October 3rd, 1911

Born on October 3rd, 1911

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What happened on October 3rd?

October 3rd, 2003

Roy Horn of the American entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy (both pictured) 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, 1963

Oswaldo López Arellano replaced Honduran president Ramón Villeda Morales in a violent coup, initiating two decades of military rule.

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 conducted its first 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 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 (pictured).

October 3rd, 1992

Sinéad O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on live television.

October 3rd, 2024

Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India

October 3rd, 1862

American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn attack Union defenses led by General William Rosecrans around Corinth, Mississippi.

October 3rd, 2022

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

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

Born on October 3rd, 1911

77

Edgar Sanabrie

President of Venezuela (1911-1989)

*October 3rd, 1911, Caracas †April 24th, 1989, Caracas

83

Michael Hordern

British actor (1911–1995)

*October 3rd, 1911, Berkhamsted †May 2nd, 1995, Oxford

83

Ljubiša Broćić

Serbian footballer (1911-1995)

*October 3rd, 1911, Belgrade †August 16th, 1995, Belgrade

Same year
Born in 1911

85

Anne-Marie Ørbeck

Pianist and composer

*April 1st, 1911, Oslo †June 5th, 1996, Bergen

98

Freya von Moltke

German writer and scholar

*March 29th, 1911, Cologne †January 1st, 2010, Norwich

99

Maurice Allais

French economist (1911–2010)

*May 31st, 1911, 14th arrondissement of Paris †October 9th, 2010, Saint-Cloud

66

Terence Rattigan

British playwright, screenwriter (1911-1977)

*June 10th, 1911, London †November 30th, 1977, Hamilton

90

John Gorton

Australian politician, 19th Prime Minister of Australia (1911–2002)

*September 9th, 1911, Melbourne †May 19th, 2002, Sydney

84

Annie M.G. Schmidt

Dutch writer (1911-1995)

*May 20th, 1911, Kapelle †May 21st, 1995, Amsterdam

109

Renée Simonot

French actress

*September 10th, 1911, Le Havre †July 11th, 2021, 13th arrondissement of Paris

80

Gabriel Celaya

Spanish poet

*March 18th, 1911, Hernani †April 18th, 1991, Madrid

77

Lucille Ball

American actress (1911–1989)

*August 6th, 1911, Jamestown †April 26th, 1989, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

84

Odysseas Elytis

Greek poet and art critic (1911–1996)

*November 2nd, 1911, Heraklion †March 18th, 1996, Athens

90

Jean-Pierre Aumont

French actor (1911–2001)

*January 5th, 1911, Paris †January 30th, 2001, Saint-Tropez

56

Anthony Boucher

American author, critic, and editor (1911–1968)

*August 21st, 1911, Oakland †April 29th, 1968, Oakland

71

Tennessee Williams

American playwright (1911–1983)

*March 26th, 1911, Columbus †February 25th, 1983, New York City

102

Võ Nguyên Giáp

Vietnamese general and communist politician (1911–2013)

*August 25th, 1911, Lộc Thủy †October 4th, 2013, Hanoi

83

Julio Curatella

Argentine rower (1911–1995)

*February 27th, 1911, Argentina †January 1st, 1995, Buenos Aires

49

Maribel Vinson

Figure skater (1911-1961)

*October 12th, 1911, Winchester †February 15th, 1961, Kampenhout

88

David Merrick

American theatre producer (1911-2000)

*November 27th, 1911, St. Louis †April 25th, 2000, London

94

Anna Russell

British singer and comedian (1911-2006)

*December 27th, 1911, London †October 18th, 2006, Batemans Bay

26

Jean Harlow

American film actress (1911–1937)

*March 3rd, 1911, Kansas City †June 7th, 1937, Los Angeles

94

Susi Lanner

Austrian actress (1911-2006)

*August 27th, 1911, Vienna †March 16th, 2006, Dobbs Ferry

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Public holidays on October 3rd

Fixed holidays (Christian feast day) which are celebrated on October 3rd.

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Leap year

No: With 365 days 1911 is a normal year and no leap year.

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