History of Today 03 September: Important Events, Births and Deaths

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Important Events on 03 September in History

03 Sep 2017: North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test. Read more
03 Sep 2016: The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 2004: Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. Read more
03 Sep 2001: In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64. Read more
03 Sep 1989: Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150. Read more
03 Sep 1989: Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. Read more
03 Sep 1987: In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 1978: During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site. Read more
03 Sep 1976: Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. Read more
03 Sep 1971: Qatar becomes an independent state. Read more
03 Sep 1967: Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. Read more
03 Sep 1954: The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. Read more
03 Sep 1950: "Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. Read more
03 Sep 1945: A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 1942: World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 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 declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. Read more
03 Sep 1939: World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 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). Read more
03 Sep 1925: USS Shenandoah, 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. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 1914: Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. Read more
03 Sep 1914: French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 1911: A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California. Read more
03 Sep 1895: John Brallier becomes the first openly paid professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association. Read more
03 Sep 1879: Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the 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. Read more
03 Sep 1878: Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. Read more
03 Sep 1875: The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers. Read more
03 Sep 1870: Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23. Read more
03 Sep 1861: American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance. Read more
03 Sep 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. Read more
03 Sep 1843: King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens. Read more
03 Sep 1838: Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. Read more
03 Sep 1812: Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. Read more

Famous Births on 03 September

03 Sep 2010: Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player Tanitoluwa Emmanuel "Tani" Adewumi is a Nigerian-American chess player who currently holds the title of International Master (IM). A chess prodigy, he won the 2019 K-3 New York State chess championship at the age of 8 after having played the game for only a year while living with his refugee family in a homeless shelter in Manhattan. Read more
03 Sep 2003: Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor Jack Dylan Grazer is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the horror film It (2017) and its 2019 sequel, the DC Extended Universe superhero film Shazam! (2019) and its 2023 sequel, and for his voice role in the Pixar animated film Luca (2021). Read more
03 Sep 2001: Kaia Gerber, American model and actress Kaia Jordan Gerber is an American model and actress. After starring in a series of ad campaigns for fashion brands since debuting at Fashion Week in 2017, Gerber won Model of the Year at the British Fashion Awards in 2018. As an actress, she has appeared in supporting roles in the films Bottoms (2023) and Saturday Night (2024). She is the second child and only daughter of the supermodel Cindy Crawford and the businessman Rande Gerber. Read more
03 Sep 2000: Brandon Williams, English footballer Brandon Paul Brian Williams is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender. Although he mainly plays as a left-back, he has also been used as a right-back. Read more
03 Sep 1999: Rich Brian, Indonesian rapper and singer Brian Imanuel Soewarno, known professionally as Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga), is an Indonesian rapper and singer. He is known for his viral debut single "Dat $tick", which was first released in March 2016 on SoundCloud. The single was later certified gold by RIAA. His debut studio album, Amen, was released in 2018 and peaked at number 18 on the US Billboard 200, making Brian the second Southeast Asian artist to be on the top 20 Billboard 200 after Filipino singer Jake Zyrus. Brian's second studio album, The Sailor, was released in 2019. He released an EP titled 1999 in 2020. He released another EP titled Brightside in January 2022. Brian has collaborated with many artists from China and South Korea such as Chungha, Keith Ape, Jackson Wang, and Jae Park. In August 2025, Brian would release his long awaited, third studio album titled Where Is My Head? via 88rising featuring many artists such as Ski Mask the Slump God,Toro y Moi, and Maxo Kream. Read more
03 Sep 1998: Oskar Seuntjens, Belgian politician Oskar H. F. Seuntjens is a Belgian politician and member of the Chamber of Representatives. A member of Vooruit, he has represented Antwerp since June 2024. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Reniece Boyce, West Indian cricketer Reniece Boyce is a Trinidadian cricketer who currently plays for Leeward Islands as a right-handed wicket-keeper batter. In May 2017, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup. She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for the West Indies against South Africa in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup on 2 July 2017. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Carter Kieboom, American baseball player Carter Alswinn Kieboom is an American professional baseball third baseman in the Philadelphia Phillies organization. He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and Los Angeles Angels. He made his MLB debut in 2019. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Salome Pazhava, Georgian rhythmic gymnast Salome Pazhava is a Georgian former individual rhythmic gymnast. She finished 4th in All-around at the 2015 World Championships. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Devin Singletary, American football player Devin Singletary, nicknamed "Motor", is an American professional football running back and kickoff returner for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Florida Atlantic Owls. As a sophomore in 2017, he led all Division I FBS players with 32 rushing touchdowns, 33 combined rushing and receiving touchdowns, and 198 points scored, and finished with 1,920 rushing yards. He was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He has also played for the Houston Texans. Read more
03 Sep 1997: Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer Bernard Tekpetey is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bulgarian First League club Ludogorets Razgrad. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Joy, South Korean idol and actress Park Soo-young, better known by her stage name Joy (조이), is a South Korean singer, actress, and host. She debuted as a member of South Korean girl group Red Velvet in August 2014. In 2017, Joy debuted as an actress and has had starring roles in the television dramas The Liar and His Lover (2017), Tempted (2018), The One and Only (2021), and Once Upon a Small Town (2022). In 2021, Joy officially debuted as a soloist with the release of her special album Hello. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer Abrahm David DeVine is an American former competitive swimmer from Seattle. He currently represents the LA Current, which is part of the International Swimming League. His first international competition was in the men's 200 metre Individual Medley (IM) event at the 2017 World Aquatics Championships held in Budapest. As of June 2019, DeVine has been with International Swimming League's DC Trident. In 2018, he came out as gay, making him one of "very few openly gay swimmers competing on the elite level." Read more
03 Sep 1996: William Eskelinen, Swedish footballer William Eskelinen is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Nordic United as a goalkeeper. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Nanda Kyaw, Burmese footballer Nanda Kyaw is a Burmese professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Shan United and the Myanmar national team. He is the former captain of the Myanmar U-20 national team and played in the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Nanda Kyaw won first runner-up of the 2013 MNL Youth League's Best Player Award. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Florian Maitre, French cyclist Florian Maitre is a French professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for French amateur team Mayenne-V and B-Monbana. He rode in the men's team pursuit at the 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Callum Moore, Australian footballer Callum Moore is a professional Australian rules footballer who played in the Australian Football League (AFL), including eight matches over a four-year tenure with Richmond and two matches over one season with Carlton. While at Richmond in 2019, he won a VFL premiership while playing reserves grade football. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Neilson Powless, American cyclist Neilson Hunter Powless is an American and Oneida Nation professional road racing cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–EasyPost. Powless is the first US Native American to compete in the Tour de France. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Yoane Wissa, French footballer Yoane Wissa is a professional footballer who plays as a striker or left winger for Premier League club Newcastle United. Born in France, he represents the DR Congo national team. Read more
03 Sep 1995: Myles Jack, American football player Myles David Jack is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins and was named the top freshman player in the Pac-12, receiving honors both on defense as well as on offense for his work as a running back and was named an All-Pac-12 linebacker twice. In 2015, Jack dropped out of UCLA and declared for the draft after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Jack was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft. Along with his mother LaSonjia Jack, he is the current owner of the ECHL Allen Americans. Read more
03 Sep 1995: Niklas Süle, German footballer Niklas Süle is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back or forward for Kreisliga Sinsheim club SV Tiefenbach. Read more
03 Sep 1994: Francis Molo, New Zealand rugby league player Francis Molo is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Dolphins in the National Rugby League (NRL). He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons, the North Queensland Cowboys and the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL, as well as the Queensland Maroons. Read more
03 Sep 1994: Glen Rea, English-Irish footballer Glen Charles Rea is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Burgess Hill Town. Born in England, he played for the Republic of Ireland U21 national team. Read more
03 Sep 1993: Lee So-jung, South Korean singer Lee So-jung, known mononymously as Sojung, is a South Korean singer. She is best known as a member of the South Korean girl group Ladies' Code. Sojung made her debut as a soloist in March 2017 with single "Better Than Me". Read more
03 Sep 1993: Dominic Thiem, Austrian tennis player Dominic Thiem is an Austrian former professional tennis player. He was ranked world No. 3 in singles by the Association of Tennis Professionals, achieved in March 2020. Thiem won 17 ATP Tour-level singles titles, including a major at the 2020 US Open. He was also runner-up at three other majors, and at the 2019 and 2020 ATP Finals. Read more
03 Sep 1993: Lee Seong-jong, South Korean singer Lee Seong-jong, commonly known as Seongjong, is a South Korean singer. He is a vocalist of the South Korean boy band Infinite under Woollim Entertainment. He is also the vocalist of Infinite F. Read more
03 Sep 1992: August Alsina, American singer-songwriter August Anthony Alsina Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter. He self-released his debut mixtape The Product in 2012, which was followed by The Product 2 the following year; he signed with The-Dream's Radio Killa Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings to release his debut commercial extended play (EP), Downtown: Life Under the Gun (2013). The EP marked his first entry on the Billboard 200 and was preceded by his debut single, "I Luv This Shit", which peaked within the top 50 of the Billboard Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His 2014 follow-up single, "No Love (Remix)", was met with similar commercial success, also receiving double platinum certification. Read more
03 Sep 1992: Sakshi Malik, Indian wrestler Sakshi Malik is a former Indian freestyle wrestler. At the 2016 Rio Olympics, she won the bronze medal in the 58 kg category, becoming the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics. She is a recipient of the Khel Ratna Award in 2016, India's highest sporting honour, and the Padma Shri in 2017, the country's fourth-highest civilian award. In 2024, she became the first Indian wrestler to feature in Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Read more
03 Sep 1990: Mohammad Shami, Indian cricketer Mohammed Shami Ahmed is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-bowler for the India national cricket team, for the Bengal cricket team in domestic cricket, and for the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He also plays for Mohun Bagan in domestic competitions of West Bengal. One of the most consistent wicket takers in contemporary world cricket, Shami bowls the ball off the seam and uses swing, including reverse swing, to move the ball both directions. He has been reputed to have an edge in the death overs of a limited-overs innings and, in all formats, has been described as being at times "unplayable". Shami finished as the tournament's leading wicket taker in the ICC World Cup 2023, besides being the fastest bowler to take 50 wickets in the 48 years history of Cricket World Cup spanning 13 editions. He is recipient of 2023 Arjuna Award for Cricket. Having taken 7 wickets for 57 runs against New Zealand in the 2023 Cricket World Cup semi final, he holds the record for the best figures for an Indian Bowler in ODIs, and is currently, the only Indian bowler to have taken 7 wickets in an ODI innings. Shami was a member of the Indian team that won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy. Read more
03 Sep 1988: Jérôme Boateng, Ghanaian-German footballer Jérôme Agyenim Boateng is a German former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Read more
03 Sep 1988: Hana Makhmalbaf, Iranian director and producer Hana Makhmalbaf is an Iranian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Fatemeh Meshkini. She is known for her films Joy of Madness (2003), Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame (2007) and Green Days (2009). Makhmalbaf won the Lina Mangiacapre Award at the Venice Film Festival in 2003 for Joy of Madness (2003), which also won the Special Jury Prize at Tokyo Filmex. Makhmalbaf's film Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame won various awards as well, such as the Paolo Ungari UNICEF Prize at the Rome Film Festival and the Peace Film Award at the Berlin International Film Festival. Read more
03 Sep 1987: Allie, Canadian wrestler Laura Dennis is a Canadian professional wrestler. She is signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA), where she performs under the ring name Allie and is one-half of the current TNA Knockouts World Tag Team Champions with Rosemary as DemonXBunny in their first reign as a team. It is also Allie's first individual reign. Read more
03 Sep 1987: Modibo Maïga, Malian footballer Modibo Maïga is a Malian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Read more
03 Sep 1987: Dawid Malan, English cricketer Dawid Johannes Malan Jnr is an English cricketer who has played for Yorkshire and Middlesex in English domestic cricket and in multiple Twenty20 leagues, including for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. He played for England in all formats from 2017 until his retirement from international cricket in 2024. Read more
03 Sep 1987: James Neal, Canadian ice hockey player James Neal is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Nashville Predators, Vegas Golden Knights, Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and St. Louis Blues. Read more
03 Sep 1986: Shaun White, American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist Shaun Roger White is an American former professional snowboarder and skateboarder. He is a five-time Olympian and a three-time Olympic gold medalist in half-pipe snowboarding. He holds the world record for the most X Games gold medals and most Olympic gold medals by a snowboarder. He has also won ten ESPY Awards throughout his career in various categories. Read more
03 Sep 1986: OMI, Jamaican singer Omar Samuel Pasley, better known by his stage name Omi, is a Jamaican singer. He is best known for his 2012 single "Cheerleader", the remixed version of which was a worldwide hit. He was signed to Ultra Music, a part of Sony Music, and released his album Me 4 U in 2015. Read more
03 Sep 1986: Capitão Telhada, Brazilian politician Rafael Henrique Cano Telhada, better known as Capitão Telhada, is a Brazilian politician serving as a member of the Legislative Assembly of São Paulo since 2023. He is the son of Coronel Telhada. Read more
03 Sep 1985: Scott Carson, English footballer Scott Paul Carson is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Read more
03 Sep 1985: Kelvin Wilson, English footballer Kelvin James Wilson is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Ilkeston Town. Read more
03 Sep 1984: Mason Crosby, American football player Mason Walker Crosby is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Colorado Buffaloes, and earned unanimous All-American honors. The Green Bay Packers selected him in the sixth round of the 2007 NFL draft. Read more
03 Sep 1984: Garrett Hedlund, American actor Garrett John Hedlund is an American actor and singer. His films include Troy (2004), Friday Night Lights (2004), Four Brothers (2005), Eragon (2006), Georgia Rule (2007), Death Sentence (2007), Tron: Legacy (2010), Country Strong (2010), On the Road (2012), Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), Unbroken (2014), Pan (2015), Mudbound (2017), Triple Frontier (2019), and The Marsh King's Daughter (2023). Read more
03 Sep 1984: T. J. Perkins, Filipino-American wrestler Theodore James Perkins, also known by his ring name T. J. Perkins or simply TJP, is an American professional wrestler. He currently performs as a freelancer while also making sporadic apperances for Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide. Perkins is best known for his time with WWE, Impact Wrestling, and New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he was the second leader of United Empire and a former three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion with Francesco Akira. Read more
03 Sep 1983: Augusto Farfus, Brazilian race car driver Augusto Celestino Farfus dos Santos Jr. is a Brazilian professional racing driver, and BMW Motorsport works driver. He lives in Monaco. Farfus won the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge alongside Nicky Catsburg, the 24 Hours of Daytona twice in 2019 and 2020, as well as the 24 Hours of Nurburgring four times across different classes. Farfus is also the overall winner of the 2018 FIA GT World Cup. Read more
03 Sep 1983: Nicky Hunt, English footballer Nicholas Brett Hunt is an English former footballer and manager of Daisy Hill. He is best known for his spell at Bolton Wanderers at the beginning of his career. Originally a right-back, he converted to centre-back in 2016 in order to extend his playing career. Read more
03 Sep 1983: Marcus McCauley, American football player Marcus Xavier McCauley Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the third round of the 2007 NFL draft. He played college football for the Fresno State Bulldogs. Read more
03 Sep 1983: Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player Valdas Vasylius is a Lithuanian basketball player. He played collegiately at Old Dominion University. He also represented the Lithuanian national basketball team at the 2007 Summer Universiade. Read more
03 Sep 1982: Sarah Burke, Canadian skier (died 2012) Sarah Jean Burke was a Canadian freestyle skier who was a pioneer of the superpipe event. She was a five-time Winter X Games gold medallist, and won the world championship in the halfpipe in 2005. She successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to have the event added to the Olympic program for the 2014 Winter Olympics. She was considered a medal favourite in the event. Burke died following a training accident in Utah in 2012. Read more
03 Sep 1982: Andrew McMahon, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer Andrew Ross McMahon is an American singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary lyricist for the bands Something Corporate and main songwriter for Jack's Mannequin and performs solo both under his own name as well as his moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness. On April 30, 2013, he debuted his first solo work, an EP titled The Pop Underground, which was followed by his debut album Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, released on October 14, 2014. His second album, Zombies on Broadway, was released on February 10, 2017. He released his third album, Upside Down Flowers, on November 16, 2018. His fourth album, Tilt at the Wind No More, was released on March 31, 2023. His memoir, Three Pianos, was published by Princeton Architectural Press on October 26, 2021. Read more
03 Sep 1982: Kaori Natori, Japanese singer Kaori Natori is a Japanese singer under management of Stardust Music. She is signed to Chimera Energy, a label handled by Universal Music Japan. Read more
03 Sep 1982: Tiago Rannow, Brazilian footballer Tiago da Silva Rannow known as Tiago or Tiago Rannow is a Brazilian footballer for Santa Cruz. Read more
03 Sep 1982: Chris Wilcox, American basketball player Chris Ray Wilcox is an American former professional basketball player. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Los Angeles Clippers, Seattle SuperSonics / Oklahoma City Thunder, New York Knicks, and Detroit Pistons from 2002 to 2013. Read more
03 Sep 1981: Fearne Cotton, English television and radio presenter Fearne Cotton is an English broadcaster and author. She began her career in the late 1990s as a children’s television presenter for GMTV, CITV and CBBC. She went on to present various television shows, including Top of the Pops (2004–2020), Love Island (2006), The Xtra Factor (2007), and Interior Design Masters (2019). Cotton was a regular co-presenter of the Children in Need annual telethons from 2005 to 2015, with the exception of 2009. From 2008 to 2018, she was a team captain on the ITV2 comedy panel show Celebrity Juice. Read more
03 Sep 1980: B.G., American rapper and actor Christopher Noel Dorsey, better known by his stage name B.G., is an American rapper from New Orleans, Louisiana. He began his musical career in 1993 upon signing with Birdman's Cash Money Records at the age of 12. Dorsey and label-mates Lil Wayne, Juvenile and Turk collectively formed the group Hot Boys in 1997, with whom he released three albums until disbanding in 2001. Read more
03 Sep 1980: Daniel Bilos, Argentine footballer Daniel Rubén Biloš is an Argentine former professional footballer who played for clubs in Argentina, France and Mexico. He made three appearances scoring one goal for the Argentina national team. Read more
03 Sep 1980: Cindy Burger, Dutch footballer Cindy Burger is a former Dutch international footballer. Read more
03 Sep 1980: Jason McCaslin, Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer Jason "Cone" McCaslin is a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, best known as the bassist and backing vocalist of the band Sum 41. He and frontman Deryck Whibley are the only two members of the band to appear on every studio album. Read more
03 Sep 1979: Júlio César, Brazilian footballer Júlio César Soares de Espíndola, known as Júlio César, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Read more
03 Sep 1979: Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-American guitarist Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević is an American musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars from 2003 to 2018. Born in Sarajevo but raised in the United States, Miličević moved to Troy, Michigan, in the early 1980s, where he became active in the local heavy metal scene and played in a number of bands, co-founding Morphic. In 2003, he joined Thirty Seconds to Mars, with whom he achieved worldwide recognition in the mid-2000s after recording the band's second album A Beautiful Lie (2005). Its full-length follow-ups, This Is War (2009) and Love, Lust, Faith and Dreams (2013), received further critical and commercial success. Read more
03 Sep 1978: Terje Bakken, Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 2004) Terje "Valfar" Bakken was the lead singer and founder of the Norwegian black metal band Windir. Windir was started as a one-man project, but it was expanded into a full band with the release of their third album, 1184. Valfar originally sang his lyrics in Sognamål, a dialect of Norwegian, but eventually switched to English in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience. Read more
03 Sep 1978: John Curtis, English footballer John Charles Keyworth Curtis is an English former professional footballer. He was a versatile defender who could play anywhere along the back four or as a defensive midfielder. Read more
03 Sep 1978: Nichole Hiltz, American actress Nichole Hiltz is an American former actress. She appeared in several films, made-for-TV movies, and television series. Her last credit was for USA Network's In Plain Sight from 2008 to 2012 in which she portrayed Brandi Shannon, younger sister of the main character. Read more
03 Sep 1978: Michal Rozsíval, Czech ice hockey player Michal Rozsíval is a Czech former professional ice hockey defenceman. He last played for the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He joined the team in 2012, previously playing for the Pittsburgh Penguins from 1999 until 2004, the New York Rangers from 2005 to 2011, and the Phoenix Coyotes in 2011–12. He is a two time Stanley Cup winner with the Blackhawks in 2013 and 2015. Read more
03 Sep 1978: Nick Wechsler, American actor Samuel Nicholas Wechsler is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Kyle Valenti on The WB teen drama series Roswell (1999–2002) and Jack Porter on the ABC drama television series Revenge (2011–2015). Read more
03 Sep 1977: Casey Hampton, American football player Casey Hampton Jr. is an American former professional football player who was a five-time Pro Bowl nose tackle and two-time Super Bowl champion over twelve seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). Prior to that he was an All-American college football player for the Texas Longhorns and a first round pick of the Steelers in the 2001 NFL draft. Read more
03 Sep 1977: Rui Marques, Angolan footballer Rui Manuel Marques is an Angolan former football defender who was a first choice centre-back for the Angola national team. Born in Angola, Marques moved to Portugal as a child. Read more
03 Sep 1977: Olof Mellberg, Swedish footballer Erik Olof Mellberg is a Swedish football manager and former professional player. Read more
03 Sep 1977: Nate Robertson, American baseball player Nathan Daniel Robertson is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball for the Florida Marlins, Detroit Tigers and Philadelphia Phillies. Read more
03 Sep 1976: Valery V. Afanasyev, Russian ice hockey player and coach Valery V. Afanasyev is a Russian ice hockey coach. During 1994–1996 he participated in the Russian hockеy championship under H. C. Izhorets, Saint Petersburg. He also participated in other hockеy league championships. He was a part of the 2005 Estonian hockеy championship winner team HC Stars of Tallinn. Read more
03 Sep 1976: Ashley Jones, American actress Ashley Aubra Jones is an American actress. She is known for her roles in soap operas as Megan Dennison on The Young and the Restless and as Bridget Forrester on The Bold and the Beautiful. She also portrayed the recurring role as Daphne in the second season of the HBO drama series True Blood. From 2016 to 2017, Jones played the recurring role of Parker Forsyth on General Hospital. Read more
03 Sep 1976: Jevon Kearse, American football player Jevon Kearse, is an American former professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Tennessee Titans. Nicknamed "The Freak", he spent seven nonconsecutive seasons with the Titans and four with the Philadelphia Eagles in between. He played college football for the Florida Gators, winning the 1997 Sugar Bowl and earning All-American honors and SEC Defensive Player of the Year in 1998. Kearse was selected by the Titans in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft. Read more
03 Sep 1976: Raheem Morris, American football player and coach Dejohnold Raheem Morris is an American professional football coach who is the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He most recently was the head coach for the Atlanta Falcons from 2024 to 2025. Morris also previously served as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009 to 2011 and interim head coach of the Falcons in 2020 and was an assistant coach for the Kansas State Wildcats, Washington Redskins, and Los Angeles Rams, winning Super Bowl LVI with the lattermost. Read more
03 Sep 1975: Daniel Chan, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor Daniel Chan Hiu-tung is a Hong Kong singer, songwriter, and actor. He is most notable as one of the young talents in the 1990s music scene. Read more
03 Sep 1975: Cristobal Huet, French ice hockey player Cristobal Huet is a French former professional ice hockey goaltender who is a goaltender coach for Lausanne HC of the National League (NL). He previously played for HC Lugano and HC Fribourg-Gottéron and within the Chicago Blackhawks, Los Angeles Kings, Montreal Canadiens, and Washington Capitals organizations in the National Hockey League (NHL). He is the first French netminder and second French-trained player overall to play in the NHL. He currently co-hosts hockey TV show, Le Repas d'équipe, with fellow French-born Swiss former player Laurent Meunier on MySports. Read more
03 Sep 1975: Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer Stefan Kendal Gordy, known professionally as Redfoo, is an American singer, rapper, record producer, disc jockey, and tennis player. He came to prominence as one half of the duo LMFAO, formed with his nephew Sky Blu in 2006; the duo are best known for their 2011 singles "Party Rock Anthem" and "Sexy and I Know It," both of which peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100. They released two studio albums, Party Rock (2009) and Sorry for Party Rocking (2011), before disbanding in 2012. Redfoo released his first solo album in 2016: Party Rock Mansion. Read more
03 Sep 1974: Martin Gerber, Swiss ice hockey player Martin Gerber is a Swiss former professional ice hockey goaltender. He was drafted in the eighth round of the 2001 NHL entry draft by the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Mighty Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes, Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs, and Edmonton Oilers, winning the Stanley Cup as a member of the Hurricanes in 2006. Following the 2011–12 season, he played two seasons in the Swedish Elitserien before returning to the Swiss NLA, finishing his playing career with the Kloten Flyers. Read more
03 Sep 1974: Clare Kramer, American actress, producer, and screenwriter Clare Kramer is an American actress. Her credits include Bring It On (2000), The Rules of Attraction (2002), D.E.B.S. (2003), Tru Calling (2004), The Thirst (2006), House (2006), Road to Hell (2008), and Goodnight Burbank (2011). Among her most notable roles is Glory in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (2000–2002). Read more
03 Sep 1974: Rahul Sanghvi, Indian cricketer Rahul Sanghvi is an Indian cricketer, specialising in left arm orthodox spin. He played for the Delhi state team. He played one Test match, which was the first Test between Australia and India in 2001 but was dropped after Australia claimed a 10 wicket victory. He played in 10 One Day Internationals. He has played first-class cricket for three teams: Delhi, North Zone and Railways.Currently Rahul is with IPL Franchise Mumbai Indians where he is managing the team and scouting of players since the inception of IPL in 2008. Rahul is also looking after MI Capetown, MI Emirates, MI Women's team and MI Newyork Teams as well. Much of the success of MI's talent scouting goes to Rahul's sharp and intelligent cricketing mind as he can scout talent with ease. Read more
03 Sep 1973: Jennifer Paige, American singer Jennifer Paige is an American singer. She is best known for her international number-one pop hit "Crush" and other singles "Sober", "Always You" and "Ta Voix " in duet with French singer Lââm. Read more
03 Sep 1973: Damon Stoudamire, American basketball player and coach Damon Lamon Stoudamire is an American college basketball coach and former player, who currently is an assistant coach for LSU. He also was the head coach for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets of the Atlantic Coast Conference, finishing last in the ACC in his final season (ACC). The 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m), 171 lb (78 kg) point guard was selected with the 7th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA draft and won the 1995–96 NBA Rookie of the Year Award. He played collegiately at the University of Arizona, and professionally for the Toronto Raptors, Portland Trail Blazers, Memphis Grizzlies and San Antonio Spurs. He has been nicknamed “Mighty Mouse.” Read more
03 Sep 1972: Christine Boudrias, Canadian speed skater Christine Boudrias is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics. Read more
03 Sep 1972: Bob Evans, American wrestler and trainer Robert Paul Evans, Jr. is an American professional wrestler and trainer, best known for his work in Ring of Honor (ROH). He also wrestles for various independent circuits. Read more
03 Sep 1972: Robbie O'Davis, Australian rugby league player Robbie O'Davis is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. An Australian international and Queensland State of Origin representative fullback and occasional winger, he played his entire club career with the Newcastle Knights, winning the 1997 and 2001 Premierships with them. Read more
03 Sep 1972: Martin Straka, Czech ice hockey player Martin Straka is a Czech former ice hockey center who most recently played for HC Plzeň 1929 of the Czech Extraliga. He is also the club's general manager and co-owner, having bought a 70% share of the team in 2009. Straka played in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1992 until 2008 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Ottawa Senators, New York Islanders, Florida Panthers, Los Angeles Kings and New York Rangers. Read more
03 Sep 1971: Kiran Desai, Indian-American author Kiran Desai is an Indian author. Her novel The Inheritance of Loss won the 2006 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction. In 2015, The Economic Times named her one of 20 most influential global Indian women. Read more
03 Sep 1971: Glen Housman, Australian swimmer Glen Clifford Housman is an Australian former distance freestyle swimmer of the 1980s and 1990s, who won the silver medal in the 1500-metre freestyle, swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His career was overshadowed by fellow Australian Kieren Perkins, and was also marred by illness. Read more
03 Sep 1971: Chabeli Iglesias, Portuguese-Spanish journalist María Isabel "Chábeli" Iglesias Preysler is a Spanish journalist and socialite. She is the daughter of Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and Filipina socialite Isabel Preysler, and the older sister of singers Julio Iglesias Jr. and Enrique Iglesias. Read more
03 Sep 1971: Paolo Montero, Uruguayan footballer and manager Rónald Paolo Montero Iglesias is a Uruguayan football manager and former player, who played as a central defender or left-back. Read more
03 Sep 1970: Jeremy Glick, American businessman (died 2001) Jeremy Logan Glick was an American passenger on board United Airlines Flight 93, which was hijacked and crashed as part of the September 11 attacks. Aware of the earlier attacks at the World Trade Center, Glick and some of his fellow passengers attempted to foil the hijacking. During a struggle to reclaim the aircraft, it crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, killing everyone on board, but thwarting the hijackers' plan to crash the plane into a building in Washington, D.C., most likely either the U.S. Capitol Building or the White House. Read more
03 Sep 1970: George Lynch, American basketball player and coach George DeWitt Lynch III is an American former NCAA champion and professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2005 after winning the 1993 NCAA National Championship as a member of the North Carolina Tar Heels Read more
03 Sep 1970: Gareth Southgate, English footballer and manager Sir Gareth Southgate is an English former professional football manager and player, who played as a defender and midfielder. He managed the England national team from 2016 to 2024. Read more
03 Sep 1969: Noah Baumbach, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Noah Baumbach is an American filmmaker. He is known for making films set in New York City and his works are inspired by filmmakers such as Woody Allen and Whit Stillman. His frequent collaborators include Wes Anderson, Adam Driver, and his wife, Greta Gerwig. He has received various accolades including a Critics' Choice Awards, two Independent Spirit Awards and three Gotham Awards as well as award nominations for four Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. Read more
03 Sep 1969: John Fugelsang, American comedian, actor, and talk show host John Joseph Fugelsang is an American actor, comedian, writer, television host, political commentator, and television personality. Read more
03 Sep 1969: Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer Robert Karlsson is a Swedish professional golfer who has played on the European Tour and the PGA Tour, and now plays on the PGA Tour Champions. Read more
03 Sep 1969: Marianna Komlos, Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (died 2004) Marianna Komlos was a Canadian bodybuilder, fitness model and professional wrestling manager. She is perhaps best known for her stint in World Wrestling Federation in 1999 as Marianna and "Mrs. Cleavage", where she was the Manager for a wrestler known as "Beaver Cleavage", a parody of the TV show Leave It to Beaver. Following the termination of the Beaver Cleavage gimmick in a scripted 'storm out' by Charles Warrington due to the absurdity of the gimmick, Marianna was portrayed as the girlfriend of Warrington, going by the name of 'Chaz'. Read more
03 Sep 1969: Matthew Offord, English journalist and politician Matthew James Offord is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon in North London from 2010 to 2024. Prior to this, Offord was a political analyst for the BBC. Read more
03 Sep 1969: John Picacio, American artist John Picacio is an American artist specializing in science fiction, fantasy and horror illustration. Read more
03 Sep 1968: Grace Poe, Filipino educator and politician Mary Grace Natividad Sonora Poe-Llamanzares is a Filipino politician who served as a senator of the Philippines from 2013 to 2025. An independent, she previously served as chairperson of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2010 to 2012. During her time in the Senate, she chaired several committees, including the Committees on Public Services, Economic Affairs, Public Information and Mass Media, and Public Order and Dangerous Drugs. She promoted legislation on education, child welfare, consumer protection, transportation, public services, and freedom of information, and advocated greater transparency and accountability in government. Read more
03 Sep 1967: Chris Gatling, American basketball player Chris Raymond Gatling is an American former professional basketball player. Gatling played for many National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal. Read more
03 Sep 1967: Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player Luis Emilio Gonzalez, nicknamed "Gonzo", is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams. Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in the organization's history. His game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clinched the Diamondbacks' first and only World Series championship. Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2001. In addition to good power, Gonzalez was known as an exceptional gap hitter. His 596 career doubles currently rank 19th on the all-time MLB list. Read more
03 Sep 1966: Steven Johnson Leyba, American painter and author Steven Johnson Leyba is an American artist and musician whose work has used swastikas.. Read more
03 Sep 1966: Vladimir Ryzhkov, Russian historian and politician Vladimir Aleksandrovich Ryzhkov is a Russian historian and liberal politician, a former co-chair of People's Freedom Party (2006–2014) and former Russian State Duma member (1993–2007), First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma and the leader of parliamentary group Our Home – Russia. He is a candidate of historical sciences, a professor of the Higher School of Economics, and an anchorman of a number of Echo of Moscow radio programs. Read more
03 Sep 1965: Rachel Johnson, British journalist Rachel Sabiha Johnson is a British journalist, television presenter, and author who has appeared frequently on political discussion panels, including The Pledge on Sky News and BBC One's debate programme, Question Time. In January 2018, she participated in the 21st series of Celebrity Big Brother and was evicted second. She was the lead candidate for Change UK for the South West England constituency in the 2019 European Parliament election. Read more
03 Sep 1965: Vaden Todd Lewis, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Vaden "Danger" Todd Lewis is an American musician best known as the vocalist and guitarist for Toadies, an alternative rock band from Fort Worth, Texas. Lewis was also the lead vocalist and guitarist for the Dallas-based Burden Brothers. In July 2017, Lewis opened The Loop Artist Rehearsal Studios in Fort Worth. Read more
03 Sep 1965: Costas Mandylor, Australian actor Costas Theodosopoulos, known professionally as Costas Mandylor, is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles as Kenny Lacos in Picket Fences (1992–1996), which earned him two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, and as Detective Mark Hoffman in the Saw films. Read more
03 Sep 1965: Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer Carlos Irwin Estévez, known professionally as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor. He is known as a leading man in film and television. Sheen has received numerous accolades including a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Actor Awards. In 1994, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Read more
03 Sep 1964: Adam Curry, American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded mevio Adam Clark Curry is an American podcaster, announcer, internet entrepreneur, and media personality, known for his stint as a VJ on MTV and being one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer websites. Also known for co-hosting the No Agenda show, in the 2000s, he first became involved in podcasting and has been called the "Podfather" because of his efforts. Read more
03 Sep 1964: Spike Feresten, American screenwriter and producer Spike Feresten is an American television writer, screenwriter, comedian and television personality, who worked on Seinfeld, wrote for David Letterman, and hosted the late night Talkshow with Spike Feresten from 2006 to 2009 on Fox. He is the former host of Esquire Network's series Car Matchmaker with Spike Feresten. He currently hosts the podcast Spike's Car Radio with Paul Zuckerman. He was also a screenwriter for the 2007 animated film Bee Movie. Read more
03 Sep 1964: Junaid Jamshed, Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and naat khawan (died 2016) Junaid Jamshed Khan was a Pakistani Islamic preacher, singer-songwriter and television personality. Jamshed first gained nationwide and international recognition as the vocalist of Vital Signs. Their 1987 album, Vital Signs 1 included the hit singles "Dil Dil Pakistan", and "Tum Mil Gaye". The commercial success of the album helped develop Pakistan's rock music industry. Read more
03 Sep 1964: Holt McCallany, American actor Holt McCallany is an American actor. He is known for portraying FBI Special Agent Bill Tench on the series Mindhunter (2017–19) and has had leading and supporting roles in various television series and films, including Lights Out, Fight Club, Three Kings, Shot Caller, Wrath of Man, Nightmare Alley, and The Iron Claw. Read more
03 Sep 1963: Sam Adams, American politician, 51st Mayor of Portland Samuel Francis Adams is an American politician in Portland, Oregon. Adams was mayor of Portland from 2009 to 2012 and previously served on the Portland City Council and as chief of staff to former Mayor Vera Katz. Adams was the first openly gay mayor of a large U.S. city. Read more
03 Sep 1963: Mubarak Ghanim, Emirati footballer Mubarak Ghanim Mubarak, , is a footballer from UAE, who played as a centre back for Al Khaleej Club in Sharjah, and the UAE national football team. He formed along with Khalil Ghanim, a hard defence line for the UAE team during their careers. His injury during the preparation for the 1990 FIFA World Cup had denied him from playing in the tournament. Read more
03 Sep 1963: Malcolm Gladwell, Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic Malcolm Timothy Gladwell is a British-Canadian journalist, author, and public speaker. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1996. He has published eight books. He is also the host of the podcast Revisionist History and co-founder of the podcast company Pushkin Industries. Read more
03 Sep 1962: David De Roure, English computer scientist and academic David Charles De Roure is an English computer scientist who is a professor of e-Research at the University of Oxford, where he is responsible for Digital Humanities in The Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities (TORCH), and is a Turing Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute. He is a supernumerary Fellow of Wolfson College, Oxford, and Oxford Martin School Senior Alumni Fellow. Read more
03 Sep 1961: Andy Griffiths, Australian author Andy Griffiths is an Australian children's author. Read more
03 Sep 1960: Nick Gibb, English accountant and politician Sir Nicolas John Gibb is a British politician who served as Minister of State for Schools from 2010 to 2012; 2014 to 2021 and from 2022 to 2023. He has served at the Department for Education under Conservative Prime Ministers David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak. A member of the Conservative Party, Gibb served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton from 1997 to 2024. Read more
03 Sep 1957: Garth Ancier, American businessman Garth Ancier is an American film and television producer and media executive. Read more
03 Sep 1957: Earl Cureton, American basketball player and coach (died 2024) Earl Cureton was an American professional basketball player who played in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Twirl", he played college basketball for the Robert Morris Colonials and Detroit Mercy Titans. Cureton was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the third round of the 1979 NBA draft. He won an NBA championship with the 76ers and the Houston Rockets, and also played in the NBA for the Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, Los Angeles Clippers, Charlotte Hornets, and Toronto Raptors. He also played in multiple countries overseas. Read more
03 Sep 1957: Steve Schirripa, American actor and producer Steven Ralph Schirripa is an American actor. He is regularly credited as Steven R. Schirripa, including his total of over 300 total appearances in three long running series, playing: Bobby Bacala on The Sopranos; Leo Boykewich on The Secret Life of the American Teenager; and Detective Anthony Abetemarco on Blue Bloods. Schirripa is the host of two Investigation Discovery series: Karma's a B*tch! and Nothing Personal. He is the voice of Roberto in the Open Season film series. Read more
03 Sep 1957: Sadhguru, Indian yogi, mystic Jagadish "Jaggi" Vasudev, widely known as Sadhguru, is an Indian guru and founder of the Isha Foundation, based in Coimbatore, India. The foundation, established in 1992, operates an ashram and yoga centre that carries out educational and spiritual activities. Sadhguru has been teaching yoga since 1982. He is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy and Karma: A Yogi's Guide to Crafting Your Destiny, and a frequent speaker at international forums. Read more
03 Sep 1957: Ivan Šramko, Governor of the National Bank of Slovakia Ivan Šramko served as the governor of National Bank of Slovakia since January 2005 to January 2010. Šramko is notable for overseeing Slovakia's adoption of the Euro currency in 2009. As a governor, he was considered an inflation hawk. Read more
03 Sep 1956: Jishu Dasgupta, Indian actor and director (died 2012) Jishu Dasgupta was an Indian Bengali television director and actor. After suffering from cancer for nine months, he died on 21 December 2012 in a hospital in Kolkata. Read more
03 Sep 1956: Pat McGeown, Irish republican activist (died 1996) Pat "Beag" McGeown was a volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) who took part in the 1981 Irish hunger strike. Read more
03 Sep 1956: Stephen Woolley, English director and producer Stephen Woolley is an English filmmaker and actor. His career has spanned four decades, for which he was awarded the BAFTA award for Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema in February 2019. As a producer, he has been Oscar-nominated for The Crying Game (1992), and has produced multi-Academy Award nominated films including Mona Lisa (1986), Little Voice (1998), Michael Collins (1996), The End of the Affair (1999), Interview with the Vampire (1994), and Carol (2016). He runs the production company Number 9 Films with his partner Elizabeth Karlsen. Read more
03 Sep 1955: Steve Jones, English singer-songwriter and guitarist Stephen Philip Jones is an English guitarist, best known as a member of the punk band Sex Pistols. Following the split of the Sex Pistols, he formed the Professionals with former bandmate Paul Cook. He has released two solo albums, and worked with Johnny Thunders, Iggy Pop, Cheap Trick, Bob Dylan and Thin Lizzy. Read more
03 Sep 1954: Jaak Uudmäe, Estonian triple jumper and coach Jaak Uudmäe is an Estonian former triple jumper and long jumper who competed for the Soviet Union. He was the gold medalist at the 1980 Summer Olympics. He set a personal best of 17.35 m in his Olympic victory – a mark which remains the Estonian record. Read more
03 Sep 1953: Jean-Pierre Jeunet, French director, producer, and screenwriter Jean-Pierre Jeunet is a French director and screenwriter. Read more
03 Sep 1953: George Peponis, Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician George Peponis is a Greek Australian company director and former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. An Australia national and New South Wales state representative hooker, he played in the NSWRFL Premiership for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, with whom he won the 1980 Grand Final. He also captained the Bulldogs and New South Wales, and played in eight Test matches for Australia between 1978 and 1980, captaining the side on five consecutive occasions between 1979 and 1980. Read more
03 Sep 1952: Shakti Kapoor, Indian actor Shakti Kapoor is an Indian actor and comedian who appears in Bollywood films. Known for his villainous and comic roles in Hindi films, he has featured in over 700 films. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kapoor teamed up with actors Asrani and Kader Khan as the comical or evil team in over 100 films. He was a contestant in the Indian reality show Bigg Boss in 2011. He contested in Bigg Boss to prove to his children he can stay away from alcohol. Read more
03 Sep 1951: Denys Hobson, South African cricketer Denys Laurence Hobson was a South African first-class cricketer. Hobson played as a right-handed batsman and legbreak bowler for Eastern Province and Western Province. His career lasted from 1970–71 to 1984–85. He was born at Port Elizabeth in 1951. Read more
03 Sep 1951: D. Rolland Jennings, American politician D. Rolland "Buck" Jennings is an American politician serving as a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Read more
03 Sep 1950: Doug Pinnick, American rock singer-songwriter and bass player Douglas Theodore Pinnick, sometimes stylized as dUg Pinnick or simply dUg, is an American musician best known as the bass guitarist, co-lead vocalist, and songwriter for the hard rock and progressive metal band King's X. He has performed on 15 albums with King's X and recorded four solo albums. Pinnick has also participated in numerous side projects and has multiple guest appearances to his credit. He is recognized for his unique vocals, and heavily distorted bass tone. Pinnick often plays bass with a guitar pick, though he has also been seen using his fingers. Read more
03 Sep 1949: José Pékerman, Argentine footballer, coach, and manager José Néstor Pékerman Krimen is an Argentine professional football coach. His last team managed was the Venezuela national team. As a youth level coach for Argentina, he won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times, and the U20 South American Youth Championship twice. He coached the Argentina national football team in the 2006 FIFA World Cup and became coach of the Colombia national team in 2012. He subsequently managed the Colombia national team during the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups where he led the team to their best result, the quarterfinals, in 2014, their first World Cup qualification after 16 years of absence. Read more
03 Sep 1949: Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria (died 2004) Peter VII was the Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa from 1997 to 2004. During his reign, Petros VII was credited with reviving the Greek Orthodox churches in Africa by increasing the churches' attendance of about 250,000 people. Read more
03 Sep 1948: Don Brewer, American drummer and singer-songwriter Donald George Brewer is an American drummer and singer who is a founding member and longtime original drummer of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Read more
03 Sep 1948: Lyudmila Karachkina, Ukrainian astronomer Lyudmila Georgievna Karachkina is an astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. Read more
03 Sep 1948: Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice Fotis-Fanourios Kouvelis is a Greek lawyer and leftist politician. Read more
03 Sep 1948: Levy Mwanawasa, Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd President of Zambia (died 2008) Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was a Zambian politician who served as the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corruption situation in Zambia during his term. Prior to Mwanawasa's election, he served as the fourth vice-president of Zambia from November 1991 to July 1994, whilst an elected Member of Parliament of Chifubu Constituency. Read more
03 Sep 1947: Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian minister and politician, 26th Prime Minister of Norway Kjell Magne Bondevik is a Norwegian Lutheran minister and politician. As leader of the Christian Democratic Party, he served as the prime minister of Norway from 1997 to 2000, and from 2001 to 2005, making him, after Erna Solberg, Norway's second longest serving non-Labour Party prime minister since World War II. Currently, Bondevik is president of the Oslo Centre for Peace and Human Rights. Read more
03 Sep 1947: Michael Connarty, Scottish educator and politician Michael Connarty is a British Labour Party politician, who served as the Member of Parliament for Linlithgow and East Falkirk from 2005 until 2015, and Falkirk East (1992–2005). Read more
03 Sep 1947: Mario Draghi, Italian banker and economist Mario Draghi is an Italian politician, economist, academic, banker, statesman, and civil servant, who served as the prime minister of Italy from 13 February 2021 to 22 October 2022. Prior to his appointment as prime minister, he served as the president of the European Central Bank (ECB) between 2011 and 2019. Draghi was also the chair of the Financial Stability Board between 2009 and 2011, and governor of the Bank of Italy between 2006 and 2011. Read more
03 Sep 1947: Gérard Houllier, French footballer and coach (died 2020) Gérard Paul Francis Houllier was a French professional football manager and player. Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001. He then guided Lyon to two French titles, before announcing his resignation on 25 May 2007. He became manager of Aston Villa in September 2010. He also coached the France national team between 1992 and 1993. He assisted Aimé Jacquet in the 1998 FIFA World Cup, was part of UEFA's and FIFA's Technical Committee in the 2002 and 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, and technical director for the French Football Federation during the 2010 finals. In June 2011, he stepped down from club coaching, leaving his managerial role at Aston Villa, following frequent hospitalisation over heart problems. Read more
03 Sep 1947: Susan Milan, English flute player and composer Susan Milan is an English professor of flute of the Royal College of Music, classical performer, recording artiste, composer, author and entrepreneur. Read more
03 Sep 1945: George Biondo, American bass player and songwriter George Michael Biondo is a musician who served as bass guitarist of the Canadian rock band Steppenwolf from April 1970 to October 1976. Born in New York, Biondo has been based in Southern California throughout a career as a session musician and songwriter. Read more
03 Sep 1945: Peter Goddard, English physicist and mathematician Peter Goddard is a British mathematical physicist who works in string theory and conformal field theory. Among his many contributions to these fields is the Goddard–Thorn theorem. Read more
03 Sep 1945: Martha Saxton, American Historian (died 2023) Martha Porter Saxton was an American professor of history and women's and gender studies at Amherst College who authored several prominent historical biographies. Read more
03 Sep 1944: Geoff Arnold, English cricketer and coach Geoffrey Graham Arnold is an English cricketer who played 34 Test matches and 14 One Day Internationals for the England cricket team. His nickname of "Horse" was based on his initials of GG. He was a seam and swing bowler, who finished his first-class cricket career, which lasted from 1963 to 1982, with 1130 wickets at an average of 21.91. He played for Surrey and Sussex, winning the County Championship with the former county in 1971. He was a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1972. Read more
03 Sep 1944: Ray Groom, Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th Premier of Tasmania Raymond John Groom is an Australian lawyer and former sportsman and politician, representing the Liberal Party in the Federal Parliament 1975–84 and the Tasmanian Parliament 1986–2001. He was a Federal and state minister for a total of 13 years. He was Premier of Tasmania from 1992 to 1996 and also served as Deputy Premier and Attorney-General. Read more
03 Sep 1943: Valerie Perrine, American model and actress (died 2026) Valerie Ritchie Perrine was an American actress. She was best known for her portrayal of Honey Bruce in the film Lenny (1974). For the role, she won the BAFTA Award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles and the Best Actress Award at the Cannes Film Festival, and she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. Read more
03 Sep 1942: Al Jardine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist Alan Charles Jardine is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who co-founded the Beach Boys. He is best known as the band's rhythm guitarist, harmony vocalist, and occasional lead singer on singles such as "Help Me, Rhonda" (1965) and "Then I Kissed Her" (1965). Read more
03 Sep 1941: Sergei Dovlatov, Russian-American journalist and author (died 1990) Sergei Donatovich Dovlatov was a Soviet journalist and writer. Internationally, he is one of the most popular Russian writers of the late 20th century. Read more
03 Sep 1940: Frank Duffy, English architect Francis Cuthbert Duffy was a British architect, a founder of DEGW, the international architectural and design practice best known for office design and workplace strategy and, later for advanced thinking on the programming of educational and arts facilities. Duffy is particularly noted for his work on the future of the office and the flexible use of space. Read more
03 Sep 1940: Pauline Collins, English actress (died 2025) Pauline Angela Collins was a British actress who first rose to fame portraying Sarah Moffat in Upstairs, Downstairs (1971–1973) and its spin-off Thomas & Sarah (1979). In 1992, she published her autobiography, Letter to Louise. Read more
03 Sep 1940: Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist and author (died 2015) Eduardo Germán María Hughes Galeano was a Uruguayan journalist, writer and novelist considered, among other things, "a literary giant of the Latin American left" and "global soccer's pre-eminent man of letters". Read more
03 Sep 1940: Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach (died 2019) Sir Brian James Lochore was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach who represented and captained the New Zealand national team, the All Blacks. He played at number 8 and lock, as well as captaining the side 46 times. In 1999, Lochore was inducted into the International Rugby Hall of Fame. Read more
03 Sep 1938: Liliane Ackermann, French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (died 2007) Liliane Aimée Ackermann was a French microbiologist, Jewish Community pioneer, leader, writer, and lecturer. Read more
03 Sep 1938: Sarah Bradford, English historian and author Sarah Mary Malet Bradford, Viscountess Bangor is an English author who is best known for her royal biographies. Read more
03 Sep 1938: Caryl Churchill, English-Canadian playwright Caryl Lesley Churchill is a British playwright known for dramatising the abuses of power, for her use of non-naturalistic techniques, and for her exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes. Celebrated for works such as Cloud 9 (1979), Top Girls (1982), Serious Money (1987), Blue Heart (1997), Far Away (2000), A Number (2002), and Love and Information (2012), she has been described as "one of Britain's greatest poets and innovators for the contemporary stage". In a 2011 dramatists' poll by The Village Voice, six out of the 20 polled writers listed Churchill as the greatest living playwright. Read more
03 Sep 1938: Richard MacCormac, English architect, founded MJP Architects (died 2014) Sir Richard Cornelius MacCormac CBE, PPRIBA, FRSA, RA, was a modernist English architect and the founder of MJP Architects. Read more
03 Sep 1938: Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate Ryōji Noyori is a Japanese chemist. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2001. Noyori shared a half of the prize with William S. Knowles for the study of chirally catalyzed hydrogenations; the second half of the prize went to K. Barry Sharpless for his study in chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions. Read more
03 Sep 1936: Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd President of Tunisia (died 2019) Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician, military officer and dictator who served as the second president of Tunisia from 1987 to 2011. In that year, during the Tunisian revolution, he was overthrown and fled to Saudi Arabia. Read more
03 Sep 1936: Pilar Pallete, Peruvian-American actress María del Pilar Pallette Alvarado, known professionally as Pilar Pallette, is a Peruvian-born American painter and occasional actress. She became well-known through her marriage to the actor John Wayne. Read more
03 Sep 1935: Helmut Clasen, German-Canadian motorcycle racer Helmut Clasen is a Canadian motorcycle racer. He is an active motorcycle enduro competitor since 1957, called "Speedy" by family and friends alike. Read more
03 Sep 1934: Freddie King, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1976) Freddie King, also billed as Freddy King, was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter. Along with the unrelated Albert King and B. B. King, he is considered one of the "Three Kings of the Blues Guitar". Known for his soulful and powerful voice and distinctive guitar playing, King had a major influence on electric blues music and on many later blues guitarists. Read more
03 Sep 1933: Basil Butcher, Guyanese cricketer (died 2019) Basil Fitzherbert Butcher was a Guyanese cricketer who played for the West Indies cricket team. He was regarded as a reliable right-handed middle-order batsman in the star-studded West Indian batting line-up of the 1960s. Australian cricketer and media personality Richie Benaud regarded him as the most difficult of the West Indian batsmen to dismiss. Read more
03 Sep 1933: Tompall Glaser, American singer-songwriter (died 2013) Thomas Paul "Tompall" Glaser was an American country singer who was a key figure in the 1970s outlaw country movement. Read more
03 Sep 1932: Eileen Brennan, American actress and singer (died 2013) Eileen Brennan was an American actress. She made her film debut in the satire Divorce American Style (1967), followed by a supporting role in Peter Bogdanovich's The Last Picture Show (1971), which earned her a BAFTA Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Read more
03 Sep 1931: Albert DeSalvo, American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973) Albert Henry DeSalvo, also known as the Green Man or the Measuring Man, was an American murderer and rapist who was active in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1960s. He is known for having confessed to being the "Boston Strangler," a serial killer who murdered thirteen women in the Boston area between 1962 and 1964. DeSalvo's murder confessions were deemed credible, yet due to limited evidence in those cases he was not charged. He was prosecuted in 1967 for a series of unrelated rapes. He was found guilty, convicted and imprisoned for life. He died in prison after being stabbed in 1973. DeSalvo's claims to have murdered multiple women were disputed, and debates continued regarding which crimes he truly committed. Read more
03 Sep 1931: Dick Motta, American basketball player and coach John Richard Motta is an American former basketball coach whose career in the National Basketball Association (NBA) spanned 25 years. Motta coached the Washington Bullets to the 1978 NBA Championship, and he won the 1971 NBA Coach of the Year Award with the Chicago Bulls. Motta is eighth all-time with 1,952 games as coach, while ranking 13th in wins and fourth in losses; he has the most wins of eligible coaches not currently inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 25 seasons as a coach, he reached the postseason fourteen times. Read more
03 Sep 1931: Guy Spitaels, Belgian academic and politician, 7th Minister-President of Wallonia (died 2012) Guy Gustave Arthur Ghislain Spitaels was a Belgian politician of the Socialist Party. He was the 7th Minister-President of Wallonia from 1992 to 1994 and president of his party for thirteen years, until he was succeeded by Philippe Busquin. Read more
03 Sep 1930: Cherry Wilder, New Zealand author and poet (died 2002) Cherry Barbara Grimm, better known by the pseudonym Cherry Wilder, was a New Zealand science fiction and fantasy writer. Read more
03 Sep 1929: Whitey Bulger, American organized crime boss (died 2018) James Joseph "Whitey" Bulger Jr. was an American organized crime boss who led the Winter Hill Gang, an Irish mob group based in the Winter Hill neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, northwest of Boston. On December 23, 1994, Bulger went into hiding after his former FBI handler, John Connolly, tipped him off about a pending RICO indictment against him. He remained at large for sixteen years. After his 2011 capture, federal prosecutors tried Bulger for nineteen murders based on grand jury testimony from Kevin Weeks and other former criminal associates. Read more
03 Sep 1929: Carlo Clerici, Swiss cyclist (died 2007) Carlo Clerici was a Swiss professional road bicycle racer. Read more
03 Sep 1929: Steve Rickard, New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015) Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt, best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter. As a wrestler, he traveled throughout the world during the 1960s and 1970s, often visiting countries where professional wrestling was unknown such as southeast Asia, and was one of the top competitors to come from New Zealand during that era. Rickard was a frequent opponent for many foreign wrestlers travelling overseas including NWA World Heavyweight Champions such as Jack Brisco, Dory Funk Jr., Harley Race and "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair. He also had high-profile matches with Karl Gotch, Killer Kowalski, The Destroyer, André the Giant, Abe Jacobs and King Kong as well. Read more
03 Sep 1929: Armand Vaillancourt, Canadian sculptor and painter Joseph Armand Robert Vaillancourt is a Canadian sculptor, painter and performance artist from Quebec. He designed the public art fountain entitled Vaillancourt Fountain in San Francisco. He lives in Montreal. Read more
03 Sep 1928: Gaston Thorn, Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Luxembourg (died 2007) Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. He most prominently served as prime minister of Luxembourg (1974–1979), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and president of the European Commission (1981–1985). Read more
03 Sep 1926: Alison Lurie, American author and academic (died 2020) Alison Stewart Lurie was an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she wrote many non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children's literature and the semiotics of dress. Read more
03 Sep 1926: Irene Papas, Greek actress (died 2022) Irene Papas or Pappas was a Greek actress and singer who starred in over 70 films in a career spanning more than 50 years. She gained international recognition through such popular award-winning films as The Guns of Navarone (1961), Zorba the Greek (1964) and Z (1969). She was a powerful protagonist in films including The Trojan Women (1971) and Iphigenia (1977). She played the title roles in Antigone (1961) and Electra (1962). She had a fine singing voice, on display in the 1968 recording Songs of Theodorakis. Read more
03 Sep 1926: Uttam Kumar, Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (died 1980) Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, known professionally as Uttam Kumar, was an Indian actor, director, producer, screenwriter, composer, and playback singer who predominantly worked in Bengali cinema. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema, Kumar dominated Bengali cinema from the 1950s throughout the 1970s, being referred to as "Mahanayak". His accolades include five National Awards and four Filmfare Awards. Read more
03 Sep 1925: Anne Jackson, American actress (died 2016) Anne Jackson was an American actress of stage, screen, and television. She was the wife of actor Eli Wallach, with whom she often co-starred. In 1956, she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for her performance in Paddy Chayefsky's Middle of the Night. In 1963, she won an Obie Award for Best Actress for her performance in two Off-Broadway plays, The Typists and The Tiger. Read more
03 Sep 1925: Bengt Lindström, Swedish painter and sculptor (died 2008) Bengt Karl Erik Lindström was a Swedish artist. Lindström was one of Sweden's best known contemporary artists with a characteristic style of distinct colors, often including contorted faces. He had two children, Mariana and Alexandre. In 2003, Lindström became disabled due to a stroke and he became unable to paint. The year 2004 saw the release of a film about Bengt's life: "Lindström – Le Diable de la Couleur et de la Forme". On 29 January 2008, Lindström died at his home in Sundsvall, Sweden. Read more
03 Sep 1925: Hank Thompson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2007) Henry William Thompson was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades. Read more
03 Sep 1924: Mary Grace Canfield, American actress (died 2014) Mary Grace Canfield was an American theatre, film and television actress. Read more
03 Sep 1923: Glen Bell, American businessman, founded Taco Bell (died 2010) Glen William Bell Jr. was an American restaurateur who was the founder and namesake of Taco Bell. Read more
03 Sep 1923: Alice Gibson, Belizean chief librarian and educator (died 2021) Alice Gibson was a chief librarian from Belize active in development of the country's library system. Beginning her career as a social worker, she became interested in fostering libraries throughout the country. She earned a degree from the British Library Service and founded libraries throughout the country. She worked at Pallotti High School in Belize City. Read more
03 Sep 1923: Fred Hawkins, American golfer (died 2014) Fred Hawkins was an American professional golfer who played on the PGA Tour from the mid-1940s to the mid-1960s. Read more
03 Sep 1923: Mort Walker, American cartoonist (died 2018) Addison Morton Walker was an American comic strip writer, best known for creating the newspaper comic strips Beetle Bailey in 1950 and Hi and Lois in 1954. He signed Addison to some of his strips. Read more
03 Sep 1921: John Aston Sr., English footballer (died 2003) John Aston was an English footballer. Read more
03 Sep 1921: Thurston Dart, English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (died 1971) Robert Thurston Dart was an English musicologist, conductor and keyboard player. Along with Nigel Fortune, Oliver Neighbour and Stanley Sadie, he was one of Britain's leading musicologists of the post-World War II generation. From 1964 until his death he was King Edward Professor of Music at the University of London, based at King's College London. Read more
03 Sep 1921: Marguerite Higgins, American journalist and author (died 1966) Marguerite Higgins Hall was an American reporter and war correspondent. Higgins covered World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and in the process advanced the cause of equal access for female war correspondents. She had a long career with the New York Herald Tribune (1942–1963) and as a syndicated columnist for Newsday (1963–1965). She was the first woman to win a Pulitzer Prize for Foreign Correspondence awarded in 1951 for her coverage of the Korean War. She subsequently won Long Island University's George Polk Award for Foreign Reporting for articles from behind enemy lines in Korea and other nations in 1952. Read more
03 Sep 1920: Tereska Torrès, French soldier and author (died 2012) Tereska Torrès was a French writer known for the 1950 book Women's Barracks, the first "original paperback bestseller." In 2008, historians credited the republished book as the first pulp fiction book published in America to candidly address lesbian relationships, although Torrès did not agree with this analysis. Read more
03 Sep 1919: Phil Stern, American soldier and photographer (died 2014) Philip Stern, also known as Snapdragon, was an American photographer noted for his iconic portraits of Hollywood stars, as well as his war photography while serving as a U.S. Army Ranger with "Darby's Rangers" during the North African and Italian campaigns in World War II. Read more
03 Sep 1918: Helen Wagner, American actress (died 2010) Helen Losee Wagner was an American actress. Read more
03 Sep 1916: Eddie Stanky, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died 1999) Edward Raymond Stanky was an American professional baseball second baseman, shortstop, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs, Brooklyn Dodgers, Boston Braves, New York Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals between 1943 and 1953. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Read more
03 Sep 1915: Knut Nystedt, Norwegian organist and composer (died 2014) Knut Nystedt was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer. Read more
03 Sep 1915: Memphis Slim, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died 1988) John Len Chatman, known professionally as Memphis Slim, was an American blues pianist, singer, and composer. He led a series of bands that, reflecting the popular appeal of jump blues, included saxophones, bass, drums, and piano. A song he first cut in 1947, "Every Day I Have the Blues", has become a blues standard, recorded by many other artists. He made over 500 recordings. Read more
03 Sep 1914: Dixy Lee Ray, American biologist and politician, 17th Governor of Washington (died 1994) Dixy Lee Ray was an American academic, scientist, and politician who served as the 17th governor of Washington from 1977 to 1981. Variously described as idiosyncratic and "ridiculously smart," she was the state's first female governor and was in office during the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. She was a supporter of atomic energy. Read more
03 Sep 1913: Alan Ladd, American actor and producer (died 1964) Alan Walbridge Ladd was an American actor and film producer. Ladd found success in film in the 1940s and early 1950s, particularly in films noir and Westerns. He was often paired with Veronica Lake in films noir, such as This Gun for Hire (1942), The Glass Key (1942), and The Blue Dahlia (1946). Whispering Smith (1948) was his first Western and color film, and Shane (1953) was noted for its contributions to the genre. Ladd also appeared in 10 films with William Bendix. Read more
03 Sep 1911: Bernard Mammes, American cyclist and sergeant (died 2000) Bernard Mammes was an American cyclist. Born in Manhattan, Mammes moved with his family to Rockaway Park, Queens around 1920. His father owned an ice cream parlor, where Mammes worked as a youth. Read more
03 Sep 1910: Kitty Carlisle, American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (died 2007) Kitty Carlisle Hart was an American stage and screen actress, opera singer, television personality and spokesperson for the arts. She was the leading lady in the Marx Brothers movie A Night at the Opera (1935) and was a regular panelist on the television game show To Tell The Truth (1956–1978). She served 20 years on the New York State Council on the Arts. Read more
03 Sep 1910: Franz Jáchym, Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (died 1984) Franz Jáchym was an Austrian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Coadjutor Bishop of Vienna from 1950 to 1983, and as Titular Archbishop of Maronea. He graduated from the University of Vienna. After ordination, his served in a parish and the diocesan chancery before being appointed coadjutor bishop in 1950. Consecrated in May 1950 by Cardinal Theodor Innitzer, he served in that office until his retirement in 1983. Read more
03 Sep 1910: Maurice Papon, French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007) Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France. Papon led the police in major prefectures from the 1930s to the 1960s, before he became a Gaullist politician. When he was secretary general for the police in Bordeaux during World War II, he participated in the deportation of more than 1,600 Jews. He is also known for his activities in the Algerian War (1954–1962), during which he tortured insurgent prisoners as prefect of the Constantinois department, and ordered, as prefect of the Paris police, the 1961 Paris massacre of pro-National Liberation Front (FLN) demonstrators for violating a curfew that he had "advised". Read more
03 Sep 1908: Lev Pontryagin, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1988) Lev Semyonovich Pontryagin was a Soviet mathematician. Completely blind from the age of 14, he made major discoveries in a number of fields of mathematics, including algebraic topology, differential topology and optimal control. Read more
03 Sep 1907: Loren Eiseley, American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (died 1977) Loren Eiseley was an American anthropologist, educator, philosopher, and natural science writer, who taught and published books from the 1950s through the 1970s. He received many honorary degrees and was a fellow of multiple professional societies. At his death, he was Benjamin Franklin Professor of Anthropology and History of Science at the University of Pennsylvania. Read more
03 Sep 1905: Carl David Anderson, American physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1991) Carl David Anderson was an American experimental physicist who shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physics with Victor Hess for his discovery of the positron, which confirmed the existence of antimatter. Read more
03 Sep 1905: John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (died 1972) John Ernest Mills, known as Jackie Mills, was a New Zealand cricketer who played in seven Test matches between 1930 and 1933. Read more
03 Sep 1901: Eduard van Beinum, Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (died 1959) Eduard Alexander van Beinum was a Dutch conductor. Read more
03 Sep 1900: Percy Chapman, English cricketer (died 1961) Arthur Percy Frank Chapman was an English cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1926 and 1931. A left-handed batsman, he played 26 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 17 of those games. Chapman was appointed captain for the final, decisive Test of the 1926 series against Australia; under his captaincy, England defeated Australia to win the Ashes for the first time since 1912. An amateur cricketer, Chapman played Minor Counties cricket for Berkshire and first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Kent. Never a reliable batsman, Chapman nevertheless had a respectable batting record. He could score runs very quickly and was popular with spectators. As a fielder, contemporaries rated him extremely highly. Although opinions were divided on his tactical ability as a captain, most critics accepted he was an inspirational leader. Read more
03 Sep 1900: Urho Kekkonen, Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th President of Finland (died 1986) Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, often referred to by his initials UKK, was a Finnish politician who served as the eighth and longest-serving president of Finland from 1956 to 1982. He also served as prime minister, and held various other cabinet positions. He was the third and most recent president from the Agrarian League/Centre Party. Head of state for nearly 26 years, he dominated Finnish politics for 31 years overall. Holding a large amount of power, he won his later elections with little opposition and has often been classified as an autocrat. Read more
03 Sep 1899: Frank Macfarlane Burnet, Australian virologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1985) Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, usually known as Macfarlane or Mac Burnet, was an Australian virologist known for his contributions to immunology. He won a Nobel Prize in 1960 for predicting acquired immune tolerance. He also developed the theory of clonal selection. Read more
03 Sep 1897: Sally Benson, American author and screenwriter (died 1972) Sally Benson was an American writer of short stories, screenplays, and theatre. She is best known for her humorous tales of modern youth collected in Junior Miss and her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Meet Me in St. Louis. Read more
03 Sep 1887: Frank Christian, American trumpet player (died 1973) Frank Joseph Christian was an American early jazz trumpeter. Read more
03 Sep 1882: Johnny Douglas, English cricketer and boxer (died 1930) John William Henry Tyler Douglas was an English cricketer who was active in the early decades of the twentieth century. Douglas was an all-rounder who played for Essex County Cricket Club from 1901 to 1928 and captained the county from 1911 to 1928. He also played for England and captained England both before and after the First World War with markedly different success. As well as playing cricket, Douglas was a notable amateur boxer who won the middleweight gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. Read more
03 Sep 1878: Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (died 1960) Dorothea Lambert Chambers was a British tennis player. She won seven Wimbledon women's singles titles and a gold medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Read more
03 Sep 1875: Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded Porsche (died 1951) Ferdinand Porsche was an Austrian-German automotive engineer and founder of the Porsche AG. He is best known for creating the first gasoline-electric hybrid vehicle (Lohner-Porsche), the Volkswagen Beetle, the Auto Union racing cars, the Mercedes-Benz SS/SSK, and several other important developments and Porsche automobiles. Read more
03 Sep 1869: Fritz Pregl, Slovenian chemist and physician, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1930) Fritz Pregl, was a Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician from a mixed Slovene-German-speaking background. He won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1923 for making important contributions to quantitative organic microanalysis, one of which was the improvement of the combustion train technique for elemental analysis. Read more
03 Sep 1856: Louis Sullivan, American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924) Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism". He was an influential architect of the Chicago School, a mentor to Frank Lloyd Wright, and an inspiration to the Chicago group of architects who have come to be known as the Prairie School. Along with Wright and Henry Hobson Richardson, Sullivan is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture." The phrase "form follows function" is attributed to him; it encapsulated earlier theories of architecture and he applied them to the modern age of the skyscraper. In 1944, Sullivan was the second architect to posthumously receive the AIA Gold Medal. Read more
03 Sep 1854: Charles Tatham, American fencer (died 1939) Charles T. Tatham was an American fencer who competed in the 1904 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in New York City and worked for his father's lead manufacturing company in Philadelphia. In 1891, Tatham was one of the founders of the AFLA/USFA. Read more
03 Sep 1851: Olga Constantinovna of Russia, Queen consort of the Hellenes (died 1926) Olga Constantinovna of Russia was Queen of Greece as the wife of King George I. She was briefly the regent of Greece in 1920. Read more
03 Sep 1849: Sarah Orne Jewett, American novelist, short story writer and poet (died 1909) Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was an American novelist, short story writer and poet, best known for her local color works set along or near the southern coast of Maine. Jewett is recognized as an important practitioner of American literary regionalism. Read more
03 Sep 1841: Tom Emmett, English cricketer (died 1904) Thomas Emmett was an English cricket bowler in the late 1860s, the 1870s and the early 1880s. Read more
03 Sep 1840: Jacob Christian Fabricius, Danish composer (died 1919) Jacob Christian Fabricius was a Danish councilor, musician, composer and music organizer. Fabricius founded numerous musical societies and institutions during his lifetime. One of the most popular of such societies was Samfund til Udgivelse af dansk musik, founded in 1871. His career as a composer centered to a large extent on songs, choir and piano works. His works found success in Germany and France. Read more
03 Sep 1820: George Hearst, American businessman and politician (died 1891) George Hearst was an American businessman, politician, and patriarch of the Hearst business dynasty. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations and is known for developing and expanding the Homestake Mine in the late 1870s in the Black Hills of South Dakota. In 1879, he listed it on the New York Stock Exchange and went on to other pursuits. The mine's gold production continued uninterrupted until 2001. Read more
03 Sep 1814: James Joseph Sylvester, English mathematician and academic (died 1897) James Joseph Sylvester was an English mathematician. He made fundamental contributions to matrix theory, invariant theory, number theory, partition theory, and combinatorics. He played a leadership role in American mathematics in the later half of the 19th century as a professor at the Johns Hopkins University and as founder of the American Journal of Mathematics. At his death, he was a professor at Oxford University. Read more
03 Sep 1811: John Humphrey Noyes, American activist, founded the Oneida Community (died 1886) John Humphrey Noyes was an American preacher, radical religious philosopher, and utopian socialist. He founded utopian communities at Putney, Vermont; Oneida, New York; and Wallingford, Connecticut, and is credited with coining the term complex marriage. Read more
03 Sep 1810: Paul Kane, Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871) Paul Kane was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western indigenous life. Paul Kane grew up in York, Upper Canada, and trained himself by copying European masters on a "Grand Tour" study trip through Europe. He undertook two voyages through the Canadian northwest in 1845, and from 1846 to 1848. The first trip took him from Toronto to Sault Ste. Marie and back. Having secured the support of the Hudson's Bay Company, he set out on a second, much longer voyage from Toronto across the Rocky Mountains to Fort Vancouver and Fort Victoria. Read more
03 Sep 1803: Prudence Crandall, American educator (died 1890) Prudence Crandall was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the Canterbury Female Boarding School in Canterbury, Connecticut, which became the first known school for African American girls in the United States led by a white woman. She was the sister of Reuben Crandall, the defendant in the Trial of Reuben Crandall. Read more

Notable Deaths on 03 September

03 Sep 2024: Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930) Flora Marjorie Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, was a Scottish noblewoman and Crossbench peer. Until her retirement on 12 December 2014, she was the only holder of a lordship of Parliament with a seat in the House of Lords as an elected hereditary peer. Read more
03 Sep 2024: Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936) Wayne Leon Graham was an American college baseball head coach. He is known for being the head baseball coach for the Rice Owls in Houston, Texas. He coached one College World Series championship team and five NJCAA World Series championship teams. Also a former professional baseball player, Graham played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and New York Mets. Read more
03 Sep 2024: Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938) Charley Lane Johnson was an American professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the New Mexico State Aggies. Johnson played in the NFL for 15 years with three teams: the St. Louis Cardinals, Houston Oilers, and Denver Broncos. After his playing career, he became a professor of chemical engineering. Read more
03 Sep 2017: Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950) Walter Carl Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan. Read more
03 Sep 2017: John Ashbery, American poet (born 1927) John Lawrence Ashbery was an American poet and art critic. Read more
03 Sep 2015: Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929) Sir George Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury, was an English businessman who served as the chairman of Cadbury and Cadbury Schweppes for 24 years. He was also a British Olympic rower. Cadbury was a pioneer in raising the awareness and stimulating the debate on corporate governance and, via the Cadbury committee set up by the London Stock Exchange, produced the Cadbury Report, a code of best practice which served as a basis for reform of corporate governance around the world. Read more
03 Sep 2015: Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939) Joyce Audrey Botterill, known professionally as Judy Carne, was an English actress. She appeared on American television in the late 1960s in Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, where she employed the catch phrase "Sock it to me!". Read more
03 Sep 2015: Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971) Jessy Chapman Carter Lay was an American businessman, philanthropist, and an heir to part of the Frito-Lay family fortune. Herman Lay sold Frito-Lay to Pepsico in 1965. Lay, 44, had 2 children and avidly supported music education. Suffering from leukemia, he was found dead in his Los Angeles home according to the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office. Officials believe no foul play was involved. Read more
03 Sep 2015: Zhang Zhen, Chinese general and politician (born 1914) Zhang Zhen was a general of the People's Liberation Army of China and a member of the Central Military Commission of the Chinese Communist Party. Read more
03 Sep 2015: Chandra Bahadur Dangi, world record holder for shortest man (born 1939) Chandra Bahadur Dangi was a Nepalese man who holds the world record as the shortest person in recorded history. Measuring 54.6 cm, he was recognized by Guinness World Records as the shortest adult human ever verified in 2012. Read more
03 Sep 2014: Aarno Raninen, Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1944) Aarno Raninen was a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician. His main instrument was piano but he has also mastered violin, cello and accordion. Read more
03 Sep 2014: A. P. Venkateswaran, Indian soldier and politician, 14th Foreign Secretary of India (born 1930) Ayilam Panchapakesha Venkateswaran was an Indian diplomat, former Foreign Secretary of India and former chairman of Asia Centre, Bangalore, rated by many as one of the most efficient foreign secretaries of India. The circumstances in which he resigned from the Indian Foreign Service made news at that time and drew widespread comments in the media. Read more
03 Sep 2013: Ralph M. Holman, American lawyer and judge (born 1914) Ralph Milo Holman was an attorney and judge in the state of Oregon, United States. He was the 74th justice of the Oregon Supreme Court. Previously he was a circuit court judge for Clackamas County, Oregon. His great uncle was United States Senator Rufus C. Holman. Read more
03 Sep 2013: Pedro Ferriz Santacruz, Mexican-American journalist (born 1921) Pedro Ferriz Santa Cruz was a veteran radio and television presenter in Mexico. Read more
03 Sep 2013: José Ramón Larraz, Spanish director and screenwriter (born 1929) José Ramón Larraz Gil was a Spanish director of exploitation and horror films such as the erotic and bloody Vampyres (1974), The House that Vanished (1973), Symptoms (1974), Black Candles (1982) and Rest in Pieces (1987) among others. Read more
03 Sep 2013: Janet Lembke, American author and scholar (born 1933) Janet Lembke, née Janet Nutt, was an American author, essayist, naturalist, translator and scholar. Read more
03 Sep 2013: Don Meineke, American basketball player (born 1930) Don "Monk" Meineke was an American basketball player. He played college basketball for the University of Dayton and was a consensus second-team All-American in 1952. He later played professionally in the National Basketball Association and won the inaugural Rookie of the Year award in 1953. Read more
03 Sep 2013: Lewis Morley, Hong Kong-Australian photographer (born 1925) Lewis Frederick Morley was a photographer. Read more
03 Sep 2012: Griselda Blanco, Colombian drug lord (born 1943) Griselda Blanco Restrepo was a Colombian drug lord who was prominent in the cocaine-based drug trade and underworld of Miami, during the 1970s through the early 2000s, and who has also been claimed by some to have been part of the Medellín Cartel. She was shot dead in Medellín on September 3, 2012, at the age of 69. Read more
03 Sep 2012: Harold Dunaway, American race car driver and pilot (born 1933) Harold Glenn Dunaway was an American stock car and sprint car driver. He made one start in the NASCAR Grand National Series. Read more
03 Sep 2012: Michael Clarke Duncan, American actor (born 1957) Michael Clarke Duncan was an American actor best known for his breakout role as John Coffey in The Green Mile (1999), for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and other honors. He also played Kingpin in Daredevil and Spider-Man: The New Animated Series. In addition, he appeared in movies such as Armageddon (1998), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Planet of the Apes (2001), The Scorpion King (2002), Sin City (2005), and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006), as well as in the role of Leo Knox in the television series Bones (2011) its spin-off The Finder (2012); and also in episodes of Two and a Half Men. His voice roles in films included Brother Bear (2003), The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses (2005), Brother Bear 2 (2006), Kung Fu Panda (2008), and Green Lantern (2011); he had the voice role of Benjamin King in the video game Saints Row (2006). Read more
03 Sep 2012: Siegfried Jamrowski, Russian-German soldier and pilot (born 1917) The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and its variants were the highest awards in the military and paramilitary forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. The Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross was awarded for a wide range of reasons and across all ranks, from a senior commander for skilled leadership of his troops in battle to a low-ranking soldier for a single act of extreme gallantry. A total of 7,321 awards were made between its first presentation on 30 September 1939 and its last bestowal on 17 June 1945. This number is based on the analysis and acceptance of the order commission of the Association of Knight's Cross Recipients (AKCR). Presentations were made to members of the three military branches of the Wehrmacht—the Heer (Army), Kriegsmarine (Navy) and Luftwaffe —as well as the Waffen-SS, the Reichsarbeitsdienst and the Volkssturm. There were also 43 recipients in the military forces of allies of the Third Reich. Read more
03 Sep 2012: Sun Myung Moon, Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the Unification Church (born 1920) Sun Myung Moon was a Korean religious leader, also known for his business ventures and support for conservative political causes. A messiah claimant, he was the founder of the Unification Church, whose members, popularly known as "Moonies", consider him and his wife, Hak Ja Han, to be their "True Parents". The church is widely noted for its "Blessing" or mass wedding ceremonies. Read more
03 Sep 2012: Charlie Rose, American lawyer and politician (born 1939) Charles Grandison Rose III was an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives for North Carolina's 7th congressional district from 1973 to 1997. Read more
03 Sep 2010: Noah Howard, American saxophonist (born 1943) Noah Howard was an American free jazz alto saxophonist. Read more
03 Sep 2010: Robert Schimmel, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (born 1950) Robert George Schimmel was an American stand-up comedian who was known for his blue comedy. While the extremely profane nature of his act limited his commercial appeal, he had a reputation as a "comic's comic" due to his relentless touring, comedy albums and frequent appearances on HBO and The Howard Stern Show. Schimmel is number 76 on the 2004 program Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time. Read more
03 Sep 2008: Donald Blakeslee, American colonel and pilot (born 1917) Donald James Matthew Blakeslee was an American pilot and officer in the United States Air Force, whose aviation career began as a pilot in the Royal Canadian Air Force flying Spitfire fighter aircraft during World War II. He then became a member of the Royal Air Force Eagle Squadrons, before transferring to the United States Army Air Forces in 1942. He flew more combat missions against the Luftwaffe than any other American fighter pilot, and by the end of the war was a flying ace credited with 15.5 aerial victories. Read more
03 Sep 2007: Carter Albrecht, American keyboard player and guitarist (born 1973) Jeffrey Carter Albrecht was an American musician best known for his keyboard and guitar work in Edie Brickell & New Bohemians. Read more
03 Sep 2007: Syd Jackson, New Zealand trade union leader and activist (born 1939) Sydney Keepa Jackson was a prominent Māori activist, trade unionist and leader. Read more
03 Sep 2007: Jane Tomlinson, English runner (born 1964) Jane Emily Tomlinson, was an amateur English athlete who raised £1.85 million for charity by completing a series of athletic challenges, despite suffering from terminal cancer. Read more
03 Sep 2007: Steve Fossett, American aviator (born 1944) James Stephen Fossett was an American businessman and a record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer. He was the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon and in a fixed-wing aircraft. He made his fortune in the financial services industry and held world records for five nonstop circumnavigations of the Earth: as a long-distance solo balloonist, as a sailor, and as a solo flight fixed-wing aircraft pilot. Read more
03 Sep 2005: R. S. R. Fitter, English biologist and author (born 1913) Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter was a British naturalist and author. He was an expert on wildflowers and authored several guides for amateur naturalists. Read more
03 Sep 2005: William Rehnquist, American lawyer and jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (born 1924) William Hubbs Rehnquist was an American attorney who served as the 16th chief justice of the United States from 1986 until his death in 2005, having previously been an associate justice from 1972 to 1986. Considered a staunch conservative, Rehnquist favored a conception of federalism that emphasized the Tenth Amendment's reservation of powers to the states. Read more
03 Sep 2003: Alan Dugan, American soldier and poet (born 1923) Alan Dugan was an American poet. Read more
03 Sep 2003: Rudolf Leiding, German businessman (born 1914) Rudolf Leiding was the third post-war chairman of the Volkswagen automobile company, succeeding Kurt Lotz in 1971. Read more
03 Sep 2002: Kenneth Hare, Canadian climatologist and academic (born 1919) Frederick Kenneth Hare, was a Canadian climatologist and academic, who researched atmospheric carbon dioxide, climate change, drought, and arid zone climates and was a strong advocate for preserving the natural environment. Read more
03 Sep 2002: W. Clement Stone, American businessman, philanthropist, and author (born 1902) William Clement Stone was an American businessman, philanthropist and New Thought self-help book author. Read more
03 Sep 2001: Pauline Kael, American film critic and author (born 1919) Pauline Kael was an American film critic who wrote for The New Yorker from 1968 to 1991. Known for her "witty, biting, highly opinionated and sharply focused" reviews, Kael often defied the consensus of her contemporaries. Read more
03 Sep 2000: Edward Anhalt, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1914) Edward Anhalt was an American screenwriter, producer, and documentary filmmaker. After working as a journalist and documentary filmmaker for Pathé and CBS-TV, he teamed with his wife Edna Anhalt, one of his five wives, during World War II to write pulp fiction. Read more
03 Sep 1999: Emma Bailey, American auctioneer and author (born 1910) Emma Bailey was an American auctioneer and author, credited with being the first American woman auctioneer. She held her first auction in Brattleboro, Vermont, on May 12, 1950, as a way to supplement her family's income. In 1952 she became the first woman admitted to the National Auctioneers Association. She continued auctioneering for nearly 20 years and wrote a book about her experiences, entitled Sold to the Lady in the Green Hat (1962), before retiring in the late 1960s. Read more
03 Sep 1996: Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Australian painter (born 1910) Emily Kame Kngwarreye, also spelled Emily Kam Kngwarray, was an Aboriginal Australian (Anmatyerr) artist from Alhalker, in the Sandover region of the Northern Territory. Kngwarreye's unique style and powerful creative vision came to redefine contemporary Aboriginal art and gained worldwide attention. Read more
03 Sep 1995: Mary Adshead, English painter (born 1904) Mary Adshead was an English painter, muralist, illustrator and designer. Read more
03 Sep 1994: James Thomas Aubrey, Jr., American screenwriter and producer (born 1918) James Thomas Aubrey Jr. was an American television and film executive. As president of the CBS television network from 1959 to 1965, he produced some of television's most enduring series on the air, including Gilligan's Island and The Beverly Hillbillies. Read more
03 Sep 1994: Billy Wright, English footballer and manager (born 1924) William Ambrose Wright was an English footballer who played as a centre-back. He spent his entire club career at Wolverhampton Wanderers. The first footballer in the world to earn 100 international caps, Wright also held the record for longest unbroken run in competitive international football, with 70 consecutive appearances, although that was surpassed by Andoni Zubizarreta's 86 consecutive appearances for Spain (1985–94). He also made a total of 105 appearances for England, captaining them a record 90 times, including during their campaigns at the 1950, 1954 and 1958 World Cup. Read more
03 Sep 1993: David Brown, English businessman (born 1904) Sir David Brown was an English industrialist, managing director of his grandfather's gear and machine tool business David Brown Limited and more recently David Brown Tractors, and once the owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thorneycroft and car manufacturers Aston Martin and Lagonda. Read more
03 Sep 1991: Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1897) Frank Russell Capra was an Italian-born American film director, producer, and screenwriter who was the creative force behind several major award-winning films of the 1930s and 1940s. Born in Italy and raised in Los Angeles from the age of five, his rags-to-riches story has led film historians such as Ian Freer to consider him the "American Dream personified". Read more
03 Sep 1989: Gaetano Scirea, Italian footballer (born 1953) Gaetano Scirea was an Italian professional footballer who is considered one of the greatest defenders in football history. He spent most of his career with Juventus. Read more
03 Sep 1988: Ferit Melen, Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th Prime Minister of Turkey (born 1906) Ferit Sadi Melen was a Turkish civil servant, politician and Prime Minister of Turkey. Read more
03 Sep 1987: Morton Feldman, American composer and educator (born 1926) Morton Feldman was an American composer. A major figure in 20th-century classical music, Feldman was an important exponent of indeterminacy in music, a development associated with the experimental New York School of composers also including John Cage, Christian Wolff, and Earle Brown. Feldman's works are characterized by notational innovations that he developed to create his characteristic sound: rhythms that seem to be free and floating, pitch shadings that seem softly unfocused, a generally quiet and slowly evolving music, and recurring asymmetric patterns. His later works, after 1977, also explore extremes of duration. Read more
03 Sep 1985: Johnny Marks, American songwriter (born 1909) John David Marks was an American songwriter. He specialized in Christmas songs and wrote many holiday standards, including "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer", "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree", "A Holly Jolly Christmas", "Silver and Gold", and "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day". Read more
03 Sep 1981: Alec Waugh, English soldier and author (born 1898) Alexander Raban Waugh was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh, uncle of Auberon Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs (1900–1996), daughter of the writer William Wymark Jacobs, his second wife was Joan Chirnside (1902–1969), and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson (1912–1991), author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Read more
03 Sep 1980: Barbara O'Neil, American actress (born 1910) Barbara O'Neil was an American film and stage actress. She appeared in the film Gone with the Wind (1939) and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in All This, and Heaven Too (1940). Read more
03 Sep 1980: Duncan Renaldo, Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (born 1904) Renault Renaldo Duncan, better known as Duncan Renaldo, was a Romanian-born American actor best remembered for his portrayal of The Cisco Kid in films and on the 1950–1956 American TV series The Cisco Kid. Read more
03 Sep 1977: Gianni Vella, Maltese artist (born 1885) Gianni Vella was a Maltese artist. After studying in Rome, he produced many religious works which can be found in many churches in the Maltese Islands, but he also produced some secular works, including landscape paintings, cartoons and a stamp design. Read more
03 Sep 1974: Harry Partch, American composer and theorist (born 1901) Harry Partch was an American composer, music theorist, and creator of unique musical instruments. He composed using scales of unequal intervals in just intonation, and was one of the first 20th-century composers in the West to work systematically with microtonal scales, alongside Lou Harrison. He built his own instruments in these tunings on which to play his compositions, and described the method behind his theory and practice in his book Genesis of a Music (1947). Read more
03 Sep 1970: Vasil Gendov, Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1891) Vasil Gendov was a Bulgarian film and stage actor, film director and screenwriter. Gendov wrote, directed and had a starring role as an actor in the first feature-length film released in Bulgaria; the 1915 silent film comedy Bulgaran is Gallant. Gendov also produced Bulgaria's first sound film The Slave's Revolt in 1933. Read more
03 Sep 1970: Vince Lombardi, American football player and coach (born 1913) Vincent Thomas Lombardi was an American professional football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). Lombardi is considered by many to be among the greatest coaches and leaders in American sports. He is best known as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers during the 1960s, where he led the team to three straight and five total NFL Championships in seven years, in addition to winning the first two Super Bowls at the conclusion of the 1966 and 1967 NFL seasons. Read more
03 Sep 1970: Alan Wilson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1943) Alan Christie Wilson, nicknamed "Blind Owl", was an American musician, best known as the co-founder, leader, co-lead singer, and primary composer of the blues rock band Canned Heat. He sang and played harmonica and guitar with the group, live and on recordings. Wilson was the lead singer for the group's two biggest U.S. hit singles: "On the Road Again" and "Going Up the Country". Read more
03 Sep 1969: John Lester, American cricketer and soccer player (born 1871) John Ashby Lester was an American cricketer, active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and a teacher. Lester was one of the Philadelphian cricketers who played from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I. His obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, described him as "one of the great figures in American cricket." During his career, he played in 53 matches for the Philadelphians, 47 of which are considered first class. From 1897 until his retirement in 1908, Lester led the batting averages in Philadelphia and captained all the international home matches. Read more
03 Sep 1967: Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893) Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He was posthumously inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. Read more
03 Sep 1963: Louis MacNeice, Irish poet and playwright (born 1907) Frederick Louis MacNeice was an Irish poet, playwright and producer for the BBC. Known for its exploration of introspection, empiricism, and belonging, his poetic work is now considered among the twentieth century's greatest. Despite being renowned as a member of the Auden Group, he was also an independently successful poet with an influential body of work, which is replete with themes ranging from faith to mortality. His body of work was appreciated by the public during his lifetime, due in part to his relaxed but socially and emotionally aware style. Never as overtly or simplistically political as some of his contemporaries, he expressed a humane opposition to totalitarianism as well as an acute awareness of his roots. Read more
03 Sep 1962: E. E. Cummings, American poet and playwright (born 1894) Edward Estlin Cummings, commonly known as e e cummings or E. E. Cummings, was an American poet, painter, essayist, author, and playwright. During World War I, he worked as an ambulance driver and was imprisoned in an internment camp, which provided the basis for his novel The Enormous Room (1922). The following year he published his first collection of poetry, Tulips and Chimneys, which showed his early experiments with grammar and typography. He wrote four plays, the most successful of which were HIM (1927) and Santa Claus: A Morality (1946). He wrote EIMI (1933), a travelog of the Soviet Union, and delivered the Charles Eliot Norton Lectures in poetry, published as i—six nonlectures (1953). Fairy Tales (1965), a collection of short stories, was published posthumously. Read more
03 Sep 1961: Robert E. Gross, American businessman (born 1897) Robert Ellsworth Gross was an American businessman involved in the field of aviation. His first venture, the Viking Flying Boat Company, failed with the loss of the aircraft market brought on by the Great Depression. He was also credited with naming Bell Aircraft’s P-39 as the “AiraCobra”. Read more
03 Sep 1954: Marika Kotopouli, Greek actress (born 1887) Marika Kotopouli was a Greek stage actress during the first half of the 20th century. Read more
03 Sep 1948: Edvard Beneš, Czech academic and politician, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (born 1884) Edvard Beneš was a Czech politician and statesman who served as the president of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938, and again from 1939 to 1948. During the first six years of his second stint, he led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile during World War II. Read more
03 Sep 1944: John Lumsden, Irish physician, founded the St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland (born 1869) Sir John Lumsden was an Irish physician. He was famous for his role as Chief Medical Officer of Guinness Brewery, during which time he founded both St James's Gate F.C. and the St John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland. During the Easter Rising of 1916, he was noted for treating anyone who was wounded, regardless of which side they fought for. Read more
03 Sep 1942: Will James, Canadian-American author and illustrator (born 1892) William Roderick James was a Canadian-American artist and writer of the American West. He is known for writing Smoky the Cowhorse, for which he won the 1927 Newbery Medal, and numerous "cowboy" stories for adults and children. His artwork, which predominantly involved cowboy and rodeo scenes, followed "in the tradition of Charles Russell", and much of it was used to illustrate his books. In 1992, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Read more
03 Sep 1942: Séraphine Louis, French painter (born 1864) Séraphine Louis, known as Séraphine de Senlis, was a French painter and artist. Self-taught, she was inspired by her religious faith and by stained-glass church windows and other religious art. Read more
03 Sep 1941: Rafailo Momčilović, Serbian Orthodox hegumen and painter (born 1875) Rafailo Momčilović was a Serbian Orthodox cleric, abbot of the Šišatovac Monastery, and painter. He was murdered in the Genocide of Serbs in the Independent State of Croatia which took place during the Second World War. Read more
03 Sep 1936: Nikita Balieff, Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (born 1876) Nikita Fyodorovich Balieff was a Russian Armenian vaudevillian, stage performer, writer, impresario, and director. He is best known as the creator and master of ceremonies of La Chauve-Souris theater group. Read more
03 Sep 1929: John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey, English jurist and politician (born 1840) John Charles Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey was a British jurist and politician. After early success as a lawyer and a less successful spell as a politician, he was appointed a judge and worked in commercial law. Read more
03 Sep 1914: Albéric Magnard, French composer and educator (born 1865) Lucien Denis Gabriel Albéric Magnard was a French composer, somewhat influenced by César Franck and Vincent d'Indy. Magnard became a national hero in 1914 when he refused to surrender his property to German invaders and died defending it. Read more
03 Sep 1906: Mihály Kolossa, Hungarian author and poet (born 1846) Mihály Kolossa was a Slovene ploughman and writer in Hungary. Read more
03 Sep 1901: Evelyn Abbott, English classical scholar (born 1843) Evelyn Abbott was an English writer and classical scholar. He is best known for his book History of Greece, which includes a sceptical viewpoint of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey. He is also very well known as being the editor-in-chief of Heroes of the Nations book series, which were widely popular in England. Read more
03 Sep 1893: James Harrison, Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (born 1816) James Harrison was a Scottish Australian newspaper printer, journalist, politician, and pioneer in the field of mechanical refrigeration. Read more
03 Sep 1886: William W. Snow, American lawyer and politician (born 1812) William W. Snow was an American businessman and politician who served one term as a United States representative from New York from 1851 to 1853. Read more
03 Sep 1883: Ivan Turgenev, Russian author and playwright (born 1818) Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1818–1883) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West. Read more
03 Sep 1877: Adolphe Thiers, French historian and politician, 2nd President of France (born 1797) Marie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers was a French statesman and historian who served as President of France from 1871 to 1873. He was the second elected president and the first of the Third French Republic. Read more
03 Sep 1866: Konstantin Flavitsky, Russian painter (born 1830) Konstantin Dmitriyevich Flavitsky was a Russian painter, best known for his history paintings, typical of late Romantic style. Read more
03 Sep 1857: John McLoughlin, Canadian-American businessman (born 1784) John McLoughlin, baptized Jean-Baptiste McLoughlin, was a French-Canadian, later American, Chief Factor and Superintendent of the Columbia District of the Hudson's Bay Company at Fort Vancouver from 1824 to 1845. He was later known as the "Father of Oregon" for his role in assisting the American cause in the Oregon Country. In the late 1840s, his general store in Oregon City was famous as the last stop on the Oregon Trail. Read more
03 Sep 1808: John Montgomery, American merchant and politician (born 1722) John Montgomery was an Irish-American merchant from Carlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a delegate to the Continental Congress for Pennsylvania from 1782 until 1784. Montgomery was one of the founders of Dickinson College, serving as a trustee from 1783 until his death in 1808. He died at home in Carlisle. Read more

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