Historical Events on April 3

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19 significant historical events occurred on April 3. April 3 has seen a number of entertainment and sports events over the years, with six major happenings on this date. It is known for hosting multiple Academy Awards ceremonies, such as the 2nd Awards in 1930 for films from 1928-1929, and the 50th ceremony in 1978. April 3 has also been a date for various international competitions, including Formula One races in Brazil and Bahrain as well as Eurovision Song Contest qualifying events.

Total Events

19

Time Span

-1456–2017

Categories

5

Top Category

war

13 events

15 famous birthdays on April 3

Including Nikolay Semenov, Helmut Kohl, Fazlur Khan

Event Distribution by Century

Darker = Higher Density

-14th C.21st C.

-14th Century

1 event

war

Ancient battle between the Egyptian Empire and Canaanite rebels

10th Century

1 event

war

Viking plunder of Santiago in Spain in 1968

14th Century

1 event

war

1351 event of the Breton War of Succession

15th Century

1 event

war

1420 second battle of the Hussite Wars

17th Century

1 event

war

1643 battle in the first English Civil War

19th Century

4 events

war

Battle of Rappahannock River

war

1836 naval engagement of the Texas Revolution

war

1871 battle during the Paris Commune

war

1871 battle during the Paris Commune

20th Century

7 events

politics

1927 riot in a Japanese concession in China

war

2nd Academy Awards — filmmaking award for 1928 and 1929

politics

1943 riot in Wellington, New Zealand

war

50th Academy Awards — movie awards

war

Battle during the Falklands War

general

1988 Brazilian Grand Prix — Formula One motor race held in 1988

culture

Kvalifikacija za Millstreet — qualifying song contest for the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

21st Century

3 events

general

2005 Bahrain Grand Prix — Formula One race in Bahrain

disaster

2017 Botswana earthquake

war

2017 Saint Petersburg Metro attack — Explosion on a train in Saint Petersburg, Russia, April 2017

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