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September 3September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). There are 119 days remaining. ==Events== *301 - San Marino, one of the List of countries by area and the world's oldest republic still in existence, was founded by Saint Marinus. *590 - Pope 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 (region), 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 (1783) - 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, New York 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 United States General William Harney avenge the Grattan Massacre by attacking a Sioux village killing 100 men, women, and children. *1861 - American Civil War: Confederate States of America General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for United States 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 American 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 Allies 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 Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy and Matsu Islands. *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 (planet) 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 Josephine de Beauharnais (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 (rock musician), 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== *Independence Day in Qatar == External links == * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/3 BBC: On This Day] ---- September 2 - September 4 - August 3 - October 3 - more historical anniversaries simple:September 3 September 3--User:Maveric149 00:13, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC) Template:September 3 selected anniversaries - Template talk:September 3 selected anniversaries - [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/wiki.phtml?title=Template:September_3_selected_anniversaries&action=edit edit] ---- Could not be confirmed: *1900 - United Kingdom annexes Kwazulu-natal Province, South Africa. All I could find is that Natal was annexed sometime in 1848. *1916 - Battle of Verdun I have no idea why this is listed because the battle was fought betwee 21 February - 18 December 1916. Wrong: *1978 - Pope John Paul I becomes Pope Nope. August 26 is the right day. --User:Maveric149 02:57, 5 Sep 2003 (UTC) See other meanings of words starting from letter: SSB | SC | SD | SE | SF | SG | SH | SI | SJ | SK | SL | SM | SN | SO | SP | SR | SS | ST | SU | SW | SX | SY | SZ |Words begining with September_3: September_3 September_3 September_30 September_30 September_30th September_30_(Eastern_Orthodox_Liturgics) September_30_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics) September_30_(Orthodox_Liturgics) September_30_selected_anniversaries September_30_selected_anniversaries September_3rd September_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_Liturgics) September_3_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics) September_3_(Orthodox_Liturgics) September_3_selected_anniversaries September_3_selected_anniversaries |
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