Today in History for 3rd July 2026

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Historical Events

987 - Hugh Capet, is coronated as King of France, in Paris, after being elected by the nobility
1849 - French forces enter Rome to restore Pope Pius IX to power, providing a major obstacle to Italian unification
1884 - Dow Jones publishes its first stock index, the Dow Jones Transportation Average
1886 - In Germany, Karl Benz first drives the first automobile in Mannheim at a top speed of 16 km/h (10 mph)
1988 - Gene Nelson of the Oakland A's becomes first AL pitcher to steal a base since 1973 in 9-8 win over Toronto Blue Jays

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Famous Birthdays

1906 - Alberto Lleras Camargo, Colombian journalist and politician (President of Colombia, 1945-46 and 1958-62; Secretary General of the Organization of American States, 1948–54), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 1990)
1913 - Hugh Stirling Mackenzie, British Royal Navy officer, born in Inverness, Scotland (d. 1996)
1923 - Sue Ryder, Baroness Ryder of Warsaw and Cavendish, British volunteer with Special Operations Executive in the Second World War, born in Leeds, Yorkshire, England (d. 2000)
1959 - Stoyan Deltchev, Bulgarian gymnast (Olympic gold horizontal bar 1980), born in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
1970 - Shawnee Smith, American actress (Saw), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina

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Famous Deaths

1863 - Little Crow [Ta-oya-te-duta], Mdewakanton Dakota leader (Treaty of Mendota), shot and killed by settlers at about 53
1863 - Elon John Farnsworth, American Brigadier General (Union Army), dies at the battle of Gettysburg at 25
1918 - Mehmed V, 35th Ottoman Sultan (1909-18), dies at 73
1994 - Pieter Hennipman, Dutch economist, dies at 85
2025 - David Mabuza, Deputy President of South Africa (2018-23), dies at 64

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