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October 31, 1978 Joselina Garcia, Miss Honduras Universe 1997 October 31, 1975 Carla Boyd, Wynyard Tasmania, basketball player 1996 Olympics bronze October 31, 1975 Jagan Hames, Australian decathlete 1996 Olympics October 31, 1974 Jeff Gooch, linebacker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 31, 1974 Julie Minta Gleneck, Miss New Hampshire USA 1996 October 31, 1974 Serge Heuveling, soccer player, NEC October 31, 1973 Fiona Smith, ice hockey defenseman, Canada, 1998 Olympics October 31, 1973 Ross Verba, NFL tackle, Green Bay Packers-Superbowl 31 October 31, 1972 Clifford Rozier, NBA center and forward, Golden State Warriors October 31, 1972 Jamie Asher, NFL tight end for the Washington Redskins October 31, 1971 Phillip Tataurangi, Auckland NZ, Australasia golfer October 31, 1970 Steve Trachsel, Oxnard California, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs October 31, 1969 Damon Mashore, Ponce Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Oakland A's October 31, 1969 Henry John Mills, NFL tight end for the Houston Oilers October 31, 1969 Lee Woodall, NFL linebacker for the San Francisco 49ers October 31, 1968 Antonio Davis, NBA forward and center for the Indiana Pacers October 31, 1968 Eddie Taubensee, Beeville, Texas, catcher for the Cincinnati Reds October 31, 1968 Russ McCullough, WLAF offensive linebacker for the Frankfurt Galaxy October 31, 1968 Vanilla Ice, [Robert Van Winkle], rapper, Ice Ice Baby October 31, 1967 Vanilla Ice, rap singer, Ice Ice Baby, /actor, Cool as Ice October 31, 1966 Ad-Rock, [Adam Horowitz], rocker, Beastie Boys-You Gotta Fight October 31, 1966 Brian Keyser, Castro Valley California, pitcher, Chicago White Sox October 31, 1966 Koji Kanemoto, wrestler, NJPW/AAA/UWA, Tiger Mask, King Lee October 31, 1965 Annabella Lwin, [Myant Aye], Rangoon Burma, singer, I Want Candy October 31, 1965 Blue Edwards, NBA guard for the Vancouver Grizzlies October 31, 1965 Ruud Hesp, soccer player, Roda JC October 31, 1964 Amanda Sandrelli, Rome, Italy, actress, The Key October 31, 1964 Marco van Basten, Dutch soccer star, Ajax, AC Milan October 31, 1963 Dermot Mulroney, Alexandria, Virginia, actor, Samantha, Sunset, Long Gone October 31, 1963 Fred McGriff, born in Tampa, Florida, infielder, Atlanta Braves October 31, 1963 Johnny Marr, rocker, Smiths-Ask, Girl Afraid October 31, 1963 Rob Schneider, actor, SNL, Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly October 31, 1961 Alonzo Babers, Montgomery, Alabama, 400m/4X400m relay 1984 Olympics gold October 31, 1961 Christine Bridged, Australian European class yachter 1996 Olympics October 31, 1961 Glenn "Doc" Rivers, NBA guard for the San Antonio Spurs October 31, 1961 Larry Mullen, Jr., Dublin Ireland, rock drummer, U2-I Will Follow October 31, 1961 Sterling Hinds, Toronto, 4X100m relayer 1984 Olympics bronze October 31, 1961 Peter Jackson, New Zealander Director October 31, 1960 Janice Harrer, Torrance California, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-1989, Oly-96 October 31, 1960 Reza Pahlavi, Iran, son of Shah of Iran October 31, 1959 Ann Henricksson, St. Paul Minnesota, tennis star October 31, 1959 Val Kilmer, actor, Top Secret, Batman Forever October 31, 1958 Russell Earl Cochran, Paducah, Kentucky, PGA golfer, 1991 Centel Western October 31, 1953 John Lucas, Durham, North Carolina, NBA guard, Houston, Golden State, Milwaukee October 31, 1952 Bernard Edwards, Greenville, North Carolina, bassist, Chicago-Addicted to Love October 31, 1950 Jane Pauley, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, newscaster, Today, NBC Weekend October 31, 1950 John Candy, Ontario Canada, comedian, SCTV, Uncle Buck October 31, 1949 Bob Selbenberg, rocker, Supertramp October 31, 1949 Dumisa B Ntsebeza, South African attorney/anti-apartheid activist October 31, 1949 Mike Parker, Rep-D-Mississippi October 31, 1949 Odaline de la Martinez, composer October 31, 1949 Terrence W. Wilcutt, Russellville, Kentucky, Major USMC/astronaut, STS 68, 79 October 31, 1947 Frank Shorter, Munich Germany, U.S. marathoner, Oly-gold/silver-72, 76 October 31, 1947 Russ Ballard, rocker, Argent October 31, 1946 Ramnath Parkar, cricket batsman, Indian in 2 Tests vs. England 1972-73 October 31, 1944 Deidre Hall, Milwaukee, actress, Days of our Lives, Our House October 31, 1944 Kinky Friedman, Palestine, Texas, country rocker October 31, 1944 Sally Kirkland, New York City, actress, Anna, Sting, Pvt Benjamin, Big Bad Mama October 31, 1943 Stephen Rea, actor, Crying Game, Michael Collins October 31, 1942 Ben M J Hennekam, Dutch MP, CDA October 31, 1942 David Ogden Stiers, Peoria, Illinois, actor, Winchester-M*A*S*H, Doc October 31, 1941 Lucas Brown Jackson, San Marcos, Texas, basketballer 1964 Olympic gold October 31, 1938 Rives McBee, Denton, Texas, PGA golfer, 1989 RJR Bank One Classic October 31, 1937 Michael Landon, born in Forest Hills, New York, actor, Bonanza, Highway to Heaven October 31, 1937 Tom Paxton, Chicago, folk singer and songwriter, Forest Lawn October 31, 1936 Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov, Russia, cosmonaut October 31, 1934 Norman Beaton, actor, Eureka, Black Joy, Mighty Quinn October 31, 1934 Walter Steffens, composer October 31, 1931 Dan Rather, born in Wharton, Texas, news anchor, CBS Evening News, 60 Minutes October 31, 1931 David Lumsdaine, composer October 31, 1930 Michael Collins, Rome, Mjr Gen USAF/astronaut, Gemini 10, Apollo 11 October 31, 1930 Ray Crane, trumpeter October 31, 1929 Bud Spencer, Italian actor, Aladdin, Extralarge, Go For It October 31, 1928 Andrew Sarris, movie critic, Village Voice October 31, 1927 Lee Grant, [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal], New York City, actress, Shampoo, Landlord October 31, 1926 Shirley Dinsdale, born in San Francisco, California, ventriloquist, Judy Splinters October 31, 1923 Hicks B Waldron, Amsterdam, New York, CEO, Avon October 31, 1922 Barbara Bel Geddes, New York City, actress, Vertigo, Miss Ellie-Dallas, Caught October 31, 1922 Norodom Sihanouk, king/pres/prem Cambodia, My War with the CIA October 31, 1920 Dick Francis, Wales, jockey/detective writer, Whip Hand, High Stakes October 31, 1920 Helmut Newton, German Photographer October 31, 1917 Erik Routley, composer October 31, 1917 William Hardy McNeill, historian, Rise of the West October 31, 1912 Dale Evans, [Frances Butts], Uvalde, Texas, cowgirl, Roy Rogers Show October 31, 1912 Jean Amery, [Johannes Mayer], Austrian writer, At the Minds Limit October 31, 1907 Helen Lessore, artist October 31, 1906 Jo Vis, resistance fighter, Yad Vashem-distinction October 31, 1906 Louise Talma, Arcachon France, composer, Summer Sounds October 31, 1902 Charles Drummond de Andrade, Brazilian poet, Claro Enigma October 31, 1902 Eduard Franz, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, actor, Zorro October 31, 1902 Willie Shaw, race car driver, Indy 500-1937, 39, 40 October 31, 1900 Carl Hubbard, Missouri, baseball and football Hall of Famer October 31, 1898 Alfred Sauvy, French statistician, Affluence and Population October 31, 1897 Wilbur, Pete, Henry, NFL tackle, Canton, New York Giants, Pottsville October 31, 1896 Ethel Waters, Chester, Pennsylvania, actress, Beulah, /singer, Stormy Weather October 31, 1895 C K Nayudu, cricketer, brother of C S, India's 1st Test capt October 31, 1895 B. H. Liddell Hart, British Historian October 31, 1893 Sara Allgood, Dublin Ireland, actress, Jane Eyre, Spiral Staircase October 31, 1892 Ruth Fuller Sasaki, U.S., Zen teacher, 1st Zen Institute of America October 31, 1891 Charlotte "Lotte" Bartschart, German/Dutch operetta singer October 31, 1888 George Hubert Wilkins, Aust, polar explorer, Flying the Arctic October 31, 1888 Harold Vincent Milligan, composer October 31, 1887 Chiang Kai-shek, Chekiang Province China, President of Nationalist China October 31, 1887 Edouard Lalonde, Canada, NHLer, Mont Canadiens, /lacrosse player October 31, 1876 Eduard van Oort, zoologist, Ornithology of Netherlands October 31, 1875 Seerp Anema, poet and writer, Dutch Coasts October 31, 1860 Juliette Gordon Low, activist/founder, Girl Scouts of America October 31, 1854 Georg A Erman, German Egyptologist, Grammar of Ancient Egypt October 31, 1852 Mary E. W. Freeman, U.S. writer, Revolt of Mother October 31, 1847 Galileo Ferraris, Italian physicist, 2-fasenmotor October 31, 1835 Adelbert Ames, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1933 October 31, 1835 J. F. W. Adolf Ritter von Baeyer, German chemist, Nobel 1905 October 31, 1831 Daniel Butterfield, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1901 October 31, 1826 Hugh Boyle Ewing, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1905 October 31, 1825 Raleigh Edward Colston, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1896 October 31, 1815 Karl Weierstrass, Germany, mathematician, theory of functions October 31, 1795 John Keats, born in London, England, romantic poet, Ode to a Grecian Urn October 31, 1791 Ferdinand Huber, composer October 31, 1785 George F Kersting, German painter October 31, 1761 Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck, Dutch patriot/earl/Grand Pensionary October 31, 1757 Ignaz Spangler, composer October 31, 1755 Jean Louis van Aelbroeck, Flemish agronomist October 31, 1750 Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna, Portuguese poet October 31, 1740 William Paca, U.S. judge/signer, Declaration of Independence October 31, 1705 Clemens XIV, [Giovanni Ganganelli], Pope, 1769-74 October 31, 1638 Meindert Hobbema, Amsterdams landscape painter, baptised October 31, 1632 Jan Vermeer, Holland, painter, Procuress, Astronomer October 31, 1620 John Evelyn, British diarist, Life of Mrs. Godolphin October 31, 1541 Hendrik van Kinschot, Dutch lawyer October 31, 1424 Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk, king of Poland/Hungary October 31, 1345 Ferdinand I, the wise one, king of Portugal, built navy October 31, 1291 Philippe de Vitry, French composer/poet |