May 3rd, 1996

Born on May 3rd, 1996

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What happened on May 3rd?

May 3rd, 2021

An elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapsed, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others.

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 143.6 m/s (321 mph; 517 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, 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, 1996

30

Alex Iwobi

Nigerian association football player (born 1996)

*May 3rd, 1996, Lagos

30

Noah Munck

American actor

*May 3rd, 1996, Mission Viejo

30

Domantas Sabonis

Lithuanian basketball player

*May 3rd, 1996, Portland

30

Philipp Öttl

German motorcycle racer

*May 3rd, 1996, Bad Reichenhall

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30

Dove Cameron

American actress and singer

*January 15th, 1996, Bainbridge Island

29

Anthony Sinisuka Ginting

Indonesian badminton player

*October 20th, 1996, Cimahi

30

Jeremy Zucker

American singer-songwriter

*March 3rd, 1996, Franklin Lakes

30

Lauren Jauregui

American singer

*June 27th, 1996, Miami

30

Luke Hemmings

Australian singer and guitarist

*July 16th, 1996, Freemans Reach

29

Jenifer Brening

German singer

*December 15th, 1996, Zehlendorf

29

Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo

Indonesian badminton player

*August 2nd, 1996, Banyuwangi

29

Kungs

French DJ, record producer and musician

*December 17th, 1996, Aix-en-Provence

30

Summer Walker

American R&B singer

*April 11th, 1996, Atlanta

29

Katja Krasavice

German singer, rapper and former YouTuber

*August 10th, 1996, Teplice

29

Lili Reinhart

American actress

*September 13th, 1996, Cleveland

30

Zach Bryan

American country musician

*April 2nd, 1996, Oologah

30

Korede Bello

Nigerian singer and songwriter

*February 29th, 1996, Lagos

29

Henrik Fagerli Rukke

Norwegian speed skater

*October 20th, 1996, Hol Municipality

30

Ruben Jille

Dutch badminton player

*July 11th, 1996, Nieuwegein

30

Dawid Kwiatkowski

Polish singer-songwriter

*January 1st, 1996, Gorzów Wielkopolski

29

Nico Dannowski

Badminton player

*December 1st, 1996, Ebersbach-Neugersdorf

30

Baco Exu do Blues

Brazilian singer, rapper and songwriter

*January 11th, 1996, Salvador

30

Hardy Caprio

British rapper

*May 23rd, 1996, Croydon

30

Ruby O. Fee

German actress

*February 7th, 1996, San José

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Born on May 3rd, 1996
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Leap year

Yes: 1996 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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