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July 3: Day of the Week
July 3, 2024 was the 185th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There were 181 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week was Wednesday.
If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is miércoles.
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Here’s the July calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Cancer is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Ruby is the modern birthstone for this month. Ruby is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
July 3 Historical Event(s)
324
Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
1775
American Revolutionary War: George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1844
The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
1863
American Civil War: The final day of the Battle of Gettysburg culminates with Pickett’s Charge.
1898
Spanish-American War: The Spanish fleet, led by Pascual Cervera y Topete, is destroyed by the U.S. Navy in Santiago, Cuba.
1913
Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett’s Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
1938
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
1940
World War II: the French fleet of the Atlantic based at Mers el Kébir, is bombarded by the British fleet, coming from Gibraltar, causing the loss of three battleships: Dunkerque, Provence and Bretagne. One thousand two hundred sailors perish.
1952
The Constitution of Puerto Rico is approved by the Congress of the United States.
Who were born on July 3?
1866
Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter (d. 1907)
1888
Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Spanish writer (d. 1963)
1908
M. F. K. Fisher, American writer (d. 1992)
1916
John Kundla, American college and professional basketball coach
1917
João Saldanha, Brazilian journalist and football manager (d. 1990)
1950
James Hahn, American politician
1958
Matthew Fraser, Canadian-British journalist
1962
Hunter Tylo, American actress
1972
Tim Rose, Australian Artist
1983
Steph Jones, American singer and model
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