July 3rd, 1647

Born on July 3rd, 1647

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 137,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 303 days, exactly on May 2nd, 2025, people who were born on July 3rd, 1647 will be 138,000 days old!

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What happened on July 3rd?

July 3rd, 2013

General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.

July 3rd, 1979

U.S. president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing the CIA to secretly aid the mujahideen in their fight against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.

July 3rd, 1973

British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.

July 3rd, 1952

SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.

July 3rd, 1940

Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir, fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.

July 3rd, 1938

On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.

July 3rd, 1863

Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning point in the American Civil War.

July 3rd, 1778

American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.

July 3rd, 1754

French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

July 3rd, 0324

Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople.

July 3rd, 2013

President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.

July 3rd, 1996

British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.

July 3rd, 1988

The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.

July 3rd, 1979

U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.

July 3rd, 1973

David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.

Today's Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on July 3rd

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

64

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

37

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

37

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

31

PartyNextDoor

Canadian R&B singer

*July 3rd, 1993, Mississauga

50

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

*July 3rd, 1883, Prague †June 3rd, 1924, Kierling

62

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

*July 3rd, 1932, Alt-Treptow †June 21st, 2015, Rottach-Egern

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

*July 3rd, 1935, Berlin †January 28th, 2015, Berlin

53

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

37

Sebastian Vettel

German racing driver

*July 3rd, 1987, Heppenheim

51

Patrick Wilson

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Norfolk

24

Mikkel Damsgaard

Danish association football player

*July 3rd, 2000, Jyllinge

87

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

77

Betty Buckley

American actress and singer

*July 3rd, 1947, Big Spring

54

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer (born 1970)

*July 3rd, 1970, Berlin

77

Dave Barry

American writer

*July 3rd, 1947, Armonk

62

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

*July 3rd, 1962, Charleston

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

*July 3rd, 1847, Leipzig †May 23rd, 1918, Leipzig

55

Shawnee Smith

American actress

*July 3rd, 1969, Orangeburg

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66

Denis Papin

French physicist, mathematician and inventor (*1647 – †1713)

*August 22nd, 1647, Chitenay †August 26th, 1713, London

59

Antonio Teodoro Ortells

Spanish composer (1647-1706)

*March 29th, 1647, Rubielos de Mora †November 4th, 1706, Valencia

69

Maria Sibylla Merian

Entomologist, botanist, naturalist, scientific illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and lepidopterologist (1647-1717)

*April 2nd, 1647, Frankfurt †January 13th, 1717, Amsterdam

33

John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

English poet, and peer of the realm (1647-1680)

*April 1st, 1647, Ditchley †July 26th, 1680, Woodstock

30

William Louis, Duke of Württemberg

Duke of Württemberg (1647-1677)

*January 7th, 1647, Stuttgart †June 23rd, 1677, Hirsau

42

Eberhard Werner Happel

Author

*August 12th, 1647, Kirchhain †May 15th, 1690, Hamburg

46

Elisabeth Hevelius

Astronomer

*January 17th, 1647, Gdańsk †December 22nd, 1693, Gdańsk

59

Pierrre Bayle

French philosopher and writer

*November 18th, 1647, Carla-Bayle †December 28th, 1706, Rotterdam

73

Johann Diecmann

German theologian

*June 30th, 1647, Stade †July 4th, 1720

43

Margaret Mary Alacoque

Catholic Saint and Mystic (1647-1690)

*July 22nd, 1647, Verosvres †October 17th, 1690, Paray-le-Monial

44

John George III of Saxony

Elector of Saxony from 1680 to 1691

*June 20th, 1647, Dresden †September 12th, 1691, Tübingen

82

Daniel Finch, 2nd Earl of Nottingham

British noble and politician

*July 2nd, 1647, London †January 1st, 1730, Burley

85

Jan van Huchtenburgh

Dutch painter (1647-1733)

*November 20th, 1647, Haarlem †July 2nd, 1733, Amsterdam

31

Luise Marie of the Palatinate

German princess

*July 23rd, 1647, Paris †March 11th, 1679, Aachen

32

Marie Hedwig of Hesse-Darmstadt

Duchess consort of Saxe-Meiningen

*November 26th, 1647, Giessen †April 19th, 1680, Ichtershausen

73

Johann Alexander Boener

German draughtsperson (1647-1720)

*February 17th, 1647, Nuremberg †November 2nd, 1720, Nuremberg

77

Gerhard Noodt

Dutch lawyer (1647-1725)

*September 4th, 1647, Nijmegen †August 15th, 1725, Leiden

72

Ludwig Günther Martini

German jurist (1647-1719)

*January 25th, 1647, Sondershausen †July 27th, 1719, Reddeber

67

Daniel Eberlin

German composer

*December 4th, 1647, Nuremberg †January 1st, 1715, Kassel

45

John de Brito

Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr

*March 1st, 1647, Lisbon †February 4th, 1693, Oriyur

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