October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). There are 89 days remaining.
Events:
- 2333 BC - Legendary date of the establishment of the Kingdom of Chosun[?] (Korea)
- 1574 - Siege of Leiden lifted by the Watergeuzen[?] - foundation of the first Dutch university
- 1712 - Duke of Montrose[?] issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor
- 1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day
- 1863 - Thanksgiving Day declared as the last Thursday in November by President Abraham Lincoln
- 1918 - King Boris III of Bulgaria takes the throne
- 1929 - The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Slovenia,Croatia and Serbia), "Land of the South Slavs," was formed. It included the regions of Serbia, Montenegro, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Vardar Macedonia
- 1932 - Iraq gains its independence
- 1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono[?] (replaced November 11 by Pietro Badaglio[?])
- 1942 - Germany tests the first V-2 rocket
- 1952 - United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon
- 1962 - At Cape Canaveral the Sigma Seven[?] blasted off with Astronaut Wally Schirra[?] aboard for a nine-hour flight
- 1974 - Watergate trial opens
- 1981 - The hunger strike by Irish Republican Army prisoners at the Maze jail in Belfast ends after seven months and 10 deaths.
- 1990 - The re-unification of Germany. East Germany ceases to exist.
- 1993 - In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Farrah Aidid's organization in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Army Rangers[?] and about 2000 Somalis are killed. US forces withdraw from Somalia shortly thereafter.
- 1995 - O.J. Simpson found not guilty of murder.
Births:
- 1873 - Emily Post[?], etiquette advisor
- 1880 - Warner Oland[?], actor (+ 1938)
- 1898 - Leo McCarey, American movie director (+ 1969)
- 1899 - Gertrude Berg[?], actress (+ 1966)
- 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, author (+ 1938)
- 1916 - James Herriot, vterinarian, author (+ 1995)
- 1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist
- 1925 - Gore Vidal, American author
- 1936 - Steve Reich, American composer
- 1938 - Eddie Cochrane[?], singer (+ 1960)
- 1941 - Chubby Checker, American popular musician
- 1947 - John Perry Barlow, American musician
- 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, musician
- 1951 - Keb' Mo'[?], blues singer
- 1951 - Dave Winfield, baseball star
- 1954 - Al Sharpton, minister, politician
- 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist (+ 1990)
- 1954 - Dennis Eckersley[?], baseball star
- 1962 - Tommy Lee, American rock musician
- 1969 - Gwen Stefani, singer
- 1973 - Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- 1976 - Seann William Scott[?], actor
- 1982 - Erik von Detten[?], actor
Deaths:
Holidays:
See Also: January,
February,
March,
April,
May,
June,
July,
August,
September,
October,
November,
December
October 2 - October 4 - September 3 - November 3 - more historical anniversaries