today.nukz.net: Almanac October 3

Stephen "Stevie" Ray Vaughan (October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American guitarist, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Often referred to by his initials SRV, Vaughan is best known as a founding member and leader of Double Trouble. Together with drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon, they ignited the blues revival of the 1980s. With a career spanning seven years, Vaughan and Double Trouble consistently sold out concerts while their albums frequently went gold.

Events

52 BC – Vercingetorix, leader of the Gauls, surrenders to the Romans under Julius Caesar, ending the siege and Battle of Alesia.
42 BC – First Battle of Philippi: Triumvirs Mark Antony and Octavian fight a decisive battle with Caesar's assassins Brutus and Cassius.
382 – Emperor Theodosius I concludes a peace treaty with the Goths and settles them in the Balkans in exchange for military service.
1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first nobleman executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered.
1574 – The Siege of Leiden is lifted by the Watergeuzen.
1683 – The Qing Dynasty naval commander Shi Lang reaches Taiwan (under the Kingdom of Tungning) to receive the formal surrender of Zheng Keshuang and Liu Guoxuan after the Battle of Penghu.
1712 – The Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.
1739 – The Treaty of Nissa is signed by the Ottoman Empire and Russia at the finish of the Russian-Turkish War, 1736–1739.
1778 – British Captain James Cook anchors in Alaska.
1789 – George Washington makes the first Thanksgiving Day designated by the national government of the United States of America.
1795 – General Napoleon Bonaparte first rises to national prominence being named to defend the French National Convention against armed counter-revolutionary rioters threatening the three year old revolutionary government.
1835 – The Staedtler Company is founded in Nuremberg, Germany.
1849 – American author Edgar Allan Poe is found delirious in a gutter in Baltimore, Maryland under mysterious circumstances; it is the last time he is seen in public before his death.
1863 – The last Thursday in November is declared as Thanksgiving Day by President Abraham Lincoln as are Thursdays, November 30, 1865 and November 29, 1866.
1872 – Bloomingdale brothers opened their first store at 938 Third Avenue, New York City.
1873 – Captain Jack and companions are hanged for their part in the Modoc War.
1912 – U.S. forces defeat Nicaraguan rebels under the command of Benjamín Zeledón at the Battle of Coyotepe Hill.
1918 – King Boris III of Bulgaria accedes to the throne.
1919 – Cincinnati Reds pitcher Adolfo Luque becomes the 1st Latin player to appear in a World Series.
1929 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia, "Land of the South Slavs".
1932 – Iraq gains independence from the United Kingdom.
1935 – Second Italo-Abyssinian War: Italy invades Ethiopia under General de Bono.
1942 – Spaceflight: The first successful launch of a V-2 /A4-rocket from Test Stand VII at Peenemünde, Germany. It is the first man-made object to reach space.
1949 – WERD, the 1st black-owned radio station in the United States, opens in Atlanta, Georgia.
1950 – Korean War: The First Battle of Maryang San, primarily pitting Australian and British forces against communist China, begins.
1951 – The "Shot Heard 'Round the World", one of the greatest moments in Major League Baseball history, occurs when the New York Giants' Bobby Thomson hits a game winning home run in the bottom of the ninth inning off of the Brooklyn Dodgers pitcher Ralph Branca, to win the National League pennant after being down 14 games.
1952 – The United Kingdom successfully tests a nuclear weapon to become the world's third nuclear power.
1955 – The Mickey Mouse Club debuts on ABC.
1957 – Allen Ginsberg's Howl and Other Poems is ruled not obscene.
1961 – The Dick Van Dyke Show premieres on CBS-TV in the United States.
1962 – Project Mercury: Sigma 7 is launched from Cape Canaveral, with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard, for a six-orbit, nine-hour flight.
1964 – First Buffalo Wings are made at the Anchor Bar in Buffalo, New York.
1981 – The Hunger Strike by Provisional Irish Republican Army and Irish National Liberation Army prisoners at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland ends after seven months and ten deaths.
1985 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis makes its maiden flight. (Mission STS-51-J).
1986 – TASCC, a superconducting cyclotron at the Chalk River Laboratories, is officially opened.
1990 – Re-unification of Germany. The German Democratic Republic ceases to exist and its territory becomes part of the Federal Republic of Germany. East German citizens became part of the European Community, which later became the European Union. Now celebrated as German Unity Day.
1993 – Battle of Mogadishu: In an attempt to capture officials of warlord Mohamed Farrah Aidid's organisation in Mogadishu, Somalia, 18 US soldiers and about 1,000 Somalis are killed in heavy fighting.
1995 – O. J. Simpson is acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman.
2003 – Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy is attacked by one of the show's tigers, canceling the show until 2009, when they rejoined the tiger that mauled Roy just six years earlier.
2008 – The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 for the US financial system is signed by President Bush.

Births

1610 – Gabriel Lallemant, French-Canadian missionary (d. 1649)
1631 – Sebastian Anton Scherer, German composer and organist (d. 1712)
1713 – Antoine Dauvergne, French composer and violinist (d. 1797)
1716 – Giovanni Battista Beccaria, Italian physicist (d. 1781)
1720 – Johann Peter Uz, German poet (d. 1796)
1790 – John Ross, American tribal chief (d. 1866)
1797 – Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1870)
1800 – George Bancroft, American historian and politician (d. 1891)
1804 – Townsend Harris, American politician (d. 1878)
1804 – Allan Kardec, French founder of spiritism (d. 1869)
1828 – Woldemar Bargiel, German composer (d. 1897)
1837 – Nicolás Avellaneda, Argentine journalist and politician, 8th President of Argentina (d. 1885)
1848 – Henry Lerolle, French painter (d. 1929)
1858 – Eleonora Duse, Italian actress (d. 1924)
1862 – Johnny Briggs, English cricketer (d. 1902)
1863 – Pyotr Kozlov, Russian explorer (d. 1935)
1869 – Alfred Flatow, German gymnast (d. 1942)
1874 – Charles B. Middleton, American actor (d. 1949)
1879 – Warner Oland, Swedish-American actor (d. 1938)
1880 – Karl Ruberl, Austrian swimmer (d. 1966)
1882 – A. Y. Jackson, Canadian painter (d. 1974)
1886 – Alain-Fournier, French author (d. 1914)
1888 – Wade Boteler, American actor d. 1943
1889 – Carl von Ossietzky, German activist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1938)
1894 – Elmer Robinson, American politician, 33rd Mayor of San Francisco (d. 1982)
1894 – Walter Warlimont, German general (d. 1976)
1895 – Giovanni Comisso, Italian writer (d. 1969)
1895 – Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (d. 1925)
1896 – Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (d. 1987)
1897 – Louis Aragon, French author and poet (d. 1982)
1898 – Leo McCarey, American director and screenwriter (d. 1969)
1900 – Thomas Wolfe, American author (d. 1938)
1901 – Jean Grémillon, French director (d. 1959)
1904 – Ernst-Günther Schenck, German physician (d. 1998)
1908 – Johnny Burke, American songwriter (d. 1964)
1916 – James Herriot, English surgeon and author (d. 1995)
1919 – James M. Buchanan, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
1919 – Jean Lefebvre, French actor (d. 2004)
1923 – Edward Oliver LeBlanc, Dominican politician (d. 2004)
1924 – Harvey Kurtzman, American cartoonist (d. 1993)
1924 – Arkady Vorobyov, Russian weightlifter
1925 – Gore Vidal, American author, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2012)
1928 – Erik Bruhn, Danish dancer and choreographer (d. 1986)
1931 – Glenn Hall, Canadian ice hockey player
1933 – Neale Fraser, Australian tennis player
1934 – Benjamin Boretz, American composer and theorist
1934 – Simon Nicholson, English sculptor (d. 1990)
1934 – Koo Nimo, Ghanaian singer and guitarist
1935 – Charles Duke, American astronaut
1936 – Steve Reich, American composer
1938 – Eddie Cochran, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1960)
1938 – Jack Hodgins, Canadian author
1938 – Tereza Kesovija, Croatian singer
1938 – Dave Obey, American politician
1939 – Bob Armstrong, American wrestler
1940 – Sheila Fearn, English actress
1940 – Jean Ratelle, Canadian ice hockey player
1941 – Chubby Checker, American singer-songwriter
1941 – Andrea de Adamich, Italian race car driver and sportscaster
1943 – Jeff Bingaman, American politician
1944 – Pierre Deligne, Belgian mathematician
1944 – Roy Horn, German-American magician
1945 – Tony Brown, English footballer
1945 – Jo Ritzen, Dutch economist and politician
1949 – Lindsey Buckingham, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Fleetwood Mac)
1949 – J. P. Dutta, Indian director
1950 – Pamela Hensley, American actress
1951 – Keb' Mo', American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1951 – Dave Winfield, American baseball player
1954 – Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
1954 – Eddie DeGarmo, American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and producer (DeGarmo and Key)
1954 – Al Sharpton, American minister, talk show host, and activist
1954 – Stevie Ray Vaughan, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 1990)
1955 – John S. Lesmeister, American politician (d. 2006)
1956 – Hart Bochner, Canadian actor and director
1957 – Tim Westwood, English DJ
1958 – Louise Lecavalier, Canadian dancer
1959 – Fred Couples, American golfer
1959 – Greg Proops, American actor and comedian
1959 – Jack Wagner, American actor and singer
1961 – Dean Lawrence, English actor
1961 – Rebecca Stephens, English journalist and mountaineer
1961 – Maxx Payne, American wrestler and actor
1962 – Tommy Lee, American singer-songwriter, drummer, and producer (Mötley Crüe, Methods of Mayhem, and Rock Star Supernova)
1964 – Clive Owen, English actor
1965 – Annemarie Verstappen, Dutch swimmer
1965 – Jan-Ove Waldner, Swedish table tennis player
1966 – Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player
1967 – Rob Liefeld, American illustrator
1968 – Paul Crichton, English footballer
1968 – Greg Foster, American basketball player
1968 – Marko Rajamäki, Finnish footballer
1969 – Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (L'Arc-en-Ciel)
1969 – Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (No Doubt)
1971 – Wil Cordero, Puerto Rican baseball player
1971 – Kevin Richardson, American singer-songwriter and actor (Backstreet Boys)
1972 – Kim Joo-hyuk, South Korean actor
1973 – Keiko Agena, American actress
1973 – Neve Campbell, Canadian actress
1973 – Angélica Gavaldón, American-Mexican tennis player
1973 – Lena Headey, English actress
1974 – Mike Johnson, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 – Marianne Timmer, Dutch speed skater
1975 – India.Arie, American singer-songwriter and producer
1975 – Talib Kweli, American rapper (Black Star and Reflection Eternal)
1976 – Herman Li, Chinese-English guitarist and producer (DragonForce and Demoniac)
1976 – Seann William Scott, American actor
1977 – Daniel Hollie, American wrestler
1977 – Eric Munson, American baseball player
1977 – Luca Tognozzi, Italian footballer
1978 – Gerald Asamoah, German footballer
1978 – Neil Clement, English footballer
1978 – Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian footballer
1978 – Jake Shears, American singer-songwriter (Scissor Sisters)
1978 – Shannyn Sossamon, American actress
1978 – Vienna Teng, American singer-songwriter and pianist
1979 – Carlo Alban, Ecuadorian actor
1979 – Josh Klinghoffer, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dot Hacker, Ataxia, and The Bicycle Thief)
1979 – John Morrison, American wrestler
1980 – Anquan Boldin, American football player
1980 – Sheldon Brookbank, Canadian ice hockey player
1980 – Lindsey Kelk, English author
1980 – Danny O'Donoghue, Irish singer-songwriter and producer (The Script and Mytown)
1981 – Danny Coid, English footballer
1981 – Seth Gabel, American actor
1981 – Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Swedish footballer
1981 – Andreas Isaksson, Swedish footballer
1981 – Matt Sparrow, English footballer
1981 – Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
1982 – Erik von Detten, American actor
1983 – Thiago Alves, Brazilian mixed martial artist
1983 – Frederico Chaves Guedes, Brazilian footballer
1983 – Andreas Papathanasiou, Cypriot footballer
1983 – Hiroki Suzuki, Japanese actor and singer
1984 – Yoon Eun-hye, South Korean singer and actress (Baby V.O.X.)
1984 – Bruno Gervais, Canadian ice hockey player
1984 – Anthony Le Tallec, French footballer
1984 – Chris Marquette, American actor
1984 – Ashlee Simpson, American singer-songwriter and actress
1985 – Courtney Lee, American basketball player
1986 – Jackson Martínez, Colombian footballer
1987 – Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican model and actress, Miss Universe 2006
1988 – ASAP Rocky, American rapper
1989 – Nate Montana, American football player
1990 – Rhian Ramos, Filipino actress
1991 – Jenny McLoughlin, English sprinter
1991 – Aki Takajo, Japanese singer (AKB48 and French Kiss)
1995 – Hailey McCann, American actress
1996 – Adair Tishler, American actress and singer

Deaths

1078 – Iziaslav I of Kiev (b. 1024)
1226 – Francis of Assisi, Italian friar and saint (b. 1181)
1283 – Dafydd ap Gruffydd, Welsh prince (b. 1238)
1369 – Margaret, Countess of Tyrol (b. 1318)
1568 – Elisabeth of Valois (b. 1545)
1596 – Florent Chrestien, French poet (b. 1541)
1611 – Charles, Duke of Mayenne (b. 1554)
1629 – Giorgi Saakadze, Georgian military leader (b. 1570)
1649 – Giovanni Diodati, Swiss-Italian clergyman and theologian (b. 1576)
1653 – Marcus Zuerius van Boxhorn, Dutch scholar (b. 1612)
1656 – Myles Standish, English-American military officer (b. 1584)
1690 – Robert Barclay, Scottish author (b. 1648)
1701 – Joseph Williamson, English politician (b. 1633)
1801 – Philippe Henri, marquis de Ségur, French marshal (b. 1724)
1833 – François, marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, French general (b. 1754)
1838 – Black Hawk, American tribal leader (b. 1767)
1860 – Rembrandt Peale, American painter (b. 1778)
1867 – Elias Howe, American inventor and engineer, invented the sewing machine (b. 1819)
1873 – Kintpuash, American tribal leader (b. 1837)
1877 – James Roosevelt Bayley, American archbishop (b. 1814)
1881 – Orson Pratt, American religious leader, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (b. 1811)
1890 – Joseph Hergenröther, German cardinal and historian (b. 1824)
1891 – Édouard Lucas, French mathematician (b. 1842)
1896 – William Morris, English author and poet (b. 1834)
1929 – Jeanne Eagels, American actress (b. 1894)
1929 – Gustav Stresemann, German politician, Chancellor of Germany, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1878)
1931 – Carl Nielsen, Danish composer (b. 1865)
1936 – John Heisman, American football player and coach (b. 1869)
1953 – Arnold Bax, English composer (b. 1883)
1959 – Tochigiyama Moriya, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 27th Yokozuna (b. 1892)
1965 – Zachary Scott, American actor (b. 1914)
1967 – Woody Guthrie, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Almanac Singers) (b. 1912)
1967 – Malcolm Sargent, English conductor, organist, and composer (b. 1895)
1969 – Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
1979 – Ray Genet, American mountaineer (b. 1931)
1979 – Hannelore Schmatz, German mountaineer (b. 1940)
1986 – Vince DiMaggio, American baseball player (b. 1912)
1987 – Jean Anouilh, French screenwriter (b. 1910)
1987 – Kalervo Palsa, Finnish painter (b. 1947)
1988 – Franz Josef Strauss, Bavarian politician (b. 1915)
1990 – Stefano Casiraghi, Italian businessman (b. 1960)
1993 – Katerina Gogou, Greek actress, poet, and author (b. 1940)
1993 – Gary Gordon, American army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1960)
1993 – Randy Shughart, American army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1958)
1998 – Roddy McDowall, English actor (b. 1928)
1999 – Akio Morita, Japanese businessman, co-founded Sony (b. 1921)
2000 – Benjamin Orr, American singer-songwriter and bass player (The Cars) (b. 1947)
2001 – Costas Hajihristos, Greek actor (b. 1921)
2002 – Robert Krausz, Hungarian-American businessman (b. 1936)
2002 – Bruce Paltrow, American director and producer (b. 1943)
2003 – Florence Stanley, American actress (b. 1924)
2003 – William Steig, American cartoonist and author (b. 1907)
2004 – John Cerutti, American baseball player and sportscaster (b. 1960)
2004 – Janet Leigh, American actress (b. 1927)
2005 – Ronnie Barker, English actor (b. 1929)
2006 – John Crank, English mathematician (b. 1916)
2006 – Peter Norman, Australian runner (b. 1942)
2006 – Alberto Ramento, Filipino bishop (b. 1937)
2007 – M. N. Vijayan, Indian academic and author (b. 1930)
2008 – Johnny "J", Mexican-American rapper, songwriter, and producer (b. 1969)
2008 – Karam ud Din, Pakistani navy officer (b. 1941)
2009 – Fatima el-Sharif, Libyan wife of Idris of Libya (b. 1911)
2010 – Ben Mondor, Canadian-American businessman (b. 1925)
2012 – Abdul Haq Ansari, Indian scholar (b. 1931)
2012 – Robert F. Christy, American physicist (b. 1916)
2012 – Kathi McDonald, American singer (b. 1948)
2012 – Kidar Nath Sahani, Indian politician (b. 1926)
2012 – Peter J. Schmitt, American politician (b. 1950)