May 3rd

May 3 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 232 days remaining until the end of time.

1494 Columbus discovers Jamaica; he names it "St. Iago," but avoids landing there due to its vitriolic, rampant homophobic reputation

1936 New York Yankee Joe DiMaggio makes his major-league debut, gets 3 hits. Must shower afterwards.

1938 Vatican recognizes Franco-Spain. We’d rather recognize James Franco for his small "c" catholic appeal.

1944 Meat rationing ends meaning USDA Prime for everyone!

1956 Frank Loesser's musical, "Most Happy Fella", premieres in New York City. It’s a lie, though.

 

1963 Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I have a dream" speech.

1979 Martin Sherman's "Bent" premieres in London

1979 Margaret Thatcher becomes the 1st woman prime minister of Great Britain. I’m still scared of her!

1993 "Kiss of the Spider Woman" opens at Broadhurst New York City for 906 performances

2001 The United States loses its seat on the U.N. Human Rights Commission for the first time since the commission was formed in 1947. I wonder why?!?

1469 Niccolo Machiavelli, Florentine political strategist

1889 Beulah Bondi, maybe gay US actress 

1898 Golda Meir, co-founder of state of Israel, and its 4th prime minister (In a cage fight with Margaret Thatcher, my money would be on Golda) 

1913 William Inge, gay US playwright/novelist 

1926 Ann B. Davis, maybe gay US actress/religious fanatic/everyone's favorite live-in housekeeper 

1928 James Brown, US R&B legend/hardest working man in show business

1932 Robert Osborne, maybe gay US film historian/Turner Classic Movies host 

1948 Chris Mulkey, US actor 

1967 Kenny Hotz, Canadian comedian/writer/director/Kenny vs Spenny 

1970 Bobby Cannavale, US actor 

1973 Jamie Baulch, English sprinter/tv presenter 

1975 Valentino Lanús, Mexican actor 

1976 Alfonso DeNigris, Mexican actor/model 

1977 Ben Olsen, US soccer player 

1980 Marcel Vigneron, petulant gay US Top Chef runner-up 

1982 Igor Olshansky, Ukrainian-born US football player 

1985 Greg Raposo, US singer/actor 

1987 Fernando Fernandes, Portugese actor 

1988 Christian Carabias, Mexican model/actor/banana smuggler 

1965 Otto Forst de Battaglia, Austrian diplomat/genealogist, wishes he could trace his lineage to Matt.

1972 Bruce Cabot [Etienne Pelissier Jacques de Bujac], actor (Diamonds are Forever), is no longer among the undefeated

1989 Christine Jorgensen, US soldier/1st transsexual, travels further than Denmark for this change.