September 3rd, 1943

Born on September 3rd, 1943

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What happened on September 3rd, 1943?

September 3rd, 1943

World War II: British and Canadian troops 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.

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What else 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.

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

Born on September 3rd, 1943

80

Valerie Perrine

American actress

*September 3rd, 1943, Galveston

79

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022)

*September 3rd, 1943, Sättelstädt †September 7th, 2022

80

Luc Merenda

French actor

*September 3rd, 1943, Nogent-le-Roi

80

Moritz Suter

Swiss publisher

*September 3rd, 1943, Basel

80

Dieter Mietz

German footballer

*September 3rd, 1943, Olsztyn

Same Day
Who's birthday is on September 3rd?

76

Kjell Magne Bondevik

33rd Prime Minister of Norway

*September 3rd, 1947, Molde Municipality

68

Steve Jones

English guitarist

*September 3rd, 1955, Shepherd's Bush

22

Kaia Gerber

American model and actress

*September 3rd, 2001, Los Angeles County

70

Jóhannes Eðvaldsson

Icelandic football player (1950-2021)

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

81

Dorothea Douglass

English tennis and badminton player (1878–1960)

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

35

Jérôme Boateng

German association football player

*September 3rd, 1988, West Berlin

83

Pauline Collins

British actress

*September 3rd, 1940, Exmouth

65

Achim Arbeiter

German archaeologist

*September 3rd, 1958, Dierdorf

76

Mario Draghi

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

*September 3rd, 1947, Rome

90

Emil Stehle

German bishop and theologian

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

46

Pernille Harder

Badminton player

*September 3rd, 1977, Odder Municipality

85

Caryl Churchill

British dramatist

*September 3rd, 1938, London

77

René Pijnen

Dutch cyclist

*September 3rd, 1946, Woensdrecht

80

Eileen Brennan

American actress (1932-2013)

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

83

Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

Tunisian politician

*September 3rd, 1936, Hammam Sousse †September 19th, 2019, Jeddah

86

Irina Ionesco

French photographer

*September 3rd, 1935, 14th arrondissement of Paris †July 25th, 2022, 12th arrondissement of Paris

89

Whitey Bulger

American gangster and crime boss (1929-2018)

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

67

Klaus Draeger

German engineer and manager

*September 3rd, 1956, Constance

81

Al Jardine

American musician

*September 3rd, 1942, Lima

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

Same year
Born in 1943

80

John Nettles

British actor and writer

*October 11th, 1943, St Austell

80

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer

*November 30th, 1943, Mumbai

81

Torstein Hagen

Norwegian businessman

*January 1st, 1943, Norway

80

Robert De Niro

American actor (born 1943)

*August 17th, 1943, Greenwich Village

80

Lech Wałęsa

Statesman, pro-democracy activist, and former president of Poland

*September 29th, 1943, Popowo

81

Katsuto Momii

Japanese businessman

*March 4th, 1943, Kama

80

Odd Einar Dørum

Norwegian politician

*October 12th, 1943, Oslo

80

John Kerry

Unites States Special Presidential Envoy for Climate since 2021

*December 11th, 1943, Aurora

73

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer

*August 4th, 1943, Rome †May 26th, 2017, Rome

80

Malcolm McDowell

British actor (born 1943)

*June 13th, 1943, Horsforth

64

Bruce Rollick

Badminton player

*April 11th, 1943, Vancouver †March 23rd, 2008

58

George Harrison

British musician and lead guitarist of the Beatles (1943–2001)

*February 25th, 1943, Liverpool †November 29th, 2001, Los Angeles

81

John Major

Former prime minister of the United Kingdom (born 1943)

*March 29th, 1943, London

81

Christopher Walken

American actor

*March 31st, 1943, Astoria

73

Eni Faleomavaega

American Samoan politician (1943–2017)

*August 15th, 1943, American Samoa †February 22nd, 2017, Provo

73

Piet Keizer

Dutch footballer (1943–2017)

*June 14th, 1943, Amsterdam †February 10th, 2017, Amsterdam

74

Bernd Fischerauer

Austrian director, screenwriter and author

*March 11th, 1943, Graz †May 14th, 2017, Munich

80

Roger Waters

English musician, co-founder of Pink Floyd (born 1943)

*September 6th, 1943, Great Bookham

73

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017)

*October 16th, 1943, Motherwell †March 2nd, 2017

81

Horst Köhler

German politician (CDU); president of Germany, 2004–2010

*February 22nd, 1943, Skierbieszów

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No: With 365 days 1943 is a normal year and no leap year.

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