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National Boyfriend Day October 3 | ||
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World Temperance Day October 3 | ||
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National Techies Day October 3 | ||
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International Day Of Non Violence October 3 | ||
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Global Smoothie Day October 3 | ||
Also on October 3
🏛️ Public Holidays
Also observed in: German Unity Day (DE) · National Foundation Day (KR) · Tag der Deutschen Einheit (DE) · שמחת תורה/שמיני עצרת (IL) · 国庆节 (CN) · 개천절 (KR)
✡️ Religious Observances
- Jewish: Shmini Atzeret שמיני עצרת holiday
- Islamic: Urs of Shaykh Muhiyuddīn Ibn al-‘Arabi ق major
🕰️ On This Day in History
- 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. ↗
🎂 Notable Births
- 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