July 3

Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened throughout history on July 3. From 1900 until now. July 3 is under the sign of Cancer. Famous birthdays on this day include Tom Cruise (1962), Kendji Girac (1996) and Michel Polnareff (1944). Several movies were released around July 3 over the years, such as La tercera palabra in 1956 directed by Julián Soler and Somebody Up There Likes Me in 1956 directed by Robert Wise.
But much more happened on July 3 over the years: find out below

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2019 Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir: Five Pakistani soldiers are killed and one is injured by a bomb blast in Jammu and Kashmir. (Economic Times)
2018 Syrian Civil War: The son of ISIL leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is killed in a suicide attack mission in Homs, western Syria, or in a Russian bombing of a cave. (VOA News)
2017 Battle of Mosul: Three female ISIL suicide bombers kill 15 people and injure five in three separate incidents over the last two days as the fight for Mosul winds down. (AP via CBS News)
2016 Iraqi Civil War: Twin bombings in a pair of crowded commercial areas in Baghdad kill at least 125 people. ISIL claims responsibility. (AP) (The Independent) (BBC)
2015 Syrian Civil War: Turkey deploys additional troops along its border with Syria as fighting intensifies. (france24 with Reuters)
2014 On the anniversary of Mohamed Morsi's ouster last year, three attacks took place in Kerdasa, Cairo and Assiut, during which one suspected militant was killed when the homemade bomb he was handling prematurely exploded. A late night bomb in Alexandria exploded in a passenger train, wounding 9 people. (ABC News) (allAfrica)
2013 Egypt's military deposes President Mohamed Morsi, and installs Adly Mansour, the head of the Supreme Constitutional Court, as the country's new interim leader. (CNN)
2012 Syrian uprising (2011-present):
2011 Dozens of people are arrested and tear gas is used during Independence Day celebrations in Belarus after a ampquotclappingampquot protest. (BBC)
2010 More than 230 people are killed and 200 injured after a fuel tanker overturns and explodes in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Al Jazeera) (BBC) (Xinhua)
2009 The African Union stops cooperation with the International Criminal Court because it charged Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir with war crimes. (BBC)
2008 The Pentagon extends the tour of duty of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in Afghanistan. (AP via Google News)
2007 United States counterterrorism experts say some of the men arrested in connection to terror plots in the United Kingdom had links to al-Qaeda in Iraq. (CNN)
2006 Valencia metro accident leaves 43 dead in Valencia, Spain.
2005 Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick in the Men's Wimbledon Final in straight sets to capture his third consecutive Wimbledon crown and fifth Grand Slam title overall.
2004 At just 17 years and 75 days of age, Maria Sharapova becomes the second youngest tennis player to win Wimbledon, defeating Serena Williams in the final.
2003 The World Meteorological Organisation publishes a report stating that recent extreme weather conditions around the world may mark changes in global climate caused by global warming. (News.independent.co.uk)
2002 Columbia Pictures publicly distributed ''Men in Black II'' into movie theaters.
2001 A Vladivostok Avia Tupolev Tu-154 jetliner crashes on approach to landing at Irkutsk, Russia killing 145 people.
1999 In Weirs Beach, New Hampshire, USA, over six hours Billy Mitchell plays a "perfect" game of the arcade game Pac-Man, achieving the highest score that the game allows: 3,333,360. This can only be accomplished by guiding Pac-Man to eat every dot, fruit, and ghost in all 256 levels without dying.
1997 Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit
1996 Stone of Scone is returned to Scotland.
1994 108th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: P Sampras beats G Ivanisevic (76 76 60)
1993 100th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Steffi Graf beats J Novotna (76 16 64)
1992 Mass Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38)
1991 Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring
1990 Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida
1989 The movie Batman sets record of quickest US$100 million (10 days).
1988 16th du Maurier Golf Classic: Sally Little
1987 New York Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman and Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play
1986 U.S. President Ronald Reagan presides over the relighting of the renovated Statue of Liberty.
1985 CBS announces a 21 percent stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner's takeover.
1984 Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island.
1983 11th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Hollis Stacy
1982 89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62)
1981 88th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (62 62)
1980 1st US Seniors Golf Open: Roberto deVicenzo
1979 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
1978 Establishment Amazon Pact
1977 5th du Maurier Golf Classic (Peter Jackson Classic): Judy Rankin
1976 Adolfo Suarez becomes Premier of Spain
1974 Pitching in major league-record 13th consecutive game for Dodgers
1973 General Walters, serves as acting Director of CIA
1971 85th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: J Newcombe beats S Smith (63 57 26 64 64)
1970 77th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats King (14-12 11-9)
1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island.
1968 Cleveland Indians' Luis Tiant strikes out 19 Minnesota Twins players.
1967 News at 10 premieres on English TV
1966 Brave pitcher Tony Cloninger, is 1st NL to hit 2 grand slams in a game
1965 72nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith beats M Fraiser (64 75)
1964 78th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Roy Emerson beats Stolle (64 12-10 46 63)
1962 Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains independence on July 5).
1960 Vernon Presley (father of Elvis) weds Dee Alliot
1959 73rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Alex Olmedo beats Rod Laver (64 63 64)
1958 Andy Williams Show premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
1954 Wonderful Town closes at Winter Garden Theater NYC after 559 performances
1953 67th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Vic Seixas beats Kurt Nielsen (97 63 64)
1952 The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States.
1951 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont Country Club - Oakmont, Pennsylvania
1950 Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
1948 55th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Louise Brough beats Doris Hart (63 86)
1947 Cleveland Indians purchase Larry Dolby, the 1st black in AL
1946 1st Dutch government of Beel forms
1944 US V-III-E Army corp opens assault on Coutances Cotentin
1943 Liberator bombers sinks U-628
1942 Germany troop march into Sebastopol
1941 WWII: Joseph Stalin, in his first address since the German invasion, calls upon the Soviet people to carry out a quotscorched earthquot policy of resistance to the bitter end.
1940 ARP-leader / ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany
1939 Lou Gehrig day; baseball player Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech.
1938 World speed record for a steam railway locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 126 miles per hour (203 km/h).
1934 FDIC pays off first insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria, Illinois.
1932 John McGraw retires from baseball
1931 51st Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Sid Wood Jr beats F X Shields (walkover)
1930 Veterans Administration created
1929 Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber
1928 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird)
1927 47th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: H Cochet beats Borotra (46 46 63 64 75)
1926 A Caudron C-61 aircraft operated by Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne crashes in Czechoslovakia.
1925 38th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Suzanne Lenglen beats Joan Fry (62 60)
1923 Harbor strike in Hull / Grimsby / Cardiff / Bristol over to London
1920 40th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bill Tilden beats Patterson (26 63 62 64)
1918 The Siberian Expedition is launched to extract the Czechoslovak Legion from the Russian Civil War.
1917 Spontaneous demonstration at Tauride-palace Petrograd
1915 US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934
1913 Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)
1911 Ty Cobb hits in his 40th straight game. Does not get a hit next day
1907 Pope decree forbids modernization of theology
1905 Kuyper government forms in Holland
1902 Excelsior soccer team forms in Rotterdam
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