A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.
May 3: Day of the Week
May 3, 2024 is the 124th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Friday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is viernes.
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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
May 3 Historical Event(s)
1791
The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
1808
Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
1808
Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.
1867
The Hudson’s Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
1901
The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
1920
A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
1937
Gone with the Wind, a novel by Margaret Mitchell, wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
1939
The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
1945
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay.
2003
New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses.
Who were born on May 3?
1446
Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503)
1873
Pavlo Skoropadsky, Ukrainian general (d. 1945)
1907
Dorothy Young, American entertainer (d. 2011)
1924
Ken Tyrrell, English founder of eponymous F1 racing team (d. 2001)
1937
Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer
1943
Jim Risch, American politician, junior senator of Idaho
1947
Doug Henning, Canadian magician (d. 2000)
1963
Jeff Hornacek, American basketball player
1970
Jeffrey Sebelia, American fashion designer
1987
Lina Grinčikaitė, Lithuanian sprinter
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters PZALRLAAUIXP? Check your answers here: Make words with these letters PZALRLAAUIXP. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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