October 3rd Birthdays

American singer, songwriter, Chubby Checker was born on this day in 1941, as Ernest Evans, in Spring Valley, SC

Also born on October 3rd:

• 1940
  Sheila Fearn, English actress
• 1949
  Lindsey Buckingham, American singer, guitarist
• 1950
  Pamela Hensley, American actress
• 1951
  Dave Winfield, American baseball player
• 1954
  Dennis Eckersley, American baseball player
• 1959
  Jack Wagner, American actor, singer
• 1962
  Tommy Lee, Greek-American singer, drummer
• 1966
  Darrin Fletcher, American baseball player
• 1969
  Gwen Stefani, American musician, actress
• 1970
  Jimmy Ray, English singer, guitarist
• 1971
  Kevin Richardson, American singer
• 1973
  Lena Headey, British actress
• 1975
  India Arie, American singer
• 1975
  Talib Kweli, American musician
• 1976
  Herman Li, British musician
  Seann William Scott, American actor
• 1978
  Jake Shears, American singer
  Shannyn Sossamon, American actress, dancer, musician
• 1980
  Danny O’Donoghue, Irish singer
  Anquan Boldin, American football player
• 1981
  Seth Gabel, American actor
  Amanda Walsh, Canadian actress
• 1982
  Erik von Detten, American actor
• 1984
  Chris Marquette, American actor
  Ashlee Simpson, American singer
• 1989
  Nate Montana, American football player
• 1996
  Adair Tishler, American actress

October Birthday Calendar

Died on October 3rd:

• 1656
  Myles Standish, English captain (age 72)
• 1867
  Elias Howe, American engineer, sewing machine inventor (age 48)
• 1929
  Jeanne Eagels, American actress (age 39)
• 1965
  Zachary Scott, American actor (age 51)
• 1967
  Woody Guthrie, American singer, songwriter, guitarist (age 55)
• 1987
  Jean Anouilh, French playwright, screenwriter (age 77)
• 1994
  Dub Taylor, American actor (age 87)
• 1998
  Roddy McDowall, English-American actor (age 70)
• 2002
  Bruce Paltrow, American director, screenwriter (age 58)
• 2003
  Florence Stanley, American actress (age 79)
• 2004
  Janet Leigh, American actress (age 77)