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Friday, 3 July 2026

Day 184 of 2026  ·  181 days remaining in the year  ·  Week 27
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5 Births
6 Events
11 Total entries

★ Born on this day 5 entries

1937
Tom Stoppard
US 89 yrs ago
1947
Betty Buckley
US 79 yrs ago
1956
Montel Williams, talk show host.
US Media & Broadcasting 70 yrs ago
1957
Laura Branigan
US 69 yrs ago
1962
Tom Cruise, actor.
US Arts & Culture 64 yrs ago

► Events on this day 6 entries

1608
Quebec is founded.
US Geography & Exploration 418 yrs ago
1775
Washington takes command of Continental Army at Cambridge, Mass.
US Military & War 251 yrs ago
1806
Michael Keens exhibits the first cultivated strawberry.
US 220 yrs ago
1819
First savings bank in US (Bank of Savings in NYC) opens its doors.
US 207 yrs ago
1861
Pony Express arrives in SF with overland letters from New York.
US 165 yrs ago
1972
The last episode of "Bewitched" airs.
US Media & Broadcasting 54 yrs ago