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Today is Wednesday, June 03

On This Day in History — June 3

  • 2017 — London attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
  • 2013 — The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
  • 2013 — At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
  • 2012 — A plane carrying 153 people on board crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board and 10 people on the ground.
  • 2012 — The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames.
  • 2006 — The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence.

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Notable Births on June 3

  • 1992 — Mario Götze, German footballer
  • 1991 — Ava Seumanufagai, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1991 — Lukasz Teodorczyk, Polish Footballer
  • 1991 — Sami Vatanen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman
  • 1991 — Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017)
  • 1989 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer

Notable Deaths on June 3

  • 2016 — Muhammad Ali, American boxer (b. 1942)
  • 2015 — Bevo Francis, American basketball player (b. 1932)
  • 2015 — Eugene Kennedy, American psychologist and academic (b. 1928)
  • 2015 — Avi Beker, Israeli political scientist and academic (b. 1951)
  • 2014 — Svyatoslav Belza, Russian journalist, author, and critic (b. 1942)
  • 2014 — Elodie Lauten, French-American composer and educator (b. 1950)

Sports on June 3

  • MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs Scheduled
  • MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros Scheduled
  • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks Scheduled
  • MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Angels Scheduled
  • MLB: New York Mets @ Seattle Mariners Scheduled
  • WNBA: Portland Fire @ Golden State Valkyries Scheduled

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About Today

Tomorrow is Thursday, June 04

Public Holidays on June 4

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On This Day in History — June 4

  • 2015 — An explosion at a gasoline station in Accra, Ghana, killing more than 200 people.
  • 2010 — Falcon 9 Flight 1 is the maiden flight of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, which launches from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 40.
  • 1998 — Terry Nichols is sentenced to life in prison for his role in the Oklahoma City bombing.
  • 1996 — The first flight of Ariane 5 explodes after roughly 37 seconds. It was a Cluster mission.
  • 1989 — Ali Khamenei is elected as the new Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran by the Assembly of Experts after the death and funeral of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
  • 1989 — The Tiananmen Square protests are violently ended in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army, with at least 241 dead.

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Notable Births on June 4

  • 1999 — Kim So-hyun, South Korean actress
  • 1995 — Shiori Tamai, Japanese singer
  • 1995 — Tyler Anderson, American, Excelling Partnerships Intern
  • 1993 — Jonathan Huberdeau, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 1991 — Lorenzo Insigne, Italian footballer
  • 1991 — Matt McIlwrick, New Zealand rugby league player

Notable Deaths on June 4

  • 2016 — Carmen Pereira, Bissau-Guinean politician (b. 1937)
  • 2015 — Marguerite Patten, English economist and author (b. 1915)
  • 2015 — Leonid Plyushch, Ukrainian mathematician and academic (b. 1938)
  • 2015 — Jabe Thomas, American race car driver (b. 1930)
  • 2015 — Anne Warburton, British academic and diplomat, British Ambassador to Denmark (b. 1927)
  • 2014 — George Ho, American-Hong Kong businessman (b. 1919)

Sports on June 4

  • WNBA: Toronto Tempo @ New York Liberty Scheduled
  • MLB: Athletics @ Chicago Cubs Scheduled
  • MLB: Pittsburgh Pirates @ Houston Astros Scheduled
  • NBA: TBD @ TBD Scheduled
  • MLB: Colorado Rockies @ Los Angeles Angels Scheduled
  • MLB: Los Angeles Dodgers @ Arizona Diamondbacks Scheduled

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