World War II: South Africa declares war on Germany.
5 September 1986
Pan Am Flight 73 from Mumbai, India with 358 people on board is hijacked at Karachi International Airport.
4 September 1950
Darlington Raceway is the site of the inaugural Southern 500, the first 500-mile NASCAR race.
3 September 1950
“Nino” Farina becomes the first Formula One Drivers’ champion after winning the 1950 Italian Grand Prix. [wiki]Giuseppe_Farina[/wiki]
2 September 2019
Hurricane Dorian, a category 5 hurricane, devastates the Bahamas, killing at least five.
1 September 1914
The last known passenger pigeon, a female named Martha, dies in captivity in the Cincinnati Zoo.
31 August 1997
Diana, Princess of Wales, her companion Dodi Fayed and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris.
28 August 1914
World War I: The Royal Navy defeats the German fleet in the Battle of Heligoland Bight.