On September 3, 2017, North Korea tests its most powerful atomic bomb to date, a hydrogen bomb that can be attached to an intercontinental-range missile.
OTHER ANNIVERSARIES
1539.- He Pope Paul III approves the first statutes of the Society of Jesus and the following year he confirmed them by papal bull.
1783.- Sign in Paris of the peace treaty that puts an end to the War of Independence of the American colonies of Great Britain and George III renounces its overseas possessions.
1816.- The Ecuadorian commander Carlos de Montúfarson of the hero Juan Pio de Montúfaris shot in Buga (Colombia).
1930.- A cyclone devastates Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) and about 3,000 people died. It was the most damaging earthquake to date.
1934.- The Mexican Daniel Cosio Villegas found the Economic Culture Fundone of the most important publishers of Mexico in Latin America.
1939.- After the invasion of Poland for the Nazi Germany, Great Britain and France declare war on that country, while Belgium declares itself neutral.
1943.- The Marshal’s Government Pietro Badoglio sign the surrender of Italy to the allied forces, during the Second World War.
1953.- It comes into force on ‘Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms‘ prepared by the Council of Europe and inspired by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
1971.- The Argentine Colonel Hector Cabanillas delivery in Madrid the embalmed corpse of the former first lady Eva Duarte de Peron, Avoid(died in 1952) to her former husband, General Juan Domingo Peronformer president of Argentinaafter remaining missing for 16 years.
.- The emirate of Qatar declares independence and ceases to be a British protectorate under the control of the emir Ahmed bin Ali al Thani.
1978.- John Paul I officially begins its pontificate (a month later he died).
1980.- Chinese President, Hua Goufengconfirms his resignation and announces as his successor Zhao Ziyang.
1982.- The Mafia murderer in Palermo to the general Carlo Alberto Della Chiesain charge of fighting against the terrorism and the Mafia in Italyand his wife.
1992.- The UN Disarmament Conference adopts, in Genevathe project of Convention for the total elimination of chemical weapons.
1994.- China and Russia agree to control nuclear weapons and stop signing up with missiles.
1998.- A plane MD-11 of the Swissair explodes in mid-flight off the coast of Nova Scotia (Canada) and 229 people die.
2001.- The FAO alert of the serious food crisis suffered by 1.6 million farmers in Central America.
2004.- Twenty-four countries sign in Peru the Amazon River Declaration to reduce the poverty and enhance the Eco-tourism.
2005.- Some 1,200 paramilitaries from the ‘Centaurs Block‘ of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) hand over their weapons.
2006.- The American Andre Agassi withdraws from the tennis after being defeated in the US Open.
2008.- The leaders Greek and Turkish Cypriot They open a direct negotiation process to reunify the island, divided since 1974.
2009.- Michael Jackson He is buried in the Californian cemetery Forest Lawn of Glendaletwo months after his death.
2015.- The resigned president of Guatemala, Otto Perez Molinaenters prison accused of corruption.
2016.- He Chinese Parliament ratifies the agreement reached at the climate summit Paris 2015. It is also ratified by the American president, Barack Obamaduring his visit to China for the G20 Summit.
2019.- He British Parliament approves to process a law against a ‘Brexit‘ hard and against the British Prime Minister, Boris Johnsonwhich prevents a no-deal exit from the EU.
2020.- Researchers sequence the genome of the red gorgoniancoral of the Mediterranean threatened by the climate change. Important progress in understanding the impact of global warming in the marine biodiversity.
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2021.- The Mexican writer Cristina Rivera GarzaJosé Donoso Ibero-American Prize for Literature.
.- The president of the United States, Joe Bidenorders the declassification of secret documents from the investigation of the FBI on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
.- Jacob Chansleywho appeared dressed as an Indian shaman during the Capitol assault of Washington On January 6, 2020, he pleaded guilty to obstructing the proceedings of the Electoral college.
2022.- The filmmaker Paul Schrader receive the Golden Lion honorific of Venice Film Festival.
2023.- The residential complex of Chichen Viejoin the archaeological zone of Chichen Itza in Yucatanreopens to the public. It was open between 1988 and 1997 when the excavations began that have been consolidated in recent years.
BIRTHS
1875.- Ferdinand Porschefounder of Porsche.
1884.- General Francisco J. MugicaMexican politician, ideological mentor of President Lázaro Cárdenas.
1926.- Irene PapasGreek actress.
1928.- Renan Flores JaramilloEcuadorian writer.
1965.- Charlie SheenAmerican actor.
1993.- Dominic ThiemAustrian tennis player.
DEATHS
1658.- Oliver CromwellBritish statesman.
1883.- Ivan TurgenevRussian novelist.
1948.- Edvard Benesformer president and co-founder of the Czechoslovak Republic.
1991.- Frank CapraItalian-American film director.
1998.- Spartacus SantoniVenezuelan actor and producer.
2010.- Mike EdwardsBritish musician.
2012.- Sun-Myung Moonfounder of the ‘Unification Church’, Moon Sect.
2017.- Ultiminio ‘Sugar’ RamosCuban former world boxing champion.
2019.- Peter LindberghGerman photographer of the models.
2021.- Enrique MolinaCuban actor, 2020 National TV Award.
