May 3rd, 1952

Born on May 3rd, 1952

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What happened on May 3rd, 1952?

May 3rd, 1952

The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time, on the CBS network.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Derby

What else happened on May 3rd?

May 3rd, 2021

Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses.

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 301 ± 20 mph (484 ± 32 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 (scene pictured), the first Indian feature-length film, was released.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on May 3rd

Born on May 3rd, 1952

71

Martin Bouygues

French businessperson

*May 3rd, 1952, Suresnes

71

Aruna Irani

Indian actress

*May 3rd, 1952, Mumbai

71

Ruth W. Lingenfelser

German author

*May 3rd, 1952, Karlsruhe

71

Christian Schramm

German politician

*May 3rd, 1952, Burgstädt

71

Chuck Baldwin

American politician

*May 3rd, 1952, La Porte

71

Joseph William Tobin

Roman Catholic archbishop from the United States

*May 3rd, 1952, Detroit

71

Allan Wells

British sprinter

*May 3rd, 1952, Edinburgh

71

Christine Prinsloo

Field hockey player

*May 3rd, 1952, Oldeani

52

Leonid Khachiyan

Russian mathematician

*May 3rd, 1952, Saint Petersburg †April 29th, 2005, New Jersey

52

Caitlin Clarke

American actress (1952–2004)

*May 3rd, 1952, Pittsburgh †September 9th, 2004, Sewickley

71

Toni Naples

American actress

*May 3rd, 1952, Los Angeles

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74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

74

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

79

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

*May 3rd, 1932, Colfax †March 6th, 2017, New York City

64

Ben Elton

British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director

*May 3rd, 1959, Catford

62

Steve McClaren

English association football manager and former player

*May 3rd, 1961, Fulford

78

Jeffrey C. Hall

American geneticist and chronobiologist

*May 3rd, 1945, Brooklyn

79

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

*May 3rd, 1940, Wichita †August 23rd, 2019, Southampton

57

Katrin Göring-Eckardt

German politician

*May 3rd, 1966, Friedrichroda

55

Amy Ryan

American actress (born 1968)

*May 3rd, 1968, Flushing

53

Bobby Cannavale

American actor (born 1970)

*May 3rd, 1970, Union City

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

*May 3rd, 1903, Tacoma †October 14th, 1977, Alcobendas

41

Rebecca Hall

English-born British actress and filmmaker

*May 3rd, 1982, London

73

James Brown

American musician (1933–2006)

*May 3rd, 1933, Barnwell †December 25th, 2006, Atlanta

72

Christopher Cross

American singer-songwriter

*May 3rd, 1951, San Antonio

71

Rüdiger Veit

German politician (1949-2020)

*May 3rd, 1949, Berlin †September 29th, 2020, Giessen

40

Myriam Fares

Lebanese musician, actress, and dancer

*May 3rd, 1983, Kfar Chellal

80

Bernhard von Bülow

German and Prussian politician

*May 3rd, 1849, Klein Flottbek †October 28th, 1929, Rome

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71

Vladimir Putin

President of Russia (1999–2008, 2012–present)

*October 7th, 1952, V.F. Snegiryov Maternity Hospital No.6

72

Larry Elder

American talk radio host and attorney (born 1952)

*April 27th, 1952, Los Angeles

71

Matti Geschonneck

German film director

*May 8th, 1952, Potsdam

64

Ina-Maria Federowski

German singer (1952-2017)

*September 28th, 1952, Freital †July 13th, 2017, Berlin

71

Knud Arne Jürgensen

Danish music historian

*July 8th, 1952, Copenhagen

49

Douglas Adams

English author and humourist (1952–2001)

*March 11th, 1952, Cambridge †May 11th, 2001, Santa Barbara

72

Lorenz-Günther Köstner

German association football player and manager

*January 30th, 1952, Wallenfels

64

Reinhard Häfner

German association football player and manager (1952–2016)

*February 2nd, 1952, Sonneberg †October 24th, 2016, Dresden

72

Steven Seagal

American actor, martial artist, and film producer

*April 10th, 1952, Lansing

72

Hans-Jürgen Irmer

German politician

*February 20th, 1952, Limburg an der Lahn

72

Wolfgang Kubicki

German politician

*March 3rd, 1952, Brunswick

72

Lennart Fagerlund

Cyclist

*April 2nd, 1952, Nässjö

72

Magnar Åm

Norwegian composer

*April 9th, 1952, Trondheim

71

Joachim Kaps

German actor and voice actor

*November 3rd, 1952, Görlitz

71

Liam Neeson

Northern Irish actor (born 1952)

*June 7th, 1952, Ballymena

58

Brigitte Maier

Porn actress, adult model (1952–2010)

*August 7th, 1952, Kiel †November 13th, 2010, Los Angeles

71

Orhan Pamuk

Turkish novelist

*June 7th, 1952, Istanbul

71

Duncan Regehr

Canadian writer, artist and actor

*October 5th, 1952, Lethbridge

71

Mandy Patinkin

American actor and singer

*November 30th, 1952, Chicago

71

John Goodman

American actor, voice artist and comedian (born 1952)

*June 20th, 1952, Affton

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Leap year

Yes: 1952 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).

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