Alexandre Benois

Russian artist (1870–1960).

Born May 3rd, 1870 in Saint Petersburg. ^[ref]

Died February 9th, 1960 at 89 years old in Paris.

Jeff Garcia

American actor and comedian (1975–2025).

Born May 3rd, 1975 in Irvine. ^[ref]

Died December 10th, 2025 at 50 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Jacob Viner

Canadian economist (1892–1970).

Born May 3rd, 1892 in Montreal.

Died September 12th, 1970 at 78 years old in Princeton.

Chen Yi

Chinese politician, kuomintang (1883-1950).

Born May 3rd, 1883 in Shaoxing.

Died June 18th, 1950 at 67 years old in Taipei (gunshot wound).

Ama K. Abebrese

Ghanaian actress, television presenter, producer..

Born May 3rd, 1980 (age 46 years) in Ghana.

Loredana Nusciak

Italian actress (1942-2006).

Born May 3rd, 1942 in Trieste.

Died July 12th, 2006 at 64 years old in Trieste (cancer).

Earl Wilson

American journalist (1907-1987).

Born May 3rd, 1907 in Rockford.

Died January 16th, 1987 at 79 years old in Yonkers.

Ernst Kantorowicz

German historian (1895–1963).

Born May 3rd, 1895 in Poznań.

Died September 9th, 1963 at 68 years old in Princeton.

R. J. Umberger

American ice hockey player.

Born May 3rd, 1982 (age 44 years) in Pittsburgh.

Bärbel Bas

German politician, former president of the bundestag.

Born May 3rd, 1968 (age 58 years) in Walsum.

John Collier

British writer (1901-1980).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in London. ^[ref]

Died April 6th, 1980 at 78 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Len Shackleton

English footballer (1922-2000).

Born May 3rd, 1922 in Bradford.

Died November 28th, 2000 at 78 years old in Grange-over-Sands. ^[ref]

Stephen Warbeck

English composer.

Born May 3rd, 1953 (age 73 years) in Southampton.

Darren Morgan

Welsh snooker player.

Born May 3rd, 1966 (age 60 years) in Newport.

Fran Escribá

Spanish football manager.

Born May 3rd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Valencia.

Vito Volterra

Italian mathematician and mathematical physicist (1860-1940).

Born May 3rd, 1860 in Ancona.

Died October 11th, 1940 at 80 years old in Rome.

Celeste Buckingham

Slovak singer and songwriter of swiss-american origins.

Born May 3rd, 1995 (age 31 years) in Zurich. ^[ref]

May Ayim

German poet (1960–1996).

Born May 3rd, 1960 in Hamburg.

Died August 9th, 1996 at 36 years old in Berlin (falling).

Per-Ingvar Brånemark

Swedish anatomist (1929-2014).

Born May 3rd, 1929 in Sweden.

Died December 20th, 2014 at 85 years old in Gothenburg.

Norman Corwin

American radio producer and screenwriter (1910-2011).

Born May 3rd, 1910 in Boston.

Died October 18th, 2011 at 101 years old in Los Angeles. ^[ref]

Traute Lafrenz

Anti-nazi resistance fighter (1919–2023).

Born May 3rd, 1919 in Hamburg.

Died March 6th, 2023 at 103 years old in Yonges Island. ^[ref]

Michael Marshall Smith

British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.

Born May 3rd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Knutsford.

Jahanara Imam

Bangladeshi writer (1929–1994).

Born May 3rd, 1929 in Murshidabad.

Died June 26th, 1994 at 65 years old in Detroit (cancer).

Jamie Baulch

Welsh 400m runner.

Born May 3rd, 1973 (age 53 years) in Nottingham.

Karl Abraham

German psychoanalyst (1877–1925).

Born May 3rd, 1877 in Bremen.

Died December 25th, 1925 at 48 years old in Berlin.