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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[36 BC]] – In the [[Battle of Naulochus]], [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]], [[admiral]] of [[Caesar Augustus|Octavian]], defeats [[Sextus Pompey]], son of [[Pompey]], thus ending Pompeian resistance to the [[Second Triumvirate]]. * [[301]] – [[San Marino]], one of the [[List of countries by area|smallest nations in the world]] and the world's oldest [[republic]] still in existence, is founded by [[Saint Marinus]]. * [[590]] – Consecration of [[Pope Gregory I]] (Gregory the Great). * [[673]] – King [[Wamba (king)|Wamba]] of the [[Visigoths]] puts down a revolt by [[Hilderic of Nîmes|Hilderic]], governor of [[Nîmes]] (France) and rival for the throne. * [[863]] – Major [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] victory at the [[Battle of Lalakaon]] against an Arab raid. *[[1189]] – [[Richard I of England]] (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard I |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/richard-i |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1260]] – The [[Mamluk]]s defeat the [[Mongols]] at the [[Battle of Ain Jalut]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the [[Mongol Empire]]. *[[1335]] – At the congress of Visegrád [[Charles I of Hungary]] mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, [[John of Bohemia]] and [[Casimir III of Poland]].<ref>{{cite book|first=György |last=Rácz|title=The Congress of Visegrád in 1335: Diplomacy and Representation|publisher= Hungarian Historical Review|year=2013|pages=261–287}}</ref> *[[1411]] – The [[Treaty of Selymbria]] is concluded between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Republic of Venice]]. ===1601–1900=== *[[1650]] – Victory over the royalists in the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL7|desc=Battle of Dunbar II|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref> *[[1651]] – The [[Battle of Worcester]] is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. *[[1658]] – The death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]; [[Richard Cromwell]] becomes [[Lord Protector]] of England. *[[1666]] – The [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] burns down in the [[Great Fire of London]]. *[[1777]] – [[American Revolutionary War]]: During the [[Battle of Cooch's Bridge]], the [[Flag of the United States]] is flown in battle for the first time. *[[1783]] – American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] by the United States and the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Immerwahr |first1=Daniel |title=Did George Washington Burn New York? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/george-washington-burn-new-york-great-fire-1776/672780/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |magazine=The Atlantic |volume=331 |issue=2 |date=31 January 2023 |page=77 |language=en |url-access=subscription |issn=1072-7825}}</ref> *[[1798]] – The week long battle of [[Battle of St. George's Caye|St. George's Caye]] begins between Spain and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] off the coast of [[Belize]]. *[[1812]] – Twenty-four settlers are killed in the [[Pigeon Roost State Historic Site#Pigeon Roost Massacre|Pigeon Roost Massacre]] in [[Indiana]]. *[[1838]] – Future [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[Frederick Douglass]] escapes from [[slavery]]. *[[1843]] – [[Otto of Greece|King Otto of Greece]] is forced to grant a [[Greek Constitution of 1844|constitution]] following an [[3 September 1843 Revolution|uprising]] in Athens. *[[1855]] – [[American Indian Wars]]: In [[Nebraska]], 700 soldiers under United States General [[William S. Harney]] avenge the [[Grattan massacre]] by attacking a [[Sioux]] village and killing 100 men, women and children. *[[1861]] – [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Leonidas Polk]] invades neutral [[Kentucky in the American Civil War|Kentucky]], prompting the state legislature to ask for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] assistance. *[[1870]] – [[Franco-Prussian War]]: The [[Siege of Metz (1870)|Siege of Metz]] begins, resulting in a decisive [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] victory on October 23. *[[1875]] – The first official game of [[polo]] is played in [[Argentina]] after being introduced by British ranchers. *[[1878]] – Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat {{SS|Princess Alice|1865|2}} collides with the {{SS|Bywell Castle|1869|2}} in the [[River Thames]]. *[[1879]] – [[Siege of the British Residency in Kabul]]: British envoy Sir [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Louis Cavagnari]] and 72 men of the [[Corps of Guides (India)|Guides]] are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in [[Kabul]]. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the [[British Empire]]. *[[1895]] – [[John Brallier]] becomes the first openly paid professional [[American football]] player, when he was paid US$10 by [[Dave Berry (American football)|David Berry]], to play for the [[Latrobe Athletic Association]] in a 12–0 win over the [[Jeanette Athletic Association]]. ===1901–present=== * [[1911]] – A fire that started on [[Fraser's Million Dollar Pier]] destroys six to eight square blocks of [[Ocean Park, Santa Monica|Ocean Park, California]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1912-09-04 |title=Flames Eat Business Heart of Ocean Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-flames-eat-busines/132608201/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=1}}</ref> * [[1914]] – [[William, Prince of Albania]] leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. * 1914 – French composer [[Albéric Magnard]] is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.<ref>Patrice Marcilloux (2009) “La mort héroïsée d’Albéric Magnard: essai d’approche culturelle”, in Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau et al. (eds.), ''La Grande Guerre des musiciens'', Lyon: Symétrie, pp. 85–102.</ref> * 1914 – [[World War I]]: Start of the [[Battle of Grand Couronné]], a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of [[Nancy, France|Nancy]]. *[[1916]] – World War I: [[Leefe Robinson]] destroys the German [[airship]] [[Schütte-Lanz SL 11]] over [[Cuffley]], north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil. *[[1925]] – {{USS|Shenandoah|ZR-1|6}}, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a [[squall line]] over [[Noble County, Ohio]]. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, [[Zachary Lansdowne]]. *[[1933]] – [[Yevgeniy Abalakov]] is the first man to reach the highest point in the [[Soviet Union]], Communism Peak (now called [[Ismoil Somoni Peak]] and situated in [[Tajikistan]]) (7495 m). *[[1935]] – Sir [[Malcolm Campbell]] reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] in [[Utah]], becoming the first person to drive an [[automobile]] over 300 mph. *[[1939]] – [[World War II]]: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also [[India in World War II|declares war]], but without consulting the provincial legislatures. * 1939 – World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a [[Blockade of Germany (1939–45)|naval blockade of Germany]] that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]]. *[[1941]] – [[The Holocaust]]: [[Karl Fritzsch]], deputy camp commandant of the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], experiments with the use of [[Zyklon B]] in the gassing of Soviet POWs. *[[1942]] – World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, [[Dov Lopatyn]] leads an uprising in the [[Łachwa Ghetto#Uprising and massacre|Ghetto]] of [[Lakhva]] (present-day [[Belarus]]). *[[1943]] – World War II: British and Canadian troops [[Operation Baytown|land on the Italian mainland]]. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the [[Armistice of Cassibile]], although it is not announced for another five days. *[[1944]] – Holocaust: [[Diarist]] [[Anne Frank]] and her family are placed on the last transport train from the [[Westerbork transit camp]] to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], arriving three days later. *[[1945]] – A three-day celebration begins in China, following the [[Victory over Japan Day#China|Victory over Japan Day]] on September 2. *[[1950]] – [[Giuseppe Farina|"Nino" Farina]] becomes the first [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One Drivers' champion]] after winning the [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]]. *[[1954]] – The [[People's Liberation Army]] begins shelling the [[Republic of China]]-controlled islands of [[Quemoy]], starting the [[First Taiwan Strait Crisis]]. *[[1967]] – [[Dagen H]] in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. *[[1971]] – [[Qatar]] becomes an independent state. *[[1976]] – [[Viking program]]: The American ''[[Viking 2]]'' spacecraft lands at [[Utopia Planitia]] on [[Mars]]. *[[1978]] – During the [[Rhodesian Bush War]] a group of [[Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army|ZIPRA]] guerrillas shot down civilian [[Vickers Viscount]] aircraft ([[Air Rhodesia Flight 825]]) with a Soviet-made [[9K32 Strela-2|SAM Strela-2]]; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Seeds of Political Destruction|date=18 September 1978|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203237/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2008|location=New York|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=22 November 2012|ref={{sfnRef|Time|1978}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Rhodesians Never Die: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia c. 1970–1980|last1=Godwin|first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Godwin|last2=Hancock|first2=Ian|year=1995|orig-year=1993|location=Harare|publisher=Baobab Books|isbn=978-0-908311-82-8}}</ref> *[[1981]] – The [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]], an international [[bill of rights]] for women, is instituted by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|language=EN|access-date=2018-11-01|archive-date=2015-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906035454/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref> *[[1987]] – In a [[1987 Burundian coup d'état|coup d'état in Burundi]], President [[Jean-Baptiste Bagaza]] is deposed by Major [[Pierre Buyoya]]. *[[1989]] – [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046]] crashes into a residential area of [[Havana]] shortly after takeoff from [[José Martí International Airport]], killing 150.<ref name="ASN">{{ASN accident|id=19890903-1|accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref> *1989 – [[Varig Flight 254]] crashes in the [[Amazon rainforest]] near [[São José do Xingu]] in Brazil, killing 12.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-241 PP-VMK São José do Xingu, MT |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890903-0 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Vietnam Airlines]] [[Vietnam Airlines Flight 815|Flight 815]] ([[Tupolev Tu-134]]) crashes on approach into [[Phnom Penh]] airport, killing 64. *[[2001]] – In [[Belfast]], Protestant [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]] begin a [[Holy Cross dispute|picket of Holy Cross]], a Catholic [[primary school]] for girls. *[[2004]] – [[Beslan school siege]] results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. *[[2010]] – After taking off from [[Dubai International Airport]], [[UPS Airlines Flight 6]] develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near [[Nad Al Sheba]], killing both crew members on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-44AF (SCD) N571UP Dubai Airport (DXB)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100903-0|access-date=2020-09-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref> *[[2016]] – The U.S. and [[China]], together responsible for [[List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions|40% of the world's carbon emissions]], both formally ratify the [[Paris Agreement|Paris global climate agreement]]. *[[2017]] – [[North Korea]] conducts its sixth and most powerful [[2017 North Korean nuclear test|nuclear test]]. ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1034]] – [[Emperor Go-Sanjō]] of Japan (died 1073) *[[1568]] – [[Adriano Banchieri]], Italian organist and composer (died 1634) ===1601–1900=== *[[1675]] – [[Paul Dudley (jurist)|Paul Dudley]], American lawyer and jurist (died 1751) *[[1693]] – [[Charles Radclyffe]], English captain and politician (died 1746) *[[1695]] – [[Pietro Locatelli|Pietro Antonio Locatelli]], Italian violin player and composer (died 1764) *[[1704]] – [[Joseph de Jussieu]], French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (died 1779) *[[1710]] – [[Abraham Trembley]], Swiss biologist and zoologist (died 1784)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunderland |first1=Mary E. |title=Abraham Trembley (1710–1784) |url=https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/abraham-trembley-1710-1784 |website=embryo.asu.edu |publisher=The Embryo Project Encyclopedia |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=31 October 2007}}</ref> *[[1724]] – [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester]], Irish-English general and politician, 21st [[List of Governors General of Canada|Governor General of Canada]] (died 1808) *[[1781]] – [[Eugène de Beauharnais]], French general and politician (died 1824) *[[1803]] – [[Prudence Crandall]], American educator (died 1890)<ref>{{cite book | last=Williams | first=Donald E. | title=Prudence Crandall's legacy : The fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown v. Board of Education | publisher=Wesleyan University Press | place=Middletown, Connecticut | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-81957-646-0 | page=8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNq3AwAAQBAJ}}</ref> *[[1810]] – [[Paul Kane]], Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871) *[[1811]] – [[John Humphrey Noyes]], American activist, founded the [[Oneida Community]] (died 1886) *[[1814]] – [[James Joseph Sylvester]], English mathematician and academic (died 1897) *[[1820]] – [[George Hearst]], American businessman and politician (died 1891) *[[1840]] – [[Jacob Christian Fabricius]], Danish composer (died 1919) *[[1841]] – [[Tom Emmett]], English cricketer (died 1904) *[[1849]] – [[Sarah Orne Jewett]], American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Edward T.|last1=James|first2=Janet|last2=Wilson James|first3=Paul S.|last3=Boyer|title=Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary|location=Cambridge, MA|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=1971|page=274|isbn=978-0-67462-731-4}}</ref> *[[1851]] – [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]], Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926)<ref>{{cite book|last=Montgomery-Massingberd|first=Hugh|title=Burke's Royal Families of the World|location=London|publisher=Burke's Peerage|year=1977|isbn=978-0-850110-234|page=471}}</ref> *[[1854]] – [[Charles Tatham (fencer)|Charles Tatham]], American fencer (died 1939) *[[1856]] – [[Louis Sullivan]], American architect and educator, designed the [[Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building]] (died 1924) *[[1869]] – [[Fritz Pregl]], Slovenian chemist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1930) *[[1875]] – [[Ferdinand Porsche]], Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded [[Porsche]] (died 1951) *[[1878]] – [[Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers]], English tennis player (died 1960) *[[1882]] – [[Johnny Douglas]], English cricketer and boxer (died 1930) *[[1887]] – [[Frank Christian (trumpeter)|Frank Christian]], American trumpet player (died 1973) *[[1897]] – [[Sally Benson]], American author and screenwriter (died 1972) *[[1899]] – [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]], Australian virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1985) *[[1900]] – [[Percy Chapman]], English cricketer (died 1961) * 1900 – [[Urho Kekkonen]], Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th [[President of Finland]] (died 1986) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Eduard van Beinum]], Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959) *[[1905]] – [[Carl David Anderson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1991) * 1905 – [[John Mills (cricketer, born 1905)|John Mills]], New Zealand cricketer (died 1972) *[[1907]] – [[Loren Eiseley]], American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977) *[[1908]] – [[Lev Pontryagin]], Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988) *[[1910]] – [[Kitty Carlisle]], American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007) * 1910 – [[Franz Jáchym]], Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984) * 1910 – [[Maurice Papon]], French civil servant (died 2007) *[[1911]] – [[Bernard Mammes]], American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000) *[[1913]] – [[Alan Ladd]], American actor and producer (died 1964) *[[1914]] – [[Dixy Lee Ray]], American biologist and politician, 17th [[Governor of Washington]] (died 1994)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2=Joy Dorothy Harvey|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L–Z|location=London|publisher=Routledge|year=2000|isbn=978-0-41592-040-7|page=1079}}</ref> *[[1915]] – [[Knut Nystedt]], Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014) * 1915 – [[Memphis Slim]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988) *[[1916]] – [[Eddie Stanky]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999) *[[1918]] – [[Helen Wagner]], American actress (died 2010) *[[1919]] – [[Phil Stern]], American soldier and photographer (died 2014) *[[1920]] – [[Tereska Torrès]], French soldier and author (died 2012) *[[1921]] – [[John Aston Sr.]], English footballer (died 2003) * 1921 – [[Thurston Dart]], English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971) * 1921 – [[Marguerite Higgins]], American journalist and author (died 1966) *[[1923]] – [[Glen Bell]], American businessman, founded [[Taco Bell]] (died 2010) * 1923 – [[Alice Gibson]], Belizean chief librarian and educator<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bnlsis.org/bios.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135719/http://bnlsis.org/bios.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-05|title=Belizean Biographies|date=2016-03-05|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> (died 2021) * 1923 – [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]], American golfer (died 2014) * 1923 – [[Mort Walker]], American cartoonist (died 2018)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 3: Charlie Sheen, Noah Baumbach |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/09/03/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-3-Charlie-Sheen-Noah-Baumbach/7681630267101/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=3 September 2021}}</ref> *[[1924]] – [[Mary Grace Canfield]], American actress (died 2014) *[[1925]] – [[Anne Jackson]], American actress (died 2016) * 1925 – [[Bengt Lindström]], Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008) * 1925 – [[Hank Thompson (musician)|Hank Thompson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) *[[1926]] – [[Alison Lurie]], American author and academic (died 2020) * 1926 – [[Irene Papas]], Greek actress (died 2022)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1926 – [[Uttam Kumar]], Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980) *[[1928]] – [[Gaston Thorn]], Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th [[List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (died 2007) *[[1929]] – [[Whitey Bulger]], American organized crime boss (died 2018)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1929 – [[Carlo Clerici]], Swiss cyclist (died 2007) * 1929 – [[Steve Rickard]], New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015) * 1929 – [[Armand Vaillancourt]], Canadian sculptor and painter *[[1930]] – [[Cherry Wilder]], New Zealand author and poet (died 2002) *[[1931]] – [[Albert DeSalvo]], American serial killer known as the [[Boston Strangler]] (died 1973)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1931 – [[Dick Motta]], American basketball player and coach * 1931 – [[Guy Spitaels]], Belgian academic and politician, 7th [[Minister-President of Wallonia]] (died 2012) *[[1932]] – [[Eileen Brennan]], American actress and singer (died 2013)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1933]] – [[Basil Butcher]], Guyanese cricketer (died 2019) * 1933 – [[Tompall Glaser]], American singer-songwriter (died 2013) *[[1934]] – [[Freddie King]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976) *[[1935]] – [[Helmut Clasen]], German-Canadian motorcycle racer *[[1936]] – [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]], Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd [[President of Tunisia]] (died 2019) * 1936 – [[Pilar Pallete]], Peruvian-American actress *[[1938]] – [[Liliane Ackermann]], French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007) * 1938 – [[Sarah Bradford]], English historian and author * 1938 – [[Caryl Churchill]], English-Canadian playwright * 1938 – [[Richard MacCormac]], English architect, founded [[MJP Architects]] (died 2014) * 1938 – [[Ryōji Noyori]], Japanese chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate *[[1940]] – [[Frank Duffy (architect)|Frank Duffy]], English architect * 1940 – [[Pauline Collins]], English actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1940 – [[Eduardo Galeano]], Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015) * 1940 – [[Brian Lochore]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019) *[[1941]] – [[Sergei Dovlatov]], Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990) *[[1942]] – [[Al Jardine]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 3, 2022 includes celebrities Iman Vellani, Charlie Sheen |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-3-2022-includes-celebrities-iman-vellani-charlie-sheen.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=3 September 2022}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Valerie Perrine]], American model and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1944]] – [[Geoff Arnold]], English cricketer and coach * 1944 – [[Ray Groom]], Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th [[Premier of Tasmania]] *[[1945]] – [[George Biondo]], American bass player and songwriter * 1945 – [[Peter Goddard (physicist)|Peter Goddard]], English physicist and mathematician * 1945 – [[Martha Saxton]], American Historian (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2023-07-20 |title=Martha Saxton, Historian Who Explored Women's Lives, Dies at 77 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/books/martha-saxton-dead.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> *[[1947]] – [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]], Norwegian minister and politician, 26th [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister of Norway]] * 1947 – [[Michael Connarty]], Scottish educator and politician * 1947 – [[Mario Draghi]], Italian banker and economist * 1947 – [[Gérard Houllier]], French footballer and coach (died 2020) * 1947 – [[Susan Milan]], English flute player and composer *[[1948]] – [[Don Brewer]], American drummer and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1948 – [[Lyudmila Karachkina]], Ukrainian astronomer * 1948 – [[Fotis Kouvelis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece)|Greek Minister of Justice]] * 1948 – [[Levy Mwanawasa]], Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Zambia]] (died 2008) *[[1949]] – [[José Pékerman]], Argentine footballer, coach, and manager * 1949 – [[Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria]] (died 2004) *[[1950]] – [[Doug Pinnick]], American rock singer-songwriter and bass player *[[1951]] – [[Denys Hobson]], South African cricketer * 1951 – [[D. Rolland Jennings]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Jennings |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov |title=West Virginia House of Delegates }}</ref> *[[1952]] – [[Shakti Kapoor]], Indian actor *[[1953]] – [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]], French director, producer, and screenwriter * 1953 – [[George Peponis]], Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician *[[1954]] – [[Jaak Uudmäe]], Estonian triple jumper and coach *[[1955]] – [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1956]] – [[Jishu Dasgupta]], Indian actor and director (died 2012) * 1956 – [[Pat McGeown]], Irish republican activist (died 1996) * 1956 – [[Stephen Woolley]], English director and producer *[[1957]] – [[Garth Ancier]], American businessman * 1957 – [[Earl Cureton]], American basketball player and coach (died 2024) * 1957 – [[Steve Schirripa]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1957 – [[Sadhguru]], Indian yogi, mystic * 1957 – [[Ivan Šramko]], Governor of the [[National Bank of Slovakia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Guvernér NBS Ivan Šramko oslavuje životné jubileum |url=https://index.sme.sk/c/3467304/guverner-nbs-ivan-sramko-oslavuje-zivotne-jubileum.html |website=index.sme.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk}}</ref> *[[1960]] – [[Nick Gibb]], English accountant and politician *[[1961]] – [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]], Australian author *[[1962]] – [[David De Roure]], English computer scientist and academic *[[1963]] – [[Sam Adams (Oregon politician)|Sam Adams]], American politician, 51st [[List of mayors of Portland, Oregon|Mayor of Portland]] * 1963 – [[Mubarak Ghanim]], Emirati footballer * 1963 – [[Malcolm Gladwell]], Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic *[[1964]] – [[Adam Curry]], American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded [[mevio]] * 1964 – [[Spike Feresten]], American screenwriter and producer * 1964 – [[Junaid Jamshed]], Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and [[Naʽat|naat khawan]] (died 2016) * 1964 – [[Holt McCallany]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1965]] – [[Rachel Johnson]], British journalist * 1965 – [[Vaden Todd Lewis]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Costas Mandylor]], Australian actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – [[Charlie Sheen]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1966]] – [[Steven Johnson Leyba]], American painter and author * 1966 – [[Vladimir Ryzhkov]], Russian historian and politician *[[1967]] – [[Chris Gatling]], American basketball player * 1967 – [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]], American baseball player *[[1968]] – [[Grace Poe]], Filipino educator and politician *[[1969]] – [[Noah Baumbach]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI" /> * 1969 – [[John Fugelsang]], American comedian, actor, and talk show host * 1969 – [[Robert Karlsson]], Swedish golfer * 1969 – [[Marianna Komlos]], Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004) * 1969 – [[Matthew Offord]], English journalist and politician * 1969 – [[John Picacio]], American artist<ref>{{cite web|title=John Picacio: Multidimensional|website=Locus Magazine|date=April 13, 2012|accessdate=February 19, 2024|url=https://locusmag.com/2012/04/john-picacio-multidimensional/}}</ref> *[[1970]] – [[Jeremy Glick]], American businessman (died 2001) * 1970 – [[George Lynch (basketball)|George Lynch]], American basketball player and coach * 1970 – [[Gareth Southgate]], English footballer and manager *[[1971]] – [[Kiran Desai]], Indian-American author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1971 – [[Glen Housman]], Australian swimmer * 1971 – [[Chabeli Iglesias]], Portuguese-Spanish journalist * 1971 – [[Paolo Montero]], Uruguayan footballer and manager *[[1972]] – [[Christine Boudrias]], Canadian speed skater * 1972 – [[Bob Evans (wrestler)|Bob Evans]], American wrestler and trainer * 1972 – [[Robbie O'Davis]], Australian rugby league player * 1972 – [[Martin Straka]], Czech ice hockey player *[[1973]] – [[Jennifer Paige]], American singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Damon Stoudamire]], American basketball player and coach *[[1974]] – [[Martin Gerber]], Swiss ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Gerber |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/martin-gerber-8469675 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Clare Kramer]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter * 1974 – [[Rahul Sanghvi]], Indian cricketer *[[1975]] – [[Daniel Chan]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor * 1975 – [[Cristobal Huet]], French ice hockey player * 1975 – [[Redfoo]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1976]] – [[Valery V. Afanasyev]], Russian ice hockey player and coach * 1976 – [[Ashley Jones]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1976 – [[Jevon Kearse]], American football player * 1976 – [[Raheem Morris]], American football player and coach *[[1977]] – [[Casey Hampton]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Casey Hampton |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2567/casey-hampton |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> * 1977 – [[Rui Marques]], Angolan footballer * 1977 – [[Olof Mellberg]], Swedish footballer * 1977 – [[Nate Robertson]], American baseball player *[[1978]] – [[Terje Bakken]], Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004) * 1978 – [[John Curtis (footballer, born 1978)|John Curtis]], English footballer * 1978 – [[Nichole Hiltz]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – [[Michal Rozsíval]], Czech ice hockey player * 1978 – [[Nick Wechsler (actor)|Nick Wechsler]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1979]] – [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Júlio César]], Brazilian footballer * 1979 – [[Tomo Miličević]], Bosnian-American guitarist<ref name="AP" /> *[[1980]] – [[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]], American rapper and actor * 1980 – [[Daniel Bilos]], Argentine footballer * 1980 – [[Cindy Burger (footballer)|Cindy Burger]], Dutch footballer * 1980 – [[Jason McCaslin]], Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer * 1981 – [[Fearne Cotton]], English television and radio presenter<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=fearnecotton |postid=BYkdWgjh3w3 |title=Thanks for having me planet earth. 36 years old today.|date=3 September 2017}}</ref> *[[1982]] – [[Sarah Burke]], Canadian skier (died 2012) * 1982 – [[Andrew McMahon]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer * 1982 – [[Kaori Natori]], Japanese singer * 1982 – [[Tiago Rannow]], Brazilian footballer * 1982 – [[Chris Wilcox]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Wilcox |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2404/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> *[[1983]] – [[Augusto Farfus]], Brazilian race car driver * 1983 – [[Nicky Hunt]], English footballer * 1983 – [[Marcus McCauley]], American football player * 1983 – [[Valdas Vasylius]], Lithuanian basketball player *[[1984]] – [[Mason Crosby]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mason Crosby |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/10636/mason-crosby |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Garrett Hedlund]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1984 – [[T. J. Perkins]], Filipino-American wrestler *[[1985]] – [[Scott Carson]], English footballer * 1985 – [[Kelvin Wilson]], English footballer *[[1986]] – [[Shaun White]], American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist<ref name="UPI" /> * 1986 – [[OMI (singer)|OMI]], Jamaican singer *[[1987]] – [[Allie (wrestler)|Allie]], Canadian wrestler * 1987 – [[Modibo Maïga]], Malian footballer * 1987 – [[Dawid Malan]], English cricketer * 1987 – [[James Neal (ice hockey)|James Neal]], Canadian ice hockey player *[[1988]] – [[Jérôme Boateng]], Ghanaian-German footballer * 1988 – [[Hana Makhmalbaf]], Iranian director and producer * [[1990]] – [[Mohammed Shami|Mohammad Shami]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahadik |first=Gauresh |date=2022-09-03 |title=Happy birthday Mohammad Shami: A look at the veteran fast bowler's endorsements, net worth and charities |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/happy-birthday-mohammad-shami-a-look-at-the-veteran-fast-bowlers-endorsements-net-worth-and-charities/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=SportsMint Media |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1992]] – [[August Alsina]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1992 – [[Sakshi Malik]], Indian wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=Happy Birthday Sakshi Malik: Records and achievements of the wrestling star |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/happy-birthday-sakshi-malik-records-and-achievements-of-the-wrestling-star-14640881.htm |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref> *[[1993]] – [[Lee So-jung]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web |date=September 24, 2014 |title= |script-title=ko:레이디스 코드 소정, 오늘(3일) 생일로 알려져 안타까움 더해 |trans-title=Ladie's Code Sojung, today (3rd) is known as her birthday, adding to the sadness |url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/stview.htm?idxno=2014090307272244236 |accessdate=October 22, 2014 |work=스포츠투데이 |language=ko |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404200635/http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/stview.htm?idxno=2014090307272244236 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1993 – [[Dominic Thiem]], Austrian tennis player * 1993 – [[Lee Seong-jong]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=인피니트 이성종 너마저..울림 나와 에스피케이엔터 전속계약[공식]|url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20220905n04309|work=Osen|date=5 September 2022|access-date=11 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref> *[[1994]] – [[Francis Molo]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1994 – [[Glen Rea]], English-Irish footballer *[[1995]] – [[Myles Jack]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Myles Jack |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3047566/myles-jack |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Niklas Süle]], German footballer *[[1996]] – [[Joy (singer)|Joy]], South Korean [[Korean pop idol|idol]] and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Velvet Profile |url=http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018195600/http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=SM Entertainment |language=ko}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Adama Barro]], Burkinabé footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60985/Adama_Barro.html|title=Adama Barro|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Abrahm DeVine]], American swimmer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/USASwimming/status/1036614796727205888/photo/1|title=USA Swimming on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-11-08|language=en}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Veronika Domjan]], Slovenian athlete<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ATH/athlete/18014449|title=Tarragona 2018 INFO|website=results.tarragona2018.cat|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707202317/http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ATH/athlete/18014449|url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1996 – [[William Eskelinen]], Swedish footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/william-eskelinen/294664/|title=Sweden – W. Eskelinen – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Dwayne Green]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dwayne-green/|title=Dwayne Green|website=worldfootball.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[D. J. Hogg]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4953|title=DJ Hogg – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Roster –Texas A&M University Athletics Department|website=12thman.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Nanda Kyaw]], Burmese footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/214084/nanda-kyaw|title=Nanda Kyaw Player Profile |website=www.espnfc.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Florian Maitre]], French cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=107478|title=Florian Maitre|last=Archives|first=Cycling|website=www.cyclingarchives.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Callum Moore (Australian footballer)|Callum Moore]], Australian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/player-profile/callum-moore|title=Callum Moore |website=richmondfc.com.au|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Neilson Powless]], American cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/185580|title=Neilson Powless|website=www.procyclingstats.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Osgar O'Hoisin]], Irish tennis player<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/-/o684/overview|title=Osgar O'Hoisin {{!}} Overview |work=ATP World Tour {{!}} Tennis|access-date=2018-11-08|language=en}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Zhang Tingting]], Chinese handball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/handball/pe525789/zhang-tingting/|title=Zhang Tingting|website=sport.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Brad Walsh (footballer)|Brad Walsh]], Australian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Walsh.html|title=AFL Tables –Brad Walsh |website=afltables.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> * 1996 – [[Yoane Wissa]], French footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yoane-wissa/320030/|title=France – Y. Wissa – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Andrew Austin (cricketer)|Andrew Austin]], Irish cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928075.html|title=Andrew Austin|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Sulayman Bojang]], Norwegian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/sulayman-bojang/545099/|title=Norway – S. Bojang – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Reniece Boyce]], West Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/908047.html|title=Reniece Boyce|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Carter Kieboom]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carter-kieboom-666198?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2018|title=Carter Kieboom Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Petar Krstić (footballer)|Petar Krstić]], Macedonian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/petar-krstic/|title=Petar Krstic |website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2025-04-12}}</ref> * 1997 - [[Salome Pazhava]], Georgian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web |title= Salome Pazhava |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130296 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Devin Singletary]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4040761/devin-singletary|title=Devin Singletary|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Bernard Tekpetey]], Ghanaian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bernhard-tekpetey/435173/|title=Ghana – B. Tekpetey – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Christopher Udeh]], Nigerian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/maduka-christopher-udeh/437250/|title=Nigeria – M. Udeh – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref> *[[1998]] – [[Oskar Seuntjens]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Oskar Seuntjens |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07732&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=1 September 2024 |location=Brussels |language=nl}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Brandon Williams (footballer)|Brandon Williams]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23834/Brandon-Williams/overview|title=Brandon Williams|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Kaia Gerber]], American model and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[2003]] – [[Jack Dylan Grazer]], American actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[2010]] – [[Tanitoluwa Adewumi]], Nigerian-American chess player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tanitoluwaadewumifoundation.org/about/child-page-2/ |title=About Tanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi |website=Tanitoluwa Adewumi Foundation |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * [[264]] – [[Sun Xiu]], Chinese emperor (born 235) * [[618]] – [[Xue Ju]], emperor of Qin * [[863]] – [[Umar al-Aqta]], Arab emir * [[931]] – [[Emperor Uda|Uda]], emperor of Japan (born 867) *[[1120]] – [[Blessed Gerard|Gerard Thom]] (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] (born c. 1040) *[[1189]] – [[Jacob of Orléans]], French Jewish scholar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8450-jacob-of-orleans|title=Jacob of Orleans |website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref> *[[1301]] – [[Alberto I della Scala]], Lord of Verona *[[1313]] – [[Anne of Bohemia (1290–1313)|Anna of Bohemia]] (born 1290) *[[1354]] – [[Joanikije II]], Serbian patriarch and saint *[[1400]] – [[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter]] (born c. 1352) *[[1402]] – [[Gian Galeazzo Visconti]], Italian son of [[Galeazzo II Visconti]] (born 1351) *[[1420]] – [[Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany]] (born 1340) *[[1467]] – [[Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress]] (born 1434) *[[1592]] – [[Robert Greene (dramatist)|Robert Greene]], English author and playwright (born 1558) ===1601–1900=== *[[1609]] – [[Jean Richardot]], Belgian diplomat (born 1540) *[[1634]] – [[Edward Coke]], English lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] (born 1552) *[[1653]] – [[Claudius Salmasius]], French scholar and author (born 1588) *[[1658]] – [[Oliver Cromwell]], English general and politician (born 1599) *[[1720]] – [[Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway]], French general and diplomat (born 1648) *[[1729]] – [[Jean Hardouin]], French historian and scholar (born 1646) *[[1766]] – [[Archibald Bower]], Scottish historian and author (born 1686) *[[1808]] – [[John Montgomery (Continental Congress)|John Montgomery]], American merchant and politician (born 1722) *[[1857]] – [[John McLoughlin]], Canadian-American businessman (born 1784) *[[1866]] – [[Konstantin Flavitsky]], Russian painter (born 1830) *[[1877]] – [[Adolphe Thiers]], French historian and politician, 2nd [[President of France]] (born 1797) *[[1883]] – [[Ivan Turgenev]], Russian author and playwright (born 1818) *[[1886]] – [[William W. Snow]], American lawyer and politician (born 1812) *[[1893]] – [[James Harrison (engineer)|James Harrison]], Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Evelyn Abbott]], English classical scholar (born 1843)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Strachan-Davidson |first1=J. L. |editor-first1=M. C |editor-last1=Curthoys |author1-link=James Strachan-Davidson |title=Abbott, Evelyn (1843–1901), classical scholar |date=23 September 2004 |volume=1 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30317}}</ref> *[[1906]] – [[Mihály Kolossa]], Hungarian author and poet (born 1846) *[[1914]] – [[Albéric Magnard]], French composer and educator (born 1865) *[[1929]] – [[John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey]], English jurist and politician (born 1840) *[[1936]] – [[Nikita Balieff]], Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876) *[[1941]] – [[Rafailo Momčilović]], [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox]] hegumen and painter (born 1875)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wL3YAAAAMAAJ&q=rafailo+momcilovic|title=Convert – or die!: Catholic persecution in Yugoslavia during World War II|first=Edmond|last=Paris|date=September 18, 1988|publisher=Chick Publications|isbn=9780937958353 |via=Google Books}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Will James (artist)|Will James]], Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892) * 1942 – [[Séraphine Louis]], French painter (born 1864) *[[1944]] – [[John Lumsden]], Irish physician, founded the [[St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland]] (born 1869) *[[1948]] – [[Edvard Beneš]], Czech academic and politician, 2nd [[List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia|President of Czechoslovakia]] (born 1884) *[[1954]] – [[Marika Kotopouli]], Greek actress (born 1887) *[[1961]] – [[Robert E. Gross (businessman)|Robert E. Gross]], American businessman (born 1897) *[[1962]] – [[E. E. Cummings]], American poet and playwright (born 1894) *[[1963]] – [[Louis MacNeice]], Irish poet and playwright (born 1907) *[[1967]] – [[Francis Ouimet]], American golfer and banker (born 1893) *[[1969]] – [[John Lester]], American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871) *[[1970]] – [[Vasil Gendov]], Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891) * 1970 – [[Vince Lombardi]], American football player and coach (born 1913)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vince Lombardi Dead at 57; Funeral in New York |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/lombfune.htm |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref> * 1970 – [[Alan Wilson (musician)|Alan Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) *[[1974]] – [[Harry Partch]], American composer and theorist (born 1901) *[[1977]] – [[Gianni Vella]], Maltese artist (born 1885)<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 2 G–Z|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|isbn=9789993291329|location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]|pages=1594–1595}}</ref> *[[1980]] – [[Barbara O'Neil]], American actress (born 1910) * 1980 – [[Duncan Renaldo]], Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) *[[1981]] – [[Alec Waugh]], English soldier and author (born 1898) *[[1985]] – [[Johnny Marks]], American songwriter (born 1909) *[[1987]] – [[Morton Feldman]], American composer and educator (born 1926) *[[1988]] – [[Ferit Melen]], Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (born 1906) *[[1989]] – [[Gaetano Scirea]], Italian footballer (born 1953) *[[1991]] – [[Frank Capra]], Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897) *[[1993]] – [[David Brown (entrepreneur)|David Brown]], English businessman (born 1904) *[[1994]] – [[James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.]], American screenwriter and producer (born 1918) * 1994 – [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], English footballer and manager (born 1924) *[[1995]] – [[Mary Adshead]], English painter (born 1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=OBITUARY: Mary Adshead |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mary-adshead-1599840.html |website=The Independent |access-date=21 February 2020 |language=en |date=7 September 1995}}</ref> *[[1996]] – [[Emily Kame Kngwarreye]], Australian painter (born 1910) *[[1999]] – [[Emma Bailey]], American auctioneer and author (born 1910)<ref>{{Cite news|date=1999-09-09|title=Obituary for Emma P. Bailey, Auctioneer|pages=20|work=The Brattleboro Reformer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88406504/obituary-for-emma-p-bailey-auctioneer/|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[Edward Anhalt]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914) *[[2001]] – [[Pauline Kael]], American film critic and author (born 1919) *[[2002]] – [[Kenneth Hare]], Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919) * 2002 – [[W. Clement Stone]], American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902) *[[2003]] – [[Alan Dugan]], American soldier and poet (born 1923) *[[2003]] – [[Rudolf Leiding]], German businessman (born 1914) *[[2005]] – [[R. S. R. Fitter]], English biologist and author (born 1913) * 2005 – [[William Rehnquist]], American lawyer and jurist, 16th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (born 1924) *[[2007]] – [[Carter Albrecht]], American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973) * 2007 – [[Syd Jackson (Māori activist)|Syd Jackson]], New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939) * 2007 – [[Jane Tomlinson]], English runner (born 1964) * 2007 – [[Steve Fossett]], American aviator (born 1944) *[[2008]] – [[Donald Blakeslee]], American colonel and pilot (born 1917) *[[2010]] – [[Noah Howard]], American saxophonist (born 1943) * 2010 – [[Robert Schimmel]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950) *[[2012]] – [[Griselda Blanco]], Colombian drug lord (born 1943) * 2012 – [[Harold Dunaway]], American race car driver and pilot (born 1933) * 2012 – [[Michael Clarke Duncan]], American actor (born 1957) * 2012 – [[Siegfried Jamrowski]], Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917) * 2012 – [[Sun Myung Moon]], Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the [[Unification Church]] (born 1920) * 2012 – [[Charlie Rose (congressman)|Charlie Rose]], American lawyer and politician (born 1939) *[[2013]] – [[Ralph M. Holman]], American lawyer and judge (born 1914) * 2013 – [[Pedro Ferriz Santacruz]], Mexican-American journalist (born 1921) * 2013 – [[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929) * 2013 – [[Janet Lembke]], American author and scholar (born 1933) * 2013 – [[Don Meineke]], American basketball player (born 1930) * 2013 – [[Lewis Morley]], Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925) *[[2014]] – [[Aarno Raninen]], Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944) * 2014 – [[A. P. Venkateswaran]], Indian soldier and politician, 14th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]] (born 1930) *[[2015]] – [[Adrian Cadbury]], English rower and businessman (born 1929) * 2015 – [[Judy Carne]], English actress and comedian (born 1939) * 2015 – [[Carter Lay]], American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971) * 2015 – [[Zhang Zhen (general)|Zhang Zhen]], Chinese general and politician (born 1914) * 2015 – [[Chandra Bahadur Dangi]], world record holder for shortest man (born 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-05/world27s-shortest-man-dies-chandra-bahadur-dangi/6752116| title=World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies in American Samoa aged 75 | website=abc.net.au|date=September 5, 2015}}</ref> *[[2017]] – [[Walter Becker]], American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950) * 2017 – [[John Ashbery]], American poet (born 1927) *[[2024]] – [[Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun]], Scottish peer (born 1930)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lady Saltoun, member of the Royal family with a hereditary peerage who enlivened the House of Lords – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/04/lady-saltoun-royal-family-hereditary-peer/ |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=4 September 2024}}</ref> *2024 – [[Wayne Graham]], American baseball player and coach (born 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB mourns loss of college baseball titan Wayne Graham |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/wayne-graham-dies-aged-88 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref> *2024 – [[Charley Johnson]], American football player (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broncos mourn passing of Ring of Fame QB Charley Johnson |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-mourn-passing-of-ring-of-fame-qb-charley-johnson |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=www.denverbroncos.com |language=en-US}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== *Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: **[[Mansuetus (bishop of Toul)|Mansuetus of Toul]] **[[Saint Marinus|Marinus]] **[[Pope Gregory I]] **[[Remaclus]] **[[Prudence Crandall]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]]) **[[September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] *China's [[Victory over Japan Day|victory over Japan]] commemoration related observances: **[[Armed Forces Day (Republic of China)]] **[[Victory over Japan Day#China|V-J Day]] ([[People's Republic of China]]) *[[Feast of San Marino and the Republic]], celebrates the foundation of the [[Republic of San Marino]] in 301. *[[Flag Day (Australia)]] *[[Independence Day]], celebrates the second independence of [[Qatar]] from the United Kingdom in 1971. *[[Levy Mwanawasa Day]] ([[Zambia]]) *[[Canadian Merchant Navy|Merchant Navy Remembrance Day]] ([[Canada]]) *[[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy Day]] ([[United Kingdom]]) *[[List of food days#September|National Welsh Rarebit Day]] ([[United States]]) *[[Public holidays in Tokelau|Tokehega Day]] ([[Tokelau]], [[New Zealand]]) == References == {{Reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=03}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/3 |title=Historical Events on September 3 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:September 03}} [[Category:Days of September]]
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