September 3rd
206 Notable deaths
Griselda Blanco
Colombian drug baron (1943–2013).
Born February 15th, 1943 in Cartagena.
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 69 years old in Medellín (gunshot wound). [ref]
Michael Clarke Duncan
American actor (1957–2012).
Born December 10th, 1957 in Chicago.
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 54 years old in Los Angeles (respiratory failure, myocardial infarction).
Thuy Trang
Vietnamese actress (1973–2001).
Born December 14th, 1973 in Ho Chi Minh City.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 27 years old in San Francisco (traffic collision).
Vince Lombardi
American football player, coach, and executive (1913-1970).
Born June 11th, 1913 in Brooklyn.
Died September 3rd, 1970 at 57 years old in MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (colorectal cancer).
William Rehnquist
Chief justice of the united states from 1986 to 2005 (1924–2005).
Born October 1st, 1924 in Milwaukee.
Died September 3rd, 2005 at 80 years old in Arlington County (thyroid cancer). [ref]
Walter Becker
American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1950–2017).
Born February 20th, 1950 in New York City, Queens. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2017 at 67 years old in Manhattan (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Frank Capra
Italian-born american film director (1897–1991).
Born May 18th, 1897 in Bisacquino.
Died September 3rd, 1991 at 94 years old in La Quinta (myocardial infarction).
Judy Carne
British actress (1939–2015).
Born April 27th, 1939 in Northampton.
Died September 3rd, 2015 at 76 years old in Northampton (pneumonia). [ref]
Sun Myung Moon
Korean religious leader (1920–2012).
Born February 25th, 1920 in North Pyongan Province. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2012 at 92 years old in Gapyeong County (pneumonia). [ref]
Carol Lynley
American actress (1942–2019).
Born February 13th, 1942 in Manhattan.
Died September 3rd, 2019 at 77 years old in Pacific Palisades (myocardial infarction). [ref]
E. E. Cummings
American author (1894–1962).
Born October 14th, 1894 in Cambridge.
Died September 3rd, 1962 at 67 years old in Joy Farm.
Alan Wilson
American musician (1943-1970).
Born July 4th, 1943 in Boston.
Died September 3rd, 1970 at 27 years old in Topanga (drug overdose).
Steve Fossett
American businessman, record-setting aviator, sailor, and adventurer.
Born April 22nd, 1944 in Jackson.
Died September 3rd, 2007 at 63 years old in Sierra Nevada (aviation accident). [ref]
Ivan Turgenev
Russian writer (1818–1883).
Born November 9th, 1818 in Oryol. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1883 at 64 years old in Bougival (spinal cord neoplasm). [ref]
Pauline Kael
American film critic (1919-2001).
Born June 19th, 1919 in Petaluma.
Died September 3rd, 2001 at 82 years old in Great Barrington (Parkinson's disease).
Lydia Clarke
American actress and photographer (1923-2018).
Born April 14th, 1923 in Two Rivers.
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 95 years old in Santa Monica (pneumonia). [ref]
Claire Wineland
American activist and author (1997-2018).
Born April 10th, 1997 in Austin. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 21 years old in San Diego (stroke).
Zhang Zongchang
Chinese warlord (1881-1932).
Born February 13th, 1881 in Laizhou.
Died September 3rd, 1932 at 51 years old in Jinan.
Edvard Beneš
Czechoslovak politician (1884-1948).
Born May 28th, 1884 in Kožlany. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 1948 at 64 years old in Sezimovo Ústí. [ref]
Jacques Charrier
French actor (1936–2025).
Born November 6th, 1936 in Metz. [ref]
Died September 3rd, 2025 at 88 years old in Saint-Malo. [ref]
Heath Streak
Zimbabwean cricketer.
Born March 16th, 1974 in Bulawayo.
Died September 3rd, 2023 at 49 years old in Matabeleland.
Hulda Regehr Clark
Canadian naturopath and practitioner of alternative medicine (1928–2009).
Born October 18th, 1928 in Rosthern.
Died September 3rd, 2009 at 80 years old in Chula Vista (multiple myeloma). [ref]
Fanny Kaplan
Russian assassin (1890-1918).
Born February 10th, 1890 in Novichi.
Died September 3rd, 1918 at 28 years old in Moscow (execution by shooting).
Ted Ross
American actor (1934-2002).
Born June 30th, 1934 in Zanesville.
Died September 3rd, 2002 at 68 years old in Dayton (disease).
Jacqueline Pearce
British actress (1943-2018).
Born December 20th, 1943 in Woking.
Died September 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Lancashire (lung cancer). [ref]
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Life is so beautiful that death has fallen in love with it, a jealous, possessive love that grabs at what it can. But life leaps over oblivion lightly, losing only a thing or two of no importance, and gloom is just a passing shadow of a cloud. Yann Martel