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Albert Henry DeSalvo, also known as the Green Man or the Measuring Man, was an American murderer and rapist who was active in Boston, Massachusetts, in the early 1960s.
Famous Birthdays on September 3
1931 — Albert DeSalvo
American serial killer known as the Boston Strangler (died 1973)
September 3 has 236 recorded notable births across history, from 1034 to 2010. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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- 1783 American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain. Source
- 1260 The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire. Source
- 1954 The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. Source
- 1777 American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time. Source
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Shami was a member of the Indian team that won the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.
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Clubs he managed include Paris Saint-Germain, Lens and Liverpool, where he won the FA Cup, League Cup, FA Charity Shield, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup in 2001.
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78 m), 171 lb (78 kg) point guard was selected with the 7th overall pick by the Toronto Raptors in the 1995 NBA draft and won the 1995–96 NBA Rookie of the Year Award.
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Rich Brian is known for his viral debut single "Dat $tick", which was first released in March 2016 on SoundCloud.
More major people born on September 3
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1990
Mohammad Shami
Indian cricketer
Mohammed Shami Ahmed is an Indian international cricketer who plays as a right-arm fast-bowler for the India national cricket team, for the Bengal cricket team in domestic cricket, and for the Lucknow Super Giants in…
1947
Gérard Houllier
French footballer and coach (died 2020)
Gérard Paul Francis Houllier was a French professional football manager and player.
1973
Damon Stoudamire
American basketball player and coach
Damon Lamon Stoudamire is an American college basketball coach and former player, who currently is an assistant coach for LSU.
1999
Rich Brian
Indonesian rapper and singer
Brian Imanuel Soewarno, known professionally as Rich Brian (formerly Rich Chigga), is an Indonesian rapper and singer.
1979
Tomo Miličević
Bosnian-American guitarist
Tomislav "Tomo" Miličević is a Bosnian Croat-American musician and record producer. He was the lead guitarist of the rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars from 2003 to 2018.
1982
Andrew McMahon
American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer
Andrew Ross McMahon is an American singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist, pianist and primary lyricist for the bands Something Corporate and main songwriter for Jack's Mannequin and performs solo both under his own name…
1910
Maurice Papon
French civil servant and convicted war criminal (died 2007)
Maurice Papon was a French civil servant, mass murderer and Nazi collaborator who was convicted of crimes against humanity committed during the occupation of France.
1995
Myles Jack
American football player
Myles David Jack is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL).
1929
Steve Rickard
New Zealand-Australian wrestler, trainer, and promoter (died 2015)
Sydney Mervin "Merv" Batt, best known by his ring name Steve Rickard, was a New Zealand professional wrestler, trainer and promoter.
1900
Percy Chapman
English cricketer (died 1961)
Arthur Percy Frank Chapman was an English cricketer who captained the England cricket team between 1926 and 1931. A left-handed batsman, he played 26 Test matches for England, captaining the side in 17 of those games.
1992
August Alsina
American singer-songwriter
August Anthony Alsina Jr. is an American R&B singer-songwriter.
1856
Louis Sullivan
American architect and educator, designed the Carson, Pirie, Scott and Company Building (died 1924)
Louis Henry Sullivan was an American architect, and has been called a "father of skyscrapers" and "father of modernism".
1967
Luis Gonzalez
American baseball player
Luis Emilio Gonzalez, nicknamed "Gonzo", is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams.
1810
Paul Kane
Irish-Canadian painter (died 1871)
Paul Kane was an Irish-born Canadian painter whose paintings and especially field sketches were known as one of the first visual documents of Western indigenous life.
1988
Hana Makhmalbaf
Iranian director and producer
Hana Makhmalbaf is an Iranian filmmaker. She is the younger sister of filmmaker Samira Makhmalbaf and daughter of filmmakers Mohsen Makhmalbaf and Fatemeh Meshkini.
1921
Marguerite Higgins
American journalist and author (died 1966)
Marguerite Higgins Hall was an American reporter and war correspondent.
1949
José Pékerman
Argentine footballer, coach, and manager
José Néstor Pékerman Krimen is an Argentine professional football coach. His last team managed was the Venezuela national team.
1938
Caryl Churchill
English-Canadian playwright
Caryl Lesley Churchill is a British playwright known for dramatising the abuses of power, for her use of non-naturalistic techniques, and for her exploration of sexual politics and feminist themes.
1975
Redfoo
American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer
Stefan Kendal Gordy, known professionally as Redfoo, is an American singer, rapper, record producer, disc jockey, and tennis player.