Alan Rawsthorne

British composer (1905-1971).

Born May 2nd, 1905 in Lancashire. ^[ref]

Died July 24th, 1971 at 66 years old in Cambridge. ^[ref]

Van Alexander

American bandleader, arranger, and composer.

Born May 2nd, 1915 in New York City.

Died July 19th, 2015 at 100 years old in Los Angeles (heart failure).

Sherko Bekas

Iraqi kurdish poet.

Born May 2nd, 1940 in Sulaymaniyah.

Died August 4th, 2013 at 73 years old in Stockholm. ^[ref]

Dragan Marković Palma

Serbian politician.

Born May 2nd, 1960 in Končarevo.

Died November 22nd, 2024 at 64 years old in Zemun. ^[ref]

Michael Thwaite

Australian soccer player.

Born May 2nd, 1983 (age 42 years) in Cairns.

Jacques-Louis Lions

French mathematician.

Born May 2nd, 1928 in Grasse.

Died May 17th, 2001 at 73 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine. ^[ref]

Chris Langridge

Badminton player.

Born May 2nd, 1985 (age 40 years) in Epsom. ^[ref]

Klaudia Tanner

Austrian politician.

Born May 2nd, 1970 (age 55 years) in Scheibbs.

Fabrice Pancrate

French footballer.

Born May 2nd, 1980 (age 45 years) in Paris.

Zoé Valdés

Cuban writer.

Born May 2nd, 1959 (age 66 years) in Havana.