Major Events
- 2333 BC In 2333 BC, the state of Gojoseon (modern-day Korea) is founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of Chinese Emperor Yao
- 52 BC Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia
- 1283 Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Prince of Gwynedd, Wales, becomes the first person to be executed by being hanged, drawn, and quartered
- 1922 First facsimile photo is sent over city telephone lines in Washington, D.C.
- 1935 Italy invades Ethiopia, starting the Second Italo-Ethiopian War
- 1990 Reunification of East Germany and West Germany; the West German flag is raised above the Brandenburg Gate at the stroke of midnight
Oct 3 in Film & TV
- 1941 “The Maltese Falcon,” based on Dashiell Hammett’s 1929 novel of the same name, directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart and Mary Astor, premieres in New York City
- 1992 Irish pop singer Sinéad O’Connor tears up a picture of Pope John Paul II on “Saturday Night Live” [1]
- 1995 Former NFL running back, broadcaster, and actor O.J. Simpson is found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Simpson and Ron Goldman in Los Angeles, California
Oct 3 in Sport
- 1888 New Zealand Natives, a privately organized and mainly Māori rugby team, play their first game in the UK and beat Surrey 4-1; they are the first national rugby team to wear all-black and perform the haka
Did You Know?
Pravda newspaper is founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev, and other Russian exiles in Vienna
Fun Fact About October 3
Adolf Hitler says Russia is “already broken and will never rise again” in a broadcast to the German people
Famous Weddings
- 1609 Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens weds his first wife, Flemish socialite Isabella Brant (17-ish) in St. Michael’s Abbey, Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands, until her death in 1626
- 1829 German composer Fanny Mendelssohn (23) weds German artist Wilhelm Hensel (35), until her death in 1847 [1]
- 1833 French composer Hector Berlioz (29) weds Irish actress Harriet Smithson (30) at the British Embassy in Paris, France
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