October 3rd, 1830

Born on October 3rd, 1830

Age in days, weeks and months
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What happened on October 3rd?

October 3rd, 2003

Roy Horn of the American entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy was mauled by a tiger during a performance at the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip.

October 3rd, 1991

Nadine Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.

October 3rd, 1981

A hunger strike by Irish republican prisoners at HM Prison Maze outside Belfast, Northern Ireland, ended after seven months and ten deaths.

October 3rd, 1962

Mercury-Atlas 8, the fifth United States crewed space mission, was launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying astronaut Wally Schirra (pictured).

October 3rd, 1953

Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral was dedicated by Archbishop William Mark Duke, fifty-three years after it first opened.

October 3rd, 1952

The United Kingdom successfully completed a nuclear test, becoming the world's third state with nuclear weapons.

October 3rd, 1951

The First Battle of Maryang-san, widely regarded as one of the Australian Army's greatest accomplishments during the Korean War, began.

October 3rd, 1849

American author Edgar Allan Poe was found semi-conscious and delirious in Baltimore, Maryland, under mysterious circumstances; it was the last time he was seen in public before his death four days later.

October 3rd, 1792

Spanish forces departed Valdivia to suppress the indigenous Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.

October 3rd, 1602

Anglo-Spanish War: An English fleet intercepted and attacked six Spanish ships at the Battle of the Narrow Seas (depicted).

October 3rd, 2022

Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.

October 3rd, 2021

Eight people are killed in an airplane crash near Milan, Italy.

October 3rd, 2015

Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the Kunduz hospital airstrike in Afghanistan.

October 3rd, 2009

Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council.

October 3rd, 1995

O. J. Simpson murder case: O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on October 3rd

Born on October 3rd, 1830

83

Albert Günther

Anglo-German zoologist (1830–1914)

*October 3rd, 1830, Esslingen am Neckar †February 1st, 1914, Kew Gardens

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Who's birthday is on October 3rd?

50

S. Antonius Budi Ariantho

Badminton player

*October 3rd, 1973, Pekalongan

26

Mikhail Lermontov

Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)

*October 3rd, 1814, Moscow †July 15th, 1841, Pyatigorsk

32

Berry Angriawan

Indonesian badminton player

*October 3rd, 1991, Sukabumi City

36

Starley

Australian singer

*October 3rd, 1987, Sydney

59

Clive Owen

British actor

*October 3rd, 1964, Coventry

42

Zlatan Ibrahimović

Swedish association football player

*October 3rd, 1981, Västra Skrävlinge församling

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

60

Chicho Sibilio

Spanish basketball coach

*October 3rd, 1958, San Cristóbal †August 10th, 2019, San Gregorio de Nigua

66

Gertrude Berg

American actress, screenwriter (1899-1966)

*October 3rd, 1899, New York City †September 14th, 1966, New York City

85

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski

Peruvian politician and economist; Prime Minister (2005–06), President (2016–18)

*October 3rd, 1938, Lima

39

Anthony Le Tallec

French association football player

*October 3rd, 1984, Hennebont

79

Pierre Bonnard

French painter and printmaker (1867-1947)

*October 3rd, 1867, Fontenay-aux-Roses †January 23rd, 1947, Le Cannet

92

Evelyn Holt

German actress (1908–2001)

*October 3rd, 1908, Berlin †February 22nd, 2001, Los Angeles

70

John Perry Barlow

American poet and essayist

*October 3rd, 1947, Cora †February 7th, 2018, San Francisco

78

Hans-Rainer Müller

German actor and voice actor

*October 3rd, 1945, Zwickau

73

John Patrick Shanley

American writer

*October 3rd, 1950, The Bronx

58

Prince William of Hesse-Philippsthal-Barchfeld

German counter admiral (1831–1890)

*October 3rd, 1831, Steinfurt †January 17th, 1890, Rotenburg an der Fulda

54

Gwen Stefani

American singer-songwriter

*October 3rd, 1969, Fullerton

65

Louise Lecavalier

Canadian dancer

*October 3rd, 1958, Laval

85

Louis Aragon

French poet (1897–1982)

*October 3rd, 1897, 16th arrondissement of Paris †December 24th, 1982, 7th arrondissement of Paris

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Born in 1830

55

Emily Dickinson

American poet (1830-1886)

*December 10th, 1830, Amherst †May 15th, 1886, Amherst

83

Frédéric Mistral

Provençal writer, poet, lexicographer and founder of Le Félibrige

*September 8th, 1830, Maillane †March 25th, 1914, Maillane

64

Hans von Bülow

German conductor and pianist (1830–1894)

*January 8th, 1830, Dresden †February 12th, 1894, Cairo

72

Luigi Cremona

Italian mathematician (1830-1903)

*December 7th, 1830, Pavia †June 10th, 1903, Rome

73

Camille Pissarro

Danish-French painter (1830—1903)

*July 10th, 1830, Charlotte Amalie †November 13th, 1903, Paris

86

Franz Joseph I of Austria

Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary (1830-1916)

*August 18th, 1830, Schönbrunn Palace †November 21st, 1916, Schönbrunn Palace

77

Hector Malot

French writer (1830–1907)

*May 20th, 1830, La Bouille †July 18th, 1907, Fontenay-sous-Bois

74

Louise Michel

French author and anarchist (1830-1905)

*May 29th, 1830, Vroncourt-la-Côte †January 9th, 1905, Marseille

66

Augusto Barazzuoli

Italian politician

*August 15th, 1830, Monticiano †December 10th, 1896, Florence

84

Paul Heyse

German writer

*March 15th, 1830, Berlin †April 2nd, 1914, Munich

69

Romain Bussine

French opera singer

*November 4th, 1830, Paris †December 20th, 1899, Paris

83

Addison Brown

United States federal judge, astronomer and botanist (1830-1913)

*February 21st, 1830, West Newbury †April 9th, 1913, New York City

46

Abdülaziz

32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1861 to 1876

*February 8th, 1830, Constantinople †June 4th, 1876, Constantinople

73

Julius von Horst

Austrian general and politician, Minister of Defence 1871-1880

*April 12th, 1830, Sibiu †February 6th, 1904, Graz

69

Guido Gezelle

Belgian poet, journalist, teacher, monastery director and priest

*May 1st, 1830, Bruges †November 27th, 1899, Bruges

73

Isabella II of Spain

Queen of Spain (1833-1868)

*October 10th, 1830, Madrid †April 9th, 1904, Paris

64

Christina Rossetti

English poet

*December 5th, 1830, London †December 29th, 1894, London

84

Porfirio Díaz

President of Mexico (1830–1915)

*September 15th, 1830, Oaxaca †July 2nd, 1915, Paris

100

Mary Harris Jones

Irish-born American labor and community organizer (1837–1930)

*May 1st, 1830, Cork †November 30th, 1930, Silver Spring

74

Eadweard Muybridge

English-American photographer

*April 9th, 1830, Kingston upon Thames †May 8th, 1904, Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1830 is a normal year and no leap year.

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