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  • Adrianople (Present-Day Edirne, Turkey)
    Thursday Jul 3, 324
    Roman Empire

    Battle of Adrianople

    Adrianople (Present-Day Edirne, Turkey)
    Thursday Jul 3, 324

    Then in 324, Constantine, tempted by the "advanced age and unpopular vices" of his colleague, again declared war against him and having defeated his army of 165,000 men at the Battle of Adrianople (3 July 324), succeeded in shutting him up within the walls of Byzantium.




  • Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187
    Crusades

    Battle of Hattin

    Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187

    The news of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hattin and the subsequent fall of Jerusalem gradually reached Western Europe.




  • Egypt
    Saturday Jul 3, 1277
    Mamluks

    Al-Said Barakah was the fifth of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

    Egypt
    Saturday Jul 3, 1277

    Al-Said Barakah was a Mamluk Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father Baibars. His mother was a daughter of Barka Khan, a former Khwarazmian amir.




  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1775
    George Washington

    Headquarters and inspected the new army

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1775

    Upon arrival on July 2, 1775, two weeks after the Patriot defeat at nearby Bunker Hill, he set up his Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters and inspected the new army there, only to find an undisciplined and badly outfitted militia.




  • Staten Island, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1776
    George Washington

    The British forces began arriving on Staten Island

    Staten Island, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1776

    The British forces, including more than a hundred ships and thousands of troops, began arriving on Staten Island on July 2 to lay siege to the city.




  • Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778
    Mozart

    His mother's death

    Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778

    After Mannheim, she had been unwell, complaining of a sore throat and ear infections, and while she was keen for them to move on, Leopold declined to countenance her return home, to recover there. Things quickly got worse in Paris. She began suffering from chills and a fever along with constant headaches and died on July 3.




  • Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1917
    Josip Broz Tito

    The July Days

    Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1917

    Less than a month after Broz arrived in Petrograd, the July Days demonstrations broke out, and Broz joined in, coming under fire from government troops.


  • Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 3, 1919
    Red Summer

    Bisbee Riot

    Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 3, 1919

    Local police in Bisbee, Arizona attacked the 10th U.S. Cavalry, an African-American unit known as the "Buffalo Soldiers," formed in 1866.


  • Algeria
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    A British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base

    Algeria
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940

    De Gaulle initially reacted angrily to news of the Royal Navy's attack on the French fleet (3 July)at Mers El Kébir, at Oran, on the coast of French Algeria.


  • Mers El Kébir, French Algeria, North Africa (Present Day Algeria)
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940
    World War II

    Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

    Mers El Kébir, French Algeria, North Africa (Present Day Algeria)
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940

    France kept its fleet, which the United Kingdom attacked on 3 July in an attempt to prevent its seizure by Germany.


  • Imphal, Manipur, India
    Monday Jul 3, 1944
    World War II

    Japanese left Imphal

    Imphal, Manipur, India
    Monday Jul 3, 1944

    The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in northeast India from 8 March until 3 July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1950
    Harry S. Truman

    Joint Resolution Expressing Approval of the Action Taken in Korea

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1950

    However, on July 3, 1950, Truman did give Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas a draft resolution titled "Joint Resolution Expressing Approval of the Action Taken in Korea"


  • Algeria
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1962
    Charles de Gaulle

    France recognized Algerian independence

    Algeria
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1962

    France recognized Algerian independence on 3 July 1962.


  • Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Thursday Jul 3, 1986
    Iran–Iraq War

    Iraq Fail To retake The City again

    Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Thursday Jul 3, 1986

    Saddam ordered the Republican Guard to retake the city on 4 July, but their attack was ineffective. Iraqi losses were heavy enough to allow the Iranians to also capture territory inside Iraq, and depleted the Iraqi military enough to prevent them from launching a major offensive for the next two years.


  • Strait of Hormuz near Oman
    Sunday Jul 3, 1988
    Plane Accidents

    Iran Air Flight 655

    Strait of Hormuz near Oman
    Sunday Jul 3, 1988

    Iran Air Flight 655, an Iranian Airbus A300-200 airliner, was shot down on July 3, 1988, by two surface-to-air missiles from the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz. All 290 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft died.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Mechanical Breakdowns

    Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991

    A large YPA armoured convoy set off from Belgrade on the morning of 3 July, ostensibly to go to Slovenia. It never arrived; according to the official account, this was due to mechanical breakdowns.


  • Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Saturday Jul 3, 1993
    Bosnian War

    The HVO held off an attack on Kreševo

    Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Saturday Jul 3, 1993

    In the Kiseljak enclave, the HVO held off an attack on Kreševo, but lost Fojnica on 3 July.


  • Islamabad, Pakistan
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2007
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    The First confirmed Time That Al-Zawahiri was Taking militant steps against The Pakistan Government

    Islamabad, Pakistan
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2007

    In July 2007, Al-Zawahiri supplied direction for the Lal Masjid siege, codename Operation Silence. This was the first confirmed time that Al-Zawahiri was taking militant steps against the Pakistan Government and guiding Islamic militants against the State of Pakistan. The Pakistan Army troops and Special Service Group taking control of the Lal Masjid ("Red Mosque") in Islamabad found letters from al-Zawahiri directing Islamic militants Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Abdul Aziz Ghazi, who ran the mosque and adjacent madrasah. This conflict resulted in 100 deaths.


  • Accra, Ghana
    Thursday Jul 3, 2008
    Vodafone

    Acquiring Ghana Telecom

    Accra, Ghana
    Thursday Jul 3, 2008

    On 3 July 2008, Vodafone agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecom for $900 million.


  • Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010
    Lionel Messi

    Eliminated against Germany

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010

    Argentina was eliminated in the quarter-final against Germany, at the same stage of the tournament and by the same opponent as four years earlier. Their 4–0 loss was their worst margin of defeat at a World Cup since 1974.


  • Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010
    Diego Maradona

    Knocked out World Cup 2010

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010

    After defeating Mexico 3–1, however, Argentina was routed by Germany 4–0 in the quarter-finals to go out of the competition. Argentina was ranked fifth in the tournament. After the defeat to Germany, Maradona admitted that he was considering his future as Argentina coach, stating, "I may leave tomorrow."


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is a 2013 American stand-up comedy concert film featuring Kevin Hart's 2012 performance at Madison Square Garden. It was released in theaters on July 3, 2013. The film was directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story, produced by Hartbeat Productions, and distributed by Summit Entertainment and Codeblack Films.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014
    Kaká

    To São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014

    On 3 July 2014, Kaká arrived at São Paulo and began training the next day.


  • Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2018
    Tham Luang cave rescue

    Three Thai Navy SEALs joined the rescue forces

    Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2018

    On 3 July, the trapped group were joined by three Thai Navy SEALs who supported them until the rescue. The SEALs included Thai Army doctor Lt. Col. Pak Loharachun of the 3rd Medical Battalion, who had completed the Navy SEALs course.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2019
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook's Option To View and Load Pictures Stopped Working

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2019

    On July 3, 2019, Facebook's option to view and load pictures stopped working as people around the world complained. Facebook posted on Twitter about the issue and said they would resolve it as soon as they could.


  • Susa, Seleucid Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 187 BC
    Seleucid Empire

    Antiochus died

    Susa, Seleucid Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 187 BC

    Antiochus died in 187 BC on another expedition to the east, where he sought to extract money to pay the indemnity.


  • Norway
    Friday Jul 3, 1767

    Establishing of Adresseavisen in 1767

    Norway
    Friday Jul 3, 1767

    The first edition of Adresseavisen, Norway's oldest newspaper, was published in 1767.


  • Adrianople (Present-Day Edirne, Turkey)
    Thursday Jul 3, 324
    Roman Empire

    Battle of Adrianople

    Adrianople (Present-Day Edirne, Turkey)
    Thursday Jul 3, 324

    Then in 324, Constantine, tempted by the "advanced age and unpopular vices" of his colleague, again declared war against him and having defeated his army of 165,000 men at the Battle of Adrianople (3 July 324), succeeded in shutting him up within the walls of Byzantium.


  • Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187
    Crusades

    Battle of Hattin

    Galilee
    Friday Jul 3, 1187

    The news of the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Hattin and the subsequent fall of Jerusalem gradually reached Western Europe.


  • Egypt
    Saturday Jul 3, 1277
    Mamluks

    Al-Said Barakah was the fifth of the Mamluk Sultan of Egypt

    Egypt
    Saturday Jul 3, 1277

    Al-Said Barakah was a Mamluk Sultan who ruled from 1277 to 1279 after the death of his father Baibars. His mother was a daughter of Barka Khan, a former Khwarazmian amir.


  • Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1775
    George Washington

    Headquarters and inspected the new army

    Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1775

    Upon arrival on July 2, 1775, two weeks after the Patriot defeat at nearby Bunker Hill, he set up his Cambridge, Massachusetts headquarters and inspected the new army there, only to find an undisciplined and badly outfitted militia.


  • Staten Island, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1776
    George Washington

    The British forces began arriving on Staten Island

    Staten Island, New York, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1776

    The British forces, including more than a hundred ships and thousands of troops, began arriving on Staten Island on July 2 to lay siege to the city.


  • Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778
    Mozart

    His mother's death

    Paris, France
    Friday Jul 3, 1778

    After Mannheim, she had been unwell, complaining of a sore throat and ear infections, and while she was keen for them to move on, Leopold declined to countenance her return home, to recover there. Things quickly got worse in Paris. She began suffering from chills and a fever along with constant headaches and died on July 3.


  • Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1917
    Josip Broz Tito

    The July Days

    Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1917

    Less than a month after Broz arrived in Petrograd, the July Days demonstrations broke out, and Broz joined in, coming under fire from government troops.


  • Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 3, 1919
    Red Summer

    Bisbee Riot

    Bisbee, Arizona, U.S.
    Thursday Jul 3, 1919

    Local police in Bisbee, Arizona attacked the 10th U.S. Cavalry, an African-American unit known as the "Buffalo Soldiers," formed in 1866.


  • Algeria
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940
    Charles de Gaulle

    A British naval attack on French Navy ships at the naval base

    Algeria
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940

    De Gaulle initially reacted angrily to news of the Royal Navy's attack on the French fleet (3 July)at Mers El Kébir, at Oran, on the coast of French Algeria.


  • Mers El Kébir, French Algeria, North Africa (Present Day Algeria)
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940
    World War II

    Attack on Mers-el-Kébir

    Mers El Kébir, French Algeria, North Africa (Present Day Algeria)
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1940

    France kept its fleet, which the United Kingdom attacked on 3 July in an attempt to prevent its seizure by Germany.


  • Imphal, Manipur, India
    Monday Jul 3, 1944
    World War II

    Japanese left Imphal

    Imphal, Manipur, India
    Monday Jul 3, 1944

    The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in northeast India from 8 March until 3 July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses.


  • Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1950
    Harry S. Truman

    Joint Resolution Expressing Approval of the Action Taken in Korea

    Washington D.C., U.S.
    Monday Jul 3, 1950

    However, on July 3, 1950, Truman did give Senate Majority Leader Scott W. Lucas a draft resolution titled "Joint Resolution Expressing Approval of the Action Taken in Korea"


  • Algeria
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1962
    Charles de Gaulle

    France recognized Algerian independence

    Algeria
    Tuesday Jul 3, 1962

    France recognized Algerian independence on 3 July 1962.


  • Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Thursday Jul 3, 1986
    Iran–Iraq War

    Iraq Fail To retake The City again

    Mehran, Ilam Province, Iran
    Thursday Jul 3, 1986

    Saddam ordered the Republican Guard to retake the city on 4 July, but their attack was ineffective. Iraqi losses were heavy enough to allow the Iranians to also capture territory inside Iraq, and depleted the Iraqi military enough to prevent them from launching a major offensive for the next two years.


  • Strait of Hormuz near Oman
    Sunday Jul 3, 1988
    Plane Accidents

    Iran Air Flight 655

    Strait of Hormuz near Oman
    Sunday Jul 3, 1988

    Iran Air Flight 655, an Iranian Airbus A300-200 airliner, was shot down on July 3, 1988, by two surface-to-air missiles from the U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser USS Vincennes over the Strait of Hormuz. All 290 passengers and crew aboard the aircraft died.


  • Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991
    Ten-Day War (Slovenian Independence War)

    Mechanical Breakdowns

    Belgrade, Serbia
    Wednesday Jul 3, 1991

    A large YPA armoured convoy set off from Belgrade on the morning of 3 July, ostensibly to go to Slovenia. It never arrived; according to the official account, this was due to mechanical breakdowns.


  • Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Saturday Jul 3, 1993
    Bosnian War

    The HVO held off an attack on Kreševo

    Kreševo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Saturday Jul 3, 1993

    In the Kiseljak enclave, the HVO held off an attack on Kreševo, but lost Fojnica on 3 July.


  • Islamabad, Pakistan
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2007
    Ayman al-Zawahiri

    The First confirmed Time That Al-Zawahiri was Taking militant steps against The Pakistan Government

    Islamabad, Pakistan
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2007

    In July 2007, Al-Zawahiri supplied direction for the Lal Masjid siege, codename Operation Silence. This was the first confirmed time that Al-Zawahiri was taking militant steps against the Pakistan Government and guiding Islamic militants against the State of Pakistan. The Pakistan Army troops and Special Service Group taking control of the Lal Masjid ("Red Mosque") in Islamabad found letters from al-Zawahiri directing Islamic militants Abdul Rashid Ghazi and Abdul Aziz Ghazi, who ran the mosque and adjacent madrasah. This conflict resulted in 100 deaths.


  • Accra, Ghana
    Thursday Jul 3, 2008
    Vodafone

    Acquiring Ghana Telecom

    Accra, Ghana
    Thursday Jul 3, 2008

    On 3 July 2008, Vodafone agreed to acquire a 70% stake in Ghana Telecom for $900 million.


  • Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010
    Lionel Messi

    Eliminated against Germany

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010

    Argentina was eliminated in the quarter-final against Germany, at the same stage of the tournament and by the same opponent as four years earlier. Their 4–0 loss was their worst margin of defeat at a World Cup since 1974.


  • Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010
    Diego Maradona

    Knocked out World Cup 2010

    Cape Town, South Africa
    Saturday Jul 3, 2010

    After defeating Mexico 3–1, however, Argentina was routed by Germany 4–0 in the quarter-finals to go out of the competition. Argentina was ranked fifth in the tournament. After the defeat to Germany, Maradona admitted that he was considering his future as Argentina coach, stating, "I may leave tomorrow."


  • U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013
    Kevin Hart

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain

    U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2013

    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain is a 2013 American stand-up comedy concert film featuring Kevin Hart's 2012 performance at Madison Square Garden. It was released in theaters on July 3, 2013. The film was directed by Leslie Small and Tim Story, produced by Hartbeat Productions, and distributed by Summit Entertainment and Codeblack Films.


  • São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014
    Kaká

    To São Paulo

    São Paulo, Brazil
    Thursday Jul 3, 2014

    On 3 July 2014, Kaká arrived at São Paulo and began training the next day.


  • Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2018
    Tham Luang cave rescue

    Three Thai Navy SEALs joined the rescue forces

    Pong Pha, Mae Sai District, Chiang Rai 57130, Thailand
    Tuesday Jul 3, 2018

    On 3 July, the trapped group were joined by three Thai Navy SEALs who supported them until the rescue. The SEALs included Thai Army doctor Lt. Col. Pak Loharachun of the 3rd Medical Battalion, who had completed the Navy SEALs course.


  • Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2019
    Facebook, Inc.

    Facebook's Option To View and Load Pictures Stopped Working

    Menlo Park, California, U.S.
    Wednesday Jul 3, 2019

    On July 3, 2019, Facebook's option to view and load pictures stopped working as people around the world complained. Facebook posted on Twitter about the issue and said they would resolve it as soon as they could.


  • Susa, Seleucid Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 187 BC
    Seleucid Empire

    Antiochus died

    Susa, Seleucid Empire
    Tuesday Jul 3, 187 BC

    Antiochus died in 187 BC on another expedition to the east, where he sought to extract money to pay the indemnity.


  • Norway
    Friday Jul 3, 1767

    Establishing of Adresseavisen in 1767

    Norway
    Friday Jul 3, 1767

    The first edition of Adresseavisen, Norway's oldest newspaper, was published in 1767.


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