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.
1965 - Great Sporting Achievements. Racing legend Red Rum is born.
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.