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.
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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 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:
- 42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus (suicide)
- 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (* ca. 1182)
- 1890 - Joseph Hergenr�ther German church historian
- 1897 - Saint Therese of Liseaux
- 1931 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer
- 1953 - Arnold Bax, composer
- 1965 - Zachary Scott, actor
- 1967 - Woody Guthrie, Amerian folk musician
- 1987 - Jean Anouilh, writer
- 1987 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist
- 1990 - General Curtis LeMay, United States Air Force officer, candidate for Vice President of the United States
- 1998 - Roddy McDowall, actor
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
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "October 3" http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_3 October 3, 2003
