Page 7: Historical Events In September - 03

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

1975  Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die on September - 03.   

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

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

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

1980  On September - 03 barbara O'Neil, actress (Tower of London, Stella Dallas)   

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 September - 03.   

1984  On September - 03 arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83   

1985  20th Space Shuttle Mission (51-I)-Discovery 6-returns to Earth on this day in history.   

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

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

1988  Heidi Ittermann was born! on September - 03.   

1989  On September - 03 a Cuban jetliner crashes shortly after takeoff in Havana, killing 152 people.   

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 September - 03.   

1991  On this day in history frank Capra, director (It's a Wonderful Life), dies at 94   

1992  Johannes van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies on September - 03.   

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  On September - 03 billy Wright, English soccer player (World Champion 1950), dies at 70   

2005  William Rehnquist, Chief Justice of the United States, dies on this day in history.   

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

2006  Spain wins the 2006 FIBA World Championship on September - 03.   

2007  On September - 03 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  On September - 03 15 militants are killed by an Egyptian Army helicopter in Sinai Peninsula   

2017  On September - 03 californian governor Jerry Brown issues state of emergency due to La Tuna brush fire near Los Angeles   

2017  On this day in history 1.4 ton WWII bomb defused in Frankfurt, Germany with 60,000 people evacuated, the largest postwar   

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

2018  On this day in history 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  Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566) was born on this day in history.   

1568  Adriano Banchieri, composer was born on September - 03.   

1596  Nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri) was born on September - 03.   

1600  Dirck Graswinckel, Dutch States-General court clerk was born on this day in history.   

1608  On this day in history birth of pieter Stockmans, Flemish chairman of military   

1675  On September - 03 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  On September - 03 death of jacob of Orleans, Rabbi, killed in anti Jewish riot in London England   

1205  Petrus van Poitiers, French theologist (Sententiarum libri V), dies on this day in history.   

1402  On September - 03 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 September - 03.   

1592  Death of Robert Greene, English writer (b. 1558) on this day in history.   

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

1642  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65 on this day in history.   

1653  Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguistic, dies at 65 on this day in history.