What Day of the Week

May 3, 2021 is the 123^rd day of the year 2021 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Monday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is lundi.

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Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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.

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• 1791

  The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth.
• 1830

  The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened. It is the first steam hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel.
• 1837

  The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
• 1867

  The Hudson’s Bay Company gives up all claims to Vancouver Island.
• 1877

  Labatt Park, the oldest continually operating baseball grounds in the world has its first game.
• 1945

  World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay.
• 1957

  Walter O'Malley, the owner of the Brooklyn Dodgers, agrees to move the team from Brooklyn, New York, to Los Angeles, California.
• 1963

  The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the “Birmingham campaign” protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing newfound attention to the African-American Civil Rights Movement.
• 1999

  The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is devastated by an F5 tornado killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This is the strongest tornado ever recorded with wind speeds of up to 318 mph.
• 2000

  The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.

• 1886

  Marcel Dupré, French organist and composer (d. 1971)
• 1910

  Norman Corwin, American radio pioneer
• 1918

  Ted Bates, English former footballer (d. 2003)
• 1919

  Pete Seeger, American singer
• 1923

  George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor
• 1924

  Yehuda Amichai, Israeli poet (d. 2000)
• 1945

  Davey Lopes, American baseball player and coach
• 1951

  Tatyana Tolstaya, Russian writer
• 1974

  Peter Everitt, Australian football player
• 1982

  Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-born American football player

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