What day of the week was May 2, 1885?

The day of the week May 2nd, 1885 fell on was a Saturday.

Hedda Hopper the American actress and columnist (d. 1966) was born on 02 May in 1885.

Terézia Zakoucs the Hungarian-Slovene author (b. 1817) died on this day in 1885.

Good Housekeeping magazine goes on sale for the first time. Cree and Assiniboine warriors win the Battle of Cut Knife the their largest victory over Canadian forces during the North-West Rebellion. The Congo Free State is established by King Léopold II of Belgium.