On This Day — July 3

Here are some of the most significant historical events that happened on July 3.

• 2013: President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi is removed from office by the military after four days of protests all over the country calling for his resignation, to which he did not respond. The president of the Supreme Constitutional Court of Egypt, Adly Mansour, is declared acting president until further elections are held.
• 2006: The Valencia Metro derailment kills 41 people.
• 1996: British Prime Minister John Major announced the Stone of Scone would be returned to Scotland.
• 1988: United States Navy warship USS Vincennes shoots down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 people aboard.
• 1988: The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in Istanbul, Turkey is completed, providing the second connection between the continents of Europe and Asia over the Bosphorus.

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