History for May 2 - On-This-Day.com
Catherine The Great (Ekaterina Alekseevna) 1729 - Russian leader Catherine II, Baron Von Richthofen (The Red Baron) 1892 - German fighter pilot, Dr. Benjamin Spock 1903 - Baby doctor, author ("The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care")
Theodore Bikel 1924 - Singer, actor ("Fiddler on the Roof", "The African Queen"), Lesley Gore 1946 - Singer, David Beckham 1975 - Soccer player
1885 - The Congo Free State was established by King Leopold II of Belgium.
1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
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