July 3
People born on this day are Cancer.
- 1944
World War II: The Minsk Offensive clears German troops from the city.
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The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the United States Congress.
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The SS United States sets sail on her maiden voyage to Southampton. During the voyage, the ship takes the Blue Riband away from the RMS Queen Mary.
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The Aden Emergency: The Battle of the Crater in which the British Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders retake the Crater district following the Arab Police mutiny.
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The Troubles: The "Falls Curfew" begins in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
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Dan-Air Flight 1903 crashes into the Les Agudes mountain in the Montseny Massif near the village of Arbúcies in Catalonia, Spain, killing all 112 people aboard.
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David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
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U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
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United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
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The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
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British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
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President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.
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2001Folarin Balogun, American soccer player
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2001Promise David, Canadian soccer player
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1998Kim Dong-han, South Korean singer
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1997T. J. Hockenson, American football player
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1996Cole Tucker, American baseball player
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1996Alex Twal, Australian-Lebanese rugby league player
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1994Chris Jones, American football player
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1993PartyNextDoor, Canadian singer-songwriter and record producer
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1992Crystal Dunn, American soccer player
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1991Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova, Russian tennis player
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1990Nathan Gardner, Australian rugby league player
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1990Lucas Mendes, Brazilian footballer
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