What happened in history on this day: May 3?
On May 3 in ...
- 1959 - NBC airs the last The Steve Allen Show TV show.
- 1986 - CBS airs the final episode of Crazy Like a Fox TV show.
- 1991 - 356th and final episode of CBS-TV's second-longest-running series Dallas, second only to Gunsmoke.
- 1991 - CBS airs the final episode of the Dallas TV show.
- 2000 - FOX airs the final episode of Party of Five TV show.
- 2002 - Sony releases the film Spider-Man to theaters.
- 2013 - Buena Vista releases the film Iron Man 3 to theaters.
Births on May 3
- 1892 - Birth of Beulah Bondi in Chicago, Illinois, USA; actress (It's a Wonderful Life).
- 1895 - Birth of Zoltan Korda; Hungarian/British director (Jungle Book, Four Feathers).
- 1899 - Birth of Aline MacMahon in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, USA; actress (Backdoor to Heaven).
- 1901 - Birth of Gino Cervi in Bologna, Italy; actor (Les Miserables, Naked Maja).
- 1902 - Birth of Jack Larue in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Lights Out, Mouthpiece, My Favorite Brunette).
- 1902 - Birth of Walter Slezak in Vienna, Austria; actor (Bedtime for Bonzo, Inspector General).
- 1903 - Birth of Bing Crosby AKA Harry Lillis Crosby in Tacoma, Washington, USA; singer (The Bing Crosby Show, Hollywood Palace).
- 1904 - Birth of John Breeden in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Salute, Madame Racketeer, Joy Street).
- 1905 - Birth of Sebastian Lewis Shaw; actor (High Season, Ace of Spades, Caste).
- 1924 - Birth of Mary Carver in Los Angeles, California, USA; actress (Cecilia - Simon and Simon).
- 1925 - Birth of Nina Bara in Buenos Aires, Argentina; actress (Tonga - Space Patrol).
- 1928 - Birth of Jeanne Bal in Santa Monica, California, USA; actress (Pat - Love and Marriage).
- 1931 - Birth of Alex Cord; actor (The Dead are Alive).
- 1939 - Birth of Samantha Eggar in London, England; actress (Anna and the King, Collector).
- 1942 - Birth of Lynn Farleigh in Bristol, England; actress (Lovers of Their Time).
- 1959 - Birth of Ben Elton in London, United Kingdom; actor (Stark, Friday Night Live).
- 1968 - Birth of Deborah Caprioglio in Miestre, Italy; actress (Big Game Hunter).
- 1980 - Birth of Marcel Vigneron; American chef (Top Chef TV show).
Deaths on May 3
- 1972 - Bruce Cabot, actor (Diamonds are Forever), dies at age 68.
- 1979 - Erin O'Brien-Moore, actress (Nurse Choate - Peyton Place), dies at age 76.
- 1983 - Vaughn Taylor, actor (Jailhouse Rock), dies of cerebral hemorrhage at age 72.
- 1986 - Death of Robert Alda at age 72 from an embolism caused by a stroke; actor (By Popular Demand, What's Your Bid?, Supertrain, Love of Life, Days of Our Lives, MASH).
- 1991 - Margaret Tallichet, actress (Stranger on the Third Floor), dies.
- 1996 - Jack Weston, actor (Ishtar, Rad, Cuba), dies of lymphoma at age 71.
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