On This Day: 3 August

3 August in Indian history

• 1857Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than 10,000 men ended when a relief party dispersed the besiegers.India
• 1795Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.India

3 August in world history

• 2023Major floods hit parts of Slovenia.
• 2007Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
• 2005President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
• 1997The Sky Tower, then the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.
• 1971Fighting Dinosaurs, a fossil specimen featuring a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops in combat, was unearthed in the Djadochta Formation of Mongolia.
• 1948Whittaker Chambers accuses Alger Hiss of being a communist and a spy for the Soviet Union.
• 1946Santa Claus Land, the world's first themed amusement park, opens in Santa Claus, Indiana, United States.
• 1940World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
• 1936African-American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his four gold medals at the Berlin Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopes of Aryan domination at the games.
• 1936A fire wipes out Kursha-2 in the Meshchera Lowlands, Ryazan Oblast, Russia, killing 1,200 and leaving only 20 survivors.
• 1929Jiddu Krishnamurti, believed by some Theosophists to be a likely candidate for the messianic "World Teacher", dissolved the Order of the Star, the organisation established to support him.
• 1829The Treaty of Lewistown is signed by the Shawnee and Seneca peoples, exchanging land in Ohio for land west of the Mississippi River.
• 1678Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes.
• 1601Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Goroszló.
• 1460James II of Scotland was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle.
• 1347Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the Crécy campaign.

Born on 3 August

• 1984Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballerIndia
• 1966Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist
• 1960Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1900Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945)
• 1886Maithili Sharan Gupt, Indian poet and playwright (died 1964)India
• 1808Hamilton Fish, American lawyer and politician, 26th United States Secretary of State (died 1893)

Died on 3 August

• 2024Yamini Krishnamurthy, Indian dancer (born 1940)India
• 1975Andreas Embirikos, Greek poet and photographer (born 1901)
• 1460James II, king of Scotland (born 1430)
• 1003At-Ta'i, Abbasid caliph (born 929)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 3 August in history?

2023: Major floods hit parts of Slovenia. 2007: Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping. 2005: President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. 1997: The Sky Tower, then the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.

What happened on 3 August in Indian history?

1857: Indian Rebellion: An eight-day siege of a fortified outbuilding in Arrah occupied by 68 defenders against more than 10,000 men ended when a relief party dispersed the besiegers. 1795: Treaty of Greenville is signed, ending the Northwest Indian War in the Ohio Country.

Which famous people were born on 3 August?

Sunil Chhetri, Indian footballer (1984); Eric Esch, American wrestler, boxer, and mixed martial artist (1966); Gopal Sharma, Indian cricketer (1960); Ernie Pyle, American soldier and journalist (died 1945) (1900).

Which day is observed on 3 August?

Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau); Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea); Flag Day (Venezuela); Independence Day, celebrates the independence of Niger from France in 1960. Arbor Day (Niger); National Guard Day (Venezuela).