October 3
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October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). There are 89 days remaining in the year.
Events:
- 2333 BC - Legendary date of the establishment of the Kingdom of Chosun (Korea)
- 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: The Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius. Although Brutus defeats Octavian, Antony defeats Cassius.
- 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 Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".
- 1932 - Iraq gains its independence
- 1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono (replaced November 11 by Pietro Badoglio)
- 1942 - Germany tests the first V-2 rocket
- 1952 - United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon
- 1960 - The Andy Griffith Show debuted
- 1962 - At Cape Canaveral the Sigma Seven blasted off with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard for a nine-hour flight
- 1964 - Underdog debuts on CBS
- 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 (d. 1938)
- 1898 - Leo McCarey, American movie director (d. 1969)
- 1899 - Gertrude Berg, actress (d. 1966)
- 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, author (d. 1938)
- 1916 - James Herriot, vetrinarian, author (d. 1995)
- 1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist
- 1925 - Gore Vidal, American author
- 1936 - Steve Reich, American composer
- 1938 - Eddie Cochrane, singer (d. 1960)
- 1941 - Chubby Checker, American popular musician
- 1947 - John Perry Barlow, American musician
- 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, musician
- 1950 - Pamela Hensley, actress
- 1951 - Keb' Mo', blues singer
- 1951 - Dave Winfield, baseball star
- 1954 - Al Sharpton, minister, politician
- 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, guitarist (d. 1990)
- 1954 - Dennis Eckersley, Baseball Hall of Famer
- 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
- 1984 - Ido Rosen, consultant
Deaths:
- 42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus
- 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. c. 1182)
- 1873 - Captain Jack, Modoc tribal leader
- 1890 - Joseph Hergenröther German church historian (b. 1824)
- 1897 - Saint Therese of Liseaux (b. 1873)
- 1931 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)
- 1953 - Arnold Bax, composer (b. 1883)
- 1965 - Zachary Scott, actor
- 1967 - Woody Guthrie, Amerian folk musician (b. 1912)
- 1987 - Jean Anouilh, writer (b. 1910)
- 1987 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (b. 1947)
- 1990 - General Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force officer, candidate for Vice President of the United States (b. 1906)
- 1998 - Roddy McDowall, actor (b. 1928)
Holidays:
- Germany - German Unity Day
- South Korea - National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol 개천절)
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