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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

Sterling Campbell

American drummer.

Born May 3rd, 1964 (age 62 years) in New York City.

Aldo Rossi

Italian architect (1931-1997).

Born May 3rd, 1931 in Milan. [ref]

Died September 4th, 1997 at 66 years old in Milan. [ref]

Melissa Wu

Australian diver.

Born May 3rd, 1992 (age 34 years) in Penrith.

Paul A. Partain

American actor (1946-2005).

Born May 3rd, 1946 in Austin.

Died January 28th, 2005 at 58 years old in Austin (cancer).

Damla Sönmez

Turkish actor and fashion model (born 1987).

Born May 3rd, 1987 (age 39 years) in Istanbul.

Nina Paley

Us animator, cartoonist and free culture activist.

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

Emmett Dalton

American outlaw (1871-1937).

Born May 3rd, 1871 in Belton.

Died July 13th, 1937 at 66 years old in Los Angeles.

Wong Jing

Hong kong filmmaker and actor (born 1955).

Born May 3rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Hong Kong.

Aline MacMahon

Actress (1899-1991).

Born May 3rd, 1899 in McKeesport.

Died October 12th, 1991 at 92 years old in New York City (pneumonia).

Napoleon XIV

American musician (1938–2023).

Born May 3rd, 1938 in New York City.

Died March 10th, 2023 at 84 years old in Phoenixville. [ref]

Chuck Baldwin

American politician.

Born May 3rd, 1952 (age 74 years) in La Porte.

Joseph William Tobin

Roman catholic archbishop from the united states.

Born May 3rd, 1952 (age 74 years) in Detroit.

Becky Chambers

American author.

Born May 3rd, 1985 (age 41 years) in Los Angeles County. [ref]

Ruchira Kamboj

Indian diplomat.

Born May 3rd, 1964 (age 62 years) in Lucknow.

Ben Olsen

American soccer player and coach.

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

Betty Comden

American librettist, songwriter, actress (1917–2006).

Born May 3rd, 1917 in Brooklyn.

Died November 23rd, 2006 at 89 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tim Fischer

Australian politician, 10th deputy prime minister of australia (1946–2019).

Born May 3rd, 1946 in Lockhart.

Died August 22nd, 2019 at 73 years old in East Albury (acute myeloid leukemia). [ref]

Maksim Mrvica

Croatian pianist.

Born May 3rd, 1975 (age 51 years) in Šibenik.

Georges Moustaki

Greek-french singer (1934–2013).

Born May 3rd, 1934 in Alexandria.

Died May 23rd, 2013 at 79 years old in Nice (pulmonary emphysema).

Conny Plank

German record producer and musician (1940–1987).

Born May 3rd, 1940 in Hütschenhausen.

Died December 18th, 1987 at 47 years old in Cologne (laryngeal cancer).

Ritu Beri

Indian fashion designer (born 1972).

Born May 3rd, 1972 (age 54 years) in New Delhi.

Heinz Kohut

Austrian-american psychoanalyst and psychiatrist (1913-1981).

Born May 3rd, 1913 in Vienna.

Died October 8th, 1981 at 68 years old in Chicago.

Jean Lassalle

French politician (b. 1955).

Born May 3rd, 1955 (age 71 years) in Lourdios-Ichère. [ref]

John Jensen

Danish footballer.

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

U-Nee

South korean singer and actress (1981-2007).

Born May 3rd, 1981 in Goyang.

Died January 21st, 2007 at 25 years old in Seo District (hanging to death). [ref]

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