Wednesday May 02, 2007

Historical Events

• Taliban gunmen kill Abdul Sabur Farid (a former Prime Minister and member of the House of Elders) in Afghanistan.
• Antonio Villaraigosa is the Mayor of Los Angeles. He orders an investigation into the clash at the May Day Rally that took place between pro-immigration protestors and the Los Angeles Police Department.
• International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants to Ahmed Haroun, Sudanese humanitarian affairs minister, and Ali Kushayb Janjaweed leader on charges of war crime committed during the Darfur conflict.
• Iraq War: President George W. Bush meets with representatives of the Democratic Party in Congress to discuss ways to finance the Iraq War.
• The appeals against the death sentences of all six Bali Nine members are heard in Bali or Jakarta by the Bali Nine.
• Avigdor Yizhaki, chairman and co-founder Ehud Olmert’s Kadima party calls for Olmert to resign from his role as Prime Minister of Israel due to his handling of the 2006 Lebanon War. Later, Tzipi Livni, the foreign minister, joined the calls for Olmert to resign.
• Four people are killed when a helicopter crashes in Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom.
• Alabama bridge collapse: Six people were injured by a train transporting solid-fuel booster sections for the space shuttle programme. Two of them were seriously.
• The Bahamas voters vote in elections for the House of Assembly (AP via CNN), to defeat the Progressive Liberal Party and elect the Free National Movement.
• French Presidential Election, 2007. Candidates Nicolas Sarkozy & Segolene Royal take part in a televised debate.
• See more

See also

What happened on May 02 in history? Find out the list of May 2nd major events

What was 2007 famous for? Discover everything about 2007

Who died on May 02, 2007?

• Abdul Saboor Farid

Other May 2nd famous deaths

• Martin Bormann

  German Nazi official, one of the most powerful but least known Nazis; he was called "Hitler's evil genius.

• Lynn Redgrave

  British-American actress and noted family, the daughter of actor Sir Michael Redgrave (born 3/20/1908, Bristol) and his wife, actress Rachel...

• Dorothea Binz

  Nazi war criminal (Born 1920).

• Caryl Chessman

  American homicide; called the "Red Light Bandit" as he would flash a red light on his car to stop people, pretending to be a cop, rape the...

See all famous people who died on May 2nd

Western Zodiac - Astrological Sign

Taurus

Taurus personality

Who should a Taurus marry?

Babies born in May are either Taurus or Gemini. People born before May 20th are Taurus, while people born from May 21st have the sign of Gemini

Personality of May born

Chinese Zodiac

Pig

The day of the week was Wednesday.

May 2nd marks the 121st day of the Gregorian calendar for the year 2007.

There are 243 days remaining until the end of the year. Calculate the number of days between two dates.

May 2007 calendar

Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Avril Lavigne - Girlfriend
2. Timbaland - Give It To Me
3. Akon - Don't Matter
4. Fergie - Glamorous
5. T-Pain - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Beyonce & Shakira - Beautiful Liar
2. Timbaland featuring Nelly Furtado - Give It To Me
3. Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold
4. Rihanna featuring Jay-Z - Umbrella
5. Akon - Don't Matter

Top #5 R&B songs

1. Robin Thicke - Lost Without U
2. T-Pain Featuring Yung Joc - Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin')
3. R. Kelly Or Bow Wow (Featuring T.I. & T-Pain) - I'm A Flirt
4. Musiq Soulchild - Buddy
5. Akon - Don't Matter

Top #5 Latin songs

1. Jennifer Lopez - Que Hiciste
2. Mana - Bendita Tu Luz
3. Conjunto Primavera - Ese
4. Hector "El Father" - Sola
5. Chayanne - Si Nos Quedara Poco Tiempo

Serie A

• Catania - Ascoli : 3 - 3

Stock Markets

• ExxonMobil XOM: opens at $79.83
• Apple AAPL: opens at $99.65
• Microsoft MSFT: opens at $30.39
• General Electric GE: opens at $37.19
• International Business Machines IBM: opens at $102.80

Exchange Rates

• 1 USD = 120.15 JPY
• 1 USD = 1.109 CAD
• 1 USD = 1.2135 CHF
• 1 EUR = 163.3 JPY
• 1 EUR = 0.6829 GBP