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Notable anniversaries in history for today: September 3
- 90th: 1934 - Tunisia begins its move for independence.
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Sherwood C "Woody" Spring in Hartford, Connecticut, USA; Colonel USA/astronaut (STS 61B).
- 80th: 1944 - Birth of Valerie Perrine in Galveston, Texas, USA; actress (Steam Bath, Superman, Lenny).
- 80th: 1944 - Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title.
- 80th: 1944 - The British 2nd Army reaches Brussels, Belgium, liberating the city.
- 70th: 1954 - Pope Pius X canonized a saint.
- 70th: 1954 - Final airing of The Lone Ranger on radio after 2,956 episodes, spanning 21 years.
- 60th: 1964 - US Wilderness Act signed into law by President Lyndon B Johnson.
- 50th: 1974 - NBA guard Oscar Robinson retires.
- 40th: 1984 - 28-year-old Chicago resident wins US$40 million in Illinois Lottery Lotto state lottery.
- 40th: 1984 - Duncan Renaldo, actor (Cisco Kid), dies at age 80.
- 30th: 1994 - Russia and the People's Republic of China agree to de-target their nuclear weapons against each other.
- 30th: 1994 - Death of James T. Aubrey Junior at age 75 after a heart attack; movie/TV executive (president of CBS, president of MGM).
- 20th: 2004 - Russian forces end the siege at a school in Beslan, Northern Ossetia. At least 335 people (among which are 32 of the approximately 40 hostage-takers) are killed and at least 700 people injured.
- 20th: 2004 - Hurricane Frances makes landfall in Florida. After killing two people in the Bahamas, Hurricane Frances kills ten people in Florida, two in Georgia and one in South Carolina.
- 20th: 2004 - A small asteroid explodes in the stratosphere above Antarctica depositing micron-sized dust particles.
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