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This is a list of selected June 3 anniversaries that appear in the "On this day" section of the Main Page. To suggest a new item, in most cases, you can be bold and edit this page. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before making your edit. However, if your addition might be controversial or on a day that is or will soon be on the Main Page, please post your suggestion on the talk page instead.

Please note that the events listed on the Main Page are chosen based more on relative article quality and to maintain a mix of topics, not based solely on how important or significant their subjects are. Only four to five events are posted at a time and thus not everything that is "most important and significant" can be listed. In addition, an event is generally not posted this year if it is also the subject of the scheduled featured article or picture of the day.

To report an error when this appears on the Main Page, see Main Page errors. Please remember that this list defers to the supporting articles, so it is best to achieve consensus and make any necessary changes there first.

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Blurb Reason
350Roman usurper Nepotianus of the Constantinian dynasty proclaimed himself Roman Emperor, entering Rome with a group of gladiators. too short
1621 – The Dutch West India Company received a charter for a trade monopoly in the West Indies by the Dutch Republic. refimprove
1770Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo, a historic Roman Catholic mission church in present-day Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and the site of the first Christian confirmation in Alta California, was established. refimprove section
1889 – The first long-distance electric power transmission line in the United States was constructed between Willamette Falls and downtown Portland, Oregon. Date needs to be verified, and it would probably be better to feature the first in the world, not just the US
1968American artist Andy Warhol and two others were shot and wounded at his New York City studio "The Factory" by radical feminist Valerie Solanas. needs 3rd party sources
1992 – The High Court of Australia delivered its decision in the landmark case Mabo v Queensland, recognising the land rights of the Aborigines. no footnotes
1998 – An InterCityExpress high-speed train derailed near Eschede, Lower Saxony, Germany (wreckage pictured), causing 101 deaths and 100 injuries. refimprove
2006Montenegro declared its independence, ending the union of Serbia and Montenegro. refimprove section

Eligible

June 3: Feast day of Saint Charles Lwanga and the Uganda Martyrs (Roman Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheranism)

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