June 3rd, 1885

Born on June 3rd, 1885

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What happened on June 3rd, 1885?

June 3rd, 1885

In the last military engagement fought on Canadian soil, the Cree leader, Big Bear, escapes the North-West Mounted Police.

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What else 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.

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

Born on June 3rd, 1885

33

Yakov Sverdlov

Soviet politician

*June 3rd, 1885, Nizhny Novgorod †March 16th, 1919, Moscow

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49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

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

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

31

Mario Götze

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1992, Memmingen

66

Alla Nazimova

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

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

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

31

Monika Linkytė

Lithuanian singer and songwriter

*June 3rd, 1992, Gargždai

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

37

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

*June 3rd, 1986, Manacor

87

Chuck Barris

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

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

70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

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

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

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

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

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

68

Josephine Baker

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

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

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

92

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

*June 3rd, 1931, Birán

75

Raoul Dufy

French artist (1877-1953)

*June 3rd, 1877, Le Havre †March 23rd, 1953, Montcuq

67

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-American actress (1924-1991)

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

59

James Purefoy

British actor

*June 3rd, 1964, Taunton

85

Tony Curtis

American actor (1925–2010)

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

27

Lukas Klostermann

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1996, Herdecke

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Born in 1885

77

Niels Bohr

Danish physicist (1885–1962)

*October 7th, 1885, Copenhagen †November 18th, 1962, Copenhagen

73

Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl

Norwegian musician

*October 15th, 1885, Christiania †June 21st, 1959, Oslo

92

Alice Paul

American suffragist, feminist, and activist (1885–1977)

*January 11th, 1885, Mount Laurel †July 9th, 1977, Moorestown Township

65

Sinclair Lewis

American writer and playwright (1885–1951)

*February 7th, 1885, Sauk Centre †January 10th, 1951, Rome

82

Edna Ferber

American novelist, short story writer and playwright

*August 15th, 1885, Appleton †April 16th, 1968, New York City

87

Ezra Pound

American poet and critic (1885–1972)

*October 30th, 1885, Hailey †November 1st, 1972, Venice

67

René Grousset

French historian (1885-1952)

*September 5th, 1885, Aubais †September 12th, 1952, 8th arrondissement of Paris

69

Theda Bara

American actress (1885–1955)

*July 29th, 1885, Cincinnati †April 7th, 1955, Los Angeles

84

François Mauriac

French writer (1885-1970)

*October 11th, 1885, Bordeaux †September 1st, 1970, Paris

69

Georg Lippold

German archaeologist (1885-1954)

*February 21st, 1885, Mainz †July 23rd, 1954, Erlangen

40

Allan Riverstone McCulloch

Australian ichthyologist (1885-1925)

*June 20th, 1885, Sydney †September 1st, 1925, Honolulu

85

Eugène Christophe

French racing cyclist

*January 22nd, 1885, 1st arrondissement of Paris †February 1st, 1970, 14th arrondissement of Paris

67

Marjorie Bowen

British writer

*November 1st, 1885, Hampshire †December 23rd, 1952, St Charles Hospital

60

George S. Patton

United States Army general (1885–1945)

*November 11th, 1885, San Gabriel †December 21st, 1945, Heidelberg

90

Andrew Tombes

American actor (1885-1976)

*June 29th, 1885, Ashtabula †March 17th, 1976, New York City

56

Robert Delaunay

French painter (1885–1941)

*April 12th, 1885, Paris †October 25th, 1941, Montpellier

80

Chester W. Nimitz

United States Navy fleet admiral (1885–1966)

*February 24th, 1885, Fredericksburg †February 20th, 1966, Yerba Buena Island

77

Karen Blixen

Danish writer

*April 17th, 1885, Rungstedlund †September 7th, 1962, Rungstedlund

71

Erich von Stroheim

Austrian actor and director (1885–1957)

*September 22nd, 1885, Vienna †May 12th, 1957, Paris

60

Jerome Kern

American composer of musical theater and popular music (1885-1945)

*January 27th, 1885, Manhattan †November 11th, 1945, New York City

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1885 is a normal year and no leap year.

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