July 3 in History
3 July in History – 85 years ago

Northern Eurasia 1940: Nazi-Soviet Honeymoon
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Starting on 3 July 1918
All Events on 3 July
1962
France accepts Algerian independence
1945
Joint Allied occupation of Berlin begins
starts
1945
British defeat last Japanese offensive in Burma
1940
British attack on French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir
1920
Japan occupies northern Sakhalin
starts
1918
Lettow-Vorbeck crosses to Northern Rhodesia
1914
Simla Accord between Britain & Tibet
1890
Idaho becomes US state
1866
Prussia defeats Austria at Sadowa (Königgrätz)
ends
1863
Lee defeated at Gettysburg
1853
Russia invades Moldavia
1849
French enter Rome
*Actual date uncertain; set to 3 July for purposes of Omniatlas
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