On this day: Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus died of a heart attack in 1977

Following are some of the major events to have occurred on August 3: 1914 – Germany declared war on France at the start of World War One. 1977 – Archbishop Makarios of Cyprus died of a heart attack in Nicosia. 1998 – Alfred Schnittke, one of the most original and influential…

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