Today is Friday, May 3, 2024. It’s the 124th day of the year, and we’re on week 18.
Every day is special for some reason, and today is no different! Here you’ll find some interesting facts & events that happened today in history, as well as The Fact Site’s Fact of the Day!
Learn what special holiday falls on this day and how to celebrate it. You’ll also find out what famous people celebrate their birthdays today!
We update this page daily, so if you have a few minutes spare, check out these events & facts that all help to make today a special day!
Today’s Highlighted Events
The world is full of things happening – all day, every day. But here are some notable events that happened today in history.
2018
The Kilauea volcano on Big Island in Hawaii began to erupt.
These are just our highlighted events, but if you’d like to learn more about what happened on this day, you can check out the link below!
Today’s Famous Birthdays
Are you celebrating your birthday today? If so, you’re not the only one! Here are a few famous people that were also born on this day.
1975
Christina Hendricks
Christina Hendricks is an American actress born on May 3, 1975, in Tennessee, USA. She is 49 years old today.
1982
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall is an English actress born on May 3, 1982, in England, UK. She is 42 years old today.
Today’s Special Holiday
Every day has special holidays that are celebrated throughout the world, and today is no different! Here’s one of today’s special holidays you can participate in.
National Two Different Colored Shoes Day
This bizarre-sounding holiday was created thanks to Dr. Arleen Kaiser, a lover of diversity, who decided one day to start wearing different colored shoes. This shouldn’t really need explaining, but for you in the back – wear two different colored shoes today and see how people react!
Today’s Shower Thoughts
Don’t you just love it when you’re taking your morning shower, and that little voice in your head asks, “how many balloons would it take to float a human?”
We all have these strange thoughts at random times – and here are our shower thoughts of the day.
THe Fact Site’s
Fun Fact Of The Day
In front of the Chinese Theater tradition, the hand and footprints started accidentally when silent film actress Norma Talmadge stepped on wet cement.
Fast Facts About Today
| Day of week | Friday |
| Week number | Week 18 |
| Day of year | Day 124 of 2024 |
| Decade | 2020s |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Leap year | 2024 is a leap year |
