What Day Of The Week Was May 3?

May 3: Day of the Week

May 3, 2026 is the 123rd day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Sunday.

If you are trying to learn Japanese then this day of the week in Japanese is Nichiyōbi.

Here’s the May calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

May					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
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3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
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Zodiac & Birthstone

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

May 3 by the Numbers

• 84 days since May 3
• 0 year, 2 months, and 23 days ago
• 2 months since then
• May 3 is in the 18th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 12 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

May 3 Historical Event(s)

1808Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill. 1830The Canterbury and Whitstable Railway is opened. It is the first steam hauled passenger railway to issue season tickets and include a tunnel. 1915The poem In Flanders Fields is written by Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae. 1942World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia. 1945World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay. 1952Lieutenant Colonels Joseph O. Fletcher and William P. Benedict of the United States land a plane at the North Pole. 1963The police force in Birmingham, Alabama switches tactics and responds with violent force to stop the “Birmingham campaign” protesters. Images of the violent suppression are transmitted worldwide, bringing newfound attention to the African-American Civil Rights Movement. 1978The first unsolicited bulk commercial e-mail (which would later become known as “spam”) is sent by a Digital Equipment Corporation marketing representative to every ARPANET address on the west coast of the United States. 2001The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947. 2003New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain collapses.

Who were born on May 3?

1874V. Walfrid Ekman, Swedish oceanographer (d. 1954) 1896Dodie Smith, English novelist and playwright (d. 1990) 1905Werner Fenchel, German mathematician (d. 1988) 1915Stu Hart, Canadian professional wrestler and trainer (d. 2003) 1922Len Shackleton, English former footballer (d. 2000) 1937Nélida Piñon, Brazilian writer 1940Konrad “Conny” Plank, German record producer and musician 1964Ron Hextall, Canadian ice hockey player 1966Giorgos Agorogiannis, Greek footballer 1971Damon Dash, American label executive

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