May 3: Yom Ha'atzma'ut in Israel ( 2006), Constitution Day in Poland and Japan, World Press Freedom Day.
- 1791 - The Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, one of the earliest codified national constitutions in the world, was adopted by the Sejm.
- 1808 - The Swedish fortress Sveaborg was lost to Russia during the Finnish War.
- 1937 - Gone with the Wind, a novel by Margaret Mitchell, won the Pulitzer Prize.
- 1945 - World War II: German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona, left to float defenselessly in the Baltic Sea with thousands of prisoners from various concentration camps on board, was attacked and sunk by RAF Typhoons.
- 1947 - A new Constitution of Japan (pictured) went into effect.
May 3: Yom Ha'atzma'ut in Israel ( 2006), Constitution Day in Poland and Japan, World Press Freedom Day.
- 1791 - The Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791, one of the earliest codified national constitutions in the world, was adopted by the Sejm.
- 1808 - The Swedish fortress Sveaborg was lost to Russia during the Finnish War.
- 1937 - Gone with the Wind, a novel by Margaret Mitchell, won the Pulitzer Prize.
- 1945 - World War II: German ocean liner SS Cap Arcona, left to float defenselessly in the Baltic Sea with thousands of prisoners from various concentration camps on board, was attacked and sunk by RAF Typhoons.
- 1947 - A new Constitution of Japan (pictured) went into effect.