On This Day: 3 July

3 July in Indian history

• 1754French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.India

3 July in world history

• 2013President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is decl
• 1988The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
• 1970The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance.
• 1970Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.
• 1967The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny.
• 1952The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
• 1940Second World War: The Royal Navy attacked the French fleet at Mers El Kébir, fearing that the ships would fall into Axis hands after the French–German armistice.
• 1938On the 75th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Gettysburg, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicated the Eternal Light Peace Memorial.
• 1913Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
• 1898A Spanish squadron, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is defeated by an American squadron under William T. Sampson in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba.
• 1863Confederate forces were defeated by the Union Army on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, a turning point in the American Civil War.
• 1839The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.
• 1814War of 1812: American forces capture Fort Erie from British troops in Upper Canada.
• 1810Mauritius campaign of 1809–1811: A French frigate squadron under Guy-Victor Duperré defeated a convoy of three British East Indiamen near the Comoro Islands.
• 1778American Revolutionary War: Loyalists and Iroquois killed over 300 Patriots at the Battle of Wyoming in Pennsylvania.
• 1775American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
• 1767Norway's oldest newspaper still in print, Adresseavisen, is founded and the first edition is published.

Born on 3 July

• 1980Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketerIndia
• 1958Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 1952Amit Kumar, Indian film playback singer, actor, director, music director and musicianIndia
• 1918S. V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1974)India
• 1908M. F. K. Fisher, American author (died 1992)
• 1906George Sanders, Russian-born British actor (died 1972)

Died on 3 July

• 2025Michael Madsen, American actor (born 1957)
• 2020Saroj Khan, Indian dance choreographer (born 1948)India
• 2013Radu Vasile, Romanian historian and politician, 57th Prime Minister of Romania (born 1942)
• 2005Gaylord Nelson, American lawyer and politician, 35th Governor of Wisconsin (born 1916)

Frequently asked questions

What happened on 3 July in history?

2013: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is decl. 1988: The US Navy warship Vincennes shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard. 1970: The Troubles: The British Army began the Falls Curfew in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which resulted in greater Irish republican resistance. 1970: Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.

What happened on 3 July in Indian history?

1754: French and Indian War: George Washington surrendered Fort Necessity in Pennsylvania, the only military surrender in his career.

Which famous people were born on 3 July?

Harbhajan Singh, Indian cricketer (1980); Aaron Tippin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (1958); Amit Kumar, Indian film playback singer, actor, director, music director and musician (1952); S. V. Ranga Rao, Indian actor, director, and producer (died 1974) (1918).

Which day is observed on 3 July?

Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands); Independence Day, celebrates the liberation of Minsk from Nazi occupation by Soviet troops in 1944 (Belarus); The start of the Dog Days according to the Old Farmer's Almanac but not according to established meaning in most European cultures; Women's Day (Myanmar).