On This Day for October 3 - Germany reunified, Saint Francis of Assisi is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. October 03 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Saint Francis of Assisi READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 1990 Germany reunified READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2004: American actress Janet Leigh—who was best remembered for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960), in which her character suffered one of cinema's most memorable and shocking deaths—died at the age of 77. [Take our actors quiz.] 1995: One of the most sensational trials in U.S. history ended as a jury found O.J. Simpson not guilty of murdering his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman. [ Learn about 10 "trials of the century," including the O.J. Simpson trial.] 1969: American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani, who came to fame in the 1990s as the lead singer for the rock-ska band No Doubt before starting a solo career, was born. [ Test your knowledge of singers, musicians, and composers.] 1961: The Dick Van Dyke Show, a pioneer of the sitcom genre, began airing on CBS. [Watch an episode of the Dick Van Dyke Show.] 1960: The Andy Griffith Show debuted on American television and was an immediate success. [ Sort fact from fiction in our pop culture quiz.] 1952: The first British atomic weapons test, called Hurricane, was successfully conducted aboard the frigate HMS Plym. [Take our weapons and warfare quiz.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1969 Gwen Stefani American singer and songwriter 1925 Gore Vidal American writer 1954 Al Sharpton American minister, politician, and civil rights activist 1936 Steve Reich American composer 1938 Eddie Cochran American singer and musician 1916 James Herriot British veterinarian and writer SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help