On this day: August 3
Events
Siege of Fort William HenryAugust 3, 1757 – August 9, 1757 · Wars & Conflicts
East African CampaignAugust 3, 1914 – November 25, 1918 · Wars & Conflicts
Founding of Official Charts CompanyAugust 3, 1969 · Companies- Release of InnervisionsAugust 3, 1973 · Music
- Release of HysteriaAugust 3, 1987 · Music
- Release of Eat Drink Man WomanAugust 3, 1994 · Film
- Release of DOOM 3August 3, 2004 · Gaming
- Release of Live in Hyde ParkAugust 3, 2004 · Music
Founding of BoltAugust 3, 2013 · Companies
2014 Ludian earthquakeAugust 3, 2014 · Geography
Release of OvercookedAugust 3, 2016 · Gaming
Release of AstroworldAugust 3, 2018 · Music
Born on this day
Frederick William III of PrussiaAugust 3, 1770 – June 7, 1840 · Music
Elisha OtisAugust 3, 1811 – April 8, 1861 · Technology
Ivan ZajcAugust 3, 1832 – December 16, 1914 · Music
George FitzGeraldAugust 3, 1851 – February 21, 1901 · Science
Maria WiikAugust 3, 1853 – June 19, 1928 · Art
William Kennedy DicksonAugust 3, 1860 – September 28, 1935 · Technology
Oswald KülpeAugust 3, 1862 – December 30, 1915 · Culture
Stanley BaldwinAugust 3, 1867 – December 14, 1947 · Politics
Hàm NghiAugust 3, 1871 – January 14, 1944 · Art
August KubizekAugust 3, 1888 – October 23, 1956 · Music
Iona YakirAugust 3, 1896 – June 12, 1937 · Science
Franz KönigAugust 3, 1905 – March 13, 2004 · Culture
Birgit CullbergAugust 3, 1908 – September 8, 1999 · Film
Mark KacAugust 3, 1914 – October 25, 1984 · Science
Tony BennettAugust 3, 1926 – July 21, 2023 · Art
Cécile AubryAugust 3, 1928 – July 19, 2010 · Film
Georgy ShoninAugust 3, 1935 – April 7, 1997 · Space- Steven BerkoffAugust 3, 1937 – present · Film
Sonallah IbrahimAugust 3, 1937 – August 13, 2025 · Film
Martin SheenAugust 3, 1940 – present · Film
Princess Christina, Mrs. MagnusonAugust 3, 1943 – present · Culture
Nikolai BurlyayevAugust 3, 1946 – present · Film- Sally OldfieldAugust 3, 1947 – present · Music
John LandisAugust 3, 1950 – present · Film
Hans SchlegelAugust 3, 1951 – present · Space
Marlene DumasAugust 3, 1953 – present · Art
Siegfried SelberherrAugust 3, 1955 – present · Science
Lambert WilsonAugust 3, 1958 – present · Film
Alexander NevzorovAugust 3, 1958 – present · Film
Koichi TanakaAugust 3, 1959 – present · Science
Anna-Maria Ravnopolska-DeanAugust 3, 1960 – present · Music
James HetfieldAugust 3, 1963 – present · Music
Lisa Ann WalterAugust 3, 1963 – present · Film
Lucky DubeAugust 3, 1964 – October 18, 2007 · Music
Joan HigginbothamAugust 3, 1964 – present · Space
Mathieu KassovitzAugust 3, 1967 – present · Film
SkinAugust 3, 1967 – present · Music
Justin KurzelAugust 3, 1974 – present · Film
Ivan VyrypaevAugust 3, 1974 – present · Film
Nadia AliAugust 3, 1980 – present · Music
Christophe WillemAugust 3, 1983 – present · Music
Georgina HaigAugust 3, 1985 – present · Film
Charlotte CasiraghiAugust 3, 1986 – present · Culture