Every yearJuly 3
Everything July 3 celebrates
7 national, international, and world observances are on the calendar for July 3 every year, and 3 more land on it in some years.
| # | Observance | Category | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | American Redneck DayLead | Celebration | |
| 02 | Disobedience Day | Celebration | |
| 03 | National Chocolate Wafer Day | Food | |
| 04 | National Eat Your Beans Day | Food | |
| 05 | National Independent Beer Run Day | Beer | |
| 06 | Plastic Bag Free Day | Nature | |
| 07 | Stay Out of the Sun Day | Health |
These are set by a rule rather than a fixed date, so they only land on July 3 in some years.
International Cherry Pit Spitting Day — 2027 and 2032
International Day of Cooperatives — 2027 and 2032
Born on July 3
Historic figures
- Franz Kafka1883–1924Czech-Austrian author
- Louis XI1423–1483King of France
- Tom Stoppard1937–2025Czech-English playwright and screenwriter
- Leoš Janáček1854–1928Czech composer and theorist
- Laura Branigan1952–2004American singer-songwriter
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman1860–1935American sociologist and author
- Jean-Claude Duvalier1951–2014Haitian politician, 41st President of Haiti
- George Sanders1906–1972Russian-born British actor
- S. R. Nathan1924–20166th President of Singapore
- Robert Adam1728–1792Scottish-English architect, designed Culzean Castle
Celebrities & public figures
- Tom Cruiseb. 1962American actor and producer
- Sebastian Vettelb. 1987German race car driver
- Patrick Wilsonb. 1973American actor
- Olivia Munnb. 1980American actress and television host
- Connie Nielsenb. 1965Danish-American actress
- Benedict Wongb. 1971English actor
- Folarin Balogunb. 2001American soccer player
- Yeardley Smithb. 1964American actress
- Thomas Gibsonb. 1962American actor and director
- Kurtwood Smithb. 1943American actor
Birth dates from Wikidata; names link to Wikipedia.
This page covers July 3 in any year. For one year in particular — the weekday, and which moveable observances landed on it — see July 3, 2027.
Today Celebrates tracks daily national, international and world observances all year.