May 3: World Press Freedom Day
João I of Kongo
- 1491 – Nkuwu Nzinga of the Kingdom of Kongo was baptised as João I (pictured) by Portuguese missionaries.
- 1791 – The Polish–Lithuanian Constitution of May 3, the oldest codified national constitution in Europe, was adopted by the Great Sejm.
- 1921 – The island of Ireland was divided into two distinct territories: Northern and Southern Ireland.
- 1960 – The Off-Broadway musical The Fantasticks made its premiere, eventually becoming the world's longest-running musical.
- 2007 – Four-year-old Madeleine McCann was abducted while on holiday with her family in Portugal, sparking "the most heavily reported missing-person case in modern history."
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