May 2: Soviet Army Takes Berlin, the End of Osama bin Laden and a 100-year Football Curse

On This Day in History May 2, 2020 Historical Events 1945  More than 1,000,000 German soldiers officially surrender to the Western Allies in Italy and Austria 1945  World War II: Battle of Berlin ends as Soviet army takes Berlin and General Weidling surrenders 1949  Arthur Miller wins Pulitzer Prize for "Death of a Salesman" 1982  Falklands War: Argentine cruiser General Belgrano sunk by British submarine Conqueror, killing more than 350 men 2008  Cyclone Nargis makes landfall in Myanmar killing over 130,000 people and leaving millions of people homeless 2011  Osama bin Laden, the suspected mastermind behind the September 11 attacks and the FBI's most wanted man is killed by US special forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Abraham Gesner (1797 - 1864) Catherine the Great (1729 - 1796) The Red Baron (1892 - 1918) The Rock 48th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths Leonardo da Vinci (1452 - 1519) Osama bin Laden (1957 - 2011) More Famous Deaths May 2: The 100-year Football Curse that Appears to be Working S.L. Benfica has failed to win a European Championship since 1962, when former coach Béla Guttmann placed a 100 year curse on the club. Is the curse working? Read the Article You Might Like Take Our Weekly Quiz You received this email because you opted in at our website, OnThisDay.com Update Your Preferences | Unsubscribe © 2020 OnThisDay.com 2 Acacia Place, Tauranga 3110, New Zealand