What Happened on April 3, 2016

Historical Events

Golf Major

ANA Inspiration Women's Golf, Mission Hills CC: Lydia Ko of New Zealand wins by 1 from Charley Hull & Chun In-gee for her second major title

Cricket History

ICC Men's Cricket T20 World Cup, Kolkata: West Indies beat England by 4 wickets with 2 balls remaining for their second title; Player of the Series: Indian batsman Virat Kohli (273 runs • 1 wicket)

  • ICC Women's Cricket T20 World Cup, Eden Gardens, Kolkata: Hayley Matthews with 66 from 45 balls leads West Indies to 149/2; beat Australia 148/5 by 4 wickets with 2 balls to spare
  • Panama Papers published - 11.5 million confidential documents from offshore law firm Mossack Fonseca expose widespread illegal activities including fraud, kleptocracy, tax evasion and the violation of international sanctions by the world's elite in the world's largest ever data leak

WrestleMania

WrestleMania XXXII, AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX (101,763): Roman Reigns defeats Triple H; The Undertaker beats Shane McMahon in "Hell in a Cell"


Famous Deaths

  • Cesare Maldini, Italian footballer, 1954-67 (AC Milan and 2 other teams), and manager, 1967-1999 (6 teams), dies at 84
  • Don Francks, Canadian actor, singer and musician (Terminal Choice; Finian's Rainbow), dies at 84
  • Erik Bauersfeld, American voice actor (Star Wars' Admiral Ackbar "Its a trap"), dies at 93
  • Joseph Medicine Crow, Native American chief and historian, dies at 102
  • Lars Gustafsson, Swedish poet and novelist (The Death of a Beekeeper, The Cracks in the Wall), dies at 79
Died in 2016 2016 Highlights

About April 3, 2016

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 8 years, 1 month and 8 days
Leap Year: Yes

Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Aries

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Work - Rihanna Featuring Drake
  • UK #1 Song: I Took A Pill In Ibiza - Mike Posner