Died on
Who died on October 3
107 figures who shaped history died on October 3.
- 107deaths
- 45events
Best known
Best known
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Roman senator and general (c. 86 BC–42 BC)
Francis of Assisi
Italian Catholic saint
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol
Countess of Tyrol
Eleanor de Bohun
English noblewoman (c. 1366–1399)
Charles, Duke of Mayenne
16th-century French nobleman and military leader in the Wars of Religion
Giorgi Saakadze
Georgian politician and military commander (c.1570–1629)
Gaius Cassius Longinus — Roman senator and general (c. 86 BC–42 BC), who died on October 3 42 BC.
Francis of Assisi — Italian Catholic saint, who died on October 3 1226.
Margaret, Countess of Tyrol — Countess of Tyrol, who died on October 3 1369.
Eleanor de Bohun — English noblewoman (c. 1366–1399), who died on October 3 1399.
Charles, Duke of Mayenne — 16th-century French nobleman and military leader in the Wars of Religion, who died on October 3 1611.
Giorgi Saakadze — Georgian politician and military commander (c.1570–1629), who died on October 3 1629.
All entries
- 723EElias I of Antioch48th Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch
- 818EErmengarde of HesbayeCarolingian Empress from 813 to 818
- 900MMuhammad ibn Zayd8th-century ruler of part of Iran
- 959
Gérard of BrogneAbbot of Brogne
- 1078
Iziaslav I of KievGrand Prince of Kiev (r. 1054–1068; 1069–1073; 1077–1078) - 1283DDafydd ap GruffuddPrince of Gwynedd from 1282 to 1283
- 1568
Elisabeth of ValoisQueen of Spain from 1559 to 1568 - 1596FFlorent ChrestienFrench writer
- 1649
Giovanni DiodatiCalvinist theologian - 1653
Marcus Zuerius van BoxhornDutch linguist - 1656
Myles StandishEnglish military officer - 1690RRobert BarclayScotwriter (1420 3209
- 1701
Joseph Williamson (English politician)English civil servant, diplomat and politician - 1795
Tula (Curaçao)Leader of the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795
- 1801
Philippe Henri, marquis de SégurFrench military officer - 1833
François de Chasseloup-LaubatFrench general and military engineer - 1838
Black Hawk (Sauk leader)Sauk leader and warrior (1760s–1838) - 1860
Rembrandt PealeAmerican artist and museum keeper - 1867HHedda HjortsbergSwedish ballerina
- 1867
Elias HoweAmerican inventor - 1867
Thora ThersnerSwedish artist - 1873
Kintpuash19th-century chief of the Modoc tribe of California and Oregon - 1877
James Roosevelt BayleyAmerican Catholic bishop - 1877
Rómulo Díaz de la VegaPresident of Mexico in 1855 - 1881
Orson PrattAmerican mathematician and Mormon religious leader - 1890
Joseph HergenrötherGerman Church historian and canonist - 1891
Édouard LucasFrench mathematician - 1896
William MorrisEnglish textile artist, author, and socialist - 1907JJacob Nash VictorAmerican civil engineer
- 1910
Lucy Hobbs TaylorAmerican dentist - 1911
Rosetta Jane BirksAustralian social reformer and philanthropist - 1917EEduardo di CapuaItalian singer-songwriter
- 1929
Jeanne EagelsAmerican actress - 1929
Gustav StresemannChancellor of Germany in 1923 - 1931
Carl NielsenDanish composer - 1936
John HeismanAmerican sportsman - 1953
Arnold BaxEnglish composer - 1959
Tochigiyama MoriyaJapanese sumo wrestler - 1963
Refet BeleTurkish general - 1965
Zachary ScottAmerican actor
- 1966
Rolf Maximilian SievertSwedish medical physicist - 1967
Woody GuthrieAmerican singer-songwriter - 1967
Malcolm SargentEnglish conductor - 1969
Skip JamesAmerican Delta blues singer - 1979
Nicos PoulantzasGreek-French Marxist sociologist - 1980
Friedrich KarmEstonian footballer - 1981
Anna Hedvig BüllEstonian missionary - 1986
Vince DiMaggioAmerican baseball player - 1987
Jean AnouilhFrench playwright - 1987KKalervo PalsaFinnish artist
- 1988
Franz Josef StraussGerman politician - 1990
Stefano CasiraghiItalian businessman - 1990
Eleanor SteberAmerican opera singer - 1993
Katerina GogouGreek poet, author and actress - 1993
Gary GordonUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient - 1993
Randy ShughartUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient - 1994JJohn C. ChampionAmerican screenwriter and film producer
- 1994
Dub TaylorAmerican actor - 1995
M. P. SivagnanamIndian politician - 1997
Michael Adekunle AjasinNigerian politician - 1998
Roddy McDowallBritish actor - 1999
Akio MoritaJapanese entrepreneur - 2000
Benjamin OrrAmerican musician - 2001KKostas HatzichristosGreek actor
- 2002BBruce PaltrowAmerican director and producer
- 2003
Florence StanleyAmerican actress - 2003WWilliam SteigAmerican illustrator and writer
- 2004JJohn CeruttiAmerican baseball player
- 2004
Janet LeighAmerican actress and author - 2005
Ronnie BarkerEnglish actor, comedian and writer - 2005NNurettin Ersin18th Chief of the General Staff of the Turkish Armed Forces
- 2006
Lucilla AndrewsBritish writer - 2006
John CrankEnglish mathematical physicist - 2006
Peter NormanAustralian sprinter - 2006
Alberto RamentoFilipino bishop, martyr and saint - 2007MM. N. VijayanIndian orator and writer
- 2009VVladimir BeekmanEstonian writer, poet and translator
- 2010
Ben Mondor# American business executive and baseball executive - 2010AAbraham SarmientoFilipino jurist
- 2012AAbdul Haq AnsariIslamic philosopher
- 2012
Robert F. ChristyCanadian-American physicist - 2012AAlbie RolesEnglish footballer
- 2013SSari AbachaNigerian footballer
- 2013
Sergei BelovSoviet professional basketball player - 2013JJoan ThirskHistorian and cryptanalyst
- 2014EEwen GilmourNew Zealand comedian and television presenter
- 2014
Benedict GroeschelAmerican Franciscan friar and author - 2014
Jean-Jacques MarcelFrench footballer - 2014KKevin MethenyAmerican radio executive
- 2014
Ward RuyslinckBelgian writer - 2015
Denis HealeyBritish politician - 2015MMuhammad Nawaz Khan (writer)Pakistani writer
- 2015
Javid Iqbal (writer)Pakistani writer and judge - 2021
Todd AkinAmerican politician - 2021DDan Petrescu (businessman)Romanian businessman and billionaire
- 2023TThomas GambinoItalian-American mobster
- 2024
Michel BlancFrench actor, writer and director - 2024
Pierre ChristinFrench comics writer - 2024
Cid MoreiraBrazilian journalist and television anchor - 2024
Mary O'RourkeIrish politician - 2025
Patricia RoutledgeEnglish actress and singer
Frequently asked questions
Who died on October 3?
107 people with a Wikipedia article died on October 3, including Gaius Cassius Longinus, Francis of Assisi, Margaret, Countess of Tyrol. The list is in chronological order by year of death and spans all of documented history, from antiquity to the present day. For each person you find their occupation, the year and a link to the Wikipedia biography, where the full story and its sources can be read.
What happened on October 3?
45 documented historical events happened on October 3, from antiquity to the present day. The best known is this: Muhammad VII became the twelfth sultan of the Emirate of Granada. On the same day, in another year: Anglo-Spanish War: An English fleet intercepted and attacked six Spanish ships at the Battle of the Narrow Seas (pictured). On Almanaccolo every event is listed in chronological order, grouped by century, and links to the Wikipedia article it comes from, so you can always read further or check the source. Alongside the events you find who was born and who died on this date, and which observances are celebrated around the world.
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