On This Day — June 3

Famous events, births, and deaths from June 3 in history, plus the public holidays, religious observances, sports, and national days happening on this date today.

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43 events · 181 births · 91 deaths recorded for June 3.

🕰️ Notable Events on 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. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland. Wikipedia ↗
2013 — At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China. Wikipedia ↗
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. Wikipedia ↗
2012 — The pageant for the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II takes place on the River Thames. Wikipedia ↗
2006 — The union of Serbia and Montenegro comes to an end with Montenegro's formal declaration of independence. Wikipedia ↗
1992 — Aboriginal land rights are granted in Australia in Mabo v Queensland (No 2), a case brought by Eddie Mabo. Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Mount Unzen erupts in Kyūshū, Japan, killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists. Wikipedia ↗
1989 — The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation. Wikipedia ↗
1984 — Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000. Wikipedia ↗
1982 — The Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, Shlomo Argov, is shot on a London street; he survives but is left paralysed. Wikipedia ↗
1980 — The 1980 Grand Island tornado outbreak hits Nebraska, causing five deaths and $300 million (equivalent to $872 million in 2016) worth of damage. Wikipedia ↗
1979 — A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded. Wikipedia ↗
1973 — A Soviet supersonic Tupolev Tu-144 crashes near Goussainville, France, killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft. Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Melbourne-Evans collision: off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half. Wikipedia ↗
1965 — The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk. Wikipedia ↗
1963 — The Buddhist crisis: Soldiers of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam attack protesting Buddhists in Huế, South Vietnam, with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalised for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments. Wikipedia ↗
1962 — At Paris Orly Airport, Air France Flight 007 overruns the runway and explodes when the crew attempts to abort takeoff, killing 130. Wikipedia ↗
1943 — In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots. Wikipedia ↗
1942 — World War II: Japan begins the Aleutian Islands Campaign by bombing Unalaska Island. Wikipedia ↗
1941 — World War II: The Wehrmacht razes the Greek village of Kandanos to the ground and murders 180 of its inhabitants. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German victory and with Allied forces in full retreat. Wikipedia ↗
1940 — Franz Rademacher proposes plans to make Madagascar the "Jewish homeland", an idea that had first been considered by 19th century journalist Theodor Herzl. Wikipedia ↗
1937 — The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson. Wikipedia ↗
1935 — One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa. Wikipedia ↗
1916 — The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men. Wikipedia ↗
1889 — The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles (23 km) between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon. Wikipedia ↗
1885 — In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police. Wikipedia ↗
1866 — The Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario back into the United States. Wikipedia ↗
1864 — American Civil War: Battle of Cold Harbor: Union forces attack Confederate troops in Hanover County, Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1861 — American Civil War: Battle of Philippi (also called the Philippi Races): Union forces rout Confederate troops in Barbour County, Virginia, now West Virginia. Wikipedia ↗
1839 — In Humen, China, Lin Tse-hsü destroys 1.2 million kg of opium confiscated from British merchants, providing Britain with a casus belli to open hostilities, resulting in the First Opium War. Wikipedia ↗
1781 — Jack Jouett begins his midnight ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of an impending raid by Banastre Tarleton. Wikipedia ↗
1665 — James Stuart, Duke of York (later to become King James II of England), defeats the Dutch fleet off the coast of Lowestoft. Wikipedia ↗
1658 — Pope Alexander VII appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France. Wikipedia ↗
1621 — The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherland. Wikipedia ↗
1608 — Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec. Wikipedia ↗
1539 — Hernando de Soto claims Florida for Spain. Wikipedia ↗
1326 — The Treaty of Novgorod delineates borders between Russia and Norway in Finnmark. Wikipedia ↗
1140 — The French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy. Wikipedia ↗
713 — The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, deposed and sent into exile by conspirators of the Opsikion army in Thrace. He is succeeded by Anastasios II, who begins the reorganization of the Byzantine army. Wikipedia ↗
350 — The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. Wikipedia ↗

🎂 Notable Births on June 3

1992 — Mario Götze, German footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Ava Seumanufagai, New Zealand rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Lukasz Teodorczyk, Polish Footballer Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Sami Vatanen, Finnish ice hockey defenceman Wikipedia ↗
1991 — Yordano Ventura, Dominican baseball player (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1989 — Katie Hoff, American swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1987 — Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Al Horford, Dominican basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Micah Kogo, Kenyan runner Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Adrián Vallés, Spanish race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1986 — Tomáš Verner, Czech ice skater Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Papiss Cissé, Senegalese footballer Wikipedia ↗
1985 — Łukasz Piszczek, Polish footballer Wikipedia ↗
1983 — Pasquale Foggia, Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Yelena Isinbayeva, Russian pole vaulter Wikipedia ↗
1982 — Manfred Mölgg, Italian skier Wikipedia ↗
1981 — Sosene Anesi, New Zealand rugby player Wikipedia ↗
1980 — Amauri, Brazilian-Italian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Luis Fernando López, Colombian race walker Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Christian Malcolm, Welsh sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1979 — Pierre Poilievre, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
1978 — Lyfe Jennings, American singer-songwriter and producer Wikipedia ↗
1977 — Cris, Brazilian footballer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Nikos Chatzis, Greek basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Enda Markey, Irish-Australian actor and producer Wikipedia ↗
1976 — Jamie McMurray, American race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Jose Molina, Puerto Rican-American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1975 — Jeff Soto, American painter and illustrator Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Kelly Jones, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1974 — Seo Jang-hoon, South Korean basketball player turned comedian/TV personality Wikipedia ↗
1972 — Julie Gayet, French actress Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Takako Minekawa, Japanese singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1969 — Dean Pay, Australian rugby league player Wikipedia ↗
1967 — Anderson Cooper, American journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1966 — Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer, coach, and sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Jeff Blumenkrantz, American actor and composer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Jonathan Djanogly, English lawyer and politician Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Mike Gordon, American singer, bass player, and director Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Hans Kroes, Dutch swimmer Wikipedia ↗
1965 — Michael Moore, British accountant and politician, Secretary of State for Scotland Wikipedia ↗
1964 — André Bellavance, Canadian politician Wikipedia ↗
1964 — Kerry King, American guitarist and songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1964 — James Purefoy, English actor Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Rudy Demotte, Belgian politician, 8th Minister-President of the Walloon Region Wikipedia ↗
1963 — Toshiaki Karasawa, Japanese actor Wikipedia ↗
1962 — David Cole, American DJ, producer, and songwriter (d. 1995) Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Susannah Constantine, English fashion designer, journalist, and author Wikipedia ↗
1962 — Dagmar Neubauer, German sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Peter Vidmar, American gymnast Wikipedia ↗
1961 — Ed Wynne, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Don Brown, American novelist, author and attorney. Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Tracy Grimshaw, Australian television host and journalist Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Kim Hyun-jun, South Korean basketball player Wikipedia ↗
1960 — Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1959 — John Carlson, American radio host Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Imbi Paju, Estonian-Finnish journalist and author Wikipedia ↗
1959 — Sam Mills, American football player Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Simon Fraser, English diplomat Wikipedia ↗
1958 — Cameron Sharp, Scottish sprinter Wikipedia ↗
1957 — Horst-Ulrich Hänel, German field hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1956 — George Burley, Scottish footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Brad Nessler, American sportscaster Wikipedia ↗
1956 — Danny Wilde, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Dan Hill, Canadian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Susan Landau, American mathematician and engineer Wikipedia ↗
1954 — Wally Weir, Canadian ice hockey player Wikipedia ↗
1952 — Billy Powell, American keyboard player and songwriter (Lynyrd Skynyrd) (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Frédéric François, Belgian-Italian singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter and producer (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Juan José Muñoz, Argentinian businessman (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Larry Probst, American businessman Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Suzi Quatro, American-English singer-songwriter, bass player, producer, and actress Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Christos Verelis, Greek politician, Greek Minister of Transport and Communications Wikipedia ↗
1950 — Deniece Williams, American singer-songwriter Wikipedia ↗
1948 — Jan Reker, Dutch footballer and manager Wikipedia ↗
1947 — John Dykstra, American special effects artist and producer Wikipedia ↗
1947 — Mickey Finn, English drummer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Michael Clarke, American drummer (d. 1993) Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Eddie Holman, American pop/R&B/gospel singer Wikipedia ↗
1946 — Penelope Wilton, English actress Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Hale Irwin, American golfer and architect Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network Wikipedia ↗
1945 — Bill Paterson, Scottish-English actor Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Thomas Burns, British bishop Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Edith McGuire, American sprinter and educator Wikipedia ↗
1944 — Eddy Ottoz, Italian hurdler and coach Wikipedia ↗
1943 — Billy Cunningham, American basketball player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1942 — Curtis Mayfield, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Frank Blevins, English-Australian lawyer and politician, 7th Deputy Premier of South Australia (d. 2013) Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Steve Dalkowski, American baseball player Wikipedia ↗
1939 — Ian Hunter, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Wikipedia ↗
1937 — Jean-Pierre Jaussaud, French race car driver Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Larry McMurtry, American novelist and screenwriter Wikipedia ↗
1936 — Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player and coach Wikipedia ↗
1933 — Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, Bahranian king (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Françoise Arnoul, Algerian-French actress Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Raúl Castro, Cuban commander and politician, 18th President of Cuba Wikipedia ↗
1931 — John Norman, American philosopher and author Wikipedia ↗
1931 — Lindy Remigino, American runner and coach Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author and poet (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — George Fernandes, Indian journalist and politician, Minister of Defence for India Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Dakota Staton, American singer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1930 — Ben Wada, Japanese director and producer (d. 2011) Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1929 — Chuck Barris, American game show host and producer (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — Donald Judd, American sculptor and painter (d. 1994) Wikipedia ↗
1928 — John Richard Reid, New Zealand cricketer Wikipedia ↗
1927 — Boots Randolph, American saxophonist and composer (d. 2007) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Allen Ginsberg, American poet (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1926 — Flora MacDonald, Canadian banker and politician, 10th Canadian Minister of Communications (d. 2015) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Tony Curtis, American actor (d. 2010) Wikipedia ↗
1925 — Thomas Winning, Scottish cardinal (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Karunanidhi, Indian screenwriter and politician, 3rd Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian-American actress (d. 1991) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Bernard Glasser, American director and producer (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Jimmy Rogers, American singer and guitarist (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1924 — Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Wikipedia ↗
1923 — Igor Shafarevich, Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 2017) Wikipedia ↗
1922 — Alain Resnais, French director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Forbes Carlile, Australian pentathlete and coach (d. 2016) Wikipedia ↗
1921 — Jean Dréjac, French singer and composer (d. 2003) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Patrick Cargill, English actor and producer (d. 1996) Wikipedia ↗
1918 — Lili St. Cyr, American dancer (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1917 — Leo Gorcey, American actor (d. 1969) Wikipedia ↗
1914 — Ignacio Ponseti, Spanish physician and orthopedist (d. 2009) Wikipedia ↗
1913 — Pedro Mir, Dominican poet and author (d. 2000) Wikipedia ↗
1911 — Ellen Corby, American actress and screenwriter (d. 1999) Wikipedia ↗
1910 — Paulette Goddard, American actress and model (d. 1990) Wikipedia ↗
1907 — Paul Rotha, English director and producer (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — R. G. D. Allen, English economist, mathematician, and statistician (d. 1983) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Josephine Baker, French actress, singer, and dancer; French Resistance operative (d. 1975) Wikipedia ↗
1906 — Walter Robins, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1968) Wikipedia ↗
1905 — Martin Gottfried Weiss, German SS officer (d. 1946) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Charles R. Drew, American physician and surgeon (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1904 — Jan Peerce, American tenor and actor (d. 1984) Wikipedia ↗
1903 — Eddie Acuff, American actor (d. 1956) Wikipedia ↗
1901 — Maurice Evans, English actor (d. 1989) Wikipedia ↗
1901 — Zhang Xueliang, Chinese general and warlord (d. 2001) Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Adelaide Ames, American astronomer and academic (d. 1932) [1] Wikipedia ↗
1900 — Leo Picard, German-Israeli geologist and academic (d. 1997) Wikipedia ↗
1899 — Georg von Békésy, Hungarian-American biophysicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1972) Wikipedia ↗
1897 — Memphis Minnie, American singer-songwriter (d. 1973) Wikipedia ↗
1890 — Baburao Painter, Indian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
1881 — Mikhail Larionov, Russian painter and set designer (d. 1964) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Alla Nazimova, Ukrainian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1945) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Raymond Pearl, American biologist and botanist (d. 1940) Wikipedia ↗
1879 — Vivian Woodward, English footballer and soldier (d. 1954) Wikipedia ↗
1877 — Raoul Dufy, French painter and illustrator (d. 1953) Wikipedia ↗
1873 — Otto Loewi, German-American pharmacologist and psychobiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1961) Wikipedia ↗
1866 — George Howells Broadhurst, English-American director and manager (d. 1952) Wikipedia ↗
1865 — George V of the United Kingdom (d. 1936) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Otto Erich Hartleben, German poet and playwright (d. 1905) Wikipedia ↗
1864 — Ransom E. Olds, American businessman, founded Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company (d. 1950) Wikipedia ↗
1853 — Flinders Petrie, English archaeologist and academic (d. 1942) Wikipedia ↗
1852 — Theodore Robinson, American painter and academic (d. 1896) Wikipedia ↗