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 Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is domingo.

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)

1491Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries, adopting the baptismal name of João I. 1808Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg to Russia. 1808Peninsular War: The Madrid rebels who rose up on May 2 are executed near Príncipe Pío hill. 1913Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. 1921West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to issues surrounding its enforcement. 1945World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay. 1948The U.S. Supreme Court rules, in Shelley v. Kraemer, that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities are legally unenforceable. 1952The Kentucky Derby is televised nationally for the first time on the CBS network. 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. 1999The southwestern portion of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma is devastated by an F5 tornado killing forty-five people, injuring 665, and causing $1 billion in damage. The tornado is one of 66 from the 1999 Oklahoma tornado outbreak. This is the strongest tornado ever recorded with wind speeds of up to 318 mph.

Who were born on May 3?

1877Karl Abraham, German psychoanalyst (d. 1925) 1933James Brown, American singer and dancer (d. 2006) 1938Chris Cannizzaro, American baseball player 1957Rod Langway, American ice hockey player 1958Sandi Toksvig, Danish born writer, broadcaster and comedian 1966Peter Abbay, American actor 1977Ryan Dempster, American baseball player 1978Autumn Phillips, member of the British royal family 1985Meagan Tandy, American actress 1987Lina Grinčikaitė, Lithuanian sprinter

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