Born on May 3rd, 1848
Weekday
Wednesday
May 3rd, 1848 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1848 - May 21st, 1848
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 64,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 721 days, exactly on April 20th, 2026, people who were born on May 3rd, 1848 will be 65,000 days old!
64,279 Days
9,182 Weeks
2,111 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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Hours
What happened on May 3rd, 1848?
The boar-crested Anglo-Saxon Benty Grange helmet is discovered in a barrow on the Benty Grange farm in Derbyshire.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Saxons
The Benty Grange helmet (pictured), a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet similar to those mentioned in the contemporary epic poem Beowulf, was discovered in Derbyshire, England.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benty_Grange_helmetWhat else happened on May 3rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 3rd
Born on May 3rd, 1848
71 Otto Bütschli
German biologist (1848-1920)
*May 3rd, 1848, Frankfurt †February 2nd, 1920, HeidelbergSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 3rd?
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80 Bernhard von Bülow
German and Prussian politician
*May 3rd, 1849, Klein Flottbek †October 28th, 1929, Rome
71 Élie Metchnikoff
Immunologist, embryologist, biologist, Nobel laureat
*May 3rd, 1845, Ivanivka †July 2nd, 1916, Paris
84 Robert Osborne
American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City
74 Bing Crosby
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas
79 David H. Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, Southampton
83 George Paget Thomson
English physicist
*May 3rd, 1892, Cambridge †September 10th, 1975, Cambridge
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80 John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City
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Same year
Born in 1848
69 Octave Mirbeau
French writer, art critic and journalist
*February 16th, 1848, Trévières †February 16th, 1917, ParisUlrich von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
German classical philologist (1848-1931)
*December 22nd, 1848, Markowice, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship †September 25th, 1931, BerlinHermann Diels
German classical scholar (1848–1922)
*May 18th, 1848, Biebrich †June 4th, 1922, Dahlem
75 Vilfredo Pareto
Italian economist and sociologist (1848-1923)
*July 15th, 1848, Paris †August 19th, 1923, Céligny
59 Joris-Karl Huysmans
French novelist and art critic
*February 5th, 1848, Paris †May 12th, 1907, ParisFritz von Uhde
German artist (1848–1911)
*May 22nd, 1848, Limbach-Oberfrohna †February 25th, 1911, MunichRaphael von Koeber
Russian-German philosopher
*January 15th, 1848, Nizhny Novgorod †June 14th, 1923, Yokohama
86 Benjamin Baillaud
French astronomer (1848-1934)
*February 14th, 1848, Chalon-sur-Saône †July 8th, 1934, ParisWilhelm von Finck
German entrepreneur and banker
*February 6th, 1848, Bad Vilbel †April 8th, 1924, Munich
76 Gottlob Frege
German philosopher, logician, and mathematician (1848–1925)
*November 8th, 1848, Wismar †July 26th, 1925, Bad Kleinen
66 Hubertine Auclert
French feminist and suffragist
*April 10th, 1848, Saint-Priest-en-Murat †August 4th, 1914, 11th arrondissement of ParisArthur Balfour
British Prime Minister, Conservative politician, and statesman (1848-1930)
*July 25th, 1848, Whittingehame †March 19th, 1930, WokingPaul Gauguin
French painter and printmaker (1848 — 1903)
*June 7th, 1848, Paris †May 9th, 1903, Atuona
48 Otto Lilienthal
German aviation pioneer (1848-1896)
*May 23rd, 1848, Anklam †August 10th, 1896, BerlinJean Aicard
French poet, dramatist and novelist (1848-1921)
*February 4th, 1848, Toulon †May 13th, 1921, 7th arrondissement of Paris.jpg "Édouard Joseph Dantan")
48 Édouard Joseph Dantan
French painter (1848–1897)
*August 26th, 1848, Paris †July 7th, 1897, VillervilleMarguerite Charpentier
French salon-holder and painter
*March 1st, 1848, Paris †November 30th, 1904, Paris
Birthdays of famous people
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Public holidays on May 3rd
Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Finding of the Holy Cross-related observances) which are celebrated on May 3rd.
The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Most_Holy_Virgin_Mary,_Queen_of_PolandTheodosius of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodosius_of_KievMay 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast dayen.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics)Constitution Memorial Day (Japan)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constitution_Memorial_DayConstitution Day (Poland)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_May_Constitution_DayFiesta de las Cruces (Spain and Hispanic America)
Finding of the Holy Cross-related observancesen.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiesta_de_las_CrucesInternational Sun Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_DayWorld Press Freedom Day
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Press_Freedom_DayDate as a Roman numeral / digit
3.5.1848
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XL = 40 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1848 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).