April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in Leap Year s) in the Gregorian Calendar , with 272 days remaining.
- 33 - Crucifixion of Jesus (traditional date).
- 1077 - Creation of the first Parliament of Friuli .
- 1559 - The Peace Of Cateau-Cambrésis treaty is signed, ending the Italian Wars .
- 1860 - The first successful Pony Express run from Saint Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento, California begins, and is completed on April 13 .
- forces capture Richmond, Virginia , the capital of the Confederate States Of America .
- 1882 - American Old West outlaw Jesse James is shot in the back and killed in Saint Joseph, Missouri by Robert Ford for a $5,000 reward.
- 1885 - Gottlieb Daimler is granted a German Patent for his Engine design.
- 1895 - The Libel trial instigated by Oscar Wilde against the Marquess Of Queensbury begins, eventually resulting in Wilde 's arrest, trial and imprisonment on charges of Homosexuality .
- 1896 - The first publication of '' La Gazzetta Dello Sport '' Newspaper in Italy .
- 1917 - Vladimir Lenin arrives at Finland Railway Station in Russia from exile, marking the beginning of Bolshevik leadership in the Russian Revolution .
- 1922 - Joseph Stalin became the first General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union .
- 1929 - RMS Queen Mary is ordered from John Brown & Company Shipbuilding And Engineering by Cunard Line .
- 1936 - Richard Bruno Hauptmann is executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Augustus Lindbergh III , the baby son of Anne and world-famous pilot Charles Lindbergh .
- 1941 - Hungarian and German troops march into Yugoslavia .
- ese forces begin an all-out assault on the United States and Filipino troops on the Bataan Peninsula . Bataan falls on April 9 and the Bataan Death March began.
- 1946 - Japan ese Lt. General Masaharu Homma is executed outside Manila in the Philippines for leading the Bataan Death March .
- 1948 - President Harry Truman signs the Marshall Plan which authorizes $5 billion in aid for 16 countries.
- 1948 - In Jeju , South Korea , locals simultaneously raid the island's police stations, marking the start of a civil-war-like period of violence and Human Rights Abuses known as the Jeju Massacre .
- 1953 - '' TV Guide '' debuts.
- 1955 - The American Civil Liberties Union announces it will defend Allen Ginsberg 's book '' Howl '' against Obscenity charges.
- 1956 - Elvis Presley sings " Heartbreak Hotel " on the '' Milton Berle Show '', with an estimated 25% of the United States population viewing.
- 1956 - The western part of the Lower Peninsula Of Michigan is struck by a deadly F5 tornado (known as the Standale Tornado).
- 1968 - Simon And Garfunkel release the critically acclaimed album '' Bookends ''.
- 1968 - Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his " Mountaintop " speech.
- - U.S. Secretary Of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to " Vietnamize " the war effort.
- 1971 - In Dublin , Ireland , Séverine wins the Eurovision Song Contest for Monaco singing " Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue " ( A Bench, A Tree, A Street ).
- 1973 - The first portable Cell Phone call is placed in New York City .
- 1974 - The Super Outbreak occurs, with 148 tornadoes affecting 13 states and 1 Canadian province in 18 hours, the biggest tornado outbreak in recorded history. The death toll is 315, with nearly 5,500 injured.
- 1975 - Bobby Fischer refuses to play in a Chess match against Anatoly Karpov , giving Karpov the title.
- 1976 - In The Hague , Netherlands , Brotherhood Of Man wins the twenty-first Eurovision Song Contest for the United Kingdom singing " Save Your Kisses For Me ".
- 1986 - IBM unveils the PC Convertible , their first Laptop Computer .
- 1996 - Suspected " Unabomber " Theodore Kaczynski is arrested at his Montana cabin.
- 1996 - An Air Force 737 carrying United States Secretary Of Commerce Ron Brown crashes in Croatia , killing all 35 on-board, including Brown.
- 1997 - Thalit Massacre begins in Algeria ; all but 1 of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
- is ruled to have violated United States Antitrust laws by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
- 2004 - Islamist Terrorists involved in the 11 March 2004 Madrid Attacks are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves with explosives.
- 2005 - Wrestlemania 21, John Cena wins the WWE championship and Batista wins the World Heavyweight championship.
- 2006 - The University Of Florida basketball team wins the National Championship for the first time in the history of the state of Florida , defeating the UCLA Bruins 73-57, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana .
- 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich , Russian prince (d. 1202 )
- 1245 - King Philip III Of France (d. 1285 )
- 1367 - King Henry IV Of England (d. 1413 )
- 1529 - Michael Neander , German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581 )
- 1593 - George Herbert , English poet and orator (d. 1633 )
- 1643 - Charles IV, Duke Of Lorraine , general of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1690 )
- 1683 - Mark Catesby , English naturalist (d. 1749 )
- 1693 - George Edwards , English naturalist (d. 1773 )
- 1715 - John Hanson , American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1783 )
- 1715 - William Watson , English physician and scientist (d. 1787 )
- 1764 - John Abernathy , English surgeon (d. 1831 )
- 1769 - Christian Gunther Von Bernstorff , Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835 )
- 1783 - Washington Irving , American author (d. 1859 )
- 1814 - Lorenzo Snow , 5th president of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901 )
- 1821 - T. Pelham Dale , Anglican Clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist Practices in the 1870s (d. 1892 )
- 1822 - Edward Everett Hale , American writer (d. 1909 )
- 1823 - William Marcy Tweed , American political boss (d. 1878 )
- 1880 - Otto Weininger , Austrian philosopher (d. 1903 )
- 1881 - Alcide De Gasperi , Prime Minister Of Italy (d. 1954 )
- 1885 - Allan Dwan , Canadian-born American film director (d. 1981 )
- 1889 - Grigoraş Dinicu , Romanian composer and violinist (d. 1949 )
- 1893 - Leslie Howard , English actor (d. 1943 )
- 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco , Italian composer (d. 1968 )
- 1898 - George Jessel , American comedian (d. 1981 )
- 1898 - Henry Luce , American publisher (d. 1967 )
- 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody , American actor (d. 1999 )
- 1913 - Per Borten , Premier of Norway (d. 2005 )
- 1916 - Herb Caen , American newspaper columnist (d. 1997 )
- 1921 - Jan Sterling , American actress (d. 2004 )
- 1924 - Marlon Brando , American actor (d. 2004 )
- 1924 - Doris Day , American actress
- 1925 - Tony Benn , British politician
- 1926 - Gus Grissom , astronaut (d. 1967 )
- 1928 - Don Gibson , American country musician (d. 2003 )
- 1928 - Kevin Hagen , American actor (d. 2005 )
- 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki , Japanese actress
- 1930 - Lawton Chiles , U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida (d. 1998 )
- 1930 - Helmut Kohl , Chancellor Of Germany
- 1934 - Jane Goodall , English zoologist
- 1936 - Scott LaFaro , American musician (d. 1961 )
- 1938 - Jeff Barry , American songwriter and record producer
- 1941 - Eric Braeden , German-born actor
- 1941 - Philippe Wynne , American musician (d. 1984 )
- 1941 - Jan Berry , American musician ( Jan And Dean ) (d. 2004 )
- 1942 - Marek Perepeczko , Polish actor (d. 2005 )
- 1942 - Marsha Mason , American actress
- 1942 - Wayne Newton , American singer
- 1942 - Billy Joe Royal , American singer
- 1943 - Jonathan Lynn , British actor and comedy writer
- 1943 - Richard Manuel , Canadian musician and songwriter (d. 1986 )
- 1944 - Tony Orlando , American musician
- 1948 - Carlos Salinas , President Of Mexico
- 1949 - Richard Thompson , British musician and songwriter
- 1949 - Lyle Alzado , American football player
- 1954 - Elisabetta Brusa , Italian composer
- 1956 - Ray Combs , American game show host and comedian (d. 1996 )
- 1958 - Alec Baldwin , American actor
- 1959 - David Hyde Pierce , American actor
- 1960 - Arjen Anthony Lucassen , Dutch musician ( Ayreon )
- 1961 - Eddie Murphy , American actor and comedian
- 1962 - Mike Ness , American musician ( Social Distortion )
- 1964 - Bjarne Riis , Danish cyclist
- 1968 - Sebastian Bach , Canadian musician ( Skid Row )
- 1968 - Charlotte Coleman , British television actress (d. 2001 )
- 1968 - Jamie Hewlett , British illustrator ( Tank Girl and Gorillaz )
- 1972 - Jennie Garth , American actress
- 1973 - Matthew Ferguson , Canadian actor
- 1975 - Michael Olowokandi , Nigerian basketball player
- 1976 - Drew Shirley , American musician ( Switchfoot )
- 1976 - Will Mellor , British actor
- 1979 - Daniel Lane , British music journalist
- 1982 - Fler , German rapper
- 1986 - Amanda Bynes , American actress and show host
- 33 - Jesus Christ , founder of Christianity (b. 8 - 2 BC {Link without Title} )
- 963 - William III, Duke Of Aquitaine (b. 915 )
- 1287 - Pope Honorius IV
- 1350 - Eudes IV, Duke Of Burgundy (b. 1295 )
- 1606 - Charles Blount, 1st Earl Of Devon , English politician (b. 1563 )
- 1680 - Shivaji , founder of the Maratha Empire (b. 1630 )
- 1682 - Bartolomé Estéban Murillo , Spanish painter (b. 1618 )
- 1691 - Jean Petitot , Swiss enamel painter (b. 1608 )
- 1695 - Melchior D'Hondecoeter , Dutch painter
- 1717 - Jacques Ozanam , French mathematician (b. 1640 )
- 1728 - James Anderson , Scottish lawyer (b. 1662 )
- 1792 - George Pocock , British admiral (b. 1706 )
- 1792 - John Montagu, 4th Earl Of Sandwich , English statesman (b. 1718 )
- 1827 - Ernst Chladni , German physicist (b. 1856 )
- 1849 - Juliusz Słowacki , Polish poet (b. 1809 )
- 1868 - Franz Berwald , Swedish composer and inventor (b. 1796 )
- 1882 - Jesse James , American outlaw (b. 1847 )
- 1897 - Johannes Brahms , German composer (b. 1833 )
- 1901 - Richard D'Oyly Carte , British impresario (b. 1844 )
- 1931 - Andre Michelin , French tire manufacturer (b. 1853 )
- 1932 - Wilhelm Ostwald , German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853 )
- 1936 - Bruno Hauptmann , German killer of Charles Lindbergh III (b. 1899 )
- 1950 - Kurt Weill , German composer (b. 1900 )
- 1965 - Ernst Kirchweger , Austrian communist and resistance fighter
- 1971 - Joseph Valachi , American gangster (b. 1904 )
- 1972 - Ferde Grofé , American composer (b. 1882 )
- 1982 - Warren Oates , American character actor (b. 1928 )
- 1986 - Peter Pears , English tenor (b. 1910 )
- 1987 - Tom Sestak , American football player (b. 1936 )
- 1990 - Sarah Vaughan , American singer (b. 1924 )
- 1991 - Graham Greene , English writer (b. 1904 )
- 1991 - Charles Goren , American bridge player, writer, and columnist (b. 1901 )
- 1993 - Pinky Lee , American children's television host (b. 1907 )
- 1996 - Ron Brown , U.S. Secretary of Commerce (b. 1941 )
- 1996 - Carl Stokes , Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio (b. 1927 )
- 1998 - Rob Pilatus , American entertainer and criminal ( Milli Vanilli ) (b. 1965 )
- 2000 - Terence McKenna , American writer and philosopher (b. 1946 )
- 2002 - Frank Tovey (aka Fad Gadget ), British singer and musician (b. 1956 )
- 2005 - Tony Croatto , Italian-born singer (b. 1940 )
In Iran , people play jokes on each other on April 3 , the thirteenth day of the Persian Calendar new year ( Norooz ). This day is called " Sizdah Bedar " (Outdoor thirteen). It is believed that people should go out on this date in order to escape the Bad Luck Of Number 13 .
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