Public Holidays on October 3

• 🌍 German Unity Day (Germany)
• 🌍 National Foundation Day (South Korea)
• 🌍 Tag der Deutschen Einheit (Germany)
• 🌍 שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת (Israel)
• 🌍 国庆节 (China)
• 🌍 개천절 (South Korea)

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Religious Observances on October 3

• Jewish: Shmini Atzeret שמיני עצרת
• Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Muhiyuddīn Ibn al-‘Arabi ق

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On This Day in History — October 3

• 2015 — Forty-two killed and 33 missing in Kunduz hospital airstrike operated by Médecins Sans Frontières.
• 2013 — At least 134 migrants are killed when their boat sinks near the Italian island of Lampedusa.
• 2009 — The presidents of Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Turkey sign the Nakhchivan Agreement on the Establishment of Turkic Council.
• 2008 — The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
• 1995 — O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
• 1993 — Battle of Mogadishu: A firefight occurs during a failed attempt to capture key officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, costing the lives of 18 American soldiers, and over 350 Somalis.

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Notable Births on October 3

• 1999 — Starley, Australian pop singer
• 1997 — Jin Boyang, Chinese figure skater
• 1994 — Victoria Bosio, Argentinian tennis player
• 1993 — Raffaele Di Gennaro, Italian footballer
• 1991 — Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
• 1991 — Aki Takajo, Japanese singer

Notable Deaths on October 3

• 2015 — Denis Healey, English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (b. 1917)
• 2015 — Muhammad Nawaz Khan, Pakistani historian and author (b. 1943)
• 2015 — Javed Iqbal, Pakistani philosopher and judge (b. 1925)
• 2015 — Gerald Squires, Canadian painter and illustrator (b. 1937)
• 2014 — Ewen Gilmour, New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963)
• 2014 — Benedict Groeschel, American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933)

Sports on October 3

• College Football: Penn State Nittany Lions @ Northwestern Wildcats — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Boston Bruins @ Winnipeg Jets — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Dallas Stars — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• WNBA: Dallas Wings @ Golden State Valkyries — 01:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Anaheim Ducks @ Vegas Golden Knights — 02:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Memphis Tigers @ Charlotte 49ers — 15:00 UTC Scheduled

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Public Holidays on October 4

• 🌍 Festa nazionale di San Francesco d'Assisi, patrono d'Italia (Italy)
• 🌍 St. Francis of Assisi's Day (Italy)

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Religious Observances on October 4

• Jewish: Simchat Torah שמחת תורה

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On This Day in History — October 4

• 2010 — The Ajka plant accident in western Hungary releases about a million cubic metres (35 million cubic feet) of liquid alumina sludge. Nine people are killed and 122 injured, and the Marcal and Danube rivers are severely...
• 2006 — Wikileaks is launched by Julian Assange.
• 2004 — SpaceShipOne wins Ansari X Prize for private spaceflight, by being the first private craft to fly into space.
• 2003 — Maxim restaurant suicide bombing in Haifa, Israel: Twenty-one Israelis, Jews and Arabs, are killed, and 51 others wounded.
• 2001 — Siberia Airlines Flight 1812: A Sibir Airlines Tupolev Tu-154 crashes into the Black Sea after being struck by an errant Ukrainian S-200 missile. Seventy-eight people are killed.
• 1997 — The second largest cash robbery in U.S. history occurs at the Charlotte, North Carolina office of Loomis, Fargo and Company. A Federal Bureau of Investigation investigation eventually results in 24 convictions and...

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Notable Births on October 4

• 1990 — Signy Aarna, Estonian footballer
• 1989 — Dakota Johnson, American model and actress
• 1988 — Melissa Benoist, American actress and singer
• 1988 — Caner Erkin, Turkish footballer
• 1988 — Evgeni Krasnopolski, Israeli figure skater
• 1988 — Derrick Rose, American basketball player

Notable Deaths on October 4

• 2015 — William A. Culpepper, American general, lawyer, and judge (b. 1916)
• 2015 — Edida Nageswara Rao, Indian director and producer (b. 1934)
• 2015 — Dave Pike, American vibraphone player and songwriter (b. 1938)
• 2015 — Neal Walk, American basketball player (b. 1948)
• 2014 — Konrad Boehmer, German-Dutch composer and educator (b. 1941)
• 2014 — Hugo Carvana, Brazilian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1937)

Sports on October 4

• NHL: Boston Bruins @ Minnesota Wild — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: Dallas Stars @ Nashville Predators — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Arkansas State Red Wolves @ Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• College Football: Indiana Hoosiers @ Rutgers Scarlet Knights — 00:00 UTC Scheduled
• MLB: San Diego Padres @ Milwaukee Brewers — 00:30 UTC Scheduled
• NHL: St. Louis Blues @ Colorado Avalanche — 01:00 UTC Scheduled

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