May 2
What happened on May 2 in history
3 events fall on May 2, from 1519 to 2011. Read them below, then try to place a historical scene yourself — guess where in the world it happened and in what year.
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Events on May 2
1519
Leonardo da Vinci dies
He dies at Amboise in the Loire valley, in the service of the French king.
1808
The Dos de Mayo uprising
Madrid rises against French occupation and the Peninsular War begins.
2011
Osama bin Laden is killed
US special forces raid a compound in Abbottabad, Pakistan.