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To the public at large, Healey became well known for his bushy eyebrows, his avuncular manner and his creative turns of phrase.
Notable Deaths on October 3
2015 — Denis Healey
English soldier and politician, Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer (born 1917)
October 3 has 107 recorded notable deaths across history, from 42 BC to 2025. This focused page highlights 20 people with the strongest available profile context.
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Notable Deaths
107 source records
42 BC – 2025
Today in history
Major events on October 3
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- 1990 The German Democratic Republic is abolished and becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany; the event is afterwards celebrated as German Unity Day. Source
- 2023 Wab Kinew is elected to be the first First Nations Premier of a Canadian province in the 2023 Manitoba general election Source
- 1739 The Treaty of Niš is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia ending the Russian–Turkish War. Source
- 1951 Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San pits Commonwealth troops against communist Chinese troops. Source
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Together with his fellow soldier Sergeant First Class Randy Shughart, Gordon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the battle.
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On February 17, 1621, the Plymouth Colony militia elected him as its first commander and continued to re-elect him to that position for the remainder of his life.
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Gustav Stresemann's most notable achievement was the reconciliation between Germany and France, for which he and French Prime Minister Aristide Briand received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1926.
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representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2013.
More major people who died on October 3
Notable people are ranked by substantive profile depth and public notability.
1993
Gary Gordon
American sergeant, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1960)
Gary Ivan Gordon was a master sergeant in the United States Army and a recipient of the Medal of Honor.
1656
Myles Standish
English captain (born 1584)
Myles Standish was an English military officer and colonist. He was hired as military adviser for Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts, United States, by the Pilgrims.
1929
Gustav Stresemann
German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1878)
Gustav Ernst Stresemann was a German statesman during the Weimar Republic who served as chancellor of Germany from August to November 1923 and as foreign minister from 1923 to 1929.
2021
Todd Akin
American politician (born 1947)
William Todd Akin was an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Missouri's 2nd congressional district from 2001 to 2013. He was a member of the Republican Party.
1873
Kintpuash
American tribal leader (born 1837)
Kintpuash, also known as Kientpoos, Keintpoos, or by his English name Captain Jack, was a Modoc leader from present-day northern California and southern Oregon.
1987
Jean Anouilh
French playwright and screenwriter (born 1910)
Jean Marie Lucien Pierre Anouilh was a French dramatist and screenwriter whose career spanned five decades.
1611
Charles
Duke of Mayenne (born 1554)
Charles de Lorraine, duc de Mayenne was a French noble, governor, military commander and rebel during the latter French Wars of Religion.
1967
Malcolm Sargent
English organist, composer, and conductor (born 1895)
Sir Harold Malcolm Watts Sargent was an English conductor, organist and composer widely regarded as Britain's leading conductor of choral works.
2024
Mary O'Rourke
Irish politician (born 1937)
Mary O'Rourke was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leader of the Seanad and Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad from 2002 to 2007, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2002, Minister for Public…
2024
Cid Moreira
Brazilian journalist and television anchor (born 1927)
Cid Moreira was a Brazilian journalist and television anchor who was active from 1947 onwards.
1629
Giorgi Saakadze
Georgian commander and politician (born 1570)
Giorgi Saakadze was a Georgian politician and military commander who played an important role in the politics of the early 17th-century Georgia.
1838
Black Hawk
American tribal leader (born 1767)
Mahkatêwe-meshi-kêhkêhkwa, known in English as Black Hawk, was a Sauk leader and warrior who lived in what is now the Midwestern United States.
2012
Abdul Haq Ansari
Indian theologian and scholar (born 1931)
Muhammad Abdul Haq Ansari was an Islamic scholar from India. He was the Amir (president) of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind (JIH) from 2003 to 2007. He was the member of Central Advisory Council of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind.
900
Muhammad ibn Zayd
Tabaristan emir
Abū ʿAbd Allāh Muḥammad ibn Zayd ibn Muḥammad ibn Ismaʿīl ibn al-Ḥasan ibn Zayd, also known as al-Dāʿī al-Ṣaghīr, was an Alid who succeeded his brother, Hasan, as ruler of the Zaydid dynasty of Tabaristan in 884.
1653
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn
Dutch linguist and academic (born 1612)
Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn was a Dutch scholar. Born in Bergen op Zoom, he was professor at the University of Leiden.
1990
Eleanor Steber
American soprano and educator (born 1914)
Eleanor Steber was an American soprano and voice teacher. She was particularly celebrated for her performances in the operas of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss.
2004
Janet Leigh
American actress (born 1927)
Jeanette Helen Morrison, known professionally as Janet Leigh, was an American actress, businesswoman and author.
-42
Gaius Cassius Longinus
Roman politician (born 85 BC)
Gaius Cassius Longinus was a Roman senator and general best known as a leading instigator of the plot to assassinate Julius Caesar on 15 March 44 BC.
1795
Tula
Curaçao slave leader (date of birth unknown; executed)
Tula, also known as Tula Rigaud, was an African man enslaved on the island of Curaçao, in the Dutch West Indies, who liberated himself and led the Curaçao Slave Revolt of 1795.