Historical Events
Film & TV History
Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences members vote to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski
- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan becomes NFL's first $30m per season player after agreeing to $150m contract extension
Film & TV History
Bollywood actors both posthumously recognized at India's National Film Awards; Sridevi Kapoor Best Actress for "Mum" and Vinod Khanna receives Dadasaheb Phalke award.
- Indian government confirms around 110 people have died in dust storms in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh in the last 9 days
- Kilauea volcano on Big Island, Hawaii begins erupting forcing the evacuation of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and residential areas
Famous Deaths
- Alfonso Dhlakama, Mozambican politician and opposition leader (RENAMO), dies of a heart attack at 65
- Bob Prewitt, American college basketball coach (SMU Mustangs), dies at 93
- Dan Grimm, American football player (Green Bay Packers, Atlanta Falcons), dies of Parkinson's disease and dementia at 77
- David Pines, American physicist, dies at 93
- Demetrio Túpac Yupanqui, Peruvian academic and Quechua translator, dies at 94
- Doina Cornea, Romanian human rights activist and professor, dies at 88
- H. Basil S. Cooke, South African-Canadian geologist and paleontologist, dies at 102
- Jim Argue, American politician (Arkansas Senate, 1996–2008), dies of kidney cancer at 66
- Joe Scannella, American football coach (Oakland Raiders, Montreal Alouettes, Cleveland Browns), dies at 89
- Junior Rodriguez, American Louisiana politician who criticized FEMA's Hurricane Katrina response, dies at 82
- Monica Barnes, Irish politician (Teachta Dála, 1982–1992, 1997–2002; Senator, 1982), dies at 82
- Paolo Signorelli, Italian footballer (Trevigliese, Pro Patria, Atalanta), dies at 79
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights
About May 3, 2018
Day of the Week: Thursday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 11 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Taurus
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