Famous Birthdays
- Colin Meads, New Zealand rugby player
- David Nicholls, priest/theologian/political theorist
- Eddie Willis, American guitar and sitar player (The Funk Brothers), born in Grenada, Mississippi (d. 2018)
- Harry Pitt, vice chancellor (Reading University)
- Larry McMurtry, American Pulitzer Prize winning novelist (Lonesome Dove), and Academy Award-winning scriptwriter (Brokeback Mountain), born in Wichita Falls, Texas (d. 2021)
- Philip J Attenborough, CEO/publisher (Hodder & Stoughton)
Famous Deaths
- Clara Noyes, American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1), dies from a heart attack at 66
1936 Highlights
About June 3, 1936
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 5 months and 28 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rat
Star Sign: Gemini
