Today in History for 3rd June 2025
Historical Events
1906 – Belgian King Leopold II claims Congo as his private possession
1932 – John McGraw, who came to NY in 1902, resigns as manager of Giants
1968 – Poor Peoples March on Washington, D.C.
2010 – Canadian sportscaster Ron MacLean saves a man from drowning in the Delaware River in Philadelphia
2019 – US President Donald Trump begins a three-day visit to the UK by calling London Mayor Sadiq Khan “a stone cold loser” after Khan called Trump’s language that of a 20th century fascist
Famous Birthdays
1540 – Charles II Archduke of Austria, born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1590)
1910 – Paulette Goddard [Marion Levy], American actress (Great Dictator), born in Whitestone Landing, Long Island (d. 1990)
1931 – Raúl Castro, Cuban revolutionary, politician (First Secretary 2011-21) and brother of Fidel Castro, born in Biran, Holguin, Cuba
1958 – Ibrahim Hussein, Kenyan marathon runner (Boston Marathon-1988, 91, 92), born in Kapsabet, Kenya
1968 – Saffron [Samantha Sprackling], Nigerian-British singer (Republica), born in Lagos, Nigeria
Famous Deaths
1898 – Samuel Plimsoll, English politician and social reformer (invented Plimsoll line for ships), dies at 74
1992 – William Gaines, American publisher (Mad Magazine), dies at 70
2004 – Quorthon [Thomas Forsberg], Swedish heavy and Viking metal musician, and record producer (Bathory), dies of a congenital heart issue at 38
2011 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist and right-to-die activist, dies of a thrombosis at 83
2018 – Miguel Cardinal Obando y Bravo, Nicaraguan clergyman (Archbishop of Managua, 1970-2005; 1st Central American cardinal, 1985), dies at 92
