What Happened on August 3?
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EVENTS ON AUGUST 3
Explore the most important historical events that happened on August 3, featuring key moments that shaped the world.
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Year:
1900
The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company is founded.
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Harvard University
Year:
1852
Harvard University wins the first Boat Race between Yale University and Harvard. The race is also known as the first ever American intercollegiate athletic event.
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Jungfrau
Year:
1811
First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
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Treaty of Greenville
Year:
1795
Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.
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Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Year:
1903
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo proclaim the Kruševo Republic, which exists for only ten days before Ottoman Turks lay waste to the town.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Year:
1907
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis fines Standard Oil of Indiana a record $29.4 million for illegal rebating to freight carriers; the conviction and fine are later reversed on appeal.
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2023 Slovenia floods
Year:
2023
Worst floods hit major parts of Slovenia.
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Kursha-2
Year:
1936
A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
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BIRTHS ON AUGUST 3
Discover famous people and historical figures born on August 3, including leaders, artists, scientists, and cultural icons.
Haystacks Calhoun
Year of birth:
1934
Haystacks Calhoun, American wrestler and actor (died 1989)
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Georgy Shonin
Year of birth:
1935
Georgy Shonin, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and cosmonaut (died 1997)
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Jonas Savimbi
Year of birth:
1934
Jonas Savimbi, Angolan general, founded UNITA (died 2002)
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Cécile Aubry
Year of birth:
1928
Cécile Aubry, French actress, director, and screenwriter (died 2010)
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Rona Anderson
Year of birth:
1926
Rona Anderson, Scottish actress (died 2013)
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John Erman
Year of birth:
1935
John Erman, American actor, director, and producer (died 2021)
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Edward Petherbridge
Year of birth:
1936
Edward Petherbridge, English actor
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Jimmie Nicol
Year of birth:
1939
Jimmie Nicol, English drummer
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DEATHS ON AUGUST 3
Look back at notable individuals who passed away on August 3, and learn about their lasting influences on history.
Thorstein Veblen
Year of death:
1929
Thorstein Veblen, American economist and sociologist (born 1857)
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William Bruce (cricketer)
Year of death:
1925
William Bruce, Australian cricketer (born 1864)
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Emile Berliner
Year of death:
1929
Emile Berliner, German-American inventor and businessman, invented the phonograph (born 1851)
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Konstantin Konik
Year of death:
1936
Konstantin Konik, Estonian surgeon and politician, 19th Estonian Minister of Education (born 1873)
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Richard Willstätter
Year of death:
1942
Richard Willstätter, German-Swiss chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1872)
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Joseph Conrad
Year of death:
1924
Joseph Conrad, British novelist (born 1857)
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Ture Malmgren
Year of death:
1922
Ture Malmgren, Swedish journalist and politician (born 1851)
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George Inness
Year of death:
1894
George Inness, American painter (born 1825)
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HOLIDAYS ON AUGUST 3
See which holidays, observances, and special celebrations take place on August 3 around the world.
Saint Stephen
Christian feast day: Stephen (Discovery of the relic)
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August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
Christian feast day: August 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
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Arbor Day
Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960. Arbor Day (Niger)
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Armed Forces Day
National Guard Day (Venezuela)
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Pidjiguiti massacre
Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
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Saint Olaf
Christian feast day: Olaf II of Norway (Translation of the relic)
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George Freeman Bragg
Christian feast day: George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church)
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Nicodemus
Christian feast day: Nicodemus
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