What happened on October 3 ?

1690 - Robert Barclay, Scottish writer

1716 - Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)

1720 - Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796)

1790 - John Ross (Cherokee chief), Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (d. 1866)

1797 - Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)

1804 - Townsend Harris, first U.S. Consul to Japan (d. 1878)

1804 - Allan Kardec, French founder of Spiritism (d. 1869)

1806 - Oliver Cowdery, American religious leader (d. 1850)

1828 - Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897)

1858 - Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. 1924)

1862 - Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)

1863 - Pyotr Kuzmich Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)

1873 - Emily Post, American etiquette advisor (d. 1960)

1880 - Warner Oland, Swedish-born actor (d. 1938)

1882 - A. Y. Jackson, Canadian Painter (d. 1974)

1885 - Sophie Treadwell, American playwright and journalist (d. 1970)

1889 - Carl von Ossietzky, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1938)

1894 - Elmer Robinson, American politician (d. 1982)

1895 - Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. 1969)

1896 - Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)

1897 - Louis Aragon, French writer (d. 1982)

1898 - Leo McCarey, American film director (d. 1969)

1899 - Gertrude Berg, American actress (d. 1966)

1900 - Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938)

1904 - Charles J. Pedersen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1989)

1916 - James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)

1919 - James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

1923 - Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004)

1924 - Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter

1925 - Gore Vidal, American author

1928 - Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)

1933 - Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player

1935 - Charles Duke, American astronaut

1936 - Steve Reich, American composer

1938 - Eddie Cochran, American singer (d. 1960)

1938 - Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer

1940 - Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player

1941 - Chubby Checker, American musician

1946 - Biff Henderson, American television personality

1947 - John Perry Barlow, American musician

1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, American musician

1950 - Pamela Hensley, American actress

1951 - Keb' Mo', American singer

1951 - Dave Winfield, American baseball player

1954 - Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player

1954 - Al Sharpton, American minister and activist

1954 - Stevie Ray Vaughan, American musician (d. 1990)

1957 - Tim Westwood, Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ

1959 - Fred Couples, American golfer

1959 - Jack Wagner, American actor

1962 - Tommy Lee, American musician (Mötley Crüe)

1965 - Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player

1967 - Rob Liefeld, American comic book writer and artist

1968 - Paul Crichton, English footballer

1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer (No Doubt)

1969 - Tetsu, Japanese bassist (L'Arc~en~Ciel)

1971 - Kevin Richardson, American singer (Backstreet Boys)

1972 - Garrett Dutton, American Musician (G. Love and Special Sauce)

1973 - Neve Campbell, Canadian actress

1974 - Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater

1975 - India Arie, American singer

1976 - Seann William Scott, American actor

1978 - Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer

1979 - Shannyn Sossamon, American actress and musician (Law & Order: SVU)

1981 - Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedish footballer

1981 - Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer

1981 - Matt Murton, American baseball player

1984 - Ashlee Simpson, American singer