On this day: 3 October

Selected events and births on 3 October, from Wikipedia’s “On this day”.

Events

• 1392 – Muhammad VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada. Read more: Muhammad VII of Granada Emirate of Granada
• 1792 – Spanish forces departed Valdivia to suppress the indigenous Huilliche uprising in southern Chile. Read more: Valdivia Huilliche uprising of 1792
• 1953 – Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral was dedicated by Archbishop William Mark Duke, fifty-three years after it first opened. Read more: Holy Rosary Cathedral (Vancouver) Dedication of churches William Mark Duke
• 1991 – Nadine Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature. Read more: Nadine Gordimer Nobel Prize in Literature
• 1992 – Sinéad O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on live television. Read more: Sinéad O'Connor Sinéad O'Connor on Saturday Night Live
• 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. Read more: Siegfried & Roy The Mirage Las Vegas Strip
• 2008 – The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, establishing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, commonly referred to as a bailout of the U.S. financial system, was enacted. Read more: Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 Troubled Asset Relief Program Bailout

Born on this day

• 1938 – Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian entrepreneur and politician, 66th President of Peru Read more: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski President of Peru
• 1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American soldier and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico Read more: Jeff Bingaman New Mexico Attorney General
• 1944 – Bob Riley, American politician, 52nd Governor of Alabama Read more: Bob Riley Governor of Alabama
• 1945 – Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician, Dutch Minister of Education Read more: Jo Ritzen Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)
• 1957 – Roberto Azevêdo, Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th Director-General of the World Trade Organization Read more: Roberto Azevêdo Director-General of the World Trade Organization
• 1997 – Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater Read more: Jin Boyang
• 1997 – Jonathan Isaac, American basketball player Read more: Jonathan Isaac
• 2000 – CJ Abrams, American baseball player Read more: CJ Abrams
• 2001 – Anton Lundell, Finnish ice hockey player Read more: Anton Lundell
• 2001 – Max Plath, Australian rugby league player Read more: Max Plath
• 2001 – C. J. Stroud, American football player Read more: C. J. Stroud
• 2004 – Noah Schnapp, American actor Read more: Noah Schnapp

Text from Wikipedia: Selected anniversaries / October 3 and the linked articles, via the Wikimedia “On this day” feed, under CC BY-SA 4.0. We leave out entries about wars, violence and disasters to keep this page family-friendly.