September 3
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September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 119 days remaining until the end of the year.
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Births[change]
- 1034 – Emperor Go-Sanjo of Japan (d. 1073)
- 1499 – Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566)
- 1568 – Adriano Banchieri, Italian composer (d. 1634)
- 1675 – Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (d. 1751)
- 1695 – Pietro Locatelli, Italian composer (d. 1764)
- 1710 – Abraham Trembley, Swiss naturalist (d. 1784)
- 1781 – Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (d. 1824)
- 1810 – Paul Kane, Canadian painter (d. 1871)
- 1810 – Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orleans, French nobleman (d. 1842)
- 1814 – James Joseph Sylvester, British mathematician (d. 1897)
- 1829 – Adolf Fick, German physiologist (d. 1901)
- 1849 – Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (d. 1909)
- 1851 – Olga Konstantinovna of Russia, Queen of Greece (d. 1926)
- 1856 – Louis Sullivan, American architect (d. 1924)
- 1859 – Jean Jaures, French politician and historian (d. 1914)
- 1869 – Fritz Pregl, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
- 1875 – Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (d. 1951)
- 1887 – Frank Christian, jazz musician (d. 1973)
- 1899 – Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian physician and virologist (d. 1985)
- 1900 – Urho Kekkonen, 8th President of Finland (d. 1986)
- 1900 – Maurice Dobb, British economist (d. 1976)
- 1902 – Mantan Moreland, actor (d. 1973)
- 1905 – Carl David Anderson, American physicist (d. 1991)
- 1907 – Loren Eiseley, anthropologist (d. 1977)
- 1908 – Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Soviet mathematician (d. 1988)
- 1910 – Kitty Carlisle, American actress and television personality (d. 2007)
- 1910 – Maurice Papon, French Nazi collaborator (d. 2007)
- 1913 – Alan Ladd, actor (d. 1964)
- 1914 – Dixy Lee Ray, American politician, 17th Governor of Washington (d. 1994)
- 1915 – Hank Thompson, American blues pianist, singer and composer (d. 1988)
- 1916 – Eddie Stanky, American baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1918 – Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
- 1921 – Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971)
- 1923 – Mort Walker, cartoonist
- 1925 – Hank Thompson, American singer (d. 2007)
- 1926 – Anne Jackson, actress
- 1927 – Hugh Sidey, American magazine editor
- 1928 – Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg politician (d. 2007)
- 1929 – Whitey Bulger, American criminal
- 1929 – Irene Papas, actress (d. 2007)
- 1930 – Cherry Wilder, writer
- 1931 – Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer (d. 1973)
- 1933 – Tompall Glaser, American country music singer
- 1934 – Freddie King, American blues singer and guitarist (d. 1976)
- 1935 – Hans Sturm, German footballer
- 1936 – Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, former President of Tunisia
- 1938 – Caryl Churchill, playwright
- 1938 – Ryoji Noyori, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938 – Eileen Brennan, actress
- 1940 – Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
- 1942 – Al Jardine, American rock and roll musician (The Beach Boys)
- 1943 – Valerie Perrine, American actress
- 1947 – Kjell Magne Bondevik, former Prime Minister of Norway
- 1947 – Eric Bell, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
- 1947 – Gerard Houllier, French football manager
- 1947 – Mario Draghi, Italian head of the European Central Bank
- 1948 – Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (d. 2008)
- 1949 – Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria, Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa (d. 2004)
- 1949 – Jose Pekerman, Argentine football manager
- 1953 – Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French movie director
- 1955 – Steve Jones, British musician (Sex Pistols)
- 1956 – Pat McGeown, Northern Irish Provisional IRA member (d. 1996)
- 1963 – Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer
- 1964 – Adam Curry, Internet entrepreneur
- 1965 – Charlie Sheen, American actor
- 1965 – Todd Lewis, guitarist and singer (Toadies and The Burden Brothers)
- 1965 – Carlos Simon, Brazilian football referee
- 1969 – John Fugelsang, American actor
- 1970 – Gareth Southgate, English footballer
- 1971 – Kiran Desai, Indian writer
- 1971 – Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer
- 1973 – Jennifer Paige, American singer-songwriter
- 1973 – Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player
- 1976 – Samuel Kuffour, Ghanaian footballer
- 1976 – Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
- 1977 – Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer
- 1980 – Jason McCaslin, Canadian musician (Sum 41)
- 1981 – Fearne Cotton, British television presenter
- 1982 – Kaori Natori, Japanese singer and songwriter
- 1982 – Sarah Burke, American freestyle skier (d. 2012)
- 1985 – Scott Carson, English footballer
- 1986 – Shaun White, American snowboarder and skateboarder
- 1987 – Chris Fountain, English actor
- 1987 – James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1988 – Jerome Boateng, German footballer
Deaths[change]
- 1402 – Gian Galeazzo Visconti, Duke of Milan (b. 1351)
- 1420 – Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany, Regent of Scotland (b. 1340)
- 1634 – Edward Coke, English jurist and Member of Parliament (b. 1552)
- 1658 – Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)
- 1808 – Philip Gidley King, third Governor of New South Wales, (b. 1758)
- 1857 – John McLoughlin, Canadian trapper (b. 1784)
- 1860 – Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (b. 1804)
- 1866 – Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (b. 1830)
- 1883 – Ivan Turgenev, Russian writer (b. 1818)
- 1893 – James Harrison, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1816)
- 1903 – Joseph Skipsey, British poet (b. 1832)
- 1914 – Albéric Magnard, composer (b. 1865)
- 1918 – Fanny Kaplan, Russian anarchist and revolutionary (b. 1890)
- 1948 – Edvard Benes, President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
- 1962 – E. E. Cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
- 1964 – Stewart Holbrook, American writer (b. 1893)
- 1967 – Francis Ouimet, American golfer and businessman (b. 1893)
- 1970 – Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)
- 1970 – Alan Wilson, American singer and guitarist (b. 1943)
- 1974 – Harry Partch, composer (b. 1901)
- 1980 – Duncan Renaldo, actor (b. 1904)
- 1985 – Johnny Marks, American singer (b. 1909)
- 1987 – Morton Feldman, American composer (b. 1926)
- 1989 – Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (b. 1953)
- 1991 – Frank Capra, American movie director (b. 1897)
- 1994 – James T. Aubrey, American television executive (b. 1918)
- 2001 – Pauline Kael, American movie critic (b. 1919)
- 2001 – Thuy Trang, Vietnamese-American actress (b. 1973)
- 2003 – Paul Hill, American anti-abortion murderer (b. 1954)
- 2005 – William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States (b. 1924)
- 2007 – Jane Tomlinson, British charity fundraiser (b. 1964)
- 2007 – Steve Fossett, American businessman, aviator, sailor and adventurer (b. 1944) (date of disappearance)
- 2011 – Sandor Kepiro, Hungarian military officer (b. 1914)
- 2012 – Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader (b. 1920)
- 2012 – Mahmoud El-Gohary, Egyptian footballer and coach (b. 1938)
- 2012 – Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (b. 1957)
Events[change]
- 301 – San Marino is founded by Saint Marinus. It is the world's oldest republic, and one of the world's smallest nations.
- 863 – Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.
- 1189 – King Richard I of England is crowned.
- 1260 – The mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their decisive defeat at the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
- 1650 – Third English Civil War: Battle of Dunbar - English parliamentary forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to the future King Charles II of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
- 1651 – Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester - The future King Charles II of England is defeated in the last battle of the war.
- 1658 – Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
- 1758 – An assassination attempt is made on King Joseph I of Portugal.
- 1783 – The Treaty of Paris ends the American Revolutionary War. Great Britain recognises US independence, and also cedes both East and West Florida to Spain.
- 1791 – The French Constitution of 1791 is passed, changing France from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy.
- 1798 – Start of a week-long battle at St. George's Caye in Belize, between Spain and Great Britain.
- 1803 – English scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
- 1838 – Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from Slavery.
- 1855 – American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 US soldiers under General William S. Harney kill 100 men, women and children in a Sioux village.
- 1861 – American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- 1875 – The first official polo game is played in Argentina, following introduction by British ranchers.
- 1878 – The pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle on the River Thames, killing around 640 people.
- 1914 – Because of opposition to his rule, William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months in charge.
- 1914 – The papacy of Pope Benedict XV begins.
- 1917 – World War I: German troops enter Riga on the Eastern Front.
- 1919 – Italy gives women the right to vote.
- 1933 – Yevgeniy Abalakov becomes the first person to reach the top of what was then called Pik Stalin (later called Communism Peak and now called Ismoil Somoni Peak), which was the highest peak in the then-existing Soviet Union. It is now the highest peak in Tajikistan, at a height of 7495 metres.
- 1935 – Malcolm Campbell becomes the first person to drive an automobile at over 300 miles per hour, when he reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour at Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.
- 1939 – World War II starts, as the United Kingdom and France declare War on Germany, following the Nazis' invasion of Poland on September 1.
- 1943 – World War II: The allied invasion of Italy begins when two British Army divisions land at Calabria.
- 1944 – Holocaust: Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz.
- 1945 – China begins to hold a three-day celebration of the Japanese surrender on September 2, which officially ended hostilities in World War II.
- 1950 – Giuseppe Farina becomes the first-ever Formula One world drivers' champion.
- 1954 – German U-boat U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
- 1964 – Through the US Wilderness Act, the John Muir and Ansel Adams wilderness areas are officially created for conservation purposes, along with the Bridger Wilderness in Wyoming.
- 1967 – Sweden changes from left-hand traffic to right-hand traffic on its roads.
- 1971 – Qatar declares independence.
- 1974 – PASOK, one of the leading political parties in Greece, is founded.
- 1976 – Viking Programme: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
- 1987 – A military coup occurs in Burundi, as Jean-Baptiste Bogaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 1989 – An Ilyushin II-62 aircraft crashes in Havana, Cuba, killing 171 people.
- 1994 – Sino-Soviet Split: Russia and China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
- 1995 – The Soyuz TM-22 mission launches to the Mir Space Station.
- 1997 – Vietnam Airlines Flight 815, a Tupolev TU-134, crashes on approach to Phnom Penh Airport in Cambodia, killing 64 people.
- 1999 – An 87-automobile pile-up occurs on Highway 401 freeway just outside Windsor, Ontario.
- 2001 – In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross Primary School for Girls. For the following 11 weeks, pupils and parents are escorted to school by armed police while being targeted by abuse.
- 2004 – On its third day, a siege at a school in Beslan, southern Russia ends in a massacre, in which over 300 people are killed.
- 2007 – Adventurer Steve Fossett goes missing in the Sierra Nevada mountains in California. His remains are found in October 2008.
Observances[change]
- National Day of San Marino
- Independence Day (Qatar)
