August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays July 1 - Canada Day ( Canada) July 1 - July Morning ( Bulgaria) International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Events 1183 - Taira no Munemori and the Taira clan take the young Emperor Antoku and the three sacred treasures Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Events 1384 - The Hongwu Emperor of Ming China, Emperor Dong hears a case of a couple who tore paper money bills while fighting Events 986 - A Byzantine army was destroyed in the pass of Trajan's Gate by the Bulgarians under the Comitopuli Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays Independence Day - India National Heroes Day - Philippines Independence Day - Pakistan August 2007 is the eighth month of that year It began on a Wednesday and 31 days later ended on a Friday. August 2006 was a month with thirty-one days On August 10, an alleged plot to detonate ten Airliners over the Atlantic Ocean was revealed to PortalCurrent events News collections and sources WikipediaNews collections and sources. August 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - August 3, 2003 At least 52 people have died in a series of explosions in northern Pakistan (BBC August 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September August 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 8 - Roman Empire general Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Year 8 was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial Tiberius Julius Caesar Augustus (or Tiberius I) born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16 42 BC – March 16 AD 37) was the second Roman Dalmatia ( Croatian: Dalmacija, see names in other languages) is a region on the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea, situated mostly in modern This is a list of rivers of Bosnia and Herzegovina ordered alphabetically
- 435 - Deposed Patriarch of Constantinople Nestorius, considered the originator of Nestorianism, was exiled by Byzantine Emperor Theodosius II to a monastery in Egypt. For the article on the Movie camera, see Arriflex 435. Events By Place Western Roman Empire August 3 - "Patriarch of Constantinople" redirects here For the institutional church itself see Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople. Nestorius (in Greek: Νεστόριος; c 386&ndash c 451 was Archbishop of Constantinople from 10 April 428 Nestorius Nestorius (c  386 &ndashc  451) was a pupil of Theodore of Mopsuestia in Antioch in Syria (modern This is a list of the Emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire, commonly known as the Byzantine Empire by modern historians Flavius Theodosius ( 10 April, 401 – July 28, 450) called the Calligrapher, known in English as Theodosius II, was This article concerns the buildings occupied by monastics. For the life inside monasteries and its historical roots see Monasticism. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
- 881 - Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu, where Louis III of France defeated the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos de la Frontera, Spain. Events By Place Europe Charles the Fat is crowned Western Emperor The Battle of Saucourt occurred between Danish forces of pagan Viking warriors and the Christian troops of King Louis III of France on 3 Louis III (born 863–865 died 5 August 882) king of Western Francia, was the second son of King Louis the Stammerer and Ansgarde A Viking is one of the Norse ( Scandinavian Explorers Warriors Merchants, and pirates who raided and colonized wide areas The Ludwigslied (in English, Lay or Song of Ludwig) is an Old High German poem of 59 rhyming couplets celebrating the victory Christopher Columbus (1451 &ndash May 20 1506 was an Italian Navigator, colonizer Palos de la Frontera or Palos, is a town and Municipality located in the southwestern Spanish province of Huelva, in the autonomous community Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
- 1492 - The Jews of Spain are expelled by the Catholic Monarchs. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. The Catholic Monarchs (los Reyes Católicos is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdinand II of Aragon
- 1527 - First known letter was sent from North America by John Rut while at St. John's, Newfoundland. John Rut (fl 1512 &ndash 1528 was an English mariner born in Essex, who was chosen by Henry VIII to command an expedition to North America St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation
- 1635 - The third of the Tokugawa shoguns, Iemitsu, establishes the system of alternate attendance (sankin kotai) by which the feudal daimyō are required to spend one year at Edo Castle in Tokyo and one year back home at their feudal manor, while their families remained in Tokyo as virtual political hostages. The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the, and the, was a feudal regime of Japan established by Tokugawa Ieyasu and ruled by the Shoguns of Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光 August 12, 1604 — June 8, 1651) sometimes Sankin kōtai (参勤交代 ("alternate attendance" was a policy of the Shogunate during most of the Edo period of Japanese history. The ( were powerful territorial lords who ruled most of Japan from their vast hereditary land holdings also known as, is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. (Traditional Japanese Date: June 21, 1635). Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce.
- 1645 - Thirty Years' War: Second Battle of Nördlingen (Battle of Allerheim) - A French army under the command of Louis de Bourbon, Duc d'Enghien and Marshal Henri, Vicomte de Turenne attacks and defeats an Imperial army, led by Field Marshal Franz Baron (Freiherr) von Mercy at Alerheim, near Nördlingen, Germany. For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War. This article is about the second Battle of Nördlingen fought in 1645 in Germany as part of the Thirty Years' War. Louis II de Bourbon Prince de Condé ( 8 September, 1621 – 11 November, 1686) was a French general and the most famous representative Marshal (also sometimes spelled marshall in American English, but not in British English) is a word used in several official titles of various branches Henri de la Tour d'Auvergne Vicomte de Turenne, often called simply Turenne ( September 11 1611 &ndash July 27 1675) was The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Franz Freiherr von Mercy (or Merci lord of Mandre and Collenburg (died 1645 German general in the Thirty Years' War, who came of a noble family of Lorraine, was Alerheim is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany. Nördlingen is a Town in the Donau-Ries district in Bavaria, Germany, with a population of 20000 Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- 1678 - Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built in America. René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, or Robert de LaSalle ( November 22, 1643 &ndash March 19, 1687) was a French Built by René Robert Cavelier Sieur de La Salle, Le Griffon is considered to have been the first full-sized Sailing ship on the upper Great
- 1783 - Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or is an active Complex volcano in central Honshū, the main island of Japan. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
- 1852 - First Boat Race between Yale and Harvard, the first American intercollegiate athletic event. Year 1852 ( MDCCCLII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year The Harvard-Yale Boat Race or Harvard-Yale Regatta is an annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard universities Harvard won.
- 1860 - The Second Maori War begins in New Zealand. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting The New Zealand Wars, sometimes called the Land Wars and also once called the Māori Wars, were a series of conflicts that took place in New Zealand New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island
- 1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company was founded by Harvey Firestone in 1900 to supply pneumatic tires for wagons buggies and other forms of wheeled transportation
- 1913 - Wheatland Hop Riot
- 1914 - World War I: Germany declares war against France. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Wheatland Hop Riot, an important and highly-publicized event in California labor history was the second major labor dispute in the United States supposedly initiated Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- 1916 - World War I: Battle of Romani - Allied forces, under the command of Archibald Murray, defeat an attacking Ottoman army, under the command of Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein, securing the Suez Canal, and beginning the Ottoman retreat from the Sinai. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All Prelude The Ottoman army goal for the first attack was to control or destroy the Suez Canal thereby denying the use of the waterway to the Allies and in doing so aiding the General Sir Archibald James Murray GCB, GCMG, CVO, DSO (23 April 1860 - 21 January 1945 was a British Army officer during The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Friedrich Freiherr Kress von Kressenstein ( April 24, 1870 - October 16, 1948) was a German General from Nuremberg The Suez Canal is a Canal in Egypt. Opened in 1869 it allows Water transportation between Europe and Asia without circumnavigation
- 1923 - The deceased Warren G. Harding was succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge as the 30th President of the United States. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Warren Gamaliel Harding (November 2 1865 August 2 1923 was the twenty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1921 until his death from a heart attack aged The Vice President of the United States is the first person in the presidential line of succession, becoming the new President of the United States upon the death John Calvin Coolidge Jr (July 4 1872 January 5 1933 was the thirtieth President of the United States (1923–1929 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
- 1934 - Adolf Hitler becomes the supreme leader of Germany by joining the offices of President and Chancellor into Führer. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Chancellor or chancellour (archaic ( Latin: cancellarius) is an official Title used in countries whose civilization has arisen
- 1936 - Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash by defeating Ralph Metcalfe at Berlin Olympics. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete
- 1940 - World War II: Italy invades British Somaliland. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest British Somaliland was a British Protectorate in the north part of the Horn of Africa.
- 1948 - Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Whittaker Chambers ( April 1, 1901 &ndash July 9, 1961) born Jay Vivian Chambers and also known as David Whittaker Alger Hiss (November 11 1904 – November 15 1996 was a US State Department official involved in the establishment of the United Nations. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
- 1949 - National Basketball Association is founded in the United States. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
- 1958 - The nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nuclear Energy is released by the splitting (fission or merging together (fusion of the nuclei of Atom (s A submarine is a Watercraft that can operate independently below water as distinct from a Submersible that has only limited underwater capability "Underway on nuclear power" Following her commissioning Nautilus remained dockside for further construction and testing The Arctic Ocean, located in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Arctic north polar region is the smallest and shallowest of the world's five major
- 1958 - The Billboard Hot 100 is founded
- 1960 - Niger gains independence from France. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
- 1972 - U.S. Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty ( ABM Treaty or ABMT) was a treaty between the United States of America and the Soviet Union on the limitation
- 1975 - A privately chartered Boeing 707 impacts the mountainside near Agadir, Morocco killing 188. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Boeing Company is a major Aerospace and defense corporation originally founded by William E Agadir ( Arabic ~since it is not an Arabic word it is modified as follows أڴادير or أغادير, Berber (Amazigh) is a city in Morocco (المغرب "al-Maghrib" officially the Kingdom of Morocco (المملكة المغربية is a country located in North Africa
- 1977 - United States Senate Hearing on MKULTRA. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives
- 1981 - In the United States, Air traffic controllers affiliated with the Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walk off the job. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Air traffic controllers are people who operate the Air traffic control system to expedite and maintain a safe and orderly flow of air traffic and help prevent Template talkInfobox Union for usage --> The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization or PATCO was President Ronald Reagan ultimately responds by firing those who ignore his order to return to work.
- 1981 - Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launches the Antiimperialist Action Front-Suxxali Reew Mi. Senegal (le Sénégal officially the Republic of Senegal, is a country south of the Sénégal River in western Africa. Mamadou Dia (born July 18 1910) was the first prime minister of Senegal. Antiimperialist Action Front-Suxxali Reew Mi ( French: Front d'Action Anti-Impérialiste - Suxxali Reew Mi) was a front of political parties in Senegal.
- 1996 - General William F. Garrison accepted responsibility for the outcome of the 1993 raid in Somalia, and he retired from military service. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) William F Garrison is a retired Major General of the United States Army who was the commander of Operation Gothic Serpent, the military operation launched Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known
- 1997 - Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria; 40-76 villagers killed. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar The Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre took place on 3 August 1997 in two villages near Arib (see map in the wilaya of Ain Defla, Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's
- 2001 - The Real IRA detonate a car bomb in Ealing, London, U.K injuring seven people. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Real Irish Republican Army, otherwise known as the Real IRA (RIRA or True IRA and styling itself as Óglaigh na hÉireann (Volunteers Ealing is a Town in the London Borough of Ealing. It is a Suburban development situated 7 London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located (See 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing). On 3 August 2001 the Real IRA detonated a Car bomb containing 45kg of explosives in Ealing Broadway West London,
- 2004 - The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Liberty Enlightening the World (La liberté éclairant le monde commonly known as the Statue of Liberty (Statue de la Liberté was presented
- 2005 - President Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya (معاوية ولد سيد أحمد الطايع (born 1941) also transliterated as Mu'awiya walad Sayyidi Ahmad Taya, was Mauritania (موريتانيا Mūrītāniyā officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country A funeral is a Ceremony marking a person's Death. Funerary customs comprise the complex of Beliefs and practices used by a Culture to remember King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, ( 1921 - August 1, 2005) was the King of the Kingdom The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA ( المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) or Suudi
Births
- 1509 - Étienne Dolet, French scholar (d. Étienne Dolet ( August 3, 1509 &ndash August 3, 1546) was a French Scholar, Translator and printer 1546)
- 1692 - John Henley, English clergyman (d. John Henley ( August 3, 1692 – October 13, 1759) English Clergyman, commonly known as 'Orator Henley' and one of the first 1759)
- 1770 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (d. Year 1759 ( MDCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1770 ( MDCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Friday Early life The son of King Frederick William II of Prussia, Frederick William was born in Potsdam and became Crown Prince in 1786 when his father ascended 1840)
- 1801 - Joseph Paxton, English gardener (d. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Sir Joseph Paxton ( 3 August 1803 &ndash 8 June 1865) was an English Gardener and Architect, best known 1865)
- 1808 - Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year See Hamilton Fish (disambiguation for others with the same name Hamilton Fish ( August 3, 1808 September 7, 1893)
- 1811 - Elisha Graves Otis, American inventor (d. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Elisha Graves Otis ( August 3 1811 &mdash April 8 1861) son of Stephen Otis Jr 1861)
- 1817 - Archduke Albert, Austrian general (d. Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1817 ( MDCCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Erzherzog Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik, Herzog von Teschen ( Duke of Teschen) (b 1895)
- 1832 - Ivan Zajc, Croatian composer (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Ivan pl Zajc (ǐʋan zâjʦ ( August 3, 1832 &ndash December 16, 1914) was a prolific Croatian composer conductor director and 1914)
- 1850 - Reginald Heber Roe, 2nd Headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Reginald Heber Roe ( 3 August 1850 – 21 September 1926) was a headmaster of Brisbane Grammar School, Queensland, 1926)
- 1856 - Alfred Deakin, 2nd Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Deakin (3 August 1856 – 7 October 1919 Australian politician was a leader of the movement for Australian federation and later second Prime Minister The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1919)
- 1860 - W.K. Dickson, Scottish inventor (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting William Kennedy Laurie Dickson (3 August 1860 &ndash 28 September 1935 was an Anglo - Scottish Inventor who devised an early motion picture 1935)
- 1867 - Stanley Baldwin, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stanley Baldwin 1st Earl Baldwin of Bewdley, KG, PC (3 August 1867 &ndash 14 December 1947 was a British Conservative politician statesman and major The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1947)
- 1872 - King Haakon VII of Norway (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Haakon VII (Prince Carl of Denmark born Christian Frederik Carl Georg Valdemar Axel) (3 August 1872 in Charlottenlund 21 September 1957 in Oslo) 1957)
- 1887 - Rupert Brooke, English poet (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Rupert Chawner Brooke (middle name sometimes given as Chaucer) was an English Poet known for his idealistic war sonnets written during the First World 1915)
- 1894 - Harry Heilmann, American baseball player (d. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Harry Edwin Heilmann ( August 3, 1894 &ndash July 9, 1951) nicknamed “ Slug,” was a Major League Baseball player who 1951)
- 1895 - Marguerite Nichols, American actress (d. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Marguerite Nichols ( 3 August 1895, Los Angeles - 17 March 1941, Los Angeles) was an early American Silent 1941)
- 1899 - Louis Chiron, Monegasque race car driver (d. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Louis Alexandre Chiron (born 3 August 1899 in Monte Carlo, Monaco – died there on 22 June 1979) was a champion 1979)
- 1900 - Ernie Pyle, American war correspondent (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Ernest Taylor Pyle ( August 3 1900 &ndash April 18 1945) was an American Journalist who wrote as a roving correspondent 1945)
- 1900 - John T. Scopes, American defendant (d. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar John Thomas Scopes ( August 3, 1900 &ndash October 21, 1970) a Teacher in Dayton Tennessee, was charged on May 1970)
- 1901 - Stefan Cardinal Wyszyński, Polish Catholic prelate (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Stefan Wyszyński (3 August 1901 - 28 May 1981 was a Polish Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. 1981)
- 1902 - Regina Jonas, first woman rabbi
- 1903 - Habib Bourguiba, Tunisian politician (d. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Regina Jonas ( August 3, 1902 - December 12, 1944) was a Berlin -born Rabbi. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Habib Bourguiba (حبيب بورقيبة Ḥabīb Būrqība ( August 3, 1903 &ndash April 6, 2000) was a Tunisian statesman and the 2000)
- 1904 - Clifford D. Simak, American author (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Clifford Donald Simak ( August 3, 1904 - April 25, 1988) was a major American Science fiction writer 1988)
- 1905 - Dolores del Rio, Mexican-born actress (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Dolores del Río ( August 3, 1905 &ndash April 11, 1983) was a Mexican Film actress. 1983)
- 1905 - Franz Cardinal König, Austrian Catholic archbishop (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Franz Cardinal König ( August 3, 1905 &mdash March 13, 2004) was an Austrian Prelate of the Roman 2004)
- 1911 - Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alex McCrindle ( August 3, 1911 - April 20, 1990) was a British Actor. 1990)
- 1913 - Mel Tolkin, television comedy writer (d. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Mel Tolkin, né Shmuel Tolchinsky ( August 3, 1913 &ndash November 26, 2007) of the seminal live TV Sketch comedy series 2007)
- 1915 - Frank Arthur Calder, Canadian politician (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year This article is about the Canadian politician For the NHL executive see also Frank Calder Frank Arthur Calder, OC, OBC 2006)
- 1915 - Pete Newell, American basketball coach
- 1916 - José Manuel Moreno, Argentine footballer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Peter Francis "Pete" Newell (born August 3, 1915 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a former college men's Basketball coach and current Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year José Manuel Moreno ( August 3, 1916 — August 26, 1978) nicknamed " El Charro " was an Argentine 1978)
- 1918 - Sidney Gottlieb, American CIA official (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Sidney Gottlieb ( August 3, 1918 – March 7, 1999) was an American Military psychiatrist 1999)
- 1920 - P. D. James, English novelist
- 1920 - Charlie Shavers, American trumpet player (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Phyllis Dorothy James Baroness James of Holland Park, OBE, FRSA, FRSL (born 3 August, 1920) is an English Crime writer Charlie James Shavers ( August 3, 1920 to July 8, 1971) was a swing era Jazz Trumpet player who played at one 1971)
- 1921 - Marilyn Maxwell, American actress (d. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Marilyn Maxwell ( August 3, 1921 &ndash March 20, 1972) born Marvel Marilyn Maxwell, was a platinum blonde curvaceous movie 1972)
- 1921 - Hayden Carruth, American poet and literary critic
- 1922 - Robert Sumner, American evangelist and author
- 1923 - Shenouda III of Alexandria, Pope of the Coptic Christianity
- 1924 - Leon Uris, American novelist (d. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hayden Carruth ( August 3, 1921 – September 29, 2008) was an American Poet and Literary critic. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Robert L Sumner (born August 3, 1922) Christian author Baptist pastor evangelist and editor of the Fundamentalist newspaper Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. HH Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria ( Coptic:, Arabic: البابا شنوده الثالث (born 3 August 1923) born Nazeer Gayed History of the Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria Apostolic foundation Egypt is identified in the Bible as the place of refuge that the Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Leon Marcus Uris ( August 3 1924 - June 21 2003) was an American novelist, known for his historical fiction and the deep 2003)
- 1925 - Marv Levy, American football coach
- 1926 - Tony Bennett, American singer
- 1926 - Anthony Sampson, British journalist (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marvin Daniel Levy (born August 3, 1925 in Chicago, Illinois) was the General Manager and Vice President of Football Operations for Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto; August 3 1926) is an American Singer of popular music, standards Anthony Terrell Seward Sampson ( 3 August 1926 &ndash 18 December 2004) was a British writer and journalist 2004)
- 1927 - Gordon Scott, American actor (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gordon Scott ( August 3, 1926 - April 30, 2007) was an American actor known for his portrayal of Tarzan in five films (and one compilation 2007)
- 1928 - Cécile Aubry, French actress
- 1934 - Haystacks Calhoun, American professional wrestler (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cécile Aubry (born 3 August 1928 is a retired French Film actress and Television screenwriter and director Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Dee Calhoun ( August 3, 1934 &ndash December 7, 1989) was a Professional wrestler, who used the professional name 1989)
- 1934 - Jonas Savimbi, Angolan political leader (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Jonas Malheiro Savimbi ( August 3, 1934 &ndash February 22, 2002) led UNITA, an anti-Communist rebel group that fought against 2002)
- 1935 - Georgi Shonin, Soviet cosmonaut (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Georgi Stepanovich Shonin (Гео́ргий Степа́нович Шо́нин ( August 3, 1935 &ndash April 7, 1997; born in 1997)
- 1936 - Edward Petherbridge, English actor
- 1937 - Steven Berkoff, English actor
- 1938 - Terry Wogan, Irish television presenter
- 1939 - Jimmy Nicol, English musician
- 1939 - Egil Krogh, American lawyer and Watergate figure
- 1940 - Lance Alworth, American football player
- 1940 - Martin Sheen, American actor
- 1941 - Beverly Lee, American singer (Shirelles)
- 1941 - Martha Stewart, American media personality
- 1945 - Eamon Dunphy, former Irish footballer
- 1946 - Jack Straw, British politician
- 1946 - Syreeta Wright, American singer and songwriter (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Petherbridge (born on 3 August 1936 in Bradford) is a British Actor. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Steven Berkoff (born 3 August 1937 is an English Actor, Writer and director. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Michael Terence Wogan, KBE DL (born August 3 1938 more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a veteran Irish Radio and Television Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James George Nicol, known as Jimmie Nicol or Jimmy Nicol (born August 3, 1939) is a British Drummer, best known Egil “Bud” Krogh Jr (born in Chicago, Illinois, United States is a lawyer who came to prominence as a Nixon Administration official who went The Watergate scandals were a series of Political scandals during the presidency of Richard Nixon that resulted in the Indictment of several of Nixon's Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lance Dwight Alworth (born August 3, 1940) is a former American football Wide receiver. Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Beverly Lee is a member of the all girl Vocal pop group, The Shirelles. The Shirelles were an American Girl group in the early 1960s and the first to have a number one single on the Billboard Hot 100. Martha Stewart (born Martha Helen Kostyra; August 3, 1941) is an American Business magnate, Television host, author Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Eamon Martin Dunphy (born 3 August, 1945) is a controversial Irish radio and TV personality and former professional football player Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Whitaker Straw (born 3 August 1946 most commonly known as Jack Straw, is a senior British Labour Party Politician. Syreeta Wright ( August 3, 1946 – July 6, 2004) who recorded professionally under the single name Syreeta, was an American 2004)
- 1948 - Jean-Pierre Raffarin, Prime Minister of France
- 1948 - Pierre Lacroix, National Hockey League executive
- 1949 - Reed Waller, American comic book author
- 1950 - John Landis, American film director
- 1951 - Marcel Dionne, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1951 - Jay North, American actor
- 1952 - Osvaldo Ardiles, Argentine footballer
- 1952 - Frank Schaeffer, American author
- 1952 - Loles León, Spanish actress
- 1954 - Gary Peters, English footballer
- 1956 - Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thai politician
- 1957 - Mani Shankar, Indian film maker
- 1958 - Ana Kokkinos, Greek-Australian film director
- 1958 - Lambert Wilson, French actor
- 1959 - John C. McGinley, American actor
- 1959 - Martin Atkins, English musician
- 1959 - Koichi Tanaka, Japanese scientist, Nobel laureate
- 1960 - Tim Mayotte, American tennis player
- 1961 - Lee Rocker, American musician (Stray Cats)
- 1961 - Molly Hagan, American actress
- 1963 - James Hetfield, American musician (Metallica)
- 1963 - Kyoko Chan Cox, American musician, daughter of Yoko Ono
- 1963 - Ed Roland, American musician (Collective Soul)
- 1963 - Isaiah Washington, American actor
- 1963 - Lisa Ann Walter, American actress
- 1964 - Lucky Dube, South African reggae musician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jean-Pierre Raffarin (born 3 August 1948 is a French conservative Politician and senator for Vienne. Pierre Lacroix may refer to Pierre Lacroix (theologian, French 18th century theologian Pierre Lacroix (rugby (b The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reed Waller (born August 3, 1949) is an American Comic book artist best known for his work on Omaha the Cat Dancer, together with Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John David Landis (born August 3, 1950) is an American movie Actor, director, writer, and producer. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Marcel Elphege "Little Beaver" Dionne (born August 3 1951 in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada) is a retired Canadian Jay Waverly North (born August 3, 1951, in Hollywood Los Angeles California, USA) is an actor perhaps best remembered for his lead role Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Osvaldo César Ardiles (born August 3, 1952 in Córdoba Province) commonly known as Ossie Ardiles is a football coach Frank Schaeffer (born August 3 1952) is an American Author, Film director, Screenwriter and Public speaker. Loles León ( August 3[[ 952]] Barcelona) is a Spanish actress Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Gary Peters may refer to Gary Peters (baseball (born 1937 an American Major League Baseball pitcher Gary Peters (footballer Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Abhisit Vejjajiva ( Thai อภิสิทธิ์ เวชชาชีวะ (born August 3, 1964) a Thai politician has been the leader Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Mani Shankar is a Bollywood director. He is an alumnus of BITS Pilani and today he runs his own production house called Bhairav Films which produces Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ana Kokkinos (born 3 August 1958 is an Australian film director Lambert Wilson (born August 3, 1958) is a French Actor. He is recently known for his portrayal of The Merovingian in The The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Christopher McGinley (born August 3, 1959) is an American Actor, producer and screenwriter, most notable for his roles Martin Clive Atkins (born in Coventry, England on August 3, 1959) is a drummer and Session musician best known for his work Koichi Tanaka (田中 耕一 Tanaka Kōichi, born August 3, 1959) is a Japanese scientist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002 for developing The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Timothy "Tim" Mayotte (born August 3 1960, in Springfield, Massachusetts) is a former professional tennis player from the Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lee Rocker (born August 3, 1961 in Long Island New York) is a Rockabilly Double bass player The Stray Cats are a Rockabilly band formed in 1979 by guitarist/vocalist Brian Setzer (Bloodless Pharaohs/ Brian Setzer Orchestra) with Molly Hagan (born August 3, 1961) is an American actress. Biography Youth Hagan was born in Minneapolis Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Alan Hetfield (born August 3, 1963, in Downey California) is the main Songwriter, co-founder vocalist and Rhythm guitarist Metallica is an American heavy metal band that formed in 1981 in. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. born in Tokyo on February 18 1933 is a Japanese Artist and Musician. Ed Roland (born August 3, 1963) is an American Musician, and the Vocalist for Alternative rock band Collective Collective Soul is an American rock band from Stockbridge Georgia. Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American Actor. Lisa Ann Walter (born August 3, 1963) is an American actress, Comedian, Writer and Film producer. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Lucky Philip Dube (pronounced doo-bay) ( August 3, 1964 &ndash October 18, 2007) was a South African Reggae 2007)
- 1966 - Eric Esch, American boxer
- 1967 - Mathieu Kassovitz, French film director and screenwriter
- 1968 - Rod Beck, American baseball player (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Eric Scott "Butterbean" Esch (born August 3, 1968 in Bay City Michigan) is a professional Super-Heavyweight boxer, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Mathieu Kassovitz (born 3 April 1967 is a French director, Screenwriter, producer and Actor, and is considered one of contemporary Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rodney Roy Beck ( August 3 1968 – June 23 2007) was an American Relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who 2007)
- 1970 - Masahiro Sakurai, Japanese video game developer
- 1971 - Forbes Johnston, Scottish footballer (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. (born on August 3, 1970 in Tokyo, Kantō region) is a Japanese Video game game concept designer, the creative force behind Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Forbes Johnston (3 August 1971 in Aberdeen, Scotland – July 12 2007 in Adelaide, Australia) was a Professional Football player 2007)
- 1971 - DJ Spinderella, American rapper (Salt-N-Pepa)
- 1972 - Sandis Ozoliņš, Latvian ice hockey player
- 1973 - Stephen Carpenter, American musician (Deftones)
- 1973 - Patrick Wilson, American actor
- 1973 - Jay Cutler, American bodybuilder
- 1973 - Nikos Dabizas, Greek footballer
- 1973 - Michael Ealy, American actor
- 1975 - Aryiro Strataki, Greek heptathlete
- 1976 - Troy Glaus, American baseball player
- 1977 - Tom Brady, American football player
- 1977 - Tómas Lemarquis, Icelandic actor
- 1977 - Óscar Pereiro, Spanish cyclist
- 1978 - Mariusz Jop, Polish footballer
- 1979 - Kris Jenkins, American football player
- 1979 - Evangeline Lilly, Canadian model/actress
- 1980 - Dominic Moore, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1980 - Brandan Schieppati, American singer (Bleeding Through)
- 1984 - Jon Foster, American actor
- 1984 - Amanda Kimmel, American beauty queen
- 1984 - Yasin Avci, Danish footballer
- 1984 - Ryan Lochte, American swimmer
- 1985 - Sonny Bill Williams, New Zealand rugby league footballer
- 1986 - Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco
- 1987 - Brooklyn Decker, American fashion model
- 1993 - Yurina Kumai, Japanese singer
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- 1460 - King James II of Scotland (b. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DJ Spinderella (born Deidra Muriel Roper, August 3 1971) is a DJ for Salt-N-Pepa, a popular hip-hop group Salt-n-Pepa is a Grammy -Award Winning American hip hop group from Queens New York that came into the music scene in 1985 and went on to Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sandis Ozoliņš (sɑndɪs oʊzoʊlɪntʃ born August 3, 1972 in Riga, U Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Stephen Carpenter, (born August 3 1970 in Sacramento, California) is an American Musician, the lead guitarist and occasional multi-instrumentalist Deftones is a rock band from Sacramento California formed in 1988 consisting of Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Patrick Joseph Wilson (born July 3 1973) is a Tony - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Theater and For the Denver Broncos quarterback see Jay Cutler (American football Jay Cutler (born Jason Isaac Cutler August 3 1973 in Sterling, Massachusetts Nikolaos "Nikos" Dabizas (born 3 August, 1973 in Ptolemaida) is a Greek professional footballer and former Newcastle Michael Ealy (born August 3 1973) is an American actor Biography Personal life Ealy was born Michael Brown Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aryiro Strataki (Αργυρώ Στρατάκη born August 3, 1975) is a female Greek Heptathlete. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Troy Edward Glaus (ˈɡlɔːs (born August 3 1976 in Tarzana, California) is a Major League Baseball player who plays third base for the Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Thomas Edward Brady Jr (born August 3 1977 is an American football Quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League Tómas Lemarquis (born August 3, 1977) is an Icelandic Actor. Óscar Pereiro Sio (born August 3, 1977 in Mos, Galicia) is a Spanish professional Road bicycle racer best known for winning Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Mariusz Jop ( pronunciation) born August 3, 1978 in Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, is a Polish footballer who plays as Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Kristopher Rudy-Charles Jenkins (born August 3, 1979 in Ypsilanti Michigan) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Nicole Evangeline Lilly (born August 3, 1979) is a Canadian Golden Globe -nominated actress. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dominic Moore (born August 3, 1980 in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey centre who currently Brandan Schieppati (born August 3, 1980, Newport, California) is the singer of Metalcore band Bleeding Through. Bleeding Through is an American Metalcore band from Orange County, California, formed in 1999 Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Jon Foster (born August 3, 1984) is an American Actor. He was born in Fairfield, Iowa; Amanda Lee Kimmel (born August 3, 1984) is a beauty queen from Billings Montana who has competed in the Miss USA and Miss Earth pageants Yasin Avci (born 3 August 1984) is a Danish professional football midfielder of Turkish descent who currently plays for the Ryan Lochte (born August 3, 1984) is an American Swimmer. He is a multiple world record holder and Olympic gold medalist Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Sonny Bill Williams (born Sonny William Williams on August 3, 1985 in Auckland New Zealand attended Mount Albert Grammar School) Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Charlotte Marie Pomeline Casiraghi (born August 3, 1986, at the Princess Grace Clinic in Monte Carlo, Monaco) also known as Charlotte Caroline Princess of Hanover Hereditary Princess of Monaco ( Caroline Louise Marguerite Prinzessin von Hannover Erbprinzessin von Monaco) formally styled Her Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Brooklyn Decker (born 12 April 1987 in Kettering Ohio) is an American fashion model and fiancee of Andy Roddick. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) is a Japanese pop singer currently performing in the all-girl group Berryz Kobo, under Hello! Project. James II of Scotland ( October 16 1430, at Holyrood Palace, Edinburgh &ndash August 3 1460) reigned as King of Scots 1430)
- 1527 - Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal
- 1546 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. Scaramuccia Trivulzio (died 3 August 1527) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church. Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, born Antonio Cordiani ( April 12, 1484 - August 3, 1546) was an Italian architect active 1484)
- 1546 - Étienne Dolet, French scholar and printer (b. Étienne Dolet ( August 3, 1509 &ndash August 3, 1546) was a French Scholar, Translator and printer 1509)
- 1604 - Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander
- 1621 - Guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. Bernardino de Mendoza (c 1540 &ndash August 3, 1604) was a Spanish military commander a diplomat and a writer on military history and politics Guillaume du Vair ( March 7, 1556 - August 3, 1621) was a French Author and Lawyer. 1556)
- 1667 - Francesco Borromini, Swiss sculptor and architect (b. Francesco Borromini, byname of Francesco Castelli (b Bissone, Ticino, September 25, 1599; Rome, August 3, 1599)
- 1712 - Joshua Barnes, English scholar (b. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Joshua Barnes ( January 10, 1654 - August 3, 1712) English Scholar, was born in London. 1654)
- 1720 - Anthonie Heinsius, Dutch statesman (b. Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Anthonie (or Antonius Heinsius ( November 22 1641, Delft - August 3 1720, The Hague) was a Dutch statesman who served as 1641)
- 1721 - Grinling Gibbons, Dutch-born woodcarver (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Master Wood carver Grinling Gibbons ( 4 April 1648 - 3 August 1721) was born in Rotterdam in the Netherlands 1648)
- 1761 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johann Matthias Gesner ( 9 April 1691 - 3 August 1761) was a German Classical scholar and Schoolmaster. 1691)
- 1773 - Stanisław Konarski, Polish writer (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stanisław Konarski (actual name Hieronim Konarski; born September 30, 1700 in Żarczyce Duże died August 3, 1773 in 1700)
- 1780 - Étienne Bonnot de Condillac, French philosopher (b. Year 1780 ( MDCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Étienne Bonnot de Condillac (30 September 1715 - 3 August 1780 was a French Philosopher. 1715)
- 1792 - Richard Arkwright, English industrialist and inventor (b. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Sir Richard Arkwright ( Old Style 23 December 1732 / New Style 3 January 1733 – 3 August 1732)
- 1797 - Jeffrey Amherst, British military commander (b. Year 1732 ( MDCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Field Marshal Jeffery Amherst 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal KB (sometimes spelled Geoffrey, or Jeffrey, he himself spelled his name as 1717)
- 1805 - Christopher Anstey, English writer (b. Year 1717 ( MDCCXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Christopher Anstey ( October 31, 1724 &ndash August 3, 1805) was an English writer and poet 1724)
- 1839 - Dorothea von Schlegel, German novelist (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1839 ( MDCCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Dorothea von Schlegel (née Brendel Mendelssohn ( October 24 1764 - August 3 1839) was a German novelist and translator 1763)
- 1857 - Eugène Sue, French novelist (b. Year 1763 ( MDCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the "Marie Sue" redirects here For the term in fan fiction see Mary Sue. 1804)
- 1867 - Philipp August Böckh, German scholar and antiquarian (b. Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Philipp August Böckh ( November 24, 1785 - August 3, 1867) was a German classical scholar and antiquarian 1785)
- 1877 - William Butler Ogden, American politician, 1st Mayor of Chicago (b. Year 1785 ( MDCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Butler Ogden ( June 15 1805 - August 3 1877) was the first Mayor of Chicago. The Mayor of Chicago is the Chief executive of Chicago, Illinois, the third largest City in the United 1805)
- 1879 - Joseph Severn, English painter (b. Year 1805 ( MDCCCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Severn ( December 7, 1793 &ndash August 3, 1879) was an English portrait and subject painter and a personal friend 1793)
- 1916 - Sir Roger Casement, Irish rebel (hanged) (b. Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Roger David Casement (Ruairí Mac Easmainn 1 September 1864 &ndash 3 August 1916 ( Sir Roger Casement CMG between 1911 and until his execution for treason in August 1864)
- 1917 - Ferdinand Georg Frobenius, German mathematician (b. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ferdinand Georg Frobenius ( October 26, 1849 – August 3, 1917) was a German Mathematician, best-known for his contributions 1849)
- 1924 - Joseph Conrad, Polish-born writer (b. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph Conrad (born Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski, 3 December 1857 – 3 August 1924 was a Polish-born English novelist 1857)
- 1929 - Emil Berliner, German-born telephone and recording pioneer (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Emile Berliner ( May 20, 1851 – August 3, 1929) was a German -born American Inventor, best known for developing 1851)
- 1929 - Thorstein Veblen, American economist (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Thorstein Bunde Veblen (born Tosten Bunde Veblen July 30, 1857 &ndash August 3, 1929) was a Norwegian-American sociologist 1857)
- 1942 - Richard Willstätter, German chemist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Martin Willstätter ( August 13, 1872 – August 3, 1942) was a German Organic chemist whose study of the structure The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1872)
- 1954 - Colette, French writer (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Colette was the pen name of the French Novelist Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette ( January 28 1873 &ndash August 3 1873)
- 1958 - Peter Collins, English race car driver (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Peter John Collins ( 6 November 1931 &ndash 3 August 1958) was a Formula One driver from England. 1931)
- 1964 - Flannery O'Connor, American writer (b. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Mary Flannery O'Connor ( March 25 1925 &ndash August 3 1964) was an American Novelist, Short-story 1925)
- 1966 - Lenny Bruce, American comedian (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Lenny Bruce (October 13 1925 &ndash August 3 1966 born Leonard Alfred Schneider, was an American Stand-up comedian, Writer, social 1925)
- 1973 - Richard Marshall, U. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Richard Marshall may refer to Richard Marshal 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1191&ndash1234 Richard Marshall (American general (1895&ndash1973 S. Army general (b. 1895)
- 1977 - Alfred Lunt, American actor (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Alfred Lunt (August 12 1892 – August 3 1977 was an American Tony Award -winning stage director and actor 1892)
- 1977 - Makarios III, Archbishop and first President of Cyprus (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Makarios III (Μακάριος Γ born Mihail Christodoulou Mouskos (Greek Μιχαήλ Χριστοδούλου Μούσκος) on August 13, This is a list of Archbishops of the Autocephalous Greek Cypriot Orthodox Church since its foundation with known dates of Enthronement: St The President of Cyprus is the Head of state and the Head of government of the Republic of Cyprus. 1913)
- 1979 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Nobel Prize Laureate (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Bertil Gotthard Ohlin (ˈbærtil uˈliːn ( 23 April 1899 – 3 August 1979) was a Swedish Economist and Politician The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk 1899)
- 1983 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (b. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Carolyn Sue Jones ( April 28, 1930 — August 3, 1983) was an American Actress, best remembered for playing the role 1930)
- 1990 - Betty Amann, German-American actress
- 1993 - Swami Chinmayananda, spread the teachings of Vedanta (b. Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Betty Amann ( March 10, 1905 - August 3, 1990) was a German-American film actress Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Swami Chinmayananda ( May 8, 1916 - Aug 3, 1993) was born Balakrishna Menon (Balan Vedanta ( Devanagari: sa वेदान्त Vedānta) is a spiritual tradition explained in the Upanishads that is concerned with the Self-realisation 1916)
- 1995 - Ida Lupino, English actress and director (b. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Ida Lupino (4 February &ndash 3 August) was an English film actress, director, and a pioneer among women filmmakers 1914)
- 1995 - Edward Whittemore, American writer (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Edward Whittemore ( May 26, 1933 &ndash August 3, 1995) was an American novelist the author of five novels written between 1974 and 1987 1933)
- 1997 - Pietro Rizzuto, Canadian politician (b. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Pietro Rizzuto ( 1934-03-18 &ndash 1997-08-03) was a Canadian politician 1934)
- 1998 - Alfred Schnittke, Russian composer (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Alfred Garyevich Schnittke (Альфре́д Га́рриевич Шни́тке November 24, 1934 Engels - August 3, 1998 Hamburg 1934)
- 2001 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (b. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Christopher Hewett, ( April 5, 1922 &ndash August 3, 2001) was an English Actor best known for his role as Lynn Belvedere 1922)
- 2002 - Carmen Silvera, British actress (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Carmen Blanche Silvera (2 June 1922 - 3 August 2002 was a Canadian -born English Comic actress of Spanish descent who moved to 1922)
- 2003 - Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (b. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Roger Voudouris ( 29 December 1954 - 3 August 2003) was an American Singer-songwriter 1954)
- 2004 - Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Henri Cartier-Bresson ( August 22, 1908 &ndash August 3 2004) was a French 1908)
- 2005 - Françoise d'Eaubonne, French feminist (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Françoise d'Eaubonne ( March 12 1920 in Paris - August 3 2005 in Paris) was a French feminist, who 1920)
- 2006 - Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Arthur Lee ( March 7, 1945 – August 3, 2006) was the frontman songwriter and multi-instrumentalist of the Los Angeles rock band Love 1945)
- 2006 - Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, singer (b. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, DBE ( December 9, 1915 &ndash August 3, 2006) was a German -born Austrian British 1915)
- 2007 - John Gardner, British author (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. John Gardner may refer to Arts and literature John Gardner (composer (born 1917 British composer John Gardner (novelist (1933&ndash1982 1926)
Holidays and observances
- Niger - Independence Day. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Niger ( or /ˈnaɪdʒɚ/) officially the Republic of Niger, is a Landlocked country in Western Africa, named after the Niger River. An Independence Day is an annual celebration commemorating the Anniversary of a Nation 's assumption of independent Statehood, usually after ceasing
- Venezuela - Flag Day (since 2006)
Roman Catholicism
External links
Venezuela (ˌvɛnəˈzweɪlə) officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (Spanish República Bolivariana de Venezuela) is a country on the A flag day is a Flag -related holiday—either a day designated for flying a certain flag (such as a National flag) or a day set aside to celebrate a historical event Nicodemus (Greek Νικόδημος was a Pharisee and a member of the Sanhedrin, who according to the Gospel of John, showed favour to Jesus
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