ON THIS DAY - 3 SEPTEMBER 36BCE – Roman Republic – Battle of Naulochus. 301 – San Marino – Founded by Saint Marinus. 590 – Rome – Gregory I became Pope. 1189 – England - Richard I the Lionheart became king. Gave orders that no Jew be presented at his coronation, which had been the tradition. Several Jews were found in the crowd, they were attacked, some were killed. Benedict and Jocenus, from York, in this crowd. Benedict was dragged to a church and forcibly baptized then taken before Richard, where he professed to still be a Jew in his heart. Died soon after. Jocenus escaped, unhurt, and returned to York. 1260 – Palestine – Battle of Ain Jalut. 1650 – Scotland/England – Battle of Dunbar (Third English Civil War). 1651 – England – Battle of Worcester (Third English Civil War). 1658 – England – Oliver Cromwell died, aged 59. Richard Cromwell became Lord Protector. 1666 – England – Royal Exchange destroyed during Great Fire of London. 1783 – USA – Treaty of Paris signed by US and GB (American Revolutionary War). 1812 – USA – Pigeon Roost massacre, Indiana, 24 killed. 1838 – USA – Frederick Douglass escaped slavery. 1878 – UK – Pleasure boat Princess Alice collided with the Bywell Castle, on river Thames, London, 640+ killed. 1914 – Rome – Cardinal Giacomo Della Chiesa became Pope Benedict XV. 1916 – UK – Leefe Robinson shot down German airship over Cuffley, London. 1935 – USA – Sir Malcolm Campbell became first person to drive an automobile over 300mph, Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. 1939 – UK – Neville Chamberlain became Prime Minister (Conservative). 1939 – France, UK, New Zealand, Australia – Declared war on Germany, following the invasion of Poland. 1967 – Sweden – Traffic changed from driving on left to on the right. 1968 – Turkey – Earthquake measuring 6.5Mw, epicentre in Bartin, 29 killed. 1992 – Spain – Paralympic IX Summer Games Opening Ceremony in Barcelona. 2004 – Russia – Beslan School hostage situation ended, 300+ killed. 2010 – New Zealand – Earthquake measuring 7.1Mw, epicentre in Canterbury. 2011 – Venuatu Region – Earthquake measuring 7Mw, epicentre near Port Vila, Efate.
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