Born on May 3rd, 1916
Weekday
Wednesday
May 3rd, 1916 was a Wednesday.
Zodiac
♉
Taurus (The Bull)
April 21st, 1916 - May 21st, 1916
Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 39,000 days old!
Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 561 days, exactly on November 7th, 2025, people who were born on May 3rd, 1916 will be 40,000 days old!
39,439 Days
5,634 Weeks
1,295 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, 1916
Pierre Emmanuel
French poet
*May 3rd, 1916, Gan †September 22nd, 1984, 7th arrondissement of ParisLéopold Simoneau
Canadian opera singer
*May 3rd, 1916, Saint-Flavien †August 24th, 2006, VictoriaSame Day
Who's birthday is on May 3rd?
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.jpg "John Lewis")
80 John Lewis
American jazz pianist, composer and arranger
*May 3rd, 1920, La Grange †March 29th, 2001, New York City
Betty Comden
American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917-2006)
*May 3rd, 1917, Brooklyn †November 23rd, 2006, New York CityPete Seeger
American folk singer (1919-2014)
*May 3rd, 1919, New York City †January 27th, 2014, Manhattan.jpg "James Brown")
79 David H. Koch
American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)
*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, SouthamptonWilliam Inge
American playwright and novelist (1913–1973)
*May 3rd, 1913, Independence †June 10th, 1973, Hollywood Hills
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Norman Corwin
American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011)
*May 3rd, 1910, Boston †October 18th, 2011, Los Angeles
Same year
Born in 1916
Phil Brown
American actor (1916–2006)
*April 30th, 1916, Cambridge †February 9th, 2006, Woodland Hills
100 Jean Rouverol
American actress and screenwriter
*July 8th, 1916, St. Louis †March 24th, 2017, DoverGeoffrey Keen
English actor (1916–2005)
*August 21st, 1916, Wallingford †November 3rd, 2005, Northwood
101 Harry Huskey
American computer design pioneer (1916-2017)
*January 19th, 1916, Whittier †April 9th, 2017, Santa Cruz.jpg "François Mitterrand")
79 François Mitterrand
21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995
*October 26th, 1916, Jarnac †January 8th, 1996, 7th arrondissement of Paris
71 Jackie Gleason
American comedian and actor (1916-1987)
*February 26th, 1916, Brooklyn †June 24th, 1987, Fort Lauderdale
103 Kirk Douglas
American stage and film actor (1916–2020)
*December 9th, 1916, Amsterdam †February 5th, 2020, Beverly Hills
101 Jacque Fresco
American futurist and self-described social engineer
*March 13th, 1916, Brooklyn †May 18th, 2017, Sebring
88 Francis Crick
British molecular biologist, biophysicist, neuroscientist; co-discoverer of the structure of DNA
*June 8th, 1916, Northampton †July 28th, 2004, La JollaFriedrich Grade
German engineer and naval officer
*March 29th, 1916, Büdelsdorf †October 13th, 2023, Bornheim.JPG "Bernard Lewis")
101 Bernard Lewis
British-American historian (1916–2018)
*May 31st, 1916, London †May 19th, 2018, Voorhees Township.jpg "Harold Wilson")
104 Olivia de Havilland
English and American actress (1916–2020)
*July 1st, 1916, Tokyo †July 26th, 2020, 16th arrondissement of Paris
_(Hon.Sirimavo_Bandaranaike_with_Hon.Lalith_Athulathmudali_Crop).jpg "Sirimavo Bandaranaike")
84 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Prime Minister of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka) from 1960–65, 1970–77, 1994–2000
*April 17th, 1916, Baḷangoḍa †October 10th, 2000, Colombo
87 Maurice Wilkins
New Zealand-born English physicist and biologist
*December 15th, 1916, Pongaroa †October 5th, 2004, Blackheath
100 João Havelange
Brazilian businessman and athlete (1916-2016)
*May 8th, 1916, Rio de Janeiro †August 16th, 2016, Rio de Janeiro
89 Edward Heath
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1970 to 1974
*July 9th, 1916, Broadstairs †July 17th, 2005, Salisbury
77 Mark Stevens
American actor (1916–1994)
*December 13th, 1916, Cleveland †September 15th, 1994, SpainBirthdays 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
3.5.1916
Legend
| M = 1000 | CM = 900 | X = 10 | V = 5 | I = 1 |
Leap year
Yes: 1916 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).