Editing September 3 (section)

==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[36 BC]] &ndash; In the [[Battle of Naulochus]], [[Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa]], [[admiral]] of [[Caesar Augustus|Octavian]], defeats [[Sextus Pompey]], son of [[Pompey]], thus ending Pompeian resistance to the [[Second Triumvirate]].
* [[301]] &ndash; [[San Marino]], one of the [[List of countries by area|smallest nations in the world]] and the world's oldest [[republic]] still in existence, is founded by [[Saint Marinus]].
* [[590]] &ndash; Consecration of [[Pope Gregory I]] (Gregory the Great).
* [[673]] &ndash; King [[Wamba (king)|Wamba]] of the [[Visigoths]] puts down a revolt by [[Hilderic of Nîmes|Hilderic]], governor of [[Nîmes]] (France) and rival for the throne.
* [[863]] &ndash; Major [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] victory at the [[Battle of Lalakaon]] against an Arab raid.
*[[1189]] &ndash; [[Richard I of England]] (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at [[Westminster Abbey|Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Richard I |url=https://www.westminster-abbey.org/abbey-commemorations/royals/richard-i |website=Westminster Abbey |access-date=5 October 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
*[[1260]] &ndash; The [[Mamluk]]s defeat the [[Mongols]] at the [[Battle of Ain Jalut]] in [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]], marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the [[Mongol Empire]].
*[[1335]] &ndash; At the congress of Visegrád [[Charles I of Hungary]] mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, [[John of Bohemia]] and [[Casimir III of Poland]].<ref>{{cite book|first=György |last=Rácz|title=The Congress of Visegrád in 1335: Diplomacy and Representation|publisher= Hungarian Historical Review|year=2013|pages=261–287}}</ref> 
*[[1411]] &ndash; The [[Treaty of Selymbria]] is concluded between the [[Ottoman Empire]] and the [[Republic of Venice]].

===1601–1900===
*[[1650]] &ndash; Victory over the royalists in the [[Battle of Dunbar (1650)|Battle of Dunbar]] opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.<ref>{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=BTL7|desc=Battle of Dunbar II|access-date=2020-06-18}}</ref>
*[[1651]] &ndash; The [[Battle of Worcester]] is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
*[[1658]] &ndash; The death of [[Oliver Cromwell]]; [[Richard Cromwell]] becomes [[Lord Protector]] of England.
*[[1666]] &ndash; The [[Royal Exchange, London|Royal Exchange]] burns down in the [[Great Fire of London]].
*[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: During the [[Battle of Cooch's Bridge]], the [[Flag of the United States]] is flown in battle for the first time.
*[[1783]] &ndash; American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the [[Treaty of Paris (1783)|Treaty of Paris]] by the United States and the [[Kingdom of Great Britain]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Immerwahr |first1=Daniel |title=Did George Washington Burn New York? |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/03/george-washington-burn-new-york-great-fire-1776/672780/ |access-date=16 February 2023 |magazine=The Atlantic |volume=331 |issue=2 |date=31 January 2023 |page=77 |language=en |url-access=subscription |issn=1072-7825}}</ref>
*[[1798]] &ndash; The week long battle of [[Battle of St. George's Caye|St. George's Caye]] begins between Spain and [[Kingdom of Great Britain|Britain]] off the coast of [[Belize]].
*[[1812]] &ndash; Twenty-four settlers are killed in the [[Pigeon Roost State Historic Site#Pigeon Roost Massacre|Pigeon Roost Massacre]] in [[Indiana]].
*[[1838]] &ndash; Future [[Abolitionism in the United States|abolitionist]] [[Frederick Douglass]] escapes from [[slavery]].
*[[1843]] &ndash; [[Otto of Greece|King Otto of Greece]] is forced to grant a [[Greek Constitution of 1844|constitution]] following an [[3 September 1843 Revolution|uprising]] in Athens.
*[[1855]] &ndash; [[American Indian Wars]]: In [[Nebraska]], 700 soldiers under United States General [[William S. Harney]] avenge the [[Grattan massacre]] by attacking a [[Sioux]] village and killing 100 men, women and children.
*[[1861]] &ndash; [[American Civil War]]: [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] General [[Leonidas Polk]] invades neutral [[Kentucky in the American Civil War|Kentucky]], prompting the state legislature to ask for [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] assistance.
*[[1870]] &ndash; [[Franco-Prussian War]]: The [[Siege of Metz (1870)|Siege of Metz]] begins, resulting in a decisive [[Kingdom of Prussia|Prussian]] victory on October 23.
*[[1875]] &ndash; The first official game of [[polo]] is played in [[Argentina]] after being introduced by British ranchers.
*[[1878]] &ndash; Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat {{SS|Princess Alice|1865|2}} collides with the {{SS|Bywell Castle|1869|2}} in the [[River Thames]].
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Siege of the British Residency in Kabul]]: British envoy Sir [[Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari|Louis Cavagnari]] and 72 men of the [[Corps of Guides (India)|Guides]] are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in [[Kabul]]. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the [[British Empire]].
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[John Brallier]] becomes the first openly paid professional [[American football]] player, when he was paid US$10 by [[Dave Berry (American football)|David Berry]], to play for the [[Latrobe Athletic Association]] in a 12&ndash;0 win over the [[Jeanette Athletic Association]].

===1901–present===

* [[1911]] &ndash; A fire that started on [[Fraser's Million Dollar Pier]] destroys six to eight square blocks of [[Ocean Park, Santa Monica|Ocean Park, California]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=1912-09-04 |title=Flames Eat Business Heart of Ocean Park |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-flames-eat-busines/132608201/ |access-date=2024-05-20 |work=The Los Angeles Times |pages=1}}</ref>
* [[1914]] &ndash; [[William, Prince of Albania]] leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
*  1914 &ndash; French composer [[Albéric Magnard]] is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.<ref>Patrice Marcilloux (2009) “La mort héroïsée d’Albéric Magnard: essai d’approche culturelle”, in Stéphane Audoin-Rouzeau et al. (eds.), ''La Grande Guerre des musiciens'', Lyon: Symétrie, pp. 85–102.</ref>
*  1914 &ndash; [[World War I]]: Start of the [[Battle of Grand Couronné]], a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of [[Nancy, France|Nancy]].
*[[1916]] &ndash; World War I: [[Leefe Robinson]] destroys the German [[airship]] [[Schütte-Lanz SL 11]] over [[Cuffley]], north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.
*[[1925]] &ndash; {{USS|Shenandoah|ZR-1|6}}, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a [[squall line]] over [[Noble County, Ohio]]. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, [[Zachary Lansdowne]].
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Yevgeniy Abalakov]] is the first man to reach the highest point in the [[Soviet Union]], Communism Peak (now called [[Ismoil Somoni Peak]] and situated in [[Tajikistan]]) (7495 m).
*[[1935]] &ndash; Sir [[Malcolm Campbell]] reaches a speed of 304.331 miles per hour on the [[Bonneville Salt Flats]] in [[Utah]], becoming the first person to drive an [[automobile]] over 300&nbsp;mph.
*[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also [[India in World War II|declares war]], but without consulting the provincial legislatures.
*  1939   &ndash; World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a [[Blockade of Germany (1939–45)|naval blockade of Germany]] that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the [[Battle of the Atlantic]].
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[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.
*[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, [[Dov Lopatyn]] leads an uprising in the [[Łachwa Ghetto#Uprising and massacre|Ghetto]] of [[Lakhva]] (present-day [[Belarus]]).
*[[1943]] &ndash; World War II: British and Canadian troops [[Operation Baytown|land on the Italian mainland]]. On the same day, Walter Bedell Smith and Giuseppe Castellano sign the [[Armistice of Cassibile]], although it is not announced for another five days.
*[[1944]] &ndash; Holocaust: [[Diarist]] [[Anne Frank]] and her family are placed on the last transport train from the [[Westerbork transit camp]] to the [[Auschwitz concentration camp]], arriving three days later.
*[[1945]] &ndash; A three-day celebration begins in China, following the [[Victory over Japan Day#China|Victory over Japan Day]] on September 2.
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Farina|"Nino" Farina]] becomes the first [[List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions|Formula One Drivers' champion]] after winning the [[1950 Italian Grand Prix]].
*[[1954]] &ndash; The [[People's Liberation Army]] begins shelling the [[Republic of China]]-controlled islands of [[Quemoy]], starting the [[First Taiwan Strait Crisis]].
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Dagen H]] in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Qatar]] becomes an independent state.
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Viking program]]: The American ''[[Viking 2]]'' spacecraft lands at [[Utopia Planitia]] on [[Mars]].
*[[1978]] &ndash; During the [[Rhodesian Bush War]] a group of [[Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army|ZIPRA]] guerrillas shot down civilian [[Vickers Viscount]] aircraft ([[Air Rhodesia Flight 825]]) with a Soviet-made [[9K32 Strela-2|SAM Strela-2]]; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Seeds of Political Destruction|date=18 September 1978|url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307203237/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,916377,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=7 March 2008|location=New York|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=22 November 2012|ref={{sfnRef|Time|1978}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Rhodesians Never Die: The Impact of War and Political Change on White Rhodesia c. 1970–1980|last1=Godwin|first1=Peter|author-link1=Peter Godwin|last2=Hancock|first2=Ian|year=1995|orig-year=1993|location=Harare|publisher=Baobab Books|isbn=978-0-908311-82-8}}</ref>
*[[1981]] &ndash; The [[Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women]], an international [[bill of rights]] for women, is instituted by the [[United Nations]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|language=EN|access-date=2018-11-01|archive-date=2015-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906035454/https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-8&chapter=4&lang=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*[[1987]] &ndash; In a [[1987 Burundian coup d'état|coup d'état in Burundi]], President [[Jean-Baptiste Bagaza]] is deposed by Major [[Pierre Buyoya]].
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046]] crashes into a residential area of [[Havana]] shortly after takeoff from [[José Martí International Airport]], killing 150.<ref name="ASN">{{ASN accident|id=19890903-1|accessdate=7 August 2012}}</ref>
*1989   &ndash; [[Varig Flight 254]] crashes in the [[Amazon rainforest]] near [[São José do Xingu]] in Brazil, killing 12.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 737-241 PP-VMK São José do Xingu, MT |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19890903-0 |access-date=2022-09-02 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref>
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Vietnam Airlines]] [[Vietnam Airlines Flight 815|Flight 815]] ([[Tupolev Tu-134]]) crashes on approach into [[Phnom Penh]] airport, killing 64.
*[[2001]] &ndash; In [[Belfast]], Protestant [[Ulster loyalism|loyalists]] begin a [[Holy Cross dispute|picket of Holy Cross]], a Catholic [[primary school]] for girls.
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[Beslan school siege]] results in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
*[[2010]] &ndash; After taking off from [[Dubai International Airport]], [[UPS Airlines Flight 6]] develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold and crashes near [[Nad Al Sheba]], killing both crew members on board.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident Boeing 747-44AF (SCD) N571UP Dubai Airport (DXB)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100903-0|access-date=2020-09-01|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=[[Aviation Safety Network]]}}</ref>
*[[2016]] &ndash; The U.S. and [[China]], together responsible for [[List of countries by greenhouse gas emissions|40% of the world's carbon emissions]], both formally ratify the [[Paris Agreement|Paris global climate agreement]].
*[[2017]] &ndash; [[North Korea]] conducts its sixth and most powerful [[2017 North Korean nuclear test|nuclear test]].