Historical Birthday
06 Oct 1849
Basil Zaharoff Greek arms dealer (merchant of death) born in Mula Turkey (d. 1936)
06 Oct 1896
Frutuoso de Lima Viana Brazilian pianist and composer born in Itajub Brazil (d. 1976)
06 Oct 1912
Anthony Cuthbert Baines English music scholar (d. 1997)
06 Oct 1912
Joop Zwart Dutch political activist and resistance fighter born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1991)
06 Oct 1918
Andr Pilette Belgian racing driver (d. 1993)
06 Oct 1923
Yaar Kemal Turkish writer (Memed My Hawk) born in Hemite Osmaniye Ottoman Empire (d. 2015)
06 Oct 1926
Alan Copeland American orchestra leader and singer (Your Hit Parade) born in Los Angeles California
06 Oct 1927
Alice Bauer American golfer (co-founder LPGA) born in Eureka South Dakota (d. 2002)
06 Oct 1931
Fred Graham American newscaster and journalist (CBS News Court TV) born in Little Rock Arkansas
06 Oct 1931
Riccardo Giacconi Italian American astrophysicist Nobel Prize for Physics 2002 for X-ray astronomy born in Genoa Italy (d. 2018)
06 Oct 1935
Bruno Sammartino Italian American strongman and professional wrestler born in Pizzoferrato Italy (d. 2018)
06 Oct 1944
Jos Carlos Pace Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)
06 Oct 1961
Kathrin Drre East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
06 Oct 1964
Tom Jager American swimmer (5 Olympic gold 1984 88 92 50m freestyle world record x 6) born in East St. Louis Illinois
06 Oct 1995
Jessica Lunsford American kidnapping victim (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1887
George Brown English cricket wicketkeeperbatsman (7 Tests Hampshire) born in Cowley Oxford England (d. 1964)
06 Oct 1927
Paul Badura-Skoda Austrian pianist (Mozart Interpretation) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2019)
06 Oct 1927
Phil Maloney Canadian ice hockey center (NHL Boston Bruins Toronto Maple Leafs Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 2020)
06 Oct 1929
Phil Krueger American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State) college coach (Fresno State Utah State) and NFL executive (GM TB Buccaneers) born in LaSalle Illinois (d. 2020)
06 Oct 1931
Fred Graham American newscaster and journalist (CBS News Court TV) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 2019)
06 Oct 1936
Anna Quayle British actress (A Hard Days Night Stop the World - I want to Get Off) born in Birmingham England (d. 2019)
06 Oct 1946
Millie Small Jamaican singer (My Boy Lollipop) born in Clarendon Jamaica (d. 2020)
06 Oct 1960
Albert Lewis American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1987-90 KC Chiefs Oakland Raiders) born in Mansfield Louisiana
06 Oct 1966
Niall Quinn Irish soccer striker (92 caps Rep of Ireland Manchester City Sunderland) born in Dublin Ireland
06 Oct 1998
Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink German actress and singer
06 Oct 1820
Jenny Lind Swedish soprano known as the Swedish Nightingale born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1887)
06 Oct 1876
Ernest Lapointe French Canadian politician (d. 1941)
06 Oct 1882
Karol Maciej Szymanowski Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 - Song Of The Night) born in Tymoszwka Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka Ukraine) (d. 1937)
06 Oct 1886
Edwin Fischer Swiss concert pianist and conductor born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1960)
06 Oct 1887
Maria Jeritza [Jedlicka] Austrian singer (Vienna Opera)
06 Oct 1893
Earle Hodgins American film and television fast-talking character actor (Guestward Ho) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1964)
06 Oct 1902
Mihovil Logar Serbian composer (A Would-be Lady) born in Rijeka Croatia (d. 1998)
06 Oct 1935
Bruno Sammartino Italian-American strongman and professional wrestler born in Pizzoferrato Italy (d. 2018)
06 Oct 1935
Vicente Cantatore Argentine soccer manager (Chile Real Valladolid Colo Colo Real Betis Sevilla Sporting de Gijn) born in Rosario Argentina (d. 2021)
06 Oct 1936
Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet] cabaret director (Capers)
06 Oct 1939
Melvyn Bragg British broadcaster (The South Bank Show 19782010) born in Carlisle England
06 Oct 1942
Jerry Grote American MLB catcher for 16 seasons (mostly with NY Mets including 1969 World Series title) born in San Antonio Texas
06 Oct 1946
Millie Small Jamaican ska singer and songwriter (My Boy Lollipop) born in Clarendon Jamaica (d. 2020)
06 Oct 1947
Paul Martinez British session bass player and songwriter (Cat Stevens Robert Plant Groove Holmes) born in Leicester Leicestershire England
06 Oct 1948
Paula Scher American graphic designer for CBS Records born in Washington D.C.
06 Oct 1948
Tim Pickup Australian rugby league five eighth (11 Tests North Sydney Canterbury) RL executive (Adelaide Rams) and boxing manager (Jeff Harding) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2021)
06 Oct 1949
Sid McGinnis American session and touring guitarist (David Letterman Peter Gabriel Leonard Cohen Paul Simon) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
06 Oct 1954
David Hidalgo American Tex-Mex and roots singer-songwriter guitarist and accordion player (Los Lobos - Will The Wolf Survive Latin Playboys) born in Los Angeles California
06 Oct 1959
Brian Higgins American politician (US Representative for New York 2005-present) born in Buffalo New York
06 Oct 1972
Jessica Hausner Austrian film director (Lovely Rita) born in Vienna Austria
06 Oct 1618
Miguel Gmez Camargo Spanish baroque composer born in Avila Spain (d. 1690)
06 Oct 1818
Joseph Rummel German pianist and composer born in Wiesbaden Hesse The German Confederation (d. 1880)
06 Oct 1824
Henry Chadwick English-American Baseball HOF pioneer (1st rule book created game stats eg. BA ERA box scores) born in Exeter England (d. 1908)
06 Oct 1867
Victor Barton English cricket batsman (1 Test HS 23 Kent CCC Hampshire CCC) and soccer goalkeeper (Southampton) born in Netley England (d. 1906)
06 Oct 1884
Lloyd Spooner American sports shooter (4 x Olympic gold 1 x silver 2 x bronze 1920) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1966)
06 Oct 1887
Maria Jeritza [Marie Jedlikov] Czech soprano known as the Moravian Thunderbolt (Vienna Opera 1912-34 1953-56 Metropolitan Opera 1921-32 1951) born in Brno Moravia Austrian Empire (d. 1982) &)
06 Oct 1903
Ernest Walton Irish physicist (Nobel Prize 1951 for work building earliest particle accelerator) born in Abbeyside Ireland (d. 1995)
06 Oct 1921
Evgenii Landis Soviet Russian mathematician born in Kharkiv Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union (d. 1997)
06 Oct 1925
Shana Alexander American journalist (Life magazine 60 Minutes) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1939
Doug Bereuter American politician (Rep-R-Nebraska 1979-2004) born in York Nebraska
06 Oct 1939
John LaFalce American politician (Rep-D-NY 1975-2003) born in Buffalo New York
06 Oct 1940
Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow USSR (d. 2021)
06 Oct 1940
Ellen Travolta American actress (Grease Charles in Charge) born in Englewood New Jersey
06 Oct 1940
John Warnock American computer scientist and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems) born in Salt Lake City Utah
06 Oct 1940
Wyche Fowler Jr American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA 1977-87 US Senator from Georgia 1987-93) born in Atlanta Georgia
06 Oct 1943
Cees Veerman Dutch pop guitarist and singer (Cats - Sure Hes a Cat) born in Volendam Holland (d. 2014)
06 Oct 1945
Dominic Barbara American celebrity attorney (Howard Stern Jessica Hahn Joe Buttafuoco)
06 Oct 1948
Dan Hamburg American politician (US Rep-D-California 1993-95) and environmentalist born in St. Louis Missouri
06 Oct 1948
Glenn Branca American avant-garde composer and guitarist born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
06 Oct 1948
Paula Scher American graphic designer album cover designer (Boston Bob James) painter and art educator born in Washington D.C.
06 Oct 1949
Bobby Farrell Aruban disco vocalist (Boney M) born in San Nicolaas Aruba (d. 2010)
06 Oct 1951
Kevin Cronin American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon) born in Champaign Illinois
06 Oct 1956
Michael Shipley Australian audio engineer and record producer of rock and country music born in Sydney Australia (d. 2013)
06 Oct 1960
Richard Jobson Scottish filmmaker (New Town Killers) art-punk rock singer-songwriter (Skids - Scared to Dance) and TV presenter born in Kirkcaldy Scotland
06 Oct 1970
Matt Vogel American puppeteer (Sesame Street 1996-present Kermit the Frog 2017-present Big Bird 2018-present) born in Kansas City Kansas
06 Oct 1973
Rebecca Lobo American WNBA basketball center (Olympic gold 1996 NY Liberty) born in Hartford Connecticut
06 Oct 1977
Shimon Gershon Israeli footballer (1995-2010) born in Tel Aviv Israel
06 Oct 1591
Settimia Caccini Italian soprano born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. c.1638)
06 Oct 1708
Jean Franois Gaultier French physician and botanist (kings physician for New France) born in La Croix-Avranchin France (d. 1756) [1]
06 Oct 1862
Albert J. Beveridge American politician and historian (Progressive leader Senator Indiana 1899-1911) born in Highland County Ohio (d. 1927)
06 Oct 1866
Reginald Fessenden Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice & music born in East Bolton Quebec (d. 1932)
06 Oct 1873
Oscar Sonneck American editor (The Musical Quarterly) musicologist and librarian (Library of Congress 1902-17) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 1928)
06 Oct 1880
Julia Culp Dutch mezzo-soprano born in Groningen Netherlands (d. 1970)
06 Oct 1882
Karol Szymanowski Polish pianist and composer (Symphony No. 3 - Song Of The Night) born in Tymoszwka Russian Empire (now Tymoshivka Ukraine) (d. 1937)
06 Oct 1887
Martin Luis Guzman Mexican novelist (Eagle & the Serpent) born in Chihuahua Mexico (d. 1976)
06 Oct 1889
Maria Dabrowska Polish writer (Nights and Days) born in Russw Russian Empire (d. 1965)
06 Oct 1895
Caroline Gordon American writer (Green Centuries) born in Todd County Kentucky (d. 1981)
06 Oct 1913
Meret Oppenheim German born Swiss surrealist artist and photographer (Object Le Djeuner en fourrure) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1985)
06 Oct 1915
Edgardo Martn Cuban classical pianist composer and educator born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 2004)
06 Oct 1919
Tommy Lawton English soccer centre-forward (23 caps Burnley Everton Chelsea Notts County Brentford Arsenal) born in Farnworth England (d. 1996)
06 Oct 1922
Joe Frazier American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians St. Louis Cardinals Cincinnati Reds Baltimore Orioles) and manager (NY Mets 197677) born in Liberty North Carolina (d. 2011)
06 Oct 1926
Alan Copeland American Grammy Award-winning arranger songwriter and singer (The Modernaires Your Hit Parade) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2022)
06 Oct 1926
Cyril Reuben Welsh classical and session violinist (London Symphony) born in Splott Cardiff Wales (d. 1996)
06 Oct 1930
Stanley Myers English television and film composer (The Deer Hunter) born in Birmingham England (d. 1993)
06 Oct 1940
John Warnock American computer scientist and businessman (co-founder of Adobe Systems) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2023)
06 Oct 1946
Gyrgy Kottn Hungarian soccer manager (Bangladesh 2000-03 Pakistan 2009-10) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2023)
06 Oct 1956
Mike Shipley Australian audio engineer and record producer of rock and country music (Paper Airplane) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2013)
06 Oct 1966
Vasia Panayopoulou Greek actress (Erotas) born in Mytilene Greece
06 Oct 1977
Daniel Brire Canadian NHL ice hockey player 1997- 2015 (Buffalo Sabres Philadelphia Flyers Montreal Canadiens and 2 other teams) and team executive 2017-present(Philadelphia) born in Gatineau Quebec
06 Oct 1977
Jamie Laurie American rapper-rocker (Flobots - Handlebars) born in Denver Colorado
06 Oct 1610
Charles de Sainte-Maure duc de Montausier French soldier and governor of dauphin Louis XIV (d. 1690)
06 Oct 1819
Willem Albert Scholten Dutch potato-flour manufacturer at Eureka factury born in Loenen Netherlands (d. 1892)
06 Oct 1866
Reginald Fessenden Canadian-American inventor and radio pioneer - reputedly broadcast 1st program of voice and music born in East Bolton Quebec (d. 1932)
06 Oct 1874
Frank G. Allen American businessman and politician 51st Governor of Massachusetts (1929-31) born in Lynn Massachusetts (d. 1950)
06 Oct 1876
Ernest Lapointe French Canadian politician Attorney General of Canada (1935-41) born in Saint-loi Quebec (d. 1941)
06 Oct 1887
Maria Jeritza [Marie Jedlikov] Czech soprano known as the Moravian Thunderbolt (Vienna Opera 1912-34 1953-56 Metropolitan Opera 1921-32 1951) born in Brno Moravia Austrian Empire (d. 1982) &)
06 Oct 1888
Max Butting German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1976)
06 Oct 1888
Roland Garros French pioneering aviator and WWI pilot born in Saint-Denis Runion(d. 1918)
06 Oct 1897
Jerome Cowan American actor (Blondie Tab Hunter Show) born in New York City (d. 1972)
06 Oct 1900
Stan Nichols English cricket all-rounder (14 Tests 2 x 50 41 wickets Essex CCC) born in Stondon Massey England (d. 1961)
06 Oct 1905
Feodor Chaliapin Jr Russian actor (The Name of the Rose The Kings Whore) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1992) [1]
06 Oct 1908
Sergei Sobolev Russian mathematician who worked on partial differential equations born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1989)
06 Oct 1910
Barbara Castle British Labour politician first woman to be First Secretary of State born in Chesterfield England (d. 2002)
06 Oct 1912
Anthony Cuthbert Baines English music scholar born in Chepstow Villas England (d. 1997)
06 Oct 1915
Alice Timander Swedish dentist and red carpet queen born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2007)
06 Oct 1920
John Donaldson Baron Donaldson of Lymington British judge Master of the Rolls (1982-92) born in London (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1920
Pietro Consagra Italian sculptor part of Forma 1 born in Mazara del Vallo Sicily (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1925
Shana Alexander American journalist (Life magazine 60 Minutes) born in New York City (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1929
Les Favell Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests 1 x 100 HS 101 South Australia) born in Sydney Australia
06 Oct 1935
Charito Solis Filipino actress known for Okay Ka Fairy Ko born in Manila Philippines(d. 1998)
06 Oct 1936
Rob Touber [Noordervliet] Dutch television music and variety director and record producer born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1975)
06 Oct 1938
Serge Nubret French bodybuilder known as The Black Panther Mr Universe 1976 born in Anse-Bertrand Guadeloupe (d. 2011)
06 Oct 1942
Fred Travalena American comedianimpressionist (Buy & Cell) born in New York City
06 Oct 1942
Jerry Grote American baseball catcher (MLB All-Star 1968 74 World Series 1969 New York Mets) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2024) [1]
06 Oct 1943
Alexander Shilov Russian portrait painter born in Moscow Russia
06 Oct 1943
Udo Zimmermann German composer (Weie Rose - White Rose) conductor and opera director born in Dresden Germany (d. 2021)
06 Oct 1944
Carlos Pace Brazilian auto racer (1 x F1 GP win 6 x podiums 58 Cship points) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 1977)
06 Oct 1944
Merzak Allouache Algerian director known for Salut Cousin Amour a Paris born in Algiers Algeria
06 Oct 1945
Dominic Barbara American celebrity attorney for Howard Stern Jessica Hahn and Joe Buttafuoco
06 Oct 1946
Aleksandr Dronov Russian Chess Grandmaster (3 x World Correspondence Champion) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2023)
06 Oct 1946
Eddie Villanueva Filippino radio-TV evangelist Jesus is Lord Church Director and owner of the ZOE Broadcasting Network born in Bocaue Bulacan Philippines
06 Oct 1948
Larry Lloyd English soccer defender (4 caps Liverpool Nottingham Forest) and manager (Wigan Athletic Notts County) born in Bristol England (d. 2024)
06 Oct 1950
David Brin American sci-fi author (Sundiver The Postman) born in Glendale California
06 Oct 1952
Ayten Mutlu Turkish poet and writer born in Bandrma Turkey
06 Oct 1953
Klaas Bruinsma Dutch drug lord known as De Lange (the tall one) 1980s largest European drug boss born in Amsterdam (d. 1991)
06 Oct 1955
Tony Dungy American Pro Football HOF coach (Super Bowl XLI Indianapolis Colts TB Buccaneers Maxwell Club NFL Coach of the Year 1997 2005) born in Jackson Michigan
06 Oct 1956
Kathleen Webb American comic book writer for Archies Comics and Mattel born in Puyallup Washington
06 Oct 1958
Joseph Finder American thriller writer known for High Crimes born in Chicago Illinois
06 Oct 1959
Lai Ching-te Taiwanese politician (president-elect of Taiwan 2024-) born in Wanli Taiwan
06 Oct 1959
Robyn Maher Australian Basketball HOF guard (Olympic bronze 1996 World Cship bronze 1998 10 x WNBL Cship) born in Ballarat Australia
06 Oct 1959
Walter Ray Williams Jr American ten-pin bowler (7x Player of the Year) born in San JoseCalifornia
06 Oct 1959
[Dennis Ray] Oil Can Boyd American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox) born in Meridian Mississippi
06 Oct 1961
Kathrin Drre-Heinig German athlete (3 x London Marathon 3 x Tokyo Marathon 3 x Hamburg Marathon Olympic bronze 1988) born in Leipzig Germany
06 Oct 1965
Jim Sharp American rodeo rider and professional bull rider founded Professional Bull Riders born in Kermit Texas
06 Oct 1965
Ruben Sierra Puerto Rican baseball outfielder (4 x MLB All Star Silver Slugger 1989 Texas Rangers Oakland As NY Yankees) born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico
06 Oct 1967
Kennet Andersson Swedish soccer forward (83 caps IFK Gteborg Bologna Fenerbahe) born in Eskilstuna Sweden
06 Oct 1967
Svend Karlsen Norwegian strongman and powerlifter 2001 Worlds Strongest Man born in Drammen Norway
06 Oct 1969
Byron Black Zimbabwian tennis player (French Open doubles 1994) born in Harare Zimbabwe
06 Oct 1970
Amy Jo Johnson American-Canadian actress (Felicity - Julie Flashpoint) and singer-songwriter born in in Hyannis Massachusetts
06 Oct 1971
Alan Stubbs English footballer (Bolton Wanderers Everton) and soccer manager (Hibernian Rotherham) born in Kirkby England
06 Oct 1971
Lola Dueas Spanish actress known for The Sea Inside and Volver born in Madrid
06 Oct 1972
Ryu Shi-won South Korean actor (Beautiful Days) and singer born in Andong South Korea
06 Oct 1973
Jeff B. Davis American comedian and impressionist known for Whose Line Is It Anyway born in Los Angeles California
06 Oct 1974
Geert Jelle de Vries Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen SC Cambuur) born in Scharnegoutum Friesland Netherlands
06 Oct 1974
Kenny Jnsson Swedish NHL defenseman (Team Sweden NY Islanders Toronto Maple Leafs) born in Angelholm Sweden
06 Oct 1974
Walter Centeno Costa Rican footballer born in Palmar Sur Costa Rica
06 Oct 1975
Reon King West Indian cricket fast bowler (19 Tests 53 wickets BB 551 Guyana Durham Northerns) born in Demerara Guyana
06 Oct 1976
Barbie Hsu Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden) Mando-pop singer and television personality born in Taipei City Taiwan
06 Oct 1977
Vladimir Manchev Bulgarian soccer striker (23 caps CSKA Sofia Lille Levante) born in Pazardzhik Bulgaria
06 Oct 1979
Richard Seymour American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl XXXVI XXXVIII XXXIX NE Patriots 3First-team All-Pro 7Pro Bowl Oakland Raiders) born in Gadsden South Carolina
06 Oct 1980
Abdoulaye Mt Ivorian soccer defender (48 caps Marseille Bolton Wanderers West Bromwich Albion) born in Colombes France
06 Oct 1981
Zurab Khizanishvili Georgian soccer defender (92 caps Dundee Rangers Blackburn Rovers Kayserispor) born in Tbilisi Georgia
06 Oct 1982
MC Lars [Andrew Nielsen] American hip-hop artist (iGeneration) born in Berkeley California
06 Oct 1982
Michael Arden American actor singer and theater director (Parade) born in Midland Texas
06 Oct 1982
William Butler Canadian musician (Arcade Fire) born in Truckee California
06 Oct 1984
Joanna Pacitti American pop singer (Let It Slide) and actress born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
06 Oct 1986
Olivia Thirlby American actress known for Dredd born in New York City
06 Oct 1988
Kayky Brito Brazilian actor known for O Beijo do Vampiro born in So Paulo Brazil
06 Oct 1988
Maki Horikita Japanese model and actress known for Nobuta wo Produce born in Tokyo Japan
06 Oct 1994
Loyle Carner [Benjamin Coyle-Larner] English rapper (Not Waving but Drowning) born in London England
06 Oct 1995
Jessica Lunsford American nine-year-old murder victim who inspired Jessicas Law born in Gastonia North Carolina (d. 2005)
06 Oct 1459
Martin Behaim German navigator and geographer designed the Erdapfel the oldest terrestrial globe in the world born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1507)
06 Oct 1591
Settimia Caccini Italian soprano born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. c. 1638)
06 Oct 1610
Charles de Sainte-Maure first Duke of Montausier French military officer and royal tutor of the dauphin under King Louis XIV born in Paris Kingdom of France (d. 1690) [1] [2]
06 Oct 1818
Joseph Rummel German pianist and composer born in Wiesbaden Hesse German Confederation (d. 1880)
06 Oct 1827
Cark Reidel German composer and conductor born in Cronenberg Rhime Provence Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1888)
06 Oct 1896
Otto Siegl Austrian composer born in Graz Austria (d. 1978)
06 Oct 1900
Stan Nichols English cricket all-rounder 1930-39 (14 Tests 2 x 50 41 wickets Essex CCC) born in Stondon Massey England (d. 1961)
06 Oct 1902
Mihovil Logar Serbian composer (A Would-be Lady) born in Rijeka Kingdom of Croatia-Slavonia Austria-Hungary (d. 1998)
06 Oct 1932
Fay Spain American film and television actress (The Godfather Part II Hercules and the Conquest of Atlantis) born in Phoenix Arizona (d. 1983)
06 Oct 1945
Dominic Barbara American celebrity attorney for Howard Stern Jessica Hahn and Joey Buttafuoco born in New York
06 Oct 1957
Ann McManus Scottish television writer and producer (Waterloo Road Footballers Wives) born in Ayr Scotland (d. 2025)
06 Oct 1961
Tim Burgess English drummer (TPau) born in Macclesfield England
06 Oct 1966
Tommy Stinson American rock bassist (The Replacements - Pleased To Meet Me) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
06 Oct 1976
Barbie Hsu Taiwanese actress (Meteor Garden) Mando-pop singer and television personality born in Taipei City Taiwan (d. 2025) [1]
06 Oct 1978
Liu Yang Chinese taikonaut 1st Chinese woman in space aboard Shenzhou 9 born in Zhengzhou Henan province China
06 Oct 1978
Ricky Hatton English boxer (IBF super lightweight champion 200506 07 WBA welterweight champion 2006) born in Stockport England (d. 2025)
06 Oct 1984
Valerie Adams New Zealand world champion shot putter (2x Olympic gold medalist 4x World Champion 4x World Indoor champion) born in Rotorua New Zealand
06 Oct 1986
Olivia Thirlby American actress (Juno Dredd) born in New York City
06 Oct 2000
Addison Rae [Easterling] American dancer and TikTok star born in Lafayette Louisiana
06 Oct 2000
Jazz Jennings American transgender activist born in South Florida (probable date)
06 Oct 2011
Ryan Kaji American Youtuber (Ryans World) born in California
06 Oct 1820
Jenny Lind Swedish soprano known as the Swedish Nightingale born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1887) [1] [2]
06 Oct 1905
Arnold Smith Dutch painter known for his still life works (Vigelius Prize 1935) born in the Hague Netherlands (d. 1995)
06 Oct 1921
Joseph E. Lowery American activist co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference and the minister who gave the benediction at President Barack Obamas inauguration born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 2020) [1]
06 Oct 1927
Antony Grey [Anthony Wright] British activist and gay rights campaigner (Quest for Justice Towards Homosexual Emancipation) born in Wilmslow England (d. 2010)
06 Oct 1928
Flora MacNeil Scottish traditional Gaelic folksong singer born in Castlebay Scotland (d. 2015)
06 Oct 1929
Les Favell Australian cricket batsman (19 Tests 1 x 100 HS 101 South Australia) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1987)
06 Oct 1929
Phil Krueger American football quarterback (Southeast Missouri State) college coach (Fresno State Utah State) and NFL executive (GM Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in LaSalle Illinois (d. 2020)
06 Oct 1939
Jeanette Winter American childrens book illustrator and author (My Name Is Georgia Follow the Drinking Gourd) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2025)
06 Oct 1939
John LaFalce American politician (US Representative from New York-D 1975-2003) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2025)
06 Oct 1941
Winston Ntshona South African stage actor (Sizwe Banzi Is Dead The Island) born in New Brighton South Africa (d. 2018)
06 Oct 1942
Britt Ekland [Eklund] Swiss actress (Wicker Man The Night They Raided Minskys Asylum) born in Stockholm Sweden
06 Oct 1942
Fred Travalena American comedian and impressionist (Buy & Cell) born in New York City (d. 2009)
06 Oct 1943
Michael Durrell American actor (Shannon V Alice Chiefs) born in Brooklyn New York City
06 Oct 1945
Gloria Allen American transgender activist also known as Mama Gloria born in Bowling Green Kentucky (d. 2022) [1]
06 Oct 1945
Ivan Graziani Italian rock singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Teramo Abruzzo Italy (d. 1997)
06 Oct 1946
Lloyd Doggett American attorney and Democratic politician (US Representative from Texas 1995 - born in Austin Texas
06 Oct 1947
(Francisco) Patxi Andin Spanish singer-songwriter poet and sociology professor born in Madrid Spain (d. 2019)
06 Oct 1948
Glenn Branca American avant-garde composer and guitarist born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 2018) [1]
06 Oct 1949
Lonnie Johnson American space engineer entrepreneur and inventor of the Super Soaker water gun born in Mobile Alabama
06 Oct 1949
Nicolas Peyrac [Jean-Jacques Tazartez] French singer-songwriter novelist and photographer born in Rennes France
06 Oct 1951
Gavin Sutherland Scottish folk-soft rock bassist and vocalist (Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary (I Dont Want to Love You But) You Got Me Anyway) born in Peterhead Aberdeenshire Scotland
06 Oct 1960
Jeffrey Trachta American actor (Thorne on The Bold & the Beautiful) born in Staten Island New York
06 Oct 1969
Robert Person American MLB pitcher (NY Mets) born in St Louis Missouri
06 Oct 1970
Matt Vogel American puppeteer (Sesame Street 1996present Kermit the Frog 2017present Big Bird 2018present) born in Kansas City Kansas
06 Oct 1971
Alan Stubbs English soccer defender (Bolton Wanderers Everton) and soccer manager (Hibernian Rotherham St. Mirren) born in Kirkby England
06 Oct 1971
Emily Mortimer English actor and writer (Lovely and Amazing The Newsroom The Pursuit of Love) born in London
06 Oct 1971
Lola Dueas Spanish actress known for The Sea Inside and Volver born in Madrid Spain
06 Oct 1999
Trevor Lawrence American NFL quarterback (Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowl First-team All-American 2021 ACC Athlete of the Year) born in Knoxville Tennessee
06 Oct 2000
Addison Rae [Easterling] American social media personality actress and singer born in Lafayette Louisiana
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