Gordon Wright

English footballer (1884-1947).

Born October 3rd, 1884 in England.

Died June 5th, 1947 at 62 years old in Johannesburg.

Ivan Nikitin

Russian writer (1824–1861).

Born October 3rd, 1824 in Voronezh.

Died October 28th, 1861 at 37 years old in Voronezh (tuberculosis).

Aníbal Muñoz Duque

Catholic cardinal (1908–1987).

Born October 3rd, 1908 in Santa Rosa de Osos.

Died January 15th, 1987 at 78 years old in Bogotá.

Taku Ishihara

Japanese association football player.

Born October 3rd, 1988 (age 37 years) in Aichi Prefecture.

Jackline Chepkoech

Kenyan steeplechase runner.

Born October 3rd, 2003 (age 22 years) in Kenya. ^[ref]

Edmundo Piaggio

Argentine footballer (1910-1988).

Born October 3rd, 1910 in Lanús.

Died July 27th, 1975 at 64 years old in Lanús.

Ruth Roberta de Souza

Brazilian basketball player (1968–2021).

Born October 3rd, 1968 in Três Lagoas.

Died April 13th, 2021 at 52 years old in Três Lagoas (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Stefan Mutter

Road bicycle racer.

Born October 3rd, 1956 (age 69 years) in Basel. ^[ref]

Yuriy Hudymenko

Ukrainian footballer.

Born October 3rd, 1966 (age 59 years) in Bishkek. ^[ref]

Daria Shkurikhina

Russian group rhythmic gymnast and olympic champion.

Born October 3rd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Kazan.

Luděk Macela

Czech footballer (1950-2016).

Born October 3rd, 1950 in Černolice.

Died June 16th, 2016 at 65 years old in Prague. ^[ref]

Kim Ki-taik

South korean table tennis player.

Born October 3rd, 1962 (age 63 years).

Jo-Ané van Dyk

South african track and field athlete.

Born October 3rd, 1997 (age 28 years) in Worcester.

Lajos Haynald

Catholic cardinal and botanist (1816-1891).

Born October 3rd, 1816 in Szécsény.

Died July 4th, 1891 at 74 years old in Kalocsa.

Thomas Murray

Scottish curler.

Born October 3rd, 1877 in South Lanarkshire.

Died June 3rd, 1944 at 66 years old in South Lanarkshire.

Nils van 't Hoenderdaal

Dutch bicycle racer.

Born October 3rd, 1993 (age 32 years) in Amsterdam.

Karl Ruberl

Swimmer (1880–1966).

Born October 3rd, 1880 in Vienna.

Died December 12th, 1966 at 86 years old in New York City.

Charles Flahault

French botanist (1852-1935).

Born October 3rd, 1852 in Bailleul.

Died February 3rd, 1935 at 82 years old in Montpellier.

Francisco Moreno Barrón

Mexican theologian and roman catholic archbishop (1954-2025).

Born October 3rd, 1954 in Salamanca.

Died October 26th, 2025 at 71 years old in Tijuana.

Moritz Wagner

German naturalist (1813-1887).

Born October 3rd, 1813 in Bayreuth.

Died May 31st, 1887 at 73 years old in Munich.

Leonard Piontek

Polish footballer (1913-1967).

Born October 3rd, 1913 in Chorzów.

Died July 1st, 1967 at 53 years old in Chorzów.

Florian Keller

Field hockey player.

Born October 3rd, 1981 (age 44 years) in Berlin.

Zhaneta Ilieva

Olympic gymnast.

Born October 3rd, 1984 (age 41 years) in Veliko Tarnovo.

Rolando Rigoli

Fencer.

Born October 3rd, 1940 (age 85 years) in Livorno.

Hanna Hatsko

Olympic javelin thrower.

Born October 3rd, 1990 (age 35 years) in Zaporizhzhia.