Historical Events In September - 03

1971  On September - 03 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  On this day in history 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  On this day in history crew of Soyuz 31 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 29   

1978  Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff on September - 03.   

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

1982  Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered on this day in history.   

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

1984  On this day in history arthur Schwartz, producer (Inside USA with Chevrolet), dies at 83   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  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 September - 03 british troops withdraw from the Basra region of Iraq.   

2012  3 people are killed and 19 wounded by a car bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan on September - 03.   

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

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

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

2017  On this day in history north Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.   

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  Diane de Poitiers, mistress of Henri II of France (d. 1566) was born on September - 03.   

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

1596  On this day in history birth of nicolo Amati, Italy, violin maker (Stradivari & Guarneri)   

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

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

1675  Paul Dudley, Attorney-General of Massachusetts (d. 1751) was born on September - 03.   

1693  Charles Radclyffe, British politician (d. 1746) was born on September - 03.   

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 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 this day in history.   

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

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

1642  Elisabeth of Nassau, daughter of Willem I/Charlotte, dies at 65 on September - 03.   

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