Historical Events In September - 03

1971  Percy Holmes, cricketer (Yorks opener, 7 Tests for Eng 1921-32), dies on September - 03.   

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  On this day in history the US spacecraft Viking 2 successfully lands on Mars   

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

1978  Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff on this day in history.   

1979  On this day in history hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000   

1980  Barbara O'Neil, actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas) on September - 03.   

1981  David Brinkley ends 38 years with NBC News as anchor and commentator, only to jump ship to rival network ABC on this day in history.   

1982  On this day in history della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered   

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

1984  Arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83 on September - 03.   

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

1985  On this day in history joe Jones, drummer, dies at 73   

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

1988  On this day in history heidi Ittermann was born!   

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

1990  On September - 03 a Florida dentist dies of AIDS after allegedly infecting five of his patients with the AIDS virus.   

1990  On this day in history david Acer, Florida dentist, dies of AIDs after infecting 5 patients   

1991  Frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94 on September - 03.   

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

1993  On September - 03 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  On September - 03 william Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, dies.   

2006  Andre Agassi retires after his final tennis match against Benjamin Becker in the U.S. Open on this day in history.   

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

2007  British troops withdraw from the Basra region of Iraq on September - 03.   

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  On September - 03 californian governor Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles   

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

2017  North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test on September - 03.   

2018  On September - 03 argentine President Mauricio Macri announces new austerity measures including closing half of all government ministries in televised address   

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1034  Emperor Go-Sanjō of Japan (d. 1073) was born on September - 03.   

1499  On this day in history birth of diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566)   

1568  On September - 03 birth of adriano Banchieri, composer   

1596  On September - 03 birth of nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

1600  On September - 03 birth of dirck Graswinckel, Dutch States-General court clerk   

1608  On September - 03 birth of pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

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 September - 03.   

1189  On September - 03 death of jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England   

1205  On September - 03 petrus van Poitiers, French theologist (Sententiarum libri V), dies   

1402  Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke/tyrant of Milan (1395-1402), dies at 51 on September - 03.   

1420  On September - 03 death of robert Stewart, 1st Duke of Albany, regent of Scotland   

1592  Death of Robert Greene, English writer (b. 1558) on September - 03.   

1634  On this day in history edward Coke, English Chief Justice/politician, dies   

1642  On September - 03 elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65   

1653  On September - 03 claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguistic, dies at 65