What are the important events that happened on September 3? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.

September 3: Facts & Myths About This Day

September 3 is the 247^th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 119 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Tuesday.

Under the Julian calendar, this day is August 21, 2024 – a Tuesday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?

When this day started, 1,725,321,600 seconds has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.

Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectatetracontaheptagon’ day.

Virgo is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Sapphire is the modern birthstone for this month. Agate is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 148 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,274 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.

September 3 Historical Events

• 1777 –
  American Revolutionary War: during the Battle of Cooch’s Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
• 1861 –
  American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
• 1875 –
  The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
• 1925 –
  USS Shenandoah (ZR-1), 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.
• 1939 –
  World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
• 1945 –
  Three-day celebration was held in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
• 1954 –
  The German U-Boat U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its final site at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry.
• 1954 –
  The People’s Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.
• 1976 –
  Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
• 1994 –
  Sino-Soviet Split: Russia and the People’s Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.

Who were born on September 3?

• 1918 –
  Helen Wagner, American actress (d. 2010)
• 1921 –
  Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971)
• 1933 –
  Tompall Glaser, American singer
• 1935 –
  Helmut Clasen, Canadian offroad racer
• 1942 –
  Al Jardine, American guitarist (The Beach Boys)
• 1943 –
  Frank Lister, English footballer
• 1947 –
  Eric Bell, Irish guitarist (Thin Lizzy)
• 1948 –
  Fotis Kouvelis, Greek lawyer and politician
• 1957 –
  Garth Ancier, American television executive
• 1957 –
  Steve Schirripa, American actor

Who died on September 3?

• 1658 –
  Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)
• 1662 –
  William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
• 1860 –
  Aleksey Khomyakov, Russian poet (b. 1804)
• 1948 –
  Edvard Beneš, 2nd President of Czechoslovakia (b. 1884)
• 1961 –
  Robert E. Gross, American businessman (b. 1897)
• 1994 –
  Billy Wright, English footballer (b. 1924)
• 1994 –
  James T. Aubrey, American television executive (b. 1918)
• 2001 –
  Pauline Kael, American film critic (b. 1919)
• 2001 –
  Thuy Trang, Vietnamese-born American actress (b. 1973)
• 2010 –
  Noah Howard, American jazz musician (b. 1943)