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What happened on September 3
On September 3 history recorded 56 notable events. 160 people who left a mark were born on this day, and 102 died. Here is the full almanac.
- 56events
- 160births
- 102deaths
- 19observances
Highlights
Highlights
36 BCThe Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus.
The forces of the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey, the last surviving son of Pompey the Great and the last leader of the Optimate faction, waged a civil war between 42 BC and 36 BC. The war consisted of mostly a number of naval engagements throughout the
863Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy.
The Arab–Byzantine wars or Muslim–Byzantine wars were a series of wars from the 7th to 11th centuries between the successive Islamic caliphates and the Byzantine Empire. Following the Byzantine defeat at the Battle of the Yarmuk, Muslim armies conquered most B
1411
The Treaty of Selymbria was concluded between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi.
The Treaty of Selymbria was an agreement concluded on 3 September 1411 between the Republic of Venice and the Ottoman prince Musa Çelebi, ruler of the European portion of the Ottoman Empire (Rumelia), at Selymbria. The treaty largely repeated previous agreemen
September 3
On this day
I century BC
- 36 BC
36 BCIn the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.
IV century
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XIII century
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XV century
XVII century
- 1650
1650Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army during the English invasion of Scotland. - 1651
1651The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. - 1658
1658The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England. - 1666
1666The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
XVIII century
- 1777
1777American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time. - 1783
1783American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain. - 1798
1798The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
XIX century
- 1812
1812Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana. - 1838
1838Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. - 1843
1843King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens. - 1855
1855American 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. - 1861
1861American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance. - 1870
1870Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23. - 1878
1878Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames. - 1879
1879Siege 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. - 1895
1895John Brallier becomes the first openly paid 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.
XX century
- 1911
1911A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California. - 1914
1914Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule. - 1914
1914French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers. - 1914
1914World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy. - 1916
1916World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; this is the first German airship to be shot down on British soil. - 1925
1925USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, is destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne. - 1933
1933Yevgeniy 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). - 1935
1935Sir 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. - 1939
1939World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. - 1939
1939World 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. - 1941
1941The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs. - 1942
1942World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). - 1943
1943World War II: British and Canadian troops land on the Italian mainland. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the Armistice of Cassibile, although it is not announced for another five days. - 1944
1944Holocaust: 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. - 1945
1945A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. - 1950
1950"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. - 1954
1954The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. - 1967
1967Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight. - 1971
1971Qatar becomes an independent state. - 1976
1976Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars. - 1978
1978During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site. - 1981
1981The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, an international bill of rights for women, is instituted by the United Nations. - 1987
1987In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya. - 1989
1989Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150. - 1989
1989Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12. - 1997
1997Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
XXI century
- 2001
2001In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. - 2004
2004Beslan school siege ends, resulting in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children. - 2010
2010After taking off from Dubai International Airport, UPS Airlines Flight 6 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near Nad Al Sheba, killing both crew members on board. - 2016
2016The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement. - 2017
2017North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
Best known
Born on September 3
Best known
Died on September 3
931Emperor Uda
Emperor of Japan from 887 to 897
1120Gerard Sasso
Founder of the Knights Hospitaller
1354Joanikije II
First Serbian Patriarch
1402Gian Galeazzo Visconti
First duke of Milan
1420Robert Stewart, Duke of Albany
Scottish prince and statesman (died 1420)
1467Eleanor of Portugal, Holy Roman Empress
Holy Roman Empress from 1452 to 1467
Holidays and observances
- Christian feast day: Blessed Bartholomew Gutierrez
- Christian feast day: Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano
- Christian feast day: Mansuetus of Toul
- Christian feast day: Marinus
- Christian feast day: Phoebe
- Christian feast day: Pope Gregory I
- Christian feast day: Remaclus
- Christian feast day: Prudence Crandall (Episcopal Church (USA))
- Christian feast day: September 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances: Armed Forces Day (Republic of China)
- China's victory over Japan commemoration related observances: V-J Day (People's Republic of China)
- Feast of San Marino and the Republic, celebrates the foundation of the Republic of San Marino in 301.
- Flag Day (Australia)
- Independence Day, celebrates the second independence of Qatar from the United Kingdom in 1971.
Frequently asked questions
What happened on September 3?
56 documented historical events happened on September 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: The Sicilian revolt against the Second Triumvirate of the Roman Republic ended when the fleet of Sextus Pompey, the rebel leader, was defeated at the Battle of Naulochus. On the same day, in another year: Arab–Byzantine wars: The Byzantine Empire decisively defeated the Emirate of Melitene at the Battle of Lalakaon, beginning the era of Byzantine ascendancy. On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
Who was born on September 3?
160 people with a Wikipedia article were born on September 3, including Caryl Churchill, Richard MacCormac, Ryōji Noyori. The list spans every era and every field — art, science, politics, sport, entertainment — ordered by year of birth, from the earliest to the most recent. The six featured people are those most has been written about: the ordering uses the length of their Wikipedia article as an indicator of prominence. For each one you find their occupation, year of birth and a link to the full biography.
Who died on September 3?
102 people with a Wikipedia article died on September 3, including Emperor Uda, Gerard Sasso, Joanikije II. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What is celebrated on September 3?
19 observances are celebrated on September 3 around the world: Christian feast day: Blessed Bartholomew Gutierrez, Christian feast day: Blessed Brigida Morello Zancano, Christian feast day: Mansuetus of Toul, Christian feast day: Marinus, Christian feast day: Phoebe, Christian feast day: Pope Gregory I. The list gathers national holidays, international days and religious or civil observances falling on this date in different countries, as recorded on Wikipedia. Some are fixed and recur on the same day every year; others depend on the local calendar. Each links to the article explaining its origin and meaning.
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