3 Eylül — Tarihte Bugün

1941

The Holocaust

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.

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1939

World War II

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.

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1939

Blockade of Germany (1939–1945)

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.

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1935

Malcolm Campbell

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.

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1933

Yevgeniy Abalakov

Yevgeniy Abalakov is the first man to reach the highest point in the Soviet Union, Communism Peak (now called Ismoil Somoni Peak and situated in Tajikistan) (7495 m).

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1925

USS Shenandoah (ZR-1)

USS Shenandoah, the United States' first American-built rigid airship, was destroyed in a squall line over Noble County, Ohio. Fourteen of her 42-man crew perished, including her commander, Zachary Lansdowne.

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1916

Leefe Robinson

World War I: Leefe Robinson destroys the German airship Schütte-Lanz SL 11 over Cuffley, north of London; the first German airship to be shot down on British soil.

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1914

Wilhelm, Prince of Albania

Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.

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1914

Albéric Magnard

French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.

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1914

World War I

World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

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