3 August 1936 August 3, 2014 Author: Staff Jesse Owens wins the 100 meter sprint at the Berlin Olympics. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I was told to avoid the business all together because of the rejection. People would say to me, 'Don't you want to have a normal job and a normal family?' I guess that would be good advice for some people, but I wanted to act." Jennifer Aniston — Click here for more from Jennifer Aniston Related posts: 28 March 1990 28 March 1990 21 May 1936 1 March 1936 23 December 1936 7 August 1794 3 August 1914 3 August 1946 3 August 1946 7 December 1869 Categories: History Tags: 1936, 3 August