Historical events for the 3rd of May. See what famous, interesting and notable events happened throughout history on May 3.

May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 242 days remain until the end of the year. 752 – Mayan king Bird Jaguar IV of Yaxchilan in modern-day Chiapas, Mexico, assumes the throne. 1481 – The largest of three earthquakes strikes the island of Rhodes and causes an estimated 30,000 casualties.

2012年5月3日 · Radical new constitutions, a maritime tragedy, Britain's first and only General Strike and other historical events, facts, birthdays and deaths from May 3.

On This Day In History - May 3: anniversaries, birthdays, major events, and time capsules. This day's facts in the arts, politics, and sciences.

1855 - Macon B. Allen became the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts. 1859 - France declared war on Austria. 1888 - Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works. 1916 - Irish nationalist Padraic Pearse and two others were executed by the British for their roles in the Easter Rising.

Here's what happened on May 3rd in history: 2022 : A racially motivated mass shooting occurred in Buffalo, New York, where an 18-year-old white supremacist killed ten people in a targeted attack at a supermarket.

Today in history – which major historical events happened on May 3? Who was born on this date, who died? In which year did the birth or death occur?

May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of the year.

2015年5月3日 · Margaret Thatcher becomes the first woman prime minister of Great Britain. James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King Jr. ‘s assassin, is caught in a jail break attempt. After three days of battle, the U.S. Marines retake Dai Do complex in Vietnam, only to find the North Vietnamese have evacuated the area.

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