Today in History for 3rd September 2026

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Historical Events

1914 - Lemberg, the capital of Galicia, is taken after a three-day battle in which the Russians rout the Austrians
1947 - New York Yankees total 18 hits, all singles, to rout the Boston Red Sox 11-2 at Fenway Park
1950 - Giuseppe "Nino" Farina wins the inaugural Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Monza in an Alfa Romeo, finishing three points ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio
1972 - Finnish runner Lasse Virén scores a famous victory in the 10,000 m at the Munich Olympics in world record 27:38.35
2017 - Stacy Lewis wins the Cambia Portland Classic and donates her winnings of $195,000 to Hurricane Harvey relief efforts

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Famous Birthdays

1921 - Thurston Dart, English harpsichordist and conductor, born in Surbiton, London (d. 1971)
1933 - Tompall Glaser, American country music singer (Tompall and the Glaser Brothers - "Lovin' Her Was Easier (Than Anything I'll Ever Do Again)", "Put Another Log on the Fire"), born in Spalding, Nebraska (d. 2013)
1944 - Alan Strachan, Scottish theatre director known for his work on the West End (Just Between Ourselves, The Immortal Haydon), born in Dundee, Scotland (d. 2025)
1950 - Aaron "A-Train" Smith, American drummer (The Temptations; Romeo Void), born in Nashville, Tennessee
1966 - Bennie Blades, American NFL safety (Pro Bowl 1991; Detroit Lions), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

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Famous Deaths

1662 - William Lenthall, English politician (b. 1591)
1720 - Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat, dies at 72
1871 - Václav Emanuel Horák, Czech composer, chiefly of liturgical music, organist, and kapellmeister, dies at 71
1935 - Johannes Aengenent, Bishop of Haarlem (1928-35), dies at 62
1956 - O. Louis Guglielmi, American 'social surrealist' painter (One Third of a Nation), dies of a heart attack at 50

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