Born:
John Mellencamp, born in Seymour, Indiana, singer, songwriter, sold over 40 million albums worldwide, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, hits include, 'Jack & Diane'
More Notable Birthdays on October 7:
1968 - Toni Braxton, singer, You Mean the World to Me
1952 - Vladimir Putin, born in Leningrad, now St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, second President of the Russian Federation, Prime Minister of Russia
1943 - Oliver North, American Soldier
1931 - Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa, Nobel Peace Prize 1982
1885 - Niels Bohr, Denmark, physicist, expanded quantum physics, Nobel 1922