May 3 in history: • 1491 – Nkuwu Nzinga, the ruler of the Kingdom of Kongo, was baptised as João I by Portuguese missionaries. → go there • 1848 – Thomas Bateman excavated a high-status barrow, discovering objects including the boar-crested Benty Grange helmet, and the Benty Grange hanging bowl → go there • 1616 – The Treaty of Loudun was signed, ending a war that originally began as a power struggle for the French throne. → go there • 1911 – Edith Maryon's statuette The Dance of Anitra (pictured), one of the few of her works known to survive in private hands, was exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts. → go there • 2021 – An elevated section of the Mexico City Metro collapsed, killing 26 people and injuring 98 others. → go there Died 1606: Henry Garnet Wiki link Born 1632: Catherine of St. Augustine Wiki link Born 1941: Nona Gaprindashvili Wiki link Born 2003: Florian Wirtz Wiki link Pictured: border=yes.