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October 8, 1981 Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia, of Netherlands October 8, 1980 Andria Gayle Mullins, Miss Texas Teen USA, Teen with Style-1997 October 8, 1979 [Gregory] Chad Petree, Shawne, Oklahoma, rocker, PC Quest-Can You See October 8, 1974 Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back for the Chicago Bears October 8, 1974 Rod Manuel, defensive end for the Pittsburgh Steelers October 8, 1973 Donnie Abraham, cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 8, 1973 Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer 1996 Olympics October 8, 1973 Tracy Bonner, Webster Texas, diver 1996 Olympics October 8, 1972 Dede Demet, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, cyclist 1996 Olympics October 8, 1972 Jared Kaaiohelo, WLAF running back for the Scottish Claymores October 8, 1971 Boomer [Norman] Ellison, NFL wide receiver for the San Diego Chargers October 8, 1971 Jim Hanna, WLAF defensive tackle for the Amsterdam Admirals October 8, 1971 Monty Williams, NBA forward and guard for the San Antonio Spurs October 8, 1971 Nate Miller, NFL/WLAF guard, Frankfurt Galaxy, Atlanta Falcons October 8, 1971 Terry Richardson, WLAF running back for the Rhein Fire October 8, 1971 Val St. germain, CFL tackle for the Hamilton Tiger Cats October 8, 1970 Carlos Etheredge, WLAF tight end for the Amsterdam Admirals October 8, 1970 David Doster, Fort Wayne, Indiana, infielder for the Philadelphia Phillies October 8, 1970 DeWayne Knight, CFL linebacker for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers October 8, 1970 James Williams, WLAF cornerback for the Scottish Claymores October 8, 1970 Matt Damon, American Actor October 8, 1969 Dylan Neal, U.S. actor, Dylan Shaw-Bold and the Beautiful October 8, 1968 Frankie Smith, NFL cornerback, Miami Dolphins, San Francisco 49ers October 8, 1965 Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers October 8, 1965 Matt Biondi, U.S. 100m swimmer, Olympics-3 gold-84, 88, 92 October 8, 1965 Ross Flemer, born in Newport Beach, California, rower 1996 Olympics October 8, 1959 Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut, STS 84, sk 97 October 8, 1959 Gavin Friday, [Fionan Hanvey], Irish singer, Virgin Prunes October 8, 1959 Mike Morgan, Tulare California, pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals October 8, 1959 Tony Eason, football quarterback for the New England Patriots October 8, 1957 Doug Cox, Guelph Ontario, 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler 1996 Olympics October 8, 1957 James De Paiva, Hayward California, actor, Max Holden-One Life to Live October 8, 1956 Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend, Indiana, PhD/Astronaut, STS 57, 63, 83, 94 October 8, 1956 Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ October 8, 1955 Bill Elliott, auto racer, Daytona-1978 October 8, 1954 Ben Amonette, Radford, Virginia, free pistol, Olympics-92, 96 October 8, 1953 Michael Dudikoff, born in Redondo Beach, California, actor, Star of the Family October 8, 1953 Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer, Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett October 8, 1952 Cliff Adams, rocker October 8, 1951 Johnny Ramone [Cummings], guitarist/co-founder, Ramones October 8, 1950 Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown, Ohio, rocker, Kool and the Gang-Joanna October 8, 1949 Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer, Average White Band October 8, 1949 Michael Rose, rocker, Average White Band October 8, 1949 Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver, Louisiana, actress, Alien, Working Girl October 8, 1949 Sigourney Weaver, American Actress October 8, 1948 Johnny Ramone, New York, pop guitarist, Ramones-Love Live October 8, 1948 Sarah Purcell, Richmond, Indiana, actress/TV hostess, Real People October 8, 1948 Stefanie Marrian, Paris, France, comedienne, Benny Hill Show October 8, 1948 Baldwin Spencer, Statesman October 8, 1947 Emiel Puttemans, Flemish athlete October 8, 1947 Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist, Hot Chocolate October 8, 1947 Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina, Russian cosmonaut, Soyuz T-15a October 8, 1946 Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer, holds 6 titles October 8, 1946 Jean-Jacques Beineix, director, Betty Blue, Diva October 8, 1945 Roy Royer, rock guitarist, Procol Harum October 8, 1945 Vanburn Holder, cricketer, West Indian pace bowler of 70's October 8, 1944 Bruce A Morrison, Rep-D-CT, 1983- October 8, 1943 Chevy Chase, born in New York City, comedian/actor, SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack October 8, 1943 James Edward Sellars, composer October 8, 1943 R L Stine, children's book writer, Goosebumps October 8, 1941 George Bellamy, rocker, Tornados October 8, 1941 Jesse Jackson, born in Greenville, South Carolina, clergyman/presidential candidate, D October 8, 1940 Fred Cash, Chattanooga, Tennessee, rocker, Impressions October 8, 1939 Armando Gentilucci, composer October 8, 1939 Elvira Ozolina, U.S.S.R., javelin thrower 1960 Olympics gold October 8, 1938 David Willis, British journalist, BBC World Service October 8, 1938 Frederick S Stolle, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1966 October 8, 1938 Penny Pitou, U.S., skier, Olympic-2 silvers-1960 October 8, 1936 Carman Moore, composer October 8, 1936 David Carradine, Hollywood, actor, Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns October 8, 1936 Rona Barrett, New York City, gossip columnist, Tomorrow Show October 8, 1935 H J Schadlich, writer October 8, 1934 Doc Green, rocker, Drifters October 8, 1934 J. Carter Brown, Providence Rhode Island, art director, Washington National Gallery October 8, 1930 James Olsen, Evanston, Illinois, actor, Andromeda Strain, Spell October 8, 1930 Paul Hogan, born in Australia, actor, Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack October 8, 1930 Toru Takemitsu, Tokyo, Japan, composer, Ki No Kyoko October 8, 1928 Neil Harvey, cricketer, prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's October 8, 1927 Al Duncan, drummer October 8, 1927 Gigi Durston, born in Baltimore, Maryland, singer, Sonny Kendis Show October 8, 1927 Raaj Kumar, film star October 8, 1927 Torbjorn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath, 1952 October 8, 1925 Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic October 8, 1924 Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight, Olympics gold 1956, 60 October 8, 1922 Douglas Gray, archivist October 8, 1922 Svend Westergaard, composer October 8, 1920 Frank [Patrick] Herbert, U.S., sci-fi author, Dune October 8, 1920 Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs 1936 Olympics gold October 8, 1920 Frank Herbert, American Writer October 8, 1919 Bill Anderson, cricketer, played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946 October 8, 1919 Kiichi Miyazawa, premier Japan, 1991-93 October 8, 1918 Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor, Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera October 8, 1917 Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager, Pittsburgh Pirates October 8, 1917 Hans Poser, composer October 8, 1916 Spark Matsunaga, D-Ha-Sen October 8, 1913 Walter Schumann, New York City, choral director, Ford Show, /composer, Rhenish October 8, 1912 John W. Gardner, American Educator October 8, 1910 Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer, Olympic-bronze-1932 October 8, 1909 Bill Hewitt, NFL end, Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles October 8, 1908 Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer October 8, 1907 Howard Joslin, Georgia, actor, Quebec, Detective Story October 8, 1903 Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner 1928 Olympics gold October 8, 1901 Eivind Groven, composer October 8, 1900 Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect October 8, 1900 Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer October 8, 1900 Zeno Octavian Vancea, composer October 8, 1899 Milner Connorton Gray, designer October 8, 1899 Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname relig leader/co-found, VHP October 8, 1898 Clarence Williams, composer October 8, 1897 Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author, Mark of Zorro, Applause October 8, 1895 Jeanne G van Schaik-Willing, Dutch author, Sinner and the Girl October 8, 1895 Juan Peron, Argentine President, 1946-55, 1973-74 October 8, 1895 King Zog I, of Albania, 1928-1939 October 8, 1890 Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer, pioneer WI Test player October 8, 1890 Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces", WW I October 8, 1888 Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress, For Love or Money October 8, 1885 William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer October 8, 1880 Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch founder, National-India Party October 8, 1875 Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ, U.S. Open-1903 October 8, 1874 Nance O'Neil, born in Oakland California, actor, Cimarron October 8, 1873 Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer, Hertzsprung-Russell diagram October 8, 1872 John Cowper Powys, British writer, Wood and Stone October 8, 1870 Louis Vierne, composer October 8, 1869 J Frank Duryea, inventor, 1st auto built and operated in U.S. October 8, 1868 Max Slevogt, German painter October 8, 1861 Theodore Roberts, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Roaring Road, 10 Commandments October 8, 1860 Felix Woyrsch, composer October 8, 1855 Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist October 8, 1838 John Milton Hay, politician, Union, died in 1905 October 8, 1838 John Hay, American Writer October 8, 1837 Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer October 8, 1831 Michal Jelski, composer October 8, 1828 Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic October 8, 1826 Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1904 October 8, 1820 Stanislaw Katski, composer October 8, 1818 John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen, Confederacy October 8, 1813 Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer October 8, 1802 Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist October 8, 1790 Waldemar Thrane, composer October 8, 1748 Franz Seydelmann, composer October 8, 1747 Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer October 8, 1740 Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer October 8, 1697 Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter, Unseemly Love October 8, 1692 Antonio Palella, composer October 8, 1690 Jaime de Casellas, composer October 8, 1621 Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim October 8, 1619 Philipp von Zesen, German poet and historian, Amsterdam October 8, 1585 Heinrich Schutz, composer |