International observance days, weeks, and months for June 3, 2027. Plus historical events and birthdays.
June 3, 2027 celebrates World Bicycle Day, plus 2 more. On June 3, World Bicycle Day targets individuals as a way to promote a healthy lifestyle, especially for those with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
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Every year on June 3, we seek to unite those affected by clubfoot so that they can inspire and encourage one another on World Clubfoot Day. This day also spreads awareness for this common congenital disability.
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Every year on June 3d, Chimborazo Day celebrates the highest point on Earth. It’s also a day to lace up the hiking boots and hit the closest trail.
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The only President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He lead the Confederacy during the American Civil War.
Scientific writer and founder of Popular Science.
Garret Augustus Hobart was the 24th Vice President of the U.S. He served from 1897 until his death in 1899, under President William McKinley.
Founder of the Oldsmobile and REO Motor Car Company.
Acclaimed blues musician whose recording career lasted for over three decades, recording nearly 200 songs, including When the Levee Breaks, Me and My Chauffeur Blues, and Nothing in Rambling.
Events that occurred on June 3 throughout history
The U.S. Army is officially established by Congress of the Confederation.
The first baseball uniforms are worn by the N.Y. Knickerbockers (straw hats, white shirts and blue long trousers).
Robert E. Lee and his Army begin marching to invade the North, known as the Gettysburg campaign. It was the first time a Confederate Army attempted a full-scale invasion of a free state.
Jesse James and his gang rob the Obocock Bank in Corydon, Iowa, taking $15,000.
The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the U.S., between Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon, is completed.
The National Defense Act is signed into law and increases the size of the National Guard by 450,000 men.
Wesley Brown becomes the first Black to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy. Before Brown, five other Black students were admitted to the Academy, but all were forced out by relentless hostility.
Ed White becomes the first NASA astronaut to make the first space walk. He floated in the vacuum of space for approximately 23 minutes.