Year 1754
French and Indian War: George Washington surrenders Fort Necessity to French forces.
JULY 3
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3 July: What Happened On This Day in History
Curated historical timeline of momentous political pacts, freedom struggle uprisings, constitutional developments, scientific breakthroughs, and prominent birthdays recorded on 3 July.
Year 1819
America began the first savings bank, Bank of Savings in New York.
Year 1850
The Koh-i-Noor was formally presented to Queen Victoria at Buckingham Palace by the deputy chairman of the East India Company.
Year 1886
Karl Benz of Germany built the world’s first automobile. Hedrove the first automobile in Mannheim, Germany, reaching a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph).
Year 1886
The New York Tribune became the first newspaper to use a printing machine.
Year 1938
World speed recorded for a steam locomotive was set in England, by the Mallard, which reached a speed of 125.88 miles per hour.
Born 1683
Edward Young, an English poet, critic, philosopher, and theologian.
Born 1883
Franz Kafka, a German-speaking Bohemian novelist, and short-story writer.
Born 1918
S.V. Ranga Rao, an Indian film actor, director, and producer.
Born 1928
M. L. Vasanthakumari, a Carnatic musician and playback singer.
Born 1952
Amit Kumar, an Indian playback singer, actor, music composer.
Born 1962
Tom Cruise, an American actor, and producer.
Born 1967
Tigmanshu Dhulia is an Indian film dialogue writer, director, actor, screenwriter, and producer.
Born 1980
Harbhajan Singh, an Indian international cricketer.
Born 1984
Bharti Singh, an Indian stage comedian.
Died 1350
Namdev, an Indian poet and saint from Maharashtra, India.
Died 1948
Mohammad Usman, the highest ranking officer of the Indian Army.
Died 1969
Brian Jones, an English musician, and composer.
Died 1996
Raaj Kumar, Kulbhushan Pandit, an Indian film actor.
Died 2014
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi, Ukrainian-American rabbi and author (b. 1924)
Died 2015
Diana Douglas, British-American actress (b. 1923)
Died 2015
Boyd K. Packer, American religious leader and educator (b. 1924)
Died 2015
Wayne Townsend, American farmer and politician (b. 1926)
Died 2015
Phil Walsh, Australian footballer and coach (b. 1960)
Died 2020
Saroj Khan, an Indian dance choreographer.