May 2, 1519: Leonardo da Vinci, painter of The Last Supper, died at Amboise in France.
May 2, 1927: John Michael Broadbent was born in Yorkshire, England. Originally trained as an architect, he began working in the wine industry in his mid-twenties and worked within auction houses and firms that specialize in the sale and trade of wines, keeping extensive notes through it all. He was certified as a Master of Wine in 1960, and soon after originated the wine auctions at the Christie’s branch in London. He passed away on March 17th, 2020.
May 2, 1964: Nancy Astor, the first woman to take her seat as an MP in the British Parliament and sponsor of a 1923 law restricting alcohol sales to minors, died at Grimsthorpe, England in 1964.
May 2, 1993: Julio Gallo, one of the co-founders of the famed E & J Gallo Winery, passed away due to a car crash.
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