Day Guide for Tuesday May 3rd 2016 What are the holidays on May 3rd 2016?

This is our day guide for Tuesday May 3rd 2016 which shows you at a glance what's happening on this day around the world. Using the calendar on this page, you can look at a day guide for any day. Why not look up your birthday to see which holidays you share it with?

Holidays on May 3rd 2016

International: Labour Day

This holiday is most commonly associated as a commemoration of the achievements of the labour movement

Not a Public Holiday

Cyprus: Orthodox Easter Tuesday

Orthodox Easter Tuesday is an extra bank holiday in Cyprus after the public holidays for Easter.

Japan: Constitution Memorial Day

Commemorates the adoption of the Constitution of Japan on May 3rd, 1947

Public sector only

Nigeria (regional): Public Holiday

Edo only. To mourn the passing of the Oba of Benin

Poland: Constitution Day

Constitution day marks the declaration and adoption of Poland's first constitution on 3 May 1791

Public sector only

USA (regional): Primary Election Day

State holiday in Indiana every even year to allow voting in the Primary Elections

Public sector only

USA (regional): Primary Election Day West Virginia

State holiday in West Virginia every even year to allow voting in the Primary Elections

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General Information for May 3rd 2016
There are 7 public holidays today.
Day 124 of 2016
242 days left in 2016
Week 18 of the year
On this Day in History
1979 - Margaret Thatcher enjoys her first general election victory, becoming the UK's first female Prime Minister.
1886 - How May Day Became a Workers' Holiday. Rallying strikers in the USA are shot dead.
1770 - The first recorded European sighting of Lilli Pilli in Australia, by Sir Joseph Banks.
The people of Bolivia celebrate the Feast Day of Achakana (their name for the constellation Crux 'the Southern Cross') on 3 May.