Historical Events
- 1st telescope lens 200" (508 cm) in diameter completed
- Manning Sherwin and Harold Purcell's musical "Under the Counter" opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 27 performances
- WMAL (now WJLA) TV channel 7 in Washington, D.C. (ABC) begins
Famous Birthdays
- Alan Rachins, American actor (Douglas-LA Law), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Ben Cauley, American R&B trumpeter (The Bar-Kays - "Soul Finger") and Otis Redding plane crash survivor, born in Memphis, Tennessee (d. 2015)
- Fred DeLuca, American co-founder of the Subway chain, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
- John Perry Barlow, American lyricist (Grateful Dead - "Estimated Prophet"; "I Need A Miracle"; "Cassidy"), essayist, internet pioneer, and activist, born near Cora, Wyoming (d. 2018)
About October 3, 1947
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 76 years, 6 months and 24 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Pig
Star Sign: Libra
