August 3rd, 1880

Born on August 3rd, 1880

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What happened on August 3rd?

August 3rd, 2005

Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

August 3rd, 1997

The Sky Tower (pictured), the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.

August 3rd, 1948

Before the House Un-American Activities Committee of the United States House of Representatives, former spy turned government informer Whittaker Chambers accused U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss of being a communist and a Soviet spy.

August 3rd, 1940

World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.

August 3rd, 1936

African-American athlete Jesse Owens (pictured) won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination at the games

August 3rd, 1929

Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order of the Star, the organisation established to support him.

August 3rd, 1913

An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California.

August 3rd, 1903

Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaimed a republic, which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the town.

August 3rd, 1857

Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than 10,000 men ended when a relief party dispersed the besiegers.

August 3rd, 2023

Worst floods hit major parts of Slovenia.

August 3rd, 2019

Twenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting in El Paso, Texas.

August 3rd, 2014

The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.

August 3rd, 2007

Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.

August 3rd, 2005

President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.

August 3rd, 2004

The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.

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

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

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

96

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

*August 3rd, 1926, Queens †July 21st, 2023, New York City

82

Martha Stewart

American businesswoman, writer, television personality, and former fashion model

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

58

James Flanagan

American rower (1878-1937)

*August 3rd, 1878, Philadelphia †March 28th, 1937, Philadelphia

96

Habib Bourguiba

Leader of the Tunisian National Movement, founder of the Tunisian Republic and the first President of the Tunisian Republic after independence

*August 3rd, 1903, Monastir †April 6th, 2000, Monastir

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

40

Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

*August 3rd, 1983, Enghien-les-Bains

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

33

Jourdan Dunn

Model

*August 3rd, 1990, London

44

Evangeline Lilly

Canadian actress

*August 3rd, 1979, Fort Saskatchewan

25

Jules Bianchi

French motor racing driver

*August 3rd, 1989, Nice †July 17th, 2015, Nice

85

Haakon VII of Norway

King of Norway from 1905 to 1957 (1872-1957)

*August 3rd, 1872, Charlottenlund Palace †September 21st, 1957, Royal Palace, Oslo

27

Rupert Brooke

English poet (1887–1915)

*August 3rd, 1887, Rugby †April 23rd, 1915, Skyros

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Born in 1880

47

Nikolai Astrup

Norwegian painter (1880-1928)

*August 30th, 1880, Bremanger Municipality †January 21st, 1928, Førde

57

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk

Founding father of the Republic of Turkey (c. 1881-1938)

*November 30th, 1880, Thessaloniki †November 10th, 1938, Dolmabahçe Palace

77

Christabel Pankhurst

Suffragette, co-founder of the Women's Social and Political Union, editor (1880-1958)

*September 22nd, 1880, Manchester †February 13th, 1958, Santa Monica

64

Fritz Weege

German art historian and archaeologist (1880-1945)

*October 29th, 1880, Frankfurt †August 20th, 1945, Wrocław

87

Helen Keller

American author and activist (1880–1968)

*June 27th, 1880, Tuscumbia †June 1st, 1968, Easton

36

Franz Marc

German painter (1880-1916)

*February 8th, 1880, Munich †March 4th, 1916, Braquis

90

John Boyd Orr

Scottish nutritionist, Director-General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (1880-1971)

*September 23rd, 1880, Kilmaurs †June 25th, 1971, Brechin

78

George Marshall

American army officer and statesman (1880–1959)

*December 31st, 1880, Uniontown †October 16th, 1959, Washington, D.C.

84

Douglas MacArthur

United States Army general in WWI, WWII and Korea (1880–1964)

*January 26th, 1880, Little Rock †April 5th, 1964, Washington, D.C.

92

Johannes Aavik

Estonian philologist and Fennophile

*December 8th, 1880, Randvere †March 18th, 1973, Stockholm

77

Alfred Noyes

English poet

*September 16th, 1880, Wolverhampton †June 28th, 1958, Ventnor

53

Charlotte Fränkel

German classical archaeologist

*August 25th, 1880, Berlin †December 7th, 1933, Berlin

78

Walter von Molo

Austrian writer (1880–1958)

*June 14th, 1880, Šternberk †October 27th, 1958, Murnau am Staffelsee

86

Rudolf von Gutmann

Austrian industrialist and art collector (1880–1966)

*May 21st, 1880, Vienna †July 9th, 1966, Victoria

38

Guillaume Apollinaire

French poet

*August 26th, 1880, Rome †November 9th, 1918, Paris

86

Ludwig von Ficker

Austrian publisher and writer

*April 13th, 1880, Munich †March 20th, 1967, Innsbruck

40

Alexander Blok

Russian poet (1880–1921)

*November 16th, 1880, Saint Petersburg †August 7th, 1921, Saint Petersburg

84

Seán O'Casey

Irish writer (1880-1964)

*March 30th, 1880, Dublin †September 18th, 1964, Torquay

82

Wilhelmina of the Netherlands

Queen of the Netherlands from 1890 to 1948 (1880-1962)

*August 31st, 1880, Noordeinde Palace †November 28th, 1962, Het Loo Palace

55

Oswald Spengler

German historian and philosopher (1880-1936)

*May 29th, 1880, Blankenburg †May 8th, 1936, Munich

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on August 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960.) which are celebrated on August 3rd.

Date as a Roman numeral / digit

Leap year

Yes: 1880 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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