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October 3: Day of the Week
October 3, 2024 is the 277th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Thursday.
If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is jeudi.
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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.
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Zodiac & Birthstone
Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
October 3 Historical Event(s)
52 BC
Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.
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.
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.
1919
Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series.
1949
WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
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.
Who were born on October 3?
1716
Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
1862
Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)
1924
Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter
1940
Sheila Fearn, English actress
1954
Al Sharpton, American Baptist minister
1958
Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer (La La La Human Steps)
1972
Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
1974
Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1981
Danny Coid, English footballer
1983
Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
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Holy Toledo! Did you know that coffee and word games are an excellent combination to sharpen your vocabulary? Let’s give it a quick spin. Within 30 seconds, how many words can you think of from these letters JIMTOSHVMAZ? Check your answers here: Words with these letters JIMTOSHVMAZ. (Sponsored by WordFinder.Cafe)
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