August 3rd, 1931

Born on August 3rd, 1931

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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

Born on August 3rd, 1931

85

Thuri Lorenz

German classical archaeologist

*August 3rd, 1931, Wrocław †April 8th, 2017

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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

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

90

Philippe Bonzon

French writer

*August 3rd, 1933, Paris

70

Bethel Leslie

American actress (1929-1999)

*August 3rd, 1929, New York City †November 28th, 1999, New York City

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

92

Piero Ottone

Italian journalist and writer (1924-2017)

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

84

Vic Vogel

Canadian musician

*August 3rd, 1935, Montreal †September 16th, 2019, Montreal

88

Ferenc Török

Modern pentathlete

*August 3rd, 1935, Csillaghegy

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

87

Edward Petherbridge

British actor

*August 3rd, 1936, Bradford

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

40

Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

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

71

Axel Schäfer

German politician

*August 3rd, 1952, Frankfurt

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Born in 1931

92

Erik Dammann

Norwegian writer and environmentalist

*May 9th, 1931, Oslo

69

Gloria Talbott

American actress (1931-2000)

*February 7th, 1931, Glendale †September 19th, 2000, Glendale

91

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 to 1991

*March 2nd, 1931, Privolnoye †August 30th, 2022, Central Clinical Hospital

88

Toni Morrison

African American novelist, essayist, and academic

*February 18th, 1931, Lorain †August 5th, 2019, The Bronx

80

Bernhard Schrader

German chemist (1931-2012)

*March 15th, 1931, Quedlinburg †January 8th, 2012, Essen

86

Sonja Sutter

German actress

*January 17th, 1931, Freiburg im Breisgau †June 2nd, 2017, Baden

24

James Dean

American actor (1931–1955)

*February 8th, 1931, Marion †September 30th, 1955, Cholame

93

William Shatner

Canadian actor

*March 22nd, 1931, Montreal

87

Lise Henningsen

Danish actress (1931-2019)

*September 5th, 1931, Copenhagen †January 28th, 2019, Copenhagen

84

William Bast

Author, screenwriter (1931-2015)

*April 3rd, 1931, Milwaukee †May 4th, 2015, Los Angeles

76

Boris Yeltsin

Soviet and Russian politician, 1st President of Russia (1931–2007)

*February 1st, 1931, Butka †April 23rd, 2007, Moscow

72

Gerhard Rosenfeld

German composer

*February 10th, 1931, Königsberg †March 5th, 2003, Bergholz-Rehbrücke

85

Massimo Fagioli

Italian film director, screenwriter, author and psychiatrist

*May 19th, 1931, Monte Giberto †February 13th, 2017, Rome

93

Rupert Murdoch

Australian-born American media mogul (born 1931)

*March 11th, 1931, Melbourne

73

Anne Bancroft

American actress (1931–2005)

*September 17th, 1931, The Bronx †June 6th, 2005, New York City

81

Larry Hagman

American actor (1931–2012)

*September 21st, 1931, Fort Worth †November 23rd, 2012, Dallas

93

James Earl Jones

American actor

*January 17th, 1931, Arkabutla

89

John le Carré

British novelist and spy (1931-2020)

*October 19th, 1931, Poole †December 12th, 2020, Royal Cornwall Hospital

88

Rip Torn

American actor (1931–2019)

*February 6th, 1931, Temple †July 9th, 2019, Lakeville

92

Rita Moreno

Puerto Rican singer, dancer and actress

*December 11th, 1931, Humacao

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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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Born on August 3rd, 1931
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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1931 is a normal year and no leap year.

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