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3 September 2023 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 September 2023 was a Sunday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Rich Men North of Richmond” by Oliver Anthony Music.
- Top Film of 2023
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 2023 was Barbie.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 3 September is Virgo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 September 2023 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 September 2023 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 3 September
- 1981 The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.
- 1987 In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
- 2001 In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
- 2016 The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
- 2017 North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
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)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 2023 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '2023 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- March 12 – The 95th Academy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, are held at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert's Everything Everywhere All at Once lead the nominations with eleven. The film wins seven of those awards, including Best Picture.
- April 20 – Elon Musk's SpaceX launches its first test flight of Starship. The device explodes shortly after launch.
- July 5 – Meta Platforms launches Threads as a direct competitor to Twitter.
Life in the US in 2023
President
Joe Biden
Gas (per gallon)
$3.53
Loaf of Bread
$2.96
Average House
$412,300
Weekly Wage
$1,108
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