1995 – Internet giant eBay is founded by Pierre Omidyar
The company owns ebay.com, an online marketplace and auction website.
1971 – Qatar independence
The Persian Gulf state gained its independence after 55 years of British rule.
1967 – Dagen H in Sweden
On this day, Swedish drivers switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right.
1783 – Treaty of Paris is Signed between Great Britain and the United States of America
The treaty ended the American Revolutionary War.
1752 – Day skipped in the British Empire
The British Empire skipped 11 days starting September 3 when it adopted the Gregorian calendar.
1965 – Charlie Sheen
American actor
1929 – Whitey Bulger
American mobster
1900 – Percy Chapman
English cricketer
1899 – Frank Macfarlane Burnet
Australian biologist, Nobel Prize laureate
1875 – Ferdinand Porsche
Austrian/German engineer, businessman, founded Porsche
2005 – William Rehnquist
American lawyer, jurist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States
1991 – Frank Capra
Italian/American director, producer, screenwriter
1962 – E. E. Cummings
American poet
1658 – Oliver Cromwell
English general, politician
1634 – Edward Coke
English judge, politician
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