Page 7: Historical Events In September - 03

1971  On this day in history percy Holmes, cricketer (Yorks opener, 7 Tests for Eng 1921-32), dies   

1975  On September - 03 chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die   

1976  The unmanned NASA spacecraft Viking Two makes a successful Mars landing to begin its mission of sending color photos back to Earth on September - 03.   

1976  The US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully lands on Mars on this day in history.   

1978  Crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29 on September - 03.   

1978  On this day in history pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff   

1979  Hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000 on this day in history.   

1980  Barbara O'Neil, actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas) on this day in history.   

1981  David Brinkley ends 38 years with NBC News as anchor and commentator, only to jump ship to rival network ABC on September - 03.   

1982  Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered on September - 03.   

1984  On this day in history 28 year old Chicagoan wins $40 million in Illinois state lottery   

1984  Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

1985  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth on September - 03.   

1985  Joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73 on this day in history.   

1987  On September - 03 morton Feldman, US composer, dies at 61   

1988  Heidi Ittermann was born! on September - 03.   

1989  A Cuban jetliner crashes shortly after takeoff in Havana, killing 152 people on this day in history.   

1990  On this day in history a Florida dentist dies of AIDS after allegedly infecting five of his patients with the AIDS virus.   

1990  David Acer, Florida dentist, dies of AIDs after infecting 5 patients on this day in history.   

1991  On September - 03 frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94   

1992  On this day in history johannes van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies   

1993  On this day in history leon Liebgold, Pol/US actor/chairman (Hebrew Actors Union), dies at 83   

1994  China and Russia agree to a non-aggression pact on this day in history.   

1994  Billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

2005  William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, dies on September - 03.   

2006  On September - 03 andre Agassi retires after his final tennis match against Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open.   

2006  Spain wins the 2006 FIBA World Championship on this day in history.   

2007  On this day in history british troops withdraw from the Basra region of Iraq.   

2012  On this day in history 3 people are killed and 19 wounded by a car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan   

2013  15 militants are killed by an Egyptian Army helicopter in Sinai Peninsula on September - 03.   

2017  Californian governor Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles on this day in history.   

2017  1.4 ton WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt, Germany with 60,000 people evacuated, the largest postwar on September - 03.   

2017  On September - 03 north Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.   

2018  Argentine President Mauricio Macri announces new austerity measures including closing half of all government ministries in televised address on this day in history.   

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1034  On September - 03 birth of emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073)   

1499  Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566) was born on this day in history.   

1568  On September - 03 birth of adriano Banchieri, composer   

1596  Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) was born on this day in history.   

1600  On this day in history birth of dirck Graswinckel, Dutch States-General court clerk   

1608  Pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military was born on this day in history.   

1675  On this day in history birth of paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (d. 1751)   

1693  Charles Radclyffe, British politician (d. 1746) was born on this day in history.   

1189  Death of Jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England on September - 03.   

1205  Petrus van Poitiers, French theologist (Sententiarum libri V), dies on September - 03.   

1402  On this day in history gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke/tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51   

1420  Death of Robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland on this day in history.   

1592  On September - 03 death of robert Greene, English writer (b. 1558)   

1634  On September - 03 edward Coke, English Chief Justice/politician, dies   

1642  On this day in history elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65   

1653  On this day in history claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguistic, dies at 65