Famous people born on July 3 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is July 3, you share it with Franz Kafka, Tom Cruise, Audra McDonald — and you were born under Cancer, the sign of the caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
Birthday basics for July 3
Cancer ♋
Zodiac sign
Ruby
Birthstone
Larkspur
Birth flower
184th
Day of the year
July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years), with 181 days still to come.
Famous people born on July 3
Franz Kafka — Influential novelist who wrote The Metamorphosis and The Trial (born 1883).
Tom Cruise — Actor known for Top Gun and the Mission: Impossible films (born 1962).
Audra McDonald — Record-setting Tony Award-winning Broadway singer and actress (born 1970).
Also sharing the day:
George M. Cohan (b. 1878) — American Broadway showman who wrote "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag".
Tom Stoppard (b. 1937) — British playwright of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead and co-writer of Shakespeare in Love.
Olivia Munn (b. 1980) — American actress and television personality known for The Newsroom and X-Men: Apocalypse.
July 3 in history
1863 — The Battle of Gettysburg ended after Pickett's Charge, a turning point of the American Civil War.
1890 — Idaho was admitted as the 43rd state of the United States.
1938 — The steam locomotive Mallard set a world speed record for steam trains of 126 miles per hour in England.
1608 — Samuel de Champlain founded Quebec City, one of the oldest cities in North America.
1884 — Dow Jones & Company published its first stock market average, forerunner of the famous Dow index.
1886 — Karl Benz publicly unveiled the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, widely considered the first true automobile.
July 3 birthday questions
What zodiac sign is July 3?
Anyone born on July 3 is a Cancer — caring, intuitive, and fiercely protective of loved ones.
What is the birthstone for July 3?
The birthstone for a July 3 birthday is Ruby, and the birth flower is the Larkspur.
Who is the most famous person born on July 3?
Franz Kafka is among the best known — Influential novelist who wrote The Metamorphosis and The Trial (born 1883).
What happened on July 3?
In 1863, The Battle of Gettysburg ended after Pickett's Charge, a turning point of the American Civil War.
What day of the year is July 3?
July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years), with 181 days still to come.
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