Historical Events In August - 03

1974  Almira Sessions, actress (Okla Annie), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

1975  500 drown when 2 river boats collide & sink in China's West River on this day in history.   

1975  On this day in history louisiana Superdome is dedicated   

1975  Ruth Lee, actress (Middleton Family at 1939 World's Fair), dies at 79 on August - 03.   

1977  Radio Shack announces TRS-80 computer. Within weeks thousands were ordered on this day in history.   

1977  Alfred Lunt, actor (Guardsman, Sally of Sawdust), dies at 83 on August - 03.   

1978  Ezzedin Kalak, Palestinian PLO representative in Paris, murdered on this day in history.   

1979  Renato Fasano, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.   

1981  Robert Peci, Italian brother of Red Brigade leader, murdered on August - 03.   

1983  Carolyn Jones, actress (Morticia-Addams Family), dies at 54 of cancer on this day in history.   

1984  On August - 03 365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange   

1986  On August - 03 paul [Saul] de Groot, chairman Dutch Communist party, dies at 87   

1989  Lawrence Delisle drives his 4 kids into river on this day in history.   

1990  Radio Kuwait goes off the air, due to the Iraqi invasion on August - 03.   

1990  US announces commitment of Naval forces to Gulf regions on this day in history.   

1990  Florida Edwards, dies of pneumonia at 79 on August - 03.   

1991  Pan Am games open in Havana on August - 03.   

1992  On August - 03 wang Hongwen, vice-President Chinese Comm Party (1973-76), dies   

1993  On this day in history james Donald, actor (In Which We Serve, Way Ahead), dies at 76   

1994  Carel van Dillen, resistance fighter, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

1995  Carl Donnell "Kansas" Fields, drummer, dies at 79 on August - 03.   

1996  On August - 03 guido Alberti, literary patron/businessman, dies at 87   

2007  On this day in history a strain of foot and mouth disease is found on a farm at Wanborough, near to Guildford, Surrey. Gordon Brown holds a COBRA meeting by phone on the outbreak. For more information see 2007 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth outbreak.   

2012  On this day in history united Nations General Assembly c reproaches The United Nations Security Council over its lack of action in Syria   

2013  On this day in history 9 children are killed by a suicide bombing in Jalalabad, Afghanistan   

2014  The Israeli Defence Force remove much of its ground forces from the Gaza Strip following the destruction of 32 tunnels built by Hamas and other militants on August - 03.   

2014  Ludian earthquake in China killing 729 people on August - 03.   

2017  On this day in history iranian President Hassan Rouhani is elected for his second term as President   

2017  On August - 03 footballer Neymar signs 5-year deal with club Paris Saint-Germain in a $263 million world-record transfer from Barcelona   

2017  Massachusetts woman Michelle Carter sentenced to 2 1/2 years for urging her boyfriend to commit suicide on this day in history.   

2017  Rapper Kidd Creole arrested and charged for stabbing to death a homeless man in New York City on August - 03.   

2019  On August - 03 a mass shooting at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, United States, leaves 22 people dead and 24 others injured.   

2021  Singer Tony Bennett celebrates his 95th birthday with Lady Gaga in the first of 2 "farewell" performances at Radio City Music Hall, NYC on this day in history.   

2021  On this day in history the oil tanker Asphalt Princess is hijacked off the coast of the United Arab Emirates.   

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1509  Ã‰tienne Dolet, French scholar (d. 1546) was born on this day in history.   

1645  August Kuhnel, composer was born on August - 03.   

1692  John Henley, English clergyman (d. 1759) was born on August - 03.   

1748  On August - 03 birth of carl Ludwig Junker, composer   

1770  On this day in history birth of frederik Willem III, reactionary king of Prussia (1797-1840)   

1801  On August - 03 birth of joseph Paxton, English landscape architect (Crystal Palace)   

1808  Hamilton Fish, American politician (d. 1893) was born on this day in history.   

1811  Elisha Graves Otis, inventor (safe elevator) was born on this day in history.   

0808  P'ang Yun, [Layman P'ang], Exemplary Zen practitioner, dies in China on August - 03.   

1387  On this day in history olaf V Haakonsson, King of Denmark (1376-87)/Norway (1380-87), dies   

1460  On this day in history death of king James II of Scotland (b. 1430)   

1527  Death of Scaramuccia Trivulzio, Italian cardinal on August - 03.   

1530  On August - 03 philibert Chalon, prince of Orange/viceroy of Naples, dies   

1546  Death of Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (b. 1484) on this day in history.   

1604  Death of Bernardino de Mendoza, Spanish military commander on August - 03.   

1621  On this day in history death of guillaume du Vair, French writer (b. 1556)