October 3 in history
Events on October 3
Notable events that happened on October 3 in past years.
- 2024
Bengali, Assamese, Marathi, Pali and Prakrit are accorded the Classical language status by the Government of India
Wikipedia article: Bengali language - 2022
Svante Pääbo is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Wikipedia article: Svante Pääbo - 2009
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey join in the Turkic Council.
Wikipedia article: Azerbaijan - 1993
An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu fails; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
Wikipedia article: Battle of Mogadishu (1993) - 1989
A coup in Panama City is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
Wikipedia article: 1989 Panamanian coup attempt - 1963
A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
Wikipedia article: 1963 Honduran coup d'état - 1952
The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
Wikipedia article: Operation Hurricane - 1943
World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
Wikipedia article: World War II - 1932
The Kingdom of Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
Wikipedia article: Kingdom of Iraq - 1918
Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
Wikipedia article: Boris III of Bulgaria - 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.
Wikipedia article: American Civil War - 1739
The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War.
Wikipedia article: Treaty of Niš (1739) - 1574
The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
Wikipedia article: Siege of Leiden - 382
Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans.
- 2457 BC
Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.
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