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On This Day · The 184th day of the year

July 3

As calendar dates go, July 3 keeps a short memory — its record stays close to the present. Most of the weight falls in the 20th century, where conflict is a recurring thread.

♋ZodiacCancer ◈BirthstoneRuby ❀Birth flowerLarkspur

Cancer is the sign for July 3 — read more on the Cancer page, or see July's birthstone & birth flower.

Compiled & reviewed by · Last reviewed September 6, 2026

What happened on July 3?

July 3 is the 184th day of the year. It marks 10 notable events in history, dated between 1754 and 1988. Famous people born on July 3 include Julian Assange, Franz Kafka and Louis XI.

Released on July 3

Movies, games, albums & shows

2025

  • Game Shatterline

2023

  • TV Fufu Kokan: Modorenai Yoru

2021

  • TV The Case Study of Vanitas

Release data from TMDB & IGDB.

Events

10 notable moments
  1. 1754

    French and Indian War

  2. 1767

    Norway

  3. 1775

    American Revolutionary War

  4. 1940

    World War II

  5. 1952

    SS United States

  6. 1970

    The Troubles

  7. 1970

    Dan-Air Flight 1903

  8. 1973

    David Bowie

  9. 1979

    Jimmy Carter

  10. 1988

    United States Navy

Famous birthday twins

Born on July 3

Julian Assange

b. 1971

Franz Kafka

b. 1883

Louis XI

b. 1423

Harbhajan Singh

b. 1980

Bo Xilai

b. 1949

Ralph Barton Perry

b. 1876

Tom Cruise

b. 1962

Sebastian Vettel

b. 1987

Deaths

  • 2005Alberto Lattuada
  • 1998Danielle Bunten Berry
  • 1995Pancho Gonzales
  • 1971Jim Morrison
  • 1904Theodor Herzl
  • 710Emperor Zhongzong of Tang

Holidays & observances

  • —Christian feast day: Anatolius of Constantinople
  • —Christian feast day: Anatolius of Laodicea
  • —Christian feast day: Dathus
  • —Christian feast day: Germanus of Man
  • —Christian feast day: Gurthiern
  • —Christian feast day: Heliodorus of Altino
  • —Christian feast day: Mucian
  • —Christian feast day: Peregrina Mogas Fontcuberta

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