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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[[2457 BC]] &ndash; [[Gaecheonjeol]], Hwanung (환웅) purportedly descended from heaven. South Korea's National Foundation Day.
*[[52 BC]] &ndash; [[Gallic Wars]]: [[Vercingetorix]], leader of the [[Gauls]], surrenders to the Romans under [[Julius Caesar]], ending the siege and [[battle of Alesia]].
*[[42 BC]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; Roman Emperor [[Theodosius I]] concludes a peace treaty with the [[Goths]] and settles them in the [[Balkans]].
*[[1392]] &ndash; [[Muhammed VII, Sultan of Granada|Muhammed VII]] becomes the twelfth sultan of the [[Emirate of Granada]]. 
*[[1574]] &ndash; The [[Siege of Leiden]] is lifted by the ''[[Watergeuzen]]''.

===1601–1900===
*[[1683]] &ndash; [[Qing dynasty]] naval commander [[Shi Lang]] receives the surrender of the [[Kingdom of Tungning|Tungning kingdom]] on Taiwan after the [[Battle of Penghu]].
*[[1712]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[George Washington]] proclaims Thursday November 26, 1789 a [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]].
*[[1792]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; The last Thursday in November is declared as [[Thanksgiving (United States)|Thanksgiving Day]] by U.S. President [[Abraham Lincoln]].
*[[1873]] &ndash; Chief [[Kintpuash]] and companions are hanged for their part in the [[Modoc War]] of [[northern California]].

===1901–present===
*[[1912]] &ndash; U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels at the [[Battle of Coyotepe Hill]].
*[[1918]] &ndash; Tsar [[Boris III of Bulgaria]] accedes to the throne.
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[Cincinnati Reds]] pitcher [[Adolfo Luque]] becomes the first Latin American player to appear in a [[World Series]].
*[[1929]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes]] is renamed to Yugoslavia by King [[Alexander I of Yugoslavia|Alexander I]].
*[[1932]] &ndash; The [[Kingdom of Iraq]] gains independence from the United Kingdom.
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[Second Italo-Ethiopian War|Second Italo-Abyssinian War]]: Italy [[De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia|invades Ethiopia]].
*[[1942]] &ndash; A German [[V-2 rocket]] reaches a record 85&nbsp;km (46&nbsp;nm) in altitude.
*[[1943]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: German forces murder 92 civilians in [[Lingiades massacre|Lingiades]], Greece.
*[[1946]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[WERD (Atlanta)|WERD]], the first black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta.
*[[1951]] &ndash; Korean War: The [[First Battle of Maryang San]] pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops.
*[[1952]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; The [[State Superior Court of California|California State Superior Court]] rules that the book ''[[Howl (poem)|Howl and Other Poems]]'' is not obscene.
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[1963 Honduran coup d'état|A violent coup in Honduras]] begins two decades of military rule.
*[[1981]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[TASCC]], a superconducting cyclotron at the [[Chalk River Laboratories]] in [[Canada]], is officially opened.
*[[1989]] &ndash; A [[1989 Panamanian coup d'état attempt|coup]] in [[Panama City]] is suppressed and 11 participants are executed.
*[[1990]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; An American attack against a warlord in Mogadishu [[Battle of Mogadishu (1993)|fails]]; eighteen US soldiers and over 350 Somalis die.
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; The [[Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008]] for the U.S. financial system is signed by President George W. Bush.
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Azerbaijan]], [[Kazakhstan]], [[Kyrgyzstan]], and [[Turkey]] join in the [[Organization of Turkic States|Turkic Council]].
*[[2013]] &ndash; At least 360 migrants are killed when their boat [[2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck|sinks]] near the Italian island of [[Lampedusa]].
*[[2015]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; 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]] &ndash; [[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&reg=3&lang=1}}</ref>

==Births==
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===Pre-1600===
*[[1390]] &ndash; [[Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester]] (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Saint Casimir]], Prince of Poland and Duke of Lithuania (d. 1484)
*[[1554]] &ndash; [[Fulke Greville, 1st Baron Brooke]], English poet (d. 1628)
===1601–1900===
*[[1610]] &ndash; [[Gabriel Lalemant]], French-Canadian missionary and saint (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Sebastian Anton Scherer]], German organist and composer (d. 1712)
*[[1637]] &ndash; [[George Gordon, 1st Earl of Aberdeen]], [[Lord Chancellor of Scotland]] (d. 1720)
*[[1713]] &ndash; [[Antoine Dauvergne]], French violinist and composer (d. 1797)
*[[1716]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Battista Beccaria]], Italian physicist and academic (d. 1781)
*[[1720]] &ndash; [[Johann Uz]], German poet and judge (d. 1796)<ref>{{EB1911|wstitle=Uz, Johann Peter|volume=27}}</ref>
*[[1790]] &ndash; [[John Ross (Cherokee chief)|John Ross]], American tribal chief (d. 1866)
*[[1797]] &ndash; [[Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany]] (d. 1870)
*[[1800]] &ndash; [[George Bancroft]], American historian and politician, 17th [[United States Secretary of the Navy]] (d. 1891)
*[[1804]] &ndash; [[Townsend Harris]], American merchant, politician, and diplomat, [[United States Ambassador to Japan]] (d. 1878)
*  1804   &ndash; [[Allan Kardec]], French author, translator, educator and founder of modern [[Kardecist spiritism|Spiritism]] (d. 1869)
*[[1828]] &ndash; [[Woldemar Bargiel]], German composer and educator (d. 1897)
*[[1837]] &ndash; [[Nicolás Avellaneda]], Argentinian journalist and politician, 8th [[President of Argentina]] (d. 1885)
*[[1846]] &ndash; [[James Jackson Putnam]], American neurologist and academic (d. 1918)
*[[1848]] &ndash; [[Henry Lerolle]], French painter and art collector (d. 1929)
*[[1858]] &ndash; [[Eleonora Duse]], Italian actress (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Alice B. Woodward]], British illustrator for children and scientists (d. 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}}</ref>
*[[1862]] &ndash; [[Johnny Briggs (cricketer)|Johnny Briggs]], English cricketer and rugby player (d. 1902)
*[[1863]] &ndash; [[Pyotr Kozlov]], Russian archaeologist and explorer (d. 1935)
*[[1865]] &ndash; [[Gustave Loiseau]], French painter (d. 1935)
*[[1866]] &ndash; [[Josephine Sabel]], American singer and comedian (d. 1945)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Joseph Beech]], American Methodist missionary and educator (d. 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 &ndash; [[Pierre Bonnard]], French painter (d. 1947)
*[[1869]] &ndash; [[Alfred Flatow]], German gymnast (d. 1942)
*[[1875]] &ndash; [[Dr. Atl]], Mexican painter (d. 1964)
*[[1879]] &ndash; [[Warner Oland]], Swedish-American actor and singer (d. 1938)
*[[1882]] &ndash; [[A. Y. Jackson]], Canadian painter and academic (d. 1974)
*[[1885]] &ndash; [[Sophie Treadwell]], American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)
*[[1886]] &ndash; [[Alain-Fournier]], French soldier, author, and critic (d. 1914)
*[[1888]] &ndash; [[Wade Boteler]], American actor and screenwriter (d. 1943)
*[[1889]] &ndash; [[Carl von Ossietzky]], German journalist and activist, [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 1938)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Emilio Portes Gil]], Mexican politician, [[President of Mexico]] (d. 1978)
*[[1894]] &ndash; [[Elmer Robinson]], American lawyer and politician, 33rd [[Mayor of San Francisco]] (d. 1982)
*  1894   &ndash; [[Walter Warlimont]], German general (d. 1976)
*[[1895]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Comisso]], Italian author and poet (d. 1969)
*  1895   &ndash; [[Sergei Yesenin]], Russian poet (d. 1925)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[Auvergne Doherty]], Australian businesswoman (d. [[1961]])
*  1896   &ndash; [[Gerardo Diego]], Spanish poet and critic (d. 1987)
*[[1897]] &ndash; [[Louis Aragon]], French author and poet (d. 1982)
*[[1898]] &ndash; [[Leo McCarey]], American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
*  1898   &ndash; [[Adolf Reichwein]], German economist and educator (d. 1944)
*[[1899]] &ndash; [[Gertrude Berg]], American actress, screenwriter and producer (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Thomas Wolfe]], American novelist (d. 1938)

===1901–present===
*[[1901]] &ndash; [[Jean Grémillon]], French director, composer, and screenwriter (d. 1959)
*[[1904]] &ndash; [[Ernst-Günther Schenck]], German colonel and physician (d. 1998)
*[[1905]] &ndash; [[Tekin Arıburun]], Turkish soldier and politician, [[List of Presidents of Turkey|President of Turkey]] (d. 1993)
*[[1906]] &ndash; [[Natalie Savage Carlson]], American author (d. 1997)
*[[1908]] &ndash; [[Johnny Burke (lyricist)|Johnny Burke]], American songwriter (d. 1964)
*[[1911]] &ndash; [[Michael Hordern]], English actor (d. 1995)
*[[1912]] &ndash; [[Charles Wood, 2nd Earl of Halifax]], British peer, Conservative politician (d. 1980)
*[[1915]] &ndash; [[Ray Stark]], American film producer (d. 2004)
*[[1916]] &ndash; [[James Herriot]], English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
*[[1919]] &ndash; [[James M. Buchanan]], American economist and academic, [[Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences|Nobel Prize]] laureate (d. 2013)
*[[1921]] &ndash; [[Ray Lindwall]], Australian cricketer and soldier (d. 1996)
*[[1923]] &ndash; [[Edward Oliver LeBlanc]], Dominican lawyer and politician, 1st [[List of heads of government of Dominica|Premier of Dominica]] (d. 2004)
*[[1924]] &ndash; [[Harvey Kurtzman]], American cartoonist (d. 1993)
*  1924   &ndash; [[Arkady Vorobyov]], Russian weightlifter and coach (d. 2012)
*[[1925]] &ndash; [[Simone Segouin]] (also known as Nicole Minet), French Resistance fighter and partisan (d. 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   &ndash; [[Gore Vidal]], American novelist, screenwriter, and critic (d. 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   &ndash; [[George Wein]], American pianist and producer, co-founded the [[Newport Folk Festival]] (d. 2021)
*[[1926]] &ndash; [[Gerardo P. Cabochan]], Filipino politician (d. 2014)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gerardo P. Cabochan |url=https://cabochan.org/ |access-date=2022-03-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[[1928]] &ndash; [[Erik Bruhn]], Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
*  1928   &ndash; [[Shridath Ramphal]], Guyanese academic and politician, 2nd [[Commonwealth Secretary-General]] (d. 2024)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Glenn Hall]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1933]] &ndash; [[Neale Fraser]], Australian tennis player (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Boretz]], American composer and theorist
*  1934   &ndash; [[Miguel-Ángel Cárdenas]], Colombian-Dutch painter and illustrator (d. 2015)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Harold Henning]], South African golfer (d. 2004)
*  1934   &ndash; [[Simon Nicholson]], English sculptor and painter (d. 1990)
*[[1935]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Armen Dzhigarkhanyan]], Soviet Russian-Armenian actor (d. 2020)<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.armeniaculture.am/am/Encyclopedia_jigarkhanyan_armen|title=Ջիգարխանյան Արմեն &#124; 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]] &ndash; [[Steve Reich]], American composer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1938]] &ndash; [[Eddie Cochran]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (d. 1960)
*  1938   &ndash; [[David Hart Dyke]], English captain
*  1938   &ndash; [[Jack Hodgins]], Canadian author and academic
*  1938   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Bob Armstrong]], American wrestler and trainer (d. 2020)
*[[1940]] &ndash; [[Alan O'Day]], American singer-songwriter (d. 2013)
*  1940   &ndash; [[Jean Ratelle]], Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1940   &ndash; [[Mike Troy]], American swimmer (d. 2019)
*[[1941]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Andrea de Adamich]], Italian racing driver and sportscaster
*  1941   &ndash; [[John Elliott (businessman)|John Elliott]], Australian businessman (d. 2021)
*  1941   &ndash; [[Nicolae Șerban Tanașoca]], Romanian historian and philologist (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Alan Rachins]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> (d. 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]] &ndash; [[Jeff Bingaman]], American soldier and politician, 25th [[Attorney General of New Mexico]]
*  1943   &ndash; [[Baki İlkin]], Turkish civil servant and diplomat
*[[1944]] &ndash; [[Pierre Deligne]], Belgian mathematician and academic
*  1944   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Tony Brown (footballer, born 1945)|Tony Brown]], English footballer and sportscaster
*  1945   &ndash; [[Christopher Bruce]], English dancer and choreographer
*  1945   &ndash; [[Jo Ritzen]], Dutch economist and politician, [[Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (Netherlands)|Dutch Minister of Education]]
*[[1946]] &ndash; [[P. P. Arnold]], American soul singer
*[[1947]] &ndash; [[John Perry Barlow]], American poet, songwriter, blogger, and activist (d. 2018)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Ben Cauley]], American trumpet player and songwriter  (d. 2015)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Fred DeLuca]], American businessman (d. 2015)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Anne Dorte of Rosenborg]] (d. 2014)
*  1947   &ndash; [[Takis Michalos]], Greek water polo player and coach (d. 2010)
*[[1949]] &ndash; [[Lindsey Buckingham]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*  1949   &ndash; [[J. P. Dutta]], Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
*  1949   &ndash; [[Aleksandr Rogozhkin]], Russian director and screenwriter (d. 2021)
*  1949   &ndash; [[Laurie Simmons]], American photographer and director
*[[1950]] &ndash; [[Ronnie Laws]], American jazz, R&B, and funk saxophone player<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*[[1951]] &ndash; [[Keb' Mo']], American blues musician and songwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Kathryn D. Sullivan]], American geologist and astronaut<ref name="UPI"></ref> 
*  1951   &ndash; [[Dave Winfield]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1952]] &ndash; [[Bruce Arians]], American football coach
*  1952   &ndash; [[Gary Troup]], New Zealand cricketer
*[[1954]] &ndash; [[Eddie DeGarmo]], American singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer 
*  1954   &ndash; [[Dennis Eckersley]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*  1954   &ndash; [[Al Sharpton]], American minister, talk show host, and political activist<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1954   &ndash; [[Stevie Ray Vaughan]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990)<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*[[1955]] &ndash; [[Moshe Kam]], American engineering educator 
*  1955   &ndash; [[John S. Lesmeister]], American educator and politician, 30th [[North Dakota State Treasurer]] (d. 2006)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Allen Woody]], American bass player and songwriter  (d. 2000)
*  1955   &ndash; [[Buket Uzuner]], Turkish author
*[[1956]] &ndash; [[Hart Bochner]], Canadian actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1957]] &ndash; [[Roberto Azevêdo]], Brazilian engineer and diplomat, 6th [[Director-General of the World Trade Organization]]
*  1957   &ndash; [[Tim Westwood]], English radio and television host
*[[1958]] &ndash; [[Chen Yanyin]], Chinese sculptor
*  1958   &ndash; [[Louise Lecavalier]], Canadian dancer and choreographer
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Craig Bellamy (rugby league)|Craig Bellamy]], Australian rugby league player and coach
*  1959   &ndash; [[Fred Couples]], American golfer<ref name="UPI"></ref>
*  1959   &ndash; [[Greg Proops]], American comedian, actor, and screenwriter<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1959   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Jack Wagner (actor)|Jack Wagner]], American actor and singer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1961]] &ndash; [[Rebecca Stephens (climber)|Rebecca Stephens]], English journalist and mountaineer
*  1961   &ndash; [[Ludger Stühlmeyer]], German cantor, composer, and musicologist
*[[1962]] &ndash; [[Tommy Lee]], Greek-American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1962   &ndash; [[Simon Scarrow]], Nigerian-English novelist
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Benny Anders]], American basketball player
*  1963   &ndash; [[Dan Goldie]], American tennis player
*[[1964]] &ndash; [[Clive Owen]], English actor<ref name="UPI"></ref> 
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Annemarie Verstappen]], Dutch swimmer
*  1965   &ndash; [[Jan-Ove Waldner]], Swedish table tennis player
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Darrin Fletcher]], American baseball player and sportscaster
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Rob Liefeld]], American author and illustrator
*  1967   &ndash; [[Chris Collingwood]], English-American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer 
*[[1968]] &ndash; [[Paul Crichton]], English footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Greg Foster (basketball)|Greg Foster]], American basketball player and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [[Marko Rajamäki]], Finnish footballer and manager
*  1968   &ndash; [[Donald Sild]], Estonian javelin thrower
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Garry Herbert]], English rower and sportscaster
*  1969   &ndash; [[Janel Moloney]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1969   &ndash; [[Gwen Stefani]], American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*  1969   &ndash; [[Tetsuya (musician)|Tetsuya]], Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer 
*[[1970]] &ndash; [[Elmar Liitmaa]], Estonian guitarist and songwriter 
*  1970   &ndash; [[Jimmy Ray]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Wil Cordero]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player and coach
*  1971   &ndash; [[Kevin Richardson (musician)|Kevin Richardson]], American singer-songwriter and actor<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Komla Dumor]], Ghanaian-English journalist (d. 2014)
*  1972   &ndash; [[G. Love]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonica player<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*  1972   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Guy Oseary]], Israeli-American talent manager and businessman
*[[1973]] &ndash; [[Keiko Agena]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1973   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Angélica Gavaldón]], American-Mexican tennis player and coach
*  1973   &ndash; [[Lena Headey]], British actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1973   &ndash; [[Eirik Hegdal]], Norwegian saxophonist and composer
*[[1974]] &ndash; [[Mike Johnson (ice hockey)|Mike Johnson]], Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
*  1974   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Marianne Timmer]], Dutch speed skater
*[[1975]] &ndash; [[India Arie]], American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Phil Greening]], English rugby player and coach
*  1975   &ndash; [[Satoko Ishimine]], Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1975   &ndash; [[Talib Kweli]], American rapper<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1975   &ndash; [[Alanna Ubach]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1976]] &ndash; [[Herman Li]], Hong Kong-English guitarist and producer 
*  1976   &ndash; [[Seann William Scott]], American actor and producer<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1977]] &ndash; [[Daniel Hollie]], American wrestler
*  1977   &ndash; [[Eric Munson]], American baseball player and coach
*  1977   &ndash; [[Luca Tognozzi]], Italian footballer
*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Gerald Asamoah]], Ghanaian-German footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Neil Clement]], English footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Claudio Pizarro]], Peruvian footballer
*  1978   &ndash; [[Jake Shears]], American singer-songwriter 
*  1978   &ndash; [[Shannyn Sossamon]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Josh Klinghoffer]], American guitarist, songwriter, and producer<ref name="AP"></ref>  
*  1979   &ndash; [[John Morrison (wrestler)|John Morrison]], American wrestler and actor
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Anquan Boldin]], American football player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Sheldon Brookbank]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1980   &ndash; [[Lindsey Kelk]], English journalist and author
*  1980   &ndash; [[Danny O'Donoghue]], Irish singer-songwriter and producer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Héctor Reynoso]], Mexican footballer
*  1980   &ndash; [[Ivan Turina]], Croatian footballer (d. 2013)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Danny Coid]], English footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Zlatan Ibrahimović]], Swedish footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Andreas Isaksson]], Swedish footballer
*  1981   &ndash; [[Jonna Lee (singer)|Jonna Lee]], Swedish singer and musician
*  1981   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Matt Sparrow]], English footballer
*[[1983]] &ndash; [[Thiago Alves (fighter)|Thiago Alves]], Brazilian mixed martial artist
*  1983   &ndash; [[Fred (footballer, born 1983)|Fred]], Brazilian footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Andreas Papathanasiou]], Cypriot footballer
*  1983   &ndash; [[Tessa Thompson]], American actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1984]] &ndash; [[Yoon Eun-hye]], South Korean singer and actress 
*  1984   &ndash; [[Bruno Gervais]], Canadian ice hockey player
*  1984   &ndash; [[Jessica Parker Kennedy]], Canadian actress
*  1984   &ndash; [[Anthony Le Tallec]], French footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [[Chris Marquette]], American actor<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*  1984   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Ashlee Simpson]], American singer-songwriter and actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1985]] &ndash; [[Courtney Lee]], American basketball player
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Lewis Brown (rugby league)|Lewis Brown]], New Zealand rugby league player
*  1986   &ndash; [[Jackson Martínez]], Colombian footballer
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Starley (singer)|Starley]], Australian pop singer
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Dustin Gazley]], American ice hockey player
*  1988   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Alicia Vikander]], Swedish actress<ref name="AP"></ref> 
*[[1989]] &ndash; [[Nate Montana]], American football player
*  1989   &ndash; [[Alex Trimble]], Irish singer
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Johan Le Bon]], French cyclist
*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Jenny McLoughlin]], English sprinter
*  1991   &ndash; [[Aki Takajo]], Japanese singer 
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Raffaele Di Gennaro]], Italian footballer
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[Victoria Bosio]], Argentinian tennis player
*  1994   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Jin Boyang]], Chinese figure skater
*  1997   &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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   &ndash; [[Max Plath]], Australian rugby league player<ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/max-plath/summary.html RLP]</ref>
*  2001   &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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>
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==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
*[[42 BC]] &ndash; [[Gaius Cassius Longinus]], Roman politician (b. 85 BC)
* [[723]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Muhammad ibn Zayd]], Tabaristan emir 
* [[959]] &ndash; [[Gérard of Brogne]], Frankish [[abbot]]
*[[1078]] &ndash; [[Iziaslav I of Kiev]] (b. 1024)
*[[1226]] &ndash; [[Francis of Assisi]], Italian friar and saint (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Dafydd ap Gruffydd]], Welsh prince (b. 1238)
*[[1369]] &ndash; [[Margaret, Countess of Tyrol]] (b. 1318)
*[[1399]] &ndash; [[Eleanor de Bohun]], English noble (b. 1360)
*[[1568]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of Valois]] (b. 1545)
*[[1596]] &ndash; [[Florent Chrestien]], French poet (b. 1541)
===1601–1900===
*[[1611]] &ndash; [[Charles, Duke of Mayenne]] (b. 1554)
*[[1629]] &ndash; [[Giorgi Saakadze]], Georgian commander and politician (b. 1570)
*[[1649]] &ndash; [[Giovanni Diodati]], Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
*[[1653]] &ndash; [[Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn]], Dutch linguist and academic (b. 1612)
*[[1656]] &ndash; [[Myles Standish]], English captain (b. 1584)
*[[1690]] &ndash; [[Robert Barclay]], Scottish theologian and politician, 2nd [[List of colonial governors of New Jersey|Governor of East Jersey]] (b. 1648)
*[[1701]] &ndash; [[Joseph Williamson (English politician)|Joseph Williamson]], English politician, [[Secretary of State for the Northern Department]] (b. 1633)
*[[1795]] &ndash; [[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]] &ndash; [[Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur]], French general and politician, [[Minister of Defence (France)|French Minister of Defence]] (b. 1724)
*[[1833]] &ndash; [[François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat]], French general and engineer (b. 1754)
*[[1838]] &ndash; [[Black Hawk (Sauk leader)|Black Hawk]], American tribal leader (b. 1767)
*[[1860]] &ndash; [[Rembrandt Peale]], American painter and curator (b. 1778)
*[[1867]] &ndash; [[Elias Howe]], American engineer, invented the [[sewing machine]] (b. 1819)
*[[1873]] &ndash; [[Kintpuash]], American tribal leader (b. 1837)
*[[1877]] &ndash; [[James Roosevelt Bayley]], American archbishop (b. 1814)
*  1877   &ndash; [[Rómulo Díaz de la Vega]], Mexican general and president (1855) (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Orson Pratt]], American mathematician and religious leader (b. 1811)
*[[1890]] &ndash; [[Joseph Hergenröther]], German historian and cardinal (b. 1824)
*[[1891]] &ndash; [[Édouard Lucas]], French mathematician and theorist (b. 1842)
*[[1896]] &ndash; [[William Morris]], English author and poet (b. 1834)
===1901–present===
*[[1907]] &ndash; [[Jacob Nash Victor]], American engineer (b. 1835)
*[[1910]] &ndash; [[Lucy Hobbs Taylor]], American dentist (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Rosetta Jane Birks]], Australian suffragist (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Eduardo Di Capua]], Neapolitan composer, singer and songwriter (b. 1865)
*[[1929]] &ndash; [[Jeanne Eagels]], American actress (b. 1894)
*  1929   &ndash; [[Gustav Stresemann]], German politician, [[Chancellor of Germany (German Reich)|Chancellor of Germany]], [[Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Prize]] laureate (b. 1878)
*[[1931]] &ndash; [[Carl Nielsen]], Danish violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1865)
*[[1936]] &ndash; [[John Heisman]], American football player and coach (b. 1869)
*[[1953]] &ndash; [[Arnold Bax]], English composer and poet (b. 1883)
*[[1959]] &ndash; [[Tochigiyama Moriya]], Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th [[Yokozuna (sumo)|Yokozuna]] (b. 1892)
*[[1963]] &ndash; [[Refet Bele]], Turkish general (b. 1877)
*[[1965]] &ndash; [[Zachary Scott]], American actor (b. 1914)
*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Rolf Maximilian Sievert]], Swedish physicist and academic (b. 1896)
*[[1967]] &ndash; [[Woody Guthrie]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1912)
*  1967   &ndash; [[Malcolm Sargent]], English organist, composer, and conductor (b. 1895)
*[[1969]] &ndash; [[Skip James]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
*[[1979]] &ndash; [[Nicos Poulantzas]], Greek-French sociologist and philosopher (b. 1936)
*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Friedrich Karm]], Estonian footballer (b. 1907)
*[[1981]] &ndash; [[Anna Hedvig Büll]], Estonian-German missionary (b. 1887)
*[[1986]] &ndash; [[Vince DiMaggio]], American baseball player and manager (b. 1912)
*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Jean Anouilh]], French playwright and screenwriter (b. 1910)
*  1987   &ndash; [[Kalervo Palsa]], Finnish painter (b. 1947)
*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Franz Josef Strauss]], Bavarian lieutenant and politician, [[List of Ministers-President of Bavaria|Minister President of Bavaria]] (b. 1915)
*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Stefano Casiraghi]], Italian-Monegasque businessman (b. 1960)
*  1990   &ndash; [[Eleanor Steber]], American soprano and educator (b. 1914)
*[[1993]] &ndash; [[Katerina Gogou]], Greek actress, poet, and author (b. 1940)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Gary Gordon]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1960)
*  1993   &ndash; [[Randy Shughart]], American sergeant, [[Medal of Honor]] recipient (b. 1958)
*[[1994]] &ndash; [[John C. Champion]], American producer and screenwriter (b. 1923)
*  1994   &ndash; [[Dub Taylor]], American actor (b. 1907)
*[[1995]] &ndash; [[Ma. Po. Si.]],  Indian author and politician (b. 1906)
*[[1997]] &ndash; [[Michael Adekunle Ajasin]], Nigerian politician, 3rd [[Governor of Ondo State]] (b. 1908)
*[[1998]] &ndash; [[Roddy McDowall]], English-American actor (b. 1928)
*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Akio Morita]], Japanese businessman, co-founded [[Sony]] (b. 1921)
*[[2000]] &ndash; [[Benjamin Orr]], American singer-songwriter and bass player (b. 1947)
*[[2001]] &ndash; [[Costas Hajihristos]], Greek actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1921)
*[[2002]] &ndash; [[Bruce Paltrow]], American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1943)
*[[2003]] &ndash; [[Florence Stanley]], American actress (b. 1924)
*  2003   &ndash; [[William Steig]], American sculptor, author, and illustrator (b. 1907)
*[[2004]] &ndash; [[John Cerutti]], American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
*  2004   &ndash; [[Janet Leigh]], American actress (b. 1927)
*[[2005]] &ndash; [[Ronnie Barker]], English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929)
*  2005   &ndash; [[Nurettin Ersin]], Turkish general (b. 1918)
*[[2006]] &ndash; [[Lucilla Andrews]], Egyptian-Scottish nurse and author (b. 1919)
*  2006   &ndash; [[John Crank]], English mathematician and physicist (b. 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   &ndash; [[Peter Norman]], Australian runner (b. 1942)
*  2006   &ndash; [[Alberto Ramento]], Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
*[[2007]] &ndash; [[M. N. Vijayan]], Indian journalist, author, and academic (b. 1930)
*[[2009]] &ndash; [[Vladimir Beekman]], Estonian poet and translator (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Ben Mondor]], Canadian-American businessman (b. 1925)
*  2010   &ndash; [[Abraham Sarmiento]], Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1921)
*[[2012]] &ndash; [[Abdul Haq Ansari]], Indian theologian and scholar (b. 1931)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Robert F. Christy]], American physicist and astrophysicist (b. 1916)
*  2012   &ndash; [[Albie Roles]], English footballer (b. 1921)
*[[2013]] &ndash; [[Sari Abacha]], Nigerian footballer (b. 1978)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Sergei Belov]], Russian basketball player and coach (b. 1944)
*  2013   &ndash; [[Joan Thirsk]], English cryptologist, historian, and academic (b. 1922)
*[[2014]] &ndash; [[Ewen Gilmour]], New Zealand comedian and television host (b. 1963)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Benedict Groeschel]], American priest, psychologist, and talk show host (b. 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Jean-Jacques Marcel]], French footballer (b. 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [[Kevin Metheny]], American businessman (b. 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   &ndash; [[Ward Ruyslinck]], Belgian author (b. 1929)
*[[2015]] &ndash; [[Denis Healey]], English soldier and politician, [[Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer]] (b. 1917)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Muhammad Nawaz Khan (author)|Muhammad Nawaz Khan]], Pakistani historian and author (b. 1943)
*  2015   &ndash; [[Javed Iqbal (judge)|Javed Iqbal]], Pakistani philosopher and judge (b. 1925)
*[[2021]] &ndash; [[Todd Akin]], American politician (b. 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   &ndash; [[Dan Petrescu (businessman)|Dan Petrescu]], Romanian businessman and billionaire (b. 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]] &ndash; [[Thomas Gambino]], American mobster, [[Gambino crime family]] (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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 (b. 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>
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==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==
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==External links==
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* {{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}}

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