September 3
Activity of the day
Today is . . .
- Flag Day in Australia
- Independence Day in Qatar
- Memorial Day in Tunisia
- Feast Day of St Gregory the Great, patron saint of musicians, singers and teachers
On this day . . .
- The American Stars and Stripes flag is carried into battle for the first time (1777)
- Malcolm Campbell achieves a new world land speed record of 301.13 mph in Bluebird (1935)
- Britain, New Zealand, Australia, and France declare war on Germany (1939)
- Sweden changes from driving on the left to the right (1967)
- The U.S. spacecraft Viking 2 lands on Mars and begins sending pictures of the planet to earth (1976)
- eBay, the online auction site, is founded (1995)
- Millionaire Steve Fossett vanishes while flying in western Nevada, USA (2007)
Births
- Alan Ladd, American actor (1913)
- Steve Jones, English rock guitarist (1955)
- Charlie Sheen, American actor (1965)
Deaths
- Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of Britain (1658)
- e e cummings, American poet (1962)
- Ho Chi Minh, president of North Vietnam (1969)
- Frank Capra, American film director (1991)