Gaston Thorn

Gaston Egmond Thorn was a Luxembourgish politician who served in a number of high-profile positions, both domestically and internationally. Amongst the posts that he held were the 20th prime minister of Luxembourg (1974–1979), President of the United Nations General Assembly (1975), and the seventh president of the European Commission (1981–1985).

3 September 1928

Born on the same birth day (3 September): Callum Moore (Australian footballer) • Earl Cureton • Emperor Go-Sanjō • Holt McCallany • Kiran Desai • Levy Mwanawasa • Marguerite Higgins • Mario Draghi • Olof Mellberg • Reniece Boyce • Scott Carson • September 3 • Tomo Miličević • Valery V. Afanasyev

Born in the same month (September 1928): Eugene Roche • Fumihiko Maki • Margaret Rule • Olga Ferri • Patricia Wald • Robert M. Pirsig • Roger Grimsby • Sid Watkins • Walter Ralston Martin