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{{pp-move}} {{pp-pc}} {{calendar}} {{This date in recent years}} {{Day}} ==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *[[2457 BC]] – [[Gaecheonjeol]], Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day. *[[52 BC]] – [[Gallic Wars]]: [[Vercingetorix]], leader of the [[Gauls]], surrenders to the Romans under [[Julius Caesar]], ending the siege and [[battle of Alesia]]. *[[42 BC]] – [[Liberators' civil war]]: Triumvirs [[Mark Antony]] and [[Octavian]] fight to a draw Caesar's assassins [[Marcus Junius Brutus|Brutus]] and [[Gaius Cassius Longinus|Cassius]] in the first part of the [[Battle of Philippi]], where Cassius commits suicide believing the battle is lost.<ref>{{cite book | last = Dupuy | first = R | title = The Harper encyclopedia of military history: from 3500 BC to the present | publisher = HarperCollins | location = New York | year = 1993 | isbn = 9780062700568 | page=125}}</ref> * [[382]] – Roman Emperor [[Theodosius I]] concludes a peace treaty with the [[Goths]] and settles them in the [[Balkans]]. *[[1392]] – [[Muhammed VII, Sultan of Granada|Muhammed VII]] becomes the twelfth sultan of the [[Emirate of Granada]]. *[[1574]] – The [[Siege of Leiden]] is lifted by the ''[[Watergeuzen]]''. ===1601–1900=== *[[1683]] – [[Qing dynasty]] naval commander [[Shi Lang]] receives the surrender of the [[Kingdom of Tungning|Tungning kingdom]] on Taiwan after the [[Battle of Penghu]]. *[[1712]] – The [[James Graham, 1st Duke of Montrose|Duke of Montrose]] issues a warrant for the arrest of [[Rob Roy MacGregor]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Hamilton Howlett|title=Highland Constable: The Life and Times of Rob Roy MacGregor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QDSCAAAAIAAJ|year=1950|publisher=Blackwood|page=91}}</ref> *[[1739]] – The [[Treaty of Niš (1739)|Treaty of Niš]] is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the [[Russo-Turkish War (1735–1739)|Russian–Turkish War]]. *[[1789]] – [[George Washington]] proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 a [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]]. *[[1792]] – A militia departs from the Spanish [[Valdivian Fort System|stronghold]] of [[Valdivia]] to quell a [[Huilliche uprising of 1792|Huilliche uprising]] in southern Chile.<ref>{{cite book | last = Barros Arana | first = Diego | author-link1 = Diego Barros Arana | title = Historia General de Chile | volume = VII | url = http://www.memoriachilena.gob.cl/602/w3-article-9008.html | year = 2000 | orig-year = 1886 | edition = 2nd | publisher = [[Editorial Universitaria]] | location = Santiago, Chile | isbn = 956-11-1535-2 | language = es |chapter = Capítulo XVII |pages = 66–70 }}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[American Civil War]]: The two-day [[Second Battle of Corinth]] begins as [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] forces under General [[Earl Van Dorn]] attack [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] defenses led by General [[William Rosecrans]] around [[Corinth, Mississippi]].<ref>{{cite book|last=White|first=Kristopher D.|date=2021|title=Battle Maps of the Civil War - The Western Theater|location=Princeton, New Jersey|publisher=Knox Press|page=22|isbn=978-1-68261-993-3}}</ref> *[[1863]] – The last Thursday in November is declared as [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] by U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]]. *[[1873]] – Chief [[Kintpuash]] and companions are hanged for their part in the [[Modoc War]] of [[northern California]]. ===1901–present=== *[[1912]] – U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the [[Battle of Coyotepe Hill]]. *[[1918]] – Tsar [[Boris III of Bulgaria]] accedes to the throne. *[[1919]] – [[Cincinnati Reds]] pitcher [[Adolfo Luque]] becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a [[World Series]]. *[[1929]] – The [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] is renamed to Yugoslavia by King [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander I]]. *[[1932]] – The [[Kingdom of Iraq]] gains independence from the United Kingdom. *[[1935]] – [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War|Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]: Italy [[De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia|invades Ethiopia]]. *[[1942]] – A German [[V-2 rocket]] reaches a record 85 km (46 nm) in altitude. *[[1943]] – [[World War II]]: German forces murder 92 civilians in [[Lingiades massacre|Lingiades]], Greece. *[[1946]] – An [[American Overseas Airlines]] [[Douglas DC-4]] [[1946 American Overseas Airlines Douglas DC-4 crash|crashes]] near [[Ernest Harmon Air Force Base]] in [[Stephenville, Newfoundland and Labrador]], Canada, killing 39.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ranter |first=Harro |title=ASN Aircraft accident Douglas C-54E-5-DO (DC-4) NC90904 Stephenville-Harmon AAB, NL (YJT) |url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19461003-0 |access-date=2022-10-02 |website=aviation-safety.net}}</ref> *[[1949]] – [[WERD (Atlanta)|WERD]], the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta. *[[1951]] – Korean War: The [[First Battle of Maryang San]] pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. *[[1952]] – The United Kingdom [[Operation Hurricane|successfully tests]] a nuclear weapon in the [[Montebello Islands]], [[Western Australia]], to become the world's third nuclear power. *[[1957]] – The [[State Superior Court of California|California State Superior Court]] rules that the book ''[[Howl (poem)|Howl and Other Poems]]'' is not obscene. *[[1962]] – [[Project Mercury]]: US astronaut [[Wally Schirra]], in [[Mercury-Atlas 8|Sigma 7]], is launched from [[Cape Canaveral Space Force Station|Cape Canaveral]] for a six-orbit flight. *[[1963]] – [[1963 Honduran coup d'état|A violent coup in Honduras]] begins two decades of military rule. *[[1981]] – The [[1981 Irish hunger strike|hunger strike]] at the [[HM Prison Maze|Maze Prison]] in [[Northern Ireland]] ends after seven months and ten deaths. *[[1985]] – The [[Space Shuttle Atlantis|Space Shuttle ''Atlantis'']] makes its maiden flight, carrying two [[Defense Satellite Communications System|DSCS-III Satellites]] on [[STS-51-J]]. *[[1986]] – [[TASCC]], a superconducting cyclotron at the [[Chalk River Laboratories]] in [[Canada]], is officially opened. *[[1989]] – A [[1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt|coup]] in [[Panama City]] is suppressed and 11 participants are executed. *[[1990]] – The [[East Germany|German Democratic Republic]] [[German reunification|is abolished]] and becomes part of the [[Germany|Federal Republic of Germany]]; the event is afterwards celebrated as [[German Unity Day]].<ref>{{cite journal |author=Gordon |first=Joseph S. |title=German Reunification and the Bundeswehr |journal=Military Review |publisher=Command and General Staff School |page=21}}</ref> *[[1991]] – [[Nadine Gordimer]] is announced as the winner of the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Nobel Prize in Literature 1991 - Press Release|publisher=Nobel Media AB|date=2014|url=https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/laureates/1991/press.html|access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> *[[1993]] – An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu [[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|fails]]; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die. *[[1995]] – [[Murder trial of O. J. Simpson|O. J. Simpson murder case]]: [[O. J. Simpson]] is [[Acquittal|acquitted]] of the murders of [[Nicole Brown Simpson]] and [[Ronald Goldman]]. *[[2008]] – The [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]] for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush. *[[2009]] – [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], and [[Turkey]] join in the [[Organization of Turkic States|Turkic Council]]. *[[2013]] – At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat [[2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck|sinks]] near the Italian island of [[Lampedusa]]. *[[2015]] – Forty-two people are killed and 33 go missing in the [[Kunduz hospital airstrike]] in [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/story-of-how-a-kunduz-hospital-was-shelled-by-us-gunship-in-question/2015/10/10/1c8affe2-6ebc-11e5-b31c-d80d62b53e28_story.html |title=By evening, a hospital. By morning, a war zone |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=10 October 2015 |access-date=18 October 2015}}</ref> *[[2021]] – Eight people are killed [[2021 Milan airplane crash|in an airplane crash]] near [[Milan]], Italy.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Wert |first1=Jakob |title=Pilatus PC-12 aircraft crashes in Milan, hits building |url=https://www.ifn.news/posts/pilatus-pc-12-crashes-in-milan-hits-building/ |access-date=3 October 2021 |work=International Flight Network |date=3 October 2021}}</ref> *[[2022]] – [[Svante Pääbo]] is [[2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine|awarded]] the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryson Taylor |first=Derrick |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 October 2022}}</ref> *[[2024]] – [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Assamese language|Assamese]], [[Marathi language|Marathi]], [[Pali]] and [[Prakrit]] are accorded the [[Classical languages of India|Classical language]] status by the Government of India<ref>{{Cite web |last=Government of India |first=Press Information Bureau |date=4 October 2024 |title=Status of Classical Language: An Explainer |url=https://pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?NoteId=153239&ModuleId=3®=3&lang=1}}</ref> ==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *[[1390]] – [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]] (died 1447)<ref>{{cite web |title=duke of Gloucester Humphrey |url=https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/oi/authority.20110803095950412 |website=Oxford Reference |access-date=16 September 2021 |language=en }}</ref> *[[1458]] – [[Saint Casimir]], Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (died 1484) *[[1554]] – [[Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke]], English poet (died 1628) ===1601–1900=== *[[1610]] – [[Gabriel Lalemant]], French-Canadian missionary and saint (died 1649)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/lalemant_gabriel_1E.html|title=Biography – Lalemant, Gabriel – Volume I (1000–1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography|access-date=22 August 2018}}</ref> *[[1631]] – [[Sebastian Anton Scherer]], German organist and composer (died 1712) *[[1637]] – [[George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen]], [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (died 1720) *[[1713]] – [[Antoine Dauvergne]], French violinist and composer (died 1797) *[[1716]] – [[Giovanni Battista Beccaria]], Italian physicist and academic (died 1781) *[[1720]] – [[Johann Uz]], German poet and judge (died 1796)<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Uz, Johann Peter|volume=27}}</ref> *[[1790]] – [[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]], American tribal chief (died 1866) *[[1797]] – [[Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (died 1870) *[[1800]] – [[George Bancroft]], American historian and politician, 17th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (died 1891) *[[1804]] – [[Townsend Harris]], American merchant, politician, and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Japan]] (died 1878) * 1804 – [[Allan Kardec]], French author, translator, educator and founder of modern [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]] (died 1869) *[[1828]] – [[Woldemar Bargiel]], German composer and educator (died 1897) *[[1837]] – [[Nicolás Avellaneda]], Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th [[President of Argentina]] (died 1885) *[[1846]] – [[James Jackson Putnam]], American neurologist and academic (died 1918) *[[1848]] – [[Henry Lerolle]], French painter and art collector (died 1929) *[[1858]] – [[Eleonora Duse]], Italian actress (died 1924)<ref>{{cite web |title=Duse, Eleonora (1858–1924), actress |url=https://www.anb.org/view/10.1093/anb/9780198606697.001.0001/anb-9780198606697-e-1801621 |website=American National Biography |year=2000 |access-date=22 January 2022 |language=en |doi=10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1801621|isbn=978-0-19-860669-7 |last1=Fisher |first1=James }}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Alice B. Woodward]], British illustrator for children and scientists (died 1931)<ref>{{Citation |last=Beare |first=Geoffrey |title=Woodward, Alice Bolingbroke (1862–1951), illustrator and painter geologist and museum curator |date=2022-09-08 |work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography |url=https://www.oxforddnb.com/display/10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-63589 |access-date=2024-11-08 |publisher=Oxford University Press |language=en |doi=10.1093/odnb/9780198614128.013.63589 |isbn=978-0-19-861412-8|url-access=subscription }}</ref> *[[1862]] – [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]], English cricketer and rugby player (died 1902) *[[1863]] – [[Pyotr Kozlov]], Russian archaeologist and explorer (died 1935) *[[1865]] – [[Gustave Loiseau]], French painter (died 1935) *[[1866]] – [[Josephine Sabel]], American singer and comedian (died 1945) *[[1867]] – [[Joseph Beech]], American Methodist missionary and educator (died 1954)<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--not stated--> |date=April 29, 1915 |title='Joe' Beech, '99, to Speak Sunday |url=https://divinity-adhoc.library.yale.edu/ChinaCollegesProject/wesleyan/news/4.29.15.html |work=[[The Wesleyan Argus]] |location=Middletown, CT |access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> *1867 – [[Pierre Bonnard]], French painter (died 1947) *[[1869]] – [[Alfred Flatow]], German gymnast (died 1942) *[[1875]] – [[Dr. Atl]], Mexican painter (died 1964) *[[1879]] – [[Warner Oland]], Swedish-American actor and singer (died 1938) *[[1882]] – [[A. Y. Jackson]], Canadian painter and academic (died 1974) *[[1885]] – [[Sophie Treadwell]], American playwright and journalist (died 1970) *[[1886]] – [[Alain-Fournier]], French soldier, author, and critic (died 1914) *[[1888]] – [[Wade Boteler]], American actor and screenwriter (died 1943) *[[1889]] – [[Carl von Ossietzky]], German journalist and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 1938) *[[1890]] – [[Emilio Portes Gil]], Mexican politician, [[President of Mexico]] (died 1978) *[[1894]] – [[Elmer Robinson]], American lawyer and politician, 33rd [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (died 1982) * 1894 – [[Walter Warlimont]], German general (died 1976) *[[1895]] – [[Giovanni Comisso]], Italian author and poet (died 1969) * 1895 – [[Sergei Yesenin]], Russian poet (died 1925) *[[1896]] – [[Auvergne Doherty]], Australian businesswoman (died [[1961]]) * 1896 – [[Gerardo Diego]], Spanish poet and critic (died 1987) *[[1897]] – [[Louis Aragon]], French author and poet (died 1982) *[[1898]] – [[Leo McCarey]], American director and screenwriter (died 1969) * 1898 – [[Adolf Reichwein]], German economist and educator (died 1944) *[[1899]] – [[Gertrude Berg]], American actress, screenwriter and producer (died 1966)<ref>{{cite web |title=Gertrude Berg {{!}} American actress, producer, and screenwriter |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gertrude-Berg |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=25 January 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1900]] – [[Thomas Wolfe]], American novelist (died 1938) ===1901–present=== *[[1901]] – [[Jean Grémillon]], French director, composer, and screenwriter (died 1959) *[[1904]] – [[Ernst-Günther Schenck]], German colonel and physician (died 1998) *[[1905]] – [[Tekin Arıburun]], Turkish soldier and politician, [[List of Presidents of Turkey|President of Turkey]] (died 1993) *[[1906]] – [[Natalie Savage Carlson]], American author (died 1997) *[[1908]] – [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], American songwriter (died 1964) *[[1911]] – [[Michael Hordern]], English actor (died 1995) *[[1912]] – [[Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax]], British peer, Conservative politician (died 1980) *[[1915]] – [[Ray Stark]], American film producer (died 2004) *[[1916]] – [[James Herriot]], English veterinarian and author (died 1995) *[[1919]] – [[James M. Buchanan]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2013) *[[1921]] – [[Ray Lindwall]], Australian cricketer and soldier (died 1996) *[[1923]] – [[Edward Oliver LeBlanc]], Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st [[List of heads of government of Dominica|Premier of Dominica]] (died 2004) *[[1924]] – [[Harvey Kurtzman]], American cartoonist (died 1993) * 1924 – [[Arkady Vorobyov]], Russian weightlifter and coach (died 2012) *[[1925]] – [[Simone Segouin]] (also known as Nicole Minet), French Resistance fighter and partisan (died 2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/10/06/18-year-old-french-resistance-fighter-simone-segouin-captured-25-nazis-during-the-fall-of-chartres/|title=18 year old French Resistance fighter Simone Segouin captured 25 Nazis during the fall of Chartres|date=Oct 6, 2016}}</ref> * 1925 – [[Gore Vidal]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (died 2012)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 3: Tommy Lee, Tessa Thompson |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/03/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-3-Tommy-Lee-Tessa-Thompson/6001664727160/#:~:text=3%3A%20Tommy%20Lee%2C%20Tessa%20Thompson,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=3 October 2022}}</ref> * 1925 – [[George Wein]], American pianist and producer, co-founded the [[Newport Folk Festival]] (died 2021) *[[1926]] – [[Gerardo P. Cabochan]], Filipino politician (died 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerardo P. Cabochan |url=https://cabochan.org/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[1928]] – [[Erik Bruhn]], Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1986) * 1928 – [[Shridath Ramphal]], Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]] (died 2024) *[[1931]] – [[Glenn Hall]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1933]] – [[Neale Fraser]], Australian tennis player (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Baum |first1=Greg |last2=McGowan |first2=Marc |date=December 3, 2024 |title='The spirit of the Davis Cup': Australian tennis legend Neale Fraser dies aged 91 |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/tennis/australia-s-davis-cup-legend-neale-fraser-dies-aged-91-20241203-p5kvik.html |access-date=December 3, 2024 |website=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]] |language=en}}</ref> *[[1934]] – [[Benjamin Boretz]], American composer and theorist * 1934 – [[Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas]], Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (died 2015) * 1934 – [[Harold Henning]], South African golfer (died 2004) * 1934 – [[Simon Nicholson]], English sculptor and painter (died 1990) *[[1935]] – [[Charles Duke]], American general, pilot, and astronaut<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Shayler|first1=David J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GtgoDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA38|title=The Last of NASA's Original Pilot Astronauts: Expanding the Space Frontier in the Late Sixties|last2=Burgess|first2=Colin|date=2017|publisher=Springer|isbn=978-3-319-51014-9|page=38|language=en}}</ref> * 1935 – [[Armen Dzhigarkhanyan]], Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (died 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.armeniaculture.am/am/Encyclopedia_jigarkhanyan_armen|title=Ջիգարխանյան Արմեն | armeniaculture.am|date=Jun 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140622182725/http://www.armeniaculture.am/am/Encyclopedia_jigarkhanyan_armen|archive-date=2014-06-22}}</ref> *[[1936]] – [[Steve Reich]], American composer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1938]] – [[Eddie Cochran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1960) * 1938 – [[David Hart Dyke]], English captain * 1938 – [[Jack Hodgins]], Canadian author and academic * 1938 – [[Pedro Pablo Kuczynski]], Peruvian entrepreneur and politician, 66th [[President of Peru]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://andina.pe/agencia/noticia-pedro-pablo-kuczynski-un-hombre-se-hizo-a-pulso-616565.aspx|title=Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, un hombre que se hizo a pulso|publisher=[[Andina (news agency)|Andina]]|location=Lima|date=28 July 2016|access-date=15 June 2023|language=Spanish}}</ref> *[[1939]] – [[Bob Armstrong]], American wrestler and trainer (died 2020) *[[1940]] – [[Alan O'Day]], American singer-songwriter (died 2013) * 1940 – [[Jean Ratelle]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1940 – [[Mike Troy]], American swimmer (died 2019) *[[1941]] – [[Chubby Checker]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 3, 2022 includes celebrities Tessa Thompson, Gwen Stefani |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-3-2022-includes-celebrities-tessa-thompson-gwen-stefani.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=2 October 2023 |date=3 October 2022}}</ref> * 1941 – [[Andrea de Adamich]], Italian racing driver and sportscaster * 1941 – [[John Elliott (businessman)|John Elliott]], Australian businessman (died 2021) * 1941 – [[Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca]], Romanian historian and philologist (died 2017)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.rador.ro/2017/04/10/nicolae-serban-tanasoca-in-memoriam/|title=Nicolae-Șerban Tanașoca, In Memoriam|first=Adi|last=Mondiru|publisher=[[Agenția de presă RADOR]]|date=10 April 2017|language=ro}}</ref> *[[1942]] – [[Alan Rachins]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite news |last=Traub |first=Alex |date=November 3, 2024 |title=Alan Rachins, 'L.A. Law' and 'Dharma & Greg' Actor, Dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/03/obituaries/alan-rachins-dead.html |access-date=November 5, 2024 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> *[[1943]] – [[Jeff Bingaman]], American soldier and politician, 25th [[Attorney General of New Mexico]] * 1943 – [[Baki İlkin]], Turkish civil servant and diplomat *[[1944]] – [[Pierre Deligne]], Belgian mathematician and academic * 1944 – [[Bob Riley]], American politician, 52nd [[Governor of Alabama]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20061101201214/http://www.bobrileyforgovernor.com/ Bob Riley for Governor]</ref> *[[1945]] – [[Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)|Tony Brown]], English footballer and sportscaster * 1945 – [[Christopher Bruce]], English dancer and choreographer * 1945 – [[Jo Ritzen]], Dutch economist and politician, [[Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Education]] *[[1946]] – [[P. P. Arnold]], American soul singer *[[1947]] – [[John Perry Barlow]], American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (died 2018) * 1947 – [[Ben Cauley]], American trumpet player and songwriter (died 2015) * 1947 – [[Fred DeLuca]], American businessman (died 2015) * 1947 – [[Anne Dorte of Rosenborg]] (died 2014) * 1947 – [[Takis Michalos]], Greek water polo player and coach (died 2010) *[[1949]] – [[Lindsey Buckingham]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1949 – [[J. P. Dutta]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter * 1949 – [[Aleksandr Rogozhkin]], Russian director and screenwriter (died 2021) * 1949 – [[Laurie Simmons]], American photographer and director *[[1950]] – [[Ronnie Laws]], American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player<ref name="AP" /> *[[1951]] – [[Keb' Mo']], American blues musician and songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1951 – [[Kathryn D. Sullivan]], American geologist and astronaut<ref name="UPI" /> * 1951 – [[Dave Winfield]], American baseball player and sportscaster *[[1952]] – [[Bruce Arians]], American football coach * 1952 – [[Gary Troup]], New Zealand cricketer *[[1954]] – [[Eddie DeGarmo]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer * 1954 – [[Dennis Eckersley]], American baseball player and sportscaster * 1954 – [[Al Sharpton]], American minister, talk show host, and political activist<ref name="UPI" /> * 1954 – [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (died 1990)<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1955]] – [[Moshe Kam]], American engineering educator * 1955 – [[John S. Lesmeister]], American educator and politician, 30th [[North Dakota State Treasurer]] (died 2006) * 1955 – [[Allen Woody]], American bass player and songwriter (died 2000) * 1955 – [[Buket Uzuner]], Turkish author *[[1956]] – [[Hart Bochner]], Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *[[1957]] – [[Roberto Azevêdo]], Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th [[Director-General of the World Trade Organization]] * 1957 – [[Tim Westwood]], English radio and television host *[[1958]] – [[Chen Yanyin]], Chinese sculptor * 1958 – [[Louise Lecavalier]], Canadian dancer and choreographer *[[1959]] – [[Craig Bellamy (rugby league)|Craig Bellamy]], Australian rugby league player and coach * 1959 – [[Fred Couples]], American golfer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1959 – [[Greg Proops]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1959 – [[Frank Stephenson]], Italian automotive designer and blogger<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/07/automobiles/inspired-career-leads-back-to-the-inspiration.html |title=Inspired Career Leads Back to the Inspiration |author= Phil Patton|date= 23 February 2011|work= [[The New York Times]] |access-date=7 March 2005}}</ref> * 1959 – [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1961]] – [[Rebecca Stephens (climber)|Rebecca Stephens]], English journalist and mountaineer * 1961 – [[Ludger Stühlmeyer]], German cantor, composer, and musicologist *[[1962]] – [[Tommy Lee]], Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1962 – [[Simon Scarrow]], Nigerian-English novelist *[[1963]] – [[Benny Anders]], American basketball player * 1963 – [[Dan Goldie]], American tennis player *[[1964]] – [[Clive Owen]], English actor<ref name="UPI" /> *[[1965]] – [[Annemarie Verstappen]], Dutch swimmer * 1965 – [[Jan-Ove Waldner]], Swedish table tennis player *[[1966]] – [[Darrin Fletcher]], American baseball player and sportscaster *[[1967]] – [[Rob Liefeld]], American author and illustrator * 1967 – [[Chris Collingwood]], English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer *[[1968]] – [[Paul Crichton]], English footballer and manager * 1968 – [[Greg Foster (basketball)|Greg Foster]], American basketball player and coach * 1968 – [[Marko Rajamäki]], Finnish footballer and manager * 1968 – [[Donald Sild]], Estonian javelin thrower *[[1969]] – [[Garry Herbert]], English rower and sportscaster * 1969 – [[Janel Moloney]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1969 – [[Gwen Stefani]], American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer<ref name="AP" /> * 1969 – [[Tetsuya (musician)|Tetsuya]], Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer *[[1970]] – [[Elmar Liitmaa]], Estonian guitarist and songwriter * 1970 – [[Jimmy Ray]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist *[[1971]] – [[Wil Cordero]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach * 1971 – [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP" /> *[[1972]] – [[Komla Dumor]], Ghanaian-English journalist (died 2014) * 1972 – [[G. Love]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player<ref name="AP" /> * 1972 – [[Michael Nylander]], Swedish ice hockey player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Michael Nylander |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/michael-nylander-8458573 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1972 – [[Guy Oseary]], Israeli-American talent manager and businessman *[[1973]] – [[Keiko Agena]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Neve Campbell]], Canadian actress<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ladouceur |first=Liisa |date=2013-10-04 |title=on this day : Neve Campbell born – October 3, 1973 |url=https://auxiliarymagazine.com/2013/10/03/on-this-day-neve-campbell-born-october-3-1973/ |access-date=2023-02-02 |website=Auxiliary Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> * 1973 – [[Angélica Gavaldón]], American-Mexican tennis player and coach * 1973 – [[Lena Headey]], British actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1973 – [[Eirik Hegdal]], Norwegian saxophonist and composer *[[1974]] – [[Mike Johnson (ice hockey)|Mike Johnson]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster * 1974 – [[Antti Laaksonen]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Antti Laaksonen |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/antti-laaksonen-8466316 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1974 – [[Marianne Timmer]], Dutch speed skater *[[1975]] – [[India Arie]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Phil Greening]], English rugby player and coach * 1975 – [[Satoko Ishimine]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1975 – [[Talib Kweli]], American rapper<ref name="AP" /> * 1975 – [[Alanna Ubach]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1976]] – [[Herman Li]], Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer * 1976 – [[Seann William Scott]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> *[[1977]] – [[Daniel Hollie]], American wrestler * 1977 – [[Eric Munson]], American baseball player and coach * 1977 – [[Luca Tognozzi]], Italian footballer *[[1978]] – [[Gerald Asamoah]], Ghanaian-German footballer * 1978 – [[Neil Clement]], English footballer * 1978 – [[Claudio Pizarro]], Peruvian footballer * 1978 – [[Jake Shears]], American singer-songwriter * 1978 – [[Shannyn Sossamon]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1979]] – [[Josh Klinghoffer]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1979 – [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], American wrestler and actor *[[1980]] – [[Anquan Boldin]], American football player * 1980 – [[Sheldon Brookbank]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1980 – [[Lindsey Kelk]], English journalist and author * 1980 – [[Danny O'Donoghue]], Irish singer-songwriter and producer * 1980 – [[Héctor Reynoso]], Mexican footballer * 1980 – [[Ivan Turina]], Croatian footballer (died 2013) *[[1981]] – [[Danny Coid]], English footballer * 1981 – [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], Swedish footballer * 1981 – [[Andreas Isaksson]], Swedish footballer * 1981 – [[Jonna Lee (singer)|Jonna Lee]], Swedish singer and musician * 1981 – [[Ronald Rauhe]], German kayaker<ref>{{cite web|title=Ronald Rauhe|url=https://www.olympic.org/ronald-rauhe|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=4 June 2020}}</ref> * 1981 – [[Matt Sparrow]], English footballer *[[1983]] – [[Thiago Alves (fighter)|Thiago Alves]], Brazilian mixed martial artist * 1983 – [[Fred (footballer, born 1983)|Fred]], Brazilian footballer * 1983 – [[Mark Giordano]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mark Giordano |url=https://www.nhl.com/mapleleafs/player/mark-giordano-8470966 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1983 – [[Andreas Papathanasiou]], Cypriot footballer * 1983 – [[Tessa Thompson]], American actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1984]] – [[Yoon Eun-hye]], South Korean singer and actress * 1984 – [[Bruno Gervais]], Canadian ice hockey player * 1984 – [[Jessica Parker Kennedy]], Canadian actress * 1984 – [[Anthony Le Tallec]], French footballer * 1984 – [[Chris Marquette]], American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1984 – [[Gary Neal]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Gary Neal |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202390/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1984 – [[Ashlee Simpson]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1985]] – [[Courtney Lee]], American basketball player *[[1986]] – [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Lewis Brown]], New Zealand rugby league player * 1986 – [[Jackson Martínez]], Colombian footballer *[[1987]] – [[Starley (singer)|Starley]], Australian pop singer *[[1988]] – [[Dustin Gazley]], American ice hockey player * 1988 – [[ASAP Rocky]], American rapper and songwriter<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/8478226/asap-rocky-birthday-g-eazy-french-montana-twitter|title=Video: A$AP Rocky Turns 30: G-Eazy, French Montana & More Wish Him a Happy Birthday|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> * 1988 – [[Alicia Vikander]], Swedish actress<ref name="AP" /> *[[1989]] – [[Nate Montana]], American football player * 1989 – [[Alex Trimble]], Irish singer *[[1990]] – [[Johan Le Bon]], French cyclist *[[1991]] – [[Jenny McLoughlin]], English sprinter * 1991 – [[Aki Takajo]], Japanese singer *[[1993]] – [[Raffaele Di Gennaro]], Italian footballer *[[1994]] – [[Victoria Bosio]], Argentinian tennis player * 1994 – [[Seth Jones]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Seth Jones |url=https://www.nhl.com/blackhawks/player/seth-jones-8477495 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1995]] – [[Ayo Edebiri]], American actress<ref>{{cite web | title=today is my 24th birthday..... also today, Elizabeth Warren was accused of starting an affair with a 24-year old bodybuilder from Massachusetts.... hello??? do I have to put this whole thing together for you idiots??? | url=https://twitter.com/ayoedebiri/status/1179808496495316992 | accessdate=2020-12-09 | archive-date=2019-10-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191003173925/https://twitter.com/ayoedebiri/status/1179808496495316992 |url-status=dead}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Mike Gesicki]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Gesicki |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3116164/mike-gesicki |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1995 – [[Artyom Zub]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Artem Zub |url=https://www.nhl.com/senators/player/artem-zub-8482245 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> *[[1997]] – [[Jin Boyang]], Chinese figure skater * 1997 – [[Jonathan Isaac]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jonathan Isaac |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1628371/jonathan-isaac |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=2 October 2023}}</ref> * 1997 – [[Bang Chan]], Australian singer and record producer based in South Korea<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-10-04/entertainment/kpop/Stray-Kids-Bang-Chan-celebrates-birthday-with-100-million-won-donation-to-Community-Chest-of-Korea/2148003|title=Stray Kids' Bang Chan celebrates birthday with 100 million won donation to Community Chest of Korea |date=4 October 2024 |work=Korea JoongAng Daily |access-date=24 October 2024 |archive-date=4 October 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241004051638/https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2024-10-04/entertainment/kpop/Stray-Kids-Bang-Chan-celebrates-birthday-with-100-million-won-donation-to-Community-Chest-of-Korea/2148003 |url-status=live}}</ref> *[[2000]] – [[CJ Abrams]], American baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=CJ Abrams Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & ... |url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/a/abramcj01.shtml |website=baseball-reference.com |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> *[[2001]] – [[Anton Lundell]], Finnish ice hockey player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Anton Lundell |url=https://www.nhl.com/panthers/player/anton-lundell-8482113 |access-date=11 April 2024 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]]}}</ref> * 2001 – [[Max Plath]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/max-plath/summary.html RLP]</ref> * 2001 – [[C. J. Stroud]], American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=C.J. Stroud Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/StroCJ00.htm |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=October 2, 2024}}</ref> *[[2004]] – [[Noah Schnapp]], American actor<ref>{{Cite web|date=September 25, 2017|title=Celeb birthdays for the week of Oct. 1–7|publisher=The Associated Press |url=http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/celeb+birthdays+week/14852076/story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025020936/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/celeb+birthdays+week/14852076/story.html|archive-date=2017-10-25|url-status=live|access-date=May 12, 2021}}</ref> ==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== *[[42 BC]] – [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], Roman politician (born 85 BC) * [[723]] – [[Elias I of Antioch]], Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Harrack |first1=Amir |title=The Chronicle of Zuqnin, Parts III and IV A.D. 488–775 |date=1999 |publisher=Pontifical Institute of Mediaeval Studies |location=Toronto |isbn=9780888442864 |page=158}}</ref> * [[818]] – [[Ermengarde of Hesbaye|Ermengarde]], queen of the [[Francia|Franks]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Whitney |first1=James Pounder |last2=Gwatkin |first2=Henry Melvill |title=The Cambridge Medieval History: Maps III. Germany and the Western Empire. 3 |date=1922 |publisher=Plantagenet Publishing |page=23 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=exuwlXT-ys0C&pg=PT23 |language=en}}</ref> * [[900]] – [[Muhammad ibn Zayd]], Tabaristan emir * [[959]] – [[Gérard of Brogne]], Frankish [[abbot]] *[[1078]] – [[Iziaslav I of Kiev]] (born 1024) *[[1226]] – [[Francis of Assisi]], Italian friar and saint (born 1181 or 1182)<ref>{{cite web |title=Saint Francis of Assisi {{!}} Biography, Facts, Feast Day, Patron Saint Of, & Legacy |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Francis-of-Assisi |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 September 2021 |language=en}}</ref> *[[1283]] – [[Dafydd ap Gruffydd]], Welsh prince (born 1238) *[[1369]] – [[Margaret, Countess of Tyrol]] (born 1318) *[[1399]] – [[Eleanor de Bohun]], English noble (born 1360) *[[1568]] – [[Elisabeth of Valois]] (born 1545) *[[1596]] – [[Florent Chrestien]], French poet (born 1541) ===1601–1900=== *[[1611]] – [[Charles, Duke of Mayenne]] (born 1554) *[[1629]] – [[Giorgi Saakadze]], Georgian commander and politician (born 1570) *[[1649]] – [[Giovanni Diodati]], Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (born 1576) *[[1653]] – [[Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn]], Dutch linguist and academic (born 1612) *[[1656]] – [[Myles Standish]], English captain (born 1584) *[[1690]] – [[Robert Barclay]], Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd [[List of colonial governors of New Jersey|Governor of East Jersey]] (born 1648) *[[1701]] – [[Joseph Williamson (English politician)|Joseph Williamson]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]] (born 1633) *[[1795]] – [[Tula (Curaçao)|Tula]], Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)<ref>{{cite book|author=Willem M. Hoyer|title=A Brief Historical Description of the Island of Curacao|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=be5kAAAAMAAJ|year=1948|page=8}}</ref> *[[1801]] – [[Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence]] (born 1724) *[[1833]] – [[François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat]], French general and engineer (born 1754) *[[1838]] – [[Black Hawk (Sauk leader)|Black Hawk]], American tribal leader (born 1767) *[[1860]] – [[Rembrandt Peale]], American painter and curator (born 1778) *[[1867]] – [[Elias Howe]], American engineer, invented the [[sewing machine]] (born 1819) *[[1873]] – [[Kintpuash]], American tribal leader (born 1837) *[[1877]] – [[James Roosevelt Bayley]], American archbishop (born 1814) * 1877 – [[Rómulo Díaz de la Vega]], Mexican general and president (1855) (born 1800)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://calderon.presidencia.gob.mx/mexico/gobernantes/mexico-1821-actualidad/romulo-diaz-de-la-vega/|publisher=Presidencia de la Republica de Mexico|title=Rómulo Díaz de la Vega |language=es|access-date=May 27, 2019}}</ref> *[[1881]] – [[Orson Pratt]], American mathematician and religious leader (born 1811) *[[1890]] – [[Joseph Hergenröther]], German historian and cardinal (born 1824) *[[1891]] – [[Édouard Lucas]], French mathematician and theorist (born 1842) *[[1896]] – [[William Morris]], English author and poet (born 1834) ===1901–present=== *[[1907]] – [[Jacob Nash Victor]], American engineer (born 1835) *[[1910]] – [[Lucy Hobbs Taylor]], American dentist (born 1833)<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Edwards |first1=Ralph W. |title=The First Woman Dentist Lucy Hobbs Taylor, D.D.S. (1833–1910) |journal=Bulletin of the History of Medicine |date=1951 |volume=25 |issue=3 |pages=277–283 |jstor=44443642 |pmid=14848611 |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/44443642 |access-date=21 February 2022 |issn=0007-5140}}</ref> *[[1911]] – [[Rosetta Jane Birks]], Australian suffragist (born 1856)<ref>{{cite book|last1=Goods|first1=Martin|title=Birks, Rosetta Jane (1856–1911)|chapter=Rosetta Jane Birks (1856–1911) |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/birks-rosetta-jane-12799|website=Australian Dictionary of Biography|publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University|access-date=29 December 2019}}</ref> *[[1917]] – [[Eduardo Di Capua]], Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (born 1865) *[[1929]] – [[Jeanne Eagels]], American actress (born 1894) * 1929 – [[Gustav Stresemann]], German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (born 1878) *[[1931]] – [[Carl Nielsen]], Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (born 1865) *[[1936]] – [[John Heisman]], American football player and coach (born 1869) *[[1953]] – [[Arnold Bax]], English composer and poet (born 1883) *[[1959]] – [[Tochigiyama Moriya]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (born 1892) *[[1963]] – [[Refet Bele]], Turkish general (born 1877) *[[1965]] – [[Zachary Scott]], American actor (born 1914) *[[1966]] – [[Rolf Maximilian Sievert]], Swedish physicist and academic (born 1896) *[[1967]] – [[Woody Guthrie]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1912) * 1967 – [[Malcolm Sargent]], English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1895) *[[1969]] – [[Skip James]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902) *[[1979]] – [[Nicos Poulantzas]], Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (born 1936) *[[1980]] – [[Friedrich Karm]], Estonian footballer (born 1907) *[[1981]] – [[Anna Hedvig Büll]], Estonian-German missionary (born 1887) *[[1986]] – [[Vince DiMaggio]], American baseball player and manager (born 1912) *[[1987]] – [[Jean Anouilh]], French playwright and screenwriter (born 1910) * 1987 – [[Kalervo Palsa]], Finnish painter (born 1947) *[[1988]] – [[Franz Josef Strauss]], Bavarian lieutenant and politician, [[List of Ministers-President of Bavaria|Minister President of Bavaria]] (born 1915) *[[1990]] – [[Stefano Casiraghi]], Italian-Monegasque businessman (born 1960) * 1990 – [[Eleanor Steber]], American soprano and educator (born 1914) *[[1993]] – [[Katerina Gogou]], Greek actress, poet, and author (born 1940) * 1993 – [[Gary Gordon]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1960) * 1993 – [[Randy Shughart]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (born 1958) *[[1994]] – [[John C. Champion]], American producer and screenwriter (born 1923) * 1994 – [[Dub Taylor]], American actor (born 1907) *[[1995]] – [[Ma. Po. Si.]], Indian author and politician (born 1906) *[[1997]] – [[Michael Adekunle Ajasin]], Nigerian politician, 3rd [[Governor of Ondo State]] (born 1908) *[[1998]] – [[Roddy McDowall]], English-American actor (born 1928) *[[1999]] – [[Akio Morita]], Japanese businessman, co-founded [[Sony]] (born 1921) *[[2000]] – [[Benjamin Orr]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (born 1947) *[[2001]] – [[Costas Hajihristos]], Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1921) *[[2002]] – [[Bruce Paltrow]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1943) *[[2003]] – [[Florence Stanley]], American actress (born 1924) * 2003 – [[William Steig]], American sculptor, author, and illustrator (born 1907) *[[2004]] – [[John Cerutti]], American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1960) * 2004 – [[Janet Leigh]], American actress (born 1927) *[[2005]] – [[Ronnie Barker]], English actor and screenwriter (born 1929) * 2005 – [[Nurettin Ersin]], Turkish general (born 1918) *[[2006]] – [[Lucilla Andrews]], Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (born 1919) * 2006 – [[John Crank]], English mathematician and physicist (born 1916)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Obits2/Crank_Telegraph.html|title=Daily Telegraph obituary|publisher=MacTutor|date=3 November 2006|access-date=3 October 2020}}</ref> * 2006 – [[Peter Norman]], Australian runner (born 1942) * 2006 – [[Alberto Ramento]], Filipino bishop (born 1937) *[[2007]] – [[M. N. Vijayan]], Indian journalist, author, and academic (born 1930) *[[2009]] – [[Vladimir Beekman]], Estonian poet and translator (born 1929)<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.epl.ee/artikkel/479451|title=Vladimir Beekmani elutööd on raske üle hinnata |last=Kressa|first=Karel |author2=Juske, Ants |author3=Peegel, Mari|date=2009-10-05|work=epl.ee|language=et|access-date=2009-11-09}}</ref> *[[2010]] – [[Ben Mondor]], Canadian-American businessman (born 1925) * 2010 – [[Abraham Sarmiento]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (born 1921) *[[2012]] – [[Abdul Haq Ansari]], Indian theologian and scholar (born 1931) * 2012 – [[Robert F. Christy]], American physicist and astrophysicist (born 1916) * 2012 – [[Albie Roles]], English footballer (born 1921) *[[2013]] – [[Sari Abacha]], Nigerian footballer (born 1978) * 2013 – [[Sergei Belov]], Russian basketball player and coach (born 1944) * 2013 – [[Joan Thirsk]], English cryptologist, historian, and academic (born 1922) *[[2014]] – [[Ewen Gilmour]], New Zealand comedian and television host (born 1963) * 2014 – [[Benedict Groeschel]], American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (born 1933) * 2014 – [[Jean-Jacques Marcel]], French footballer (born 1931) * 2014 – [[Kevin Metheny]], American businessman (born 1954)<ref>{{cite news|author=<!--Staff Writer(s); No by-line-->|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-kevin-metheny-dead-1005-biz-20141004-story.html|title=Kevin Metheny, former WGN-AM 720 boss and 'Pig Virus' to Howard Stern, dead at 60|date=October 4, 2014|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=October 5, 2014}}</ref> * 2014 – [[Ward Ruyslinck]], Belgian author (born 1929) *[[2015]] – [[Denis Healey]], English soldier and politician, [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (born 1917) * 2015 – [[Muhammad Nawaz Khan (author)|Muhammad Nawaz Khan]], Pakistani historian and author (born 1943) * 2015 – [[Javed Iqbal (judge)|Javed Iqbal]], Pakistani philosopher and judge (born 1925) *[[2021]] – [[Todd Akin]], American politician (born 1947)<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Albeck-Ripka|first1=Livia|last2=Victor|first2=Daniel|date=2021-10-04|title=Todd Akin, Whose Senate Bid Collapsed After a Rape Remark, Dies at 74|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/04/us/politics/todd-akin-dead.html|access-date=2021-10-04|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> * 2021 – [[Dan Petrescu (businessman)|Dan Petrescu]], Romanian businessman and billionaire (born 1953)<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/stiri/viata-secreta-a-miliardarului-dan-petrescu-mort-in-accidentul-aviatic-din-italia-cine-ii-va-mosteni-uriasa-avere-3768206|title=Viața secretă a miliardarului Dan Petrescu, mort în accidentul aviatic din Italia. Cine îi va moșteni uriașa avere|first=Petre|last=Dobrescu|newspaper=[[Libertatea]]|date=5 October 2021|language=ro}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.vanityfair.it/news/cronache/2021/10/04/chi-era-il-miliardario-romeno-dan-petrescu-proprietario-dellaereo-caduto-linate|title=Chi era il miliardario romeno Dan Petrescu, proprietario dell'aereo caduto a Linate|first=Monica|last=Coviello|newspaper=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date=4 October 2021|language=it}}</ref> * [[2023]] – [[Thomas Gambino]], American mobster, [[Gambino crime family]] (born 1929)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barbuti |first=Angela |date=October 14, 2023 |title='Mafia prince' Tommy Gambino – ratted on by 'Sammy the Bull' – dead at 94 |url=https://nypost.com/2023/10/14/thomas-gambino-son-of-carlo-and-capo-of-mafia-family-dead/ |access-date=September 9, 2024 |website=New York Post}}</ref> * [[2024]] – [[Michel Blanc]], French actor, writer and director (born 1952)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-04 |title=Michel Blanc, " clown angoissé " du cinéma français, est mort à l'âge de 72 ans |url=https://www.letelegramme.fr/culture-loisirs/cinema/lacteur-et-realisateur-michel-blanc-est-mort-a-lage-de-72-ans-6675078.php |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=Le Télégramme |language=fr-FR}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Pierre Christin]], French comics creator and writer (born 1938)<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-10-03 |title=Le scénariste Pierre Christin, grand nom de la bande dessinée, est mort |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2024/10/03/le-scenariste-pierre-christin-grand-nom-de-la-bande-dessinee-est-mort_6342755_3382.html |access-date=2024-10-04 |language=fr}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Cid Moreira]], Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title=Cid Moreira, ícone do jornalismo da televisão brasileira, morre aos 97 anos |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2024/10/03/morre-cid-moreira.ghtml |access-date=2024-10-06 |website=G1 |language=pt-br}}</ref> * 2024 – [[Mary O'Rourke]], Irish politician (born 1937)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-03 |title='A force to be reckoned with' – Tributes paid to former Fianna Fáil minister Mary O'Rourke following her death at 87 |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/a-force-to-be-reckoned-with-tributes-paid-to-former-fianna-fail-minister-mary-orourke-following-her-death-at-87/a986173626.html |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref> ==Holidays and observances== * Christian [[Calendar of saints|feast day]]: ** [[Abd-al-Masih (martyr)|Abd-al-Masih]] ** [[Adalgott]] ** [[Beatification|Blessed]] [[Szilárd Bogdánffy]] ** [[Dionysius the Areopagite]] ** [[Two Ewalds|Ewald the Black and Ewald the Fair]] ** [[Francis Borgia, 4th Duke of Gandía|Francis Borgia]] ** [[John Raleigh Mott]] ([[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]]) ** [[Gerard of Brogne]] ** [[Hesychius of Sinai]] ** [[Théodore Guérin]] ** [[Maximian of Bagai]] ** [[October 3 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)]] * [[3 October Festival]] (Leiden, [[Netherlands]]) * [[German Unity Day]] ([[Germany]]) * [[Mean Girls#Cultural impact|''Mean Girls'' Day]] * [[Morazán Day]] ([[Honduras]]) * [[National Day (Iraq)|National Day]], celebrates the independence of [[Iraq]] from the [[United Kingdom]] in 1932. * [[Gaecheonjeol|National Foundation Day]] or ''Gaecheonjeol'' ([[South Korea]]) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== {{commons}} * {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/3 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}} * {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=03}} * {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/3 |title=Historical Events on October 3 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}} {{months}} {{DEFAULTSORT:October 03}} [[Category:Days of October]]
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