Born on 3 June 1970

At A Glance

3 June 1970 at a glance

Day of the week

3 June 1970 was a Wednesday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Spirit in the Sky” by Norman Greenbaum was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1970

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1970 was Love Story.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1970 fell in the Year of the Dog.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 June 1970 was New Moon.

On this day: 3 June

• 1963 Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
• 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
• 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
• 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
• 1989 The government of China sends troops to force protesters out of Tiananmen Square after seven weeks of occupation.

Famous people born on 3 June

• George V (1865–1936)
• Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
• Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
• Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)