Historical Events
1792 - September Massacres of the French Revolution: In Paris rampaging mobs slaughter 3 Roman Catholic bishops, more than two hundred priests, and prisoners believed to be royalist sympathizers.
1945 - V-J Day, formal surrender of Japan signed aboard USS Missouri marks the end of World War II (US date, 3rd September in Japan)
1960 - The first election of the Parliament of the Central Tibetan Administration, in history of Tibet. The Tibetan community observes this date as the Democracy Day.
1966 - Joe Auer returns the opening kickoff 95 yards for a Miami touchdown in the Dolphins' first ever NFL regular-season game; Oakland Raiders go on to win 23-14 at the Orange Bowl before 26,776 fans
1981 - 38th Venice Film Festival: "Die bleierne Zeit" directed by Margarethe von Trotta wins Golden Lion
1989 - Reverend Al Sharpton leads a civil rights march through Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Famous Birthdays
1830 - William P. Frye, American politician (d. 1911)
1927 - Francis Matthews, British actor (Paul Temple, Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons), born in York, England (d. 2014)
1954 - Andrej Babiš, Czech businessman and politician, Prime Minister of Czech republic (2017-), born in Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
1959 - Guy Laliberté, founder of Cirque du Soleil
1961 - Anthony Wong [Chau-sang], Hong Kong actor (The Untold Story), born in Hong Kong
1981 - Fariborz Kamkari, Iranian film director and producer
Famous Deaths
1768 - Antoine Deparcieux, French mathematician, dies at 64
1872 - N. F. S. Grundtvig, Danish writer and philosopher, dies at 88
1944 - Manfred Freiherr von Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide after Romanian coup
1991 - Concetto Lo Bello, Italian intl soccer judge, dies
1996 - Kenneth M Stewart, euro MP for Merseyside West, dies at 71
1998 - Allen Drury, American author (b. 1918)
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