03 August - Today in History - Important historical events happened on this day in India and World History
According to Gregory calendar, on August 03, the day number in a year is 215 and if it is a leap year then the day number is 216. August 03 has a special significance in India and world history, because many such incidents have occurred on this day which have been recorded forever in the pages of history. Let's know some such important events which will increase your general knowledge. The facts collected will be as follows: People born on this day, demise of famous people, war treaty, freedom of any country, invention of new technologies, change of power, important National and International Day etc.
August 03 in History - Top Historical Events
| Year | Event / Incidence / Incident |
| 1704 | Gibraltar captured the English fleet of Kallenburah. |
| 1803 | Second Anglo-Maratha War started against Scindia of British Gwalior. |
| 1811 | Jungfra's first ascent was the third highest summit in the Bernani Alps. |
| 1852 | The inaugural Harvard–Yale Regatta—the firstintercollegiate sports event in the United States—was held on LakeWinnipesaukee, New Hampshire. |
| 1860 | The Second Maori War was launched in New Zealand. |
| 1882 | The US Congress pushed forward the 1882 Immigration Act. |
| 1886 | Mathalisharan Gupta, a poet of classical compositions like Panchavati, Yashodhara, Saket, was born on this day in Chirgaon, Jhansi. |
| 1892 | The first electric light bulb in Bulgaria was used at the Plovdiv Fair. |
| 1899 | John Marshall Law School founded in Chicago. |
| 1900 | The Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, a pioneer in the massproduction of automobile tires, was founded by Harvey Firestone inAkron, Ohio, US. |
| 1900 | The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company was established. |
| 1913 | A strike by agricultural workers in Wheatland, California, US,degenerated into a riot, one of the first major farm laborconfrontations in California. |
| 1914 | World War I: Germany declares war against France. |
| 1914 | During the First World War, Germany declared war against France. |
| 1916 | Irish nationalist Sir Roger Casement was hanged at London'sPentonville Prison for treason for his role in the Easter Rising, arebellion to win Irish independence from Britain. |
| 1916 | On this day, lyricist Shakeel Badauni was born. |
| 1929 | Jiddu Krishnamurti, believed to likely be the messianic 'WorldTeacher', shocked the Theosophy movement by dissolving the Order of theStar, the organisation established to support him. |
| 1936 | African American athlete Jesse Owens won the first of his fourgold medals at the Berlin Summer Olympics, dashing Nazi leaders' hopesof Aryan domination. |
| 1938 | Eduardo Santos became the President of Colombia. |
| 1940 | World War II-Italy began their invasion of British Somaliland. |
| 1948 | Before the House Un-American Activities Committee of the UnitedStates House of Representatives, former spy turned government informerWhittaker Chambers accused U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss ofbeing a communist and a Soviet spy. |
| 1949 | The Basketball Association of America agreed to merge with theNational Basketball League to form the National Basketball Association. |
| 1957 | Abdul Rahman was elected the new leader of Malaysia under whose leadership Malaysia gained independence from Britain. Abdul Rahman, who was educated in Britain, though he came from the royal family, was always called the leader of the common man. |
| 1960 | Niger officially gained independence from France as part of thedecolonization of the French Community. |
| 1977 | The United States Senate hearing was held on Project Mkeltra. |
| 1984 | American swimmer and Olympic winner Ryan Locte was born. |
| 2000 | Britain's Queen Mother celebrated its 100th anniversary. |
| 2001 | The first film "The Princess Diaries" starring Anne Hathaway was released. |
| 2003 | The Anglican Church of America decided to appoint a gay bishop. Jane Robinson of New Hampshire was elected bishop by an overwhelming majority by the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church. |
| 2004 | The Statue of Liberty is open to public for the first time for since the September 11 incident. |
| 2004 | The American spacecraft Messenger departed for the planet Mercury. |
| 2005 | The BBC has stumbled upon documents, which state that in 1958 the British Government helped Israel attain nuclear weapons. |
| 2005 | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the former Mayor of Tehran, began his termas the sixth President of Iran. |
| 2006 | Disputes among Sri Lankan army and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam intensify into the worst violence for the time since they agreed upon a cease-fire in 2002. |
| 2006 | The United States said that it would not aid uranium enrichment in India. |
| 2007 | Mexican archaeologists have proudly declared the finding of what is supposed to be the tomb of the Aztec king, Ahuitzotl. |
| 2007 | Former Deputy Director of the Chilean secret police RaúlIturriaga was captured after having been on the run following aconviction for kidnapping. |
| 2007 | The Russian spacecraft Progress M61, which left for the International Space Station, successfully reached its orbit. |
| 2007 | 100 people died in a train accident in the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
| 2008 | North Korea announces that it will banish 'unnecessary' South Korean workers from the Kumgangsan resort and warns military action as the tension over the shooting of a South Korean tourist increases. |
| 2009 | Bolivia becomes the first country ever, in the history of South America, to understand the right of local people to govern their own lives. |
| 2010 | Iran discards Brazil's proposal to grant political asylum to Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, who has been condemned to death in Iran for infidelity. |
| 2012 | The Mexican Army arrests another member of Los Zetas drug cartel accused of executing 49 bodies and dumping them in May 2012. The suspect is one of the 37 fugitives in the Apodaca prison riot, which took place earlier this year. |
| 2013 | 80 people died in a rebellion in Iraq. |
| 2014 | A genetic variant amid Greenlanders that considerably increases the danger of type 2 diabetes, has been discovered by Danish scientists. |
Famous Birthdays of August 03:
| Year | Name / Profession / Country |
| 1992 | Gesa Felicitas Krause / Runner / Germany |
| 1968 | Rod Beck / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1907 | Ernesto Geisel / Politician / Brazil |
| 1918 | Sidney Gottlieb / Chemist / United States of America |
| 1982 | Damien Sandow / Wrestler / United States of America |
| 1978 | Jenny Tinmouth / Motorcycle Racer / United Kingdom |
| 1981 | Travis Bowyer / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1850 | Reginald Heber Roe / Tennis Player / United Kingdom |
| 1983 | Mark Reynolds / Baseball Player / United States of America |
| 1863 | Géza Gárdonyi / Author / Hungary |
| 1935 | Georgy Shonin / Pilot / Russia |
| 1890 | Konstantin Melnikov / Architect / Russia |
| 1946 | Robert Ayling / Business Man / United Kingdom |
| 1937 | Steven Berkoff / Actor / United Kingdom |
| 1913 | Mel Tolkin / Writer / United States of America |
| 1926 | Rona Anderson / Actress / United Kingdom |
| 1803 | Joseph Paxton / Architect / United Kingdom |
| 1895 | Allen Bathurst / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1918 | Larry Haines / Actor / United States of America |
| 1984 | Chris Maurer / Singer / United States of America |
| 1938 | Terry Wogan / Television Personality / Ireland |
| 1867 | Stanley Baldwin / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1971 | Forbes Johnston / Footballer / Scotland |
| 1903 | Habib Bourguiba / Politician / Tunisia |
| 1902 | David Buttolph / Composer / United States of America |
| 1949 | Sue Slipman / Politician / United Kingdom |
| 1943 | Béla Bollobás / Academic / United Kingdom |
| 1989 | Chetna Pandey / Actress / India |
| 1911 | Alex McCrindle / Actor / Scotland |
| 1941 | Martha Stewart / Publisher / United States of America |
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Read in Hindi : 03 अगस्त की प्रमुख ऐतिहासिक घटनाएं