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- 2013 Coup in Egypt
Egyptian defense minister Abdul Fatah al-Sisi staged a coup and forced out President Mohamed Morsi
- 1988 Iran Air flight 655 is shot down by a US Navy ship
The USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down the airplane en route to Dubai, killing all 290 people aboard.
- 1962 Algeria’s independence from France
Algeria’s independence from France was finalized after the signing of the Évian Accords in the spa town of Évian-les-Bains.
Births On This Day,
July 3
- 1971 Julian Assange
Australian journalist, publisher, activist, founder of WikiLeaks
- 1962 Tom Cruise
American actor, writer, director, producer
- 1949 Bo Xilai
Chinese politician
Deaths On This Day,
July 3
- 2012 Andy Griffith
American actor, singer, producer, screenwriter
- 1995 Pancho Gonzales
American tennis player
- 1971 Jim Morrison
American singer-songwriter, poet
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