Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: May 3
May 3, 2024 is the 124th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of 2024. The day of the week is Friday.
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
- 1808 –Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill.
- 1915 –The poem In Flanders Fields is written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae.
- 1920 –A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
- 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.
- 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.
- 1973 –The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1.451 feet as the world’s tallest building.
- 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.
- 2000 –The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.
- 2001 –The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947.
Who were born on May 3?
- 1826 –Charles, Crown Prince of Sweden-Norway (d. 1872)
- 1849 –Jacob August Riis, American journalist (d. 1914)
- 1874 –V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (d. 1954)
- 1919 –Pete Seeger, American singer
- 1940 –Clemens Westerhof, Dutch football manager
- 1941 –Edward “Monk” Malloy, American university president
- 1955 –David Hookes, Australian cricketer (d. 2004)
- 1958 –Kevin Kilner, American actor
- 1973 –Brad Martin, American musician
- 1975 –Christina Hendricks, American actress
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