What do cabbage patch dolls, your own self and your favorite bottle of beer have in common? Hmm…if you said “They all have a born-on date!” then your own self would also be correct! If you were born on July 3rd of any year then follow along as we look at who shares your birthday as well as historical events and other facts specific to your own personal born on date!
General information about July 3rd birthdays:
If you were born on July 3rd of any standard year then you were born on the 184th day of the calendar year. If you happen to have been born during a leap year then you were born on the 185th day of that calendar year. If you are a U.S. citizen and your July 3rd birthday occurred in 1993 or any year earlier, then you are legally able to obtain a valid state drivers license once you have met all educational requirements to do so. Any person born on July 3rd of 1991 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase cigarettes or smoke in public and any person born on July 3rd of 1988 or any year earlier is legally able to purchase or consume alcoholic beverages while living or traveling in the U.S.
If your birthday falls on July 3rd of 1959 or any year earlier, then it means you have been conquering and exploring this world for a half a century or longer and are now allowed to start asking in the U.S. about senior discounts at a multitude of commercial businesses, events and services! Different companies set the eligibility age higher if their policy calls for it but age 50 is the lowest beginning age of eligibility in the U.S. A great site to check out senior discount deals at is listed below.
Astrological data for July 3rd birthdays:
In accordance with Western Astrology, those born on July 3rd are born under Cancer, the sign of the Crab which is of Water Element, of Fixed Quality and ruled planetarily by the silvery white Moon. The constellation of Cancer holds some well known stars or star clusters such as the Kwan Kei cluster (Bright Fire), Praesepe or Beehive Cluster(the manger) and Asellus Borealis(the northern donkey). Cancerian folk are often described as very intuitive, home loving and deeply sentimental though they do need the attention and social interaction through community situations or individuals that they feel comfortable with and that they feel understands them or they will quickly “clam up” and retreat into their Crab shell never to be enticed out again for fear of repeated hurt-whether real or imagined in nature. Most Cancerian souls love to take care and provide a safe home or environment for others and they are fabulous hosts with warm homes you are invited into or lost souls wandering and depressing to be around if those needs are somehow not available. They love to do anything inside or out that has to do with the home, and often there is a prominent water feature on or near their property. Cancerians are usually very cheery, loyal and resourceful but often times inside very insecure which can cause struggle in relationships because there natural protective Cancer tendencies allow it remain inside until it manifests as a point of no return break instead of open communication that could have easily fixed it prior. Cancer folk tend to be very creative in any field they choose and also are easily influenced by the mother/mother figure in their life(male or female) or by the lack of at a very deep level as well as tend to be very adept at mothering others-for better or for worse benefit wise of both parties. They keep everything and refuse to throw out even their old tennis shoes that they outgrew in high school unless of course for the benefit of another then without question. Cooking, music and water recreation are oft times hobbies and pursuits of those born under the sign of Cancer. If you wish to gain a greater understanding of Western Astrology (or Chinese Astrology dependent upon your birth year) visit this informative link courtesy of Wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrological_sign
Find your Cancer glyph at the bottom of the page when you are done to check out your Cancer specific traits. Famous fellow Cancerians include Robin Williams, John Quincy Adams, Ernest Hemingway, Princess Diana, Lindsay Lohan, Henry VIII, Meryl Streep, George Michael, Louis Armstrong, Prince William, Dalai Lama, David Spade, Cyndi Lauper, Helen Keller, Kris Kristofferson, Tobey Maguire, Rembrandt, James Cagney, Sly Stallone, Liv Tyler, Jerry Hall, Tom Cruise, George W. Bush, Jimmy Smits, Edward VIII-Duke of Windsor, Ringo Starr, Henry David Thoreau, Jack Dempsey, Sir Edmund Hillary, 50 Cent, Ingmar Bergman Anjelica Huston, Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Carlos Santana, David Hasselhoff, Nelson Mandela, Giorgio Armani, Ross Perot, Georges Pompidou, and Linda Rondstat. Countries “born” under the sign of Cancer are the United States of America, Yugoslavia, Canada, Holland, Scotland and New Zealand. States “born” under the sign of Cancer are New York, New Hampshire, Missouri, Wyoming and Idaho.
If you are interested in current daily/weekly forecasts for the Cancer sign stop by the link below for each day of your astrological year!
http://www.bridgettwalther.com/daily.asp?sign=Gemini
Birthstone/Birth Flower specifics for July 3rd birthdays:
The birthstone most commonly associated with your July 3rd birthday is the glowing Ruby, root of which is found in Latinized “ruber” meaning “red”. Pearl and Moonstone are also less common stones for July births. It symbolizes courage, devotion, integrity, happiness and strength. The clarity of the ruby’s red color is reputed to energetically induce prosperity and enhance energy as well as to energetically effect and possibly lessen blood diseases and infections and for increasing metabolism and mind alertness. Rubies are found heavily in Asia Minor and Northern Africa but are also found in the South Eastern United States. The deep red ruby color accounts for the most popular of the precious gems desired but ironically the lighter a ruby’s “redness” is(some rare times even a translucent violet)-the higher the clarity of that particular stone, similar to sapphires and emeralds. The red of the ruby often was used in earlyChristianity to denote fire and today still signifies the powerful intercession of the Holy Spirit and Pentecost. The ruby’s hardness is second only to that of the diamond.
For those of you born on July 3rd your birth flower is The Water Lily. Alternate and less common is The Blue Larkspur. Water lilies root deep in soil beneath a body of water but its full blooms float and open on the surface. There are two main groups of water lilies-tropical and hardy. A very temperamental flower, the lily is always “picky” about its surrounding climate with some varieties preferring the cool northern latitudes of Alaska and Canada, blooming only during the day while the more well known ones indigenous to warm tropical climates-this variety blooms both day and night and is fully fragrant. The Water Lily seed has an amazing fertility range with seeds remaining plantable and viable, surviving for up to 2000 years. The Larkspur is a clustering blue garden flower, gathered in a long fat dolphin shaped shaft upon its lengthy stem. Called Lark’s Heel by Shakespeare the clusters draw butterflies and bumble bees when in bloom like magnets. It is a beautiful flower for arrangements and grows throughout Northern America but is also toxic to farm animals when ingested in very large amounts (as with free grazing) so no tossing it on anyone’s salad even though it would take a truckload to make a human even sick-just look and enjoy its beauty! Unique fact: though it is toxic on a level-it also is/was used in many cultures to counteract the poison of a scorpion sting allowing the victim to escape the local muscular paralysis that accompanied the sting. The Larkspur symbolically means from Roman times an open heart and ardent attachment.
http://www.birthstones.org.uk/index.htm
Important historical events which have occurred on July 3rd:
324 – Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium.
683 – St Leo II ends his reign as Catholic Pope
987 – Hugo Capet crowned king of France
1250 – Louis IX of France is captured by Baibars’ Mamluk army at the Battle of Fariskur while he is in Egypt conducting the Seventh Crusade; he later has to ransom himself.
1468 – Duke Charles the Stout marries Princess Margaretha of York
1608 – Samuel de Champlain founded city of Quebec
1630 – Emperor Ferdinand II opens German Parliament
1767 – Pitcairn Island is discovered by Midshipman Robert Pitcairn on an expeditionary voyage commanded by Philip Carteret.
1816 – French frigate “Medusa” runs aground off Cap Blanc. Gross incompetence kills 150 in calm seas
1819 – 1st savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors
1839 – 1st state normal school in US opens, Lexington, Mass, with 3 students
1841 – John Couch Adams decides to determine position of an unknown planet by irregularities it causes in the motion of Uranus
1844 – The last pair of Great Auks is killed.
1849 – The French entered Rome in order to restore Pope Pius IX to power. This would prove a major obstacle to Italian unification.
1852 – Congress authorizes US’s 2nd mint (San Francisco, Calif)
1853 – Commodore Matthew Perry reach Japan
1861 – Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from NY
1871 – Jesse James robs bank in Corydon, Iowa ($45,000)
1884 – Dow Jones published it’s 1st stock avg
1886 – 1st NY Tribune printing using 1st commercial linotype machine
1886 – In Germany, Karl Benz drives 1st automobile
1890 – Idaho admitted as 43rd US state
1907 – Pope decree forbids modernization of theology
1913 – Common tern banded in Maine; found dead in 1919 in Africa (1st bird known to have crossed the Atlantic)
1913 – Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett’s Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
1915 – US military forces occupy Haiti, remain until 1934
1916 – 1st of 3 fatal shark attacks occurred near NJ shore (4 die)
1928 – 1st color TV broadcast in London (John Logic Baird)
1929 – Dunlop Latex Development Laboratories made foam rubber
1930 – Veterans Administration created
1934 – FDIC pays off 1st insured depositors, Fon du Lac Bank, East Peoria IL
1938 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at Gettysburg Battlefield.
1939 – Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler
1939 – Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes “luckiest man” speech
1940 – German occupiers forbids using Dutch royal names
1947 – 252,288 people (record) pass through Grand Central Station, NYC
1950 – 1st time US & North Korean forces clash in Korean War
1950 – Casey Stengel asks Joe DiMaggio to play 1st base (handles 13 chances)
1951 – 33rd PGA Championship: Sam Snead at Oakmont CC Oakmont Pa
1952 – Puerto Rico’s constitution approved by US Congress
1958 – “Andy Williams Show” premieres on ABC (later on CBS & NBC)
1962 – Algerian Revolution against French ends (Algeria gains ind on 7/5)
1967 – “News at 10” premieres on English TV
1968 – 41°F lowest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland in July
1969 – 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
1970 – 200,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival
1973 – Brothers Jim & Gaylord Perry face each other for only time, Tigers beat Indians 5-4, as Gaylord loses
1973 – General Walters, serves as acting director of CIA
1974 – Soyuz 14 carries 2 cosmonauts to space station Salyut 3
1976 – After 12 years, Brian Wilson performs with the Beach Boys
1976 – Israel launches rescue of 103 Air France crew & passengers being held at Entebbe Airport in Uganda by pro-Palestinian hijackers
1978 – Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand NY radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin’s “Filthy Words”
1981 – 88th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Chris Evert beats H Mandlikova (62 62)
1981 – NYC transit fare rises from 60 cents to 75 cents, new brass Y-cut-out token
1982 – 89th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats C Evert (61 36 62)
1983 – Calvin Smith of US becomes fastest man alive (9.93 for 100m)
1984 – Dolphin rocket launched off San Clemente Island
1985 – CBS announces a 21% stock buy-back to thwart Ted Turner’s takeover
1986 – Kuwait’s National Assembly (Majlis al Umma) dissolves
1986 – Pres Reagan presided over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
1987 – 2 men became 1st hot-air balloon travelers to cross Atlantic
1987 – NY Met Darryl Strawberry threatens teammates Wally Backman & Lee Mazzilli for criticizing his play
1988 – The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosporus.
1989 – Peter Koech of Kenya sets 3k steeplechase rec (8:05.39) in Stockholm
1989 – Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions
1989 – The movie “Batman,” set record of quickest $100 million (10 days)
1990 – Members of 2 Live Crew formally charged with obscenity in Florida
1991 – Donald Trump gives Marla Maples a 7.45 karat diamond ring
1992 – Mass Senator Ted Kennedy marries Victoria Reggie (38)
1994 – The deadliest day in Texas traffic history, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Forty six people were killed in crashes.
1996 – Stone of Scone returned to Scotland.
1997 – Mississippi becomes 1st state to settle tobacco suit
2004 – Official opening of Bangkok’s subway system.
2005 – The national law legalizing same-sex marriage takes effect in Spain.
2006 – Asteroid labeled as 2004 XP14 flies 432,308 km (268,624 miles) by Earth.
Famous passings on July 3rd:
683 – Leo II, Pope (681-83), dies
1642 – Maria de’ Medici, French queen-mother, dies at about 69
1749 – William Jones, Welsh mathematician (b. 1675)
1778 – Jean-Jacques Rousseau, French writer/composer (Pygmalion), dies
1778 – Anna Maria Pertl Mozart, mother of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (b. 1720)
1809 – Joseph Quesnel, French-Canadian composer and playwright (b. 1746)
1816 – Dorothea Jordan, French actress/mistress (William IV), dies at 65
1858 – Alexander Andreyevich Ivanov, Russian painter (b. 1806)
1863 – Little Crow, [Ta-oya-te-duta], Santee Sioux indian chief, dies
1863 – George Hull Ward, American general (b. 1826)
1918 – Sultan Mehmed V of the Ottoman Empire (b. 1844)
1934 – Henry WAE, Prince of Netherlands/father of Queen Juliana, dies
1935 – André Citroën, French automobile pioneer (b. 1878)
1942 – Louis Franchet d’Espèrey, French general (b. 1856)
1960 – Alfred Henry Ackley, composer, dies at 73
1965 – Trigger, horse (Roy Rogers), dies at 25
1969 – Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25
1969 – Hermann Grabner, composer, dies at 83
1971 – Jim Morrison, rock singer (Doors), dies of heart failure at 27
1972 – Mississippi Fred McDowell, jazz artist, dies at 68
1973 – Charles Ancerl, Czech conductor (Prague/Toronto), dies at 63
1974 – John C Ransom, US poet (World’s Body), dies
1977 – Mohammed al-Zahaby, Egyptian minister, murdered
1982 – Henry King, US director (Song of Bernadette, Gunfighter), dies
1986 – Rudy Vallee, singer (Vagabond Dreams), dies at 84
1988 – Gabriel Dell, actor (Dead End Kids), dies of leukemia at 68
1989 – Andrei Gromyko, Soviet diplomat, dies just short of his 80th birthday
1989 – Jim Backus, actor (Magoo, Gilligan’s Island), dies at 76 of pneumonia
1990 – Ludi Claire Hugo, entertainer, dies at 70
1991 – Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer, dies at 77
1992 – Arline Bletcher, entertainer, dies of natural causes at 99
1992 – Marc Tannenbaum, rabbi (only Jew to attend Vatican II), dies at 66
1993 – “Curly” Joe DeRita, last of Three Stooges, dies of pneumonia at 83
1994 – Pieter Hennipman, Dutch economist, dies at 85
1995 – Albert Hardy, photographer, dies at 82
1995 – Brad Lee Sexton, bass guitarist, dies at 47
1995 – Eddie Mazur, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1929)
1996 – Raaj Kumar, actor (Tiranga, Saudagar), dies at 68
1998 – Danielle Bunten Berry, American software developer (b. 1949)
1999 – Mark Sandman, American musician (b. 1952)
2001 – Mordecai Richler, Canadian author (b. 1931)
2004 – Andrian Nikolayev, Soviet cosmonaut (b. 1929)
2005 – Alberto Lattuada, Italian film director (b. 1914)
2005 – Gaylord Nelson, American politician (b. 1916)
2006 – Joseph Goguen, American computer scientist (b. 1941)
2007 – Boots Randolph, American saxophonist (b. 1927)
2008 – Larry Harmon, American entertainer and TV producer (b. 1925)
Famous Births on July 3rd:
1423 – Louis XI, King of France (1461-83)
1442 – Emperor Go-Tsuchimikado of Japan (d. 1500)
1567 – Samuel de Champlain, explorer (Lake Champlain)
1728 – Robert Adam, architect/designer (Adelphi Terrace, London)
1738 – John Singleton Copley, Mass, finest colonial American artist
1743 – Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1813)
1793 – John Claire, England, poet
1860 – William Wallace, composer
1861 – Peter Jackson, heavyweight boxer (hall of famer)
1866 – Albert Gottschalk, Danish painter
1883 – Moses Leverock Crossley, US bio-chemist
1899 – Klimenty Arkad’yevich Korchmaryov, composer
1899 – Otto Reinhold, composer
1906 – George Sanders, Russia, actor (All About Eve-Academy Award 1950)
1909 – Stavros Niachos, Greece, shipping magnate (Those Fabulous Greeks)
1912 – Edward Jones, North Ireland lord justice of appeals
1924 – S. R. Nathan, 6th president of Singapore
1926 – Johnny Coles, trumpeter
1927 – Ken Russell, England, director (Tommy, Altered States, Gothic)
1928 – G B Fuchs, writer
1928 – John Wills, lord-lt of Avon England
1930 – Carlos Kleiber, Berlin Germany, conductor (Bavarian State Orch 1968)
1930 – Pete Fountain, New Orleans, jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk 1957-59)
1935 – Harrison H “Jack” Schmitt, Santa Rita NM, astronaut (Apollo 17)
1940 – Lamar Alexander, American politician
1941 – Adoor Gopalakrishnan, cinematographer (Kathapurushan, Mathulikal)
1941 – Gloria Allred, feminist attorney
1942 – Kurtwood Smith, New Lisbon Wisc, actor (Rambo III, Robocop)
1942 – Paco Stanley, Mexican TV personality (d. 1999)
1943 – Geraldo Rivera, [Gerry Rivers], NYC, news personality (20/20, Geraldo)
1943 – Judith Durham, singer
1943 – Norman E Thagard, Marianna Fl, MD/astro (STS 7, 51-B, 30, 42, 71, Mir)
1944 – Paul Young, actor (Another Time Another Place)
1945 – Iain MacDonald-Smith, England, yachtsman (Olympic-gold-1968)
1945 – Michael Cole, Madison Wisc, actor (Pete-Mod Squad)
1947 – Betty Buckley, Big Springs Tx, actress (Abby-8 is Enough, 1776, Cats)
1947 – Dave Barry, American humorist and author
1948 – Peter Ruzicka, composer
1952 – Alan Autry, NFLer (Green Bay Packers)/actor (Heat of the Night)
1952 – Bill Badgett Jr, horse trainer
1953 – Frank Tanana, baseball pitcher (Calif Angels)
1956 – Eddie Edwards, South Africa, tennis star
1956 – Montel Williams, TV talk show host (Montel)
1957 – Laura Branigan, Brewster NY, vocalist (Gloria)
1957 – Orel Hershiser, Buffalo NY, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Cleveland Indians)
1958 – Aaron Tippin, Pensacola Fl, singer (You’ve Got to Stand for Something)
1959 – Stephen Pearcy, LA Calif, heavy metal vocalist (RATT-Round & Round)
1959 – Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgaria, horizontal bar gymnist (Olympic-gold-1980)
1961 – Vince Clarke, Basildon Essex, rock keyboardist (Erasure)
1961 – Pedro Romeiras, Portuguese dancer
1962 – Taylor Dayne, [Lesley Wunderman], NY, vocalist (Tell it to My Heart)
1962 – Thomas Gibson, actor (Dr Daniel Nyland-Chicago Hope)
1962 – Tom Cruise, Syracuse, actor (Risky Business, Jerry MaGuire, Rainman)
1962 – Hunter Tylo, American actress
1965 – Greg Vaughn, Sacramento CA, outfielder (Milwaukee Brewers, SD Padres)
1965 – Shinya Hashimoto, wrestler (NJPW)
1965 – Vinson Smith, NFL linebacker (Chic Bears)
1967 – Amy Van Horne, actress (Carla Solieto-The City)
1969 – Kevin Hearn, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
1970 – Preston Jones, WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)
1970 – Teemu Selanne, Helsinki Fin, NHL right wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
1970 – Shawnee Smith, American actress
1970 – Serhiy Honchar, Ukrainian cyclist
1973 – Johnny Terris, Canadian actor and director
1973 – Patrick Wilson, American actor
1975 – John Hargis, US, Little Rock Ark, 100m butterfly (Olympics-96)
1975 – Keri Houlihan, Penn, actress (Molly-Our House)
1976 – Andrea Barber, actress (Kimmy Gibbler-Full House)
1979 – Sotirios Kyrgiakos, Greek footballer
1979 – Ludivine Sagnier, French actress
1982 – Kanika, Indian actress
1984 – Corey Sevier, Canadian actor
1984 – Manny Lawson, American Football player
1985 – Minami Keisuke, Japanese singer and actor.
1987 – Sebastian Vettel, German racing driver
Holidays/Observances for July 3rd:
Catholics around the globe celebrate annually in July during the month long observance honoring Most Precious Blood of Jesus. July 3rd is also the Roman Catholic feast day of St. Thomas the Apostle, one of Jesus’ 12 disciples during his ministry years. He is best known as Doubting Thomas because he asked the resurrected Christ in “appearance” to show him the wounds from the cross and then collapsed beneath grief when he saw them and knew that he had not the faith to have believed. Spent his ministry years teaching in India and Persia traveling outside of the Roman Empire in 1st century AD-the only disciple to do so. July 3rd is Independence Day for Belarus citizens and Emancipation Day is celebrated in the United States Virgin Islands.
Hope this look at what makes your birthday of July 3rd special and historically unique has been informative-perhaps even that cabbage patch doll stored in a box in your attic from two decades(or three) ago would enjoy checking their “born on” date out too! Feel free to click on any of the resource links for additional specifics and extra info about any of the categories we looked into above that are relative to your July 3rd celebration of birth. Oh…and by the way-have a happy birthday!
Sources:
http://www.wikipedia.org/
http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/jun.php
http://www.history.com/
http://www.timeanddate.com/
http://www.historyorb.com/today/
