June, 3rd in History

[Spiritus Temporis]

Events

Monday 03, 2002:
The peak day of Golden Jubilee celebrations occurs in the United Kingdom.

Wednesday 03, 1998:
Eschede train disaster: an ICE high speed train derails in Lower Saxony, Germany, causing 101 deaths.

Tuesday 03, 1997:
Lionel Jospin becomes Prime Minister of France.

Monday 03, 1991:
At Hankuk University in Seoul, South Korea, students throw eggs at South Korean prime minister Chung Won Shik.

Saturday 03, 1989:
The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.

Sunday 03, 1979:
A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 600,000 tons (176,400,000 gallons) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the worst oil spill to date. Some estimate the spill to be 428 million gallons, making it the largest unintentional oil spill ever.

Sunday 03, 1973:
Reggae stars Bob Marley and the Wailers release the classic album Exodus, which will be named Time magazine's "Album of the Century" in 1999.

Tuesday 03, 1969:
Off the coast of South Vietnam, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne cuts the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Frank E. Evans in half.

Monday 03, 1968:
Valerie Solanas, author of The SCUM Manifesto, attempts to assassinate Andy Warhol by shooting him three times.

Thursday 03, 1965:
For 21 minutes, Edward H. White floats free outside the space vehicle Gemini IV for the first time.

Monday 03, 1963:
A Northwest Airlines DC-7 crashes in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of British Columbia, killing 101.

Sunday 03, 1962:
An Air France Boeing 707 jet crashed shortly after takeoff from Paris, killing 130.

Friday 03, 1960:
In Gideon v. Wainwright, the United States Supreme Court rules that all accused persons must be given the right to an attorney.

Wednesday 03, 1953:
Billy Joe McAllister jumps off the Tallahatchee Bridge, according to the 1967 hit song Ode to Billy Joe by Bobbie Gentry, and the movie which followed.

Saturday 03, 1950:
First ascent of Annapurna I, 10th highest mountain in the world.

Thursday 03, 1943:
A mob of 60 from the Los Angeles Naval Reserve Armory beats up everyone perceived to be Hispanic, starting a week-long race riot (see Zoot Suit Riots).

Monday 03, 1940:
World War II: The Battle of Dunkirk ends with a German tactical victory and with Allied forces in full evacuation.

Thursday 03, 1937:
The Duke of Windsor marries Wallis Simpson.

Monday 03, 1935:
One thousand unemployed Canadian workers board freight cars in Vancouver, British Columbia, beginning a protest trek to Ottawa, Ontario.

Saturday 03, 1916:
The National Defense Act is signed into law, increasing the size of the United States National Guard by 450,000 men.

Monday 03, 1889:
The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon, United States.

Sunday 03, 1888:
The poem "Casey at the Bat", by Ernest Lawrence Thayer, is published in the San Francisco Examiner.

Wednesday 03, 1885:
Last military engagement fought on Canadian soil: Cree leader Big Bear escapes the North West Mounted Police.

Sunday 03, 1866:
Fenians are driven out of Fort Erie, Ontario, into the United States to a heroes' welcome.

Friday 03, 1864:
Union forces attack Confederate troops at Cold Harbor, Virginia.

Tuesday 03, 1800:
U.S. President John Adams takes up residence in Washington, DC (in a tavern – the White House was not yet completed).

Sunday 03, 1770:
Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo is founded in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.

Wednesday 03, 1665:
1665 - English naval forces defeat the Dutch fleet.

Monday 03, 1658:
The Pope appoints François de Laval vicar apostolic in New France.

Thursday 03, 1621:
The Dutch West India Company receives a charter for New Netherlands.

Wednesday 03, 1620:
Building of oldest stone church in French North America, Notre-Dame-des-Anges, begins at Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Tuesday 03, 1608:
Samuel de Champlain completes his third voyage to New France at Tadoussac, Quebec.

Monday 03, 1140:
French scholar Peter Abelard is found guilty of heresy.

Friday 03, 1098:
First Crusade: Antioch falls to the crusaders after an eight-month siege.

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/03-june/on-this-day.html


People born on June 03

1987:
Lalaine, American actress (b: June 3, 1987) (Biography of Lalaine)
Masami Nagasawa, Japanese actress (b: June 3, 1987) (Biography of Masami Nagasawa)

1986:
Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (b: June 3, 1986) (Biography of Rafael Nadal)

1976:
Yuri Ruley, American drummer (mxpx) (b: June 3, 1976) (Biography of Yuri Ruley)

1970:
Esther Hart, Dutch singer (b: June 3, 1970) (Biography of Esther Hart)

1968:
Saffron, Nigerian singer (Republica) (b: June 3, 1968) (Biography of Samantha Sprackling)
Jamie O'Neal, American singer (b: June 3, 1968) (Biography of Jamie O'Neal)

1967:
Anderson Cooper, American reporter (b: June 3, 1967) (Biography of Anderson Cooper)

1966:
Wasim Akram, Pakistani cricketer (b: June 3, 1966) (Biography of Wasim Akram)

1965:
Kurt von Finck, American open source advocate (b: June 3, 1965) (Biography of Kurt von Finck)

1964:
Kerry King, American musician (Slayer) (b: June 3, 1964) (Biography of Kerry King)

1963:
Rudy Demotte, Belgian politician (b: June 3, 1963) (Biography of Rudy Demotte)

1961:
Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer and author (b: June 3, 1961) (Biography of Lawrence Lessig)
Scott Byrne, American drummer (Instant Death) (b: June 3, 1961) (Biography of Scott Byrne)

1950:
Melissa Mathison, American screenwriter (b: June 3, 1950) (Biography of Melissa Mathison)
Suzi Quatro, American musician and actress (b: June 3, 1950) (Biography of Suzi Quatro)

1946:
Ian Hunter, English musician (Mott the Hoople) (b: June 3, 1946) (Biography of Ian Hunter)

1944:
Edith McGuire, American runner (b: June 3, 1944) (Biography of Edith McGuire)

1943:
Billy Cunningham, American basketball player (b: June 3, 1943) (Biography of Billy Cunningham)

1942:
Curtis Mayfield, American songwriter and musician (b: June 3, 1942 ; d: December 26, 1999) (Biography of Curtis Mayfield)

1939:
Steve Dalkowski, baseball player (b: June 3, 1939) (Biography of Steve Dalkowski)

1937:
Solomon P. Ortiz, American politician (b: June 3, 1937) (Biography of Solomon P. Ortiz)

1936:
Larry McMurtry, American author (b: June 3, 1936) (Biography of Larry McMurtry)
Jim Gentile, baseball player (b: June 3, 1936) (Biography of Jim Gentile)

1934:
Rolland D. McCune, American theologian (b: June 3, 1934) (Biography of Rolland D. McCune)

1931:
Lindy Remigino, American athlete (b: June 3, 1931) (Biography of Lindy Remigino)
John Norman, American author (b: June 3, 1931) (Biography of John Norman)

1930:
Marion Zimmer Bradley, American author (b: June 3, 1930 ; d: September 25, 1999) (Biography of Marion Zimmer Bradley)

1929:
Chuck Barris, American game show host, producer, and purported spy (b: June 3, 1929) (Biography of Chuck Barris)

1926:
Allen Ginsberg, American poet (b: June 3, 1926 ; d: April 5, 1997) (Biography of Allen Ginsberg)
Boots Randolph, American musician (b: June 3, 1926) (Biography of Boots Randolph)

1925:
Tony Curtis, American actor (b: June 3, 1925) (Biography of Tony Curtis)

1924:
Colleen Dewhurst, Canadian actress (b: June 3, 1924 ; d: August 22, 1991) (Biography of Colleen Dewhurst)
Torsten Wiesel, Swedish scientist (b: June 3, 1924) (Biography of Torsten Wiesel)

1922:
Alain Resnais, French director (b: June 3, 1922) (Biography of Alain Resnais)

1918:
Lili St. Cyr, American ecdysiast (b: June 3, 1918 ; d: January 29, 1999) (Biography of Lili St. Cyr)

1911:
Ellen Corby, American actress (b: June 3, 1911 ; d: April 14, 1999) (Biography of Ellen Corby)
Paulette Goddard, American actress (b: June 3, 1911 ; d: April 23, 1990) (Biography of Paulette Goddard)

1906:
Josephine Baker, American dancer, singer, and actress (b: June 3, 1906 ; d: April 12, 1975) (Biography of Josephine Baker)

1904:
Jan Peerce, American tenor (b: June 3, 1904 ; d: December 15, 1984) (Biography of Jan Peerce)

1903:
Eddie Acuff, American actor (b: June 3, 1903) (Biography of Eddie Acuff)

1901:
Maurice Evans, English actor (b: June 3, 1901 ; d: March 12, 1989) (Biography of Maurice Evans (actor))

1888:
Tom Brown, American musician (b: June 3, 1888 ; d: March 25, 1958) (Biography of Tom Brown (trombonist))

1878:
Barney Oldfield, American race car driver (b: June 3, 1878 ; d: October 4, 1946) (Biography of Barney Oldfield)

1877:
Raoul Dufy, French painter (b: June 3, 1877) (Biography of Raoul Dufy)

1865:
King George V of the United Kingdom (b: June 3, 1865 ; d: January 20, 1936) (Biography of George V of the United Kingdom)

1864:
Ransom E. Olds, American automobile pioneer (b: June 3, 1864) (Biography of Ransom E. Olds)

1853:
William Matthew Flinders Petrie, English Egyptologist (b: June 3, 1853 ; d: July 28, 1942) (Biography of William Matthew Flinders Petrie)

1844:
Detlev von Liliencron, German poet (b: June 3, 1844) (Biography of Detlev von Liliencron)

1808:
Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America (b: June 3, 1808 ; d: December 6, 1889) (Biography of Jefferson Davis)

1770:
Manuel Belgrano, Argentine lawyer and politician (b: June 3, 1770 ; d: June 20, 1820) (Biography of Manuel Belgrano)

1726:
James Hutton, Scottish geologist (b: June 3, 1726) (Biography of James Hutton)

1723:
Giovanni Antonio Scopoli, Italian physician and naturalist (b: June 3, 1723 ; d: May 8, 1788) (Biography of Giovanni Antonio Scopoli)

1659:
David Gregory, Scottish astronomer (b: June 3, 1659 ; d: October 10, 1708) (Biography of David Gregory)

1635:
Philippe Quinault, French writer (b: June 3, 1635 ; d: November 26, 1688) (Biography of Philippe Quinault)

1540:
Archduke Charles II of Austria, Regent of Inner Austria (b: June 3, 1540 ; d: July 10, 1590) (Biography of Charles II of Austria)

Source: http://www.spiritus-temporis.com/03-june/births.html