On This Day: October 3rd

Gaecheonjeol, Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.

Gallic Wars: Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and battle of Alesia.

Liberators' civil war: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight to a draw Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius in the first part of the Battle of Philippi, where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.

George Washington proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 as Thanksgiving Day.

The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian-Turkish War.

The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

Qing dynasty naval commander Shi Lang receives the surrender of the Tungning kingdom on Taiwan after the Battle of Penghu.

The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.

Muhammed VII becomes the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada.

Roman Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans.