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Historical events & facts — October 3
What happened on October 3?
On October 3, 1990, the German Democratic Republic was dissolved and its five federal states joined the Federal Republic, completing the reunification of Germany forty-five years after the end of World War II. It was the end of the division imposed by the Cold War and the greatest event in European history since 1945.
On October 3, 1952, the United Kingdom detonated its first atomic bomb at the Monte Bello Islands off the coast of Australia, becoming the third nuclear power in the world after the US and the USSR. The test, codenamed Operation Hurricane, was carried out aboard a sunken ship and cemented Britain as a permanent member of the "nuclear club".
On October 3, 1932, Iraq became the first Arab state to gain full independence and be admitted to the League of Nations, ending the British mandate established after World War I. The country, with its vast oil reserves and complex mix of Arab, Kurdish and Turkmen communities, would be one of the most turbulent territories of the twentieth century.
Notable birthdays — October 3
Famous people born on October 3
Allan Kardec
Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail, known by the pen name of Allan Kardec, was a French educator, translator, and writer. He is the author of the five books known as the Spiritist Codification, and the founder of Spiritism.
George Wein
George Wein was an American jazz promoter, pianist, and producer. He was the founder of the Newport Jazz Festival, which is held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. He also co-founded the Newport Folk Festival with Pete Seeger and Theodore Bikel and was instrumental in the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.
Jack Hodgins
Jack Hodgins is a Canadian novelist and short story writer. Critically acclaimed, among his best received works is Broken Ground (1998), a historical novel set after the First World War, for which he received the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize and many other accolades.
Bob Riley
Robert Renfroe Riley is an American retired politician and businessman who served as the 52nd governor of Alabama from 2003 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U.S. representative for Alabama's 3rd congressional district from 1997 to 2003.
Aleksandr Rogozhkin
Aleksandr Vladimirovich Rogozhkin was a Russian film director and writer.
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