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| August 3rd is the 215th day of the year in the ] (216th in ]s), with 150 days remaining. | '''August 3rd''' is the 215th day of the year in the ] (216th in ]s), with 150 days remaining. | ||
| '''Events:''' | '''Events:''' | ||
| *] - ] sets sail from ] | *] - ] sets sail from ]. | ||
| *] - ] builds 1st ship in America, ] | *] - ] builds 1st ship in America, ]. | ||
| *] - ] begins | *] - ] begins. | ||
| *] - ] & Rubber Company founded | *] - ] & Rubber Company founded. | ||
| *] - ] declares war against ] | *] - ] declares war against ]. | ||
| *] - Sir ] hanged for his part in the ] | *] - Sir ] hanged for his part in the ]. | ||
| *] - ] | *] - ] | ||
| *] - ] is sworn in as the 30th ] | *] - ] is sworn in as the 30th ]. | ||
| *] - ] invades ] | *] - ] invades ]. | ||
| *] - ] accuses ] of being a ] and a ] for the ]. | *] - ] accuses ] of being a ] and a ] for the ]. | ||
| *] - ] formed | *] - ] formed. | ||
| *] - ] ] '']'' travels beneath the ] ice cap | *] - ] ] '']'' travels beneath the ] ice cap. | ||
| *] - ] gains independence from ] | *] - ] gains independence from ]. | ||
| *] - ] in the ] | *] - ] in the ]. | ||
| *] - ] Senate ratifies ] | *] - ] Senate ratifies ]. | ||
| *] - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President ] | *] - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President ]. | ||
| '''Births:''' | '''Births:''' | ||
| *] - ], inventor of the calculator | *] - ], inventor of the calculator | ||
| *] - King ] (+ ]) | |||
| *] - Union General ] | *] - Union General ] | ||
| *] - ], feminist and teacher (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], British Prime Minister (+ ]) | |||
| *] - King ] (+ ]) | *] - King ] (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], war correspondent (+ ]) | *] - ], war correspondent (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], defendant in the ] | *] - ], defendant in the ] | ||
| *] - ], primate of Poland (+ ]) | |||
| *] - ], ] author, (+ ]) | *] - ], ] author, (+ ]) | ||
| *] - ], musician, bandleader | *] - ], musician, bandleader | ||
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| *] - ], actress, director | *] - ], actress, director | ||
| '''Holidays''' | '''Holidays and Observances:''' | ||
| *] - Armed Forces Day | |||
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| *] - Independence Day | |||
| ⚫ | ] - ] - ] - ] - |
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| '''See Also:''' | |||
| ⚫ | ] - ] - ] - ] -- ] | ||
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Revision as of 23:13, 28 August 2002
August 3rd is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining.
Events:
- 1492 - Christopher Columbus sets sail from Palos, Spain.
- 1678 - Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America, Griffon.
- 1860 - Second Maori War begins.
- 1900 - Firestone Tire & Rubber Company founded.
- 1914 - Germany declares war against France.
- 1916 - Sir Roger Casement hanged for his part in the Easter Rising.
- 1916 - Battle of Romani
- 1923 - Calvin Coolidge is sworn in as the 30th president of the United States.
- 1940 - Italy invades British Somaliland.
- 1948 - Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
- 1949 - National Basketball Association formed.
- 1958 - Nuclear submarine Nautilus travels beneath the Arctic ice cap.
- 1960 - Niger gains independence from France.
- 1963 - Great Train Robbery in the United Kingdom.
- 1972 - U.S. Senate ratifies Anti-ballistic missile treaty.
- 1981 - Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization walks off the job. All 13,000 members will eventually be fired by President Ronald Reagan.
Births:
- 1753 - Charles Stanhope, inventor of the calculator
- 1770 - King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia (+ 1840)
- 1823 - Union General Thomas F. Meagher
- 1833 - Auguste Schmidt, feminist and teacher (+ 1902)
- 1867 - Stanley Baldwin, British Prime Minister (+ 1947)
- 1872 - King Haakon VII of Norway (+ 1957)
- 1900 - Ernie Pyle, war correspondent (+ 1945)
- 1900 - John Scopes, defendant in the Monkey Trial
- 1901 - Stefan Wyszynski, primate of Poland (+ 1981)
- 1904 - Clifford Simak, science fiction author, (+ 1988)
- 1918 - Les Elgart, musician, bandleader
- 1920 - P.D. James, novelist
- 1924 - Leon Uris, novelist
- 1926 - Tony Bennett, singer
- 1937 - Diane Wakoski, poet
- 1940 - Martin Sheen, actor
- 1940 - Lance Alworth, professional football player
- 1941 - Martha Stewart, home economist
- 1950 - John Landis, film director
- 1951 - Marcel Dionne, professional ice hockey player
- 1952 - Osvaldo Ardiles, footballer
- 1963 - James Hetfield, rock and roll musician, member of Metallica
Deaths:
- 1879 - Joseph Severn, English painter
- 1924 - Joseph Conrad, writer
- 1929 - Emil Berliner, telephone and recording pioneer
- 1954 - Colette, novelist, playwright
- 1964 - Flannery O'Connor, novelist
- 1966 - Lenny Bruce, comedian
- 1977 - Alfred Lunt, actor
- 1977 - Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus
- 1983 - Carolyn Jones, actress
- 1995 - Ida Lupino, actress, director
Holidays and Observances:
- Equatorial Guinea - Armed Forces Day
- Niger - Independence Day
See Also:
August 2 - August 4 - July 3 - September 3 -- listing of all days
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December