What Day of the Week

September 3, 2020 is the 247^th day of the year 2020 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 119 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.

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

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.

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• 1650

  Third English Civil War: in the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles II of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.
• 1666

  The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London
• 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.
• 1802

  William Wordsworth composes the sonnet Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802.
• 1870

  Franco-Prussian War: the Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
• 1875

  The first official game of Polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British Ranchers.
• 1914

  William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
• 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
• 1943

  World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins.
• 1945

  Three-day celebration was held in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

• 1926

  Irene Papas, Greek actress
• 1931

  Dick Motta, American basketball coach
• 1938

  Ryōji Noyori, Japanese chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1941

  Sergei Dovlatov, Russian writer (d. 1990)
• 1948

  Don Brewer, drummer and singer with Grand Funk Railroad
• 1948

  Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia (d. 2008)
• 1951

  Denys Hobson, South African cricketer
• 1969

  Noah Baumbach, American film director
• 1979

  Tomo Miličević, Bosnian-born American guitarist (30 Seconds to Mars)
• 1983

  Valdas Vasylius, Lithuanian basketball player

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