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Importance of 03rd May in History

Know all Events, anniversaries, death, born that makes 03rd May special in the world history.

1988
The White House admitted that first lady Nancy Reagan had used astrological advice when scheduling her husband’s activities.
United States
1966
The Times begins to print news on its front page in place of classified advertisements
Great Britain
1951
The Festival of Britain opens
Great Britain
1929
The first Marx Brothers movie The Cocoanuts was released
United States
1928
Birth of James Brown, American singer ‘The Godfather of Soul’.
United States
1926
The Great General Strike Begins
Great Britain
1913
The first full length Indian film, Raja Harishchandra, is released.
India
1907
Birth of Edgar Lustgarten author and broadcaster, who for two decades from 1952 presented popular crime dramas on the wireless, voicing all the characters himself.
Great Britain
1903
Birth of Bing Crosby, American singer and film actor
United States
1830
The opening of the Canterbury and Whitstable railway, the first rail company in the world to issue season tickets.
1808
The first ever duel was fought from two hot-air balloons over Paris. One of the participants, Monsieur Le Pique, was shot dead.
France
1802
The federal territory of Washington, D.C. was incorporated as a city
United States
1758
Death of Pope Benedict XIV .
Italy
1758
Death of Pope Benedict XIV
Italy
1469
Birth of Niccolò Machiavelli, Italian political writer
Italy
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