Here’s a look at what happened on this day, 03 August, throughout history. We remember the news, events, and people that influenced the course of history forever.
ON THIS DAY: 03 AUGUST
1966 | South African government banned Beatle records
2019 | Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, were arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
1998 | The diplomatic relations between SA and Iraq annoyed the USA. Relations between South Africa and the United States (US) deteriorated following South Africa’s announcement that it would restore diplomatic relations with Iraq.
2018 | Two burka-clad men killed 29 people and injured more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan.
2007 | Former Deputy Director of Chile’s secret police Raúl Iturriaga was arrested after fleeing following a conviction of kidnapping.
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BIRTHDAYS
1946 | South African artist, Cyprian Mpho Shilakoe.
1988 | American football player, Leigh Tiffin.
1945 | Irish footballer and journalist, Eamon Dunphy.
1957 | New Zealand lawyer and politician, 11th New Zealand Minister of Conservation, Kate Wilkinson.
1985 | Estonian footballer, Ats Purje.
ON THIS DAY: DEATHS
1972 | Turkish-Greek composer, Giannis Papaioannou, 59.
2006 | American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer, Arthur Lee, 61.
2005 | French author and poet, Françoise d’Eaubonne, 85.
2014 | American pianist and composer, Kenny Drew, Jr., 56.
1995 English-American actress and director, Ida Lupino, 77.
SPORTS
1999 | On this day, Thierry Henry joined Arsenal from Juventus for £11m, one of Arsène Wenger’s best Arsenal signings.
ENTERTAINMENT
2007 | On this day in the United States, “Bratz” was released for the first time. It was directed by American film director Sean McNamara.
AFRICA FACT
The Nimba mountain is the highest mountain in both Ivory Coast and Guinea, with 1 752m.