What Happened on May 3?
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EVENTS ON MAY 3
Raja Harishchandra
Year:
1913
Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry.
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1920 Georgian coup attempt
Year:
1920
A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia.
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Great Fire of 1901
Year:
1901
The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida.
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William Walker (filibuster)
Year:
1855
American adventurer William Walker departs from San Francisco with about 60 men to conquer Nicaragua.
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May Uprising in Dresden
Year:
1849
The May Uprising in Dresden begins: The last of the German revolutions of 1848–49.
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West Virginia
Year:
1921
West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues.
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Partition of Ireland
Year:
1921
Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.
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Prison ship
Year:
1945
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay.
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World War II
Year:
1942
World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia.
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All India Forward Bloc
Year:
1939
The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
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BIRTHS ON MAY 3
Norman Corwin
Year of birth:
1910
Norman Corwin, American screenwriter and producer (died 2011)
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Mary Astor
Year of birth:
1906
Mary Astor, American actress (died 1987)
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Anna Roosevelt Halsted
Year of birth:
1906
Anna Roosevelt Halsted, American journalist and author (died 1975)
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Red Ruffing
Year of birth:
1905
Red Ruffing, American baseball pitcher and coach (died 1986)
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May Sarton
Year of birth:
1912
May Sarton, American poet, novelist and memoirist (died 1995)
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Virgil Fox
Year of birth:
1912
Virgil Fox, American organist and composer (died 1980)
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Stu Hart
Year of birth:
1915
Stu Hart, Canadian wrestler and trainer, founded Stampede Wrestling (died 2003)
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Georges-Emmanuel Clancier
Year of birth:
1914
Georges-Emmanuel Clancier, French journalist, author, and poet (died 2018)
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William Inge
Year of birth:
1913
William Inge, American playwright and novelist (died 1973)
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Bing Crosby
Year of birth:
1903
Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (died 1977)
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DEATHS ON MAY 3
Jessie Willcox Smith
Year of death:
1935
Jessie Willcox Smith, American illustrator (born 1863)
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Charles Fort
Year of death:
1932
Charles Fort, American journalist and author (born 1874)
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Thorvald Stauning
Year of death:
1942
Thorvald Stauning, Danish politician, 24th Prime Minister of Denmark (born 1873)
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Harry Miller (auto racing)
Year of death:
1943
Harry Miller, American engineer (born 1875)
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Ernst Tandefelt
Year of death:
1948
Ernst Tandefelt, Finnish assassin of Heikki Ritavuori (born 1876)
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Clément Ader
Year of death:
1925
Clément Ader, French engineer, designed the Ader Avion III (born 1841)
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Théodore Pilette
Year of death:
1921
Théodore Pilette, Belgian race car driver (born 1883)
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Thomas MacDonagh
Year of death:
1916
Thomas MacDonagh, Irish poet and rebel (born 1878)
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Patrick Pearse
Year of death:
1916
Patrick Pearse, Irish teacher and rebel leader (born 1879)
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Tom Clarke (Irish republican)
Year of death:
1916
Tom Clarke, Irish rebel (born 1858)
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HOLIDAYS ON MAY 3
May 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: May 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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3 May Constitution Day
Constitution Day (Poland)
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Fiesta de las Cruces
Finding of the Holy Cross-related observances: Fiesta de las Cruces (Spain and Hispanic America)
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World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day
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Theodosius of Kiev
Christian feast day: Theodosius of Kiev (Eastern Orthodox Church)
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The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
Christian feast day: The Most Holy Virgin Mary, Queen of Poland
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Saint Moura
Christian feast day: Moura (Coptic Church)
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Philip the Apostle
Christian feast day: Philip and James the Lesser
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Pope Alexander I
Christian feast day: Pope Alexander I
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Juvenal of Narni
Christian feast day: Juvenal of Narni
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