October 3rd in History
October 3rd in History
- 1929: Yugoslavia formed, uniting three separate kingdoms
- 1952: Britain tests its first atomic bomb, on an island off the coast of Australia
- 1966: Basutoland becomes the independent Lesotho
- 1990: Germany officially reunified, with Berlin the capital city
October 3rd birthdays
- 1897: Louis Aragon, French poet
- 1916: James Herriot, Scottish vet and author
- 1925: Gore Vidal, American author
- 1941: Chubby Checker, American rock singer
