April 3

Events

 * - is crowned.
 * - Creation of the first of.
 * - The treaty is signed, ending the.
 * - The generals in the stand trial for treason.
 * - The first successful run from  to  begins.
 * - : forces capture, the capital of the.
 * - outlaw  is killed by  for a $5,000 reward.
 * - is granted a   for his  design.
 * - The trial instigated by  begins, eventually resulting in his imprisonment on charges of.
 * - The first publication of  in.
 * - arrives in  from exile, marking the beginning of  leadership in the.
 * - became the first  of the  of the.
 * - is ordered from  by.
 * - Unsuccessful boycott of Jewish stores in.
 * - is executed for the kidnapping and death of, the baby son of world-famous pilot.
 * - : ese forces begin an assault on the and  troops on the.
 * - ese  is executed in the  for leading the.
 * -  signs the  which authorizes $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
 * 1948  - In, , a civil-war-like period of violence and  begins, known as the.
 * 1948  - First run of the  passenger train.
 * -  debuts.
 * - The announces it will defend 's book  against  charges.
 * - sings "" on the , with an estimated 25% of the  population viewing.
 * 1956  - The western part of the  is struck by a deadly  tornado (known as the ).
 * - delivers his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" speech.
 * - :  announces that the  will start to "" the war effort.
 * - ese television series  premieres, marking the beginning of the long-running.
 * - The first portable call is placed in.
 * - occurs, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
 * - refuses to play in a  match against, giving Karpov the title of World Champion by default.
 * - dispatched a naval task force to the south  to reclaim the disputed  from.
 * - Suspected "" is arrested at his  cabin.
 * 1996  - A  airplane carrying   crashes in, killing all 35 on board.
 * - begins in ; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of  are killed by guerrillas.
 * - : is ruled to have violated  by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
 * -  involved in the  are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
 * - An official new world record for conventional-train speed of 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) is set by a French on the  high speed line east of.

Births

 * -, Ukrainian prince (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * - King (d. )
 * -, German mathematician and astronomer (d. )
 * -, English poet and orator (d. )
 * -, general of the Holy Roman Empire (d. )
 * -, English naturalist (d. )
 * -, English naturalist (d. )
 * -, English physician and scientist (d. )
 * -, English surgeon (d. )
 * -, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. )
 * -, Greek general in the (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, Russian literary critic and philosopher (d. )
 * -, 5th president of (the LDS or Mormon Church) (d. )
 * -,  prosecuted for  in the  (d. )
 * -, American writer (d. )
 * -, American political boss (d. )
 * -, Austrian philosopher (d. )
 * -, (d. )
 * -, Canadian-born American film director (d. )
 * 1885  -, American cartoonist  (d. )
 * -, Romanian composer and violinist (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, Italian composer (d. )
 * -, American comedian (d. )
 * 1898  -, American publisher (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1904  -, American industrial designer (d. )
 * -, United States Army Officer (d. )
 * -, Premier of Norway (d. )
 * -, American newspaper columnist (d. )
 * -, Canadian composer, conductor and administrator (d. )
 * -, Ukrainian-born American auto worker, alleged Nazi
 * 1920  -, American composer and lyricist (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1921  -, Turkish-Jewish singer and songwriter (d. )
 * 1921  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * 1924  -, American actress
 * -, British politician
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1926  -, American astronaut (d. )
 * -, American country musician (d. )
 * 1928  -, American actor (d. )
 * 1928  -, English chef and TV personality () (d. )
 * 1929  -, American television personality
 * -, U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida (d. )
 * 1930  - ,
 * 1930  -, American baseball player
 * -, English zoologist
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1936  -, American jazz organist
 * -, American songwriter and record producer
 * -, American musician (Jan and Dean) (d. )
 * 1941  -, American father of  (d. )
 * 1941  -, German-born actor
 * 1941  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American actress
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * 1942  -, Polish actor (d. )
 * 1942  -, American singer
 * -, British actor and comedy writer
 * 1943  -, Mexican composer
 * 1943  -, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. )
 * 1943  -, English-born Mouseketeer
 * -, American musician
 * -, French actress
 * -, Poland's first female prime minister
 * 1946  -, Spanish actress
 * -, French-Canadian writer
 * 1948  - ,
 * -, American football player (d. )
 * 1949  -, English musician and songwriter
 * -, Jewish singer
 * -, Italian composer
 * -, Spanish musician and actor
 * 1956  -, American game show host and comedian (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American actor
 * -, Dutch musician
 * 1960  -, Quebec singer
 * -, American actor and comedian
 * -, American musician
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * 1963  -, American football coach
 * 1963  -, Japanese composer
 * -, Danish cyclist
 * -, Japanese (voice actress)
 * 1966  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * 1967  -, Australian racing driver
 * -, Canadian musician
 * 1968  -, English actress (d. )
 * 1968  -, English illustrator ( and )
 * -, Canadian professional wrestler
 * -, American alpine ski champion
 * -, American actress
 * 1972  -, French Top-10 tennis player
 * -, Canadian actor
 * 1973  -, English Actor
 * -, Nigerian basketball player
 * 1975  -, American comedian
 * 1975  -, Danish entrepreneur and philanthropist
 * 1975  -, American ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * 1976  -, English actor
 * -, German tennis player
 * 1978  -, English actor
 * 1978  -, South African rugby player
 * -, Australian Olympic swimmer
 * 1981  -, American musician,
 * 1981  -, Australian soccer player
 * -, German rapper
 * 1982  -, Australian soccer player
 * 1982  -, Japanese gravure idol
 * 1982  -, Canadian actress
 * -, English reporter
 * -, Argentine footballer
 * -, English singer
 * -, American actress
 * 1986  -, Spanish footballer
 * -, English footballer
 * 1988  -, Dutch footballer
 * -, American golfer

Deaths

 * - (b. )
 * - (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, founder of the Maratha Empire (b. )
 * -, Spanish painter (b. )
 * -, Swiss enamel painter (b. )
 * -, Dutch painter
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, Scottish lawyer (b. )
 * -, British admiral (b. )
 * 1792  -, English statesman (b. )
 * -, Polish priest (b. /)
 * -, German physicist (b. )
 * -, Polish poet (b. )
 * -, Swedish composer and inventor (b. )
 * -, American outlaw (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, British impresario (b. )
 * -, Canadian soprano (b. )
 * -, German chemist, laureate (b. )
 * -, German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. )
 * -, German actor (b. )
 * -, African American historian, author, journalist and founder of (b. )
 * 1950  -, German composer (b. )
 * -, Finnish politician, first female Finnish minister (b. )
 * -, Austrian communist and resistance fighter
 * -, American gangster (b. )
 * -, American composer (b. )
 * -, Scottish actress (b. )
 * -, English bandleader and composer (b. )
 * -, Airline entrepreneur and pioneer, founder (b. )
 * -, American character actor (b. )
 * -, English tenor (b. )
 * -, American football player (b. )
 * -, Australian Hockey player (b. )
 * -, American singer (b. )
 * -, American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. )
 * 1991  -, English writer (b. )
 * -, American comic and children's television host (b. )
 * -, American entertainment businessman (b. )
 * -, Canadian businessman (b. )
 * -, U.S. Secretary of Commerce (b. )
 * 1996  -, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (b. )
 * -, English mathematician (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, American writer and philosopher (b. )
 * -, English singer and musician (b. )
 * -, American journalist (b. )
 * -, Italian-born singer (b. )
 * -, Welsh novelist (b. )
 * 2007  -, American football coach (b. )
 * 2007  -, Asia's Richest Woman (b. )
 * 2007  -, Asia's Richest Woman (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * (Outdoor thirteen). In, people play jokes on each other on April 3, the thirteenth day of the new year.

Liturgical feasts

 * (died 304)
 * (d. 1253)