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October 10, 1982 Eddie J Peck, Lynchburg, Pennsylvania, actor, Sutton-Wildside October 10, 1978 Autumn Waterbury, Miss Illinois Teen USA, 2nd-1997 October 10, 1978 Brandi Watkins, Miss Arkansas Teen USA 1997 October 10, 1978 Jodi Lynn O'Keefe, Cliffwood Beach, New Jersey, actress, Cassidy-Nash Bridges October 10, 1976 Shane Doan, Eston, NHL right wing, Winnipeg Jets October 10, 1974 Chris Pronger, NHL defenseman, Team Canada Oly-1998, St. Louis October 10, 1974 Naike Rivelli, Germany, model/daughter of Ornella Muti October 10, 1973 A. J. Ofodile, tight end for the Baltimore Ravens October 10, 1973 Jeff Shantz, Duchess, NHL center, Chicago Blackhawks October 10, 1973 Jessica Shahriari, Miss USA-Arizona 1997 October 10, 1973 John Mobley, NFL linebacker, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 October 10, 1973 Mario Lopez, born in San Diego, California, actor, A C Slater-Saved by the Bell October 10, 1973 Zach Thornton, born in Baltimore, Maryland, soccer goalkeeper, 1996 Olympics gold October 10, 1972 Alexei Zhitnik, born in Kiev, Ukraine, NHL defenseman for the Buffalo Sabres October 10, 1972 Hunter Goodwin, tight end for the Minnesota Vikings October 10, 1972 Marianne Limpert, Matagami Quebec, 200m relay swimmer, Oly-silver-96 October 10, 1972 Trent McCleary, Swift Current, NHL right wing, Ottawa Senators October 10, 1972 Yinka Dare, NBA center, New Jersey Nets October 10, 1971 Bryn Parry, Vancouver BC, Canadian Tour golfer, 1994 BC Amateur-2nd October 10, 1971 Claus Dalpiaz, hockey goaltender, Team Austria 1998 October 10, 1971 Corey Louchiey, NFL offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills October 10, 1970 Glenn Foley, NFL quarterback for the New York Jets October 10, 1970 Helen Louise Goldsby, born in Brooklyn, New York, Miss America, NY-Top 10-1996 October 10, 1969 Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 October 10, 1969 Scott Anthony Murray Nelson, Geelong Australia, NZ 20k walker 1996 Olympics October 10, 1968 James Williams, NFL linebacker, Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers October 10, 1968 L B Williams, NFLer for the Jacksonville Jaguars October 10, 1968 Nancy Brookhart, Elmhurst, Illinois, WPVA volleyballer, Hermosa-17th-1994 October 10, 1967 Frank Wainright, tight end for the Miami Dolphins October 10, 1967 Willie Davis, NFL wide receiver, Kansas City Chiefs, Tennessee Oilers October 10, 1966 Darren Carrington, NFL safety for the Jacksonville Jaguars October 10, 1966 Derrick McKey, NBA forward for the Indiana Pacers October 10, 1966 Elana Meyer, [van Zyl], South Africa, runner, Olympics-silver-92 October 10, 1966 Kevin Paige, vocalist, Don't Shut Me Out October 10, 1965 Brett Perriman, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions, Miami Dolphins October 10, 1964 Maxi Gnauck, German DR, uneven parallel bars, 1980 Olympics gold October 10, 1964 Neneh Cherry, Stockholm Sweden, rock vocalist October 10, 1963 Mike Donnelly, Detroit, NHL left wing for the Dallas Stars October 10, 1962 Rex J Walheim, Redwood City California, Capt USAF/astronaut October 10, 1961 Brian Lee Diemer, Grand Rapids, Michigan, steeplechase, Olymp-bronze-1984 October 10, 1961 Martin Kemp, London, rock bassist, Spandau Ballet October 10, 1960 Eric Martin, rocker, Mr Big October 10, 1959 Chris Lowe, English rock keyboardist, Pet Shop Boys-It's a Sin October 10, 1959 Maya Lin, American Architect October 10, 1958 J Eddie Peck, Joplin Missouri, actor, Bold and Beautiful-Cole Howard October 10, 1958 John M Grunsfeld, born in Chicago, Illinois, PhD/astronaut, STS 67, 81 October 10, 1958 Tanya Tucker, Seminole, Texas, country singer and actress, Follow that Car October 10, 1957 Craig Marseilles, Toronto, Canadian Tour golfer, 1995 Gold Coast October 10, 1956 Melissa Belote, 100m/200m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-1972 October 10, 1955 David Lee Roth, Bloomington, rock singer, Van Halen-Jump October 10, 1954 "Maestro" Jimmy Fearnley, English accordionist, The Pogues October 10, 1953 Gus Williams, NBA guard, Golden State, Seattle, Washington October 10, 1953 Midge Ure, Glasgow Scot, rocker, Dear God, Ultravox-We Came to Dance October 10, 1950 Dennis Holmes, actor, Mike-Laramie October 10, 1950 Peter Jan Rens, Dutch actor and director, Mister Cactus, Passion October 10, 1949 Greg Douglas, rocker, Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra October 10, 1949 Jessica Harper, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inserts, Stardust Memories October 10, 1949 Lance Cairns, cricketer, big-hitting NZ medium-pace bowler October 10, 1948 Greg Lake, rocker October 10, 1947 Alan Rachins, Cambridge Massachusetts, actor, Douglas-LA Law October 10, 1946 Ben Vereen, born in Miami, Florida, actor/dancer, Pippin, Roots, Webster October 10, 1946 Charles Dane, England, actor, Plenty, Jewel in the Crown October 10, 1946 Franco Malerba, Genoa Italy, astronaut, STS 46 October 10, 1946 John Prine, Maywood, Illinois, country singer, Hello in There October 10, 1946 Peter Mahvolich, NHL star, Mont Canadiens October 10, 1945 Alan Cartwright, rocker, Procul Harum October 10, 1944 Christopher N Dlamini, South African union/SACP-leader October 10, 1944 Renier S Schoeman, South Africa MP, NP, /journalist October 10, 1944 Stephen Scott, composer October 10, 1943 Denis D'Ell, [Dennis Dalziel], rocker October 10, 1943 Earl of Stockton, English publisher/grandson of premier Macmillan October 10, 1943 Jean-Jacques Annaud, director, Bear, Black and White, Coup de Tete October 10, 1942 Peter Coyote, [Cohon], New York City, actor, Kika, Living a Lie, Exposure, ET October 10, 1941 Kenule Beeson Saro-Wiwa, writer/environmentalist October 10, 1941 Laurence Henry Tribe, Shanghai China, Harvard Law professor October 10, 1938 Marcus Jan Adriani, biologist/director, Weevers' Duin October 10, 1938 Tobias A Roth, Rep-R-Wisconsin, 1979- October 10, 1937 Bruce Devlin, Armidale Australia, PGA golfer, 1964 St. Petersburg Open October 10, 1936 Art Dick, cricket wicket-keeper, NZ of 60's October 10, 1936 Judith Chalmers, English TV hostess, Wish You Were Here October 10, 1935 Paolo Renosto, composer October 10, 1934 Sadashiv Patil, cricketer, pace bowler in Test India vs. NZ 1955-56 October 10, 1933 Daniel Massey, London, actress, Vault of Horror October 10, 1933 Gerald Masters, South African/British author, Pan Book of Dates October 10, 1932 Charles Dnaiels, archaeologist October 10, 1930 Adlai Stevenson III, D-Sen-Ill October 10, 1930 Harold Pinter, born in London, England, playwright, Homecoming, Servant October 10, 1927 Clairmonte Depeiaza, cricketer, world record partnership vs. Aust 1955 October 10, 1927 John Eric Tieman, production manager, The Guardian October 10, 1927 Thomas Brendon Wilson, composer October 10, 1926 Oscar Brown, Jr., U.S. songwriter, Brown Baby, Forbidden Fruit October 10, 1926 Richard Jaeckel, New York, actor, 3:10 to Yuma, Sands of Iwo Jima October 10, 1925 Ivan Svitak, philosopher October 10, 1924 Edward D Wood, Jr., Poughkeepsie, New York, director, Plan 9 from Outer Space October 10, 1924 Huey "Piano" Smith, rocker, Rockin' Pneumonia and Boogie Woogie Flu October 10, 1924 Ludmilla Tcherina, French actress/ballet dancer, Sins of Rome October 10, 1923 Louis Gottlieb, musician October 10, 1922 Boeli [Willem C] van Leeuwen, Antillian writer, Vreemdeling Op Aarde October 10, 1922 Harry Cave, cricketer, NZ bowler and Test captain in the 1950's October 10, 1921 "Boy" [FHP] Trip, Dutch minister October 10, 1919 Gerald Etheridge Gomez, cricketer, post-war WI all-rounder October 10, 1918 Bobby Byrne, Columbus Ohio, orch leader, Club Seven October 10, 1918 Jean Gimpel, author/iconoclast October 10, 1918 Jigal Allon, Israeli politician October 10, 1917 Ilona Ference, actress, Quatermass II, Star of My Night October 10, 1917 Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist October 10, 1916 Benson Fong, Sacramento California, actress, Charlie Chan, Purple Heart October 10, 1916 Scott Huston, composer October 10, 1914 Dorothy Lamour, [Kaumeyer], NO, Louisiana, actress, Road to Bali, Road to Rio October 10, 1914 Ivory Joe Hunter, rocker October 10, 1913 Claude Simon, writer October 10, 1913 Johnny Downs, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Manhattan Showcase October 10, 1912 Charles Henry Madge, poet writer/sociologist October 10, 1910 Alan Frank, music publisher October 10, 1910 Milton "Tippy" Larkin, band leader October 10, 1910 Price Daniel, Gov/Sen-D-Texas October 10, 1909 Florida Friebus, actress, Dobie Gillis' mom, Bob Newhart Show October 10, 1909 Luc van Brabant, Flemish writer/erotic poet October 10, 1908 David Alexander Reginald Herbert, writer October 10, 1908 John Waldo Green, New York City, composer, Body and Soul, Guy Lombardo's arranger October 10, 1906 Paul Creston, [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], New York, composer, Creative Harmony October 10, 1905 Jane Winton, Philadelphia, actress, Hell's Angel, Patsy, Don Juan October 10, 1903 Charles T von Saksen-Coburg-Gotha, Count of Flanders/prince October 10, 1903 Vernon Duke, composer October 10, 1901 Alberto Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor October 10, 1900 Helen Hayes, Washington D.C., actress, Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday October 10, 1898 Guomundur G Hagalin, Iceland author, Kristun/d into Hamravik October 10, 1897 Lamar Stringfield, composer October 10, 1897 Pricilla L Williams, social activist/humanitarian October 10, 1895 Johnny Taylor, cricketer, stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days October 10, 1895 Lin Yu-t'ang, China, writer, My Country and My People October 10, 1893 August Balthazar, Belgian politician October 10, 1892 Ivo Andric, Yugoslavia, novelist, Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961 October 10, 1889 Han [Henricus A] Van Meegeren, Dutch painter/art forger, Vermeer October 10, 1887 Rie Cramer, [Marie Holman], Dutch cartoonist/author October 10, 1884 C "Ormy" C Pearse, cricketer, 3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11 October 10, 1884 Ferdinand Bordewijk, Dutch lawyer/writer, Bint October 10, 1876 Walter Niemann, composer October 10, 1868 Guillermo M Tomas, composer October 10, 1865 Raffaele Merry del Val, Spanish cardinal October 10, 1862 Arthur De Greef, composer October 10, 1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian Arctic explorer/humanitarian, Nobel 1922 October 10, 1854 Jeronimo Gimenez y Bellido, composer October 10, 1847 Gheorghe Dima, composer October 10, 1834 Aleksis Kivi, [Stenvall], Finland, writer/poet, Nummisuutarit October 10, 1832 Theodore Shelton Bowers, Bvt Brig General Union Army, died in 1866 October 10, 1830 Isabella II, Queen of Spain, 1833-68 October 10, 1829 Dandridge McRae, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1899 October 10, 1825 Paulus Kruger, President of South African Republic, 1883, Boer leader October 10, 1823 Theodore Furchtegott Kirchner, composer October 10, 1819 Zebulon York, Brig general Confederate Army, died in 1900 October 10, 1817 Christophorus H D Buys Ballot, Dutch meteorologist/founder KNMI October 10, 1804 Albin Masek, composer October 10, 1790 George Gerson, composer October 10, 1779 Antoine PFGdV Celles, Belgium/Dutch/French MP October 10, 1757 Erik Acharius, Swedish botanist, lichens October 10, 1738 Benjamin West, painter, Death of General Wolfe October 10, 1731 Henry Cavendish, England, physicist/chemist, discovered hydrogen October 10, 1713 Johann Ludwig Krebs, composer October 10, 1684 Jean Antoine Watteau, French rococo painter, Onverschillige October 10, 1678 John Campbell, 2nd duke of Argyll/fieldmarshal, Union of 1707 October 10, 1599 Jacob Aertsz Colom, Dutch publisher, Consolation of the Sea October 10, 1486 Charles III, Duke of Savoy |