Born on 3 July 2012

At A Glance

3 July 2012 at a glance

Day of the week

3 July 2012 was a Tuesday.

Billboard Hot 100 No. 1

The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Call Me Maybe” by Carly Rae Jepsen.

Top Film of 2012

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2012 was The Avengers.

Bestselling Novel of 2012

“Fifty Shades of Grey” by E. L. James was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 2012.

Top-Rated TV Show

“NCIS” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 2012–13 season.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 July 2012 fell in the Year of the Dragon.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 July 2012 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 July 3

• 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)

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