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May 3
May 3 is under the sign of Taurus.
Famous birthdays on this day include Christina Hendricks (1975), James Brown (1933) and Yves Simon (1944).
Several movies were released around May 3 over the years, such as My Night at Maud's in 1969 directed by Éric Rohmer and The Scarlet Empress in 1934 directed by Josef von Sternberg.
But much more happened on May 3 over the years: find out below
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released around May 3 over the years?
My Night at Maud's
Release year: 1969
Directed by: Éric Rohmer
Starring: Jean-Louis Trintignant, Françoise Fabian, Marie-Christine Barrault, Antoine Vitez
Country: United States of America
The Scarlet Empress
Release year: 1934
Directed by: Josef von Sternberg
Starring: Marlene Dietrich, John Lodge, Sam Jaffe, Louise Dresser
Country: United States of America
Only Angels Have Wings
Release year: 1939
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess
Country: United States of America
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Release year: 1984
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Jonathan Ke Quan, Amrish Puri
Country: United States of America
The Crow
Release year: 1994
Directed by: Alex Proyas
Starring: Brandon Lee, Michael Wincott, Rochelle Davis, Ernie Hudson
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 3?
- 2019 Sinclair Broadcast Group buys Fox Sports Networks (FSN) from The Walt Disney Company for $10.6 billion. Disney was ordered by the U.S. Justice Department to sell FSN as part of its purchase of 21st Century Fox last year due antitrust concerns over its ownership of ESPN Inc. (The New York Times)
- 2018 A Palestinian man was arrested by Israel Defence Forces (IDF) while attempting to damage the security fence around the northern Gaza Strip. He was shot and injured during the arrest, and is now receiving medical treatment at Soroka Medical Center. (The Times of Israel)
- 2017 War in Afghanistan (2001–present): A suicide bombing attack on a NATO convoy in Kabul kills eight civilians and wounds at least 28 people. (Reuters)
- 2016 Syrian Civil War: A rocket attack hits a hospital in the Syrian city of Aleppo, killing three civilians. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the attack was part of a bigger shelling that killed 19 more people. (Al Jazeera)
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Events
- Christina Hendricks: American actress.
- James Brown: American recording artist and musician.
- Yves Simon: French singer and writer, he has...
- Bing Crosby: American singer who was a world famed...
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Famous Birthday
- Narciso Yepes: Spanish guitarist and composer (d....
- Jerzy Kosinski: Polish-born American novelist (d. 1991).
- Anthony Ainley: British actor (Born 1932).
- John Joseph O'Connor: Cardinal Archbishop of New York (Born...
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Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of May 3 over the years?
- 2017 Humble. - Kendrick Lamar
- 2016 Desiigner - Panda
- 2015 See You Again - Wiz Khalifa Featuring Charlie Puth
- 2014 Pharrell Williams - Happy
- 2013 P!nk - Just Give Me A Reason
- 2012 Gotye - Somebody That I Used To Know
- 2011 Katy Perry - E.T.
- 2010 Nothin' On You - B.o.B.
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2009
The Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow
- 2008 Lil Wayne - Lollipop
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Top #1 songs in the USA
- 2017 Believer - Imagine Dragons
- 2016 twenty one pilots - Stressed Out
- 2015 Shut Up And Dance - WALK THE MOON
- 2014 Bastille - Pompeii
- 2013 Imagine Dragons - Radioactive
- 2012 Somebody That I Used To Know - Gotye Featuring Kimbra
- 2011 Rope - Foo Fighters
- 2010 Stone Temple Pilots - Between The Lines
Top #1 Rock songs
Books
Which were the most popular books released around May 3 over the years?
Times To Remember
Year: 1974
By: Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
A fascinating chronicle of eight decades rich in history, drama, and courage, the new edition of Rose Kennedy's bestselling memoir is introduced by a moving tribute from her children
Neanderthal
Year: 1996
By: John Darnton
When a paleoanthropologist mysteriously disappears in the remote upper regions of the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan, two of his former students, once lovers and now competitors, set off in search of
In Harm'S Way
Year: 2001
By: Doug Stanton
Now available for the first time in trade paperback, the bestselling account of America's worst naval disaster--and of the heroism of the men who, against all odds, survivedOn July 30, 1945,
Breaking Dawn
Year: 2009
By: Stephenie Meyer
When you loved the one who was killing you, it left you no options. How could you run, how could you fight, when doing so would hurt that beloved one? If your life was all you had to give, how …
Madame Sarah
Year: 1967
By: Cornelia Otis Skinner
1966 - 2nd Edition - Houghton Mifflin - Hard Cover - Madame Sarah : Sarah Bernhardt - By Cornelia Otis Skinner - 24 pages of photos - Clean copy - Good-Vg