This is our day guide for Wednesday May 2nd 2018 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?
Holidays on May 2nd 2018
International: Labour Day (bridge day)
This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement
International: Shab e-Barat
Muslims believe that on the night of Shab-E-Barat God writes the destinies of all men for the coming year by taking into account the deeds committed by them in the past
Bhutan: Birth Anniversary of the 3rd Druk Gyalpo
Jigme Dorji Wangchuck the 3rd Druk Gyalpo, who began Bhutan's first steps toward modernisation, was born on May 2nd 1929.
Iran: Imam Mahdi's Birthday
Commemorates the anniversary of the birth of the 12th and Last Imam of Twelver Shia Islam.Regional
Spain (regional): Community Festival of Madrid
Madrid only. Marks a rebellion against the French during the War of Independence| Choose a Day |
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| General Information for May 2nd 2018 | |
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| There are 5 public holidays today. | |
| Day 122 of 2018 | |
| 243 days left in 2018 | |
| Week 18 of the year | |
| On this Day in History | |
| 1997 - Tony Blair becomes prime minister of the UK. | |
| 1936 - Singer Engelbert Humperdinck is born. He later achieves success in the UK singles chart with a string of number ones in the 1960s. | |
| 1652 - John Milton's daughter Deborah is born. | |
| 1519 - Leonardo Da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, architect and scientist - the archetypal Renaissance man - dies. |
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