June 3rd, 1554

Born on June 3rd, 1554

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 171,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 371 days, exactly on May 4th, 2025, people who were born on June 3rd, 1554 will be 172,000 days old!

... in seconds, minutes and hours

What happened on June 3rd?

June 3rd, 1982

A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom; this was later used as justification for the First Lebanon War.

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, HMAS Melbourne of the Royal Australian Navy collided with the U.S. Navy's USS Frank E. Evans, cutting the latter in two and killing 74 people.

June 3rd, 1963

Buddhist crisis: South Vietnamese Army soldiers attacked protesting Buddhists 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

A few months 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 Talat 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 made a 40-mile (64 km) ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of coming 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: An English naval force defeated a Spanish-Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack.

June 3rd, 2019

Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.

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

Same Day
Who's birthday is on June 3rd?

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

31

Mario Götze

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1992, Memmingen

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

31

Monika Linkytė

Lithuanian singer and songwriter

*June 3rd, 1992, Gargždai

37

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

*June 3rd, 1986, Manacor

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

*June 3rd, 1837, Rheinberg †May 3rd, 1908, Bonn

49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

*June 3rd, 1894, Salangen Municipality †June 3rd, 1943, Field

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

92

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

*June 3rd, 1931, Birán

59

James Purefoy

British actor

*June 3rd, 1964, Taunton

27

Lukas Klostermann

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1996, Herdecke

66

Alla Nazimova

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

33

Fabian Götze

German footballer

*June 3rd, 1990, Ronsberg

68

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

*June 3rd, 1906, St. Louis †April 12th, 1975, Paris

67

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-American actress (1924-1991)

*June 3rd, 1924, Montreal †August 22nd, 1991, New York City

26

Louis Hofmann

German actor

*June 3rd, 1997, Bensberg

Same year
Born in 1554

69

Gregory XV

Pope from 1621 to 1623

*January 9th, 1554, Bologna †July 8th, 1623, Rome

31

Philip Sidney

English poet, courtier, diplomat (1554-1586)

*November 30th, 1554, Kent †October 17th, 1586, Arnhem

73

Giovanni Battista Paggi

Italian painter (1554-1627)

*February 27th, 1554, Genoa †March 12th, 1627, Genoa

37

Elisabeth of Austria

Queen consort of France (1554–1592)

*July 5th, 1554, Vienna †January 22nd, 1592, Vienna

75

Carlo Antonio Procaccini

Italian painter (1571-1630)

*November 30th, 1554, Bologna †January 1st, 1630, Milan

80

William Paddy

English politician

*January 1st, 1554, London †December 22nd, 1634

24

Sebastian of Portugal

King of Portugal (1554-1578)

*January 20th, 1554, Ribeira Palace †August 4th, 1578, Ksar el-Kebir

46

Richard Hooker

English bishop and Anglican Divine

*February 28th, 1554, Heavitree †November 3rd, 1600, Bishopsbourne

77

Catherine de Parthenay

French noblewoman (1554–1631)

*March 22nd, 1554, Mouchamps †October 26th, 1631, Mouchamps

73

Everard van Bronkhorst

Dutch jurist

*March 27th, 1554, Deventer †May 27th, 1627, Leiden

56

Georg Limnäus

Mag. phil. Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena 1581

*October 23rd, 1554, Jena †September 15th, 1611, Jena

34

Josias I, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg

Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (1578-1588)

*March 18th, 1554, Eisenberg castle ruins †August 6th, 1588, Eisenberg castle ruins

64

Prospero Farinacci

Italian jurist (1554-1618)

*November 1st, 1554, Rome †December 31st, 1618, Rome

68

Leonardus Lessius

Lenaert Leys, Flemish moral theologian from the Jesuit order (1554-1623)

*October 1st, 1554, Brecht †January 15th, 1623, Leuven

57

Charles of Lorraine, duke of Mayenne

French noble (1554-1611)

*March 26th, 1554, Alençon †October 3rd, 1611, Soissons

51

Arnold III, Count of Bentheim-Steinfurt-Tecklenburg-Limburg

Count of Bentheim, Tecklenburg, Steinfurt and Limburg, Lord of Rheda (1554-1606)

*October 11th, 1554, Neuenhaus †January 11th, 1606, Tecklenburg

55

Ascanio Persio

Italian linguist (1554-1610)

*March 9th, 1554, Matera †February 1st, 1610, Bologna

73

Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke

English politician (1554-1628)

*October 3rd, 1554, Alcester †September 30th, 1628, Warwick

39

Louis III, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg

*January 1st, 1554, Stuttgart †August 28th, 1593, Stuttgart

63

Philip William, Prince of Orange

Prince of Orange (1554–1618)

*December 19th, 1554, Buren †February 20th, 1618, City of Brussels

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on June 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on June 3rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

No: With 365 days 1554 is a normal year and no leap year.

Calendar
June 1554