Born on May 3rd, 1896
Weekday
Sunday
May 3rd, 1896 was a Sunday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1896 - May 21st, 1896
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 46,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 262 days, exactly on January 7th, 2025, people who were born on May 3rd, 1896 will be 47,000 days old!
46,738 Days
6,676 Weeks
1,535 Months
... in seconds, minutes and hours
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What happened on May 3rd?
Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 3rd
Born on May 3rd, 1896
Dodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright
*May 3rd, 1896, Whitefield †November 24th, 1990, UttlesfordQueen Helen, The Queen Mother of Romania
Greek and Romanian Royal
*May 3rd, 1896, Athens †November 28th, 1982, LausanneVengalil Krishnan Krishna Menon
Indian politician (1896-1974)
*May 3rd, 1896, Thalassery †October 6th, 1974, DelhiLudwig Schmid-Wildy
German folk actor, director, writer and inventor (1896-1982)
*May 3rd, 1896, Aachen †January 30th, 1982, RosenheimKarl Allmenröder
German World War I flying ace
*May 3rd, 1896, Solingen †June 27th, 1917, ZillebekeSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 3rd?
74 Bing Crosby
American singer and actor (1903–1977)
*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas
84 Robert Osborne
American film historian and actor (1932–2017)
*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City
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.jpg "James Brown")
79 David H. Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, Southampton
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Same year
Born in 1896
Kathleen McKane Godfree
English badminton and tennis player (1896-1992)
*May 7th, 1896, Bayswater †June 19th, 1992, LondonBruno Snell
German classical philologist
*June 18th, 1896, Hildesheim †October 31st, 1986, Hamburg
Helmut Berve
German historian of classical antiquity
*January 22nd, 1896, Wrocław †April 6th, 1979, Hechendorf am Pilsensee
84 Maria
Swiss psychologist, biologist, logician, philosopher and academic (1896-1980)
*August 9th, 1896, Neuchâtel †September 16th, 1980, Geneva
44 F. Scott Fitzgerald
American writer (1896–1940)
*September 24th, 1896, Saint Paul †December 21st, 1940, Hollywood
75 Betty Smith
American author (1896–1972)
*December 15th, 1896, Brooklyn †January 17th, 1972, Shelton
72 Trygve Lie
1st Secretary-General of the United Nations (1896–1968)
*July 16th, 1896, Grünerløkka †December 30th, 1968, Geilo.jpg "David Alfaro Siqueiros")
77 David Alfaro Siqueiros
Mexican social realist painter (1896–1974)
*December 29th, 1896, Mexico City †January 6th, 1974, Cuernavaca
92 Virgil Thomson
American composer and critic
*November 25th, 1896, Kansas City †September 30th, 1989, New York CityErnst Udet
German flying ace (1896–1941)
*April 26th, 1896, Frankfurt †November 17th, 1941, BerlinKarl August Wittfogel
German-American academic (1896–1988)
*September 6th, 1896, Woltersdorf †May 25th, 1988, New York CityErich Sichting
German politician (1896-1946)
*March 13th, 1896, Magdeburg †September 6th, 1946, Magdeburg
61 Gerty Cori
Austro-Hungarian-American biochemist (1896–1957)
*August 15th, 1896, Prague †October 26th, 1957, Glendale.jpg "Elisabeth Selbert")
89 Elisabeth Selbert
German politician (1896-1986)
*September 22nd, 1896, Kassel †June 9th, 1986, KasselJohn Dos Passos
American novelist (1896–1970)
*January 14th, 1896, Chicago †September 28th, 1970, Baltimore
93 Sandro Pertini
Former President of the Italian Republic, President of Italy from 1978 to 1985
*September 25th, 1896, San Giovanni †February 24th, 1990, Rome.JPG "Wallis Simpson")
89 Wallis Simpson
American socialite and wife of the Duke of Windsor (1896-1986)
*June 19th, 1896, Blue Ridge Summit †April 24th, 1986, Villa WindsorBirthdays 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
3.5.1896
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1896 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).