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History Events on September 03

By  Debbie Elrick  03 Sep   444 Views

History Events on September 03

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The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis.

#People's_Liberation_Army

In 1954

USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

#USS_Shenandoah_(ZR-1)

In 1925

American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.

#American_Civil_War

In 1861

Sino-Soviet split: Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.

#Sino-Soviet_split

In 1994

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

#World_War_I

In 1914

Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).

#Pope_Gregory_I

In 590

Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.

#Byzantine_Empire

In 863

North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.

#North_Korea

In 2017

Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.

#Siege_of_the_British_Residency_in_Kabul

In 1879

John Brallier becomes the first openly professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.

#John_Brallier

In 1895

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations.

#Convention_on_the_Elimination_of_All_Forms_of_Discrimination_Against_Women

In 1981

Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.

#Viking_program

In 1976

King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.

#Wamba_(king)

In 673

Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.

#Abolitionism_in_the_United_States

In 1838

Beslan school siege results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.

#Beslan_school_siege

In 2004

Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).

#Yevgeniy_Abalakov

In 1933

"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix.

#Giuseppe_Farina

In 1950

San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.

#San_Marino

In 301

Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.

#Richard_I_of_England

In 1189

Sir Malcolm Campbell reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, becoming the first person to drive an automobile over 300 mph.

#Malcolm_Campbell

In 1935

World War II: The Allied invasion of Italy begins on the same day that U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign the Armistice of Cassibile aboard the Royal Navy battleship HMS Nelson off Malta.

#Allied_invasion_of_Italy

In 1943

The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.

#Oliver_Cromwell

In 1658

King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.

#Otto_of_Greece

In 1843

The German submarine U-505 begins its move from a specially constructed dock to its site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.

#German_submarine_U-505

In 1954

William Wordsworth composes the sonnet "Composed upon Westminster Bridge, September 3, 1802".

#William_Wordsworth

In 1802

The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.

#China

In 2016

Qatar becomes an independent state.

#Qatar

In 1971

Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.

#Pigeon_Roost_State_Historic_Site

In 1812

American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

#American_Revolutionary_War

In 1777

The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.

#Polo

In 1875

Third English Civil War: Battle of Worcester: Charles II of England is defeated in the last main battle of the war.

#Battle_of_Worcester

In 1651

A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.

#Victory_over_Japan_Day

In 1945

Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.

#Franco-Prussian_War

In 1870

Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.

#Dagen_H

In 1967

The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.

#The_Holocaust

In 1941

In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.

#Belfast

In 2001

American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.

#American_Indian_Wars

In 1855

The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.

#Royal_Exchange,_London

In 1666

In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.

#1987_Burundian_coup_d'état

In 1987

French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.

#Albéric_Magnard

In 1914

Third English Civil War: In the Battle of Dunbar, English Parliamentarian forces led by Oliver Cromwell defeat an army loyal to King Charles I of England and led by David Leslie, Lord Newark.

#Third_English_Civil_War

In 1650

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

#Leefe_Robinson

In 1916

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.

#Mamluk

In 1260

World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.

#World_War_II

In 1939

Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.

In 1997

Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from the Westerbork transit camp to the Auschwitz concentration camp, arriving three days later.

In 1944

World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus).

In 1942

World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.

In 1939

William, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.

In 1914

Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.

In 1878

The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.

In 1798

American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.

In 1783

The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.

In 1411

In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

In 36 BC

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