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)