About the day » Thursday May 3, 1973Calender converter

• Joseph Edwin FARNSWORTH, Logan, Cache County, Utah, United States of America († 2001)
• Tanja Kaal, Apeldoorn († 1982)
• Marjan Wesselink († 2022)
• Marieke Sara Sheffy, Warren (NJ)
• Willem van den Hoogen († 1974)
• Tom Leonard Lorijnen, Leiderdorp († 2000)
• Linda Spaan († 1973)

• Albertus Heijmans (72), Delfzijl, Groningen, Nederland
• Alphons(e) Hogenboom (77), Maastricht
• Berend Siebring (90), Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland
• Arend Jan Kloos (2), Katwijk aan Zee, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Annigje Versluijs (80)
• Ada Medema (80), Muskegon, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
• Adriana Cornelia Johanna van Niekerk (83), Heerenveen, Friesland, Nederland
• Anna Maria Catharina Housen (84), Zonhoven (B)
• Age de VRIES (87), Velsen, Kennemerland, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Kone (76)

• 1971 » Douglas Carswell, British politician, the first elected MP for the UK Independence Party
• 1972 » Stephen Barclay, English lawyer and politician
• 1973 » Jamie Baulch, Welsh sprinter and television host
• 1975 » Willie Geist, American television journalist and host
• 1976 » Brad Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 1976 » Chris Scott, Australian footballer and coach
• 1976 » Jeff Halpern, American ice hockey player
• 1977 » Eric Church, American country music singer-songwriter
• 1977 » Ryan Dempster, Canadian baseball player and sportscaster
• 1977 » Tyronn Lue, American basketball player and coach

• 1958 » Frank Foster, English cricketer (b. 1889)
• 1969 » Zakir Husain, Indian academic and politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897)
• 1970 » Cemil Gürgen Erlertürk, Turkish footballer, coach, and pilot (b. 1918)
• 1972 » Bruce Cabot, American actor (b. 1904)
• 1972 » Emil Breitkreutz, American runner and coach (b. 1883)
• 1972 » Kenneth Bailey, Australian lawyer and diplomat, Australian High Commissioner to Canada (b. 1898)
• 1978 » Bill Downs, American journalist (b. 1914)
• 1981 » Nargis, Indian actress (b. 1929)
• 1986 » Robert Alda, American actor (b. 1914)
• 1987 » Dalida, Italian singer, actress, dancer, and model (b. 1933)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Jeroen
4. Peter
5. Robert
6. Marcel
7. Michael
8. Marco
9. Mark
10. Richard
11. Patrick
12. Cornelis
13. Hendrik
14. David
15. Dennis
16. Ronald

1. Sandra
2. Bianca
3. Maria
4. Johanna
5. Miranda
6. Monique
7. Wendy
8. Esther
9. Ingrid
10. Anna
11. Jennifer
12. Patricia
13. Karin
14. Nicole
15. Natasja
16. Anita

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from Thursday, July 20, 1972 to Friday, May 11, 1973 the cabinet Biesheuvel II, with Mr. B.W. Biesheuvel (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from Friday, May 11, 1973 to Monday, December 19, 1977 the cabinet Den Uyl, with Drs. J.M. den Uyl (PvdA) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 13.4 million citizens.
• March 25 » Ireland gets a new newspaper called Sunday World.
• September 19 » King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden has his investiture.
• September 23 » Argentine general election: Juan Perón returns to power in Argentina.
• October 6 » Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
• October 17 » OPEC imposes an oil embargo against countries they deem to have helped Israel in the Yom Kippur War.
• October 30 » The Bosphorus Bridge in Turkey is completed, connecting the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus for the second time.

The temperature on May 3, 1973 was between 6.7 °C and 17.8 °C and averaged 11.8 °C. There was 21.5 mm of rain during 2.8 hours. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (26%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east.