June 3

Events

 * -, of the , proclaims himself , entering  at the head of a group of s.
 * - : falls to the crusaders after an.
 * - scholar  is found guilty of.
 * - delineates borders between  and  in.
 * - claims  for
 * - completes his third voyage to  at.
 * - Construction of the oldest stone church in, , begins at , ,.
 * - The receives a charter for.
 * - The appoints   in.
 * -, (later to become King ) defeats the   off the coast of.
 * - is founded in.
 * -  takes up residence in  (in a tavern – the  was not yet completed).
 * - The traditional founding date of . This was the date on which it was first incorporated by as the "".
 * - : -  forces attack  troops at.
 * - are driven out of, into the  to a heroes' welcome.
 * - Last military engagement fought on soil:  leader  escapes the.
 * - The "", by, is published in the .
 * - The is completed from coast to coast.
 * 1889  - The first long-distance  line in the  is completed, running 14 miles between a generator at  and downtown,.
 * - was established by  and  in,.
 * - The is established by the.
 * 1916  - The  is signed into law, increasing the size of the  by 450,000 men.
 * - great  hits four  in one game against the . Final score 20-13 in favour of the Yankees.
 * - One thousand unemployed workers board freight cars in, beginning a protest trek to.
 * - The marries.
 * - : The bombs.
 * 1940  - : The  ends with a  victory and with  forces in full retreat.
 * - A mob of 60 from the  beats up everyone perceived to be, starting the week-long.
 * - jumps off the, according to the  hit song  by , and the movie which followed.
 * - renames 'Third Class' passenger facilities as 'Second Class' (Second Class facilities had been abolished in, leaving just First Class and Third Class).
 * - An  charter,  crashed after aborted takeoff from, killing 130.  The largest single plane accident to date.
 * - A  crashes in the  off the coast of, killing 101.
 * - Launch of , the first multi-day space mission by a crew.
 * 1965  - For 21 minutes,  floats free outside the   for the first time.
 * -, author of , attempts to assassinate by shooting him three times.
 * - - Off the coast of, the n aircraft carrier  cuts the  destroyer  in half.
 * - A   crashes near, , killing 14, the first crash of a supersonic passenger aircraft.
 * - stars  release the classic album , which would be named 's "" in.
 * - A blowout at the oil well in the southern  causes at least 600,000 tons (176,400,000 gallons) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the worst oil spill to date.
 * - The  to the, , is shot on a  street. He survives but is permanently paralysed.
 * - The storms the  (Harmandir Sahib), the most sacred shrine of, near.
 * - The government of sends troops to force protesters out of  after seven weeks of occupation.
 * - erupts in  in  killing 43 people, all of them either researchers or journalists.
 * - : an  derails in, , causing 101 deaths.
 * - The union of comes to an end with 's formal declaration of independence.

Births

 * - (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, Scottish astronomer (d. )
 * -, Italian-born naturalist (d. )
 * -, Scottish geologist (d. )
 * -, Argentine politician (d. )
 * -, President of the Confederate States of America (d. )
 * -, French general (d. )
 * -, Swiss Superior General of the Society of Jesus (d. )
 * -, French composer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, 24th (d. )
 * 1844  -, German poet (d. )
 * -, English Egyptologist (d. )
 * -, German writer (d. )
 * 1864  -, American automobile pioneer (d. )
 * - (d. )
 * -, English director (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, French painter (d. )
 * -, American race car driver (d. )
 * -, American biologist (d. )
 * -, Russian painter (d. )
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, laureate (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American tenor (d. )
 * -, Commandant of Dachau concentartion camp (d. )
 * -, American dancer (d. )
 * -, English director (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * 1911  -, American actress (d. )
 * -, Dominican Poet Laureate (d. )
 * -, American actor (d. )
 * -, American (d. )
 * -, Australian athlete
 * -, French director
 * -, Russian mathematician
 * -, Canadian actress (d. )
 * 1924  -, American radio and television announcer (d. )
 * 1924  -,  laureate
 * 1924  -, American blues guitarist (d. )
 * -, American actor
 * -, American poet (d. )
 * -, American saxophonist (d. )
 * -, laureate
 * 1929  -, American game show host
 * -, American author (d. )
 * 1930  -, American jazz singer (d. )
 * 1930  -, Japanese television producers
 * -, American author
 * 1931  -, American athlete
 * -, emir of Bahrain (d. )
 * -, American theologian
 * -, baseball player
 * 1936  -, American author
 * -, American politician
 * 1937  -, American actor (d. )
 * -, baseball player
 * 1939  -, English musician
 * -, American musician (d. )
 * -, American basketball player
 * -, American runner
 * 1944  -, Italian athlete
 * -, American singer
 * 1946  -  American musician (d. )
 * -, British guitarist and percussionist (d. )
 * 1947  -, Australian racing driver (d. )
 * 1947  -, American special effects supervisor
 * -, American screenwriter
 * 1950  -, American singer
 * 1950  -, American musician and actress
 * -, American keyboardist
 * -, Canadian singer and songwriter
 * -, American sports broadcaster
 * -, German field hockey player
 * -, American lawyer and author
 * -, British fashion guru
 * -, Belgian politician
 * 1963  -, Japanese actor
 * -, American musician
 * 1964  -, German singer
 * 1964  -, British actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, American composer and actor
 * -, Pakistani cricketer
 * -, American reporter
 * -, American singer
 * 1968  -, Nigerian singer
 * -, Japanese musician
 * 1969  -, Japanese musician
 * -, Dutch singer
 * 1970  -, French Canadian singer
 * 1970  -, Swedish musician  and producer
 * -, American baseball player
 * -, Welsh singer
 * -, Puerto Rican baseball player
 * -, American driver
 * 1976  -, American drummer
 * 1976  -, Irish/Australian entertainer
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1977  -, American football player
 * 1977  -, American baseball player
 * -, American footballer
 * -, Greek basketball player
 * -, Russian pole vaulter
 * -, American national racewalking champion
 * -, Greek archer
 * -, African-American actor
 * 1986  -, Spanish tennis player
 * 1986  -, Czech Republic ice skater
 * 1986  -, Spanish racing driver
 * -, American actress and singer
 * 1987  -, Japanese actress
 * -, titular Bulgarian royal family
 * -, Member of the Dutch Royal Family

Deaths

 * -, English military leader (b. )
 * - Duke (b. )
 * -, Spanish Catholic bishop of Mexico (b. )
 * -, English political theorist (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, English physician (b. )
 * -, Portuguese historian and poet (b. )
 * -, Welsh Puritan preacher and writer (b. )
 * -, American colonial governor of Massachusetts (b. )
 * -, Russian writer (b. )
 * -, German composer (b. )
 * -, American politician (b. )
 * -, Japanese samurai (b. )
 * -, French composer (b. )
 * -, Austrian musicologist (b.
 * -, German painter (b. )
 * -, German expert on Byzantine Law (b. )
 * -, Austrian composer (b. )
 * -, Czech novelist (b. )
 * -, Chinese general and political figure (b. )
 * -, wrestler (b. )
 * -, American murderer (b. )
 * -, Turkish poet (b. )
 * 1963  -  (b. )
 * -, Finnish writer, laureate (b. )
 * -, Nazi official (b. )
 * -, German mathematician (b. )
 * -, professional wrestler (b. )
 * -, American band leader, producer, director, and actor (b. )
 * 1975  -, , recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, English physiologist, laureate (b. )
 * 1977  -, Italian film director (b. )
 * -, Rafi Khawar, actor,
 * -, Iranian Shi'ite leader (b. )
 * 1989  -, NHL official
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1990  -, American inventor (b. )
 * -, French volcanologist (eruption) (b. )
 * 1991  -, French volcanologist (eruption) (b. )
 * 1991  -, Japanese  (b. )
 * -, English actor (b.
 * -, French rugby league footballer (b. )
 * -, American television personality (b. )
 * -, Danish actor and singer (b. )
 * -, Mexican-born actor (b. )
 * -, Austrian sculptor (b. )
 * -, Cree political leader, writer, and lawyer (b. )
 * -, original accordion/piano/keyboard player for Bill Haley's Comets (b. )
 * -, original accordion/piano/keyboard player for Bill Haley's Comets (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - Festival to.
 * observed in, , and.

Liturgical Feast days

 * (in Russia)
 * (died 545)
 * Blessed
 * (died 273)
 * Blessed
 * (died 273)