Born on July 3
July 3 birthdays & history
If you were born on July 3, you share a birthday with Franz Kafka, Julian Assange and Tom Cruise. July 3 babies are Cancer, with ruby as their birthstone and the larkspur as their birth flower. July 3 is the 185th day of the year in leap years (184th in other years).
Famous people born on July 3
- 1883Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author
- 1971Julian Assange, Australian journalist, publisher, and activist, founded WikiLeaks
- 1962Tom Cruise, American actor and producer
- 1987Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver
- 1423Louis XI, King of France
- 1937Tom Stoppard, Czech-English playwright and screenwriter
- 1854Leoš Janáček, Czech composer and theorist
- 1952Laura Branigan, American singer-songwriter
- 1860Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American sociologist and author
- 1973Patrick Wilson, American actor
What happened on July 3
- 1819The Bank for Savings in the City of New-York, the first savings bank in the United States, opens.
- 1839The first state normal school in the United States, the forerunner to today's Framingham State University, opens in Lexington, Massachusetts with three students.
- 1852Congress establishes the United States' 2nd mint in San Francisco.
- 1884Dow Jones & Company publishes its first stock average.
- 1886Karl Benz officially unveils the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first purpose-built automobile.
- 1886The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand.
- 1890Idaho is admitted as the 43rd U.S. state.
- 1908Start of the Young Turk Revolution in the Ottoman Empire, forcing Sultan Abdul Hamid II leads to restore the Constitution of 1876 and reconvene the parliament.
- 1938World speed record for a steam locomotive is set in England, by the Mallard, which reaches a speed of 125.88 miles per hour (202.58 km/h).
- 1952SS United States departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic.
- 1952The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
- 1973British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.
Also observed on July 3
- Emancipation Day (United States Virgin Islands)
- Women's Day (Myanmar)
Questions, answered
What star sign is July 3?
People born on July 3 are Cancer. Their birthstone is ruby and their birth flower is the larkspur.
Which famous people were born on July 3?
Franz Kafka (1883), Julian Assange (1971), Tom Cruise (1962), Sebastian Vettel (1987), Louis XI (1423), Tom Stoppard (1937) were all born on July 3.
What happened on July 3 in history?
Among other things: in 1952, SS United States departed New York Harbor on her maiden voyage, on which completion she became the fastest ocean liner to cross the Atlantic; in 1952, The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress; in 1973, British singer David Bowie retired his stage persona Ziggy Stardust in a surprise announcement on the last day of a 17-month tour.
Can I get a newspaper front page from July 3?
Yes. The Birthday Gazette makes a personalised vintage-style front page for any July 3 birth year, with their name in the headline, events, famous birthdays and typical US prices. The preview is free and the print files cost $9.
Events, birthdays and observances are adapted from Wikipedia contributors, “July 3”, English Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0 (shortened and filtered). Ranking uses Wikidata (CC0). Sources.