The 184th day of the year, the 185th in a leap year
Born on 3 July
Every 3 July birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Cancer, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- CancerWater, cardinal, ruled by the Moon.
- Birthstone
- RubyThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Larkspur, Water lilyUsually taken today to mean an open heart and purity.
- Most common weekdays
- Sunday and Friday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 3 July in any year.
Which weekday 3 July falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 3 July falls on every day of the week: Sunday 16, Friday 16, Saturday 15, Monday 15, Tuesday 15, Thursday 15, Wednesday 15.
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How common a birthday 3 July is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,874 babies were born on 3 July in each year of the twenty, making it the 41st most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 3 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Franz Kafka | 1883–1924 | Bohemian writer from Prague |
| Julian Assange | 1971– | Australian editor, publisher, and activist |
| Tom Cruise | 1962– | American actor and film producer |
| Sebastian Vettel | 1987– | German racing driver |
| Louis XI | 1423–1483 | king of France from 1461 to 1483 |
| Valentinian I | 321–375 | Roman emperor from 364 to 375 |
| Tom Stoppard | 1937–2025 | Czech–English playwright |
| Leoš Janáček | 1854–1928 | Czech composer |
| Charlotte Perkins Gilman | 1860–1935 | American feminist, writer, artist, and lecturer |
| Laura Branigan | 1952–2004 | American singer and actress |
| Jerzy Buzek | 1940– | Prime Minister of Poland (r. 1997–2001); President of the European Parliament (r. 2009–2012) |
| Jean-Claude Duvalier | 1951–2014 | President of the Republic of Haiti |
| Patrick Wilson | 1973– | American actor |
| George Sanders | 1906–1972 | British actor |
| Olivia Munn | 1980– | American actress, comedian, television personality and author |
| S. R. Nathan | 1924–2016 | 6th President of Singapore |
| Winston Reid | 1988– | New Zealand association football player |
| Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova | 1991– | Russian tennis player |
Died on 3 July
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Morrison | 1943–1971 | American singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors |
| Theodor Herzl | 1860–1904 | Hungarian Jewish journalist and lawyer who formed the Zionist Organization |
| Mehmed V | 1844–1918 | 35th Sultan of the Ottoman Empire (1909–1918) |
| Diogo Jota | 1996–2025 | Portuguese footballer |
| Marie de' Medici | 1575–1642 | Queen of France; second wife of King Henry IV of France |
| Michael Madsen | 1957–2025 | American actor |
| Brian Jones | 1942–1969 | British musician |
| Hipólito Yrigoyen | 1852–1933 | President of Argentina from 1916 to 1922 and 1928 to 1930 |
| Andriyan Nikolayev | 1929–2004 | Soviet cosmonaut |
| André Citroën | 1878–1935 | French businessman |
| Andy Griffith | 1926–2012 | American actor, comedian, television producer, singer, and writer |
| Pancho Gonzales | 1928–1995 | American tennis player |
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