July 3 in history
Events on July 3
Notable events that happened on July 3 in past years.
- 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 declared acting president until further elections are held.
Wikipedia article: President of Egypt - 1988
United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
Wikipedia article: United States Navy - 1973
David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
Wikipedia article: David Bowie - 1967
The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny.
Wikipedia article: Aden Emergency - 1944
World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
Wikipedia article: Minsk offensive - 1938
United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
Wikipedia article: Franklin D. Roosevelt - 1898
A 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.
Wikipedia article: Pascual Cervera y Topete - 1886
The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
Wikipedia article: New-York Tribune - 1866
Austro-Prussian War is decided at the Battle of Königgrätz, enabling Prussia to exclude Austria from German affairs.
Wikipedia article: Austro-Prussian War - 1849
France invades the Roman Republic and restores the Papal States.
Wikipedia article: Roman Republic (1849–1850) - 1819
The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
Wikipedia article: Bank for Savings in the City of New-York - 1775
American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Wikipedia article: American Revolutionary War - 1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
Wikipedia article: French and Indian War - 1450
Jack Cade and his followers enter London unhindered by the government of king Henry VI.
- 324
Battle of Adrianople: Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
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