May 3 2008 |
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| May 3rd, 2008 (May 03 2008) | Death | Leopoldo Calvo Sotelo, Spanish former Primer Minister (born in 1926) | |
| May 3rd, 1988 (May 03 1988) | Death | Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Russian mathematician (born in 1908) | |
| May 3rd, 1978 (May 03 1978) | Event | The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as "spam") is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. | |
| May 3rd, 1978 (May 03 1978) | Birth | Paul Banks, American vocalist (Interpol) | |
| May 3rd, 1978 (May 03 1978) | Birth | Christina Hendricks, American actress | |
| May 3rd, 1978 (May 03 1978) | Birth | Lawrence Tynes, American football player | |
| May 3rd, 1968 (May 03 1968) | Birth | Shane Minor, American singer | |
| May 3rd, 1958 (May 03 1958) | Birth | Kevin Kilner, American actor | |
| May 3rd, 1958 (May 03 1958) | Birth | Sandi Toksvig, Danish comedian and radio presenter | |
| May 3rd, 1958 (May 03 1958) | Death | Frank Foster, English cricketer (born in 1889) | |
| May 3rd, 1948 (May 03 1948) | Event | The U.S. Supreme Court rules that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. | |
| May 3rd, 1948 (May 03 1948) | Birth | Chris Mulkey, American actor | |
| May 3rd, 1938 (May 03 1938) | Birth | Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player | |
| May 3rd, 1928 (May 03 1928) | Event | Japanese atrocities in Jinan, China. | |
| May 3rd, 1928 (May 03 1928) | Birth | Dave Dudley, American singer (died in 2003) | |
| May 3rd, 1918 (May 03 1918) | Birth | Ted Bates, English former footballer (died in 2003) | |
| May 3rd, 1918 (May 03 1918) | Death | Charlie Soong, Christian Missionary | |
| May 3rd, 1898 (May 03 1898) | Birth | Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel (died in 1978) | Golda Meir Quotes |
| May 3rd, 1888 (May 03 1888) | Birth | Beulah Bondi, American actress (died in 1981) | |
| May 3rd, 1808 (May 03 1808) | Event | Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia. | |
| May 3rd, 1808 (May 03 1808) | Event | Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are fired upon near Principe Pio hill. | |
| May 3rd, 1768 (May 03 1768) | Birth | Charles Tennant, Scottish chemist and industrialist (died in 1838) | |
| May 3rd, 1758 (May 03 1758) | Death | Pope Benedict XIV (born in 1675) | |
| May 3rd, 1598 (May 03 1598) | Death | Anna Guarini, Italian singer (born in 1563) | |
| May 3rd, 1428 (May 03 1428) | Birth | Pedro Gonzalez de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (died in 1495) | |
