1189
Politics
Coronation of Richard I and Eleanor's Regency
Richard I was crowned on September 3, 1189, with Eleanor as a key regent.
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23 indexed achievements across recorded history.
1849
Literature
Birth of Sarah Orne Jewett
Sarah Orne Jewett was born on September 3, 1849, in South Berwick, Maine.
View details1868
Politics
Birth of Mary Parker Follett
Mary Parker Follett was born on September 3, 1868, in Quincy, Massachusetts, later becoming a pioneering political and management theorist.
View details1873
Science
Demands her diploma from President Grant
Wrote directly to President Ulysses S. Grant demanding her withheld LL.B. diploma from National University Law School.
View details1876
Science
Born in Chelsea, London
Olive Edis was born on 3 September 1876 in Chelsea, London, to a family that encouraged her early interest in photography.
View details1912
Science
First patent granted: vacuum ice cream freezer
Granted her first U.S. patent (US 1,037,762) for a vacuum-insulated ice cream freezer that doubled as a water cooler, requiring minimal ice.
View details1914
Politics
Birth of Dixy Lee Ray
Dixy Lee Ray was born on September 3, 1914, in Tacoma, Washington.
View details1920
Literature
Birth of Marguerite Higgins in Hong Kong
Marguerite Higgins Hall was born in Hong Kong, then a British colony, the only child of Lawrence and Marguerite de Godard Higgins.
View details1922
Science
First Public Flight by an African American Woman in the U.S.
Coleman made her American airshow debut at Curtiss Field, Long Island, staging the first public flight by a Black woman in the United States.
View details1923
Activism
First woman chair of TUC General Council
Bondfield became the first female chair of the TUC General Council.
View details1939
Activism
Britain’s entry into World War II and Miller’s turn toward war photography
On 3 September 1939, Britain enters World War II, a turning point that soon leads Lee Miller to shift from art and fashion to war photography.
View details1944
Activism
Deportation of Anne Frank from Westerbork to Auschwitz
Anne Frank was deported from Westerbork on the last transport to Auschwitz.
View details1950
Sports
Second U.S. Women’s Open victory
Zaharias won her second U.S. Women’s Open, reinforcing her dominance in golf.
View details1966
Arts
Performance at Newport Folk Festival
Sara Carter appeared at the Newport Folk Festival.
View details1992
Sports
First Paralympic medals at Barcelona 1992
Won bronze in women's 200m and 800m wheelchair racing (2–3 class) at the Barcelona 1992 Paralympic Games.
View details1999
Arts
Death of Emma Bailey, pioneering American woman auctioneer
Death of pioneering auctioneer Emma Bailey, recognized as the first American woman auctioneer and first female NAA member.
View details2000
2001
Literature
Death of Pauline Kael
Pauline Kael died on September 3, 2001, at her home in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, after suffering from Parkinson's disease.
View details2007
Literature
Death of Mária Szepes in Budapest
Mária Szepes died in Budapest on 3 September 2007, at the age of 98, closing a literary career spanning most of the 20th century.
View details2008
Politics
Accepts Republican vice-presidential nomination
Sarah Palin delivered her acceptance speech at the Republican National Convention.
View details2012
Sports
World record and Paralympic gold - 100m T11, London 2012
Wins gold in 100m T11 at London 2012, setting world record.
View details2012
Sports
London 2012 Paralympic gold in 100 m butterfly S9
Wins 100 m butterfly S9 gold at London 2012, her third consecutive Paralympic title in the event.
View details2017
Aviation
Return from Expedition 51 and 665-day spaceflight record
Returned from Expedition 51, setting a 665-day spaceflight record on September 3, 2017.
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