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National Georgia Day August 3 | ||
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National Hair Gloss Day August 3 | ||
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National Watermelon Day August 3 | ||
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National Grab Some Nuts Day August 3 | ||
Also on August 3
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: August Bank Holiday (IE) · August Holiday (IE) · British Columbia Day (CA) · Civic Holiday (CA) · Flag Day (VE) · Heritage Day (CA) · Natal Day (CA) · New Brunswick Day (CA) · Picnic Day (AU) · Saskatchewan Day (CA) and 1 more
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 2014 — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China. ↗
- 2010 — Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17... ↗
- 2007 — Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for... ↗
- 2005 — President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. ↗
- 2004 — The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 1995 — Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player
- 1994 — Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player
- 1994 — Todd Gurley, American football player
- 1993 — Ola Abidogun, English sprinter
- 1993 — Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer