This day in History - September 3

414 Historic Events for September 3
1942 Birth Al Jardine, Lima Oh, guitarist/singer (Beach Boys-Surfin, In My Room)
1943 Birth Dave Eichelberger, Waco TX, PGA golfer (1971 Greater Milwaukee Open)
1943 Event General Castellano signs cease fire treaty in Sicily
1943 Birth Mick Farren, UK, sci-fi author (Synaptic Manhunt, Citizen Phaid)
1943 Event British 8th army lands in South Italy (Messina)
1943 Birth Don Brewer, rocker
1943 Birth Michael D Barnes, (Rep-D-MD, 1979-86)
1944 Event Tank division of British Guards free Brussels
1944 Death Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75
1944 Birth Gary Leeds, Glendale Ca, rocker (Walker Brothers)
1944 Event Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US Tennis title
1944 Event Prince Bernhard appointed supreme commander of Neth Domestic Arm Force
1944 Event Last transport from Westerbork to Auschwitz
1944 Event French troops liberate Lyon
1944 Birth Sherwood C "Woody" Spring, Hartford Ct, Col USA/astronaut (STS 61B)
1944 Birth Valerie Perrine, Galveston Tx, actress (Steam Bath, Superman, Lenny)
1944 Event Canadian troops liberate Abbeville, France
1944 Event 68th and last transport of Dutch Jews (Anne Frank) leaves to Auschwitz
1944 Event 58th US Womens Tennis: P Betz beats Margaret Osborne duPont (63 86)
1945 Birth George Biondo, rocker (Steppenwolf)
1945 Event Japanese forces in Philippines surrender to Allies
1945 Birth Mike Harrison, keyboardist (Spooky Tooth-It's All About)
1945 Event 65th US Mens Tennis: Sgt Frank A Parker beats Wm Talbert (14-12 61 62)
1946 Birth Peter Morris, historian of France
1946 Death Carl Emil Paul Lincke, composer, dies at 79