October 3

Events

 * - The state of (Modern-day ) founded by  during the reign of the Chinese.
 * - :  and  fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins  and.
 * -, prince of in , becomes the first person executed by being.
 * - The Siege of is lifted by the.
 * - The naval commander  reaches  (under the ) to receive the formal surrender of  and Liu Guoxuan after the.
 * - The issues a warrant for the arrest of.
 * - The is signed by the  and  at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739.
 * - British Captain anchors in Alaska.
 * - General first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French  against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
 * - American author is found delirious in a gutter in  under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his.
 * - declared as the fourth  in  by.
 * - and companions are hanged for their part in the.
 * - The newspaper founded by, ,  and other Russian exiles in Vienna.
 * - King takes the throne.
 * - The is renamed to, "Land of the South Slavs".
 * - gains independence from.
 * - invades  under.
 * - : First successful launch of a V-2 / from at, : the first man-made object to reach space.
 * - successfully tests a.
 * - is founded by the Brazilian government.
 * -  debuts on.
 * 1955  -  debuts on.
 * - 's  is ruled not obscene.
 * - : launched from ,  with   aboard for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.
 * - The by  and  prisoners at the Maze Prison in  ends after seven months and ten deaths.
 * 1981  - The  is founded at a conference in.
 * - flies its maiden voyage.
 * - of . The  ceased to exist and its territory became part of the . East German citizens became part of the , which later became the . Now celebrated as.
 * - : In an attempt to capture officials of warlord 's organisation in, 18 and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting.
 * - found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman.
 * - of  is attacked by one of the shows tigers, canceling the show for good.

Births

 * -, Italian physicist (d. )
 * -, German poet (d. )
 * -, Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. )
 * -, n statesman
 * - (d. )
 * -, American historian and Secretary of the Navy (d. )
 * -, American scientist (d. )
 * -, 1st U.S. Consul to Japan (d. )
 * 1804  -, French founder of Spiritism (d. )
 * -, American religious leader (d. )
 * -, German composer (d. )
 * -, Italian actress (d. )
 * -, English cricketer (d. )
 * -, Russian explorer (d. )
 * -, German Olympic champion gymnast (d. )
 * -, Swedish-born actor (d. )
 * -, Canadian painter (d. )
 * -, hoarder (d. )
 * 1885  -, American playwright and journalist (d. )
 * -, French novelist (d. )
 * -, German pacifist, recipient of the (d. )
 * -, American politician (d. )
 * 1894  -, German General WWII (d. )
 * -, Italian writer (d. )
 * 1895  -, Russian lyrical poet (d. )
 * -, Spanish poet (d. )
 * -, French writer (d. )
 * -, American film director (d. )
 * -, American actress (d. )
 * -, American author (d. )
 * -, French film director (d. )
 * -, American chemist, laureate (d. )
 * -, English actor (d. )
 * -, American film producer (d. )
 * -, English veterinarian and author (d. )
 * 1916  -, American television producer (d. )
 * -, American economist, laureate
 * -, French actor (d. )
 * -, Dominican politician (d. )
 * -, Russian weightlifter
 * 1924  -, U.S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. )
 * -, American author
 * -, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. )
 * 1928  -, American writer and futurist
 * -, American photographer
 * -, goaltender
 * -, Australian tennis player
 * -, American astronaut
 * -, American composer
 * -, American singer (d. )
 * -, Croatian singer
 * -, American singer and songwriter
 * 1940  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American musician
 * -, American actor
 * -, Democratic U.S. Senator from New Mexico
 * -, Belgian mathematician
 * -, Magician
 * -, American (d. )
 * -, American television personality
 * -, American musician
 * -, American film critic
 * -, American musician
 * 1949  -, Indian Bollywood film director
 * -, American actress
 * -, American writer
 * 1951  -, American singer
 * 1951  -, American baseball player
 * -, American baseball player
 * 1954  -, American minister and activist
 * 1954  -, American musician (d. )
 * -, Canadian film actor/director
 * -, UK presenter and
 * -, American golfer
 * 1959  -, American actor and comedian
 * 1959  -, American actor
 * -, American musician
 * -, American artist and painter
 * -, British actor
 * -, Swedish table tennis player
 * -, player
 * 1966  -  American guitarist
 * -, American comic book writer and artist
 * -, English footballer
 * 1968  -, American basketball player
 * -, American singer
 * 1969  -, Japanese bassist
 * -, baseball player
 * 1971  -, American singer
 * -, American musician
 * 1972  -, American rapper
 * -, Japanese-American actress
 * 1973  -, Canadian actress
 * 1973  -, Mexican tennis player
 * 1973  -, British actress
 * -, Dutch speed skater
 * 1974  -, Canadian ice hockey player
 * -, American singer
 * 1975  -, American rapper
 * 1975  - ,American actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, singer
 * -, German footballer
 * 1978  -, Peruvian footballer
 * 1978  -, American actress
 * -, American professional wrestler
 * 1979  -, American professional wrestler
 * -, Swedish footballer
 * -, English Footballer
 * 1981  -, Swedish footballer
 * 1981  -, American baseball player
 * 1981  -, Canadian actress
 * -, American actor
 * -, Brazilian footballer
 * 1983  -, Japanese actor
 * -, South Korean actress
 * 1984  -, American singer
 * -, Puerto Rican Miss Universe
 * -, American actor
 * -, American child actress

Deaths

 * - Saint (b. )
 * -, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed)
 * -, Countess of Tyrol (b. )
 * -, wife of (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * -, French military leader (b. )
 * -, Georgian military leader (b. )
 * -, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. )
 * -, Dutch scholar (b. )
 * -, English-born soldier
 * -, Scottish writer (b. )
 * -, English politician (b. )
 * -, Marshal of France (b. )
 * -, French general (b. )
 * -, Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. )
 * -, American sewing machine pioneer (b. )
 * -, Modoc tribal leader
 * -, first , and the eighth (b. )
 * -, American religious leader (b. )
 * -, German historian (b. )
 * -, French mathematician (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 1929  -, , recipient of the  (b. )
 * -, Danish composer (b. )
 * -, American football coach (b. )
 * -, English composer (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, American musician (b. )
 * 1967  -, English conductor (b. )
 * -, American blues musician (b. )
 * -, American Baseball Player (b. )
 * -, French writer (b. )
 * 1987  -, Finnish artist (b. )
 * 1987  -, Premier of Quebec (b. )
 * -, Bavarian politician (b. )
 * -, husband of (b. )
 * -,  recipient (b. )
 * 1993  - ,  recipient (b. )
 * -, American actor (b. )
 * -, English actor (b. )
 * -, Japanese businessman (b. )
 * -, American bassist and singer (b. )
 * 2000  -, British politician (b. )
 * -, American television and film producer (b. )
 * 2002  -, Stock market advisor and investor (b. )
 * -, American actress (b. )
 * 2003  -, American cartoonist and children's author (b. )
 * -, baseball player and announcer (b. )
 * 2004  -, American actress (b. )
 * -, English comic actor (b. )
 * -, Filipina bishop (b. )
 * 2006  -, British mathematician (b. )
 * 2006  -, Australian track star (b. )
 * 2006  -, Australian track star (b. )

Holidays and observances

 * - National Foundation Day ( 개천절)
 * - Day, twelfth day in the
 * , saint and martyr
 * - Day, twelfth day in the
 * , saint and martyr