Adriano Banchieri
3 September 1568 – 1634
Italian musician and composer, who established the Accademia dei Floridi (now Accademia dei Filomusi).

Pietro Locatelli
3 September 1695 – 30 March 1764
Italian violinist, regarded as one of the first virtuoso violinists.

Abraham Trembley
3 September 1710 – 12 May 1784
Swiss naturalist who refined ‘experimental method’, becoming known as “father of biology”.

Matthew Boulton
3 September 1728 – 18 August 1809
English engineer, who (with James Watt) developed the steam engine into a commercial success.

Alfred Brandt
3 September 1846 – 29 November 1899
German engineer who supervised the construction of the longest European alpine tunnel – the Simplon Tunnel (about 20 km).

Louis Sullivan
3 September 1856 – 14 April 1924
American architect associated with the designs of the first skyscraper buildings.

Ferdinand Porsche
3 September 1875 – 30 January 1951
Austrian engineer who designed the original Volkswagen car in 1934.

Harold Arnold
3 September 1883 – 10 July 1933
American physicist – his research enabled long distance telephone calls.

Sir Macfarlane Burnet
3 September 1899 – 31 August 1985
Australian virologist whose research led to advances in the understanding of immunology.

And finally …
3 September 301 – San Marino, the world’s smallest country founded (located in northern Italy). Their 1660 Constitution is still in effect.
3 September 1803 – John Dalton, an English scientist, initiates the use of symbols to represent different elements
3 September 1995 – The internet auction company eBay founded.