August 3rd, 1937

Born on August 3rd, 1937

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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, 1937

86

Steven Berkoff

British actor, playwright, author and director

*August 3rd, 1937, Stepney

84

Patricio Manns

Chilean recording artist; musician (1937–2021)

*August 3rd, 1937, Nacimiento †September 25th, 2021, Viña del Mar

86

Duncan Sharpe

Pakistani cricketer

*August 3rd, 1937, Rawalpindi

86

Roland Burris

American politician and attorney

*August 3rd, 1937, Centralia

86

Reiner Groß

German regional historian and archivist

*August 3rd, 1937, Zwickau

86

Josef Haas

Cross-country skier

*August 3rd, 1937, Marbach †January 18th, 2024, Marbach

70

Lluís Coll

Spanish footballer (1937–2008)

*August 3rd, 1937, Anglès †January 8th, 2008, Salt City

82

Andrés Gimeno

Spanish tennis player

*August 3rd, 1937, Barcelona †October 9th, 2019, Barcelona

86

Diane Wakoski

American poet

*August 3rd, 1937, Whittier

86

Richard Foronjy

American actor

*August 3rd, 1937, Brooklyn

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82

Martha Stewart

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

*August 3rd, 1941, Jersey City

22

Tiago PZK

Argentine rapper and singer

*August 3rd, 2001, Monte Grande

83

Martin Sheen

American actor

*August 3rd, 1940, Dayton

75

Jean-Pierre Raffarin

94th Prime Minister of France

*August 3rd, 1948, Poitiers

64

Martin Atkins

English musician

*August 3rd, 1959, Coventry

96

Tony Bennett

American singer (1926–2023)

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

35

Sven Ulreich

German association football player

*August 3rd, 1988, Schorndorf

87

Edward Petherbridge

British actor

*August 3rd, 1936, Bradford

84

Vic Vogel

Canadian musician

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

57

Nick Sandow

American actor, film producer, film director and screenwriter

*August 3rd, 1966, The Bronx

88

Ferenc Török

Modern pentathlete

*August 3rd, 1935, Csillaghegy

77

Terry Wogan

Irish radio and television broadcaster (1938–2016)

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

28

Cezinando

Norwegian singer, songwriter and rapper

*August 3rd, 1995, Oslo

87

Kazuo Umezu

Japanese writer

*August 3rd, 1936, Mount Kōya

60

James Hetfield

American guitarist and singer

*August 3rd, 1963, Downey

50

Stephen Graham

English actor

*August 3rd, 1973, Kirkby

90

Philippe Bonzon

French writer

*August 3rd, 1933, Paris

85

Thuri Lorenz

German classical archaeologist

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

71

Axel Schäfer

German politician

*August 3rd, 1952, Frankfurt

40

Mamie Gummer

American actress

*August 3rd, 1983, New York City

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Born in 1937

87

Olusegun Obasanjo

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

*March 5th, 1937, Abeokuta

82

Sigmund Jähn

East German cosmonaut

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

87

Heinz Rennhack

German actor

*March 5th, 1937, Gdańsk

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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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 1937 is a normal year and no leap year.

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