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Born on Wednesday October 3, 1979
- Caroline Brenninkmeijer, Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, Île-de-France, Frankrijk († 1980)
- Daan Boissevain, Amstelveen
- Dominique Maria Platel, Haarlem († 1979)
- Claudia Aarts, Deurne, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2003)
Died on Wednesday October 3, 1979
- Alida Sabina Maria Seesink (69)
- Andrea Geerdina Teubechina Roossien (81), Kalamazoo (Michigan, USA)
- Dirk Coevert (69), Hoorn
- Frederik Hoeve (67), Amsterdam-Diemen, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Alfred Scharenberg (62)
- Ethel Diehl (88), Crestview Nursing Home, Wyncote, PA
- Fannie Plescher (85), Grand Rapids,, Michigan, Verenigde Staten
- Gerard Louis Hendrik Brünken (66)
- Angela Christina Louise Janssens (66)
- Anthonia Petronella VAN PAPPELENDAM (94), De Bilt, Province of Utrecht, Netherlands
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 3, 1979 at Delpher
Born on October 3
- 1978 » Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
- 1978 » Gerald Asamoah, Ghanaian-German footballer
- 1978 » Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter
- 1978 » Neil Clement, English footballer
- 1979 » Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer
- 1979 » John Morrison, American wrestler and actor
- 1979 » Josh Klinghoffer, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
- 1980 » Anquan Boldin, American football player
- 1980 » Lindsey Kelk, English journalist and author
- 1980 » Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
Died on October 3
- 1969 » Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
- 1979 » Nicos Poulantzas, Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
- 1980 » Friedrich Karm, Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
- 1981 » Anna Hedvig Büll, Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)
- 1986 » Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
- 1987 » Jean Anouilh, French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
- 1987 » Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)
- 1988 » Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian lieutenant and politician, Minister President of Bavaria (b. 1915)
- 1990 » Eleanor Steber, American soprano and educator (b. 1914)
- 1990 » Stefano Casiraghi, Italian-Monegasque businessman (b. 1960)
Names that were popular for boys in 1979
Names that were popular for girls in 1979
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1979
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from Monday, December 19, 1977 to Friday, September 11, 1981 the cabinet Van Agt I, with Mr. A.A.M. van Agt (CDA/KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 14.0 million citizens.
- February 20 » An earthquake cracks open the Sinila volcanic crater on the Dieng Plateau, releasing poisonous H2S gas and killing 149 villagers in the Indonesian province of Central Java.
- February 26 » The Superliner railcar enters revenue service with Amtrak.
- May 21 » White Night riots in San Francisco following the manslaughter conviction of Dan White for the assassinations of George Moscone and Harvey Milk.
- November 12 » Iran hostage crisis: In response to the hostage situation in Tehran, US President Jimmy Carter orders a halt to all petroleum imports into the United States from Iran.
- December 3 » In Cincinnati, 11 fans are suffocated in a crush for seats on the concourse outside Riverfront Coliseum before a Who concert.
- December 10 » Kaohsiung Incident: Taiwanese pro-democracy demonstrations are suppressed by the KMT dictatorship, and organizers are arrested.
Weather October 3, 1979
The temperature on October 3, 1979 was between 9.4 °C and 15.0 °C and averaged 11.7 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 0.2 hours. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-southeast.