Article: The almanac.

Today is Saturday, Oct. 3, the 276th day of 2009 with 89 to follow.

The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Saturn, Mars and Venus. The evening stars are Neptune, Jupiter and Uranus.

Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra. They include Cherokee Chief John Ross, who led opposition to the forced move of his people to what is now Oklahoma, in 1790; historian George Bancroft in 1800; novelists Thomas Wolfe in 1900 and Gore Vidal in 1925 (age 84); rock 'n' roll singer Chubby Checker in 1941 (age 68); singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham in 1947 (age 62); guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan in 1954; actor/singer Jack Wagner in 1959 (age 50); ...

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