What Day Of The Week Is October 3?

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October 3: Day of the Week

October 3, 2026 is the 276th day of the year 2026 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year. The day of the week is Saturday.

If you are trying to learn French then this day of the week in French is samedi.

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Here’s the October calendar. You can also browse the full year monthly calendar.

October					2026
Sun	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat
1	2	3
4	5	6	7	8	9	10
11	12	13	14	15	16	17
18	19	20	21	22	23	24
25	26	27	28	29	30	31

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Zodiac & Birthstone

Libra is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Opal is the modern birthstone for this month. Jasper is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

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October 3 by the Numbers

• 254 days since October 3
• 0 year, 8 months, and 12 days ago
• 8 months since then
• October 3 is in the 40th week of the year 2026 (ISO 8601)
• 36 weeks ago
• The year 2026 is not a leap year

October 3 Historical Event(s)

382Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service. 1283Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered. 1778British Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska. 1795General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government. 1849American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death. 1918King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne. 1919Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series. 1950Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins. 1964First Buffalo Wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. 1990Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.

Who were born on October 3?

1919James M. Buchanan, American economist 1940Sheila Fearn, English actress 1941Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter 1945Tony Brown, English footballer 1954Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player 1958Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer (La La La Human Steps) 1967Rob Liefeld, American comic book illustrator 1973Lena Headey, British actress 1973Neve Campbell, Canadian actress 1995Hailey McCann, American actress

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