May 3

Events

 * - monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by  missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of.
 * - first sights land that will be called.
 * - "'s" total solar eclipse (the last one visible in, UK for almost 900 years).
 * - The (first modern  in ) is proclaimed by the.
 * - is incorporated as a city.
 * - : loses the fortress of  to.
 * - : The rebels who rose up on  are fired upon near  hill.
 * - :, King of is defeated by the Austrians at the , the decisive engagement of the war.
 * - The is founded. It is the oldest university in the eastern Mediterranean.
 * - The begins - the last of the.
 * - of  is crowned king of.
 * - The gives up all claims to.
 * - begins in.
 * - leaders are executed in Dublin.
 * - imposes the first state.
 * - is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam Beber
 * - ese atrocities in,.
 * - becomes the first woman to head the.
 * - , a by, wins the.
 * - The is formed by Netaji.
 * - naval troops  Island in the  during the first part of  that resulted in the  between Japanese forces and forces from the  and.
 * - : Sinking of the s ,  and  by the in  Lübeck Bay.
 * - World War II: The begins in  against 28 ese military and government officials accused of s and.
 * - New post-war goes into effect.
 * - rules that covenants prohibiting the sale of  to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable.
 * - 's opens.
 * 1951  - The  opens.
 * 1951  - The   and  Committees begin their closed door hearings into the dismissal of   by.
 * - s  and  land a plane at the.
 * - The  are first held.
 * -, the owner of the , agrees to move the team from , to.
 * - The first s are announced.
 * - The, , opens in 's , eventually becoming the longest-running  of all time.
 * - The opened in,.
 * - Anti-war protesters calling themselves the begin four days of demonstrations in, aimed at shutting down the nation's capital.
 * - The in  is topped out as the world's tallest building.
 * - Conservative Party leader to become 's first female  as the Labour government is ousted in.
 * - Twenty-one people are killed and 41 injured after a bomb explodes in an airliner (Flight UL512) at airport in.
 * - A crash by at the,  fencing at the start-finish line would lead  to develop  racing the following season both at  and Talladega.
 * - beats  4-3 coming back from 3-0.
 * - The is signed.
 * - is slammed by an  tornado killing 42 people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage.  The tornado was one of 66 from the.
 * 1999  - The  closes above 11,000 for the first time in its history at 11,014.70.
 * 1999  -  defeats  18-11 to win the  for a record seventh time.
 * - The sport of begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a  posted on.
 * - The loses its seat on the  for the first time since the commission was formed in.
 * - A military aircraft crashes into the Bank of  in, killing eight.
 * - 's famous collapses.
 * - The first elected government in the history of is sworn in.
 * - crashes into the, killing 113 people on board, with no survivors.
 * 2006  -  is sentenced to life in prison in.
 * - disappears from,.

Births

 * -, (d. )
 * -, mother of and  (d. )
 * -, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. )
 * -, wife of (d. )
 * -, Italian historian and political author (d. )
 * -, German architect (d. )
 * -, Italian-born French engineer (d. )
 * -, French mathematician (d. )
 * -, German dramatist (d. )
 * -, sister of Louis XVI, guillotined
 * -, Scottish chemist and industrialist (d. )
 * - of Sweden-Norway (d. )
 * -, English poet (d. )
 * -, English theatrical impresario (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, American baseball player (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Scottish physiologist (d. )
 * 1860  -, Italian mathematician (d. )
 * -, American outlaw (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian general (d. )
 * -, French perfume manufacturer (d. )
 * 1874  -, Swedish oceanographer (d. )
 * -, German psychoanalyst (d. )
 * -, Australian businessman (d. )
 * -, French organist and composer (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Polish poet (d. )
 * -, English physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, Georgian writer and public benefactor (d. )
 * -, philosopher and Christian apologist (d. )
 * -, English novelist and playwright (d. )
 * 1896  -, German   (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Italian actor (d. )
 * -, French physicist, laureate (d. )
 * -, German mathematician (d. )
 * 1905  -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American radio personality (d. )
 * 1906  -, -winning American actress (d. )
 * -, American radio pioneer
 * -, American organist (d. )
 * -, American playwright (d. )
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler and trainer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian tenor (d. )
 * -, English former footballer (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * 1919  -, American comic strip artist (d. )
 * 1919  -, American singer
 * -, American jazz pianist and composer (d. )
 * -, American singer
 * 1921  -, American boxer (d. )
 * -, English former footballer (d. )
 * -, American politician
 * -, Israeli poet (d. )
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, American film historian
 * -, American singer and dancer (d. )
 * 1933  -, American physicist,
 * 1933  -, American actor
 * -, Egyptian born Greek-French singer and songwriter
 * 1934  -, English boxer
 * -, American inventor
 * -, Brazilian writer
 * 1937  -, American singer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, German record producer and musician
 * 1940  -, Dutch football manager
 * -, American university president
 * -, Czech gymnast
 * -, American baseball player and coach
 * -, American football coach
 * 1946  -, South African snooker player
 * -, Canadian magician (d. )
 * -, American lyricist (d. )
 * -, American musician
 * 1951  -, Russian writer
 * -, British athlete
 * -, American drummer
 * -, Australian cricketer (d. )
 * -, French Canadian lawyer and politician
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American actor
 * 1958  -, Danish comedian, author, and UK radio presenter
 * -, English musician
 * 1959  -, Indian politician
 * 1959  -, British comedian and author
 * -, American actress
 * -, English football manager
 * 1961  -, American cartoonist
 * -, Swedish bodybuilder
 * -, American basketball player
 * 1963  -, British strongman
 * 1963  -, English actress
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, Welsh comedian
 * -, American actor
 * 1966  -, Welsh snooker player
 * -, American singer
 * -, American singer
 * 1972  -, American MMA fighter
 * -, American actor
 * 1974  - Princess  of Jordan
 * -, Croatian pianist
 * 1975  -, Spanish actress
 * -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American vocalist
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Czech tennis player
 * 1980  -, American chef ()
 * -, American singer (former member of )
 * -, Ukrainian-born American football player
 * -, American football player
 * 1983  -, Dutch footballer
 * 1983  -, Hungarian footballer
 * -, South Korean actress and model

Deaths

 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.)
 * - King (b. )
 * - (b. /)
 * -, (b. )
 * -, Italian singer (b. )
 * -, English Jesuit (executed) (b. )
 * -, Spanish Jesuit missionary (b. )
 * -, English archbishop (assassinated) (b. )
 * -, French courtier (b. )
 * -, Bohemian composer (b. )
 * -, American President of Harvard (b. )
 * -, Scottish minister and writer (b. )
 * -, British provincial Governor of Maryland (b. c. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, British impostor (b. )
 * -, Italian philosopher (b. )
 * -, American astronomer (b. )
 * -, German theologian and historian (b. )
 * -, Italian composer (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Belgian racing driver (b. )
 * -, (b. )
 * -, English cricketer (b. )
 * -, 3rd , (b. )
 * -, American film director (b. )
 * -, French singer (b. )
 * -, Russian mathematician (b. )
 * 1988  -, American cartoonist  (b. )
 * -, American transexual (b. )
 * 1989  -, Polish Communist politician (b. )
 * -, Polish-born writer (b. )
 * -, American dancer, actor and politician (b. )
 * -, thirteenth president of (b. )
 * -, American baseball player (b. )
 * 1996  -, American actor (b. )
 * -, Spanish classical guitarist (b. )
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player (b. )
 * 1999  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Catholic Archbishop of New York (b. )
 * -, American drummer (b. )
 * -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * -, British actor (b. )
 * 2004  -, British racing driver (b. )
 * 2004  -, American baseball player (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter (b. )
 * 2006  -, Indian politician (b. )
 * 2006  -, Athlete and father of  (b. )
 * -, Swiss illustrator (b. )
 * 2007  -, American astronaut (b. )
 * 2007  -, Japanese comedian and politician (b. )

Holidays and observances

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 * in and.
 * in the
 * in and.

Liturgical s

 * Feast of the, aka the.
 * (d. )
 * (c. )
 * , (s of )
 * (martyrs of )
 * Queen and Protector of Poland (since April 1, 1656)
 * , (s of )
 * (martyrs of )
 * Queen and Protector of Poland (since April 1, 1656)
 * Queen and Protector of Poland (since April 1, 1656)