Every yearApril 3
Everything April 3 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for April 3 every year, and 4 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Circus DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Armenian Appreciation Day | Community | |
| 03 | Find a Rainbow Day | Nature | |
| 04 | National Chocolate Mousse Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Film Score Day | Music | |
| 06 | Pony Express Day | Celebration | |
| 07 | World Party Day | Celebration |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on April 3 in some years.
Good Friday — 2026
Hospital Admitting Clerks Day — 2026
National Walk to Work Day — 2026
Student Government Day — 2026
Born on April 3
Historic figures
- Marlon Brando1924–2004American actor and director
- Helmut Kohl1930–2017German politician, Chancellor of Germany
- Jane Goodall1934–2025English primatologist and anthropologist
- Washington Irving1783–1859American short story writer, essayist, biographer, historian
- Doris Day1922–2019American singer and actress
- Alcide De Gasperi1881–1954Italian journalist and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Italy
- George Herbert1593–1633English poet
- Otto Weininger1880–1903Jewish-Austrian philosopher and author
- Gus Grissom1926–1967American colonel, pilot, and astronaut
- Tony Benn1925–2014English pilot and politician, Secretary of State for Industry
Celebrities & public figures
- Eddie Murphyb. 1961American actor and comedian
- Alec Baldwinb. 1958American actor
- Nigel Farageb. 1964English politician
- Cobie Smuldersb. 1982Canadian actress
- Amanda Bynesb. 1986American actress
- Gabriel Jesusb. 1997Brazilian footballer
- Adam Scottb. 1973American actor
- Leona Lewisb. 1985English singer-songwriter and producer
- Matthew Goodeb. 1978English actor
- Paris Jacksonb. 1998American actress
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers April 3 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see April 3, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.