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What are the important events that happened on April 3? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
April 3: Facts & Myths About This Day
April 3 is the 93rd day of the year 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 272 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is March 21, 2025 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 29,060,640 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘enneacontatrigon’ day.
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Aries is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Diamond is the modern birthstone for this month. Opal is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 320 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,486 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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April 3 Historical Events
- 33 –Generally agreed-upon date for the historical crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, the central figure of Christianity.
- 1559 –The Peace of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars.
- 1860 –The first successful United States Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins.
- 1882 –American Old West: Jesse James is killed by Robert Ford.
- 2008 –Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS’s YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be removed and taken into state custody.
Who were born on April 3?
- 1769 –Christian Günther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835)
- 1930 –Lawton Chiles, U.S. (Florida) Senator and Governor (d. 1998)
- 1943 –Doreen Tracey, English-born Mouseketeer
- 1978 –John Smit, South African rugby player
- 1982 –Jared Allen, American football player
Who died on April 3?
- 963 –William III, Duke of Aquitaine (b. 915)
- 1941 –Pál Teleki, Prime Minister of Hungary (b. 1879)
- 1978 –Ray Noble, English bandleader and composer (b. 1903)
- 1993 –Pinky Lee, American comic and children’s television host (b. 1907)
- 1995 –Alfred J. Billes, Canadian businessman (Canadian Tire) (b. 1902)
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