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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
42 BC - First Battle of Philippi : Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius .1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd , prince of Gwynedd in Wales , becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered .1574 - The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen .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 .1712 - The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor .1739 - The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.1778 - British Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.1835 - The Staedtler Company is founded in Nuremburg , Germany .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 were Thursday 's, 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 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 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.2003 - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked by one of the show's tigers, canceling the show for good.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 statesman1797 - 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 laureate1922 - Jean Lefebvre , French actor (d. 2004)1923 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc , Dominican politician (d. 2004)1924 - Arkady Vorobyov , Russian weightlifter1924 - Harvey Kurtzman , U.S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. 1993)
1925 - Gore Vidal , American author1928 - Erik Bruhn , Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)1928 - Alvin Toffler , American writer and futurist
1929 - Bert Stern , American photographer1931 - Glenn Hall , National Hockey League goaltender1933 - Neale Fraser , Australian tennis player1935 - Charles Duke , American astronaut1936 - Steve Reich , American composer1938 - Tereza Kesovija , Croatian singer
1940 - Alan O'Day , American singer and songwriter1940 - Sheila Fearn , English actress
1940 - Jean Ratelle , Canadian ice hockey player
1941 - Chubby Checker , American musician1942 - Alan Rachins , American actor1943 - Jeff Bingaman , Democratic U.S. Senator of New Mexico 1944 - Pierre Deligne , Belgian mathematician1944 - Roy Horn , German-American magician
1944 - Bob Riley , American politician, governor of Alabama
1945 - Kay Baxter , American bodybuilder (d. 1988)1946 - Biff Henderson , American television personality1947 - John Perry Barlow , American musician1948 - Michael Medved , American film critic1949 - Lindsey Buckingham , American musician (Fleetwood Mac )1949 - J. P. Dutta , Indian Bollywood film director
1950 - Pamela Hensley , American actress1951 - Bernard Cooper , American writer1951 - Keb' Mo' , American singer
1951 - Dave Winfield , American baseball player
1954 - Dennis Eckersley , American baseball player1954 - Al Sharpton , American minister and activist
1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan , American musician (d. 1990)
1956 - Hart Bochner , Canadian film actor/director1957 - Tim Westwood , Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ 1959 - Fred Couples , American golfer1959 - Greg Proops , American actor and comedian
1959 - Jack Wagner , American actor
1962 - Tommy Lee , American musician (Mötley Crüe )1963 - Marion Peck , American artist and painter1963 - Chip Foose , American automotive designer
1964 - Clive Owen , British actor1965 - Jan-Ove Waldner , Swedish table tennis player1966 - Darrin Fletcher , Major League Baseball player1966 - Frank Hannon American guitarist Tesla (band)
1967 - Rob Liefeld , American comic book writer and artist1968 - Paul Crichton , English footballer1968 - 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 player1971 - 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 actress1973 - Neve Campbell , Canadian actress
1973 - Angélica Gavaldón , Mexican tennis player
1973 - Lena Headey , British actress
1974 - Marianne Timmer , Dutch speed skater1974 - Mike Johnson , Canadian ice hockey player
1975 - India.Arie , American singer1975 - Talib Kweli , American rapper
1976 - Seann William Scott , American actor1978 - Jake Shears , singer (Scissor Sisters )1978 - Gerald Asamoah , German footballer
1978 - Claudio Pizarro , Peruvian footballer
1978 - Shannyn Sossamon , American actress
1979 - John Hennigan , American professional wrestler1979 - Daniel Hollie , American professional wrestler
1980 - Sheldon Brookbank , Canadian hockey player1981 - Danny Coid , English footballer1981 - 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 actor1983 - Frederico Chaves Guedes , Brazilian footballer1983 - Hiroki Suzuki , Japanese actor
1984 - Yoon Eun-Hye , South Korean actress1984 - Ashlee Simpson-Wentz , American singer
1987 - Zuleyka Rivera , Puerto Rican Miss Universe1988 - Tadhg Kelly , American actor1990 - Rhian Denise Ramos , Filipino actress1996 - Adair Tishler , American child actress
Deaths
42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus 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 soldier1690 - 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 leader1877 - 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 (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)
Holidays and observances
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