Daily Calendar - July 3

184th day of the year, 181 days left until the New Year.

Church Calendar

His Holiness Methodius, Bishop of Patara (312); Martyrs: Innas, Pinnas and Rimmas (I-II); Martyrs: Aristocles the Hermit, Demetrius the Deacon and Athanasius the Book Reader (c. 306); Leucius the Confessor, Bishop of Vruntisiopolis (V).

Born:

1531 _ Alonso Coelho, famous Spanish painter, court painter to Philip II, founder of the Spanish National Portrait School.

1738 _ John Copley, American painter. Died 1806.

1815 _ Pavel Fedotov, Russian painter. Died 1852.

1848 _ Robert Plunkett, French composer. Died 1903.

1883 _ Franz Kafka, Austrian writer. Died 1924.

1929 _ Yuri Zitsar, Basque-Georgian scholar.

1935 _ Harrison Schmitt, American lunar astronaut.

1962 _ Tom Cruise, famous American film actor.

Died:

1833 _ Joseph Niepce, one of the inventors of photography.

1904 _ Theodore Herzl, Austrian Jewish journalist and politician, founder of political Zionism.

Events:

1608 _ Quebec City, Canada, was founded.

1908 _ The Young Turk Revolution began.

1928 _ The first televisions began to be sold in America, the price of which was 75 dollars.

1973 _ The Council on Security and Cooperation in Europe began its work in Helsinki.

Memorable days:

Algeria _ Independence Day

Virgin Islands _ Emancipation Day

Belarus _ Independence Day

Altai Republic _ Creation Day