July 3

July 3rd is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 181 days remaining.

Events:

• 1776 -- Americans mull independence.
• 1890 -- Idaho becomes the 43rd state in the United States of America.

Births:

• 1927 -- Ken Russell (director: Altered States, Gothic, Tommy)
• 1937 -- Tom Stoppard (playwright: The Real Thing, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, screenwriter: Billy Bathgate, Shakespeare in Love)
• 1962 -- Tom Cruise (actor: Mission Impossible, Jerry Maguire, Eyes Wide Shut, Magnolia)

Deaths:

• 1971 -- Jim Morrison, singer - The Doors

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July 2 - July 4 - June 3 - August 3 - more historical anniversaries

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