September 3
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). There are 119 days remaining.
Events
- 301 - San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, was founded by Saint Marinus.
- 590 - St. Gregory I becomes Pope.
- 1189 - Richard I of England is crowned in Westminster.
- 1260 - The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
- 1651 - English Civil War: Battle of Worcester - Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.
- 1777 - The Flag of the United States flies in battle for the first time, at Cooch's Bridge in Maryland.
- 1783 - American Revolutionary War ends: Treaty of Paris - A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, ending the war.
- 1826 - The USS Vincennes commanded by William Finch, leaves New York City to become first United States warship to circumnavigate globe.
- 1838 - Dressed in a sailor's uniform and carrying identification papers provided by a free Black seaman, future abolitionist Frederick Douglass boards a train in Maryland on his way to freedom from slavery.
- 1855 - Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under American General William Harney avenge the Grattan Massacre by attacking a Sioux village killing 100 men, women, and children.
- 1861 - American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
- 1878 - Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
- 1895 - The first professional football game is played, in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, between the Latrobe YMCA and the Jeannette Athletic Club. (Latrobe won the contest 12-0).
- 1902 - Popular author Sarah Orne Jewett is thrown out of a carriage, virtually ending her writing career.
- 1914 - Papacy of Giacomo della Chiesa began. He becomes pope Benedict XV.
- 1935 - Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 MPH.
- 1939 - World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia declare war on Germany.
- 1943 - World War II: Mainland Italy is invaded by Allied forces for the first time in the war.
- 1951 - The first long-running American television soap opera, Search for Tomorrow, airs its first episode on the CBS network.
- 1954 - The last new episode of the Lone Ranger is aired on radio after 2,956 episodes over a period of 21 years.
- 1954 - The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the ROC-controlled islands of Quemoy and Matsu.
- 1966 - The last new episode of the television series The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet airs.
- 1967 - The last telecast of the television game show What's My Line? airs on CBS after a 17 year run.
- 1967 - Nguyen Van Thieu is elected President of South Vietnam.
- 1967 - Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right
- 1971 - Qatar regains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1976 - Viking program: The Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars takes the first close-up, color photos of the planet's surface.
- 1991 - In Hamlet, North Carolina, a grease fire breaks out at the Imperial Foods chicken processing plant, killing 25 people.
- 1994 - Sino-Soviet Split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
- 1997 - Arizona Governor Fife Symington is convicted for various crimes tied to his real estate business, effectively forcing him out of office.
- 1997 - A Vietnamese Airlines Tupolev TU-134 crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
- 2004 - The Beslan school massacre results in the deaths of approximately 344 teachers and children.
- 2004 - Jennifer Hawkins, Miss Universe, experiences a wardrobe malfunction while modelling at Westfield Shopping Mall, Parrammatta, Australia
Births
- 1499 - Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566)
- 1781 - Eugène de Beauharnais, son of Napoleon's wife, Josephine (d. 1824)
- 1810 - Paul Kane, Canadian painter
- 1849 - Sarah Orne Jewett, American writer (d. 1909)
- 1869 - Fritz Pregl, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1930)
- 1875 - Ferdinand Porsche, German automotive engineer (d. 1951)
- 1883 - Harold DeForest Arnold, telephone pioneer
- 1887 - Frank Christian, jazz musician (d. 1973)
- 1900 - Maurice Dobb, economist (d. 1976)
- 1900 - Urho Kekkonen, eighth President of Finland (d. 1986)
- 1902 - Mantan Moreland, actor (d. 1973)
- 1907 - Loren Eiseley, anthropologist
- 1908 - Lev Semenovich Pontryagin, Soviet mathematician
- 1910 - Kitty Carlisle, actress, television personality
- 1913 - Alan Ladd, actor (d. 1964)
- 1916 - Eddie Stanky, baseball player (d. 1999)
- 1918 - Helen Wagner, American actress
- 1921 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor (d. 1971)
- 1923 - Mort Walker, cartoonist
- 1926 - Anne Jackson, actress
- 1927 - Hugh Sidey, American magazine editor
- 1929 - Irene Papas, actress
- 1930 - Cherry Wilder, author
- 1933 - Tompall Glaser, country music singer
- 1938 - Caryl Churchill, playwright
- 1938 - Ryoji Noyori, Japanese chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1938 - Eileen Brennan, actress
- 1940 - Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
- 1942 - Al Jardine, rock and roll musician (the Beach Boys)
- 1943 - Valerie Perrine, American actress
- 1947 - Kjell Magne Bondevik Prime Minister of Norway
- 1955 - Steve Jones, musician (Sex Pistols)
- 1964 - Adam Curry, Internet entrepreneur
- 1965 - Charlie Sheen, American actor
- 1965 - Todd Lewis, guitarist and singer (Toadies and The Burden Brothers)
- 1976 - Vivek Oberoi, Indian actor
- 1982 - Fearne Cotton, British television presenter
- 1986 - Shaun White, snowboarder and skateboarder
Deaths
- 1658 - Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England (b. 1599)
- 1857 - John McLoughlin, Canadian trapper
- 1883 - Ivan Turgenev, Russian author
- 1893 - James Harrison, Scottish-born inventor (b. 1816)
- 1903 - Joseph Skipsey, British poet
- 1914 - Albéric Magnard, composer
- 1948 - Edvard Benes, President of Czechoslovakia
- 1962 - E. E. Cummings, American poet (b. 1894)
- 1964 - Stewart Holbrook, American author
- 1967 - Woody Guthrie, American musician and songwriter
- 1969 - Ho Chi Minh, Vietnamese revolutionary
- 1970 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach
- 1974 - Harry Partch, composer
- 1980 - Duncan Renaldo, actor
- 1991 - Frank Capra, American film director
- 1994 - James T. Aubrey, American television executive (b. 1918)
- 2001 - Pauline Kael, American film critic
- 2001 - Thuy Trang, American actress
- 2003 - Paul Hill, anti-abortion murderer
- 2003 - Rudolf Leiding, German car designer and executive
Holidays
External links
September 2 - September 4 - August 3 - October 3 - more historical anniversaries
See also: September 3, 1189, 1260, 1499, 1566
