May 3 in History: Significant Events and Celebrity Birthdays
Today is May 3, 2026, marking the 123rd day of the year with 242 days remaining. On this day in history, significant events include Donald Trump securing the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, Washington, D.C., being incorporated as a city in 1802, Margaret Mitchell winning the Pulitzer Prize for "Gone with the Wind" in 1937, and the Supreme Court ruling against racial covenants in 1948. Other notable events on May 3 include the election of Margaret Thatcher as the first female U.K. prime minister in 1979, Bill Shoemaker becoming the oldest jockey to win the Kentucky Derby in 1986, and the devastating Bridge CreekâMoore tornado hitting Oklahoma City in 1999. In more recent history, the collapse of the "Old Man of the Mountain" in New Hampshire occurred in 2003, and a deadly overpass collapse in Mexico City claimed 26 lives in 2021. Additionally, a tragic school shooting in Belgrade, Serbia, resulted in the deaths of nine children and a school guard in 2023.
Celebrity birthdays today include singer Frankie Valli at 92, singer Christopher Cross at 75, actor Amy Ryan at 58, actor Bobby Cannavale at 56, music executive-entrepreneur Damon Dash at 55, actor Christina Hendricks at 51, actor Dule Hill at 51, country musician Eric Church at 49, golfer Brooks Koepka at 36, country singer Ella Langley at 27, actor Rachel Zegler at 25, soccer player Florian Wirtz at 23, and actor Maxwell Jenkins at 21.