September 3
People born on this day are Virgo.
- 1976
Viking program: The American Viking 2 spacecraft lands at Utopia Planitia on Mars.
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During the Rhodesian Bush War a group of ZIPRA guerrillas shot down civilian Vickers Viscount aircraft (Air Rhodesia Flight 825) with a Soviet-made SAM Strela-2; of 56 passengers and crew 38 people died in crash, 10 were massacred by the guerrillas at the site.
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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.
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In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.
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Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150.
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Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12.
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Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.
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In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.
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Beslan school siege ends, resulting in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.
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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.
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The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.
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North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.
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2010Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess player
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2003Jack Dylan Grazer, American actor
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2001Kaia Gerber, American model and actress
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2000Brandon Williams, English footballer
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1999Rich Brian, Indonesian rapper and singer
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1997Carter Kieboom, American baseball player
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1997Devin Singletary, American football player
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1997Bernard Tekpetey, Ghanaian footballer
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1996Joy, South Korean idol and actress
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1996Abrahm DeVine, American swimmer
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1996Florian Maitre, French cyclist
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1996Callum Moore, Australian footballer
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