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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[36 BC]] &ndash; In the [[Battle of Naulochus]], [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]], [[admiral]] of [[Caesar Augustus|Octavian]], defeats [[Sextus Pompey]], son of [[Pompey]], thus ending Pompeian resistance to the [[Second Triumvirate]].
* [[301]] &ndash; [[San Marino]], one of the [[List of countries by area|smallest nations in the world]] and the world's oldest [[republic]] still in existence, is founded by [[Saint Marinus]].
* [[590]] &ndash; Consecration of [[Pope Gregory I]] (Gregory the Great).
* [[673]] &ndash; King [[Wamba (king)|Wamba]] of the [[Visigoths]] puts down a revolt by [[Hilderic of Nîmes|Hilderic]], governor of [[Nîmes]] (France) and rival for the throne.
* [[863]] &ndash; Major [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] victory at the [[Battle of Lalakaon]] against an Arab raid.
*[[1189]] &ndash; [[Richard I of England]] (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard I |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/richard-i |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1260]] &ndash; The [[Mamluk]]s defeat the [[Mongols]] at the [[Battle of Ain Jalut]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the [[Mongol Empire]].
*[[1335]] &ndash; At the congress of Visegrád [[Charles I of Hungary]] mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, [[John of Bohemia]] and [[Casimir III of Poland]].<ref>{{cite book|first=György |last=Rácz|title=The Congress of Visegrád in 1335: Diplomacy and Representation|publisher= Hungarian Historical Review|year=2013|pages=261–287}}</ref> 
*[[1411]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Selymbria]] is concluded between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Republic of Venice]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1650]] &ndash; Victory over the royalists in the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL7|desc=Battle of Dunbar II|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref>
*[[1651]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Worcester]] is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
*[[1658]] &ndash; The death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]; [[Richard Cromwell]] becomes [[Lord Protector]] of England.
*[[1666]] &ndash; The [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] burns down in the [[Great Fire of London]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: During the [[Battle of Cooch's Bridge]], the [[Flag of the United States]] is flown in battle for the first time.
*[[1783]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] by the United States and the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Immerwahr |first1=Daniel |title=Did George Washington Burn New York? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/george-washington-burn-new-york-great-fire-1776/672780/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |magazine=The Atlantic |volume=331 |issue=2 |date=31 January 2023 |page=77 |language=en |url-access=subscription |issn=1072-7825}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; The week long battle of [[Battle of St. George's Caye|St. George's Caye]] begins between Spain and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] off the coast of [[Belize]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; Twenty-four settlers are killed in the [[Pigeon Roost State Historic Site#Pigeon Roost Massacre|Pigeon Roost Massacre]] in [[Indiana]].
*[[1838]] &ndash; Future [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[Frederick Douglass]] escapes from [[slavery]].
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Otto of Greece|King Otto of Greece]] is forced to grant a [[Greek Constitution of 1844|constitution]] following an [[3 September 1843 Revolution|uprising]] in Athens.
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: In [[Nebraska]], 700 soldiers under United States General [[William S. Harney]] avenge the [[Grattan massacre]] by attacking a [[Sioux]] village and killing 100 men, women and children.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Leonidas Polk]] invades neutral [[Kentucky in the American Civil War|Kentucky]], prompting the state legislature to ask for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] assistance.
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: The [[Siege of Metz (1870)|Siege of Metz]] begins, resulting in a decisive [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] victory on October 23.
*[[1875]] &ndash; The first official game of [[polo]] is played in [[Argentina]] after being introduced by British ranchers.
*[[1878]] &ndash; Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat {{SS|Princess Alice|1865|2}} collides with the {{SS|Bywell Castle|1869|2}} in the [[River Thames]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Siege of the British Residency in Kabul]]: British envoy Sir [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Louis Cavagnari]] and 72 men of the [[Corps of Guides (India)|Guides]] are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in [[Kabul]]. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the [[British Empire]].
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[John Brallier]] becomes the first openly paid professional [[American football]] player, when he was paid US$10 by [[Dave Berry (American football)|David Berry]], to play for the [[Latrobe Athletic Association]] in a 12&ndash;0 win over the [[Jeanette Athletic Association]].

===1901–present===

* [[1911]] &ndash; A fire that started on [[Fraser's Million Dollar Pier]] destroys six to eight square blocks of [[Ocean Park, Santa Monica|Ocean Park, California]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1912-09-04 |title=Flames Eat Business Heart of Ocean Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-flames-eat-busines/132608201/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=1}}</ref>
* [[1914]] &ndash; [[William, Prince of Albania]] leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
*  1914 &ndash; French composer [[Albéric Magnard]] is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.<ref>Patrice Marcilloux (2009) “La mort héroïsée d’Albéric Magnard: essai d’approche culturelle”, in Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau et al. (eds.), ''La Grande Guerre des musiciens'', Lyon: Symétrie, pp. 85–102.</ref>
*  1914 &ndash; [[World War I]]: Start of the [[Battle of Grand Couronné]], a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of [[Nancy, France|Nancy]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; World War I: [[Leefe Robinson]] destroys the German [[airship]] [[Schütte-Lanz SL 11]] over [[Cuffley]], north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
*[[1925]] &ndash; {{USS|Shenandoah|ZR-1|6}}, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a [[squall line]] over [[Noble County, Ohio]]. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, [[Zachary Lansdowne]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Yevgeniy Abalakov]] is the first man to reach the highest point in the [[Soviet Union]], Communism Peak (now called [[Ismoil Somoni Peak]] and situated in [[Tajikistan]]) (7495 m).
*[[1935]] &ndash; 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&nbsp;mph.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also [[India in World War II|declares war]], but without consulting the provincial legislatures.
*  1939   &ndash; World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a [[Blockade of Germany (1939–45)|naval blockade of Germany]] that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[The Holocaust]]: [[Karl Fritzsch]], deputy camp commandant of the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], experiments with the use of [[Zyklon B]] in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, [[Dov Lopatyn]] leads an uprising in the [[Łachwa Ghetto#Uprising and massacre|Ghetto]] of [[Lakhva]] (present-day [[Belarus]]).
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: British and Canadian troops [[Operation Baytown|land on the Italian mainland]]. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the [[Armistice of Cassibile]], although it is not announced for another five days.
*[[1944]] &ndash; Holocaust: [[Diarist]] [[Anne Frank]] and her family are placed on the last transport train from the [[Westerbork transit camp]] to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], arriving three days later.
*[[1945]] &ndash; A three-day celebration begins in China, following the [[Victory over Japan Day#China|Victory over Japan Day]] on September 2.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Farina|"Nino" Farina]] becomes the first [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One Drivers' champion]] after winning the [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[People's Liberation Army]] begins shelling the [[Republic of China]]-controlled islands of [[Quemoy]], starting the [[First Taiwan Strait Crisis]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Dagen H]] in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Qatar]] becomes an independent state.
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Viking program]]: The American ''[[Viking 2]]'' spacecraft lands at [[Utopia Planitia]] on [[Mars]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; During the [[Rhodesian Bush War]] a group of [[Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army|ZIPRA]] guerrillas shot down civilian [[Vickers Viscount]] aircraft ([[Air Rhodesia Flight 825]]) with a Soviet-made [[9K32 Strela-2|SAM Strela-2]]; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Seeds of Political Destruction|date=18 September 1978|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203237/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2008|location=New York|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=22 November 2012|ref={{sfnRef|Time|1978}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Rhodesians Never Die: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia c. 1970–1980|last1=Godwin|first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Godwin|last2=Hancock|first2=Ian|year=1995|orig-year=1993|location=Harare|publisher=Baobab Books|isbn=978-0-908311-82-8}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]], an international [[bill of rights]] for women, is instituted by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|language=EN|access-date=2018-11-01|archive-date=2015-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906035454/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; In a [[1987 Burundian coup d'état|coup d'état in Burundi]], President [[Jean-Baptiste Bagaza]] is deposed by Major [[Pierre Buyoya]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046]] crashes into a residential area of [[Havana]] shortly after takeoff from [[José Martí International Airport]], killing 150.<ref name="ASN">{{ASN accident|id=19890903-1|accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref>
*1989   &ndash; [[Varig Flight 254]] crashes in the [[Amazon rainforest]] near [[São José do Xingu]] in Brazil, killing 12.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-241 PP-VMK São José do Xingu, MT |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890903-0 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Vietnam Airlines]] [[Vietnam Airlines Flight 815|Flight 815]] ([[Tupolev Tu-134]]) crashes on approach into [[Phnom Penh]] airport, killing 64.
*[[2001]] &ndash; In [[Belfast]], Protestant [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]] begin a [[Holy Cross dispute|picket of Holy Cross]], a Catholic [[primary school]] for girls.
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Beslan school siege]] results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
*[[2010]] &ndash; After taking off from [[Dubai International Airport]], [[UPS Airlines Flight 6]] develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near [[Nad Al Sheba]], killing both crew members on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-44AF (SCD) N571UP Dubai Airport (DXB)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100903-0|access-date=2020-09-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; The U.S. and [[China]], together responsible for [[List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions|40% of the world's carbon emissions]], both formally ratify the [[Paris Agreement|Paris global climate agreement]].
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[North Korea]] conducts its sixth and most powerful [[2017 North Korean nuclear test|nuclear test]].

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[[1034]] &ndash; [[Emperor Go-Sanjō]] of Japan (d. 1073)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Adriano Banchieri]], Italian organist and composer (d. 1634)
===1601–1900===
*[[1675]] &ndash; [[Paul Dudley (jurist)|Paul Dudley]], American lawyer and jurist (d. 1751)
*[[1693]] &ndash; [[Charles Radclyffe]], English captain and politician (d. 1746)
*[[1695]] &ndash; [[Pietro Locatelli|Pietro Antonio Locatelli]], Italian violin player and composer (d. 1764)
*[[1704]] &ndash; [[Joseph de Jussieu]], French explorer, geographer, and mathematician, (d. 1779)
*[[1710]] &ndash; [[Abraham Trembley]], Swiss biologist and zoologist (d. 1784)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sunderland |first1=Mary E. |title=Abraham Trembley (1710–1784) |url=https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/abraham-trembley-1710-1784 |website=embryo.asu.edu |publisher=The Embryo Project Encyclopedia |access-date=30 August 2020 |date=31 October 2007}}</ref>
*[[1724]] &ndash; [[Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester]], Irish-English general and politician, 21st [[List of Governors General of Canada|Governor General of Canada]] (d. 1808)
*[[1781]] &ndash; [[Eugène de Beauharnais]], French general and politician (d. 1824)
*[[1803]] &ndash; [[Prudence Crandall]], American educator (d. 1890)<ref>{{cite book | last=Williams | first=Donald E. | title=Prudence Crandall's legacy : The fight for Equality in the 1830s, Dred Scott, and Brown v. Board of Education | publisher=Wesleyan University Press | place=Middletown, Connecticut | year=2014 | isbn=978-0-81957-646-0 | page=8 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WNq3AwAAQBAJ}}</ref>
*[[1810]] &ndash; [[Paul Kane]], Irish-Canadian painter (d. 1871)
*[[1811]] &ndash; [[John Humphrey Noyes]], American activist, founded the [[Oneida Community]] (d. 1886)
*[[1814]] &ndash; [[James Joseph Sylvester]], English mathematician and academic (d. 1897)
*[[1820]] &ndash; [[George Hearst]], American businessman and politician  (d. 1891)
*[[1840]] &ndash; [[Jacob Christian Fabricius]], Danish composer (d. 1919)
*[[1841]] &ndash; [[Tom Emmett]], English cricketer (d. 1904)
*[[1849]] &ndash; [[Sarah Orne Jewett]], American novelist, short story writer and poet (d. 1909)<ref>{{cite book|first1=Edward T.|last1=James|first2=Janet|last2=Wilson James|first3=Paul S.|last3=Boyer|title=Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary|location=Cambridge, MA|publisher=Harvard University Press|year=1971|page=274|isbn=978-0-67462-731-4}}</ref>
*[[1851]] &ndash; [[Olga Constantinovna of Russia]], Queen consort of the Hellenes (d. 1926)<ref>{{cite book|last=Montgomery-Massingberd|first=Hugh|title=Burke's Royal Families of the World|location=London|publisher=Burke's Peerage|year=1977|isbn=978-0-850110-234|page=471}}</ref>
*[[1854]] &ndash; [[Charles Tatham (fencer)|Charles Tatham]], American fencer (d. 1939)
*[[1856]] &ndash; [[Louis Sullivan]], American architect and educator, designed the [[Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building]] (d. 1924)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Fritz Pregl]], Slovenian chemist and physician, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1930)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Ferdinand Porsche]], Austrian-German engineer and businessman, founded [[Porsche]] (d. 1951)
*[[1878]] &ndash; [[Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers]], English tennis player (d. 1960)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[Johnny Douglas]], English cricketer and boxer (d. 1930)
*[[1887]] &ndash; [[Frank Christian (trumpeter)|Frank Christian]], American trumpet player (d. 1973)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Sally Benson]], American author and screenwriter (d. 1972)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]], Australian virologist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1985)
*[[1900]] &ndash; [[Percy Chapman]], English cricketer (d. 1961)
*  1900   &ndash; [[Urho Kekkonen]], Finnish journalist, lawyer, and politician, 8th [[President of Finland]] (d. 1986)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Eduard van Beinum]], Dutch violinist, pianist, and conductor (d. 1959)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Carl David Anderson]], American physicist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1991)
*  1905   &ndash; [[John Mills (cricketer, born 1905)|John Mills]], New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Loren Eiseley]], American anthropologist, philosopher, and author (d. 1977)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Lev Pontryagin]], Russian mathematician and academic (d. 1988)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Kitty Carlisle]], American actress, singer, socialite, and game show panelist (d. 2007)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Franz Jáchym]], Austrian Roman Catholic archbishop (d. 1984)
*  1910   &ndash; [[Maurice Papon]], French civil servant (d. 2007)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Bernard Mammes]], American cyclist and sergeant (d. 2000)
*[[1913]] &ndash; [[Alan Ladd]], American actor and producer (d. 1964)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Dixy Lee Ray]], American biologist and politician, 17th [[Governor of Washington]] (d. 1994)<ref>{{cite book|author1=Marilyn Bailey Ogilvie|author2=Joy Dorothy Harvey|title=The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L–Z|location=London|publisher=Routledge|year=2000|isbn=978-0-41592-040-7|page=1079}}</ref>
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Knut Nystedt]], Norwegian organist and composer (d. 2014)
*  1915   &ndash; [[Memphis Slim]], American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1988)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[Eddie Stanky]], American baseball player, coach, and manager (d. 1999)
*[[1918]] &ndash; [[Helen Wagner]], American actress (d. 2010)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Phil Stern]], American soldier and photographer (d. 2014)
*[[1920]] &ndash; [[Tereska Torrès]], French soldier and author (d. 2012)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[John Aston Sr.]], English footballer (d. 2003)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Thurston Dart]], English pianist, conductor, and musicologist (d. 1971)
*  1921   &ndash; [[Marguerite Higgins]], American journalist and author (d. 1966)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Glen Bell]], American businessman, founded [[Taco Bell]] (d. 2010)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Alice Gibson]], Belizean chief librarian and educator<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bnlsis.org/bios.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305135719/http://bnlsis.org/bios.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-05|title=Belizean Biographies|date=2016-03-05|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> (d. 2021)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Fred Hawkins (golfer)|Fred Hawkins]], American golfer (d. 2014)
*  1923   &ndash; [[Mort Walker]], American cartoonist (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Sept. 3: Charlie Sheen, Noah Baumbach |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2021/09/03/Famous-birthdays-for-Sept-3-Charlie-Sheen-Noah-Baumbach/7681630267101/ |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=3 September 2021}}</ref>
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Mary Grace Canfield]], American actress (d. 2014)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Anne Jackson]], American actress (d. 2016)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Bengt Lindström]], Swedish painter and sculptor (d. 2008)
*  1925   &ndash; [[Hank Thompson (musician)|Hank Thompson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2007)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Alison Lurie]], American author and academic (d. 2020)
*  1926   &ndash; [[Irene Papas]], Greek actress (d. 2022)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1926   &ndash; [[Uttam Kumar]], Indian Bengali actor, director, producer, singer, composer and playback singer (d. 1980) 
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Gaston Thorn]], Luxembourg lawyer and politician, 8th [[List of Prime Ministers of Luxembourg|Prime Minister of Luxembourg]] (d. 2007)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Whitey Bulger]], American organized crime boss (d. 2018)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1929   &ndash; [[Carlo Clerici]], Swiss cyclist (d. 2007)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Steve Rickard]], New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (d. 2015)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Armand Vaillancourt]], Canadian sculptor and painter
*[[1930]] &ndash; [[Cherry Wilder]], New Zealand author and poet (d. 2002)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Albert DeSalvo]], American serial killer known as the [[Boston Strangler]] (d. 1973)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1931   &ndash; [[Dick Motta]], American basketball player and coach
*  1931   &ndash; [[Guy Spitaels]], Belgian academic and politician, 7th [[Minister-President of Wallonia]] (d. 2012)
*[[1932]] &ndash; [[Eileen Brennan]], American actress and singer (d. 2013)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Basil Butcher]], Guyanese cricketer (d. 2019)
*  1933   &ndash; [[Tompall Glaser]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Freddie King]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Helmut Clasen]], German-Canadian motorcycle racer
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Zine El Abidine Ben Ali]], Tunisian soldier and politician, 2nd [[President of Tunisia]] (d. 2019)
*  1936   &ndash; [[Pilar Pallete]], Peruvian-American actress 
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Liliane Ackermann]], French microbiologist, community leader, writer, and lecturer (d. 2007) 
*  1938   &ndash; [[Sarah Bradford]], English historian and author
*  1938   &ndash; [[Caryl Churchill]], English-Canadian playwright
*  1938   &ndash; [[Richard MacCormac]], English architect, founded [[MJP Architects]] (d. 2014)
*  1938   &ndash; [[Ryōji Noyori]], Japanese chemist and academic, [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Nobel Prize]] laureate
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Frank Duffy (architect)|Frank Duffy]], English architect
*  1940   &ndash; [[Pauline Collins]], English actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1940   &ndash; [[Eduardo Galeano]], Uruguayan journalist and author (d. 2015)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Brian Lochore]], New Zealand rugby player and coach (d. 2019)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Sergei Dovlatov]], Russian-American journalist and author (d. 1990)
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Al Jardine]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for September 3, 2022 includes celebrities Iman Vellani, Charlie Sheen |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/09/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-september-3-2022-includes-celebrities-iman-vellani-charlie-sheen.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=31 August 2023 |date=3 September 2022}}</ref> 
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[Valerie Perrine]], American model and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Geoff Arnold]], English cricketer and coach
*  1944   &ndash; [[Ray Groom]], Australian footballer, lawyer, and politician, 39th [[Premier of Tasmania]]
*[[1945]] &ndash; [[George Biondo]], American bass player and songwriter 
*  1945   &ndash; [[Peter Goddard (physicist)|Peter Goddard]], English physicist and mathematician
*  1945   &ndash; [[Martha Saxton]], American Historian (d. 2023)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Risen |first=Clay |date=2023-07-20 |title=Martha Saxton, Historian Who Explored Women's Lives, Dies at 77 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/books/martha-saxton-dead.html |access-date=2023-09-06 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[Kjell Magne Bondevik]], Norwegian minister and politician, 26th [[List of heads of government of Norway|Prime Minister of Norway]]
*  1947   &ndash; [[Michael Connarty]], Scottish educator and politician
*  1947   &ndash; [[Mario Draghi]], Italian banker and economist
*  1947   &ndash; [[Gérard Houllier]], French footballer and coach (d. 2020)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Susan Milan]], English flute player and composer
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Don Brewer]], American drummer and singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1948   &ndash; [[Lyudmila Karachkina]], Ukrainian astronomer
*  1948   &ndash; [[Fotis Kouvelis]], Greek lawyer and politician, [[Ministry of Justice, Transparency and Human Rights (Greece)|Greek Minister of Justice]]
*  1948   &ndash; [[Levy Mwanawasa]], Zambian lawyer and politician, 3rd [[President of Zambia]] (d. 2008)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[José Pékerman]], Argentine footballer, coach, and manager
*  1949   &ndash; [[Patriarch Peter VII of Alexandria]] (d. 2004)
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Doug Pinnick]], American rock singer-songwriter and bass player
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Denys Hobson]], South African cricketer
*  1951   &ndash; [[D. Rolland Jennings]], American politician<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.wvlegislature.gov/house/lawmaker.cfm?member=Delegate%20Jennings |access-date=2024-07-08 |website=www.wvlegislature.gov |title=West Virginia House of Delegates }}</ref>
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Shakti Kapoor]], Indian actor
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Jean-Pierre Jeunet]], French director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1953   &ndash; [[George Peponis]], Greek-Australian rugby league player and physician
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Jaak Uudmäe]], Estonian triple jumper and coach
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Steve Jones (musician)|Steve Jones]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Jishu Dasgupta]], Indian actor and director (d. 2012)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Pat McGeown]], Irish republican activist (d. 1996)
*  1956   &ndash; [[Stephen Woolley]], English director and producer
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Garth Ancier]], American businessman 
*  1957   &ndash; [[Earl Cureton]], American basketball player and coach (d. 2024)
*  1957   &ndash; [[Steve Schirripa]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1957   &ndash; [[Sadhguru]], Indian yogi, mystic
*  1957   &ndash; [[Ivan Šramko]], Governor of the [[National Bank of Slovakia]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Guvernér NBS Ivan Šramko oslavuje životné jubileum |url=https://index.sme.sk/c/3467304/guverner-nbs-ivan-sramko-oslavuje-zivotne-jubileum.html |website=index.sme.sk |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk}}</ref>
*[[1960]] &ndash; [[Nick Gibb]], English accountant and politician
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Andy Griffiths (author)|Andy Griffiths]], Australian author 
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[David De Roure]], English computer scientist and academic
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Sam Adams (Oregon politician)|Sam Adams]], American politician, 51st [[List of mayors of Portland, Oregon|Mayor of Portland]]
*  1963   &ndash; [[Mubarak Ghanim]], Emirati footballer
*  1963   &ndash; [[Malcolm Gladwell]], Canadian journalist, essayist, and critic
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Adam Curry]], American-Dutch businessman and television host, co-founded [[mevio]]
*  1964   &ndash; [[Spike Feresten]], American screenwriter and producer
*  1964   &ndash; [[Junaid Jamshed]], Pakistani singer-songwriter, guitarist and [[Naʽat|naat khawan]] (d. 2016)
*  1964   &ndash; [[Holt McCallany]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Rachel Johnson]], British journalist
*  1965   &ndash; [[Vaden Todd Lewis]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Costas Mandylor]], Australian actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1965   &ndash; [[Charlie Sheen]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Steven Johnson Leyba]], American painter and author
*  1966   &ndash; [[Vladimir Ryzhkov]], Russian historian and politician
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Chris Gatling]], American basketball player
*  1967   &ndash; [[Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)|Luis Gonzalez]], American baseball player
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Grace Poe]], Filipino educator and politician
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Noah Baumbach]], American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1969   &ndash; [[John Fugelsang]], American comedian, actor, and talk show host
*  1969   &ndash; [[Robert Karlsson]], Swedish golfer
*  1969   &ndash; [[Marianna Komlos]], Canadian bodybuilder, model, and wrestler (d. 2004)
*  1969   &ndash; [[Matthew Offord]], English journalist and politician
*  1969   &ndash; [[John Picacio]], American artist<ref>{{cite web|title=John Picacio: Multidimensional|website=Locus Magazine|date=April 13, 2012|accessdate=February 19, 2024|url=https://locusmag.com/2012/04/john-picacio-multidimensional/}}</ref>
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Jeremy Glick]], American businessman (d. 2001)
*  1970   &ndash; [[George Lynch (basketball)|George Lynch]], American basketball player and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [[Gareth Southgate]], English footballer and manager
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Kiran Desai]], Indian-American author<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1971   &ndash; [[Glen Housman]], Australian swimmer
*  1971   &ndash; [[Chabeli Iglesias]], Portuguese-Spanish journalist
*  1971   &ndash; [[Paolo Montero]], Uruguayan footballer and manager
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Christine Boudrias]], Canadian speed skater
*  1972   &ndash; [[Bob Evans (wrestler)|Bob Evans]], American wrestler and trainer
*  1972   &ndash; [[Robbie O'Davis]], Australian rugby league player
*  1972   &ndash; [[Martin Straka]], Czech ice hockey player
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jennifer Paige]], American singer<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1973   &ndash; [[Damon Stoudamire]], American basketball player and coach
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Martin Gerber]], Swiss ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Martin Gerber |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/martin-gerber-8469675 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1974   &ndash; [[Clare Kramer]], American actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1974   &ndash; [[Rahul Sanghvi]], Indian cricketer
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[Daniel Chan]], Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
*  1975   &ndash; [[Cristobal Huet]], French ice hockey player
*  1975   &ndash; [[Redfoo]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Valery V. Afanasyev]], Russian ice hockey player and coach
*  1976   &ndash; [[Ashley Jones]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1976   &ndash; [[Jevon Kearse]], American football player
*  1976   &ndash; [[Raheem Morris]], American football player and coach 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Casey Hampton]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Casey Hampton |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/2567/casey-hampton |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1977   &ndash; [[Rui Marques]], Angolan footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Olof Mellberg]], Swedish footballer
*  1977   &ndash; [[Nate Robertson]], American baseball player
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Terje Bakken]], Norwegian singer-songwriter (d. 2004)
*  1978   &ndash; [[John Curtis (footballer, born 1978)|John Curtis]], English footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Nichole Hiltz]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1978   &ndash; [[Michal Rozsíval]], Czech ice hockey player
*  1978   &ndash; [[Nick Wechsler (actor)|Nick Wechsler]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Júlio César (football goalkeeper, born 1979)|Júlio César]], Brazilian footballer
*  1979   &ndash; [[Tomo Miličević]], Bosnian-American guitarist<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[B.G. (rapper)|B.G.]], American rapper and actor 
*  1980   &ndash; [[Daniel Bilos]], Argentine footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Cindy Burger (footballer)|Cindy Burger]], Dutch footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Jason McCaslin]], Canadian singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer 
*  1981   &ndash; [[Fearne Cotton]], English television and radio presenter<ref>{{Cite instagram |user=fearnecotton |postid=BYkdWgjh3w3 |title=Thanks for having me planet earth. 36 years old today.|date=3 September 2017}}</ref>
*[[1982]] &ndash; [[Sarah Burke]], Canadian skier (d. 2012)
*  1982   &ndash; [[Andrew McMahon]], American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Kaori Natori]], Japanese singer 
*  1982   &ndash; [[Tiago Rannow]], Brazilian footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [[Chris Wilcox]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Wilcox |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/2404/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Augusto Farfus]], Brazilian race car driver
*  1983   &ndash; [[Nicky Hunt]], English footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Marcus McCauley]], American football player
*  1983   &ndash; [[Valdas Vasylius]], Lithuanian basketball player
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Mason Crosby]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mason Crosby |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/10636/mason-crosby |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[Garrett Hedlund]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref>
*  1984   &ndash; [[T. J. Perkins]], Filipino-American wrestler
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Scott Carson]], English footballer
*  1985   &ndash; [[Kelvin Wilson]], English footballer
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Shaun White]], American snowboarder, skateboarder, and guitarist<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1986   &ndash; [[OMI (singer)|OMI]], Jamaican singer 
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Allie (wrestler)|Allie]], Canadian wrestler
*  1987   &ndash; [[Modibo Maïga]], Malian footballer
*  1987   &ndash; [[Dawid Malan]], English cricketer
*  1987   &ndash; [[James Neal (ice hockey)|James Neal]], Canadian ice hockey player
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Jérôme Boateng]], Ghanaian-German footballer
*  1988   &ndash; [[Hana Makhmalbaf]], Iranian director and producer
* [[1990]] &ndash; [[Mohammed Shami|Mohammad Shami]], Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mahadik |first=Gauresh |date=2022-09-03 |title=Happy birthday Mohammad Shami: A look at the veteran fast bowler's endorsements, net worth and charities |url=https://sportsmintmedia.com/happy-birthday-mohammad-shami-a-look-at-the-veteran-fast-bowlers-endorsements-net-worth-and-charities/ |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=SportsMint Media |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1992]] &ndash; [[August Alsina]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref>
* 1992 &ndash; [[Sakshi Malik]], Indian wrestler<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-09-03 |title=Happy Birthday Sakshi Malik: Records and achievements of the wrestling star |url=https://www.cnbctv18.com/sports/happy-birthday-sakshi-malik-records-and-achievements-of-the-wrestling-star-14640881.htm |access-date=2023-09-05 |website=cnbctv18.com |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Lee So-jung]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web |date=September 24, 2014 |title= |script-title=ko:레이디스 코드 소정, 오늘(3일) 생일로 알려져 안타까움 더해 |trans-title=Ladie's Code Sojung, today (3rd) is known as her birthday, adding to the sadness |url=http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/stview.htm?idxno=2014090307272244236 |accessdate=October 22, 2014 |work=스포츠투데이 |language=ko |archive-date=April 4, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404200635/http://stoo.asiae.co.kr/news/stview.htm?idxno=2014090307272244236 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*  1993   &ndash; [[Dominic Thiem]], Austrian tennis player
*  1993   &ndash; [[Lee Seong-jong]], South Korean singer<ref>{{cite web|title=인피니트 이성종 너마저..울림 나와 에스피케이엔터 전속계약[공식]|url=https://m.news.nate.com/view/20220905n04309|work=Osen|date=5 September 2022|access-date=11 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Francis Molo]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1994   &ndash; [[Glen Rea]], English-Irish footballer 
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Myles Jack]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Myles Jack |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3047566/myles-jack |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=31 August 2023}}</ref>
*  1995   &ndash; [[Niklas Süle]], German footballer
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Joy (singer)|Joy]], South Korean [[Korean pop idol|idol]] and actress<ref>{{cite web |title=Red Velvet Profile |url=http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018195600/http://redvelvet.smtown.com/profile |archive-date=October 18, 2014 |access-date=April 14, 2021 |website=SM Entertainment |language=ko}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Adama Barro]], Burkinabé footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/60985/Adama_Barro.html|title=Adama Barro|last=Strack-Zimmermann|first=Benjamin|website=www.national-football-teams.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Abrahm DeVine]], American swimmer<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://twitter.com/USASwimming/status/1036614796727205888/photo/1|title=USA Swimming on Twitter|work=Twitter|access-date=2018-11-08|language=en}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Veronika Domjan]], Slovenian athlete<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ATH/athlete/18014449|title=Tarragona 2018 INFO|website=results.tarragona2018.cat|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08|archive-date=2018-07-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180707202317/http://results.tarragona2018.cat/en/ATH/athlete/18014449|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[William Eskelinen]], Swedish footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/william-eskelinen/294664/|title=Sweden – W. Eskelinen – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Dwayne Green]], Dutch footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/dwayne-green/|title=Dwayne Green|website=worldfootball.net|language=en-GB|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[D. J. Hogg]], American basketball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://12thman.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=4953|title=DJ Hogg – 2017–18 Men's Basketball Roster –Texas A&M University Athletics Department|website=12thman.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Nanda Kyaw]], Burmese footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espnfc.com/player/214084/nanda-kyaw|title=Nanda Kyaw Player Profile |website=www.espnfc.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Florian Maitre]], French cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingarchives.com/coureurfiche.php?coureurid=107478|title=Florian Maitre|last=Archives|first=Cycling|website=www.cyclingarchives.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Callum Moore (Australian footballer)|Callum Moore]], Australian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.richmondfc.com.au/player-profile/callum-moore|title=Callum Moore |website=richmondfc.com.au|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Neilson Powless]], American cyclist<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.procyclingstats.com/rider/185580|title=Neilson Powless|website=www.procyclingstats.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Osgar O'Hoisin]], Irish tennis player<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.atpworldtour.com/en/players/-/o684/overview|title=Osgar O'Hoisin {{!}} Overview |work=ATP World Tour {{!}} Tennis|access-date=2018-11-08|language=en}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Zhang Tingting]], Chinese handball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sport.de/handball/pe525789/zhang-tingting/|title=Zhang Tingting|website=sport.de|language=de-DE|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Brad Walsh (footballer)|Brad Walsh]], Australian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/B/Brad_Walsh.html|title=AFL Tables –Brad Walsh |website=afltables.com|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [[Yoane Wissa]], French footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/yoane-wissa/320030/|title=France – Y. Wissa – Profile with news, career statistics and history 
|website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-08}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Andrew Austin (cricketer)|Andrew Austin]], Irish cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ireland/content/player/928075.html|title=Andrew Austin|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Sulayman Bojang]], Norwegian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/sulayman-bojang/545099/|title=Norway – S. Bojang – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=uk.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Reniece Boyce]], West Indian cricketer<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/908047.html|title=Reniece Boyce|website=Cricinfo|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Carter Kieboom]], American baseball player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carter-kieboom-666198?stats=career-r-hitting-minors&year=2018|title=Carter Kieboom Stats, Fantasy & News|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Petar Krstić (footballer)|Petar Krstić]], Macedonian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/petar-krstic/|title=Petar Krstic |website=worldfootball.net|access-date=2025-04-12}}</ref>
*  1997 - [[Salome Pazhava]], Georgian rhythmic gymnast<ref>{{Cite web |title=  Salome Pazhava |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/130296 |access-date=2024-09-02 |website=www.olympedia.org}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Devin Singletary]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/college-football/player/_/id/4040761/devin-singletary|title=Devin Singletary|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Bernard Tekpetey]], Ghanaian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/bernhard-tekpetey/435173/|title=Ghana – B. Tekpetey – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*  1997   &ndash; [[Christopher Udeh]], Nigerian footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/maduka-christopher-udeh/437250/|title=Nigeria – M. Udeh – Profile with news, career statistics and history |website=int.soccerway.com|language=en|access-date=2018-11-07}}</ref>
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Oskar Seuntjens]], Belgian politician<ref>{{cite web |title=De Kamerleden: Oskar Seuntjens |url=https://www.dekamer.be/kvvcr/showpage.cfm?section=/depute&language=nl&cfm=cvview54.cfm?key=07732&lactivity=56 |publisher=[[Chamber of Representatives (Belgium)|Chamber of Representatives]] |access-date=1 September 2024 |location=Brussels |language=nl}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Brandon Williams (footballer)|Brandon Williams]], English footballer<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierleague.com/players/23834/Brandon-Williams/overview|title=Brandon Williams|website=Premier League|access-date=10 December 2020}}</ref>
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Kaia Gerber]], American model and actress<ref name="AP"></ref>
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Jack Dylan Grazer]], American actor<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Tanitoluwa Adewumi]], Nigerian-American chess player<ref>{{cite web |url=https://tanitoluwaadewumifoundation.org/about/child-page-2/ |title=About Tanitoluwa Emmanuel Adewumi |website=Tanitoluwa Adewumi Foundation |date=9 August 2019 |access-date=March 13, 2020}}</ref>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [[264]] &ndash; [[Sun Xiu]], Chinese emperor (b. 235)
* [[618]] &ndash; [[Xue Ju]], emperor of Qin
* [[863]] &ndash; [[Umar al-Aqta]], Arab emir
* [[931]] &ndash; [[Emperor Uda|Uda]], emperor of Japan (b. 867)
*[[1120]] &ndash; [[Blessed Gerard|Gerard Thom]] (The Blessed Gerard), founder of the [[Knights Hospitaller]] (b. c. 1040)
*[[1189]] &ndash; [[Jacob of Orléans]], French Jewish scholar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.jewishencyclopedia.com/articles/8450-jacob-of-orleans|title=Jacob of Orleans  |website=www.jewishencyclopedia.com|access-date=2019-09-12}}</ref>
*[[1301]] &ndash; [[Alberto I della Scala]], Lord of Verona
*[[1313]] &ndash; [[Anne of Bohemia (1290–1313)|Anna of Bohemia]] (b. 1290)
*[[1354]] &ndash; [[Joanikije II]], Serbian patriarch and saint
*[[1400]] &ndash; [[John Holland, 1st Duke of Exeter]] (b. c. 1352)
*[[1402]] &ndash; [[Gian Galeazzo Visconti]], Italian son of [[Galeazzo II Visconti]] (b. 1351)
*[[1420]] &ndash; [[Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany]] (b. 1340)
*[[1467]] &ndash; [[Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress]] (b. 1434)
*[[1592]] &ndash; [[Robert Greene (dramatist)|Robert Greene]], English author and playwright (b. 1558)
===1601–1900===
*[[1609]] &ndash; [[Jean Richardot]], Belgian diplomat (b. 1540)
*[[1634]] &ndash; [[Edward Coke]], English lawyer, judge, and politician, [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales]] (b. 1552)
*[[1653]] &ndash; [[Claudius Salmasius]], French scholar and author (b. 1588)
*[[1658]] &ndash; [[Oliver Cromwell]], English general and politician (b. 1599)
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway]], French general and diplomat (b. 1648)
*[[1729]] &ndash; [[Jean Hardouin]], French historian and scholar (b. 1646)
*[[1766]] &ndash; [[Archibald Bower]], Scottish historian and author (b. 1686)
*[[1808]] &ndash; [[John Montgomery (Continental Congress)|John Montgomery]], American merchant and politician (b. 1722)
*[[1857]] &ndash; [[John McLoughlin]], Canadian-American businessman (b. 1784)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Konstantin Flavitsky]], Russian painter (b. 1830)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[Adolphe Thiers]], French historian and politician, 2nd [[President of France]] (b. 1797)
*[[1883]] &ndash; [[Ivan Turgenev]], Russian author and playwright (b. 1818)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[William W. Snow]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1812)
*[[1893]] &ndash; [[James Harrison (engineer)|James Harrison]], Scottish-Australian engineer, journalist, and politician (b. 1816)
===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Evelyn Abbott]], English classical scholar (b. 1843)<ref>{{cite ODNB |last1=Strachan-Davidson |first1=J. L. |editor-first1=M. C |editor-last1=Curthoys |author1-link=James Strachan-Davidson |title=Abbott, Evelyn (1843–1901), classical scholar |date=23 September 2004 |volume=1 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/30317}}</ref>
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Mihály Kolossa]], Hungarian author and poet (b. 1846)
*[[1914]] &ndash; [[Albéric Magnard]], French composer and educator (b. 1865)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[John Bigham, 1st Viscount Mersey]], English jurist and politician (b. 1840) 
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[Nikita Balieff]], Armenian-Russian puppeteer and director (b. 1876)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[Rafailo Momčilović]], [[Serbian Orthodox Church|Serbian Orthodox]] hegumen and painter (b. 1875)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wL3YAAAAMAAJ&q=rafailo+momcilovic|title=Convert – or die!: Catholic persecution in Yugoslavia during World War II|first=Edmond|last=Paris|date=September 18, 1988|publisher=Chick Publications|isbn=9780937958353 |via=Google Books}}</ref>
*[[1942]] &ndash; [[Will James (artist)|Will James]], Canadian-American author and illustrator (b. 1892)
*  1942   &ndash; [[Séraphine Louis]], French painter (b. 1864)
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[John Lumsden]], Irish physician, founded the [[St. John Ambulance Brigade of Ireland]] (b. 1869)
*[[1948]] &ndash; [[Edvard Beneš]], Czech academic and politician, 2nd [[List of Presidents of Czechoslovakia|President of Czechoslovakia]] (b. 1884)
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Marika Kotopouli]], Greek actress (b. 1887)
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Robert E. Gross (businessman)|Robert E. Gross]], American businessman (b. 1897)
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[E. E. Cummings]], American poet and playwright (b. 1894)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Louis MacNeice]], Irish poet and playwright (b. 1907)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Francis Ouimet]], American golfer and banker (b. 1893)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[John Lester]], American cricketer and soccer player (b. 1871)
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Vasil Gendov]], Bulgarian actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1891)
*  1970   &ndash; [[Vince Lombardi]], American football player and coach (b. 1913)<ref>{{cite news |title=Vince Lombardi Dead at 57; Funeral in New York |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/redskins/longterm/1997/history/allart/lombfune.htm |access-date=30 August 2020 |work=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>
*  1970   &ndash; [[Alan Wilson (musician)|Alan Wilson]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1943)
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Harry Partch]], American composer and theorist (b. 1901)
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Gianni Vella]], Maltese artist (b. 1885)<ref>{{cite book|title=Dictionary of Maltese Biographies Vol. 2 G–Z|last1=Schiavone|first1=Michael J.|date=2009|publisher=Pubblikazzjonijiet Indipendenza|isbn=9789993291329|location=[[Pietà, Malta|Pietà]]|pages=1594–1595}}</ref>
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Barbara O'Neil]], American actress (b. 1910)
*  1980   &ndash; [[Duncan Renaldo]], Romanian-American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1904)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Alec Waugh]], English soldier and author (b. 1898)
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Johnny Marks]], American songwriter (b. 1909)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Morton Feldman]], American composer and educator (b. 1926)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Ferit Melen]], Turkish civil servant and politician, 14th [[List of Prime Ministers of Turkey|Prime Minister of Turkey]] (b. 1906)
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Gaetano Scirea]], Italian footballer (b. 1953)
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Frank Capra]], Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1897)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[David Brown (entrepreneur)|David Brown]], English businessman (b. 1904)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[James Thomas Aubrey, Jr.]], American screenwriter and producer (b. 1918)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Billy Wright (footballer, born 1924)|Billy Wright]], English footballer and manager (b. 1924)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Mary Adshead]], English painter (b. 1904)<ref>{{cite web |title=OBITUARY: Mary Adshead |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-mary-adshead-1599840.html |website=The Independent |access-date=21 February 2020 |language=en |date=7 September 1995}}</ref>
*[[1996]] &ndash; [[Emily Kame Kngwarreye]], Australian painter (b. 1910)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Emma Bailey]], American auctioneer and author (b. 1910)<ref>{{Cite news|date=1999-09-09|title=Obituary for Emma P. Bailey, Auctioneer|pages=20|work=The Brattleboro Reformer|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/88406504/obituary-for-emma-p-bailey-auctioneer/|access-date=2021-11-05}}</ref>
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Edward Anhalt]], American actor, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1914)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Pauline Kael]], American film critic and author (b. 1919)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Kenneth Hare]], Canadian climatologist and academic (b. 1919)
*  2002   &ndash; [[W. Clement Stone]], American businessman, philanthropist, and author (b. 1902)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Alan Dugan]], American soldier and poet (b. 1923)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Rudolf Leiding]], German businessman (b. 1914)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[R. S. R. Fitter]], English biologist and author (b. 1913)
*  2005   &ndash; [[William Rehnquist]], American lawyer and jurist, 16th [[Chief Justice of the United States]] (b. 1924)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[Carter Albrecht]], American keyboard player and guitarist (b. 1973)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Syd Jackson (Māori activist)|Syd Jackson]], New Zealand trade union leader and activist (b. 1939)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Jane Tomlinson]], English runner (b. 1964)
*  2007   &ndash; [[Steve Fossett]], American aviator (b. 1944)
*[[2008]] &ndash; [[Donald Blakeslee]], American colonel and pilot (b. 1917)
*[[2010]] &ndash; [[Noah Howard]], American saxophonist (b. 1943)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Robert Schimmel]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter (b. 1950)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Griselda Blanco]], Colombian drug lord (b. 1943)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Harold Dunaway]], American race car driver and pilot (b. 1933)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Michael Clarke Duncan]], American actor (b. 1957)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Siegfried Jamrowski]], Russian-German soldier and pilot (b. 1917)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Sun Myung Moon]], Korean religious leader and businessman, founded the [[Unification Church]] (b. 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Charlie Rose (congressman)|Charlie Rose]], American lawyer and politician (b. 1939)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Ralph M. Holman]], American lawyer and judge (b. 1914)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Pedro Ferriz Santacruz]], Mexican-American journalist (b. 1921) 
*  2013   &ndash; [[José Ramón Larraz]], Spanish director and screenwriter (b. 1929)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Janet Lembke]], American author and scholar (b. 1933)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Don Meineke]], American basketball player (b. 1930)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Lewis Morley]], Hong Kong-Australian photographer (b. 1925)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Aarno Raninen]], Finnish singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1944)
*  2014   &ndash; [[A. P. Venkateswaran]], Indian soldier and politician, 14th [[Foreign Secretary (India)|Foreign Secretary of India]] (b. 1930)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Adrian Cadbury]], English rower and businessman (b. 1929)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Judy Carne]], English actress and comedian (b. 1939)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Carter Lay]], American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1971)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Zhang Zhen (general)|Zhang Zhen]], Chinese general and politician (b. 1914)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Chandra Bahadur Dangi]], world record holder for shortest man (b. 1939)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-05/world27s-shortest-man-dies-chandra-bahadur-dangi/6752116| title=World's shortest man Chandra Bahadur Dangi dies in American Samoa aged 75 | website=abc.net.au|date=September 5, 2015}}</ref>
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[Walter Becker]], American musician, songwriter, and record producer  (b. 1950)
*  2017   &ndash; [[John Ashbery]], American poet (b. 1927)
*[[2024]] &ndash; [[Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun]], Scottish peer (b. 1930)<ref>{{cite news |title=Lady Saltoun, member of the Royal family with a hereditary peerage who enlivened the House of Lords – obituary |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/04/lady-saltoun-royal-family-hereditary-peer/ |access-date=4 September 2024 |work=The Telegraph |date=4 September 2024}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Wayne Graham]], American baseball player and coach (b. 1936)<ref>{{Cite web |title=MLB mourns loss of college baseball titan Wayne Graham |url=https://www.mlb.com/news/wayne-graham-dies-aged-88 |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=MLB.com |language=en}}</ref>
*2024 &ndash; [[Charley Johnson]], American football player (b. 1938)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broncos mourn passing of Ring of Fame QB Charley Johnson |url=https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/broncos-mourn-passing-of-ring-of-fame-qb-charley-johnson |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=www.denverbroncos.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
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==Holidays and observances==
*Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]:
**[[Mansuetus (bishop of Toul)|Mansuetus of Toul]]
**[[Saint Marinus|Marinus]]
**[[Pope Gregory I]]
**[[Remaclus]]
**[[Prudence Crandall]] ([[Episcopal Church (USA)]])
**[[September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]]
*China's [[Victory over Japan Day|victory over Japan]] commemoration related observances:
**[[Armed Forces Day (Republic of China)]]
**[[Victory over Japan Day#China|V-J Day]] ([[People's Republic of China]])
*[[Feast of San Marino and the Republic]], celebrates the foundation of the [[Republic of San Marino]] in 301.
*[[Flag Day (Australia)]]
*[[Independence Day]], celebrates the second independence of [[Qatar]] from the United Kingdom in 1971.
*[[Levy Mwanawasa Day]] ([[Zambia]])
*[[Canadian Merchant Navy|Merchant Navy Remembrance Day]] ([[Canada]])
*[[Merchant Navy (United Kingdom)|Merchant Navy Day]] ([[United Kingdom]])
*[[List_of_food_days#September|National Welsh Rarebit Day]] ([[United States]])
*[[Public holidays in Tokelau|Tokehega Day]] ([[Tokelau]], [[New Zealand]])

== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=09|day=03}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/september/3 |title=Historical Events on September 3 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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