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July 3rd in History

1608: Quebec, Canada founded by Samuel Champlain
1863: Battle of Gettysbeurg, during the American Civil War, ends
1928: First color TV transmission, made by John Logie Baird
1988: US warship in the Gulf accidently shoots down Iranian airliner

July 3rd birthdays

1883: Franz Kafka, Czech author
1927: Ken Russell, British film director
1937: Tom Stoppard, British writer/playwirght
1962: Tom Cruise, American actor