Historical Events In May - 03

1923  Thr first nonstop transcontinental flight (New York-San Diego) completed on May - 03.  

1923  1st nonstop transcontinental flight (NY-San Diego) completed on May - 03.  

1924  On May - 03 aleph Zadik Aleph is formed in Omaha, Nebraska by Sam Beber.  

1926  On May - 03 british general strike-3 million workers support miners  

1926  Pulitzer prize awarded to Sinclair Lewis (Arrowsmith) on this day in history.  

1926  US marines land in Nicaragua (9-months after leaving), stay until 1933 on May - 03.  

1926  On this day in history napoleon V Bonaparte, French pretender to the throne, dies at 63  

1927  Francis E.J. Wilde of Meadowmere Park, NY patented the electric sign flasher on this day in history.  

1928  On May - 03 japanese atrocities in Jinan, China.  

1929  Prussia bans anti-fascists on May - 03.  

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1931  Frank Hoyt Losey, composer, dies at 59 on May - 03.  

1932  On this day in history 24 tourists begin first air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switzerland)  

1932  24 tourists begin 1st air-charter holiday (London-Basle, Switz) on this day in history.  

1932  Anton Wildgans, Austr writer (Dies Irae)/dir Burgtheater, dies at 51 on this day in history.  

1933  On May - 03 the birth of James Brown, American singer  

1933  On this day in history the United States Mint was under the direction of a woman for the first time. Mrs. Nellie Ross assumed command.  

1933  On this day in history 1st female director (Nellie T Ross) of US Mint takes office  

1934  Bradman scores 206 Aust v Worcestershire, 210 mins, 27 fours on this day in history.  

1936  On this day in history french People's Front wins elections  

1937  On this day in history margaret Mitchell wins Pulitzer Prize for "Gone With the Wind"  

1938  On May - 03 concentration camp at Flossenbürg goes into use  

1938  On May - 03 vatican recognizes Franco-Spain  

1938  On May - 03 viewers of W2XBS-TV (now WCBS-TV) watched the first book review show  

1938  On this day in history concentration camp at Flossenburg goes into use  

1939  On May - 03 belly up to the bar for this one. " Beer Barrel Polka", one of the standards of American music, was recorded by The Andrews Sisters for Decca Records. Patti, Maxine and LaVerne turned this song into a giant hit.  

1939  The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose on this day in history.  

1939  On May - 03 [Karl Eduard] Wilhelm Groener, German general, dies at 71  

1941  On May - 03 german air raid on Liverpool  

1941  On this day in history -4] German air raid on Liverpool  

1942  Japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu &Tanambogo, Solomon Islands on May - 03.  

1942  On this day in history luftwaffe bombs Exeter  

1942  On May - 03 nazis execute 72 OD'ers in reprisial in Sachsenhausen, Netherlands  

1942  On May - 03 japanese troop attack Tulagi, Gavutu & Tanambogo, Solomon Islands  

1942  On this day in history johan H Westerveld, lt-col/leader Order Service, executed  

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0612  Constantine III, Byzantine Emperor (d. 641) was born on May - 03.  

1415  Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England (d. 1495) was born on this day in history.  

1428  On this day in history birth of pedro González de Mendoza, Spanish cardinal and statesman (d. 1495)  

1446  On this day in history birth of margaretha, English princess/duchess of Bourgondie  

1446  Margaret of York, wife of Charles I, Duke of Burgundy (d. 1503) was born on this day in history.  

1469  On May - 03 birth of niccolo Machiavelli, Italy, politician/writer (Prince)  

1514  On May - 03 birth of bartholomaeus a Martyribus, [Fernandez], primate of Portugal  

1535  Alessandro "Agnolo" Allori, Italian painter/carpet designer was born on May - 03.  

1010  Ansfried, 9th bishop of Utrecht (995-1010)/saint, dies at about 69 on this day in history.  

1152  Death of Matilda of Boulogne, Queen of England (b. 1105) on May - 03.  

1160  On this day in history death of peter Lombard, Italian scholar and bishop (b. c.1100)  

1270  On this day in history death of king Béla IV of Hungary (b. 1206)  

1294  On May - 03 jan I, duke of Brabant/Limburg/poet, dies  

1410  Alexander V, [Petros Philargi], Kreta's Pope (1409-10), dies on this day in history.  

1442  Engelbert I, Earl of Nassau-Dillenburg, dies on this day in history.  

1481  Death of Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (b. 1432) on May - 03.