Historical Events
- 259 people have died taking selfies since 2011 according to study in "Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care"
- Cervical Cancer could be eliminated in Australia within decades because of government vaccination program, according to report in "The Lancet Public Health"
- First exomoon, moon outside the solar system, discovered 8,000 years away (size of Neptune) by astronomers at Columbia University
- Most expensive whisky ever sold at auction for $1.1 million, the Macallan Valerio Adami 1926, in Edinburgh, Scotland
- Nobel Prize in Chemistry awarded to Frances Arnold, Gregory Winter and George Smith for their use of evolution to produce new enzymes and antibodies [1]
- Wife of former Malaysian Prime Minister Datin Seri Rosmah Mansor arrested on corruption charges
Famous Deaths
- Bent Lorentzen, Danish orchestral, electronic, and opera composer, dies at 83
- Leon M. Lederman, American experimental physicist (Nobel Prize in Physics, 1988 - for research on quarks and leptons) and author (The God Particle), dies from complications of dementia at 96 [1]
Died in 2018 2018 Highlights
About October 3, 2018
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 5 years, 7 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation Alpha
Chinese Zodiac: Dog
Star Sign: Libra
Music Charts
#1 Song: Girls Like You - Maroon 5 Featuring Cardi B
#1 Song: Promises - Calvin Harris & Sam Smith
