October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
1849 – American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
- 1863 – The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
- 1873 – Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.
- 1908 – The Pravda newspaper is founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna.
- 1918 – King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
- 1929 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".
- 1932 – Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1935 – Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono.
- 1942 – Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
- 1951 – The "Shot Heard 'Round the World", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.
- 1952 – The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon.
- 1955 – Captain Kangaroo debuts on the CBS television network.
- 1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
- 1957 – Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is ruled not obscene.
- 1962 – Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.
- 1964 – First Buffalo Wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
- 1981 – The Hunger Strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
- 1981 – The Communist Party of Namibia is founded at a conference in Angola.
- 1985 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J)
- 1986 – TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories, is officially opened.
- 1990 – Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
- 1993 – Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting.
- 1995 – O J Simpson acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
- 2003 – Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked by one of the show's tigers, canceling the show for good until 2009, when they rejoined along side the tiger that mauled Roy just six years ealier.
- 2008 – The $700 billion bailout bill for the US financial system is signed by President Bush.
Births
- 1716 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
- 1720 – Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796)
- 1790 – John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. 1866)
- 1792 – Francisco Morazán, Central American statesman
- 1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
- 1800 – George Bancroft, American historian and Secretary of the Navy (d. 1891)
- 1802 – John Gorrie, American scientist (d. 1855)
- 1804 – Townsend Harris, 1st U.S. Consul to Japan (d. 1878)
- 1804 – Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. 1869)
- 1806 – Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. 1850)
- 1828 – Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897)
- 1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. 1929)
- 1858 – Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. 1924)
- 1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)
- 1863 – Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
- 1869 – Alfred Flatow, German Olympic champion gymnast (d. 1942)
- 1880 – Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. 1938)
- 1882 – A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
- 1885 – Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. 1947)
- 1885 – Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
- 1886 – Alain-Fournier, French novelist (d. 1914)
- 1889 – Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1938)
- 1894 – Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. 1982)
- 1894 – Walter Warlimont, German General WWII (d. 1976)
- 1895 – Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. 1969)
- 1895 – Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin, Russian lyrical poet (d. 1925)
- 1896 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)
- 1897 – Louis Aragon, French writer (d. 1982)
- 1898 – Leo McCarey, American film director (d. 1969)
- 1899 – Gertrude Berg, American actress (d. 1966)
- 1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938)
- 1901 – Jean Grémillon, French film director (d. 1959)
- 1904 – Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)
- 1904 – Ernst Gunther Schenck, German doctor who joined the Sturmabteilung in 1933 (d. 1998)
- 1911 – Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)
- 1915 – Ray Stark, American film producer (d. 2004)
- 1916 – James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
- 1916 – Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. 1969)
- 1919 – James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922 – Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. 2004)
- 1923 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
- 1924 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter
- 1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, U.S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. 1993)
- 1925 – Gore Vidal, American author
- 1928 – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
- 1928 – Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist
- 1929 – Bert Stern, American photographer
- 1931 – Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender
- 1933 – Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
- 1935 – Charles Duke, American astronaut
- 1936 – Steve Reich, American composer
- 1938 – Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
- 1940 – Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter
- 1940 – Sheila Fearn, English actress
- 1940 – Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1941 – Chubby Checker, American musician
- 1942 – Alan Rachins, American actor
- 1943 – Jeff Bingaman, Democratic U.S. Senator of New Mexico
- 1944 – Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
- 1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician
- 1944 – Bob Riley, American politician, governor of Alabama
- 1945 – Kay Baxter, American bodybuilder (d. 1988)
- 1945 – Tony Brown, English footballer
- 1946 – Biff Henderson, American television personality
- 1947 – John Perry Barlow, American musician
- 1948 – Michael Medved, American film critic
- 1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1949 – J. P. Dutta, Indian Bollywood film director
- 1950 – Pamela Hensley, American actress
- 1951 – Bernard Cooper, American writer
- 1951 – Keb' Mo', American singer
- 1951 – Dave Winfield, American baseball player
- 1954 – Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
- 1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister and activist
- 1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician (d. 1990)
- 1956 – Hart Bochner, Canadian film actor/director
- 1957 – Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
- 1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer
- 1959 – Eric Fergie, Canadian entrepreneur
- 1959 – Greg Proops, American actor and comedian
- 1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor
- 1961 – Dean Lawrence (actor), English actor
- 1962 – Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
- 1963 – Marion Peck, American artist and painter
- 1963 – Chip Foose, American automotive designer
- 1964 – Clive Owen, British actor
- 1965 – Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
- 1966 – Darrin Fletcher, Major League Baseball player
- 1966 – Frank Hannon American guitarist Tesla (band)
- 1967 – Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist
- 1968 – Paul Crichton, English footballer
- 1968 – Greg Foster, American basketball player
- 1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt)
- 1969 – Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
- 1969 – Janel Moloney, American actress
- 1971 – Wil Cordero, baseball player
- 1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
- 1972 – Garrett Dutton, American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce)
- 1972 – Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
- 1972 – Black Thought, American rapper (The Roots)
- 1972 – Lajon Witherspoon, American singer (Sevendust)
- 1973 – Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
- 1973 – Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- 1973 – Angélica Gavaldón, Mexican tennis player
- 1973 – Lena Headey, British actress
- 1975 – Alanna Ubach, American actress
- 1974 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
- 1974 – Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 – India.Arie, American singer
- 1975 – Talib Kweli, American rapper
- 1976 – Seann William Scott, American actor
- 1978 – Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
- 1978 – Neil Clement, English footballer
- 1978 – Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
- 1978 – Jake Shears, singer (Scissor Sisters)
- 1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
- 1979 – Carlo Alban, Ecuadorian actor
- 1979 – John Hennigan, American professional wrestler
- 1979 – Daniel Hollie, American professional wrestler
- 1980 – Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian hockey player
- 1981 – Danny Coid, English footballer
- 1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
- 1981 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
- 1981 – Matt Murton, American baseball player
- 1981 – Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
- 1982 – Erik von Detten, American actor
- 1983 – Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 – Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor
- 1984 – Yoon Eun-Hye, South Korean actress
- 1984 – Ashlee Simpson-Wentz, American singer
- 1984 – Chris Marquette, American actor
- 1985 – Nathalie Kelley, Australian actress
- 1987 – Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican Miss Universe
- 1988 – Tadhg Kelly, American actor
- 1990 – Rhian Denise Ramos, Filipino actress
- 1996 – Adair Tishler, American child actress
Deaths
- 1226 – Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)
- 1283 – David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed) (b. 1238)
- 1369 – Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)
- 1568 – Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (b. 1545)
- 1596 – Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)
- 1611 – Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)
- 1629 – Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)
- 1649 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. 1576)
- 1653 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (b. 1612)
- 1656 – Myles Standish, English-born soldier
- 1690 – Robert Barclay, Scottish writer (b. 1648)
- 1701 – Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633)
- 1801 – Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. 1724)
- 1833 – François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (b. 1754)
- 1838 – Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. 1767)
- 1867 – Elias Howe, American sewing machine pioneer (b. 1819)
- 1873 – Captain Jack, Modoc tribal leader
- 1877 – James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. 1814)
- 1881 – Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811)
- 1890 – Joseph Hergenröther, German historian (b. 1824)
- 1891 – Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (b. 1842)
- 1896 – William Morris, English writer & poet (b. 1834)
- 1929 – Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1894)
- 1929 – Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)
- 1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)
- 1936 – John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869)
- 1953 – Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)
- 1965 – Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914)
- 1967 – Woody Guthrie, American musician (b. 1912)
- 1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. 1895)
- 1969 – Skip James, American blues musician (b. 1902)
- 1986 – Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. 1912)
- 1987 – Jean Anouilh, French writer (b. 1910)
- 1987 – Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (b. 1947)
- 1988 – Franz Josef Strauß, Bavarian politician (b. 1915)
- 1990 – Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (b. 1960)
- 1993 – Sgt. First Class Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)
- 1993 – Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
- 1994 – Dub Taylor, American actor (b. 1907)
- 1998 – Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)
- 1999 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. 1921)
- 2000 – Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (b. 1947)
- 2000 – John Grant, British politician (b. 1932)
- 2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943)
- 2002 – Robert Krausz, Stock market advisor and investor (b. 1936)
- 2003 – Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)
- 2003 – William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author (b. 1907)
- 2004 – John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b. 1960)
- 2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)
- 2005 – Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)
- 2006 – Alberto Ramento, Filipina bishop died in 2006 on October 3 (b. 1937)
- 2006 – John Crank, British mathematician (b. 1913)
- 2006 – Peter Norman, Australian track star (b. 1942)
- 2007 – M. N. Vijayan, Indian writer, orator, and academic (b. 1930)
- 2008 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani Navy officer (b. 1941)
Holidays and observances
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