July 3rd, 1809

Born on July 3rd, 1809

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 78,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 532 days, exactly on October 18th, 2025, people who were born on July 3rd, 1809 will be 79,000 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.

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

70

Max Bösenberg

German architect

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

52

Julian Assange

Australian editor, publisher, and activist (born 1971)

*July 3rd, 1971, Townsville

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

76

Dave Barry

American writer

*July 3rd, 1947, Armonk

53

Audra McDonald

American actress and singer (born 1970)

*July 3rd, 1970, Berlin

61

Thomas Gibson

American actor and director

*July 3rd, 1962, Charleston

54

Shawnee Smith

American actress

*July 3rd, 1969, Orangeburg

Same year
Born in 1809

56

Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)

*February 12th, 1809, Hodgenville †April 15th, 1865, Washington, D.C.

73

Charles Darwin

English naturalist and biologist (1809–1882)

*February 12th, 1809, The Mount †April 19th, 1882, Down House

40

Edgar Allan Poe

American writer and literary critic (1809–1849)

*January 19th, 1809, Boston †October 7th, 1849, Baltimore

38

Felix Mendelssohn

German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent

*February 3rd, 1809, Hamburg †November 4th, 1847, Leipzig

42

Nikolai Gogol

Russian writer of Ukrainian origin (1809–1852)

*March 19th, 1809, Velyki Sorochyntsi †February 21st, 1852, Moscow

88

William Ewart Gladstone

British Liberal prime minister (1809–1898)

*December 29th, 1809, Liverpool †May 19th, 1898, Hawarden Castle

56

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon

French politician, philosopher, anarchist and socialist (1809–1865)

*January 15th, 1809, Besançon †January 19th, 1865, Passy

86

Luigi Federico Menabrea

Italian politician, scientist, and general (1809–1896)

*September 4th, 1809, Chambéry †May 25th, 1896, Saint-Cassin

83

Alfred Tennyson

British Poet Laureate (1809–1892)

*August 6th, 1809, Somersby †October 6th, 1892, Aldworth

43

Louis Braille

Inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired (1809-1852)

*January 4th, 1809, Coupvray †January 6th, 1852, Paris

73

Joseph Liouville

French mathematician and engineer (1809–1882)

*March 24th, 1809, Saint-Omer †September 8th, 1882, rue de Savoie

81

Hannibal Hamlin

Vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865

*August 27th, 1809, Paris †July 4th, 1891, Bangor

84

Karl Bodmer

Swiss-French artist

*February 11th, 1809, Zürich †October 30th, 1893, Paris

27

Mariano José de Larra

Spanish romantic writer (1809-1837)

*March 24th, 1809, Madrid †February 13th, 1837, Madrid

85

Oliver Wendell Holmes

American poet and physician (1809–1894)

*August 29th, 1809, Cambridge †October 7th, 1894, Boston

61

Louis Charles Delescluze

French revolutionary leader, journalist, and military commander of the Paris Commune

*October 2nd, 1809, Dreux †May 25th, 1871, Paris

71

Bettino Ricasoli

Italian politician (1809–1880)

*March 9th, 1809, Florence †October 23rd, 1880, Castello di Brolio

75

Timothy Shay Arthur

American novelist, short story writer and publisher

*June 6th, 1809, Newburgh †March 6th, 1885, Philadelphia

70

Jules Favre

French politician and lawyer (1809-1880)

*March 21st, 1809, Lyon †January 19th, 1880, Versailles

60

Armand Barbes

French Republican revolutionary (1809-1870)

*September 18th, 1809, Pointe-à-Pitre †June 26th, 1870, The Hague

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1809 is a normal year and no leap year.

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