June 3rd, 1926

Born on June 3rd, 1926

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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, 1926

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

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

70

Allen Ginsberg

American poet and writer (1926–1997)

*June 3rd, 1926, Paterson †April 5th, 1997, New York City

89

Flora MacDonald

Canadian politician (1926-2015)

*June 3rd, 1926, North Sydney †July 26th, 2015, Ottawa

86

Kay Christopher

Actress, model (1926-2012)

*June 3rd, 1926, New Rochelle †June 18th, 2012, Williamsburg

73

Ted Zeigler

Actor (1926-1999)

*June 3rd, 1926, Chicago †December 12th, 1999, Los Angeles

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

49

Arianne Zucker

American actress and model

*June 3rd, 1974, Northridge

87

Chuck Barris

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

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

85

Tony Curtis

American actor (1925–2010)

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

31

Mario Götze

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1992, Memmingen

67

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-American actress (1924-1991)

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

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

92

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

*June 3rd, 1931, Birán

59

James Purefoy

British actor

*June 3rd, 1964, Taunton

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

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

69

Marion Zimmer Bradley

American novelist and editor

*June 3rd, 1930, Albany †September 25th, 1999, Berkeley

68

Josephine Baker

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

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

100

Adolf Hartmut Gärtner

German music teacher and choir director

*June 3rd, 1916, Brașov †February 9th, 2017, Munich

72

Jill Biden

American educator and First Lady of the United States

*June 3rd, 1951, Hammonton

70

Rainer Kussmaul

German violinist, conductor, concertmaster and university teacher (1946-2017)

*June 3rd, 1946, Mannheim †March 27th, 2017, Freiburg im Breisgau

26

Louis Hofmann

German actor

*June 3rd, 1997, Bensberg

94

Muthuvel Karunanidhi

Indian politician, former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, India

*June 3rd, 1924, Thirukkuvalai †August 7th, 2018, kauvery hospital

73

Paulo Branco

Film producer

*June 3rd, 1950, Lisbon

93

Igor Shafarevich

Soviet and Russian mathematician (1923-2017)

*June 3rd, 1923, Zhytomyr †February 19th, 2017, Moscow

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Born in 1926

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

36

Marilyn Monroe

American actress (1926–1962)

*June 1st, 1926, Los Angeles †August 4th, 1962, Brentwood

96

Tony Bennett

American singer

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

96

Elizabeth II

Queen of the United Kingdom from 1952 to 2022

*April 21st, 1926, Mayfair †September 8th, 2022, Balmoral Castle

91

Paul Bocuse

French chef

*February 11th, 1926, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or †January 20th, 2018, Collonges-au-Mont-d'Or

91

Olbram Zoubek

Czech sculptor

*April 21st, 1926, Prague †June 15th, 2017, Prague

97

David Attenborough

British broadcaster and naturalist (born 1926)

*May 8th, 1926, Isleworth

90

Fidel Castro

Cuban politician and revolutionary (1926–2016)

*August 13th, 1926, Birán †November 25th, 2016, Havana

90

Witold Pyrkosz

Polish actor (1926-2017)

*December 24th, 1926, Krasnystaw †April 22nd, 2017, Warsaw

91

John Friedmann

American city planner (1926-2017)

*April 16th, 1926, Vienna †June 11th, 2017, Vancouver

95

Toralv Maurstad

Norwegian actor

*November 24th, 1926, Bærum Municipality †November 4th, 2022

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

90

Giulio Orlando

Italian politician (1926-2017)

*May 22nd, 1926, Martina Franca †May 18th, 2017, Fermo

90

Dario Fo

Italian actor, playwright, comedian, singer-songwriter, theater director, painter, and political activist (1926-2016)

*March 24th, 1926, Sangiano †October 13th, 2016, Luigi Sacco Hospital

89

Peter Kolmsee

German military historian

*March 25th, 1926, Cochstedt †February 6th, 2016, Mettmann

90

Diana Ingro

Argentinian actress

*October 26th, 1926, Ramos Mejía †March 23rd, 2017, Buenos Aires

65

Miles Davis

American jazz musician (1926–1991)

*May 21st, 1926, Alton †September 28th, 1991, Santa Monica

96

Ted White

American stuntman and actor

*January 25th, 1926, Texas †October 14th, 2022

89

Günther Schellong

German university teacher

*January 15th, 1926, Kiel †October 10th, 2015, Münster

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

*October 18th, 1926, St. Louis †March 18th, 2017, St. Charles

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No: With 365 days 1926 is a normal year and no leap year.

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