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| '''August 3rd''' is the 215th day of the year in the ] (216th in ]s), with 150 days remaining. | '''August 3rd''' is the 215th day of the year in the ] (216th in ]s), with 150 days remaining. | ||
| ==Events== | |||
| *] - ] sets sail from ]. | *] - ] sets sail from ]. | ||
| *] - ] builds 1st ship in America, ]. | *] - ] builds 1st ship in America, ]. | ||
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| *] - Sir ] hanged for his part in the ]. | *] - Sir ] hanged for his part in the ]. | ||
| *] - ] | *] - ] | ||
| *] - ] is |
*] - ] is inaugurated as the 30th ]. | ||
| *] - ] invades ]. | *] - ] invades ]. | ||
| *] - ] accuses ] of being a ] and a ] for the ]. | *] - ] accuses ] of being a ] and a ] for the ]. | ||
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| *] - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President ]. | *] - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President ]. | ||
| ==Births== | |||
| *] - ], inventor of the calculator | *] - ], inventor of the calculator | ||
| *] - King ] (+ ]) | *] - King ] (+ ]) | ||
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| *] - ], ] musician, member of ] | *] - ], ] musician, member of ] | ||
| ==Deaths== | |||
| *] - ], British military commander | *] - ], British military commander | ||
| *] - ], English painter | *] - ], English painter | ||
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| *] - ], actress, director | *] - ], actress, director | ||
| ==Holidays and observances== | |||
| *] - Armed Forces Day | *] - Armed Forces Day | ||
| *] - Independence Day | *] - Independence Day | ||
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Revision as of 09:38, 29 May 2003
August 3rd is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining.
Events
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain.
- 1678 - Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon.
- 1860 - Second Maori War begins.
- 1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.
- 1914 - Germany declares war against France.
- 1916 - Sir Roger Casement hanged for his part in the Easter Rising.
- 1916 - Battle of Romani
- 1923 - Calvin Coolidge is inaugurated as the 30th President of the United States.
- 1940 - Italy invades British Somaliland.
- 1948 - Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
- 1949 - National Basketball Association formed.
- 1958 - nuclear submarine USS Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.
- 1960 - Niger gains independence from France.
- 1963 - Great Train Robbery in the United Kingdom.
- 1972 - U.S. Senate ratifies Anti-ballistic missile treaty.
- 1981 - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President Ronald Reagan.
Births
- 1753 - Charles Stanhope, inventor of the calculator
- 1770 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (+ 1840)
- 1823 - Union General Thomas F. Meagher
- 1833 - Auguste Schmidt, feminist and teacher (+ 1902)
- 1867 - Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister (+ 1947)
- 1872 - King Haakon VII of Norway (+ 1957)
- 1900 - Ernie Pyle, war correspondent (+ 1945)
- 1900 - John Scopes, defendant in the Monkey Trial
- 1901 - Stefan Wyszynski, primate of Poland (+ 1981)
- 1904 - Clifford D. Simak, science fiction author, (+ 1988)
- 1918 - Les Elgart, musician, bandleader
- 1920 - P.D. James, novelist
- 1924 - Leon Uris, novelist
- 1926 - Tony Bennett, singer
- 1935 - Georgi Shonin, cosmonaut
- 1937 - Diane Wakoski, poet
- 1940 - Martin Sheen, actor
- 1940 - Lance Alworth, professional football player
- 1941 - Martha Stewart, home economist
- 1946 - Jack Straw, British politician
- 1950 - John Landis, film director
- 1951 - Marcel Dionne, professional ice hockey player
- 1952 - Osvaldo Ardiles, footballer
- 1954 - Martin Tichenor, Citizen of Earth
- 1963 - James Hetfield, rock and roll musician, member of Metallica
Deaths
- 1797 - Jeffrey Amherst, British military commander
- 1879 - Joseph Severn, English painter
- 1924 - Joseph Conrad, writer
- 1929 - Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer
- 1954 - Colette, novelist, playwright
- 1964 - Flannery O'Connor, novelist
- 1966 - Lenny Bruce, comedian
- 1977 - Alfred Lunt, actor
- 1977 - Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus
- 1983 - Carolyn Jones, actress
- 1995 - Ida Lupino, actress, director
Holidays and observances
- Equatorial Guinea - Armed Forces Day
- Niger - Independence Day
See Also:
August 2 - August 4 - July 3 - September 3 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December