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Santo Domingo.- The events of July 3rd are marked by important historical events and international celebrations that left their mark on world history. Below are the main events of July 3rd:
- International Plastic Bag Free Day.
- International Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome Day.
National: July 3rd Anniversaries
- 1809: Lieutenant Colonel Meris and Captain Duer, for the besieged; Manuel Joaquín Delmonte, for the Dominicans; and Colonels Vassimot and Fabré, for the French, meet to finalize the capitulation of the Santo Domingo square, which marks the end of the Reconquest war, led by General Juan Sánchez Ramírez.
- 1844: Colonel Esteban Roca cannot assume as head of the Southern Army due to the opposition of the officers, instigated by General Pedro Santana.
- 1853: President Pedro Santana signs a decree that deports former President Buenaventura Báez for life and grants amnesty to several political prisoners.
- 1861: Francisco del Rosario Sánchez and a group of patriots are ambushed in El Cercado by forces commanded by Santiago D’Oleo, and later transferred to San Juan, where a war council condemns them to death.
- 1916: The action of La Barranquita takes place, in which a group of patriots led by Máximo Cabral confronts the US troops advancing from Montecristi towards Santiago.
- 1960: Dominican pitcher Ruddy Hernández makes his debut in the Major Leagues.
- 1961: President Joaquín Balaguer accepts the resignation of all members of his cabinet, except that of General Santos Mélido Marte Pichardo, Secretary of the Armed Forces.
- 1966: President Balaguer issues a decree by which he temporarily commissions the Dominican Sugar Corporation, later known as the State Sugar Council.
- 1982: After 9:00 p.m., President Antonio Guzmán Fernández takes his own life with a shot in a room next to his office in the National Palace.
- 1982: An investigating commission concludes that the explosion of an M26A1 grenade in the Central Electoral Board occurred when it accidentally fell on a member of Senator Vicente Sánchez Baret's escort.
- 2000: President-elect Hipólito Mejía, his wife Rosa Gómez de Mejía and several of his collaborators are received in private audience by Pope John Paul II.
- 2005: The Dominican ambassador to the United States, Flavio Darío Espinal, warns that the country is not in a position to absorb the consequences of the political, economic and social crisis affecting Haiti.
- 2016: Pope Francis appoints Monsignor Francisco Ozoria Acosta as the new metropolitan archbishop of Santo Domingo, replacing Cardinal Nicolás de Jesús López Rodríguez, whose resignation was accepted.
- 2018: Judge Miriam Germán Brito warns prosecutor Jean Alain Rodríguez and the head of Pepca, Laura Guerrero Pelletier, that their attacks could be interpreted as a reflection of fears and fallacies.
- 2023: The Dominican government categorically rejects the request of the UN expert, William O’Neill, to stop the repatriations of Haitian citizens.
International: July 3rd anniversaries
- 987: Hugh Capet ascends to the throne of France, marking the end of the Carolingian dynasty.
- 1035: William I becomes Duke of Normandy, a title he would hold until 1087.
- 1535: Diego de Almagro departs from Cuzco to begin the conquest of Chile.
- 1608: Samuel de Champlain founds the town of Quebec, in present-day Canada.
- 1775: George Washington assumes command of the rebel troops against England.
- 1890: Idaho becomes the 43rd state of the United States.
- 1898: The Spanish squadron is destroyed by US forces in Santiago de Cuba.
- 1915: US troops occupy Haiti.
- 1933: In Germany, Jews are excluded from holding public office.
- 1941: The Battle of Bialystok-Minsk ends in World War II, with the destruction of two Soviet armies.
- 1952: The US Congress approves the Constitution of Puerto Rico.
- 1956: Mexico analyzes the repatriation of Che Guevara, linked to conspiracies against Batista.
- 1961: In South Korea, General Chang Do Yung resigns under pressure from Park Chung Hee.
- 1962: Algeria gains its independence from France.
- 1975: In Argentina, the CGT declares a general strike against the Peronist government due to the “Rodrigazo”.
- 1976: In Spain, King Juan Carlos I appoints Adolfo Suárez as the new Prime Minister.
- 1978: Eight Amazonian countries sign the Amazon Cooperation Treaty.
- 1979: Germany eliminates the statute of limitations for murder crimes, allowing war criminals to be prosecuted.
- 1988: A US Navy cruiser mistakenly shoots down an Iranian plane with 290 people on board.
- 1993: Jean Bertrand Aristide and Raoul Cedrés sign an agreement for their return to power in Haiti.
- 2003: The US offers US$25 million for information leading to the capture of Saddam Hussein.
- 2009: The Burmese government prevents the UN Secretary-General from meeting with Aung San Suu Kyi.
- 2013: General Al Sisi announces the suspension of the Constitution and the call for elections in Egypt.
- 2013: Rafael Correa calls for an urgent meeting of UNASUR after incidents with Evo Morales' plane.
- 2015: Euthanasia is applied for the first time in Colombia to a terminally ill patient.
- 2016: An ISIS attack in Baghdad leaves 213 dead and more than 200 injured.
- 2018: Nine Chilean military personnel are convicted for the deaths of Víctor Jara and Littré Quiroga.
- 2018: Ángela Ponce becomes the first trans woman to win the Miss Spain pageant.
- 2019: Khalid Al Qasimi, prince of the United Arab Emirates, is found dead in London.
- 2020: Sebastián Piñera enacts a law that limits the re-election of authorities in Chile.
- 2021: Indigenous leader Luis Picasio Carampaima is assassinated in Colombia.
- 2022: JP Morgan reduces US GDP growth forecast for the second quarter.
- 2023: Russia claims to have destroyed almost all Leopard tanks supplied to Ukraine.
Births: July 3rd Anniversaries
- 1810: Rafael María Baralt, Venezuelan writer, journalist, and historian.
- 1863: Ciro Luis Urriola, Panamanian politician, and 8th president.
- 1927: Ken Russell, British filmmaker.
- 1962: Tom Cruise, American actor.
Deaths: July 3rd Anniversaries
- 1863: Little Crow, American tribal leader.
- 2005: Gaylord Nelson, American politician.
