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Today In History Basic Datebook-October 3rd

For The Weekday Of: Friday in 2008, Saturday in 2009
Today in History Basic!
E-Mail: Add/Correct Facts!

People on October 3rd: birthdates

Jaz Elle Agassi: 2003 (is 5 in 2008, 6 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Steffi Graf and Andre's son
Keiko Agena: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actress, Gilmore Girls' Lane Kim
India Arie: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Singer, spells her name with a period separating her first and last name; my database only uses commas to do that job
Jeff Bingham: 1943 (is 65 in 2008, 66 in 2009)
Senator
Hart Bochner: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, Canadian, East of Eden, Supergirl, Die Hard; Lloyd's son
Mateo Bravery Bratt: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Talisa Soto and Benjamin's son
Lindsey Buckingham: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, American, Fleetwood Mac 70-80s, soloist; some say b. 1947
Hedy Burress: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actress, Boston Common's Wyleen Pritchett
Shane Butterworth: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Actor, Bad News Bears
Kal-El Coppola Cage: 2005 (is 3 in 2008, 4 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Alice Kim and Nicholas Cage's kid
Neve Campbell: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Canadian, Party of Five's Julia Salinger Holbrook, Scream, Scream 2, Scream 3, 54, Three to Tango, Drowning Mona
Chubby Checker: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Dancer, b. in Philadelphia; RN:Ernest Evans; Did impersonations of famous singers; The Twist, Pony Time
Bob Dotson: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Newscaster, Correspondent, Journalist, NBC News
Lindsay Fabes: 1993 (is 15 in 2008, 16 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Another World's Charlie Winthrop
Peter Frechette: 1956 (is 52 in 2008, 53 in 2009)
Actor, Profiler's George Findley
G. Love: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer
Marcus Giamatti: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Actor, Judging Amy's Peter Gray
Jack Grodin: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Musician, of .38 Special
Lena Headey: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
Actress, The Brothers Grimm
Biff Henderson: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Late Show with David Letterman
Pamela Hensley: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
TV Actress, Marcus Welby MD's Janet Blake, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century's Princess Ardala, 240-Robert, Matt Houston's CJ Parsons
Keb' Mo': 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
House Singer
Rik Kenton: 1945 (is 63 in 2008, 64 in 2009)
Bassist, of Roxy Music
Talib Kweli: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Rap Performer
Ronnie Laws: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Musician, Saxophonist, Guitarist, of Earth Wind & Fire
Tommy Lee: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Drummer, Golfer, Greek, of Motley Crue; Heather Locklear's ex-hubby, Pamela Anderson Lee's hubby
Nathan Daniel Meadows: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Leeza Gibbons and Stephen's son
Janel Moloney: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Actress, The West Wing's Donnatella 'Donna' Moss
Noname Nolte: 2007 (is 1 in 2008, 2 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Clytie Lane and Nick's daughter
Alan O'Day: 1940 (is 68 in 2008, 69 in 2009)
Singer, Songwriter, Pianist, Undercover Angel
Clive Owen: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Actor, Beyond Borders, King Arthur, Closer, Sin City, Derailed, Inside Man, Children of Men, Elizabeth: The Golden Age
Stephen K. Peeples: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Music Figure, of Peaking Duck
Greg Proops: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Actor, Comedian, Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Duncan Regehr: 1953 (is 55 in 2008, 56 in 2009)?
TV/Movie Actor, Canadian, The Blue & the Gray, Wizards & Warriors, Zorro's Zorro/Don Diego de la Vega; some say b. Oct 5, 1952 (is 56 in 2008), or b. Oct 5, 1954 (is 54 in 2008)
Kevin Richardson: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Pop Singer, MN:Scott; of Backstreet Boys
Ramona Sarsgaard: 2006 (is 2 in 2008, 3 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Maggie Gyllenhall and Peter's daughter
Sean William Scott: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Road Trip; Dude, Where's My Car?, The Rundown, American Pie, Dukes of Hazzard movie (2005)
Ashlee Simpson: 1984 (is 24 in 2008, 25 in 2009)
Actress, Pop Singer
Shannyn Sossamon: 1978 (is 30 in 2008, 31 in 2009)
Movie Actress, The Rules of Attraction
Gwen Stefani: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Modern Rock Singer, No Doubt lead singer
Tessa Thompson: 1983 (is 25 in 2008, 26 in 2009)
Actress, Veronica Mars' Jackie Cook
Alanna Ubach: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Actress, Legally Blonde
Gore Vidal: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, b. in West Point, NY; RFMN:Eugene Luther
Erik Von Detten: 1982 (is 26 in 2008, 27 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Movie Actor, Days of Our Lives' Nikki Alamain, Leave It to Beaver movie's Wally, Savages' Chris Savage
Jack P. Wagner: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actor, Pop Singer, Golfer, General Hospital's Frisco Jones; Santa Barbara's Warren Lockridge, Melrose Place's Dr. Peter Burns, Titans' Jack Williams, Bold & The Beautiful's Dominick "Nick" Marone; Kristina Mallandro's hubby
George Wein: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Producer, Jazz Pianist, founded Newport Jazz Festival
Sonnet Noel Whitaker: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Celebrity Daughter, Keisha and Forest's girl

People on October 3rd: birth anniversaries

George Bancroft: 1800=d.Jan 27, 1891 (was 90)
Historian, Author, Father of American History
Gertrude Berg: 1899=d.Sep 14, 1966 (was 66)
TV/Radio Actress, Movie/Stage Actress, Writer, Producer/Director, RLN:Edelstein; The Goldbergs' Molly Goldberg, Gertrude Berg Show's Sarah Green
Pierre Bonnard: 1867=d.Jan 23, 1947 (was 79)
Painter, Illustrator, French
Eddie Cochran: 1938=d.Apr 17, 1960 (was 21)
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, b. in Oklahoma City; RN:Ray Edward Cochrane; Summertime Blues
William Crawford Gorgas: 1854=d.Jul 3, 1920 (was 65)
Scientist, Doctor, fought yellow fever and malaria with mosquito control
John Gorrie: 1803=d.Jun 16, 1855 (was 51)
Inventor, Refrigeration & ice making process pioneer
James Herriot: 1916=d.Feb 23, 1995 (was 78)
Author, Scotish, Veterinarian, All Creatures Great and Small
Michael Hordern: 1911=d.May 2, 1995 (was 83)
TV/Movie Actor, English, Shakespearean type; Shogun
Jay Irving: 1900=d.Jun 5, 1970 (was 69)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Draw Me A Laugh
Harvey Kurtzman: 1924=d.Feb 21, 1993 (was 68)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Businessperson, Editor, pop culture historian; helped found MAD magazine
Sir Patrick Manson: 1844=d.Apr 9, 1922 (was 77)
Surgeon, English, father of tropical medicine
George Moran: 1881=d.Aug 1, 1949 (was 67)
Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Comedian, Vaudevillan, Singer, of Moran & Mack
Gene Moss: 1926=d.Jul 15, 2002 (was 75)
Actor, co-wrote Roger Ramjet, Smokey Bear voice 1979-80s, L.A. TV's Shrimpenstein
Warner Oland: 1880=d.Aug 5, 1938 (was 57)
Movie Actor, Swedish, Charlie Chan the popular Chinese Detective in movies; some say d. Aug 6
Felix Pappalardi: 1938=d.Apr 17, 1983 (was 44)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Guitarist, Songwriter, Music Producer, of Mountain & Cream
Emily Post: 1872?=d.Sep 25, 1960 (was 86)
Author, Journalist, Columnist, Etiquette authority; some say b. Oct 27, 1872, or b. Oct 30, 1873
Madlyn Rhue: 1934=d.Dec 16, 2003 (was 69)
Actress, Days of Our Lives' Daphne DiMera; b. in Washington, DC; RN:Madeline Roche; some say 1935
Steve Tracy: 1952=d.Nov 27, 1986 (was 34)
Actor, Little House's Percival Dalton
Stevie Ray Vaughan: 1954=d.Aug 27, 1990 (was 35)
Rock & Roll Singer, Blues Guitarist, Blues Singer, Songwriter, Music Producer, lead of Triple Threat, Double Trouble, soloist
Thomas Clayton Wolfe: 1900=d.Sep 15, 1938 (was 37)
Novelist

People on October 3rd: death anniversaries

Jean Anouilh: 1987 (was 77)/b.Jun 23, 1910
Dramatist/Playwright, French, Becket, Antigone
Ronnie Barker: 2005 (was 76)/b.Sep 25, 1929
Comedian, TV Actor, English, Two Ronnies
William Bishop: 1959 (was 42)/b.Jul 16, 1917
Actor, It's a Great Life's Steve Connors
Stefano Casiraghi: 1990 (was 30)/b.Sep 8, 1960
Celebrity Relative, Speedboatist; Princess Caroline's hubby
Rocky Cole: 1999/b.yr unknown
Jazz Performer, RN:Coluccio; recorded with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Patti Page, and Stan Getz; played in the Tonight Show orchesta 1971-77
Charles Collingwood: 1985 (was 68)/b.Jun 4, 1917
Newscaster, Commentator, Journalist, A CBS classy & founding correspondent
Pinto Colvig: 1967 (was 75)/b.Sep 11, 1892
Cartoon Voicist, Actor, voice of Goofy and Pluto (Walt Disney) and Bozo the Clown
Maurice Copeland: 1985 (was 74)/b.Jun 13, 1911
Actor, Trading Places, Arthur, Being There
Maurice Costello: 1950/b.1877
Stage Actor
Darryl DeLoach: 2002/b.yr unknown
Rock & Roll Singer, first lead singer of Iron Butterfly
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie: 1967 (was 55)/b.Jul 14, 1912
HALL OF FAMER, Folk Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, b. in Okemah, OK; This Land is Your Land; Arlo's dad; Huntington's Chorea; d. Sep 3?
Molly Harris: 1995 (was 82)/b.Jun 23, 1913
Actress, Writer
Elias Howe: 1867 (was 48)/b.Jul 9, 1819
Inventor, b. in Spencer, MA; The Sewing Machine
"Skip" James: 1969 (was 67)/b.Jun 9, 1902
Blues Singer, Guitarist
Janet Leigh: 2004 (was 77)/b.Jul 6, 1927
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Merced, CA; Famous Psycho shower scene; RN:Jeanette Helen Morrison; Jamie Lee Curtis's mother
John K. M. McCaffery: 1983 (was 69)/b.Nov 30, 1913
TV Host, Editor, Author Meets the Critics, What's the Story, American Mercury mag
Roddy McDowall: 1998 (was 70)/b.Sep 17, 1928
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Photographer, Movie Director, English, b. in London; Planet of the Apes, Tales of the Gold Monkey, Batman's The Bookworm
William Morris: 1896 (was 62)/b.Mar 24, 1834
Poet, Artist, Designer, English, Craftsman
Benjamin Orr: 2000 (was 53)/b.Aug 9, 1947
Rock & Roll Singer, Bassist, of The Cars; some say b. 1950, AP gives 1955
Rembrandt Peale: 1860 (was 82)/b.Feb 22, 1778
Painter, portraits and historical
Max Planck: 1947 (was 89)/b.Apr 23, 1858
Physicist, German, Quantum (leap?) theory; Planck Constant (Nobel 1918); d. Oct 4?
Herbert Prior: 1954 (was 87)/b.Jul 2, 1867
Actor, English, Pollyanna
Saint Francis Of Assisi: 1226/b.1182
Religionist, RN:Giovanni Francesco Barnardone; founder of the Franciscan order; he was canonized in 1228.
Sir Malcolm Sargent: 1967 (was 72)/b.Apr 29, 1895
Composer, English
Zachary Scott: 1965 (was 51)/b.Feb 24, 1914
Movie Actor, TV Host
Victoria Spivey: 1976 (was 69)/b.Oct 15, 1906
Blues Singer, Pianist
Florence Stanley: 2003 (was 79)/b.Jul 1, 1924
Actress, of Joe & Sons, Barney Millers' & Fish's Bernice Fish, Dinosaurs' mother-in-law Ethyl, My Two Dads' Judge Wilbur
William Steig: 2003 (was 95)/b.Nov 14, 1907
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Author, Illustrator, New Yorker Magazine, Shrek, "The King of Cartoons"
Doug Taylor: 1994 (was 86)/b.Feb 26, 1908
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Walter Clarence Taylor Jr.; Casey Jones, Please Don't Eat the Daisies' Ed Hewley, Hee Haw reg, in 300 movies
Lucy Hobbs Taylor: 1910 (was 77)/b.Mar 14, 1833
Dentist, the first woman dentist in America
Max Wolf: 1932 (was 69)/b.Jun 21, 1863
Astronomer, German, Milky Way; applied photography to the search for asteroids and discovered 228 of them.
Dennis Wolfberg: 1994 (was 48)/b.Mar 29, 1946
Comedian, TV Actor, Quantum Leap's weird scientist
Del Wood: 1989 (was 69)/b.Feb 22, 1920
Country Singer, Pianist, RN:Adelaide Hazelwood; ragtime style

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General events on October 3rd

In 1872, Bloomingdale's department store in NY opens.

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Government and Politics on October 3rd

In 1650, the English parliament declared its rule over the fledgling colonies...including what's now America.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on October 3rd

In 1866, The Peace of Vienna ends the Seven Weeks' War between Prussia and Italy versus Austria. Under its terms, Venetia is transferred to Italy and Austria relinquishes its influence in Germany to the Prussians.

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Royalty and Religious events on October 3rd

In 1226, St. Francis of Assisi, founder of the Franciscan order, died; he was canonized two years later, in 1228.

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Human Achievement and Science events on October 3rd

In 1899, The motor-driven vacuum cleaner was patented by J.S. Thurman of St. Louis, MO.

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Arts and Prose events on October 3rd

In 1977, COVER OF TIME Novelist JOHN LeCARRE (Master of the Spy Story)... the article inside reveals his real name: David Cornwell

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Misc Marrige events on October 3rd

In 1988, 20 years ago, Lisa Marie Presley & Danny Keough wed. It lasted five years. Danny did not own a chimp.

Weird and Other events on October 3rd

In 1930, 10 x 03 = 30

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Random Generated Jokes, Quotes, and Other Stuff!

Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"i wouldn't mind being poor if i had lots of money."

Random Thought...
"To take a stand, one must have legs to stand on"

Another Random Thought...
"Press CTRL-ALT-DEL if you're for Clinton"

And Another Random Thought...
"Trouble with political jokes is they get elected"

Still Another Random Thought...
"This night of disappointment has been brought to you by ITV and National Power"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"He who dies with the most toys is still dead"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"Falling in love is awfully simple. Falling out of love is simply awful."

Computer Tagline...
"Objects are closer than they appear"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"One time I was hitchhiking when a hearse stopped. I said, "No thanks, I'm not going that far.""

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"you think dressing up is putting on all your camo."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"FRIGEROBICS (frij ur o biks) n. Leaning, bending, and stretching while looking into the refrigerator."

Today's Book Hype...
"En Garde!: Drew Blood"

Today's Actual Headline...
"ALADDIN'S CAVE WINS VILLAGE SHOP AWARD "

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You sit doubled over and scrunched sideways."

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Minicomputer: the pier to Mickey's computer "

Today's Daffynition...
"Nostalgia Buff: One who finds the past perfect and present tense."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"What does Hannibal call someone who is in a really good mood? A Happy Meal!"

Today's They Do It...
"HAM RADIO OPERATORS do it till their GigaHertz"

Today's Old Never Die...
"WALT DISNEY didn't die, he's in suspended animation"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"It is discouraging to try and penetrate a mind like yours. You ought to get it out and dance on it. That would take some of the rigidity out of it"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Degradable plastic"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"the difference between ideas and results is a good manager."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
""Tennis is irrelevant." - Bjorn Borg"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
Monsters come in many forms. And do you know the greatest monster of them all? Guilt. -- McCoy, "Obsession," stardate 3620.7.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
You wanted to frighten us. We're frightened. You wanted to show us that we are inadequate - for the moment, I will grant that. You want me to say that I need you. Right now - I need you. -- Star Trek. Picard to Q, "Q-Who?"

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