SEPTEMBER 3 IN HISTORY

1546 - Death of Petru Rares, ruler of Moldova (1527-1538; 1541-1546)
1848 - Third National Assembly in Blaj. The Romanians declared they didn't recognize "the union" of Transylvania with Hungary and started gathering a people's revolutionary army under the command of Avram Iancu (September 3-13), Agerpres informs.
1876 - Birth of Constantin Kiritescu, scientist, author of an impressive monograph dedicated to Romania's participation in the First World War (d. August 12, 1965)
1887 - Death of Timotei Cipariu, great scholar and philologist, a founding member and vice-president of the Romanian Academic Society (b. February 21, 1805)
1901 - Birth of Gherase Dendrino, composer and conductor, author of the operettas "Lasati-ma sa cant" / Let me sing and "Lysistrata" (d. 6 January 1973)
1916 - First World War - the Rasova-Cobadin-Topraisar-Tuzla battle. The German-Bulgarian-Turkish strong offensive, headed by Field Marshal Von Mackensen is rejected by Romanian-Russian troops (September 3 - September 8)
1927 - Premiere of George Mihail Zamfirescu's drama 'Domnisoara Nastasia'/ 'Ms. Nastassia' at Regina Maria theatre of Bucharest
1936 - Birth of pop music singer Marina Voica
1937 - Birth of folk music singer Maria Ciobanu
1943 - Birth of poet Valeriu Oisteanu
1950 - Death of Traian Vuia, pioneer of the Romanian and world aviation, honorary member of the Romanian Academy (b. August 17, 1872)
1967 - Birth of Valeriu Stefan Zgonea, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies
1991 - Death of actress Elvira Godeanu (b. May 13, 1904)
1997 - First 'Hariclea Darclée' international singing contest with soprano Mariana Nicolesco singing. 170 young artists from 25 countries participated (September 3-14)
1998 - Death of actor Dinu Manolache (b. 13 May 1955)
1999 - President Emil Constantinescu attends 8th high-level reunion of La Francophonie in Moncton (Canada)
2007 - The largest neuropsychomotor recovery center in Romania and one of the largest in Eastern Europe was opened in Bucharest.