September 3
Events
180 events recorded on September 3 throughout history
Saint Marinus established a refuge on Mount Titano that evolved into the world's oldest surviving republic. This tiny enclave survived centuries of shifting empires to maintain continuous self-governance while surrounding states rose and fell.
Richard I received the crown of England at Westminster Abbey, beginning a reign defined almost entirely by warfare abroad rather than governance at home. He departed for the Third Crusade within months, spending only six months of his ten-year reign on English soil while his legend as a warrior-king grew across Europe.
Oliver Cromwell had roughly 11,000 men at Dunbar. David Leslie had 22,000 Scots on the high ground above him and simply had to wait — so Leslie's officers convinced him to come down. That decision handed Cromwell the battle. In one dawn charge on September 3, 1650, the English Parliamentary forces killed 2,000 Scots and captured 10,000 more. Cromwell called it 'one of the most signal mercies God hath done for England.' Leslie had been winning until he moved.
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en Cunaxa (aldea a unos 70 km al norte de Babilonia) sucede la batalla de Cunaxa entre Artajerjes II y el príncipe Ci…
en Cunaxa (aldea a unos 70 km al norte de Babilonia) sucede la batalla de Cunaxa entre Artajerjes II y el príncipe Ciro el Joven.
Agrippa Destroys Pompeian Fleet: Octavian Rules the West
Agrippa's fleet destroyed Sextus Pompeius's armada at Naulochus off the coast of Sicily, sinking or capturing nearly all 300 enemy ships in a single afternoon. Sextus fled east and was later executed, ending the last Pompeian challenge to the Triumvirate. The victory gave Octavian undisputed control of the western Mediterranean and set him on the path to becoming Augustus.
en México se escriben los primeros documentos de América en estelas de época olmeca tardía (Ver Tres Zapotes).
en México se escriben los primeros documentos de América en estelas de época olmeca tardía (Ver Tres Zapotes).
Saint Marinus Founds the World's Oldest Republic
Saint Marinus established a refuge on Mount Titano that evolved into the world's oldest surviving republic. This tiny enclave survived centuries of shifting empires to maintain continuous self-governance while surrounding states rose and fell.
Gregory didn't want the job.
Gregory didn't want the job. He'd been living as a monk, and when the previous pope died of plague, Gregory tried to flee Rome to avoid being chosen. He was caught and consecrated anyway. What followed was one of the most consequential papacies in history: he reorganized church finances to feed a starving population, negotiated directly with the Lombards when the emperor wouldn't, and dispatched missionaries to England. He also standardized liturgical music. Gregorian chant still carries his name, 1,400 years later.
King Wamba Crushes Rival's Revolt in Southern Gaul
Visigothic King Wamba marched his army into southern Gaul and crushed the rebellion of Hilderic, the governor of Nimes who had seized power with local support. The swift campaign reunified the kingdom and demonstrated Wamba's military skill, though his reforms to strengthen central authority would soon provoke the aristocratic conspiracies that ended his reign.
The Arab emir Umar al-Aqta had been raiding deep into Byzantine Anatolia for years, and the Byzantines had had enough.
The Arab emir Umar al-Aqta had been raiding deep into Byzantine Anatolia for years, and the Byzantines had had enough. At the Lalakaon River in 863, a Byzantine force under the Domestic of the Schools, Petronas, caught and surrounded Umar's army on three sides. Umar died in the battle — one of the few Arab commanders of the era killed on Byzantine soil. The victory stopped the momentum of Arab raids into Anatolia for a generation and helped stabilize the eastern frontier that had been bleeding the empire for two centuries. Petronas returned to Constantinople a hero.
Richard the Lionheart Crowned: Crusade-Bound King Takes Throne
Richard I received the crown of England at Westminster Abbey, beginning a reign defined almost entirely by warfare abroad rather than governance at home. He departed for the Third Crusade within months, spending only six months of his ten-year reign on English soil while his legend as a warrior-king grew across Europe.
Mamluks Crush Mongols at Ain Jalut: Expansion Halted
Mamluk cavalry lured the Mongol vanguard into an ambush at Ain Jalut in Palestine, then counterattacked and destroyed the invaders in a decisive rout. The victory halted Mongol expansion into the Islamic heartland at its furthest western point and established the Mamluk Sultanate as the dominant power from Egypt to Syria.
Hungary's Charles I Brokers Peace at Visegrad Congress
Charles I of Hungary brokers peace between John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland at the Visegrád congress, ending their border skirmishes. This diplomatic triumph solidified a powerful alliance that stabilized Central Europe for decades and established Visegrád as a premier center for royal diplomacy in medieval history.
In der Schlacht von Dinklar besiegt der Bischof von Hildesheim eine überlegene Allianz der Welfen.
In der Schlacht von Dinklar besiegt der Bischof von Hildesheim eine überlegene Allianz der Welfen.
Levantado o Cerco de Lisboa devido sobretudo a uma pestilência que assolou o exército castelhano, causando-lhe muitas…
Levantado o Cerco de Lisboa devido sobretudo a uma pestilência que assolou o exército castelhano, causando-lhe muitas baixas.
The Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice signed the Treaty of Selymbria, formally ending hostilities following t…
The Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice signed the Treaty of Selymbria, formally ending hostilities following the Battle of Gallipoli. By securing maritime trade routes and establishing clear territorial boundaries, the agreement stabilized Venetian commercial interests in the Aegean and allowed the Ottomans to consolidate their power in the Balkans without constant naval interference.
Fernando I llega a Zaragoza como nuevo rey de Aragón y jura ante las Cortes su cargo.
Fernando I llega a Zaragoza como nuevo rey de Aragón y jura ante las Cortes su cargo.
el papa Paulo III aprueba los estatutos que Ignacio de Loyola le presentó para la fundación de la Compañía de Jesús.
el papa Paulo III aprueba los estatutos que Ignacio de Loyola le presentó para la fundación de la Compañía de Jesús.
Mit seiner Bulle Postquam verus setzt Papst Sixtus V. die Zahl der Mitglieder im Kardinalskollegium auf maximal 70 fest.
Mit seiner Bulle Postquam verus setzt Papst Sixtus V. die Zahl der Mitglieder im Kardinalskollegium auf maximal 70 fest.
Die spanische Garnison im belagerten Moers kapituliert und räumt im Achtzigjährigen Krieg die Stadt gegenüber den nie…
Die spanische Garnison im belagerten Moers kapituliert und räumt im Achtzigjährigen Krieg die Stadt gegenüber den niederländischen Truppen unter Befehl Moritz von Oraniens.
mariage des parents de Cyrano de Bergerac, en l'église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Paris.
mariage des parents de Cyrano de Bergerac, en l'église Saint-Gervais-Saint-Protais de Paris.
Die jahrelangen Bündner Wirren finden ein Ende im Mailänder Kapitulat.
Die jahrelangen Bündner Wirren finden ein Ende im Mailänder Kapitulat.
bataille de Carthagène (guerre de Trente Ans).
bataille de Carthagène (guerre de Trente Ans).
Cromwell Crushes Royalists: Dunbar Secures Parliament
Oliver Cromwell had roughly 11,000 men at Dunbar. David Leslie had 22,000 Scots on the high ground above him and simply had to wait — so Leslie's officers convinced him to come down. That decision handed Cromwell the battle. In one dawn charge on September 3, 1650, the English Parliamentary forces killed 2,000 Scots and captured 10,000 more. Cromwell called it 'one of the most signal mercies God hath done for England.' Leslie had been winning until he moved.
Oliver Cromwell's army was exhausted, outnumbered, and trapped against the sea at Dunbar when he launched his attack …
Oliver Cromwell's army was exhausted, outnumbered, and trapped against the sea at Dunbar when he launched his attack on September 3, 1650. The Scottish royalist force had 22,000 men; Cromwell had 11,000, many sick with dysentery. He struck before dawn, targeting a gap created when the Scottish commanders moved their cavalry. It was over in an hour. Three thousand Scots died; 10,000 were captured. Edinburgh fell days later. Cromwell later called it 'one of the most signal mercies God hath done for England.'
Charles II was 21 years old and had just lost an army.
Charles II was 21 years old and had just lost an army. After the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, he spent six weeks hiding in priest holes, disguising himself as a servant, and famously crouching in an oak tree for a day while Parliamentarian soldiers searched below him. He then escaped to France in a coal boat. He'd wait nine more years to reclaim the throne. The future king, hiding in a tree.
Charles II had everything riding on Worcester — an army of 16,000, Scottish and English royalists, his only realistic…
Charles II had everything riding on Worcester — an army of 16,000, Scottish and English royalists, his only realistic shot at reclaiming his father's throne. Cromwell's force outnumbered him nearly two to one. The battle lasted one afternoon. Charles fled and spent the next six weeks hiding across England, at one point crouching in an oak tree for hours while Parliamentary soldiers searched below. He eventually escaped to France. He'd wait nine more years in exile before anyone offered him a crown again.
Richard Cromwell had never commanded troops, never sat in Parliament until shortly before his father died, and had sp…
Richard Cromwell had never commanded troops, never sat in Parliament until shortly before his father died, and had spent most of his adult life managing his estate in Hampshire and accumulating debts. Oliver Cromwell named him successor anyway. Richard lasted eight months as Lord Protector before the army, which didn't respect him, forced him to dissolve Parliament and then resign. He spent the next 20 years in exile in France and Switzerland under an assumed name, then came home, lived quietly, and died at 85. Nobody bothered him.
fondation de la Ville de Charleroi, actuellement[C'est-à-dire ?] dans la province de Hainaut, en Belgique.
fondation de la Ville de Charleroi, actuellement[C'est-à-dire ?] dans la province de Hainaut, en Belgique.
The Royal Exchange had been London's commercial heart for 80 years when the Great Fire took it in September 1666.
The Royal Exchange had been London's commercial heart for 80 years when the Great Fire took it in September 1666. Built by merchant Thomas Gresham, it was modeled on the Antwerp Bourse and housed hundreds of traders and merchants in a covered courtyard. It burned in the same fire that consumed 13,000 houses in four days. They rebuilt it. Twice. The third Royal Exchange, opened in 1844, still stands — but it's a shopping center now, which Gresham would have recognized immediately as a completely logical use of prime real estate.
Die beiden britischen Linienschiffe Coronation und HMS Harwich gehen durch Strandung verloren, als sie während eines …
Die beiden britischen Linienschiffe Coronation und HMS Harwich gehen durch Strandung verloren, als sie während eines schweren Sturms versuchen, in den Plymouth Sound einzulaufen. Dabei sterben etwa 1000 Seeleute, nur eine Handvoll Besatzungsmitglieder kann sich retten.
Die Uraufführung der Oper La Contessina (Das gräfliche Fräulein) von Florian Leopold Gassmann findet in Mährisch-Neus…
Die Uraufführung der Oper La Contessina (Das gräfliche Fräulein) von Florian Leopold Gassmann findet in Mährisch-Neustadt in Österreich statt.
Stars and Stripes Fly in Battle for First Time
American forces clashed with British and Hessian troops at Cooch's Bridge in Delaware, reportedly flying the Stars and Stripes in combat for the first time. Though the outnumbered Americans withdrew after a sharp fight, the engagement slowed the British advance toward Philadelphia and gave the new flag its baptism of fire.
Treaty of Paris Signed: America Gains Independence
Adams, Franklin, Jay, and Hartley signed the Treaty of Paris at the Hotel d'York on September 3, 1783, ending the Radical War and compelling Britain to recognize American independence. This agreement reshaped North America by ceding East and West Florida to Spain while returning captured islands like Grenada to British control, though it left a vague northern boundary for Quebec that sparked future disputes.
signature du traité de Versailles.
signature du traité de Versailles.
Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States by signing the Treaty of Paris, ending the Ra…
Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States by signing the Treaty of Paris, ending the Radical War. This agreement secured American sovereignty over territory stretching to the Mississippi River and granted the new nation vital fishing rights off the coast of Newfoundland, permanently altering the geopolitical map of North America.
combat de la Bataillère (troisième chouannerie).
combat de la Bataillère (troisième chouannerie).
Bataille de Wurtzbourg (guerre de la première coalition).
Bataille de Wurtzbourg (guerre de la première coalition).
British settlers and their enslaved laborers repelled a Spanish invasion fleet during the Battle of St. George's Caye…
British settlers and their enslaved laborers repelled a Spanish invasion fleet during the Battle of St. George's Caye, securing the territory for the British Crown. This victory ended Spanish territorial claims in the region, ensuring that Belize remained a British colony rather than becoming part of the neighboring Spanish empire.
Wordsworth wrote the sonnet on a coach crossing Westminster Bridge at dawn, before London woke up.
Wordsworth wrote the sonnet on a coach crossing Westminster Bridge at dawn, before London woke up. The city was silent. The factories weren't running yet, the streets were empty, and he saw beauty in a place he'd usually found suffocating. 'Earth has not anything to show more fair' — he was describing industrial London. The same London he criticized constantly in other poems. His sister Dorothy recorded in her journal that they both sat in silence watching the sun hit the Thames. He turned it into fourteen lines.
John Dalton was partly colorblind — a condition he studied so thoroughly that color blindness was called 'Daltonism' …
John Dalton was partly colorblind — a condition he studied so thoroughly that color blindness was called 'Daltonism' for a century after his death. Which makes it wonderfully strange that his system of atomic symbols, introduced in 1803, was built around circles, shading, and visual distinctions he himself struggled to perceive. He couldn't see colors reliably, so he designed symbols meant to be unmistakably different in shape. His atomic theory — that elements are made of specific, measurable particles — gave chemistry the foundation it needed to become an actual science rather than elaborate guesswork.
The settlers at Pigeon Roost, Indiana had no warning.
The settlers at Pigeon Roost, Indiana had no warning. A war party of Shawnee warriors struck the small frontier community in the early evening, killing 24 people — men, women, and children. It was one of the deadliest attacks on an American settlement during the War of 1812, when Britain's alliance with Native nations made the frontier a separate, brutal theater of the conflict. A monument stands at the site today. The families who survived had moved into the settlement just months before.
en Perú, el pueblo limeño invade edificios públicos contra la demora en la abolición de la Inquisición.
en Perú, el pueblo limeño invade edificios públicos contra la demora en la abolición de la Inquisición.
Mit dem Wehrgesetz wird in Preußen die allgemeine Wehrpflicht eingeführt.
Mit dem Wehrgesetz wird in Preußen die allgemeine Wehrpflicht eingeführt.
en Moscú es coronado el zar Nicolás I.
en Moscú es coronado el zar Nicolás I.
Frederick Douglass borrowed the identity of a free Black sailor — using papers that didn't match his description — an…
Frederick Douglass borrowed the identity of a free Black sailor — using papers that didn't match his description — and rode trains and ferries from Baltimore to New York in a single day. One wrong question, one suspicious conductor, and he'd have been returned to his enslaver. He was 20 years old. The journey took less than 24 hours. He went on to write three autobiographies, advise Abraham Lincoln, and become the most photographed American of the nineteenth century. That one train ride cost him nothing except everything he'd ever risk.
Erstbesteigung des Großvenedigers, des vierthöchsten Berges Österreichs, durch eine von Josef Schwab geführte Gruppe.
Erstbesteigung des Großvenedigers, des vierthöchsten Berges Österreichs, durch eine von Josef Schwab geführte Gruppe.
Armed protesters surrounded the Royal Palace in Athens, forcing King Otto to dismiss his Bavarian ministers and accep…
Armed protesters surrounded the Royal Palace in Athens, forcing King Otto to dismiss his Bavarian ministers and accept a national constitution. This uprising ended absolute monarchy in Greece, shifting power to an elected parliament and establishing the legal framework for a modern representative government that persists to this day.
Ein zu Ende gehender Arbeiterkongress gründet die Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverbrüderung, eine der Keimzellen der A…
Ein zu Ende gehender Arbeiterkongress gründet die Allgemeine Deutsche Arbeiterverbrüderung, eine der Keimzellen der Arbeiterbewegung. Stephan Born hat darauf entscheidend hingewirkt.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bartolomé Mitre funda el Instituto Histórico-Geográfico del Río de la Plata.
en Buenos Aires (Argentina), Bartolomé Mitre funda el Instituto Histórico-Geográfico del Río de la Plata.
In einem Treffen zwischen US-Armee und Lakota, das auch als „Schlacht von Ash Hollow“ bezeichnet wird, töten die zahl…
In einem Treffen zwischen US-Armee und Lakota, das auch als „Schlacht von Ash Hollow“ bezeichnet wird, töten die zahlenmäßig weit überlegenen Amerikaner 85 Ureinwohner.
General William Harney had orders to punish someone for the Grattan Massacre — 19 soldiers killed a year earlier by S…
General William Harney had orders to punish someone for the Grattan Massacre — 19 soldiers killed a year earlier by Sioux warriors near Fort Laramie. He found a village of Brulé Sioux on the Blue Water Creek in Nebraska, led by Chief Little Thunder, who had not been involved. Harney attacked anyway, killing around 85 people including women and children, and taking 70 prisoners. The Sioux called him 'Woman Killer.' The U.S. government called it a victory. The plains wars would grind on for another 35 years.
affaire de Neuchâtel.
affaire de Neuchâtel.
Im Ständehaus in Karlsruhe wird der auf Initiative von August Kekulé, Charles Adolphe Wurtz und Karl Weltzien einberu…
Im Ständehaus in Karlsruhe wird der auf Initiative von August Kekulé, Charles Adolphe Wurtz und Karl Weltzien einberufene dreitägige Karlsruher Kongress eröffnet, die erste internationale Fachtagung für Chemie weltweit.
Confederate General Leonidas Polk was a bishop — Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana — who'd traded his vestments for a gen…
Confederate General Leonidas Polk was a bishop — Episcopal Bishop of Louisiana — who'd traded his vestments for a general's uniform when the war started. He invaded Kentucky with 6,000 troops, violating a neutrality that both sides had been carefully maintaining. It backfired immediately. Kentucky's legislature, which had been leaning Confederate, voted to expel his forces and request Union help. Polk had accidentally handed Lincoln a border state. Jefferson Davis was furious. Polk kept his command anyway, and proved almost as costly to the Confederacy at every battle that followed.
explosión en una fábrica de Alfred Nobel para la elaboración de glicerina (elemento esencial para producir dinamita).
explosión en una fábrica de Alfred Nobel para la elaboración de glicerina (elemento esencial para producir dinamita).
Mit Verabschiedung des Indemnitätsgesetzes durch das Abgeordnetenhaus wird der schwelende Verfassungskonflikt um die …
Mit Verabschiedung des Indemnitätsgesetzes durch das Abgeordnetenhaus wird der schwelende Verfassungskonflikt um die preußische Heeresreform beendet. Es entsteht in diesem Zusammenhang die Nationalliberale Partei aus den Reihen von Parlamentariern der Fortschrittspartei, die dem Gesetz zugestimmt haben.
Metz was a fortress city — 173,000 French soldiers under Marshal Bazaine were trapped inside when the Prussians compl…
Metz was a fortress city — 173,000 French soldiers under Marshal Bazaine were trapped inside when the Prussians completed the encirclement. Bazaine sat there for 54 days, barely sortying, waiting for a relief column that never came, while his men ate their horses. When he finally surrendered on October 27, 1870, it was the largest capitulation in Western European military history since Napoleon's era. France never quite forgave Bazaine. He was court-martialed three years later and sentenced to death, then escaped to Spain.
Naucalpan Elevated: Mexican Town Gains Villa Status
The State of Mexico congress elevated Naucalpan to Villa status with the title Villa de Juarez, formally recognizing the town's growing economic and political importance within the broader Mexico City metropolitan area. This administrative upgrade accelerated development that would eventually transform Naucalpan into one of Mexico's most densely populated municipalities.
le juge Isaac Parker fait pendre ses six premiers hors-la-loi.
le juge Isaac Parker fait pendre ses six premiers hors-la-loi.
British ranchers organized the first official polo match in Argentina, importing the sport alongside their livestock.
British ranchers organized the first official polo match in Argentina, importing the sport alongside their livestock. This introduction transformed the Argentine pampas into a global hub for the game, eventually leading the nation to dominate international polo circuits and produce the world’s highest-rated players for over a century.
Princess Alice Sinks: 640 Die on the Thames
The pleasure steamer Princess Alice collided with the cargo vessel Bywell Castle on the Thames, killing over 640 passengers in Britain's deadliest inland waterway disaster. The catastrophe exposed the absence of safety regulations for river vessels and forced Parliament to overhaul maritime law governing passenger capacity and collision protocols.
Sir Louis Cavagnari had been warned.
Sir Louis Cavagnari had been warned. Afghan officers told him the troops outside the Residency were unpaid and volatile. He sent a telegram to Calcutta that read, roughly, 'all is well.' Hours later, a mob of Afghan soldiers stormed the compound. Cavagnari and the 72 Guides — Indian soldiers from the British frontier force — held the building for hours before being overwhelmed. Every single defender died. The Guides reportedly sold their lives room by room. The massacre triggered the Second Anglo-Afghan War's second phase within weeks.
Beim Eisenbahnunfall bei Hugstetten kommen 64 Menschen ums Leben, 230 werden schwer verletzt.
Beim Eisenbahnunfall bei Hugstetten kommen 64 Menschen ums Leben, 230 werden schwer verletzt. Es geht als das bis dahin schwerste und folgenreichste Eisenbahnunglück in Deutschland in die Geschichte ein.
Ten dollars.
Ten dollars. That's what it cost to make American football professional. David Berry paid John Brallier, a 16-year-old quarterback, $10 and expenses to play for Latrobe against Jeanette in 1895 — and Brallier didn't hide it. He told people he'd been paid, which is why he gets the credit over earlier players who might've taken money quietly. Latrobe won 12-0. Brallier later became a dentist. The NFL, which now generates over $18 billion annually, traces its professional origin to a teenager and a ten-dollar bill.
naissance de l'Organisation sioniste mondiale.
naissance de l'Organisation sioniste mondiale.
Großbritannien besiegt die Burenrepublik Transvaal, die damit annektiert wird.
Großbritannien besiegt die Burenrepublik Transvaal, die damit annektiert wird.
In Frankfurt am Main wird das Georg-Speyer-Haus, ein chemotherapeutisches Forschungsinstitut unter Leitung von Paul E…
In Frankfurt am Main wird das Georg-Speyer-Haus, ein chemotherapeutisches Forschungsinstitut unter Leitung von Paul Ehrlich, eröffnet.
Flames erupted on Fraser’s Million Dollar Pier and roared through six square blocks of Ocean Park, California, incine…
Flames erupted on Fraser’s Million Dollar Pier and roared through six square blocks of Ocean Park, California, incinerating the seaside resort’s wooden infrastructure. The inferno forced the city to abandon its reliance on flammable timber construction, leading to the adoption of stricter fire codes and the eventual transition toward concrete architecture along the Santa Monica coastline.
The Battle of Grand Couronné lasted nearly two weeks, and the French almost lost it on the first day.
The Battle of Grand Couronné lasted nearly two weeks, and the French almost lost it on the first day. German forces pushed onto the heights above Nancy in early September 1914 with artillery that outranged almost everything the French could answer with. General de Castelnau held the line partly through sheer refusal — including, famously, after receiving news that his son had been killed in the fighting. He reportedly said 'We will continue' and returned to the maps. The heights held. Nancy never fell in World War I.
Prince Wilhelm of Wied lasted exactly 177 days as ruler of Albania.
Prince Wilhelm of Wied lasted exactly 177 days as ruler of Albania. A German nobleman with no Albanian language, no Albanian allies, and no army worth the name, he was installed by the Great Powers in 1914 as a compromise candidate acceptable to nobody. Rebels controlled the countryside from week one. When World War I broke out and European attention shifted, his foreign backing evaporated. He left on September 3, 1914, telling associates he'd return soon. He never did. Albania had six different governments in the next eight years.
el cardenal Giacomo della Chiesa es nombrado papa, con el nombre Benedicto XV.
el cardenal Giacomo della Chiesa es nombrado papa, con el nombre Benedicto XV.
Albéric Magnard was one of France's most uncompromising composers — he'd refused to let his work be performed unless …
Albéric Magnard was one of France's most uncompromising composers — he'd refused to let his work be performed unless conditions were exactly right, which made him obscure even while alive. When German soldiers approached his estate at Baron in September 1914, he fired on them from the windows. They burned the house down. He died in the fire, and so did the manuscripts of several unpublished works. His opera Bérénice, his four symphonies — fragments survived. The man who refused to compromise anything, including his front door.
Leefe Robinson fired three drums of ammunition into the airship before it caught.
Leefe Robinson fired three drums of ammunition into the airship before it caught. SL 11 was 536 feet long, crossing north of London at night, invisible to most people below — and then suddenly it was a column of fire falling over Cuffley at 2 in the morning. Crowds came out of their houses to cheer. Robinson was awarded the Victoria Cross within days. He'd been in the air for two and a half hours. He died in 1918, in a prisoner of war camp, weakened by influenza. He was 23.
Italien führt das Frauenstimmrecht ein.
Italien führt das Frauenstimmrecht ein.
Die Uraufführung der Operette Wenn Liebe erwacht von Eduard Künneke findet am Theater am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin statt.
Die Uraufführung der Operette Wenn Liebe erwacht von Eduard Künneke findet am Theater am Nollendorfplatz in Berlin statt.
سلطات الانتداب الفرنسي تعلن إقامة «دولة دمشق» وتعهد برئاستها إلى حقي العظم.
سلطات الانتداب الفرنسي تعلن إقامة «دولة دمشق» وتعهد برئاستها إلى حقي العظم.
en un hotel en San Francisco (California), el cómico Roscoe Fattie Arbuckle (1887-1933) organiza una fiesta en su hab…
en un hotel en San Francisco (California), el cómico Roscoe Fattie Arbuckle (1887-1933) organiza una fiesta en su habitación. Una de las jóvenes, la actriz Virginia Rappe (30), fallecerá tres días después, lo que arruinará la vida del actor.
Shenandoah Crashes: Early Airship Tragedy Claims 14
The USS Shenandoah had been warned about dangerous weather over Ohio but flew into it anyway on September 3, 1925 — and a squall tore her apart at 2,100 feet, splitting the airship into three sections in mid-air. Commander Zachary Lansdowne was thrown from the control car and killed. But here's the part that stays with you: several crew members in the detached bow section actually survived by valving gas to slow their descent and riding the wreckage down. The ship was destroyed. Some of the men flew it to the ground anyway.
se juega el primer partido internacional de balonmano.
se juega el primer partido internacional de balonmano.
Anlässlich der 3.
Anlässlich der 3. Funkausstellung wird der Berliner Funkturm eingeweiht.
Alexander Fleming découvre la pénicilline.
Alexander Fleming découvre la pénicilline.
en República Dominicana, un huracán devasta la capital Santo Domingo y causa la muerte de más de 800 personas.
en República Dominicana, un huracán devasta la capital Santo Domingo y causa la muerte de más de 800 personas.
Yevgeniy Abalakov reached the summit of Communism Peak alone.
Yevgeniy Abalakov reached the summit of Communism Peak alone. His climbing partner had turned back, his equipment was failing, and he was at 7,495 meters — the highest point in the Soviet Union — with no one to confirm he'd made it. He descended by a different route, got lost, and barely survived. Years later, Abalakov's brother Vitaly designed the anchor system now used by almost every mountaineer in the world to descend ice and rock faces. The Abalakov thread — a loop of cord through drilled ice — has saved thousands of lives.
Der erste der Reichsparteitage der NSDAP in Nürnberg endet.
Der erste der Reichsparteitage der NSDAP in Nürnberg endet. Nach der Machtübernahme sind sie als große Propagandaveranstaltungen der Staatsführung um Adolf Hitler inszeniert.
en España, Alejandro Lerroux forma un nuevo Gobierno.
en España, Alejandro Lerroux forma un nuevo Gobierno.
en México, Daniel Cosío Villegas funda el Fondo de Cultura Económica, una de las editoriales más importantes de Ibero…
en México, Daniel Cosío Villegas funda el Fondo de Cultura Económica, una de las editoriales más importantes de Iberoamérica.
assignation à résidence de Habib Bourguiba.
assignation à résidence de Habib Bourguiba.
Campbell Breaks 300 MPH: Bluebird Shatters Speed Record
Sir Malcolm Campbell drove his Bluebird across Utah's Bonneville Salt Flats at 304.331 mph, becoming the first person to exceed 300 miles per hour in an automobile. The record shattered the psychological speed barrier and demonstrated that internal combustion engines could propel vehicles far beyond what contemporary engineering thought possible.
In Brüssel beginnt eine Weltfriedenskonferenz unter der Beteiligung von 37 Staaten zur Stärkung des Völkerbundes.
In Brüssel beginnt eine Weltfriedenskonferenz unter der Beteiligung von 37 Staaten zur Stärkung des Völkerbundes.
Republikanische Milizen versuchen im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg bei Talavera de la Reina den Marsch auf Madrid der Nation…
Republikanische Milizen versuchen im Spanischen Bürgerkrieg bei Talavera de la Reina den Marsch auf Madrid der Nationalisten aufzuhalten. Die Schlacht bei Talavera endet mit einer Niederlage der Republikaner und leitet wenig später die Belagerung von Madrid ein.
In Wien wird die Operette Hofball in Schönbrunn von August Pepöck mit dem Libretto von Josef Wenter uraufgeführt.
In Wien wird die Operette Hofball in Schönbrunn von August Pepöck mit dem Libretto von Josef Wenter uraufgeführt.
en un congreso de delegados celebrado en París se funda la Cuarta Internacional y se aprueba el Programa de Transició…
en un congreso de delegados celebrado en París se funda la Cuarta Internacional y se aprueba el Programa de Transición elaborado por León Trotski.
déclarations de guerre, par la France et le Royaume-Uni, à l'Allemagne.
déclarations de guerre, par la France et le Royaume-Uni, à l'Allemagne.
Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declared war on Germany, formally launching the Allied coalition two days…
Britain, France, Australia, and New Zealand declared war on Germany, formally launching the Allied coalition two days after the invasion of Poland. By unilaterally committing India to the conflict, the British Viceroy bypassed local legislatures, fueling a massive domestic political crisis that accelerated the Indian independence movement and weakened British colonial authority.
Der britische Passagierdampfer Athenia wird vom deutschen U-Boot U 30 ohne Vorwarnung versenkt.
Der britische Passagierdampfer Athenia wird vom deutschen U-Boot U 30 ohne Vorwarnung versenkt.
The naval blockade of Germany that began September 3, 1939 was the longest continuous military operation of World War…
The naval blockade of Germany that began September 3, 1939 was the longest continuous military operation of World War II — it didn't end until the German surrender in May 1945. British and French warships patrolled the North Sea and English Channel, cutting off imports of food, fuel, and raw materials. Germany responded with unrestricted submarine warfare. Over 3,500 Allied merchant ships were sunk during the Battle of the Atlantic. The blockade contributed to serious food shortages inside Germany by 1944. Two empires started strangling each other on the same day they declared war.
Neville Chamberlain had given Hitler until 11 a.m.
Neville Chamberlain had given Hitler until 11 a.m. to withdraw from Poland. When the deadline passed, the British prime minister went on the radio and told his country, in a voice that sounded utterly exhausted, that they were at war. France declared war six hours later. Australia and New Zealand followed within hours. Canada waited a week — a deliberate assertion of independence. The declarations covered one sheet of paper. The war they started would kill between 70 and 85 million people over the next six years.
Karl Fritzsch used Zyklon B on Soviet prisoners of war in a basement at Auschwitz, killing 600 men.
Karl Fritzsch used Zyklon B on Soviet prisoners of war in a basement at Auschwitz, killing 600 men. He was running an experiment — testing whether the pesticide could scale. It could. Fritzsch had acted without explicit authorization from Berlin, which is the detail that haunts every account of that day: one mid-level officer made a decision in a basement that determined the method of industrial mass murder. He reported the results. The gas chambers followed. Fritzsch survived the war, disappeared in May 1945, and was never found.
Das Scheitern des deutschen Angriffs in der Schlacht von Alam Halfa markiert die Wende im Afrikafeldzug.
Das Scheitern des deutschen Angriffs in der Schlacht von Alam Halfa markiert die Wende im Afrikafeldzug.
en España se forma el Cuarto Gobierno nacional, que durará hasta 1945.
en España se forma el Cuarto Gobierno nacional, que durará hasta 1945.
Dov Lopatyn knew what 'liquidation' meant.
Dov Lopatyn knew what 'liquidation' meant. When word reached the Lakhva ghetto that the Nazis were coming to destroy it, he led roughly 1,000 people in an armed uprising — with axes, knives, and homemade weapons, because almost no one had guns. They broke through the fence. Most were caught and killed in the surrounding fields. But hundreds escaped into the forests. Lakhva is one of the few ghettos where organized resistance preceded deportation. Lopatyn survived the war in the forests of Belarus. He was 23 years old.
British and Canadian forces stormed the beaches of Calabria, launching the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland.
British and Canadian forces stormed the beaches of Calabria, launching the Allied invasion of the Italian mainland. Simultaneously, Allied and Italian representatives signed the secret Armistice of Cassibile, removing Italy from the Axis powers and forcing Germany to divert vital divisions to occupy their former ally.
Italy surrendered in secret aboard a British battleship, and then the Allies invaded the same day.
Italy surrendered in secret aboard a British battleship, and then the Allies invaded the same day. The timing wasn't coincidence — it was coordination, meant to maximize confusion for German forces. But the Germans had anticipated betrayal and moved fast, disarming the Italian army and occupying Rome within days. Eisenhower had signed the armistice knowing it would trigger exactly that German response. Italy then declared war on Germany in October, meaning it had been at war with both sides within two months. HMS Nelson carried the pens that ended Italian neutrality.
Anne Frank Deported on Last Train to Auschwitz
Anne Frank, her family, and the other occupants of their Amsterdam hiding place boarded the last transport train from Westerbork transit camp to Auschwitz. Anne would die of typhus at Bergen-Belsen seven months later, but the diary she left behind became the most widely read personal account of the Holocaust, translated into over seventy languages.
las tropas aliadas liberan Bruselas de la ocupación alemana.
las tropas aliadas liberan Bruselas de la ocupación alemana.
Japan signed the surrender documents on September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay.
Japan signed the surrender documents on September 2, 1945, aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. China's three-day celebration beginning September 3 marked the end of a war that had started for China in 1937 — eight years of fighting that killed somewhere between 15 and 20 million Chinese civilians and soldiers. The celebration was immense, but the country that emerged was exhausted and fractured. Within four years, the civil war between Nationalists and Communists would end with Mao in Beijing.
Farina Claims Crown: First F1 Champion Born
Giuseppe Farina crossed the finish line in Monza and became the first Formula One world champion — but the math that got him there was brutal. He'd won the title by accumulating points across six races in a season where drivers could count only their four best results. He beat Juan Manuel Fangio by three points. Farina was 44 years old. The sport didn't know yet what its own records would mean.
Search for Tomorrow Debuts: Daytime TV Transformed
CBS aired the first episode of Search for Tomorrow, launching a run that would last over thirty years and establish the template for American daytime television. The show's serialized storytelling and domestic drama format attracted millions of daily viewers and spawned an entire industry of soap operas that dominated afternoon programming.
en Europa entra en vigor la Convención Europea de los Derechos Humanos.
en Europa entra en vigor la Convención Europea de los Derechos Humanos.
The People's Liberation Army fired 20,000 artillery shells at Quemoy on the first day.
The People's Liberation Army fired 20,000 artillery shells at Quemoy on the first day. The island sits just one mile off the Chinese mainland — close enough that residents could see the guns. Chiang Kai-shek had stuffed it with 58,000 Nationalist troops, turning a small island into a symbolic fortress. Eisenhower considered using nuclear weapons. He didn't. The shelling continued for years at a strange ritualized pace — on odd calendar days only — until 1979. The First Taiwan Strait Crisis established a confrontation that has never technically ended.
Moving a 770-ton submarine through Chicago's streets required removing traffic lights, trimming tree branches, and bu…
Moving a 770-ton submarine through Chicago's streets required removing traffic lights, trimming tree branches, and building a temporary canal from Lake Michigan. U-505 had been captured in 1944 — the first enemy warship seized by the U.S. Navy since the War of 1812 — and towed to the Illinois shore. Getting it from the lakefront to the museum meant four days of inch-by-inch movement on hydraulic dollies. It still sits inside the Museum of Science and Industry today, the only German U-boat in the Western Hemisphere.
en España se inaugura el estadio Ramón de Carranza.
en España se inaugura el estadio Ramón de Carranza.
In Deutschland wird die erste selbstwählbare Telefonverbindung ins Ausland eingerichtet, nämlich die Ortsverbindung L…
In Deutschland wird die erste selbstwählbare Telefonverbindung ins Ausland eingerichtet, nämlich die Ortsverbindung Lörrach–Basel.
Der Deutsche Heimat-Bund, ein prodeutsches Parteienbündnis im Vorfeld der Abstimmung über das Saarstatut, gründet sich.
Der Deutsche Heimat-Bund, ein prodeutsches Parteienbündnis im Vorfeld der Abstimmung über das Saarstatut, gründet sich.
Die Uraufführung der musikalischen Komödie Madame Scandaleuse von Peter Kreuder findet in Wien statt.
Die Uraufführung der musikalischen Komödie Madame Scandaleuse von Peter Kreuder findet in Wien statt.
In Kalifornien werden die John Muir Wilderness und die später so bezeichnete Ansel Adams Wilderness als Schutzgebiete…
In Kalifornien werden die John Muir Wilderness und die später so bezeichnete Ansel Adams Wilderness als Schutzgebiete nach dem Wilderness Act eingerichtet. Die Hochgebirgslandschaft der Sierra Nevada soll damit eine Wildnis ohne menschliche Eingriffe bleiben.
In Wyoming wird die Bridger Wilderness als Wilderness Area geschützt.
In Wyoming wird die Bridger Wilderness als Wilderness Area geschützt.
Suecia adopta la mano derecha para la circulación de vehículos.
Suecia adopta la mano derecha para la circulación de vehículos.
In Südvietnam gewinnt der General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu mit 38 Prozent der Stimmen die Wahl zum Präsidenten des Landes.
In Südvietnam gewinnt der General Nguyễn Văn Thiệu mit 38 Prozent der Stimmen die Wahl zum Präsidenten des Landes.
Sweden spent years and 628 million kronor preparing for the switch.
Sweden spent years and 628 million kronor preparing for the switch. Then at 4:50 a.m. on September 3, 1967 — Dagen H, Dagen Högertrafik — every vehicle in the country stopped, shifted to the right side of the road, and drove on. The country had driven on the left since the 18th century, despite sharing land borders with right-driving Norway and Finland. Accident rates actually dropped in the months after, because terrified drivers went slow. Within a year, they'd crept back up. Turns out the danger wasn't which side you drove on — it was confidence.
Qatar ended its status as a British protectorate, asserting full sovereignty as an independent nation.
Qatar ended its status as a British protectorate, asserting full sovereignty as an independent nation. This shift allowed the state to leverage its vast natural gas reserves independently, transforming its economy from a modest pearling and fishing hub into one of the wealthiest per-capita nations in the world.
Entspannungspolitik zwischen Ost und West: Vertreter der vier Siegermächte unterzeichnen das Viermächteabkommen über …
Entspannungspolitik zwischen Ost und West: Vertreter der vier Siegermächte unterzeichnen das Viermächteabkommen über Berlin.
en su exilio en Madrid, el presidente Juan Domingo Perón recibe el cadáver de su esposa, Evita, secuestrado durante 1…
en su exilio en Madrid, el presidente Juan Domingo Perón recibe el cadáver de su esposa, Evita, secuestrado durante 16 años y mutilado por los militares que lo destituyeron en el golpe de Estado de 1955.
Am Goldenen Sonntag siegen bei den Olympischen Spielen in München Klaus Wolfermann im Speerwurf, Hildegard Falck im 8…
Am Goldenen Sonntag siegen bei den Olympischen Spielen in München Klaus Wolfermann im Speerwurf, Hildegard Falck im 800-Meter-Lauf und Bernd Kannenberg im 50-km-Gehen.
Die griechische langjährige Regierungspartei Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK) wird gegründet.
Die griechische langjährige Regierungspartei Panellinio Sosialistiko Kinima (PASOK) wird gegründet.
Viking 2 Lands on Mars: Red Planet Explored
Viking 2 touched down in Utopia Planitia, becoming the first American probe to successfully operate a lander on the Martian surface alongside its twin. This achievement delivered the first high-resolution color images of the Red Planet and confirmed that the soil contained no detectable signs of life, fundamentally changing our understanding of Mars as a sterile world rather than a potential home for biology.
en las islas Azores, un Hércules C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea Venezolana se estrella con 68 personas a bordo (el Orfeón U…
en las islas Azores, un Hércules C-130 de la Fuerza Aérea Venezolana se estrella con 68 personas a bordo (el Orfeón Universitario y la tripulación). El hecho será conocido como la Tragedia de las Azores.
Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7–8 auf der Mercalliskala erschüttert die Schwäbische Alb.
Ein Erdbeben der Stärke 7–8 auf der Mercalliskala erschüttert die Schwäbische Alb.
ZIPRA guerrillas shot down Air Rhodesia Flight 825 with a Soviet Strela-2 missile, killing 38 people in the crash and…
ZIPRA guerrillas shot down Air Rhodesia Flight 825 with a Soviet Strela-2 missile, killing 38 people in the crash and executing ten survivors on the ground. This atrocity radicalized white voters in Rhodesia, driving them to support Ian Smith's hardline government and effectively ending any hope for a negotiated settlement before the conflict escalated into full-scale civil war.
Juan Pablo I comienza oficialmente su pontificado (y fallecerá un mes después).
Juan Pablo I comienza oficialmente su pontificado (y fallecerá un mes después).
Die iranische Armee bombardiert die kurdische Stadt Mahabad im Norden des Iran.
Die iranische Armee bombardiert die kurdische Stadt Mahabad im Norden des Iran.
sortie du film Loulou, de Maurice Pialat.
sortie du film Loulou, de Maurice Pialat.
The United Nations institutes the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, establi…
The United Nations institutes the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, establishing an international bill of rights for women. This treaty forces signatory nations to dismantle legal barriers and actively enforce gender equality in employment, education, and political participation.
تفجير سيارة مفخخة في دمشق أمام مقر قيادة القوى الجوية يؤدي إلى مقتل 20 وجرح 50 آخرين على الأقل.
تفجير سيارة مفخخة في دمشق أمام مقر قيادة القوى الجوية يؤدي إلى مقتل 20 وجرح 50 آخرين على الأقل. اتهمت السلطات السورية العراق بالمسؤولية، ويعتقد أن تنظيم الطليعة المقاتلة للإخوان المسلمين كان وراء التفجير.
en Palermo (Sicilia) es asesinado el general Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, encargado de luchar contra la mafia siciliana.
en Palermo (Sicilia) es asesinado el general Carlo Alberto dalla Chiesa, encargado de luchar contra la mafia siciliana.
Auf der Mutlanger Heide in Baden-Württemberg endet die Prominentenblockade eines amerikanischen Depots, in dem Pershi…
Auf der Mutlanger Heide in Baden-Württemberg endet die Prominentenblockade eines amerikanischen Depots, in dem Pershing II-Raketen stationiert werden sollen.
Die Südafrikanische Verfassung von 1983 tritt in Kraft und verändert das Regierungssystem der Apartheid in Südafrika …
Die Südafrikanische Verfassung von 1983 tritt in Kraft und verändert das Regierungssystem der Apartheid in Südafrika grundlegend.
Im südafrikanischen Sharpeville kommt bei lokalen Unruhen der stellvertretende Bürgermeister Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini um…
Im südafrikanischen Sharpeville kommt bei lokalen Unruhen der stellvertretende Bürgermeister Kuzwayo Jacob Dlamini ums Leben. Er wird von Unzufriedenen mit Benzin übergossen und getötet. Zwei Monate später werden die Sechs von Sharpeville verhaftet und der Tat bezichtigt.
en Sudáfrica, el obispo y Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1984, Desmond Tutu, es nombrado oficialmente arzobispo anglicano …
en Sudáfrica, el obispo y Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1984, Desmond Tutu, es nombrado oficialmente arzobispo anglicano de Ciudad del Cabo.
Major Pierre Buyoya seized power in a bloodless coup, ousting President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza while he attended a summ…
Major Pierre Buyoya seized power in a bloodless coup, ousting President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza while he attended a summit in Quebec. This transition ended Bagaza’s decade of rule and triggered a shift toward military governance, deepening the ethnic tensions between the Hutu majority and Tutsi minority that eventually fueled the country’s subsequent civil wars.
A navigational error caused by a misread flight plan led Varig Flight 254 to run out of fuel and crash into the remot…
A navigational error caused by a misread flight plan led Varig Flight 254 to run out of fuel and crash into the remote Amazon rainforest. The disaster forced a complete overhaul of Brazilian aviation training, specifically mandating that pilots verify magnetic headings against flight plans to prevent similar cockpit miscalculations in the future.
تحطم طائرة ركاب برازيلية تؤدي إلى مقتل 54 شخص.
تحطم طائرة ركاب برازيلية تؤدي إلى مقتل 54 شخص.
Durante un partido entre la selección de fútbol de Chile y la de Brasil en el estadio Maracaná, el guardameta Roberto…
Durante un partido entre la selección de fútbol de Chile y la de Brasil en el estadio Maracaná, el guardameta Roberto Rojas simuló ser herido por una bengala, por lo cual Chile abandonó la cancha (Maracanazo de la selección chilena).
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 plummets into a Havana neighborhood moments after lifting off, claiming 150 lives in t…
Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 plummets into a Havana neighborhood moments after lifting off, claiming 150 lives in the deadliest aviation disaster on Cuban soil. The tragedy forces immediate safety overhauls across the island's aging fleet and exposes critical maintenance gaps that had plagued the national carrier for years.
Judas Priest lanza el álbum Painkiller.
Judas Priest lanza el álbum Painkiller.
en Ginebra (Suiza), la Conferencia de Desarme de la ONU adopta el proyecto de convención para la eliminación total de…
en Ginebra (Suiza), la Conferencia de Desarme de la ONU adopta el proyecto de convención para la eliminación total de armas químicas
Die Welt-Uraufführung des Musical Elisabeth von Michael Kunze und Sylvester Levay im Theater an der Wien.
Die Welt-Uraufführung des Musical Elisabeth von Michael Kunze und Sylvester Levay im Theater an der Wien. Unter der Regie von Harry Kupfer. In den Hauptrollen Pia Douwes als Elisabeth von Österreich und Uwe Kröger als der Tod.
Ruptura sino-soviética: a Rússia e a República Popular da China concordam em desalinhar suas armas nucleares umas con…
Ruptura sino-soviética: a Rússia e a República Popular da China concordam em desalinhar suas armas nucleares umas contra as outras.
Russia and China announced they'd stop aiming their nuclear missiles at each other — which meant that for most of the…
Russia and China announced they'd stop aiming their nuclear missiles at each other — which meant that for most of the Cold War, they had been. The two largest communist powers had been nuclear rivals since the 1960s, when the Sino-Soviet split left them building opposing arsenals along a 4,000-kilometer shared border. The 1994 agreement was quiet, symbolic, easy to reverse. No warheads moved. But it acknowledged something that had been carefully unsaid for thirty years: the greatest nuclear threat each country faced had sometimes been the other one.
en San José, California, es fundado eBay, sitio destinado a la subasta y comercio electrónico de productos a través d…
en San José, California, es fundado eBay, sitio destinado a la subasta y comercio electrónico de productos a través de internet.
Pierre Omidyar built eBay over a Labor Day weekend in 1995 and listed it under a company he'd already created called …
Pierre Omidyar built eBay over a Labor Day weekend in 1995 and listed it under a company he'd already created called Echo Bay Technology Group. The first item ever sold on the site was a broken laser pointer. He contacted the winning bidder to confirm it was broken. The bidder said he collected broken laser pointers. Omidyar later said that exchange convinced him people could be trusted to transact with strangers. The entire premise of the platform rested on one collector of broken things.
Vom russischen Raumfahrtzentrum Baikonur aus startet die Mission Sojus TM-22 mit den russischen Kosmonauten Juri Pawl…
Vom russischen Raumfahrtzentrum Baikonur aus startet die Mission Sojus TM-22 mit den russischen Kosmonauten Juri Pawlowitsch Gidsenko und Sergei Wassiljewitsch Awdejew sowie dem Deutschen Thomas Reiter zur Raumstation Mir.
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was on approach to Phnom Penh in clear weather when it crashed three kilometers short of …
Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 was on approach to Phnom Penh in clear weather when it crashed three kilometers short of the runway, killing 64 of the 66 people aboard. The two survivors were thrown clear. The Tupolev Tu-134 had a known tendency toward controlled-flight-into-terrain — pilots flying perfectly functioning aircraft straight into the ground. Vietnam Airlines retired its Soviet-era fleet faster after this. Phnom Penh's airport has since been rebuilt entirely. The two survivors gave accounts that differed on nearly every detail.
Début de la diffusion de la série d'animation Les Petites Sorcières sur TF1 dans TF!
Début de la diffusion de la série d'animation Les Petites Sorcières sur TF1 dans TF! Jeunesse.
Die Quizsendung Wer wird Millionär?
Die Quizsendung Wer wird Millionär? mit Günther Jauch als Moderator startet auf RTL.
Ein Gerichtsurteil gibt Henri Paul, Vize-Sicherheitschef des Luxushotels Ritz, die Hauptschuld am Tod von Prinzessin …
Ein Gerichtsurteil gibt Henri Paul, Vize-Sicherheitschef des Luxushotels Ritz, die Hauptschuld am Tod von Prinzessin Diana. Die Ermittlungen zu ihrem Tod werden eingestellt.
en la Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Juan Pablo II beatifica a Juan XXIII y a Pío IX.
en la Ciudad del Vaticano, el papa Juan Pablo II beatifica a Juan XXIII y a Pío IX.
The girls were four and five years old, walking to Holy Cross primary school in north Belfast.
The girls were four and five years old, walking to Holy Cross primary school in north Belfast. For 11 weeks, police in riot gear formed a corridor so they could get to class through hundreds of screaming protesters. Some demonstrators threw pipe bombs. Others hurled bags of urine. The girls brought pictures they'd drawn for their teachers. Parents held their children's hands and kept walking. The images went around the world and horrified people in ways that 30 years of Troubles reporting hadn't. The school never closed.
Chechen terrorists seized School Number One in Beslan, North Ossetia, on September 1, 2003 — the first day of school,…
Chechen terrorists seized School Number One in Beslan, North Ossetia, on September 1, 2003 — the first day of school, a day Russian children traditionally bring flowers to their teachers. They held 1,100 hostages for three days without food or water in a sweltering gymnasium. When it ended, 334 were dead, 186 of them children. The youngest was just 18 months old. It remains the deadliest school siege in recorded history, and it started on the day meant to celebrate learning.
مقتل 200 من الرهائن المحتجزين في مدرسة بجنوب روسيا إثر محاولة الاقتحام.
مقتل 200 من الرهائن المحتجزين في مدرسة بجنوب روسيا إثر محاولة الاقتحام.
On the third day, a series of explosions tore through the school gymnasium where hundreds of children were packed wit…
On the third day, a series of explosions tore through the school gymnasium where hundreds of children were packed without food or water in the September heat. What followed was chaos — some hostages ran, some were shot fleeing, Russian forces moved in with tanks and thermobaric rockets. Over 330 people died at Beslan, more than half of them children. Russian special forces used weapons that are banned in civilian areas. The exact sequence of who fired first, and what detonated the initial blast, has never been fully established to independent satisfaction.
la sonde SMART-1 s’écrase comme prévu sur la Lune.
la sonde SMART-1 s’écrase comme prévu sur la Lune.
en los Estados Unidos, Andre Agassi se retira del tenis en activo tras perder en el Open ante el joven alemán Benjami…
en los Estados Unidos, Andre Agassi se retira del tenis en activo tras perder en el Open ante el joven alemán Benjamin Becker por 7-5, 6-7, 6-4 y 7-5.
en Japón, la Selección española se proclama por primera vez vencedora en el MundoBasket tras derrotar a Grecia en la …
en Japón, la Selección española se proclama por primera vez vencedora en el MundoBasket tras derrotar a Grecia en la final 47-70 con Pau Gasol lesionado.
el noticiero Monitor regresa al aire 65 días después de que José Gutiérrez Vivó anunció el fin de transmisiones por m…
el noticiero Monitor regresa al aire 65 días después de que José Gutiérrez Vivó anunció el fin de transmisiones por motivos económicos.
Dänemark und Deutschland verpflichten sich durch einen Staatsvertrag zum Bau einer festen Querung in Form einer Brück…
Dänemark und Deutschland verpflichten sich durch einen Staatsvertrag zum Bau einer festen Querung in Form einer Brücke oder eines Tunnels für den Schienen- und Straßenverkehr über den 19 Kilometer breiten Fehmarnbelt sowie die erforderlichen Hinterlandanbindungen in beiden Ländern.
الإعلان عن فوز علي بونغو أونديمبا نجل الزعيم الراحل عمر بونجو بالانتخابات الرئاسية في الغابون بعد حصولة على 42% من ال…
الإعلان عن فوز علي بونغو أونديمبا نجل الزعيم الراحل عمر بونجو بالانتخابات الرئاسية في الغابون بعد حصولة على 42% من الأصوات وسط احتجاجات من المعارضة التي تقول إن الانتخابات زورت لضمان توريث الحكم.
en los Estados Unidos, Michael Jackson es sepultado en el cementerio Forest Lawn de la ciudad de Los Ángeles (Califor…
en los Estados Unidos, Michael Jackson es sepultado en el cementerio Forest Lawn de la ciudad de Los Ángeles (California) 70 días después de su muerte.
UPS Airlines Flight 6 bursts into flames mid-air after a cargo fire ignites during takeoff from Dubai, causing a cras…
UPS Airlines Flight 6 bursts into flames mid-air after a cargo fire ignites during takeoff from Dubai, causing a crash landing near Nad Al Sheba that kills both crew members. This tragedy immediately triggered global aviation safety overhauls, specifically mandating stricter regulations on lithium battery transport and requiring enhanced fire suppression systems in all cargo holds to prevent similar disasters.
رئيس الجزائر عبد العزيز بوتفليقة يعين عبد المالك سلال وزيرًا أول خلفًا لأحمد أويحي.
رئيس الجزائر عبد العزيز بوتفليقة يعين عبد المالك سلال وزيرًا أول خلفًا لأحمد أويحي.
افتتاح مكتبة برمنجهام، أكبر مكتبة عامة بلدية في المملكة المتحدة.
افتتاح مكتبة برمنجهام، أكبر مكتبة عامة بلدية في المملكة المتحدة.
Ariana Grande lanza su álbum debut, Yours Truly.
Ariana Grande lanza su álbum debut, Yours Truly.
Relentless monsoon rains triggered catastrophic flash floods across the Kashmir region, claiming over 200 lives and d…
Relentless monsoon rains triggered catastrophic flash floods across the Kashmir region, claiming over 200 lives and displacing thousands of residents in India and Pakistan. The disaster exposed critical vulnerabilities in regional infrastructure, forcing both nations to overhaul their disaster management protocols and improve cross-border flood warning systems to mitigate future humanitarian crises.
en Guatemala, asume la presidencia Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre, luego de que Otto Pérez Molina renunciara el día ante…
en Guatemala, asume la presidencia Alejandro Maldonado Aguirre, luego de que Otto Pérez Molina renunciara el día anterior.
U.S. and China Ratify Paris Climate Agreement
The United States and China, jointly responsible for forty percent of global carbon emissions, formally ratified the Paris climate agreement on September 3, 2016. This synchronized action transformed the accord from a diplomatic aspiration into an enforceable international framework, triggering immediate domestic policy shifts in both nations to accelerate renewable energy adoption.
North Korea's sixth nuclear test on September 3, 2017 registered 6.3 on the seismograph — roughly ten times more powe…
North Korea's sixth nuclear test on September 3, 2017 registered 6.3 on the seismograph — roughly ten times more powerful than its previous test. Pyongyang claimed it was a hydrogen bomb small enough to fit on an intercontinental missile. Outside analysts studying the seismic data thought that was probably true. The test sent a message timed precisely: it came two days after the UN Security Council had passed new sanctions. Kim Jong-un was demonstrating that the sanctions were, in that moment, irrelevant.
Fiodor Iourtchikhine, Jack Fischer (expéditions 51-52) et Peggy Whitson (expéditions 50-51-52) reviennent sur Terre d…
Fiodor Iourtchikhine, Jack Fischer (expéditions 51-52) et Peggy Whitson (expéditions 50-51-52) reviennent sur Terre depuis l'ISS ; plusieurs records sont battus.
Die Stadt Chemnitz organisiert zusammen mit der Band Kraftklub unter dem Motto #wirsindmehr ein Konzert gegen Rechts.
Die Stadt Chemnitz organisiert zusammen mit der Band Kraftklub unter dem Motto #wirsindmehr ein Konzert gegen Rechts. Anlass dazu waren Trauermärsche, die an den Tagen zuvor von rechten Gruppen initiiert wurden.
en Jamaïque, les élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler les 63 membres de la Chambre des représentants du…
en Jamaïque, les élections législatives ont lieu afin de renouveler les 63 membres de la Chambre des représentants du pays. le Parti travailliste, au pouvoir depuis cinq ans, remporte le scrutin.
Iron Maiden lanza el álbum Senjutsu.
Iron Maiden lanza el álbum Senjutsu.
La NASA suspende por segunda vez el lanzamiento de su misión lunar no tripulada Artemis I, debido a una fuga detectad…
La NASA suspende por segunda vez el lanzamiento de su misión lunar no tripulada Artemis I, debido a una fuga detectada en el conducto que alimenta de combustible al cohete SLS.
au Portugal, le déraillement du funiculaire de Glória à Lisbonne fait seize morts.
au Portugal, le déraillement du funiculaire de Glória à Lisbonne fait seize morts.