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Who was born on August 3

160 notable people were born on August 3. If it is your birthday too, you are in good company.

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Norman Dewis — British racing driver, born on August 3 1920.

P. D. James — English crime writer, born on August 3 1920.

John Eisenhower — United States Army general, military historian, diplomat, born on August 3 1922.

Jean Hagen — American actress, born on August 3 1923.

Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria — Head of the Coptic Church from 1971 to 2012, born on August 3 1923.

Connie Converse — American musician (born 1924), born on August 3 1924.

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Who was born on August 3?

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.

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.

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