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What is celebrated on April 3?

See the observances and verified observance-history milestones attached to April 3. Each observance keeps its own source and date details.

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2018
First observance

National Film Score Day

The registrar says the annual observance began in 2018 and the observance date is April 3; the founder’s 2022 interview describes that year as the fifth anniversary.

2017
Later action

National Pet Day

Representative Alcee L. Hastings entered remarks honoring the annual April 11 observance and identifying Colleen Paige as its founder in 2006.

2003
Institutional decision

Vimy Ridge Day

Justice Laws and Parliament records date Royal Assent to April 3, 2003.

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3 observances

Each observance is shown once in this view, with its own source and scope details available on the guide page.

0 repeat predictably

0 use a fixed annual date and 0 follow a reusable calendar rule.

0 are edition-specific

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2 have a country-specific scope

Country-specific observances are not presented as worldwide events.

3 have in-depth guides

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Reviewed depth

Other in-depth guides on April 3

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Birth anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka

3 April · Philippines / DILG cultural advocacy calendar

Philippine government cultural sources verify Lino O. Brocka’s birth on April 3, 1939 and his posthumous 1997 recognition as National Artist for Film. The inherited DILG cultural calendar l…

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Fish Fingers and Custard Day

3 April · Doctor Who fandom / franchise-promoted observance

Official Doctor Who sources promote April 3 as Fish Fingers and Custard Day, say it commemorates the Eleventh Doctor’s first appearance, and date The Eleventh Hour premiere to 3 April 2010.

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National Film Score Day

3 April · United States / Movie Scores and More Radio-created film-music appreciation day

National Day Calendar’s proclamation identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as founder and April 3 as the annual observance date.

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Topics represented on April 3

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Arts, Entertainment & Lifestyle 2Civic, Remembrance & History 1
3 observances

All observances on this date

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Birth anniversary of National Artist Lino Brocka

3 April · Philippines / DILG cultural advocacy calendar

Philippine government cultural sources verify Lino O. Brocka’s birth on April 3, 1939 and his posthumous 1997 recognition as National Artist for Film. The inherited DILG cultural calendar l…

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

Fish Fingers and Custard Day

3 April · Doctor Who fandom / franchise-promoted observance

Official Doctor Who sources promote April 3 as Fish Fingers and Custard Day, say it commemorates the Eleventh Doctor’s first appearance, and date The Eleventh Hour premiere to 3 April 2010.

Source-backedFixed AnnualIn-depth guide

National Film Score Day

3 April · United States / Movie Scores and More Radio-created film-music appreciation day

National Day Calendar’s proclamation identifies Jeffrey D. Kern of Movie Scores and More Radio as founder and April 3 as the annual observance date.

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This page combines fixed annual dates, reusable calendar rules and year-specific dates confirmed for 2026. Variable or historical dates are included only when they are clearly supported.

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