1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd the prince of Gwynedd in Wales, became the 1st nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered on the 3rd of October in 1283.
1631 – Sebastian Anton Scherer the German composer and organist was born on the 3rd October 1631 (died 1712). YouTube video: Intonatio Primi Toni – Sebastian Anton Scherer…
1762 – Anton Bernolák the Slovak Catholic priest and linguist was born on the 3rd October 1762 (died 15th January 1813 aged 50). Anton Bernolák was the author of the first Slovak language standard.
1778 – Captain James Cook anchored in Alaska on the 3rd of October in 1778.
1835 – The Staedtler Company was founded in Nuremberg, Germany on the 3rd of October in 1835.
1849 – Edgar Allan Poe the American author was found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances on the 3rd of October in 1849. This was the last time Edgar Allan Poe was seen in public before his death.
1938 – Eddie Cochran the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 3rd October 1938 (died 1960).
1942 – The V-2 / A4-rocket launched from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde in Germany, was the 1st man-made object to reach space, on the 3rd of October in 1942.
1949 – WERD the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opened in Atlanta, Georgia on the 3rd of October in 1949.
1949 – Lindsey Buckingham the American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Fleetwood Mac was born on the 3rd October 1949.
1952 – A nuclear weapon successfully tested by the United Kingdom made them the world’s 3rd nuclear power on the 3rd of October in 1952.
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan the American singer-songwriter and guitarist was born on the 3rd October 1954 (died 1990).
1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuted on ABC TV in the United States on the 3rd of October in 1955.
1959 – Jack Wagner the American actor and singer was born on the 3rd October 1959.
1961 – The Dick Van Dyke Show premiered on CBS-TV in the United States on the 3rd of October in 1961.
1962 – Project Mercury: Sigma 7 was launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard on the 3rd of October in 1962.
1962 – Tommy Lee, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Mötley Crüe
1964 – Buffalo Wings were made for the 1st time at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York on the 3rd of October in 1964.
1969 ~ Gwen Stefani the American singer-songwriter from No Doubt was born in Fullerton, California, on the 3rd October 1969. Official website : GwenStefani.com | YouTube Vevo video : Cool by Gwen Stefani (2005)…
1971 – Kevin Richardson the American singer-songwriter from the Backstreet Boys was born on the 3rd October 1971.
1978 – Jake Shears the American singer-songwriter from Scissor Sisters was born on the 3rd October 1978.
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer the American musician from Red Hot Chili Peppers was born on the 3rd October 1979.
1980 – Danny O’Donoghue the Irish singer-songwriter from The Script was born on the 3rd October 1980.
1984 – Ashlee Simpson the American singer-songwriter and actress was born on the 3rd October 1984.
1985 – Space Shuttle Atlantis made its maiden flight, Mission STS-51-J, on the 3rd of October in 1985.
1990 ~ RE-UNiFiCATiON Of GERMANY happened on the 3rd of October in 1990. The German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. This historic event is now celebrated as GERMAN UNiTY DAY annually on the 3rd day of October.
*German flags photo by Arne Müseler ~ see the full original image
1995 – O. J. Simpson was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman on the 3rd of October in 1995.
2003 – Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy was attacked by one of the show’s tigers on the 3rd of October in 2003, causing cancellation of the show until 2009, when they both rejoined the tiger that mauled Roy.
2008 – The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the US financial system was signed by President Bush on the 3rd of October in 2008.
Today in History for October 3rd ~ video presented by the Associated Press…