Daily Calendar for Monday, May 3, 2027

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Monday, May 3, 2027

Died

  • Adolphe Charles Adam (composer) –
  • Frank Levingston (at time of death, was oldest surviving WWII veteran) –

Born

  • Bing Crosby (singer) –
  • Mary Astor (actress) –
  • May Sarton (poet) –
  • Sugar Ray Robinson (boxer) –
  • Ann B. Davis (actress) –
  • James Brown (singer) –
  • Frankie Valli (singer) –
  • Doug Henning (magician) –
  • Dulé Hill (actor) –

Events

  • First toll bridge (toll for animals began), Rowley, Massachusetts –
  • Washington, D.C., was incorporated as a city –
  • First U.S. telecast of a book review –
  • First broadcast of National Public Radio’s All Things Considered –
  • The Old Man of the Mountain located in Franconia Notch, NH, fell from his perch –
  • Three veterans’ names were added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial –
  • Dale Davis, a legally blind 78-year old man from Alta, Iowa, bowled a perfect game during league play –

Weather

  • The temperature dipped to 39 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix, Arizona –
  • Nearly a foot of rain fell within eight hours in New Orleans –
  • The area west of Mooresville, North Carolina, had baseball-size hail –
  • Lake Kemp, Texas, had baseball-size hail –
  • Red River flood peaked in Manitoba –
  • Tornadoes struck Oklahoma, killing 44 people and causing $1.3 billion in damage. –
  • Powerful Cyclone Nargis slammed into Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta –
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