Tuesday September 3, 2024
A date scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

September 3: Day of the Week

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

If you are trying to learn Spanish then this day of the week in Spanish is martes.

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Here’s the September calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

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Zodiac & Birthstone

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.

September 3 Historical Event(s)

1783
American Revolutionary War: the war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1798
The week long battle of St. George’s Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
1803
English scientist John Dalton begins using symbols to represent the atoms of different elements.
1838
Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
1855
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
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.
1939
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
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.
1967
Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

Who were born on September 3?

1900
Percy Chapman, England cricketer (d. 1961)
1905
John Mills, New Zealand cricketer (d. 1972)
1926
Irene Papas, Greek actress
1931
Dick Motta, American basketball coach
1933
Basil Butcher, West Indian cricketer
1938
Caryl Churchill, English playwright
1947
Kjell Magne Bondevik, Norwegian politician
1972
Christine Boudrias, Canadian short track speed skater
1978
Paul Moor, English ten-pin bowler
1983
Christine Woods, American actress

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