August 3rd, 1634

Born on August 3rd, 1634

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What happened on August 3rd?

August 3rd, 2005

Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

August 3rd, 1997

The Sky Tower (pictured), the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.

August 3rd, 1948

Before the House Un-American Activities Committee of the United States House of Representatives, former spy turned government informer Whittaker Chambers accused U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss of being a communist and a Soviet spy.

August 3rd, 1940

World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.

August 3rd, 1936

African-American athlete Jesse Owens (pictured) won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination at the games

August 3rd, 1929

Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order of the Star, the organisation established to support him.

August 3rd, 1913

An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California.

August 3rd, 1903

Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaimed a republic, which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the town.

August 3rd, 1857

Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than 10,000 men ended when a relief party dispersed the besiegers.

August 3rd, 2023

Worst floods hit major parts of Slovenia.

August 3rd, 2019

Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

August 3rd, 2014

The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.

August 3rd, 2007

Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.

August 3rd, 2005

President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

August 3rd, 2004

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

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

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

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

82

Martha Stewart

American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former fashion model

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

96

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

*August 3rd, 1926, Queens †July 21st, 2023, New York City

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

40

Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

*August 3rd, 1983, Enghien-les-Bains

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

33

Jourdan Dunn

Model

*August 3rd, 1990, London

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

44

Evangeline Lilly

Canadian actress

*August 3rd, 1979, Fort Saskatchewan

25

Jules Bianchi

French motor racing driver

*August 3rd, 1989, Nice †July 17th, 2015, Nice

50

Roland Diethart

Austrian cross-country skier

*August 3rd, 1973, Köflach

69

Frederick William III of Prussia

King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840

*August 3rd, 1770, Potsdam †June 7th, 1840, Berlin

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

71

Axel Schäfer

German politician

*August 3rd, 1952, Frankfurt

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61

Mariana of Austria

Queen consort of Spain (1634-1696)

*December 24th, 1634, Vienna †May 16th, 1696, Madrid

60

Anselm Franz von Ingelheim

Archbishop of Mainz

*September 16th, 1634, Cologne †March 30th, 1695, Aschaffenburg

89

René Boudier

French historian, poet and translator

*January 1st, 1634, Alençon †November 16th, 1723, Mantes-la-Jolie

54

Gaspar Fagel

Grand Pensionary of Holland (1634-1688)

*January 25th, 1634, The Hague †December 15th, 1688, The Hague

32

Adam Krieger

German composer (1634-1666)

*January 7th, 1634, Drezdenko †June 30th, 1666, Dresden

40

Charles Emmanuel II of Savoy

Duke of Savoy from 1638 to 1675

*June 20th, 1634, Turin †June 12th, 1675, Turin

59

Madame de Lafayette

French writer (1634-1693)

*March 18th, 1634, Paris †May 25th, 1693, Paris

70

Luca Giordano

Italian Baroque painter (1634–1705)

*October 18th, 1634, Naples †January 3rd, 1705, Naples

64

Pierre Thomas

French writer

*August 6th, 1634, Rouen †November 4th, 1698

76

Johannes Vermehren

Rat der Herzöge von Mecklenburg

*January 1st, 1634, Lübeck †January 1st, 1710, Rostock

48

Manuel Lobo

Portuguese colonial administrator

*November 30th, 1634, Verdelha do Ruivo †November 30th, 1682, Buenos Aires

64

Adrian Beier the Younger

German judge (1634-1698)

*January 29th, 1634, Jena †September 7th, 1698, Jena

52

John George I, Duke of Saxe-Eisenach

German duke (1634-1686)

*July 12th, 1634, Weimar †September 19th, 1686, Schloss Wilhelmsthal

64

Balthasar Bekker

Dutch minister and author

*March 20th, 1634, Mitselwier †June 11th, 1698, Amsterdam

26

Lady Katherine Ferrers

English highwayman

*May 4th, 1634, Bayford †May 31st, 1660, St Mary's Church, Hemel Hempstead

66

Christiana of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg

Duchess consort of Saxe-Merseburg (1634-1701)

*September 22nd, 1634, Copenhagen †May 20th, 1701, Delitzsch

31

George Christian, Prince of East Frisia

Prince of Ostfriesland

*February 6th, 1634, Aurich †June 6th, 1665, Aurich

27

Alfonso IV d'Este, Duke of Modena

Italian noble

*October 14th, 1634, Modena †July 16th, 1662, Modena

51

Adam Colonia

Dutch Golden Age painter (1634-1685)

*August 12th, 1634, Rotterdam †September 1st, 1685, London

71

Antonio Hugo de Omerique

Spanish mathematician

*January 6th, 1634, Sanlúcar de Barrameda †February 27th, 1705, Cádiz

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960.) which are celebrated on August 3rd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1634 is a normal year and no leap year.

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