This Day In European History

3rd September

Events
1189: King Richard I of England is crowned.
1650: The Battle of Dunbar; Cromwell's English forces defeat the Scots under David Leslie.
1651: The Battle of Worcester; Oliver Cromwell's English forces defeat the Scots under Charles II.
1939: Britain and France declare war on Germany; part of WW2.
1967: Sweden changes the side of the road you drive on, from left to right.

Births
1724: Guy Carleton, British statesman.
1859: Jean Leon Jaurès, French socialist.
1875: Ferdinand Porsche, Austrian engineer.
1900: Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, Finnish president.

Deaths
1634: Edward Coke, British politician.
1658: Oliver Cromwell, English soldier and statesman.
1877: Adolphe Thiers, French president.

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