May 3rd, 1960

Born on May 3rd, 1960

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What happened on May 3rd, 1960?

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.

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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, 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.

May 3rd, 1855

A group of American mercenaries led by William Walker set sail from San Francisco to conquer Nicaragua.

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

Born on May 3rd, 1960

63

Geraint Davies

Labour politician and MP (born 1960)

*May 3rd, 1960, Chester

63

Margarita Broich

German actress and photographer

*May 3rd, 1960, Neuwied

63

Steffen Schleiermacher

German composer

*May 3rd, 1960, Halle (Saale)

63

Jens Wonneberger

German journalist and author

*May 3rd, 1960, Großröhrsdorf

63

Alan Thomson

Scottish musician

*May 3rd, 1960, Glasgow

63

Kathy Smallwood-Cook

Athletics (sport) competitor

*May 3rd, 1960, Winchester

63

Pierre-Olivier Beckers

Businessman

*May 3rd, 1960, Uccle - Ukkel

63

Odiseo Bichir

Mexican actor

*May 3rd, 1960, Mexico City

36

May Ayim

German poet

*May 3rd, 1960, Hamburg †August 9th, 1996, Berlin

63

Amy Steel

American actress

*May 3rd, 1960, Pennsylvania

63

Mark Thomas Miller

American actor

*May 3rd, 1960, Louisville

Same Day
Who's birthday is on May 3rd?

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

64

Ben Elton

British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director

*May 3rd, 1959, Catford

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

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

57

Katrin Göring-Eckardt

German politician

*May 3rd, 1966, Friedrichroda

62

Steve McClaren

English association football manager and former player

*May 3rd, 1961, Fulford

55

Amy Ryan

American actress (born 1968)

*May 3rd, 1968, Flushing

53

Bobby Cannavale

American actor (born 1970)

*May 3rd, 1970, Union City

62

Leyla Zana

Turkish activist and politician

*May 3rd, 1961, Silvan

74

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

41

Rebecca Hall

English-born British actress and filmmaker

*May 3rd, 1982, London

79

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

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

65

Kevin Kilner

American actor

*May 3rd, 1958, Baltimore

79

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

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

78

Jeffrey C. Hall

American geneticist and chronobiologist

*May 3rd, 1945, Brooklyn

55

Bärbel Bas

German politician

*May 3rd, 1968, Walsum

40

Myriam Fares

Lebanese musician, actress, and dancer

*May 3rd, 1983, Kfar Chellal

73

James Brown

American musician (1933–2006)

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

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Born in 1960

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

63

Sydney Youngblood

American/German singer

*December 2nd, 1960, San Antonio

63

Åse Michaelsen

Norwegian politician

*June 4th, 1960, Mandal Municipality

63

Sally Yates

American lawyer, 36th United States Deputy Attorney General

*August 20th, 1960, Atlanta

64

Naruhito

Emperor of Japan since 2019

*February 23rd, 1960, Hospital of the Imperial Household

64

Lene Kaaberbøl

Danish writer

*March 24th, 1960, Copenhagen

63

David Duchovny

American actor and writer

*August 7th, 1960, New York City

64

Pierre Littbarski

German association football player and manager

*April 16th, 1960, West Berlin

32

Jón Páll Sigmarsson

Icelandic strongman, powerlifter and bodybuilder

*April 28th, 1960, Hafnarfjörður †January 16th, 1993, Reykjavík

60

Diego Maradona

Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)

*October 30th, 1960, Lanús †November 25th, 2020, Dique Luján

63

Christopher Barker

Swiss actor

*May 2nd, 1960, Rome

63

Friederike Seyfried

German archaeologist and egyptologist

*November 19th, 1960, Mosbach

63

John Leguizamo

American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)

*July 22nd, 1960, Bogotá

63

Jane Lynch

American actress

*July 14th, 1960, Evergreen Park

63

Susanne Zimmer

Danish politician

*June 9th, 1960, Brønderslev

64

Ivanna Lie

Indonesian badminton player

*March 7th, 1960, Bandung City

63

Bobby Ertanto

Badminton player

*August 2nd, 1960, Surabaya

64

Misbun Sidek

Badminton player

*February 17th, 1960, Banting

63

Colin Firth

English actor and producer

*September 10th, 1960, Grayshott

63

Denyse Julien

Badminton player

*July 22nd, 1960, Rouyn-Noranda

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Leap year

Yes: 1960 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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