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August 3rd, 2007	Death	John Gardner, British author (born in 1926)
August 3rd, 2006	Death	Arthur Lee, American psychedelic rock musician (born in 1945)
August 3rd, 2006	Death	Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, singer (born in 1915)
August 3rd, 2005	Event	President Maaouya Ould Sid Ahmed Taya of Mauritania is overthrown in a military coup while attending the funeral of King Fahd in Saudi Arabia.
August 3rd, 2005	Death	Francoise d Eaubonne, French feminist (born in 1920)
August 3rd, 2004	Event	The pedestal of the Statue of Liberty reopens after being closed since the September 11, 2001 attacks.
August 3rd, 2004	Death	Henri Cartier-Bresson, French photographer (born in 1908)
August 3rd, 2003	Death	Roger Voudouris, American singer and songwriter (born in 1954)
August 3rd, 2002	Death	Carmen Silvera, British actress (born in 1922)
August 3rd, 2001	Event	The Real IRA detonate a car bomb in Ealing, London, U.K injuring seven people. (See 3 August 2001 Ealing bombing).

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