On This Day May 2nd
OTD
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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