June 3rd, 1540

Born on June 3rd, 1540

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 177,000 days old!

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What happened on June 3rd?

June 3rd, 1917

A socialist convention in Leeds, United Kingdom, called for an end to the First World War and the establishment of Workers' and Soldiers' Delegates across the country.

June 3rd, 1982

A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom, triggering an Israeli decision to invade Lebanon three days later.

June 3rd, 1979

Having invaded Uganda and deposed President Idi Amin, Tanzanian forces secured Uganda's western border, ending a seven-month war.

June 3rd, 1973

At the Paris Air Show, a Tupolev Tu-144 broke up in mid-air, killing all six members of its crew and eight bystanders on the ground.

June 3rd, 1969

During a SEATO exercise in the South China Sea, a collision between HMAS Melbourne and USS Frank E. Evans resulted in the latter vessel being cut in two and the deaths of 74 personnel.

June 3rd, 1963

Buddhist crisis: South Vietnamese soldiers attacked Buddhist protesters in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalised.

June 3rd, 1950

Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, members of the French Annapurna expedition, became the first climbers to reach the summit of a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level.

June 3rd, 1937

Half a year after abdicating the British throne, Edward, Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in France.

June 3rd, 1921

At his trial for the assassination of Talaat Pasha, viewed as the main orchestrator of the Armenian genocide, Soghomon Tehlirian was acquitted after arguing: "I have killed a man, but I am not a murderer."

June 3rd, 1892

Liverpool F.C. (stadium pictured), one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded.

June 3rd, 1844

The last known pair of great auks (one pictured), the only modern species in the genus Pinguinus of flightless birds, were killed on Eldey, Iceland.

June 3rd, 1781

American Revolutionary War: Jack Jouett rode 40 miles (64 km) to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of British cavalry who had been sent to capture them.

June 3rd, 1770

Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, a historic Catholic mission church in present-day Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California, was established.

June 3rd, 1658

Pope Alexander VII appointed François de Laval as the first apostolic vicar of New France.

June 3rd, 1602

Anglo-Spanish War: The English navy defeated a Spanish–Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on June 3rd

Same year
Born in 1540

73

El Greco

Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, (1541–1614)

*November 30th, 1540, Heraklion †April 7th, 1614, Toledo

55

Francis Drake

English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)

*July 13th, 1540, Tavistock †January 27th, 1596, Portobelo

25

Alfonso Carafa

Italian cardinal

*July 16th, 1540, Naples †August 29th, 1565, Naples

19

Irene di Spilimbergo

Italian painter (1538-1559)

*January 1st, 1540, Spilimbergo †December 15th, 1559, Venice

57

Won Gyun

Korean general and admiral during the Joseon Dynasty (1540 -1597)

*February 12th, 1540, Pyeongtaek †August 28th, 1597, Geoje

74

Henry Howard, 1st Earl of Northampton

English aristocrat and courtier (1540-1614)

*February 25th, 1540, Norfolk †June 15th, 1614, London

42

Magnus, Duke of Holstein

Danish prince, Prince-bishop of Ösel, King of Livonia

*August 26th, 1540, Christiansborg Palace †March 28th, 1583, Piltene

58

Paolo Paruta

Italian historian (1540-1598)

*May 14th, 1540, Venice †December 6th, 1598, Venice

91

Thomas Allen

English mathematician (c. 1540 – 1632)

*December 21st, 1540, Staffordshire †September 30th, 1632, Gloucester College

70

Johann Debel

*April 11th, 1540, Remda †August 25th, 1610

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Leap year

Yes: 1540 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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