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3 September 1941 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 September 1941 was a Wednesday.
- Top Film of 1941
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1941 was Sergeant York.
- Bestselling Novel of 1941
- “The Keys of the Kingdom” by A. J. Cronin was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1941.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 September 1941 fell in the Year of the Snake.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 September 1941 was Waxing Gibbous.
On this day: 3 September
- 1939 World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures.
- 1939 World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.
- 1941 The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.
- 1942 World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).
- 1943 World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days.
Famous people born on September 3
- Kaia Gerber, American model and actress (born 2001)
- Charlie Sheen, American actor and producer (born 1965)
- Garrett Hedlund, American actor (born 1984)
- Redfoo, American singer-songwriter, producer, and dancer (born 1975)
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Events of 1941 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1941 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- January 27 – World War II – Attack on Pearl Harbor: U.S. Ambassador to Japan Joseph Grew passes on to Washington, D.C. a rumor overheard at a diplomatic reception about a planned surprise attack upon Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
- March 22 – Washington state's Grand Coulee Dam begins to generate electricity.
- May 1 – Orson Welles' film Citizen Kane premieres in New York City.
Life in the US in 1941
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.19
Loaf of Bread
$0.08
Average House
$3,100
Weekly Wage
$28
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
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