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On September 3, -36: In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

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Featured moment · -36

In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily. The victory of Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, marked the end of the Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

People

Born on September 3

Tanitoluwa Adewumi 2010– American chess player (born 2010)
Jack Dylan Grazer 2003– American actor (born 2003)
Kaia Gerber 2001– American model and actress (born 2001)
Brandon Williams 2000– English footballer (born 2000)
Rich Brian 1999– Indonesian rapper (born 1999)
Oskar Seuntjens 1998– Belgian politician (born 1998)
Reniece Boyce 1997– West Indian cricketer (born 1997)
Carter Kieboom 1997– American baseball player (born 1997)
Salome Pazhava 1997– Georgian rhythmic gymnast
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Devin Singletary 1997– American football player (born 1997)
Bernard Tekpetey 1997– Ghanaian footballer
Joy 1996– South Korean singer and actress (born 1996)
Abrahm DeVine 1996– American swimmer
William Eskelinen 1996– Swedish footballer (born 1996)
Nanda Kyaw 1996– Burmese footballer
Florian Maitre 1996– French cyclist
Callum Moore 1996– Australian rules footballer (born 1996)
Neilson Powless 1996– American and Oneida Nation cyclist (born 1996)

People

Died on September 3

Flora Fraser Scottish hereditary peer (1930–2024)
Wayne Graham American baseball player and coach (1936–2024)
Charley Johnson American football player (1938–2024)
Walter Becker American musician, songwriter, and record producer (1950–2017)
John Ashbery American poet (1927–2017)
Adrian Cadbury British rower and businessman (1929–2015)
Judy Carne British actress (1939–2015)
Carter Lay American businessman
Zhang Zhen Chinese general and politician (born 1914)
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Chandra Bahadur Dangi Nepali man; shortest man in recorded history (1939–2015)
Aarno Raninen Finnish musician
A. P. Venkateswaran Indian diplomat
Ralph M. Holman American judge
Pedro Ferriz Santacruz Mexican radio and television presenter
José Ramón Larraz Spanish film director (1929–2013)
Janet Lembke American author and translator (1933–2013)
Don Meineke American basketball player
Lewis Morley Photographer (1925–2013)

Timeline

Every September 3 on record

  1. -36 In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompey, son of Pompey, thus ending Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

    36 BC naval battle off Sicily

    The naval Battle of Naulochus was fought on 3 September 36 BC between the fleets of Sextus Pompeius and Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, off Naulochus, Sicily. The victory of Agrippa, admiral of Octavian, marked the end of the Pompeian resistance to the Second Triumvirate.

  2. 301 San Marino, one of the smallest nations in the world and the world's oldest republic still in existence, is founded by Saint Marinus.

    Microstate in Southern Europe

    San Marino, officially the Republic of San Marino (RSM), is a landlocked country in Southern Europe, completely surrounded by Italy. Located on the northeastern slopes of the Apennine Mountains, it is the larger of two microstates within Italy, the other being Vatican City. San Marino is the fifth-smallest country in the world, with a land area of just over 61 square kilometres (24 sq mi) and a population of 34,042 as of 2025.

  3. 590 Consecration of Pope Gregory I (Gregory the Great).

    64th Bishop of Rome; head of the Roman Catholic Church from AD 590 to 604

    Pope Gregory I, commonly known as Saint Gregory the Great, was the 64th Bishop of Rome from 3 September 590 until his death on 12 March 604.

  4. 673 King Wamba of the Visigoths puts down a revolt by Hilderic, governor of Nîmes (France) and rival for the throne.

    King of the Visigoths from 672 to 680

    Wamba was the king of the Visigoths from 672 to 680. During his reign, the Visigothic kingdom encompassed all of Hispania and part of southern Gaul known as Septimania.

  5. 863 Major Byzantine victory at the Battle of Lalakaon against an Arab raid.

    Continuation of the Roman Empire (330–1453)

    The Byzantine Empire, also known as the Eastern Roman Empire, was the continuation of the Roman Empire centred on Constantinople during late antiquity and the Middle Ages. Having survived the events that caused the fall of the Western Roman Empire in the 5th century AD, it endured until the fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453. The term 'Byzantine Empire' was coined only after its demise; its citizens used the term 'Roman Empire' and called themselves 'Romans'.

  6. 1189 Richard I of England (a.k.a. Richard "the Lionheart") is crowned at Westminster.
  7. 1260 The Mamluks defeat the Mongols at the Battle of Ain Jalut in Palestine, marking their first decisive defeat and the point of maximum expansion of the Mongol Empire.
  8. 1335 At the congress of Visegrád Charles I of Hungary mediates a reconciliation between two neighboring monarchs, John of Bohemia and Casimir III of Poland.
  9. 1411 The Treaty of Selymbria is concluded between the Ottoman Empire and the Republic of Venice.
  10. 1650 Victory over the royalists in the Battle of Dunbar opens the way to Edinburgh for the New Model Army in the Third English Civil War.
  11. 1651 The Battle of Worcester is the last significant action in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
  12. 1658 The death of Oliver Cromwell; Richard Cromwell becomes Lord Protector of England.
  13. 1666 The Royal Exchange burns down in the Great Fire of London.
  14. 1777 American Revolutionary War: During the Battle of Cooch's Bridge, the Flag of the United States is flown in battle for the first time.
  15. 1783 American Revolutionary War: The war ends with the signing of the Treaty of Paris by the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain.
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  1. 1798 The week long battle of St. George's Caye begins between Spain and Britain off the coast of Belize.
  2. 1812 Twenty-four settlers are killed in the Pigeon Roost Massacre in Indiana.
  3. 1838 Future abolitionist Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery.
  4. 1843 King Otto of Greece is forced to grant a constitution following an uprising in Athens.
  5. 1855 American Indian Wars: In Nebraska, 700 soldiers under United States General William S. Harney avenge the Grattan massacre by attacking a Sioux village and killing 100 men, women and children.
  6. 1861 American Civil War: Confederate General Leonidas Polk invades neutral Kentucky, prompting the state legislature to ask for Union assistance.
  7. 1870 Franco-Prussian War: The Siege of Metz begins, resulting in a decisive Prussian victory on October 23.
  8. 1875 The first official game of polo is played in Argentina after being introduced by British ranchers.
  9. 1878 Over 640 die when the crowded pleasure boat Princess Alice collides with the Bywell Castle in the River Thames.
  10. 1879 Siege of the British Residency in Kabul: British envoy Sir Louis Cavagnari and 72 men of the Guides are massacred by Afghan troops while defending the British Residency in Kabul. Their heroism and loyalty became famous and revered throughout the British Empire.
  11. 1895 John Brallier becomes the first openly paid professional American football player, when he was paid US$10 by David Berry, to play for the Latrobe Athletic Association in a 12–0 win over the Jeanette Athletic Association.
  12. 1911 A fire that started on Fraser's Million Dollar Pier destroys six to eight square blocks of Ocean Park, California.
  13. 1914 Wilhelm, Prince of Albania leaves the country after just six months due to opposition to his rule.
  14. 1914 French composer Albéric Magnard is killed defending his estate against invading German soldiers.
  15. 1914 World War I: Start of the Battle of Grand Couronné, a German assault against French positions on high ground near the city of Nancy.

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