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  • Verdun, France
    Thursday May 3, 1917
    World War 1

    Drunk soldiers

    Verdun, France
    Thursday May 3, 1917

    On 3 May 1917, during the Nivelle Offensive, the French 2nd Colonial Division, veterans of the Battle of Verdun, refused orders, arriving drunk and without their weapons. Their officers lacked the means to punish an entire division, and harsh measures were not immediately implemented. The French Army Mutinies eventually spread to a further 54 French divisions, and 20,000 men deserted.




  • Tulkarm, Palestine
    Thursday May 3, 1917
    World War 1

    Ottoman army was defeated

    Tulkarm, Palestine
    Thursday May 3, 1917

    In two days the British and Indian infantry, supported by a creeping barrage, broke the Ottoman front line and captured the headquarters of the Eighth Army (Ottoman Empire) at Tulkarm, the continuous trench lines at Tabsor, Arara, and the Seventh Army (Ottoman Empire) headquarters at Nablus.




  • Catalonia, Spain
    Monday May 3, 1937
    Spanish Civil War

    May Days

    Catalonia, Spain
    Monday May 3, 1937

    April and May saw the May Days, infighting among Republican groups in Catalonia. The dispute was between an ultimately victorious government—Communist forces and the anarchist CNT. The disturbance pleased Nationalist command, but little was done to exploit Republican divisions. After the fall of Guernica, the Republican government began to fight back with increasing effectiveness. In July, it made a move to recapture Segovia, forcing Franco to delay his advance on the Bilbao front, but for only two weeks. A similar Republican attack, the Huesca Offensive, failed similarly.




  • Czechia
    Thursday May 3, 1945
    The Holocaust

    Red Cross took control of Theresienstadt

    Czechia
    Thursday May 3, 1945

    The Red Cross took control of Theresienstadt on 3 May.




  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday May 3, 1992
    Bosnian War

    Izetbegović was kidnapped

    Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Sunday May 3, 1992

    On May 3, Izetbegović was kidnapped at the Sarajevo airport by JNA officers, and used to gain safe passage of JNA troops from downtown Sarajevo.




  • United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 1996
    James Bond

    Cold was published

    United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 1996

    Cold, first published in 1996, was the sixteenth and final novel by John Gardner featuring Ian Fleming's secret agent, James Bond.




  • U.S.
    Saturday May 3, 1997
    Dwayne Johnson

    Marriage

    U.S.
    Saturday May 3, 1997

    Johnson married Dany García on May 3, 1997. They have one child.


  • London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 2002
    James Bond

    The Man with the Red Tattoo was published

    London, England, United Kingdom
    Friday May 3, 2002

    The Man with the Red Tattoo, first published in 2002, was the sixth and final original novel by Raymond Benson featuring Ian Fleming's character James Bond. Carrying the Ian Fleming Publications copyright, it was first published in the United Kingdom by Hodder & Stoughton and in the United States by Putnam.


  • U.S.
    Friday May 3, 2002
    Marvel Studios

    Spider-Man

    U.S.
    Friday May 3, 2002

    The next film licensed from Marvel Studios was Spider-Man by Columbia Pictures, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man. The film was released on May 3, 2002, grossing $403,706,375 in the United States and Canada and $821,708,551 worldwide.


  • Zurich, Switzerland
    Saturday May 3, 2003
    SARS Coronavirus (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome)

    FIFA moves women's world cup to USA

    Zurich, Switzerland
    Saturday May 3, 2003

    On May 3, the 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup was abruptly moved to the United States due to the outbreak.


  • France
    Tuesday May 3, 2005
    Adidas

    Adidas Sold Salomon Group

    France
    Tuesday May 3, 2005

    On 3 May 2005, Adidas told the public that they sold their partner company Salomon Group for €485m to Amer Sports of Finland.


  • Bangladesh
    Thursday May 3, 2007
    Muhammad Yunus

    Yunus declared That He Had decided To abandon His Political Plans

    Bangladesh
    Thursday May 3, 2007

    There was speculation that the army supported a move by Yunus into politics. On 3 May, however, Yunus declared that he had decided to abandon his political plans following a meeting with the head of the interim government, Fakhruddin Ahmed.


  • Nasr City, Cairo
    Monday May 3, 2010
    Mohamed Salah

    Debut

    Nasr City, Cairo
    Monday May 3, 2010

    Salah played his youth football with El Mokawloon. He made his senior team debut in the Egyptian Premier League coming on as a substitute on 3 May 2010 in a 1–1 away draw against El Mansoura. During the 2010–11 season Salah continued earning minutes on the pitch, eventually becoming a regular in the team.


  • U.S.
    Tuesday May 3, 2011
    Bin Laden

    Most Wanted List

    U.S.
    Tuesday May 3, 2011

    Website of the Federal Bureau of Investigation listing bin Laden as deceased on the Most Wanted List on May 3, 2011


  • Russia
    Thursday May 3, 1764

    Francesco Algarotti's death

    Russia
    Thursday May 3, 1764

    Francesco Algarotti, an Italian art collector, died at the age of 53.


  • Versailles
    Thursday May 3, 1764

    Élisabeth Birth

    Versailles
    Thursday May 3, 1764

    The youngest sister of king Louis XIV, Élisabeth, was born in France.


  • Herford
    Wednesday May 3, 1662

    Daniel Pppelmann Birth

    Herford
    Wednesday May 3, 1662

    German architect Matthus Daniel Pppelmann was born in Herford, Germany.


  • Connecticut
    Wednesday May 3, 1662

    The Royal Charter of 1662

    Connecticut
    Wednesday May 3, 1662

    Connecticut received a royal charter.


  • Amsterdam
    Friday May 3, 1737

    Friedrich Schwindl Birth

    Amsterdam
    Friday May 3, 1737

    The Dutch composer Friedrich Schwindl was born in Amsterdam in 1737.


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