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May 3rd

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World Press Freedom Day

UNESCO observance on May 3 raising awareness of the importance of freedom of the press and reminding governments of their duty to uphold it.

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600 Notable birthdays

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.

Alfred Kastler

French physicist (1902–1984).

Born May 3rd, 1902 in Guebwiller.

Died January 7th, 1984 at 81 years old in Bandol.

Eddie Niedzwiecki

Welsh footballer (born 1959).

Born May 3rd, 1959 (age 67 years) in Bangor.

Andrew Durante

Australian-born new zealand professional association football player.

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

Elsa Jacquemot

French tennis player.

Born May 3rd, 2003 (age 23 years) in Lyon. [ref]

Krisztián Vadócz

Hungarian association football player.

Born May 3rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Budapest.

Clemens Westerhof

Dutch football manager.

Born May 3rd, 1940 (age 86 years) in Beek.

Kornel Morawiecki

Polish politician (1941-2019).

Born May 3rd, 1941 in Warsaw.

Died September 30th, 2019 at 78 years old in Warsaw (cancer).

Mark Cousins

British film director.

Born May 3rd, 1965 (age 61 years) in Coventry. [ref]

Armando Bó

Argentine actor, director and screenwriter (1914–1981).

Born May 3rd, 1914 in Buenos Aires.

Died October 8th, 1981 at 67 years old in Buenos Aires (brain cancer).

Kathy Smallwood-Cook

Athletics (sport) competitor.

Born May 3rd, 1960 (age 66 years) in Winchester.

Romeo Castelen

Dutch footballer.

Born May 3rd, 1983 (age 43 years) in Paramaribo.

Tadeusz Rydzyk

Polish priest.

Born May 3rd, 1945 (age 81 years) in Olkusz.

Vicente Saldivar

Mexican boxer (1943–1985).

Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.

Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).

Götz Aly

German journalist, historian and social scientist.

Born May 3rd, 1947 (age 79 years) in Heidelberg.

Murilo Endres

Brazilian volleyball player.

Born May 3rd, 1981 (age 45 years) in Passo Fundo.

André Olbrich

German guitarist.

Born May 3rd, 1967 (age 59 years) in Düsseldorf.

Ivana Jorović

Serbian female tennis player.

Born May 3rd, 1997 (age 29 years) in Čačak. [ref]

Hugo Friedhofer

American composer (1901-1981).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in San Francisco.

Died May 17th, 1981 at 80 years old in Los Angeles.

Leo Panitch

Canadian writer (1945-2020).

Born May 3rd, 1945 in Winnipeg.

Died December 19th, 2020 at 75 years old in Toronto (COVID-19).

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