April 3 in History
April 3 is the birthday of Chanel Harris-Tavita (1999) and the anniversary of the death of Fred Curry (2026). Below are famous birthdays, deaths, events for April 3, plus editor's picks and genealogy records.
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Xing Zong, Chinese emperor was born in 1016, while Jesus of Nazareth , (Julian Calendar Date) died in 33.
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Famous people born on April 3
Famous people who died on April 3
2025
Mick O'Dwyer (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Irish Gaelic football manager and player (1936–2025)
2016
Joe Medicine Crow (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
Native American writer and war chief (1913–2016)
2000
Terence McKenna (Wikipedia, opens in a new tab)
American ethnobotanist, lecturer, and writer (1946–2000)
What happened on April 3
- 2018
YouTube headquarters shooting: A 38-year-old gunwoman opens fire at YouTube Headquarters in San Bruno, California, injuring three people before committing suicide.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2017
A bomb explodes in the St Petersburg metro system, killing 14 and injuring several more people.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2016
The Panama Papers, a leak of legal documents, reveals information on 214,488 offshore companies.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2013
More than 50 people die in floods resulting from record-breaking rainfall in La Plata and Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2010
Apple Inc. released the first generation iPad, a tablet computer.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2009
Jiverly Antares Wong opens fire at the American Civic Association immigration center in Binghamton, New York, killing thirteen and wounding four before committing suicide.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
ATA Airlines, once one of the ten largest U.S. passenger airlines and largest charter airline, files for bankruptcy for the second time in five years and ceases all operations.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2008
Texas law enforcement cordons off the FLDS's YFZ Ranch. Eventually 533 women and children will be taken into state custody.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2007
Conventional-Train World Speed Record: A French TGV train on the LGV Est high speed line sets an official new world speed record of 574.8 km/h (159.6 m/s, 357.2 mph).
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2004
Islamic terrorists involved in the 2004 Madrid train bombings are trapped by the police in their apartment and kill themselves.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 2000
United States v. Microsoft Corp.: Microsoft is ruled to have violated United States antitrust law by keeping "an oppressive thumb" on its competitors.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1997
The Thalit massacre begins in Algeria; all but one of the 53 inhabitants of Thalit are killed by guerrillas.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
Suspected "Unabomber" Theodore Kaczynski is captured at his Montana cabin in the United States.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1996
A United States Air Force Boeing T-43 crashes near Dubrovnik Airport in Croatia, killing 35, including Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown.
Wikipedia source (opens in a new tab) - 1993
The outcome of the Grand National horse race is declared void for the first (and only) time.
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Editor's picks
Born on April 3
- 1016 — Xing Zong, Chinese emperor (died 1055)
- 1151 — Igor Svyatoslavich, Kievan Rus' prince (died 1202)
- 1395 — George of Trebizond, Greek philosopher, scholar and humanist (died 1486)
Died on April 3
- 33 — Jesus of Nazareth , (Julian Calendar Date)
- 963 — William III, Duke of Aquitaine (born 915)
- 1153 — al-Adil ibn al-Sallar, vizier of the Fatimid Caliphate
Source: Wikipedia historical listings for April 3
Quick answers
Who was born on April 3? Chanel Harris-Tavita (1999), Paris Jackson (1998), Gabriel Jesus (1997).
Who died on April 3? Fred Curry (2026), Theodore McCarrick (2025), Mick O'Dwyer (2025).
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