What happened this day in history May 3, 2000

What are the important events that happened on May 3, 2000? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

May 3, 2000: Facts & Myths About This Day

May 3, 2000 is the 124th day of the year 2000 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is April 20, 2000 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 957,312,000 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaicosatetragon’ day.

If a person born on this day saved a Nickel every day starting at age 5, then by now that person has accumulated $344.75. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)

Taurus is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Emerald is the modern birthstone for this month. Sapphire is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

Dragon is the mythical animal and Metal is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.

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May 3, 2000 Historical Events

  • 2000
    The sport of geocaching begins, with the first cache placed and the coordinates from a GPS posted on Usenet.

Who died on May 3, 2000?

  • 2000
    John Joseph O'Connor, Cardinal Archbishop of New York (b. 1920)
  • 2000
    Julia Bathory, Hungarian glass-designer (b. 1901)

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