Are you asking the question “What day of the week was I born?” Continue reading to find out what day of the week you were born.
Day Of The Week: August 3
August 3, 2025 is the 215th day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 150 days remaining until the end of 2025. The day of the week is Sunday.
If you are into daily horoscope then Leo is your zodiac sign. Peridot is your modern birthstone. Diamond is your mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Historical Events: August 3
- 881 –Battle of Saucourt-en-Vimeu: Louis III of France defeats the Vikings, an event celebrated in the poem Ludwigslied.
- 1527 –The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland.
- 1601 –Long War: Austria captures Transylvania in the Battle of Guruslău.
- 1783 –Mount Asama erupts in Japan, killing 35,000 people.
- 1811 –First ascent of Jungfrau, third highest summit in the Bernese Alps by brothers Johann Rudolf and Hieronymus Meyer.
- 1852 –Harvard wins the first Boat Race between Yale and Harvard. The race is also the first American intercollegiate athletic event
- 1900 –The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded.
- 1914 –World War I: Germany declares war against France.
- 1936 –Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter dash, defeating Ralph Metcalfe, at the Berlin Olympics.
- 1975 –A privately chartered Boeing 707 crashes into the mountainside near Agadir, Morocco, killing 188.
Who were born on August 3?
- 1900 –John T. Scopes, American teacher and evolutionist (d. 1970)
- 1904 –Clifford D. Simak, American writer (d. 1988)
- 1911 –Alex McCrindle, Scottish actor (d. 1990)
- 1934 –Jonas Savimbi, Angolan political leader (d. 2002)
- 1939 –Apoorva Sengupta, Indian cricketer
- 1955 –Corey Burton, American voice actor
- 1963 –James Hetfield, American vocalist and guitarist (Metallica)
- 1976 –Troy Glaus, American baseball player
- 1984 –Chris Maurer, American musician
- 1985 –Holly Blake-Arnstein, American singer and dancer
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