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On October 3, -2457: Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.

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Featured moment · -2457

Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.

Gaecheonjeol is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October. Also known by the English name National Foundation Day, this holiday celebrates the legendary formation of the first Korean state of Gojoseon by legendary king Dangun in 2333 BC. This date has traditionally been regarded by Koreans as the date for the founding of the Korean race.

People

Born on October 3

Noah Schnapp 2004– American actor (born 2004)
Anton Lundell 2001– Finnish ice hockey player (born 2001)
Max Plath 2001– Australian rugby league player
C. J. Stroud 2001– American football player (born 2001)
CJ Abrams 2000– American baseball player (born 2000)
Jin Boyang 1997– Chinese figure skater (born 1997)
Jonathan Isaac 1997– American basketball player (born 1997)
Bang Chan 1997– Australian singer and rapper (born 1997)
Ayo Edebiri 1995– American actress, comedian and writer (born 1995)
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Mike Gesicki 1995– American football player (born 1995)
Artem Zub 1995– Russian ice hockey player (born 1995)
Victoria Bosio 1994– Argentine tennis player
Seth Jones 1994– American ice hockey player (born 1994)
Raffaele Di Gennaro 1993– Italian footballer
Jenny McLoughlin 1991– British Paralympic sprinter (born 1991)
Aki Takajo 1991– Japanese singer and actress
Johan Le Bon 1990– French cyclist
Nate Montana 1989– American football player (born 1989)

People

Died on October 3

Patricia Routledge English actress and singer (1929–2025)
Michel Blanc French actor, writer and director (1952–2024)
Pierre Christin French comics creator and writer (1938–2024)
Cid Moreira Brazilian journalist and television anchor (1927–2024)
Mary O'Rourke Irish politician (1937–2024)
Thomas Gambino Italian-American mobster (1929–2023)
Todd Akin American politician (1947–2021)
Dan Petrescu Romanian businessman and billionaire (1953–2021)
Denis Healey British politician (1917–2015)
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Muhammad Nawaz Khan Pakistani writer
Javed Iqbal Pakistani writer and judge (1924–2015)
Ewen Gilmour New Zealand comedian and television presenter (1963–2014)
Benedict Groeschel American Franciscan friar and author
Jean-Jacques Marcel French footballer (1931–2014)
Kevin Metheny American radio executive (1954–2014)
Ward Ruyslinck Belgian writer
Sari Abacha Nigerian footballer (1978–2013)
Sergei Belov Soviet professional basketball player (1944–2013)

Timeline

Every October 3 on record

  1. -2457 Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.

    South Korean holiday (3 October)

    Gaecheonjeol is a public holiday in South Korea on 3 October. Also known by the English name National Foundation Day, this holiday celebrates the legendary formation of the first Korean state of Gojoseon by legendary king Dangun in 2333 BC. This date has traditionally been regarded by Koreans as the date for the founding of the Korean race.

  2. -52 Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.

    58–50 BC conflict between Rome and Gallic tribes

    The Gallic Wars were waged between 58 and 50 BC by the Roman general Julius Caesar against the peoples of Gaul. Gallic, Germanic, and Brittonic tribes fought to defend their homelands against an aggressive Roman campaign. The wars culminated in the decisive Battle of Alesia in 52 BC, in which a complete Roman victory resulted in the expansion of the Roman Republic over the whole of Gaul.

  3. -42 Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.

    Roman civil war after Caesar's assassination (43–42 BC)

    The Liberators' civil war was started by the Second Triumvirate to avenge Julius Caesar's assassination. The war was fought by the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian against the forces of Caesar's assassins, led by Marcus Junius Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus, referred to as the Liberatores. The latter were defeated by the Triumvirs at the Battle of Philippi in October 42 BC, and committed suicide.

  4. 382 Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans.

    Roman emperor from 379 to 395

    Theodosius I, also known as Theodosius the Great, was Roman emperor from 379 to 395. He won two civil wars and was instrumental in establishing the Nicene Creed as the orthodox doctrine for Nicene Christianity. Theodosius was the last emperor to rule the entire Roman Empire.

  5. 1392 Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.

    Sultan of Granada from 1392 to 1408

    Muhammad VII, reigned 3 October 1392 – 13 May 1408, was the twelfth Nasrid ruler of the Muslim Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus on the Iberian Peninsula. He was the son of Yusuf II and grandson of Muhammad V. He came to the throne upon the death of his father.

  6. 1574 The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
  7. 1683 Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.
  8. 1712 The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
  9. 1739 The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War.
  10. 1789 George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day.
  11. 1792 A militia departs from the Spanish stronghold of Valdivia to quell a Huilliche uprising in southern Chile.
  12. 1862 American Civil War: The two-day Second Battle of Corinth begins as Confederate forces under General Earl Van Dorn attack Union defenses led by General William Rosecrans around Corinth, Mississippi.
  13. 1863 The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by U.S. President Abraham Lincoln.
  14. 1873 Chief Kintpuash and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War of northern California.
  15. 1912 U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
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  1. 1918 Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
  2. 1919 Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a World Series.
  3. 1929 The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Yugoslavia by King Alexander I.
  4. 1932 The Kingdom of Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
  5. 1935 Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.
  6. 1942 A German V-2 rocket reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude.
  7. 1943 World War II: German forces murder 92 civilians in Lingiades, Greece.
  8. 1946 An American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crashes near Ernest Harmon Air Force Base in Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, killing 39.
  9. 1949 WERD, the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
  10. 1951 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
  11. 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
  12. 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
  13. 1962 Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
  14. 1963 A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
  15. 1981 The hunger strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.

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