Famous people born on September 3 — and what else happened that day
If your birthday is September 3, you share it with Alan Ladd, Charlie Sheen, Shaun White — and you were born under Virgo, the sign of the thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
Birthday basics for September 3
Virgo ♍
Zodiac sign
Sapphire
Birthstone
Aster
Birth flower
246th
Day of the year
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years), with 119 days still to come.
Famous people born on September 3
Alan Ladd — Actor known for the classic Western Shane (born 1913).
Charlie Sheen — Actor known for Two and a Half Men and Major League (born 1965).
Shaun White — Three-time Olympic gold medal-winning snowboarder (born 1986).
Also sharing the day:
Louis Sullivan (b. 1856) — American architect celebrated as the "father of skyscrapers."
Ferdinand Porsche (b. 1875) — Austrian-German engineer who founded the Porsche automobile company.
Al Jardine (b. 1942) — American guitarist and co-founder of the Beach Boys.
September 3 in history
1783 — The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.
1935 — Sir Malcolm Campbell became the first person to drive faster than 300 miles per hour, at the Bonneville Salt Flats.
1976 — NASA's Viking 2 spacecraft landed on Mars and began sending back images of the surface.
1838 — Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery, riding a train north to freedom disguised as a sailor.
1967 — On "Dagen H," Sweden switched overnight from driving on the left to driving on the right.
Anyone born on September 3 is a Virgo — thoughtful, precise, and quietly indispensable.
What is the birthstone for September 3?
The birthstone for a September 3 birthday is Sapphire, and the birth flower is the Aster.
Who is the most famous person born on September 3?
Alan Ladd is among the best known — Actor known for the classic Western Shane (born 1913).
What happened on September 3?
In 1783, The Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the American Revolutionary War.
What day of the year is September 3?
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years), with 119 days still to come.
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