Today In History Basic Datebook-May 3rd

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People on May 3rd: birthdates

David Ball: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
New Wave Keybordist, Songwriter, British, of Soft Cell
Jill Berard: 1990 (is 20 in 2010, 21 in 2011)
Actress, of Hiller and Diller
August Anna Brooks: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Sandy and Garth's daughter
Cheryl Burke: 1984 (is 26 in 2010, 27 in 2011)
Dancer, Dancing With The Stars
Bobby Cannavale: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Actor, Third Watch's Bobby Caffey
Mary Carver: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Actress, Simon & Simon's Cecilia Simon
Eric Church: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Country Singer
Alex Cord: 1933 (is 77 in 2010, 78 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, W.E.B., Cassie & Co., Airwolf's Michael Archangel; rodeo horseback rider in TV & films; aka Alexander Viespi
Christopher Cross: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Adult Contempo Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, RLN:Geppert
Damon Dash: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Actor, Music and Film producer
Ann B. Davis: 1926 (is 84 in 2010, 85 in 2011)
TV Actress, b. in Schenectady, NY; MN:Bradford; Bob Cummings Show's Charmaine Shultzy Schultz/Friday, John Forsyhte's Miss Wilson, Brady Bunch's, The Brady Brides, & The Bradys' Alice Nelson Franklin
George Eckstein: 1928 (is 82 in 2010, 83 in 2011)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Gunsmoke, Dr. Kildare, Untouchables; produced Duel, Masada, among many others
Ben Elton: 1959 (is 51 in 2010, 52 in 2011)
Actor, British
Brian Evans: 1970 (is 40 in 2010, 41 in 2011)
Actor
John Sayre Grimaldi: 2004 (is 6 in 2010, 7 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Anne Sayre and Tony's son
Greg Gumbel: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Sportscaster, Newscaster, CBS Sports & News; Bryant's brother
Bruce Hall: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of REO Speedwagon
Christina Hendricks: 1978 (is 32 in 2010, 33 in 2011)
Actress, Kevin Hill's Nicolette Raye
Dule Hill: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Actor, The West Wing's Charles 'Charlie' Young
Mary Hopkin: 1950 (is 60 in 2010, 61 in 2011)
Folk Singer, Wales
John Hopkins: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Country Musician, Bassist; of Zac Brown Band
Steve Jones: 1955 (is 55 in 2010, 56 in 2011)
Punk Rock Singer/Guitarist, British, of The Sex Pistols; some say Sep 3
Kevin Kilner: 1958 (is 52 in 2010, 53 in 2011)
TV Actor, Almost Perfect's Mike Ryan
Mell Lazarus: 1927 (is 83 in 2010, 84 in 2011)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Momma, Miss Peach; some say '29
Isabel Ruby Lieberstein: 2008 (is 2 in 2010, 3 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Angela Kinsey and Warren's daughter
Brad Martin: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Country Singer
Van McLain: 1953 (is 57 in 2010, 58 in 2011)?
Musician, of Shooting Star; some say b. May 3, 1955 (is 55 in 2010)
Shane Minor: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
Country Singer
Cactus Moser: 1957 (is 53 in 2010, 54 in 2011)
Country Singer, of Highway 101
John Neff: 1971 (is 39 in 2010, 40 in 2011)
Country-Rock Performer, of Drive-By Truckers
David Michael Philips: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Musician
Grace Phillips: yr unknown
TV/Soap Actress, One Life To Live's Sarah Buchanan, Murder One's Lisa Gillespie
Ron Popeil: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
Announcer, Businessperson, Sam's son; Ronco empire
Amy Ryan: yr unknown
TV Actress, Naked Truth's Chloe Banks
Pete Seeger: 1919 (is 91 in 2010, 92 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Folk Singer, Songwriter, Political Activist, Teacher, Editor, Tenor, Banjoist, Guitarist, b. in New York City; Spark Plug player; NN:America's Tuning Fork; of The Weavers, Kingston Trio, soloist
Geoffrey David Sinclair: 2218 (is-208 in 2010, -207 in 2011)
Fictious Character, Commander of "Babylon 5" (TV show), born on Mars Colony.
Peter "Pete" Staples: 1944 (is 66 in 2010, 67 in 2011)
Rock & Roll Bassist, English, of The Troggs
Frankie Valli: 1934 (is 76 in 2010, 77 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Pop Singer, b. in Newark, NJ; Four Seasons lead; RN:Frank Castellaccio;
Virginia Vincent: 1924 (is 86 in 2010, 87 in 2011)
Actress, Eight is Enough's Daisy Maxwell

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People on May 3rd: birth anniversaries

Joe Ames: 1924=d.Dec 22, 2007 (was 83)
Singer, RLN:Urick; of The Ames Brothers
Mary Astor: 1906=d.Sep 25, 1987 (was 81)
Movie Actress, b. in Quincy, Il; did 100+ films; RN:Lucille Vasconcells Langhanke; The Maltese Falcon
Jeanne Bal: 1928=d.Apr 30, 1996 (was 67)
Actress, Bachelor Father's Suzanne, Mr. Novak
Nina Bara: 1920=d.Aug 15, 1990 (was 70)
TV Actress, Space Patrol's Tonga
Earl Blackwell: 1913?=d.Mar 1, 1995 (was 85)
Publisher, Celebrity Register, lists of best and worst-dressed celebrities; some say b. May 3, 1917, or b. May 3, 1919
Beulah Bondi: 1888=d.Jan 12, 1981 (was 92)
Movie Actress, It's A Wonderful Life; d. Jan 1?
James Brown: 1933=d.Dec 25, 2006 (was 73)
HALL OF FAMER, Rhythm and Blues Singer, Composer, Arranger, Pianist, Drummer, b. in Augusta, Ga.; RN:James Joe Brown Jr. Ben Bart; Godfather of Soul, Soul Brother #1, Hardest working man in Show business; founded James & the Flames; many incl he say 1933, few '34, or June 17; Weird Al parodied his hit "Living In America" into "Living With A Herrina" in 1986
Betty Comden: 1919=d.Nov 23, 2006 (was 87)
Lyricist, Dramatist/Playwright, Songwriter, Actress, b. in New York City; RLN:Cohen; Broadway librettist
Francois Coty: 1874=d.Jul 25, 1934 (was 60)
Publisher, Industrialist, French, Newspapers & Perfumes
"Bing" Crosby: 1903=d.Oct 14, 1977 (was 74)
HALL OF FAMER, TV/Movie Actor, Crooner, Variety Show Host, b. in Tacoma, WA; NN:The Old Groaner; some say 1901, 1902, or 1904; E-mail indicated he was born May 3, though Bing said May 2, He had no birth certificate, but a baptismal certificate that was discovered after his death had the correct birthdate of May 3; RFMN:Harry Lillis; most popular entertainer of the 1st 1/2 of 20th century; Bing Crosby Show's Bing Collins, Hollywood Palace; in golf HofF; d. in Madrid, Spain
Bobby Driscoll: 1937=d.Mar 30, 1968 (was 30)
TV/Movie Actor, Voice of Peter Pan
Dave Dudley: 1928=d.Dec 22, 2003 (was 75)
Country Singer/Guitarist, Author, Songwriter, ex-MLB player; Trucking song pioneer; RLN:Pedruska
Marcel Dupre: 1886=d.May 30, 1971 (was 85)
Musician, Composer, Organist, French
Anna Roosevelt Halsted: 1906=d.1975
Children's Author, FDR's daughter
Doug Henning: 1947=d.Feb 7, 2000 (was 52)
Magician/Illusionist, Actor, Vegetarian, Canadian
William Inge: 1913=d.Jun 10, 1973 (was 60)
Dramatist/Playwright, distant relative of John Wilkes Booth & Edwin Booth
Gene Klavan: 1923=d.Apr 9, 2004 (was 80)
Radio Broadcaster, Cable Channel host
Jack LaRue: 1902=d.Jan 11, 1984 (was 81)
Movie Actor, Narrator, RN:Gaspare Biondolillo
John "Yank" Lawson: 1911=d.Feb 18, 1995 (was 83)
Jazz Musician
John Aaron Lewis: 1920=d.Mar 29, 2001 (was 80)
Bandleader, Composer, Arranger, Jazz Pianist, of Modern Jazz Quartet
Niccolo Machiavelli: 1469=d.Jun 21, 1527 (was 58)
Author, Statesman, Philosopher, Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Italian, political theorist, wrote "The Prince"
Aline MacMahon: 1899=d.Oct 12, 1991 (was 92)
Movie Actress
Golda Meir: 1898=d.Dec 8, 1978 (was 80)
Prime Minister, Russian, Author, RN:Golda Mabovitz then Meyerson; Israeli P.M. 1969-74
Tom O'Horgan: 1924=d.Jan 11, 2009 (was 84)
Stage Director
Jacob August Riis: 1849=d.May 26, 1914 (was 65)
Journalist, Social Reformer, American, Denmark
Walter Slezak: 1902=d.Apr 21, 1983 (was 80)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Austrian, Lifeboat, Spy Hunt, Black Beauty, Bedtime for Bonzo, Batman's The Clock King; Opera tenor Leo's son; Erika's father, Leo's son; d. 4-22?
John Hanning Speke: 1827=d.Sep 15, 1864 (was 37)
Explorer, British
Sir George Thomson: 1892=d.Sep 10, 1975 (was 83)
Physicist, British, demonstrated electron diffraction, 1937 Nobel.
Earl Wilson: 1907=d.Jan 16, 1987 (was 79)
Columnist, aka The Midnight Earl; Bway gossip

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People on May 3rd: death anniversaries

Robert Alda: 1986 (was 72)/b.Feb 26, 1914
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Game Show Host, Singer, b. in New York City; RFN:Alphonso Roberto d'Abruzzo; Alan's dad; some say Feb 16
Ernest R. Ball: 1927 (was 48)/b.Jul 22, 1878
Composer, Pop Singer, of popular songs and music scores such as "Mother Machree" and "Will You Love Me in December as You Do in May?", "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling".
Bruce Cabot: 1972 (was 68)/b.Apr 20, 1904
Movie Actor, b. in Carlsbad, NM; Diamonds Are Forever, King Kong; RN:Jacques Etienne de Bujac
Norman Chaney: 1936 (was 18)?/b.Jan 18, 1918
Movie Actor, Our Gang's Joe "Chubby" Cobb; some say d. May 29, 1936 (was 18)
Carleton Coon: 1932 (was 38)/b.Feb 5, 1894
Drummer, of Coon-Sanders team with Joe Sanders
Henry Cornelius: 1958 (was 44)/b.Aug 18, 1913
Movie Director, South African
Helmut Dantine: 1982 (was 64)/b.Oct 7, 1917
Movie Actor, Austrian
Les Harvey: 1972 (was 25)/b.1947
Singer, of Stone the Crows
Billy Higgins: 2001 (was 64)/b.Oct 11, 1936
Jazz Musician, Drummer
Gilbert "Zulu" Kauhi: 2004 (was 66)/b.Oct 17, 1937
TV/Movie Actor, Radio Disc Jock, Musician, Comedian, Gidget, Diamond Head, Hawaii, Hawaii Five-O's Det. Kono Kalkaua; RN:Gilbert Kauhi
Jerzy Kosinski: 1991 (was 57)/b.Jun 14, 1933
Novelist, Author, Polish
John Meyer: 1949 (was 71)/b.yr unknown
Bass Singer/Basso, Tenor, of The Peerless Quartet
Mohammed The Conqueror: 1481 (was 30)/b.yr unknown
King, empire founder
Patsy Montana: 1996 (was 87)/b.Oct 30, 1908
Country Singer, Songwriter, Country Guitarist, Yodeler, RN:Ruby Blevins; Queen of Country Western Music; b. 1908 as stated in obit?
George Murphy: 1992 (was 89)/b.Jul 4, 1902
Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Dancer, Senator, b. in New Haven, CT; 30-40's movie musicals; song-and-dance man-turned-politician
Erin O'Brien-Moore: 1979 (was 76)/b.May 2, 1902
Actress, The Ruggles' Margaret Ruggles, Peyton Place's Nurse Choate
Cardinal John J. O'Connor: 2000 (was 80)/b.Jan 15, 1920
Religious Leader, N.Y. Roman Catholic Archbishop
Suzy Parker: 2003 (was 69)/b.Oct 28, 1933
Movie Actress, Model, RFN:Cecilia
Pope Benedict XIV: 1758 (was 83)/b.Mar 31, 1675
Religious Leader, Italian, pope 1740-1758
Gene Raymond: 1998 (was 89)/b.Aug 13, 1908
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, TV Host, b. in New York City; TV Reader's Digest, Fireside Theater host; Jeanette MacDonald's hubby
Wally Schirra: 2007 (was 84)/b.Mar 12, 1923
Astronaut, Sigma 7/Gemini 6/Apollo 7/Mercury 8
Daniel Sickles: 1914 (was 88)/b.Oct 20, 1825
Army Officer, Congressperson, Diplomat, remembered for acquiring the land for Central Park in New York City. He was also the first person in the United States acquitted of murder on the grounds of temporary insanity.
Jack Weston: 1996 (was 71)/b.Aug 21, 1924
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, RN:Morris Weinstein; 79 Park Avenue; guest actor in TV series & movies; Marge Redmond's hubby; some say b. 1915 or 1925

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General events on May 3rd

In 1654, America's first toll bridge was erected at Rowley, Massachusetts over the Newbury River. It was permitted to charge a toll for animals, while people crossed for free.

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Government and Politics on May 3rd

In 1469, political theorist Niccolo Machiavelli was born in Florence, Italy.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on May 3rd

In 1861, Lincoln asks for 42,000 Army Volunteers & another 18,000 seamen.

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Royalty and Religious events on May 3rd

In 1983, 27 years ago, after two years of debate, U.S. Roman Catholic bishops overwhelmingly approved a pastoral letter that condemned the first use of nuclear weapons and virtually ruled out their use for retaliation.

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Human Achievement and Science events on May 3rd

In 1494, Christopher Columbus first sighted the island which was later to be named Jamaica.

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Arts and Prose events on May 3rd

In 1907, show business columnist Earl Wilson was born in Rockford, Ohio.

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Misc Marrige events on May 3rd

In 2009, 1 year ago, Bebe Neuwirth and Chris Calkins got married.

Weird and Other events on May 3rd

In 1915, 05 x 03 = 15

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"tailgater - one who makes ends meet."

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"A critic is a man who leaves no turn unstoned"

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"Corollary (Jenning): The chance of the bread falling with the buttered side down is directly proportional to the cost of the carpet. "

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"Today I met with a subliminal advertising executive for just a second."

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"You've ever used the scope on your huntin' rifle to locate your kids."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"RUMPPUMP (rump pump) n. A stair-climbing exerciser."

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"I Win!: U. Lose"

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"GROVER MAN DRAWS PRISON TERM, FINE FOR SEX ACTS"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
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"Parking space: An area that vanishes as you make a U-Turn."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the kind that we experience in ourselves. Neither can I nor would I want to conceive of an individual that survives his physical death; let feeble souls, from fear or ab surd egoism, cherish such thoughts. I am satisfied with the mystery of the eternity of life and with the awareness and a glimpse of the marvelous structure of the existing world, together with the devoted striving to comprehend a portion, be it ever so tiny, of the Reason that manifests itself in nature. [Albert Einstein,_The World as I See It_]"

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"A banquet is probably the most fatiguing thing in the world except ditchdigging. -- "Last Visit to England," in DeVoto, Mark Twain in Eruption"

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"Savings & loan"

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"astronauts are out to launch."

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