August 3rd, 1907

Born on August 3rd, 1907

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on August 3rd, 1907?

August 3rd, 1907

Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis

What else 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.

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

Born on August 3rd, 1907

89

Ernesto Geisel

Brazilian military leader and politician (1907-1996)

*August 3rd, 1907, Bento Gonçalves †September 12th, 1996, Rio de Janeiro

39

Adrienne Ames

American actress (1907-1947)

*August 3rd, 1907, Fort Worth †May 31st, 1947, New York City

81

Lawrence Brown

Jazz trombonist (1907-1988)

*August 3rd, 1907, Lawrence †September 5th, 1988, Los Angeles

71

Bertha Parker Pallan

American archaeologist (1907-1978)

*August 3rd, 1907, Upstate New York †October 8th, 1978, Los Angeles

72

Irmgart Wessel-Zumloh

German painter (1907-1980)

*August 3rd, 1907, Grevenbrück †May 30th, 1980, Iserlohn

87

Irene Tedrow

Actress (1907-1995)

*August 3rd, 1907, Denver †March 10th, 1995, Hollywood

90

Greta Kraus

Canadian classical pianist

*August 3rd, 1907, Vienna †May 30th, 1998, Toronto

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Who's birthday is on August 3rd?

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

96

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

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

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

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

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

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

78

Dolores del Rio

Mexican actress (1904–1983)

*August 3rd, 1904, Durango †April 11th, 1983, Newport Beach

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

92

Piero Ottone

Italian journalist and writer (1924-2017)

*August 3rd, 1924, Genoa †April 16th, 2017, Camogli

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

40

Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

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

87

Alexandre Trauner

Hungarian art director (1906-1993)

*August 3rd, 1906, Budapest †December 5th, 1993, Omonville-la-Petite

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

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47

Frida Kahlo

Mexican painter (1907–1954)

*July 6th, 1907, Mexico City †July 13th, 1954, Mexico City

68

James Robertson Justice

British actor

*June 15th, 1907, Lewisham †July 2nd, 1975, Romsey

85

Henry Heerup

Danish sculptor, painter and composer (1907-1993)

*November 4th, 1907, Copenhagen †May 30th, 1993, Copenhagen

86

Paul Grimm

German prehistorian and medievalist (1907-1993)

*August 18th, 1907, Torgau †November 19th, 1993, Berlin

72

John Wayne

American actor (1907–1979)

*May 26th, 1907, Winterset †June 11th, 1979, Westwood

94

Astrid Lindgren

Swedish writer of fiction and screenplays (1907–2002)

*November 14th, 1907, Vimmerby Parish †January 28th, 2002, Gustav Vasa parish

56

Rachel Carson

American marine biologist and conservationist

*May 27th, 1907, Rachel Carson Homestead †April 14th, 1964, Silver Spring

96

Katharine Hepburn

American actress (1907–2003)

*May 12th, 1907, Hartford †June 29th, 2003, Old Saybrook

74

Jack Albertson

American character actor, dancer, singer and comedian

*June 16th, 1907, Malden †November 25th, 1981, Hollywood

82

Laurence Olivier

British actor (1907–1989)

*May 22nd, 1907, Dorking †July 11th, 1989, West Sussex

93

Arlene Francis

American actress and television host (1907–2001)

*October 20th, 1907, Boston †May 31st, 2001, San Francisco

71

Ita Rina

Slovenian actress (1907-1979)

*July 7th, 1907, Divača †May 10th, 1979, Budva

52

Paul Douglas

American actor (1907-1959)

*April 11th, 1907, Philadelphia †September 11th, 1959, Hollywood

87

Joan Harrison

English film producer and screenwriter (1907-1994)

*June 26th, 1907, Guildford †August 14th, 1994, London

75

James Hayter

British actor

*April 23rd, 1907, Lonavala †March 27th, 1983, La Vila Joiosa

38

Russell Gleason

American actor (1907-1945)

*February 6th, 1907, Portland †December 26th, 1945, New York City

75

Jacques Tati

French filmmaker (1907-1982)

*October 9th, 1907, Le Pecq †November 5th, 1982, Paris

36

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg

German army officer and aristocrat

*November 15th, 1907, Jettingen-Scheppach †July 21st, 1944, Bendlerblock

82

Barbara Stanwyck

American actress (1907–1990)

*July 16th, 1907, Brooklyn †January 20th, 1990, Santa Monica

104

Oscar Niemeyer

Brazilian architect (1907-2012)

*December 15th, 1907, Rio de Janeiro †December 5th, 2012, Rio de Janeiro

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.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1907 is a normal year and no leap year.

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