1900, 3 August - Anglo-Boer War
President Paul Kruger and Commandant General Louis Botha issue a proclamation in Pretoria which promises to pay those Burghers who remain active with their Commandos for damage done to their farms by the British.

1911, 3 August
An Italian, Commander Piazza, is the world's first pilot to fly a military mission - he flies reconnaissance missions over Tripoli.

1916, 3 August
A German force, under the command of General Kressenstein, attempts to surprise the British at Sinai.


1960, 3 August
Moïse Kapenda Tshombe commits his Katangan army against UN troops in the Congo.

1962, 3 August
Ben Bella returns to Algeria.

1986, 3 August
President Kenneth Kaunda of Zambia calls for Margaret Thatcher to be excluded from the planning of sanctions against South Africa.
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