Tukuk-OS📅 July 3
16 events · 12 births · 12 deaths
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What happened on July 3? Below are the notable events chosen by Wikipedia’s editors for this date, followed by celebrated births, deaths and the observances recognised around the world.
Events
- 2017 — In the U.S. state of Arizona, the Boundary Fire (pictured) burned out after 32 days, burning 17,788 acres (7,199 ha) of the Coconino and Kaibab National Forests.
Boundary Fire (2017)Coconino National ForestKaibab National Forest
- 2013 — General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi led a coalition to depose President Mohamed Morsi in a coup d'état in Cairo, suspending the Egyptian Constitution of 2012.
- 2005 — Same-sex marriage became legal in Spain under a law passed by the Cortes Generales.
- 1988 — The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
- 1979 — US president Jimmy Carter signed a presidential finding, authorizing covert operations to aid the mujahideen against the Soviet-backed Democratic Republic of Afghanistan.
- 1973 — British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.
- 1970 — Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashed into the slopes of the Montseny Massif in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.
- 1970 — The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance.
- 1952 — SS United States (pictured) departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.
- 1940 — Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir (pictured), fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.
- 1938 — On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
1938 Gettysburg reunionBattle of GettysburgFranklin D. Roosevelt
- 1863 — Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg (pictured), a turning point in the American Civil War.
- 1810 — Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811: A French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoro Islands.
Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811Guy-Victor DuperréAction of 3 July 1810
- 1778 — American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.
American Revolutionary WarLoyalist (American Revolution)Haudenosaunee
- 1754 — French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.
French and Indian WarGeorge WashingtonFort Necessity National Battlefield
- 324 — Civil wars of the Tetrarchy: Roman emperor Constantine the Great defeated his former colleague Licinius at the Battle of Adrianople.
Births
- 2001 — Folarin Balogun, American soccer player
- 2001 — Promise David, Canadian soccer player
- 1999 — Nefisa Berberović, Bosnian tennis player
- 1998 — Kim Dong-han, South Korean singer
- 1997 — T. J. Hockenson, American football player
- 1996 — Cole Tucker, American baseball player
- 1996 — Alex Twal, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
- 1994 — Chris Jones, American football player
- 1993 — PartyNextDoor, Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer
- 1992 — Crystal Dunn, American soccer player
- 1991 — Alison Howie, Scottish field hockey player
- 1991 — Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian tennis player
Deaths
- 2025 — Borja Gómez, Spanish motorcycle rider (born 2005)
- 2025 — Diogo Jota, Portuguese footballer (born 1996)
- 2025 — David Mabuza, South African politician, 8th Deputy President of South Africa (born 1960)
- 2025 — Michael Madsen, American actor (born 1957)
- 2025 — Peter Rufai, Nigerian footballer (born 1963)
- 2025 — André Silva, Portuguese footballer (born 2000)
- 2025 — Lolit Solis, Filipino talent manager, columnist and talk show host (born 1947)
- 2020 — Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (born 1948)
- 2015 — Diana Douglas, British-American actress (born 1923)
- 2015 — Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator (born 1924)
- 2015 — Wayne Townsend, American farmer and politician (born 1926)
- 2015 — Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (born 1960)
Observances & holidays
- Christian feast day: Anatolius of Constantinople
- Christian feast day: Anatolius of Laodicea
- Christian feast day: Dathus
- Christian feast day: Germanus of Man
- Christian feast day: Gurthiern
- Christian feast day: Heliodorus of Altino
- Christian feast day: Mucian
- Christian feast day: Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta
- Christian feast day: Pope Leo II
- Christian feast day: Thomas the Apostle
- Christian feast day: July 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
- Independence Day, celebrates the liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupation by Soviet troops in 1944 (Belarus)
- The start of the Dog Days according to the Old Farmer's Almanac but not according to established meaning in most European cultures
- Women's Day (Myanmar)
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