Born on 3 October 1968

At A Glance

3 October 1968 at a glance

Day of the week

3 October 1968 was a Thursday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“Harper Valley PTA” by Jeannie C. Riley was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1968

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1968 was 2001: A Space Odyssey.

Star sign

The star sign for 3 October is Libra.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 3 October 1968 fell in the Year of the Monkey.

Birthstone

The birthstone for October is Opal.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 3 October 1968 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 3 October

• 1952 The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon in the Montebello Islands, Western Australia, to become the world's third nuclear power.
• 1957 The California State Superior Court rules that the book Howl and Other Poems is not obscene.
• 1962 Project Mercury: US astronaut Wally Schirra, in Sigma 7, is launched from Cape Canaveral for a six-orbit flight.
• 1963 A violent coup in Honduras begins two decades of military rule.
• 1985 The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight, carrying two DSCS-III Satellites on STS-51-J.

Famous people born on 3 October

• Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988)
• Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer (born 1981)
• Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973)
• ASAP Rocky, American rapper and songwriter (born 1988)

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