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100 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 1925 | Gore Vidal: West Point, New York -- Author (Myra Breckinridge, Lincoln) | |||
03 Oct 1925 | W Howard Baker: English publisher | |||
03 Oct 1925 | Gore Vidal, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2012) | |||
03 Oct 1925 | George Wein, American pianist and producer, co-founded the Newport Folk Festival | |||
75 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 1950 | Laureen Ford: Gympie, Queensland -- Golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies) | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Pamela Hensley: Glendale, California -- Actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century) | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Ronnie Laws: US saxophonist / guitarist (Earth, Wind & Fire) | |||
03 Oct 1950 | 1st black lead (Ethel Waters) on TV (Beulah) | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Indonesian army opens assault on Ambon, South Moluccas | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Pamela Hensley, American actress | |||
03 Oct 1950 | Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins. | |||
03 Oct 1950 | birth Ronnie Laws, sax, Earth Wind and Fire, (1975 US No.1 single 'Shining Star', 1979 UK No.4 single 'After The Love Has Gone'). | |||
50 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 1975 | Bauke Tuinstra: Fries notary / writer (Ealse & I), dies at 75 | |||
03 Oct 1975 | Guy Mollet: French Premier (1956-57), dies at 69 | |||
03 Oct 1975 | George Harrison releases "Extra Texture" album in the UK | |||
03 Oct 1975 | Ireland AKZO director Tiede Herrema kidnap | |||
03 Oct 1975 | India Arie, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress | |||
03 Oct 1975 | Satoko Ishimine, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer | |||
03 Oct 1975 | Talib Kweli, American rapper (Black Star and Reflection Eternal) | |||
03 Oct 1975 | Nakako Tsuzuki, Japanese figure skater | |||
03 Oct 1975 | birth India Arie Simpson, American soul, R&B singer, songwriter, (2006 US No.1 album Testimony: Vol. 1, Life & Relationship'). | |||
25 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 2000 | Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (b. 1947) | |||
03 Oct 2000 | The Cars singer and bass player Benjamin Orr died of cancer at home in Atlanta at the age of 53. Sang lead vocals on the bands hits Just What I Needed, Let's Go and Drive. | |||
03 Oct 2000 | John Lennon's assassin Mark Chapman was denied parole after serving 20 years in prison. Chapman was interviewed for 50 minutes by parole board members who concluded that releasing Chapman would 'deprecate the seriousness of the crime.' | |||
20 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 2005 | Ronnie Barker, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1929) | |||
03 Oct 2005
Annular solar eclipse |
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15 years anniversary | ||||
03 Oct 2010 | Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1925) | |||
03 Oct 2010 | Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino lawyer and jurist (b. 1921) |