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Old 10-03-2004, 05:46 AM
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October 3rd

1283 ~ David ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first man executed by drawing and quartering.

1712 ~ Duke of Montrose issues a warrant for the arrest of Rob Roy MacGregor.

1873 ~ Birthday of Emily Post, etiquette advisor.

1900 ~ Birthday of Thomas Wolfe, author.

1916 ~ Birthday of James Herriot, veterinarian, author.

1925 ~ Birthday of Gore Vidal, author.

1929 ~ The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes is renamed to Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

1967 ~ Death of Woody Guthrie, folk musician.

1990 ~ The re-unification of Germany. East Germany ceases to exist.

1995 ~ O. J. Simpson found not guilty of murder.
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