October 3, 1935

1935Charles Duke, American general, pilot, and astronaut^[†]

Charles Moss Duke Jr. is an American former astronaut, United States Air Force (USAF) officer and test pilot who, as Lunar Module pilot of Apollo 16 in 1972, became the 10th and youngest person to walk on the Moon, at age 36 years and 201 days. Duke is one of four surviving Moon walkers, along with David Scott, Buzz Aldrin and Harrison Schmitt.

1935Armen Dzhigarkhanyan, Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (died 2020)^[†]

Armen Borisovich Dzhigarkhanyan was a Soviet, Armenian, and Russian actor.

1935Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia.^[†]

The Second Italo-Ethiopian War, also referred to as the Second Italo-Abyssinian War, was a war of aggression waged by Italy against Ethiopia, which lasted from October 1935 to February 1937. In Ethiopia it is often referred to simply as the Italian Invasion, and in Italy as the Ethiopian War. It is seen as an example of the expansionist policy that characterized the Axis powers and the ineffectiveness of the League of Nations before the outbreak of World War II.