Friday, 2nd May 2025 in London
Welcome to your daily snapshot of London! It's World Tuna Day. Explore 46 historical events, birthdays, deaths, and milestones that shaped this day in London. From remarkable moments in local and world history to the people who left their mark — find out what makes today special. Today's weather in London brings drizzly with temperatures between 14°C and 25°C. Tonight's moon is in its waning gibbous phase, and the zodiac sign of the day is Taurus. If you're curious about the history of a day — this page brings together everything worth knowing about this Friday, 2nd May in London, GB.
On Friday, 2nd May 2025, London experiences drizzly conditions typical of early May in the capital. The city, situated on the Thames in south-east England, remains one of the world's most significant financial and cultural centres, with a metropolitan population exceeding nine million residents. The weather, moon phase and zodiac sign for this date reflect a waning gibbous moon and the Taurus zodiac sign.
Historically, 2nd May has witnessed several significant events across different centuries and continents. In 1945, General Helmuth Weidling, the German commander of Berlin, surrendered to Soviet forces led by Marshal Georgy Zhukov, effectively ending the Battle of Berlin and marking a decisive moment in the final stages of the Second World War in Europe. More recently, in 2014, a tragic confrontation between pro-Russian and pro-Ukrainian protesters in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odesa resulted in 48 deaths, reflecting the escalating tensions of the Russo-Ukrainian conflict during that period.
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What the Weather Had in Store for London on 2nd May 2025
What feeds the body rarely feeds the mind with equal measure.
Fortune of the Day
2nd May in the Stars – Star Sign Pisces
Personality Profile
Personality People born on 2 May embody classic Taurus nature with refined sensory perception. Under Venus's influence, they display natural elegance and love for beauty, paired with admirable patience and reliability. Numerology 7 grants them deeper reflective capacity.
Strengths & Weaknesses These individuals shine through endurance, practical thinking, and emotional stability. Their strength lies in loyalty and artistic sensibility. However, they tend toward stubbornness and can become rigid under resistance, limiting adaptability.
Love Those born on 2 May are passionate yet measured partners seeking deep emotional bonds. Sensuality and faithfulness characterize their relationships strongly. They require security and value long-term commitment.
Caree & Finance Practical skill makes these people reliable professionals in stable fields like craftsmanship, finance, or arts. Financial security matters greatly; they save conscientiously and make prudent money decisions.
Health These natives benefit from regular, gentle physical activity like hiking or yoga. Their inclination toward pleasure requires dietary mindfulness. Mental rest and nature connection sustainably support their wellbeing.
That night, the moon was in its waning gibbous phase.
Chinese year of the Snake (Wood).
Fun Facts About 2nd May
Name Days in Your Language: Bing, Zoe, Zoey, Zolita
Someone born on this day would be just 341 days old today — roughly 8,186 hours, 491,184 minutes, or 29,471,071 seconds spent on Earth so far.
It's the 122. day of the year.
There are 243 days still to come.
We’re currently in Week 18 — the year marches on.
Famous Birthdays on 2nd May
- Princess Charlotte of Wales, British royal, and third in line to the British throne (2015)
- BamBam, Thai singer (1997)
- Cherprang Areekul, Thai singer (1996)
- Julian Brandt, German footballer (1996)
- Schuyler Bailar, American swimmer (1996)
- Lucy Dacus, American singer-songwriter (1995)
- Owain Doull, Welsh track cyclist (1993)
- Isyana Sarasvati, Indonesian singer (1993)
- Huang Zitao, Chinese singer and rapper (1993)
- Sunmi, South Korean singer (1992)
Lives Remembered on 2nd May
- Ricky Davao, Filipino actor and director (born 1961) (2025)
- George Ryan, American politician, 39th Governor of Illinois (born 1934) (2025)
- Sjoukje Dijkstra, Dutch figure skater (born 1942) (2024)
- Darius Morris, American basketball player (born 1991) (2024)
- Peter Oosterhuis, English golfer and broadcaster (born 1948) (2024)
Celebrations & Special Days Worldwide on 2nd May
- Christian feast day: Ahudemmeh (Syriac Orthodox Church).
- Christian feast day: Athanasius of Alexandria (Western Christianity)
- Christian feast day: Bolesław Strzelecki (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Boris I of Bulgaria (Bulgarian Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Germanus of Normandy
- Christian feast day: Joseph Luu Van Nguyen (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: Wiborada (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: William Tirry (Catholic Church)
- Christian feast day: May 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- The last day of the Festival of Ridván (Baháʼí Faith) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March equinox, see List of observances set by the Baháʼí calendar)
- Anniversary of the Dos de Mayo Uprising (Community of Madrid, Spain)
- Birth Anniversary of Third Druk Gyalpo (Bhutan)
- Flag Day (Poland)
- Indonesia National Education Day
- Teachers' Day (Iran) (this date is non-Gregorian and may change according to the March Equinox, see List of observances set by the Solar Hijri calendar)
- International Harry Potter Day
- World Tuna Day
What Happened on 2nd May?
- Two mudslides in Badakhshan, Afghanistan, leave up to 2,500 people missing. (2014)
- 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. (2012)
- Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man, is killed by the United States Navy SEALs in Abbottabad, Pakistan. (2011)
- An E. coli outbreak strikes Europe, mostly in Germany, leaving more than 30 people dead and many others are taken ill. (2011)
- Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Burma killing over 138,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless. (2008)
- Chaitén Volcano begins erupting in Chile, forcing the evacuation of more than 4,500 people. (2008)
- The Yelwa massacre concludes. It began on 4 February 2004 when armed Muslims killed 78 Christians at Yelwa, Nigeria. In response, about 630 Muslims were killed by Christians on May 2. (2004)
- President Bill Clinton announces that accurate GPS access would no longer be restricted to the United States military. (2000)
- Panamanian general election: Mireya Moscoso becomes the first woman to be elected President of Panama. (1999)
- The European Central Bank is founded in Brussels in order to define and execute the European Union's monetary policy. (1998)