On this day: October 3
Events
Founding of StaedtlerOctober 3, 1835 · Companies
Kingdom of YugoslaviaOctober 3, 1929 – November 29, 1945 · World History
Second Italo-Ethiopian WarOctober 3, 1935 – February 19, 1937 · Wars & Conflicts
Soviet Civil AdministrationOctober 3, 1945 – February 15, 1946 · World History
Founding of PetrobrasOctober 3, 1953 · Companies
Release of Bunny Lake Is MissingOctober 3, 1965 · Film
1976 West German federal electionOctober 3, 1976 · Politics
Release of GenesisOctober 3, 1983 · Music- Release of Tales from the Twilight WorldOctober 3, 1990 · Music
- Release of Divine InterventionOctober 3, 1994 · Music
- Release of No Need to ArgueOctober 3, 1994 · Music
- Release of DaydreamOctober 3, 1995 · Music
- Release of AdrenalineOctober 3, 1995 · Music
- Release of WarningOctober 3, 2000 · Music
- Release of Scooby-Doo and the Alien InvadersOctober 3, 2000 · Film
- Release of The Battle for WesnothOctober 3, 2005 · Gaming
Launch of PanoramioOctober 3, 2005 · Internet- Release of You Could Have It So Much BetterOctober 3, 2005 · Music
- Release of The Open DoorOctober 3, 2006 · Music
Founding of AvastOctober 3, 2013 · Companies- Release of Forza Motorsport 7October 3, 2017 · Gaming
- Release of The Life of a ShowgirlOctober 3, 2025 · Music
Born on this day
Élisabeth Sophie ChéronOctober 3, 1648 – September 3, 1711 · Art
Anders Jahan RetziusOctober 3, 1742 – October 6, 1821 · Science
Johann Karl Ehrenfried KegelOctober 3, 1784 – June 25, 1863 · Exploration
Allan KardecOctober 3, 1804 – March 31, 1869 · Culture
Moritz WagnerOctober 3, 1813 – May 30, 1887 · Exploration
Mikhail LermontovOctober 3, 1814 – July 15, 1841 · Art
Luke FildesOctober 3, 1844 – February 28, 1927 · Art
Hermann StruveOctober 3, 1854 – August 12, 1920 · Science
Karin LarssonOctober 3, 1859 – February 17, 1928 · Art
Pyotr KozlovOctober 3, 1863 – September 26, 1935 · Exploration
Pierre BonnardOctober 3, 1867 – January 23, 1947 · Art
Carl von OssietzkyOctober 3, 1889 – May 4, 1938 · Politics
Leo McCareyOctober 3, 1898 – July 5, 1969 · Film- Charles J. PedersenOctober 3, 1904 – October 26, 1989 · Science
James M. BuchananOctober 3, 1919 – January 9, 2013 · Politics- Philippa FootOctober 3, 1920 – October 3, 2010 · Culture
Kenojuak AshevakOctober 3, 1927 – January 8, 2013 · Art- Bert SternOctober 3, 1929 – June 2013 · Film
Denise Scott BrownOctober 3, 1931 – present · Culture
Charles DukeOctober 3, 1935 – present · Space
Steve ReichOctober 3, 1936 – present · Music
Eddie CochranOctober 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960 · Music
Walter AlvarezOctober 3, 1940 – present · Science
Pierre DeligneOctober 3, 1944 – present · Science
Lindsey BuckinghamOctober 3, 1949 – present · Music- Aleksandr RogozhkinOctober 3, 1949 – October 23, 2021 · Film
John Patrick ShanleyOctober 3, 1950 – present · Film
Kathryn D. SullivanOctober 3, 1951 – present · Space
Stevie Ray VaughanOctober 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990 · Music
Tommy WiseauOctober 3, 1955 – present · Film- Hart BochnerOctober 3, 1956 – present · Film
Denis VilleneuveOctober 3, 1967 – present · Film
Azam AliOctober 3, 1970 – present · Music
Lena HeadeyOctober 3, 1973 – present · Film
India.ArieOctober 3, 1975 – present · Music
Alanna UbachOctober 3, 1975 – present · Film
Josh KlinghofferOctober 3, 1979 – present · Music
Kjetil MørlandOctober 3, 1980 – present · Music
Danny O'DonoghueOctober 3, 1980 – present · Music
Zlatan IbrahimovićOctober 3, 1981 – present · Film
Tessa ThompsonOctober 3, 1983 – present · Music
Ashlee SimpsonOctober 3, 1984 – present · Music
ASAP RockyOctober 3, 1988 – present · Music