All Events

Historical Events on September 3

  • Byzantine Empire

    863

    Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.

  • American Revolutionary War

    1777

    American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.

  • World War I

    1914

    World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

  • World War II

    1939

    World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.

  • Blockade of Germany (1939-45)

    1939

    World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic.

  • The Holocaust

    1941

    The Holocaust: Karl Fritzsch, deputy camp commandant of the Auschwitz concentration camp, experiments with the use of Zyklon B in the gassing of Soviet POWs.

  • Qatar

    1971

    Qatar becomes an independent state.

  • Belfast

    2001

    In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls. For the next 11 weeks, riot police escort the schoolchildren and their parents through hundreds of protesters, some of whom hurl missiles and abuse. The protest sparks fierce rioting and grabs world headlines.

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Famous Deaths on September 3

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