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)