June 3
This day in history:
- 2017 – London Bridge attack: Eight people are murdered and dozens of civilians are wounded by Islamist terrorists. Three of the attackers are shot dead by the police.
- 1963 – Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
- 1984 – Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
- 2013 – At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
Births:
- 1972 – Julie Gayet, French actress
- 1770 – Manuel Belgrano, Argentinian economist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1820)
- 1960 – Carl Rackemann, Australian cricketer and sportscaster
Deaths:
- 628 – Liang Shidu, Chinese rebel leader
- 2011 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and activist (b. 1928)
- 1780 – Thomas Hutchinson, American businessman and politician, Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay (b. 1711)
Holidays:
- Economist day (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
- World Bicycle Day
- Opium Suppression Movement Day (Taiwan)
Random Article of the day:
Matsuyama Station (Fukuoka)
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