June 3rd, 1828

Born on June 3rd, 1828

Age in days, weeks and months
Wow, over 71,000 days old!

Why not celebrate an alternative birthday? In 448 days, exactly on July 20th, 2025, people who were born on June 3rd, 1828 will be 72,000 days old!

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What happened on June 3rd?

June 3rd, 1982

A failed assassination attempt was made on Shlomo Argov, the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom; this was later used as justification for the First Lebanon War.

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, HMAS Melbourne of the Royal Australian Navy collided with the U.S. Navy's USS Frank E. Evans, cutting the latter in two and killing 74 people.

June 3rd, 1963

Buddhist crisis: South Vietnamese Army soldiers attacked protesting Buddhists 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

A few months 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 Talat 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. (stadium pictured), 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 made a 40-mile (64 km) ride to warn Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia legislature of coming 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: An English naval force defeated a Spanish-Portuguese fleet off Sesimbra, Portugal, and captured a carrack.

June 3rd, 2019

Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.

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

Born on June 3rd, 1828

63

José Inzenga

Composer of zarzuelas

*June 3rd, 1828, Madrid †June 28th, 1891, Madrid

73

Otto von Faber du Faur

Soldier and painter (1828-1901)

*June 3rd, 1828, Ludwigsburg †August 10th, 1901, Munich

63

Ferdinand Poise

French composer (1828-1892)

*June 3rd, 1828, Nîmes †May 13th, 1892, Paris

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

70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

*June 3rd, 1837, Rheinberg †May 3rd, 1908, Bonn

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

31

Mario Götze

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1992, Memmingen

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

31

Monika Linkytė

Lithuanian singer and songwriter

*June 3rd, 1992, Gargždai

37

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

*June 3rd, 1986, Manacor

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

*June 3rd, 1894, Salangen Municipality †June 3rd, 1943, Field

87

Chuck Barris

American game show creator, producer, and host (1929-2017)

*June 3rd, 1929, Philadelphia †March 21st, 2017, Palisades

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

*June 3rd, 1953, Hilversum †September 23rd, 1987, New York City

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

*June 3rd, 1926, Duck Hill †May 17th, 2017, Coral Gables

70

George V

King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India (1865–1936)

*June 3rd, 1865, Marlborough House †January 20th, 1936, Sandringham House

66

Alla Nazimova

Russian-American actress, screenwriter and producer (1879–1945)

*June 3rd, 1879, Yalta †July 13th, 1945, Los Angeles

92

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

*June 3rd, 1931, Birán

68

Josephine Baker

American-born French dancer, singer and actress (1906–1975)

*June 3rd, 1906, St. Louis †April 12th, 1975, Paris

59

James Purefoy

British actor

*June 3rd, 1964, Taunton

27

Lukas Klostermann

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1996, Herdecke

67

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-American actress (1924-1991)

*June 3rd, 1924, Montreal †August 22nd, 1991, New York City

85

Tony Curtis

American actor (1925–2010)

*June 3rd, 1925, New York City †September 29th, 2010, Las Vegas

33

Fabian Götze

German footballer

*June 3rd, 1990, Ronsberg

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Born in 1828

82

Leo Tolstoy

Russian author (1828–1910)

*August 28th, 1828, Yasnaya Polyana †November 7th, 1910, Astapovo

73

Mathilde Wesendonck

German poet and mistress of the composer Richard Wagner

*December 23rd, 1828, Elberfeld †August 31st, 1902, Altmünster

77

Jules Verne

French writer (1828–1905)

*February 8th, 1828, Nantes †March 24th, 1905, Amiens

78

Henrik Ibsen

Norwegian playwright and theatre director (1828–1906)

*March 20th, 1828, Skien †May 23rd, 1906, Christiania

56

Edmond François Valentin About

French writer and critic (1828-1885)

*February 14th, 1828, Dieuze †January 16th, 1885, rue de Douai

82

Henry Dunant

Swiss businessman and co-founder of the Red Cross (1828-1910)

*May 8th, 1828, Geneva †October 30th, 1910, Heiden

42

Albrecht von Graefe

German ophthalmologist

*May 22nd, 1828, Berlin †July 20th, 1870, Berlin

63

Hector Crémieux

French playwright and librettist

*November 10th, 1828, former 1st arrondissement of Paris †September 30th, 1892, 9th arrondissement of Paris

79

Henry Lomb

German-American businessman (1828-1908)

*November 24th, 1828, Burghaun †June 13th, 1908, Pittsford

70

Charles Nuitter

French lawyer, playwright, librettist, and archivist at the Parisian Opéra

*April 24th, 1828, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 23rd, 1899, 8th arrondissement of Paris

52

William Saurin Lyster

Australian impresario (1828-1880)

*March 21st, 1828, Dublin †November 27th, 1880, Melbourne

64

Simone Antonio Pacoret de Saint-Bon

Italian admiral (1828-1892)

*March 20th, 1828, Chambéry †November 26th, 1892, Rome

53

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

English poet, illustrator, painter, and translator (1828-1882)

*May 12th, 1828, London †April 9th, 1882, Birchington-on-Sea

48

Jonas Breitenstein

Swiss parish priest and writer (1828-1877)

*August 28th, 1828, Ziefen †May 23rd, 1877, Basel

81

George Meredith

British novelist and poet of the Victorian era

*February 12th, 1828, Portsmouth †May 18th, 1909, Dorking

67

John Langdon Down

British physician and first person to describe Down syndrome (1828-1896)

*November 18th, 1828, Torpoint †October 7th, 1896, Teddington

61

Nikolay Chernyshevsky

Russian writer and nihilist philosopher (1828–1889)

*July 12th, 1828, Saratov †October 17th, 1889, Saratov

80

Randal Cremer

English politician (1828–1908)

*March 18th, 1828, Fareham †July 22nd, 1908, London

61

Friedrich Friedrich

German journalist and author (1828-1890)

*May 2nd, 1828, Vahlberg †April 13th, 1890, Plauen

75

Peter Becker

German painter (1828-1904)

*November 10th, 1828, Frankfurt †August 18th, 1904, Soest

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Leap year

Yes: 1828 is a leap year, therefore has a 29th of February with an additional leap day and a total of 366 days (instead of the usual 365 days in a normal year).

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