sinks the USS Card while it is docked at Saigon
1969 - British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 sets sail on her maiden vogage to New York City
1986 - The City of Chernobyl is evacuated six days after the nuclear disaster
2008 - A cyclone named Nargi kills over 138,000 people in Burma
2011 - Osama bin Laden of the 9/11 attacks is killed by the U.S. special forces in Pakistan
2012 - A New world record for a work of art at auction is set after a pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch sells for $120 in New York City
2014 - Two mudslides leave up to 2,500 people missing in Badakhshan, Afghanistan
This Day in Music
1955 - Cat on a Hot Tin Roof wins Tennessee Williams a Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1987 - I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew hits #1 on the Hot 100
1995 - Pink Floyd's album The Wall goes Diamond (sales in the U.S. over 10 million)
2005 - Cream reunites after 36 years for the first of four shows in London
2010 - A flood in Nashville, Tennessee damages the Grand Ole Opry House and Country Music Hall of Fame
Above is I Just Died in Your Arms from Cutting Crew
This Day in Sports
1876 - The first HR in the National League is hit by Ross Barnes
1920 - The Negro National League baseball plays its first game in Indianapolis
1954 - In a doubleheader, Stan Musial hits 5 HR's
1970 - Diane Crump is the first woman jockey at the Kentucky Derby
2012 - Lionel Messi a Barcelona football player scores 68 goals to break the European goal-scoring record
Word of the Day from Wiktionary
Cucumiform (adjective)
1. Shaped like a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder tapered and rounded at the ends, and possibly curved.
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