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October 7 Birthdays in History - October 7 Deaths - October 7 Events
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October 7, 1977 Clayton Miller, born in Toronto, Ontario, trap shooter 1996 Olympics October 7, 1975 Billy Walsh, Summit, New Jersey, soccer midfielder, 1996 Olympics gold October 7, 1974 Alexander Polinsky, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Adam-Charles in Charge October 7, 1974 Benjamin Oberman, born in Denver, Colorado, pairs skater, & Naomi Grabow October 7, 1974 Shannon MacMillan, Syosset, New York, soccer forward 1996 Olympics October 7, 1973 Gerald McBurrows, safety for the St. Louis Rams October 7, 1973 Priest Holmes, running back for the Baltimore Ravens October 7, 1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter alternate for 1996 Olympics October 7, 1972 Rahsaan Giddings, CFL linebacker, Montreal Alouettes October 7, 1971 Dexter Dawson, CFL receiver for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers October 7, 1971 Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver, Detroit Lions October 7, 1971 Paul Hannam, Vancouver BC, 470 yachter 1996 Olympics October 7, 1970 Daniel Collins, Sydney NSW Australia, canoeist 1996 Olympics October 7, 1970 Dwayne Provo, cornerback for the New England Patriots October 7, 1970 Harold Ellis, NBA forward for the Denver Nuggets October 7, 1970 Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars October 7, 1970 Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32 October 7, 1969 Brent Dorman, Ocala Florida, Canadian Tour golfer October 7, 1969 Martin Haywood, cricketer, NSW opening batsman October 7, 1968 Erick Anderson, NFL linebacker for the Washington Redskins October 7, 1968 Randy Bartz, Roseville, Minnesota, short track skater 1994 Olympics October 7, 1968 Toni Braxton, singer, You Mean the World to Me October 7, 1967 Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star October 7, 1966 Trent Brown, CFL defensive back for the Edmonton Eskimos October 7, 1965 Juul Ellerman, soccer player, PSV, FC Twente October 7, 1964 Ann Curless, singer, Expose-What You Don't Know October 7, 1964 Rich Delucia, Reading, Pennsylvania, pitcher for the San Francisco Giants October 7, 1964 Sam Brown, English singer and songwriter, Stop! October 7, 1964 Stuart Hendley, born in Houston, Texas, Canadian Tour golfer, 1989 Manitoba Open October 7, 1961 Judy Landers, Philadelphia, actress, Vega$, BJ and the Bear, Madame's Place October 7, 1959 Penny Graeber, Sydney Australia, golfer, 1990 6th Vic Open October 7, 1958 Kim Morris, born in San Diego, California, playmate, Mar, 1986 October 7, 1957 Jayne Torvill, England, ice skater, Torvill and Dean, Oly-gold-84 October 7, 1957 Judy Sams, born in Toronto, Ontario, golfer, 1994 du Maurier Ltd Classic-38th October 7, 1957 Michael W. Smith, American Musician October 7, 1956 James Van Patten, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Bo-Chisholms October 7, 1956 Julio Pezua, jockey October 7, 1955 Yo-Yo, Massachusetts, Paris, France, world famous Chinese cellist October 7, 1954 Victor Manuel Mar, wrestler, AAA/NJPW, Black Cat October 7, 1953 Christopher Norris, New York City, actress, Summer of '42, Eat My Dust October 7, 1953 Tico Torres, rock drummer, Bon Jovi-Always October 7, 1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer, Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6 October 7, 1952 Ludmila Tourischeva, U.S.S.R., gymnist, Olympics gold 1972 October 7, 1952 Martyn Harris, journalist October 7, 1952 Vladimir Putin, Russian Statesman October 7, 1951 Carmen R "Tata" Vega, U.S. soul singer, Color Purple soundtrack October 7, 1951 John Cougar Mellencamp, Seymour Indiana, rocker, Jack and Diane October 7, 1950 Maartje van Weegen, [Walet], Dutch TV hostess October 7, 1949 Catherine Duggan, LPGA golfer October 7, 1949 Dave Hope, rock bassist, Kansas October 7, 1949 Kieran Kane, Queens, New York, singer, O'Kanes-Daddies Need to Grow Up Too October 7, 1945 Kevin Godley, Manchester England, rock vocalist, 10cc October 7, 1943 Oliver North, American Soldier October 7, 1941 Martin Murray, born in London, England, rocker, Honeycombs October 7, 1941 Tony Sylvester, rocker, Main Ingredient October 7, 1940 Bruce F Vento, Rep-D-Minnesota, 1977- October 7, 1940 Dino Valenti, rock guitarist and vocalist, Quicksilver Messenger Service October 7, 1940 Richard H Stallings, Rep-D-ID, 1985- October 7, 1939 Colin Cooper, rocker, Climax Blues Band October 7, 1937 Col Guest, cricketer, Test Aust vs. England 1963, scored 11 took 0-59 October 7, 1936 Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov, Russia, cosmonaut October 7, 1935 Thomas M Keneally, Australian writer, Schindler's List October 7, 1934 Imamu Amiri Baraka, [Everett Leroi Jones], U.S., poet/writer October 7, 1934 Ulrike Meinhof, German Red Army member October 7, 1934 Willie Naulls, NBA star for the New York Knicks October 7, 1934 [Everett] LeRoi Jones, [Amiri Baraka], U.S. writer, Black Music October 7, 1933 Paul B Price, Cataret, New Jersey, actor, Busting Loose October 7, 1932 Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond October 7, 1931 Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize 1982 October 7, 1927 Al Martino, Philadelphia, singer, Here in My Heart, /actor, Godfather October 7, 1927 Ronald Laing, British psychiatrist, anti-psychiatrist October 7, 1927 R. D. Laing, Scottish Psychologist October 7, 1926 Diana Lynn, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Annapolis Story, Easy Come Easy Go October 7, 1926 Ivan Jirko, composer October 7, 1926 Marcello Abbado, composer October 7, 1922 Reina Prinsen Geerligs, [Leentje Vandendriesch], Dutch antifascist October 7, 1921 John Arthur Giles Gere, English art historian, Pre-Raphaelite painter October 7, 1920 Georg Leber, German politician, SPD October 7, 1919 Erik Elmsater, Sweden, 1st to compete in summer and winter Oly, 1948 October 7, 1919 Gabriel Dell, Barbados, actor, Steve Allen Show October 7, 1919 George Duby, historian October 7, 1918 Guido Aristarco, film critic October 7, 1917 Helmut Dantine, Vienna Austria, actor, Shadow of the Cloak October 7, 1917 June Allyson, Bronx, actress, Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas October 7, 1916 Walt W. Rostow, New York City, economist, Politics and Stages of Growth October 7, 1915 Margarita J Aliger, Russian poet, Zoja, October 7, 1915 Roman Padlewski, composer October 7, 1914 Alfred Drake, [Capurro], born in Brooklyn, New York, singer and actor, Kiss Me Kate October 7, 1914 Sarah Churchill, London, actress, All Over Town, Royal Wedding October 7, 1913 Irina Nijinska, Russian/US dancer October 7, 1913 Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist, Het Parool, Kinks October 7, 1911 Joe Jones, born in Chicago, Illinois, drummer October 7, 1911 Vaughn Monroe, born in Akron, Ohio, singer/orch leader, Vaughn Monroe Show October 7, 1909 Shura Cherkassky, pianist October 7, 1908 Richard Caldicot, born in London, England, actor, Horse's Mouth October 7, 1907 Tutta Rolf, Norway, actress, Whalers October 7, 1906 James E Webb, head of NASA, 1961-68 October 7, 1905 Andy Devine, [Jeremiah Schwartz], Flagstaff, Arizona, actor, Andy's Gang October 7, 1904 Chuck Klein, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Philadelphia Phillies, 43 home runs in 1929 October 7, 1903 Louis S B Leakey, archaeologist/anthropologist October 7, 1902 Willemina J H "Mascha" ter Weene, dancer/ballerina October 7, 1901 Frank X. Boucher, Ottawa, All-star NHL center, Ottawa, New York Rangers October 7, 1901 Ralph Rainger, composer October 7, 1901 Suvanna Phuma, premier of Laos October 7, 1898 Alfred Wallenstein, born in Chicago, Illinois, conductor, Chic Symph 1922-29 October 7, 1896 Cyril Allcott, cricketer, NZ all-rounder in their early Tests October 7, 1896 Elijah Muhammad, U.S., leader of Nation of Islam October 7, 1894 Herman Dooyeweerd, Dutch philosopher/lawyer October 7, 1889 Clarence Muse, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Sam-Casablanca, Black Stallion October 7, 1888 Henry A Wallace, D/P, 33rd VP, 1941-45, /founder Progressive Party October 7, 1887 A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer, prolific England batsman post-WW I October 7, 1887 Jack Mulhall, Wappinger Falls, New York, actor, Ken Murray Show October 7, 1886 Johannes B Tielrooy, Dutch literary, Chateaubriand October 7, 1885 Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics, Nobel 1922 October 7, 1880 Jaime Pahissa, composer October 7, 1879 Joe Hill, Jevla Sweden, organizer, IWW, /songwriter, Union Scab, /martyr October 7, 1879 Joseph Bovet, composer October 7, 1870 Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer October 7, 1868 Fred H Hovey, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1895 October 7, 1866 Heinrich Federer, Switz, writer, Das letzte Stundlein des Papstes October 7, 1866 Martha McChesney Berry, U.S., founded Berry School for Children October 7, 1854 Christiaan R de Wet, South Africa, Boer General, Nicholsonsnek October 7, 1849 James Whitcomb Riley, U.S., poet, Raggedy Man October 7, 1841 Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos, king of Montenegro, 1910-18 October 7, 1835 Felix Draeseke, composer October 7, 1826 William Brimage Bate, U.S. Confederate brig-gen/, Gov-D-Tenn, 1882-86 October 7, 1821 Richard Heron Anderson, Lieutenant General Confederate Army, died in 1879 October 7, 1821 William Sill, with The Underground Railroad October 7, 1817 Bushrod Rust Johnson, Major General Confederate Army, died in 1880 October 7, 1802 Bernhard Molique, composer October 7, 1802 Wilhelm Bernard Molique, composer October 7, 1801 Adolf Muller, composer October 7, 1798 Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker, octobas October 7, 1774 Ferdinando Orlandi, composer October 7, 1758 Paul Anton Wineberger, composer October 7, 1748 Charles XIII, King of Sweden, 1809-18, /Norway, 1814-18 October 7, 1746 William Billings, born in Boston, Massachusetts, hymn composer, Rose of Sharon October 7, 1734 Ralph Abercromby, English army commander, Dutch Guyana October 7, 1728 Caesar Rodney, Delaware, judge/signer, Declaration of Independence October 7, 1698 Henri Madin, composer October 7, 1577 Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop October 7, 1573 William Laud, English archbishop of Canterbury, 1633-45 |