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File:Nihon_Kenpo01.jpg|The original of the Constitution of the State of Japan |
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File:Suomenlinna.jpg|Suomenlinna in 2005 |
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File:Battle of Tolentino.jpg|Battle of Tolentino |
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File:Vinzenz Ferrerius von Bianchi.jpg|Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza |
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File:RAF Northolt aerial view 1917.jpg|Aerial view of RAF Northolt |
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File:Jean Roy de Congo.jpg|João I of Kongo |
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File:Bundesarchiv Bild 183-R1220-401, Erich Honecker (cropped).jpg|Erich Honecker |
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File:Cap Arcona burning.jpg|''Cap Arcona'' shortly after being attacked |
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|[[1808]] – [[Finnish War]]: Sweden lost the fortress of '''[[Suomenlinna]]''' to Russia. |
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| [[2007]] – Three-year-old Madeleine McCann '''[[Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|disappeared]]''' while on holiday with her family in Portugal, sparking "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". |
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|* [[2021]] – Being appointed by the [[Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw]] as the Union Minister of Human Rights for the [[National Unity Government of Myanmar]], '''[[Aung Myo Min]]''' became the [[Myanmar|country]]'s first openly [[LGBT]] minister. |
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* [[1491]] – Nkuwu Nzinga of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]] was baptised as '''[[João I of Kongo|João I]]''' by Portuguese missionaries. |
* [[1491]] – Nkuwu Nzinga, the ruler of the [[Kingdom of Kongo]], was baptised as '''[[João I of Kongo|João I]]''' by Portuguese missionaries. |
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* [[1616]] – The '''[[Treaty of Loudun]]''' was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne. |
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* [[1791]] – The [[Great Sejm]] of the [[Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth]] ratified '''[[Constitution of 3 May 1791|the first codified national constitution in Europe]]'''. |
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* [[1845]] – A long-running feud between two towns in [[Wisconsin]] came to a head when a [[schooner]] '''[[Milwaukee Bridge War|crashed into a bridge]]'''; they later merged to form the city of [[Milwaukee]]<!--not bold, refimprove section--><!-- ''(skyline pictured)''-->. |
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* [[1915]] – The oldest [[Royal Air Force]] station in continuous operation, '''[[RAF Northolt]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, opened as home to {{nowrap|No. 4}} Reserve Aeroplane Squadron. |
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* [[1921]] – Under the British [[Government of Ireland Act 1920|Government of Ireland Act]], '''[[Partition of Ireland|Ireland was partitioned]]''' into two self-governing territories, [[Northern Ireland|Northern]] and [[Southern Ireland (1921–1922)|Southern Ireland]]. |
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⚫ | * [[1963]] – Police in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], '''[[Birmingham campaign|used high-pressure water hoses and dogs]]''' |
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⚫ | * [[1942]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: Japanese forces began '''[[Invasion of Tulagi (May 1942)|an invasion]]''' of [[Tulagi]] and nearby islands in the [[British Solomon Islands]], enabling them to threaten and intercept supply and communication routes between the United States and Australasia. |
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⚫ | * [[1945]] – [[World War II|Second World War]]: The German ocean liner '''''[[SS Cap Arcona|Cap Arcona]]'''''<!-- ''(pictured)''-->, afloat in the [[Bay of Lübeck]] with thousands of [[Nazi concentration camps|concentration camp]] survivors on board, was attacked and sunk by the [[Royal Air Force]]. |
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⚫ | * [[1947]] – A new [[Constitution of Japan]]<!--refimprove--> went into effect, providing for a [[parliamentary system|parliamentary]] '''[[Government of Japan|system of government]]''', guaranteeing certain [[fundamental right]]s, and relegating the [[Emperor of Japan|Japanese monarchy]] to a purely ceremonial role. |
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* [[1971]] – '''[[Erich Honecker]]'''<!-- ''(pictured)''--> became First Secretary of the [[Socialist Unity Party of Germany]], the governing party of [[East Germany]]. |
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* [[2007]] – Three-year-old British girl '''[[Disappearance of Madeleine McCann|Madeleine McCann disappeared]]''' from a holiday apartment in [[Praia da Luz]], Portugal; she has never been found. |
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* [[2021]] – Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the [[Mexico City Metro]] '''[[Mexico City Metro overpass collapse|collapses]]'''. |
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* Born/died: | '''[[Béla IV of Hungary]]'''<!--Hungarian king--> |d|1270| '''[[Alexios II of Trebizond]]'''<!--Turkish emperor--> |d|1330| '''[[Henry Garnet]]'''<!--English priest--> |d|1606| '''[[William Shakespeare]]'''<!--English playwright--> |d|1616| '''[[Catherine of St. Augustine|Catherine of St. Augustine]]'''<!--French/Canadian nun--> |b|1632| '''[[Richard D'Oyly Carte]]'''<!--English theatre produer--> |b|1844| '''[[Eppa Rixey]]'''<!--American baseball player--> |b|1891| '''[[Red Ruffing]]'''<!--American baseball player--> |b|1905| '''[[Sugar Ray Robinson]]'''<!--American boxer--> |b|1921| '''[[Len Shackleton]]'''<!--English footballer--> |b|1922| '''[[Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil]]'''<!--Indian economist, male--> |d|1971|'''[[John O'Connor (cardinal)|John O'Connor]]'''<!--American cardinal--> |d|2000 |
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* [[1979 United Kingdom general election]] is saved for [[Wikipedia:Selected anniversaries/May 4|May 4]], the date of Margaret Thatcher officially becoming Prime Minister |
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'''[[May 3]]''': '''[[World Press Freedom Day]]'''; '''[[Constitution Day]]''' in |
'''[[May 3]]''': '''[[World Press Freedom Day]]'''; '''[[Constitution Memorial Day]]''' in Japan ([[1947]]); '''[[3 May Constitution Day|Constitution Day]]''' in Poland ([[1791]]) |
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* [[1481]] – '''[[1481 Rhodes earthquake|The largest of a series of earthquakes]]''' struck the island of [[Rhodes]], causing an estimated 30,000 casualties. |
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* [[1848]] – The '''[[Benty Grange helmet]]''' ''(pictured)'', a boar-crested [[Anglo-Saxons|Anglo-Saxon]] helmet similar to those mentioned in the contemporary epic poem ''[[Beowulf]]'', was discovered in [[Derbyshire]], England. |
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* [[1791]] – The '''[[Constitution of May 3, 1791|Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of May 3]]''', the oldest [[codification (law)|codified]] national [[constitution]] in Europe, was adopted by the [[Great Sejm]]. |
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* [[1999]] – A [[Doppler on Wheels]] team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth, at {{convert|135|m/s|mph km/h|abbr=on|sigfig=3}}, in '''[[1999 Bridge Creek–Moore tornado|a tornado]]''' near [[Bridge Creek, Oklahoma]]. |
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Latest revision as of 07:51, 17 May 2024
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The original of the Constitution of the State of Japan
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Suomenlinna in 2005
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Battle of Tolentino
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Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza
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João I of Kongo
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Erich Honecker
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Cap Arcona shortly after being attacked
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Scene from Raja Harishchandra
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Mother's Day in Hungary, Lithuania, Mozambique, Portugal, Romania and Spain (2015) | refimprove section |
1808 – Finnish War: Sweden lost the fortress of Suomenlinna to Russia. | needs more footnotes |
1815 – Austrian troops led by Frederick Bianchi, Duke of Casalanza defeated the forces under King Joachim Murat of Naples at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive battle of the Neapolitan War. | no footnotes |
1837 – The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, the oldest university in Southeast Europe, was founded. | refimprove section |
1951 – The Royal Festival Hall, the first post-war building to become listed Grade I, opened as the venue for the Festival of Britain. | refimprove section |
2000 – The sport of geocaching was born when the coordinates of a cache outside Portland, Oregon, US, were posted to a Usenet group. | globalize |
2007 – Three-year-old Madeleine McCann disappeared while on holiday with her family in Portugal, sparking "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". | too detailed |
Élisabeth of France |b|1764 | missing page numbers |
* 1915 – Canadian physician and lieutenant colonel John McCrae wrote "In Flanders Fields", considered one of the most notable poems written during the First World War. | Article states 2 May and several alternatives |
* 2021 – Being appointed by the Committee Representing Pyidaungsu Hluttaw as the Union Minister of Human Rights for the National Unity Government of Myanmar, Aung Myo Min became the country's first openly LGBT minister. | Half of career section uncited |
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- 1491 – Nkuwu Nzinga, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, was baptised as João I by Portuguese missionaries.
- 1616 – The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne.
- 1791 – The Great Sejm of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ratified the first codified national constitution in Europe.
- 1845 – A long-running feud between two towns in Wisconsin came to a head when a schooner crashed into a bridge; they later merged to form the city of Milwaukee.
- 1855 – A group of American mercenaries led by William Walker set sail from San Francisco to conquer Nicaragua.
- 1913 – Raja Harishchandra, the first Indian feature-length film, was released.
- 1915 – The oldest Royal Air Force station in continuous operation, RAF Northolt, opened as home to No. 4 Reserve Aeroplane Squadron.
- 1920 – Russian Civil War: Relying on Red Army troops in neighboring Azerbaijan, the Bolsheviks attempted to stage a coup d'etat in Georgia.
- 1921 – Under the British Government of Ireland Act, Ireland was partitioned into two self-governing territories, Northern and Southern Ireland.
- 1942 – Second World War: Japanese forces began an invasion of Tulagi and nearby islands in the British Solomon Islands, enabling them to threaten and intercept supply and communication routes between the United States and Australasia.
- 1945 – Second World War: The German ocean liner Cap Arcona, afloat in the Bay of Lübeck with thousands of concentration camp survivors on board, was attacked and sunk by the Royal Air Force.
- 1947 – A new Constitution of Japan went into effect, providing for a parliamentary system of government, guaranteeing certain fundamental rights, and relegating the Japanese monarchy to a purely ceremonial role.
- 1960 – The Off-Broadway show The Fantasticks premiered, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical, with 17,162 performances across 42 years.
- 1963 – Police in Birmingham, Alabama, used high-pressure water hoses and dogs against civil-rights protesters, bringing scrutiny on racial segregation in the southern United States.
- 1971 – Erich Honecker became First Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, the governing party of East Germany.
- 2007 – Three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappeared from a holiday apartment in Praia da Luz, Portugal; she has never been found.
- 2021 – Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses.
- Born/died: | Béla IV of Hungary |d|1270| Alexios II of Trebizond |d|1330| Henry Garnet |d|1606| William Shakespeare |d|1616| Catherine of St. Augustine |b|1632| Richard D'Oyly Carte |b|1844| Eppa Rixey |b|1891| Red Ruffing |b|1905| Sugar Ray Robinson |b|1921| Len Shackleton |b|1922| Dhananjay Ramchandra Gadgil |d|1971|John O'Connor |d|2000
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- 1979 United Kingdom general election is saved for May 4, the date of Margaret Thatcher officially becoming Prime Minister
May 3: World Press Freedom Day; Constitution Memorial Day in Japan (1947); Constitution Day in Poland (1791)
- 1481 – The largest of a series of earthquakes struck the island of Rhodes, causing an estimated 30,000 casualties.
- 1848 – The Benty Grange helmet (pictured), a boar-crested Anglo-Saxon helmet similar to those mentioned in the contemporary epic poem Beowulf, was discovered in Derbyshire, England.
- 1939 – Subhas Chandra Bose formed the All India Forward Bloc, a faction within the Indian National Congress, in opposition to Gandhi's tactics of nonviolence.
- 1999 – A Doppler on Wheels team measured the fastest winds recorded on Earth, at 135 m/s (302 mph; 486 km/h), in a tornado near Bridge Creek, Oklahoma.
- Elizabeth Bacon (d. 1621)
- Jacob Riis (b. 1849)
- Bob McCallister (b. 1934)
- Ron Hextall (b. 1964)