What happened on October 3 ?

42 BC - Gaius Cassius Longinus

1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. 1181)

1283 - David ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince of Gwynedd (executed)

1369 - Margarete Maultasch, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)

1568 - Elizabeth of Valois, wife of Philip II of Spain (b. 1545)

1596 - Florent Chrestien, French writer (b. 1541)

1611 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (b. 1554)

1629 - Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)

1649 - Giovanni Diodati, Swiss protestant clergyman (b. 1576)

1653 - Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (b. 1612)

1656 - Myles Standish, English-born soldier

1701 - Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633)

1801 - Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, Marshal of France (b. 1724)

1833 - François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (b. 1754)

1873 - Captain Jack, Modoc tribal leader

1881 - Orson Pratt, American religious leader (b. 1811)

1890 - Joseph Hergenröther, German historian (b. 1824)

1929 - Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1929)

1929 - Gustav Stresemann, Chancellor of Germany, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1878)

1931 - Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)

1936 - John Heisman, American football coach (b. 1869)

1953 - Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)

1965 - Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914)

1967 - Woody Guthrie, American musician (b. 1912)

1967 - Malcolm Sargent, English conductor (b. 1895)

1987 - Jean Anouilh, French writer (b. 1910)

1987 - Kalervo Palsa, Finnish artist (b. 1947)

1988 - Franz Josef Strauÿ, Bavarian politician (b. 1915)

1990 - Stefano Casiraghi, husband of Princess Caroline of Monaco (b. 1960)

1990 - General Curtis LeMay, U.S. Air Force officer and Vice Presidential candidate (b. 1906)

1994 - Dub Taylor, American actor (b. 1907)

1998 - Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)

1999 - Akio Morita, Japanese businessman (b. 1921)

2000 - Benjamin Orr, American bassist and singer (The Cars) (b. 1947)

2002 - Bruce Paltrow, American television and film producer (b. 1943)

2003 - Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)

2003 - William Steig, American cartoonist and children's author (b. 1907)

2004 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (b. 1960)

2004 - Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)

2005 - Ronnie Barker, English comic actor (b. 1929)

Germany - Day of German Unity

South Korea - National Foundation Day (Gaecheonjeol ???)

French Republican Calendar - Immortelle (Strawflower) Day, twelfth day in the Month of Vendémiaire

 ??1910?? - Full Metal Alchemist, "Don't Forget 3, Oct, 10" Words Written In Edward Elric's State Alchemist Pocket Watch.

3rd October Organization is also the name of a Marxist terrorist group.

BBC: On This Day