October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 331 BC - Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of Gaugamela. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Events 539 BC - King Cyrus The Great of Persia marches into the city of Babylon, releasing the Jews from almost Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Events 202 BC - Hannibal Barca, leader of the Carthaginians, is defeated by the Roman legions under Scipio Africanus Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common October 2007 is the tenth month of that year It began on a Monday and 31 days later ended on a Wednesday. October 2006 was a month that began on a Sunday The month was marked by a nuclear test by North Korea that prompted that passing of Resolution 1718 PortalCurrent events News collections and sources See WikipediaNews collections and sources. October 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October 3, 2003 October 2003 - please do not remove or delink the the date header remove October 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - October 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 89 days remaining until the end of the year.
Events
- 2333 BC - The state of Gojoseon (Modern-day Korea) founded by Dangun Wanggeom during the reign of the Chinese Emperor Yao. The 24th century BC is a Century which lasted from the year 2400 BC to 2301 BC Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom considered the first proper nation of the Korean people. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. Dangun Wanggeom was the legendary founder of Gojoseon, the first Korean kingdom around present-day Liaoning, Manchuria, and the Korean Yao ( Traditional Chinese: 堯, Simplified Chinese: 尧) (2358 - 2258 BC was a legendary Chinese ruler one of the Three Sovereigns
- 42 BC - First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight an indecisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius. Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. The Battle of Philippi was the final battle in the Wars of the Second Triumvirate between the forces of Mark Antony and Octavian (the Second Triumvirate See also the Second Triumvirate (Argentina which held power in 1812 Marcus Antonius (in Latin: M·ANTONIVS·M·F·M·N ( c January 14 83 BC&ndash August 1, 30 BC known in English as Mark Augustus ( Latin: IMPERATOR·CAESAR·DIVI·FILIVS·AVGVSTVS September 23 63 BC – August 19 AD 14) born Gaius Octavius Thurinus, was Marcus Junius Brutus (85&ndash42 BC or Quintus Servilius Caepio Brutus was a Roman senator of the late Roman Republic. For the Roman consul see Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 171 BC.
- 1283 - Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered. Dafydd ap Gruffydd (or Dafydd ap Gruffudd) (11 July 1238 &ndash 3 October 1283 was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 History Gwynedd was an independent kingdom from the end of the Roman period until the 13th Century when it was conquered and subjugated by England To be hanged drawn and quartered was the penalty once ordained in England for the crime of High treason.
- 1574 - The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen. "Leyden" redirects here For other uses see Leyden (disambiguation. Geuzen ( French: Les Gueux, English: the Beggars) was a name assumed by the confederacy of Calvinist Dutch nobles and other malcontents who in
- 1683 - The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu. Not to be confused with Qin Dynasty, the first dynasty of Imperial China Shi Lang ( 1621-1696 was a Ming - Qing admiral who had extensive experience in southeastern China Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. The Kingdom of Tungning was the first Han Chinese Government to rule Taiwan, between 1661 and 1683 Zheng Keshuang (鄭克塽 1669 &ndash 1707 Pinyin: Zhèng Kèshuǎng was the son of Zheng Jing and a grandson of Koxinga. The Battle of Penghu ( of 1683 is where the admiral Shi Lang of Qing attacked the fleet of Kingdom of Tungning in Penghu.
- 1712 - The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor. Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap James Graham 1st Duke and 4th Marquess of Montrose (April 1682&ndash 7 January, 1742) was a Scottish aristocratic statesman in the early eighteenth Robert Roy MacGregor, (baptized March 7, 1671 – December 28, 1734) usually known simply as Rob Roy
- 1739 - The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the end of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736-1739. Year 1739 ( MDCCXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Treaty of Nissa is a peace treaty signed on October 3, 1739 in Nissa (ancient Nyssa, in Cappadocia) by the Ottoman Empire The Ottoman Empire (1299–1923 ( Old Ottoman Turkish: دولتْ علیّه عثمانیّه Devlet-i Âliye-yi Osmâniyye, Late Ottoman and Modern Turkish Russia (Россия Rossiya) or the Russian Federation ( Rossiyskaya Federatsiya) is a transcontinental Country extending
- 1778 - British Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska. Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Captain James Cook FRS RN ( – 14 February 1779) was an English Explorer, Navigator and
- 1795 - General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government. Year 1795 ( MDCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. During the French Revolution, the National Convention or Convention, in France, comprised the Constitutional and legislative assembly
- 1849 - American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death. Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Edgar Allan Poe (January 19 1809 – October 7 1849 was an American poet, short-story Writer, editor and Literary critic, See also Edgar Allan Poe The death of Edgar Allan Poe on October 7 1849 has remained mysterious the circumstances leading up to it are uncertain and the cause of death
- 1863 - Thanksgiving Day declared as the fourth Thursday in November by President Abraham Lincoln. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In the United States, Thanksgiving or Thanksgiving Day is an annual one-day legal holiday to express Gratitude for the things one has Thursday is the fourth day of the week in most western countries and the fourth day of the week in the Judeo-Christian Calendar, falling between Wednesday Events in November All Saints' Day (formerly All Hallows Day a Christian holy day is celebrated on November 1, the day after Halloween The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal
- 1873 - Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack (circa 1837 - October 3, 1873) was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California The Modoc War, or Modoc Campaign (also known as the Lava Beds War) was an armed conflict between the Native American Modoc tribe and the
- 1908 - The Pravda newspaper founded by Leon Trotsky, Adolph Joffe, Matvey Skobelev and other Russian exiles in Vienna. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Pravda (Правда "The Truth" was a leading Newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij Adolph Abramovich Joffe ( Russian: Адольф Абрамович Иоффе alternative transliterations Adolf Ioffe or rarely Yoffe) (October 10 1883 Matvey Ivanovich Skobelev ( Russian: Матвей Иванович Скобелев, 1885 - 1938 was a Russian Marxist revolutionary and politician
- 1918 - King Boris III of Bulgaria takes the throne. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Boris III Tsar of Bulgaria (January 30 1894 &ndash August 28 1943 originally Boris Klemens Robert Maria Pius Ludwig Stanislaus Xaver ( Boris Clement Robert Mary
- 1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs". Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija The Kingdom of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croato-Slovene ie Serbo-Croatian, Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene: Kraljevina Jugoslavija
- 1932 - Iraq gains independence from Britain. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Iraq topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
- 1935 - Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Emilio De Bono ( March 19, 1866 &ndash January 11, 1944) was an Italian General, fascist activist Marshal
- 1942 - Spaceflight: First successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany: the first man-made object to reach space. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Spaceflight is the use of Space technology to fly a Spacecraft into and through Outer space. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve Test Stand VII ( German: Prüfstand VII, P-7 was the principal V-2 rocket testing facility at Peenemünde and was capable of static firing Peenemünde (peːnəˈmʏndə is a village in the northeast of the German (Western part of the Usedom island Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
- 1951 - "Shot Heard 'Round the World" One of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January In Baseball, the " Shot Heard 'Round the World " is the term given to the Walk-off home run hit by New York Giants The San Francisco Giants are a Major League Baseball team based in, that currently play in the National League West Division. Robert Brown Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland) nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish An inning, or innings, is a fixed-length segment of a game in any of a variety of Sports &ndash most notably Cricket and Baseball during The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA In Baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the Pitcher's mound toward the Catcher to begin each play with the goal of Ralph Theodore Joseph Branca (born January 6, 1926 in Mount Vernon New York) is a former Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs, or simply the National League ( NL) is the older of two leagues constituting Major League Baseball
- 1952 - United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from Nuclear reactions either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.
- 1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network.
- 1957 - Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is ruled not obscene. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Irwin Allen Ginsberg (ˈgɪnzbɝg (June 3 1926 &ndash April 5 1997 was an American Poet. Howl and Other Poems is a collection of poetry by Allen Ginsberg.
- 1962 - Project Mercury: Sigma 7 launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mercury-Atlas 8 was a Mercury program Manned space mission launched on October 3, 1962. Cape Canaveral from the Spanish Cabo Cañaveral, is a headland in Brevard County Florida, United States, near the center of that An astronaut or cosmonaut (космона́вт) is a person trained Walter Marty Schirra Jr ( March 12, 1923 &ndash May 3, 2007) was one of the original Mercury 7 astronauts chosen for the Project
- 1964 - First Buffalo Wings were made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Buffalo wings, chicken wings, hot wings or wings are Chicken wing sections (called Wings or "flats" and drummettes The Anchor Bar is a restaurant located at 1047 Main at North St
- 1981 - The Hunger Strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The 1981 Irish hunger strike was the culmination of a five-year protest during The Troubles by Irish republican prisoners in Northern Ireland. The Provisional Irish Republican Army (Óglaigh na hÉireann ( IRA; also referred to as the PIRA, the Provos, or by some of its supporters as the The Irish National Liberation Army ( INLA; Arm Saoirse Náisiúnta na hÉireann in Irish is an Irish Republican, Left-wing paramilitary organisation Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
- 1981 - The Communist Party of Namibia is founded at a conference in Angola. The Communist Party of Namibia was a Political party in Namibia. Angola, officially the Republic of Angola (República de Angola Pronounced ʁɛˈpublikɐ dɨ ɐ̃ˈgɔlɐ Repubilika ya Ngola is a country in south-central
- 1985 - Space Shuttle Atlantis flies its maiden voyage. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Space Shuttle Atlantis ( Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-104 is one of the three currently operational orbiters in the Space Shuttle fleet of (STS-51-J)
- 1990 - Re-unification of Germany. STS-51-J was a Space shuttle mission by NASA that was the first to use the Space Shuttle ''Atlantis''. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) German reunification (Deutsche Wiedervereinigung took place twice after 1945 first in 1957 the Saarland was permitted to join the Federal Republic of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The German Democratic Republic ceased to exist and its territory became part of the Federal Republic of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ( GDR; Deutsche Demokratische Republik DDR; commonly known in English as East Germany) was a Socialist state Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in Now celebrated as German Unity Day. The Day of German Unity (Tag der Deutschen Einheit is a national holiday in Germany, celebrated on October 3, which commemorates the anniversary of
- 1993 - Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US Soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) The Battle of Mogadishu (also referred to as the Battle of the Black Sea) or General Mohamed Farrah Aidid (محمد فرح عيديدمحمد فرح عيديد December 15 1934 – August 2 1996 was a controversial Somali leader often described Mogadishu ( Somali: Muqdisho, popularly Xamar, Hamar; مقديشو Maqadīshū The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities.
- 1995 - O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murders of his ex-wife Nicole and her friend Ronald Goldman. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Orenthal James "O J" Simpson (born July 9 1947 who has also been called The Juice, is a retired American football player,
- 2003 - Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked by one of the shows tigers, canceling the show for good. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Siegfried & Roy are two German-American entertainers working in Las Vegas, USA. Siegfried & Roy are two German-American entertainers working in Las Vegas, USA.
Births
- 1716 - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. Year 1716 ( MDCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Giovanni Battista Beccaria ( October 3, 1716 &ndash May 27, 1781) Italian Physicist, was born at Mondovì, 1781)
- 1720 - Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. Year 1781 ( MDCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1720 ( MDCCXX) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Johann Peter Uz ( October 3, 1720 &ndash May 12, 1796) German Poet, was born at Ansbach. 1796)
- 1790 - John Ross, Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. Year 1796 ( MDCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year John Ross ( October 3, 1790 - August 1, 1866) also known as Kooweskoowe - a mythological or rare migratory bird Principal Chief of 1866)
- 1792 - Francisco Morazán, Central American statesman
- 1797 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year General José Francisco Morazán Quezada (mo-rah-thahn' He was a Central American Statesman, Lawyer, Orator, and a General born Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany, in Italian Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo in German Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl (3 October 1870)
- 1800 - George Bancroft, American historian and Secretary of the Navy (d. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. George Bancroft (October 3 1800 &ndash January 17 1891 was an American Historian and Statesman who was prominent in promoting Secondary education 1891)
- 1802 - John Gorrie, American scientist (d. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the John Gorrie, ( October 3, 1802 &ndash June 29, 1855) physician scientist inventor and humanitarian is considered the father of 1855)
- 1804 - Townsend Harris, 1st U. Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Townsend Harris ( B 3 October 1804 –1878 was a successful New York City merchant and minor politician and the first United States Consul General S. Consul to Japan (d. 1878)
- 1804 - Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Allan Kardec was a pseudonym of the French teacher and educator Hippolyte Léon Denizard Rivail ( Lyon, October 3, 1804 – Paris 1869)
- 1806 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery ( 3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith Jr 1850)
- 1828 - Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap 1897)
- 1848 - Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Henry Lerolle ( October 3, 1848 - April 22, 1929) was French painter art collector and patron born in Paris 1929)
- 1858 - Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Eleonora Duse ( October 3, 1858 &ndash April 21, 1924) was an Italian actress often known simply as Duse. 1924)
- 1862 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Johnny Briggs (born October 3 1862, Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, England; died January 11, 1902, Heald 1902)
- 1863 - Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov (Пётр Кузьми́ч Козло́в October 3, 1863 near Smolensk - September 26, 1935, Peterhof 1935)
- 1869 - Alfred Flatow, German Olympic champion gymnast (d. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Alfred Flatow ( October 3 1869 &ndash December 28 1942) was a German gymnast. 1942)
- 1880 - Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Warner Oland ( October 3, 1879 &ndash August 6, 1938) was a Swedish actor most remembered for his role as " Charlie 1938)
- 1882 - A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alexander Young Jackson, CC, CMG (October 3 1882 in Montreal Quebec – April 5 1974 in Kleinburg Ontario) was a Canadian 1974)
- 1885 - Langley Collyer, hoarder (d. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Homer Lusk Collyer ( November 6, 1881 &ndash March 21, 1947) and Langley Collyer ( October 3, 1885 1947)
- 1885 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sophie Treadwell ( October 3, 1885 &ndash February 20, 1970) was a leading 1970)
- 1886 - Alain-Fournier, French novelist (d. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Alain-Fournier was the Pseudonym of Henri Alban-Fournier ( October 3, 1886 &ndash September 22, 1914) a French 1914)
- 1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Carl von Ossietzky ( October 3, 1889 &ndash May 4, 1938) was a radical German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1938)
- 1894 - Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Elmer Edwin Robinson ( October 3 1894 &ndash June 9 1982) was the 33rd mayor of San Francisco, California. 1982)
- 1894 - Walter Warlimont, German General WWII (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Walter Warlimont (* October 3, 1894 Osnabrück, Germany - † October 9, 1976 Kreuth near the Tegernsee) was 1976)
- 1895 - Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Giovanni Comisso ( October 3, 1895 – 1969 was an Italian writer 1969)
- 1895 - Sergei Aleksandrovich Yesenin, Russian lyrical poet (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sergei Yesenin (Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Есе́нин  – December 27, 1925) was a Russian lyrical Poet. 1925)
- 1896 - Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Gerardo Diego ( 3 October 1896 &ndash 8 July 1987) was a Spanish Poet and member of the Generation of '27. 1987)
- 1897 - Louis Aragon, French writer (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Louis Aragon lwi aʁaˈgɔ̃ in French ( October 3, 1897 &ndash December 24, 1982) French Poet and Novelist 1982)
- 1898 - Leo McCarey, American film director (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Leo McCarey ( October 3, 1898 - July 5, 1969) was an Academy Award -winning American Film director 1969)
- 1899 - Gertrude Berg, American actress (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Gertrude Berg ( October 3, 1899 - September 14, 1966) was an American pioneer of classic radio, one of the first if not the 1966)
- 1900 - Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Thomas Clayton Wolfe ( October 3, 1900 &ndash September 15, 1938) was an acclaimed American Novelist of the early 20th 1938)
- 1901 - Jean Grémillon, French film director (d. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Jean Grémillon ( October 3, 1901 – November 25, 1959) was a French Film director. 1959)
- 1904 - Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Charles John Pedersen ( October 3, 1904 &ndash October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1989)
- 1904 - Ernst Gunther Schenck, German doctor who joined the Sturmabteilung in 1933 (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Ernst-Günther Schenck ( October 3 1904 &ndash December 21, 1998) was a German doctor who joined the Sturmabteilung Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers A physician, medical practitioner or medical doctor who practices Medicine, and is concerned with maintaining or restoring human Health The, abbreviated SA, ( German for "Assault detachment" or "Assault section" usually translated as " stormtroop(ers Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 1998)
- 1911 - Michael Hordern, English actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sir Michael Murray Hordern ( 3 October 1911 &ndash 2 May 1995) was an English Actor, knighted in 1983 for his services 1995)
- 1915 - Ray Stark, American film producer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Ray Stark ( October 3, 1915 – January 17, 2004) was an Academy Award -nominated American film producer and powerbroker known for his 2004)
- 1916 - James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year James Herriot is the Pen name of James Alfred Wight OBE, also known as Alf Wight (3 October 1916 &ndash 1995)
- 1916 - Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Shelby William Storck ( October 3, 1916 - April 5, 1969) was an American Newscaster, Actor, Writer 1969)
- 1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1922 - Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James McGill Buchanan Jr (born October 3 1919 is an American Economist renowned for his work on Public choice theory, for which he won the 1986 The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Jean Lefebvre ( October 3, 1919 - July 9, 2004) was a French Actor. 2004)
- 1923 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward Oliver LeBlanc ( October 3, 1923 &ndash October 29, 2004) was a Dominican politician. 2004)
- 1924 - Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter
- 1924 - Harvey Kurtzman, U. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Arkady Nikitich Vorobyev ( Russian: Аркадий Никитич Воробьёв born October 3, 1924 in village Mordovo Tambov Oblast) was Harvey Kurtzman ( October 3, 1924, Brooklyn New York – February 21, 1993) was a U S. cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine (d. 1993)
- 1925 - Gore Vidal, American author
- 1928 - Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gore Vidal (born October 3 1925 ˌgɔər vɪˈdɑːl or /vɪˈdæl/ is an American Novelist, Screenwriter, Playwright, Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Erik Belton Evers Bruhn ( October 3, 1928 &ndash April 1, 1986) was a Danish Ballet Dancer, Choreographer 1986)
- 1928 - Alvin Toffler, American writer and futurist
- 1929 - Bert Stern, American photographer
- 1931 - Glenn Hall, National Hockey League goaltender
- 1933 - Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
- 1935 - Charles Duke, American astronaut
- 1936 - Steve Reich, American composer
- 1938 - Eddie Cochran, American singer (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Alvin Toffler (born October 3, 1928) is an American Writer and futurist, known for his works discussing Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bertram Stern (born 3 October 1929) is an American Fashion and Celebrity portrait Photographer. Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Glenn Henry "Mr Goalie" Hall (born October 3, 1931 in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada) is a The National Hockey League ( NHL) is a professional Ice hockey league composed of 30 teams in North America Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Neale Andrew Fraser AO MBE (born on 3 October 1933 is a former tennis player from Australia born in Melbourne, Victoria. Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Charles Moss Duke Jr (born October 3 1935 a retired USAF Brigadier General, was a United States Astronaut for NASA. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Stephen Michael Reich (born October 3 Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Edward "Eddie" Cochran ( October 3, 1938 He took music lessons in school but quit the band to play drums 1960)
- 1938 - Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
- 1940 - Alan O'Day, American singer and songwriter
- 1940 - Sheila Fearn, English actress
- 1940 - Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1941 - Chubby Checker, American musician
- 1942 - Alan Rachins, American actor
- 1943 - Jeff Bingaman, Democratic U. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tereza Ana Kesovija (born October 3, 1938) is an internationally acclaimed Croatian singer and previously an important artist of the Former Yugoslavia Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan O'Day (born October 3 1940) is an American Singer-songwriter, best known for writing and singing " Undercover Angel," Sheila Fearn (born 3 October 1940 in Leicester, Leicestershire) is an English actress best known for playing Audrey Joseph Gilbert Yvon "Jean" Ratelle (born October 3, 1940 in Lac Saint-Jean, Quebec) is a former Canadian ice hockey player and Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Chubby Checker (born Ernest Evans on October 3, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter best known for popularizing the The Twist Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Alan Rachins (born October 3 1942) is an American television actor best known for his role as Douglas Brackman in L Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jesse Francis "Jeff" Bingaman Jr (born October 3, 1943) is the junior U S. Senator of New Mexico
- 1944 - Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
- 1944 - Roy Horn, Magician
- 1944 - Bob Riley, American politician, governor of Alabama
- 1945 - Kay Baxter, American bodybuilder (d. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pierre René Viscount Deligne (born 3 October 1944 in Brussels) is a Belgian Mathematician. Siegfried & Roy are two German-American entertainers working in Las Vegas, USA. Robert Renfroe "Bob" Riley (born October 3 1944 is an American Politician in the Republican Party. Alabama (formally the State of Alabama;) is a State located in the southern region of the United States of America. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Kay Baxter ( October 3, 1945 &ndash May 16, 1988) was a pioneer female bodybuilder. Female bodybuilding is the female component of competitive Bodybuilding. 1988)
- 1946 - Biff Henderson, American television personality
- 1947 - John Perry Barlow, American musician
- 1948 - Michael Medved, American film critic
- 1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, American musician (Fleetwood Mac)
- 1949 - J. P. Dutta, Indian Bollywood film director
- 1950 - Pamela Hensley, American actress
- 1951 - Bernard Cooper, American writer
- 1951 - Keb' Mo', American singer
- 1951 - Dave Winfield, American baseball player
- 1954 - Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
- 1954 - Al Sharpton, American minister and activist
- 1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Jackson Henderson Jr (born October 3, 1946 in Durham North Carolina, U Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Perry Barlow (born October 3, 1947) is an American Poet, Essayist, retired Wyoming cattle rancher political Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Medved (born October 3 1948) is an American radio host, conservative political commentator, Film critic Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lindsey Adams Buckingham (born October 3, 1949) is an American Guitarist and Singer, most notable for being a member of the musical group Fleetwood Mac are a British / American J P Dutta (born October 3, 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian Bollywood film producer and director Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Pamela Hensley (born on October 3 1950 in Los Angeles, California) is an American actress. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Bernard Cooper is an American Novelist and short story writer. Keb' Mo' (born October 3, 1951 in South Central Los Angeles, California as Kevin Moore) is an American Blues David Mark Winfield (born October 3 1951 in St Paul, Minnesota) is an American former Major League Baseball player who is a member of both the Baseball Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Dennis Lee Eckersley (born October 3 1954 nicknamed "Eck" is a former American Major League Baseball player Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton Jr (born October 3 1954 is an American Baptist minister political and civil rights / Social justice Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan ( October 3, 1954 August 27, 1990) was an American Blues-rock Guitarist 1990)
- 1956 - Hart Bochner, Canadian film actor/director
- 1957 - Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
- 1959 - Fred Couples, American golfer
- 1959 - Greg Proops, American actor and comedian
- 1959 - Jack Wagner, American actor
- 1962 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)
- 1963 - Marion Peck, American artist and painter
- 1964 - Clive Owen, British actor
- 1965 - Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
- 1966 - Darrin Fletcher, Major League Baseball player
- 1966 - Frank Hannon American guitarist Tesla (band)
- 1967 - Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist
- 1968 - Paul Crichton, English footballer
- 1968 - Greg Foster, American basketball player
- 1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt)
- 1969 - Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel)
- 1971 - Wil Cordero, baseball player
- 1971 - Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys)
- 1972 - Garrett Dutton, American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce)
- 1972 - Black Thought, American rapper (The Roots)
- 1972 - Lajon Witherspoon, American singer (Sevendust)
- 1973 - Keiko Agena, Japanese-American actress
- 1973 - Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
- 1973 - Angélica Gavaldón, Mexican tennis player
- 1973 - Lena Headey, British actress
- 1974 - Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
- 1974 - Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
- 1975 - India.Arie, American singer
- 1975 - Talib Kweli, American rapper
- 1975 - Alanna Ubach,American actress
- 1976 - Seann William Scott, American actor
- 1978 - Jake Shears, singer (Scissor Sisters)
- 1978 - Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
- 1978 - Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
- 1978 - Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
- 1979 - John Hennigan, American professional wrestler
- 1979 - Daniel Hollie, American professional wrestler
- 1981 - Danny Coid, English Footballer
- 1981 - Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish footballer
- 1981 - Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
- 1981 - Matt Murton, American baseball player
- 1981 - Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
- 1982 - Erik von Detten, American actor
- 1983 - Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
- 1983 - Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor
- 1984 - Yoon Eun Hye, South Korean actress
- 1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer
- 1987 - Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican Miss Universe
- 1988 - Tadhg Kelly, American actor
- 1990 - Rhian Denise Ramos, Filipino actress
- 1996 - Adair Tishler, American child actress
Deaths
- 42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus
- 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hart Matthew Bochner (born October 3, 1956) is a Canadian Film Actor, Screenwriter, director and producer Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Tim Westwood (born 3 October 1957 is an English DJ and Presenter of Radio and Television. Pimp My Ride is a TV show produced by MTV. Each episode consists of taking one car in poor condition and restoring it as well as customizing A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Biography Couples was born in Seattle Washington, to Violet and Tom Coppola who changed the family name to "Couples Gregory Everett Proops (born October 3, 1959) is an American Actor and stand-up comedian, who works largely in Europe as Peter John "Jack" Wagner Jr (born October 3, 1959 in Washington Missouri) is an Emmy Award -nominated American Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tommy Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American Musician. Mötley Crüe ( IPA pronunciation: /'mɒtliː Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Marion Peck is a United States painter born on October 3, 1963 in Manila, the Philippines, while her family was on a trip around the world Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Clive Owen (born October 3, 1964) is an Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe - and BAFTA -award winning English Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Jan-Ove (JO Waldner (nicknamed 老瓦 in China) is a Swedish Table tennis player born 3 October 1965. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Darrin Glen Fletcher (born October 3 1966 in Elmhurst, Illinois) is a former Catcher in Major League Baseball who played Frank Hannon (born on 3 October 1965 in Los Angeles California) is a rock guitarist best known for being a member of Tesla. Tesla is an American Hard rock band formed in Sacramento, California in 1984 and have sold over 16 million albums in the United States Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Rob Liefeld, (born October 3 1967) is an American Comic book writer illustrator and publisher Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Andrew Crichton (born 3 October, 1968 in Pontefract) is an English former professional footballer and now goalkeeping coach Greg Foster may refer to Greg Foster (basketball (born 1968 Greg Foster (athlete (born 1958 See The Young and the Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gwen Renée Stefani (born October 3 1969 (ˈgwɛn stɛˈfɑːni is an American recording artist and Fashion designer Stefani fronts the rock band No Doubt No Doubt is a rock band from Anaheim California, United States founded in 1986 Tetsu is a Japanese Given name, usually for males People named Tetsu include Tetsu Inada (born 1972 a seiyū is a popular Japanese Rock band, formed in 1991 The group has sold over 13 million albums 16 million singles and millions of other units such as videos Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Wilfredo Cordero Nieva ( aka "Coco") (born October 3, 1971 in Mayagüez Puerto Rico) is a First baseman / Kevin Scott Richardson (born October 3 1971 is an American singer and former member of the Backstreet Boys. Backstreet Boys are a Grammy -nominated American pop group They were the first group launched by fallen Boy band mogul Lou Pearlman. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Garrett Dutton III (born October 3, 1972) better known as G Love, is the frontman for the band G G Love & Special Sauce is a three member alternative hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Tariq Luqmaan Trotter (born October 3, 1972) better known as Black Thought, is an American Hip-hop artist and the lead MC of The Roots are an American hip-hop band from Philadelphia Pennsylvania. Lajon Witherspoon (born October 3, 1972 in Nashville Tennessee) is the Vocalist for the Atlanta -based Alternative metal Sevendust is an American Alternative metal band from Atlanta Georgia. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Christine Keiko Agena (born October 3, 1973) is an American actress. Neve Adrianne Campbell ( "nev camble" born October 3 1973 is a Canadian Film and Television Actress. Angélica Gavaldón Loaiza (born October 3, 1973 in El Centro California) is a retired Tennis player from Mexico. Lena Headey (born October 3, 1973) is an English Actress best known for playing Sarah Connor on FOX 's Terminator Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Maria Aaltje ("Marianne" Timmer (born October 3, 1974 in Sappemeer) is a Netherlands Speed skater specializing in Mike Johnson (born October 3, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario, Canada) is a Professional Ice hockey right wing Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. IndiaArie (born India Arie Simpson on October 3 1975) is an American soul, R&B, and Neo soul Singer-songwriter Talib Kweli Greene (born October 3, 1975) better known as Talib Kweli, is an American MC from Brooklyn, New Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Seann William Scott (born October 3, 1976) is an American Actor. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Jake Shears (born Jason Sellards, 3 October 1978, Arizona) is the male lead Vocalist for the American music group The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Gerald Asamoah (born October 3, 1978 in Mampong, Ghana) is a Ghanaian born German footballer. Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (born October 3, 1978 in Callao, Peru) is a Peruvian professional football forward Shannon Marie Kahololani Sossamon (born October 3, 1978) better known as Shannyn Sossamon, is an American actress, Musician Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) John Randall Hennigan (born October 3 1979 better known by his Ring name John Morrison, is an American Professional wrestler. Daniel "Danny" Hollie (born October 3 1977) is an American professional wrestler, currently working in the Independent Circuit Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Daniel "Danny" John Coid (born 3 October, 1981 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English professional footballer Zlatan Ibrahimović (born October 3, 1981 in Malmö, Sweden) is a Swedish football Striker of Bosnian Andreas Isaksson ( an'dreːas 'ɪːsakˌsɔn born October 3 1981 in Trelleborg) is a Swedish football Goalkeeper who currently plays for Matthew Henry Murton (born October 3, 1981 in Fort Lauderdale Florida) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder for the Oakland Amanda Walsh (born October 3 1981 is a Canadian Actress and former VJ for the Canadian Television station MuchMusic Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Erik Thomas von Detten (born October 3, 1982) is an American actor Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Frederico Chaves Guedes, nicknamed Fred (born October 3, 1983 in Teofilo Otoni) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as is a Japanese actor and singer from Kitakami city, Iwate Prefecture. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (born October 3, 1987 in Cayey, Puerto Rico, and raised in Salinas, Puerto Rico is a Puerto Rican Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Joseph Tadhg Kelly (pronounced) (born October 3, 1988, Chicago Illinois) is an American actor and film producer Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Rhian Denise Ramos (born on October 3 1990 in Makati City, Philippines) is an Actress and Commercial model of Welsh -Filipino Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Adair Tishler (born October 3, 1996) is an American Child actress, who has appeared in television shows such as Charmed Year 42 BC was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Julian calendar. For the Roman consul see Gaius Cassius Longinus (consul 171 BC. For the opera by Olivier Messiaen see Saint-François d'Assise. 1181)
- 1283 - David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed)
- 1369 - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. Dafydd ap Gruffydd (or Dafydd ap Gruffudd) (11 July 1238 &ndash 3 October 1283 was Prince of Wales from 11 December 1282 until his execution on 3 October 1283 1318)
- 1568 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (b. Élisabeth of Valois ( April 2 1545 &ndash October 3 1568) was the eldest daughter of Henry II of France and Catherine de' Philip II (Felipe II de España Filipe I ( May 21, 1527 &ndash September 13 1598) was King of Spain from 1556 until 1598 1545)
- 1596 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. Florent Chrestien ( January 26, 1541 - October 3, 1596) was a French satirist and Latin poet 1541)
- 1611 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. For information on the regent of the Netherlands see Charles of Lorraine. 1554)
- 1629 - Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. Giorgi Saakadze (გიორგი სააკაძე (c 1570 – October 3, 1629) was a Georgian politician and military commander who played an 1570)
- 1649 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss Protestant clergyman (b. Giovanni Diodati ( June 6, 1576 - October 3, 1649) was the first to translate the Bible into Italian from Hebrew and Greek sources 1576)
- 1653 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (b. Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn ( August 28, 1612 - October 3, 1653) was a Dutch scholar 1612)
- 1656 - Myles Standish, English-born soldier
- 1690 - Robert Barclay, Scottish writer (b. Captain Myles Standish (c 1584 &ndash October 3, 1656) (sometimes spelled Miles Standish was an English born military officer hired Robert Barclay ( December 23, 1648 – October 3, 1690) one of the most eminent Writers belonging to the Religious Society 1648)
- 1701 - Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. See Joseph Williamson (philanthropist for the Joseph Williamson famous for creating seemingly pointless tunnels in Liverpool, England) 1633)
- 1801 - Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. Year 1801 ( MDCCCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Tuesday Philippe Henri marquis de Ségur (1724 &ndash 3 October 1801) was a Marshal of France. 1724)
- 1833 - François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (b. Year 1724 ( MDCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1833 ( MDCCCXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common François marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat ( August 18, 1754 - October 3, 1833) French General and military engineer was 1754)
- 1838 - Black Hawk (chief), Leader of the Sauk Native American tribe (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1838 ( MDCCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Black Hawk or Black Sparrow Hawk ( Sauk Makataimeshekiakiak ( Mahkatewi-meši-kehkehkwa) "be a large black hawk" (1767 &ndash 1767)
- 1867 - Elias Howe, American sewing machine pioneer (b. Year 1767 ( MDCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Elias Howe ( July 9, 1819 &ndash October 3, 1867) was an American Inventor and Sewing machine pioneer 1819)
- 1873 - Captain Jack, Modoc tribal leader
- 1877 - James Roosevelt Bayley, first Bishop of Newark, New Jersey, and the eighth Archbishop of Baltimore (b. Year 1819 ( MDCCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar in the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kintpuash, better known as Captain Jack (circa 1837 - October 3, 1873) was a chief of the Native American Modoc tribe of California Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Roosevelt Bayley, DD ( August 23, 1814 – October 3, 1877) was the first Bishop of Newark New Jersey, and the eighth The Archdiocese of Newark is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in northern New Jersey, United States. 1814)
- 1881 - Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. Year 1814 ( MDCCCXIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Orson Pratt ( September 19, 1811 &ndash October 3, 1881) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the 1811)
- 1890 - Joseph Hergenröther, German historian (b. Year 1811 ( MDCCCXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1890 ( MDCCCXC) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Hergenröther ( 15 September 1824 - 3 October[[ 890]] was a German Church historian and Canonist, and the first Cardinal-Prefect of the 1824)
- 1891 - Edouard Lucas, French mathematician (b. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common François Édouard Anatole Lucas ( April 4, 1842 in Amiens - October 3, 1891) was a French Mathematician. 1842)
- 1896 - William Morris, English writer & poet (b. Year 1842 ( MDCCCXLII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896 was an English Architect, Furniture and Textile designer artist writer and socialist associated 1834)
- 1929 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeanne Eagels ( June 26, 1894 – October 3, 1929) was an actress on Broadway and in several motion pictures 1894)
- 1929 - Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common ( May 10, 1878 &ndash October 3, 1929) was a German liberal politician and statesman who served as Chancellor and Foreign Minister The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor 1878)
- 1931 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1931 ( MCMXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Carl August Nielsen (9 June 1865 &ndash 3 October 1931 was a conductor, Violinist, and Composer from Denmark. 1865)
- 1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John William Heisman ( October 23, 1869 &ndash October 3, 1936) was a prominent American football player and College football 1869)
- 1953 - Arnold Bax, English composer (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, KCVO ( 8 November 1883 &ndash 3 October 1953) was an English Composer and poet 1883)
- 1965 - Zachary Scott, American actor (b. Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Zachary Scott ( February 24, 1914 – October 3, 1965) was an American actor most notable for his roles as villains and "mystery 1914)
- 1967 - Woody Guthrie, American musician (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14 1912–October 3 1967 was an American Singer-songwriter and Folk musician Guthrie's musical legacy 1912)
- 1967 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes -->Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent (29 April 1895 &ndash 3 October 1967 1895)
- 1969 - Skip James, American blues musician (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James ( June 21, 1902 – October 3, 1969) was an American Delta blues singer guitarist 1902)
- 1986 - Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Vincent Paul "Vince" DiMaggio ( September 6, 1912 - October 3, 1986) was a Major League Baseball Center fielder 1912)
- 1987 - Jean Anouilh, French writer (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh (ʒɑ̃ anwi June 23, 1910 &ndash October 3, 1987) was a French Dramatist. 1910)
- 1987 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hugo Kalervo Palsa ( March 12, 1947 - October 4, 1987) or Kalle was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described 1947)
- 1988 - Franz Josef Strauß, Bavarian politician (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Franz Josef Strauss (Franz Josef Strauß (fʁants jozɛf ʃtraʊs ( September 6, 1915 – October 3, 1988) was a German 1915)
- 1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Stefano Casiraghi ( September 8, 1960 &ndash October 3, 1990) was a sportsman and Italian businessman Caroline Princess of Hanover Hereditary Princess of Monaco ( Caroline Louise Marguerite Prinzessin von Hannover Erbprinzessin von Monaco) formally styled Her 1960)
- 1993 - Sgt. First Class Randy Shughart, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Sergeant First Class insignia Sergeant First Class ( SFC) is the seventh enlisted Sgt First Class Randall 'Randy' David Shughart ( August 13, 1958 &ndash October 3, 1993) is a posthumous recipient of the Medal The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1958)
- 1993 - Master Sgt. Gary Gordon, Medal of Honor recipient (b. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A master sergeant is the Military rank for a senior Non-commissioned officer in some armed forces Master Sgt Gary Ivan Gordon (August 30 1960&ndashOctober 3 1993 is a posthumous recipient of the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government. 1960)
- 1994 - Dub Taylor, American actor (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Dub Taylor ( February 26, 1907 - October 3, 1994) was a prolific American Actor who worked extensively in Westerns 1907)
- 1998 - Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Roderick Andrew Anthony Jude McDowall ( September 17, 1928 – October 3, 1998) was an English -born 1928)
- 1999 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Akio Morita (盛田昭夫 Morita Akio, January 26 1921 in Tokoname Aichi, Japan &ndash October 3 1999 in Tokyo) was a co-founder of 1921)
- 2000 - Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Benjamin Orr ( September 8 1947 &ndash October 3 2000) was the Bass guitar player and one of the Vocalists for the The Cars were an American rock band that emerged from the early New Wave music scene in the late 1970s 1947)
- 2000 - John Grant, British politician (b. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Douglas Grant ( October 16, 1932 &ndash October 3, 2000) was a British Member of Parliament from 1970 to 1983 1932)
- 2002 - Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. Year 1932 ( MCMXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Bruce Weigert Paltrow (November 26 1943 – October 3 2002 was an American television and Film director. 1943)
- 2002 - Robert Krausz, Stock market advisor and investor (b. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Krausz (1936 &ndash October 3, 2002) was a commodities and futures trader. 1936)
- 2003 - Florence Stanley, American actress (b. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Florence Stanley ( July 1 1924 - October 3, 2003) was an American actress of stage film and television 1924)
- 2003 - William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author (b. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. William Steig (November 14 1907 – October 3 2003 was a prolific American Cartoonist, sculptor and later in life an author of popular Children's literature 1907)
- 2004 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " John Joseph Cerutti ( April 28 1960 - October 3 2004) was an American left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball 1960)
- 2004 - Janet Leigh, American actress (b. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Janet Leigh (born Jeanette Helen Morrison; July 6, 1927 – October 3, 2004) was an American actress. 1927)
- 2005 - Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ronald William George Barker, OBE (25 September 1929 &ndash 3 October 2005 was an English actor and Comedian, best known for his roles as Norman Stanley Fletcher 1929)
- 2006 - Alberto Ramento, Filipina bishop (b. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Alberto Ramento (1937 - Tarlac City, October 3, 2006) is a former Supreme Bishop and Chairperson of the Supreme Council of Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina 1937)
- 2006 - John Crank, British mathematician (b. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Crank ( 6 February 1916 - 3 October 2006) was a mathematical physicist best known for his work on the numerical solution of Partial 1913)
- 2006 - Peter Norman, Australian track star (b. Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Peter George Norman ( June 15, 1942 – October 3, 2006) was an Australian track athlete best known for winning the 1942)
- 2007 - M.N. Vijayan, Indian writer, orator, and academic
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