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| Birthday August 03, 1811 Elisha Graves Otis, invented safe elevator |
| Birthday August 03, 1823 Union General Thomas F. Meagher is born in Ireland |
| Birthday August 03, 1867 Stanley Earl Baldwin, (C), British PM (1923-24, 1924-29, 1935-37) |
| Birthday August 03, 1887 Rupert Brooke, British WW I poet (1914) |
| Birthday August 03, 1900 John T. Scopes, Tennessee teacher convicted for teaching evolution |
| Birthday August 03, 1901 John Stennis, (D-sen-Miss) |
| Birthday August 03, 1902 Habib Bourguiba, 1st president of Tunisia |
| Birthday August 03, 1905 Dolores Del Rio, Mexican Actress (What Price Glory?) |
| Birthday August 03, 1921 Mariyln Maxwell |
| Birthday August 03, 1923 Anne Klein, Fashion designer |
| Birthday August 03, 1924 Leon Uris, writer (Exodus, QB VII) |
| Birthday August 03, 1926 Tony Bennett, singer |
| Birthday August 03, 1935 Georgi S. Shonin, Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 6) |
| Birthday August 03, 1940 Lance Alworth, NFL wide receiver (San Diego, Dallas) |
| Birthday August 03, 1940 Martin Sheen, Actor (Subject Was Roses) |
| Birthday August 03, 1949 NBA is born |
| History August 03, 1492 Columbus sets sail from Palos Spain for "Indies." |
| History August 03, 1492 Columbus sets sail |
| History August 03, 1596 David Fabricius discovers light variation of Mira |
| History August 03, 1678 Robert LaSalle builds 1st ship in America Griffon |
| History August 03, 1797 Lord Jeffrey Amherst dies |
| History August 03, 1846 Donner party encounters first delay |
| History August 03, 1861 Last installment of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens is published |
| History August 03, 1914 Germany and France declare war on each other |
| History August 03, 1916 Sir Roger Casement hanged |
| History August 03, 1923 Calvin Coolidge takes oath of office after Harding's death |
| History August 03, 1933 Yanks are shut out for 1st time after 308 games |
| History August 03, 1940 Italians move on British Somaliland |
| History August 03, 1948 Chambers accuses Hiss of being a communist spy |
| History August 03, 1958 USS Nautilus begins 1st crossing of Arctic Ocean under icecap |
| History August 03, 1960 Niger gains independence from France |
| History August 03, 1965 TV news shows Marines burning village |
| History August 03, 1966 Marines launch Operation Prairie |
| History August 03, 1975 Boeing 707 crashes into a mountain near Agadir, Morocco |
| History August 03, 1977 The Spy Who Loved Me released, features Lotus Esprit |
| History August 03, 1982 Clyde King replaces Gene Michaels as Yankee manager |
| History August 03, 1982 Sodomy arrest sparks controversy |
| History August 03, 1983 John Sain of South Bend Ind. builds 3.91 m house of cards |
| History August 03, 1984 365.7 million shares traded in NY Stock Exchange |
| History August 03, 1988 Soviets release Mathias Rust |
| History August 03, 1996 The Macarena begins its reign atop the U.S. pop charts |
| History August 03, 2008 Multimillion-dollar baby photos published |