August 3rd, 1936

Born on August 3rd, 1936

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What happened on August 3rd, 1936?

August 3rd, 1936

A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kursha-2

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

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Americans

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, 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, 1936

87

Edward Petherbridge

British actor

*August 3rd, 1936, Bradford

87

Kazuo Umezu

Japanese writer

*August 3rd, 1936, Mount Kōya

77

Jerry G. Bishop

American broadcaster

*August 3rd, 1936, Chicago †September 15th, 2013, San Diego

72

Vice Vukov

Croatian singer and politician (1936-2008)

*August 3rd, 1936, Šibenik †September 24th, 2008, Zagreb

58

Erich Hof

Austrian footballer (1936–1995)

*August 3rd, 1936, Vienna †January 25th, 1995, Vienna

71

Jack Wilson

American pianist (1936-2007)

*August 3rd, 1936, Chicago †October 5th, 2007

83

Gösta Ågren

Finnish poet, film director and translator (1936-2020)

*August 3rd, 1936, Nykarleby landskommun †June 24th, 2020

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

82

Martha Stewart

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

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

96

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

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

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

84

Vic Vogel

Canadian musician

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

88

Ferenc Török

Modern pentathlete

*August 3rd, 1935, Csillaghegy

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

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

90

Philippe Bonzon

French writer

*August 3rd, 1933, Paris

84

Omero Antonutti

Italian actor (1935-2019)

*August 3rd, 1935, Basiliano †November 5th, 2019, Udine

85

Thuri Lorenz

German classical archaeologist

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

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

77

Terry Wogan

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016)

*August 3rd, 1938, Limerick †January 31st, 2016, Taplow

71

Axel Schäfer

German politician

*August 3rd, 1952, Frankfurt

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

40

Christophe Willem

French recording artist; singer

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

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Born in 1936

85

Uwe Seeler

German footballer (1936–2022)

*November 5th, 1936, Hamburg †July 21st, 2022, Norderstedt

66

Ong Teng Cheong

5th President of Singapore (1936–2002)

*January 22nd, 1936, Straits Settlements †February 8th, 2002, Singapore

87

Jean Pütz

German science journalist and television presenter

*September 21st, 1936, Cologne

75

Chuck Brown

American guitarist, bandleader and singer (1936-2012)

*August 22nd, 1936, Gaston †May 16th, 2012, Baltimore

80

Victor Lanoux

French actor (1936-2017)

*June 18th, 1936, Paris †May 4th, 2017, Royan

88

Mario Vargas Llosa

Peruvian novelist and writer

*March 28th, 1936, Arequipa

86

Silvio Berlusconi

Italian politician and media tycoon (1936–2023)

*September 29th, 1936, Milan †June 12th, 2023, San Raffaele Hospital

68

Dave Allen

Irish comedian and satirist (1936-2005)

*July 6th, 1936, Firhouse †March 10th, 2005, Kensington

81

Christian Rode

German actor and voice actor (1936–2018)

*July 20th, 1936, Hamburg †February 15th, 2018, Berlin

83

Werner von Moltke

Olympic athlete (1936-2019)

*May 24th, 1936, Mühlhausen †July 29th, 2019, Nieder-Olm

87

Robert Redford

American actor (born 1936)

*August 18th, 1936, Santa Monica

82

Burt Reynolds

American actor (1936–2018)

*February 11th, 1936, Lansing †September 6th, 2018, Jupiter

88

Alan Alda

American actor, director, and writer

*January 28th, 1936, Manhattan

81

John McCain

American politician and military officer (1936–2018)

*August 29th, 1936, Coco Solo †August 25th, 2018, Cornville

81

Pierre Laborie

French historian (1936–2017)

*January 4th, 1936, Bagnac-sur-Célé †May 16th, 2017, Cahors

87

Pope Francis

266th pope of the Catholic Church

*December 17th, 1936, Flores

75

Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the Czech Republic (1936–2011)

*October 5th, 1936, Prague †December 18th, 2011, Hrádeček

82

Albert Finney

British actor

*May 9th, 1936, Salford †February 7th, 2019, Royal Marsden Hospital

87

Mona Andersson

Swedish actress

*August 17th, 1936, Örgryte församling

72

David Carradine

American actor (1936–2009)

*December 8th, 1936, Hollywood †June 3rd, 2009, Bangkok

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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Born on August 3rd, 1936
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Leap year

Yes: 1936 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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