International observance days, weeks, and months for July 3, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
July 3, 2027 celebrates International Plastic Bag Free Day, plus 2 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.
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We celebrate International Drop A Rock Day on July 3 at National Day Calendar to encourage creative inspiration by painting designs on small rocks, then hiding them for others to find. We know your artwork will bring smiles of delight to whoever finds them!
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National Day Calendar celebrates International Day of Cooperatives on the first Saturday in July. This International Day celebrates the cooperative movement and highlights the goals, objectives, and contributions of cooperatives around the world.
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Well-established portrait painter known for his historical watercolor paintings.
Considered the "Father of Musical Comedy."
Politician from the Minnesota who was the first woman to be nominated by a major party for the U.S. Senate.
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.
Founder of the Napa Valley Wine Library.
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.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt dedicates the Eternal Light Peace Memorial and lights the eternal flame at the Gettysburg Battlefield.