Historical Events In October - 03
Saturday, 20 April 2024
1990 On this day in history east Germany and West Germany merge to become Germany
1990 Germany officially reunified, with Berlin the capital city on October - 03.
1990 On October - 03 stefano Casiraghi, Princess Caroline of Monaco husband, dies at 30
1991 On October - 03 max Cantor, journalist, dies
1992 On this day in history dedication of Australian Vietnam Veterans' National Memorial on Anzac Parade, Canberra, by the Prime Minister, the Hon Paul Keating
1993 On this day in history jH Scheps, Dutch MP (Social Democratic), dies at 93
1994 Dennis Wolfberg, comedian (Quantum Leap), dies from cancer at 48 on October - 03.
1995 On this day in history molly Harris, actress/writer (Immortal), dies at 82
1996 On October - 03 denis Frank Owen, Natural historian, dies at 65
1997 On October - 03 alfred Leslie Rowse, historian, dies at 93
2005 St. Tammany Parish Schools reopen in Louisiana just over a month after Hurricane Katrina closed them on October - 03.
2012 34 people are killed by a series of bombings in Aleppo, Syria on this day in history.
2013 325 people are killed after a migrant ship catches fire and shipwrecks of the coast of Lampedusa, Italy on October - 03.
2014 On this day in history 83 million accounts are compromised after a cyber attack on JP Morgan Chase & 9 other financial institutions
2017 King Felipe of Spain speaks out against the Catalan referendum saying organizers have "broken the rule of law" on this day in history.
2017 US President Trump visits Puerto Rico devastated by hurricane Maria on October - 03.
2017 Nobel Prize for Physics awarded to Rainer Weiss, Barry C. Barish and Kip S. Thorne "for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves" on this day in history.
2018 On this day in history wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrested on corruption charges
2018 On this day in history nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter for discoveries in enzyme research
2018 Cervical Cancer could be eliminated in Australia within decades because of government vaccination program, according to report in "The Lancet Public Health" on October - 03.
2018 On this day in history first exomoon, moon outside the solar system, discovered 8,000 years away (size of Neptune) by astronomers at Columbia University
2018 259 people have died taking selfies since 2011 according to study in "Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care" on this day in history.
2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry awarded to Frances Arnold, Gregory Winter and George Smith for their use of evolution to produce new enzymes and antibodies on this day in history.
2019 Paris police headquarters stabbing: A man stabs five officers at the central police headquarters in Paris, France, killing four of them. The attacker, shot dead by other officers, was an administrative intelligence employee at the station on this day in history.
2019 On October - 03 the European Court of Justice rules that Facebook must take down a post about Austrian politician Eva Glawischnig-Piesczek. The post originated in Ireland and the court ruled that the post defamed and insulted the politician and must be removed all over the world.
2019 European Commission spokesperson Daniel Rosario threatens retaliatory measures if the United States imposes a US$7.5-billion (approximately €6.8-billion) tariff on products such as olives, whiskey, wine, cheese, yogurt, and airplanes. The tariffs are scheduled to take place on October 18 on October - 03.
2021 On October - 03 pandora Papers investigation reveals secret wealth of 30 current and former world leaders including Jordan’s King Abdullah II, Czech PM Andrej Babis and former UK PM Tony Blair
2021 On October - 03 tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady becomes NFL's all-time leader in career passing yardage in 19-17 win vs NE Patriots at Gillette Stadium: Brady 22-43 for 269 yards to pass Drew Brees' high of 80,358
2021 On this day in history the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists and assorted media partners publish a set of 11.9 million documents leaked from 14 financial services companies known as the Pandora Papers, revealing offshore financial activities that involve multiple current and former world leaders.[207]
2333 -BC- Tangun establishes kingdom of Chosun (Korea) (legendary) on October - 03.