Senegalese opposition parties, under the leadership of Mamadou Dia, launch the Antiimperialist Action Front – Suxxali Reew Mi. Date: August 3, 1981 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1981 📅 On This Day (Today)
The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction. Date: August 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
Oued El-Had and Mezouara massacre in Algeria: A total of 116 villagers killed, 40 in Oued El-Had and 76 in Mezouara. Date: August 3, 1997 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 1997 📅 On This Day (Today)
The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11 attacks. Date: August 3, 2004 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2004 📅 On This Day (Today)
President of Mauritania Maaouya Ould Sid'Ahmed Taya is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia. Date: August 3, 2005 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2005 📅 On This Day (Today)
Former deputy director of the Chilean secret police Raúl Iturriaga is captured after having been on the run following a conviction for kidnapping. Date: August 3, 2007 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2007 📅 On This Day (Today)
Widespread rioting erupts in Karachi, Pakistan, after the assassination of a local politician, leaving at least 85 dead and at least 17 billion Pakistani rupees (US$200 million) in damage. Date: August 3, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today)
The genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins. Date: August 3, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
A 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400 in Yunnan, China. Date: August 3, 2014 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2014 📅 On This Day (Today)
Two burka-clad men kill 29 people and injure more than 80 in a suicide attack on a Shia mosque in eastern Afghanistan. Date: August 3, 2018 📅 Other events on August 3 📅 Events on this day in 2018 📅 On This Day (Today)