Historical Events
- CBS-TV airs the first coast-to-coast telecast of a prize fight; Australian light-heavyweight Dave Sands outpoints American Carl 'Bobo' Olson in 10 rounds at Chicago Stadium
- Shot Heard 'Round the World': Bobby Thomson hits 3-run homer off Ralph Branca of the Brooklyn Dodgers, bottom 9th inning, 1 out, to give New York Giants dramatic 5-4 playoff win and NL pennant at the Polo Grounds
Famous Birthdays
- Bernard Cooper, American novelist and short story writer, born in Hollywood, California
Dave Winfield (72 years old)
American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12 x MLB All Star; 7 x Gold Glove; 6 x Silver Slugger; SD Padres; NY Yankees), born in St. Paul, Minnesota
- Jack Grondin, American rock drummer (.38 Special, 1974-91), born in the USA
- Jack Harris, British rock vocalist (The Alan Parsons Project), born in Shoreditch, Hackney, London
- Kathryn [Kathy] Sullivan, American geologist and astronaut (1st American woman to walk in space), born in Paterson, New Jersey
- Keb' Mo' [Kevin Roosevelt Moore], American Grammy Award-winning blues singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Los Angeles, California
- Nick Glennie-Smith, British session keyboard player (Roger Daltrey; Roger Waters), film score composer (Ella Enchanted; Secretariat), and conductor, born in London, England
About October 3, 1951
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 72 years, 6 months and 22 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Baby Boomer
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Libra
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