388 Historic Events for May 3
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| 1933 |
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1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office
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| 1934 |
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Bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours
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| 1934 |
Birth |
Georg Kroll, composer
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| 1935 |
Birth |
Donald P Hodel, Portland Ore, US Secretary of Interior (1985-89)
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| 1936 |
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French People's Front wins elections
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| 1936 |
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NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits
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| 1936 |
Birth |
Engelbert Humperdinck, [Arnolde Dorsey], India, singer (EH Show)
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| 1937 |
Birth |
Frankie Valli, [Castelluccio], Newark NJ, singer (Four Seasons-Sherry)
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| 1937 |
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Margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"
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| 1938 |
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Vatican recognizes Franco-Spain
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| 1938 |
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Lefty Grove defeats Tigers 4-3 for 1st of record 20 consecutive wins at his home field Fenway Park; he doesn't lose there until May 12 1941
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| 1938 |
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Concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Jonathan David Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Samantha Eggar, London England, actress (Collector)
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| 1939 |
Birth |
Jos‚ Torres, US, boxer (Olympics)
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| 1939 |
Death |
[Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71
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| 1941 |
Event |
-4] German air raid on Liverpool
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| 1941 |
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67th Kentucky Derby: Eddie Arcaro aboard Whirlaway wins in 2:01.4
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| 1941 |
Birth |
Nona Gaprindasvili, USSR, world women's chess champ (1962-78)
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Vera C…slavsk…-Odlozilova, Czech, gymnast (Olympic-gold-1964, 68)
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| 1942 |
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Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu and Tanambogo, Solomon Islands
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| 1942 |
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Nazi's execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands
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| 1942 |
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Luftwaffe bombs Exeter
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| 1942 |
Birth |
Lynn Farleigh, Bristol England, actress (Lovers of Their Time)
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| 1942 |
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Nazi's require Dutch Jews to wear a Jewish star
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