1788 - Manuel Lorenzo Justiniano de Zavala y Sáenz was born in Tecoh, Yucatán. He served as the interim vice president of the Republic of Texas under interim President David G. Burnet.
1842 - Sam Houston ordered Alexander Somervell to organize the militia and volunteers and invade Mexico.
1894 - Charles W. DeRyee of Corpus Christi wrote a letter that mentioned the the boll weevil was in Texas. It was the first announcement of the pest in Texas. In 1903, the Texas Legislature offered a $50,000 prize for a way to rid Texas of the boll weevil.
1930 - In Rusk County, Columbus Marion Joiner discovered Daisy Bradford No. 3 in the East Texas oilfield. It was the largest discovered oilfield in the world up to that time.
1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan was born in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.
1982 - In Central Orange County, a marker was erected at the site of Kishi Colony to honor Japanese pioneer Kichimatsu Kishi and the settlement he founded.
1991 - Governor Ann Richards proclaimed October 3, 1991, as "Stevie Ray Vaughan Day."
2002 - The Texas Rangers put John Rocker on waivers for the purpose of his unconditional release.
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