June 3rd, 1709

Born on June 3rd, 1709

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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., 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 (pictured) 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 1709

41

Julien Offray de La Mettrie

French physician and philosopher

*December 12th, 1709, Saint-Malo †November 11th, 1751, Potsdam

75

Samuel Johnson

English writer and lexicographer (1709–1784)

*September 18th, 1709, Lichfield †December 13th, 1784, London

73

Jacques de Vaucanson

French inventor of mechanical automata

*February 24th, 1709, Grenoble †November 21st, 1782, Paris

45

Johann Georg Gmelin

German and Russian scientist (1709-1755)

*August 10th, 1709, Tübingen †May 20th, 1755, Tübingen

62

Louis de Bourbon, Count of Clermont

French noble (1709-1771)

*June 15th, 1709, Versailles †June 16th, 1771, Paris

65

Domingo de Basavilbaso

Argentinian businessperson (1709-1775)

*September 1st, 1709, Laudio/Llodio †May 9th, 1775, Buenos Aires

98

Jean-Baptiste de Belloy

Catholic cardinal (1709-1808)

*October 9th, 1709, France †June 10th, 1808, Paris

60

Francesco Araja

Italian composer

*June 25th, 1709, Naples †January 1st, 1770, Bologna

73

Hans Ulrich Grubenmann

Swiss builder

*June 23rd, 1709, Teufen †January 22nd, 1783, Teufen

76

Gabriel Bonnot de Mably

French philosopher, historian, and writer (1709–1785)

*March 14th, 1709, Grenoble †April 2nd, 1785, Paris

22

Louise of Anhalt-Dessau

Princess consort of Anhalt-Bernburg

*August 21st, 1709, Dessau †July 29th, 1732, Bernburg

79

Frederick Henry, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt

Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt (1709-1788)

*August 21st, 1709, Schwedt/Oder †December 12th, 1788, Schwedt/Oder

72

Joachim Martin Falbe

German Painter (1709-1782)

*June 11th, 1709, Berlin †March 22nd, 1782, Berlin

74

Charles Collé

French writer

*April 14th, 1709, Paris †November 3rd, 1783, Paris

64

George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyttelton

British politician

*January 17th, 1709, Hagley †August 24th, 1773, Hagley

73

Andreas Sigismund Marggraf

German chemist (1709-1782)

*March 3rd, 1709, Berlin †August 7th, 1782, Berlin

67

Jean-Baptiste-Louis Gresset

French poet (1709-1777)

*August 29th, 1709, Amiens †June 16th, 1777, Amiens

82

Frobenius Forster

Abbot of the Benedictine Abbey St. Emmeram, Regensburg

*August 30th, 1709, Königsfeld (Wolnzach) †October 1st, 1791, Regensburg

71

Christian Ernst Friederici

Organ builder (1709-1780)

*March 7th, 1709, Meerane †May 4th, 1780, Gera

79

John Cleland

British writer (1709-1789)

*September 24th, 1709, Kingston upon Thames †January 23rd, 1789, City of Westminster

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1709 is a normal year and no leap year.

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