Holidays and observances
Holidays and observances on September 3
19 holidays and special days are celebrated on September 3 around the world.
- 19observances
- 56events
Holidays and observances
Christian feast day:
Blessed Bartholomew GutierrezBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for- Christian feast day:
Blessed Brigida Morello ZancanoBeatification is an act by which the Catholic Church formally recognizes that a deceased member of the faithful is believed to have entered Heaven and is capable of interceding on behalf of individuals who pray in their name, permitting a restricted, local for
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Mansuetus of ToulSaint Mansuetus was the first Bishop of Toul.
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MarinusMarinus is a Christian saint, who according to hagiographical accounts recorded centuries after his lifetime was the founder of a chapel and monastery in 301 from whose initial community the state of San Marino later grew.- Christian feast day: PhoebePhoebe was a first-century Christian deacon mentioned by the Apostle Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, verses 16:1–2. A notable woman in the church of Cenchreae, she was trusted by Paul to deliver his letter to the Romans. Paul refers to her both as a "deacon
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Pope Gregory IPope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.- Christian feast day: RemaclusRemaclus was a Benedictine missionary bishop who is venerated as a saint.
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Prudence Crandall (Episcopal Church (USA))Prudence Crandall was an American schoolteacher and activist. She ran the Canterbury Female Boarding School in Canterbury, Connecticut, which became the first known school for African American girls in the United States led by a white woman. She was the sister
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September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)Sep. 2 - Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar - Sep. 4- China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances: Armed Forces Day (Republic of China)PLA Day, also known as Army Day, is a professional military holiday celebrated annually by the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the military of China, on 1 August. It commemorates the founding of the PLA during the 1927 Nanchang uprising. Six years later, on 30
China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances:
V-J Day (People's Republic of China)Victory over Japan Day is the day on which Imperial Japan surrendered in World War II, in effect bringing the war to an end. The term has been applied to both of the days on which the initial announcement of Japan's surrender was made – 15 August 1945, in Japa
Feast of San Marino and the Republic, celebrates the foundation of the Republic of San Marino in 301.San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (RSM), is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two microstates within the Italian Peninsula,- Flag Day (Australia)Australian National Flag Day has been celebrated in Australia since 3 September 1996. It commemorates the day in 1901 on which the Australian National Flag was first flown. Since 2008, the same day has also been commemorated as Merchant Navy Day, which allows
Independence Day, celebrates the second independence of Qatar from the United Kingdom in 1971.An Independence Day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, usually after ceasing to be a group or part of another nation or state, or after the end of a military occupation, or after a major change in governme
Levy Mwanawasa Day (Zambia)Levy Patrick Mwanawasa was a Zambian politician who served as the third president of Zambia. He served as president from January 2002 until his death in August 2008. Mwanawasa is credited with having initiated a campaign to rid the corruption situation in Zamb- Merchant Navy Remembrance Day (Canada)Canada, like several other Commonwealth nations, created the Canadian Merchant Navy in a large-scale effort during World War II. A total of 12,000 men and women served in Canada's Merchant Navy. By war's end, 1,500 Canadians had died, including eight women.
Merchant Navy Day (United Kingdom)The Merchant Navy (MN) is the collective name given to British civilian ships and the officers and ratings that man them. Merchant Navy vessels mostly fly the Red Ensign and the ships and ship's companies' are regulated by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (M- National Welsh Rarebit Day (United States)This is a list of food days by country. Many countries have designated specific days as celebrations, commemorations, or acknowledgments of certain types of food and drink.
- Tokehega Day (Tokelau, New Zealand) Public holidays in Tokelau are described in the Interpretation Rules 2003 as "New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Tokehega Day, White Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, and any day declared by a village to be a public holid
Frequently asked questions
What is celebrated on September 3?
19 observances are celebrated on September 3 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Bartholomew Gutierrez, Christian feast day: Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano, Christian feast day: Mansuetus of Toul, Christian feast day: Marinus, Christian feast day: Phoebe, Christian feast day: Pope Gregory I. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
What happened on September 3?
56 documented historical events happened on September 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus. On the same day, in another year: Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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