What happened on August 3

51 documented historical events happened on August 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Pope Stephen IX was crowned as pope. On the same day, in another year: Hundred Years' War: The French town of Calais capitulated to English forces after an eleven-month siege, ending the Crécy campaign. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.

160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on August 3, including Norman Dewis, P. D. James, John Eisenhower. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.

111 people with a Wikipedia article died on August 3, including Al-Ta'i', Bartholomew Burghersh the elder, James II of Scotland. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.

14 observances are celebrated on August 3 around the world: Anniversary of the Killing of Pidjiguiti (Guinea-Bissau), Armed Forces Day (Equatorial Guinea), Christian feast day: Blessed Augustin Kažotić, Christian feast day: George Freeman Bragg, W. E. B. Du Bois (Episcopal Church), Christian feast day: Lydia of Thyatira, Christian feast day: Myrrhbearers (Lutheran Church). The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.