October 3rd (1779) was a Sunday. 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.
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)