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3 September 2025
Holidays, observances, history and sky information for this date.
Holidays
No listed India public holiday for this date.
Observances
No UN observance in the current list for this date.
Selected anniversaries
Anniversary
2017 - North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.Anniversary
2017 - North Korea conducted its sixth and most powerful nuclear test at Punggye-ri, causing a magnitude-6.3 earthquake.Anniversary
2001 - The Troubles: Ulster loyalists resumed a picket outside a Catholic girls' primary school in the Protestant portion of Ardoyne, in Belfast, Northern Ireland.1960s–1998 conflict in Northern Ireland
Anniversary
1991 - A fire killed 25 people locked inside a burning chicken processing plant in Hamlet, North Carolina, U.S.1991 industrial fire in Hamlet, North Carolina, US
Anniversary
1987 - While he was abroad, Burundian president Jean-Baptiste Bagaza was deposed in a military coup d'état by Pierre Buyoya.President of Burundi from 1976 to 1987
Historical events
History
2017 - North Korea conducts its sixth and most powerful nuclear test.Country in East Asia
History
2016 - The U.S. and China, together responsible for 40% of the world's carbon emissions, both formally ratify the Paris global climate agreement.Country in East Asia
History
2010 - 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.Major international airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
History
2004 - Beslan school siege ends, resulting in over 330 fatalities, including 186 children.2004 Russian hostage crisis and massacre
History
2001 - In Belfast, Protestant loyalists begin a picket of Holy Cross, a Catholic primary school for girls.Capital and largest city in Northern Ireland
History
1997 - Vietnam Airlines Flight 815 (Tupolev Tu-134) crashes on approach into Phnom Penh airport, killing 64.National airline of Vietnam
History
1989 - Cubana de Aviación Flight 9046 crashes into a residential area of Havana shortly after takeoff from José Martí International Airport, killing 150.1989 aviation accident
History
1989 - Varig Flight 254 crashes in the Amazon rainforest near São José do Xingu in Brazil, killing 12.1989 aviation accident in Brazil
History
1987 - In a coup d'état in Burundi, President Jean-Baptiste Bagaza is deposed by Major Pierre Buyoya.1987 coup d'état in Burundi
History
1981 - 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.International bill of rights for women
Notable births
Born
2010 - Tanitoluwa Adewumi, Nigerian-American chess playerAmerican chess player (born 2010)
Born
2001 - Kaia Gerber, American model and actressAmerican model and actress (born 2001)
Born
1997 - Carter Kieboom, American baseball playerAmerican baseball player (born 1997)
Notable deaths
Died
2024 - Flora Fraser, 21st Lady Saltoun, Scottish peer (born 1930)Scottish hereditary peer (1930–2024)
Died
2024 - Wayne Graham, American baseball player and coach (born 1936)American baseball player and coach (1936–2024)
Died
2024 - Charley Johnson, American football player (born 1938)American football player (1938–2024)
Died
2017 - Walter Becker, American musician, songwriter, and record producer (born 1950)American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1950–2017)
Died
2015 - Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (born 1929)British rower and businessman (1929–2015)
Died
2015 - Judy Carne, English actress and comedian (born 1939)British actress (1939–2015)
Died
2015 - Carter Lay, American businessman and philanthropist (born 1971)American businessman
Sky
Moon phase
Waxing Gibbous
81.1% illuminated
Lunar age: 10.5 days
Sun zodiac
Virgo
11.25 degrees
Constellation: Leo
Moon zodiac
Capricorn
17.88 degrees
Constellation: Sagittarius
Astronomy events
No major astronomy event in the current calendar for this date.