September 3rd, 1921

Born on September 3rd, 1921

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What happened on September 3rd?

September 3rd, 2017

North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.

September 3rd, 2001

The Troubles: Ulster loyalists resumed a picket outside a Catholic girls' primary school in the Protestant portion of Ardoyne, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.

September 3rd, 1991

A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.

September 3rd, 1987

In a military coup d'état in Burundi, Pierre Buyoya deposed the incumbent president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza while he was abroad in Canada.

September 3rd, 1942

The Holocaust: In possibly the first Jewish ghetto uprising, residents of the Łachwa Ghetto in occupied Poland, informed of the upcoming "liquidation" of the ghetto, unsuccessfully fought against their Nazi captors.

September 3rd, 1935

On the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, British racing motorist Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph (480 km/h).

September 3rd, 1901

The flag of Australia flew for the first time, from the Royal Exhibition Building (pictured) in Melbourne.

September 3rd, 1878

The passenger steamship SS Princess Alice sank in the River Thames after colliding (pictured) with the collier Bywell Castle, killing more than 600 people.

September 3rd, 1777

American Revolutionary War: The British Army and their Hessian allies defeated an American militia at the Battle of Cooch's Bridge.

September 3rd, 1651

English Parliamentarian forces under Oliver Cromwell (pictured) won the Battle of Worcester, the final battle of the English Civil War.

September 3rd, 1650

Under Oliver Cromwell, the English New Model Army ambushed a poorly prepared Scottish force at the Battle of Dunbar, the first battle of the Third English Civil War.

September 3rd, 0863

Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy.

January 1st, 1970

The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus.

September 3rd, 2017

North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.

September 3rd, 2016

The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on September 3rd

Born on September 3rd, 1921

78

Cab Kaye

Jazz Musician, composer, entertainer

*September 3rd, 1921, London †March 13th, 2000, Amsterdam

96

Harry Landers

American actor

*September 3rd, 1921, New York City †September 10th, 2017, Calabasas

63

Ruth Orkin

American photographer and filmmaker (1921-1985)

*September 3rd, 1921, Boston †January 16th, 1985, New York City

88

Henry Bellmon

American politician (1921-2009)

*September 3rd, 1921, Tonkawa †September 29th, 2009, Enid

49

Robert Thurston Dart

British musicologist

*September 3rd, 1921, Surbiton †March 6th, 1971, London

81

John Aston, Sr.

English footballer (1921-2003)

*September 3rd, 1921, Prestwich †July 31st, 2003, Manchester

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90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

*September 3rd, 1926, Mühlhausen †May 16th, 2017, Constance

81

Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960)

*September 3rd, 1878, Ealing †January 7th, 1960, Kensington

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

*September 3rd, 1950, Reykjavík †January 24th, 2021, Glasgow

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

96

Kitty Carlisle

American stage and screen actress, singer, and spokesperson for the arts (1910–2007)

*September 3rd, 1910, New Orleans †April 17th, 2007, New York City

80

Eileen Brennan

American actress (1932-2013)

*September 3rd, 1932, Los Angeles †July 28th, 2013, Burbank

89

Whitey Bulger

American gangster and crime boss (1929-2018)

*September 3rd, 1929, Boston †October 30th, 2018, United States Penitentiary, Hazelton

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

83

Pauline Collins

British actress

*September 3rd, 1940, Exmouth

85

Caryl Churchill

British dramatist

*September 3rd, 1938, London

82

Hank Thompson

American country musician (1925-2007)

*September 3rd, 1925, Waco †November 6th, 2007, Fort Worth

76

Mario Draghi

Italian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy

*September 3rd, 1947, Rome

85

Carl David Anderson

American physicist

*September 3rd, 1905, New York City †January 11th, 1991, San Marino

86

Sara Plummer Lemmon

American botanist (1836-1923)

*September 3rd, 1836, New Gloucester †January 15th, 1923, Stockton

90

Anne Jackson

American actress

*September 3rd, 1925, Millvale †April 12th, 2016, Manhattan

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85

Arve Opsahl

Norwegian actor

*May 14th, 1921, Christiania †April 29th, 2007, Oslo

95

Kenneth Arrow

American economist (1921-2017)

*August 23rd, 1921, New York City †February 21st, 2017, Palo Alto

95

Clifton James

American actor (1920-2017)

*May 29th, 1921, Spokane †April 15th, 2017, Gladstone

97

Pierre Riché

French historian (1921-2019)

*October 4th, 1921, 14th arrondissement of Paris †May 6th, 2019, Ivry-sur-Seine

97

Jürgen Kieser

German illustrator, draughtsperson and writer

*August 20th, 1921, Erkner †May 20th, 2019, Neu Zittau

94

Nancy Reagan

First Lady of the United States from 1981 to 1989

*July 6th, 1921, Manhattan †March 6th, 2016, Bel Air

53

Knud Hilding

Actor

*November 21st, 1921, Denmark †September 14th, 1975, Denmark

87

Robert Étienne

French historian and classical archaeologist (1921–2009)

*February 25th, 1921, Mérignac †January 4th, 2009, Bordeaux

82

Heinz Quermann

German television presenter (1921–2003)

*February 10th, 1921, Hanover †October 14th, 2003, Berlin

99

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh

Consort of Elizabeth II from 1952 to 2021

*June 10th, 1921, Corfu †April 9th, 2021, Windsor Castle

97

Carol Channing

American actress (1921–2019)

*January 31st, 1921, Seattle †January 15th, 2019, Rancho Mirage

68

Andrei Sakharov

Soviet nuclear physicist and human rights activist

*May 21st, 1921, Moscow †December 14th, 1989, Moscow

95

Thomas Schelling

American economist (1921-2016)

*April 14th, 1921, Oakland †December 13th, 2016, Bethesda

38

Diana Barrymore

American actress (1921-1960)

*March 3rd, 1921, New York City †January 25th, 1960, New York City

43

Judy Holliday

American actress, comedian and singer (1921-1965)

*June 21st, 1921, New York City †June 7th, 1965, New York City

86

Suharto

2nd President of Indonesia (1967—1998)

*June 8th, 1921, Kemusuk †January 27th, 2008, Jakarta

84

Stanisław Lem

Polish science fiction author, philosopher and futurologist (1921-2006), studied medical doctor

*September 12th, 1921, Lviv †March 27th, 2006, Kraków

55

James Jones

American author

*November 6th, 1921, Robinson †May 9th, 1977, Southampton

89

Billy Taylor

American jazz pianist, composer, broadcaster, and educator (1921-2010)

*July 24th, 1921, Greenville †December 28th, 2010, Manhattan

72

Alexis Smith

Canadian-born American actress and singer (1921-1993)

*June 8th, 1921, Penticton †June 9th, 1993, Los Angeles

Birthdays of famous people

Public holidays on September 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day, China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances) which are celebrated on September 3rd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1921 is a normal year and no leap year.

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