Pitcairn Island is discovered by Robert Pitcairn.
Tag: 3 July
3 July 1988
The Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge in over the Bosphorus Istanbul, Turkey is completed.
3 July 1940
During World War II, the French fleet that is based at Mers el Kébir, is attacked by the British fleet destroying three battleships, the Dunkerque,…