Historical Events In September - 03
Wednesday, 15 May 2024
1971 On this day in history percy Holmes, cricketer (Yorks opener, 7 Tests for Eng 1921-32), dies
1975 Chartered 707 crashes in Atlas Mts of Morocco, 188 die on this day in history.
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 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 this day in history.
1979 On September - 03 hurricane David, a strong Atlantic storm kills over 1,000
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 September - 03.
1982 Della Chiesa, Italian general/mafia fighter, murdered on this day in history.
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 September - 03.
1990 A Florida dentist dies of AIDS after allegedly infecting five of his patients with the AIDS virus on this day in history.
1990 On September - 03 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 Johannes van Capel, oldest man in Netherlands (Born 4/22/1884), dies on September - 03.
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 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 September - 03.
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 On this day in history 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 this day in history.
2013 15 militants are killed by an Egyptian Army helicopter in Sinai Peninsula on this day in history.
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