October 3
- 1938: Birth of Eddie Cochran (Edward Raymond Cochran) (+1960)
- 1940: Birth of Alan O'Day (Alan Earle O'Day) (+2013)
- 1941: Birth of Chubby Checker (Ernest Evans)
- 1945: Birth of Antonio Martinez (+1990) member of Los Bravos
- 1949: Birth of Lindsey Buckingham (Lindsey Adams Buckingham) member of Fleetwood Mac
- 1950: Birth of Ronnie Laws (Ronald Wayne Laws) member of Earth, Wind & Fire
- 1954: Birth of Stevie Ray Vaughan (Stephen Ray Vaughan) (+1990)
- 1962: Birth of Tommy Lee (Thomas Lee Bass) member of Motley Crue
- 1963: Recording of Little Child - The Beatles
- 1963: Recording of I Wanna Be Your Man - The Beatles
- 1967: Birth of Chris Collingwood (Thomas Lee Bass) member of Fountains of Wayne
- 1967: Death of Woody Guthrie (Gwen Renée Stefani) (°1912) member of No Doubt
- 1968: Recording of Savoy Truffle - The Beatles
- 1969: Birth of Gwen Stefani (Gwen Renée Stefani) member of No Doubt
- 2000: Death of Benjamin Orr (°1947) member of The Cars