Born:
Claude Simon, born in Antananarivo, Madagascar, writer, prize-winning author, 1985 Nobel Laureate in Literature, identified with the nouveau roman movement
More Notable Birthdays on October 10:
1969 - Brett Favre, NFL quarterback, Green Bay Packers Superbowl 31
1967 - Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco
1917 - Thelonious Monk, jazz composer/pianist
1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss/French painter/sculptor
1900 - Helen Hayes, Washington D.C., actress, Caesar and Cleopatra, Happy Birthday
