May 3 in History

Lands with the invasion force at St Malo & proceeds to Dinan

Regains control of the Government

This record states: He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.

This record states: King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.

This record states: The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.

This record states: When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.

This record states: He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.

This record states: King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.

This record states: The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.

This record states: When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.

This record states: He sent urgent messages to the Governor, Sir Richard Beauchamp, ordering him to bar the gates to Margaret and man the citys defences.

This record states: King Edward realised that the Lancastrians were seeking to cross the River Severn into Wales.

This record states: The nearest crossing point they could use was at the city of Gloucester.

This record states: When Margaret arrived in the morning of 3 May, Beauchamp refused Margarets summons to let her army pass, and she realised that there was insufficient time to storm the city before Edward's army arrived.

The Pope grants Spain exclusive rights to American land 100 leagues west of the Azores

Hertford's army lands at Leith during the punitive expedition ordered by Henry VIII.

Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, lands at Leith with an English expeditionary force during the Rough Wooing.

Edward Seymour, Earl of Hertford, commands the English expedition that lands at Leith.

Hertford's expedition lands at Leith to punish Scotland for rejecting Henry VIII's marriage policy.

Major hostilities begin with an attack on Edinburgh, led by the Earl of Hertford and Viscount Lisle

Major hostilities began with an attack on Edinburgh, led by the Earl of Hertford and Viscount Lisle. Hertford had instructions to burn Edinburgh and issue Henry's proclamation of 24 March 1544, which laid the blame on Cardinal Beaton's "sinister enticement" of Regent Arran

Parliament fines Bacon & declares him incapable of holding office

Parliament fines Bacon & declares him incapable of holding office

Pym joins efforts asking the King to delay dissolution and address grievances.

Peace of Oliva ends the Swedish Deluge and allows the Commonwealth to turn east against Russia

Poland-Lithuania recognises the Swedish crown and concludes peace at Oliva.

Poland-Lithuania recognises the Swedish crown and concludes peace at Oliva.

Renounces his hereditary claim to the Swedish crown under the Peace of Oliva

The Treaty of Oliva confirms Swedish sovereignty over Livonia.

The Treaty of Oliva confirms Swedish sovereignty over Livonia.

The Treaty of Oliva ends Sweden's war with Poland-Lithuania and its allies.

Signs the Peace of Oliva on behalf of the minor Charles XI and the Swedish regency

Signs the Peace of Oliva, ending the war with Sweden and renouncing his claim to the Swedish throne

The Treaty of Oliva ends Sweden's war with Poland-Lithuania and its allies.

Appointed Privy Councillor

The Allied army begins the siege of Bonn under Marlborough.

Helps draft and promote the Constitution of 3 May

Presides over the Sejm session that adopts the Constitution of 3 May

Swears support for the Constitution of 3 May

The Union of Lublin is superseded by the Constitution of the 3rd May. Stanislaw II transforms Poland into a unitary state

The Union of Lublin is superseded by the Constitution of the 3rd May

Appointed Colonel

Created Duke of Wellington

Demands payment to bondholders, suggests revenue from the Spanish colony of Cuba

Brown commands Fort Texas during the Mexican bombardment before dying from wounds

France declares war Austria

France declares war Austria

Lincoln addresses Hartford Republicans before the presidential campaign

Lincoln appoints Edward Bates as Attorney General

Lincoln forms his first cabinet after taking office

Lincoln appoints Caleb B Smith as Secretary of the Interior

Lincoln appoints Montgomery Blair as Postmaster General

Lincoln appoints Salmon P Chase as Secretary of the Treasury

Gives evidence about lookout duties and conditions aboard Titanic before the collision.

Godley ends the failed Baby 700 attack after severe casualties and little territorial gain.

McCrae writes In Flanders Fields after Ypres losses.

Addresses the resignation of Augustine Birrell following the Easter Rising in Ireland.

The 6th Royal Scots merges with the 15th Division. Churchill does not seek another command & returns to Parliament

Introduces a Bill extending military service obligations to a wider group of eligible men.

Explains arrangements for a secret parliamentary session on military manpower and recruiting.

Haig continues operations at Bullecourt against heavily fortified Hindenburg Line positions.

Gellibrand's 6th Australian Brigade fights during the opening of Second Bullecourt.

Haig orders another Scarpe attack as the Arras offensive approaches its final phase.

Jodl receives the Iron Cross First Class for wartime service.

Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Landauer is assassinated by Feikorps troops

Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Eglhofer is assassinated by Feikorps troops

Afghan forces cross the frontier, beginning the Third Anglo-Afghan War.

Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia

Polish forces under Wojciech Korfantry invade Upper Silesia

Organizes the printing of a Government newspaper, the "British Gazette". Advocates "no surrender" to the strikers

Baldwin's Government confronts a nationwide strike supporting miners against wage reductions.

The TUC calls a general strike in support of the Miners

The TUC calls a general strike in support of the Miners

Railwaymen, printers, builders, drivers, dockers, iron & steel workers join miners

Japan defeats the Guomindang at Jinan & occupies the Shandong Peninsular

Leads the government as legislation removes the oath of allegiance from Free State constitutional arrangements.

The Dail abolishes loyalty to the British crown

Opens the exhibition at Bellahouston Park, Glasgow

The replacement of Litvinov with Molotov significantly increases Stalins freedom to maneuver in foreign policy. The dismissal of Litvinov, whose Jewish ethnicity was viewed disfavorably by Nazi Germany, removes an obstacle to negotiations with Germany. Stalin replaces Litinov with Vyacheslav Molotov

Stalin replaces Litinov with Vyacheslav Molotov

Takes minutes at a Chancellery conference when Hitler declares war is inevitable

British Forces are withdrawn from Namsos

Japanese forces occupy the island of Tulagi without opposition

Captures the Island of Tulagi in the Coral Sea

The Second Stauning Premiership ends in Copenhagen, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Denmark.

Receives German officers seeking terms for forces facing 21st Army Group in northern Germany and nearby areas.

Reaches the temporary rank of brigadier after beginning the war as a private soldier.

The new constitution takes effect

Oswald received final clearance to the confidential level on May 3, 1957, after local record checks disclosed no derogatory information.

Lee completed Aviation Fundamental School in Jacksonville, ranking 46th among 54 students after six weeks of specialized instruction.

Adenauer's government begins the parliamentary ratification process after the Bundesrat starts examining the treaty legislation.

Patrice Lumumba Friendship University rejected Lee's application because the institution was reserved for students from developing regions.

Connor orders police dogs and high-pressure hoses used against young demonstrators.

The 1st U.S. Army combat troops, 3500 men of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, arrive in Vietnam

Sends the Ohio National Guard to Kent during antiwar protests

Anti war protest in Washington DC

Appointed General Secretary of the SED, Socialist Unity Party

Heads the winning goal at Tottenham Hotspur as Arsenal secure the league championship.

The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June

The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June

The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June

The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June

The Northern Ireland Assembly Bill becomes law, elections for the new assembly are held 28th June

Scores twice as Anderlecht defeat Austria Wien 4-0 in the European Cup Winners' Cup final.

Scores twice in Anderlecht's 4-0 European Cup Winners' Cup final victory over Austria Wien.

Brown contests Edinburgh South but is not elected to Parliament.

The Labour Party win 36.9% of votes cast & 269 MPs. The Labour Party lose the election after a 7% swing to the Conservatives

The Liberals win 13.8% votes cast & 11 MPs

The Conservatives win a majority of 45. Conservatives 339, Labour 268, Liberals 11, others 18

Leads the Conservatives to victory and becomes Prime Minister.

Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority of 21,563

Directs The Tin Drum, winner of the Palme d'Or at Cannes.

Rejects the Peruvian peace plan, cites the sinking of the Belgrano. Galtieri rejects Peruvian peace plan, citing General Belgrano

Galtieri rejects Peruvian peace plan, citing General Belgrano

Galtieri rejects Peruvian peace plan, citing General Belgrano. After the loss of the Belgrano, the entire Argentine fleet returns to port and do not leave again for the duration of hostilities

Argentine and Chilean vessels rescued 772 survivors from General Belgrano between 3 and 5 May amid cold, worsening South Atlantic weather.

3-6 May, attends the Tokyo G7 summit

Celebrates 10 yrs as Prime Minister

Hubble quasar spectroscopy reveals extensive filaments of ionized hydrogen between galaxies, helping account for matter missing from the nearby universe.

Scores the only goal of Liverpool's semi-final tie against Chelsea at Anfield.

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Muharib Abdul Latif al-Jubouri, a leader of al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, dies in a raid north of Baghdad. US officials say that Jubouri was involved in the kidnapping of American reporter Jill Carroll

Wins re-election as Mayor of London.

Releases Time, his first album of largely self-written new material in many years.

Chelsea defeat Crystal Palace to secure Mourinho's third Premier League championship.

Burnham's first period as Member of Parliament ends before the mayoral election.

Starmer welcomes Labour gains in councils, mayoral contests and parliamentary by-elections.

Leads Labor to re-election in the federal election.

Leads the People's Action Party to victory.

Faces pro-democracy protests over planned party dissolution.

Goita faces protests demanding elections and opposing proposals to dissolve Mali's political parties.

Leads the People's Action Party to victory.

General election outcome recorded for Lawrence Wong: Leads the People's Action Party to victory.

Government context for this general election: Leads the People's Action Party to victory.

Birth of Emmanuel Joseph Sieyes

Birth of Sackville Hamilton Carden

Birth of James Brown, South Carolina

Death of Benedict XIV, Prospero Lorenzo Lambertini

Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Landauer is assassinated by Feikorps troops

Munich is "liberated" by the White Army & Eglhofer is assassinated by Feikorps troops

Death of Karl Eduard Wilhelm Groener

President Zakir Husain dies in office.

Death of Nargis Dutt

Death of Barbara Castle

Dies after testing positive for COVID-19 during treatment for heart problems.

Barons renounce their allegiance to John, Fitzwalter leads an attack on Northampton

John orders his mercenaries into London after the Battle of Northampton. After the barons attack Northampton John offers concessions

Japan defeats the Guomindang at Jinan & occupies the Shandong Peninsular

The Jinan Incident brings Nationalist and Japanese forces into violent conflict during the Northern Expedition.

1st day of Battle by Republican Government against anarcho-syndicalists & marxists

Captures the Island of Tulagi in the Coral Sea

Crowned king under the French protectorate administration