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Sunday May 3, 2026
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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.

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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

  • 69 days since May 3
  • 0 year, 2 months, and 8 days ago
  • 2 months since then
  • May 3 is in the 18th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
  • 9 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. 1791The Constitution of May 3 (the first modern constitution in Europe) is proclaimed by the Sejm of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. 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. 1860Charles XV of Sweden-Norway is crowned king of Sweden. 1913Raja Harishchandra the first full-length Indian feature film is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. 1916The leaders of the Easter Rising are executed in Dublin. 1937Gone with the Wind, a novel by Margaret Mitchell, wins the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. 1973The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1.451 feet as the world’s tallest building. 2002A military MiG-21 aircraft crashes into the Bank of Rajasthan in India, killing eight.

Who were born on May 3?

1867J.T. Hearne, English cricketer (d. 1944) 1888Beulah Bondi, American actress (d. 1981) 1918Ted Bates, English former footballer (d. 2003) 1923George Hadjinikos, Greek pianist and conductor 1923Ralph Hall, American politician 1924Ken Tyrrell, English founder of eponymous F1 racing team (d. 2001) 1933James Brown, American singer and dancer (d. 2006) 1958Kevin Kilner, American actor 1958Sandi Toksvig, Danish born writer, broadcaster and comedian 1966Peter Abbay, American actor

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