June 3rd, 1937

Born on June 3rd, 1937

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What happened on June 3rd, 1937?

June 3rd, 1937

The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VIII

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.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdication_of_Edward_VIII

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, 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, 1937

84

Jean-Pierre Jaussaud

French racing driver

*June 3rd, 1937, Caen †July 22nd, 2021, Hérouville-Saint-Clair

63

Edward Winter

American actor

*June 3rd, 1937, Ventura †March 8th, 2001, Hollywood

78

Roland Schneider

German pianist (1937-2015)

*June 3rd, 1937, Frankfurt †December 25th, 2015, Friedberg

80

Robert Joseph Shaheen

American Maronite bishop (1937-2017)

*June 3rd, 1937, Danbury †August 9th, 2017, St. Louis

79

Ray Brady

Irish footballer (1937-2016)

*June 3rd, 1937, Dublin †November 15th, 2016

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

31

Mario Götze

German association football player

*June 3rd, 1992, Memmingen

37

Jenny Skavlan

Norwegian actress

*June 3rd, 1986, Oslo

43

Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani

Emir of Qatar

*June 3rd, 1980, Doha

31

Monika Linkytė

Lithuanian singer and songwriter

*June 3rd, 1992, Gargždai

37

Rafael Nadal

Spanish tennis player (born 1986)

*June 3rd, 1986, Manacor

34

Erland van Lidth

American sport wrestler and actor

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

92

Raúl Castro

Former First Secretary of the Communist Party of Cuba

*June 3rd, 1931, Birán

90

Roxcy Bolton

American activist and feminist

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

81

Colin Meads

New Zealand rugby union player (1936-2017)

*June 3rd, 1936, Cambridge †August 20th, 2017, Te Kūiti

49

Nels Nelsen

Canadian ski jumper

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

67

Colleen Dewhurst

Canadian-American actress (1924-1991)

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

88

Carlos Jiménez Villarejo

Spanish lawyer

*June 3rd, 1935, Málaga

85

Tony Curtis

American actor (1925–2010)

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

59

James Purefoy

British actor

*June 3rd, 1964, Taunton

70

Franz Bücheler

German classical philologist (1837-1908)

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

70

Rainer Kussmaul

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

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

92

John Norman

Philosophy professor, author of Gor novel series

*June 3rd, 1931, Chicago

68

Josephine Baker

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

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

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

Nigerian president (1999-2007) and military leader (1976–79)

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

*February 13th, 1937, Morgenröthe-Rautenkranz †September 21st, 2019, Strausberg

80

Erland Kops

Danish badminton player

*January 14th, 1937, Copenhagen †February 18th, 2017

86

Bobby Charlton

English association football player and manager (1937–2023)

*October 11th, 1937, Ashington †October 21st, 2023, Macclesfield District General Hospital

79

George Steele

American professional wrestler and actor (1937-2017)

*April 16th, 1937, Detroit †February 16th, 2017, Cocoa Beach

86

Morgan Freeman

American actor and producer (born 1937)

*June 1st, 1937, Memphis

86

Jane Fonda

American actress and activist

*December 21st, 1937, New York City

87

Rita Süssmuth

German politician

*February 17th, 1937, Wuppertal

80

Attilio Nicora

Catholic cardinal

*March 16th, 1937, Varese †April 22nd, 2017, Rome

86

Anthony Hopkins

Welsh actor and director (born 1937)

*December 31st, 1937, Port Talbot

87

Paul Zanker

German classical archaeologist (born 1937)

*February 7th, 1937, Constance

79

Johannes Grützke

German painter and illustrator (1937-2017)

*September 30th, 1937, Berlin †May 17th, 2017, Berlin

69

Saddam Hussein

Iraqi president, army officer and Baathist politician

*April 28th, 1937, Al-Awja †December 30th, 2006, Kadhimiya

86

Dustin Hoffman

American actor (born 1937)

*August 8th, 1937, Los Angeles

85

Larry Hillman

Canadian ice hockey player

*February 5th, 1937, Kirkland Lake †June 3rd, 2022

79

Richard H. Solomon

American diplomat

*June 19th, 1937, Philadelphia †March 13th, 2017, Bethesda

86

Martti Ahtisaari

President of Finland from 1994 to 2000

*June 23rd, 1937, Vyborg †October 16th, 2023, Helsinki

79

Alberto Carneiro

Portuguese artist

*September 20th, 1937, São Mamede de Coronado †April 15th, 2017, Porto

87

Warren Beatty

American actor and filmmaker

*March 30th, 1937, Richmond

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No: With 365 days 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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