May 3rd, 1979

Born on May 3rd, 1979

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What happened on May 3rd, 1979?

May 3rd, 1979

Margaret Thatcher wins the United Kingdom general election. The following day, she becomes the first female British Prime Minister.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Thatcher

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, 1979

44

Genevieve Nnaji

Nigerian actress, producer, and director

*May 3rd, 1979, Mbaise

44

Mikel Amantegui

Spanish footballer

*May 3rd, 1979, Irun

44

Chus Bravo

Spanish soccer player (born 1979)

*May 3rd, 1979, Gijón

44

Anastasiya Shvedova

Belarusian-Russian pole vaulter

*May 3rd, 1979, Saint Petersburg

44

Steve Mack

American professional wrestler

*May 3rd, 1979, Brooklyn

44

Simone Hauswald

German biathlete

*May 3rd, 1979, Rottweil

44

Vincent Tong

Canadian voice actor and voice director

*May 3rd, 1979, Manitoba

44

Salvador Zerboni

Mexican actor

*May 3rd, 1979, Mexico City

44

Emily V. Gordon

American writer, producer and podcast host

*May 3rd, 1979, Winston-Salem

44

Sergio Torrico

Spanish film actor

*May 3rd, 1979, Córdoba

44

Hell Rell

American rapper

*May 3rd, 1979, New York City

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

51

Stephen Barclay

British politician

*May 3rd, 1972, Lytham St Annes

41

Rebecca Hall

English-born British actress and filmmaker

*May 3rd, 1982, London

40

Myriam Fares

Lebanese musician, actress, and dancer

*May 3rd, 1983, Kfar Chellal

74

Gertrúd Ladányi

Badminton player

*May 3rd, 1949, Esztergom

64

Dave Ball

English producer and electronic musician

*May 3rd, 1959, Blackpool

53

Bobby Cannavale

American actor (born 1970)

*May 3rd, 1970, Union City

84

Robert Osborne

American film historian and actor (1932–2017)

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

55

Amy Ryan

American actress (born 1968)

*May 3rd, 1968, Flushing

57

Katrin Göring-Eckardt

German politician

*May 3rd, 1966, Friedrichroda

64

Ben Elton

British comedian, author, playwright, actor and director

*May 3rd, 1959, Catford

74

Bing Crosby

American singer and actor (1903–1977)

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

46

Maria Magdalena Dumitrache

Romanian rower

*May 3rd, 1977, Târgoviște

39

András Ötvös

Hungarian actor

*May 3rd, 1984, Székesfehérvár

55

Bärbel Bas

German politician

*May 3rd, 1968, Walsum

37

Pom Klementieff

Canadian actress and model (born 1986)

*May 3rd, 1986, Quebec City

48

Christina Hendricks

American actress (born 1975)

*May 3rd, 1975, Knoxville

38

Ezequiel Lavezzi

Argentine association football player

*May 3rd, 1985, Villa Gobernador Gálvez

74

Hans Michelbach

German politician

*May 3rd, 1949, Gemünden am Main

79

David H. Koch

American billionaire heir and businessman (1940–2019)

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

79

Gernot Erler

German politician

*May 3rd, 1944, Meissen

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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