The three-year-old British girl Madeleine McCann disappears in Praia da Luz, Portugal, starting "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history". Date: May 3, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two gunmen launch an attempted attack on an anti-Islam event in Garland, Texas, which was held in response to the Charlie Hebdo shooting. Date: May 3, 2015 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2015 📅 On This Day (Today)
Eighty-eight thousand people are evacuated from their homes in Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada as a wildfire rips through the community, destroying approximately 2,400 homes and buildings. Date: May 3, 2016 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2016 📅 On This Day (Today)
Twenty-six people are killed and ninety-eight are injured after an elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapses. Date: May 3, 2021 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2021 📅 On This Day (Today)
Ethnic violence breaks out between the Meitei and the Kuki Zo people in the state of Manipur. Date: May 3, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Nine students and a security guard are killed in the Belgrade school shooting, the first attack of its kind in Serbia. Date: May 3, 2023 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 2023 📅 On This Day (Today)
Closing ceremony of the Intercalated Games in Athens, Greece. Date: May 2, 1906 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1906 📅 On This Day (Today)
The first game of the Negro National League baseball is played in Indianapolis. Date: May 2, 1920 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1920 📅 On This Day (Today)
Germany's independent labor unions are replaced by the German Labour Front. Date: May 2, 1933 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1933 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: Following the coup d'état against Iraq Crown Prince 'Abd al-Ilah earlier that year, the United Kingdom launches the Anglo-Iraqi War to restore him to power. Date: May 2, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 2 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)