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October 2, 1991 Beau Grayson, son of country singer Tanya Tucker October 2, 1974 Anthony Johnson, NBA guard for the Sacramento Kings October 2, 1974 Ricky Bell, cornerback for the Chicago Bears October 2, 1973 Bret Hudson, NSW Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics October 2, 1973 Dalida Chammai, Miss Lebanon Universe 1997 October 2, 1972 Aaron McKie, NBA guard, Portland Trail Blazers, Philadelphia 76ers October 2, 1972 Adrian Van Troost, fast cricket bowler, Somerset and Holland October 2, 1972 Patricia Gauani, Miss USA-Delaware 1997 October 2, 1972 Rafael Carmona, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners October 2, 1972 Tara Dawn Holland, Overland Park Kansas, Miss America 1997 October 2, 1972 Torey Hunter, CFL defensive back, Montreal Alouettes October 2, 1971 Jair Lynch, Amherst Massachusetts, gymnast, 1996 Olympics silver October 2, 1971 Steve McLaughlin, NFL kicker for the Atlanta Falcons October 2, 1971 Tiffany [Renee Darwich], Norwalk Cal, singer, I Think We're Alone Now October 2, 1970 Eddie Guardado, Stockton California, pitcher for the Minnesota Twins October 2, 1970 Kelly Ripa, actress, Hayley Vaughan-All My Children October 2, 1969 Marcus Robertson, NFL safety/cornerback, Houston/Tenn Oilers October 2, 1969 Matthew Walbeck, Sacramento California, catcher for the Minnesota Twins October 2, 1968 Craig Kanada, born in Portland, Oregon, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE South Carolina Classic-3rd October 2, 1968 Glen Wesley, Red Deer, NHL defenseman, Hartford Whalers October 2, 1968 Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Aust/Wimbledon doubles October 2, 1968 Mark James Crear, SF, 110m hurdler, 1996 Olympics silver October 2, 1967 Thomas Muster, born in Leibnitz, Austria, tennis star, 1995 French Open October 2, 1966 Yokozuna, [Rodney Anoia], wrestler, WWF/NJPW/AWA, Wild Samoan Kokina October 2, 1965 Darren Cahill, Australia, tennis star October 2, 1965 Francesca Dellera, [Cervellera], Rome, Italy, actress, Capriccio October 2, 1965 Jill Powell, born in Jacksonville, Florida, actress, Marcy-As The World Turns October 2, 1965 Robert Goff, NFL defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints October 2, 1965 Roger Dube, hockey forward, Team France 1998 October 2, 1965 Tom Moody, cricket batsman, Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 mins October 2, 1964 Michael Brooks, NFL linebacker for the New York Giants October 2, 1964 Sheila Echols, born in Memphis, Tennessee, 4x100m runner 1988 Olympics gold October 2, 1964 Sherry Arnett, born in St. Louis, Missouri, playmate, Jan, 1986 October 2, 1963 Libby Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer, 1988 - Singapore Open October 2, 1962 Esai Morales, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Bad Boys, La Bamba October 2, 1962 Mark Rypien, quarterback for the St. Louis Rams October 2, 1961 Alan Wells, cricketer, England Test batsman vs. WI in one Test 1995 October 2, 1961 Pablo Arraya, Argentina, tennis star October 2, 1961 Robbie Nevil, rocker, A Place Like This October 2, 1960 Django Bates, jazz musician October 2, 1960 Glenn Anderson, Vancouver, NHL right wing for the Edmonton Oilers October 2, 1959 Joe Deegan, jockey October 2, 1957 John Neuman Cook, born in Toledo, Ohio, PGA golfer, 1981 Bing Crosby October 2, 1957 Kimberly Herrin, born in Santa Barbara, California, playmate, March, 1981 October 2, 1956 Freddie Jackson, U.S. R&B singer and songwriter, Rock Me Tonight October 2, 1956 Murphy Morobe, South Afr UDF leader, spent 3 years in Robbeneiland Jail October 2, 1955 Gary Streeter, MP October 2, 1955 Kathryn Morrison Long Beach, California, playmate, May, 1978 October 2, 1955 Philip Oakey, Sheffield, rock vocalist, Human Leauge-Only Human October 2, 1954 Greg Jennings, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, country singer, Restless Heart-Wheels October 2, 1954 Lani O'Grady, Walnut Creek California, actress, Mary-8 is Enough October 2, 1954 Lorraine Bracco, Brooklyn, actress, Someone to Watch Over Me, Dream Team October 2, 1952 George Meegen, England, walked 19,019 miles from Argentina to Alaska October 2, 1952 John Otway, rocker October 2, 1952 Steve Penrod, race horse trainer October 2, 1951 Romina Power, born in Los Angeles, California, daughter of Tyrone Power/actress, Justine October 2, 1951 Sting, [Gordon Sumner], rock vocalist, Police-Roxanne, /actor, Dune October 2, 1950 Michael Rutherford, English pop bassist, Genesis-Silent Sun October 2, 1950 Persis Khambatta, Bombay India, actress, Star Trek, Megaforce October 2, 1949 Lorraine Bracco, Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York, actress October 2, 1949 Richard Hell, [Richard Myers], Lexington, Kentucky, rock bassist, Television October 2, 1948 Avery Brooks, born in Evansville, Indiana, actor, Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9 October 2, 1948 Chris LeDoux, Biloxi Mississippi, country singer, Ridin' for a Fall October 2, 1948 Donna Karan, Forest Hills, New York, fashion designer, Coty Award-1977 October 2, 1948 Robert Anderson, cricketer, NZ batsman 1976-78 October 2, 1948 Trevor Brooking, English soccer player October 2, 1946 Jo-el Sonnier, Rayne, Louisiana, country singer, Louisiana October 2, 1946 Roger Jett, Cumberland Maryland, actor, Smithereens October 2, 1945 Don McLean, New Rochelle, New York, singer and songwriter, American Pie, Vincent October 2, 1945 Frank Tejeda, Rep-D-Texas October 2, 1945 Neil Frances Tennant, rocker, Pet Shop Boy-West End Girl October 2, 1945 Vladimir Ivanovich Kozlov, cosmonaut October 2, 1944 Peter Hobson, headmaster, Giggleswick School October 2, 1944 Vernor [Steffen] Vinge, U.S., sci-fi author, Witling, True Names October 2, 1943 Anna Ford, British broadcaster/actress, Secret Policeman's Ball October 2, 1943 Henri SZEPS, Lausanne Switzerland, actor, Mother and Son October 2, 1941 Ron Meagher, rocker October 2, 1940 Lord Davies, chairman, Welsh National Opera October 2, 1939 B K Kunderan, cricketer, Indian keeper-batsman of 60's October 2, 1939 Yuri Nikolayevich Glazkov, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 24 October 2, 1938 Lloyd Turner, journalist October 2, 1938 Rex Reed, Ft. Worth, Texas, movie critic/actor, Myra Breckinridge October 2, 1937 Helga Schutz, writer October 2, 1936 Ian McLachlan, cricketer, Cambridge and S Aust bat, later Liberal MP October 2, 1936 Johnnie Cochran, attorney, O. J. Simpson defense attorney October 2, 1936 Roger Sainsbury, bishop of Barking October 2, 1935 Peter Frankl, pianist October 2, 1935 Robert H Lawrence, born in Chicago, Illinois, USAF/astronaut October 2, 1934 Duncan Thompson, keeper, Scottish National Portrait Gallery October 2, 1934 Geoff Millman, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62 October 2, 1934 Richard Scott, British high court judge October 2, 1933 Dimiter Khristov, composer October 2, 1933 Phill Niblock, composer October 2, 1932 Maury Wills, baseball shortstop, Los Angeles Dodgers, NL MVP 1962 October 2, 1930 Gunter Kochan, composer October 2, 1930 J M Ghorpade, cricketer, 8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact October 2, 1929 John Zochonis, British multi-millionaire soap magnate October 2, 1929 Kenneth Leighton, composer October 2, 1929 Moses Gunn, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor, Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft October 2, 1928 Anthony Tippett, British chief of Fleet Support October 2, 1928 Clay Felker, St. Louis, journalist, New York Herald Tribune, Esquire October 2, 1928 George Emmett McFarland, Dallas, act, Spanky-Our Gang/Little Rascals October 2, 1928 James Porter, CEO, Commonwealth Institute October 2, 1928 Robin Duthie, CEO, Britoil October 2, 1926 Jan Morris, travel writer, Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys October 2, 1925 Alois Pinos, composer October 2, 1925 Brian Dilton, British lord justice of appeal October 2, 1924 Sam Wainwright, deputy chairman, British Post Office October 2, 1923 Jack Dellal, English immovables-goedbezitter/multi-millionaire October 2, 1922 Otmar Macha, composer October 2, 1922 Thomas T Nkobi, South Africa ANC-leader, Alexandra-bus boycott 1957 October 2, 1922 Wolfhart U Pannenberg, German theologist, Gingham Girl October 2, 1921 A Scott Crossfield, U.S. Test pilot, XS-1 October 2, 1921 Robert Runcie, [Kennedy], Liverpool England, Archbishop of Canterbury October 2, 1920 William Cramond, psychiatrist/vice-chancellor, Stirling University October 2, 1919 Geoffrey Luttrell, Lord-Lt of Somerset October 2, 1919 Shirley Clarke, film director October 2, 1917 Francis Jackson, organist and master of Music/York minister October 2, 1917 William Marshall III, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Blacula, Honky October 2, 1915 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, musician October 2, 1914 Albe Vidakovic, composer October 2, 1914 Bengt Viktor Johansson, composer October 2, 1914 Charles Drake, Bayside New York City, actor, Air Force, Glenn Miller Story October 2, 1913 Vivian Ridler, printer, Oxford University October 2, 1912 Eric Wilson, VC/British Lt Col October 2, 1911 Stuart Rose, designer, British Post Office October 2, 1907 Alexander Robertus, organic chemist October 2, 1907 Lord Todd, chemist October 2, 1907 William Marshall, producer/director/actor/singer, Blackmail October 2, 1906 John Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language and literature October 2, 1904 Dermot Boyle, marshal, RAF October 2, 1904 Godfrey Baseley, radio executive October 2, 1904 Graham Greene, English journalist, 3rd Man October 2, 1904 Shi Lal Bahadur Shastri, India premier, 1964-66 October 2, 1904 [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist, Brighton Rock October 2, 1902 Dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist October 2, 1902 Leopold Figl, premier of Austria October 2, 1901 Christopher Clarkson, test Pilot October 2, 1901 [Ignatius] Roy [D] Campbell, South African poet, Flowering Rifle October 2, 1896 Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author, Volga October 2, 1896 Fritz Eberhard, [Hellmut Rauschenplat], W-German lawyer/resistor, Law October 2, 1895 Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk, New Jersey, comedian, Abbott and Costello October 2, 1895 Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian October 2, 1893 Leroy B Shield, U.S. pianist/producer/composer, Laurel and Hardy October 2, 1891 H V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard October 2, 1890 Groucho Marx, New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life October 2, 1886 Pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter October 2, 1885 Ruth Bryan Rohde, U.S., Rep, minister to Denmark October 2, 1881 Fred Barlow, composer October 2, 1880 George Alexander Russell, composer October 2, 1879 Wallace Stevens, born in Reading, Pennsylvania, poet, Ideas of Order October 2, 1878 Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist October 2, 1875 Henry Fevrier, composer October 2, 1873 Pelham Warner, cricketer, England 1898-1912, later notable official October 2, 1871 Cordell Hull, U.S. Secretary of State, 1933-44, lowered tariffs, Nobel 1945 October 2, 1869 Mahatma Karamchand Ghandi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist October 2, 1869 Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Leader October 2, 1866 Charles de Souzy Ricketts, artist October 2, 1857 Marthinus T Steyn, President of Orange-Free state, 1896-1902 October 2, 1852 William Ramsay, chemist October 2, 1851 Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I October 2, 1847 Paul Ludwig Hans von Beneckendorf und Hindenburg, German president October 2, 1839 Hans Thoma, painter October 2, 1835 Louis A Ranvier, French anatomist/historian October 2, 1832 Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist October 2, 1832 Julius von Sachs, botanist/naturalist October 2, 1827 Edmund Jackson Davis, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1883 October 2, 1822 Joannes Kappeyne van de Coppello, Dutch Internal minister, 1877-79 October 2, 1821 Alexander Peter "Old Straight" Stewart, Lieutenant General Confederate Army October 2, 1819 George Washington Getty, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1901 October 2, 1817 Gunnar Wennerberg, composer October 2, 1809 Anton Emil Titl, composer October 2, 1800 Nat Turner, Virginia, leader of major slave rebellion, 1831 October 2, 1792 Philip Cipriani Hambley Potter, pianist/composer October 2, 1756 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist/graphic artist October 2, 1756 Josef Jawurek, composer October 2, 1752 Samuel Story, Dutch Admiral, Battle at Kamperduin October 2, 1737 Francis Hopkinson, U.S., writer/lawyer, design Stars and Stripes October 2, 1737 Franz Schneider, composer October 2, 1715 Peter II, czar of Russia, 1727-30 October 2, 1704 Frantisek Ignac Antonin Tuma, composer October 2, 1646 Guillaume Poitevin, composer October 2, 1619 Gedeon Tallemant des Reaux, French author, Historiettes October 2, 1616 A Gryphius, writer October 2, 1595 Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver October 2, 1452 King Richard III, of England, 1483-85 |