Today in History
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1995 Internet giant eBay is founded by Pierre Omidyar
The company owns eBay.com, an online marketplace and auction website.
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1971 Qatar independence
The Persian Gulf state gained its independence after 55 years of British rule.
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1967 Dagen H in Sweden
On this day, Swedish drivers switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right.
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1783 Treaty of Paris is Signed between Great Britain and the United States of America
The treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
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1752 Day skipped in the British Empire
The British Empire skipped 11 days starting September 3 when it adopted the Gregorian calendar.
Births On This Day, September 3
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1965 Charlie Sheen
American actor
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1929 Whitey Bulger
American mobster
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1900 Percy Chapman
English cricketer
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1899 Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
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1875 Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian/German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche
Deaths On This Day, September 3
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2005 William Rehnquist
American lawyer, jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States
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1991 Frank Capra
Italian/American director, producer, screenwriter
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1962 E. E. Cummings
American poet
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1658 Oliver Cromwell
English general, politician
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1634 Edward Coke
English judge, politician
