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October 1, 1977 Alejandro Hernandez, born in Tijuana, Mexico, tennis pro October 1, 1976 Kona Cormack, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, playmate, Feb, 1996 October 1, 1975 Eric Morel, PR, U.S. flyweight boxer 1996 Olympics October 1, 1974 Keith Duffy, born in Dublin, Ireland, Irish singer, Boyzone October 1, 1974 Mats Lindgren, NHL forward, Team Sweden Oly-1998, Edmonton October 1, 1973 Rodney Kite-Powell, historian October 1, 1972 Danielle Scott, born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, volleyball middle blocker 1996 Olympics October 1, 1971 Amp Lee, NFL running back, Minnesota Vikings, St. Louis Rams October 1, 1971 Melinda Gainsford, Australian 100m/200m, Olympics-92, 96 October 1, 1970 Alexei Zhamnov, born in Moscow, Russia, NHL center, Winnipeg Jets, Oly-S-98 October 1, 1970 Alexei Zhitnik, NHL defenseman, Team Russia Oly-Silver-1998, Buffalo October 1, 1970 Gaston Taument, soccer player, Feyenoord October 1, 1970 James Wilson, WLAF defensive end for the Rhein Fire October 1, 1970 Moses Kiptanui, born in Kenya, steeplechase, 1996 Olympics silver October 1, 1970 Ronnie Bradford, NFL cornerback, Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos October 1, 1969 Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, born in Mexico, murderer, FBI Most Wanted October 1, 1969 Igor Ulanov, Krasnokamsk Rus, NHL defenseman, Tampa Bay Lightning October 1, 1968 Greg Briggs, NFL safety, Dallas Cowboys, Minnesota Vikings October 1, 1968 Jay Underwood, actor, Boy Who Could Fly October 1, 1968 Malcolm Showell, WLAF defensive end for the London Monarchs October 1, 1968 Matt Elliott, NFL center/guard for the Carolina Panthers October 1, 1967 Chuck McElroy, pitcher for the California Angels October 1, 1967 Geraldine Heaney, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics October 1, 1967 Michael Pringle, CFL running back, Montreal Alouettes October 1, 1967 Scott Young, born in Clinton, Massachusetts, NHL right wing for the Colorado Avalanche October 1, 1965 Cliff Ronning, Vancouver, NHL center, Vancouver Canucks October 1, 1964 Kristi Atkinson, born in Van Nuys, California, WP volleyballer, Best of Beach-6th-1994 October 1, 1964 Marcia Pankratz, born in Wakefield, Massachusetts, field hockey forward, Oly-88, 96 October 1, 1964 Roberto Kelly, born in Panama, outfielder, New York Yanks, for the Cincinnati Reds, Minnesota Twins October 1, 1963 Beth Chamberlin, Danville Vt, actress, Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light October 1, 1963 Mark McGwire, 1st baseman, AL rookie of year 1988, Oakland A's, Cards October 1, 1962 Trevor Baxter, record holder for high jumping with a skateboard October 1, 1961 Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerhardus "Corrie" Van Zyl, cricketer, SAf October 1, 1959 Youssou N'dour, Senegalese singer, Shaking the tree October 1, 1958 Alton Lister, NBA forward and center, Portland Trailblazers, Celtics October 1, 1958 Michelle Bauer, California, actress, One Million Heels BC October 1, 1957 Brad MacDonald, race horse trainer October 1, 1956 Leslie Burr-Howard, equestrian show jumper, 1996 Olympics silver October 1, 1955 Howard Hewett, born in Akron, Ohio, rock vocalist, Shalamar October 1, 1955 Phillip Oakey, rocker, Human League October 1, 1954 Richard Schlesinger, born in New York City, news correspondent, CBS, 48 Hours October 1, 1953 Greta Andersen Waitz, born in Oslo, Norway, marathoner, New York City - 1984 October 1, 1951 Brian Greenway, Montreal, rock guitarist and vocalist, April Wine October 1, 1950 Boris Vladimirovich Morukov, Russian cosmonaut October 1, 1950 Randy Quaid, born in Houston, Texas, actor, Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL October 1, 1949 Annie Leibovitz, photgrapher, Rolling Stones October 1, 1948 Cub Koda, rocker, Brownsville Station October 1, 1948 Ellen McIlwaine, born in Nashville, blues singer, Honky Tonky Angel October 1, 1947 Mariska Veres, Dutch singer, Shocking Blue October 1, 1947 Martin Turner, rocker, Wishbone October 1, 1947 Rob Davis, rocker October 1, 1947 Stephen Collins, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actor, Star Trek I, Tattingers October 1, 1946 Alfred Jones, born in Grace, Mississippi, middleweight boxer 1968 Olympics bronze October 1, 1946 Eva Klobukowska, born in Poland, relay sprinter 1964 Olympic gold October 1, 1945 Donny Hathaway, Chicago, singer and songwriter, Where is the Love October 1, 1945 Rod Carew, baseball slugger, AL Rookie of Year 1967 October 1, 1944 Barbara Parritt, U.S. soul singer, Toys-Lover's Concerto October 1, 1944 Herbert "Tubo" Rhoad, U.S. singer, Persuasions-Spread the Word October 1, 1944 Scott McKenzie, rock vocalist, If You Come to SF October 1, 1943 Jerry Maitini, U.S. saxophonist, Sly and Family Stone-Sex Machine October 1, 1943 Jim Martini, rocker, Sly and Family Stone-Everyday People October 1, 1943 Naushad Ali, cricketer, Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65 October 1, 1942 Gunter Wallraf, writer October 1, 1940 Richard F Pieternella, Dutch Antilles' minister plenipotentiary October 1, 1939 George Archer, born in San Francisco, California, PGA golfer, 1969 Masters Bing Crosby October 1, 1938 J Bert Sonnier, race horse trainer October 1, 1938 Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer asst coach, Olyroos, Olympics-96 October 1, 1937 Hedy d'Ancona, Dutch minister of WVC, PvdA October 1, 1937 Saeed Ahmed, cricketer, Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73 October 1, 1936 Charles G Fullerton, born in Rochester, New York, astronaut, STS-3, 51F October 1, 1936 Edward Villella, Bayside Queens, ballet dancer, New York City Ballet October 1, 1936 Stella Stevens, born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, actress, Girls! Girls!, Manitou October 1, 1935 Julie Andrews, England, actress and singer, Sound of Music, Mary Poppins October 1, 1933 Olga Pozzi Escot, composer October 1, 1931 Reginald Hall, endocrinologist October 1, 1930 Philippe Noiret, Lille France, actor, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino October 1, 1930 Richard Harris, Ire, actor, Man Called Horse, /singer, MacArthur Park October 1, 1928 George Peppard, born in Detroit, Michigan, actor, Banacek, A-Team, Blue Max October 1, 1928 Laurence Harvey, actor, Alamo, Romeo and Juliet October 1, 1927 Tom Bosley, Chicago, actor, Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote October 1, 1924 William Rehnquist, Ws, Supreme Court, 1972-86, /chief justice, 1987- October 1, 1924 Jimmy Carter, Plains, Georgia, D, 39th President, 1977-1981 October 1, 1922 Hector Campos-Parsi, composer October 1, 1921 James Whitmore, born in White Plains, New York, actor, Give 'em Hell Harry October 1, 1920 Lonny Chapman, Tulsa Oklahoma, actor, Investigator, For the People October 1, 1920 Walter Matthau, New York City, actor, Odd Couple, Bad News Bears October 1, 1918 Antonio Iglesias Alvares, composer October 1, 1917 Rene A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet, Juancho Picaflor October 1, 1916 Tibor Reich, textile designer October 1, 1914 Daniel Joseph Boorstin, author, Empire of Czar, 1974 Pulitzer Prize October 1, 1914 Michael Goodliffe, Cheshire England, actor, 5th Day of Peace October 1, 1914 Daniel J. Boorstin, American Historian October 1, 1911 Edward P Boland, Rep-D-MA, 1953- October 1, 1911 Irwin Kostal, born in Chicago, Illinois, orchestra leader, Garry Moore Show October 1, 1911 Richard Torriani, Switzerland, took Olympic oath, 1948 October 1, 1909 Everett Sloane, New York City, actor, Patsy, Citizen Kane, Enforcer October 1, 1909 Samuel Yorty, Lincoln, Nebraska, Mayor-LA October 1, 1908 Herman David Koppel, composer October 1, 1907 Barbara Morrison, Weston-Super-Mare England, actress, Project Moonbase October 1, 1907 Hiram Fong, Sen-Cal October 1, 1907 Oedoen Partos, composer October 1, 1906 John Lorne Campbell, folklorist October 1, 1904 Vladimir Horowitz, born in Kiev, Ukraine, pianist, Carmen October 1, 1903 "Slapsie" Maxie Rosenbloom, New York City, light-heavyweight box champ, 1932-34 October 1, 1903 George Coulouris, Manchester England, actor, Runaway Bus October 1, 1899 Lajos Bardos, composer October 1, 1898 Karl Ranki, composer October 1, 1895 Liaquat Al Khan, attorney/premier of Pakistan, 1947-51 October 1, 1894 Ricardo Castillo, composer October 1, 1893 Faith Baldwin, New Rochelle, New York, author/novelist, They Who Love October 1, 1890 Alice Joyce, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actress, Song O' My Heart October 1, 1890 Constantin Nottara, composer October 1, 1890 Stanley Holloway, born in London, England, actor, Higgins-Our Man Higgins October 1, 1886 Ahmad Amin, Egyptian historian/author October 1, 1885 Louis Untermeyer, New York City, poet and critic, Immortal Poems, Story Poems October 1, 1881 Leonid Leonidovich Sabaneyev, composer October 1, 1881 William Edward Boeing, founded aircraft co, Boeing October 1, 1878 Othmar Spann, Austria economist/sociologist, Geschichtsfilosofie October 1, 1872 Israel Querido, Dutch writer, Menschenwee October 1, 1870 Pieter van Essen, Dutch artillery officer/inventor, grape-shot shells October 1, 1865 Paul Abraham Dukas, Paris, France, composer, Velleda October 1, 1847 Annie Besant, [Wood], England, philosopher, Esoteric christianity October 1, 1845 Adolf Oberlander, German painter October 1, 1842 Charles Cros, French mathematician/chemist/poet, Le Hareng Saur October 1, 1841 Anatol' Vakhnyanyn, composer October 1, 1835 Robert Houston Anderson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1888 October 1, 1835 William Hicks "Red" Jackson, Brig General Confederate Army October 1, 1834 Francis Marion Cockrell, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1915 October 1, 1832 Caroline Lavinia Scott Harrison, 1st wife of Benjamin Harrison October 1, 1832 Henry Clay Work, composer October 1, 1831 Claudius Charles Wilson, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1863 October 1, 1830 Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan, Brig Gen Union volunteers, died in 1890 October 1, 1820 Gustav Adolf Heinze, composer October 1, 1808 Fryderyk Edward Sobolewski, composer October 1, 1799 Rufus Choate, U.S., lawyer, Hall of Fame October 1, 1791 Sergey Aksakov, Russia, novelist, Chronicles of a Russian Family October 1, 1781 James Lawrence, naval hero, War of 1812-"Don't give up the ship!" October 1, 1771 Pierre MF de Sales Baillot, French violinist and composer October 1, 1770 Vincenzo Cuoco, Italian historian, Naples Revolution 1799 October 1, 1760 William Beckford, British writer, Epsiodes of Vathek October 1, 1746 John Muhlenberg, Lutheran pastor/general/congressman October 1, 1735 Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi, composer October 1, 1730 Richard Stockton, U.S. attorney/signer, Decl of Independence October 1, 1724 Giovanni Battista Cirri, composer October 1, 1685 Charles VI, German emperor/king of Spain, 1711-40 October 1, 1644 Alessandro Stradella, Italian violinist and composer October 1, 1644 Jean Rousseau, composer October 1, 1620 Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem, Dutch landscape painter/etcher October 1, 1549 Anna of H Bartolomaeus, Flemish prioress/founded a nunnery October 1, 1207 Henry III, king of England, 1216-72 |