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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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590 Notable birthdays

Imants Ziedonis

Latvian poet (1933–2013).

Born May 3rd, 1933 in Ragaciems. [ref]

Died February 27th, 2013 at 79 years old in Riga.

Roger Agnelli

Brazilian chief executive officer.

Born May 3rd, 1959 in São Paulo.

Died March 19th, 2016 at 56 years old in São Paulo.

Andronikos Kakoullis

Cypriot footballer.

Born May 3rd, 2001 (age 25 years) in Cyprus.

Beto

Portuguese footballer (born 1976).

Born May 3rd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Lisbon.

Felipe Santiago Salaverry

President of peru (1806-1836).

Born May 3rd, 1806 in Lima. [ref]

Died February 18th, 1836 at 29 years old in Arequipa. [ref]

Werner Fenchel

German mathematician (1905–1988).

Born May 3rd, 1905 in Berlin.

Died January 24th, 1988 at 82 years old in Copenhagen.

János Pach

Hungarian born american mathematician (born: 1954).

Born May 3rd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Hungary. [ref]

Ömer Erdoğan

Turkish association football player (born 1977).

Born May 3rd, 1977 (age 49 years) in Kassel.

Andrea Cossu

Italian footballer.

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

Frédéric Jousset

French entrepreneur and sponsor.

Born May 3rd, 1970 (age 56 years) in Paris.

Pierre Lellouche

French politician.

Born May 3rd, 1951 (age 75 years) in Tunis.

Philip Hermogenes Calderon

British artist (1833-1898).

Born May 3rd, 1833 in Poitiers.

Died April 30th, 1898 at 64 years old in London.

Max Volmer

German chemist (1885–1965).

Born May 3rd, 1885 in Hilden.

Died June 3rd, 1965 at 80 years old in Potsdam.

Rabah Saâdane

Algerian footballer (born 1946).

Born May 3rd, 1946 (age 80 years) in Batna.

Hugo Rahner

German theologian (1900–1968).

Born May 3rd, 1900 in Pfullendorf.

Died December 21st, 1968 at 68 years old in Munich (Parkinson's disease).

Marcel J. E. Golay

Swiss-american mathematician (1902-1989).

Born May 3rd, 1902 in Neuchâtel.

Died April 27th, 1989 at 86 years old in La Conversion.

Rachel Yanait Ben-Zvi

First lady of israel (1886–1979).

Born May 3rd, 1886 in Malyn.

Died November 16th, 1979 at 93 years old in Jerusalem.

Ebbe Schwartz

Danish football administrator (1901–1964).

Born May 3rd, 1901 in Skagen.

Died October 19th, 1964 at 63 years old in Honolulu.

Melanie South

British female tennis player.

Born May 3rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Kingston upon Thames.

Semion Elistratov

Russian speed skater.

Born May 3rd, 1990 (age 36 years) in Ufa.

Kurt von Briesen

German general.

Born May 3rd, 1886 in Anklam.

Died November 20th, 1941 at 55 years old in Kharkiv.

Miriam Lichtheim

Israeli egyptologist (1914-2004).

Born May 3rd, 1914 in Istanbul.

Died March 27th, 2004 at 89 years old in Jerusalem.

Karl Allmenröder

German world war i flying ace (1896–1917).

Born May 3rd, 1896 in Solingen.

Died June 27th, 1917 at 21 years old in Zillebeke.

Alfred Naqqache

Lebanese politician (1888-1978).

Born May 3rd, 1888 in Beirut. [ref]

Died September 26th, 1978 at 90 years old in Beirut.

E. W. Howe

American novelist and editor (1853-1937).

Born May 3rd, 1853.

Died October 3rd, 1937 at 84 years old

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