Today, May 3, 2024, is World Press Freedom Day. There are 242 days until the New Year.
May 3 is the 123rd day of the year (124th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 242 days left in the year.
What holidays are there in Ukraine and in the world?
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World Press Freedom Day.
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Day of the day.
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Confectioner’s Day.
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What events happened in Ukraine and in the world
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1481 – The largest of the three earthquakes occurs on the island of Rhodes and causes approximately 30,000 casualties.
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1568 – Angered by a brutal Spanish attack on Fort Caroline, French troops burn Fort San Mateo and kill hundreds of Spaniards.
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1616 – The Treaty of Loudun ends the civil war in France.
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1715 – A total solar eclipse is visible over northern Europe and northern Asia, as predicted by Edmond Halley within four minutes.
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1791 – The Extraordinary Sejm of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth adopts the Constitution – the first constitution in Europe and the second in the world (after the US Constitution).
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1808 – Finnish War: Sweden loses the fortress of Sveaborg.
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1815 – Neapolitan War: Joachim Murat, King of Naples, is defeated by the Austrians at the Battle of Tolentino, the decisive battle of the war.
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1841 – New Zealand is declared a British colony.
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1880 – the first horse-drawn tram in Lviv was opened in Ukraine.
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1991 – the Windhoek Declaration is signed in the capital of Namibia, calling on governments around the world to ensure freedom of the press and its democratic nature.
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1995 – By order of President Leonid Kuchma, the first order of Ukraine since 1991 – Bohdan Khmelnitsky – was established.
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2004 – Protestant churches that had existed separately in the Netherlands for hundreds of years united to form the Protestant Church of the Netherlands.
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2014 – the volunteer battalion “Aidar” was created.
Who was born on May 3, 2024
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1897 – Januariy Bortnik, Ukrainian director and actor.
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1900 – Nikolai Yakovchenko, Ukrainian theater and film actor.
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1930 – Stepan Pinchuk, Ukrainian critic, literary critic, translator.
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Who has today’s name day: Nikolai, Pavel, Peter, Timofey, Ulyana, Yuliana.
What not to do on May 3
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You can’t cry even in happiness.
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It is forbidden to wear dark clothes – it attracts sadness.
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Don’t throw milk away.
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