In this article, we are providing Worldwide June 3rd Events and June 3rd Famous Birthdays of Important Personalities. You can also get information about Historical facts of the day June 3rd in the areas like military, Politics, Science, Music, Sports, Arts, Entertainment, Births and Deaths and more information in this article. Many people want to know What is special about today. The Interesting Historical Facts that occurred around the world are mentioned. You can also find What happened Today in History in this article. This day in History important events are mentioned in below table.
Also see – June 2nd in History & June 4th in History

June 3 | What Happened In Today in History
This Day in History | |
1098 | Antioch, Turkey was seized by Christian Crusaders of the First Crusade. |
1539 | For Spain, Hernando De Soto claimed Florida. |
1621 | For New Netherlands (now known as New York) , The Dutch West India Company received a charter. |
1784 | To replace the disbanded Continental Army, The U.S. Congress formally created the United States Army. On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army for purposes of common defense was created by the Second Continental Congress and this event is considered to be the birth of the United States Army. |
1800 | John Adams moved to Washington, DC. He was the first President to live in what later became the capital of the United States. |
1805 | On board the USS Constitution, a peace treaty between the U.S. and Tripoli was completed in the captain’s cabin. |
1851 | The first baseball team to wear uniforms is The New York Knickerbockers. |
1856 | The screw machine is patented by Cullen Whipple. |
1888 | Ernest Lawrence Thayer poem “Casey at the Bat” was first published. |
1918 | With Germany, The Finnish Parliament ratified its treaty. |
1923 | The right to vote for women is granted by Benito Mussolini in Italy. |
1932 | Lou Gehrig hit four consecutive home runs and set a major league baseball record. |
1937 | Wallis Warfield Simpson was married to The Duke of Windsor, who had abdicated the British throne. |
1938 | The German Reich voted to confiscate so-called “degenerate art. |
1959 | From the Air Force Academy the first class graduated in Denver, CO. |
1965 | The first American astronaut to do a “spacewalk” when he left the Gemini 4 capsule is Edward White.. |
1970 | The first synthesis of a gene from chemical components is announced by Har Gobind Khorana and colleagues.. |
1999 | 1999 – Slobodan Milosevic’s government accepted an international peace plan concerning Kosovo. . 1999 – Dennis Muren received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
2005 | For talks on a free trade agreement and civil aviation liberalization, Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra arrived in New Delhi, India. |
2008 | For seeking to convert Muslims in the latest in a series of cases to have provoked accusations in the West of religious repression, Four Algerian Christians received suspended jail terms and fines. |
2010 | In Ohio, for conspiring to provide thousands of dollars to Hezbollah, Hor Akl and his wife Amera Akl were taken into custody in Toledo. |
2012 | After a night of rage against what they feel are lenient sentences given to ousted dictator Hosni Mubarak and his security chiefs, in Egypt hundreds of people occupied Cairo’s Tahrir Square. |
2014 | United States is preparing to boost its military presence in Europe and at a cost of up to $1 billion is stated by Pres. Obama. |
2015 | Targeting Islamic State in 10 cities over the last 24 hours, in Iraq US and coalition forces conducted 18 air strikes. |
2016 | Some 200,000 people joined the festivities of Tel Aviv’s annual gay pride parade in Israel. |
2017 | Yemen was getting an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 new cholera cases every day and that many patients can’t afford to travel to free clinics is stated by UNICEF.. |
June 3 Famous Birthdays
Now Let us go for another Important topic, Today Famous Birthdays. The famous people who celebrate their Birthday on 3rd June are listed in below table. The following table includes the celebrities like Actors, Actresses, Models, Authors, Singers, Athletes, Musicians, Rappers and Producers in Chronological order. Read our article to know about Today Birthday celebrities in the World. Learn about famous people/celebrity birthdays today in our Article 3rd June Famous Birthdays which are listed in below table. Find out which celebrity is blowing the birthday candles along with you Today in History.
Today Famous Birthdays | |
1804 | Richard Cobden- Manufacturer, English politician |
1901 | Maurice Evans- Actor (Movies: “Planet of the Apes,” TV: “Bewitched”) |
1904 | Jan Peerce – Operatic tenor |
1906 | Josephine Baker – Dancer, singer and Actress |
1910 | Paulette Goddard – Actress (“So Proudly We Hail!”), child fashion model |
1911 | Ellen Corby – Actress (TV: “The Waltons”) |
1916 | Leo Gorcey – Stage and movie actor |
1918 | Lily St. Cyr (Willis Marie VanSchaack) – Burlesque stripteaser, actress |
1924 | Colleen Dewhurst – Actress |
1926 | Allen Ginsberg – Writer, poet |
1927 | Boots Randolph – Musician, his saxophone hit became Benny Hill’s signature tune |
1929 | Chuck Barris – Producer, creator and game show host (“The Gong Show”) |
1930 | Dakota Staton (Aliyah Rabia) – Jazz vocalist |
1936 | Larry McMurtry – Author (“Lonesome Dove”) |
1942 | Curtis Mayfield – Singer, songwriter, record producer |
1943 | Billy Cunningham – Basketball player Emmitt Thomas – Football player |
1946 | Ian Hunter – Musician (Mott the Hoople) Michael Clarke – Musician (The Byrds) |
1947 | Michael Burton – Swimmer |
1948 | Too Slim – Musician (Riders in the Sky) |
1950 | Suzi Quatro -Singer |
1951 | Deniece Williams – Actress |
1952 | Billy Powell- Musician (Lynyrd Skynyrd) – Lynyrd Skynyrd Merchandise |
1954 | Dan Hill (Daniel Grafton “Dan” Hill IV) – Singer, songwriter |
1958 | Scott Valentine – Actor |
1961 | Charles Hart – Lyricist, songwriter, musician |
1965 | Mike Gordon – Musician (Phish) |
1967 | Anderson Cooper – Broadcast journalist |
1971 | Ariel Hernandez – Singer, Dancer (No Mercy) Gabriel Hernandez – Singer, Dancer (No Mercy) |
1986 | Rafael Nadal – Tennis player |
What happened in India Today
After listing out the Today Famous Birthdays, now we are providing the information of What happened Today in History. Many events are occurred on this day in History. The Historical facts that are important and occurred in India on June 3rd are listed below. The famous Historic events, famous peoples births and deaths that are occurred in India are listed in below table. The list of Today In Indian History in the below table are listed in Chronological Order.
Today in Indian History | |
1915 | Sir’ knighthood was granted to Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore by the British Government. |
1916 | Establishment of Smt. Nathibai Damodar Thackersey Women’s University. |
1924 | Muthuvel Karunanidhi, politician, and playwright was born in Thirukkuvalai (Thanjavur). |
1929 | Chimanbhai Patel, former Chief Minister of Gujarat, was born. |
1947 | Evening newspaper ‘Jai Hind’ published. |
1985 | In Central Government Offices for its staff, the week comprising of five working days was implemented. |
1992 | Kerala CM K. Karunakaran injured in a road accident. |
1993 | For leaking information about oil purchase plans to international dealers, K N Venkatasubramanian, IOC Chairman, suspended |
1995 | Mayawati (BSP) becomes the new CM of UP with the outside support of BJP. |
1995 | President’s rule in J&K extended for another 6 months. |
1997 | In I K Gujral cabinet., four women ministers (Renuka Choudhry, Kamala Sinha, Ratnamala Savanur & Jayanti Natarajan) were joined. |
1998 | The naval version of the surface-to-air missile, Trishul, is test-fired in Kochi. |
1999 | Inside the High Commission premises, Flight Lieutenant K. Nachiketa is handed over by the International Committee of the Red Cross to the Indian High Commissioner |