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09/03/1923
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Mort Walker, cartoonist (Beetle Bailey, Hi and Lois)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1924
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Civil war breaks out in China (Gen Tsi moves to Shanghai)
Type: Event
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09/03/1924
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L Stallings and M Anderson's "What Price Glory?," premieres in NYC
Type: Event
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09/03/1925
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1st international handball match held
Type: Event
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09/03/1925
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Dirigible "Shenandoah" crashed near Caldwell Ohio, 13 die
Type: Event
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09/03/1926
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Alison Lurie, US, novelist (War Between the Tates)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1926
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Anne Jackson, Penn, actress (Dirty Dingus Magee, Angel Levine)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1926
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Bill Flemming, sportscaster (ABC's Wide World of Sports)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1926
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Irene Papas, actress (Zorba the Greek, Attila The Hun)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1926
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Joe Kolter, (Rep-D-PA, 1983- )
Type: Birth
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09/03/1926
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John R[obert] Jones, US, sci-fi author (White Regiment, Lizard War)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1928
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Baseball Hall of Famer Ty Cobb got his 4,191th and final career hit
Type: Event
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09/03/1929
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Dow Jones hits a record peak of 381.17
Type: Event
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09/03/1930
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Cherry Barbara Grimm, [Lockett], NZ, sci-fi author (Nearest Fire)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1930
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Haty Tegelaar-Boonacker, Dutch 2nd chamber member (CDA)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1930
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Hurricane kills 2,000, injures 4,000 (Dominican Republic)
Type: Event
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09/03/1931
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Mitzi Gaynor, Chicago IL, actress/vocalist (Les Girls, South Pacific)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1931
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Dick Motta, NBA coach (856 wins, Its not over 'til the fat lady sings)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1931
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Rudolf Kelterborn, composer
Type: Birth
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09/03/1932
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Ellsworth Vines beats Henri Cochet for US Tennis title
Type: Event
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09/03/1932
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Jimmie Foxx of A's hits 50th and 51st HRs to become 3rd to hit 50
Type: Event
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09/03/1932
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Richard Tyler, NYC, actor (Henry Aldrich-Aldrich Family)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1933
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Tompall Glaser, Spalding Neb, singer (Glaser Bros-Getting to Me Again)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1933
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Roland Kayn, composer
Type: Birth
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09/03/1934
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Xavier Darasse, composer
Type: Birth
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09/03/1934
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Tunisia began its move for independence
Type: Event
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09/03/1935
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Joannes DJ Aengenent, bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62
Type: Death
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09/03/1935
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Otto Ketting, trumpeter/composer (Passacaglia)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1935
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1st automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph)
Type: Event
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09/03/1935
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Andrew Varipapa sets bowling record of 2,652 points in 10 games
Type: Event
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09/03/1935
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Eileen Brennan, LA Calif, actress (Laugh-In, Pvt Benjamin)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1936
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3rd NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 7, Detroit 7 (76,000)
Type: Event
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09/03/1936
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Zine al-Abidine Ben Ami, general/president of Tunisia (1987- )
Type: Birth
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09/03/1936
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John W Olver, (Rep-D-Massachusetts)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1938
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1940 Olympic site changed from Tokyo Japan to Helsinki Finland
Type: Event
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09/03/1938
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Bart de Ligt, anti military theologist, dies at 77
Type: Death
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09/03/1939
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Great Britain and France declare war on Germany after invasion of Poland
Type: Event
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09/03/1939
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German U-boat sinks British passenger ship Athenia
Type: Event
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09/03/1939
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Yanks beat Red Sox on a forfeit, their 4th forfeit win
Type: Event
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09/03/1939
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Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, NZ, South Africa and Canada
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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Pauline Collins, London England, actress (Shirley Valentine)
Type: Birth
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09/03/1940
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1st showing of high definition color TV
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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39.4 CM rainfall at Sapulpa Oklahoma (state record)
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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Hitler orders invasion in England on Sept 21 (Operation-Seel”we)
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stj„rna), dies at 59
Type: Death
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09/03/1940
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Neth govt in exile of Gerbrandy forms London
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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US gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease
Type: Event
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09/03/1940
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Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross
Type: Event
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09/03/1941
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1st use of Zyclon-B gas in Auschwitz (on Russian prisoners of war)
Type: Event
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09/03/1941
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KYW TV channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA (NBC) begins broadcasting
Type: Event
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