The 246th day of the year, the 247th in a leap year
Born on 3 September
Every 3 September birthday from 1920 to 2026 was Virgo, in every time zone.
- Star sign
- VirgoEarth, mutable, ruled by Mercury.
- Birthstone
- SapphireThe same as on the 1912 list.
- Birth flower
- Aster, Morning gloryUsually taken today to mean patience and affection.
- Most common weekdays
- Saturday and Thursday16 times each between 1920 and 2026.
Your year
Without JavaScript, the pages for each birth year give the generation and Chinese animal for a birth on 3 September in any year.
Which weekday 3 September falls on
Across the 107 years from 1920 to 2026, 3 September falls on every day of the week: Saturday 16, Thursday 16, Friday 15, Sunday 15, Monday 15, Wednesday 15, Tuesday 15.
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How common a birthday 3 September is
In England and Wales, from 1995 to 2014, an average of 1,859 babies were born on 3 September in each year of the twenty, making it the joint 65th most common of the 366 dates, where 26 September came first with 1,974 and 26 December last with 1,359.
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Born on 3 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Mario Draghi | 1947– | Italian economist, academic, banker and politician; former prime minister of Italy |
| Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | 1936–2019 | Tunisian politician |
| Carl David Anderson | 1905–1991 | American physicist |
| Charlie Sheen | 1965– | American actor |
| Jérôme Boateng | 1988– | German association football player |
| Urho Kekkonen | 1900–1986 | eighth President of Finland |
| Eduardo Galeano | 1940–2015 | Uruguayan writer and journalist |
| Ryōji Noyori | 1938– | Japanese chemist |
| Fritz Pregl | 1869–1930 | Slovenian-Austrian chemist and physician |
| Ferdinand Porsche | 1875–1951 | Austrian-German automotive engineer, founder of Porsche |
| Macfarlane Burnet | 1899–1985 | Australian virologist |
| Júlio César | 1979– | Brazilian footballer |
| Kiran Desai | 1971– | Indian author |
| Louis Sullivan | 1856–1924 | American architect |
| Jean-Pierre Jeunet | 1953– | French film director |
| Sadhguru | 1957– | Indian yogi and author |
| Gareth Southgate | 1970– | English professional football manager and former player |
| Irene Papas | 1929–2022 | Greek actress and singer |
Died on 3 September
| Name | Years | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Ivan Turgenev | 1818–1883 | Russian writer |
| Oliver Cromwell | 1599–1658 | English military and political leader; died 3 September in the Julian calendar, which is 13 September in the Gregorian |
| Michael Clarke Duncan | 1957–2012 | American actor |
| Adolphe Thiers | 1797–1877 | President of France from 1871 to 1873 |
| Frank Capra | 1897–1991 | Italian-born American film director |
| Edvard Beneš | 1884–1948 | Czechoslovak politician |
| E. E. Cummings | 1894–1962 | American author |
| Gaetano Scirea | 1953–1989 | Italian footballer |
| Sun Myung Moon | 1920–2012 | Korean religious leader |
| Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress | 1434–1467 | consort of Frederick III |
| Billy Wright | 1924–1994 | English footballer |
| John Ashbery | 1927–2017 | American poet |
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