International observance days, weeks, and months for July 3, 2026. Plus historical events and birthdays.
July 3, 2026 celebrates International Plastic Bag Free Day, plus 1 more. International Plastic Bag Free Day is July 3 on the National day Calendar and we are encouraging people to try to cut down on the use of plastic bags. Today, let's all make a little extra effort to help save our environment.
People born on July 3
Endocrinologist who discovered the stress hormone.
Multi-award winning actor with lead roles in Risky Business, Top Gun, Jerry Maguire, Rain Man, The Last Samurai, and Top Gun: Maverick.
Founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library.
Well-established portrait painter known for his historical watercolor paintings.
Sideshow performer known as "The World's Tallest Man" who was believed to be 8 ft 6 ft 5 in It was later discovered his height was only around 7 ft 6 in tall.
Events that occurred on July 3 throughout history
George Washington takes command of the Continental Army at Cambridge, Massachusetts, after becoming the elected Commander-in-Chief by the Second Continental Congress.
The Battle of Gettysburg ends in a major victory for the Union Army after Major General George Meade’s Army defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s Army.
The Charles Dow, the Dow Jones and Company, publishes its first stock average in his daily financial newsletter, the Customer's Afternoon Letter (later named The Wall Street Journal).
The New-York Tribune becomes the first newspaper to use a linotype machine, eliminating typesetting by hand. The move revolutionized the printing industry, speeding up printing times.
President Benjamin Harrison signed the statehood act, allowing Idaho to be admitted as the 43rd U.S. state to join the Union.
