What are the important events that happened on July 3? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
July 3: Facts & Myths About This Day
July 3 is the 185th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 181 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Wednesday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is June 20, 2024 – a Wednesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 477,768 hours has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hectaoctacontapentagon’ day.
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 210 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,212 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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July 3 Historical Events
- 324 –Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
- 1608 –Québec City is founded by Samuel de Champlain.
- 1754 –French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
- 1778 –American Revolutionary War: British forces kill 360 people in the Wyoming Valley massacre.
- 1839 –The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today’s Framingham State College, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with 3 students.
- 1844 –The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
- 1863 –American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge.
- 1886 –Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent Motorwagen – the first purpose-built automobile.
- 1944 –World War II: Minsk is liberated from Nazi control by Soviet troops during Operation Bagration.
- 1979 –U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
Who were born on July 3?
- 1683 –Edward Young, English poet (d. 1765)
- 1930 –Carlos Kleiber, Austrian conductor (d. 2004)
- 1930 –Pete Fountain, American clarinetist
- 1930 –Tommy Tedesco, American musician (d. 1997)
- 1955 –Sanma Akashiya, Japanese television performer
- 1956 –Montel Williams, American talk show host
- 1966 –Moisés Alou, Dominican baseball player
- 1976 –Andrea Barber, American actress
- 1976 –Shane Lynch, Boyzone singer
- 1980 –Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer
Who died on July 3?
- 1749 –William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)
- 1778 –Anna Maria Pertl Mozart, mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1720)
- 1790 –Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l'Isle, French chemist (b. 1736)
- 1908 –Joel Chandler Harris, American writer (b. 1845)
- 1942 –Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, French general (b. 1856)
- 1985 –Frank Selke, Canadian ice hockey manager (b. 1893)
- 1995 –Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
- 1999 –Mark Sandman, American musician (b. 1952)
- 2008 –Ernie Cooksey, English footballer (b. 1980)
- 2008 –Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (b. 1925)
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