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Day Of The Week: May 3
May 3, 2025 is the 123rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Saturday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Taurus is your zodiac sign. Emerald is your modern birthstone. Sapphire is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: May 3
- 1481 –The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.
- 1808 –Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia.
- 1815 –Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive engagement of the war.
- 1837 –The University of Athens is founded in Athens, Greece.
- 1913 –Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
- 1921 –West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to issues surrounding its enforcement.
- 1936 –Joe DiMaggio, familiarly referred to as Joltin' Joe and The Yankee Clipper makes his major league debut for the New York Yankees.
- 1942 –World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
- 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.
- 1987 –A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop restrictor plate racing the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega.
Who were born on May 3?
- 1713 –Alexis Claude de Clairaut, French mathematician (d. 1765)
- 1826 –Charles, Crown Prince of Sweden-Norway (d. 1872)
- 1835 –Alfred Austin, English poet (d. 1913)
- 1860 –John Scott Haldane, Scottish physiologist (d. 1936)
- 1879 –Fergus McMaster, Australian businessman (d. 1950)
- 1898 –Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (d. 1978)
- 1933 –Alex Cord, American actor
- 1934 –Georges Moustaki, Egyptian born Greek-French singer and songwriter
- 1942 –C.L. Otter, American politician, governor of Idaho
- 1975 –Valentino Lanús, Mexican actor
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