June 3
June 3 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 211 days remain until the year's end. It falls in spring (northern hemisphere) and under the astrological sign of Gemini.
External references
Curated jump-off points to the major almanacs, encyclopaedias and primary sources for this date.
Astronomy
On June 3 the Sun's declination is approximately +22.4°. At this latitude the Sun is north of the celestial equator, giving the Northern Hemisphere longer days than nights.
For specific rise/set times at your location, see the U.S. Naval Observatory, or the NASA APOD archive for any imagery published on a June 3.
Position in the year
Holidays & observances
No widely-observed holidays catalogued for this day in our base set. See the external almanacs above for region-specific observances.
Events
A selection of widely-documented historical events that took place on this date. Years marked BCE follow standard astronomical convention.
1098 — Crusaders captured Antioch after a long siege during the First Crusade. ↗(928 years ago)more
The siege of Antioch took place during the First Crusade in 1097 and 1098, on the Crusaders' way to Jerusalem through Syria. Two sieges took place in succession. The Crusaders sieged the city held by the Seljuk Empire from 20 October 1097 to 3 June 1098, when the Crusaders successfully took the city.
1937 — The Duke of Windsor (formerly King Edward VIII) married Wallis Simpson. ↗(89 years ago)more
Edward VIII, later known as the Duke of Windsor, was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 20 January 1936 until his abdication in December of the same year.
1965 — Astronaut Edward H. White became the first American to walk in space, during Gemini 4. ↗(61 years ago)more
Edward Higgins White II was an American aeronautical engineer, United States Air Force officer, test pilot, and NASA astronaut. He was a member of the crews of Gemini 4 and Apollo 1.
1989 — The Chinese government cleared Tiananmen Square — soldiers killed an unknown number of protesters. ↗(37 years ago)more
Protests led by students and workers, known in China as the June Fourth Incident, were held in Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, from 15 April to 4 June 1989. After weeks of unsuccessful attempts between the demonstrators and the Chinese government to find a peaceful resolution, the Chinese government initiated martial law in late May and deployed troop...
Notable births
1804 — Richard Cobden, English manufacturer and Radical statesman. ↗(222 years ago)more
Richard Cobden was a British Radical and Liberal politician, manufacturer, and a campaigner for free trade and peace. He was associated with the Anti–Corn Law League and the Cobden–Chevalier Treaty.
1925 — Tony Curtis, American actor. ↗(101 years ago)more
Tony Curtis was an American actor with a career that spanned six decades, achieving the height of his popularity in the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films, in roles covering a wide range of genres. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances.
Notable deaths
1924 — Franz Kafka, Czech writer. ↗(102 years ago)more
Franz Kafka was a German-language Jewish Czech writer and novelist born in Prague, in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature, his works fuse elements of realism and the fantastique, and typically feature isolated protagonists facing bizarre or surreal predicaments and incomprehensible socio-bureaucratic p...
1989 — Ruhollah Khomeini, Iranian religious leader. ↗(37 years ago)more
Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini was an Iranian political revolutionary and Shia cleric who served as the first supreme leader of Iran from 1979 until his death in 1989. He was the leader of the Iranian Revolution, which overthrew Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, ended the Pahlavi era, and transformed the country into an Islamic republic.
Numerical & calendrical curiosities
| Day-of-year (155) | 5 × 31 · composite (no) |
|---|---|
| Days remaining (211) | 211 |
| Date code DDMMYYYY | 03062026 · no palindrome in next 200 years |
| Sun declination | +22.41° (Cooper approximation) |
| Distance from solstice | 17 days |