At A Glance

3 July 2023 at a glance

Day of the week
3 July 2023 was a Monday.
ARIA No. 1
The ARIA No. 1 was “Sprinter” by Dave and Central Cee.
Top Film of 2023
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
Best-Selling Vehicle of 2023
Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 2023 was the Ford Ranger.
Star sign
The star sign for 3 July is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 3 July 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
Birthstone
The birthstone for July is Ruby.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 3 July 2023 was Full Moon.

On this day: 3 July

  • 1973 David Bowie retires his stage persona Ziggy Stardust with the surprise announcement that it is "the last show that we'll ever do" on the last day of the Ziggy Stardust Tour.
  • 1979 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs the first directive for secret aid to the opponents of the pro-Soviet regime in Kabul.
  • 1988 The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.
  • 1996 British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
  • 2013 President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.

Famous people born on 3 July

  • Tom Cruise, American actor and producer (born 1962)
  • Olivia Munn, American actress and television host (born 1980)
  • Franz Kafka, Czech-Austrian author (1883–1924)
  • Patrick Wilson, American actor (born 1973)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 2023 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 6 February – A Boeing 737-300 owned by Coulson Aviation and serving as a firefighting air tanker crashes in the Fitzgerald River National Park in southern Western Australia.
  • 25 March – New South Wales State election elected the 58th Parliament. Chris Minns won after 12 years in opposition for Labor.
  • 13 April – Cyclone Ilsa crosses the Western Australia coast between Port Hedland and Bidyadanga as a category 5 system just before midnight local time.

Life in Australia in 2023

Prime Minister

Anthony Albanese

Monarch

King Charles III

Petrol (per litre)

$1.80

Loaf of Bread

$4.30

Average House

$770,000

Weekly Wage

$1,900.00

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