September 3
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1783 – ◆American Revolutionary War: the war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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1939 – ★World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allies.
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1944 - ★(birth) Fumiko Konya, Japanese economist.
1944 – ★Holocaust: diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz, arriving three days later.
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1945 – ☆Three-day celebration is held in China.
It is held, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2.
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1945 - ☆(birth) Fusako Shigenobu、leader of the Japanese Red Army (notes)。
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1945 - ☆Wilfred Burchett visits Hiroshima to report the atomic bomb disaster.
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1955 - ☆A six-year girl was raped and killed by an American soldier in Kadena, Okinawa.
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1967 - ◆Dagen H in Sweden: traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
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1967 - ◆(death) Mohammed bin Awad bin Laden, Yemeni emmigrant to Saudi Arabia, wealthy investor, businessman and patriarch of the bin Laden family. Mohammed bin Laden is killed when his company airplane crashes during landing at Usran, in southwest Saudi Arabia.
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2004 - ★Beslan school hostage crisis. The Beslan hostage crisis ends with the deaths of over 300 people, more than half of which are children.
September 3
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October 14, 1189 - ★(death) Fujiwara no Yasuhira, fourth ruler of Northern Fujiwara in Mutsu Province, Japan.
He first hides Yoshitsune in escape but later kills him, fearing the possibility of Yoritomo's intervention. In 1189 he is defeated by Yoritomo's forces and is subsequently beheaded, an event that marks the end of Northern Fujiwara.
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October 19, 1781 - ◆At Yorktown, Virginia, representatives of British commander Lord Cornwallis handed over Cornwallis' sword and formally surrendered to George Washington and the comte de Rochambeau.
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October 1, 1810 - ★Mexican War of Independence. A group of disenchanted criollos plot a strike against the government to take place this day. Their plan is discovered on September 15, and they decid to hastily proceed with their plan .
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October 25, 1881 - ★(birth) Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor. Picasso was just 5 feet 4 inches tall and was probably Japanese.
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September 30, 1981 - ★In the bids for the 1988 Summer Olympics, Seoul is selected ahead of Nagoya.
The bids are conducted at the 84th IOC Session in Baden-Baden, West Germany.
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October 22, 1998 - ★At Tokyo DisneySea, a groundbreaking ceremony is held.
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September 28, 2003 - ★2003 Italy blackout.
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The blackout was probably arranged with the 100th anniversary of the birthday of Tateo Kato, a Japanese ace army aviator (September 28, 1903).
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October 10, 2010 - ▲Great Ceremony of the Millennial Anniversary is held in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The Ly Dynasty is established in Vietnam and moves the capital to Hanoi on October 10, 1010.
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October 10, 2010 - ▲Kim Jong-un is made a general (North Korea).
He receives two significant positions in the Workers' Party .
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