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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.

international Observed May 3 each year.

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590 Notable birthdays

Marc Dugain

French writer.

Born May 3rd, 1957 (age 69 years) in Dakar.

Albert Sacco

American astronaut.

Born May 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Boston.

Pete Johnson

American boogie-woogie and jazz pianist (1904–1967).

Born May 3rd, 1904 in Kansas City.

Died May 23rd, 1967 at 63 years old in Buffalo (stroke). [ref]

Julien Guiomar

French film actor (1928–2010).

Born May 3rd, 1928 in Morlaix.

Died November 22nd, 2010 at 82 years old in Agen. [ref]

Pascal Millien

Haitian footballer.

Born May 3rd, 1986 (age 40 years) in Léogâne.

Georgii Karpechenko

Russian botanists (1899-1941).

Born May 3rd, 1899 in Velsk.

Died July 28th, 1941 at 42 years old in Kommunarka shooting ground (execution by shooting).

José Nieto

Spanish actor (1903–1982).

Born May 3rd, 1903 in Murcia.

Died August 9th, 1982 at 79 years old in Matalascañas.

Chasity Melvin

American basketball player.

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

Carole Costa

Portuguese association football player.

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

Otto BĂĽtschli

German biologist (1848-1920).

Born May 3rd, 1848 in Frankfurt.

Died February 3rd, 1920 at 71 years old in Heidelberg. [ref]

Jean Carlu

French artist (1900-1997).

Born May 3rd, 1900 in Bonnières-sur-Seine.

Died April 22nd, 1997 at 96 years old in Nogent-sur-Marne.

Mohsen Forouzan

Iranian footballer.

Born May 3rd, 1988 (age 38 years) in Rasht.

Christie Dawes

Australian paralympic athlete.

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

Tamerlan Thorell

Swedish arachnologist (1830-1901).

Born May 3rd, 1830 in Gothenburg.

Died December 22nd, 1901 at 71 years old in Helsingborg.

Morten Ă…gnes Konradsen

Norwegian association football player.

Born May 3rd, 1996 (age 30 years) in Bodø.

Chris Zoricich

New zealand footballer.

Born May 3rd, 1969 (age 57 years) in Auckland.

Sverker Göranson

Swedish general and supreme commander.

Born May 3rd, 1954 (age 72 years) in Lund.

Jonas Kamper

Danish footballer.

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

Nikola Uzunović

Prime minister of yugoslavia (1873-1954).

Born May 3rd, 1873 in Niš.

Died July 19th, 1954 at 81 years old in Belgrade.

Yemi Mary John

British athlete.

Born May 3rd, 2003 (age 23 years) in London.

Aryeh Dvoretzky

Israeli mathematician (1916–2008).

Born May 3rd, 1916 in Khorol.

Died May 8th, 2008 at 92 years old in Jerusalem.

Joe Hall

Canadian ice hockey player (1881-1919).

Born May 3rd, 1881 in Staffordshire.

Died April 5th, 1919 at 37 years old in Seattle (1918–1920 flu pandemic, influenza).

Maria Itkina

Soviet sprinter (1932–2020).

Born May 3rd, 1932 in Roslavl.

Died December 1st, 2020 at 88 years old in Minsk. [ref]

Boy Hayje

Dutch racing driver.

Born May 3rd, 1949 (age 77 years) in Amsterdam.

Tony Wegas

Austrian singer-actor.

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

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