Historical Events for 3rd September 2022

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1882 - French/Vietnamese/Chinese battle at Hanoi, 100s die
1914 - Prince Wilhelm von Wied leaves Albania
1940 - Sicherheits police bans Free masons, Rotary and Red Cross
1947 - Philadelphia A's rookie pitcher Bill McCahan no-hits Washington Senators, 3-0
1953 - French minister François Mitterrand, resigns due to colonial policy
1954 - The German U-Boat U-505 began its move from a specially constructed dock to its final site at Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry.
1964 - 2nd incident that year of race riots in Singapore between Chinese and Malay, 13 people killed, 106 injured
1966 - Future Hockey Hall of Famer Bobby Orr signs his first NHL contract with the Boston Bruins; 2 year deal paying a then record $70,000 plus signing bonus
1971 - Manlio Brosio resigns as secretary general of NATO
2018 - Argentine President Mauricio Macri announces new austerity measures, including closing half of all government ministries, in televised address

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