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 mph. Date: September 3, 1935 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1935 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939…
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 declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on…
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. Date: September 3, 1941 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1941 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: In response to news of its coming liquidation, Dov Lopatyn leads an uprising in the Ghetto of Lakhva (present-day Belarus). Date: September 3, 1942 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1942 📅 On This Day (Today)
World War II: British and Canadian troops 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. Date: September 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this…
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. Date: September 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today)
A three-day celebration begins in China, following the Victory over Japan Day on September 2. Date: September 3, 1945 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1945 📅 On This Day (Today)
"Nino" Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers' champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. Date: September 3, 1950 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1950 📅 On This Day (Today)
The People's Liberation Army begins shelling the Republic of China-controlled islands of Quemoy, starting the First Taiwan Strait Crisis. Date: September 3, 1954 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1954 📅 On This Day (Today)