Portal:Biography/Selected anniversaries/October 3

Births

 * 1911 - Michael Hordern, English actor (d. 1995)
 * 1916 - James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
 * 1925 - Gore Vidal, American author (d. 2012)
 * 1936 - Steve Reich, American composer
 * 1948 - Michael Medved, American film critic
 * 1954 - Al Sharpton, American minister and activist (pictured)
 * 1964 - Clive Owen, British actor
 * 1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt)
 * 1976 - Seann William Scott, American actor
 * 1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer

Deaths

 * 42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus
 * 1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)
 * 1283 - David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed)


 * 1986 - Vince DiMaggio, American Baseball Player (b. 1912)
 * 1998 - Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)
 * 2004 - Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)