Who Was Born Today – September 3 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on September 3 | ||
1849 | Sarah Orne Jewett, author (Tales of New England, The Country of the Pointed Firs). | |
1856 | Louis H. Sullivan, architect who gained fame for his design of the Chicago Auditorium Theater. | |
1875 | Ferdinand Porsche, automotive engineer, designer of the Volkswagen in 1934 and the Porsche sports car in 1950. | |
1894 | Richard Niebuhr, theologian. | |
1907 | Carl Anderson, physicist and 1936 Nobel prize winner for his discovery of the positron. | |
1914 | Dixie Lee Ray, Chair of the Atomic Energy Commission who received the U.N. Peace Prize in 1977. | |
1927 | Hugh Sidey, news correspondent and author of John F. Kennedy, President. | |
1931 | Albert Henry DeSalvo, a serial killer and rapist known as the “Boston Strangler”; though he confessed to 13 murders, debate continues over which crimes he actually committed. | |
1932 | Eileen Brennan, actress; won Golden Globe and Emmy for her role in the TV adaptation of Private Benjamin. | |
1942 | Alan Charles “Al” Jardine, musician, composer, vocalist, member of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame; founding member of the band The Beach Boys. | |
1949 | Petros VII (Petros Papapetrou), Greek Orthodox Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and all Africa (1997–2004). | |
1964 | Adam Curry, co-founder of Mevio, Inc., Internet entertainment company. | |
1965 | Charlie Sheen (Carlos Irwin Estevez), actor (Platoon, Two and a Half Men TV series). | |
1976 | Ashley Jones, actress (True Blood and The Young and the Restless TV series). | |
1981 | Fearne Cotton, English radio and television presenter. |
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