Born on May 3rd, 1897
Weekday
Monday
May 3rd, 1897 was a Monday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1897 - May 21st, 1897
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 46,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 618 days, exactly on January 7th, 2026, people who were born on May 3rd, 1897 will be 47,000 days old!
46,382 Days
6,626 Weeks
1,523 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, 1897
Same 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 CityDodie Smith
English children's novelist and playwright
*May 3rd, 1896, Whitefield †November 24th, 1990, Uttlesford
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 1897
82 Dirk Stikker
Politician and badminton player (1897-1979)
*February 5th, 1897, Winschoten †December 23rd, 1979, Wassenaar_(photo_by_Carl_van_Vechten).jpg "William Faulkner")
64 William Faulkner
American writer (1897–1962)
*September 25th, 1897, New Albany †July 6th, 1962, ByhaliaPierre Loeb
French Jewish galerist and art dealer persecuted by Nazis (1897-1964)
*September 24th, 1897, Paris †May 4th, 1964
41 Amelia Earhart
American aviation pioneer and author
*July 24th, 1897, Atchison †January 5th, 1939, Howland Island
80 Ludwig Erhard
Chancellor of West Germany (1963–1966)
*February 4th, 1897, Fürth †May 5th, 1977, Bonn_-_2.jpg "Paavo Nurmi")
76 Paavo Nurmi
Finnish middle and long distance runner (1897-1973)
*June 13th, 1897, Turku †October 2nd, 1973, Helsinki.jpg "Paul VI")
80 Paul VI
Head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978
*September 26th, 1897, Concesio †August 6th, 1978, Castel Gandolfo,_1921crop.jpg "Irène Joliot-Curie")
58 Irène Joliot-Curie
French scientist (1897-1956)
*September 12th, 1897, 13th arrondissement of Paris †March 17th, 1956, Paris
64 Georges Bataille
French intellectual and literary figure
*September 10th, 1897, Billom †July 9th, 1962, Paris
47 Joseph Goebbels
Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister (1897–1945)
*October 29th, 1897, Rheydt †May 1st, 1945, Berlin
96 Marian Anderson
African-American contralto (1897–1993)
*February 21st, 1897, Philadelphia †April 8th, 1993, Portland
94 Judith Anderson
Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)
*February 10th, 1897, Adelaide †January 3rd, 1992, Santa Barbara.jpg "Kate O'Brien")
76 Kate O'Brien
Irish novelist, playwright and activist
*December 3rd, 1897, Limerick †August 13th, 1974, Canterbury
Thornton Wilder
American playwright and novelist (1897–1975)
*April 17th, 1897, Madison †December 7th, 1975, Hamden
78 Alfredo Bracchi
Italian writer and actor (1897-1976)
*December 30th, 1897, Milan †October 11th, 1976, Milan
94 Frank Capra
Italian-born American film director (1897–1991)
*May 18th, 1897, Bisacquino †September 3rd, 1991, La Quinta
75 Lester B. Pearson
14th Prime Minister of Canada, from 1963 to 1968
*April 23rd, 1897, Toronto †December 27th, 1972, Ottawa
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105 Mary Ellis
American opera singer (1897–2003)
*June 15th, 1897, New York City †January 30th, 2003, LondonBirthdays 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
3.5.1897
Legend
| M = 1000 | D = 500 | C = 100 | XC = 90 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
No: With 365 days 1897 is a normal year and no leap year.