What are the important events that happened on October 3? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
October 3: Facts & Myths About This Day
October 3 is the 277th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is September 20, 2024 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
When this day started, 28,798,560 minutes has elapsed since midnight of January 1, 1970 – the Unix epoch.
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘dihectaheptacontaheptagon’ day.
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Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 118 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.
The ancient Maya civilization believes that the end of the world will happen on December 21, 2012. There are now 4,304 days since this fabled cataclysmic event.
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October 3 Historical Events
- 382 –Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.
- 1683 –The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
- 1789 –George Washington made the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America.
- 1873 –Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.
- 1919 –Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series.
- 1932 –Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1950 –Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
- 1952 –The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world’s third nuclear power.
- 1955 –The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
- 1957 –Allen Ginsberg’s Howl and Other Poems is ruled not obscene.
Who were born on October 3?
- 1862 –Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)
- 1863 –Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
- 1879 –Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. 1938)
- 1897 –Louis Aragon, French writer (d. 1982)
- 1900 –Thomas Wolfe, American writer (d. 1938)
- 1957 –Tim Westwood, English DJ and radio/TV presenter
- 1961 –Dean Lawrence, English actor
- 1961 –Rebecca Stephens, British mountaineer
- 1962 –Tommy Lee, American Drummer
- 1979 –Josh Klinghoffer, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
Who died on October 3?
- 1656 –Myles Standish, English-born soldier
- 1801 –Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. 1724)
- 1931 –Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)
- 1936 –John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869)
- 1986 –Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1912)
- 2001 –Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor (b. 1921)
- 2002 –Robert Krausz, American stock market advisor and investor (b. 1936)
- 2005 –Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)
- 2006 –Peter Norman, Australian track star (b. 1942)
- 2007 –M. N. Vijayan, Indian writer, orator, and academic (b. 1930)
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