2023 Slovenia floods
Major floods hit parts of Slovenia.
What happened on August 3
32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1057 to 2025.
About August 3
August 3 is the 215th day of the year. These facts are computed from the calendar, not copied from anywhere.
- Day of the year
- Day 215 of 365 (216 in leap years)150 days left in the year (150 in leap years)
- Falls on
- Monday in 2026, Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029, Saturday in 2030
- Week
- ISO week 32 of 2026 · Q3
- Zodiac sign
- ♌ Leo (July 23 – August 22)
- Season
- Summer in the north · Winter in the south
- August birthstone
- Peridot / Spinel / Sardonyxstrength, good fortune and calm
- August birth flower
- Gladiolus / Poppystrength of character and remembrance
- Next occurrence
- In 280 days
- Roman numerals
- III.VIIIday.month — see the Roman numeral date tool
Anniversaries in 2026
- 90thAfrican Americans1936
- 30thAlec Bohm1996
- 30thBokondji Imama1996
- 30thDerwin James1996
- 1stLoni Anderson2025
Born on August 3 — ages this year
- 1999Zach Wilsonturns 27
- 1999Brahim Díazturns 27
- 1999Yoo Yeon-jungturns 27
- 1997Luis Robert Jr.turns 29
- 1996Derwin Jamesturns 30
- 1996Bokondji Imamaturns 30
Historical events 32
A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
2019 El Paso Walmart shooting
A mass shooting occurred at a Walmart in El Paso, Texas, killing 23 people and injuring 22 others.
Lyubov Sobol
Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on
Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2014 Ludian earthquake
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China.
Yazidi genocide
The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins.
2010 Karachi riots
Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage.
Taurus 09
The last vessels involved in Taurus 09, a Royal Navy training deployment covering 20,400 miles (32,800 km), returned to HMNB Devonport, England.
Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional
Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping.
Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya
Mauritanian president Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya was overthrown in a military coup while he attended the funeral of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.
List of heads of state of Mauritania
President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
Statue of Liberty
The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
Sky Tower (Auckland)
The Sky Tower, then the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at 328 m (1,076 ft), opened in Auckland, New Zealand.
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara.
Senegal
Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi.
Tandy Corporation
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Boeing 707
A privately chartered Boeing 707 (aircraft involved pictured) struck a mountain peak and crashed near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
United States Senate
The United States Senate ratifies the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
Fighting Dinosaurs
Fighting Dinosaurs, a fossil specimen featuring a Velociraptor and a Protoceratops in combat, was unearthed in the Djadochta Formation of Mongolia.
Niger
Niger gains independence from France.
PIDE
Portugal's state police force PIDE fires upon striking workers in Bissau, Portuguese Guinea, killing over 50 people.
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
The world's first nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus, becomes the first vessel to complete a submerged transit of the geographical North Pole.
Basketball Association of America
The Basketball Association of America and the National Basketball League finalize the merger that would create the National Basketball Association.
World War II
World War II: Italian forces began a conquest of British Somaliland, capturing the region in 16 days.
African Americans
African-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.
Jiddu Krishnamurti
Jiddu Krishnamurti (pictured), 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.
Wheatland, California
An agricultural workers' strike in Wheatland degenerated into a riot, becoming one of the first major farm-labor confrontations in California.
Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
Macedonian rebels in Kruševo established a republic, which existed for ten days before Ottoman forces destroyed the town.
Indian Rebellion of 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.
James II of Scotland
James II of Scotland (pictured) was killed by an exploding cannon at Roxburgh Castle.
Hundred Years' War
Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the Crécy campaign.
Pope Stephen IX
Pope Stephen IX was crowned as pope.
Births 20
A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
Deaths 20
A notable person who died on this day.
Robert Conquest
Robert Conquest, English-American historian, poet, and academic (born 1917)
Miangul Aurangzeb
Miangul Aurangzeb, Pakistani captain and politician, 19th Governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (born 1928)
Jack Hynes (soccer)
Jack Hynes, Scottish-American soccer player and manager (born 1920)
John Coombs
John Coombs, English-Monegasque race car driver and businessman (born 1922)
Holidays & observances 8
A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
Lydia of Thyatira
Christian feast day: Lydia of Thyatira
Olaf Haraldsson
Christian feast day: Olaf II of Norway (Translation of the relic)
Beatification
Christian feast day: Blessed Augustin Kažotić
George Freeman Bragg
Christian feast day: George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church)
Pidjiguiti massacre
Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau)
Nicodemus
Christian feast day: Nicodemus
Myrrhbearers
Christian feast day: Myrrhbearers (Lutheran Church)
Public holidays in Equatorial Guinea
Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea)
Spread across the centuries
- 11th century1
- 14th century1
- 15th century1
- 19th century1
- 20th century36
- 21st century32
Earliest: Pope Stephen IX (1057). Most recent: Loni Anderson (2025).
What the categories mean, and how the standout is chosen
- Historical events
- A dated happening — a battle, treaty, launch, discovery, disaster or decision — recorded on this calendar day.
- Births
- A notable person born on this day. Each links to a person page with their dates and story.
- Deaths
- A notable person who died on this day.
- Milestones
- A first, a founding or a turning point our editors flagged as a landmark moment.
- Holidays & observances
- A holiday, feast day, awareness day or national day observed every year on this date.
- Standout / notable
- Editor-written entries come first, then entries covered by the most Wikipedia language editions. For the standout tile we prefer an entry that has a picture.
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Questions about August 3
What day of the year is August 3?
August 3 is the 215th day of the year, with 150 days left after it.
What star sign is August 3?
August 3 falls under Leo (July 23 – August 22), a fire sign ruled by Sun. The birthstone for the month is Peridot or Spinel or Sardonyx.
How many things happened on August 3?
We record 80 entries for August 3: 32 events · 20 births · 20 deaths · 8 observances. From 1057 to 2025.
Who was born on August 3?
Zach Wilson (1999) is among the notable births on August 3. The births section lists the rest.
How often is the August 3 page updated?
The day is filled the first time anyone opens it and then re-checked for new entries about every 90 days. Computed facts such as the weekday and the anniversaries update every year.
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