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What happened in history on this day: May 3?
On May 3 in ...
- 1917 - First performance of Ernest Bloch's symphony "Israel".
- 1956 - Frank Loesser's musical Most Happy Fella opens at the Imperial Theater New York City for 678 performances.
- 1960 - Harvey Schmidt/Tom Jones' musical "Fantasticks" premieres in New York City.
- 1994 - 29th Academy of Country Music Awards: Garth Brooks wins.
Births on May 3
- 1844 - Birth of Richard D'Oyly Carte in England; opera impresario (Ivanhoe).
- 1903 - Birth of Bing Crosby AKA Harry Lillis Crosby in Tacoma, Washington, USA; singer (The Bing Crosby Show, Hollywood Palace).
- 1919 - Birth of Pete Seeger in New York City, New York, USA; folk singer ("Weaver", "Goodnight Irene").
- 1928 - Birth of James Brown in Augusta, Georgia, USA; singer/jail bird, soul brother #1 ("Hot Pants").
- 1937 - Birth of Frankie Valli [Castelluccio] in Newark, New Jersey, USA; singer (Four Seasons - "Sherry").
- 1944 - Birth of Peter Staples; rocker (Troggs - "Wild Thing").
- 1950 - Birth of Mary Hopkin in South Wales; singer ("Those Were the Days").
- 1951 - Birth of Christopher Cross [Geppert] in San Antonio, Texas, USA; singer ("Sailing", "Arthur's Theme").
- 1953 - Birth of Bruce Hall in Champaign, Illinois, USA; rock bassist (Reo Speedwagon - "Take It On The Run").
- 1953 - Birth of Van McLain; rocker (Shooting Star).
- 1955 - Birth of Steve Jones; English pop guitarist (Sex Pistols - "Mercy").
- 1957 - Birth of Cactus Moser in Montrose, Colorado, USA; country singer (Highway 101 - "Cry Cry Cry").
- 1959 - Birth of David Ball in Blackpool, England; rock keyboardist (Soft Cell).
- 1968 - Birth of Jay Darlington in London, England; keyboardist (Kula Shaker).
- 1979 - Birth of Danny Foster; English singer (Hear'Say).
Deaths on May 3
- 1972 - Leslie Harvey, lead guitarist of the Glasgow band Stone the Crows, dies after being electrocuted onstage at Swansea's Top Rank Ballroom.
- 2023 - Death of Linda Lewis at age 72; singer (backing vocalist to David Bowie, Rod Stewart, Yusuf Islam).
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