Nine people are killed and thirteen injured in a spree shooting in Mladenovac and Smederevo, Serbia. It is the second mass shooting in the country in two days. Date: May 4, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 4 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Great Fire of 1901 begins in Jacksonville, Florida. Date: May 3, 1901 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1901 📅 On This Day (Today)
Raja Harishchandra, the first full-length Indian feature film, is released, marking the beginning of the Indian film industry. Date: May 3, 1913 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1913 📅 On This Day (Today)
A Bolshevik coup fails in the Democratic Republic of Georgia. Date: May 3, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
West Virginia becomes the first state to legislate a broad sales tax, but does not implement it until a number of years later due to enforcement issues. Date: May 3, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ireland is partitioned under British law by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, creating Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland. Date: May 3, 1921 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1921 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Jinan incident begins with the deaths of twelve Japanese civilians by Chinese forces in Jinan, China, which leads to Japanese retaliation and the deaths of over 2,000 Chinese civilians in the following days. Date: May 3, 1928 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in…
The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Date: May 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Japanese naval troops invade Tulagi Island in the Solomon Islands during the first part of Operation Mo that results in the Battle of the Coral Sea between Japanese forces and forces from the United States and Australia. Date: May 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3…
World War II: Sinking of the prison ships Cap Arcona, Thielbek and Deutschland by the Royal Air Force in Lübeck Bay, resulting in more than 7,000 deaths. Date: May 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)