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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

Massimo Ranieri

Italian actor and singer (born 1951).

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

Ignatius Aphrem II

123rd syriac orthodox patriarch.

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

John Mathieson

British cinematographer.

Born May 3rd, 1961 (age 65 years) in Dorset.

May Sarton

American poet, novelist, and memoirist (1912-1995).

Born May 3rd, 1912 in United States, Wondelgem.

Died July 16th, 1995 at 83 years old in York (breast cancer).

John Lewis

American jazz pianist, composer and arranger (1920–2001).

Born May 3rd, 1920 in La Grange.

Died March 29th, 2001 at 80 years old in New York City (prostate cancer).

Princess Helena Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein

British princess.

Born May 3rd, 1870 in Frogmore House.

Died March 13th, 1948 at 77 years old in London.

Richard D'Oyly Carte

English theatre manager and producer (1844-1901).

Born May 3rd, 1844 in Greek Street.

Died April 3rd, 1901 at 56 years old in London (edema).

Frank Furedi

Hungarian-canadian sociologist (born 1947).

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

Bobby Ellsworth

American singer.

Born May 3rd, 1959 (age 67 years) in New Jersey. [ref]

Ralph Hall

American politician, attorney (1923-2019).

Born May 3rd, 1923 in Fate.

Died March 7th, 2019 at 95 years old in Rockwall (cardiac arrest).

Leonid Khachiyan

Russian mathematician (1952–2005).

Born May 3rd, 1952 in Saint Petersburg.

Died April 29th, 2005 at 52 years old in New Jersey (myocardial infarction).

Vyacheslav Kozlov

Russian ice hockey player.

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

Yehuda Amichai

Israeli poet (1924-2000).

Born May 3rd, 1924 in Würzburg.

Died September 22nd, 2000 at 76 years old in Jerusalem (cancer).

Alexander Gerst

German esa astronaut and geophysicist.

Born May 3rd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Künzelsau. [ref]

Eduard Heger

Slovak politician.

Born May 3rd, 1976 (age 50 years) in Bratislava. [ref]

Rod Langway

American ice hockey player.

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

Zoltan Korda

Hungarian born british film director, film producer (1895-1961).

Born May 3rd, 1895 in Túrkeve. [ref]

Died October 13th, 1961 at 66 years old in Hollywood (tuberculosis).

Kiro Gligorov

President of the republic of macedonia (1917–2012).

Born May 3rd, 1917 in Štip.

Died January 1st, 2012 at 94 years old in Skopje. [ref]

Gaëtan Laborde

French footballer.

Born May 3rd, 1994 (age 32 years) in Mont-de-Marsan.

Jeffrey C. Hall

American geneticist and chronobiologist.

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

May Golan

Israeli politician, political activist and television commentator.

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

Isadore Singer

American mathematician (1924–2021).

Born May 3rd, 1924 in Detroit. [ref]

Died February 11th, 2021 at 96 years old in Boxborough.

Takeo Ishii

Japanese yodeler.

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

Édouard Drumont

French journalist and writer (1844–1917).

Born May 3rd, 1844 in former 2nd arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died February 5th, 1917 at 72 years old in 17th arrondissement of Paris.

Ken Tyrrell

Racing driver and formula one team owner (1924-2001).

Born May 3rd, 1924 in Surrey.

Died August 25th, 2001 at 77 years old in Surrey (pancreatic cancer).

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