May 3rd, 1237

Born on May 3rd, 1237

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 288,000 days old!

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What happened on May 3rd?

May 3rd, 2021

An elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapsed, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others.

May 3rd, 2007

Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has never been found.

May 3rd, 1999

A Doppler on Wheels team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth, at 143.6 m/s (321 mph; 517 km/h), in a tornado near Bridge Creek, Oklahoma.

May 3rd, 1971

Erich Honecker became First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the governing party of East Germany.

May 3rd, 1963

Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutiny on racial segregation in the southern United States.

May 3rd, 1960

The Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks premiered, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical, with 17,162 performances across 42 years.

May 3rd, 1947

A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain fundamental rights, and relegating the Japanese monarchy to a purely ceremonial role.

May 3rd, 1945

Second World War: The German ocean liner Cap Arcona, afloat in the Bay of Lübeck with thousands of concentration camp survivors on board, was attacked and sunk by the Royal Air Force.

May 3rd, 1942

Second World War: Japanese forces began an invasion of Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands, enabling them to threaten and intercept supply and communication routes between the United States and Australasia.

May 3rd, 1939

Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to Gandhi's tactics of nonviolence.

May 3rd, 1921

Under the British Government of Ireland Act, Ireland was partitioned into two self-governing territories, Northern and Southern Ireland.

May 3rd, 1920

Russian Civil War: Relying on Red Army troops in neighboring Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks attempted to stage a coup d'etat in Georgia.

May 3rd, 1915

The oldest Royal Air Force station in continuous operation, RAF Northolt, opened as home to No. 4 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron.

May 3rd, 1913

Raja Harishchandra, the first Indian feature-length film, was released.

May 3rd, 1855

A group of American mercenaries led by William Walker set sail from San Francisco to conquer Nicaragua.

Public holidays on May 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Finding of the Holy Cross-related observances) which are celebrated on May 3rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1237 is a normal year and no leap year.

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