On this day: 3 June

Selected events and births on 3 June, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1326 – The Treaty of Novgorod established the border between Norway and the Novgorod Republic in Finnmark. Read more: Treaty of Novgorod (1326) Novgorod Republic Finnmark
• 1658 – Pope Alexander VII appointed François de Laval as the first apostolic vicar of New France. Read more: Pope Alexander VII François de Laval Apostolic vicariate
• 1770 – Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, a historic Catholic mission church in present-day Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California, was established. Read more: Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo Spanish missions in California Carmel-by-the-Sea, California
• 1892 – Liverpool F.C. (stadium pictured), one of England's most successful football clubs, was founded. Read more: Liverpool F.C. Association football
• 1937 – Half a year after abdicating the British throne, Edward, Duke of Windsor, married American socialite Wallis Simpson in a private ceremony in France. Read more: Abdication of Edward VIII Edward VIII Wallis Simpson
• 1950 – Maurice Herzog and Louis Lachenal, members of the French Annapurna expedition, became the first climbers to reach the summit of a peak higher than 8,000 metres (26,247 ft) above sea level. Read more: Maurice Herzog Louis Lachenal 1950 French Annapurna expedition
• 2025 – Prime minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene resigned after weeks of protests. Read more: Prime Minister of Mongolia Luvsannamsrain Oyun-Erdene 2025 Mongolian protests

Born on this day

• 1924 – Torsten Wiesel, Swedish neurophysiologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Torsten Wiesel Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1929 – Werner Arber, Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize laureate Read more: Werner Arber Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• 1931 – Raúl Castro, Cuban commander and politician, 18th President of Cuba Read more: Raúl Castro President of Cuba
• 1945 – Ramon Jacinto, Filipino singer, guitarist, and businessman, founded the Rajah Broadcasting Network Read more: RJ Jacinto Rajah Broadcasting Network
• 1951 – Jill Biden, American educator, First Lady of the United States Read more: Jill Biden First Lady of the United States
• 1960 – Jeff Colyer, American politician, 47th Governor of Kansas Read more: Jeff Colyer List of governors of Kansas
• 1961 – Lawrence Lessig, American lawyer, academic, and author, founded the Creative Commons Read more: Lawrence Lessig Creative Commons
• 1979 – Pierre Poilievre, Canadian politician, Leader of the Opposition Read more: Pierre Poilievre Leader of the Official Opposition (Canada)
• 2001 – Jalen Suggs, American basketball player Read more: Jalen Suggs
• 2002 – Tyrell Sloan, Australian rugby league player Read more: Tyrell Sloan
• 2005 – Désiré Doué, French footballer Read more: Désiré Doué
• 2011 – Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş, Turkish chess prodigy and grandmaster Read more: Yağız Kaan Erdoğmuş

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / June 3 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.