Born on 3 August 2016

At A Glance

3 August 2016 at a glance

Day of the week

3 August 2016 was a Wednesday.

Irish Chart Song in 2016

The Irish chart song for 2016 was “One Dance” by Drake.

Top Film of 2016

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2016 was Captain America: Civil War.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 August is Leo.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 August 2016 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for August is Peridot.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 August 2016 was New Moon.

On this day: 3 August

• 1997 Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand opens after two-and-a-half years of construction, becoming the tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere at the time.
• 2004 The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks.
• 2005 President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
• 2019 Six hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested in an election protest in Moscow, Russia.
• 2023 Major floods hit parts of Slovenia.

Famous people born on 3 August

• Tom Brady, American football player (born 1977)
• Martin Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1940)
• Karlie Kloss, American fashion model (born 1992)
• Martha Stewart, American businesswoman, publisher, and author, founded Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (born 1941)

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