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Notable anniversaries in history for today: May 3
- 400th: 1624 - Spanish silver fleet sails to Panamá.
- 250th: 1774 - Heinrich A Fouqué Prussian general (7 year war), dies at age 76.
- 100th: 1924 - Birth of Mary Carver in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Cecilia - Simon and Simon).
- 90th: 1934 - Donald Bradman scores 206 Australia versus Worcestershire, 210 minutes, 27 fours.
- 90th: 1934 - Death of William Hartman Woodin in New York, USA; US Treasury Secretary (1933).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Peter Staples; rocker (Troggs - "Wild Thing").
- 80th: 1944 - Meat rationing ends in US.
- 70th: 1954 - Pulitzer prize awarded to Charles A Lindbergh and John Patrick.
- 60th: 1964 - Birth of Ron Hextall in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; NHL goalie (Philadelphia Flyers, New York Islanders).
- 60th: 1964 - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Clifford Ann Creed Golf Invitational.
- 30th: 1994 - The Norwegian government receives a US$1 million ransom demand for the safe return of stolen painting The Scream.
- 30th: 1994 - The Walt Disney Company announces plans to start a cruise ship venture.
- 30th: 1994 - 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
- 30th: 1994 - D66/Dutch Liberal Party wins Dutch second Parliamentary election.
- 30th: 1994 - Gustaaf baron van Hemert Dingshof, mayor of Maarn, dies at age 78.
- 30th: 1994 - Haty Tegelaar-Boonacker, Dutch Member of Parliament (CDA), dies at age 63.
- 30th: 1994 - Richard McClure Scarry, American author/illustrator of children's books, dies at age 74.
- 30th: 1994 - US space probe Clementine launched.
- 25th: 1999 - A Force 5 tornado slams into Moore, Oklahoma, killing 38 people - the second strongest tornado ever recorded in United States history.
- 25th: 1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 11,000 (11,014.70) for the first time.
- 15th: 2009 - In Marrakech, Morocco, round 3 of the FIA World Touring Car Championship is held. Race 1 is won by Rob Huff; race 2 is won by Nicola Larini.
- 15th: 2009 - In Jerez, Spain, round 3 of the FIM MotoGP Championship is won by Valentino Rossi.
- 5th: 2019 - (to May 6) The Gaza-Israel conflict escalates after the Israeli military launches airstrikes into Gaza killing more than 20 Palestinians, following the injury of two soldiers from Gazan sniper fire.
- 5th: 2019 - The number of deaths from the Kivu Ebola outbreak exceeds 1,000. It is the second deadliest Ebola outbreak in history.
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