October 3rd (1979) was a Wednesday. It's the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days left to the end of the year.
Famous Birthdays on October 3 in 1979
» Carlo Alban, Ecuadorian-American actor
» Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia (band) known as Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief (band) or The Bicycle Thief)
» John Morrison (wrestler) e.g John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
October 3rd Famous Deaths for 1979
» Ray Genet, American mountaineer (b. 1931)
» Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (b. 1940)
» Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
October 3rd Holidays in History
» Christian Calendar of saints called feast day:
» Abd-al-Masih (martyr) named Abd-al-Masih
» Two Ewalds called Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair
» Théodore Guérin
» George Bell (bishop) e.g George Bell and John Raleigh Mott, Episcopal Church (USA))
» October 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» German Unity Day (National Day of Germany)
» Iraq British Mandate and Kingdom e.g National Day (Iraq), celebrates the independence of Iraq from the United Kingdom in 1932.
» Gaecheonjeol or National Foundation Day or 'Gaecheonjeol' (South Korea)