On This Day May 2nd

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May 2nd is the one-hundred-twenty-second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 245 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, is arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason and witchcraft

1559 – John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.

1611 – Printer Robert Barker publishes the King James Version of the Bible for the first time in London, England.

1670 – King Charles II of England grants a permanent charter to the Hudson's Bay Company to open up the fur trade in North America.

1808—Outbreak of the Peninsular War: The people of Madrid rose up in rebellion against French occupation. Francisco de Goya later memorialized this event in his painting The Second of May 1808.

1863 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson is wounded by friendly fire while returning to camp after reconnoitering during the Battle of Chancellorsville. He succumbs to pneumonia eight days later.

1920 – The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis.

1952 – A De Havilland Comet makes the first jetliner flight with fare-paying passengers from London to Johannesburg.

1986 – Chornobyl disaster: The City of Chornobyl is evacuated six days after the disaster.

2000—President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access will no longer be restricted to the United States military.

2012 – A pastel version of The Scream, by Norwegian painter Edvard Munch, sells for $120 million in a New York City auction, setting a new world record for a work of art at auction.

 

Birthdays

1579 – Tokugawa Hidetada, Japanese shōgun (d. 1632)

1695 – Giovanni Niccolò Servandoni, Italian French painter and architect (d. 1766)

1729 – Catherine the Great of Russia (d. 1796)

1872 – Ichiyō Higuchi, Japanese writer (d. 1896)

1936 – Engelbert Humperdinck, English singer, and pianist.

1947 – James Dyson, the English businessman, founded the Dyson Company

1972 – Dwayne Johnson, American Canadian wrestler, actor, and producer

1975 – David Beckham, English footballer, coach, and model.

1985 – Kyle Busch, American race car driver

 

Holiday Highlight

INTERNATIONAL SCURVY AWARENESS DAY

Scurvy was first noted during the Crusades from the 11th to the 13th Century. European Christian powers sent forces to conquer opposing religions. During these long journeys, it was common for the men to slowly lose their strength and develop health issues that we now know as scurvy symptoms. It was only in the 1500s onwards that scurvy was recognized as an ultimately life-threatening disease after roughly 2,000,000 sailors died from the disease.

The distressingly high death toll due to the disease sparked concern and further investigation from naval commanders and physicians alike. Commodore George Anson, a key figure in maritime exploration, reported 1,855 out of 2,000 men perishing due to scurvy. After hearing Anson’s report, a physician called James Lind, who would later play a crucial role in scurvy prevention, was interested enough to investigate the disease wiping out the British naval forces. Lind went on to conduct trials to test treatment methods he’d heard other naval medical officers implement. He proved that citrus fruits could prevent the disease and help sailors maintain good health during voyages. Despite his accurate findings, Lind sadly passed away before they became popularized.

At the end of the 1800s, prevention measures such as daily rations of vitamin C in the form of juice became commonplace. After the staggering losses endured during many long voyages across land and sea, scurvy became a disease known to be fatal and highly preventable for many years. Many people now view scurvy as a disease attached to the stereotypical pop-culture pirate, a testament to the successful prevention measures implemented over the years.

 

Holidays And Observance

Baby Day

Brothers and Sisters Day

International Harry Potter Day 

International Scurvy Awareness Day

National Day of Prayer

National Day of Reason

National Fire Day

National Life Insurance Day

National Play Your Ukulele Day

National Truffles Day

Take a Baby to Lunch Day

World Password Day

World Tuna Day

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