July 3rd, 1793

Born on July 3rd, 1793

Age in days, weeks and months
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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.

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

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

63

Vince Clarke

English synth-pop musician and songwriter

*July 3rd, 1960, South Woodford tube station

36

Kontra K

German rapper

*July 3rd, 1987, Berlin

36

Vladimir Ivanov

Russian badminton player

*July 3rd, 1987, Kusa

30

PartyNextDoor

Canadian R&B singer

*July 3rd, 1993, Mississauga

40

Franz Kafka

Bohemian writer from Prague (1883–1924)

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

49

Kenneth Jonassen

Badminton player

*July 3rd, 1974, Herning

82

Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski

German politician (1932–2015)

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

61

Tom Cruise

American actor and producer (born 1962)

*July 3rd, 1962, Syracuse

79

Erika Endesfelder

German egyptologist (1935-2015)

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

52

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

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

50

Patrick Wilson

American actor

*July 3rd, 1973, Norfolk

36

Sebastian Vettel

German racing driver

*July 3rd, 1987, Heppenheim

23

Mikkel Damsgaard

Danish association football player

*July 3rd, 2000, Jyllinge

86

Tom Stoppard

British playwright (born 1937)

*July 3rd, 1937, Zlín

76

Betty Buckley

American actress and singer

*July 3rd, 1947, Big Spring

53

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer (born 1970)

*July 3rd, 1970, Berlin

76

Dave Barry

American writer

*July 3rd, 1947, Armonk

80

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

German painter, a member of the Nazarene movement (1789-1869)

*July 3rd, 1789, Lübeck †November 12th, 1869, Rome

61

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

*July 3rd, 1962, Charleston

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Born in 1793

47

George Green

British mathematical physicist (*1793 – †1841)

*July 14th, 1793, Nottingham †May 31st, 1841, Nottingham

55

Peter Friedrich Engstfeld

German organist (1793-1848)

*June 6th, 1793, Heiligenhaus †October 4th, 1848, Duisburg

82

Ferdinand I of Austria

Austrian emperor, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1793-1875)

*April 19th, 1793, Vienna †June 29th, 1875, Prague

87

Friedrich Harkort

German industrialist (1793-1880)

*February 25th, 1793, Haus Harkorten †March 6th, 1880, Hombruch

50

Casimir Delavigne

French poet and dramatist (1793-1843)

*April 4th, 1793, Le Havre †December 11th, 1843, Lyon

86

Ludwig Reichenbach

German botanist (1793–1879)

*January 8th, 1793, Leipzig †March 17th, 1879, Dresden

69

Dost Mohammad Khan

First Emir of Afghanistan (1823-1863)

*December 23rd, 1793, Kandahar †June 9th, 1863, Herat

87

Michel Chasles

French mathematician (*1793 – †1880)

*November 15th, 1793, Épernon †December 18th, 1880, Paris

70

Sam Houston

American statesman, politician, and soldier (1793-1863)

*March 2nd, 1793, Lexington †July 26th, 1863, Huntsville

88

Joseph Earl Sheffield

Railroad executive, philanthropist

*June 19th, 1793, Southport †February 16th, 1882, New Haven

77

Josef Naus

Officer and surveying technician

*August 29th, 1793, Lechaschau †April 6th, 1871, Munich

70

John Clare

English poet (1793-1864)

*July 13th, 1793, Clare Cottage †May 20th, 1864, Northampton

68

Jacobus Josephus Eeckhout

Painter (1793-1861)

*February 8th, 1793, Antwerp †December 25th, 1861, Paris

64

Josef Ressel

Austrian inventor

*June 29th, 1793, Chrudim †October 9th, 1857, Ljubljana

54

Henry Francis Lyte

Anglican priest, hymn-writer and poet (1793-1847)

*June 1st, 1793, Ednam †November 20th, 1847, Nice

74

Antonio José Martínez

New Mexican priest, educator, publisher, rancher, farmer, community leader, and politician (1793-1867)

*January 17th, 1793, Abiquiú †July 27th, 1867, Kit Carson Park

82

John Neal

American writer

*August 25th, 1793, Portland †June 20th, 1876, Portland

63

Barthélemy Thimonnier

French inventor who invented the first sewing machine

*August 19th, 1793, L'Arbresle †July 5th, 1857, Amplepuis

54

Denis Auguste Affre

Murdered Archbishop of Paris

*September 27th, 1793, Saint-Rome-de-Tarn †June 27th, 1848, former 9th arrondissement of Paris

70

Roger Sherman Baldwin

American politician (1793-1863)

*January 4th, 1793, New Haven †February 19th, 1863, New Haven

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No: With 365 days 1793 is a normal year and no leap year.

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