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A complete timeline of historical events, famous births, notable deaths, and holidays that occurred on July 3 throughout history.

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Historical Events on July 3

Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium

Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted...

Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union du

Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War

Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average

Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average

UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish and

UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish and subsequently English and British monarchs, will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey

John Logie Baird demonstrates the first color television transmission in London

Color television (American English) or colour television (British English) is a television transmission technology that also includes color information for the picture, so the video image can be...

Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve two #1 hits on the US Billboard chart with "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny

Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve two #1 hits on the US Billboard chart with "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin

Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 for the first of five straight W

Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 for the first of five straight Wimbledon titles

James II of Scotland (18 ) marries Mary of Guelders (15) at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh

James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.

Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold marries third wife English Princess Margaret of York

Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503), also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted...

American film director John Ford (26) weds Mary Smith (25) ubtil his death in 1973

American film director John Ford (26) weds Mary Smith (25) ubtil his death in 1973

American Playwright Eugene O'Neill divorces second wife novelist Agnes Boulton after 11 years of marriage

Agnes Ruby Boulton (September 19, 1893 – November 25, 1968) was a British-born American pulp magazine writer in the 1910s, later the wife of Eugene O'Neill.

Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility

Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility

Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament

Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament

Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty

Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty

Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date)

Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date)

George Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts

The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

British forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania

The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois...

Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling

Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling

Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812)

The Capture of Fort Erie by American forces in 1814 was a battle in the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States.

First savings bank in NY, the Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, opens its doors

First savings bank in NY, the Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, opens its doors

First state normal school in the US opens in Lexington, Massachusetts, with three students

A normal school or normal college trains teachers in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. Other names include teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges.

John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus

John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus

The last pair of Great Auks is killed

The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th...

Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)

The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien), also known as the Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the...

French forces enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power, providing a major obstacle to Italian unification

French forces enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power, providing a major obstacle to Italian unification

Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, California)

California () is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast.

Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general

The general officers of the Confederate States Army (CSA) were the senior military leaders of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.

Battle of Chattahoochie River, Georgia [until Jul 9]

Battle of Chattahoochie River, Georgia [until Jul 9]

Montenegro declares war on Turkey

The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...

SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River in Scotland; 195 die

SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River in Scotland; 195 die

First New-York Tribune printed using the first commercial Linotype machine

The Linotype machine ( LYNE-ə-type) is a "line casting" machine used in printing which is manufactured and sold by the former Mergenthaler Linotype Company and related companies.

Idaho admitted as 43rd US state

There are 44 counties in the U.S. state of Idaho. The Idaho Territory was organized in March 1863, and Owyhee County was the first county in the territory to be organized, in December of that year.

American troops, en route to the Philippines on the SS China, raise the American flag on Wake Island

Wake Island, also known as Wake Atoll (Chamorro: Islan Wake), is a coral atoll in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific Ocean.

The British evacuate Rustenburg and occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek in the Anglo-Boer war

The British evacuate Rustenburg and occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek in the Anglo-Boer war

American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title

American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title

Papal decree forbids the modernization of theology

Papal decree forbids the modernization of theology

Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak arrested for sedition by the British in wake of Muzzafarpur bombing

Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak arrested for sedition by the British in wake of Muzzafarpur bombing

A Common Tern is banded in Maine and later found dead in Africa in 1919, making it the first bird known to have crossed

A Common Tern is banded in Maine and later found dead in Africa in 1919, making it the first bird known to have crossed the Atlantic

After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell Universit

After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell University, shoots JP Morgan for representing the British government in war contract negotiations

Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride Palace, Petrograd

Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride Palace, Petrograd

SDAP'er Suze Groenweg elected 1st woman in Dutch parliament

SDAP'er Suze Groenweg elected 1st woman in Dutch parliament

Java Technical School, Bandung, opens

Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the western highland of Java island, it is one of the coolest than other provincial capital cities in Indonesia with...

Dockers' strike in Hull, Grimsby, Cardiff and Bristol over to London

Dockers' strike in Hull, Grimsby, Cardiff and Bristol over to London

Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories make foam rubber

Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories make foam rubber

US Veterans Administration created

The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military...

After 30 years as manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw retires from baseball (2,583 wins / 1,948 losses NY)

After 30 years as manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw retires from baseball (2,583 wins / 1,948 losses NY)

FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois

FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois

British East Coast Main Line locomotive No. 4468 "Mallard" reached a speed of 202.6 km/h (125.9 mph) setting new record

British East Coast Main Line locomotive No. 4468 "Mallard" reached a speed of 202.6 km/h (125.9 mph) setting new record for steam powered trains

ARP-leader and Former Dutch PM Hendrikus Colijn argues cooperation with Germany

ARP-leader and Former Dutch PM Hendrikus Colijn argues cooperation with Germany

Adolf Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bock's headquarters in Ukraine

Moritz Albrecht Franz Friedrich Fedor von Bock (3 December 1880 – 4 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) who served in the German Army during the Second World War.

British Liberator bomber sinks German U-628 in Bay of Biscay

German submarine U-558 was a Type VIIC U-boat in the service of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

First Dutch government of Louis Beel forms

Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist who...

,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC

,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC

Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death, California; execution doesn't happen until 1960

Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death, California; execution doesn't happen until 1960

American ocean liner SS United States departs New York Harbor on her maiden crossing of Atlantic Ocean; completes voyage

American ocean liner SS United States departs New York Harbor on her maiden crossing of Atlantic Ocean; completes voyage in record time of 82 hours 40 minutes [1]

First exhibition of Karen, the bongo antelope, opens at Cleveland Zoo in Ohio

First exhibition of Karen, the bongo antelope, opens at Cleveland Zoo in Ohio

Algerian Revolution against French rule ends (Algeria gains independence on 5th July)

The People's National Army (PNA) is the military of the Algerian republic. It is the direct successor of the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation...

National Airways Corporation Dakota DC-3 crashes in the Kaimai Ranges in New Zealand, killing all 23 passengers and crew

National Airways Corporation Dakota DC-3 crashes in the Kaimai Ranges in New Zealand, killing all 23 passengers and crew in New Zealand’s worst domestic civil aviation accident

Harold Strachan, member of the Communist Party of South Africa and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African Nati

Harold Strachan, member of the Communist Party of South Africa and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, is served with a restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act

Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)

Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)

"News at 10" premieres on British TV

"News at 10" premieres on British TV

41°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July

41°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July

The Ulster Defence Association and the British Army come into conflict about a 'no-go' area at Ainsworth Avenue, Belfast

The Ulster Defence Association and the British Army come into conflict about a 'no-go' area at Ainsworth Avenue, Belfast

Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indian

Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, Gaylord charged with loss

Adolfo Suárez becomes premier of Spain

Adolfo Suárez becomes premier of Spain

The Senegalese Republican Movement (MRS) is founded

Senegalese Republican Movement (in French: Mouvement Republicain Sénégalais) was a political party in Senegal, founded on July 3, 1977.

US Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy

US Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" in 1973

Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium

Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium

NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token

NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token

Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages

Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages

After 22 years, England Test cricket spinner Derek Underwood hits a maiden 1st class century (111) for Kent v Sussex at

After 22 years, England Test cricket spinner Derek Underwood hits a maiden 1st class century (111) for Kent v Sussex at Hastings

Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves

In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together.

Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays

Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays

Movie "Batman" sets record for quickest $100 million (10 days)

Movie "Batman" sets record for quickest $100 million (10 days)

Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe offers to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country; he is later kidnap

Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe offers to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country; he is later kidnapped and executed

Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field

Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field

South Africa's FIFA membership reinstated (expelled 1961); united non-racial FA, political prisoners released, free poli

South Africa's FIFA membership reinstated (expelled 1961); united non-racial FA, political prisoners released, free political parties

FIFA World Cup: In a huge upset Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 from the round of 16 at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Califo

FIFA World Cup: In a huge upset Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 from the round of 16 at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit

Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit

"Svoboda", oldest Ukrainian language newspaper in US, founded in 1893 in Jersey City, New Jersey, contracts from daily t

"Svoboda", oldest Ukrainian language newspaper in US, founded in 1893 in Jersey City, New Jersey, contracts from daily to weekly publication

A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev TU-154 jetliner crashes on approach to landing at Irkutsk, Russia killing 145 people

Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk.

Official opening of Bangkok's subway system

Official opening of Bangkok's subway system

The national law legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect in Spain

Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began...

Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth

Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth

"Just Got Started Lovin' You" single released by James Otto (Billboard Song of the Year 2008)

"Just Got Started Lovin' You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist James Otto. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from his album Sunset Man.

Mark II.5 SkyTrain cars enter service in Metro Vancouver

Mark II.5 SkyTrain cars enter service in Metro Vancouver

Antonio Esfandiari wins a record $18.3 million after winning the 2012 World Series of Poker $1,000,000 Buy-In

The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada, and since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment.

Germany passes first nation-wide minimum wage law – at 8.5 euros

A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor.

Adelaide Crows Australian Rules Football coach Phil Walsh is murdered by his son Cy at his Somerton Park home

Phillip Walsh (15 March 1960 – 3 July 2015) was an Australian rules footballer and coach.

Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany

Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany

Australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in

Australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in Harare, opening stand with D'Arcy Short (223) also a record

Atlético Madrid sign Portugal forward Joao Felix for €126m (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in

Atlético Madrid sign Portugal forward Joao Felix for €126m (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in football history

Major League Baseball All-Star Game planned to be hosted on July 14 by the LA Dodgers is cancelled due to government res

Major League Baseball All-Star Game planned to be hosted on July 14 by the LA Dodgers is cancelled due to government restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic

Mudslides crash through town of Atami, Japan, after torrential rain, killing 19, with over 100 people initially missing

Mudslides crash through town of Atami, Japan, after torrential rain, killing 19, with over 100 people initially missing

Sri Lanka says it has less than one day's worth of fuel, as its economic crisis deepens, closing schools and stopping pu

Sri Lanka says it has less than one day's worth of fuel, as its economic crisis deepens, closing schools and stopping public transport [1]

Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.01 degrees Celsius (previous record 16.92

Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.01 degrees Celsius (previous record 16.92 degrees Celsius August 13, 2016)

Earliest example of narrative cave art is dated to 51,200 years ago, from Indonesian caves of Maros-Pangkep, South Sulaw

Earliest example of narrative cave art is dated to 51,200 years ago, from Indonesian caves of Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi, depicting people hunting a pig [1]

Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ancient city in Peru named Peñico [1]

Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ancient city in Peru named Peñico [1]

Famous Births on July 3

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Louis XI is born

Louis XI is born

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Samuel de Champlain is born

Samuel de Champlain is born

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Margaret McFarland is born

Margaret McFarland is born

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Jean-Claude Duvalier is born

Jean-Claude Duvalier is born

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Julian Assange is born

Julian Assange, Australian editor of wikileaks, known for australian editor of wikileaks, was born on 1972-07-03.

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George M. Cohan is born

George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, composer and playwright, known for american actor, singer, composer and playwright, was born on 1878-07-03.

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Tom Stoppard is born

Tom Stoppard, British playwright, known for british playwright, was born on 1937-07-03. Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter.

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Tom Cruise is born

Tom Cruise, American actor and film producer, known for american actor and film producer, was born on 1963-07-03. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer.

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Audra McDonald is born

Audra McDonald, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1971-07-03. Audra Ann McDonald is an American singer and actress.

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Olivia Munn is born

Olivia Munn, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1981-07-03. Lisa Olivia Munn is an American actress.

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Leoš Janáček is born

Leoš Janáček, Czech musician, known for czech composer, was born on 1854-07-03. Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, music theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher.

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Richard Hadlee is born

Richard Hadlee, New Zealand athlete, known for new zealand cricketer, was born on 1952-07-03. Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer.

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Moises Alou is born

Moises Alou, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1967-07-03.

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Sebastian Vettel is born

Sebastian Vettel, German athlete, known for german racing driver, was born on 1988-07-03.

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Richard Bedford Bennett is born

Richard Bedford Bennett is born

Notable Deaths on July 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What happened on July 3, 324?
Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted...
What happened on July 3, 1863?
Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War
What happened on July 3, 1884?
Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average
What happened on July 3, 1996?
UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish and subsequently English and British monarchs, will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey
What happened on July 3, 1928?
Color television (American English) or colour television (British English) is a television transmission technology that also includes color information for the picture, so the video image can be...

Complete Timeline — July 3 Through the Ages

  1. Battle of Adrianople: Roman Emperor Constantine I defeats his co-emperor Licinius, who flees to Byzantium

    Valerius Licinianus Licinius was Roman emperor from 308 to 324. For most of his reign, he was the colleague and rival of Constantine I, with whom he co-authored the Edict of Milan that granted...

  2. Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility

    Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility

  3. Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

    Battle at Hagenoorde: German emperor beats earl Egbert II

  4. Louis XI is born

    Louis XI is born

  5. James II of Scotland (18 ) marries Mary of Guelders (15) at Holyrood Abbey in Edinburgh

    James II (16 October 1430 – 3 August 1460) was King of Scots from 1437 until his death in 1460.

  6. Duke of Burgundy Charles the Bold marries third wife English Princess Margaret of York

    Margaret of York (3 May 1446 – 23 November 1503), also known as Margaret of Burgundy, was Duchess of Burgundy from 1468 to 1477 as the third wife of Charles the Bold, and after his death (1477) acted...

  7. Samuel de Champlain is born

    Samuel de Champlain is born

  8. Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament

    Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament

  9. Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty

    Sweden and Denmark sign peace treaty

  10. Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date)

    Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded (first edition published this date)

  11. George Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts

    The Continental Army was the army of the United Colonies representing the Thirteen Colonies and later the United States during the American Revolutionary War.

  12. British forces massacre 360 men, women and children in Wyoming, Pennsylvania

    The Battle of Wyoming, also known as the Wyoming Massacre, was a military engagement during the American Revolutionary War between Patriot militia and a force of Loyalist soldiers and Iroquois...

  13. Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling

    Michael Keens exhibits the first large-scale cultivated strawberry, a large fruit strawberry called the Keen Seedling

  14. Americans capture Fort Erie, Canada (War of 1812)

    The Capture of Fort Erie by American forces in 1814 was a battle in the War of 1812 between the United Kingdom and the United States.

  15. First savings bank in NY, the Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, opens its doors

    First savings bank in NY, the Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, opens its doors

  16. First state normal school in the US opens in Lexington, Massachusetts, with three students

    A normal school or normal college trains teachers in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. Other names include teacher training colleges or teachers' colleges.

  17. John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus

    John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus

  18. The last pair of Great Auks is killed

    The great auk (Pinguinus impennis), also known as the penguin or garefowl, is an extinct species of flightless alcid that first appeared around 400,000 years ago and became extinct in the mid-19th...

  19. Slaves freed in Danish West Indies (now US Virgin Islands)

    The Danish West Indies (Danish: Dansk Vestindien), also known as the Danish Virgin Islands (Danish: Danske Jomfruøer) or the Danish Antilles, were a Danish colony in the Caribbean, consisting of the...

  20. French forces enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power, providing a major obstacle to Italian unification

    French forces enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power, providing a major obstacle to Italian unification

  21. Congress authorizes US's 2nd mint (San Francisco, California)

    California () is a state in the Western United States that lies on the Pacific Coast.

  22. Leoš Janáček is born

    Leoš Janáček, Czech musician, known for czech composer, was born on 1854-07-03. Leoš Janáček was a Czech composer, music theorist, folklorist, publicist and teacher.

  23. Colonel Jackson receives his commission as brigadier general

    The general officers of the Confederate States Army (CSA) were the senior military leaders of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War of 1861–1865.

  24. Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union du

    Battle of Gettysburg, the largest battle ever fought on the American continent, ends in a major victory for the Union during the US Civil War

  25. Alonzo Cushing dies

    Alonzo Cushing, American union army officer, known for american union army officer, died on 1863-07-03.

  26. Battle of Chattahoochie River, Georgia [until Jul 9]

    Battle of Chattahoochie River, Georgia [until Jul 9]

  27. Richard Bedford Bennett is born

    Richard Bedford Bennett is born

  28. Montenegro declares war on Turkey

    The Montenegrin–Ottoman War (Serbian Cyrillic: Црногорско-турски рат, romanized: Crnogorsko-turski rat, "Montenegrin-Turkish War"), also known in Montenegro as the Great War (Вељи рат, Velji rat),...

  29. George M. Cohan is born

    George M. Cohan, American actor, singer, composer and playwright, known for american actor, singer, composer and playwright, was born on 1878-07-03.

  30. SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River in Scotland; 195 die

    SS Daphne sinks on Clyde River in Scotland; 195 die

  31. Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average

    Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average

  32. First New-York Tribune printed using the first commercial Linotype machine

    The Linotype machine ( LYNE-ə-type) is a "line casting" machine used in printing which is manufactured and sold by the former Mergenthaler Linotype Company and related companies.

  33. Idaho admitted as 43rd US state

    There are 44 counties in the U.S. state of Idaho. The Idaho Territory was organized in March 1863, and Owyhee County was the first county in the territory to be organized, in December of that year.

  34. American troops, en route to the Philippines on the SS China, raise the American flag on Wake Island

    Wake Island, also known as Wake Atoll (Chamorro: Islan Wake), is a coral atoll in the Micronesia subregion of the Pacific Ocean.

  35. The British evacuate Rustenburg and occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek in the Anglo-Boer war

    The British evacuate Rustenburg and occupy Commando Nek and Silkaatsnek in the Anglo-Boer war

  36. American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title

    American boxer Marvin Hart scores a 12th round KO of Jack Root in Reno, Nevada for the vacant world heavyweight title

  37. Margaret McFarland is born

    Margaret McFarland is born

  38. Papal decree forbids the modernization of theology

    Papal decree forbids the modernization of theology

  39. Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak arrested for sedition by the British in wake of Muzzafarpur bombing

    Indian nationalist Bal Gangadhar Tilak arrested for sedition by the British in wake of Muzzafarpur bombing

  40. A Common Tern is banded in Maine and later found dead in Africa in 1919, making it the first bird known to have crossed

    A Common Tern is banded in Maine and later found dead in Africa in 1919, making it the first bird known to have crossed the Atlantic

  41. After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell Universit

    After exploding a bomb in US Senate reception room previous day, Erich Muenter, a German instructor at Cornell University, shoots JP Morgan for representing the British government in war contract negotiations

  42. Hetty Green dies

    Hetty Green, American financier, known for american financier, died on 1916-07-03.

  43. Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride Palace, Petrograd

    Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride Palace, Petrograd

  44. SDAP'er Suze Groenweg elected 1st woman in Dutch parliament

    SDAP'er Suze Groenweg elected 1st woman in Dutch parliament

  45. American film director John Ford (26) weds Mary Smith (25) ubtil his death in 1973

    American film director John Ford (26) weds Mary Smith (25) ubtil his death in 1973

  46. Java Technical School, Bandung, opens

    Bandung is the capital city of the West Java province of Indonesia. Located on the western highland of Java island, it is one of the coolest than other provincial capital cities in Indonesia with...

  47. Dockers' strike in Hull, Grimsby, Cardiff and Bristol over to London

    Dockers' strike in Hull, Grimsby, Cardiff and Bristol over to London

  48. John Logie Baird demonstrates the first color television transmission in London

    Color television (American English) or colour television (British English) is a television transmission technology that also includes color information for the picture, so the video image can be...

  49. American Playwright Eugene O'Neill divorces second wife novelist Agnes Boulton after 11 years of marriage

    Agnes Ruby Boulton (September 19, 1893 – November 25, 1968) was a British-born American pulp magazine writer in the 1910s, later the wife of Eugene O'Neill.

  50. Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories make foam rubber

    Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories make foam rubber

  51. US Veterans Administration created

    The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is a Cabinet-level executive branch department of the federal government charged with providing lifelong healthcare services to eligible military...

  52. After 30 years as manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw retires from baseball (2,583 wins / 1,948 losses NY)

    After 30 years as manager of the New York Giants, John McGraw retires from baseball (2,583 wins / 1,948 losses NY)

  53. FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois

    FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois

  54. Tom Stoppard is born

    Tom Stoppard, British playwright, known for british playwright, was born on 1937-07-03. Sir Tom Stoppard was a British playwright and screenwriter.

  55. British East Coast Main Line locomotive No. 4468 "Mallard" reached a speed of 202.6 km/h (125.9 mph) setting new record

    British East Coast Main Line locomotive No. 4468 "Mallard" reached a speed of 202.6 km/h (125.9 mph) setting new record for steam powered trains

  56. ARP-leader and Former Dutch PM Hendrikus Colijn argues cooperation with Germany

    ARP-leader and Former Dutch PM Hendrikus Colijn argues cooperation with Germany

  57. Adolf Hitler visits Field Marshal Von Bock's headquarters in Ukraine

    Moritz Albrecht Franz Friedrich Fedor von Bock (3 December 1880 – 4 May 1945) was a German Generalfeldmarschall (Field Marshal) who served in the German Army during the Second World War.

  58. British Liberator bomber sinks German U-628 in Bay of Biscay

    German submarine U-558 was a Type VIIC U-boat in the service of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.

  59. First Dutch government of Louis Beel forms

    Louis Joseph Maria Beel (12 April 1902 – 11 February 1977) was a Dutch politician of the Roman Catholic State Party (RKSP) and later co-founder of the Catholic People's Party (KVP) and jurist who...

  60. ,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC

    ,288 people, a record number, pass through Grand Central Terminal train station in NYC

  61. Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death, California; execution doesn't happen until 1960

    Kidnapper Caryl Chessman sentenced to death, California; execution doesn't happen until 1960

  62. Jean-Claude Duvalier is born

    Jean-Claude Duvalier is born

  63. American ocean liner SS United States departs New York Harbor on her maiden crossing of Atlantic Ocean; completes voyage

    American ocean liner SS United States departs New York Harbor on her maiden crossing of Atlantic Ocean; completes voyage in record time of 82 hours 40 minutes [1]

  64. Richard Hadlee is born

    Richard Hadlee, New Zealand athlete, known for new zealand cricketer, was born on 1952-07-03. Sir Richard John Hadlee is a New Zealand former cricketer.

  65. First exhibition of Karen, the bongo antelope, opens at Cleveland Zoo in Ohio

    First exhibition of Karen, the bongo antelope, opens at Cleveland Zoo in Ohio

  66. Algerian Revolution against French rule ends (Algeria gains independence on 5th July)

    The People's National Army (PNA) is the military of the Algerian republic. It is the direct successor of the National Liberation Army (ALN), the armed wing of the nationalist National Liberation...

  67. National Airways Corporation Dakota DC-3 crashes in the Kaimai Ranges in New Zealand, killing all 23 passengers and crew

    National Airways Corporation Dakota DC-3 crashes in the Kaimai Ranges in New Zealand, killing all 23 passengers and crew in New Zealand’s worst domestic civil aviation accident

  68. Tom Cruise is born

    Tom Cruise, American actor and film producer, known for american actor and film producer, was born on 1963-07-03. Thomas Cruise Mapother IV is an American actor and film producer.

  69. Harold Strachan, member of the Communist Party of South Africa and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African Nati

    Harold Strachan, member of the Communist Party of South Africa and Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress, is served with a restriction order in terms of the Suppression of Communism Act

  70. Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)

    Atlanta Braves Tony Cloninger, 1st NL player and only pitcher to hit 2 grand slams in a MLB game (17-3 v SF Giants)

  71. "News at 10" premieres on British TV

    "News at 10" premieres on British TV

  72. Moises Alou is born

    Moises Alou, American athlete, known for american baseball player, was born on 1967-07-03.

  73. 41°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July

    41°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July

  74. Audra McDonald is born

    Audra McDonald, American actress and singer, known for american actress and singer, was born on 1971-07-03. Audra Ann McDonald is an American singer and actress.

  75. Jim Morrison dies

    Jim Morrison, American singer, known for american singer, died on 1971-07-03. James Douglas Morrison (December 8, 1943 – July 3, 1971) was an American singer-songwriter and poet who was the lead…

  76. The Ulster Defence Association and the British Army come into conflict about a 'no-go' area at Ainsworth Avenue, Belfast

    The Ulster Defence Association and the British Army come into conflict about a 'no-go' area at Ainsworth Avenue, Belfast

  77. Julian Assange is born

    Julian Assange, Australian editor of wikileaks, known for australian editor of wikileaks, was born on 1972-07-03.

  78. Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indian

    Brothers Gaylord (Hall of Fame) and Jim Perry (3-time All Star) face each other for only time in MLB, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, Gaylord charged with loss

  79. Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 for the first of five straight W

    Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Sweden's Björn Borg beats Ilie Năstase of Romania 6-4, 6-2, 9-7 for the first of five straight Wimbledon titles

  80. Adolfo Suárez becomes premier of Spain

    Adolfo Suárez becomes premier of Spain

  81. The Senegalese Republican Movement (MRS) is founded

    Senegalese Republican Movement (in French: Mouvement Republicain Sénégalais) was a political party in Senegal, founded on July 3, 1977.

  82. US Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy

    US Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" in 1973

  83. Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium

    Biggest MLB crowd in 7 years, 73,096 watch Indians beat NY Yankees, 7-0 at Cleveland Stadium

  84. NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token

    NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token

  85. Olivia Munn is born

    Olivia Munn, American actress, known for american actress, was born on 1981-07-03. Lisa Olivia Munn is an American actress.

  86. Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages

    Riot at building site of Stopera concert hall in Amsterdam causes Ÿ1 million in damages

  87. After 22 years, England Test cricket spinner Derek Underwood hits a maiden 1st class century (111) for Kent v Sussex at

    After 22 years, England Test cricket spinner Derek Underwood hits a maiden 1st class century (111) for Kent v Sussex at Hastings

  88. Kuwait's National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves

    In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together.

  89. Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays

    Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays

  90. Sebastian Vettel is born

    Sebastian Vettel, German athlete, known for german racing driver, was born on 1988-07-03.

  91. Movie "Batman" sets record for quickest $100 million (10 days)

    Movie "Batman" sets record for quickest $100 million (10 days)

  92. Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe offers to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country; he is later kidnap

    Liberian President Samuel Kanyon Doe offers to resign in response to rebel incursions in his country; he is later kidnapped and executed

  93. Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field

    Gateway Board of Trustees approve a 20-year lease for the Cleveland Indians to play MLB at Jacobs Field

  94. South Africa's FIFA membership reinstated (expelled 1961); united non-racial FA, political prisoners released, free poli

    South Africa's FIFA membership reinstated (expelled 1961); united non-racial FA, political prisoners released, free political parties

  95. FIFA World Cup: In a huge upset Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 from the round of 16 at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Califo

    FIFA World Cup: In a huge upset Romania eliminates Argentina 3-2 from the round of 16 at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  96. Lew Hoad dies

    Lew Hoad dies

  97. UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish and

    UK House of Commons announces that the Stone of Scone, aka the Stone of Destiny, used in the coronation of Scottish and subsequently English and British monarchs, will be returned to Scotland after 700 years in Westminster Abbey

  98. Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit

    Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit

  99. "Svoboda", oldest Ukrainian language newspaper in US, founded in 1893 in Jersey City, New Jersey, contracts from daily t

    "Svoboda", oldest Ukrainian language newspaper in US, founded in 1893 in Jersey City, New Jersey, contracts from daily to weekly publication

  100. A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev TU-154 jetliner crashes on approach to landing at Irkutsk, Russia killing 145 people

    Vladivostok Air Flight 352 was a scheduled passenger flight from Yekaterinburg, Russia to Vladivostok via Irkutsk.

  101. Official opening of Bangkok's subway system

    Official opening of Bangkok's subway system

  102. The national law legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect in Spain

    Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain since July 3, 2005. In 2004, the nation's newly elected government, led by Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero of the Socialist Workers' Party, began...

  103. Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth

    Asteroid labeled 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) past Earth

  104. "Just Got Started Lovin' You" single released by James Otto (Billboard Song of the Year 2008)

    "Just Got Started Lovin' You" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist James Otto. It was released in July 2007 as the first single from his album Sunset Man.

  105. Mark II.5 SkyTrain cars enter service in Metro Vancouver

    Mark II.5 SkyTrain cars enter service in Metro Vancouver

  106. Antonio Esfandiari wins a record $18.3 million after winning the 2012 World Series of Poker $1,000,000 Buy-In

    The World Series of Poker (WSOP) is a series of poker tournaments held annually in Paradise, Nevada, and since 2004, sponsored by Caesars Entertainment.

  107. Germany passes first nation-wide minimum wage law – at 8.5 euros

    A minimum wage is the lowest remuneration that employers can legally pay their employees—the price floor below which employees may not sell their labor.

  108. Adelaide Crows Australian Rules Football coach Phil Walsh is murdered by his son Cy at his Somerton Park home

    Phillip Walsh (15 March 1960 – 3 July 2015) was an Australian rules footballer and coach.

  109. Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany

    Bus crash in traffic jam and resulting fire kills 18 near Muenchberg, Germany

  110. Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve two #1 hits on the US Billboard chart with "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny

    Cardi B is the first female rapper to achieve two #1 hits on the US Billboard chart with "I Like It" featuring Bad Bunny and J Balvin

  111. Australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in

    Australian cricket batsman Aaron Finch breaks his own T20 International record smashing 172 from 76 balls vs Zimbabwe in Harare, opening stand with D'Arcy Short (223) also a record

  112. Atlético Madrid sign Portugal forward Joao Felix for €126m (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in

    Atlético Madrid sign Portugal forward Joao Felix for €126m (£113m) from Benfica in the fifth most expensive transfer in football history

  113. Major League Baseball All-Star Game planned to be hosted on July 14 by the LA Dodgers is cancelled due to government res

    Major League Baseball All-Star Game planned to be hosted on July 14 by the LA Dodgers is cancelled due to government restrictions imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic

  114. Mudslides crash through town of Atami, Japan, after torrential rain, killing 19, with over 100 people initially missing

    Mudslides crash through town of Atami, Japan, after torrential rain, killing 19, with over 100 people initially missing

  115. Sri Lanka says it has less than one day's worth of fuel, as its economic crisis deepens, closing schools and stopping pu

    Sri Lanka says it has less than one day's worth of fuel, as its economic crisis deepens, closing schools and stopping public transport [1]

  116. Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.01 degrees Celsius (previous record 16.92

    Hottest global temperature ever recorded as average global temperature tops 17.01 degrees Celsius (previous record 16.92 degrees Celsius August 13, 2016)

  117. Earliest example of narrative cave art is dated to 51,200 years ago, from Indonesian caves of Maros-Pangkep, South Sulaw

    Earliest example of narrative cave art is dated to 51,200 years ago, from Indonesian caves of Maros-Pangkep, South Sulawesi, depicting people hunting a pig [1]

  118. Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ancient city in Peru named Peñico [1]

    Archaeologists announce the discovery of a 3,500-year-old ancient city in Peru named Peñico [1]

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