On This Day — June 3, 2026

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On This Day — June 3

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

  • 2025: Reconstitution of the Academy of the Distrustful in the Sala Dalmases of the Historical Archive of the City of Barcelona in Barcelona.
  • 2019: Khartoum massacre: In Sudan, over 100 people are killed when security forces accompanied by Janjaweed militiamen storm and open fire on a sit-in protest.
  • 2013: The trial of United States Army private Chelsea Manning for leaking classified material to WikiLeaks begins in Fort Meade, Maryland.
  • 2013: At least 119 people are killed in a fire at a poultry farm in Jilin Province in northeastern China.
  • 2012: A plane carrying 153 people crashes in a residential neighborhood in Lagos, Nigeria, killing everyone on board plus six people on the ground.

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