On This Day — August 3

🕰️ Notable Events on August 3

• 2014 — A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China. Wikipedia ↗
• 2010 — Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage. Wikipedia ↗
• 2007 — Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping. Wikipedia ↗
• 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. Wikipedia ↗
• 2004 — The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. Wikipedia ↗
• 1997 — Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara. Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front - Suxxali Reew Mi. Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers. Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — A privately chartered Boeing 707 strikes a mountain peak and crashes near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188. Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Niger gains independence from France. Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people. Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — US Nuclear submarine, Nautiluss, the first submarine to complete a submerged transit of the North Pole.
• 1949 — The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger, that would create the National Basketball Association Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States. Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — World War II: Italian forces begin the invasion of British Somaliland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jesse Owens wins the 100 metre dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics. Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors. Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Major League Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis confirms the ban of the eight Chicago Black Sox, the day after they were acquitted by a Chicago court. Wikipedia ↗
• 1914 — World War I: Germany declares war against France, while Romania declares its neutrality. Wikipedia ↗
• 1907 — Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal. Wikipedia ↗
• 1903 — Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists only for ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town. Wikipedia ↗
• 1900 — The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded. Wikipedia ↗
• 1859 — The American Dental Association is founded in Niagara Falls, New York. Wikipedia ↗
• 1852 — Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event Wikipedia ↗
• 1811 — First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer. Wikipedia ↗
• 1795 — Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country. Wikipedia ↗
• 1778 — The theatre La Scala in Milan is inaugurated with the première of Antonio Salieri's Europa riconosciuta. Wikipedia ↗
• 1678 — Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes. Wikipedia ↗
• 1645 — Thirty Years' War: The Second Battle of Nördlingen sees French forces defeating those of the Holy Roman Empire. Wikipedia ↗
• 1601 — Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló. Wikipedia ↗
• 1527 — The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. Wikipedia ↗
• 1492 — Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Wikipedia ↗
• 1342 — The Siege of Algeciras commences during the Spanish Reconquista. Wikipedia ↗
• 1057 — Frederik van Lotharingen elected as first Belgian Pope Stephen IX. Wikipedia ↗
• 1031 — Olaf II of Norway is canonized as Saint Olaf by Grimketel, the English Bishop of Selsey. Wikipedia ↗
• 908 — Battle of Eisenach: An invading Hungarian force defeats an East Frankish army under Duke Burchard of Thuringia. Wikipedia ↗
• 881 — Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied. Wikipedia ↗
• 435 — Deposed Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, is exiled by Roman Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. Wikipedia ↗
• Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats the Dalmatae on the river Bosna Wikipedia ↗
• Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple are extinguished. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on August 3

• 1995 — Victoria Kan, Russian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Manaia Cherrington, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1994 — Todd Gurley, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Ola Abidogun, English sprinter Wikipedia ↗
• 1993 — Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Gamze Bulut, Turkish runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Gesa Felicitas Krause, German runner Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Diāna Marcinkēviča, Latvian tennis player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Aljon Mariano, Filipino basketball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1992 — Lum Rexhepi, Finnish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Jules Bianchi, French race car driver (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Sam Hutchinson, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Tyrod Taylor, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1989 — Nick Viergever, Dutch footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Denny Cardin, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1988 — Leigh Tiffin, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Kim Hyung-jun, South Korean singer and dancer Wikipedia ↗
• 1987 — Chris McQueen, Australian-English rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Charlotte Casiraghi, Monégasque journalist, co-founded Ever Manifesto Wikipedia ↗
• 1986 — Darya Domracheva, Belarusian biathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Brent Kutzle, American bass player and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Ats Purje, Estonian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1985 — Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby player and boxer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Yasin Avcı, Turkish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Matt Joyce, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Ryan Lochte, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
• 1984 — Chris Maurer, American singer and bass player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Ryan Carter, American ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1983 — Mark Reynolds, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Kaspar Kokk, Estonian skier Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Jesse Lumsden, Canadian bobsledder and football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1982 — Damien Sandow, American wrestler Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Fikirte Addis, Ethiopian fashion designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Travis Bowyer, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1981 — Pablo Ibáñez, Spanish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Nadia Ali, Libyan-American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Tony Pashos, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Brandan Schieppati, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1980 — Hannah Simone, Canadian television host and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1979 — Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Joi Chua, Singaporean singer-songwriter and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Jenny Tinmouth, English motorcycle racer Wikipedia ↗
• 1978 — Dimitrios Zografakis, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Tom Brady, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Justin Lehr, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1977 — Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist and footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1976 — Troy Glaus, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Wael Gomaa, Egyptian footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1975 — Argyro Strataki, Greek heptathlete Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1973 — Chris Murphy, American politician, junior senator of Connecticut Wikipedia ↗
• 1972 — Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player and politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1971 — DJ Spinderella, American DJ, rapper, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Stephen Carpenter, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Gina G, Australian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1970 — Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game designer Wikipedia ↗
• 1969 — Doug Overton, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1968 — Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Mathieu Kassovitz, French actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, founded MNP Entreprise Wikipedia ↗
• 1967 — Skin, English singer and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Brent Butt, Canadian actor, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Gizz Butt, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1966 — Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Lucky Dube, South African singer and keyboard player (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Nate McMillan, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Kevin Sumlin, American football player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1964 — Abhisit Vejjajiva, English-Thai economist and politician, 27th Prime Minister of Thailand Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Frano Botica, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — James Hetfield, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — David Knox, Australian rugby player Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Ed Roland, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Lisa Ann Walter, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1963 — Isaiah Washington, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Molly Hagan, American actress Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Nick Harvey, English politician, Minister of State for the Armed Forces Wikipedia ↗
• 1961 — Lee Rocker, American bassist Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Tim Mayotte, American tennis player and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1960 — Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Martin Atkins, English drummer and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Mike Gminski, American basketball player and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — John C. McGinley, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1959 — Koichi Tanaka, Japanese chemist and engineer, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Lindsey Hilsum, English journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
• 1958 — Ana Kokkinos, Australian director and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Bodo Rudwaleit, German footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1957 — Kate Wilkinson, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Kirk Brandon, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Todd Christensen, American football player and sportscaster (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Dave Cloud, American singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
• 1956 — Balwinder Sandhu, Indian cricketer and coach Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Michael Arthur, English physician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1954 — Gary Peters, English footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Ian Bairnson, Scottish saxophonist and keyboard player Wikipedia ↗
• 1953 — Marlene Dumas, South African painter Wikipedia ↗
• 1952 — Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentinian footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
• 1951 — Jay North, American actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Linda Howard, American author Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — John Landis, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Jo Marie Payton, American actress and singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1950 — Ernesto Samper, Colombian economist and politician, 29th President of Colombia Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Philip Casnoff, American actor and director Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — B. B. Dickerson, American bass player and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
• 1949 — Sue Slipman, English politician Wikipedia ↗
• 1948 — Jean-Pierre Raffarin, French lawyer and politician, 166th Prime Minister of France Wikipedia ↗
• 1947 — Ralph Wright, English footballer Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Robert Ayling, English businessman Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Jack Straw, English lawyer and politician, Shadow Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — Syreeta Wright, American singer-songwriter (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1946 — John York, American bass player, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1945 — Eamon Dunphy, Irish footballer and journalist Wikipedia ↗
• 1944 — Nino Bravo, Spanish singer (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician and academic Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson of Sweden Wikipedia ↗
• 1943 — Steven Millhauser, American novelist and short story writer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Beverly Lee, American singer Wikipedia ↗
• 1941 — Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Lance Alworth, American football player Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — Martin Sheen, American actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1940 — James Tyler, American guitarist and songwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Jimmie Nicol, English drummer Wikipedia ↗
• 1939 — Apoorva Sengupta, Indian general and cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1938 — Terry Wogan, Irish-English radio and television host (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Steven Berkoff, English actor, director, and playwright Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Roland Burris, American lawyer and politician, 39th Illinois Attorney General Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Tom Georgeson, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1937 — Duncan Sharpe, Pakistani-Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Jerry G. Bishop, American radio and television host (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1936 — Edward Petherbridge, English actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — John Erman, American actor, director, and producer Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1935 — Vic Vogel, Canadian pianist, composer, and bandleader Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Michael Chapman, English bassoon player (d. 2005) Wikipedia ↗
• 1934 — Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (d. 2002) Wikipedia ↗
• 1933 — Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
• 1930 — James Komack, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
• 1928 — Henning Moritzen, Danish actor (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Rona Anderson, Scottish-English actress (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Tony Bennett, American singer and actor Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Anthony Sampson, English journalist and author (d. 2004) Wikipedia ↗
• 1926 — Gordon Scott, American actor (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
• 1925 — Marv Levy, American-Canadian football player, coach, and manager Wikipedia ↗
• 1924 — Leon Uris, American soldier and author (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Jean Hagen, American actress (d. 1977) Wikipedia ↗
• 1923 — Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1922 — John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Richard Adler, American composer and producer (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1921 — Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Elmar Tampõld, Estonian-Canadian architect (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — Max Fatchen, Australian journalist and author (d. 2012) Wikipedia ↗
• 1920 — P. D. James, English author (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗

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