Historical birthday on this day

31 Oct 1218

Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234)

31 Oct 1391

Eduard [Dom Duarte] King of Portugal (1433-38)author

31 Oct 1513

Jacques Amyot French humanist translator and Abbot of Bellozanne born in Melun (d. 1593)

31 Oct 1576

Enrico Caterino Davila Italian writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) born in Padua Italy (d. 1631)

31 Oct 1620

Michael de Ronghe composer

31 Oct 1917

Nikolai Vasilievich Ogarkov Soviet field marshal (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1918

Bob Feller American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (AL Triple Crown 1940) born in Van Meter Iowa (d.2010)

31 Oct 1922

Jane White African-American actress and singer (Strange Fruit Once Upon a Mattress) born in NYC New York (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1924

Hannelore Weygrand German FR equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)

31 Oct 1924

Serge Golovine French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus)

31 Oct 1925

Gus Savage American politician (Rep-D-IL 1981- 93) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1925

Teo Macero [Attilio Joseph Macero] American composer born in Glens Falls New York

31 Oct 1926

Jacques Swaters Belgian racing driver

31 Oct 1927

Joseph Wilbur Adcock managerplayer (Braves)

31 Oct 1928

Ernest Flatt American choreographer (Carol Burnett Show) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1928

Michael Andrews British painter born in Norwich England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1928

William Campbell American actor (Jerry-Cannonball Luke-Dynasty) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1624

Paul Pellisson French writer born in Bziers France (d. 1693)

31 Oct 1668

Sophia Charlotte of Hanover queen in Prussia (d. 1705)

31 Oct 1712

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German painter

31 Oct 1735

Edward Miller composer

31 Oct 1739

Grigory Potemkin Russian military leader statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great born in Chizhovo near Smolensk (d. 1791)

31 Oct 1741

Angelica Kauffmann Swiss painter

31 Oct 1751

Richard Brinsley Sheridan Irish playwright (The Rivals The School for Scandal) and Whig MP born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1816)

31 Oct 1762

Andr Chnier French poet killed during French Revolution born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1794)

31 Oct 1786

Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gasp French Canadian writer (d. 1871)

31 Oct 1787

Karl Guhr German composer (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1790

Karol Joseph Lipinski composer

31 Oct 1790

Rinse Posthumus Frisian writer

31 Oct 1799

Ignace Bourget bishop of Montreal (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1807

James Samuel Wadsworth American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Geneseo New York (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1817

Hermann Kopp German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry)

31 Oct 1821

Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques composer

31 Oct 1829

Roscoe Conkling MC (Union) (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1830

John Stevens Bowen Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1839

Alfred Sisley French impressionist painter

31 Oct 1840

Carlotta Patti Italian soprano

31 Oct 1840

William G Sumner US sociologist political analyst born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1843

A G Henri Regnault French water colors painter

31 Oct 1844

Harvey W. Wiley American chemist (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1845

Gustav Weber composer

31 Oct 1848

Zinovi P Rozhestvensky Russian vice-admiral

31 Oct 1849

Johan Willem son of Dutch princess Marianne & coachman

31 Oct 1857

John H Aberson 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)

31 Oct 1857

Georges Gilles de la Tourette French neurologist and namesake of Tourettes syndrome born in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers France (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1861

Antoine Bourdelle French sculptor (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1864

Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge composer

31 Oct 1867

Ed Delahanty American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (NL batting champion 1899 1902) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1903)

31 Oct 1869

Lawrence Grant [Percy Reginald] British actor (Bulldog Drummond) born in Bournemouth England (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1871

Buck Freeman American baseball player (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1873

Francisco Madero Mexican revolutionary president (1911-13)

31 Oct 1879

Eily Malyon British actress (Jane Eyre I Married a Witch Devotion) born in London England (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1880

Abram F Joffe Russian physicist (crystal)

31 Oct 1881

Lena Christ German writer (The Rumplhanni) born in Glonn Bavaria (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1881

Elizabeth Madox Roberts American poet and author (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1882

William Bull F Halsey US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific)

31 Oct 1884

Rudolf Forster Austrian actor (Threepenny Opera) born in Grbming Austria-Hungary (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1886

Zoe Akins American playwright (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1887

Georg Heym German writer born in Hirschberg Lower Silesia (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1888

Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greek Olympic champion (d. 1913)

31 Oct 1893

Charles Atlas [Angelo Siciliano] American bodybuilder

31 Oct 1893

Jan M Romein Dutch historian (Low Countries at Sea)

31 Oct 1893

Willi Apel GermanUS musicologist (Harvard dictionary of music)

31 Oct 1893

Roland Freisler German Nazi politician (d. 1945)

31 Oct 1894

Peter Warlock [Philip Heseltine] British composer born in London (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1894

Jean Rostand French biologist (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1895

Gerhard Domagk German bacteriologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (declined) (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1895

Dickinson W. Richards American physician Nobel laureate (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1896

Anatoly Grigoryevich Novikov composer

31 Oct 1896

Ruth Gordon American actress (Rosemarys Baby Harold & Maude) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1896

Kostas Karyotakis Greek poet (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1896

Rex Cherryman American actor (Camille The Sunshine Trail In for Thirty Days) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1897

Agustn Lara Mexican composer and one of the most popular songwriters of his era (Granada Solamente Una Vez) born in Tlacotalpan Veracruz (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1898

Bill Terry baseball player (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1899

Ernst H Ridder van Rappard Dutch SS officerfounder (NSNAP)

31 Oct 1900

Ragnar Granit Finnish neuroscientist Nobel laureate (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1902

Armin Kaufmann composer

31 Oct 1903

Konrad Friedrich Noetel composer

31 Oct 1904

Alfred Gradstein composer

31 Oct 1904

Paul D Stoop US vice-admiral (WW II-Coral Sea)

31 Oct 1905

Christian Darnton composer

31 Oct 1906

Alexander Gode German-American linguist (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1906

Giuseppe Farina Italian race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1907

Albert Rice Leventhal publisher (Little Golden Books)

31 Oct 1907

Renzo Cesana TV host (First Date Continental) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1907

Sol Tax American anthropologist (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1908

Franco Margola composer

31 Oct 1908

Stuart Hamblen Texas singercomposer (This Old House)

31 Oct 1909

Homi J. Bhabha Indian physicist (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1910

Miguel Hernadez Gilabert Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo)

31 Oct 1911

Ruth Hussey American actress (Another Thin Man) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1912

Preston Lockwood [Reginald] British actor (Time Bandits Jeeves and Wooster) born in West Ham Essex (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1914

Marion Ladewig Mich bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63)

31 Oct 1914

Marius Hendrikus Flothuis Dutch composerauthor (Mozart biography)

31 Oct 1914

Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins singer

31 Oct 1914

Richard E Holz American composer

31 Oct 1915

Pierre Wissmer Swiss composer (Capitaine Bruno)

31 Oct 1915

Jane Randolph American actress (Cat People Railroaded) born in Youngstown Ohio (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1915

Fred Friendly American journalist (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1916

Leon Day American baseball player (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1917

Bobby Bragan American baseball player

31 Oct 1928

Daniel Nathans American microbiologist Nobel laureate (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1930

Clifford Brown [Brownie] US jazz trumpetercomposer

31 Oct 1930

Marilyn Alex American actress (Molly-Young & Restless) born in Hollywood California

31 Oct 1930

Nestor Almendros Spanish cinematographer (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1931

David Wilson director of British Museum (1977-92)

31 Oct 1931

Dick Gautier American stage and screen actor (Get Smart Mr Terrific) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1931

John Macchia American actor (Beach Blanket Bingo Beach Party) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1932

Louis Malle French director (Atlantic City Black Moon Viva Maria)

31 Oct 1932

Barun De Indian historian

31 Oct 1934

Hamilton Camp actor (Andrew-He & She Meatballs 2) born in London England

31 Oct 1934

Frans Brggen Dutch musician

31 Oct 1935

Michael Winner English film producer and director (Big Sleep Death Wish) born in London England (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1935

Agota Kristof Hungarian writer

31 Oct 1935

Jim Perry American baseball player

31 Oct 1935

Robert Caro American biographer

31 Oct 1936

Polina Astakhova Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1937

Claude Lelouch movie director (A Man & A Woman Cat & Mouse Bolero)

31 Oct 1937

Pat Williams (Rep-D-Montana 1979- )

31 Oct 1937

Tony Cucchiara Italian folk singer and songwriter (Cain and Abel) born in Agrigento Sicily Italy (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1938

Ed Lauter Long Beach New York American actor (The Artist The Number 23) (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1939

Eddie Holland US singersongwriter (Jamie Leaving Here)

31 Oct 1939

Grace Slick rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1939

Norman West US singer (Soul Children Hearsay Give em Love)

31 Oct 1939

Leland H. Hartwell American scientist Nobel laureate

31 Oct 1940

Miguel Calderon-Gomez basketball player (Olympic bronze 1972) born in Havana Cuba

31 Oct 1941

Otis Williams [Otis Miles] American singer-songwriter (The Temptations) born in Texarkana Texas

31 Oct 1941

Jim Ray Hart American baseball player (Giants) born in Hookerton North Carolina (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1942

Sven-David Sandstrom composer

31 Oct 1943

Joanna Shimkus Halifax NS actress (Marriage of a Young Stockbroker)

31 Oct 1944

Ahmed Chalabi Iraqi politician (supported US 2003 invasion) born in Kadhimiya Baghdad (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1945

Glenn Poshard (Rep-D-Illinois)

31 Oct 1945

Henry Winkler American actor (Fonz-Happy Days Night Shift) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1946

Andrea Mitchell American newscaster (NBC-TV Summer Sunday USA) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1946

Chris Slade rocker (ACDC)

31 Oct 1946

Ian McGeechan Scottish rugby player

31 Oct 1946

Lynne Marta actress (Love American Style) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1946

Robert L Hoot Gibson American aviator aeronautical engineer and astronaut (STS 41B61C274771) born in Cooperstown New York

31 Oct 1947

Chris Komar American dancer born in Milwaukee (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1947

Timothy B Schmidt rocker (Eagles) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1949

David Green Australian rock bassist (Air Supply) born in Melbourne Victoria

31 Oct 1950

John T Doolittle (Rep-R-California)

31 Oct 1950

Louise Duart comedienne (Paramount Comedy Theater 5) born in Quincy Massachusetts

31 Oct 1950

Phil Chenier NBA guard (Wash Bullets) born in Berkeley California

31 Oct 1951

Frank Pallone Jr (Rep-D-New Jersey)

31 Oct 1951

Harry Hamlin actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law) born in Pasadena California

31 Oct 1953

Alexander Fedorovich Poleshchuk cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-16) born in Moscow Russia

31 Oct 1953

Charles Martin Smith Van Nuys CA actor (American Graffiti)

31 Oct 1953

Kathleen Cody actress (Charley & the Angel) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1953

Peter Hoekstra (Rep-R-Michigan)

31 Oct 1954

JoAnne Russell tennis player (Wimbledon Double 1977) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1954

T Graham Brown Arabi Ga country singer (Come as you Were)

31 Oct 1954

Mario Testino Peruvian-born English fashion photographer born in Lima Peru

31 Oct 1955

Shanna Reed KC Kansas actress (Major Dad Mirrors)

31 Oct 1956

Juliet Stevenson Essex England actress (Secret Rapture Life Story)

31 Oct 1956

Leslie Webb equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1956

Tim Roemer (Rep-D-Indiana)

31 Oct 1957

Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)

31 Oct 1957

Andy Archer Scottish dramatist

31 Oct 1958

Kevin Pollak comedian (Usual Suspects Grumpy Old Men) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1958

Stefan Dennis Australian actor

31 Oct 1958

Ramona dViola American cyclist

31 Oct 1960

David Valle Bayside NY catcher (Texas Rangers)

31 Oct 1960

Kim Thompson Bath England actress (Stealing Heaven)

31 Oct 1961

Hans Segers soccer goaltender (PSV Nottingham Forest Wimbledon)

31 Oct 1961

Scott Garrelts American baseball player

31 Oct 1962

Courtney Walsh cricketer (WI pace bowler hat-trick v Aust 1988)

31 Oct 1962

Danny Tartabull outfielder (NY Yankees Chicago White Sox) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1962

Mark Portugal pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1963

Jerry de Borg English pop guitarist (Jesus Jones-Real Real Real)

31 Oct 1963

Kristina Malandro Wagner actress (Felicia Jones-General Hospital)

31 Oct 1963

Mike Veletta cricketer (West Aussie opening batsman 8 Tests for Aust)

31 Oct 1963

Todd Sand pairs skaters (Olympics 1994) born in Burbank California

31 Oct 1963

Michael Beach American actor

31 Oct 1964

Sandra H Magnus Belleville Il PhDastronaut

31 Oct 1964

Howard Lederer American poker player

31 Oct 1965

Charnele Brown actress (Kim-A Different World) born in East Hampton New York

31 Oct 1965

Kevin Edwards NBA guard (NJ Nets)

31 Oct 1965

Gavin Rossdale Kilburn London English heavy metal vocalist and actor (Bush)

31 Oct 1966

Scott Innes American voice actor

31 Oct 1967

Brenda Catherine Lawson double scull rower (Olympics 1996) born in Wanganui New Zealand

31 Oct 1967

Pat Elynuik Foam Lake NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)

31 Oct 1967

Ty Detmer quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)

31 Oct 1968

Jack Plotnick American actor

31 Oct 1969

Mayumi Hirase Japanese golfer (1-time LPGA Tour winner) born in Kumamoto Japan

31 Oct 1969

Masanori Hikichi Japanese composer

31 Oct 1970

Dino Philyaw NFL running back (NE Patriots)

31 Oct 1970

James Pedro Danvers Mass lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992 96)

31 Oct 1970

Kevin Johnson NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles Oakland Raiders)

31 Oct 1970

Nia Long American actress (Guiding Light Made in America Soul Food) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1970

Patrice Tardif Thetford Mines NHL center (LA Kings)

31 Oct 1970

Stefan Gamlin WLAF offensive linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)

31 Oct 1970

Suvat Karadag soccer player (FC Utrecht)

31 Oct 1970

Wim Bubberman soccer player (Sparta)

31 Oct 1970

Maja Tatic Bosnia singer

31 Oct 1970

Tory Belleci American TV Mythbuster

31 Oct 1463

Alessandro Achillini Italian physicianphilosopher

31 Oct 1507

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)

31 Oct 1682

Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French historian (d. 1761)

31 Oct 1690

Martin Folkes English antiquarian (d. 1754)

31 Oct 1704

John Byng British admiral (d. 1757)

31 Oct 1740

James Boswell Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson and diarist born in Edinburgh (d. 1795)

31 Oct 1815

Daniel Emmett American composer (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1815

udovt tr Slovak politician author of Slovak language (d. 1856)

31 Oct 1816

Ferdinand II AFA king of Portugal

31 Oct 1822

Joost G Kist Dutch lawyerpresident of High Council (1885-97)

31 Oct 1873

Guillermo Valencia Colombian poet translator and statesman

31 Oct 1973

Robert Pirs French footballer

31 Oct 1875

Marie queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)

31 Oct 1974

Mike Crawford linebacker (Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1877

Wilfred Rhodes cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA played Tests 1899-1930)

31 Oct 1974

R A Dickey baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Nashville Tennessee

31 Oct 1877

Narcisa de Leon Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1974

Michael Vaughan English cricketer

31 Oct 1878

Alex E von Falkenhausen German general (China WW II)

31 Oct 1975

Kelly Lin Chinese actress

31 Oct 1879

Franz JHMM von Papen German diplomatchancellor (1932)

31 Oct 1976

Mohsen Emadi Iranian Poet

31 Oct 1879

Alva B. Adams American politician (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1977

Brendan Fehr Canadian actor

31 Oct 1882

Jean Giraudoux French writer (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1978

Travis Henry American football player

31 Oct 1890

Claire Goll German-French writer born in Nuremberg (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1979

Ignasi Gimnez Renom Catalan politician

31 Oct 1891

Fanny Brice American singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies Baby Snooks) born in NYC New York (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1980

Ben Foster American actor

31 Oct 1897

Hope Emerson American actress (I Married Joan Peter Gunn) born in Hawarden Iowa (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1980

B.J. Sams American football player

31 Oct 1898

Emmanuel Bondeville composer

31 Oct 1981

Amanda Beard American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996 200m breaststroke 2004) born in Newport Beach California

31 Oct 1899

Akim Tamiroff Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil For Whom the Bell Tolls) born in Tiflis Russian Empire (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1981

Jonathan Brown Australian rules footballer

31 Oct 1901

Daniele Amfiteatrov composer

31 Oct 1981

Reema Sen Indian actress

31 Oct 1903

Vivian Ellis composer

31 Oct 1982

Chelan Simmons Canadian actress

31 Oct 1905

Laurence Dowdall lawyer

31 Oct 1982

Ariel Lin Taiwanese actress and singer

31 Oct 1906

Fredric Brown American sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1983

Maurice Clarett American football player

31 Oct 1907

Edwige Feuillre French film actress born in Haute-Sane Franche-Comt France (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1983

Dana Eveland American baseball player

31 Oct 1908

Stewart Myles MacPherson Canadian-born British broadcaster (WWII) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1983

Jason Tahincioglu Turkish racing driver

31 Oct 1909

Douglass Montgomery American actor (Forbidden Harmony Lane) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1983

Richard Brancatisano Australian actor

31 Oct 1910

Alfred J Ayer England Neopositivist philosopherlogician

31 Oct 1983

Johnny Lewis actor (Sons of Anarchy Aliens vs. Predator Requiem) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1911

Phillip Jack Oppenheimer diamond trader

31 Oct 1984

Eric Staal Canadian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1913

Eddie Constantine American singer and actor (Alphaville License to Kill Lucky Jo It Lives Again) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1985

Severino Jefferson Brazilian football player

31 Oct 1915

Dennis Brookes cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7)

31 Oct 1987

Makoto Ogawa Japanese singer

31 Oct 1917

Henry Carlsson Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948)

31 Oct 1990

Carlson Young American actress

31 Oct 1918

Bernard Gordon American writer and producer (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1017

Henry III Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)

31 Oct 1920

Baruj Benacerraf Venezuelan-born immunologist Nobel laureate

31 Oct 1510

Francis Borgia Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)

31 Oct 1920

Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I Indian Catholic

31 Oct 1585

Cornelius Otto Jansen French Roman Catholic reform leader

31 Oct 1921

Edward Ed Kemmer American actor (Space Patrol Lux Video Theatre) born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1667

Maria Anna of Neuburg second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)

31 Oct 1921

Bill Mauldin American cartoonist famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers (Pulitzer-1945 59) born in Mountain Park New Mexico (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1689

Michel Mathieu composer

31 Oct 1922

Neal Hefti Hastings Neb orchestra leader (Kate Smith Show)

31 Oct 1691

Peder Tordenskjold Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)

31 Oct 1922

Neil Blaney politician

31 Oct 1703

Antoine Deparcieux French mathematician (d. 1768)

31 Oct 1923

Dietrich Manicke composer

31 Oct 1718

Ignacije Szentmartony Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793)

31 Oct 1924

Zbigniew Herbert writer

31 Oct 1733

Ignaz Franz von Beecke composer

31 Oct 1925

Betty Evans Grayson softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959) born in Portland Oregon

31 Oct 1754

John Laurens American soldier diplomat and abolitionist born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1782)

31 Oct 1925

Geraldine Brooks American actress (Faraday & Co Dumplings Act of Murder) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1756

ALF [Gordon Shumway] fictional Melmacian Alien Life Form from the American sitcom ALF

31 Oct 1925

Zoot Sims jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California

31 Oct 1767

Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1852)

31 Oct 1925

Dominick Dunne American author

31 Oct 1789

Johann Schneider German composer and organist (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1925

Robert Hardy British actor (Harry Potter All Creatures Great and Small) born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1793

Eliphalet Remington US gun maker

31 Oct 1926

Jon [Jonathan Stewart] Vickers Canadian operatic tenor born in Prince Albert Saskatchewan (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1795

Leonardus A Lightenvelt minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53)

31 Oct 1927

Frank Sedgman Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles doubles grand slam 1951) born in Melbourne Australia

31 Oct 1798

Henri-Jerome Bertini composer

31 Oct 1927

Hugo Schiltz Flemish politician

31 Oct 1801

Karl Georg Lickl composer

31 Oct 1930

Niki de Saint Phalle French sculptor (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1804

Pierre F Verhulst Belgian mathematician (logistic curve)

31 Oct 1930

Natalie Sleeth American composer (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1805

John Thomson composer

31 Oct 1930

Omara Portuondo Cuban singer

31 Oct 1806

Alphonse LPP de Candolle Swiss botanist

31 Oct 1931

Franco Interlenghi Italian actor (I Vitelloni Ulysses Sciusci ) born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1810

Adley Hogan Gladden Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)

31 Oct 1934

Karl Francis Hettinger Onion Field survivor

31 Oct 1834

Dudley McIver DuBose Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1883)

31 Oct 1934

Pim Jacobs jazz pianist Dutch TV host and actor (Gilas)

31 Oct 1837

Tokugawa Yoshinobu Japans last shogun (d. 1913)

31 Oct 1934

Ramon Sender composer

31 Oct 1842

Anna Elizabeth Dickinson orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)

31 Oct 1934

Robert E Hughes American orchestra leader (Rich Little Show) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1842

Charles Boissevain editor Dutch Algemeen Handelsblad (1885-1908)

31 Oct 1935

David Allen cricketer (England off-spinner of 60s)

31 Oct 1845

Zygmunt Florenty Wrblewski Polish physicist (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1935

Isao Takahata Japanese anime film director screenwriter and producer (Grave of the Fireflies The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) born in Ujiyamada Mie Japan (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1846

Auguste Escoffier king of chefs & chef of kings

31 Oct 1936

Akiko Kojima Japanese model

31 Oct 1855

Ivan V Mitshurin Russian botanist (new types of fruit)

31 Oct 1937

Michael Ponti Freiburg Germany pianist (Boston Competition 1964)

31 Oct 1856

Franz Xavier Arens composer

31 Oct 1938

Ralph Bakshi American animator (Lord of the Rings Fritz the Cat Mighty Mouse) born in Haifa Mandatory Palestine

31 Oct 1864

Adolfo Camarillo prominent land owner horse breeder and rancher (d. 1958

31 Oct 1938

Peter Stampfel musician and songwriter (The Holy Modal Rounders) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1875

Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor American geographer and editor (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1940

Connie Mack (Rep-R-FL 1983- Sen-R-FL)

31 Oct 1876

Albert E Michotte van den Berck Belgian psychologist

31 Oct 1940

Galen Weston English Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist

31 Oct 1877

Joe Adams American baseball player (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1940

Frida Boccara French singer (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1879

Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta composer

31 Oct 1940

Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop

31 Oct 1879

Channing H. Cox 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1941

Brian Yuile cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)

31 Oct 1881

Bruno Sderstrm Swedish athlete (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1942

Johan Fleming Ramsland British broadcaster

31 Oct 1881

Vin Coutie Australian footballer

31 Oct 1942

Bob Ross American artist and television host (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1884

Miloje Milojevic composer

31 Oct 1943

Donald Simpson film producer

31 Oct 1886

Grigory K Ordzhonikidze [Sergo] Russian revolutionary politician

31 Oct 1944

Denny Laine [Brian Hines] rock guitarist (Moody Blues Wings)

31 Oct 1889

Juliette Bliveau Quebec comedian (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1944

Fausto Leali Italian entertainer

31 Oct 1890

Andres Isasi composer

31 Oct 1944

Robbie van Leeuwen Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue)

31 Oct 1891

Ormer Locklear American movie stunt pilot (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1944

Otto Wiesheu German minister

31 Oct 1892

Eduard J Dijksterhuis Dutch mathematicianhistorian (Fall & Throw)

31 Oct 1944

Claude Brochu Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos)

31 Oct 1892

Ludwig Strauss GermanIsraeli writer (Night Watch)

31 Oct 1945

Melba Moore [Beatrice] American singeractress (Ellis Island) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1892

Dink Johnson American musician (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1946

Anura Tennekoon cricketer (Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79)

31 Oct 1893

Christopher K Ingold English chemist

31 Oct 1946

Peter Green [Peter Greenbaum] rocker (Fleetwood Mac) born in London England

31 Oct 1893

Otto E Huiswoud [Frank Billings] editor-in-chief (Negro Worker)

31 Oct 1946

Strinivasa Moodley South African anti-apartheid activist

31 Oct 1895

John Boles American singer and actor (Babes in Baghdad) born in Greenville Texas (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1947

Helen Coonan Australian politician

31 Oct 1897

Hans Speidel nazi chief-staffNATO-supreme commander

31 Oct 1948

Ricky Reynolds rocker

31 Oct 1897

Edith Head Hollywood costume designer (8 Oscars) born in San Bernardino California (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1949

Paul Orndorff wrestler (WCWSMWNWAWWF Mr Wonderful)

31 Oct 1901

Eileen Shanahan Irish Poet (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1949

James Williamson American guitarist

31 Oct 1902

Elsa Lanchester British actress (The Bride of Frankenstien) born in London England (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1950

Abdullah Gul Turkish President (2007-14) born in Kayseri Anatolia

31 Oct 1903

Evelyn A Waugh author (Brideshead Revisited Scoop) born in London England

31 Oct 1951

Dirk Kempthorne (Sen-R Idaho)

31 Oct 1904

Louis de Meester composer

31 Oct 1951

Guy Gelso rock drummer (Zebra)

31 Oct 1905

Harry Broadhurst airman

31 Oct 1951

Rick Bordia rock guitarist (Mink Deville)

31 Oct 1907

Lew Parker [Austin Lewis Jacobs] American actor (Are You with It That Girl) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1952

Arnell Carmichael rock keyboardist (Raydio)

31 Oct 1907

John Harold Hewitt Northern Irish poet (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1952

Beth Solomon LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1909

Adolfs Skulte composer

31 Oct 1952

Valeri I Tokarev Russian colonelcosmonaut

31 Oct 1909

Claude Bourdet human rights activistjournalist

31 Oct 1954

Anita Meijer Dutch singer (Just a Disillusion)

31 Oct 1909

Francis Bacon Irish painter (Study for a Pope)

31 Oct 1954

Herman Ronald Frazier 400m4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1955

Kevin DuBrow American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1955

Roger ODonnell English musician (The Cure)

31 Oct 1955

Boy Abunda Filipino journalist and television personality

31 Oct 1956

Wilfredo Gmez Puerto Rican boxer

31 Oct 1957

Dan Castellaneta American voice actor Best known as the voice of Homer Simpson

31 Oct 1958

David Remnick American writer and editor of The New Yorker

31 Oct 1959

Finola Hughes actress (Anna-General Hospital Staying Alive) born in London England

31 Oct 1959

Jesse Barfield Ill outfielder (Blue Jays Yankees 1986 HR leader)

31 Oct 1959

Tamar Baruch actress (Small Truth Q & Q)

31 Oct 1960

Michael Carter shot putter (Olympic silver 1984) born in Dallas Texas

31 Oct 1961

Cornelia Oschkenat German DR hurdler (50m indoor)

31 Oct 1961

Joel Otto Elk River MN NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers Team USA Olympics 1998)

31 Oct 1961

Randy Jackson rocker (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana

31 Oct 1964

Greg Montgomery punter (Baltimore Ravens)

31 Oct 1964

Jackie Pereira field hockey centerforward (Olympics 1996) born in Perth Australia

31 Oct 1964

May Allison marathoner (Olympics 1996) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1965

Steven Sweet Wadsworth Ohio heavy metal artist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)

31 Oct 1967

Greg Gohr pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Santa Clara California

31 Oct 1967

Joely Fisher actress (Paige-Ellen) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1967

Beth Chapman Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter

31 Oct 1967

Rufus Sewell English actor (A Knights Tale Middlemarch) born in London

31 Oct 1968

Grayson McCouch American actor (Morgan Winthrop-Another World) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1968

Johann Olav Koss speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994)

31 Oct 1968

Tsunku Japanese music producer

31 Oct 1969

Peter Breen American dance skater born in Brockton Massachusetts

31 Oct 1969

Giorgos Donis Greek footballer

31 Oct 1969

Eleni Menegaki Greek TV presenter

31 Oct 1970

Charles Swann WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)

31 Oct 1970

Chris Thorpe doubles luger (Olympics 1994) born in Waukegan Illinois

31 Oct 1970

Dan Ratushny Nepean NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)

31 Oct 1970

Edwin van der Sar Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)

31 Oct 1824

Joseph Horace Lewis Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1970

Marquez Pope NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)

31 Oct 1827

Marcellin Berthelot French chemist (d. 1907)

31 Oct 1970

Phillip Cocu Dutch soccer player (Vitesse PSV)

31 Oct 1837

Abraham Kuyper clergymanDutch premier (AR 1908-12)

31 Oct 1971

Greg Blewett cricketer (Aust batsman century on Test debut 1995)

31 Oct 1837

Harriet Powers American slavewriter (Creation of Animals)

31 Oct 1971

Matthew Hayden cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland Aust 1994-96)

31 Oct 1844

Albert von Rothschild Austrian banker

31 Oct 1971

Daniel J. Bernstein American professor

31 Oct 1853

Josephine Beall Bruce African American activist (NACW) Philadelphia Pa.

31 Oct 1971

Ma Huateng [Pony Ma] Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent) born in Chaoyang District Shantou

31 Oct 1855

Paul Bruchsi archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)

31 Oct 1972

Rhonda Blades WNBA guard (NY Liberty)

31 Oct 1857

Conrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal)

31 Oct 1972

Takafumi Horie Japanese entrepreneur

31 Oct 1859

Charles Ebbets (namesake of Ebbets Field Brooklyn)

31 Oct 1972

Gabrielle Union American actress

31 Oct 1861

Andrei Ryabushkin Russian painter (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1972

Tracee Ellis Ross American actress (Black-ish) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1871

Narziss Ach German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)

31 Oct 1973

Adam Bacher South African cricketer (nephew of former captain Ali Bacher) born in Johannesburg

31 Oct 1938

Anne Perry English-born novelist

31 Oct 1904

Erno Schwarz Hungarian-American soccer player born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1939

Jane Alexander [Quigley] actress (Betsy Kramer vs Kramer) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1906

Earle Cabell American politician 48th Mayor of Dallas (1961-64) born in Dallas County Texas (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1939

Miroslav Cerar Yugoslav gymnast

31 Oct 1907

Helmut Walcha a blind German organist (church music) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1940

Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov cosmo (Soyuz T-3 T-8 T-11 TM-21)

31 Oct 1907

Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez 1st Prime Minister of Dutch Antilles (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1940

Susan Harris American television writer and producer

31 Oct 1908

Lee Krasner American abstract expressionist painter born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1941

Curtis Lee American singer (Pretty Little Angel Eyes) born in Yuma Arizona (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1910

Fred de Cordova American film and TV producer (Tonight Show) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1941

Glenn Moore American jazz musician born in Portland Oregon

31 Oct 1910

Jack Carson Canadian-American actor (Star is Born Mildred Pierce) born in Manitoba (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1941

Hank Marvin England [Brian Rankin] rocker

31 Oct 1910

Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir born in Mandatory Palestine (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1941

John Hallam Irish actor

31 Oct 1911

Leif Erickson American actor (Invaders from Mars On the Waterfront) born in Alameda California (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1942

Kees Verkerk skater World Champion (1967)(Olympic gold 1968)

31 Oct 1912

Conlon Nancarrow American composer (Soundings 4) born in Texarkana Arkansas (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1942

Sharron Moran LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1913

Joseph Medicine Crow Native American chief and historian born near Lodge Grass Montana (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1943

Conny Froboess German singer

31 Oct 1914

Dylan Thomas Welsh poet (Childs Christmas in Wales) born in Swansea Wales (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1943

Charo Lpez Spanish actress

31 Oct 1914

Stanislaw Brunstein artist

31 Oct 1944

Coluche [Michel Colucci] France comedian (My Best Friends Girl)

31 Oct 1915

Harry Saltzman Canadian theater and film producer (Goldfinger) born in Sherbrooke Quebec Canada (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1944

Dennis Franz Maywood Ill actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues NYPD Blue)

31 Oct 1916

Bob de Lange [Jacob Bernard de Lange] Dutch actor and director (Daniel) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1944

Anton Schlecker German billionaire

31 Oct 1916

Kazimierz Brandys Polish essayist and writer born in d Poland (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1945

Dennis Lillie [sic] cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-6680-82)

31 Oct 1917

Jack Plimsoll South African cricketer (South African lefty quick 3-143 in only Test 1947) born in Kalk Bay South Africa (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1945

Wayne Fontana rocker (Groovy Kind of Love) born in Manchester England

31 Oct 1917

Oliver Tambo South African lawyer anti-apartheid politician and co-founder (African National Congress) born in Nkantolo Bizana South Africa (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1946

Wim Jansen Dutch footballer and coach

31 Oct 1917

Augustine Harris British Bishop of Middlesbrough born in West Derby Liverpool (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1946

John Hewson Australian politician

31 Oct 1918

Paul Dixon Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) born in Albia Iowa (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1947

Tom Fitzsimmons actor (Franklin-Paper Chase) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1918

Teresa Wright American actress (Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1948

Ricki Lee Reynolds country singer (Black Oak Arkansas)

31 Oct 1920

Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares] American actress and singer (Love Life Caesars Hour One Day at a Time) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1948

Telma Hopkins singer (Tony Orlando Family Matters) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Oct 1920

K. R. Narayanan 10th President of India (1997-2002) born in Uzhavoor Kerala (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1948

Valeri Viktorovich Baberdin Russian colonelcosmonaut

31 Oct 1921

Anestis Logothetis Austrian composer born in Burgas Bulgaria (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1949

Caitlyn Jenner [born Bruce Jenner] American decathalete (Olympic gold 1976) TV personality and prominent transgender figure born in Mt Kisco New York

31 Oct 1921

Warren Allen Smith American gay rights activist and writer born in Minburn Iowa (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1949

Robert Mellors gay activist

31 Oct 1922

Carlos Andrs Prez President of Venezuela (1974-79 89-94) born in Rubio Venezuela (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1949

Surin Pitsuwan Thai foreign minister and 12th Secretary General of ASEAN (2008-2012) born in Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1922

George Young Scottish football player born in Grangemouth Scotland (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1950

Sihem Bensedrine Tunisian human rights activist

31 Oct 1922

Ralph Kiner HR hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets) born in Santa Rita New Mexico (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1950

Ludo Delcroix Belgian cyclist

31 Oct 1923

Roy Lichtenstein Pop art painter (painted comic book panels) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1951

Ron & Don Galyon American siamese twins (Jerry Springer Show) born in Dayton Ohio

31 Oct 1923

Ned Wertimer American actor (The Jeffersons) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1952

Annie Potts actress (Mary Jo-Designing Women) born in Nashville Tennessee

31 Oct 1924

Ruby Dee American actress (A Raisin in the Sun American Gangster) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1952

Flavian Aponso cricketer (rebel Sri Lankan 1982 Neth World Cup 1996)

31 Oct 1924

Michel Galabru French actor (Judge & the Assassin) born in Safi Morocco (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1952

Tommy Dobeck rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band)

31 Oct 1924

Alain Bombard French Biologist Physician and Politician who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat to test his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive without provisions born in Paris France

31 Oct 1953

Pierre Boivin Canadian businessman and hockey executive

31 Oct 1924

Gary Chester [Cesario Gurciullo] drummer (Monkees Lovin Spoonful) and drum instructor born in Siracusa Italy (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1954

Samuel Sammy Stewart Americal MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians) born in Asheville North Carolina (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1925

Jane Connell American actress (Jane-Stanley Bridget-Dumpling) born in Oakland California (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1955

Indra Nooyi Indian American businesswoman (CEO of PepsiCo) born in Madras India

31 Oct 1925

Mary Kay Stearns American actress (Mary Kay & Johnny) born in Glendale California

31 Oct 1956

Dave Wyndorf American singer (Monster Magnet)

31 Oct 1925

Warren M Christopher 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97) born in Scranton North Dakota (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1957

Stephen Morris English pop drummer (Joy Division-Atmosphere)

31 Oct 1925

Albert Medwin American electrical engineer and inventor

31 Oct 1958

Jay Don Blake St George UT PGA golfer (1991 Shearson Lehman Open)

31 Oct 1926

H. R. Haldeman Nixons White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure) born in Los Angeles (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1959

Neville Henry rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)

31 Oct 1926

Nana Joshi [Padmanabh Govind Joshi] Indian cricket wicketkeeper (Indian National Team during 1950s) born in Baroda Gujarat India (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1960

Mark Derwin Park Forest Ill actor (AC Mallet-Guiding Light)

31 Oct 1927

Dominick Argento American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) born in York Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1960

Robert Pukalovic hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)

31 Oct 1927

Edward Keinholz American artist and sculptor born in Fairfield Washington (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1960

Landon Curt Noll Astronomer Cryptographer and Mathematician youngest to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times

31 Oct 1928

Datta Gaekwad Indian cricketer (father of Anshuman batted in 11 Tests 50s) born in Vadodara India

31 Oct 1962

Bobby Tate fictional character on Soap

31 Oct 1928

Kyle Rote NFL halfback (NY Giants 1951-61) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1962

Daphne Zuniga actress (Jo Reynolds-Melrose Place Spaceballs) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1928

Stefan Wewerka German architect and sculptor born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1962

Peter Cantrell cricketer (Queensland opening batsman Neth WC 1996)

31 Oct 1929

Marino Iandioro canned Tomato Pioneer

31 Oct 1962

Erik Thorstvedt Norwegian footballer

31 Oct 1930

Bill George American NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears LA Rams) born in Waynesburg Pennsylvania (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1962

Scotty Nguyen professional poker player

31 Oct 1931

David Bryant English world champion bowler born in Clevedon North Somerset England

31 Oct 1963

Eros Ramazotti Italian pop musiciansongwriter (Adesso Te)

31 Oct 1931

Nawal el-Saadawi Egyptian feminist writer and activist born in Kafr Tahla Egypt

31 Oct 1963

Kevin Dineen NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) born in Quebec City Qubec

31 Oct 1932

Jean-Pierre Cassel actor (Trout) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1963

Lauren Holly actress (Picket Fences) born in Bristol Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1932

Kathy Cornelius American LPGA golfer born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1963

Lisa Bettio WPVA volleyballer (Ft Myers Beach-17th-1992) born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1933

Floyd Cramer American Hall of Fame pianist (Last Date On the Rebound) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1963

Robert Bailey cricketer (England batsman in four Tests 1988-90)

31 Oct 1933

Valentin Boreyko Russian rower (Olympic gold 1960) born in Leningrad (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1963

Veronica Gamba playmate (November 1983) born in Buenos Aires Argentina

31 Oct 1934

David Barclay British hotel magnate and multi-millionaire born in Hammersmith London

31 Oct 1963

James Miller the Fan Man (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1934

Frederick Barclay British hotel magnate and multi-millionaire born in Hammersmith London

31 Oct 1964

Lenny Harris infielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1934

Giorgos Konstadinou Greek actor and director born in Athens Greece

31 Oct 1964

Paul Wylie figure skater (Olympic-silver)

31 Oct 1937

Lara Parker American actress (Race with the Devil Dark Shadows) born in Knoxville Tennessee

31 Oct 1965

Eric Floyd NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)

31 Oct 1938

Maurice Hinchey American politician (Rep-D-New York) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1965

Jami Gertz actress (Less the Zero Crossroads Solarbabies) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1940

Anthea Joseph music producer born in London (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1965

Mark Carrier NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1940

Maxine Hong Kingston American author (The Woman Warrior) born in Stockton California

31 Oct 1965

Luigi Miraglia Italian Latinist

31 Oct 1941

Dick Trickle American race car driver born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1966

Andy Richter Yorkville IL writersidekick (Conan OBrien)

31 Oct 1942

Lee Greenwood American country singer (God Bless the USA) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1966

Benoit Hogue Repentigny NHL center (Dallas Stars)

31 Oct 1942

Phillip Catherine Belgian jazz guitarist born in London

31 Oct 1966

Juan Guzman pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

31 Oct 1945

Carrie Snodgress American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife) born in Barrington Illinois (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1966

Kaylynn Hick Australian rower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1945

Luiz Incio Lula da Silva 35th President of Brazil (2003-11) born in Caets Pernambuco Brazil

31 Oct 1966

Steve Atwater NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

31 Oct 1966

Tim Bogarinfielder (NY Mets) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1966

Aris Spiliotopoulos Greek politician

31 Oct 1967

James Joseph NFL running back (Cin Bengals)

31 Oct 1967

Sophie Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein

31 Oct 1967

Kevin Macdonald Scottish film director

31 Oct 1968

Chris Oldham cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)

31 Oct 1968

Ernie Mills NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1968

Glenn Clear soccer player (Vitesse)

31 Oct 1968

Rodney Thomas NFL running back (Houston Oilers) born in Trinity TX (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1968

Shawna Molcak Cardston Alberta basketball guard (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1968

Stan Thomas NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)

31 Oct 1968

Marc Livremont French rugby union footballer and coach

31 Oct 1969

Denny Fercho Ventura California team handball circle (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1969

Pete Shufelt WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1969

Troy Ridgley WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)

31 Oct 1969

Ben Harper American musician

31 Oct 1970

Bracey Walker NFL safety (Cin Bengals Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1970

Rob Hitchcock CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)

31 Oct 1971

John Coker NBA center (Phoenix Suns)

31 Oct 1910

Arthur Altman American songwriter (All or Nothing at All) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1971

Nicole Green 400m runner born in Springfield Ohio

31 Oct 1910

Marie Dollinger German dropped baton in 1936 Olympic sprint

31 Oct 1971

Tracy Hanson Coeur DAlene ID LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-4th)

31 Oct 1912

Richard Doll English epidemiologist (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1972

Calvin Jackson NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1913

Peter Glenville English stage and screen actor and director (Hotel Paradiso Becket) born in London (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1972

Chad Folk CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts)

31 Oct 1914

Richard Lawrence Millington Synge British bio-chemist (Nobel 1952)

31 Oct 1972

Terrell Davis NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

31 Oct 1914

Glenn Robert Davis U.S. Congressman (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1156

Raymond VI Count of Toulouse (1194-1222) born in Saint-Gilles Gard France (d. 1222)

31 Oct 1915

Dody Goodman comedienne (Mary Hartman Max Duggan) born in Columbus Ohio

31 Oct 1335

Taejo of Joseon [Yi Seong-gye] King of Joseon (1392-98) born in Hamhung North Korea (d. 1408)

31 Oct 1915

Richard Michael Fraser political Administrator

31 Oct 1401

Catherine of Valois Queen of Henry V of England born in Paris (d. 1437)

31 Oct 1916

Jessie Kesson Scottish writer and radio producer born in Inverness (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1739

Franz Ignaz Kaa composer

31 Oct 1917

Jack Soo [Goro Suzuki] Japanese-American actor (Flower Drum Song Barney Miller) born in Oakland California (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1744

Mary Moser English painter (Flowers Still Life) born in London (d. 1819)

31 Oct 1918

Harold Shepherdson British soccer trainer born in Middlesbrough Yorkshire (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1746

Georg Anton Kreusser German composer born in Triefenstein Germany (d. 1810)

31 Oct 1919

Bernhard Wicki Austrian director and actor (Morituri Crime & Passion) born in St. Plten Austria (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1760

August Neidhardt von Gneisenau Prussian field marshal born in Schildau Saxony (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1921

Peggy Kirk Bell top American amateur golfer born in Findlay Ohio (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1761

Matthew Baillie Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793) born in Shotts Manse Lanarkshire (d. 1823)

31 Oct 1922

Gershon Kingsley German composer

31 Oct 1762

Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp Dutch count and Minister of Foreign affairs (1813-14) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1834)

31 Oct 1922

Butch van Breda Kolff American basketball coach (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1763

William Maclure Scottish-American Geologist (first geological map) born in Ayr Scotland (d. 1840)

31 Oct 1922

Simon Muzenda Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1775

Traugott Maximilian Eberwein German composer born in Weimar Germany (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1924

Alfonso Montalva Montecino composer

31 Oct 1782

Niccolo Paganini Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) born in Genoa Italy (d. 1840)

31 Oct 1924

Antonio Creus Spanish racecar driver (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1800

Benjamin Franklin Wade American politician US Senator from Ohio (1851-69) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1878)

31 Oct 1925

Leonard Starr comic strip cartoonist (Little Orphan Annie)

31 Oct 1809

Peter Donders Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1887)

31 Oct 1925

Ian Hamilton Finlay Scottish poet writer artist and gardener (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1811

Isaac Singer American inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) born in Pittstown New York (d. 1875)

31 Oct 1926

Bowie Kuhn American lawyer sports administrator (MLB Commissioner 1969-1984) born in Takoma Park Maryland (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1811

Stevens T. Mason First Governor of Michigan (1835-40) born in Leesburg Virginia (d. 1843)

31 Oct 1927

Dame Cleo Laine British actress and jazz-pop singer (Flesh to a Tiger) born in Middlesex England

31 Oct 1814

Daniel H. Wells Mormon leader and 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City born in Trenton New York (d. 1891)

31 Oct 1928

Wim van Heumen coach of Dutch field hockey team

31 Oct 1817

Antoni de Kontski Polish pianist and composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1928

Ion Mihai Pacepa Romanian general

31 Oct 1828

Jacob Dolson Cox Canadian-American statesman lawyer and Major General (Union Army) born in Montreal Canada (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1928

Lawrie Reilly Edinburgh Scotland footballer (Hibernian 28 caps) (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1829

Christopher Columbus Andres American diplomat newspaperman author and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hillsborough New Hampshire (d. 1922)

31 Oct 1929

1st child born in aircraft Airline Falconer in the skies above Miami Florida

31 Oct 1838

John Davis Long 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (1880-1915) born in Buckfield Maine (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1929

Dame Joan Plowright British actress (Enchanted April Brimstone & Treacle) born in Brigg Lincolnshire

31 Oct 1842

Giovanni Giolitti 5x Prime Minister of Italy (1892-93 1903-05 1906-09 1911-14 1920-21) born in Mondov Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1929

Narotam Puna cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966)

31 Oct 1844

Klas Arnoldson Swedish politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace 1908) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1929

Marcel Bozzuffi French actor (The French Connection) born in Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine France (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1854

Sir William Alexander Smith Scottish founder of the Boys Brigade born in Pennyland House Thurso Scotland (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1929

John Hollander American poet

31 Oct 1865

Charles Spencelayh English painter (Why War) born in Rochester Kent (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1930

Harry Gilbert Trythall composer

31 Oct 1868

Annie Patterson Irish composer born in Lurgan Ireland

31 Oct 1930

John Henry Mayer composer

31 Oct 1872

Emily Post American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette) born in Baltimore Maryland [or Oct 3rd 1873] (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1930

Bernie Ecclestone English motorsports impresario (F1) born in St Peter South Elmham

31 Oct 1873

Henry Tate Australian composer and poet born in Melbourne (d. 1926)

31 Oct 1933

Suzy Parker model and actress (Chamber of Horrors) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1876

Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg Dutch actress (Un Soir Un Train) born in Pamekasan Dutch Indies (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1933

Garrincha Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1877

George Thompson English cricketer (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1934

Jim Beatty track runner (1st sub 4 minute indoor mile)

31 Oct 1885

Sigrid Hjertn Swedish modernist painter born in Sundsvall Sweden (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1935

Folke Rabe Swedish composer born in Stockholm

31 Oct 1889

Enid Bagnold British novelist (Chalk Garden 1956 Award of Merit) born in Rochester Kent (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1936

Charlie Daniels singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia) born in Wilmington North Carolina

31 Oct 1892

Graciliano Ramos Brazilian author (Vidas Secas) born in Quebrangulo Brazil (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1936

Horst Antes German painter

31 Oct 1892

Victor E. van Vriesland Dutch poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1936

Ted Hawkins American singer and guitarist (The Next Hundred Years) born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1893

Johan G Dancer Dutch poet (Meetings)

31 Oct 1936

Carl Davis American-born musical conductor and composer

31 Oct 1894

Fritz Sauckel German Nazi General of Labor born in Hassfurt Germany (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1938

Peter Carlstein cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)

31 Oct 1894

Oliver Leese British World War II general born in Westminster London (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1938

David Dimbleby English television commentator

31 Oct 1896

Edith Haisman the oldest survivor of Titanic born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1972

Lee Clark English footballer

31 Oct 1972

Elissa (singer) Lebanese singer

31 Oct 1972

Marika Krook Finnish singer (Edea)

31 Oct 1973

Alison Ali Malyn Shumate Union City Tenn Miss America-Tenn (1996)

31 Oct 1973

Monica Louwerens Miss America (Miss-Top 10-1996) born in Greenville Mississippi

31 Oct 1974

Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen soccer player (Ajax NEC)

31 Oct 1975

Emily John Orton Creswell Oregon Miss America (Oregon-2nd-1996)

31 Oct 1945

John Kane British actor and writer born in Dundee Angus Scotland

31 Oct 1946

Ivan Reitman Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Private Parts Ghostbusters Dave) born in Komrno Slovakia

31 Oct 1946

Peter Martins Danish dancer and choreographer born in Copenhagen Denmark

31 Oct 1946

Leslie Byrne American politician (Rep-D-Virginia) born in Salt Lake City Utah

31 Oct 1946

Steven R. Nagel American astronaut USAF (STS 51-G 61-A 37 55) born in Canton Illinois (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1946

Terry J. Hart American astronaut (STS 41C) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1947

Terry Anderson American journalist US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91) born in Lorain Ohio

31 Oct 1948

Byron Allred Logan Ut rocker (Steve Miller Band)

31 Oct 1948

Sherman Robertson American blues musician (Im the Man) born in Breaux Bridge Louisiana

31 Oct 1949

Garry Tallent American rocker (E Street Band) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1949

Jack Daniels Choctaw Oklahoma country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)

31 Oct 1949

Mike Kopetski American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Oregon) born in Pendleton Oregon

31 Oct 1949

Clifford Antone American businessman born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1950

Fran Lebowitz American author and actress (Resident Alien) born in Morristown New Jersey

31 Oct 1951

Jayne Kennedy-Overton actress (Penitentary) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1951

K. K. Downing English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) born in West Bromwich Staffordshire England

31 Oct 1951

Carlos Frenk MexicanBritish cosmologist

31 Oct 1951

Nancy Jacobs American politician (R) Senator Maryland (1999-2015) born in Charleston West Virginia

31 Oct 1953

Michael Baker Lt Cmdr USNastronaut (STS 43 52 68 81) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1953

Peter Firth Bradford England actor (Equus Lifeforce Tess) born in Bradford England

31 Oct 1953

Robert Picardo actor (Frame Up Gremlins 2) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1954

Chris Tavar British cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs) born in Orpington Kent

31 Oct 1954

Jan Duursema American comic book artist (Star Wars comics)

31 Oct 1955

Debra Bowen American politician 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15) born in Rockford Illinois

31 Oct 1956

Jaq D. Hawkins British author occultist and lecturer born in California

31 Oct 1957

Glenn Hoddle English soccer ball player (Tottenham) born in Hayes Middlesex England

31 Oct 1957

Jeff East American actor (Huckleberry Finn Superman) born in Kansas City Missouri

31 Oct 1958

Hazell Dean English rocker (Always Doesnt Mean Forever) born in Chelmsford Essex England

31 Oct 1958

Simon Le Bon English rock vocalist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) born in Bushey Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1958

Lee Carter Alabama Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit

31 Oct 1958

Manu Katch French drummer (Peter Gabriel Preface) born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosss France

31 Oct 1960

Tom Nieto American baseball player born in Downey California

31 Oct 1961

Rick Gibson Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA) born in Calgary Alberta

31 Oct 1963

Deborah Moore actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives) born in London England

31 Oct 1963

Marla Maples American actress (Will Rogers Follies) ex-wife of Donald Trump born in Dalton Georgia

31 Oct 1964

Jill Hetherington Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Brampton Canada

31 Oct 1964

Mark Taylor Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994) born in Leeton Australia

31 Oct 1964

Mary Meagher-Plant American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 goldsilvbr-84 88) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Oct 1965

Krista Blomquist WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995) born in New Haven Connecticut

31 Oct 1966

Brad Lauer NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins) born in Humboldt Canada

31 Oct 1966

Grant Kenny Norfolk Island NSW Australian golfer

31 Oct 1966

Timm Rosenbach NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints) born in Everett Washington

31 Oct 1966

Matt Drudge American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report) born in Takoma Park Maryland

31 Oct 1967

Jaren Jackson NBA guardforward (Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1967

Scott Weiland American singer (Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver) born in San Jose California (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1968

Antoinette Lucas American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996) born in Crozier Virginia

31 Oct 1968

Kata Karkkainen Finnish author and Playmate (Dec 1988) born in Helsinki Finland

31 Oct 1968

Vinny Samways English footballer born in Bethnal Green London

31 Oct 1969

Corey Foster NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins) born in Ottawa Ontario

31 Oct 1969

John Kasay NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers) born in Athens Georgia

31 Oct 1970

Vernon Lewis NFL cornerback (NE Patriots) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1970

Felix Bwalya Zambian boxer born in Chingola Zambia

31 Oct 1970

Adrian Erlandsson Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth)

31 Oct 1971

Liz Pagano WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1971

Matt Brown WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)

31 Oct 1971

Mike Ricci Scarborough NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)

31 Oct 1971

Zaddick X Longenbach Greenwalds Pa fencer-foil (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1971

Theodoros Zagorakis Greek footballer

31 Oct 1971

Jade Arcade American comics artist and writer

31 Oct 1971

Jorge Soto Peruvian footballer

31 Oct 1972

Brad Radke Eau Claire WI pitcher (Minnesota Twins)

31 Oct 1972

John Steel 100m200m swimmer (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1972

Maria Mutola Maputo Mozambique 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)

31 Oct 1977

Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan cricketer

31 Oct 1978

Vanessa-Mae Singapore musician

31 Oct 1978

Sergei Samsonov Russian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1979

Melanie Vallejo Australian TV actress

31 Oct 1980

Tanel Padar Estonian singer

31 Oct 1980

Cassia Riley American model

31 Oct 1981

Han Hye-jin South Korean actress

31 Oct 1981

Kristi Richards Canadian freestyle skier

31 Oct 1982

Patrick Fugit American actor

31 Oct 1982

Dennis Moran American computer hacker

31 Oct 1982

Takashi Tsukamoto Japanese actor

31 Oct 1982

Keri Hilson American singer songwriter

31 Oct 1983

Brent Clevlen American baseball player

31 Oct 1984

Kelly Osbourne English television personality

31 Oct 1984

Brady Quinn American football player

31 Oct 1984

Irfan Pathan Indian cricketer

31 Oct 1986

Matty Pattison English footballer

31 Oct 1427

Sigismund Archduke of Austria born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1496)

31 Oct 1473

Duke Friedrich of Saxony 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1498-1510) born in Torgau Germany (d. 1510)

31 Oct 1483

Hans Buchner German composer born in Ravensburg (d. 1538)

31 Oct 1491

Zhengde 10th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty born in Beijing (d. 1521)

31 Oct 1609

William Sprague English co-founder of Charlestown Massachusetts (d. 1675)

31 Oct 1645

Aert de Gelder Dutch painter (King David) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1727)

31 Oct 1673

Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11) born in Dimitrie Cantemir Vaslui Romania (d. 1723)

31 Oct 1684

Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin Prussian field marshal born in Lwitz Pomerania (d. 1757)

31 Oct 1685

Domenico Scarlatti Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia) born in Naples Italy (d. 1757)

31 Oct 1694

Johan Helmich Roman Swedish composer conductor and violinist born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1758)

31 Oct 1719

Joaqun Martnez de Oxinagas composer born in Bilbao Basque Country (d. 1789)

31 Oct 1740

Ernest Louis Muller composer

31 Oct 1757

Karl Leonhard Reinhold Austrian philosopher (elementary philosophy) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1823)

31 Oct 1758

Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey French classical cellist and composer born in Lauzerte France (d. 1811)

31 Oct 1789

Joseph Mayseder Austrian violinist and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1791

Charles Sprague American banker and poet (Curiosity) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1875)

31 Oct 1794

Konstantin Thon Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace) born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1881)

31 Oct 1795

Nikolaos Mantzaros Italian-Greek composer born in Corfu Island Greece (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1800

Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Prussian general and fieldmarshal born in Parchim Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)

31 Oct 1802

Miguel I King of Portugal (1828-34) born in Palace of Queluz Sintra Portugal (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1804

Lorenzo Thomas American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New Castle Delaware (d. 1875)

31 Oct 1813

Henry Smart English organist and composer born in London (d. 1879)

31 Oct 1818

Stefano Golinelli Italian pianist and composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1891)

31 Oct 1950

Chuck Foreman NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings) born in Frederick Maryland

31 Oct 1889

Smoky Joe Wood American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1950

T. E. Srinivasan Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981) born in Chennai India

31 Oct 1891

Father Coughlin Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest and pro-Fascist radio broadcaster born in Hamilton Canada (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1951

[William] Bootsy Collins guitarist and singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) born in Cincinnati Ohio

31 Oct 1895

Levi Eshkol [Sjkolnik] Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69) born in Oratov Kiev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1951

Maggie Roche Irish-American singer-songwriter (Roches) born in Park Ridge New Jersey (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1898

Sidney James van den Bergh Dutch businessman and politician born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1952

Andy Richards British-Australian pianist and composer (Relax Careless Whisper) born in London England

31 Oct 1902

Henry Steele Commager American historian (Atlas of Civil War) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1952

Andrew Motion English poet (British Poet Laureate 1999-2009) born in London

31 Oct 1902

Eddie Lang American jazz guitarist born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1952

Abbas al-Musawi influential Lebanese Shia cleric and founder and leader of Hezbollah born in Al-Nabi Shayth Lebanon (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1903

Katharine Byron U.S. Congresswoman born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1953

Jennifer Roberson American sci-fi author (Shapechangers Sword-Maker)

31 Oct 1903

Harry Shoulberg American expressionist painter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1953

Julian Keith Strickland drummer (B-52s-Rock Lobster) born in Athens Georgia

31 Oct 1908

Edmond Pidoux Swiss writer (Lhistoire de Jonas) born in Belgium (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1953

Lauren Tewes American actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat) born in Braddock Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1909

Philleo Nash US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67) born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (1961-67)

31 Oct 1953

Rosa Monckton English businesswoman adn notable charity fundraiser born in Westminster London

31 Oct 1909

Whitner Whit Bissell American actor (Time Machine Soylent Green The Magnificent Seven) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1954

D. W. Moffett American actor (Fine Things Lisa Chicago Sons) born in Highland Park Illinois

31 Oct 1954

Vassilis Hatzipanagis Greek footballer born in Tashkent Uzbekistan

31 Oct 1954

Carlos Agostinho do Rosrio Mozambican politician Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-) born in Maxixe Mozambique

31 Oct 1955

Stephen K Robinson PhDastronaut (STS 85 sk95) born in Sacramento California

31 Oct 1956

Stephen Gumley Australian businessman

31 Oct 1956

Rita Wilson American actress and singer born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1956

Regina Benjamin 18th US Surgeon General (2009-13) born in Mobile Alabama

31 Oct 1957

Bob Golic American football player born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1959

Evo Morales Bolivian politician and 80th President of Bolivia (2006-present) born in Isallawi Bolivia

31 Oct 1959

Franois Chau Cambodian actor born in Phnom Penh Cambodia

31 Oct 1959

Brian Bovell British actor born in London

31 Oct 1961

Dylan McDermott American actor (The Practice American Horror Story) born in Waterbury Connecticut

31 Oct 1961

Uhuru Kenyatta Kenyan Prime Minister (2013-) and son of Jomo Kenyatta born in Nairobi Kenya

31 Oct 1962

Cary Elwes English actor (Glory Princess Bride) born in London England

31 Oct 1962

Roger Kingdom American 110m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984 88) born in Vienna Georgia

31 Oct 1963

Natalie Merchant American singer and songwriter (10000 Maniacs) born in Jamestown New York

31 Oct 1963

Tony Casillas American NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets Dallas Cowboys) born in Tulsa Oklahoma

31 Oct 1963

Ted Demme American film and television director born in NYC New York (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1963

Tom Cavanagh Canadian actorproducer (Ed Scrubs) born in Ottawa Ontario

31 Oct 1964

Lawson Duncan tennis star born in Asheville North Carolina

31 Oct 1964

Vencie Glenn American NFL safety (NY Giants) born in Grambling Louisiana

31 Oct 1965

Gil Heredia pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Nogales Arizona

31 Oct 1965

Ken Rutherford New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman & latterly capt) born in Dunedin New Zealand

31 Oct 1965

Kim Cooper Australian softball 3rd basemanshortstop (Olym-bronze-96)

31 Oct 1965

Mark McLoughlin CFL kicker (Calgary Stampeders)

31 Oct 1965

Wayne Martin NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1965

Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Hong Kong singer born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1965

Kelly Rowan Canadian actress and producer born in Ottawa Canada

31 Oct 1966

Alex Pastoor Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands

31 Oct 1966

Olga Bicherova gymnastics (won title at 15 yrs 33 days)

31 Oct 1966

Jeanne Zelasko American sportcaster

31 Oct 1966

Steve Valentine Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan) born in Bishopbriggs Scotland

31 Oct 1966

Masaharu Iwata Japanese composer

31 Oct 1967

Bobby Houston NFL linebacker (NY Jets)

31 Oct 1967

Shelly Stokes softball catcher (Olympic gold 1996) born in Sacramento California

31 Oct 1967

Keith Urban New Zealand singer

31 Oct 1823

Karl Weinhold German sociologist (founder of Journal of the Association of Folklore) born in Dzieroniw Poland (d. 1901)

31 Oct 1968

Chris Oldham NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)

31 Oct 1824

Arthur Middleton Manigault Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1968

Nico John Hoogma soccer player (FC Twente)

31 Oct 1830

Polibo Fumagalli Italian composer born in Inzago Italy (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1969

Mark Sweeney Framington Mass outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)

31 Oct 1830

Stephen Elliott Jr. Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Beaufort South Carolina (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1969

Mike Pritchard Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks)

31 Oct 1837

James Lawlor Kieran Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Mountbellew County Galway (d. 1869)

31 Oct 1970

Bert Emanuel NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) born in Kansas City Missouri

31 Oct 1843

Vasily Vereshchagin Russian painter (War & Peace) born in Cherepovets Russia (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1970

Jessie Armstead NFL linebacker (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1845

Hendrik Waelput Flemish composer and conductor (Forest Stella) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1970

Randall Evans 100m200m runner born in Franklin Virginia

31 Oct 1854

August Kiehl Dutch actor (Op hoop van zegen De kribbebijter) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1970

Tom Vano field hockey goalkeeper (Olympics 1996) born in Plainfield New Jersey

31 Oct 1854

C. W. Post American manufacturer of breakfast cereals born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1970

Dian Bachar American actor born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1859

Arthur Friedheim Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1932)

31 Oct 1970

Raveena Tandon Indian actress born in Mumbai India

31 Oct 1861

Richard Sears American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1881-87) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1971

Cinnamon Woods Anderson Ind diver (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1864

Joseph Moorat British composer (Prunella) (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1971

Ronnie Irani cricketer (Essex all-rounder England 1996)

31 Oct 1865

Benjamin Guggenheim American businessman who dies aboard the Titanic born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1971

Anthony Rapp American singer and actor born in Joliet Illinois

31 Oct 1869

Washington Lus President of Brazil (1926-30) born in Maca Rio de Janeiro (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1972

Hamdi Ulukaya Kurdish founder and CEO of Chobani born in Erzincan Turkey

31 Oct 1871

Hermann Lhr British composer born in Plymouth England (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1973

Brian Smith speed skater (Olympics 1994) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa

31 Oct 1871

Guillermo Kahlo German-Mexican photographer and father of Frida Kahlo born in Pforzheim Grand Duchy of Baden German Empire (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1973

Robert Petrovicky Kosice CZE NHL forward (Team Slovakia Dallas)

31 Oct 1873

Thorvald Stauning Prime Minister of Denmark (1924-26 1929-42) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1973

Taka Michinoku Japanese professional wrestle

31 Oct 1875

H. B. Warner British actor (Sunset Boulevard The King of Kings) born in London England (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1974

LISA Japanese musician

31 Oct 1880

Andrei Bely [Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev] Russian writer (Petersburg) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1975

Katja Riipi ice hockey left wing (Finland Olympics 1998)

31 Oct 1881

Margaret Wycherly British actress (Keeper of the Flame) born in London England (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1975

Tammy Cleland Sanford FL synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)

31 Oct 1883

Napoleon Hill American writer and philosopher (Think and Grow Rich) born in Pound Virginia (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1976

Miikka Kiprusoff Finnish hockey player

31 Oct 1883

Paul Pilgrim American athlete (Olympic gold 1904 06) born in NYC New York (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1977

Jon Heder American actor (Napoleon Dynamite) born in Fort Collins Colorado

31 Oct 1886

Gustav Hermann Unger German composer born in Kamenz Germany (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1978

CM Punk American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1886

Mark Aldanov Russian-French writer and critic (Novy Zhurnal) born in Kiev (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1978

Eva Kaili Greek TV presenter and politician

31 Oct 1888

Runar Schildt Finnish writer (Segrande Eros) born in Helsinki (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1978

Jimmy Aggrey English footballer

31 Oct 1888

Nestor Makhno Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader born in Hulai-Pole Russian Empire (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1978

Mark Barry English musician (BBMak)

31 Oct 1893

Milo Crnjanski Serbian poet (Seobe) born in Csongrd Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1979

Movsar Barayev Chechen militant (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1894

John S Knight American journalist and publisher (Knight Newspapers) born in Bluefield West Virginia (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1980

Cristian Chivu Romanian footballer

31 Oct 1898

Beryl Rubinstein American pianist and composer born in Athens Georgia (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1981

Guy Sebastian Australian singer

31 Oct 1900

Ibrahim Abboud 1st President and 4th Prime Minister of Sudan (1958-64) born in Suakin Sudan (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1981

Sam Brown American comedian

31 Oct 1900

Karin Boye writer (Kallocain) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1982

Adam Carroll British racing driver

31 Oct 1902

Hugh Chilvers Australian cricketer (great leggie of 30s for NSW but not Aust) born in Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire England (d. 994)

31 Oct 1983

Dmitri Sychev Russian football player

31 Oct 1902

Jack Sharkey [Joseph Paul Zukauskas] American boxer and world heavyweight boxing champion born in Binghamton New York (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1983

Francisco Liriano Major League Baseball pitcher

31 Oct 1905

George Flahiff Canadian Cardinal born in Paris Ontario Canada (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1983

Luke Watson South African rugby player

31 Oct 1907

Giovanni Salviucci Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1984

Sasha Cohen American figure skater

31 Oct 1910

John Krol American former archbishop of Philadelphia (1961-88) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1984

Jefferson Farfn Peruvian footballer

31 Oct 1911

Sid Gillman NFL hall of fame coach and player (LA San Diego Houston) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1984

Adriano Correia Claro Brazilian footballer

31 Oct 1911

Sorley MacLean Scottish poet (Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems) born in Osgaig Raasay Scotland (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1984

Amanda Overmyer American Singer American Idol (season 7)

31 Oct 1912

Don Siegel American film director (Escape from Alcatraz Shootist) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1102

William Clito Count of Flanders (1127-28) born in Rouen France (d. 1128)

31 Oct 1913

Stuart J. Byrne American sci-fi author (Star Man God Man) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1330

Louis II Count of Flanders born in Male Castle Flanders France (d. 1384)

31 Oct 1915

Golfredo Corradetti Canadian conductor and composer born in Calgary Alberta (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1360

Louis founder of house of Anjou

31 Oct 1915

Joe Fry British racing driver born in Winterbourne Gloucestershire England (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1510

Rene of France French princess and Duchess of Ferrara born in Chteau de Blois Touraine France (d. 1574)

31 Oct 1917

Mario Biaggi American politician (Rep-D&R-NY 1969-88) born in New York (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1528

Seerp Galama Dutch nobleman soldier and politician born in Koudum Netherlands (d. 1581)

31 Oct 1920

T. C. Jones American female impersonator born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1576

Thomas Weelkes English organist and composer of madrigals baptised in Elstead (d. 1623)

31 Oct 1921

George Houston land economist

31 Oct 1612

James Graham Marquis of Montrose the Great Montrose Scottish general and poet born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1650)

31 Oct 1921

George Forrest Northern Irish MP (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1683

Charles FitzRoy 2nd Duke of Grafton British politician born in London (d. 1757)

31 Oct 1924

Tom Lewis American politician (Rep-R-Florida 1983-93) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1692

Elisabeth Farnese Princess of Parma and Queen of Spain (1714-24) born in Palazzo della Pilotta Parma (d. 1766)

31 Oct 1925

Jan Wolkers Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American) born in Oegstgeest Netherlands (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1709

Georg Gebel German composer born in Brzeg Silesia (d. 1753)

31 Oct 1926

Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov Russian cosmonaut

31 Oct 1709

John Wagenaar Amsterdam merchanthistorian baptised

31 Oct 1928

Francisco Solano Lpez Argentine comics artist born in Buenos Aires (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1716

Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi composer

31 Oct 1929

Georgette Amowitz French choreographer and educator born in Paris

31 Oct 1721

Pierre Talon French composer and cellist born in Reims (d. 1785)

31 Oct 1929

Hans Peter Haller German composer born in Radolfzell Germany (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1735

James Beattie Scottish poet and philosopher (Essay on Truth) born in Laurencekirk Kincardineshire Scotland (d. 1803)

31 Oct 1929

Neal Matthews Jr. American singer (The Jordanaires) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1759

Maria Feodorovna of Russia second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia born in Stettin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1828)

31 Oct 1930

John Arden English novelist and playwright (Left Handed Liberty) born in Barnsley England (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1772

Corneille Vander Planken Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1849)

31 Oct 1932

Anthony Beilenson American politician (Rep-D-California 1977-97) born in New York

31 Oct 1782

Levi Lincoln Jr. American lawyer and 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825-34) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1932

Chinadorai Deshmutu India field hockey player (1952)

31 Oct 1800

Thomas Babington Macaulay English poet and historian (Ivry Naaseby) born in Leicestershire England (d. 1859)

31 Oct 1934

Ulrich Plenzdorf German writer (Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.) born in Berlin (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1802

Joseph Montferrand French-Canadian logger and strong man born in St. Lawrence Montreal (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1934

Hans-Joachim Rdelius German composer and musician (Cluster Harmonia) born in Berlin

31 Oct 1803

Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe Flemish poet (Daisies Avondlamp) born in Diksmuide Belgium (d. 1884)

31 Oct 1936

Bruce Belland singer (Tim Conway Hour) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1806

Max Stirner [Johann Kaspar Schmidt] German philosopher (Der Einzige) born in Bayreuth Bavaria (d. 1856)

31 Oct 1936

Shelley Morrison American actress (General Hospital Will & Grace) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1814

Prince Louis French Duke of Nemours born in Palais Royal Paris (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1937

Dave Gavitt American basketball coach formed Basketballs Big East Conference (1979) born in Westerly Rhode Island (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1815

Ernesto Camillo Sivori Italian violinist and composer born in Genoa Italy (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1938

Bernadette Lafont French actress (Perils of Gwendoline) born in Nimes France (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1815

Philipp Fahrbach the Elder Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1938

Charles W Stenholm American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1979-2005) born in Stamford Texas

31 Oct 1818

Pavel Melnikov Russian historian and author (In the Forests) born in Nizhny Novgorod Russian Empire [NSNov 6]

31 Oct 1939

Vladimir Mikhailovich Beloborodov cosmonaut

31 Oct 1819

Zachariah C. Deas Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 1882)

31 Oct 1940

Mario Orosco 1st victim of NYCs Zodiac killer (survives)

31 Oct 1825

Johann Baptist Strauss Jr. Austrian composer (Waltz King) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1941

Harald Nielsen Danish soccer player (Olympic silver 1960) born in Frederikshavn Denmark (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1843

Gleb Uspensky Russian author (Power of the Soil) born in Tula Russian Empire (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1942

John P Jannie Roux South African sect to pres (BothaDe Klerk)

31 Oct 1859

Hlne Swarth Dutch author (Lonely Flowers) born in Amsterdam (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1942

Bob Hoskins English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) born in Bury St Edmunds West Suffolk England (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1864

Alexander Gretchaninov Russian composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1944

Mike Piano American rocker (Sandpipers) born in Rochester New York

31 Oct 1864

John Francis Dodge American automobile pioneer (Co-Founder of Dodge Brothers Company) born in Niles Michigan (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1944

Ries Smits Dutch economist and politician (CDA) born in Tricht Netherlands

31 Oct 1866

Georg Alfred Schumann German composer born in Knigstein Saxony Germany (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1945

Pat Conroy American writer (The Great Santini Prince of Tides) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1869

August Otto Halm composer

31 Oct 1945

Jaclyn Smith American actress (Charlies Angels The Bourne Identity) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1877

Henry Norris Russell American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) born in Oyster Bay New York (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1945

Demetris Th. Gotsis Greek poet and author born in Thessaloniki Greece

31 Oct 1878

Nico van Suchtelen Dutch writer and publisher born in Amsterdam (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1946

Keith Hopwood English rock guitarist (Hermans Hermits) born in Davyhulme Manchester England

31 Oct 1879

Jean Rogister Belgian virtuoso violist and composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1946

Maureen Anderman American actress (Once Upon a Family Rupture Fatale) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1879

Mayhew Lester Lake American composer born in Southville Massachusetts (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1946

Pat Sajak TV host (Wheel of Fortune Pat Sajak Show) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1884

Eduardo Barrios Chilean novelist (The Love-Crazed Boy) born in Valparaso Chile (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1946

Holly Woodlawn transgender Puerto Rican actress (Warhol films) born in Juana Daz (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1887

Willem Andriessen Dutch composer and pianist (Beethoven) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1947

Trevor Joyce Irish poet (The Poems of Sweeny Peregrine) born in Dublin

31 Oct 1887

Emma Grandma Gatewood American ultra-light hiking pioneer and 1st woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone born in Mercerville Ohio (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1947

Ian Ashley British racing driver born in Wuppertal Germany

31 Oct 1888

Franois Pauwels Dutch writer and attorney born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1948

Marshall Colt actor (Eric-Lottery) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1888

Nils Dardel Swedish post-impressionist painter born in Bettna Sdermanland Sweden (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1949

Kevin Sullivan American wrestler (WCWECWSMWNWAGeorgiaCWFI) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1889

Abel Gance French movie director (Jaccuse) born in Paris (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1971

Lee Gissendaner NFLWLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings Scottish Claymores)

31 Oct 1971

Stephanie Martin-Cobb LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1971

Simon Charlton English footballer

31 Oct 1971

Athena Chu Hong Kong actress and singer

31 Oct 1972

Leland Taylor defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens)

31 Oct 1972

Jonathan Torrens Canadian actor

31 Oct 1973

Joe Angel Acosta Jr PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1973

Steve White defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

31 Oct 1974

Chris Murray Port Hardy NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)

31 Oct 1974

Frank Middleton NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Beaumont Texas

31 Oct 1974

Lee Byung-Kyu Korean baseball player

31 Oct 1910

William Higinbotham American physicist (member of team who developed first nuclear bomb) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1975

Eirik Glambek Be Norwegian musician

31 Oct 1912

Jack Kent Cooke Canadian entrepreneur NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) born in Hamilton Canada (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1975

Ryan Clement former XFL quarterback

31 Oct 1912

Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley] American country comedienne (Grand Old Opry Hee-Haw) born in Centerville Tennessee (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1378

David Stewart Duke of Rothesay heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)

31 Oct 1913

Klaus Barbie Gestapo chief (Butcher of Lyon) born in Godesberg German Empire (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1607

John Lievens Dutch painter etcher and wood carver born in Leiden Dutch Republic (d. 1674)

31 Oct 1914

John Berryman American poet (The Dream Songs) born in McAlester Oklahoma (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1632

Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1723)

31 Oct 1915

Ivan M. Niven Canadian-American mathematician born in Vancouver (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1675

Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham English soldier and politician born in Parchim Mecklenburg-Schwerin Germany (d. 1749)

31 Oct 1917

Lee MacPhail American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (AL President) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1710

Alban Butler English Catholic priest and writer born in Northampton England (d. 1773)

31 Oct 1921

Brian Malzard Foss British psychologist born in Whittlesey Cambridgeshire (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1763

Dorothea von Schlegel German novelist (Florentin) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1839)

31 Oct 1923

Bobby Thomson Scottish-American baseball player born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1788

Sarah Josepha Hale American author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) born in Newport New Hampshire (d. 1879)

31 Oct 1923

Jean Duceppe Quebec actor (Mon oncle Antoine) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1789

Jean Chrtien Baud Dutch gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1859)

31 Oct 1924

Billy Barty [William John Bertanzetti] American actor (Under the Rainbow Foul Play) born in Millsboro Pennsylvania (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1789

Ramon Carnicer y Batlle Spanish composer born in T rrega Catalonia (d. 1855)

31 Oct 1924

Earl Palmer American rock and roll drummer (Wrecking Crew) born in New Orleans (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1794

Friedrich Balduin von Gagern German-Dutch army commandant born in Weilburg Germany (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1925

Yakov Rylsky USSR sabre team (Olympic bronze 1956) born in Aleksandrovka Verkhubinsky District Kazakhstan (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1796

August von Platen German poet born in Ansbach Germany (d. 1835)

31 Oct 1926

William Biff McGuire American actor (Serpico Heart is Lonely Hunter) born in New Haven Connecticut

31 Oct 1804

Wilhelm Eduard Weber German physicist born in Wittenberg Germany (d. 1891)

31 Oct 1926

Galina Vishnevskaya Leningrad USSR soprano opera singer (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1808

Bernhard von Cotta German geologist born in Meiningen Germany (d. 1879)

31 Oct 1926

Ismail Gulgee Pakistani painter born in Peshawar Pakistan (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1811

Ferdinand Hiller German pianist composer and conductor born in Frankfurt am Main Germany (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1927

Barbara Cook American stage singer and actress (Music Man) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1815

John Edwards American politician (US Representative Arkansas) Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1927

Franklin Bud Held American javelin world champ (1949 51 53-55) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1817

Hippolyte Mge-Mouris French chemist and inventor of margarine born in Draguignan France (d. 1880)

31 Oct 1927

Headley Keith South African cricketer (solid left-handed for South Africa in the 1950s) born in Dundee Natal

31 Oct 1830

Belva Ann Lockwood American attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court) born in Royalton New York (d. 1917)

31 Oct 1927

Jorge Batlle Ibez Uruguayan politician President of Uruguay (2000-2005) born in Montevideo (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1842

Josef Nevera Czech composer born in Praskolesy Czech Republic (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1928

Anthony Tony Franciosa [Papaleo] American actor (Career Ben-Hur Jeff-Name of the Game) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1844

Karl Lueger Austrian politician cofounder and leader of the Austrian Christian Social Party born in Vienna Austria (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1928

Jeanne Cooper American actress (Kay-The Young & Restless) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1854

Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom Dutch chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1907)

31 Oct 1928

Marion Ross American actress (Marion-Happy Days Bkln Bridge) born in Watertown Minnesota

31 Oct 1855

James S. Sherman 27th Vice President of the United States (1909-1912) born in Utica New York (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1929

Peter Loader English cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59 later WA) born in Wallington London

31 Oct 1857

Ned Williamson American baseball player (Chicago White Stockings) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1929

Peter Rohmkorf German writer born in Dortmund Germany (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1863

Manuel Manrique de Lara Spanish composer (The Oresteia) born in Cartagena Murcia (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1929

Roger John Tayler British astrophysicist (author of The Origin of the Chemical Elements) born in Birmingham England (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1867

Franco Leoni Italian composer born in Milan (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1931

Annie Girardot French actress (Three Rooms in Manhattan Gypsy Jacko & Lise) born in Paris France (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1868

Alexandra David-Nel Belgian-French explorer and writer born in Saint-Mand France (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1931

Jimmy McIlroy Irish footballer and football manager born in Lambeg Ireland

31 Oct 1872

Peter OConnor Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record) born in Millom England (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1932

Harry Gregg Irish footballer and football manager born in Magherafelt Ireland

31 Oct 1873

Edmund Taylor Whittaker Southport Lancashire U.K. British mathematician (applied mathematics and the theory of special functions)

31 Oct 1933

Larry J. Hopkins American politician (Rep-R-KY 1979-93) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1875

Konstantin Yuon Russian painter born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1933

Ron Archer Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder mid-50s) born in Highgate Hill Queensland

31 Oct 1877

Pavel Chesnokov Russian-Soviet composer born in Voskresensk Moscow Oblast Russia (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1933

Roy Swetman English cricketer (England wicket-keeper late 50s) born in Westminster London

31 Oct 1877

Rika Hopper Dutch actress (Cesare The Tars Anastasia) born in Assen Drenthe Netherlands (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1933

Eugene Porky Lee American child actor (Little Rascals) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1881

Paul Basilius Barth Swiss painter and lithographer born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1935

Russell Luis Schweickart astronaut (Apollo 9) born in Neptune Township New Jersey

31 Oct 1882

Sybil Thorndike British actress (Stage Fright Gone to Earth) born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1935

Zdenek Pololanik composer

31 Oct 1882

Emmerich Klmn Hungarian composer of operettas born in Sifok Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1936

Alan Smith cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)

31 Oct 1885

Ernest Claes Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) born in Zichem Belgium (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1936

Sir Martin Gilbert British historian (Winston Churchill biography) born in London England

31 Oct 1886

Delmira Agustini Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1938

Robert Webster diver (Olympic gold 1960 64) born in Berkeley California

31 Oct 1887

Victoria von Battenberg Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII born in Balmoral Castle Scotland (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1939

Robin Spry Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1887

Octave Lapize French cyclist (Tour de France 1910 champion) born in Paris France (d. 1917)

31 Oct 1939

Zelmo Beaty Hillister TX basketball player (St Louis Hawks Utah Stars) (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1890

Main Rousseau Bocher American uniform designer (Red Cross Girl Scouts Waves) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1940

Bobby Knight college basketball coach (Indiana Olympic gold 1984)

31 Oct 1890

Kathleen Lockhart Manning American composer born in Hollywood California (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1941

Anne Tyler American writer (Accidental Tourist)

31 Oct 1891

Geertruida Magdelena Wilhelmina Bakker Dutch actress (The Two Orphans) born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1941

Bobby Keetch soccer playerentrepreneur

31 Oct 1891

Rafael Trujillo [Rafael Lenidas Trujillo Molina] Dominican politician soldier and dictator of the Dominican Republic (1930-61) born in San Cristbal Dominican Republic (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1941

Helen Reddy Australian rock vocalist (I Am Woman) born in Melbourne Victoria

31 Oct 1892

Kurt Huber German philosopher and resistance fighter born in Chur Switzerland (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1943

Roy Lynes England rock organist (Status Quo)

31 Oct 1894

Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Bengali author born in Darbhanga district Bihar British India (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1943

Selly Fernandes Curacao poetess (Winking with Selly)

31 Oct 1895

Jack Warner [Waters] British actor (Dixon of Dock Green Christmas Carol) born in London England (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1944

Jon Anderson English rock singer (Yes - Roundabout Close To The Edge) born in Accrington Lancashire

31 Oct 1897

Lazar Weiner Russian-born American composer born in Cherkasy Russian Empire (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1944

Kathy Taffy Danoff vocalist (Starland Vocal Band) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1899

Ferhat Abbas Algerian politician and President of the National Constituent Assembly of Algeria (1962-63) born in Taher Algeria (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1944

James Carville American political stategist and commentator

31 Oct 1900

Elizabeth Hill Russian-English teacher of Salvonic languages born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1945

David Norman Schramm physicist

31 Oct 1900

Karl Ott Runlfsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1946

Peter Lieberson composer

31 Oct 1901

Gilda Gray [Marianna Michalska] Polish-born American actress and dancer born in Krakau Galicia Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1947

Glenn Tipton English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)

31 Oct 1905

Elizabeth Poston English composer born in Stevenage Hertfordshire (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1948

Dan Gable Waterloo Iowa 68kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)

31 Oct 1906

Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Austrian painter born in Vienna (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1948

Dan Issel NBA coachplayer (27482 points Denver Nuggets)

31 Oct 1906

Alexander Gelfond Russian mathematician born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1948

Daniel Mark Epstein American poet and biographer

31 Oct 1908

John Alwyne Kitching British zoologist (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1949

Brian Kerwin American actor (Chisholms King Kong Lives Lobo) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1908

John Tuzo Wilson Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1949

Walter Hyatt Musician

31 Oct 1909

Bill Carr American athlete (2 Olympic gold 1932) born in Pine Bluff Arkansas (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1949

Rjean Houle Canadian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1911

Clarence M. Kelley American 2nd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1973-77) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1950

John Matuszak American NFL defensive end (Oak Raider) and actor (The Goonies) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1911

Sonny Terry blind Piedmont blues musician born in Greensboro Georgia (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1951

Ransom Wilson Tuscaloosa Alabama flutist (Soliste NY)

31 Oct 1911

Paul Grgoire French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal born in Viauville Montreal Quebec (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1951

Richard Lloyd American guitarist (Television)

31 Oct 1911

Nathaniel Wyeth American chemist and inventor (created PET plastic beverage bottle) born in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1952

Ioannis Kyrastas Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1913

Molly Hide English cricketer who captained England for 17 years born in Shanghai China (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1953

Mark Will McNulty Bindwa Zimbabwe PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)

31 Oct 1913

Tito Gobbi Italian baritone born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1953

Muffin Spencer-Devlin Piqua OH LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am)

31 Oct 1915

Bob Kane American comic artist and Batman co-creator born in NYC New York (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1955

Danny Darwin Bonham Texas pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)

31 Oct 1915

Roger Milliken American millionaire (CEO of Milliken & Company) born in NYC New York (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1955

Robin Eubanks American jazz trombonist

31 Oct 1915

Marghanita Laski English journalist and author (Victorian chaise-lounge) born in Manchester England (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1955

Glynis Barber English actress

31 Oct 1917

Marshall Goldberg NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals)

31 Oct 1956

Matthias Jabs rock guitarist (Scorpions-Wind of Change)

31 Oct 1919

Frank Piasecki American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1956

Danny Gans American entertainer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1920

Marcel-Paul Schtzenberger French mathematician (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1957

Robbie Macintosh rock guitaristvocalist (Pretenders)

31 Oct 1920

Julius Youngner American scientist helped develop Salk polio vaccine born in Manhattan New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1958

Dipak Patel cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)

31 Oct 1923

Denise Levertov American poetessayist (Joy Beneath the Skin)

31 Oct 1958

Kornelia Ender Halle GDR swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972 76)

31 Oct 1924

Jose Casanovas Spanish composer born in Barcelona (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1958

Mark Miller actor (Search for Grace Love Field) born in Dayton Ohio

31 Oct 1924

Piet Roozenburg World champ checker player (1948 . . 55)

31 Oct 1960

Kelli McMullen-Temple Canadian equestrian (Olympics 1996) born in Columbus Ohio

31 Oct 1925

Jayaaram N Reddy South African politicianbanker

31 Oct 1960

Scott Anthony Haneline murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1925

Ken Slasher Mackay cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder)

31 Oct 1960

Tom Eplin Hayward California actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World)

31 Oct 1925

Luciano Berio Oneglia Italy composer (Chemins)

31 Oct 1960

June Brigman American comic book artist born in Atlantta Georgia

31 Oct 1926

Y A Tittle AAFCNFL quarterback (Baltimore San Francisco NY Giants MVP 1963)

31 Oct 1960

Hong Sang-soo South Korean filmmaker (Right Now Wrong Then) born in Seoul

31 Oct 1927

Renato de Grandis composer

31 Oct 1961

[Chadwick Gaylord] Chad Smith American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) born in Saint Paul Minnesota

31 Oct 1927

Gilbert Bcaud [Franois Gilbert Lopold Silly] French singer pianist composer and actor (Nathalie) known as Monsieur 100000 Volts for his energetic performances born in Toulon (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1962

Nick Hancock British television presenter

31 Oct 1928

Gabriel Laub Polish writer

31 Oct 1962

Darlene Vogel American actress ( Pacific Blue) born in Modesto California

31 Oct 1928

Ken Hough cricketer (NZ pace bowler in two Tests v England 1959)

31 Oct 1963

Tracy Nelson California American actress (Glitter Square Pegs Father Dowling)

31 Oct 1929

George H Crumb Charleston WV composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)

31 Oct 1964

Barb Broen-Ouellette volleyballer (Olympics 1996) born in Edmonton Alberta

31 Oct 1929

James Brosnan baseball playerwriter (Long Season)

31 Oct 1964

Johan de Kock Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)

31 Oct 1929

Yordan Radichkov Bulgarian writer (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1964

Melinda McGraw Nicosa Cyprus actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness)

31 Oct 1929

Hubert Aquin French-Canadian novelist and activist (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1964

Michael Boatman actor (Carter-Spin City) born in Colorado Springs Colorado

31 Oct 1930

The Big Bopper [Jiles Perry Richardson] American musician born in Sabine Pass Texas (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1964

Nicholas Bernard Thorp English musician (Curiosity Killed the Cat) born in Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey

31 Oct 1930

Johan Galtung Norwegian polemologist (Meaning of Nonviolence)

31 Oct 1964

Pat Swilling NFL defensive endlinebacker (Oakland Raiders)

31 Oct 1930

Raj Bagri IndiesBritish merchant in metal

31 Oct 1964

Nicole [Hohloch] German singer won 1982 Eurovision Song Contest born in Saarbrcken

31 Oct 1930

Sultan Ahmad Shah King of Malaysia

31 Oct 1964

Kevin Michael Richardson American actor

31 Oct 1931

Sofia Gubaidulina Russian composer (Stimmen Verstummen)

31 Oct 1965

Derrick Rostagno tennis star born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1932

Pierre-Gilles de Gennes French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (1991) born in Paris France (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1965

Leigh Ann Mills Melbourne FL LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions)

31 Oct 1932

Johnny Lattner American football player born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1965

Steve Decker catcher (SF Giants) born in Rock Island Illinois

31 Oct 1933

Norman Rush American writer

31 Oct 1965

Warren Ayres cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88)

31 Oct 1933

Ronald Ronnie Kray and Reginald Reggie Kray English gangsters (the Kray twins) born in London England

31 Oct 1965

2 Cold Scorpio American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1934

Arvind Apte cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test)

31 Oct 1966

Wendel Clark Kelvington NHL left wing (NY Islanders) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1934

Margie Masters LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1966

Perry Satullo American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1936

Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello Dutch politician (VVD)

31 Oct 1967

Anthony Johnson NFL fullback (Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1936

Bill Wyman England rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)

31 Oct 1967

Kelly Chase Porcupine Plain Ca NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)

31 Oct 1936

David Nelson American actor director and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) born in NYC New York (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1967

Mazhar Hussein cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996)

31 Oct 1936

Rainer Kunad composer

31 Oct 1968

Corey Miller NFL linebacker (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1937

Miguel Angel Coria composer

31 Oct 1968

Lisa Trusel Cal actress (Lizette-Father Murphy Days of our Lives)

31 Oct 1938

Fred E Finn pianist (Mickie Finns) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1969

Corey Harris NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1939

Uri Sharvit Israeli composer born in Jerusalem

31 Oct 1969

Eric Guliford NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1940

David Sainsbury English billionairefounder (Dutch Soc-Dem)

31 Oct 1969

Josef Beranek Czech NHL center (Vancouver Canucks Olympic Gold 1998) born in Litvinov

31 Oct 1941

Frank AM Aendenboom Flemish actor (Lion of Flanders)

31 Oct 1969

Larry Thomas pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1941

William H. Dobelle American biomedical engineer

31 Oct 1969

Oleg Salenko Russian former footballer

31 Oct 1943

Jose Serrano (Rep-D-New York)

31 Oct 1970

Audra Wilks Miss USA-Virginia (1997 Miss Photogenic)

31 Oct 1944

Ted Templeman American musician and record producer born in Santa Cruz California

31 Oct 1970

Kelvin Ingram NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)

31 Oct 1944

Viktor Prokopenko Ukranian footballer and coach (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1970

J.A. Adande American sports columnist

31 Oct 1945

Anthony Christian English artist

31 Oct 1970

Peter Aerts Dutch kickboxer and martial artist

31 Oct 1945

Grald Larose Quebec labour union executive

31 Oct 1970

Adam Goldberg American actor

31 Oct 1946

Jerry Edmonton Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf)

31 Oct 1970

Adam Pascal American actor

31 Oct 1947

Edgar Broughton rocker

31 Oct 1970

Ed Robertson Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)

31 Oct 1971

Pedro Martnez Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Manoguayabo Dominican Republic

31 Oct 1971

Jeffrey Prommayon soccer player (PSV)

31 Oct 1971

Laura Chapot equestrian show jumper (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1950

Terry Buffin rock drummer (British Lions)

31 Oct 1902

Otmar Nussio Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite) born in Grossetto Italy (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1950

Steven Greenberg American composer

31 Oct 1902

Otto J. Gombosi Hungarian-American musicologist

31 Oct 1950

Rawly Eastwick American baseball player

31 Oct 1903

Milford Dolliole pioneer jazz drummer

31 Oct 1951

Todd Crespi Frankfurt Germany actor (Magician)

31 Oct 1904

Harvey Penick American golfer (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1953

Billy Thomas Ft Meyers Fla singer (McBride & Ride-I Count on You)

31 Oct 1905

Alexander Shamilyevich Melik-Pashayev composer

31 Oct 1953

James di Donato open water swimmer one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)

31 Oct 1905

Felix Bloch SwissUS nuclear physicist (Nobel 1952)

31 Oct 1953

Jonathan di Donato open water swimmer one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)

31 Oct 1905

Gertrude Ederle American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926) born in NYC New York (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1954

Doug Davidson actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless) born in Glendale California

31 Oct 1906

Miriam Gideon composer

31 Oct 1954

Perry Lee Tiny Tavares rocker

31 Oct 1908

Sally ONeil American actress (Beggars Holiday Moth) born in Bayonne New Jersey (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1954

Brad Sherman American politician

31 Oct 1908

Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank Russian Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Cherenkov radiation) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1990

31 Oct 1954

Thomas J. Mulcair Quebec politician

31 Oct 1909

Zellig S. Harris Russian-American linguist born in Balta Russia (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1954

Mike Rounds American politician

31 Oct 1910

Hayden Rorke American actor (I Dream of Jeannie When Worlds Collide) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1954

Jozef R Slovak musician

31 Oct 1914

Frank (Bruiser) Kinard NFL AAFC tackle (NY Yankees) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1954

Malcolm Turnbull Australian politician Prime Minister (2015-) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1914

Dick Durrance American skier born in Tarpon Springs Florida (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1954

Wang Jianlin Chinese businessman and founder of Dalian Wanda Group born in Cangxi County Sichuan Province

31 Oct 1917

Robert Bray American actor (Corey-Lassie Stagecoach West) born in Kalispell Montana (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1955

Ghulam Parkar cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982)

31 Oct 1918

James Daly American actor (Medical Center Planet of the Apes) born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1956

Dale Maharidge American author

31 Oct 1918

Mary Jeanette Peggy Moran American actress (Double Date Horror Island) born in Clinton Iowa (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1957

Ron Gardenhire German-born American baseball manager

31 Oct 1919

Manolis Andronikos Greek archaeologist who discovered ancient royal Macedonian tombs in northern Greece born in Bursa Ottoman Empire (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1957

John Kassir American actor and comedian

31 Oct 1919

Katie Lee American folk singer environmentalist and author (Colorado River Songs) born in Aledo Illinois (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1958

Mathilde Santing Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow)

31 Oct 1920

Ted Fujita Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1958

Pam Gietzen LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1921

Tom Manders Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus)

31 Oct 1960

Carolien de Windt SurinameDutch singer (Mai Tai)

31 Oct 1922

Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen] American actress (Apache Drums The Killing) born in Staplehurst Nebraska (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1960

Ian Baker-Finch Nambour Queensland PGA golfer (1991 British Open)

31 Oct 1922

Stuart Sloan war herotest pilot

31 Oct 1960

B.D. Wong American actor (M. Butterfly) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1923

Frank Sutton American actor (Marty Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.) born in Clarksville Tennessee (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1960

Jaime Garzn Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1923

Ned Rorem composer and author (Sky Music) born in Richmond Indiana

31 Oct 1960

Joachim Jo Winkelhock German race car driver

31 Oct 1925

Manos Hadjidakis Greek composerconductor (Never on Sunday)

31 Oct 1961

Rafael Belliard Pueblo Nuevo Dom Rep infielder (Atlanta Braves)

31 Oct 1925

Nanni Loy film director

31 Oct 1961

Russell Swanson Australian golfer born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1927

Edward Kienholz US sculptor (Roxy)

31 Oct 1961

Susan Leigh Still lt cmdr USNastronaut (STS 83 94) born in Augusta Georgia

31 Oct 1927

Leszek Kolakowski Polish philosopher (Conversations with the Devil)

31 Oct 1961

Mary Bono American politician

31 Oct 1927

Sonny [William] Criss American jazz musician (bebop Jazz USA) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1961

Dave Meltzer American wrestling journalist

31 Oct 1928

Alexander Tanev composer

31 Oct 1962

Jay Novacek NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)

31 Oct 1928

Patrick Peter Sacco American composer born in Albion New York (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1963

John Hendrie Scottish footballer

31 Oct 1930

Grard Blain French director and actor (The Friends Hatari) born in Paris France (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1964

Griffin ONeal actor (April Fools Day Wraith)

31 Oct 1931

Diana Dors [Fluck] British actress and singer (Berserk Steaming) born in Swindon Wiltshire (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1964

Patrick Hunter NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)

31 Oct 1931

Jim Bunning American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher politician (perfect game vs Mets 1965 Rep. Senator-Ky) born in Southgate Kentucky (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1965

Donald Frank NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)

31 Oct 1932

Dimitra Arliss actress (Rich Man Poor Man II)

31 Oct 1965

Vernice Smith NFL guard (Washington Redskins St Louis Rams)

31 Oct 1932

Vasily Belov Northern Krai USSR author (Business as Usual Everythings Ahead) (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1965

Kyriakos Velopoulos Greek politician

31 Oct 1933

Tom Dewdney cricket pace bowler (WI of 50s)

31 Oct 1966

F P Santangelo outfielder (Montreal Expos) born in Livonia Michigan

31 Oct 1935

Jimmy Dale Canadian orchestra leader (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) born in London England

31 Oct 1966

Shawn Lee NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)

31 Oct 1935

Chi Chi Rodriguez Puerto Rican PGA golfer (1972 Byron Nelson) born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1966

Roman Abramovich Russian oil magnate

31 Oct 1935

Zbigniew Rudzinski composer

31 Oct 1967

Ian Bishop cricketer (West Indian fast bowler)

31 Oct 1936

Barry Sinclair cricketer (21 Tests for NZ in the 60s 3 centuries)

31 Oct 1968

Adrian Dale cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman)

31 Oct 1936

Philip Kaufman director (Right Stuff Henry & June)

31 Oct 1968

Francisco Claver Spanish tennis star

31 Oct 1938

John Heinz (Sen-R-PA 1977- )

31 Oct 1968

Ken Ryan Pawtucket RI pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)

31 Oct 1938

Jordan Christopher actor (Secrets of Midland Heights) born in Youngstown Ohio

31 Oct 1968

Robert Wilonsky American journalist

31 Oct 1939

Charlie Foxx US songwritersoul singer (Mockingbird)

31 Oct 1969

Arthur Rhodes pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in Waco Texas

31 Oct 1939

Ellie Greenwich rocker

31 Oct 1969

Kelvin Pritchett NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)

31 Oct 1940

Freddie Marsden English rock drummer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) born in Liverpool England (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1969

Morena Corwin Seoul Korea playmate (Sep 1992)

31 Oct 1941

Colin Milburn cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)

31 Oct 1969

Adela Noriega Mexican actress

31 Oct 1941

Igor Smirnov Moldovan politician

31 Oct 1970

Alonza Bevan bassisttabla (Kula Shaker) born in London England

31 Oct 1941

Mel Winkler American actor

31 Oct 1970

Lamont Hollinquest NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)

31 Oct 1942

Anita Roddick English cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop)

31 Oct 1970

Todd Riech Polson Montana javelin thrower

31 Oct 1944

Warren Burton actor (Jason Dunlap-Another World born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1970

Walter Dunson NFL running backkick returner (Arizona Cardinals)

31 Oct 1945

Kim Larsen Danish singer

31 Oct 1970

Rob Leslie-Carter British Engineer and Project Manager

31 Oct 1946

Gerda Lenten-Havertong Surinam Dutch singeractress (Sesame St)

31 Oct 1971

Aaron Bailey NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)

31 Oct 1946

Miklos Nemeth Hungarian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1976)

31 Oct 1971

Mike Verstegen NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1946

Mel Martinez American politician

31 Oct 1971

Dervla Kirwan Irish actress

31 Oct 1947

Greg Ridley English musician (Humble Pie) born in Carlisle Cumberland (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1972

Eric Sutton CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

31 Oct 1948

Hermann Hauser Austrian-born entrepreneur

31 Oct 1972

Louis Michael Anthony Sassin rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1948

Brian Ross American journalist

31 Oct 1972

Natasha Ann Courter Davenport Iowa Miss America-Iowa (1997)

31 Oct 1949

Wrzel [Michael Burston] British musician (Motrhead) born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire England (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1972

Pat Williams American football defensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)

31 Oct 1949

Nick Tosches American writer

31 Oct 1972

Ruxandra Dragomir Pitesti Rom tennis star (1996 Bournemouth doubles)

31 Oct 1950

Harry Sacksioni Dutch guitarist (Around the Corner)

31 Oct 1972

Susan Barnett Miss Pennsylvania 1996 and news anchor born in Levittown Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1951

Michael Rupert actor (Pasadena Playhouse) born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1972

T J Cunningham NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks)

31 Oct 1951

Charly Garca Argentine singer

31 Oct 1972

Tom Fletcher NFL defensive safety (Seattle Seahawks)

31 Oct 1951

Fatmir Sejdiu President of Kosovo

31 Oct 1972

Kim Ji-soo South Korean actress

31 Oct 1952

Pierre Moerlen French drummer and percussionist (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1972

Scott Peterson American murderer

31 Oct 1954

Ang Lee Taiwanese-born American filmmaker (Brokeback Mountain Life of Pi) born in Chaochou Pingtung

31 Oct 1973

Kenny Holmes defensive end (Tennessee Oilers)

31 Oct 1956

Betsy Nagelsen tennis star born in St Petersburg Florida

31 Oct 1973

Levi Leipheimer American cyclist

31 Oct 1956

Darrell Pace archer (Olympic 2 goldsilver-1976 84 88) born in Cincinnati Ohio

31 Oct 1973

Mike Matthews American baseball player

31 Oct 1956

Dwight Yoakam country singer (Honky Tonk Man) born in Pikeville Kentucky

31 Oct 1973

Jackie McNamara Scottish footballer

31 Oct 1957

Louann Fernald playmate (Jun 1979) born in San Antonio Texas

31 Oct 1974

Alexander PGR duke of Ulster son of English prince Richard

31 Oct 1957

Sue Ertl American LPGA golfer born in Ionia Michigan

31 Oct 1974

Nathan Parks tackle (KC Chiefs)

31 Oct 1957

Paul Kagame Rwandan leader head of Rwandan Patriotic Front President of Rwanda (2000-) born in Tambwe Ruanda-Urundi

31 Oct 1974

Jamal Mayers Professional Hockey Player

31 Oct 1958

Michael Eric Dyson American activist professor author

31 Oct 1975

Corey Dillon HB (Cincinnati Bengals)

31 Oct 1976

Yanda Nossiter Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1503

Isabella of Portugal queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)

31 Oct 1516

Charlotte de Valois princess of France (d. 1524)

31 Oct 1543

Juan de la Cueva Spanish dramatist

31 Oct 1634

Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)

31 Oct 1654

Johann Bernhard Staudt composer

31 Oct 1698

Ange-Jacques Gabriel French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)

31 Oct 1705

Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)

31 Oct 1713

Peter Burmannus Secundus [Pieter Burman the Younger] Dutch classicist born in Amsterdam (d. 1778)

31 Oct 1714

Pieter Burmann the Younger Dutch philologist born in Amsterdam (d. 1778)

31 Oct 1715

Peter II Aleksejevitsj Saint Petersburg tsar of Russia (1727-30)

31 Oct 1762

Samuel Morey American inventor (d. 1843)

31 Oct 1766

Emmanuel marquis de Grouchy French marshal (d. 1847)

31 Oct 1767

H Benjamin Constant [de Rebeque] French politicianwriter

31 Oct 1771

Jean-Andoche Junot French general (d. 1813)

31 Oct 1773

Pietro Generali composer

31 Oct 1788

Sarah Hale founder (Seamans Aid Society of Boston)

31 Oct 1790

Chauncey Allen Goodrich American clergyman (d. 1860)

31 Oct 1794

Joseph Panny composer

31 Oct 1796

Stefano Franscini Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)

31 Oct 1797

John J Rochussen governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)

31 Oct 1801

Gustav Albert Lortzing composer

31 Oct 1805

Adalbert Stifter Austrian author (Nachsommer)

31 Oct 1805

John Russell Bartlett American linguist (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1810

William Leidesdorff Mixed-race early Californian businessman born in Christiansted Virgin Islands Danish West Indies (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1815

Joo Maurcio Wanderley Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1817

Pierre Athanase Larousse French lexicographer (d. 1875)

31 Oct 1819

Isac Baker Woodbury composer

31 Oct 1820

James Monroe Goggin Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1824

Thomas Gamble Pitcher American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Rockport Indiana (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1828

Turner Ashby Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)

31 Oct 1835

Adlai Stevenson (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)

31 Oct 1844

Robert Bridges English poet (Testament of beauty) and British Poet Laureate (1913-30) born in Walmer Kent (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1846

Alexander Andreyevich Archangelsky composer

31 Oct 1851

Guillaume Couture composer

31 Oct 1852

Jean-Louis Forain French etcherlithographer

31 Oct 1865

Neltje Blanchan American writer (d. 1918)

31 Oct 1868

Frederick Lanchester English Engineer who built the first British petrol automobile (1896) born in London England

31 Oct 1869

Jacobus H Koos Speenhoff Dutch singer

31 Oct 1870

Francis Kelley Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1873

William D. Coolidge American physicist and inventor (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1875

Gilbert N. Lewis American chemist (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1876

Franz Schlegelberger German judge and politician (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1880

Una OConnor Irish-American actress (David Copperfield) born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1885

Lawren Harris Canadian painter (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1888

Onsime Gagnon Canadian politician (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1892

Milton Gummo Marx American actor and comedian (Marx Brothers) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1893

Jean Absil Belgian organist and composer (Peau dAne) born in Bonsecours (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1948

Dale Buffin Griffin rock drummer (Mott The Hoople)

31 Oct 1894

Rube Bressler baseball player (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1948

Kweisi Mfume (Rep-D-Maryland)CEO (NAACP)

31 Oct 1896

Andr Lvque French engineer (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1948

Paul and Barry Ryan British composers-singers

31 Oct 1899

Lilyan Tashman American actress (Millie Bulldog Drummond) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1949

Robert Pickton Canadian charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women

31 Oct 1900

Douglas Jardine cricketer (Englands Bodyline captain)

31 Oct 1981

Jeroen Bleekemolen Dutch racing driver

31 Oct 1943

Paul Zukofsky violinist (Cappricio) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1981

Ben Francisco American baseball player

31 Oct 1943

Robert Long [Leverman] Dutch singeractor (Vroeger Kon je Lachen)

31 Oct 1982

Valentin Badea Romanian footballer

31 Oct 1943

Jan de Bont Dutch film director

31 Oct 1983

Filipos Darlas Greek footballer

31 Oct 1945

Leslie West [Weinstein] rocker (Mountain-Mississippi Queen)

31 Oct 1983

Josh Strickland American entertainer

31 Oct 1945

Yvan Ponton Canadian actor and television host

31 Oct 1984

Izabel Goulart Brazilian model

31 Oct 1946

Eddie Brigati Garfield NJ rock vocalist (Rascals)

31 Oct 1984

Meghan McCain American columnist author and TV host born in Phoenix Arizona

31 Oct 1946

Richard Loncraine director (Missionary Deep Cover Bellman & True)

31 Oct 1985

James Kotecki American political blogger

31 Oct 1946

Kelvin MacKenzie British media tycoon

31 Oct 1985

Miguel [Miguel Pimentel] American singer born in Los Angeles

31 Oct 1946

Claude Charron French-Canadian politician and TV personality

31 Oct 1986

Briana Evigan American actress

31 Oct 1947

Edward F Feighan (Rep-D-OH 1983- )

31 Oct 1986

Jake Robinson English footballer

31 Oct 1947

Lee Meredith [Judith Lee Sauls] River Edge NJ actress (Producers)

31 Oct 1986

Jessica Stroup American Actress

31 Oct 1947

Neil Burton Rolnick composer

31 Oct 1071

William IX Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)

31 Oct 1947

Raymond Bachand French-Canadian politician and businessman

31 Oct 1197

Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)

31 Oct 1947

Haley Barbour American politician governor of Mississippi

31 Oct 1592

Gustaf Horn Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)

31 Oct 1948

John Peterson American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1976) born in Cumberland Wisconsin

31 Oct 1686

Georg Balthasar Schott composer

31 Oct 1948

Mike Hendrick cricketer (England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81)

31 Oct 1688

Nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)

31 Oct 1948

Lynette Fromme American who attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford

31 Oct 1689

King John V of Portugal (d. 1750)

31 Oct 1949

Manfred Burgsmuller WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1698

Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino composer

31 Oct 1949

Stiv Bators American musician (The Dead Boys) (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1701

Maria Amalia of Austria Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756)

31 Oct 1949

Vasilios Magginas Greek politician

31 Oct 1729

Johann Reinhold Forster German botanist (d. 1798)

31 Oct 1949

Arsne Wenger French football manager (Arsenal 1996-2018) born Strasbourg France

31 Oct 1737

Vincenzo Manfredini composer

31 Oct 1949

Glenn Ford American freed death row inmate (wrongly spent 30 years in prison) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1752

Ambrogio Minoja composer

31 Oct 1953

Roy Ristie SurinameNeth radio host (Apintie Kankantrie)

31 Oct 1761

Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz composer

31 Oct 1954

Carla Dunlap bodybuilder (Pumping Iron 2) born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1765

Daniel Steibelt composer

31 Oct 1956

Frank DiPino American baseball player

31 Oct 1766

Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern German advisor to Dutch king

31 Oct 1958

Bobby Blotzer rock drummer (Ratt Round & Round) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1770

Thomas Seebeck Baltic German physicist (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1959

Todd Graff American actor (Five Corners Dominic & Eugene) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1790

Jan Ackersdijk Dutch political economist

31 Oct 1959

Arto Salminen Finnish writer (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1807

Magnus Huss Swedish Physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease

31 Oct 1959

Marc Shaiman American film and Broadway composer (When Harry Met Sally Hairspray) born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1809

Federico Ricci composer

31 Oct 1960

Darryl Jenifer American bassist (Bad Brains) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1809

Volney E. Howard American politician (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1961

Barbara Potter Ct tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court)

31 Oct 1810

Henry Bohlen German-American Brigadier General (Union Army) Bremen Germany (d. 1862)

31 Oct 1961

Donna Wynd 1k sprint cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1818

Leconte de Lisle writer

31 Oct 1961

Leonard Marshall NFL defensive end (NY Giants NY Jets)

31 Oct 1821

Collis Potter Huntington American railroad executive (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1961

Sanath Kaluperuma cricketer (four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88)

31 Oct 1826

Guglielmo Quarenghi Italian composer and cellist (d. 1882)

31 Oct 1961

Robert Torti American actor

31 Oct 1832

August Labitzky composer

31 Oct 1962

Derrick Waldroup 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics 1996) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1832

Leopold Damrosch composer

31 Oct 1962

Gayle Stammer Livermore California beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1838

Carl Fuchs German composer and musician born in Potsdam (d. 1922)

31 Oct 1963

Brian Boitano Mountainview California figure skater (Olympic gold 1988)

31 Oct 1843

Stephen Babcock Oneida County New York American Agricultural Chemist (Babcock test and father of scientific dairying)

31 Oct 1963

Cherie Witter playmate (February 1985) born in Everett Washington

31 Oct 1847

Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey South African politician

31 Oct 1964

Toby Mac American singer and songwriter

31 Oct 1865

Kristjan Raud Estonian painter (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1965

Marvin Washington NFL defensive end (NY Jets SF 49ers)

31 Oct 1870

Ivan Bunin Russian poetnovelist (Gentleman from San Francisco-Nobel 1933)

31 Oct 1870

Alfred Douglas English partner of Oscar Wilde (d. 1945)

31 Oct 1873

Gustaf John Ramstedt Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1876

Karl B Adam German theologist (Christ our Brother)

31 Oct 1880

Joe Carr Ohio NFL hall of famerNFL president (1921-39)

31 Oct 1881

Clinton Davisson American physicist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1883

Adolf A Joffe Russian revolutionarywriter (Brest-Litovsk)

31 Oct 1883

Viktor Jacobi composer

31 Oct 1885

Giovanni Martinelli Montagnana Italy opera singer (NY Met)

31 Oct 1885

Lothar Windsperger composer

31 Oct 1886

Erik Bergman Lutheran pastor (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1887

John Reed journalist who reported on Mexican Russian revolutions

31 Oct 1891

Fidelio Friedrich Finke Bohemian German composer born in Josefsthal Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1891

Parker Fennelly American comedian and actor (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1896

Charles Glenn King biochemist (discovered vitamin C)

31 Oct 1898

Damaso Alonso Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira)

31 Oct 1898

Marcel Mihalovici composer

31 Oct 1900

Edward Stettinius Jr. 48th US Secretary of State (1944-45) and diplomat born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1900

James Hall American actor (Hells Angels Four Sons) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1902

Frank Spedding Canadian Chemist whose uranium extraction process helped make possible the first atomic bomb born in Hamilton Ontario

31 Oct 1903

George Beadle US biologist (Nobel 1958)

31 Oct 1903

Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz American vaudevillian actor and comedian (The Three Stooges) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1904

Paul Arma Hungarian-French composer born in Budapest (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1904

Constance Bennett American actress (Easiest Way Ladies in Love) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1905

Joseph Kosma composer

31 Oct 1905

Karl Jansky Czech discoverer (cosmic radio emissions in 1932)

31 Oct 1906

Cornelis L Kees van Baaren Dutch composer (Willem Pijper)

31 Oct 1906

Sidney Kingsley US playwright (One in White Darkness at Noon)

31 Oct 1907

Henriette Wyeth 1st lady of american art

31 Oct 1907

Jimmie Foxx American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (9-time MLB All Star) born in Sudlersville Maryland (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1908

Helmut Gollwitzer German theologistantifascist

31 Oct 1908

John Sutton British actor (The Three Musketeers Tower of London Return of Fly) born in Rawalpindi Punjab British India (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1908

John Gould American humorist essayist and columnist (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1909

Litz Pisk movement teacher

31 Oct 1958

Jonathan Wolff American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld Will & Grace) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Oct 1910

Tamara Desni [Brodsky] German-born British actress (The Green Finger Hells Cargo) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1959

Sam Raimi actor (Indian Summer Thou Shalt Not Kill Except)

31 Oct 1912

Frances Drake [Dean] American actress (Mad Love The Invisible Ray) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1960

Wayne Rainey American motorcyclist

31 Oct 1913

Annette Rogers US sprinter (Olympic gold 1932 36)

31 Oct 1960

Randy Pausch American computer science professor author

31 Oct 1913

Patricia Boots Mallory American dancer and actress (Handle With Care) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1961

Laurie Halse Anderson American writer

31 Oct 1913

Hans-Peter Tschudi Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1961

Don and Ron Harris American professional wrestlers

31 Oct 1915

Harry Hickox Big Springs Tx (Herb-Please Dont Eat the Daisies)

31 Oct 1961

Andoni Zubizarreta Spanish footballer

31 Oct 1916

Michael F Howard British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)

31 Oct 1962

Beatie Edney actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man) born in London England

31 Oct 1916

Sid Miller Shenandoah Pa actor (Donald OConnor Texaco Show)

31 Oct 1962

Christo van Rensburg South Africa tennis star

31 Oct 1918

Lou Klein American baseball player (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1962

Daria Scagliola ItalianDutch photographer (vuurtorenpostzegels)

31 Oct 1919

Doris Lessing Iranian novelist (Adore Memoirs of a Survivor Golden Notebook) born in Kermanshah Iran (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1962

Doug Flutie CFLNFL quarterback (Argonauts Generals Bears Pats)

31 Oct 1919

Kathleen Ankers American scenic designer (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1962

Mike Tomczak NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers)

31 Oct 1920

Harry Potts soccer starmanager

31 Oct 1963

David Bedard 3m springboard diver (Olympics 1984 88 92 96) born in Montreal Quebec

31 Oct 1920

Mitzi Green [Elizabeth Keno] American child actress (Huckleberry Finn Little Orphan Annie) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1963

Katherine Hushaw Anaheim Ca playmate (Oct 1986)

31 Oct 1920

Timothy Leary Harvard prof (LSD taker)

31 Oct 1963

Allison Shearmur [Allison Ivy Brecker] American film executive and producer (Star Wars The Hunger Games Jason Bourne) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1921

Georges Brassens French poetcabaret singer

31 Oct 1965

Al Leiter Toms River NJ pitcher (Florida Marlins NY Mets)

31 Oct 1921

Alexander Kronrod Russian mathematician (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1965

Augusten Burroughs American writer

31 Oct 1922

Thomas Titus Nkobi South African ANC-leader (Alexandra-bus boycott 1957) born in Matabeleland Zimbabwe (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1966

Alex Zanardi Italian race car driver

31 Oct 1922

John H Chafee (Sen-R-Rhode Island 1976- )

31 Oct 1967

Jaime Yzaga Peruvian tennis star born in Lima Peru

31 Oct 1922

John Weidner war hero born in Brussels Belgium

31 Oct 1967

Michael Philbrick CFL defensive tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)

31 Oct 1922

Antonius Ton Lensink Dutch actor (Rituelen) born in Batavia Dutch East Indies (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1967

Dale Crover American musician (Melvins The Men of Porn Altamont)

31 Oct 1922

Juan Carlos Lorenzo Argentine footballer (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1968

Bettina Fulco Villella Mar Del Plata Arg tennis star (1993 Futures)

31 Oct 1923

Pete Pihos NFL end (Phil Eagles)

31 Oct 1968

Kendall Gammon NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers)

31 Oct 1923

Bert Trautmann German footballer (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1968

Kevin Henry NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)

31 Oct 1925

Robert Rauschenberg American painter (Gloria) born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1968

Maggie Philgence St Lucia Castries VI WPVA (Oly Fest-gold-91)

31 Oct 1925

Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan] singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings and Iguanas) born in Woodbridge New Jersey (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1969

Brooke Theiss California actress (Wendy-Just the 10 of Us Good & Evil)

31 Oct 1926

Jan A de Jonge Dutch historian

31 Oct 1969

Kristine Bailey Livonia Mich WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1995)

31 Oct 1927

Helenard J Allan Hendrickse leader of South African Labour Party

31 Oct 1970

Grant Imahara American TV Mythbuster

31 Oct 1927

Ray Stern mother of radio personality Howard Stern

31 Oct 1971

Alai Kalaniuvalu NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)

31 Oct 1928

Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazilian movie director (Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francs Vidas Secas) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1972

Daryl Price defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)

31 Oct 1928

Clare Fischer American musician composer and arranger born in Durand Michigan (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1972

Patrise Alexander linebacker (Washington Redskins)

31 Oct 1929

Giorgio Gaslini composer

31 Oct 1972

Tiffeny Milbrett soccer forward (Olympics 1996) born in Portland Oregon

31 Oct 1929

Lev Yashin Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper (Soviet Union 1954-1967)

31 Oct 1973

Blaine McElmurry NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)

31 Oct 1931

Hikaru Hayashi Japanese pianist conductor and composer (Onibaba) born in Tokyo (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1973

Mac Cozier soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996)

31 Oct 1933

Donald Herod Peterson Winona Mississippi Col USAFastronaut (STS 6)

31 Oct 1973

Shawn Wooden free safety (Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1933

Helmut Senekowitsch Austrian footballer (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1973

Sjoerd Sanders soccer player (PSVMVV)

31 Oct 1934

Donald McIntyre Bass-Baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1974

Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96) born in Auckland

31 Oct 1935

Judy Devlin Hashman 10 time badminton champ (1957-67)

31 Oct 1974

Dani Tyler softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996) born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1936

John Blashford-Snell British Army officer (founded Operation Raleigh) born in Hereford England

31 Oct 1974

Kaleena Kiff actress (Patti-Love Sidney) born in Santa Monica California

31 Oct 1936

Neville E Alexander South african (10 years in Robbeneiland Jail)

31 Oct 1974

Sander Westerveld soccer player (FC Twente)

31 Oct 1937

Tadeas Salva composer

31 Oct 1974

Derek Landy Lusk Irish author (Skulduggery Pleasant series)

31 Oct 1937

Manos Lozos Greek composer (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1975

Keith Van Horn NBA forward (NJ Nets) born in Fullerton California

31 Oct 1938

Christopher Lloyd American actor (Taxi Back to the Future) born in Stamford Connecticut

31 Oct 1975

Odalys Garca Cuban actress (Lente Loco) born in Havana Cuba

31 Oct 1938

Derek Jacobi actor (Lanner-Strauss Family Dead Again) born in London England

31 Oct 1975

Jessicka [Adams] American singer-songwriter artist (Jack off Jill) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

31 Oct 1939

Joaquim Chissano president of Mozambique (1986- )

31 Oct 1976

Cat Deeley English model and television personality

31 Oct 1939

Ray Jones rock bassist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)

31 Oct 1976

Ryan Reynolds Canadian actor and comedian (Deadpool) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1939

Tony Roberts actor (Annie Hall Edge of Night Lucie Arnaz Show) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1978

Steve Harmison English cricketer

31 Oct 1939

George Cohen English footballer

31 Oct 1978

Jimmy Bullard English footballer

31 Oct 1941

Charles Keating English actor (Carl Hutchins-Another World) born in London England (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1978

Archie Thompson Australian footballer

31 Oct 1942

Annette Funicello singer and actress (Mickey Mouse Club) born in Utica New York (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1979

Simon Davies Welsh footballer

31 Oct 1942

Robin John Maconie composer

31 Oct 1979

Jorge Sols Mexican professional boxer

31 Oct 1942

Bobby Fuller Baytown Texas American rock vocalistguitarist (Bobby Fuller Four)

31 Oct 1980

Jade Davidson Australia gymnast (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1943

Allen James Coage American HW judo (Olympic bronze 1976) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1980

Pedro Liriano Dominican baseball player

31 Oct 1943

Catherine Deneuve [Dorleac] actress (Repulsion Hunger) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1904

Patrick Kavanagh Irish poet (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1978

Joey Harrington American football player

31 Oct 1905

Carleton Young American actor (Reefer Madness The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) born in Westfield New York (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1979

Khalil Greene American baseball player

31 Oct 1906

Lillian Asplund last American Titanic survivor (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1979

Gabe Gross American baseball player

31 Oct 1907

Nikos Engonopoulos Greek painter and poet (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1980

Brian Pittman American musician (Relient K)

31 Oct 1907

Jules Chevalier French priest (b. 1824)

31 Oct 1982

James White American basketball player

31 Oct 1908

Alexander Schneider Vilna Lith violinist (Budapest String Quartet)

31 Oct 1982

Matt Dallas American Actor

31 Oct 1908

Howard Ferguson composer

31 Oct 1983

Zack Greinke American baseball player

31 Oct 1911

Peter Graves British actor (Paradise Lagoon Admirable Crichton) born in London England (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1983

Ninette Tayeb Israeli singer

31 Oct 1911

Vladimir Ussachevsky ManchurianUS composer (Creation) [NSNov 3]

31 Oct 1983

Andy Mart Dominican baseball player

31 Oct 1912

Carlos Don Byas US jazz saxophonist

31 Oct 1984

Anouk Leblanc-Boucher French Canadian short track speed skater

31 Oct 1912

Georg Solti Hungarian-born conductor (Fidelio) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1435

Andrea Della Robbia Florence sculptor nephew of Luca

31 Oct 1914

Martin Gardner Scientific American math & puzzles columnist

31 Oct 1475

Giovanni Rucellai Italian poet (Le Api)

31 Oct 1916

Andrea Checchi Italian actor (The Lady Without Camelias Two Anonymous Letters) born in Florence Tuscany (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1496

Claude de Lutherans duke of Guise

31 Oct 1916

Tomojiro Ikenouchi composer

31 Oct 1616

Thomas Bartholin Danish physician mathematician and theologian (d. 1680)

31 Oct 1917

[John Birks]Dizzy Gillespie American jazz trumpeter a creator of bebop & modern jazz (A Night In Tunisia) born in Cheraw South Carolina (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1620

Aelbert Cuyp Dutch painter (d. 1691)

31 Oct 1919

Claire Sterling journalist

31 Oct 1637

Nicolaas van der Veken Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)

31 Oct 1919

Daniel John Chapman Cunningham physiologist

31 Oct 1656

Nicolas de Largillire French painter (d. 1746)

31 Oct 1921

Jarmil Burghauser composer

31 Oct 1660

Robert Bertie 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven English statesman (d. 1723)

31 Oct 1921

Malcolm Arnold Northampton England composer (Bridge over River Kwai)

31 Oct 1679

Samuel von Cocceji German lawyer

31 Oct 1922

Liliane de Bettencourt heir to LOreal

31 Oct 1700

Charlotte Agla of Orlans Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)

31 Oct 1924

Joyce Randolph American actress (Trixie-Honeymooners) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1711

Timothy Ruggles American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)

31 Oct 1924

Celia Cruz Cuban singer Queen of Salsa. (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1719

Gottfried Achenwall German lawyer statistician and economist

31 Oct 1925

Louis J. Robichaud Canadian premier of New Brunswick (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1740

Belle van Zuylen Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women) born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805)

31 Oct 1926

Bob Rosburg American golfer analyst (PGA Championship 1959) born in San Francisco California (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1751

Hendrik van Stralen Dutch politician

31 Oct 1926

Leonard Rossiter British actor (Rising Damp The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin) born in Liverpool England (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1759

Chauncey Goodrich U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815)

31 Oct 1926

Marga Richter composer

31 Oct 1780

M Pauline Bonaparte Corsican duchess of ParmaGuastalla

31 Oct 1927

Nadine Judd [Nadia MooreNerina] South AfricanBritish ballerina

31 Oct 1785

George Ormerod English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)

31 Oct 1928

Vern Mikkelsen Parlier CA basketball player (Lakers HOF) (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1788

Philip Knapton composer

31 Oct 1929

George Stinney African-American wrongfully executed at 14 for murder born in Pinewood South Carolina (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1792

Anton Bernhard Furstenau composer

31 Oct 1929

Ursula K. Le Guin American sci-fi author (The Left Hand of Darkness Tombs of Atuan) born in Berkeley California (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1792

Colin CampbellLord Clyde British officer (Sepoy-uprising)

31 Oct 1930

Doreen Cannon teacher of acting (London)

31 Oct 1931

Jim Parks cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)

31 Oct 1931

Shammi Kapoor Indian actor and director known as the Elvis Presley of India (Amaran Brahmachari Vidhaata) born in Bombay British India (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1933

Georgia Brown [Lillian Getel] actress (Study in Terror Fixer)

31 Oct 1934

Jerry Lewis (Rep-R-California 1979- )

31 Oct 1936

James H Simon Gray English playwright (Butley)

31 Oct 1937

Norman Wright rocker (Del-Vikings)

31 Oct 1940

Don Ritter (Rep-R-PA 1979- )

31 Oct 1940

Frances FitzGerald American journalistauthor (Fire in the Lake) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1940

Geoffrey Boycott cricketer (stoic England opener 1964-82)

31 Oct 1940

Julie Parrish Middlesboro Ky actress (Good Morning World Capitol)

31 Oct 1965

Otis Smith NFL cornerback (NY Jets)

31 Oct 1940

Manfred Mann [Michael Lubowitz] South Africa rocker (Mighty Quinn)

31 Oct 1965

John Wesley Harding [Wesley Stace] British musician and novelist (Here Comes The Groom) born in Hastings East Sussex

31 Oct 1940

Osamu Watanabe Japan featherweight (Olympic gold 1964)

31 Oct 1966

Blair Hartland cricketer (NZ opener)

31 Oct 1941

Marina Ripa countesswriter (My First 40 Years) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1966

Valeria Golino Italian actress (Rain Man Little Flames) born in Naples Italy

31 Oct 1941

Steve Cropper TN guitaristsongwriter (Booker T & MGs)

31 Oct 1967

Rita Guerra Portuguese singer

31 Oct 1942

Elvin Bishop rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love) born in Tulsa Oklahoma

31 Oct 1967

Ron Tugnutt Canadian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1942

Les AuCoin (Rep-D-OR 1975- )

31 Oct 1967

Carlos Mencia Honduras-born American comedian

31 Oct 1942

Allan Grice Australian racing driver

31 Oct 1968

Keith Osik catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Port Jefferson New York

31 Oct 1943

Paula Kelly American dancer and actress (Liz-Night Court) born in Jacksonville Florida

31 Oct 1968

Shelby Lynne Quantico Va country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up)

31 Oct 1943

Ron Elliott musician (The Beau Brummels) born in Healdsburg California

31 Oct 1968

Stephane Quintal Boucherville NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)

31 Oct 1943

Tariq Ali Pakistani author and historian

31 Oct 1968

Warry van Wattum Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht 90 FC Groningen)

31 Oct 1944

Janet Ahlberg illustrator

31 Oct 1968

Jay Johnston American actor and comedian (Mr. Show)

31 Oct 1945

Everett McGill actor (Jezebels Kiss Silver Bullet) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1969

Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki Kawaguchi Japan wrestler (Japan)

31 Oct 1945

Kathy Young rocker (Thousand Stars in the Sky)

31 Oct 1969

Kevin Carrasco S P de Macoris Dom Rep pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)

31 Oct 1945

Nikita Mikhalkov director (Dark Eyes Slave of Love)

31 Oct 1969

Spike Jonze [Adam Spiegel] American director and film producer (Her Three Kings Where the Wild Things Are) born in Rockville Maryland

31 Oct 1946

Lee Loughnane rocker (Chicago)

31 Oct 1969

Helmut Lotti Belgian singer

31 Oct 1946

Jim Hill American sportscaster

31 Oct 1970

Coleman Rudolph NFL defensive end (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1946

Lux Interior American singer (The Cramps)

31 Oct 1970

Steve Campbell tennis star born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1946

Phil Ryan Welsh keyboardist and composer (Man Pete Brown) born in Port Talbot Wales (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1970

Winston Bogarde soccer player (SpartaAjax)

31 Oct 1947

Younis Ahmed cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)

31 Oct 1971

Amanda Coetzer Hoopstad South Africa tennis star (1996 Aust semi)

31 Oct 1948

Moses J Moss Mayekiso South African unionSACP-leader

31 Oct 1971

Anthony Pig Miller NBA forward (LA Lakers Atlanta Hawks)

31 Oct 1948

Shaye Cohen Historian and Professor at Harvard University

31 Oct 1971

Mitchel van der Gaag Dutch soccer player (PSV Motherwell)

31 Oct 1948

Tom Everett American actor

31 Oct 1971

Timothy Christopher Carswell cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Christchurch New Zealand

31 Oct 1949

Jonathon Silver entrepreneurarts patron

31 Oct 1972

Scott Lachance Charlottesville NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)

31 Oct 1949

Shulamit Ran composer

31 Oct 1972

Tyrone Williams WLAFNFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1949

Michel Brire Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1972

Saffron Burrows English-American actress (Boston Legal) born in London

31 Oct 1950

David Lascelles Earl of Harewood grandson of English Princess Mary

31 Oct 1972

DLo Brown American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1950

Ronald E McNair Lake City SC astr (STS 41B 51L-Challenger disaster)

31 Oct 1973

Kathy Butler Edinburgh Scotld Canad 3k5k runner (Olympic-8-92 96)

31 Oct 1952

Brent Mydland American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead) born in MunichGermany

31 Oct 1973

Andrs Palop Spanish footballer

31 Oct 1952

Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan] singeractresswriter Ronald and Nancys daughter

31 Oct 1973

Ichiro Suzuki Japanese baseball player

31 Oct 1952

Allen Hoey American poet and novelist

31 Oct 1974

Layla Harvest Roberts Kealakekua HI playmate (Oct 1997)

31 Oct 1953

Charlotte Caffey rock guitaristkeyboardistvocalist (Go-Gos)

31 Oct 1974

Miroslav Satan Topolcany Slo NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers Sabres)

31 Oct 1953

Eleonora Giorgi actress (Nu de Femme To Forget Venice) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1974

Tim Kinsella American musician

31 Oct 1953

Keith Green American musician (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1975

Melchior Schoenmakers soccer player (SC Heerenveen)

31 Oct 1953

Peter Mandelson British politician

31 Oct 1975

Martn Cardetti Argentine footballer

31 Oct 1954

Brian Tobin Canadian premier of Newfoundland

31 Oct 1449

George Duke of Clarence brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)

31 Oct 1955

Eric Faulkner rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers) born in Edinburgh Scotland

31 Oct 1527

Louis I Cardinal of Guise French cardinal (d. 1578)

31 Oct 1955

Rich Mullins American musician (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1570

Wolfgang Schonsleder composer

31 Oct 1957

Julian Cope [Kevin Stapleton] Welsh pop musician (Eves Volcano)

31 Oct 1574

Nicol Rubini Italian composer and cornettist born in Crevalcore (d. 1625)

31 Oct 1957

Steve Lukather US rock singerguitarist (Toto-Africa)

31 Oct 1581

Domenico Zampieri Italian painter (d. 1641)

31 Oct 1957

Wolfgang Ketterle German physicist Nobel laureate

31 Oct 1582

Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen militaryson of Johan VII

31 Oct 1959

George Bell Dom Rep outfielder (Blue Jays 1987 AL MVP)

31 Oct 1650

Jean Bart French captainsea hero (Escape from Plymouth)

31 Oct 1959

Tony Ganios American Actor

31 Oct 1660

Georg Ernst Stahl German scientist (d. 1734)

31 Oct 1959

Ken Watanabe Japanese actor

31 Oct 1672

Pylyp Orlyk Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina and diplomat born in Vileyka Raion Belarus (d. 1742)

31 Oct 1960

Lionel Washington American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos) born in Lutcher Louisiana

31 Oct 1675

Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)

31 Oct 1961

Mark Finch film festival organiser

31 Oct 1680

Francisco Jose Coutinho composer

31 Oct 1962

Don Fardon Toowoomba QLD Australian golfer

31 Oct 1687

Nicolaus I Bernoulli Swiss mathematician (d. 1759)

31 Oct 1962

David Campese Australian rugby union footballer

31 Oct 1712

Sir James Steuart British economist (d. 1780)

31 Oct 1964

Jon Carin American musician (Pink Floyd The Who) born in New York New York

31 Oct 1725

Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy Austrian field marshal (d. 1801)

31 Oct 1965

Alison Munt Cairns Australia LPGA golfer (1992 Jamie Farr-21st)

31 Oct 1751

David Moritz Michael composer

31 Oct 1965

Chima McLean Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Conestoga) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1757

Pierre Augereau Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. 1816)

31 Oct 1965

Chris Duplanty water polo goalkeeper (Olympics 1996) born in Palo Alto California

31 Oct 1761

Louis AG baron de Bacler dAlbe French cartographerbrigadier general

31 Oct 1965

Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Spanish footballer

31 Oct 1762

Herman W Daendels Dutch Brigadier-General and Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11) born in Hattem Gelderland Dutch Republic (d. 1818)

31 Oct 1966

Jonas B Svensson Sweden tennis star

31 Oct 1767

Francesco Ruggi composer

31 Oct 1966

Thomas Louis Tolles Jr PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-3rd) born in Ft Myers Florida

31 Oct 1775

Guiseppi Baini composer

31 Oct 1967

Bill Berg St Catharines NHL left wing (NY Rangers)

31 Oct 1790

Alphonse-Marie Louis de Lamartine Macon France writer (Ren)

31 Oct 1967

Gavin Brian Lovegrove javelin (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1803

George Wright American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Norwich Vermont (d. 1865)

31 Oct 1967

John Flaherty American catcher (San Diego Padres) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1807

Napolon Henri Reber French composer born in Mulhouse Alsace (d. 1880)

31 Oct 1967

Stanley Richard NFL safety (Washington Redskins)

31 Oct 1807

Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo composer

31 Oct 1967

Paul Ince English footballer

31 Oct 1822

Levinus Keuchenius Dutch minister of Colonies (1888-90)

31 Oct 1968

Francois Gravel hockey goaltender (Team France 1998)

31 Oct 1823

Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera composer

31 Oct 1969

John McMullen Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA-15th) born in Santa Rosa California

31 Oct 1827

Petrus PM Alberdingk Thijm Dutch historianwriter

31 Oct 1969

Mo Lewis American NFL linebacker (NY Jets) born in Atlanta Georgia

31 Oct 1839

Georg von Siemens founder (Deutsche Bank)

31 Oct 1970

Lance Teichelmann WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1843

Mark M Antokolski RussianFrench sculptor (Peter the Great)

31 Oct 1970

Marc Wilkins Mansfield OH pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)

31 Oct 1846

Edmondo de Amicis Italian writer (Cuore)

31 Oct 1971

Astrella Leitch Celeste rocker Donovans daughter

31 Oct 1847

Guiseppe Giacosa Italian songwriter (libretti opera Puccini)

31 Oct 1971

Damien Martyn cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)

31 Oct 1851

George Ulyett cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)

31 Oct 1971

Jade Jagger daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger born in Paris France

31 Oct 1858

Ramabai Dongre Medhavi India social reformer

31 Oct 1971

Rebecca Lynn Gray Miss America-Indiana (1996) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1873

George P Gooch English historianMP

31 Oct 1971

Ren Ponk soccer player (FC Utrecht)

31 Oct 1874

Albert Aftalion BulgariaFrench economist

31 Oct 1971

Shane Hannah NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)

31 Oct 1879

Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret composer

31 Oct 1971

Nick Oliveri American musician

31 Oct 1879

Willie Anderson Scottish golfer (4-time US Open champion) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1971

Paul Norman Telfer Scottish footballer

31 Oct 1885

Egon Joseph Wellesz Austrian composermusicologist

31 Oct 1972

Orlando Thomas NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)

31 Oct 1885

Jan Altink Dutch painterco-founder (Ploeg)

31 Oct 1972

Felicity Andersen Australian actress

31 Oct 1890

Gerrit Engelke German writerpoet (Love Letters)

31 Oct 1972

Masakazu Morita seiyu and actor

31 Oct 1891

John Metzelaar DutchUS (About Tropical Atl Visschen)

31 Oct 1972

Matthew Friedberger American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)

31 Oct 1891

Ted Shawn US dancerchoreographer (Dance We Must)

31 Oct 1972

Evhen Tsybulenko Ukrainian professor of international law

31 Oct 1894

Rampo Edogawa Japanese author and critic (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1973

Dan Neil NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

31 Oct 1895

Alexander dArbeloff entrepreneur

31 Oct 1973

Derrick Beatty CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)

31 Oct 1895

Shukichi Mitsukuri composer

31 Oct 1973

Lera Auerbach Russian composer

31 Oct 1895

Edna Purviance American silent film actress worked with Charlie Chaplin (The Kid) born in Paradise Valley Nevada (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1973

Charlie Lowell American Musician

31 Oct 1898

Amedeo duke of Aosta viceroy of Ethiopiagov-gen of Italian East-Africa

31 Oct 1975

Henrique Hilrio Portuguese footballer

31 Oct 1898

Eduard Ptsep Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1975

Toby Hall American baseball player

31 Oct 1901

Gerhard von Rad German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium)

31 Oct 1976

Jeremy Miller West Covina California actor (Ben-Growing Pains)

31 Oct 1902

Hilarion Rubio Filipino composer born in Bacoor Cavite (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1976

Josh Ritter American musician

31 Oct 1902

Lillian Bronson American actress (Next Voice you Hear) born in Lockport New York (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1976

Mlanie Turgeon French Canadian alpine skier

31 Oct 1904

Edmond [Moore] Hamilton American sci-fi author (Danger Planet)

31 Oct 1978

Will Estes American actor

31 Oct 1949

Wayne Collett American 400m runner (Olympic silver 1972)

31 Oct 1908

Patrick Cairns Spike Hughes British jazz musiciancomposer (Elegy)

31 Oct 1950

Isaac Curtis NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)

31 Oct 1909

Robert Beatty Canadian actor (2001 A Space Odyssey Where Eagles Dare) born in Hamilton Ontario Canada (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1950

Tom Petty American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) born in Gainesville Florida (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1909

Marguerite Perey French physicist (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1951

Al Greenwood keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time)

31 Oct 1910

Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar India astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)

31 Oct 1951

Patrick Hall British politician

31 Oct 1911

George Cates American orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1951

Leif Pagrotsky Swedish politician

31 Oct 1911

Hilde Spiel Austrian writer born in Vienna (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1951

Claudio Ranieri Italian football manager (Leicester City) and player born in Rome

31 Oct 1913

Jean Urruty French Jai-Alai champion

31 Oct 1952

Dave Collins baseball player

31 Oct 1913

Vasco Pratolini Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)

31 Oct 1952

Dave McLelland Canadian NHL goaltender (Vancouver Canucks) born in Penticton British Columbia

31 Oct 1913

Vinicius de Moraes Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1952

Melanie Mayron actress (30 Something Car Wash Missing) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1914

Harold Gimblett cricketer (legendary Somerset & England batsman)

31 Oct 1952

Mikhail Georgiyevich Potapov Russian cosmonaut

31 Oct 1915

Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache] Syrian composer musician virtuoso oud player and actor (Akher kedba) born in Jebel Ed-Druz Southern Syria (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1953

Bill Nunn American actor (Do the Right Thing) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1916

David Lewis actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1954

Suru Nayak cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982)

31 Oct 1916

Emil Gilels Odessa Russia pianist (Brussels Competition-1938)

31 Oct 1954

Steve Orich orchestrator

31 Oct 1916

Karl-Birger Blomdahl Swedish opera composer (Herr von Hancken)

31 Oct 1954

Gnter Mller German sound artist improvisor and percussionist

31 Oct 1916

Toby Rowland theatrical manager

31 Oct 1955

Robert ten Brink Dutch TV hostcabaret artist

31 Oct 1918

Louis Althusser French philosopher (For Marx Strangled His Wife)

31 Oct 1955

Thomas Newman American composer

31 Oct 1918

Robert Charles Evans mountaineerdoctor

31 Oct 1955

David Profumo English novelist

31 Oct 1920

LaWanda Page [Alberta Peal] American actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1955

Aaron Pryor American welterweight boxing champion born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1920

Pandurang Shastri Athavale Indian philosopher (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1956

Danny Boyle English film director (Trainspotting Slumdog Millionaire) born in Manchester England

31 Oct 1921

George Nader American actor (Robot Monster Away All Boats) born in Pasadena California (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1957

Chris Cowdrey cricketer (son of Colin captain of England 1988)

31 Oct 1921

Gunnar Nordahl Swedish soccer player (Olympic gold 1948)

31 Oct 1957

Susanna Haavisto Finnish actress and singer

31 Oct 1922

Jack Anderson journalist (Wash Post) born in Long Beach California

31 Oct 1958

Dave Krieg NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals Tennessee Oilers)

31 Oct 1925

Bernard Hepton Bradford England actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)

31 Oct 1958

Eric Scott actor (Ben in The Waltons) born in Hollywood California

31 Oct 1925

Victor Zorza journalistRussian specialist

31 Oct 1958

Mark King bassvocalist (Level 42-Standing in the Light Love Games)

31 Oct 1926

Joel Feinberg American moral philosopher (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1958

Ricky Byrd rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts)

31 Oct 1926

Arne Bendiksen Norwegian singer and songwriter

31 Oct 1958

Valerie Faris American film director

31 Oct 1927

Pierre Alechinsky Belgian painterdirector (Cobra)

31 Oct 1958

Lynn Flewelling American fantasy author

31 Oct 1928

Buff Cobb [Patrizia Cobb Chapman] American actress and TV personality (Masquerade Party) born in Florence Tuscany (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1958

Viggo Mortensen American Actor (Lord of the Rings The Road) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1929

Balbir Singh India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56)

31 Oct 1959

Mark Little Australian actor and comedian (Neighbours) born in Brisbane

31 Oct 1808

Karl [Theodor] Andree German geographerjournalist (Globus)

31 Oct 1959

Janice McCaffrey Canadian 10k walker (Olympics 25-92 96) born in Etobicoke Ontario

31 Oct 1812

Austin Flint 19th century heart research pioneer

31 Oct 1959

Razor Ramon [Scott Hall] wrestler (WWFWCWNWAFloridaAWAKC)

31 Oct 1819

Daniel Edgar Sickles American politician diplomat and Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1960

Brian Hansen American NFL punter (NY Jets) born in Hawarden Iowa

31 Oct 1819

Karol Mikuli composer

31 Oct 1960

Konstantin Aseev Russian chess player (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1819

The Bb Persian founder of the Bb Faith (d. 1850)

31 Oct 1960

Lepa Brena famous Yugoslav singer

31 Oct 1820

Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Major General (Confederate Army)

31 Oct 1961

Ian Rush Welsh footballer

31 Oct 1820

George Jerrison Stannard American farmer teacher governmental official and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Georgia Vermont (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1961

Michie Tomizawa Japanese voice actress

31 Oct 1822

Mansfield Lovell Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1884)

31 Oct 1961

Les Stroud Canadian survival expert (Survivorman) born in Etobicoke Ontario

31 Oct 1823

Thomas Hughes English politician and author (Tom Browns School Days) born in Uffington (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1962

Ray Childress NFL defensive tackledefensive end (Houston Oilers)

31 Oct 1832

Constantin Lipsius German architect (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1962

Steven R Randy Jackson US percussionistsinger (Enjoy Yourself)

31 Oct 1843

Victor de Stuers Dutch art connoisseur

31 Oct 1963

Julie Payette astronaut born in Montreal Quebec

31 Oct 1854

Alphonse Allais French authorhumorist (Pass the Bile)

31 Oct 1963

Navjot Singh Sidhu cricketer (Indian opening batsman)

31 Oct 1858

John Burns English politician (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1963

Nikos Tsiantakis Greek footballer

31 Oct 1859

G B Studd cricketer (brother of C T 4 Tests for England)

31 Oct 1964

Kamala Harris American lawyer and politician (1st African- American Asian-American attorney general of California born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1864

James F. Hinkle American politician sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1965

Amos Mansdorf lsrael tennis star

31 Oct 1871

Frederick Burton American actor (The Big Trail One Way Passage) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1965

Chad Hennings NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)

31 Oct 1874

Charles Ives American composer (Holiday Quick Step) born in Danbury Connecticut (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1965

Mikhail Shtalenkov NHL goalie (Team Russia Anaheim Mighty Ducks) born in Moscow Russia

31 Oct 1877

Josephine McGill composer

31 Oct 1965

Norman Blake Scottish musician (Teenage Fanclub) born in Bellshill North Lanarkshire

31 Oct 1877

Alfred G. Vanderbilt Sr. American businessman and sportsman (New York Central Railway) born in NYC New York (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1965

William Zabka American actor

31 Oct 1884

Thomas Chalmers American opera singer actor and filmmaker (Blind Alleys Outrage) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1966

Allan Donald cricketer (great South African fast bowler)

31 Oct 1889

Margaret Dumont American actress and Marx Brothers comic foil (Day at the Races) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1966

Erin Deiters WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994) born in Green Bay Wisconsin

31 Oct 1890

Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton jazz pianistcomposer born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1966

Fred Coury Johnston NY rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)

31 Oct 1893

Charley Chase American comedian actor and director (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1966

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1894

Olive Thomas American actress (The Flapper) born in Charleroi Pennsylvania (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1966

Stefan Raab German entertainer

31 Oct 1895

Rex Ingram American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tarzan of the Apes The Ten Commandments) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1966

Patrick J. Volkerding Founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution

31 Oct 1896

Nat Holman basketball coach (CCNY)

31 Oct 1967

Harvey Pulliam outfielder (Colorado Rockies) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1897

Jevsei G Liberman Ukrainian economist (Plan profit bonuses)

31 Oct 1967

Susan Tulley British actress (Michelle-EastEnders)

31 Oct 1897

Crown Prince Eun of Korea (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1967

Luigi Lo Cascio Italian actor

31 Oct 1899

Evelyn Brent American actress (Panama Lady Last Coomand) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1967

Luck Mervil Qubcois actor and singer

31 Oct 1899

Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris] Flemish writer (Grote God Pan)

31 Oct 1967

Marco Ngai Hong Kong actor

31 Oct 1900

Rodolfo Halffter composer

31 Oct 1968

Raymond Biggs CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)

31 Oct 1900

Wayne Morse (Sen-RD-Ore)

31 Oct 1969

Chantel Tremitiere WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)

31 Oct 1901

Hans-Otto Borgmann composer

31 Oct 1969

Guillermo Perez-Roldan Argentina tennis star

31 Oct 1902

Addison Richards American actor (Pentagon Fighting Seabees) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1969

Herman Moore NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)

31 Oct 1903

John Lodge American actor (Witchmaker) and politician (79th Governor of Connecticut) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1969

Juan Gonzalez Vega Baja Puerto Rico outfielder (Texas Rangers)

31 Oct 1904

Anna Neagle English actress (London Melody Nurse Edith Cavell) born in London England (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1969

Laurie Daley Australian rugby league footballer

31 Oct 1907

Arlene Francis American television personality (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1970

Greg Primus NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears)

31 Oct 1909

Monique Hare French pianist

31 Oct 1970

Ralph Dawkins WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)

31 Oct 1909

Sugiyama Yasushi Japanese painter (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1970

Sander Boschke soccer player (FC Twente)

31 Oct 1911

Will Rogers Jr American politician (D-Representative 1943-44) writer political commentator and actor (Down to Earth) born in NYC New York (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1970

Shane George cricketer (S Australian fast bowler Shield debut at 17)

31 Oct 1913

Angelo Ephrikian composer

31 Oct 1276

Prince Hisaaki Japanese shogun (d. 1328)

31 Oct 1913

Barney Phillips [Bernard Philip Ofner] American actor (Dragnet Felony Squad) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1433

Marsilio Ficino Italian philosopher (d. 1499)

31 Oct 1913

Grandpa [Louis M] Jones Niagra KY country musician (Hee-Haw)

31 Oct 1507

Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus [Aytta van Zwichem] Dutch priest

31 Oct 1914

Fayard Nicholas American tap dancer one-half of The Nicholas Brothers and actor (The Five Heartbeats) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1545

Giovanale Ancina composer

31 Oct 1915

Giora Schuster composer

31 Oct 1562

George Abbott English theologist and the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633) born in Guildford Surrey England (d. 1633)

31 Oct 1917

Efrain Jonckheer premier Dutch Antilles

31 Oct 1582

Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich] Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV the Terrible (d. 1591)

31 Oct 1917

Jean-Pierre Melville director (A Cop) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1605

Thomas Browne English writer (Garden of Cyrus) born in London

31 Oct 1917

Ken Cranston cricketer (England all-rounder captained once in 1948)

31 Oct 1610

James Butler 1st Duke of Ormonde English statesman and soldier (d. 1688)

31 Oct 1918

Anton Diffring [Alfred Pollack] German character actor (Assignment Vienna) born in Koblenz Germany (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1652

Louis Le Quointe composer

31 Oct 1918

Robert Lochner German journalist (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1658

Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)

31 Oct 1919

Tracy Hall American inventor (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1680

John Abernethy Irish Protestant minister (d. 1740)

31 Oct 1921

Hans Warren Dutch writerpoetcritic (Secret Diary)

31 Oct 1684

Johann Christoph Fravenholtz composer

31 Oct 1921

Pierre Laporte Canadian journaliststatesman (Revolution Script)

31 Oct 1688

William Cheselden English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)

31 Oct 1922

John Anderson American actor (Psycho Ride the High Country Legend of Wyatt Earp) born in Clayton Illinois (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1690

Giuseppi Maria Carretti composer

31 Oct 1923

Herschel Bernardi American actor (Arnie Voice of Charlie the Tuna Front) born in NYC New York (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1718

Victor-Franois 2nd duc de Broglie Marshal of France (d. 1804)

31 Oct 1923

Joe Minogue journalist

31 Oct 1720

John Woolman American Quaker preacher and abolitionist born in Province of New Jersey (d. 1772)

31 Oct 1923

Robert Craft American conductor writer and friend of Stravinsky born in Kingston New York (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1721

Joseph de Guignes French orientalist (d. 1800)

31 Oct 1924

Kenneth WIlliam Gatland aerospace scientist

31 Oct 1784

John McLoughlin Hudsons Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country

31 Oct 1924

Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn bishop (Manchester)

31 Oct 1784

Leigh Hunt British writer

31 Oct 1925

Art Buchwald columnist and author (Have I Ever Lied to You) born in Mt Vernon New York

31 Oct 1792

Dirk Donker Curtius Dutch attorneyminister of Justice (liberal)

31 Oct 1925

Herman Roelstraete composer

31 Oct 1810

Cassius Marcellus Clay American Major General (Union Army) born in Madison County Kentucky (d. 1903)

31 Oct 1925

Tom Dowd American recording engineer and producer (innovator of multitrack recording) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1819

Samuel McGowan Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Laurens County South Carolina (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1925

Roger Hanin French actor

31 Oct 1819

Joseph C Juglar French physicianeconomist (Crises Commercial)

31 Oct 1925

Theodore Hall American Physicist and atomic spy for the Soviet Union born in NYC New York (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1824

Frantisek Pivoda composer

31 Oct 1926

Ursula Happe German 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1956) born in Free City of Danzig

31 Oct 1824

Rufus Saxton American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Greenfield Massachusetts (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1927

Oskar Pastior Romanian-born German writer (Oulipo) born in Sibiu (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1828

Adolfo Fumagalli composer

31 Oct 1927

Joyce Brothers American pop psychologist (64000 Question Naked Gun) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1834

Francis Channing Barlow US lawyergen-majorco-founder (ABA)

31 Oct 1931

Ken Morrison English supermarket maginatemulti-millionaire

31 Oct 1850

Annie S Peck mountain climberexplorerdiplomat

31 Oct 1932

Roosevelt Brown Virginia NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1851

Empress Myeongseong Empress of Korea (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1932

William Christopher Evanstown Ill actor (Father Mulcahy-MASH)

31 Oct 1858

George Albert Boulenger Belgian naturalist (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1932

Rosey Brown American football player (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1860

Affie Jarvis cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)

31 Oct 1934

Eddie Harris saxophonistcomposer

31 Oct 1862

Auguste Lumire made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumire Factory)

31 Oct 1934

Michael Dunn Shattuck OK actor (House of the Damned Ship of Fools)

31 Oct 1863

John Huston Finley Ill editor (NY Times (1937-38)

31 Oct 1934

Michiko empress of Japan

31 Oct 1865

Godfrey Cripps cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1892 18 & 3)

31 Oct 1934

Timothy West English actor (Brass) born in Bradford England

31 Oct 1866

Clarence Lucas composer

31 Oct 1935

Jerry Orbach actor (Law & Order Dirty Dancing) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1868

Bertha Landes 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)

31 Oct 1936

Larry Mowry PGA golfer (1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1871

Walter B Cannon US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body)

31 Oct 1937

Juan Marichal Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (SF Giants)

31 Oct 1873

Barton King cricketer (North Americas greatest all-rounder)

31 Oct 1937

Wanda Jackson Maud Oklahoma country singer (Lets Have a Party)

31 Oct 1876

Mordecai (3 finger) Brown hall of fame pitcher

31 Oct 1937

Emma Tennant English writer (Pemberley Or Pride and Prejudice Continued) born in London (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1878

Hermann Claudius German folk poet (Meister Bertram) born in Langenfelde near Hamburg (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1938

Iain Macmillan Abbey Road photographer (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1882

Vincas Kreve-Mickievicius Lithuania poetphilologistplaywright

31 Oct 1939

Jay Siegel rock bassist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1885

Charles E. Merrill American investment banker (Merrill Lynch) born in Green Cove Springs Florida (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1939

Raymond Jones British keyboardist and songwriter born in Oldham

31 Oct 1889

Uncle Art Satherley British-American record producer (1968 Academy of Country Music Award) born in Bristol England (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1940

Kathy Kirby British singer

31 Oct 1892

Alexander A Alekhine RussianFrench chess champ (1927-35 37-46)

31 Oct 1940

Robert Pinsky American poet and Poet Laureate of the United States

31 Oct 1892

Ilmari Hannikainen Finnish pianist and composer born in Jyvskyl (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1941

Bob Panasik Canadian Tour golfer (1986 Canadian TPC) born in Windsor Ontario

31 Oct 1895

Louis Mumford cultural historiancity plannerwriter

31 Oct 1942

Earl Hindman Bisbee AZ actor (Wilson-Home Improvement)

31 Oct 1895

Frank Durbin last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1943

Dunja Vejzovic Croatian soprano

31 Oct 1896

Bob OFarrell American baseball player (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1944

William Hugh Albright composer

31 Oct 1897

Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1945

Vladimir Kozlov Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1900

Bill Ponsford cricketer (great Australian batsman HS 437 Vic v NSW)

31 Oct 1945

Ric Lee rock drummer (Ten Years After-Cannock Staffs)

31 Oct 1900

Theodoro Valcarcel composer

31 Oct 1945

Thomas Pasatieri composer

31 Oct 1900

Roy Worters Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1945

Hector the Bulldog Warner Bros. cartoon character (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Peck Up Your Troubles

31 Oct 1900

Erna Berger German soprano (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1946

Elfriede Jelinek writer

31 Oct 1901

Arleigh A Burke Colo admiral (WW II Solomon Islands Navy Cross)

31 Oct 1946

Lucien Van Impe Belgian cyclist

31 Oct 1903

Vittorio Giannini composer

31 Oct 1948

Andrei Suraikin USSR pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1972)

31 Oct 1903

Tor Johnson [Tore Johansson] Swedish wrestler and actor (Bride of the Monster) born in Kalmar ln Sweden (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1948

Robert A Borski (Rep-D-PA 1983- )

31 Oct 1907

Roger Wolfe Kahn American bandleader (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1949

Valery Borzov USSR 100m200m dash (Olympic gold 1972)

31 Oct 1908

Nils Geirr Tveitt composer

31 Oct 1972

Pras American musician

31 Oct 1973

Laurent Brancowitz [Mazzalai] French guitarist (Phoenix) born in Versailles France

31 Oct 1973

Robert Tate wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)

31 Oct 1973

Shi Ting Wang Tainan Taiwan tennis star (1994 Taipei)

31 Oct 1974

Percy Ellsworth safety (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1974

Joy Bryant American actress (Parenthood Antwone Fisher) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1976

Amber Hamilton Auburn Washington Miss America-Washington (1996)

31 Oct 1976

Omar Gooding American actor

31 Oct 1127

Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)

31 Oct 1239

Stefanus V prince of Transylvaniaking of Hungary (1270-72)

31 Oct 1405

Pius II [Aenea S Piccolomini] Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)

31 Oct 1517

Manoel da Nbrega Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)

31 Oct 1547

Justus Lipsius [Joost Lips] Dutch classic philologisthistorian

31 Oct 1569

Giambattista Marini Italian poet (d. 1625)

31 Oct 1595

Edward Winslow Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)

31 Oct 1611

Valentin Strobel composer

31 Oct 1634

Luca Giordano Italian artist (d. 1705)

31 Oct 1638

Lars Johnstown [Lasse Lucidor] Swedish poet

31 Oct 1653

Abraham van Riebeeck Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713)

31 Oct 1662

Matthew Henry English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)

31 Oct 1663

Prince Eugene of Savoy famous military commander for the Habsburg Monarchy against the Ottomans and the French born in Paris France

31 Oct 1668

Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94)

31 Oct 1668

Wierich PL earl von Daun Austrian prince of Thianofieldmarshall

31 Oct 1679

Ann Putnam Jr. American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)

31 Oct 1697

Giovanni Canaletto Italian painter (Regatta on the Grand Canal) and printmaker born in Venice (d. 1768)

31 Oct 1701

Charles le Beau French historian (d. 1778)

31 Oct 1706

Baldassare Galuppi Italian composer (operas buffa)

31 Oct 1712

Jeremias van Riemsdijk gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)

31 Oct 1741

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos French general and author (d. 1803)

31 Oct 1929

Dumitru Capoianu composer

31 Oct 1774

Adolf Muller German dramatist and critic born near Weissenfels (d. 1829)

31 Oct 1930

Thomas ap Rees British botanist born in Frome England (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1777

Heinrich von Kleist German dramatistpoet (Penthesilea)

31 Oct 1931

Laszlo Kalmar composer

31 Oct 1785

Thomas Love Peacock English author (Headlong Hall)

31 Oct 1931

John le Carr English novelist

31 Oct 1789

Giovanni Tadolini composer

31 Oct 1932

Lloyd Haynes South Bend Indiana actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222)

31 Oct 1794

Ferdinand Lukas Schubert composer

31 Oct 1932

Robert Reed Highland Park Ill actor (Mike-Brady Bunch Nurse)

31 Oct 1804

Rama IV [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua] king of Thailand (1851-68)

31 Oct 1933

Brian Booth cricketer (dual Australian crickethockey international)

31 Oct 1806

John Breckinridge Grayson Brig Genl (Confederate Army) (d. 1861)

31 Oct 1933

Wilfried Dietrich German FR super-heavyweight (Olympic gold 1960)

31 Oct 1811

Hugh Thompson Reid American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Union City Indiana (d. 1874)

31 Oct 1934

David Guard rocker (Kingston Trio)

31 Oct 1818

Edward Otho Cresap Ord American engineer and Major General (Union Army) born in Cumberland Maryland (d. 1883)

31 Oct 1934

Des Hoare cricketer (Australian quickie in Test in 1961 v W Indies)

31 Oct 1829

Charles Sidney Winder Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)

31 Oct 1936

Johnetta Betsch Cole educatorpresident (Spellman College)(Sen-D-KY)

31 Oct 1829

Lucius Marshall Walker Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1936

Tony Lo Bianco actor (Ann Jillian Story Hizzoner) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1831

Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern German Kaiserking of Prussia

31 Oct 1936

Sylvia Browne American author and self-proclaimed medium dubbed Americas most controversial psychic born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1833

Johannes Habert composer

31 Oct 1937

Nicholas Palmer television writerproducer

31 Oct 1837

Friedrich Wilhelm Mengelberg German sculptor born in Colonge (d. 1919)

31 Oct 1937

Sean Garrison American actor (Up Periscope Splendor in the Grass) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1844

Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu composer

31 Oct 1937

Marilyn Bell Canadian swimmer

31 Oct 1850

Francis Thome composer

31 Oct 1938

Ton Regtien Dutch student leader

31 Oct 1854

Bill Murdoch cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)

31 Oct 1940

Jerzy Kulej Polish light welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1964 68) (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1854

Salomon August Andre Swedish engineer balloonist and polar explorer born in Grnna Sweden (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1940

Michael Gambon English actor (Singing Detective Paris at Night)

31 Oct 1859

Henri Bergson French philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)

31 Oct 1941

Simon Ward actor (4 Musketeers 4 Feathers) born in London England (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1859

Paolo Orsi Rovereto Italian Archaeologist (Sicilian excavations)

31 Oct 1942

Andrew Vachss American author and attorney

31 Oct 1865

Arie de Jong Dutch linguist (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1943

Michael Findlay cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70s)

31 Oct 1865

Logan Pearsall Smith American essayist and critic (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1943

Robert Morris composer

31 Oct 1868

Ernst Didring Swedish author (d. 1931)

31 Oct 1943

Robin Greville Holloway composer

31 Oct 1870

D T Suzuki Kanazawa Japan Zen Buddhist scholar

31 Oct 1943

Takis Ikonomopoulos Greek footballer

31 Oct 1871

Louis de Vries Dutch actor (Blokkade Ghetto) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1944

George McCrae US singer (Lead Me On Rock Your Baby)

31 Oct 1872

Josephine CMA princess of Belgiumnun

31 Oct 1944

Keith Adrian [Johnson] IndiesDutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist)

31 Oct 1873

Ivanoe Bonomi Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1944

Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh] Jamaica reggae musician (Mystic Man Mama Africa)

31 Oct 1875

James E K Aggrey Ghana US theologianeducationalist

31 Oct 1945

Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi academicactivist

31 Oct 1875

Len Braund cricketer (great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08)

31 Oct 1945

Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead] American actress drag queen and international icon of bad taste cinema (Pink Flamingos) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1877

Florence Dahl Walrath humanitarian founded Cradle society

31 Oct 1945

John Lithgow actor (Harry & Hendersons Pelican Brief) born in Rochester New York

31 Oct 1878

James Truslow Adams historian (Pul-1921 Founding of New England)

31 Oct 1945

Keith Reid rocker (Procol Harum) [or 101046]

31 Oct 1879

Grzegorz Fitelberg Polish violinistconductorcomposer born in Daugavpils Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1945

Patricia Ireland feministpresident (National Organization of Women)

31 Oct 1882

Lucien Petit-Breton French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8) born in Pless France (d. 1917)

31 Oct 1946

Bob Holland cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)

31 Oct 1889

Fannie Hurst novelist (Anatomy of Me)

31 Oct 1946

Philip Pullman English writer

31 Oct 1890

[Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort] Dutch author (Rembrandt)

31 Oct 1946

Kenneth Washington African-American actor (Sgt Richard Baker-Hogans Heroes Westworld)

31 Oct 1891

Vclav Klik Czech composer born in Opava (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1947

Wilbert Hart US singer (Four Gents Delfonics-Didnt I)

31 Oct 1892

Leo G. Carroll English actor (Topper Man From Uncle) born in Weedon (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1947

Giorgio Cavazzano Italian comic strip artist

31 Oct 1893

Roy Del Ruth DE director (About Face Babe Ruth Story Star Show)

31 Oct 1948

Chester Biscardi composer

31 Oct 1893

Sidney Holland Prime Minister of New Zealand (National 1949-57) born in Greendale New Zealand (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1948

Patrick Simmons guitaristvocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)

31 Oct 1893

Georges Ohsawa Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1949

Lynn Dickey American football player

31 Oct 1894

H. L. Davis American author (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1949

Jamie McGrigor British politician

31 Oct 1895

Raymond Brulez Flemish author (Appearance at Kallista)

31 Oct 1951

Annie Golden actress (Forever Lulu Hair) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1897

Isabel Briggs Myers American psychological theorist (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1951

Demetrios Christodoulou Greek mathematical physicist recipient of the Bcher Memorial Prize

31 Oct 1898

Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer] Austrian singer and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone From Russia with Love) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1952

Alexander Leibkind German judo (Olympic 76)WLAF GM (Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1898

Raymond Glenn American actor (Raisin in the Sun Carmen Jones) born in Frankfort Kentucky (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1952

Veronica Judith Sainz Castro Mexican spanish singeractress (Nana)

31 Oct 1901

Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov Russian composer born in Bogodukhov (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1954

Joe Bryant American basketball player

31 Oct 1901

Barbara Brown American actress born in Los Angeles California (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1954

Sam Allardyce English football manager

31 Oct 1902

Miriam Hopkins American actress (Becky Sharp These Three) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1954

Deborah Blum American writer

31 Oct 1902

Pascual Jordan German physicist (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1955

Lonnie Shelton NBA forward (NY Knick Seattle Supersonics)

31 Oct 1903

Ambrose Thibodeaux cajun accordionist

31 Oct 1955

Pat Klous Hutchinson Ks actress (Marcy-Flying High Judy-Love Boat)

31 Oct 1903

Emile Enthoven composer

31 Oct 1955

Nino DeFranco Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family)

31 Oct 1904

A. J. Liebling American journalist (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1955

Melpo Kosti Greek actress

31 Oct 1905

Felix Houphouet-Boigny President of Ivory coast (1960-93)

31 Oct 1956

Bruce Weber American Basketball Coach born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1906

James Brooks US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)

31 Oct 1956

Sunny Deol Indian actor

31 Oct 1907

Alexander Hardie Williamson artist

31 Oct 1956

Didier Theys Belgian racing driver

31 Oct 1909

Norberto Bobbio Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1957

Karl Wallingher Prestatyn Wales rocker (World Party)

31 Oct 1910

Vojislav Vuckovic composer

31 Oct 1957

Ray Richmond American columnist and critic

31 Oct 1913

Robert Gilruth American aviation and space pioneer (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1957

Doug Kirby American author and travel guide

31 Oct 1913

Evelyn Venable American model and actress (Death Takes a Holiday Columbia Pictures logo) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1958

Antoine Trousers rock drummersinger (Dike-Bleeding Heart)

31 Oct 1915

Victor Sen Yung [Cheung Young] American actor (Across the Pacific Charlie Chan in Honolulu) born in San Francisco California (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1958

John Bloom [Joe Bob Briggs] drive-in movie critic

31 Oct 1916

Peter Shepherd English contractormulti-millionaire

31 Oct 1958

Tiriel Mora Australian actor

31 Oct 1918

Robert Bobby Troup American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency Acapulco) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1958

Lou Briel Puerto Rican singer and actor

31 Oct 1918

James Cameron Tudor politician

31 Oct 1960

Dan Woodgate rock drummer (Madness Voice of Beehive) born in London England

31 Oct 1918

Konstantinos Mitsottakis premier of Greece (1990- )

31 Oct 1960

Dawn Coe-Jones Canadian LPGA golfer (3 LPGA wins) born in Campbell River British Colombia (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1918

Willem J Molly Geertsema Dutch liberalinterior minister)

31 Oct 1960

Jennifer Holliday singeractress (Dream Girls) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1919

Anita ODay (born Anita Belle Colton) jazz singer born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1960

Jonathan FeBland English musician and artist

31 Oct 1919

Ric Nordman Canadian politician (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1961

Tim Belcher Sparta Ohio baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers KC Royals)

31 Oct 1919

Camilla Williams Danville Virginia operatic soprano (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1962

Ruud Bread soccer player (NAC)

31 Oct 1920

Melina Mercouri Greek actress activist and politician born in Athens Greece (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1962

Tracy Chevalier American author

31 Oct 1921

Jesse Helms (Sen-DR-North Carolina 1973- )

31 Oct 1963

Brian H Henniger PGA golfer (1994 Deposit Guaranty) born in Sacramento California

31 Oct 1922

Camillo Togni composer

31 Oct 1963

Jim Dombrowski NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1922

Little Orphan Annie comic strip character

31 Oct 1963

Prince Laurent of Belgium Chteau de Belvdre Laeken son of King Albert II and Queen Paola

31 Oct 1922

Richard Stankiewicz US sculptor (1974 Akston Award 1966 Brandeis)

31 Oct 1964

Webster Slaughter NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)

31 Oct 1923

Suzanne Perlman HungarianDutch Antilian painter

31 Oct 1964

Jorge Luis Gonzales Cuban-born American boxer

31 Oct 1924

Allyn Ferguson orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in San Jose California

31 Oct 1964

Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton] American television host (Extreme Makeover Home Edition) born in Atlanta Georgia

31 Oct 1924

Egil Hovland composer

31 Oct 1965

Brad Daugherty NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)

31 Oct 1924

Frank Liedel [Leo van Assche] Flemish writer (Kaperbrief)

31 Oct 1965

Lucio Topatigh hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)

31 Oct 1965

Frankie Paul [Paul Blake] Jamaican reggae musician born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1965

Todd Park Mohr American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1966

Amy Linker American actress (Lewis & Clark Lauren-Square Pegs) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1966

Anna Clark playmate (Apr 1987) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1966

Dave Veres pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Montgomery Alabama

31 Oct 1966

Jon Favreau actorwriter (Swingers)

31 Oct 1966

Roger R. Cross Jamaican-born actor

31 Oct 1967

Amy Carter US President Jimmy Carters daughter and peace activist

31 Oct 1967

Yoko Shimomura Japanese composer

31 Oct 1968

Sinitta British-American singer (So Macho Toy Boy) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1969

Zdeno Ciger Martin Slo NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)

31 Oct 1969

Erwin Snchez Bolivian footballer

31 Oct 1969

DJ Sammy [Samuel Bouriah] Spanish DJ born in Mallorca

31 Oct 1969

John Edward American TV Psychic

31 Oct 1970

Chamara Dunusinghe cricket wicketkeeper (Sri Lanka 1995)

31 Oct 1970

Chris Kattan American comedian and actor

31 Oct 1972

Glen Anthony Mitchell New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Hamilton New Zealand

31 Oct 1972

Marc Newfield outfielder (San Diego Padres) born in Sacramento California

31 Oct 1972

Megan Still Australian rower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1972

Otto Steffers field hockey defender (Olympics 1996) born in Louisville Kentucky

31 Oct 1972

Reggie Rusk cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

31 Oct 1939

Flavio Cotti member of the Swiss Federal Council

31 Oct 1914

John Mosely recording expertentrepreneur

31 Oct 1940

Cynthia Weil American songwriter born in New York City

31 Oct 1916

Robert Lowery actor (Murder Over NY) born in Kansas City Missouri

31 Oct 1941

William Billy Cox Guitarist (performed with Jimi Hendrix) born in Wheeling West Virginia

31 Oct 1916

adeusz Paciorkiewicz Polish organist and composer born in Sierpc (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1942

Willie Horton baseball slugger (Detroit Tigers)

31 Oct 1917

Marsha Hunt actress (Jennifer-Pecks Bad Girl Jigsaw) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1942

Larry Pickering Australian newspaper cartoonist

31 Oct 1917

Martin Donnelly cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)

31 Oct 1943

Russ Giguere rock guitaristvocalist (Association) born in Portsmouth New Hampshire

31 Oct 1917

Sumner Locke Elliott Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1943

Birthe Rnn Hornbech Danish politician

31 Oct 1918

Rita Hayworth [Margarita Cansino] American actress (Gilda Cover Girl The Lady from Shanghai) born in NYC New York (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1944

Katherine Kurtz UK sci-fi author (Deryni Rising Saint Camber)

31 Oct 1919

John Moroney cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)

31 Oct 1945

Christopher Shays (Rep-R-Connecticut)

31 Oct 1919

Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov Russian physicist

31 Oct 1945

Huell Howser American TV host

31 Oct 1920

Montgomery Clift American actor (From Here to Eternity Judgement at Nuremberg) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1945

Yldo Turkish famous showman and football player

31 Oct 1920

Miguel Delibes Spanish writer

31 Oct 1946

James Robert Baker American novelist screenwriter

31 Oct 1921

George Mackey Brown poet

31 Oct 1946

Howard Shore Canadian film composer

31 Oct 1921

Maria Gorokhovskaya USSR gymnast (Olympic gold 1952)

31 Oct 1947

Joe Morton American actor (Hal-Grady Abel Marsh-Another World) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1921

Pricilla Lanford Buckly editorcolumnist (National Review)

31 Oct 1947

John Johnson NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)

31 Oct 1921

Tom Poston American actor (Newhart Mork & Mindy Steve Allen Show Newhart) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1947

Laura Nyro singersongwriter (Elis Coming Stoney End) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1922

Louis Benjamin showman

31 Oct 1947

Luc Journet Belgian physician (Order of Zonnetempel)

31 Oct 1922

Pierre Juneau Canadian film and broadcast executive born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1947

Job Cohen Dutch politician Mayor of Amsterdam

31 Oct 1922

Luiz Bonf Brazilian composer (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1947

Paul Chuckle British comedian

31 Oct 1923

Barney Kessel American musician (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1948

Isabel E Allen biostatician

31 Oct 1924

Bonnie Lou [Mary Joan Okum] Rockabilly musician born in Towanda Illinois (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1948

Ntozake Shange American author

31 Oct 1924

Don Coryell American College Football Hall of FameNFL coach (SD Chargers) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1949

Gary Richrath guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1926

Beverly Garland [Fessenden] American actress (My Three Sons Scarecrow and Mrs. King) born in Santa Cruz California (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1949

Joe Egan British musician (Stealers Wheel)

31 Oct 1926

Julie Adams [Betty May Adams] American actress (Yancy Derringer Code Red) born in Waterloo Iowa

31 Oct 1949

George Hendrick baseball player

31 Oct 1926

Karl Gordon Henize astronaut (STS 51-F) born in Cincinnati Ohio

31 Oct 1950

Merry Martin actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary) born in Camden Michigan

31 Oct 1928

Ivan Marinov composer

31 Oct 1950

Patrick L Swindall (Rep-R-GA 1985- )

31 Oct 1928

James Junior Gilliam Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)

31 Oct 1950

Sheila White actress (I Claudius) born in London England

31 Oct 1928

Zacharias J de Beer South African physicianMP (DP)

31 Oct 1950

Om Puri Indian Bollywood actor (Aakrosh Ardh Satya) born in Ambala Haryana

31 Oct 1929

Ram Da-Oz [Abraham Daus] Israeli composer born in Berlin

31 Oct 1950

Wendy Wasserstein American playwright (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1930

Angelo Paccignini composer

31 Oct 1951

Pam Dawber actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy My Sister Sam) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1930

Jimmy Breslin American author and columnist (NY Post News Newsday) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1951

Terry McMillan American author

31 Oct 1930

Robert Atkins American nutritionist (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1952

Roy Dias cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman)

31 Oct 1931

Ernst Hinterberger Austrian writer

31 Oct 1952

Bo Ninh Vietnamese novelist

31 Oct 1932

Gundaris Pone composer

31 Oct 1952

Jerry Royster American baseball player

31 Oct 1932

Paul Anderson American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)

31 Oct 1954

Liz Burch Australian actress

31 Oct 1932

William J Hughes (Rep-D-New Jersey 1975- )

31 Oct 1955

Timmy Mallett British TV presenter

31 Oct 1933

William A Anders Maj Gen USAFastronaut (Apollo 8) born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1955

David Twohy American movie director and screenwriter

31 Oct 1933

Jeanine Deckers Belgian nun and singer-songwriter The Singing Nun born in Laeken (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1955

Rita Verdonk Dutch politician

31 Oct 1934

Barend P Tammeling Dutch journalist (Trouw Groninger Gezinsbode)

31 Oct 1956

Craig Bartlett American animator

31 Oct 1934

Johnny Haynes English footballer (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1956

Jim Talent Des Peres Missouri American politician (Rep-R-Missouri)

31 Oct 1934

Emmanuel Rico Rodriguez Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials) born in Kingston (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1957

Jon Lindstrom Medford Ore actor (Kevin Collins-General Hospital)

31 Oct 1935

Alan Brown cricketer (England opening attack Brown & White vs Pak 1961)

31 Oct 1957

Doug Isaacson Alaskan politician

31 Oct 1936

David Hobson (Rep-R-Ohio)

31 Oct 1958

Hal Haenel star sailor (Olympic 8th 1988 92 96) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1936

Hiroo Kanamori Japanese seismologist

31 Oct 1958

Kjell Samuelsson Tyngsryd Swe NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)

31 Oct 1937

Paxton Whitehead English actor ( Back to School) born in East Malling Kent

31 Oct 1958

Corinne Bohrer American actress

31 Oct 1940

Peter Stringfellow British nightclub owner (Stringfellows) born in Sheffield England (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1958

Thomas Hearns American boxer

31 Oct 1940

Jim Smith English footballer and manager

31 Oct 1959

Kirby Chambliss Aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer

31 Oct 1941

Alan Howard rock bassist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)

31 Oct 1959

John Nord former American pro wrestler

31 Oct 1941

Earl Thomas Conley country singer (Too Many Times) born in Portsmouth Ohio

31 Oct 1959

Steve Swayne Dartmouth Professor

31 Oct 1941

James Seals Sidney Tx singer (Seals & Crofts-Summer Breeze)

31 Oct 1960

Doug Lidster Kamloops NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)

31 Oct 1942

Gary Puckett vocalist (Gary Puckett& Union Gap Woman Woman) born in Hibbing Minnesota

31 Oct 1960

Emily Arth playmate (Jun 1988) born in Evanston Illinois

31 Oct 1943

Susan Davenny Wyner soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize) born in New Haven Connecticut

31 Oct 1960

Erin Moran American actress (Happy Days Joanie Loves Chachi) born in Burbank California (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1944

Carol Cole West Medford Mass actress (Ellie-Grady)

31 Oct 1961

Eric Jespersen Port Alberni BC star sailor (Olympic bronze 1992 96)

31 Oct 1961

Gladstone Small English cricketer born in St. George Barbados

31 Oct 1961

Wynton Marsalis jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1962

Jody Rosenthal American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1987) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

31 Oct 1962

Vincent Spano actor (Alphabet City Marias Lovers) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1964

Etsuko Inoue Japan tennis star

31 Oct 1964

George Ferris Antigua cricketer (Leewards fast bowler) born in Antigua

31 Oct 1965

Fayette Purser Australian golfer (NSW State Rep 1987-88) born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1965

Curtis Stigers American jazz vocalist and saxophonist

31 Oct 1966

Alan Mills pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in Lakeland Florida

31 Oct 1966

Angela Visser Neth Miss Universe (1989)

31 Oct 1966

Denise Philbrick LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1966

Jerod Swallow American ice skater (1997 Nationals) born in Ann Arbor Michigan

31 Oct 1966

Kristine Middeler Felicity Oh WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1994)

31 Oct 1967

Gary John Anderson New Zealand track and road cyclist (Olympics 1996-bronze) born in Wanganui New Zealand

31 Oct 1968

Denisa Szabova Bratislava Czech tennis star (1987 Futures-GER)

31 Oct 1968

Michael Stich German tennis star

31 Oct 1968

Narendra Hirwani Indian cricketer (16 wickets v WI on debut 1988) born in Gorakhpur India

31 Oct 1968

Stuart Law cricketer (prolific Queensland batsman Australia 1995)

31 Oct 1253

Ivo of Kermartin Catholic saint and patron of Brittany born in Kermartin Duchy of Brittany (d. 1303)

31 Oct 1563

Jodocus Hondius Flemish mathematiciancartographer

31 Oct 1577

Cristofano Allori Italian painter (Judith)

31 Oct 1582

Johann Gerhard German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)

31 Oct 1623

Francis Turretin Swiss theologian (d. 1687)

31 Oct 1626

Simon van Leeuwen lawyerhistorian (Roman-Holland regt)

31 Oct 1688

Domenico Zipoli composer

31 Oct 1696

August III king of Polandmonarch Frederik August II of Saksen

31 Oct 1704

Willem Bentinck orangist

31 Oct 1711

Jupiter Hammon Lloyd Harbor NY slave and poet 1st African American to publish poetry

31 Oct 1719

Jacques Cazotte French writer (d. 1792)

31 Oct 1720

Maria Teresa Agnesi composer

31 Oct 1725

John Wilkes English radical journalist (The North Briton) and politician born in London (d. 1797)

31 Oct 1729

Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny composer

31 Oct 1730

Ernestus Weinrauch composer

31 Oct 1734

Grigori G. Orlov Russian guard officer and favorite of Catherine II

31 Oct 1811

Albertus C van Raalte DutchUS vicar (owned land in Mich)

31 Oct 1813

Georg Bchner German playwright (d. 1837)

31 Oct 1815

Emanuel Geibel writer

31 Oct 1817

Syed Ahmad Khan Indian Muslim leader born in Delhi Mughal Empire

31 Oct 1817

Samuel Ringgold Ward Maryland ministerabolitionist (Fugitive Negro)

31 Oct 1833

Paul Bert French Zoologist Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body such as altitude sickness and the bends made possible space and ocean exploration born in Auxerre Burgundy (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1844

Miguel Nieto composer

31 Oct 1845

Franz Ehrle German prefect of Vatican library

31 Oct 1848

William Candy Cummings American baseball player credited with creating the curveball born in Ware Massachusetts (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1853

Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1859

William Buck Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants Cincinnati Reds)

31 Oct 1860

Dionyssios Lavrangas composer

31 Oct 1864

Elinor Glyn British novelist (3 Weeks)

31 Oct 1865

James Rudolph Garfield American politician (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1875

Alfred Polgar Austrian writer (Yes & No)

31 Oct 1878

Henri Mulet French composer born in Paris (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1883

A S Neill British headmaster (Summerhill)

31 Oct 1884

Lewis Bennison American actor (The Road Called Straight) born in Oakland California (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1885

Aaf Bouber [Aaf ten Hoope] Dutch actress (Bleeke Bet Jantjes) and wife of Herman Bouber born in Hoorn Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1924

Hugh Allan Buddy MacMaster Canadian musician

31 Oct 1886

Spring Byington American actress (December Bride) born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1925

Wim van Gennep Dutch singerkeyboardist (Heikrekels)

31 Oct 1890

Roy Kilner English cricketer (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1925

Ramiz Alia political leader of Albania

31 Oct 1892

Herbert Norman Howells composer

31 Oct 1926

Chuck Berry [Charles Andersen] guitarist and singer-songwriter (Roll over Beethoven) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1892

Otakar Jeremias composer

31 Oct 1926

Klaus Kinski [Naksynski] German-Polish actor (Aguirre the Wrath of God Nosferatu the Vampyre Little Drummer Girl) born in Zoppot Free City of Danzig (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1892

Theodor Eicke Nazi official (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1926

Thomas Millar historian

31 Oct 1893

Jean Binet Swiss composer born in Geneva (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1926

John Morris American film and Broadway composer who commonly worked alongside Mel Gibson and Gene Wilder born in Elizabeth New Jersey (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1893

Fritz Ascher German Expressionist artist born in Berlin Germany

31 Oct 1927

Ramesh Divecha cricketer (eleven wickets for India in early 50s)

31 Oct 1895

Doris Humphrey dancer (Dances of Women) born in Oak Park Illinois

31 Oct 1928

Keith Jackson American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football college football) born in Roopville Georgia (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1898

Mildred Knopf cookbook writer

31 Oct 1928

R H Deepak Shodhan cricketer (century on Test debut for India)

31 Oct 1898

Shinichi Suzuki Japanese music teacher (Suzuki Method) born in Nagoya Japan (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1929

Violeta Barrios de Chamorro president of Nicaragua (1990- )

31 Oct 1898

Simon Vestdijk Dutch writerpoet (5th Seal)

31 Oct 1930

Frank C. Carlucci National Security AdviserSec of Defense (1987-89) born in Scanton Pennsyslvania (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1900

Jean Arthur American actress (Shane Mr Smith Goes to Washington) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1931

Catharina I Ien Dales Dutch Internal minister (1989-94)

31 Oct 1902

Irene Ryan American actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) born in El Paso Texas (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1932

Vytautas Landsbergis Lithuanian politician

31 Oct 1903

Jerry Colona comedian (Jerry Colona Show) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1933

Forrest Gregg NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys)

31 Oct 1903

Nathanael West American novelist (Day of the Locusts)

31 Oct 1934

Inger Stevens actress (Katy-Farmers Daughter) born in Stockholm Sweden

31 Oct 1905

Franco Albini Italian architect

31 Oct 1934

Calvin Lockhart Bahamian actor (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1906

Paul Derringer American baseball player (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1934

Chuck Swindoll American evangelist

31 Oct 1908

Red Rolfe American baseball player (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1935

John B Coleman hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1909

Crozy [William] Cole US jazz drummer

31 Oct 1935

Jorge Cervello composer

31 Oct 1912

John Paul I [Albino Luciano] 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) born in Canale dAgordo Belluno Veneto region of Northern Italy

31 Oct 1938

Ronnie Bright rocker (Coasters)

31 Oct 1914

Albert Markos composer

31 Oct 1938

Dawn Wells American actress

31 Oct 1914

Jerry Siegel comic book writer (Superman)

31 Oct 1972

Tarkan Turkish singer

31 Oct 1972

Joe McEwing American baseball player

31 Oct 1973

Keith McKenzie NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)

31 Oct 1974

Janne Puurtinen Finnish keyboardist (HIM) born in Helsinki Finland

31 Oct 1974

Matthew Macfadyen British actor

31 Oct 1974

Ariel Levy American feminist writer

31 Oct 1974

John Rocker American baseball player

31 Oct 1975

Francis Bouillon American hockey player

31 Oct 1976

Sebastin Abreu Uruguayan footballer

31 Oct 1396

William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk English soldier (d. 1450)

31 Oct 1430

King James II of Scotland (d. 1460)

31 Oct 1483

Gasparo Contarini Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)

31 Oct 1535

Niwa Nagahide Japanese warlord (d. 1585)

31 Oct 1605

Charles C Dassoucy French writersinger

31 Oct 1622

Pierre Paul Puget French artist born in Marseille France (d. 1694)

31 Oct 1663

Prince Eugene of Savoy French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)

31 Oct 1679

Jan Dismas Zelenka composer

31 Oct 1708

Albrecht von Haller Swiss experimental physiologist biologist and author (Acadamy of Science) born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1777)

31 Oct 1710

Andreas Hadik Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)

31 Oct 1714

Giovanni Arduino Italian geologist (d. 1795)

31 Oct 1723

Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini composer

31 Oct 1726

Daniel Chodowiecki Polish painter (d. 1801)

31 Oct 1729

Pierre van Maldere composer

31 Oct 1751

Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)

31 Oct 1754

Morgan Lewis Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1762

Paul Hamilton Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)

31 Oct 1765

Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy composer

31 Oct 1789

William Burton Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1795

William Buell Sprague American clergyman and author (d. 1876)

31 Oct 1797

James Brudenell British Earl Of Cardigan (led the Charge of the Light Brigade) born in Hambleden England (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1802

Isaac Murphy Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)

31 Oct 1806

William Pitt Fessenden Secy Treas (Union) (d. 1869)

31 Oct 1809

Francesco Schira composer born in Island of Malta (d. 1883)

31 Oct 1811

Gaetano Capocci composer

31 Oct 1815

Francis Lubbock Governor of Texas (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1816

William Preston American lawyer politician and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1887)

31 Oct 1819

Austin F. Pike American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1821

Albert Franz Doppler composer

31 Oct 1825

Thomas Turpin Crittenden American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1826

Piotr Studzinski composer

31 Oct 1830

Ferdinand van der Haeghen Flemish librarianbibliography

31 Oct 1832

George Crockett Strong American Major General (Union Army) born in Stockbridge Vermont (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1832

Vicente Riva Palacio Mexican writerdiplomat

31 Oct 1837

John Francis Barnett composer

31 Oct 1840

Kuroda Kiyotaka 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (1894-1899) born in Kagoshima Satsuma Domain (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1849

Arnold Krug German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1849

Charles Harford Lloyd composer

31 Oct 1851

James Ten Eyck champion rowercoach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)

31 Oct 1854

Karl J Kautsky Austrian marxistsocialist

31 Oct 1855

Camille Looten Belgian priestliterature historian

31 Oct 1855

Samedbey Mehmandarov Russian general (d. 1931)

31 Oct 1859

Henryk Pachulski Polish composer born in Lazy Poland (d. 1921)

31 Oct 1945

Dave Cutler CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)

31 Oct 1861

J. B. Bury Irish historian (d. 1927)

31 Oct 1946

Bob Seagren American pole vaulteractor (Olympic gold 1968 Soap) born in Pomona California

31 Oct 1863

Austen Chamberlain British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)

31 Oct 1946

James Ray Tucker American rock guitarist (Turtles-Eleanor) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1866

Pieter J Kromsigt theologistpublicist (Troffel & Sword)

31 Oct 1946

Vicki Hodge actress (Confessions of a Sex Maniac) born in London England

31 Oct 1868

Franz X Ritter von Epp German general (China)

31 Oct 1946

Sir Cameron Mackintosh British stage producer

31 Oct 1870

Helge Rode Danish poetessayist

31 Oct 1946

Adam Michnik Polish activist

31 Oct 1878

Carlos Pedrell composer

31 Oct 1946

Drusilla Modjeska Australian writer and editor

31 Oct 1878

Maxey Long American athlete (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1946

Michael Hossack American drummer (The Doobie Brothers) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1883

Vasiliki Maliaros Greek actress (The Exorcist) born in Athens Greece (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1947

Charles A Ingene macromarketing researcher

31 Oct 1884

Rembrandt Bugatti Italian sculptor (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1947

Gene Green (Rep-D-Texas)

31 Oct 1885

Dorando di Desiderio Pietri Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)

31 Oct 1947

Lesley Sunderland decorative artist

31 Oct 1886

Armin T Wegner writer

31 Oct 1947

Michael McKean American actor (Laverne & Shirley Saturday Night Live Spinal Tap) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1888

Eugene ONeill American dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1948

George Wendt American actor (Norm in Cheers) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1888

Paul Popenoe American activist (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1948

Margot Kidder Canadian American actress (Lois Lane in Superman films Amityville Horror) born in Yellowknife Canada

31 Oct 1890

Paul Strand American photographer (Native Land-1942) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1949

Bill Hudson comedian (Bonkers Hudson Brothers Show) born in Portland Oregon

31 Oct 1890

Maria Goretti Italian saint (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1949

Maurice Willis Wright composer

31 Oct 1896

Edmond van Dooren Flemish painter

31 Oct 1950

Howard E Rollins Jr actor (Bannister-Wildside Another World) born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1897

Harrison Kerr composer

31 Oct 1950

Michael Lynn Synar (Rep-D-Oklahoma 1979- )

31 Oct 1897

Louis de Cazenave Frances oldest living man

31 Oct 1950

Sandra Reemer Dutch singer (As Love Goes)

31 Oct 1898

Arthur H Dean lawyeradvisor to FDR

31 Oct 1955

Sam Bottoms actor (Prime Risk Savages) born in Santa Barbara California

31 Oct 1898

William O Douglas Maine 81st Supreme Court justice (1939-75)

31 Oct 1955

Georgios Alogoskoufis Greek politician

31 Oct 1900

Lloyd Corrigan American actor (Papa Dodger The Manchurian Candidate) born in San Francisco California (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1955

Kerry James Marshall American artist whose works seek to challenge the marginalization of African-Americans born in Birmingham Alabama

31 Oct 1900

[Leon] Goose Goslin baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)

31 Oct 1956

Robin LO Linschoten Dutch ass. secretary of Social Affairs (VVD)

31 Oct 1900

Edward Ardizzone artist and illustrator (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1957

Vincent Van Patten Belrose NY actor (Apples Way 3 for the Road)

31 Oct 1900

Primo Conti Italian painter (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1957

Lawrence Bender American film producer (Reservoir Dogs Death Proof Django Unchained An Inconvenient Truth) born in The Bronx New York City

31 Oct 1903

Mario Pilati composer

31 Oct 1958

Alan Jackson American country singer (Here in the Real World) born in Newnan Georgia

31 Oct 1903

Rex Bell [George Francis Beldam] American cowboy actor (Cowboys & Injuns) and 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1958

Blaine McCallister American PGA golfer (1989 Honda Classic) born in Fort Stockton Texas

31 Oct 1903

Cecile de Brunhoff French storyteller (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1958

Gig Gangel Harlingen TX playmate (Jan 1980)

31 Oct 1904

Reginald Dixon Sheffield Britain theatre organist (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1958

Gianmaria Testa Italian singer-songwriter born in Cavallermaggiore (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1905

Wild Bill Elliott [Gordon Nance] American actor (Beyond the Sacramento) born in Pattonsburg Missouri (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1959

Dolph Lundgren actor (Rocky 4 Masters of Universe) [or Nov 3]

31 Oct 1906

Dino Buzzati Italian writer (The Tartar Steppe) born in San Pellegrino Belluno (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1959

Ron Drummond American writer

31 Oct 1906

George Martin Lott Jr tennis champ (1931 US Open runner-up)

31 Oct 1959

Mark Peel Australian historian and academic

31 Oct 1907

Roger Vailland French author (La Novice Et Mourir de Plasir)

31 Oct 1959

Richard Roeper American columnist and film critic born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1908

Enver Hoxha post-war leader of Albania (1944-85)

31 Oct 1959

Russell Gilbert Australian comedian

31 Oct 1910

William Leonard Reed composer

31 Oct 1960

James Patrick Delsing American PGA golfer (1993 New England-2nd) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1913

Cesar Bresgen Austrian composerorganist

31 Oct 1960

Mandy Yachad cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991)

31 Oct 1914

Christian J Modeste gypsey king

31 Oct 1960

Rob Marshall American director

31 Oct 1916

George Turner Australian author (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1960

Guy Henry English actor

31 Oct 1917

Alice Pearce American comedienne and actress (On the Town Bewitched) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1960

Kevin Clash puppeteer (Elmo on Sesame Street) born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1918

Bill Nichols (Rep-D-AL 1967- )

31 Oct 1962

John Dorge Australian basketball center (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1919

Kathleen Winsor American writer (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1962

Mike Judge Ecuadorian born American cartoonist born in Guayaquil Ecuador

31 Oct 1921

Michael Conrad American actor (Delvecchio Hill St Blues) born in NYC New York (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1963

Vijay Mehra cricketer (United Arab Emirates batsman 1996 World Cup)

31 Oct 1921

Matt Batts MLB catcher (Red Sox) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1963

Sergio Goycochea Argentine footballer

31 Oct 1922

Max Bygraves [Walter William Bygraves] British actor (Charley Moon Spare the Rod Tom Browns School Days) born in London England (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1963

Norm MacDonald Canadian comedian

31 Oct 1922

Robert Urquhart Scottish actor (Dunkirk Bulldog Breed Dark Avenger) born in Ullapool Scotland (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1964

David Cromer American theatre director and actor (The Bands Visit)

31 Oct 1923

Linda Darnell American actress (Unfaithfully Yours A Letter to Three Wives) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1965

Connie Ann Hearn actress (New Kind of Family) born in Anchorage Alaska

31 Oct 1923

Bert Kaempfert German orchestra leader and songwriter born in Hamburg (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1965

Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva cricket (Sri Lankas greatest batsman)

31 Oct 1925

Daniel J Evans (Sen-R-WA 1983- )

31 Oct 1966

Danny Ferry NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)

31 Oct 1925

Lorraine Sweeny communications specialist

31 Oct 1966

Mark Gatiss English actor and writer

31 Oct 1927

Gus Yatron (Rep-D-PA 1969- )

31 Oct 1966

Tommy Kendall American race car driver and television personality

31 Oct 1927

Lee Montague British actor (Uncle Sasha-Holocaust) born in London England

31 Oct 1967

Adrianne Werdel Witmeyer tennis star (1990 Futures-Chiba) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1927

Peter Brinson dance educationalist

31 Oct 1967

Allen West US metal guitarist (Obituary Cause of Death)

31 Oct 1928

Mary Daly American feminist

31 Oct 1967

Marianne Werdel Witmeyer tennis star born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1928

Ann Morgan Guilbert American actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1967

Mark Johnson infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Worcester Massachusetts

31 Oct 1929

Bill Green (Rep-R-NY 1978- )

31 Oct 1967

Nathalie Tauziat Bangui Cent Afr Rep tennis star (1993 Quebec City)

31 Oct 1929

Fernanda Montenegro [Arlette Torres] Brazilian actress often described as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time (Central Station Coce de Me) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil

31 Oct 1967

Reggie Clark NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)

31 Oct 1930

Carmen Sevilla Spanish actress singer and TV presenter (Vengeance Searching for Monica Don Juan) born in Seville Spain

31 Oct 1967

Ren Dif Danish musician (Aqua)

31 Oct 1931

Charles W Colson presidential adviser (Watergate figure) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1968

Heather McDermid rower (Olympics 1996) born in Calgary Alberta

31 Oct 1931

Rosa Rosal [Florence Gayda] Filipino actress and humanitarian described as original femme fatale of Philippine cinema born in Manila Philippine Islands

31 Oct 1968

Ziggy Marley reggae performer and son of Bob Marley

31 Oct 1932

Henry Jay Lewis conductorbass (LA Philharmonic 1955-59) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1969

Alfred Pupunu NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)

31 Oct 1932

John Grant British politician (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1969

Joe Courtney NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)

31 Oct 1935

Sugar Pie DeSanto US singer (Soulful dress)

31 Oct 1969

Theodore Ernest Els PGA golfer (1994 US Open) born in Johannesburg South Africa

31 Oct 1936

Gerardo Gandini composer

31 Oct 1969

Wood Harris American actor

31 Oct 1936

Andrei Chikatilo Russian serial killer (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1969

Rick Mercer Canadian comedian

31 Oct 1936

Akira Machida Japanese judge

31 Oct 1969

Wyclef Jean Haitian-American rapper and singer-songwriter born in Croix-des-Bouquets Haiti

31 Oct 1936

Peter Bowles English actor

31 Oct 1970

Anil Kumble cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)

31 Oct 1937

Emile Ford singer and engineer (first black male singer to top UK charts) born in Castries St Lucia (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1970

Jean-Paul de Young soccer player (FC Utrecht)

31 Oct 1937

Tony Anthony Clarksburg WV actor (Treasure of 4 Crowns)

31 Oct 1970

John Mabry outfielder (St Louis Cardinals) born in Wilmington Delaware

31 Oct 1938

Nico (born Christa Pffgen singer-songwriter fashion model actress) (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1970

Marciano Vink soccer player (GenoaPSV)

31 Oct 1938

Carl Gunter Jr Louisiana State Representative (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1970

Shauna OBrien Pasco Wash actress (Showgirls)

31 Oct 1940

Barry Corbin actor (Maurice-Northern Exposure)

31 Oct 1970

Tasha Tsang Saskatoon Saskatchwan rower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1941

Derek David Bourgeois composer

31 Oct 1971

Byron Chamberlain NFLWLAF tight end Denver Broncos Rhein Fire)

31 Oct 1941

Erkki Jokinen composer

31 Oct 1971

Ernest Dixon NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1941

Tim McCarver baseball catcher (Phils Mets)sportscaster (ABC CBS)

31 Oct 1971

Henry McMillian NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)

31 Oct 1942

Dave Lovelady English musician (The Fourmost) born in Liverpool

31 Oct 1971

Chris Kirkpatrick American singer (N Sync)

31 Oct 1943

C Fred Turner rock bassistvocalist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)

31 Oct 1972

Vicki Goetze Michicot WI LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-12th)

31 Oct 1944

Bob Cottam cricketer (England fast-medium on 2 IndiaPakistan tours)

31 Oct 1944

Johnny Washbrook actor (Ken-My Friend Flicka) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1904

Julian Hodge British financier and multi-millionaire (Hodge Group) born in Camberwell London (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1945

Paul Monette American writer and LBT activist born in Lawrence Massachusetts (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1905

Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky Russian composer born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1945

Roger Hawkins American drummer (the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) born in Mishawaka Indiana

31 Oct 1905

Charles P. Snow English novelist (Death Under Sail Strangers and Brothers) and physical chemist born in Leicester England (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1946

Tariq Yunus Indian actor (Bollywood Ashanti Deceivers) born in Karachi India (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1905

Dag Wirn Swedish composer born in Striberg Sweden (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1946

Suzanne Somers San Bruno California actress (3s Company Step by Step)

31 Oct 1905

Edna Deane dancer choreographer and drama teacher born in Orange Free State (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1947

Bob Weir guitarist and singer (Grateful Dead - I Need A Miracle) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1906

Hiram Fong American businessman and politician (U.S. Senator from Hawaii) born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1947

David Zucker American director (Airplane Naked Gun Top Secret) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1907

John Dearden American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit born in Valley Falls Rhode Island (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1948

Michael Tylo American actor (Guiding Light Blade-Young & Restless) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1907

Wolfgang Weyrauch German writer born in Knigsberg East Prussia (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1948

Leo Mazzone American baseball coach

31 Oct 1907

Varian Fry American journalist and recognized as Righteous Among the Nations born in New York (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1948

Hema Malini Indian Actress

31 Oct 1909

Robert Trout American newscaster (ABC) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1948

Jim Ed Norman [Edward James Norman] American musician and record producer born in Fort Myers Florida

31 Oct 1910

Xenophon Balaskas South Africa cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30s) born in Kimberley Cape Province (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1949

Andr Leon Talley American fashion expert former Vogue editor born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1911

James H. Schmitz American sci-fi author (Lion Game) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1951

Alan Wheat (Rep-D-Missouri 1983- )

31 Oct 1913

Frances Tustin English child psychologist born in Darlington England (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1951

Daniel Gerroll actor (Big Business) born in London England

31 Oct 1917

Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr American historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1952

Christopher Cox (Rep-R-California)

31 Oct 1917

Jan Miner American actress (Crime Photographer) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1952

Cordell Boogie Mosson American musician (Parliament-Funkadelic collective) born in Plainfield New Jersey (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1919

Edwin Charles Tubb British sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven Earthfall) born in London (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1952

Ron Taylor American actor (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1919

Howard Smith British diplomat and Director General of MI5 born in London (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1953

Martha Smith actress (Animal House)playmate (July 1973) born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1919

Malcolm Ross American balloonist and atmospheric physicist born in Momence Illinois (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1953

Susan Pedersen American 4 X 100m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)

31 Oct 1920

Henri Verneuil French-Armenian playwright and film director (Mlodie en sous-sol) born in Rodosto Ottoman Turkey (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1953

Tony Carey American rocker musician singer-songwriter (RainbowPlanet P Project) born in Fresno California

31 Oct 1921

Angelica Rozeanu Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1953

Paulo Roberto Falco Brazilian footballer

31 Oct 1921

Gul Mahomed Pakistani cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman) born in Lahore Punjab British India (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1954

Stephen Mellor American actor

31 Oct 1922

Agustina Bessa-Lus Portuguese writer (A Sibila) born in Vila Mea Portugal

31 Oct 1955

Ellen Dolan Monticello IO actress (Guiding Light Margo Hughes-ATWT)

31 Oct 1922

Lorraine Gordon [Stein] American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1956

Melissa Belote American 100m200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1923

Italo Calvino Italian author (Winters Night a Traveler) born in Santiago de Las Vegas Cuba (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1956

James H Newman Trust Territory of Pacific PhDAstronaut (STS 51 69)

31 Oct 1924

Colin Romoff American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in NYC New York (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1956

Johnny Chavis American football coach

31 Oct 1924

Lee Iacocca American automotive executive (CEO of Chrysler Corp) born in Allentown Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1958

Tim Robbins actor (Bull Durham Shawshank Redemption) born in West Covina California

31 Oct 1924

Nigel Green South African-born British character actor (Zulu Skull Tobruk Ipcress File) born in Pretoria South Africa (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1958

Eleftheria Arvanitaki Greek singer

31 Oct 1924

Mark Lenard American actor (Mr Spocks dad Sarek-Star Trek) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1959

Gary Kemp English rock guitarist (Spandau Ballet-True) born in London

31 Oct 1924

Marguerite Andersen German francophone writer and educator born in Germany

31 Oct 1959

Erkki-Sven Tr Estonian composer

31 Oct 1925

Mickey Baker American guitar player (Love is strange) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1960

Val Skinner Hamilton MT LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Championship)

31 Oct 1925

Tony Hart English artist and television presenter (Take Hart Hartbeat) born in Maidstone Kent (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1960

Bob Mould American musician

31 Oct 1926

Ed McBain [Evan Hunter] American writer (Blackboard Jungle) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1961

Billy Taylor Monticello FL pitcher (Oakland As)

31 Oct 1926

Jean Peters American actress (Viva Zapata Apache Deep Waters) born in Canton Ohio (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1961

Chris Doleman defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)

31 Oct 1926

Karl Richter German composer and conductor born in Plauen Germany (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1961

Wilfried Brookhuis soccer player (NEC)

31 Oct 1926

Michel Foucault French philosopher and historian (The History of Sexuality) born in Poitiers (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1961

Randy Vasquez American actor

31 Oct 1927

Mary Perot Nichols American journalist born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1961

Marc Levy French novelist

31 Oct 1927

Oswald Moxley Gibbs Grenadian diplomat (High Commissioners to the United Kingdom 1974-78) born in Grenada (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1962

Flea [Michael Balzary] bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)

31 Oct 1927

Bill Henry American baseball player (Boston Red Sox Cincinnati Reds) born in Alice Texas (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1962

Laura Coenen team handball goalie (Olymp-1988 92 96) born in Neenah Wisconsin

31 Oct 1930

Phillipe Leroy French actor (Night Porter Leonardo da Vinci) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1962

Manute Bol NBA center (Golden State Warriors)

31 Oct 1930

FM-2030 [Fereidoun M. Esfandiary] Iranian-American author and transhumanist (Are You a Transhuman) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1962

Tamara McKinney slalom skier (Olympic-4th-1984) born in Lexington Kentucky

31 Oct 1931

A. P. J. [Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen] Abdul Kalam Indian scientist and politician 11th President of India (2002-07) born in Rameswaram Tamil Nadu (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1962

Dmitri Hvorostovsky Russian baritone

31 Oct 1932

Jaan Raats Estonian composer born in Tartu Estonia

31 Oct 1962

Durga McBroom American singer songwriter and actress born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1932

Riekus Waskowsky Dutch poet born in Rotterdam (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1963

Missy Hyatt wrestling manager (WCW ECW) born in Atlanta Georgia

31 Oct 1934

Peter Haskell American actor (Brackens World Rituals) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1964

Kay Cockerill LPGA golfer (1995 Friendlys Classic-32nd) born in San Jose California

31 Oct 1934

N. Ramani Indian flutist born in Tiruvarur Tamil Nadu India (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1964

Stephen Paul Steve Lamacq [Lammo] British disc jockey (BBC Radio 6) born in Islington London

31 Oct 1934

John Coleman American journalist co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014) born in Alpine Texas (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1965

German Titov NHL center (Calgary Flames Olympic silver 1998) born in Moscow Russia

31 Oct 1935

Bobby Morrow American sprinter (Olympic-3 gold-1956) born in Brownsville Texas

31 Oct 1965

Lisa Bonder tennis star born in Columbus Ohio

31 Oct 1935

Hans Croiset Dutch theatre director and actor (Witte Waan) born in Amsterdam

31 Oct 1966

Donovan Right CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)

31 Oct 1935

Murdo Alex MacLeod Free Church of Scotland minister born in Ness Lewis (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1966

Gerhard Puschnik hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)

31 Oct 1935

Barry McGuire American singer (Eve of Destruction) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma

31 Oct 1967

Joe Murphy NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks) born in London England

31 Oct 1935

Willie ORee Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the first black player in the National Hockey League (Boston Bruins) born in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada

31 Oct 1967

Michael York Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic silver 1992 96)

31 Oct 1936

Kari Rydman Finnish composer born in Helsinki

31 Oct 1967

Davina McCall British television presenter

31 Oct 1937

Anthony Hopkins English clinical neurologist and Director of the Research Unit at the Royal College of Physicians born in Poole Dorset (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1968

Randall Batinkoff American actor (For Keeps) born in Monticello New York

31 Oct 1937

Linda Lavin American actress (Alice Barney Miller) born in Portland Maine

31 Oct 1968

Robert van Oosterom cricket opening batsman (Holland 1996 World Cup)

31 Oct 1938

Marv Johnson American gospel and R&B singer (Move 2 mountains) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1968

Scott Donie Vicenza Italy diver (Olympic 4th 1996)

31 Oct 1938

Rafael Aponte-Lede Puerto Rican composer born in Guayama Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1968

Elsa Zylberstein French actress

31 Oct 1938

Fela Kuti Nigerian Afrobeat musician and composer born in Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1969

Darren McKenzie-Potter cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1939

Carmelo Bossi Italian light middleweight boxer (Olympic silver 1960) born in Milan Italy (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1969

Doug Hocking CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

31 Oct 1940

Peter C. Doherty Australian immunologist and veterinary surgeon (Nobel 1996) born in Brisbane Australia

31 Oct 1969

Gregory Metcalf Ellensburg Wash 3k steeplechase

31 Oct 1942

Don Stevenson American rock drummer (Moby Grape) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1969

Spencer McLennan CFL safety (Montreal Alouettes)

31 Oct 1942

Jim Leach American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa) born in Davenport Iowa

31 Oct 1969

Wendy Wilson American rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1943

Penny Marshall American actress (Odd Couple Laverne & Shirley) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1969

Roy Hargrove American jazz trumpeter

31 Oct 1944

Mac Collins American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia) born in Jackson Georgia

31 Oct 1969

Terri J. Vaughn American actress

31 Oct 1944

Sali Berisha 41st Prime Minister of Albania (2005-13) and 3rd President of Albania (1992-97) born in Viidol Albania

31 Oct 1970

Adrian Murrell NFL running backkick returner (NY Jets)

31 Oct 1944

Haim Saban Israeli-American media proprietor (Saban Entertainment) born in Alexandria Kingdom of Egypt

31 Oct 1970

Mehmet Scholl German footballer

31 Oct 1944

Kay Ivey American politician (54th Governor of Alabama) born in Camden Alabama

31 Oct 1970

Kazuyuki Fujita Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter

31 Oct 1945

Jim Palmer American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles 1965-1984) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1971

David Johnson cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler India 1996-)

31 Oct 1945

Steven Camacho West Indian cricketer (WI batsman early seventies) born in Georgetown Demerara British Guiana (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1971

Greg Jeffries NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)

31 Oct 1946

Richard Carpenter American vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You) born in New Haven Connecticut

31 Oct 1971

Kathryn J Taylor Miss USA-Kansas (1997)

31 Oct 1946

Victor Banerjee Indian actor (A Passage to India) born in Calcutta India

31 Oct 1971

Simon Shanks NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)

31 Oct 1946

Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party politician born in Edinburgh Scotland

31 Oct 1971

Toni Foster WNBA forwardcenter (Phoenix Mercury)

31 Oct 1947

Lynn Lowry American actress (Cat People Crazies) born in East St. Louis Illinois

31 Oct 1471

Konrad Mutian German humanist born in Homberg Hesse Germany (d. 1526)

31 Oct 1948

Aleksandr Puchkov Russian colonel and cosmonaut

31 Oct 1550

Henry earl of Nassau-Dillenburg and brother of William of Orange

31 Oct 1950

Chris De Burgh British-Irish rock vocalist (The Lady in Red) born in Venado Tuerto Santa Fe Province Argentina

31 Oct 1608

Evangelista Torricelli Italian physicist (inventor of barometer) born in Rome Papal States (d. 1647)

31 Oct 1951

Frank Dimino American rock vocalist (Angel) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1686

Allan Ramsay Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd) born in Leadhills Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1758)

31 Oct 1951

Hani Al-Mulki Prime Minister of Jordan (2016-present) born in Amman Jordan

31 Oct 1701

Marie-Marguerite dYouville first native Canadian canonized (founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal) born in Varennes Quebec (d. 1771)

31 Oct 1951

Peter Richardson British actor writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents The Pope Must Die) born in Devon England

31 Oct 1711

Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41) born in Chteau de Lunville Lorraine (d. 1741)

31 Oct 1953

Larry Miller American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1761

Peter Grnland Danish composer born in Wilster Germany (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1953

Tito Jackson American singer (Jackson 5-ABC Never Can Say Goodbye) born in Gary Indiana

31 Oct 1762

Samuel Adams Holyoke American composer born in Boxford Massachusetts (d. 1820)

31 Oct 1953

Betsy Clifford Canadian alpine skier born in Ottawa Ontario

31 Oct 1775

Bernhard Henrik Crusell Swedish-Finnish composer born in Uusikaupunki Finland (d. 1838)

31 Oct 1954

Jere Burns American actor (Something So Right Kirk-Dear John) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1784

Thomas Hastings American composer born in Washington Connecticut (d. 1872)

31 Oct 1954

Kip Byrne Canadian Tour golfer (Mich State Jr-1970-71) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1784

Thomas Robert Bugeaud Marshal of France and duke of Isly born in Limoges France (d. 1849)

31 Oct 1955

Cathy Ladman American comedienne (Dont Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead)

31 Oct 1785

Jos Miguel Carrera 1st President of Chile (1811-14) born in Santiago Chile (d. 1821)

31 Oct 1955

Tanya Roberts American actress (Charlies Angels Sheena) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1795

Frederick William IV King of Prussia (1840-61) and Germany (1849-61) born in Berlin (d. 1861)

31 Oct 1955

Kulbir Bhaura British field hockey player (Olympic gold 1988) born in Jalandhar Punjab India

31 Oct 1799

August Ferdinand Haeser German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1957

Mira Nair Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding) born in Rourkela Odisha India

31 Oct 1816

Amiel Weeks Whipple American Major General (Union Army) born in Greenwich Massachusetts (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1957

Stacy Peralta American director (Dogtown and Z-Boys) born in Venice California

31 Oct 1818

Irvin McDowell American Major General (Union Army) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1958

Jayne Modean American actress (Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center) born in Hartford Connecticut

31 Oct 1819

Marinus Frederik Andries Gerardus Campbell Dutch bibliographer born in Kampen Netherlands (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1959

Sarah Margaret Ferguson Duchess of York born in London England

31 Oct 1822

Alfred Meissner Austrian poet born in Teplice Czech Republic (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1959

Emeril Lagasse American chef (Emeril Live) born in Fall River Massachusetts

31 Oct 1825

Marie of Prussia Queen consort of Bavaria (1848-64) born in Berlin City Palace Prussia (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1959

Todd Solondz American film director (Welcome to the Dollhouse) born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1829

Asaph Hall American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos) born in Goshen Connecticut (d. 1907)

31 Oct 1962

Susan DeMattei American cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1831

Helen Hunt Jackson American author (Ramona) born in Amherst Massachusetts (d. 1885)

31 Oct 1963

Angela Rock American WPVA volleyball player (US Open-1992) born in Lakewood California

31 Oct 1832

Henry Harrison Walker American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Sussex County Virginia (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1963

Stanley Menzo Surinamese-Dutch soccer goalkeeper (AjaxPSV) born in Paramaribo Suriname

31 Oct 1833

Klaas Kater Dutch Christian Workers Union Leader born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1964

Roberto Vittori Italian air force officer and ESA astronaut born in Viterbo Lazio Italy

31 Oct 1836

Thomas Lafayette Rosser American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Campbell County Virginia (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1965

Daniel Held American 10k runner born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1836

James Tissot French artist born in Nantes France (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1966

Douglas Vipond Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue) and broadcaster born in Elderslie Scotland

31 Oct 1840

Honor Mercier Canadian politician and 9th Premier of Quebec (1887-91) born in Saint-Athanase Lower Canada (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1966

Jeffrey Jacquet American actor (Mork & Mindy Whiz Kids) born in Bay City Texas

31 Oct 1851

George Foot Moore American theologist (Hebrews Old Testament) born in West Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1931)

31 Oct 1966

Jorge Campos Mexican football goalkeeper born in Acapulco Guerrero Mexico

31 Oct 1852

Wilhelm Posse German composer born in Bromberg (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1967

Carlos Garca Venezuelan baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Tchira State Venezuela

31 Oct 1856

Robert Nivelle French military officer born in Tulle France (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1968

George Koonce American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in New Bern North Carolina

31 Oct 1858

Frank Valentine der Stucken American-Belgian composer born in Fredericksburg Texas (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1968

Meredith Rainey American 800m runner born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1858

John L. Sullivan Irish-American heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92) born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1918)

31 Oct 1968

Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi] Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes) born in Helsinki Finland

31 Oct 1859

Jaime de Magalhes Lima Portuguese author and poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) born in Vera Cruz Portugal (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1969

Curtis Cotton NFLWLAF cornerback (Oak Raiders Frankfurt Galaxy)

31 Oct 1865

Walther Amelung German archaeologist born in Szczecin Poland (d. 1927)

31 Oct 1969

Vtor Baa Portuguese football goalkeeper born in Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal

31 Oct 1872

Wilhelm Miklas Austrian politician and 3rd President of Austria (1928-38) born in Krems Lower Austria Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1969

Dominic West British actor (The Wire) born in Sheffield England

31 Oct 1874

Otallo Morales Spanish composer born in Almera Spain (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1970

Cooper Harris CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats) born in Calgary Alberta

31 Oct 1874

Prince Alfred of Edinburgh born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1970

Lonnie Palelei American football offensive lineman (NY Jets) born in Nuuuli American Samoa

31 Oct 1878

Paul Reynaud Premier of France (May-June 1940) born in Barcelonette France (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1970

Eric Bent American singer and songwriter (Love Dont Love Me) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1879

Jane Darwell [Patti Woodward] American actress (The Grapes of Wrath Huckleberry Finn) born in Palmyra Missouri (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1971

Bernardo Harris American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Chapel Hill North Carolina

31 Oct 1879

Sara Allgood Irish actress (Blackmail Storm in a Teacup) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1971

Roland McGhee American long jumper born in Flint Michigan

31 Oct 1881

P. G. Wodehouse British-American writer (Bertie Wooster novels) born in Guildford England (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1971

Andy Cole British footballer (Manchester United) born in Nottingham England

31 Oct 1882

Charley OLeary American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1884

Archibald Hoxsey American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers) born in Staunton Illinois (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1888

S.S. Van Dine [pseudonym for William Huntingdon Wright] American art critic and crime writer (Philo Vance) born in Charlottesville Virginia (d. 1939)

31 Oct 1890

Arcady Dubensky Russian composer born in Kirov Russia (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1893

Ina Claire [Fagan] American actress (Ninotchika) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1894

Moshe Sharett 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954-55) born in Kherson Russian Empire (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1895

Alfred Neumann German playwright (Devil) born in Lautenburg Germany (now in Poland) (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1896

Melville Cooper English TV panelist (I Got a Secret) born in Birmingham England (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1898

Gunther Ramin German organist and composer born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1898

Boughera El Ouafi Algerian athlete (Olympic gold 1928) born in Ouled Djellal Algeria (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1900

Fritz Feld German actor (Jack Benny Show At the Circus Errand Boy Promises Promises) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1900

Mervyn LeRoy American movie producer (Devil at 4 OClock) born in San Francisco California (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1901

Bernard von Brentano German writer (Big Cats) born in Offenbach Germany (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1901

Hermann Abs German banker to Adolf Hitler & Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45) born in Bonn Germany (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1901

Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell English soldier born in London (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1902

William Edmundson American vocalist (Southernaires) born in Spokane Washington

31 Oct 1980

Tom Boonen Belgian cyclist

31 Oct 1953

Greg Evigan American actor (BJ-BJ & the Bear Melrose Place) born in South Amboy New Jersey

31 Oct 1980

Siiri Nordin Finnish singer (Killer)

31 Oct 1953

Marcel Zeeuw Surinamese soldier (coup 1982) born in Paramaribo Suriname (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1981

Guo Jingjing Chinese diver

31 Oct 1953

Roland Butcher Barbados born English cricketer (1st cricketer of Caribbean descent to play for England 1981) born in Saint Philip Parish Barbados

31 Oct 1404

Marie of Anjou Queen of France (1422-61) born in Angers France (d. 1463)

31 Oct 1953

Shelley Ackerman American astrologer writer and singer born in Manhattan New York

31 Oct 1493

Shimazu Tadayoshi Japanese warlord (d. 1568)

31 Oct 1954

Carole Malone English newspaper columnist

31 Oct 1499

Claude of France Duchess of Brittany amd wife of Francis I of France born in Romorantin-Lanthenay France (d. 1524)

31 Oct 1957

Gregory T Linteris Demarest NJ PhDastronaut (STS 83 94)

31 Oct 1606

Joan Maetsuyker Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78) born in Amsterdam (d. 1678)

31 Oct 1957

Karen Permezel LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1630

Sophia of Hanover Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1714)

31 Oct 1957

Michel Desprs Quebec politician

31 Oct 1633

James II of England and James VII of Scotland [Stuart] King of England Scotland and Ireland (1685-88) born in St. Jamess Palace London (d. 1701)

31 Oct 1957

Kenny Neal American blues musician (Let Life Flow) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1639

Simon van der Stel 1st governor of Dutch Cape Colony (1679-99) born in Indian Ocean en route to Mauritius (d. 1712)

31 Oct 1958

Thomas Dolby Cairo Egypt rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science)

31 Oct 1687

Robert Simson Scottish mathematician (Simson line) born in West Kilbride Ayrshire Scotland (d. 1768)

31 Oct 1959

A J Pero American drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) born in Staten Island New York

31 Oct 1726

Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham English sailor and politician born in Leith Midlothian Scotland (d. 1813)

31 Oct 1960

John Aalberg Orland Norway US cross country skier (Olympics 1994)

31 Oct 1730

Jean-Joseph Rodolphe Alsatian composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1812)

31 Oct 1960

Steve Cram English runner (world record mile2 km)

31 Oct 1733

Franois Sbastien Charles Joseph de Croix Count of Clerfayt Austrian field marshal born in Hainaut Austrian Netherlands (d. 1798)

31 Oct 1961

Melanie Wilson actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers)

31 Oct 1734

Francis Lightfoot Lee American advocate for independence (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Stratford Hall Plantation Westmoreland County Virginia Colony (d. 1797)

31 Oct 1961

Isaac Mizrahi American fashion designer

31 Oct 1738

Giovanni Zanotti Italian composer born in Bologna (d. 1817)

31 Oct 1962

Shahar Perkiss Israel tennis star

31 Oct 1740

Joannes Siberg Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-05) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1817)

31 Oct 1962

Jaan Ehlvest Estonian chess player

31 Oct 1753

Franz Anton Dimmler German composer born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1827)

31 Oct 1963

Keith Byars NFL running back (Miami Dolphins New England Patriots)

31 Oct 1764

Charles-Henri Plantade French composer born in Pontoise France (d. 1839)

31 Oct 1963

Yim Jae-beom South Korean singer

31 Oct 1774

Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck Dutch lawyer and politician born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1843)

31 Oct 1964

Joe Girardi catcher (NY Yankees) born in Peoria Illinois

31 Oct 1784

Ferdinand VII King of Spain born in El Escorial Spain (d. 1833)

31 Oct 1964

Pieter Axe soccer player (FC UtrechtSC Heerenveen)

31 Oct 1789

Constant van Crombrugghe Flemish monastery founder born in Geraardsbergen Belgium (d. 1865)

31 Oct 1964

Olu Oguibe American artist

31 Oct 1790

Georg Gerson Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1965

Karyn White American singer (Superwoman Romantic) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1790

Thursday October Christian son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty) born in Pitcairn Island (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1965

Jri Jaanson Estonian rower

31 Oct 1796

Adolf Ganz German composer and violinist born in Wiesbaden Germany (d. 1870)

31 Oct 1965

Constantine Koukias Australian composer

31 Oct 1801

Joseph Plateau Belgian physicist (Plateaus Law) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1883)

31 Oct 1967

Arleen Sorkin actress (Days of Our Lives Americas Funniest Videos)

31 Oct 1806

Preston King U.S. Senator from New York (1857-63) born in Ogdensburg New York (d. 1865)

31 Oct 1967

Dave Hajek infielder (Houston Astros) born in Roseville California

31 Oct 1827

James Sidney Robinson American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1967

Sylvain Lefebvre Richmond NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)

31 Oct 1827

William Harcourt British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer born in York England (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1967

Pat Kelly American baseball player

31 Oct 1837

Ellison Capers American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1967

Stephen A. Smith American sports journalist

31 Oct 1842

Joe Start American baseball player born in NYC New York (d. 1927)

31 Oct 1968

Dwayne Schintzius NBA center (Indiana Pacers)

31 Oct 1855

George Edwardes British composer (Gaiety Girl) born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire England (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1968

Gene Williams NFL guardtackle (Atlanta Falcons)

31 Oct 1857

Elwood Haynes American automotive pioneer (built one of 1st US autos) born in Portland Indiana (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1968

Rashid Latif cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper)

31 Oct 1859

Camille Chevillard French composer born in Paris (d. 1923)

31 Oct 1968

Wanda Guyton WNBA forward (Houston Comets)

31 Oct 1861

Bjarni Thorsteinsson Icelandic composer (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1968

Matthew Le Tissier English footballer

31 Oct 1861

Artur Gavazzi Croatian geographer born in Split Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1968

Johnny Goudie American musician

31 Oct 1864

Maurice de Plessys French poet (Palace Occidental) born in Paris (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1969

Mark Verhoeven Dutch soccer player (MVVNEC)

31 Oct 1867

Masaoka Shiki Japanese haiku & tanka poet and diarist (Salt Water Ballads) born in Matsuyama Japan (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1969

P J Brown NBA centerforward (NJ Nets Miami Heat)

31 Oct 1869

Joseph Duveen British art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) born in Hull Yorkshire England (d. 1939)

31 Oct 1969

David Strickland American actor (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1871

Alexander von Zemlinsky Austrian composer (Schneeman) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1970

Daniela Pestova [Chameleon] model (1995 SILOreal) born in Prague Czechoslovakia

31 Oct 1872

Reginald R.F. Doherty British tennis player (4-time Wimbledon champion) born in Wimbledon England (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1970

Jim Jackson NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks Philadelphia 76ers)

31 Oct 1873

Jos Serrano Simen Spanish composer born in Sueca Valencia Spain (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1970

Nina Kemppel cross country skier (Olympics 1994) born in Anchorage Alaska

31 Oct 1873

Ray Ewry American track and field athlete (8 Olympic golds 1900 04 08) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1970

Jon Seda Puerto Rican actor

31 Oct 1873

Jules Rimet French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54) born in Theuley Franche-Comt France (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1970

Pr Zetterberg Swedish football player

31 Oct 1874

Margarete Susman German-Jewish writer born in Hamburg (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1971

Derrick Rodgers linebacker (Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1880

Vilhelm Ekelund Swedish poet and writer (Sak och sken) (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1971

Frank Wycheck NFL tight end (HoustonTennessee Oilers)

31 Oct 1882

Charlie Parker English cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA but 2-32 in only Test) born in Prestbury Gloucestershire (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1971

Jorge Costa Portuguese footballer

31 Oct 1884

Jimmy Conlin American actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock) born in Camden New Jersey (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1972

Erika de Lone tennis star (1996 Futures-Wilmington DE) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1888

Ernest Pingoud Finnish composer born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1972

J. J. Smith American NFL running back (KC Chiefs) born in Kansas City Missouri

31 Oct 1889

Clarence Muse American actor screenwriter and director (Casablanca Black Stallion) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1972

Mike Archie running back (Tennessee Oilers)

31 Oct 1889

Jean Canneel Flemish sculptor born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Brussels Belgium (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1972

Nelson Van waes CFL defensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

31 Oct 1890

Frank Conroy British actor (Call of the Wild) born in Derby Derbyshire England (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1972

Shawn Banks WLAF LB (Frankfurt Galaxy)

31 Oct 1891

Paul de Keyser Flemish philologist and folklorist born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1892

Sumner Welles American diplomat (Good neighbor policy) born in New York (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1893

Lillian Gish American silent film and stage actress (Birth of a Nation) born in Springfield Ohio (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1894

E.E.Cummings (Edward Estlin) poet (Tulips & Chimneys) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1896

Bud Flanagan [Chaim Reuben Weintrop] English comedian (duo with Chesney Alley) born in London England (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1898

Cruys Voorbergh [Ernest Pieter Coningh] Dutch actor and director (De vliegende Hollander Flying Dutchman) born in Bagoe Dutch East Indies (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1899

Alan Washbond American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932) born in Essex County New York (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1899

Red McKenzie American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1900

Eddie McLeod New Zealand cricketer (played in NZs 2nd-ever Test 1930) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1901

Willem A. Wagenaar Dutch journalist and writer (Shanghai) (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1902

Shunter Coen South African cricketer (South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28) born in Heilbron Orange Free State (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1902

Learco Guerra Italian road racing cyclist born in Bagnolo San Vito Italy (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1906

Benita Hume British actress (Tarzan Escapes High Treason Halls of Ivy) born in London England (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1906

Hassan al-Banna Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood born in Mahmoudiyah Beheira Egypt (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1907

Allan Jones American actor and singer (A Day at the Races Showboat) born in Old Forge Pennsylvania (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1907

Barend Barendse Dutch sports reporter and actor (Zeskamp Oebele) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1907

Pert Kelton American actress (Cavalcade of Stars) born in Great Falls Montana (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1908

Ruth Hale American playwright and actress born in Granger Utah (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1909

Bernd Rosemeyer German race car driver (Indy 500) born in Lingen Germany (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1909

Kalervo Tuukkanen Finnish composer born in Mikkeli Finland (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1909

Dorothy Kingsley American screenwriter born in NYC New York (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1910

Jozef Keuleers Belgian workers union leader born in Watermael-Boitsfort Brussels (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1910

John Wooden American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships) born in Hall Indiana (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1912

Helmut Schelsky German sociologist (Sociology of Sex) born in Chemnitz Saxony (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1912

Jack Crapp English cricketer (England batsman 1948-49) born in St Columb Major Cornwall England (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1912

Jack Young English cricketer (Middlesex & England slow left-armer post-WW2) born in Paddington London (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1913

Ginty Lush Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30s who didnt play for Aust) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1916

C. Everett Koop 13th US Surgeon General (1982-89) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1918

Doug Ring Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40s early 50s) born in Hobart Tasmania Australia (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1918

Marcel Chaput French Canadian politician born in Hull Quebec (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1919

Edward L. Feightner American rear-admiral (WW II-Santa Cruz Islands) born in Lima Ohio

31 Oct 1924

Robert Webber American actor (12 Angry Men Moonlighting 79 Park Avenue) born in Santa Ana California (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1925

Phillip Tobias South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites) born in Durban South Africa (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1925

Lawrence Herkimer Grandfather of Cheerleading (founded National Cheerleading Association patented the pom-pom) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1926

Bill Justis American rock and roll musician (Raunchy) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1926

Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge] Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1928

Gary Graffman American pianist (Leventritt Award) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1928

Frank E. Resnik American business executive (Philip Morris USA) born in Pleasant Unity Pennsylvania (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1929

Yvon Durelle Canadian boxer born in Baie-Sainte-Anne New Brunswick Canada (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1930

Robert Parker American saxophonist and soul singer (Barefootin) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1931

Rafael Puyana Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) born in Bogot Colombia

31 Oct 1931

Nikhil Banerjee Indian classical musician born in Calcutta India (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1932

Anatoly Larkin Russian-American physicist born in Kolomna Russia (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1932

Enrico di Giuseppe American tenor born in Philadelphia (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1935

La Monte Young American composer (Composition in 1990) born in Bern Idaho

31 Oct 1938

John Dean American attorney and former White House counsel (Watergate figure) born in Akron Ohio

31 Oct 1938

Farah Pahlavi Queen consort of Iran (1959-61) born in Tehran Iran

31 Oct 1939

Hugh Delane Thompson American PGA golfer (1991 MONY Syracuse) born in Shreveport Louisiana

31 Oct 1940

Christopher Timothy Welsh actor (All Creatures Great & Small) born in Bala Wales

31 Oct 1940

J. C. Snead American PGA golfer (1972 Philadelphia Classic) born in Hot Springs Virginia

31 Oct 1940

Pat Finley American actress (Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show) born in Asheville North Carolina

31 Oct 1941

Jim Courter American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey) born in Montclair New Jersey

31 Oct 1941

Art Shamsky American baseball player born in St. Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1941

Alexander Burdonsky Russian theater director and Joseph Stalins grandson born in Samara Russia (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1942

Billy Harrison Irish rock guitarist (Them) born in Belfast Northern Ireland

31 Oct 1943

Anthony Iannaccone American composer born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1943

Lance Rentzel American NFL receiver (Minn LA) and ex-husband of Joey Heatherton born in Flushing New York

31 Oct 1943

Noreen Corcoran American actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1944

Udo Kier German actress (Warhol Dracula Warhol Frankenstein) born in Lindenthal Cologne Germany

31 Oct 1945

Colin Hodgkinson English musician (Whitesnake) born in Peterborough Cambridgeshire

31 Oct 1972

Fred Hoiberg American NBA guard (Indiana Pacers) born in Lincoln Nebraska

31 Oct 1946

Justin Hayward English vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) born in Swindon Wiltshire England

31 Oct 1972

Matt Keeslar American actor 9The Last Days of Disco) born in Grand Rapids Michigan

31 Oct 1946

James Robert Radio Kennedy American football coach born in Anderson South Carolina

31 Oct 1973

Susannah Kate Pryde New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1946

Craig Venter American biotechnologist and geneticist (involved with the first draft sequence of the human genome) born in Salt Lake City Utah

31 Oct 1973

Dax Riggs American musician (Acid Bath) born in Evansville Indiana

31 Oct 1946

Al Oliver American baseball player born in Portsmouth Ohio

31 Oct 1975

Ginuwine [Elgin Baylor Lumpkin] American singer (Ginuwine...The Bachelor) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1946

Dan McCafferty Scottish musician (Nazareth) born in Dunfermline Scotland

31 Oct 1975

Glen Little English footballer

31 Oct 1947

Charlie Joiner American NFL receiver (Houston Cincinnati San Diego) born in Many Louisiana

31 Oct 1976

Yoon Son-ha South Korean actress and singer

31 Oct 1947

Lukas Resetarits Austrian cabaret artist born in Stinatz Austria

31 Oct 1977

Masato Kawabata Japanese racing driver

31 Oct 1948

David Ruprecht American game show host born in St. Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1977

Erin McKeown American musician

31 Oct 1948

Engin Ark Turkish nuclear physicist born in Istanbul (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1977

Patricio Urrutia Ecuadorian footballer

31 Oct 1949

Katy Manning English actress (Doctor Who-Jo Grant) born in Guildford Surrey England

31 Oct 1977

David Trezeguet French football player

31 Oct 1949

Katha Pollitt American poet and writer born in Brooklyn Heights New York

31 Oct 1978

Devon Gummersall Colo actor (Relativity Brian-My So Called Life)

31 Oct 1950

Sheila Young Ochowicz American speed skater (Olympic goldsil-76) born in Birmingham Michigan

31 Oct 1978

Takeshi Morishima Japanese professional wrestler

31 Oct 1951

Marcia Barrett Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M) born in Saint Catherine Parish Jamaica

31 Oct 1979

Mahana Kaahumanu Walters Miss Hawaii Teen USA (3rd-1997)

31 Oct 1952

Harry Anderson American actor (Judge Harry Stone-Night Court) born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 2016

31 Oct 1979

Paul Robinson English football player

31 Oct 1952

Margriet Eshuijs Dutch singer and pianist born in Zaandam Netherlands

31 Oct 1979

Blue Adams American Football Player

31 Oct 1952

Nikolai Adrianov Soviet-Russian gymnast (Olympic-4 gold2 silverbronze-1976) born in Vladimir Russia (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1923

Faas Wilkes Dutch soccer star (XerxesFortunaInter Milan) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1923

Cyril Shaps British actor producer and voice artist (The Pianist) born in Highbury London (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1924

Terry Gibbs American jazz vibraphonist and band leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1925

Frank D. Gilroy American writer (Subject Was Roses) born in NYC New York (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1925

Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider] American comedian arrested on obsenity born in Mineola New York (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1925

Gustav Winckler Danish singer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1926

Ray Brown American jazz double bassist born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1926

Walter Killer Kowalski Canadian professional wrestler born in Windsor Canada (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1927

Lee Konitz American composer (Birth of the Cool) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1930

Piet Clase South African politician (Minister of Education) born in Bothaville South Africa

31 Oct 1931

Eddie Mathews American hall of fame third baseman (Milwaukee Brave) who hit 512 home runs born in Texarkana Texas (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1931

Janice Elliott English novelist born in Derby England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1931

Raymond Kopa [Kopaszewski] French footballer the Napoleon of football born in Noeux-les-Mines (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1932

Jack Colvin American actor (Incredible Hulk) born in Lyndon Kansas (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1932

Liliane Montevecchi French-Italian actress dancer and singer (Nine Grand Hotel) born in Paris France (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1933

Raynald Frchette Quebec politician and judge born in Asbestos Quebec (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1934

Nana Mouskouri Greek singer (Try to Remember) born in Chania Crete Greece

31 Oct 1935

Philippine Aeckerlin Dutch actress (Oh Venus Daddy Longlegs) born in Schiebroek Rotterdam Netherlands

31 Oct 1936

Cliff Gorman American actor (Boys in the Band Angel) born in Queens New York (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1936

Elizabeth Furse American politician (first naturalized American born in Africa to win election to the United States Congress) born in Nairobi Kenya

31 Oct 1936

John Menzies Scottish publisher and multi-millionaire

31 Oct 1938

Jim McMullan American actor (Dr McDaniel-Ben Casey) born in Long Island New York

31 Oct 1938

Mahboob Shah Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel) born in Delhi India

31 Oct 1938

Hugo Young British journalist (The Guardian) born in Sheffield England (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1939

Melinda Dillon American actress (Close Encounters Slap Shot) born in Hope Arkansas

31 Oct 1939

T. J. Cloutier American poker player born in Albany California

31 Oct 1940

Chris Farlowe [John Henry Deighton] English singer (Out of Times) born in London

31 Oct 1940

Pharoah Sanders American jazz saxophonist born in Little Rock Arkansas

31 Oct 1941

John Snow English cricketer (fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies) born in Peopleton Worcestershire England

31 Oct 1941

Paul Simon American singer and actor (Kodachrome 1 Trick Pony) born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1941

Neil Aspinall British music executive (The Beatles) born in Prestatyn Wales (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1942

Jerry Jones American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys(1989-present) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1942

Pamela Tiffin American actress (Viva Max) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma

31 Oct 1942

Bob Bailey American baseball player born in Long Beach California

31 Oct 1943

Mike Barnicle American broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist born in Worchester Massachusetts

31 Oct 1944

Buddy [Brian Thomas] Allin American PGA golfer (1980 NZ Open) born in Bremerton Washington (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1944

Robert Lamm American rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1945

Chako Higuchi Japanese golfer (LPGA Cship 1977) born in Kawagoe Saitama Japan

31 Oct 1945

Karen Akers American singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1945

Christophe [Daniel Bevilacqua] French singer (Aline) born in Juvisy-sur-Orge Paris

31 Oct 1945

Dsi Bouterse Surinamese politician (8th President of Suriname) born in Domburg Surinam

31 Oct 1946

Bram Vermeulen Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop) born in The Hague Netherlands

31 Oct 1946

Demond Wilson American actor (Sanford & Son Baby Im Back) born in Valdosta Georgia

31 Oct 1946

Edwina Currie British politician (C) born in Liverpool

31 Oct 1947

Sammy Hagar American rock vocalist (I Cant Drive 55) born in Salinas California

31 Oct 1947

Jerry Trupiano American sports broadcaster born in St. Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1948

Lacy J. Dalton American country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes) born in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1948

John Ford Coley American musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley) born in Dallas Texas

31 Oct 1948

Ted Poe American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas) born in Temple Texas

31 Oct 1949

Tom Mees American sports broadcaster born in Springfield Pennsylvania (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1949

Patrick Nve Belgian racing driver born in Lige Belgium

31 Oct 1949

Marisol Malaret 1st Puerto Rican Miss Universe (1970) born in Utuado Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1973

DeJuan Wheat NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)

31 Oct 1950

Annegret Richter-Irrang German sprinter (Olympic gold 1972) born in Dortmund Germany

31 Oct 1973

Lasha Zhvania Georgian politician

31 Oct 1950

Ellen Brusse [Elizabeth Wenmakers] Dutch TV hostess born in Rotterdam Netherlands

31 Oct 1974

Kim Williams WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)

31 Oct 1952

Beverly Johnson American model and actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy) born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1974

Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler] American rapper (Psychopathic Records) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1952

Michael R. Clifford American astronaut (STS 53 59 76) born in Norton AFB California

31 Oct 1975

Floyd Landis American cyclist

31 Oct 1953

Bill Schuette American lawyer and politician (53rd Attorney General of Michigan) born in Midland Michigan

31 Oct 1162

Eleanor of England Queen of Castile born in Domfront Castle Normandy (d. 1214)

31 Oct 1953

Pat Day American jockey born in Brush Colorado

31 Oct 1244

Jacques de Molay French last Grand Master of the Knights Templar born in Molay Haute-Sane France (d. 1314)

31 Oct 1954

Mordechai Vanunu Israeli nuclear technician and peace activist born in Marrakesh French Morocco

31 Oct 1453

Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales and the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou born in London (d. 1471)

31 Oct 1954

George Frazier American baseball player born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma

31 Oct 1474

Mariotto Albertinelli Italian painter born in Florence (d. 1515)

31 Oct 1954

Claude Ribbe French historian and writer born in Paris

31 Oct 1537

Jane Grey Queen of England in 1553 for 9 days born in Bradgate England (d. 1554)

31 Oct 1956

Anura Ranasinghe Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982) born in Kalatura Sri Lanka

31 Oct 1563

Francesco Caracciolo Italian priest and saint (Caracciolini) born in Villa Santa Maria Abruzzo Italy (d. 1608)

31 Oct 1956

Chris Carter American television producer (The X-Files) born in Bellflower California

31 Oct 1566

Richard Boyle Irish politician 1st Earl of Cork born in Canterbury Kent England (d. 1643)

31 Oct 1958

Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak Canadian LPGA golfer (1984 Chrysler) born in Toronto Ontario Canada

31 Oct 1613

Luisa de Guzmn Queen of Portugal (1640-56) born in Sanlcar Spain (d. 1666)

31 Oct 1958

Dwayne Evans American 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1976) born in Phoenix Arizona

31 Oct 1652

Johann Heinrich Kittel German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1682)

31 Oct 1958

Joseph Richard Sylvers rocker

31 Oct 1696

John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey English statesman and writer (d. 1743)

31 Oct 1958

Maria Cantwell American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1713

Allan Ramsay Scottish painter born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1784)

31 Oct 1958

Jair-Rhm Parker Wells American musician and composer (Machine Gun) born in Tacoma Washington

31 Oct 1759

Ecco Epkema Dutch classic linguist (Frisian old-Frisian) born in Wirdum Netherlands (d. 1832)

31 Oct 1958

Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabian progressive journalist author and editor in chief (Al-Arab News Channel) born in Medina Saudi Arabia (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1761

Dirk van Hogendorp Dutch minister of War born in Heenvliet Netherlands (d. 1822)

31 Oct 1959

Marie Osmond American singer and actress (Paper Roses Goin Coconuts) born in Ogden Utah

31 Oct 1768

Jacques Flix Emmanuel Hamelin French explorer born in Honfleur Calvados France (d. 1839)

31 Oct 1960

Joey Belladonna American heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest) born in Oswego New York

31 Oct 1769

Horace H. Hayden 1st American licensed dentist and cofounds 1st dental college born in Windsor Connecticut (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1960

Tim Brewster American football coach born in Phillipsburg New Jersey

31 Oct 1792

Moritz Hauptmann German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1960

Ari Fleischer American media consultant and 21st White House Press Secretary born in Pound Ridge New York

31 Oct 1794

Anselm Httenbrenner Austrian composer born in Graz Austria (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1960

Peter Keisler American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007) born in Hempstead New York

31 Oct 1797

William Motherwell Scottish civil servant and poet born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Oct 1961

Derek Harper American NBA guard (NY Knicks Orlando Magic) born in Elberton Georgia

31 Oct 1810

James Shedden Palmer Commander (Union Navy) (d. 1867)

31 Oct 1962

Kelly Preston American actress (Mischief Twins A Tigers Tale) born in Honolulu Hawaii

31 Oct 1815

Jules Quicherat French historian and archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1882)

31 Oct 1963

Colin Channer Jamaican writer (often referred as Bob Marley with a pen) born in Kingston Jamaica

31 Oct 1820

John William Dawson Canadian geologist born in Pictou Nova Scotia (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1964

Chris Gwynn American baseball outfielder (San Diego Padres) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1822

Carl Martin Reinthaler German composer born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1964

Christopher Judge American-Canadian actor (Stargate SG-1) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1823

Immanuel Faisst German composer born in Esslingen am Neckar Stuttgart Germany (d. 1894)

31 Oct 1965

Johan Museeuw Belgian road racing cyclist born in Varsenare Belgium

31 Oct 1824

Henry Stephen Cutler American composer (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1967

Derrick Moore American NFL running back (Az Cardinals Carolina Panthers) born in Albany Georgia

31 Oct 1826

Lafayette Curry Baker American investigator spy and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Stafford New York (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1967

Javier Sotomayor Cuban jumper (world record 1989 Olympic gold 1992) born in Limonar Matanzas Cuba

31 Oct 1853

Lillie Langtry [Emilie Charlotte Le Breton] American actress (His Neighbors Wife) born in Jersey Channel Islands (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1967

Trevor Hoffman American Baseball Hall of Fame closer (first pitcher to 500 & 600 saves milestone) born Bellflower California

31 Oct 1853

Maria Beppie Bakker Dutch actress and wife of Piet Vink Senior (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1967

Steve Vickers English footballer (Middlesbrough) born in Bishop Auckland England

31 Oct 1862

Mary Kingsley English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon Africa born in London (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1967

Kate Walsh American actress (Greys Anatomy) born in San Jose California

31 Oct 1863

Auguste Rateau French mining engineer and inventor (Rateau steam turbine) born in Royan France (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1968

Julio Valera MLB pitcher (KC Royals) born in Aguadilla Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1876

Rube Waddell American baseball player born in Bradford Pennsylvania (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1968

Tisha Campbell American actress (Gina-Martin House Party) born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1877

Bernard Bosanquet English cricketer (pioneer of googly) born in Bulls Cross Enfield Middlesex England (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1968

Carlos Marn Spanish baritone (Il Divo) born in Mrfelden-Walldorf Germany

31 Oct 1878

Patrick Joseph Hartigan Australian Roman Catholic priest born in OConnell Town Yass New South Wales (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1969

Cady McClain American actress (Dixie Martin-All My Children) born in Burbank California

31 Oct 1879

Peter Van Anrooy Dutch conductor and composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) born in Zaltbommel the Netherlands (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1969

Rhonda Mapp American WNBA center and forward (Charlotte Sting) born in Asheville North Carolina

31 Oct 1880

Sasha Chorny [Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg] Russian poet born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1932)

31 Oct 1969

Tim Crabtree American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Jackson Michigan

31 Oct 1889

Douglass Dumbrille Canadian actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town) born in Hamilton Ontario (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1970

Ann Grossman American tennis star (1994 LA finalist) born in Grove City Ohio

31 Oct 1890

Conrad Richter American writer (Light in the Forest) born in Tremont Pennsylvania (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1970

Eric Gant WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy) born in Lakeland Florida

31 Oct 1890

Gsta Nystroem Swedish composer born in Silvbergs Sweden (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1970

Steve Matthews American NFL and WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs Scottish Claymores) born in Tullahoma Tennessee

31 Oct 1891

Irene Rich [Luther] American actress (Beau Brummell Champ) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1970

Serena Altschul American broadcast journalist born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1895

Kurt Schumacher German political chairman (SPD) born in Kulm Germany (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1970

Mel Jackson African-American actor (Soul Food) and R&B musician born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1895

Vera [Veronica] Bondam Flemish actress (Een brief van de generaal) born in The Hague Holland (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1970

Paul Potts British opera singer and winner of Britains Got Talent 2007 born in Kingswood South Gloucestershire England

31 Oct 1895

Mike Gazella American baseball player (NY Yankees) born in Olyphant Pennsylvania (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1971

Hitesh Modi Kenyan cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup) born in Kisumu Kenya

31 Oct 1899

Marcelle de Manziarly French pianist and composer born in Kharkiv Russian Empire (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1971

Irv Smith American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints) born in Trenton New Jersey

31 Oct 1900

Marius-Francois Gaillard French composer born in Paris (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1971

Jay Williams American defensive end (St Louis Rams) born in Washington D. C.

31 Oct 1900

Gerald Marks American songwriter (All of Me) born in Saginaw Michigan (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1971

Sean ODonnell Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings) born in Ottawa Ontario

31 Oct 1901

Benjamin Merkelbach Dutch architect and city builder of Amsterdam born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1971

Billy Bush American radio and TV host born in Manhattan New York

31 Oct 1901

Edward Chapman British actor (Things to Come Promoter Rembrandt) born in Harrogate Yorkshire (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1972

Prince Jaime Count of Bardi third child of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo Duke of Parma born in Nijmegen Netherlands

31 Oct 1902

Franco Giorgetti Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920) born in Bovisio-Masciago Italy (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1972

Princess Margarita Maria Beatriz of Bourbon-Parma Countess of Colorno daughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo Duke of Parma born in Nijmegen Netherlands

31 Oct 1903

Jens Bjerre Danish composer born in Aarhus (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1972

Summer Sanders American butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1992 96) born in Roseville California

31 Oct 1903

Patsy Moran American actress (Children of the Wild) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1973

Brian Dawkins American football safety (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Jacksonville Florida

31 Oct 1904

Jutta Hecker German writer born in Weimar (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1973

Peter Dumbreck Scottish race car driver born in Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland

31 Oct 1904

Wilfred Pickles British actor (Billy Liar Gay Dog) born in Halifax Yorkshire England (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1973

Matt Hughes American mixed martial artist born in Hillsboro Illinois

31 Oct 1907

Yves Allgret French film director born in Asnires-sur-Seine France (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1973

Nanako Matsushima Japanese actress (Ring) born in Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture Japan

31 Oct 1908

John Grant British rear-admiral (Royal Navy) (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1974

Tony Carbone Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos Olympics 1996) born in Perth Australia

31 Oct 1908

Werner Reinowski German writer born in Bernburg Germany (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1974

Hawick Lau Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1909

Herblock [Herbert Lawrence Block] American cartoonist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1975

Leo Koswal Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht 90) born in Breda Netherlands

31 Oct 1910

Art Tatum [Arthur Tatum Jr] American jazz pianist and composer born in Toledo Ohio (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1976

Ed Ellis American football tackle (New England Patriots) born in Hamden Connecticut

31 Oct 1910

Otto Joachim German-Canadian composer born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1977

Gareth Batty English cricketer born in Bradford Yorkshire

31 Oct 1911

Ticker Freeman American pianist (Dinah Shore Show) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1977

Paul Pierce American basketball player born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1911

Ashok Kumar [Dadamoni Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly] Indian actor (Mahal Afsana) born in Bhagalpur Bengal Presidency British India (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1912

Cornel Wilde [Kornel Lajos Weisz] Hungarian-American actor (Sword of Lancelot High Sierra 5th Musketeer) born in Prievidza Hungary (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1915

Terry Frost British artist born in Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1916

David Hollestelle Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus) born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1917

Burr Tillstrom puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1918

Jack MacGowran Irish actor (King Lear The Quiet Man The Exorcist) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1918

Robert Walker American actor and writer (Strangers on a Train Bataan Madame Curie) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1920

Albert Hague [Marcuse] German-American actor singer and composer (Fame How the Grinch Stole Christmas) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1920

Laraine Day [La Raine Johnson] American actress (Dr. KIldaire Foreign Correspondent) born in Roosevelt Utah (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1921

Harper MacKay American orchestra leader (NBC Follies) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1921

Yves Montand [Ivo Livi] Italian-French actor and singer (Z Napoleon Grand Prix) born in Monsummano Terme Italy (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1922

Alan Scott American TV host and songwriter (Spin the Picture) born in Haddonfield New Jersey

31 Oct 1922

Gilberto Mendes Brazilian composer born in Santos Brazil (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1725

Etienne Louis Geoffroy French pharmacist and entomologist born in Paris (d. 1810)

31 Oct 1962

Sid Fernandez American baseball pitcher (NY Mets Philadelphia Phillies) born in Honolulu Hawaii

31 Oct 1742

Johann Peter Melchior German sculptor born in Lindorf Germany (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1962

Carlos Bernard American actor (24) born in Evanston Illinois

31 Oct 1762

Jan Willem Janssens Dutch Governor-General of Cape colony and Dutch-Indies born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1838)

31 Oct 1962

Chris Botti American jazz musician (Impressions) born in Portland Oregon

31 Oct 1763

John Ross English composer and organist born in Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1837)

31 Oct 1962

Branko Crvenkovski 3rd President of Macedonia born in Sarajevo Yugoslavia

31 Oct 1775

Lyman Beecher US Presbyterian clergyman temperance movement leader born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1963

Michael Zordich American NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Youngstown Ohio

31 Oct 1792

Christian Gmelin German chemist born in Tbingen Germany (d. 1860)

31 Oct 1963

Randy Wood American NHL left wing (Dallas Stars) born in Princeton New Jersey

31 Oct 1798

Pedro I of Brazil Emperor of Brazil (1822-31) and King of Portugal (1826) born in Queluz Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1834)

31 Oct 1963

Lane Frost American professional bull rider born in La Junta Otero County Colorado (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1801

Friedrich Frey-Heros Swiss politician born in Lindau Germany (d. 1873)

31 Oct 1963

Satoshi Kon Japanese anime film director born in Sapporo Hokkaido Japan (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1808

John Liptrot Hatton English composer and pianist born in Liverpool England (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1963

Alan McDonald Northern Irish footballer born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1813

Lyman Trumbull U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855-73) born in Colchester Connecticut (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1964

Fanie De Villiers South African cricketer (great South African pace bowler) born in Vereeniging Transvaal Province South Africa

31 Oct 1815

William J. Hardee U.S. Army officer (Confederate Army) born in Camden County Georgia (d. 1873)

31 Oct 1964

JoAnn Willette American actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us Real Genius) born in Lewiston Maine

31 Oct 1822

Joseph Haydn Potter American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Concord New Hampshire (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1965

Chris Chandler American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers Atlanta Falcons) born in Everett Washington

31 Oct 1832

Walter T Watts-Dunton English lawyer poet and writer (Aylwin) born in St. Ives England (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1965

J. J. Daigneault Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins) born in Montreal Quebec

31 Oct 1840

Helena Modjeska [Modrzejewska] Polish Shakespearian actress (Hamlet) born in Krakw Poland (d. 1909)

31 Oct 1965

Todd Krygier American NHL left wing (Anaheim Washington) born in Chicago Heights Illinois

31 Oct 1844

George W. Cable American writer (Northampton Years) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1965

Scott OGrady American Air Force fighter pilot born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1845

Amintore Galli Italian composer born in Perticara Italy (d. 1919)

31 Oct 1966

Wim Jonk Dutch soccer star (Ajax) born in Volendam Netherlands

31 Oct 1855

Arthur Nikisch Hungarian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) born in Mosonszentmikls Hungary (d. 1922)

31 Oct 1966

Brian Kennedy Northern Irish musician and author born in Belfast Northern Ireland

31 Oct 1855

August Sauer Austrian literature historian (Euphorion) born in Wiener Neustadt Austria (d. 1926)

31 Oct 1966

Jonathan Crombie Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1860

Elmer Ambrose Sperry American entrepreneur and inventor (gyrocompass) born in Cincinnatus New York (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1967

Becky Iverson American LPGA golfer (1995 Friendlys Classic) born in Escanaba Michigan

31 Oct 1865

Arthur Harden English biochemist (Nobel Prize 1929) born in Manchester England (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1968

Adam Rich American actor (Nicholas-8 is Enough Code Red Gun Shy) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1872

Ralph Vaughan Williams English composer (Hugh the Drover) born in Down Ampney England (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1968

Charles Anthony American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts) born in Las Vegas Nevada

31 Oct 1874

Jimmy Burke American baseball player born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1968

Leon Lett American NFL defensive tackle and coach (Dallas Cowboys) born in Mobile Alabama

31 Oct 1875

Aleister Crowley British occultist founded the religion of Thelema born in Royal Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1968

Mike Trombley American pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Springfield Massachusetts

31 Oct 1880

Healey Willan Anglo-Canadian composer born in Balham London (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1968

Bill Auberlen American race car driver born in Redondo Beach California

31 Oct 1880

Louis Hmon French novelist (Maria Chapdelaine) born in Brest France (d. 1913)

31 Oct 1969

Alison Peek Australian field hockey halfback and midfielder (Olympics gold 2000) born in Australia

31 Oct 1881

Carlos Lopez Buchardo Argentine composer born in Buenos Aires (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1969

Dave Chaytors CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions) born in Calgary Alberta

31 Oct 1881

William Nigh American director (Ape Doomed to Die Mr Wong) born in Berlin Wisconsin (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1969

David Collins American rower (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Thousand Oaks California

31 Oct 1882

Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen German musicologist and composer born in Gttingen Germany (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1969

Jos Valentn MLB infielder (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Manat Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1884

Godfrey Tearle English-American actor (39 Steps Mandy At Dawn We Die) born in NYC New York (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1969

Nancy Kerrigan American figure skater (Olympic silver 1994) born in Stoneham Massachusetts

31 Oct 1886

Karl Dane Danish-American comedian and actor (Son of the Sheik) born in Copenhagen (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1969

Terry Ray American NFL strong safety (NE Patriots) born in Belgium

31 Oct 1890

Luis de Freitas Branco Portuguese composer born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1969

Martie Maguire American musician (Dixie Chicks) born in York Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1891

Edith Stein German philosopher and Discalced Carmelite nun (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) born in Breslau (Silesia) Germany (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1970

Charlie Ward NBA guard (NY Knicks) and Heisman Trophy winner (1993) born in Tallahassee Florida

31 Oct 1892

Gilda dalla Rizza Italian soprano born in Verona Italy (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1970

Herman Arvie American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns) born in Opelousas Louisiana

31 Oct 1893

Pall Isolfsson Icelandic composer born in Stokkseyri Iceland (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1970

Kirk Cameron American actor (Mike-Growing Pains) born in Panorama City Los Angeles

31 Oct 1893

Velvalee Dickinson American spy convicted of espionage against the United States on behalf of Japan during World War II born in Sacramento California (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1970

Tanyon Sturtze American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) born in Worcester Massachusetts

31 Oct 1894

Charles Hodge NYU professor (Answers for Americans) (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1971

Bronzell Miller American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Federal Way Washington (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1894

Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd chambermaid for Dutch queen born in Katwijk Netherlands (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1971

Pavol Rybar Slovak hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998) born in Skalica Czechoslovakia

31 Oct 1896

Eugenio Montale Italian poet and translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) born in Genoa Italy (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1971

Ahn Jae Wook South Korean actor composer and singer born in Donam-dong Seongbuk District Seoul South Korea (d. )

31 Oct 1902

Dick Binnendijk Dutch poet and literary critic (Authoritarian Regimes in Transistion) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1971

Tony Fiore American baseball player born in Oak Park Illinois

31 Oct 1903

Grayson L. Kirk 14th President of Columbia University (1953-68) born in Jeffersonville Ohio (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1972

Neriah Davis American actress and Playmate (Mar 1994) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1903

Josephine Hutchinson American actress (Story of Louis Pasteur) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1972

Singor Mobley American football safety (Dallas Cowboys) born in Tacoma Washington

31 Oct 1904

Ding Ling Chinese writer (The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River) born in Linli Hunan China (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1972

Tom van Mol Belgian soccer player (PSV) born in Dendermonde Belgium

31 Oct 1904

Lester Dent American writer (Doc Savage) born in La Plata Missouri (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1972

Irina Pantaeva Russian-American supermodel and actress born in Ulan-Ude Russia

31 Oct 1905

Rick Ferrell American baseball Hall of Fame catcher born in Durham North Carolina (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1972

Juan Manuel Silva Argentine racing driver born in Resistencia Chaco Argentina

31 Oct 1906

Eddie Myers British WWII soldier and engineer born in Kensington London (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1973

Rodney Mack professional wrestler born in Lafayette Louisiana

31 Oct 1906

Joe Cronin American baseball shortstop (Pirates Red Sox Senators MVP 1930 AL Pres) born in San Francisco California (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1974

Karmyn Tyler Miss America-Louisiana (1996) born in Shreveport Louisiana

31 Oct 1906

Willy Hess Swiss musicologist composer and famous Beethoven scholar born in Winterthur Switzerland (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1974

Miroslav Satan Topolcany CZE NHL forward (Team Slovakia Edmonton)

31 Oct 1907

Wolfgang Fortner German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1974

Stephen Lee English snooker player born in Trowbridge Wiltshire

31 Oct 1908

Ann Lane Petry American journalist and author (Street) born in Old Saybrook Connecticut (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1974

Marie Wilson [Flevaras] Canadian actress (As the World Turns General Hospital) born in Athens Greece

31 Oct 1908

Paul Engle American poet and writer (Worm Earth American Song) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1975

Scott von Der Ahe American football linebacker (Indianapolis Colts) born in Lancaster California

31 Oct 1910

Robert Fitzgerald American poet and translator born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1976

Sarah Lane American television personality and ballet dancer born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1910

Bob Sheppard New York Yankees and New York Giants announcer born in Richmond Hill New York (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1977

Bode Miller American alpine ski-racer (Olympic gold 2010) born in Easton New Hampshire

31 Oct 1911

Louis de Guiringaud French foreign minister (1976-78) born in Limoges France (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1977

Javier Toyo Venezuelan football goalkeeper (Venezuela national football team) born in Caracas Venezuela

31 Oct 1911

Vijay Merchant Indian cricketer (Test average 47 72 1st-class avg 71) born in Bombay India (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1977

Jay Jenkins American rapper also known as Young Jeezy born in Columbia South Carolina

31 Oct 1911

Maribel Vinson American figure skater (9 time US National Champion) born in Winchester Massachusetts (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1977

Christie Kerr American golfer (US Open 2007 PGA Championship 2010) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1916

Alice Childress American playwright actress and writer born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1573

Jacob Boonen South Netherlands clergyman and lawyer born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1655)

31 Oct 1917

Hans Bentz van den Berg Dutch actor (Last Train) born in Blaricum Netherlands (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1593

Nicolaas Tulp Mayor of Amsterdam (1654-71) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1674)

31 Oct 1918

Emil Cossetto Croatian composer born in Trieste Italy (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1611

Hugues de Lionne Marquess de Berry French ambassador to Rome born in Grenoble France (d. 1671)

31 Oct 1919

Andre Casanova composer born in Paris (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1661

Melchior de Polignac French diplomat Cardinal and poet born in Chateau de la Ronte Haute-Loire France (d. 1741)

31 Oct 1919

Gilles Beaudoin Canadian politician (Mayor of Trois-Rivires) born in Trois-Rivires Canada (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1671

Frederik IV King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1730)

31 Oct 1920

Christy Ring Irish hurler born in Cloyne Ireland (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1675

Samuel Clarke English philosopher and theologian born in Norwich England (d. 1729)

31 Oct 1921

Jaroslav Drobn Czech ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon title 1954) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1747

Marian Paradeiser Austrian composer born in Riedenthal Austria (d. 1775)

31 Oct 1923

Jean Nidetch businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1758

Wilhelm Olbers German astronomer and physician discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) born in Bremen Germany (d. 1840)

31 Oct 1923

Goody Petronelli American boxing trainer and manager born in Brockton Massachusetts (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1768

Adriaan van den Ende Dutch vicar and educationalist born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1846)

31 Oct 1924

Doris Grau American script supervisor actress and voice artist (Point Blank King Kong) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1782

Steen Steensen Blicher Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw) born in Vium Denmark (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1925

Gilbert Parkhouse Welsh cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) born in Swansea Glamorgan Wales (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1786

Stevenson Archer American judge and Congressmen from Maryland born in Churchville Maryland (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1925

Fons Jansen Dutch news reader and cabaretier born in Bussum Netherlands (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1788

Simon Sechter Austrian composer and music theorist born in Frymburk Bohemia (d. 1867)

31 Oct 1925

Guitar Gabriel [Robert Lewis Jones] American blues singer and guitarist born in Decatur Georgia (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1803

Albartus Telting Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) born in Franeker Netherlands (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1925

William Steinkraus American equestrian (Olympic gold2 silbr-525660646872) born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1809

Orson Squire Fowler American phrenologist and lecturer born in Cohocton New York (d. 1887)

31 Oct 1925

Denis Lazure Canadian physician and politician born in Napierville Quebec (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1814

Jean Baptiste Lamy 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (1853-85) born in Lempdes Puy-de-Dme France (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1926

Hans Liebold German auto racer (Nardo Italy)

31 Oct 1815

Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte Corsican representative of the people born in Rome Italy (d. 1881)

31 Oct 1927

Antonia Rey [Francesch] Cuban-born American actress (True Colors Wise Guys) born in Havana Cuba

31 Oct 1820

Alfred Washington Ellet American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1928

Thomas Burnett Swann American sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1821

Angelo Mariani Italian composer born in Ravenna Italy (d. 1873)

31 Oct 1928

Al Held American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1825

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Swiss writer born in Zrich (d. 1898)

31 Oct 1929

Robert Coles American author (Anna Freud Pulitzer 1973) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1825

Elkanah Brackin Greer Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris Tennessee (d. 1877)

31 Oct 1929

Magns Magnsson Icelandic television presenter born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1835

Hunter McGuire American physician and Med Director (Confederate Army) born in Winchester Virginia (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1929

Brian Cobby British actor (Evita The Nudist Story) and the first male voice of the British speaking clock born in Brighton East Sussex England (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1841

Friedrich Hegar Swiss composer born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1927)

31 Oct 1930

Jack Gottlieb American composer writer and editor born in New Rochelle New York (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1863

Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux French composer born in Velletri Italy (d. 1919)

31 Oct 1931

Raoul Pleskow Austrian-American composer born in Vienna Austria

31 Oct 1932

Dick Gregory American comedian civil rights activist and dietician (Bahamian Diet) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1932

Dusan Makavejev Serbian film director (Man is Not a Bird) born in Belgrade Yugoslavia

31 Oct 1932

Jake Edwin Garn American politician (Sen-R-Utah 1974-93) and astronaut (STS 51D) born in Richfield Utah

31 Oct 1932

Joel Mandelbaum American composer born in New York

31 Oct 1932

Ned Jarrett American race car driver and announcer (50 Grand National victories) born in Conover North Carolina

31 Oct 1933

Guido Molinari Canadian painter born in Montreal Canada (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1934

Richard Meier American architect and abstract artist born in Newark New Jersey

31 Oct 1934

Albert Shiryaev Russian mathematician known for his work in probability theory statistics and financial mathematics born in Shchyolkovo Russia

31 Oct 1935

Sam Moore American R&B and soul vocalist (Sam & Dave - Soul Man) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1935

William Raspberry American columnist (Pulitzer 1994) born in Okolona Mississippi (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1936

Tony Kubek shortstop (NY Yankees) and sportscaster (NBC-TV Madison Square Garden) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1937

Robert Mangold American minimalist artist born in North Tonawanda New York

31 Oct 1938

Bob Miller American NHL broadcaster born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1939

Carolee Schneemann American performance artist born in Fox Chase Philadelphia

31 Oct 1941

Craig Washington American politician (Rep-D-Texas) born in Longview Texas

31 Oct 1941

Michael Mansfield English barrister born in London

31 Oct 1942

Daliah Lavi [Levinbuck] Israeli actress (Casino Royale Lord Jim) born in Haifa British Palestine (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1942

Melvin Franklin American musician (The Temptations) born in Montgomery Alabama (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1943

Jeffrey MacDonald American medical doctor convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters born in Queens New York City

31 Oct 1944

Angela Rippon British television personality born in Plymouth Devon England

31 Oct 1945

Aurore Clment French actress (Paris Texas) born in Soissons Aisne

31 Oct 1945

Dusty Rhodes [Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.] American professional wrestler (WWE) born in Austin Texas (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1946

Ashok Mankad Indian cricketer (son of Vinoo batted for India 1969-78) born in Mumbai India (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1947

Chris Wallace newscaster (NBC Weekend News) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1947

George Lam Hong Kong veteran Cantopop singer born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1948

Rick Parfitt English pop guitarist and singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) born in Surrey England

31 Oct 1949

Ilich Ramrez Snchez Venezuelan international terrorist born in Michelena Venezuela

31 Oct 1949

Stan Hansen American professional wrestler born in Borger Texas

31 Oct 1950

Susan Anton American actress (Golden Girl Spring Fever) born in Oak Glen California

31 Oct 1950

Robin Askwith English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies) born in Southport Lancashire England

31 Oct 1950

Dave Freudenthal American economist and politician (31st Governor of Wyoming) born in Thermopolis Wyoming

31 Oct 1950

Kaga Takeshi [Shigekatsu Katsuta] Japanese actor born in Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Japan

31 Oct 1951

Bernie Ruoff CFL kicker (Winnipeg Hamilton) born in West Germany

31 Oct 1951

Ed Royce American politician (Rep-R-California) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1951

Sally Little South AfricanAmerican golfer (PGA 1980 du Maurier 1988) born in Cape Town South Africa

31 Oct 1952

Trevor Chappell Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests underarm bowling controversy) born in Adelaide South Australia

31 Oct 1977

Kiele Sanchez American actress (The Glades) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1952

Danielle Proulx French Canadian actress born in Montreal Canada

31 Oct 1978

Jermaine ONeal NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers) born in Columbia South Carolina

31 Oct 1953

Serge Lepeltier French politician born in Le Veurdre Allier France

31 Oct 1979

Wes Brown English footballer born in Longsight Manchester England

31 Oct 1954

Tom Blomberg Dutch radio host and producer (Evening Rush Hour) born in Haarlem Netherlands

31 Oct 1350

Dmitry Donskoy Grand Prince of Moscow (1359-89) born in Moscow (d. 1389)

31 Oct 1955

Pat DiNizio American rock vocalist (The Smithereens) born in Scotch Plains New Jersey (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1490

Bernardo Pisano Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1548)

31 Oct 1955

Ante Gotovina Croatian army general accused of war crimes born in Tkon Croatia

31 Oct 1537

Edward VI Tudor King of England (1547-53) born in Hampton Court Palace Middlesex England (d. 1553)

31 Oct 1955

Jane Siberry Canadian musician (Calling All Angels) born in Toronto Canada

31 Oct 1558

Maximilian III Archduke of Austria (1612-18) born in Wiener Neustadt Austria (d. 1618)

31 Oct 1956

David Vanian British singer (The Damned) born in Hemel Hempstead England

31 Oct 1558

Jacques Sirmond French scholar and Jesuit born in Riom France (d. 1651)

31 Oct 1958

Jeff Keith American rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) born in Texarkana Arkansas

31 Oct 1576

Thomas Dudley British colonial governor of Massachusetts born in Northamptonshire England (d. 1653)

31 Oct 1958

Bryn Merrick British musician (The Damned) born in Barry Vale of Glamorgan Wales (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1602

William Chillingworth English religious leader born in Oxford England (d. 1644)

31 Oct 1959

Abigail Kingsley Alling American executive (Biosphere 2) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1686

Silvius Leopold Weiss German composer and lutenist born in Grodkw Poland (d. 1750)

31 Oct 1959

Anna Escobedo Cabral 42nd Treasurer of the United States born in San Bernardino California

31 Oct 1710

Jonathan Trumbull American politician and statesman born in Lebanon Connecticut (d. 1785)

31 Oct 1960

Stephen Brent Lowery PGA golfer (1994 Sprint) born in Birmingham Alabama

31 Oct 1712

William Shippen American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1801)

31 Oct 1962

Dammika Ranatunga Sri Lankan cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990) born in Colombo Sri Lanka

31 Oct 1931

Dorothy Woolfolk American comic book editor (Kryptonite) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1932

Dottie West American country singer (Here Comes My Baby) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1935

Jan van Vlijmen Dutch composer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1936

Billy Higgins American jazz drummer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1937

Bobby Charlton English soccer player (Manchester United & England national team) born in Ashington Northumberland England

31 Oct 1937

Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow Russia

31 Oct 1937

R. H. W. Dillard American poet (The Day I Stopped Dreaming About Barbara Steele and Other Poems) born in Roanoke Virginia

31 Oct 1939

Franklin Sonn South African union leader (South African workers) born in Vosburg South Africa

31 Oct 1939

Woytec Lowski [Woiciech Wiesidlowski] Polish dancer and ballet master born in Brzesc Poland (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1941

Lester Bowie American jazz trumpeter born in Frederick Maryland (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1941

Charles Shyer American film director (Private Benjamin) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1942

Vic Fazio American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in Winchester Massachusetts

31 Oct 1943

Frank Muyser Dutch guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques)

31 Oct 1943

Gene Watson American country singer (Heartaches Love & Stuff) born in Palestine Texas

31 Oct 1943

Keith Boyce West Indian cricketer (big-hitting WI all-rounder of 70s) born in Castle St Peter Barbados (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1943

Per-Gunnar Alldahl Swedish composer born in Solna Sweden

31 Oct 1944

Rodney Marsh British football player coach and broadcaster born in Hatfield

31 Oct 1944

Mike Fiore American baseball player (Kansas City Royals) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1946

Felton Perry American actor (Magnum Force Sudden Death) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1946

Gary Mallaber American rocker (The Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra) born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1946

Sawao Kato Japanese gymnast (8 Olympic gold 1968 72 76) born in Gosen Japan

31 Oct 1946

Daryl Hall [Hohl] American rocker soul singer and songwriter (Hall & Oates) born in Pottstown Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1946

Oba Chandler American convicted murderer born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1947

Al Atkins English musician (Judas Priest) born in West Bromwich West Midlands England

31 Oct 1947

Lucas Papademos Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (2011-12) born in Athens Greece

31 Oct 1947

Thomas Boswell American sports columnist (Washington Post) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1947

George McCorkle American guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band) born in Chester South Carolina (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1949

Bobby Jones American MLB baseball player born in Elkton Maryland

31 Oct 1949

Greg Douglass American rock guitarist and vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1950

Amos Gitai Israeli filmmaker (Neo-Fascist Trilogy Golem Arena of Murder) born in Haifa Israel

31 Oct 1950

Andrew Woolfolk American pop musician (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star) born in Texas

31 Oct 1950

Catlin Adams American actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1950

Patty Murray American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington) born in Bothell Washington

31 Oct 1950

Thomas Joseph Tom Tauke American politician (House of Representatives Iowa 1979-1991) born in Dubuque Iowa

31 Oct 1953

David Morse American actor (St Elsewhere House Inside Moves) born in Beverly Massachusetts

31 Oct 1956

Nicanor Frutos 47th President of Paraguay (2003-08) born in Coronel Oviedo Paraguay

31 Oct 1957

Dawn French Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass French & Saunders The Vicar of Dibley) born in Holyhead Wales

31 Oct 1957

Blair Cunningham American rock drummer (Haircut 100) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1957

Paul Bown English actor (Watching) born in Fenton Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire England

31 Oct 1957

Paul Sereno American paleontologist (discovered several new dinosaur species) born in Aurora Illinois

31 Oct 1959

Bob Inglis American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina) born in Savannah Georgia

31 Oct 1959

Michiel Schapers Dutch tennis star born in Rotterdam The Netherlands

31 Oct 1960

Curt Ford American baseball player born in Jackson Mississippi

31 Oct 1960

Joe Nash American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1961

Steve Young NFL quarterback (SF 49ers NFL Player of Year 92) born in Salt Lake City Utah

31 Oct 1961

Neil Buchanan English television presenter (Finders Keepers) born in Aintree Liverpool England

31 Oct 1961

Amr Diab Egyptian singer (Leily Nehary) born in Port Said Egypt

31 Oct 1962

Joan Cusack American actress (Working Girl SNL Addams Family Values) born in Evanston Illinois

31 Oct 1962

Leslie Landon American actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1962

Martin Bayless American NFL safety (KC Chiefs) born in Dayton Ohio

31 Oct 1962

Phil Newport English cricketer (England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91) born in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire

31 Oct 1962

Nicola Bryant English actress (Doctor Who-Peri Brown) born in Guildford Surrey England

31 Oct 1963

Ronny Rosenthal Israeli footballer (Israel national football team) born in Haifa Israel

31 Oct 1963

Faisal bin Al Hussein Prince of Jordan son of King Hussein and Princess Muna born in Amman Jordan

31 Oct 1964

Michael J. Nelson American actor (Mystery Science Theater 3000) born in St. Charles Illinois

31 Oct 1965

Chris Spielman American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills) born in Canton Ohio

31 Oct 1965

Sean Patrick Flanery American actor (Young Indiana Jones Powder) born in Lake Charles Louisiana

31 Oct 1965

Alexander Hacke German musician (Einstrzende Neubauten) born in Berlin

31 Oct 1966

Gregg Olson American baseball pitcher (Balt Orioles Detroit Tigers) born in Omaha Nebraska

31 Oct 1966

Shawn Chambers American NHL defenseman (Team USA NJ Devils) born in Sterling Heights Michigan

31 Oct 1966

Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.] Samoan American professional wrestler born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1967

Bruce Dickson CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) born in Hamilton Ontario

31 Oct 1967

Charles Ogletree American tornado sailor (Olympic 8th 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina

31 Oct 1967

Dennis Vaske American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders) born in Rockford Illinois

31 Oct 1967

Rob Selby American NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals) born in Birmingham Alabama

31 Oct 1967

Sean Moynihan American actor (Powell-One Life to Live) born in Burlington Vermont

31 Oct 1967

Tony Chimel American professional wrestling announcer born in Cherry Hill New Jersey

31 Oct 1967

Artie Lange American actor and comedian born in Livingston New Jersey

31 Oct 1967

David Starr American race car driver born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1967

Tazz [Peter Senercia] American professional wrestler and commentator born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1967

Peter Thiel German-American entrepreneur co-founder of PayPal born in Frankfurt Germany

31 Oct 1968

Claude Lapointe Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames) born in Lachine Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1968

Cynthia Johnston Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996) born in Calgary Alberta

31 Oct 1968

Jane Krakowski American actress (30 Rock) born in Parsippany-Troy Hills New Jersey

31 Oct 1969

Cal Dixon American NFL center and guard (NY Jets) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

31 Oct 1969

Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands youngest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg born in Utrecht Netherlands

31 Oct 1969

Ty Murray American rodeo cowboy (5-time all-around world champion) born in Phoenix Arizona

31 Oct 1970

Chidi Ahanotu American NFL defensive end and defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Modesto California

31 Oct 1869

Frederic Norton English composer (Chu Chin Chow) born in Broughton-in-Salford (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1970

Kelly Sims WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals) born in St. Petersburg Florida

31 Oct 1871

Johan Oscar Smith Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church born in Fredrikstad Norway (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1970

Nicole Jeray American LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Champ-22nd) born in Berwyn Illinois

31 Oct 1872

Harlan Fiske Stone Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46) born in Chesterfield New Hampshire (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1970

Andy Marriott English-Welsh football goalkeeper born in Sutton-in-Ashfield England

31 Oct 1876

Gertrud von Le Fort German writer (The Eternal Woman) born in Minden Westphalia (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1970

Constance Zimmer American actress (Unreal) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1877

John Parsons Beach American composer born in Gloversville New York (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1971

Chann McRae American cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Albany Georgia

31 Oct 1881

Stark Young American writer (So Red the Rose) born in Como Mississippi (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1971

Natalie Jay English actress (Baywatch) born in Hendon London

31 Oct 1881

Hans Kelsen Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher born in Prague Bohemia Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1971

Petra Haden American musician (The Rentals) born in Manhattan New York

31 Oct 1882

Robert Nathaniel Dett Canadian pianist and composer (In The Bottoms) born in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1972

Brigitte Soucy Canadian volleyballer (Olympics 1996) born in Moncton New Brunswick

31 Oct 1882

Will Vesper German author (Vom grossen Krieg) born in Wuppertal Germany (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1972

Cherokee Parks American NBA center (Dallas Mavericks Minn Timberwolves) born in Huntington Beach California

31 Oct 1883

Archibald T Davison American musicologist and composer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1972

Kyoko Ina Japanese-American figure skater (1993 North Atlantic Sr champ) born in Tokyo Japan

31 Oct 1884

Robert Mller-Hartmann German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1972

Troy Corbett Australian cricket pace bowler (Victorian lefty since 1994-95) born in Ouyen Australia

31 Oct 1884

Sig Ruman [Siegfried Albon Rumann] German-American actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1972

Claudia Black Australian actress (Stargate SG-1) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1885

Alfred Haar Hungarian mathematician born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1973

Takeshi Kaneshiro Taiwanese-Japanese actor and model born in Taipei Taiwan

31 Oct 1885

Francois Mauriac French novelist poet and playwright (Nobel 1952) born in Bordeaux France (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1973

Steven Pressley Scottish football player and manager born in Elgin Scotland

31 Oct 1888

Piero Coppola Italian composer born in Milan Italy (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1973

Mike Smith American guitarist (Snot Limp Bizkit) born in Middle River Maryland

31 Oct 1891

Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt Antillian Bishop

31 Oct 1973

Brendan B. Brown (BBB) American musician (Wheatus) born in Northport New York

31 Oct 1894

Albert Stoessel American composer born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1943)

31 Oct 1974

Jason Arnott Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers) born in Wasaga Beach Ontario Canada

31 Oct 1896

Roman Jakobson Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1974

Terje Hkonsen Norwegian snowboarder born in Vinje Norway

31 Oct 1897

Arvo Hannikainen Finnish composer born in Jyvskyl Finland (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1976

Emily Deschanel American actress (Bones) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1897

George Preston Marshall American businessman and NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) born in Grafton West Virginia (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1977

Matthew Bomer American actor (The Normal Heart) born in Webster Groves Missouri

31 Oct 1897

Nathan Farragut Twining U.S. Air Force general born in Monroe Wisconsin (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1977

Desmond Mason American basketball player born in Waxahachie Texas

31 Oct 1897

Russell Collins American actor (Niagara Close Up Shockproof) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1977

Claudia Palacios Colombian television journalist born in Cali Valle del Cauca Colombia

31 Oct 1899

Arthur Ochse South African cricketer (no relation to A E South African fast bowler) born in Graaff-Reinet Cape Province (d. 1949)

31 Oct 1977

Ty Wigginton American baseball player born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1899

Eddie Dyer American baseball player born in Morgan City Louisiana (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1978

Kali [Carlos Manuel Gonalves Alonso] Angolan footballer born in Luanda Angola

31 Oct 1901

Emil Hlobil Czech composer born in Vesel nad Lunic (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1979

Bae Doona South Korean model and actress born in Seoul South Korea

31 Oct 1902

Leon Belasco [Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky] Russian actor (Lucky Partners My Sister Eileen) born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1979

Andy Douglas American professional wrestler born in Kentucky

31 Oct 1902

Jayaprakash Narayan Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1979

Gabe Saporta Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship Midtown) born in Montevideo Uruguay

31 Oct 1905

Fred Trump American real estate developer father of Donald Trump born in NYC New York (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1980

Nyron Nosworthy English-Jamaican footballer born in Brixton England

31 Oct 1906

Dutch Clark American NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans Detroit) born in Fowler Colorado (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1981

Beau Brady Australian actor (Home and Away) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1906

Katherine Emery American actress (Maze Isle of the Dead) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1983

William Sledd American internet celebrity (Ask A Gay Man) born in Paducah Kentucky

31 Oct 1910

Eugene John Weigel American composer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1983

Ruslan Ponomariov Ukrainian chess player born in Horlivka Ukraine

31 Oct 1910

Francis James Claude Piggott soldier born in Tokyo (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1984

Sergio Hellings Dutch footballer (Roeselare) born in Amsterdam

31 Oct 1910

Joseph Alsop American political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President) born in Avon Connecticut (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1984

Martha MacIsaac Canadian actress (Superbad) born in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island

31 Oct 1913

J.J. Pickle American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1963-95) born in Big Spring Texas (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1985

Michelle Trachtenberg American actress (Harriet the Spy) born in New York

31 Oct 1914

J. Edward Day 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961) born in Jacksonville Illinois (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1987

Mike Conley Jr. American basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies) born in Fayetteville Arkansas

31 Oct 1915

Florence Finch Philippine American war hero (WWII) born in Santiago Philippines (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1344

Mary Plantagenet English princess daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault born in Waltham Hampshire (d. 1362)

31 Oct 1917

Franz Alphons Wolpert German composer born in Wiesentheid Germany (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1486

Charles III Duke of Savoy (1504-53) born in Chazey-sur-Ain France (d. 1553)

31 Oct 1918

Jerome Robbins American choreographer (Tony-West Side Story) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1567

Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain [Catalina Micaela de Austria] Duchess consort of Savoy (1585-97) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1597)

31 Oct 1919

Art Blakey American drummer (Billy Eckstine Band Jazz Messengers) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1599

Jacob Aertsz Colom Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1673)

31 Oct 1919

Jean Vander Pyl American voice radio and film actress (The Flintstones The Jetsons) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1678

John Campbell 2nd duke of Argyll and field marshal (Union of 1707) born in Ham House Petersham Surrey (d. 1743)

31 Oct 1924

Mal Whitfield American track athlete (Olympic 3 gold silver & bronze 1948 52) born in Bay City Texas (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1684

Jean-Antoine Watteau French Rococo painter (ftes galantes) born in Valenciennes France (d. 1721)

31 Oct 1925

Elmore Leonard American writer (Glitz Mr Majestyk Touch 52 Pick-Up) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1700

Lambert-Sigisbert Adam French sculptor born in Nancy Kingdom of France (d. 1759)

31 Oct 1926

Earle Hyman American actor (The Cosby Show ThunderCats Coriolanus) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1713

Johann Ludwig Krebs German musician and composer born in Buttelstedt Germany (d. 1780)

31 Oct 1926

John Dewes English cricketer (England opener late 40s early 50s) born in Latchford Cheshire England (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1731

Henry Cavendish England physicist and chemist (discovered hydrogen) born in Nice (d. 1810)

31 Oct 1926

Nht Hnh Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk born in Hu Tha Thin-Hu Province Vietnam

31 Oct 1738

Benjamin West Anglo-American painter (Death of General Wolfe) born in Springfield Province of Pennsylvania (d. 1820)

31 Oct 1927

Josphine-Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Princess of Belgium born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1757

Erik Acharius Swedish botanist (lichens) born in Gvle Sweden (d. 1819)

31 Oct 1929

Liselotte Pulver [Lilo Pulver] Swiss actress (One Two Three Das Wirtshaus im Spessart) born in Bern Switzerland

31 Oct 1779

Antoine Philippe Vischer comte de Celles Belgian-French politician born in Brussels (d. 1841)

31 Oct 1929

Curtis Amy American jazz musician (Way Down) born in Houston Texas (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1780

John Abercrombie Scottish physician born in Aberdeen (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1930

Bill Fischer American baseball player born in Wausau Wisconsin

31 Oct 1930

Sam Johnson American politician (Rep-R-Texas) born in San Antonio Texas

31 Oct 1817

C. H. D. Buys Ballot Dutch meteorologist (Buys Ballots law) born in Kloetinge Netherlands (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1954

Mohamed Mounir Egyptian singer and actor (El Malek Howwa El Malek) born in Aswan Egypt

31 Oct 1819

Zebulon York American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Avon Maine (d. 1900)

31 Oct 1956

Mark Gordon American film producer (Saving Private Ryan) born in Newport News Virginia

31 Oct 1825

Paul Kruger 3rd President of South African Republic (1883-1900) born in Steynsburg Cape Colony (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1957

Craig Marseilles Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Gold Coast) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1828

Samuel J. Randall American politician (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1957

Rumiko Takahashi Japanese artist born in Niigata Japan

31 Oct 1829

Dandridge McRae American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Baldwin County Alabama (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1958

J. Eddie Peck American actor (Bold & Beautiful-Cole Howard) born in Lynchburg Virginia

31 Oct 1830

Isabella II Queen of Spain (1833-68) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1958

John M. Grunsfeld American physicist and astronaut (STS 67 81) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1832

Theodore Shelton Bowers Bvt Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Hummelstown Dauphin County Pennsylvania (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1958

Tanya Tucker American country singer and actress (Follow that Car) born in Seminole Texas

31 Oct 1834

Aleksis Kivi Finnish writer and poet (Nummisuutarit) born in Nurmijrvi Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1872)

31 Oct 1959

Kirsty MacColl English singer and songwriter born in Croydon Surrey England (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1854

Gernimo Gimnez Spanish composer born in Seville Spain (d. 1923)

31 Oct 1959

Bradley Whitford American actor and political activist born in Madison Wisconsin

31 Oct 1862

Arthur De Greef Belgian composer born in Louvain Belgium (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1960

Eric Martin American rocker (Mr Big) born in Long Island New York

31 Oct 1863

Louis Cyr French Canadian strongman (lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4337 pounds (1967 kg)) born in Quebec Canada (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1961

Brian Lee Diemer American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Grand Rapids Michigan

31 Oct 1863

Helen Dunbar American actress (Fine Manners Beyond the Rocks) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1961

Martin Kemp English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet) born in London England

31 Oct 1864

T. Frank Appleby American Republican Party politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey) born in Old Bridge Township New Jersey (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1961

Jodi Benson American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid) born in Rockford Illinois

31 Oct 1865

Rafael Merry del Val British-born Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal born in London England (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1961

Henrik Jrgensen Danish marathon runner born in Copenhagen

31 Oct 1868

Guillermo M. Toms Cuban composer born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1962

Rex J. Walheim U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut born in Redwood City California

31 Oct 1870

Louise Mack Australian poet and novelist born in Hobart Tasmania (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1963

Mike Donnelly American NHL left wing (Dallas Stars) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1876

Walter Niemann German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1963

Daniel Pearl American journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan) born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1884

Ormy Pearse South African cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11) born in Pietermaritzberg Natal (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1963

Jolanda de Rover Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics) born in Amstelveen Netherlands

31 Oct 1884

Ferdinand Bordewijk Dutch lawyer and writer (Bint) born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1963

Anita Mui Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress Madonna of the East born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1885

Walter Anderson German folklorist born in Minsk Russian Empire (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1964

Maxi Gnauck German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980) born in Berlin Germany

31 Oct 1887

Rie Cramer Dutch writer and illustrator born in Sukabumi Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1964

Quinton Flynn American voice actor born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1889

Han [Henricus Antonius] van Meegeren Dutch painter and art forger (Vermeer) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1965

Brett Perriman American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1892

Earle Dickson American inventor (Band-Aid) born in Grandview Tennessee (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1965

Chris Penn American actor (The Wild Life) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1893

August Balthazar Belgian politician born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1965

Rebecca Pidgeon British-American actress singer and songwriter born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1895

Johnny Taylor Australian cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days) born in Stanmore New South Wales (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1965

Toshi Japanese singer (X Japan) born in Tateyama Chiba Japan

31 Oct 1895

Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (The Wrong Millionaire Secret Svensson) born in Munkfors Vrmland Sweden (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1965

Steve Scalise American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1895

Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen German field marshal (German Air Force-WW II) born in Barzdorf German Empire (d. 1945)

31 Oct 1966

Darren Carrington American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Bronx New York

31 Oct 1897

Lamar Stringfield American composer born in Raleigh North Carolina (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1966

Derrick McKey American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers) born in Meridian Mississippi

31 Oct 1898

Lilly Dach French-American milliner and fashion designer born in Bgles France (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1966

Elana Meyer South African runner (Olympic silver 1992) born in South Africa

31 Oct 1899

Brian Norton South African tennis player (Wimbledon runner-up 1921) born in Robben Island South Africa (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1966

Kevin Paige American vocalist (Dont Shut Me Out) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1901

Alberto Giacometti Swiss-French painter and sculptor born in Borgonovo Stampa Graubnden Switzerland (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1966

Tony Adams English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain) born in Romford London England

31 Oct 1902

Dick Ket Dutch painter and cartoonist born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1966

Bai Ling Chinese-born American actress (The Crow Red Corner) born in Chengdu Sichuan China

31 Oct 1903

Charles Thodore Henri Antoine Meinrad de Belgique Count of Flanders born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1967

Frank Wainright American football tight end (Miami Dolphins) born in Peoria Illinois

31 Oct 1903

Vernon Duke [Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky] American composer and songwriter (Taking a Chance on Love) born in Parafianovo Russian Empire (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1967

Willie Davis American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs Tennessee Oilers) born in Little Rock Arkansas

31 Oct 1905

Jane Winton American actress (Hells Angel Patsy Don Juan) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1967

Jonathan Littell French-American writer (The Kindly Ones) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1906

Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio] Italian-American composer (Creative Harmony) born in NYC New York (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1968

James Williams American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons SF 49ers) born in Natchez Mississippi

31 Oct 1908

John Waldo Green American composer (Body & Soul Guy Lombardos arranger) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1968

Nancy Brookhart American WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17th-1994) born in Elmhurst Illinois

31 Oct 1908

Merc Rodoreda Catalan novelist (La plaa del diamant) born in Barcelona (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1968

Bart Brentjens Dutch mountain biker born in Haelen Netherlands

31 Oct 1909

Florida Friebus American actress (Dobie Gillis mom Bob Newhart Show) born in Auburndale Massachusetts (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1969

Brett Favre American NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Gulfport Mississippi

31 Oct 1909

Luc van Brabant Flemish writer and erotic poet born in Lokoren Belgium (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1970

Alexei Zhitnik NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998 Buffalo) born in Kiev Ukraine

31 Oct 1909

Robert F. Boyle American production designer and art director born in Los Angeles California (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1970

Glenn Foley American NFL quarterback (NY Jets) born in Woburn Massachusetts

31 Oct 1910

Alan Frank English composer and music publisher born in London (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1970

Dean Kiely Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace) born in Salford England

31 Oct 1910

Milt Larkin American jazz trumpeter and band leader born in Navasota Texas (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1970

Silke Kraushaar-Pielach German luger (Olympic gold 1998) born in Sonneberg Thuringia Germany

31 Oct 1910

Price Daniel American politician (38th Governor of Texas) born in Dayton Texas (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1970

Corinna May German blind singer (I Cant Live Without Music) born in Bremen Germany

31 Oct 1912

Charles Henry Madge English poet and founder of Mass-Observation born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1970

Mohammed Mourhit Belgian athlete born in Khouribga Morocco

31 Oct 1913

Claude Simon Malagasy-French writer (Nobel Prize Literature 1985) born in Tananarive Madagascar (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1970

Matthew Pinsent English rower (4 Olympic gold medals) born in Holt Norfolk England

31 Oct 1913

Johnny Downs American actor (The Mad Monster Coronado Manhattan Showcase) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1971

Bryn Parry Canadian Tour golfer (1994 BC Amateur-2nd) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1914

Ivory Joe Hunter The Baron of the Boogie American R&B singer and songwriter born in Kirbyville Texas (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1201

Robert de Sorbon French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne College born in Sorbon France (d. 1274)

31 Oct 1914

Tommy Fine American baseball player born in Cleburne Texas (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1221

Salimbene di Adam Italian chronicler born in Parma Italy (d. 1288)

31 Oct 1916

Benson Fong American actor (Charlie Chan Purple Heart) born in Sacramento California (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1261

Denis of Portugal King of Portugal (1279-1325) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1325)

31 Oct 1916

Scott Huston American composer born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1328

Peter I of Cyprus King of Cyprus (1358-69) born in Nicosia Cyprus (d. 1369)

31 Oct 1917

Ilona Ference American actress (Quatermass II Star of My Night) born in Bar Harbor Maine (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1469

John Fisher English bishop (1504-35) cardinal (Saint John Fisher) born in Beverley England (beheaded 1535)

31 Oct 1917

Thelonious Monk American jazz pianist and composer born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1581

Claude Gaspard Bachet de Meziriac French mathematician and poet born in Bourg-en-Bresse France (d. 1638)

31 Oct 1918

Bobby Byrne American orchestra leader (Club Seven) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1586

Jan III van Foreest Dutch lawyer poet and mayor of Hoorn born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1651)

31 Oct 1918

Jean Gimpel French author and medievalist born in Paris (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1586

Leopold V Archduke of Austria born in Graz Austria (d. 1632)

31 Oct 1918

Yigal Allon Israeli politician born in Kfar Tavor Palestine (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1626

John Ferrabosco composer born in Kent England (d. 1682)

31 Oct 1919

Gerry Gomez West Indian cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder) born in Trinidad (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1663

Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni Italian literary and critic (Arcadia) born in Macerata Italy (d. 1728)

31 Oct 1921

Boy Trip Dutch minister born in Amersfoort Netherlands (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1704

Jn Andrej Segner Slovak and German mathematician physicist and physician born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1777)

31 Oct 1922

Boeli van Leeuwen Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde) born in Curaao (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1727

Johann Wilhelm Hertel German composer born in Eisenach Germany (d. 1789)

31 Oct 1922

Harry Cave New Zealand cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950s) born in Whanganui New Zealand (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1757

Charles X King of France (1824-30) born in Palace of Versailles France (d. 1836)

31 Oct 1922

Merv Pregulman American NFL Line backer (Green Bay Packers) born in Lansing Michigan (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1760

Pierre Gaveaux French composer born in Bziers France (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1923

Louis Gottlieb American musician (The Limeliters) born inn La Crescenta California (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1766

Bedrich Divis Weber Bohemian composer and musicologist born in Velichov Czech Republic (d. 1842)

31 Oct 1923

Nicholas Parsons British presenter and actor described as the ultimate quiz show host born in Grantham England

31 Oct 1771

Frederik Willem Duke of Brunswick (1813-15) born in Brunswick Germany (d. 1815)

31 Oct 1924

Ed Wood American filmmaker and director (Plan 9 from Outer Space) born in Poughkeepsie New York (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1782

Lewis Cass American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan) born in Exeter New Hampshire (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1924

James Clavell British-American author (The Asian Saga) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1796

Joseph Bonomi the Younger English artist and Egyptologist born in London (d. 1878)

31 Oct 1924

Ludmilla Tchrina French prima ballerina artist actress choreographer and author (Sins of Rome) born in Paris France (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1813

John J. Pettus American politician Confederate governor (D-Miss 1859-63) born in Wilson County Tennessee (d. 1867)

31 Oct 1925

Great Antonio Croatian-Canadian strongman born in Zagreb Yugoslavia (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1926

Oscar Brown American singer and songwriter (Brown Baby Forbidden Fruit) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1926

Richard Jaeckel American actor (310 to Yuma Sands of Iwo Jima Sometimes a Great Notion) born in Long Beach New York (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1927

Clairmonte Depeiaza West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955) born in Mount Standfast Saint James Parish Barbados (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1927

John Eric Tieman production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1927

Thomas Wilson Scottish composer born in Trinidad Colorado (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1927

Dana Elcar American actor (Peter Thornton- MacGyver) born in Ferndale Michigan (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1930

Adlai Stevenson III American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1930

Harold Pinter British playwright (The Homecoming Servant) born in London England (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1930

Mustafa Zaidi Pakistani Urdu poet born in Allahabad India (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1930

Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman Bantamweight Olympic Gold 1956) born in Irkutsk Russia (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1932

Harry Smith English footballer born in Wolverhampton England

31 Oct 1933

Daniel Massey English actor (Vault of Horror) born in London England (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1933

Gerald Masters South African-British author (Pan Book of Dates)

31 Oct 1933

Jay Sebring American hair stylist and Manson murder victim born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1934

Sadashiv Patil Indian cricketer (pace bowler in Test India v NZ 1955-56) born in Kolhapur Maharashtra

31 Oct 1935

Paolo Renosto Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1935

Andr Bureau French Canadian lawyer and communications executive born in Trois-Rivires Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1935

Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad] Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader born in Ramla Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1935

Dave Charnley British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer) born in Dartford England (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1935

Ousmane Sow Senegalese sculptor born in Dhakar (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1936

Artie Dick New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60s) born in Middlemarch New Zealand

31 Oct 1936

Judith Chalmers English TV hostess (Wish You Were Here) born in Stockport Cheshire England

31 Oct 1936

Gerhard Ertl German surface chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007) born in Stuttgart Germany

31 Oct 1937

Bruce Devlin Australian PGA golfer (1964 St Petersburg Open) born in Armidale Australia

31 Oct 1938

Marcus Jan Adriani biologist and director (Weevers Duin) (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1938

Toby Roth American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin) born in Strasburg North Dakota

31 Oct 1939

Joe Pitts American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania) born in Lexington Kentucky

31 Oct 1941

Ken Saro-Wiwa Nigerian writer and environmentalist born in Bori Nigeria (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1941

Laurence Henry Tribe Harvard Law professor born in Shanghai China

31 Oct 1941

Peter Coyote [Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon] American actor (ET Raiders of the Lost Ark) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1942

Radu Vasile Prime Minister of Romania (1998-99) born in Sibiu Romania (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1942

James Marshall American illustrator and author (George and Martha The Stupids) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1943

Denis DEll English rocker born in London (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1943

Alexander MacMillan 2nd Earl of Stockton English publisher and politician

31 Oct 1943

Frederick Barthelme American author (There Must be Some Mistake) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1944

Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini South African trade unionist and SACP-leader born in Benoni Transvaal South Africa

31 Oct 1944

Renier Schoeman South African journalist and politician

31 Oct 1944

Stephen Scott American composer born in Corvallis Oregon

31 Oct 1945

Alan Cartwright English rocker (Procul Harum) born in London

31 Oct 1946

Ben Vereen American actor and dancer (Pippin Roots Webster) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1946

Charles Dance English actor and director (Alien 3 Jewel in the Crown) born in Redditch Worcestershire

31 Oct 1946

Franco Malerba Italian astronaut (STS 46) born in Genoa Italy

31 Oct 1946

John Prine American country singer (Hello in There) born in Maywood Illinois

31 Oct 1946

Peter Mahvolich Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens) born in Timmins Ontario Canada

31 Oct 1946

Mildred Grieveson English writer (Leopard in the Snow) born in England

31 Oct 1946

Naoto Kan Japanese politician (61st Prime Minister of Japan) born in Ube Yamaguchi Japan

31 Oct 1946

Chris Tarrant English TV presenter (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) born in Reading Berkshire England

31 Oct 1947

Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane] English professional wrestler born in Camberwell London England (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1948

Cyril Neville American singer and percussionist (Neville Brothers) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1948

Sverine [Josiane Grizeau] French singer (Un banc un arbre une rue) born in Paris

31 Oct 1948

Ed Volker American musician (The Radiators) born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1949

Jessica Harper American actress (Inserts Stardust Memories) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1949

Lance Cairns New Zealand cricketer (big-hitting NZ medium-pace bowler) born in Picton New Zealand

31 Oct 1950

Dennis Holmes American actor (Laramie) born in Encino California

31 Oct 1950

Peter Jan Rens Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus Passion) born in Velsen Noord-Holland Netherlands

31 Oct 1950

Nora Roberts American novelist (Angels Fall) born in Silver Spring Maryland

31 Oct 1951

Epeli Ganilau Fijian soldier and politician (National Alliance Party of Fiji)

31 Oct 1953

Gus Williams American NBA guard (Golden State Seattle Washington) born in Mount Vernon New York

31 Oct 1953

Midge Ure Scottish rocker (Dear God Ultravox-We Came to Dance) born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Oct 1794

William Whiting Boardman American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut) born in New Milford Connecticut (d. 1871)

31 Oct 1954

James Fearnley English accordionist (The Pogues) born in Worsley Greater Manchester

31 Oct 1804

Albin Masek Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1878)

31 Oct 1954

Rekha Bollywood actress (Khoon Bhari Maang) born in Madras India

31 Oct 1921

Michel Boisrond French film director and screenwriter born in Chteauneuf-en-Thymerais France (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1922

Philip Fyvush Finkel American actor (Boston Public Picket Fences) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1922

Raymond Wilding-White American composer born in Caterham Tandridge Surrey England (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1923

Donald Sinden English actor (Doctor at Large Mogambo Simba) born in St Budeaux Plymouth (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1923

Ronald Tremain New Zealand composer born in Feilding New Zealand (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1924

Robert A. Rushworth American test pilot (X-15) born in Madison Maine (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1924

Arnie Risen Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA All Star) born in Williamstown Kentucky (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1925

Robert Finch American politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health Education and Welfare) born in Tempe Arizona (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1925

Johnny Stompanato American organized crime figure and abusive partner of actress Lana Turner born in Woodstock Illinois (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1926

Danile Delorme [Gabrielle Girard] French actress (Pardon My Affair) born in Paris (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1927

Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev Russian Orthodox Priest born in Novo-Mayachka Russia (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1928

Einojuhani Rautavaara Finnish composer (Kaivos) born in Helsinki (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1930

David Rounds American actor (Terence-Beacon Hill Alice The Blue and The Grey) born in Bronxville New York (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1930

Fjlnir Stefnsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjav Iceland (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1931

Anthony Tony Booth British actor and father of Cherie Blair (Till Death Us Do Part) born in Liverpool Lancashire (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1932

Judy Tyler [Judith Mae Hess] American actress (Jailhouse Rock Bop Girl Goes Calypso) and Miss Stardust (1949) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1933

Bill Tidy English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga) born in Tranmere Birkenhead Cheshire

31 Oct 1933

Peter Mansfield British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize) born in London (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1934

Jacobo Majluta Azar Dominican politician (47th President of the Dominican Republic) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1934

Jill Ker Conway Australian-American author first female president of Smith College born in Hillston Australia (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1935

Don McCullin British photographer born in Finsbury Park North London England

31 Oct 1935

Prince Edward Duke of Kent born in 3 Belgrave Square London England

31 Oct 1935

Jules Croiset Dutch actor (Help Doctor Verzuipt) born in Deventer Netherlands

31 Oct 1935

Paul Barton New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman in early 1960s century v South Africa) born in Wellington New Zealand

31 Oct 1935

Paul Beers Dutch actor (Mother Courage & Her Children)

31 Oct 1936

Brian Blessed English actor (King Arthur High Road to China) born in Mexborough Yorkshire England

31 Oct 1937

Pat Burke British rocker (Foundations) born in Kingston Jamaica

31 Oct 1938

Heinz Fischer Austrian politician (11th President of Austria) born in Graz Austria

31 Oct 1939

O. V. [Overton Vertis] Wright American singer born in Lenow Tennessee (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1939

Pierre Mertens French-Belgian writer (Lettres Clandestines) born in Brussels Belgium

31 Oct 1940

Gordon J. Humphrey US Senator (R) New Hampshire (1979-90) born in Bristol Connecticut

31 Oct 1940

Hans Ulrich Humpert German composer born in Paderborn (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1941

Trent Lott American politician (Rep-R-MS 1973-1989 Senator-R-MS 1989-2007) born in Grenada Mississippi

31 Oct 1941

Brian Lamb American Founder of c-span born in Lafayette Indiana

31 Oct 1822

George Sykes American Major General (Union Army) born in Dover Delaware (d. 1880)

31 Oct 1830

Harriet Hosmer American neoclassical sculptor born in Watertown Massachusetts (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1835

Camille Saint-Sans French composer (Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso) born in Paris (d. 1921)

31 Oct 1840

Simeon Solomon English Pre-Raphaelite painter born in London (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1847

Andre Dumont Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1847

Stephanus Jacobus du Toit South African theologist and journalist (Afrikaner Bond) born in Paarl South Africa (d. 1911)

31 Oct 1858

Gerard Philips Dutch industrialist and manufacturer (Philips) born in Zaltbommel Netherlands (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1859

Alfred Dreyfus French Jewish artillery officer (Dreyfus Affair) born in Mulhouse France (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1863

Alexander Siloti Russian pianist and composer born in Kharkiv Ukraine (d. 1945)

31 Oct 1869

Harry Lawrence Freeman African-American composer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1871

Gerrit Bolkestein Dutch minister of Education (1939-45) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1871

George Gauthier Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Universit de Montral born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1940)

31 Oct 1873

Karl Schwarzschild German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1873

Carl Flesch Hungarian violinist born in Mosonmagyarvr Hungary (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1874

Nicholas Roerich Russian painter born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1878

Robert Warwick American actor (Falcons Adventure) born in Sacramento California (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1879

Max von Laue German physicist who discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals born in Pfaffendorf Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1884

Martin Elmer Johnson American adventurer and filmmaker born in Rockford Illinois (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1886

Frank Newburg American actor (Homemaker) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1886

Rube Marquard American baseball player born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1888

Hank Patterson American actor (Gunsmoke Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) born in Springville Alabama (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1888

Irving Cummings Sr American silent screen actor and director (Curly Top) born in NYC New York (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1888

Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin Russian politician and intellectual born in Moscow Russia (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1890

Aimee Semple McPherson Canadian-American evangelist (Pentecostal) born in South-West Oxford Canada (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1890

Alfred Swan Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1890

Janis Medins Latvian composer born in Riga Latvia (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1892

Ivo Andric Yugoslavian novelist (Bridge on Drina Nobel 1961) born in Dolac Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1892

Marina Tsvetaeva Russian poet (The Train of Life) born in Moscow (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1893

Heinrich George [Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz] German actor (Hitlerjunge Quex) born in Stettin Pomerania Germany (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1893

Mrio de Andrade Brazilian writer photographer and modernist born in So Paulo (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1895

Eugene Bullard 1st African-American military pilot flew for France in World War I as part of the French Foreign Legion born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1899

Bruce Catton American historian and writer (Civil War) born in Petoskey Michigan (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1900

Alastair Sim Scottish actor (Christmas Carol Stage Fright) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1900

Silvio Cator Haitian athlete long jumper (Olympic silver 1928) born in Cavaellon Haiti (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1902

Freddie Young British cinematographer (Lawrence of Arabia) born in London (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1903

Walter OMalley American baseball team owner (Dodgers) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1904

Carl Parrish American composer born in Plymouth Pennsylvania (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1904

Johannes Karel Marie Ditto Dutch dominican and broadcast chairman (KRO 1938-45) born in Velsen Netherlands (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1904

Wally Brown American actor (Zombies on Broadway Girl Rush) born in Malden Massachusetts (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1905

May Moxon Scottish dance producer born in Townhead Glasgow (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1905

Howard St John American actor (Born Yesterday Lil Abner) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1906

John Dalrymple 13th earl of Stair Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire (1961-83)

31 Oct 1906

Janis Ivanovs Latvian composer born in Babri Preii Latvia (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1906

Lopold Sdar Senghor Senegalese poet and 1st President of Senegal (1960-80) born in Joal-Fadiouth Senegal (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1907

Klaes Karppinen Finnish athlete 4 X 10K relay (Olympic gold 1936) born in Iisalmi Finland (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1907

Jacques Tati French director (Traffic Playtime) born in La Pecq France (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1907

Quintin Hogg British politician Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone born in London (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1908

Jim Folsom American politician (Alabama-Gov 1947-51 1955-59) born in Coffee County Alabama (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1908

Harry Hooton Australian poet born in Doncaster Yorkshire England (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1908

Lee Wiley American jazz singer (Night in Manhattan) born in Fort Gibson Oklahoma (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1910

Donald Coggan 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (1974-80) born in Highgate London (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1910

Phil Hanna singer (Once Upon a Tune) born in River Forest Illinois (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1911

Joe Rosenthal American photographer (Pulitzer Prize-Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1914

Edward Andrews American actor (Tea & Sympathy Glass Bottom Boat) born in Griffin Georgia (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1914

Roger Goeb American composer born in Cherokee Iowa (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1915

Clifford M. Hardin American politician (17th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) born in Knightstown Indiana (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1918

E. Howard Hunt American intelligence officer involved in Watergate break-in born in Hamburg New York (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1918

Lila Kedrova Russian-born actress (Zorba the Greek (1964) Sword of the Valiant The Tenant) born in Petrograd Russia (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1919

Rezso Sugar Hungarian composer born in Budapest (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1920

Jens Bjrneboe Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt Jonas) born in Kristiansand Norway (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1920

Vivienne Della Chiesa American lyric soprano who sang on US radio during the 1940s and early 1950s (The American Album of Familiar Music The Standard Hour) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1920

Yusef Lateef American jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1802

Peter Hofstede de Groot Dutch reformed theologist born in Leer Germany (d. 1886)

31 Oct 1813

Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold German composer born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1818

John Henninger Reagan American Confederate politician born in Sevier County Tennessee (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1826

Matt Whitaker Ransom Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Warren County North Carolina (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1828

Francisque Sarcey French writer (Le Temps) born in Dourdan France (d. 1899)

31 Oct 1834

Walter Kittredge American musician during American Civil War born in Merrimack New Hampshire (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1837

Otto Winter-Hjelm Norwegian musician and composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1931)

31 Oct 1838

John Milton Hay American politician (Union) born in Salem Indiana (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1850

Henri Louis le Chatelier French chemist born in Paris (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1855

Gustav Ehrismann German author and expert on the German language born in Pforzheim Baden-Wrttemberg (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1860

Felix Woyrsch German composer born in Opava Czech Republic (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1861

Theodore Roberts American actor (Roaring Road 10 Commandments) born in San Francisco California (d. 1928)

31 Oct 1863

Edythe Chapman American actress (Beyond the Rocks) born in Rochester New York (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1864

Ozias Leduc Canadian painter born in Saint-Hilaire-de-Rouville Quebec (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1868

Max Slevogt German painter born in Landshut Germany (d. 1932)

31 Oct 1869

J. Frank Duryea American inventor (Duryea Motor Wagon Company first auto built in the US) born in Washburn Illinois (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1870

Louis Vierne French organist and composer born in Poitiers France (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1872

John Cowper Powys British writer (Wood & Stone Wolf Solent) born in Shirley Derbyshire (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1873

Ejnar Hertzsprung Danish astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1874

Nance ONeil American actor (Cimarron) born in Oakland California (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1875

Laurence Doherty British tennis player (6 Grand Slam singes titles) born in Wimbledon England (d. 1919)

31 Oct 1876

Willie Smith Scottish golfer (US Open 1899) born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1877

Hans Heysen German-born landscape artist born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1880

Ernest Douwes Dekker Indo-Dutch nationalist and founder of National-India Party born in Pasuruan Malang Indonesia (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1883

Otto Heinrich Warburg German physician (Nobel-1931) born in Freiburg Baden Germany (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1883

Dick Burnett American musician (Man of Constant Sorrow) born in Monticello Kentucky (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1884

Walther von Reichenau German field marshal born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1885

Will Vodery African-American composer born in Philadelphia (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1885

Johnny Lush American MLB pitcher (2 no-hitters) born in Williamsport Pennsylvania (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1887

Huntley Gordon Canadian actor born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1888

Clifford Heatherley British actor (Who Killed Doc Robin) born in Preston Lancashire England (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1889

Collett E. Woolman American airline founder (Delta Air Service) born in Bloomington Indiana (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1890

Snuffy Browne [Cyril Rutherford Browne] cricketer (pioneer WI Test player) born in St. Michael Barbados (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1890

Eddie Rickenbacker American aviator Ace of Aces (WWI) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1941

Chucho Valds [Jess Valds Rodrguez] Cuban musician (Orquesta Cubana de Msica Moderna) born in Quivicn Cuba

31 Oct 1890

Philippe Thys Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France) born in Anderlecht Belgium (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1942

Shukri Ghanem Libyan Prime Minister (2003-2006) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1893

Orovida Camille Pissarro British painter and etcher born in Epping England (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1943

Mike Peters American cartoonist (Mother Goose and Grimm) born in St. Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1895

Jeanne Gabrielle Willing Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl) born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1944

John Entwistle English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Who-Baba ORiley) born in London England (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1895

Zog I King of Albania (1928-39) born in Burgajet Castle Ottoman Empire (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1944

Nona Hendryx American R&B singer (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles) born in Trenton New Jersey

31 Oct 1896

Julien Duvivier French film director (La Bandera) born in Lille France (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1945

Jeannie C. Riley American singer (Harper Valley PTA Hee Haw) born in Stamford Texas

31 Oct 1897

Rouben Mamoulian American movie director and author (The Mark of Zorro Applause) born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1945

Naftali Bon Kenyan 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1968) born in Kapsabet Rift Valley Province Kenya

31 Oct 1898

Clarence Williams American composer born in Plaquemine Louisiana (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1945

Taiguara Brazilian singer and songwriter born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1899

Milner Gray British graphic designer born in London (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1947

Isabelle France Gall French pop singer (Donner Pour Donner Sacr Charlemagne) born in Paris France (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1899

Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday Suriname relig leaderco-found (VHP)

31 Oct 1947

William E. McAnulty Jr. American lawyer (1st African American justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1900

Geoffrey Jellicoe English landscape architect born in London (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1947

Tony Zappone American broadcaster and journalist born in Tampa Florida

31 Oct 1900

Serge Chermayeff Russian-British architect and designer born in Grozny Russia (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1948

Dave Samuels American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) born in Waukegan Illinois

31 Oct 1900

Zeno Vancea Romanian composer born in Bocsa Romania (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1948

Jackson Browne American rock vocalist (Lawyers in Love) born in Heidelberg Germany

31 Oct 1901

Eivind Groven Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist born in Eidsborg Norway (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1948

Caleb Quayle English rock musician (Hall & Oates) born in London

31 Oct 1903

Lina Radke German 800m runner (Olympic gold 1928) born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1949

Shep Messing American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos) born in Bronx New York

31 Oct 1907

Howard Joslin American actor (Quebec Detective Story) born in Georgia (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1950

Gary Frank American actor (Enemy Territory Deadly Weapon) born in Spokane Washington

31 Oct 1908

Paul Van Buskirk Yoder American composer born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1950

Mick Malone Australian cricketer (WA seamer Test 1977 made 46 took 5-63 1-14) born in Scarborough Australia

31 Oct 1909

Bill Hewitt American professional football player (Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles) born in Bay City Michigan (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1950

Jody Williams American political activist and aid worker (Nobel Peace Prize 1997) born in Rutland Vermont

31 Oct 1910

Ray Lewis Canadian 4X400 relayer (Olympic bronze 1932) born in Hamilton Ontario Canada (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1950

Brian Downing American baseball player (California Angels) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1910

Kirk Alyn [John Feggo Jr] American actor (Superman) born in Oxford New Jersey (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1951

Richard Chaves American actor (Cease Fire Predator) born in Jacksonville Florida

31 Oct 1910

Gus Hall American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party born in Cherry Township Minnesota (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1951

Robert Wuhl American actor (Bull Durham Good Morning Vietnam) born in Union New Jersey

31 Oct 1913

Walter Schumann American choral director (Ford Show) and composer (Rhenish) born in NYC New York (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1953

Hank Pfister American tennis star born in Bakersfield California

31 Oct 1916

Spark Matsunaga United States Senator from Hawaii (1977-90) born in Kukuiula Hawaii (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1953

Tony Shalhoub American actor (Antonio Scarpacci-Wings Big Night) born in Green Bay Wisconsin

31 Oct 1917

Danny Murtaugh American baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1954

Scott Bakula American actor (Quantum Leap Gung Ho Murphy Brown) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1917

Hans Poser German composer born in Tannenbergsthal (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1955

Linwood Boomer Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1917

Billy Conn American boxer born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1955

Steve Ovett British athlete (Olympics gold 800m bronze 1500m 1980) born in Brighton England

31 Oct 1917

Walter Lord American author (A Night to Remember) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1957

Yuri Usachyov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18 TM-23) born in Donetsk Russia

31 Oct 1918

Jens Christian Skou Danish scientist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1997) born in Lemvig Denmark (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1957

Don Garber American sports commissioner born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1918

Ron Randell Australian actor (Loves of Carmen I am a Camera) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1958

Michael Par American actor (Eddie and the Cruisers) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1919

Mac Anderson New Zealand cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946) born in Westport West Coast New Zealand (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1958

Al Jourgensen Cuban-American musician (Ministry) born in Havana Cuba

31 Oct 1919

Kiichi Miyazawa 78th Prime Minister of Japan (1991-93) born in Tokyo (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1959

Mike Singletary American NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1920

Frank [Patrick] Herbert American sci-fi author (Dune) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1959

Boris Nemtsov Russian politician born in Sochi Soviet Union (assassinated 2015)

31 Oct 1920

Maxi Herber German figure skater pairs (Olympic gold 1936) born in Munich Germany (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1961

Arlene Boxall Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)

31 Oct 1921

Abraham Sarmiento Sr. Filipino Supreme Court jurist (1987-91) born in Santa Cruz Ilocos Sur Philippine (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1961

Jean Sagal American actress (Kate-Double Trouble Grease 2) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1922

Douglas Gray Scottish record and film producer born in Aberdeen (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1961

Liz Sagal American actress (Allison-Double Trouble Grease 2) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1922

Svend Westergaard Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1961

Trevor Matich American NFL center (Washington Redskins) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1924

Arkady Vorobyev Russian middle heavyweight (Olympic gold 1956 60) born in Tetyushi Republic of Tatarstan Russia (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1961

Julian Bailey British racing driver born in Woolwich London

31 Oct 1924

Alphons Egli Swiss politcian and member of the Swiss Federal Council born in Lucerne Switzerland (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1962

Jorge Burruchaga Argentinian footballer born in Gualeguay Argentina

31 Oct 1925

Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky Russian writer and critic born in Moscow Russia (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1964

Martn Jaite Argentine tennis star born in Buenos Aires Argentina

31 Oct 1926

Raaj Kumar Hindi film star (Mother India) born in Loralai Balochistan British India (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1964

Guillermo del Toro Mexican film director (Pans Labyrinth) born in Guadalajara Mexico

31 Oct 1927

Al Duncan American blues drummer born in McKinney Texas (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1966

Mike Williams American NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) born in Mount Kisco New York

31 Oct 1927

Gigi Durston American singer (Sonny Kendis Show) born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1967

Carling Bassett-Seguso Canadian tennis player and actress (Spring Fever 2 x WTA titles) born in Toronto Canada

31 Oct 1927

Torbjorn Falkanger Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952 born in Trondheim Norway (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1967

Gheorghe Popescu Romanian soccer player (Barcelona) born in Calafat Dolj County Romania

31 Oct 1927

Jim Elliot American Christian missionary born in Portland Oregon (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1967

Eddie Guerrero American-Mexican professional wrestler born in El Paso Texas (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1927

Csar Milstein Argentine biochemist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984) born in Baha Blanca Argentina (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1969

Charles Jordan American wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1928

Neil Harvey Australian cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50s) born in Fitzroy Victoria Australia

31 Oct 1969

Dwayne Sabb American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots) born in Jersey City New Jersey

31 Oct 1928

M. Russell Ballard American religious leader (Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of LDS Church) born in Salt Lake City Utah

31 Oct 1969

P.J. Harvey English musician singer and songwriter born in Bridport Dorset England

31 Oct 1928

Bill Maynard [Walter Williams] English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian born in Heath End England (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1969

Steve McQueen British filmmaker and artist (12 Years a Slave) born in London England

31 Oct 1929

Didi [Waldyr Pereira] Brazilian footballer born in Campos dos Goytacazes Brazil (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1970

Annika Srenstam Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles) born in Stockholm Sweden

31 Oct 1930

James Olsen American actor (Andromeda Strain Spell) born in Evanston Illinois

31 Oct 1970

Kenny Anderson American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets Portland Trailblazers) born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1930

Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer (Ki No Kyoko) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1970

Park Sang-min South Korean actor (Generals Son) born in Changwon South Korea

31 Oct 1932

Ray Reardon Welsh snooker player born in Tredegar Monmouthshire Wales

31 Oct 1970

Savannah [Shannon Michelle Wilsey] American pornographic film actress born in Laguna Beach California (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1932

Pete Drake American pedal steel guitarist and producer born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1971

Pete Mitchell American NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Royal Oak Michigan

31 Oct 1934

J. Carter Brown American art director (Washington National Gallery) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1971

Simon Atlee British fashion photographer (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1936

Carman Moore American composer born in Lorain Ohio

31 Oct 1972

Maurice Kelly American CFL linebacker (BC Lions) born in Orangeburg South Carolina

31 Oct 1936

Rona Barrett American gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1972

Roman Oben American football tackle (NY Giants) born in Cameroon

31 Oct 1938

David Willis British journalist (BBC World Service) (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1972

Sarah Vandenbergh Australian actor (Neighbours) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1938

Fred Stolle Australian tennis player broadcaster (French Open 1965 US Open 1966) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1973

A. J. Ofodile American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1938

Penny Pitou American skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960) born in Bayside New York

31 Oct 1973

Brandon Pollard American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996) born in Richmond Virginia

31 Oct 1938

Walter Gretzky father of Wayne Gretzky born in Canning Ontario Canada

31 Oct 1973

Dexter McCleon American football cornerback (St Louis Rams) born in Meridian Mississippi

31 Oct 1939

Paul Hogan Australian actor (Crocodile Dundee Lightning Jack) born in Lightning Ridge New South Wales Australia

31 Oct 1973

Terry Balsamo American guitarist (Evanescence) born in Tampa Florida

31 Oct 1939

Armando Gentilucci Italian composer born in Lecce Italy (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1973

Erin Daniels American actress (The L Word) born in St. Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1939

Harvey Pekar American comic book writer (American Splendor) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1973

Fabio Lione Italian musician (Rhapsody) born in Pisa Italy

31 Oct 1939

Lynne Stewart American defense attorney (known for representing controversial poor and often unpopular defendants) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1973

Carlos Pavn Honduran footballer (Real Espaa) born in El Progreso Honduras

31 Oct 1940

Fred Cash American rocker (Impressions) born in Chattanooga Tennessee

31 Oct 1974

Kavika Pittman American defensive end (Dallas Cowboys) born in Frankfurt

31 Oct 1941

Jesse Jackson American clergyman and Democratic presidential candidate (1984 88) born in Greenville South Carolina

31 Oct 1974

Keith Booth American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls) born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1943

Chevy Chase American comedian and actor (SNL Vacation Fletch Caddyshack) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1974

Kieren Hutchison New Zealand actor (Shortland Street) born in Auckland New Zealand

31 Oct 1943

James E. Sellars American composer born in Fort Smith Arkansas (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1975

Mahendra Nagamootoo West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner) born in Whim Berbice Guyana

31 Oct 1944

Bruce Morrison American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut) born in New York

31 Oct 1975

Mark Viduka Australian soccer striker (Olyroos Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia

31 Oct 1944

Susan Raye American country music singer (L.A. International Airport) born in Eugene Oregon

31 Oct 1975

Sean Ono Lennon Son of John Lennon and Yoko Onos born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1945

Ray Royer English rock guitarist (Procol Harum) born in The Pinewoods Essex

31 Oct 1976

Nick Swardson American stand up comedian and actor (Reno 911) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

31 Oct 1945

Vanburn Holder Barbadian cricketer (West Indian pace bowler of 70s) born in Deans Village Saint Michael Barbados

31 Oct 1977

Brian Roberts American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) born in Durham North Carolina

31 Oct 1946

Paul Splittorff American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (KC Royals) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1978

Randy Spelling American actor (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1978

Nicky Byrne Irish musician (Westlife) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1978

Juan Dixon American basketball player born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1515

Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox born in Harbottle Castle Northumberland England (d. 1578)

31 Oct 1585

Heinrich Schutz German composer born in Kstritz Germany (d. 1672)

31 Oct 1619

Philipp von Zesen German poet and historian (Bescheibung of Amsterdam) born in Dessau Germany (d. 1689)

31 Oct 1621

Maximilian Henry of Bayern Archbishop-Elector of Cologne Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Lige born in Munich Germany (d. 1688)

31 Oct 1676

Benito Jernimo Feijo y Montenegro Spanish scholar born in Casdemiro Spain (d. 1764)

31 Oct 1690

Jaime de Casellas Spanish composer born in Valls Spain (d. 1764)

31 Oct 1692

Antonio Palella Italian composer and harpsichordist born in San Giovanni a Teduccio Naples Italy (d. 1761)

31 Oct 1696

Cornelis Troost Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) born in Amsterdam (d. 1750)

31 Oct 1713

Yechezkel Landau Polish rabbi and Talmudist born in Opatw Poland (d. 1793)

31 Oct 1715

Michel Benoist French Jesuit missionary and scientist born in Dijon France (d. 1774)

31 Oct 1720

Jonathan Mayhew American Congregational minister born in Marthas Vineyard Massachusetts (d. 1766)

31 Oct 1740

Michel-Julien Mathieu French composer born in Fontainebleau France (d. 1777)

31 Oct 1747

Johann Wilhelm Stadler German composer (d. 1819)

31 Oct 1747

Jean-Franois Rewbell French lawyer and politician born in Colmar France (d. 1807)

31 Oct 1748

Franz Seydelmann German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1806)

31 Oct 1765

Harman Blennerhassett Irish lawyer born in Hampshire England (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1789

John Ruggles American politician born in Westborough Massachusetts (d. 1874)

31 Oct 1789

William John Swainson English naturalist and artist born in Newington London (d. 1855)

31 Oct 1790

Waldemar Thrane Norwegian composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1828)

31 Oct 1956

Stephanie Zimbalist American actress (Remington Steele Centennial) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1923

Irma Grese Supervisor at Nazi concentration camps

31 Oct 1956

Scott Michael Pellaton barefoot water ski champ

31 Oct 1923

Jean-Paul Riopelle Qubcois member of Les Automatistes (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1956

Jeff Lahti American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) born in Oregon City Oregon

31 Oct 1926

Diana Lynn American actress (Annapolis Story Easy Come Easy Go) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1956

Janice Voss American astronaut (shuttle radar topography mission) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1926

Ivan Jirko Czech composer music critic and psychiatrist born in Prague (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1956

Larry Crane American rocker (John Mellencamp band) born in Seymour Indiana

31 Oct 1926

Marcello Abbado composer

31 Oct 1957

Doug Cox Canadian 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996) born in Guelph Ontario Canada

31 Oct 1927

Al Martino [Jasper Cini] American singer and actor (Here in My Heart The Godfather) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1957

James DePaiva American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live) born in Livermore California

31 Oct 1927

R. D. Laing Govanhill Scottish psychiatrist born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Oct 1957

Antonio Cabrini Italian footballer (Juventus Italian national team 1982 FIFA Champion) born in Cremona Italy

31 Oct 1928

Sohrab Sepehri Persian poet and painter (d. 1980)

31 Oct 1957

Joe Castiglione American college athletic director born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

31 Oct 1929

Robert Westall British author (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1958

Steve Coll American journalist (The New Yorker) and writer (The Bin Ladens An Arabian Family in the American Century) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1929

Graeme Ferguson Canadian filmmaker and executive

31 Oct 1959

Carlos I. Noriega Peruvian-American astronaut (STS 84 sk 97) born in Lima Peru

31 Oct 1929

Harold Zirin astronomer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1959

Gavin Friday [Fionn Martin Hanvey] Irish singer (Virgin Prunes) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1932

Joannes M Gijsen Bishop of Roermond

31 Oct 1959

Mike Morgan American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Tulare California

31 Oct 1933

Paul B Price Cataret NJ actor (Busting Loose)

31 Oct 1959

Tony Eason American football quarterback (New England Patriots) born in Blythe California

31 Oct 1934

Imamu Amiri Baraka [Everett Leroi Jones] American poetwriter

31 Oct 1959

Nick Bakay American actor and voice actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch-Salem Saberhagen) born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1934

Ulrike Meinhof German Red Army member

31 Oct 1960

Lorenzo Mil Spanish newscaster born in Esplugues de Llobregat Barcelona

31 Oct 1934

Willie Naulls NBA star (NY Knicks)

31 Oct 1960

Franois Prusse Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple) born in Quebec City Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1934

[Everett] LeRoi Jones [Amiri Baraka] American writer (Black Music)

31 Oct 1960

Reed Hastings American businessman entrepreneur and co-founder of Netflix born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1935

Thomas M Keneally Australian writer (Schindlers List)

31 Oct 1961

Ted Kooshian American jazz pianist born in San Jose California

31 Oct 1936

Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov Russian cosmonaut

31 Oct 1962

Bruno Thiry Belgian rally driver born in St. Vith Belgium

31 Oct 1936

Charles Dutoit Swiss conductor

31 Oct 1964

CeCe Winans [Priscilla Marie Winans Love] American gospel singer (won 12 Grammy Awards) born in Detroit Michigan

31 Oct 1937

Col Guest cricketer (Test Aust v England 1963 scored 11 took 0-59)

31 Oct 1965

Martin Mayhew American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Daytona Beach California

31 Oct 1937

Maria Szyszkowska Polish politician

31 Oct 1965

Matt Biondi American swimmer (8 Olympic gold-84 88 92) born in Moraga California

31 Oct 1938

Robert Drivas Chi actor (Cool Hand Luke Illustrated Man) [or 1121]

31 Oct 1965

Ross Flemer American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Newport Beach California

31 Oct 1938

Ann Jones British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969) born in Birmingham England

31 Oct 1965

Ardal OHanlon Irish comedian and actor born in Carrickmacross County Monaghan Ireland

31 Oct 1939

Colin Cooper rocker (Climax Blues Band)

31 Oct 1965

C. J. Ramone [Christopher Ward] American musician (The Ramones) born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1939

John Hopcroft American computer scientist

31 Oct 1966

Art Barr American professional wrestler born in Portland Oregon (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1939

Clive James Australian television presenter and writer

31 Oct 1967

Ivonne Reyes Venezuelan actress born in Valencia Venezuela

31 Oct 1939

Harold Kroto English chemist Nobel Prize laureate (1996) born in Wisbech (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1968

Frankie Smith American NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins SF 49ers) born in Groesbeck Texas

31 Oct 1940

Bruce F Vento (Rep-D-Minnesota 1977- )

31 Oct 1968

Ali Benarbia Algerian footballer born in Oran Algeria

31 Oct 1940

Dino Valenti [Chester Chet Powers] American rock guitaristvocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) born in Danbury Connecticut (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1968

Zvonimir Boban Croatian football player and Deputy Secretary General of FIFA born in Imotski Croatia

31 Oct 1940

Richard H Stallings (Rep-D-ID 1985- )

31 Oct 1969

Dylan Neal American-Canadian actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold & the Beautiful) born in Richmond Hill Ontario

31 Oct 1941

Martin Murray rocker (Honeycombs) born in London England

31 Oct 1969

Jeremy Davies American actor (Saving Private Ryan) born in Traverse city Michigan

31 Oct 1941

Tony Sylvester rocker (Main Ingredient)

31 Oct 1970

Carlos Etheredge WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Albuquerque New Mexico

31 Oct 1941

Larry Young [Khalid Yasin] American jazz musician (Unity) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1970

David Doster American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Fort Wayne Indiana

31 Oct 1943

Oliver North US colonel (Irangate) born in San Antonio Texas

31 Oct 1970

James Williams WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)

31 Oct 1943

Joy Behar American television personality

31 Oct 1970

Soon-Yi Previn Korean-American actress (Hannah and Her Sisters) born in Seoul South Korea

31 Oct 1943

Jos Cardenal Cuban baseball player

31 Oct 1970

Sadiq Khan British politician and 1st Muslim Mayor of London born in London

31 Oct 1944

Judee Sill American singer-songwriter (Crayon Angels) born in Studio City California (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1971

Monty Williams American NBA forward and guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Fredericksburg Virginia

31 Oct 1971

Nate Miller American NFL and WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy Atlanta Falcons) born in Tuscaloosa Alabama

31 Oct 1971

Terry Richardson WLAF running back (Rhein Fire) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

31 Oct 1971

Val St. Germain CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats) born in Ottawa Ontario

31 Oct 1972

Dede Demet American cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1972

Jared Kaaiohelo WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)

31 Oct 1972

Stanislav Varga Slovakian footballer (Slovan Bratislava) born in Lipany Czechoslovakia

31 Oct 1973

Donnie Abraham American cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Orangeburg South Carolina

31 Oct 1471

Frederik I King of Denmark and Norway (1523-33) born in Gottorp Denmark (d. 1533)

31 Oct 1573

William Laud English Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) born in Reading Berkshire England (d. 1645)

31 Oct 1576

John Marston English poet and playwright (d. 1634)

31 Oct 1577

Ferdinand of Bayern prince-bishop of Liegearchbishop

31 Oct 1589

Maria Magdalena of Austria Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)

31 Oct 1698

Henri Madin French composer born in Verdun (d. 1748)

31 Oct 1713

Granville Elliott British military officer (d. 1759)

31 Oct 1728

Caesar Rodney Delaware judgesigner (Declaration of Independence)

31 Oct 1734

Ralph Abercromby English army commander (Dutch Guyana)

31 Oct 1744

Sergey Vyazmitinov Russian general and statesman (d. 1819)

31 Oct 1746

William Billings American hymn composer (Rose of Sharon) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1800)

31 Oct 1748

Charles XIII King of Sweden (1809-18)Norway (1814-18)

31 Oct 1758

Paul Anton Wineberger composer

31 Oct 1769

Solomon Sibley American politician (d. 1846)

31 Oct 1774

Ferdinando Orlandi composer

31 Oct 1786

Louis-Joseph Papineau Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)

31 Oct 1798

Jean B Vuillaume French violin maker (octobas)

31 Oct 1801

Adolf Muller composer

31 Oct 1802

Bernhard Molique German violinist and composer

31 Oct 1817

Bushrod Rust Johnson Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1880)

31 Oct 1821

Richard Heron Anderson Lt Gen (Confederate Army) (d. 1879)

31 Oct 1821

William Sill with The Underground Railroad

31 Oct 1826

William Brimage Bate American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) and 23rd Governor of Tennessee (1882-86)

31 Oct 1835

Felix Draeseke composer

31 Oct 1841

Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos king of Montenegro (1910-18)

31 Oct 1849

James Whitcomb Riley American poet (Raggedy Man)

31 Oct 1854

Christiaan R de Wet South African rebel leader politician and general in the Boer War

31 Oct 1857

Moses Walker American baseball catcher (first African-American to play MLB) born in Mt. Pleasant Ohio (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1866

Martha McChesney Berry American educator who founded Berry School for Children born near Rome Georgia (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1866

Wlodimir Ledochowski Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1868

Fred H Hovey tennis champ (US Open-1895)

31 Oct 1870

Uncle Dave Macon entertainer

31 Oct 1879

Joe Hill Jevla Sweden organizer (IWW)songwriter (Union Scab)martyr

31 Oct 1879

Joseph Bovet composer

31 Oct 1880

Jaime Pahissa composer

31 Oct 1881

Mikhail Drozdovsky Russian general (d. 1918)

31 Oct 1886

Johannes B Tielrooy Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)

31 Oct 1887

A C Jack Russell cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WWI)

31 Oct 1887

Jack Mulhall American actor and producer (The Three Musketeers The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand) born in Wappingers Falls New York (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1888

Henry A Wallace (DP) 33rd VP (1941-45)founder Progressive Party

31 Oct 1892

Dwain Esper director (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1894

Herman Dooyeweerd Dutch philosopherlawyer

31 Oct 1894

Del Lord American director (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1896

Cyril Allcott cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)

31 Oct 1898

Alfred Wallenstein conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1901

Frank Boucher Canadian all-star NHL center (NY Rangers) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1901

Ralph Rainger composer

31 Oct 1902

Willemina J H Mascha ter Weene dancerballerina

31 Oct 1904

Chuck Klein American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933 Philadelphia Phillies) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1905

Andy Devine [ Andrew Vabre Devine] American character actor (Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Stagecoach) born in Flagstaff Arizona (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1906

James E Webb head of NASA (1961-68)

31 Oct 1907

Tutta Rolf Norwegian actress (Whalers) born in Kristiania Norway (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1907

Vctor Paz Estenssoro Bolivian politician (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1908

Richard Caldicot British actor (Horses Mouth Strife Mrs Thursday) born in London England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1909

Shura Cherkassky pianist

31 Oct 1909

Anni Blomqvist Finnish novelist (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1909

Erastus Corning 2nd American politician 72nd Mayor of Albany New York (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1910

Henry P. McIlhenny American philanthropist (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1911

Jo Jones American jazz drummer born in Chicago Illinois (1985)

31 Oct 1911

Vaughn Monroe singerorchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) born in Akron Ohio

31 Oct 1946

Aleksandr Gorshkov Soviet ice dancer (holds 6 titles Olympic gold 1976) born in Moscow

31 Oct 1911

Shura Cherkassky Ukrainian classical pianist (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1946

Jean-Jacques Beineix French film director (Betty Blue Diva) born in Paris

31 Oct 1912

Fernando Belande Terry President of Peru (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1946

Dennis Kucinich American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio) born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1913

Irina Nijinska RussianUS dancer

31 Oct 1947

Emiel Puttemans Flemish athlete born in Vossem Belgium

31 Oct 1913

Simon Carmiggelt Dutch journalist (Het Parool Kinks)

31 Oct 1947

Tony Wilson rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate) born in Trinidad

31 Oct 1913

Victor Trumper Jr Australian cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41) born in Chatswood New South Wales Australia (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1947

Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a) born in Moscow

31 Oct 1914

Alfred Drake [Capurro] American singer and actor (Trading Places Hamlet Kiss Me Kate) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1948

Sarah Purcell American actress and TV hostess (Real People) born in Richmond Indiana

31 Oct 1914

Sarah Churchill British actress (Matinee Theatre All Over Town Royal Wedding) born in London England (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1948

Stephanie Marrian [Stefanie Khan] French model actress and comedienne (Benny Hill Show) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1915

Margarita Aliger Russian poet (Zoja) born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1992) [NS]

31 Oct 1948

Benjamin Cheever American novelist and editor (The Partisan)

31 Oct 1915

Roman Padlewski composer

31 Oct 1948

Claude Jade French actress (Stolen Kisses) born in Dijon France (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1916

Walt W Rostow American economist (Politics & Stages of Growth) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1948

Pedro Alonso Lpez Colombian serial killer known as the The Monster of the Andes (120-300 victims) born in Santa Isabel Tolima Colombia

31 Oct 1917

June Allyson actress (Till the Clouds Roll By Vegas) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1949

Hamish Stuart Scottish guitarist and singer (Average White Band) born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Oct 1918

Helmut Dantine Austrian-American actor (Shadow of the Cloak) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1950

Robert Kool Bell American rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna) born in Youngstown Ohio

31 Oct 1918

Guido Aristarco film critic

31 Oct 1951

Jack OConnell American politician (Member of the California State Senate) born in Glen Cove New York

31 Oct 1918

Marcus Klingburg Israeli soviet spy and epidemiologist

31 Oct 1952

Clifford Adams American trombone player born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1919

Gabriel Dell American actor (The Bowery Boys Steve Allen Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1952

Jan Marijnissen Dutch politician (Leader of the Socialist Party) born in Oss Netherlands

31 Oct 1919

George Duby historian

31 Oct 1952

Edward Zwick American film director (Shakespeare in Love) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1919

Sir Zelman Cowen Australian politician

31 Oct 1953

Ricky Lee Phelps American singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) born in Paragould Arkansas

31 Oct 1920

Georg Leber German politician (SPD) (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1954

Michael Dudikoff American actor (American Ninja TRON) born in Redondo Beach California

31 Oct 1921

John Arthur Giles Gere English art historian (Pre-Raphaelite painter)

31 Oct 1954

Ben Amonette American free pistol shooting athlete (Olympics 1992 96) born in Radford Virginia

31 Oct 1922

Martha Stewart [Haworth] American singer and actress (Daisy Kenyon Doll Face) born in Bardwell Kentucky

31 Oct 1955

Bill Elliott American professional auto racer (Daytona-1978) born in Dawsonville Georgia

31 Oct 1922

Reina Prinsen Geerligs [Leentje Vandendriesch] Dutch antifascist

31 Oct 1955

Lonnie Pitchford American blues musician born in Lexington Mississipi (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1922

Grady Hatton American baseball player (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1808

Frederik VII 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1816

William Batchelder Bradbury American composer born in York Maine (d. 1868)

31 Oct 1818

Joseph Rummel composer

31 Oct 1819

Willem A Scholten Dutch potato-flour manufacturer (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1820

Swedish Nightingale [Jenny Lind] Swedish soprano born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1887)

31 Oct 1824

Henry Chadwick English-American baseball pioneer developed 1st rule book born in Exeter Devon England (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1827

Cark Reidel German composer and conductor born in Cronenberg Wuppertal (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1831

Richard Dedekind German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) born in Braunschweig Germany (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1838

Giuseppe Cesare Abba Italian patriot and writer born in Cairo Montenotte Italy (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1847

Adolf von Hildebrand German sculptor born in Marburg Germany (d. 1921)

31 Oct 1860

Oscar L Helfrich Dutch governor (Curacao)

31 Oct 1860

Reneke de Marees van Swinderen Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)

31 Oct 1862

Albert Jeremiah Beveridge American politicianauthor (Progressive)

31 Oct 1866

Reginald Aubrey Fessenden broadcast 1st program of voice & music

31 Oct 1872

Mikhail Kuzmin Russian writer (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1873

Oscar George Theodore Sonneck composer

31 Oct 1874

Frank G. Allen 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1876

Ernest Lapointe French-Canadian politician (d. 1941)

31 Oct 1880

Julia Culp mezzo-soprano

31 Oct 1882

Karol Maciej Szymanowski Timoshovka Ukraine composer (Stabatmater)

31 Oct 1884

Lloyd Spooner American marksman (Olympic-4 gold1 silver2 bronze-1920)

31 Oct 1886

Edwin Fischer Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1887

George Brown cricketer (legendary England batsmankeeper of 20s)

31 Oct 1887

Maria Jeritza [Jedlicka] Austrian singer (Vienna Opera)

31 Oct 1887

MartinLuis Guzman Mexican novelist (Eagle & the Serpent)

31 Oct 1888

Li Ta-chao co-founder with Mao Zedong (Chinese Communist Party)

31 Oct 1888

Max Butting German composer born in Berlin (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1888

Roland Garros French pilot (d. 1918)

31 Oct 1889

Maria Dabrowska Polish writer (Noce I Dnie)

31 Oct 1895

Caroline Gordon Kentucky writer (Green Centuries)

31 Oct 1896

Frutuoso de Lima Viana Brazilian pianist and composer born in Itajub Brazil (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1896

Otto Siegl Austrian composer born in Graz (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1897

Jerome Cowan American actor (Blondie Tab Hunter Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1900

Stan Nichols English cricketer (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1902

Mihovil Logar composer

31 Oct 1903

Ernest Walton Irish physicist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1904

Horst Lange German writer (The Long Lament) born in Liegnitz Silesia (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1908

Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters] American actress (My Man Godfrey In Name Only) born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1944

Donald Tsang Former Chief executive of Hong Kong (2005-1012) born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1908

Sergei Lvovich Sobolev Russian mathematician (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1945

Kevin Godley rock vocalist (10cc) born in Manchester England

31 Oct 1910

Barbara Castle British politician (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1946

Bernard Lavilliers French singer

31 Oct 1912

Anthony Cuthbert Baines writercurator

31 Oct 1946

Pengiran Anak Saleha Queen of Brunei

31 Oct 1913

Meret Oppenheim writer

31 Oct 1946

Anita Shreve American writer (Weight of Water Past the Island Drifting) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1915

Edgardo Martin composer

31 Oct 1948

Diane Ackerman American poet and essayist

31 Oct 1915

Harry van Doorn [Henri W] CRM ministerDutch politician (KVPPPR)

31 Oct 1949

Catherine Duggan LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1915

Alice Timander Swedish dentist (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1949

Dave Hope rock bassist (Kansas)

31 Oct 1916

Tommy Lawton footballer

31 Oct 1949

Kieran Kane singer (OKanes-Daddies Need to Grow Up Too) born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1918

Andr Pilette Belgian racing driver (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1950

Maartje van Weegen [Walet] Dutch TV hostess

31 Oct 1920

Pietro Consagra Italian sculptor (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1950

Jakaya Kikwete Tanzanian politician

31 Oct 1920

Lord Donaldson of Lymington British judge (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1950

Granny [Emma Webster] Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Canary Row

31 Oct 1921

Yevgeniy Landis Russian mathematician (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1951

Carmen R Tata Vega US soul singer (Color Purple soundtrack)

31 Oct 1922

Joe Frazier American baseball player

31 Oct 1951

John Cougar Mellencamp American musician actor (Jack & Diane) born in Seymour Indiana

31 Oct 1925

Shana Alexander American journalist (60 Minutes) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1951

David J. Halberstam American radio executive

31 Oct 1926

Alan Copeland orchestra leadersinger (Your Hit Parade) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1952

Graham Yallop cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests won 1 lost 6)

31 Oct 1926

Cyril Reuben violinist

31 Oct 1952

Ludmila Tourischeva USSR gymnast (Olympic gold 1972)

31 Oct 1927

Alice Bauer LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1952

Martyn Harris journalist

31 Oct 1927

Paul Badura-Skoda pianist (Mozart Interpretation) born in Vienna Austria

31 Oct 1952

Mary Badham American actress

31 Oct 1929

Les Favell cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50s)

31 Oct 1953

Christopher Norris American actress (Summer of 42 Eat My Dust) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1931

Fred Graham newscasterjournalist (CBS News Court TV)

31 Oct 1953

Tico Torres rock drummer (Bon Jovi-Always)

31 Oct 1932

Gloria Lane educatorauthorfounder (Womens International Center)

31 Oct 1954

Victor Manuel Mar wrestler (AAANJPW Black Cat)

31 Oct 1935

Bruno Sammartino Italian strongman and professional wrestler

31 Oct 1954

Kenneth Atchley American composer

31 Oct 1935

Charito Solis Filipino actress (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1955

Yo-Yo Ma world famous cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom) born in Paris France

31 Oct 1936

Anna Quayle actress (Mistress Pamela)

31 Oct 1955

Ralph Johnson American computer scientist

31 Oct 1936

Glenn Hild race horse trainer

31 Oct 1956

James Van Patten American actor (Bo-Chisholms) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1936

Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet] cabaret director (Capers)

31 Oct 1956

Julio Pezua Pervian-American jockey

31 Oct 1938

Serge Nubret French bodybuilder

31 Oct 1956

Mike Shipley Australian audio engineer (Paper Airplane) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1939

Douglas K Bereuter (Rep-R-Nebraska 1979- )

31 Oct 1957

Jayne Torvill English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean Olympic gold 1984) born in Nottingham

31 Oct 1939

John J LaFalce (Rep-D-NY 1975- )

31 Oct 1958

Kim Morris playmate (Mar 1986) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1940

Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev Russian cosmonaut

31 Oct 1958

Judy Landers American actress (BJ & the Bear Madames Place) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1940

Ellen Travolta actress (Grease Charles in Charge) born in Englewood New Jersey

31 Oct 1959

Penny Graeber Australian golfer (1990 6th Vic Open) born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1940

Wyche Fowler Jr (Rep-D-GA 1977-87)

31 Oct 1959

Dylan Baker American character actor

31 Oct 1942

Britt Ekland actress (Wicker Man Asylum) born in Stockholm Sweden

31 Oct 1959

Lourdes Flores Peruvian politician

31 Oct 1942

Fred Travalena American comedianimpressionist (Buy & Cell) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1959

Jean-Marc Fournier French-Canadian politician

31 Oct 1943

Cees Veerman pop guitaristsinger (Cats-Sure Hes a Cat)

31 Oct 1960

Kyosuke Himuro Japanese singer

31 Oct 1943

Michael Durrell American actor (Shannon V Alice Chiefs) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1960

Viktor Lazlo Belgian singer

31 Oct 1961

Matthew Roloff American reality star

31 Oct 1961

Brian Mannix Australian singer and actor

31 Oct 1961

Thomas Tom Perez American Chair of the Democratic National Committee born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1961

Tony Sparano American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11) born in West Haven Connecticut (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1962

Dave Bronconnier Canadian politician

31 Oct 1964

Rich Delucia pitcher (SF Giants) born in Reading Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1964

Sam Brown English singersongwriter (Stop)

31 Oct 1964

Stuart Hendley Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Manitoba Open) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1964

Dan Savage American sex-columnist and author

31 Oct 1964

Paul Stewart British footballer (Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool) born in Manchester England

31 Oct 1965

Juul Ellerman soccer player (PSV FC Twente)

31 Oct 1966

Trent Brown CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)

31 Oct 1966

Marco Beltrami Italian-American film composer

31 Oct 1967

Mariana Perez-Roldan Argentina tennis star

31 Oct 1967

Toni Braxton American singer

31 Oct 1967

Luke Haines English musician (The Auteurs Black Box Recorder)

31 Oct 1968

Erick Anderson NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)

31 Oct 1968

Randy Bartz Roseville Minn short track skater (Olympics 1994)

31 Oct 1968

Thom Yorke British musician and lead singer of Radiohead (Creep Paranoid Android) born in Wellingborough Northamptonshire

31 Oct 1969

Brent Dorman Ocala Florida Canadian Tour golfer

31 Oct 1969

Martin Haywood cricketer (NSW opening batsman)

31 Oct 1969

Malia Hosaka Hawaiian professional wrestler

31 Oct 1969

Maria Whittaker English model

31 Oct 1970

Daniel Collins Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1970

Dwayne Provo cornerback (New England Patriots)

31 Oct 1970

Harold Ellis NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)

31 Oct 1970

LeShai Maston NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)

31 Oct 1970

Vaughn Hebron NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)

31 Oct 1971

Dexter Dawson CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

31 Oct 1971

Johnnie Morton NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)

31 Oct 1971

Paul Hannam 470 sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1971

Daniel Boucher Qubcois musician

31 Oct 1972

John Hyden Tustin California volleyball outside hitter (alt-Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1972

Rahsaan Giddings CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)

31 Oct 1972

Ben Younger American screenwriter and film director

31 Oct 1289

Wenceslaus III of Bohemia King of Hungary (1301-05) and King of Bohemia and Poland (1305-06) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 1306)

31 Oct 1459

Martin Behaim German navigator and geographer born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1507)

31 Oct 1510

Rowland Taylor English clergyman born in Northumberland England (d. 1555)

31 Oct 1510

John Caius English physician born in Norwich England (d. 1573)

31 Oct 1552

Matteo Ricci Italian Jesuit missionary (China) born in Macerata Italy (d. 1610)

31 Oct 1573

Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton English patron of the theater born in Cowdray House Sussex England (d. 1624)

31 Oct 1610

Charles de Sainte-Maure duc de Montausier French soldier (d. 1690)

31 Oct 1618

Miguel Gomez Camargo composer

31 Oct 1706

Pieter Steyn Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1772)

31 Oct 1716

George Montague-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax English statesman born in Dover England (d. 1771)

31 Oct 1738

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria second child of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor born in Vienna Austria (d. 1789)

31 Oct 1744

James McGill Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1813)

31 Oct 1767

Henri Christophe President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20) born in Grenada (d. 1820)

31 Oct 1773

Louis-Philippe King of France (1830-48) born in Palais Royal Paris (d. 1850)

31 Oct 1777

William Russell English composer and organist born in London (d. 1813)

31 Oct 1801

Hippolyte Carnot French statesman born in Saint-Omer France (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1803

Heinrich Wilhelm Dove Prussian physicist and meteorologist born in Legnica Poland (d. 1879)

31 Oct 1806

Andreas Randel Swedish composer born in Ramdala Blekinge Sweden (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1969

Robert Person pitcher (NY Mets) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1969

Troy Shaw English snooker player

31 Oct 1970

Darren Oliver American pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Kansas City Missouri

31 Oct 1970

Amy Jo Johnson American actress and singer

31 Oct 1971

Chris Hudson NFL strong safety (Jacksonville Jaguars)

31 Oct 1971

Phil Bennett British racing driver

31 Oct 1971

Lola Dueas Spanish actress

31 Oct 1971

Alan Stubbs English footballer and manager (Rotherham United) born in Kirkby England

31 Oct 1972

J. J. [Jeral Jamal] Stokes NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1972

Ryu Shi-won Korean actor and singer

31 Oct 1972

Daniel Cavanagh English rock musician (Anathema) born in Liverpool England

31 Oct 1973

Rebecca Lobo Mass WNBA center (Olympic gold 1996)(NY Liberty)

31 Oct 1973

Sylvain Legwinski French footballer

31 Oct 1973

Jeff Davis American comedian

31 Oct 1973

Ioan Gruffudd Welsh actor

31 Oct 1974

Brian Kelly American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996) born in Mission Viejo California

31 Oct 1974

Geert Jelle de Vries Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)

31 Oct 1974

Kenny Jonsson Angelholm SW NHL defenseman (Team Sweden NY Islander)

31 Oct 1974

Jeremy Sisto American actor

31 Oct 1974

Walter Centeno Costa Rican footballer

31 Oct 1975

Jan Harm Schippers Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen Veendam)

31 Oct 1975

Reon King West Indian cricketer from Guyana

31 Oct 1976

Barbie Hsu Taiwanese actress and singer

31 Oct 1977

Shimon Gershon Israeli footballer

31 Oct 1977

Vladimir Manchev Bulgarian footballer

31 Oct 1977

Daniel Brire Canadian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1978

Ricky Hatton English boxer born in Stockport England

31 Oct 1979

David Di Tommaso French footballer (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1979

Richard Seymour American football player

31 Oct 1979

Lex Shrapnel English actor

31 Oct 1980

Abdoulaye Mt French footballer

31 Oct 1980

Elvis Hammond Ghanaian footballer (Woking) born in Accra Ghana

31 Oct 1981

Zurab Khizanishvili Georgian footballer

31 Oct 1981

Jos Luis Perlaza Ecuadorian footballer

31 Oct 1982

MC Lars American hip-hop artist

31 Oct 1982

William Butler Musician and member of Arcade Fire

31 Oct 1984

Joanna Pacitti American actress and singer

31 Oct 1986

Mohammad Shukri Malaysian cricketer

31 Oct 1986

Olivia Thirlby American actress

31 Oct 1986

Yoo Ah-in South Korean actor (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) born in Daegu South Korea

31 Oct 1988

Maki Horikita Japanese model and actress

31 Oct 1458

Saint Casimir Kingdom of Poland prince and Roman Catholic saint born in Wawel Krakw Kingdom of Poland (d. 1484)

31 Oct 1590

Johann Schop German composer and violinist born in Niedersachsen Germany (d. 1667) (dates disputed)

31 Oct 1609

Paul Fleming German poet born in Hartenstein Saxony (d. 1640)

31 Oct 1641

Franoise-Athnas de Rochechouart Marquise de Montespan French mistress of King Louis XIV of France born in Lussac-les-Chteaux France (d. 1707)

31 Oct 1658

Mary of Modena Queen of James II of England born in Ducal Palace Modena (d. 1718)

31 Oct 1684

Johann Jacob de Neufville German composer born in Nuremberg (d. 1712)

31 Oct 1712

Francesco Guardi Italian painter born in Venice (d. 1793)

31 Oct 1715

Victor de Riqueti marquis de Mirabeau French economist born in Pertuis France (d. 1789)

31 Oct 1717

Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Chteauroux French mistress of King Louis XV of France born in Paris (d. 1744)

31 Oct 1722

Gregorio Sciroli Italian composer born in Naples (d. 1781)

31 Oct 1743

Giuseppe Gazzaniga Italian composer born in Verona Italy (d. 1818)

31 Oct 1758

Thomas Greatorex English composer born in Chesterfield Derbyshire (d. 1831)

31 Oct 1781

Bernard Bolzano Czech mathematician and philosopher born in Prague Bohemia (d. 1848)

31 Oct 1792

Joseph Crosfield English soap and alkali manufacturer born in Warrington England (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1795

Alexander Keith Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keiths Nova Scotia Brewery) born in Halkirk Caithness Highland Scotland (d. 1873)

31 Oct 1799

Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard Dutch politician born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1869)

31 Oct 1804

Robert Parker Parrott American inventor (developed the rifled cannon known as the Parrott gun) born in Lee New Hampshire (d. 1877)

31 Oct 1808

Thomas Algeo Rowley American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1808

Winand Staring Dutch geologist (Geology of Netherlands) born in Wildenborch Vorden Netherlands (d. 1877)

31 Oct 1817

Eduard Franck German composer born in Breslau Germany (d. 1893)

31 Oct 1820

David Wilber American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) born in Quaker Street Duanesburg New York (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1822

Hans Hampel Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1884)

31 Oct 1833

Cyrus Bussey American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hubbard Ohio (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1836

George Washington Gordon American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Pulaski Tennessee (d. 1911)

31 Oct 1840

John Addington Symonds British historian and writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) born in Bristol England (d. 1893)

31 Oct 1844

Francis William Reitz 5th State President of the Orange Free State born in Swellendam Cape Colony (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1848

Guido von List Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr) born in Vienna (d. 1919)

31 Oct 1850

Sergey Muromtsev Russian lawyer politician and President of the First Imperial Duma born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1863

Ludwig Borchardt German Egyptologist born in Berlin (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1864

Louis Lumire French inventor with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895 born in Besanon France (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1875

Cyril Rootham English composer born in Redland Bristol (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1878

Louise Dresser [Kerlin] American actress (Maid of Salem) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1879

Halfdan Cleve [ne Klewe] Norwegian pianist and composer born in Kongsberg Norway (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1943

Udo Zimmermann composer

31 Oct 1879

John Erskine American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy) born in NYC New York (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1943

Alexander Maxovich Shilov Russian painter

31 Oct 1881

Otto V. Kuusinen Finnish politician (founder of the Finnish Communist Party) born in Laukaa Finland (d. 1964)

31 Oct 1944

Merzak Allouache director (Salut Cousin Amour a Paris)

31 Oct 1882

Giorgio Abetti Italian astronomer (Solar physics) born in Padua Italy (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1944

Jos Carlos Pace Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1883

Charles Maduro Antillean composer born in Curaao Netherlands Antilles (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1945

Domonic Barber American celebrity attorney (Howard Stern Jessica Hahn Joe Buttafucco)

31 Oct 1884

Hendrik Tilanus Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1946

Gary Gentry baseball player (NY Mets)

31 Oct 1886

Carter DeHaven American actor (Courage Great Dictator) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1946

Millie Small Jamaican singer (My Boy Lollipop) born in Clarendon

31 Oct 1887

Max Ackermann German entartet painter born in Berlin (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1946

Eddie Villanueva JIL Spiritual Director Owner of ZOE Broadcasting Network

31 Oct 1887

Ren Cassin French jurist and judge (Nobel Peace Prize 1968) born in Bayonne Basque Country France (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1946

Lloyd Doggett American attorney and politician (US Representative Democrat Texas) born in Austin Texas

31 Oct 1889

Teresa de la Parra Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mam Blanca) born in Paris (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1946

Vinod Khanna Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh) born in Peshawar (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1890

Kasimir Edschmid German writer born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1947

Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov Russian colonelcosmonaut

31 Oct 1892

Remington Kellogg American naturalist and director (U.S. National Museum) born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1947

Klaus Dibiasi Italian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1968 72 76) born in Hall in Tirol Austria

31 Oct 1894

Bevil Rudd South African athlete (Olympic gold 1920) born in Kimberley Northern Cape (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1948

Dan Hamburg (Rep-D-California)

31 Oct 1895

Walter Bedell Smith U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (1950-52) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1948

Gerry Adams Northern Irish politician

31 Oct 1899

George Duke of Mecklenburg head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz born in Oranienbaum Russia (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1948

Glenn Branca avant-garde composer and guitarist born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1901

John Alton [Johann Jacob Altmann] American cinematographer born in Sopron Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1949

Bobby Farrell Jamaica rock vocalist

31 Oct 1901

Willy Lages German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam (WWII) born in Braunschweig Germany (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1950

David Brin American sci-fi author (Hugo Nebula Sundiver Postman)

31 Oct 1902

Larry Fine American actor and comedian (3 Stooges) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1950

Thomas McClary American soul guitarist and singer (The Commodores) born in Eustis Florida

31 Oct 1903

Jimmy Ritz American actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers-Blazing Stewardesses) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1951

Kevin Cronin Champaign Ill rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)

31 Oct 1903

M. King Hubbert American geologist and geophysicist born in San Saba Texas (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1952

Ayten Mutlu Turkish poet and writer

31 Oct 1904

George Chesterman Phillips British naval officer (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1953

Klaas Bruinsma Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1905

John Hoyt American actor (Gimme a Break Tom Dick & Mary) born in Bronxville New York (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1954

David Hidalgo American musician (Los Lobos Latin Playboys)

31 Oct 1905

Harriet E MacGibbon American actress born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1955

Tony Dungy American football coach

31 Oct 1906

Leopold Kohr Austrian social philosopher born in Oberndorf Austria (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1956

Kathleen Webb American comic book writer and artist

31 Oct 1907

Mrs. Miller [Elva Ruby Connes] American singer (A Lovers Concerto) born in Joplin Missouri (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1957

Dom Galluscio race horse trainer

31 Oct 1908

Joshua Logan Broadway producer (South Pacific) born in Texarcana Texas (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1957

Shahzad Altaf cricketer (UAE off-spinner 1996 World Cup)

31 Oct 1911

Brian OBrien Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds) born in Strabane County Tyrone Ireland (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1958

Joseph Finder American novelist

31 Oct 1912

Fritz Fischer German physician and Nazi war criminal born in Berlin (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1959

Robyn Maher Australian basketball guard (Olympic bronze 1996)

31 Oct 1913

William Lehman American politician born in Selma Alabama (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1959

Walter Ray Williams Jr bowler (twice Player of the Year)

31 Oct 1913

Eugene B. Fluckey American Navy submariner born in Washington D.C. (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1959

[Dennis Ray] Oil Can Boyd baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)

31 Oct 1916

Douglas Ranger British surgeon born in Furness Lancashire (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1959

Brian Higgins American politician Member of US House of Representatives

31 Oct 1917

Robert Adams English sculptor and designer born in Far Cotton Northampton (d. 1984)

31 Oct 1960

Albert Lewis NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)

31 Oct 1919

Allen Ludden [Ellsworth] American TV personality and gameshow host (Password) husband of Betty White born in Mineral Point Wisconsin (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1960

Jeffrey Trachta actor (Thorne-Bold & Beautiful) born in Staten Island New York

31 Oct 1960

Richard Jobson British TV personrocker (Skids-Scared to Dance)

31 Oct 1961

Kathrin Drre East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)

31 Oct 1961

Tim Burgess English drummer (TPau) born in Macclesfield

31 Oct 1962

Rich Yett baseball player

31 Oct 1963

Jsu Garcia American actor

31 Oct 1964

Pam Kometani LPGA golfer (1992 Welchs Classic-27th) born in Honolulu Hawaii

31 Oct 1964

Thomas Tom Hunter US 50M FREESTYLE swimmer (world record)

31 Oct 1965

Cynthia Meyer NY Canadian trap shooter (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1965

David Spaulding American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Newport Beach California

31 Oct 1965

Jim Razor Sharp American rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988) Kermit Texas

31 Oct 1965

Ruben Sierra Rio Piedras Puerto Rico outfielder (NY Yankees)

31 Oct 1966

Archi Cianfrocco infielder (San Diego Padres) born in Rome New York

31 Oct 1966

Jimmie Johnson NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)

31 Oct 1966

Julianne McNamara gymnast (Olympic gold 1984) born in Flushing New York

31 Oct 1966

Oscar Caballos jockey

31 Oct 1966

Niall Quinn Irish footballer

31 Oct 1966

Jacqueline Obradors American actress

31 Oct 1967

Kennet Andersson former Swedish footballer

31 Oct 1967

Svend Karlsen Norwegian strongman

31 Oct 1969

Byron Black Zimbabwe tennis star

31 Oct 1969

Martha Richards Hudson WI LPGA golfer (1995 Safeco Classic-21st)

31 Oct 1929

Richard F. Gordon Jr. American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11 Apol 12) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1832

William Griggs English inventor (photo chromo lithography) born in Woburn Bedfordshire (d. 1911)

31 Oct 1930

George Skip Homeier American actor (Boys Ranch Beachhead Dan Raven Interns) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1836

Juliette Adam French author (SalonNouvelle Revue) and feminist born in Verberie Oise France (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1930

Pavel Popovich Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV Soyuz 14) born in Uzyn Kiev Oblast Soviet Union (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1840

Charles Lenepveu French composer born in Rouen France (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1930

Reinhard Selten German economist (Nobel Prize 1994). born in Breslau Germany (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1841

Stephen Albert Emery American composer and pianist born in Paris Maine (d. 1891)

31 Oct 1932

Madhav Apte Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India 1 century) born in Mumbai India

31 Oct 1841

Prudente Jos de Morais Barros 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98) born in Itu So Paulo Empire of Brazil (d. 1912)

31 Oct 1932

Yvonne Brathwaite Burke American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1841

Maria Sophie of Bavaria Queen consort of the Two Sicilies born in Possenhofen Castle Possenhofen Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1933

Diane Cilento Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy Wicker Man) born in Brisbane Queensland (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1850

John McGraw 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97) born in Penobscot County Maine (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1934

David Smith English cricketer (England opening bowler v India 1961-62) born in Fishponds Bristol England (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1857

Henry Schoenfeld American composer born in Milwaukee (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1934

Angelo Buono Jr. American serial killer born in Rochester New York (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1858

Mihajlo Pupin Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer born in Idvor Military Frontier of Austria (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1935

Jimmy Binks English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964) born in Hull Yorkshire England

31 Oct 1860

Sidney Paget British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes) born in London (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1935

Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe] American actor (Lawman Laredo Bold & Beautiful) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1861

Frederic Remington American artist and sculptor of American West born in Canton New York (d. 1909)

31 Oct 1935

Arlene Saunders American soprano born in Cleveland Ohio

31 Oct 1861

Joo Marcellino Arroyo Portuguese composer born in Porto Portugal (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1936

Annerose Schmidt East German pianist born in Wittenberg Germany

31 Oct 1862

Edward Stratemeyer American author (The Rover Boys) born in Elizabeth New Jersey (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1937

Eli Jacobs American financier and baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1868

Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear President of Argentina (1922-28) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1937

Barry Switzer American football coach (Oklahoma) born in Crossett Arkansas

31 Oct 1876

Hugh McCrae Australian writer and poet (Satyrs and Sunlight Sylvarum Libri) born in Melbourne (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1938

Carlo Mastrangelo Italian-American rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1877

Razor [William Charles] Smith English cricketer born in Oxford England (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1938

Teresa Heinz Kerry American philanthropist (wife of John Kerry) born in Loureno Marques Portuguese East Africa

31 Oct 1879

Edward Murray East American botanist and geneticist who developed hybrid corn born in Du Quoin Illinois (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1939

Marie Lafort French singer and actress born in Soulac-sur-Mer Gironde France

31 Oct 1881

Walther von Brauchitsch German field marshal born in Berlin Germany (d. 1948)

31 Oct 1939

Marie-Claire Blais French Canadian author and playwright born in Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1885

Henricus Wijdefield Dutch architect (Peace Palace)

31 Oct 1939

Consuelo Ynares-Santiago Filipino Supreme Court jurist born in Binangonan Rizal Philippines

31 Oct 1886

Luis Alberni Spanish character actor (The Lady Eve Topaze) born in Barcelona Catalonia Spain (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1939

Walter Wolf Slovenian-Canadian industrialist born in Graz Austria

31 Oct 1887

Francis Bull Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1940

Bob Cowper Australian cricketer (307 v England at the MCG 1966) born in Melbourne Victoria Australia

31 Oct 1941

Ricardo Hoffmann marathon swimmer (299 miles)

31 Oct 1941

Eduardo Duhalde President of Argentina (2002-03) born in Lomas de Zamora Greater Buenos Aires Argentina

31 Oct 1942

Richard Street American R&B musician (The Temptations) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1943

Ben Cardin American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland) born in Baltimore Maryland

31 Oct 1943

Inna Churikova Russian actress (Theme) born in Belebey Russia

31 Oct 1943

Steve Miller American rocker (Abracadabra Space Cowboy) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1944

Ben Korthals Dutch politician and lawyer (VVD) born in Voorschoten Netherlands

31 Oct 1945

Brian Connolly Scottish singer (Sweet) born in Glasgow Scotland

31 Oct 1945

Geoff Leigh English musician (Henry Cow)

31 Oct 1946

Richard Kermode American rocker (Kozmic Blues Band) born in Wyoming (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1946

Zahida Hina Pakistani columnist born in Sahasram Bihar British India

31 Oct 1946

Jean Perron Canadian ice hockey coach born in Saint-Isidore-dAuckland Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1947

Brian Johnson English singer-songwriter (ACDC) born in Dunston Gateshead

31 Oct 1948

Delroy Wilson Jamaican singer born in Kingston Jamaica

31 Oct 1948

Lucius Tawl Ross American pop guitarist (Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove) born in Wagram North Carolina

31 Oct 1948

Sal Viscuso American actor (Soap Montefuscos) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1948

Russell Mael American singer engineer and director (Sparks) born in Santa Monica California

31 Oct 1949

Ralph Goodale Canadian politician (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) born in Regina Saskatchewan Canada

31 Oct 1949

B. W. Stevenson American country singer born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1950

Jeff Conaway American actor (Bobby-Taxi Loving) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1950

Edward P. Jones American writer (The Known World) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1950

Fast Eddie Clarke British guitarist (Fastway Motrhead) born in Twickenham London (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1951

Karen Allen American actress (Cruising Starman Wanderers) born in Carrollton Illinois

31 Oct 1951

Leah Poulos-Mueller American speed skater (Olympic gold 1980) born in Berwyn Illinois

31 Oct 1952

Clive Barker English author and film director (Hellraiser Lord of Illusions) born in Liverpool

31 Oct 1952

Imran Khan 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018- ) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests 3807 runs 362 wickets) born in Lahore Pakistan

31 Oct 1952

Duncan Regehr Canadian actor 9My Wicked Wicked Ways The Legend of Errol Flynn) born in Lethbridge Alberta Canada

31 Oct 1952

Gigi Sabani Italian TV host born in Rome (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1953

James Lascelles British grandson of English princess Mary born in Bayswater London

31 Oct 1953

John Stachniewski scholarteacher

31 Oct 1953

Sandra Puma Jones rocker (Black Uhuru) born in Kingston Jamaica

31 Oct 1955

Adair Ferguson Australian rower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1955

Leo Barnes Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers-Im Sorry Dont Go)

31 Oct 1957

Jeanne Evert tennis player Chris sister

31 Oct 1957

Larry Saumell American jockey (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1957

Lee Kix Thompson saxophonist (Madness-Baggy Trousers)

31 Oct 1957

Mark Geragos American attorney

31 Oct 1957

Bernie Mac American comedian (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1958

Brent W. Jett Jr American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72 sk81) born in Pontiac Michigan

31 Oct 1958

Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler] American actress (General Hospital) born in Painesville Ohio (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1958

Andr Kuipers Dutch astronaut

31 Oct 1958

Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist TV presenter and writer born in New York City

31 Oct 1959

Troy Luccketta American rock drummer (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) born in Lodi California

31 Oct 1959

Maya Lin American designer (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Civil Rights Memorial) born in Athens Ohio

31 Oct 1960

Daniel Baldwin American actor

31 Oct 1960

Careca Brazilian footballer

31 Oct 1961

Sharon Cheslow American musician composer and artist

31 Oct 1961

Matthew Kauffman American journalist and George Polk Award winner

31 Oct 1961

David Kirk New Zealand rugby union footballer

31 Oct 1962

Johnny Huang table tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Guangzhou China

31 Oct 1962

Ken Noda American pianist (Rivalry) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1962

Michael Alexander Conley Chic triple jumper (Olympic gold 1992 96)

31 Oct 1962

Michael Andretti Indy-car racerAuto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)

31 Oct 1962

Mike Conley triple jumper (Olympic silver 1984) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1962

Caron Keating British television personality (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1963

Hugh Morris cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)

31 Oct 1963

Sophie Favier Lyon France actress (Sans Interdits)

31 Oct 1963

Tony Dodemaide cricketer (Victorian Sussex & Australian all-rounder)

31 Oct 1964

Denean Howard 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988) born in Sherman Texas

31 Oct 1964

Terry Mathews Alexandria LA pitcher (Florida Marlins)

31 Oct 1964

Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman

31 Oct 1964

Warren E. Miller Maryland politician

31 Oct 1965

John Keller Jr team handball back court (Olympics 1996) born in Toledo Ohio

31 Oct 1965

Paul Moloney Australian golfer born in Melbourne Victoria

31 Oct 1965

Penny Baker playmate (January 1984) born in Buffalo New York

31 Oct 1965

Richey Reneberg tennis star (1995 Australian doubles) born in Phoenix Arizona

31 Oct 1965

Theo Bos Dutch soccer player Vitesse

31 Oct 1965

Trace Armstrong NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins)

31 Oct 1966

Fredrik Olausson Vaxsjo Swe NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)

31 Oct 1966

Inessa Kravets Ukraine longtriple jumper (Olympic silvergold-92 96)

31 Oct 1966

Peter Fonseca Lisbon Portugal Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1966

Therese Brisson ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998)

31 Oct 1966

Jan Verhaas Dutch snooker referee

31 Oct 1967

Ellie Gibson golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-5th) born in Corpus Christi Texas

31 Oct 1967

Rex Chapman NBA guard (Miami Heat Phoenix Suns)

31 Oct 1160

Alys Countess of the Vexin Daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)

31 Oct 1276

Margaret of Brabant Queen of Germany (d. 1311)

31 Oct 1289

Louis X King of France (1314-16) born in Paris (d. 1316)

31 Oct 1331

James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormonde born in Kilkenny Castle Ireland (d. 1382)

31 Oct 1379

Henry III King of Castile and Len (1390-1406) born in Burgos Castile (d. 1406)

31 Oct 1515

Lucas Cranach the Younger German painter born in Wittenberg Germany (d. 1586)

31 Oct 1542

Roberto Bellarmino Italian saint (Doctor of the Church) born in Montepulciano Italy (d. 1621)

31 Oct 1550

Charles IX King of Sweden (1604-11) born in Stockholm Castle Sweden (d. 1611)

31 Oct 1562

Christian Srensen Longomontanus Danish astronomer born in Lomborg Jutland Denmark (d. 1647)

31 Oct 1919

Donald Pleasence British actor (You Only Live Twice Escape from New York Halloween) born in Worksop England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1570

Pter Pzmny Hungarian cardinal and statesman born in Nagyvrad Principality of Transylvania (d. 1637)

31 Oct 1919

Robin Bailey British actor (See No Evil I Didnt Know You Cared) born in Hucknall Nottinghamshire England (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1585

Anna of Tyrol Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1611-18) born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1618)

31 Oct 1920

Robert Feenstra Dutch law historian

31 Oct 1607

Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla Spanish playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno) born in Toledo (d. 1648)

31 Oct 1921

Bill Willis American NFL guard (Cleveland Browns) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1625

Jacqueline Pascal French child prodigy born in Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne France (d. 1661)

31 Oct 1922

Jos Froiln Gonzlez Argentine race car driver born in Arrecifes Argentina (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1626

Richard Cromwell Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland (1658-59) born in Cheshunt Hertfordshire England (d. 1712)

31 Oct 1922

Bil Keane American cartoonist (The Family Circus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1657

Francesco Solimena Italian painter born in Canale di Serino Avellino Italy (d. 1747)

31 Oct 1922

Jock Stein Scottish footballer and manager born in Burnbank South Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1720

Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian etcher born in Mogliano Veneto Italy (d. 1778)

31 Oct 1923

Glynis Johns British actress (Mary Poppins A Little Night Music The Sundowners) born in Pretoria South Africa

31 Oct 1723

Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus Austrian entomologist born in Vienna (d. 1798)

31 Oct 1923

Philip Berrigan American peace activist and Roman Catholic priest born in Two Harbors Minnesota (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1744

Domenico Corri Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1923

Albert Gumundsson Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance) born in Reykjavk Iceland (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1749

Jean-Louis Duport French cellist and composer born in France (d. 1819)

31 Oct 1923

Bill Wirtz American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1759

Louis Franois Antoine Arbogast French mathematician (Du calcul des derivations) born in Mutzig France (d. 1803)

31 Oct 1924

Bill Dana [William Szathmary] American comedian characters actor (Jos Jimnez) and screenwriter (The Nude Bomb The Bill Dana Show) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1762

Tommaso Sogner Italian composer born in Villa S Pedro Pescador Gerona (d. 1821)

31 Oct 1924

Jose Donoso Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits) born in Santiago (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1772

Franois-Louis Perne French composer born in Paris (d. 1832)

31 Oct 1924

Barbara Kelly Canadian-born actress (Whats My Line United Kingdom) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1787

Franois Guizot French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France) born in Nmes France (d. 1874)

31 Oct 1925

Gail Davis American actress (Annie Oakley) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1796

John Richardson Canadian writer (Wacousta or the prophecy) born in Queenston Ontario Canada (d. 1852)

31 Oct 1925

Bob Thaves American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest) born in Burt Iowa (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1797

Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius] Swiss writer (The Black Spider) born in Murten Switzerland (d. 1854)

31 Oct 1926

Gottfried Michael Koenig German-Dutch composer born in Magdeburg Germany

31 Oct 1804

Nicholas Felix Wanostrocht English cricketer born in Camberwell London England (d. 1876)

31 Oct 1926

Willi Unsoeld American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest) born in Arcata California (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1807

Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine French Canadian politician (Prime Minister of the Province of Canada) born in Boucherville Lower Canada (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1927

Al Hansen American artist (Fluxus) born in NYC New York (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1809

Prince Albert of Prussia Prussian colonel general born in Knigsberg (d. 1872)

31 Oct 1927

John W. Downey American composer born in Chicago (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1809

Robert Cumming Schenck American Major General (Union Army) born in Franklin Ohio (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1928

Louise Fitzhugh American author and illustrator (Harriet the Spy) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1816

Egbert Benson Brown American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brownsville New York (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1929

Autherine Lucy 1st African-American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa born in Shiloh Alabama

31 Oct 1818

Francesco Crispi Italian statesman born in Ribera Italy (d. 1901)

31 Oct 1963

A C Green NBA forward (Phoenix Suns Dallas Mavericks)

31 Oct 1963

Bruce Ruffin pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Lubbock Texas

31 Oct 1963

Patti Berendt LPGA golfer (1995 Star Bank Classic-24th) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1963

Koji Ishikawa (childrens book author and illustrator)Japanese childrens author

31 Oct 1964

David Brain cricketer (Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-)

31 Oct 1964

Mark McLemore infielder (Texas Rangers) born in San Diego California

31 Oct 1964

Matthew Cetlinski US 400m freestyle swimmer

31 Oct 1964

Yvonne Murray athlete

31 Oct 1965

Stuttering John Melendez interviewer (Howard Stern Show)

31 Oct 1965

Skip Heller American musician born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1966

John van de Brom soccer player (Ajax)

31 Oct 1966

Mike Walker pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Brooksville Florida

31 Oct 1967

Nick Green Australian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia

31 Oct 1967

Roger Pavlik American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1967

Vicky Bullett American professional basketball player and coach (Olympic gold 1988Charlotte Sting) born in Martinsburg West Virginia

31 Oct 1967

Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1967

Liev Schreiber American actor (Spotlight) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1968

Kanavis McGhee NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers)

31 Oct 1969

Lucas Parsons Australian golfer born in Sydney New South Wales

31 Oct 1970

Brian Kozlowski NFL halfback (Atlanta Falcons NY Giants)

31 Oct 1970

Hency Charles CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes)

31 Oct 1888

Oscar Mathisen Norwegian speed skater born in Kristiania Norway (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1970

Lucy Nusrala 5k runner born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1889

John B. Kelly Olympic champion rower and father of Grace Kelly born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1970

Ryan McNeil NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions St Louis Rams)

31 Oct 1892

Engelbert Dollfuss Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis born in Texingtal Austria (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1970

Richard Hancox English footballer

31 Oct 1892

Luis Trenker South Tyrolean film producer director and actor (Berge in Flammen) born in Urtiji Tyrol (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1971

Corey Sawyer NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)

31 Oct 1892

Hermann Glauert British aerodynamicist born in Sheffield Yorkshire (d. 1934)

31 Oct 1971

Friderika Bayer Hungarian singer

31 Oct 1894

Cliff Hall [Robert Clifford Hall] American actor (At This Moment Dutch Treat Crime Photographer) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1972

Joanna Stone Australian javelin thrower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1895

Buster Keaton American actor and comedian (Navigator Steamboat Bill Jr The General) born in Piqua Kansas (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1972

Kurt Thomas NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat)

31 Oct 1895

Richard Sorge German spy for USSR in Tokyo (WWII) born in Baku Russian Empire (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1972

Norberto Garrido tackle (Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1895

Sergei Yesenin Russian lyric poet born in Konstantinovo Ryazan Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1925)

31 Oct 1972

Rusty Fitzgerald NHL center (Pitts Penguins) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

31 Oct 1901

[Robert] Carroll Nye American actor (Gone with the Wind) born in Akron Ohio (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1973

Emy Snook Australian rower (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1903

Ernst Kaltenbrunner Austrian nazi (SSSD) born in Ried im Innkreis Austria-Hungary (d. 1946)

31 Oct 1973

Kantroy Barber fullback (Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1903

Bona Arsenault French Canadian politician historian and genealogist born in Bonaventure Quebec (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1973

Kerry Joseph WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)

31 Oct 1904

Rene Cloke British illustrator born in Plymouth England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1573

Entonius Walaeus Dutch Calvinist theologist born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1639)

31 Oct 1905

Leon Orthel Dutch composer born in Roosendaal (d. 1985)

31 Oct 1605

Li Tzu-cheng Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor born in Mizhi Shaanxi province China (d. 1645)

31 Oct 1905

Ren Defossez Belgian composer born in Spa Belgium (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1631

Sebastian Anton Scherer German composer born in Ulm Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1712)

31 Oct 1906

Johannes Post Dutch farmer and resistance fighter (passage fight) born in Hollandscheveld Drente Netherlands (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1647

Johannes Voet Dutch lawyer born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1713)

31 Oct 1909

James B. Pritchard American theologist and archaeologist born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1713

Antoine Dauvergne French composer born in Moulins Alier France (d. 1797)

31 Oct 1909

Noel Chiboust trumpeterSax

31 Oct 1716

Giovanni Battista Beccaria Italian physicist born in Mondov Piedmont Italy (d. 1781)

31 Oct 1910

Frankie Crosetti American baseball player (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1720

Johann Peter Uz German poet (Lyrische Poem) born in Ansbach Germany (d. 1796)

31 Oct 1912

Alfonso Letelier-Llonas composer

31 Oct 1733

Franois Krafft Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium

31 Oct 1912

John de Mol Dutch accordianistproducer (Baantjer Pril Geluk)

31 Oct 1789

Francis Gregory American Rear Admiral (Union Navy) born in Norwalk Connecticut (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1913

Stanley Oliphant Stewart librarian

31 Oct 1790

John Ross Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation born in Turkeytown Alabama (d. 1866)

31 Oct 1914

Brendan Gill American critic (The New Yorker) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1792

Cipriani Potter English pianist and composer born in London (d. 1871)

31 Oct 1914

Jim Cairns Australian politician (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1792

Francisco Morazn 2nd President of The Federal Republic of Central America born in Tegucigalpa Guatemala New Spain (d. 1842)

31 Oct 1915

Koos Schuur Dutch journalistpoet (7 Curses)

31 Oct 1797

Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany born in Florence (d. 1870)

31 Oct 1916

Owen Tudor Williams civil engineer

31 Oct 1803

John Gorrie American scientist and inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1855)

31 Oct 1916

George Sidney American film director (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1804

Townsend Harris American diplomat (1st Western consul to reside in Japan) born in Washington County New York (d. 1878)

31 Oct 1917

Albert de Klerk Dutch composerconductor

31 Oct 1804

Allan Kardec French author and founder of Spiritism born in Lyon France (d. 1869)

31 Oct 1917

Jan Murray comedian (Treasure Hunt Who Killed Teddy Bear) born in The Bronx New York

31 Oct 1806

Oliver Cowdery American religious leader (Later Day Saint apostle) born in Wells Vermont (d. 1850)

31 Oct 1918

Kenichi Fukui Japanese chemist Nobel laureate (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1807

Heinrich Panofka German violist and composer born in Breslau Germany (d. 1887)

31 Oct 1920

George Tribe cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler Northants)

31 Oct 1814

Mikhail Lermontov Russian poet and writer (Demon & other poems) born in Moscow (d. 1841)

31 Oct 1922

Malcolm Baldrige American businessman and US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1828

Woldemar Bargiel German composer born in Berlin (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1922

Shin Kyuk-Ho Japanese businessman

31 Oct 1830

George Brayton American engineer who developed the Brayton Cycle combustion engine born on Rhode Island (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1928

Alvin Toffler author (Future Shock Power Shift The Third Wave) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1834

Vilm Blodek Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1874)

31 Oct 1928

Torben Ulrich Danish musician writer filmmaker and tennis player

31 Oct 1844

Patrick Manson Scottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine) born in Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire Scotland (d. 1922)

31 Oct 1929

Leroy Van Dyke Spring Fork Mo country singer (Walk on By)

31 Oct 1848

Henry Lerolle French painter born in Paris (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1929

Scotty Beckett American actor (Our Gang Listen Darling Battleground) born in Oakland California (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1854

William Crawford Gorgas American physician and 22nd Surgeon-General of the U.S. Army (help cure yellow fever) born in Toulminville Alabama (d. 1920)

31 Oct 1930

Jzsef Soproni Hungarian composer and educator born in Sopron

31 Oct 1859

Eleonora Duse Italian actress (Les Misrables Thrse Raquin) born near Vigevano Italy (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1930

Bill Wade NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1860

Annie Horniman English theater owner (Abbey Theatre Dublin) born in Surrey Mount Forest Hill London (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1931

Basil DOliveira cricketer (England all-rounder of late 60s)

31 Oct 1862

Johnny Briggs English cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) born in Sutton-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire England (d. 1902)

31 Oct 1931

Dick Tracy comic strip crimestopper

31 Oct 1932

Felicia Farr actress (Charley Varrick Kotch) born in Westchester New York

31 Oct 1932

Milan Chvostek Canadian television director

31 Oct 1934

Malva M Basoalto daughter of Pablo Neruda & Marie Hagenaar Vogelzang

31 Oct 1934

Sam Huff NFL linebacker (NY Giants Washington Redskins)

31 Oct 1935

Eddie Applegate American actor (Patty Duke Show) born in Wyncote Pennsylvania (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1936

David Pithey cricketer (bro of Tony South African all-rounder in 8 Tests)

31 Oct 1936

Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage writer

31 Oct 1937

Franz Vranitzky Austria union chancellor (1986- )

31 Oct 1937

Jackie Collins British-American author (The Stud Lucky) born in London England (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1937

Jim Sillars Scottish politician

31 Oct 1938

Kurt Wthrich Swiss chemist Nobel laureate

31 Oct 1939

W Henson Moore (Rep-R-LA 1975- )

31 Oct 1940

Silvio Marzolini Argentine footballer

31 Oct 1940

Alberto Vilar Cuban-American investor and philanthropist

31 Oct 1941

Lori Saunders Kansas City Mo (Petticoat Junction Dusty Trails)

31 Oct 1941

Roy Blount Jr. American writer

31 Oct 1941

Karl Oppitzhauser Austrian racing driver

31 Oct 1942

Christopher Stone actor (Dave-Dallas Interns) born in Manchester New Hampshire

31 Oct 1942

Jenny Arean [Joanna Klarenbeek] Dutch actress (Paul Chevrolet)

31 Oct 1942

Karl W. Richter American aviator (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1943

Bonnie Bryant LPGA golfer

31 Oct 1943

Buddy Roemer (GovRep-D-LA 1981- )

31 Oct 1943

Owen Keir Davidson Australia 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ

31 Oct 1944

Roco Drcal Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1945

Clifton Davis actorsinger (Thats My Mama Amen) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1945

Richard Bickell race horse trainer

31 Oct 1946

Andre Bolhuis hockey player (World Cup 1973 European Cup 1978

31 Oct 1946

Chuck Hagel American politician

31 Oct 1947

James Fielder rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Denton Texas

31 Oct 1947

Ann Widdecombe British politician

31 Oct 1947

Julien Clerc French singer

31 Oct 1948

Linda McMahon CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment

31 Oct 1949

Armand Assante American actor (Private Benjamin Unfaithfully Yours) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1949

Stephen Gyllenhaal American director

31 Oct 1950

Meg Bennett actress (Young & Restless) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1951

Alan Rosenberg actor (Civil Wars LA Law Cybill)

31 Oct 1951

Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov Kazakh poet

31 Oct 1952

Anita Luceete Defrantz rower (Olympic bronze 1976) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1952

Jody Stephens rock drummer (Big Star)

31 Oct 1952

Nina Carter vocalist (Blonde on Blonde) born in London England

31 Oct 1953

Gil The Bird Moore Canadian rock drummer and vocalist (Triumph) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1953

Tchky Karyo Turkish-French actor

31 Oct 1953

Andreas Vollenweider Swiss new-age harpist (Down to the Moon) born in Zrich Switzerland

31 Oct 1955

Joe Orseno race horse trainer

31 Oct 1955

Jorge Valdano Argentine footballer

31 Oct 1956

Hans van Breukelen Dutch soccer goaltender (PSV)

31 Oct 1956

Christoph Waltz German Austrian actor (Django Unchained) born in Vienna Austria

31 Oct 1957

Christina Smith playmate (Mar 1978) born in Miami Florida

31 Oct 1957

Gregory T Linteris Demarest NJ astronaut (sk STS 83)

31 Oct 1957

Alexander Tkachyov Soviet gymnast

31 Oct 1957

Bill Fagerbakke American actor

31 Oct 1957

Kyra Schon American actress

31 Oct 1957

Russell Simmons American Music magnate (Def Jam) born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1958

Anneka Rice Dutch TV hostess

31 Oct 1958

Barbara MacDonald rocker (Timbuk 3)

31 Oct 1959

Tony Meo English billiards champion (snookers)

31 Oct 1959

Chris Lowe English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight Pet Shop Boys) born in Blackpool Lancashire England

31 Oct 1960

Gregg Hobie Hubbard country singer (Bettys Bein Bad) born in Apopka Florida

31 Oct 1960

Jennifer Anglin Adrian Mich actress (Cheryl-General Hospital)

31 Oct 1960

Joe Boever American baseball player

31 Oct 1961

David W Harper actor (Jim Bob in The Waltons) born in Abilene Texas

31 Oct 1961

John Secada Cuban American singer-songwriter born in Havana Cuba

31 Oct 1961

Mary Ellen Stuart actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns)

31 Oct 1961

Kazuki Takahashi Japanese author

31 Oct 1962

Aldo Sprenger Dutch pop guitarist (Kong-Phlegm)

31 Oct 1962

Dennis Cook Lamarque TX pitcher (Texas Rangers)

31 Oct 1940

Mike Troy American swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1960) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1941

Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans] American singer-songwriter (The Twist Limbo Rock) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1943

Jeff Bingaman American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico) born in El Paso Texas

31 Oct 1944

Roy Horn German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy) born in Nordenham Germany

31 Oct 1944

Pierre Deligne Belgian mathematician born in Etterbeek Belgium

31 Oct 1944

Bob Riley American politician (52nd Governor of Alabama) born in Ashland Alabama

31 Oct 1945

Kay Baxter American female bodybuilder pioneer (Best Bodybuilder in World (1983-85)) born in Monroe County Ohio

31 Oct 1945

Viktor Saneyev Soviet triple jumper (Olympic-3 gold1 silver 1968-80) born in Sukhumi Georgia

31 Oct 1946

Bob Dotson newscaster (Primetime Sunday) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1946

Tristan Keuris composer

31 Oct 1946

Biff Henderson American television personality

31 Oct 1947

7th earl of Bradford English large landownermulti-millionaire

31 Oct 1947

Alan Rachins American actor (Douglas-LA Law) born in Cambridge Massachusetts

31 Oct 1947

Fred DeLuca American co-founder of the Subway chain born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1947

Ben Cauley musician (The Bar-Kays) and plane crash survivor born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1947

John Perry Barlow American lyricist essayist and activist (Grateful Dead) born near Cora Wyoming (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1948

Michael Medved American film critic

31 Oct 1949

Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)

31 Oct 1949

Lindsey Buckingham American guitarist and lead singer (Fleetwood Mac) born in Palo Alto California

31 Oct 1950

Laureen Ford Gympie Queensland golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)

31 Oct 1950

Pamela Hensley actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century) born in Glendale California

31 Oct 1950

Ronnie Laws US saxophonistguitarist (Earth Wind & Fire)

31 Oct 1951

Dave Winfield American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12-time All Star) born in St. Paul Minnesota

31 Oct 1951

Jack Grondin rock drummer (.38 Special)

31 Oct 1951

Kathryn Sullivan Paterson NJ geologist and astronaut (1st American woman to walk in space) born in Paterson New Jersey

31 Oct 1951

Bernard Cooper American writer

31 Oct 1951

Keb Mo[Kevin Roosevelt Moore] American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Los Angeles

31 Oct 1952

Gary Troup cricketer (NZ lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86)

31 Oct 1954

Dennis Eckersley pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1955

[Douglas] Allen Woody bassist (Allman Brothers Govt Mule) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1956

Hart Bochner actor (Aron-East of Eden Supergirl Die Hard) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1956

Peter Frechette American actor (Paint it Black George-Profiler) born in Warwick Rhode Island

31 Oct 1957

Tim Westwood Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ

31 Oct 1958

Karen Morton Palmdale CA playmate (Jul 1978)

31 Oct 1959

Carmen Russo Miss Teenage Italy (1972) born in Genoa Italy

31 Oct 1959

Frederick Stephen Couples PGA golfer (1983 Kemper Open) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1959

Jack Wagner American singer and actor (General Hospital Melrose Place) born in Washington Missouri

31 Oct 1959

Greg Proops American actor and comedian

31 Oct 1960

Cinzia De Ponti [Fiordeponti] Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)

31 Oct 1962

Rick Todd Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Ben Hogan Dakota) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1962

Tommy Lee American musician (Mtley Cre)

31 Oct 1963

Dan Goldie Sioux City IO tennis star

31 Oct 1963

Patrick Flatley Ontario right winger (NY Islanders Olympic 4 gold-1988)

31 Oct 1963

Marion Peck American artist and painter

31 Oct 1964

Clive Owen British actor

31 Oct 1966

Darrin Fletcher Elmhurst IL catcher (Montreal Expos)

31 Oct 1966

Frank Hannon rock guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)

31 Oct 1967

Rob Liefeld American comic book writer and artist

31 Oct 1967

Walter Polovchak Ukrainian-American asylum seeker born in Ukraine

31 Oct 1967

Denis Villeneuve French Canadian director (Arrival) born in Bcancour Canada

31 Oct 1968

Greg Foster NBA center (Utah Jazz)

31 Oct 1968

Marco Roelofsen soccer player (SC Heerenveen)

31 Oct 1968

Paul Crichton English footballer

31 Oct 1969

Carl Thomas NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)

31 Oct 1969

Eddie Sutter NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons)

31 Oct 1969

Mike Saunders CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)

31 Oct 1969

Shane Butterworth actor (Timmy-Bad News Bears)

31 Oct 1969

Stephen Scahill New Zealand golfer born in Featherston

31 Oct 1969

Travis Hill NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1969

Tetsu Japanese bassist (LArcenCiel)

31 Oct 1970

Justine Sowry Australian field hockey goalie (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1863

Pyotr Kozlov Russian explorer born in Dukhovshchina Russia (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1970

Manny Martinez Dominican outfielder (Seattle Mariners) born in San Pedro de Macors Dominican Republic

31 Oct 1865

Johan Eilerts de Haan Dutch sea officer (Lucie R Suriname) born in Noordwolde Friesland Netherlands (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1970

Roger Bailey American pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Chattahoochee Florida

31 Oct 1866

Learmont Drysdale Scottish composer born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1909)

31 Oct 1970

Tyji Armstrong NFL tight end (Tampa Bay Bucs)

31 Oct 1867

Pierre Bonnard French painter and illustrator born in Fontenay-aux-Roses Hauts-de-Seine France (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1971

Reggie Givens CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)

31 Oct 1869

Clara Noyes American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1) born in Port Deposit Maryland (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1971

Wil Cordero baseball player

31 Oct 1869

Alfred Flatow German gymnast (Olympic gold 1896) born in Danzig Prussia (d. 1942)

31 Oct 1971

Kevin Richardson American singer (Backstreet Boys)

31 Oct 1871

Stijn Streuvels [Frank Lateur] Flemish writer (De Valschaard) born in Heule Belgium (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1972

Christian Peter defensive tackle (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1879

Warner Oland Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer Charlie Chan) born in Nyby Vsterbottens ln Sweden (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1972

Denny Vaughn orchestra leader (Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour)

31 Oct 1882

Gunther von Kluge German field marshal born in Posen Kingdom of Prussia German Empire (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1972

Michael Nylander NHL center (Calgary Flames) born in Stockholm Sweden

31 Oct 1882

A. Y. Jackson Canadian painter (Group of Seven) born in Montreal Quebec Canada (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1972

Sandy Martinez Villa Mella Dom Rep catcher (Toronto Blue Jays)

31 Oct 1885

Langley Collyer American hoarder born in Manhattan New York (d. 1947)

31 Oct 1972

Garrett Dutton American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1885

Sophie Treadwell American playwright and journalist born in Stockton California (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1972

Lajon Witherspoon American singer (Sevendust)

31 Oct 1886

Henri Alain-Fournier French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes) born in La Chapelle-dAngillon Cher France (d. 1914)

31 Oct 1973

Angelica Gavaldon El Centro California tennis star (1995 quarter Aust)

31 Oct 1888

Claud Allister British actor (Kiss Me Kate Quartet Bulldog Drummond) born in London England (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1973

Keiko Agena Japanese-American actress

31 Oct 1888

Roy Webb American film composer born in NYC New York (d. 1981)

31 Oct 1973

Lena Headey British actress (Game of Thrones) born in Hamilton Bermuda

31 Oct 1889

Carl von Ossietzky German journalist and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1935) born in Hamburg German Empire (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1974

Mike Johnson Canadian ice hockey player

31 Oct 1890

Henry Hull American actor (Tobacco Rd Boys Town High Sierra) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1975

India Arie [Simpson] American singer and actress (Voyage to India) born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1894

Elmer Robinson American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco) born in San Francisco (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1975

Talib Kweli American rapper

31 Oct 1894

Walter Warlimont German General WWII born in Osnabrck Hanover Prussia Germany (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1976

Kirsi Haenninen ice hockey defenseman (Finland Olympics 1998)

31 Oct 1896

Gerardo Diego Spanish poet (Versos humanos) born in Santander Spain (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1976

Nate Johnson American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1897

Josephine Mama Jo Riley Matthews African-American midwife (SC)

31 Oct 1976

Seann William Scott American actor (Role Models) born in Cottage Grove Minnesota

31 Oct 1897

Louis Aragon French poet and writer (Les Lettres franaises Pour un ralisme socialiste) born in Paris France (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1978

Gerald Asamoah German footballer

31 Oct 1898

Leo McCarey American film director (The Awful Truth) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1978

Claudio Pizarro Peruvian footballer

31 Oct 1899

Gertrude Berg American actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs) born in Harlem New York (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1978

Jake Shears singer (Scissor Sisters)

31 Oct 1900

Jay Irving American cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) born in NYC New York (d.1970)

31 Oct 1978

Shannyn Sossamon American actress

31 Oct 1901

Masao Oki Japanese composer (Symphony No.5 Atomic Bomb) born in Iwata Shizuoka (d. 1971)

31 Oct 1979

John Hennigan American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1901

Jean Grmillon French film director born in Bayeux France (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1979

Daniel Hollie American professional wrestler

31 Oct 1902

Arturo da Costa e Silva 27th President of Brazil (1967-69) born in Taquari Rio Grande do Sul Brazil (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1980

Sheldon Brookbank Canadian hockey player

31 Oct 1904

Charles J. Pedersen American biochemist (Nobel 1987) born in Pusan Korea (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1452

Richard III King of England (1483-85) born in Fotheringhay Castle Northamptonshire England (d. 1485)

31 Oct 1908

David Herbert British writer and raconteur (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1470

Isabella of Naples Duchess of Milan (1489-1494) born in Naples Italy (d. 1524)

31 Oct 1911

Michael Hordern American actor (Watership Down The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) born in Berkhamsted Hertfordshire England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1538

Saint Charles Borromeo Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan (1564-84) born in Arona Milan Italy (d. 1584)

31 Oct 1912

Gabriel Julian original pianist of Bobby Byrne Orchestra arranger for Glenn Miller and founder Alabama Cavaliers Jazz Ens

31 Oct 1595

Jacob Louys Flemish engraver born in Antwerp (d. 1668)

31 Oct 1914

Nel Rose Dutch dance teacher (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1616

Andreas Gryphius German lyric poet and dramatist born in Glogau Silesia (d. 1664)

31 Oct 1915

Ray Stark American stage and film producer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1644

Franois-Timolon de Choisy French writer (Quatre dialogues sur limmortalit de lme) born in Paris (d. 1724)

31 Oct 1916

Shelby Storck American television producer born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1646

Guillaume Poitevin French composer and teacher born in Boulbon France (d. 1706)

31 Oct 1919

John Boyd [Boyd Bradfield Upchurch] American sci-fi author (The Last Starship from Earth) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1704

Frantiek Tma Czech composer born in Kostelec nad Orlic Bohemia (d. 1774)

31 Oct 1919

Walter Gieseler German composer born in Hanover Germany (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1722

Leopold Widhalm Austrian luthier born in Horn Austria (d. 1776)

31 Oct 1919

Jean Lefebvre French actor (Diabolical Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to) born in Valenciennes Nord France (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1737

Franz Schneider Austrian organist and composer baptized in Pulkau (d. 1812)

31 Oct 1919

James M. Buchanan American economist (Nobel Memorial 1986) born in Murfreesboro Tennessee (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1752

Samuel Story Dutch rear admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) born in Maasbommel Dutch Republic (d. 1811)

31 Oct 1921

Ray Lindwall Australian cricketer (Australian fast bowler & St George full-back) born in Mascot New South Wales Australia (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1756

Jacob van Strij Dutch cartoonist and graphic artist born in Dordrecht Dutch Republic (d. 1815)

31 Oct 1922

Marcel van Thienen French composer born in Fontenay-sous-Bois France (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1756

Jzef Javurek Polish-Russian composer born in Beneov Czech Republic (d. 1840)

31 Oct 1923

Edward Oliver LeBlanc Dominican politician born in Vieille Case Dominica (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1923

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Polish-born classical conductor and composer born in Lvov Poland (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1924

Arkady Vorobyov Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1956 60) born in Mordovo Tambov Oblast Russia (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1924

Harvey Kurtzman American cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1925

Gore Vidal American author (Myra Breckinridge Lincoln) born in West Point New York (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1926

Marques Haynes NBA player and hall of famer (Worlds Greatest Dribbler Harlem Globetrotters) born in Sand Springs Oklahoma (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1927

Kenojuak Ashevak Canadian Inuit artist born in Ikirasaqa Baffin Island Canada (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1928

Christian dOriola French foils (Olympic gold 1952 56) born in Perpignan France (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1928

Erik Bruhn Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1928

Shridath Ramphal Guyanese Secretary-General (1975-90) born in New Amsterdam British Guiana

31 Oct 1929

Bert Stern American photographer born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1933

Neale Fraser Australian tennis player and coach (US Open 1959-60 Wimbledon 1960) born in Melbourne Australia

31 Oct 1933

Kenneth Ken Berry American actor (F Troop Mayberry RFD Mamas Family) born in Moline Illinois

31 Oct 1934

Benjamin Boretz American composer born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1934

Harold Ralph Henning PGA golfer (1966 Texas Open) born in Johannesburg South Africa

31 Oct 1934

Madlyn Rhue American actress (Brackens World Executive Suite) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1935

Abdon Pamich Italian 50K walker (Olympic gold 1964) born in Fiume Italy

31 Oct 1935

Charles Charlie Duke Jr American Brigadier General and astronaut (Apol 16) born in Charlotte North Carolina

31 Oct 1936

Steve Reich American minimalist composer (Drumming) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1937

Ton de Kruyf Dutch composer born in Leerdam Netherlands (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1938

Dave Obey American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin) born in Okmulgee Oklahoma

31 Oct 1938

Eddie Cochran American rock vocalist and guitarist (CMon Everybody) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1960)

31 Oct 1938

Tereza Kesovija Croatian singer born in Konavle Kingdom of Yugoslavia

31 Oct 1938

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present) born in Lima Peru

31 Oct 1940

Alan ODay American singer and songwriter (Undercover Angel) born in Hollywood California (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1940

Jean Ratelle Canadian NHL center (NY Rangers Boston Bruins) born in Lac Saint-Jean Quebec Canada

31 Oct 1882

Boris Shaposhnikov Russian military commander born in Zlatoust Ufa Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1945)

31 Oct 1967

Bud Gaugh American musician (Sublime)

31 Oct 1885

Ruth Bryan Owen American politician (first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador Denmark 1933-36) born in Jacksonville Illinois (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1967

Gillian Welch New York singer-songwriter (Time Revival)

31 Oct 1886

Pierre Balledux Dutch stage manager and resistance fighter born in Amsterdam (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1968

Glen Wesley Red Deer NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)

31 Oct 1891

H. V. Porter American basketball pioneer who created fan-shaped backboard born in Manito Illinois (d. 1975)

31 Oct 1968

Mark James Crear 110m hurdler (Olympic silver 1996) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1893

Leroy Shield American pianist and composer (Laurel & Hardy) born in Waseca Minnesota (d. 1962)

31 Oct 1968

Victoria Derbyshire British radio presenter

31 Oct 1895

Bud Abbott American comedian (Abbott & Costello) born in Asbury Park New Jersey (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1968

Jeff Martin Canadian singersongwriter

31 Oct 1895

Louis Lebeer Dutch art historian born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1986)

31 Oct 1969

Marcus Robertson NFL safetycornerback (HoustonTenn Oilers)

31 Oct 1895

Fritz Eberhard West German lawyer and resistor (Law) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1969

Matthew Walbeck catcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Sacramento California

31 Oct 1901

Christopher Clarkson British test pilot born in Dunsfold Surrey (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1969

Mitch English American actor

31 Oct 1901

Roy Campbell South African poet (Flowering Rifle) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1969

Damon Gough English singer

31 Oct 1901

Charles Stark Doc Draper American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft space vehicles and submarines born in Windsor Missouri (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1969

Jun Akiyama Japanese professional wrestler

31 Oct 1902

Leopold Figl Austrian politician (13th Chancellor of Austria) born in Rust Michelhausen Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1970

Eddie Guardado pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Stockton California

31 Oct 1904

Dermot Boyle Marshal of the Royal Air Force born in Rathdowney County Laois Ireland (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1970

Kelly Ripa actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children) born in Statford New Jersey

31 Oct 1904

Godfrey Baseley British radio executive born in Alverchurch Worchestershire England (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1970

Colin Rivas Galician artist

31 Oct 1904

Lal Bahadur Shastri Indian politician Prime Minister of India (1964-66) born in Mughalsarai British India (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1906

John Humphreys Whitfield British scholar of Italian language & literature born in Wednesbury England (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1907

Alexander Robertus Todd British organic chemist (Nobel Prize 1957) born in Glasgow (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1911

Stuart Rose British designer (British Post Office) born in London (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1911

Jack Finney American sci-fi and thriller author (The Body Snatchers Time and Again) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1912

Eric Charles Twelves Wilson English British Army officer (awarded Victoria Cross) born in Sandown Isle of Wight England (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1913

Vivian Ridler British scholar and printer (Oxford University) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1914

Bengt Johansson Finnish composer born in Helsinki (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1914

Charles Drake [Ruppert] American actor (Harvey Air Force Glenn Miller Story) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1914

Jack Parsons American rocket scientist and Thelemite occultist born in Los Angeles California (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1914

Bernarr Rainbow English historian of music education organist and choir master born in London (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1915

Robert Russell Chubby Wise American musician born in Lake City Florida (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1917

Francis Jackson British organist and composer born in Malton Yorkshire England

31 Oct 1917

William Marshall American singer bandleader and actor (State Fair Pennsylvanians) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1917

Christian de Duve British cytologist and biochemist (Nobel 1974) born in Thames Ditton Surrey (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1919

Geoffrey Luttrell English landowner and Lord Lieutenant of Somerset born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1919

Shirley Clarke American film director born in NYC New York (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1920

William Cramond Scottish psychiatrist and vice-chancellor (Stirling University) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1921

Albert Scott Crossfield American test pilot (XS-1) born in Berkeley California (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1921

Robert Runcie Archbishop of Canterbury born in Liverpool England (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1922

Otmar Macha Czech composer (Quattro Group) born in Ostrava (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1923

Jack Dellal English immovables-goedbezittermulti-millionaire (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1924

Sam Wainwright deputy chairman (British Post Office)

31 Oct 1925

Alois Pinos Czech composer born in Vyskov (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1925

Brian Dillon British Lord Justice of Appeal (1982-94) (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1926

Jan Morris Welsh historian and travel writer (Among the Cities Hong Kong Journeys) born in Clevedon Somerset England

31 Oct 1928

Wolfhart Pannenberg German theologist (Gingham Girl) born in Stettin Germany (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1928

Anthony Tippet British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1928

Clay Felker American journalist (NY Herald Tribune Esquire) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1928

George McFarland American actor (Spanky-Our GangLittle Rascals) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1928

Robin Duthie British accountant and CEO (Britoil) born in Greenock Scotland

31 Oct 1929

John Zochonis British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1929

Kenneth Leighton British pianist and composer born in Wakefield Yorkshire (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1929

Moses Gunn American actor (Amityville II Good Times Shaft) who co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company (The Blacks The Poison Tree) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1993)

31 Oct 1930

Gnter Kochan German composer born in Luckau Germany (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1930

Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade Indian cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact) born in Panchgani Maharashtra India (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1930

Dave Barrett 26th Premier of British Columbia (1972-75) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1932

Maury Wills American baseball player (LA Dodgers NL MVP 1962) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1933

Dimiter Khristov Bulgarian composer born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1933

Phill Niblock American composer born in Anderson Indiana

31 Oct 1934

Duncan Thomson keeper (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)

31 Oct 1934

Geoff Millman English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62) born in Bedford England (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1934

Richard Scott Baron Scott of Foscote British high court judge born in Dehradun India

31 Oct 1935

Peter Frankl Hungarian-British pianist born in Budapest Hungary

31 Oct 1936

Ian McLachlan Australian cricketer (Cambridge & S Aust batsman) and 45th Australian Defence Minister born in Adelaide Australia

31 Oct 1936

Johnnie Cochran American attorney (O.J. Simpson defense attorney) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1936

Roger Sainsbury Anglican Bishop of Barking

31 Oct 1938

Lloyd Turner journalist (Daily Express) born in Australia (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1938

Rex Reed American movie critic and actor (Myra Breckinridge) born in Fort Worth Texas

31 Oct 1938

Waheed Murad Pakistani film actor and director (Armaan) born in Sialkot Punjab Pakistan (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1939

Budhi Kunderan Indian cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60s) born in Mulki Karnataka India (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1939

Yury Glazkov Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut (Soyuz 24) born in Moscow (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1940

Lord Davies British engineer and chairman (Welsh National Opera)

31 Oct 1940

Gheorghe Gruia Romanian handball player born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1941

Ron Meagher American rock bassist (The Beau Brummels) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1941

Zareh Baronian Armenian theologian born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1943

Anna Ford British broadcaster and actress (Secret Policemans Ball) born in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire England

31 Oct 1943

Henri Szeps Australian actor (Mother & Son) born in Lausanne Switzerland

31 Oct 1943

Franklin Rosemont American poet artist and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1944

Peter Hobson British headmaster (Giggleswick School) (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1944

Vernor [Steffen] Vinge American sci-fi author (Witling True Names) born in Waukesha Wisconsin

31 Oct 1944

Ton Koopman Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague) born in Zwolle Netherlands

31 Oct 1945

Don McLean American singer and songwriter (American Pie Vincent) born in New Rochelle New York

31 Oct 1945

Frank Tejeda American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1997)

31 Oct 1946

Jo-el Sonnier American country singer (Louisiana) born in Rayne Louisiana

31 Oct 1946

Roger Jett American actor (Smithereens) born in Cumberland Maryland

31 Oct 1946

Eric Peterson Canadian actor (Street Legal) born in Indian Head Saskatchewan Canada

31 Oct 1948

Avery Brooks American actor (Spenser for Hire Deep Space 9) born in Evansville Indiana

31 Oct 1948

Chris LeDoux American country singer (Ridin for a Fall) born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1948

Donna Karan American fashion designer (Coty Award-1977) born in Forest Hills New York

31 Oct 1948

Robert Anderson New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman 1976-78) born in Christchurch New Zealand

31 Oct 1948

Trevor Brooking English soccer player born in Barking Essex England

31 Oct 1948

Persis Khambatta Indian actress (Star Trek Megaforce) born in Mumbai India (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1948

Leslie Frankenheimer American film set designer (4 Emmy Awards) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2013)

31 Oct 1949

Richard Hell American rock bassist (Television) born in Lexington Kentucky

31 Oct 1950

Michael Rutherford English pop bassist and rocker (Genesis Mike & the Mechanics) born in Portsmouth Hampshire England

31 Oct 1950

Ian McNeice English actor (Ace Ventura When Nature Calls) born in Basingstoke Hampshire England

31 Oct 1950

Philip Wilson Australian Catholic bishop jailed for concealing sexual abuse born in Cessnock Australia

31 Oct 1951

Romina Power daughter of Tyrone Power and actress (Justine) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1952

George Meegan British adventurer who walked 19019 miles from Argentina to Alaska born in London

31 Oct 1952

John Otway English cult rocker born in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire

31 Oct 1952

Wahed Wafa Tajik singer born in Afghanistan

31 Oct 1953

Ernest Bai Koroma Sierra Leonean politician President of Sierra Leone (2007-) born in Makeni Sierra Leone

31 Oct 1954

Greg Jennings American country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma

31 Oct 1954

Lani OGrady American actress (Mary-8 is Enough) born in Walnut Creek California

31 Oct 1954

Lorraine Bracco American actress (Sopranos Goodfellas) born in Brooklyn New York

31 Oct 1955

Kathryn Morrison American model and playmate (May 1978) born in Long Beach California

31 Oct 1955

Philip Oakey English rock vocalist (Human Leauge-Only Human) born in Hinckley Leicestershire England

31 Oct 1768

William Carr Beresford 1st Viscount Beresford British general and politician born in Bedgebury Kent England (d. 1854)

31 Oct 1956

Freddie Jackson American R&B singer and songwriter (Rock Me Tonight) born in Harlem New York

31 Oct 1798

Charles Albert King of Sardinia (1831-49) born in Turin Italy (d. 1849)

31 Oct 1956

Murphy Morobe South Afr UDF leader (spent 3 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)

31 Oct 1817

Gunnar Wennerberg Swedish poet and composer born in Lidkping Sweden (d. 1901)

31 Oct 1957

John Neuman Cook PGA golfer (1981 Bing Crosby) born in Toledo Ohio

31 Oct 1819

George Washington Getty American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1901)

31 Oct 1957

Kimberly Herrin playmate (March 1981) born in Santa Barbara California

31 Oct 1821

Alexander P. Stewart American Lieutenant General (Confederate Army) born in Rogersville Hawkins County Tennessee (d. 1908)

31 Oct 1960

Django Bates British jazz musician born in Beckenham Kent

31 Oct 1822

Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1877-79) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1960

Glenn Anderson NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1827

Edmund Jackson Davis American lawyer soldier and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in St. Augustine Florida (d. 1883)

31 Oct 1960

Al Connelly Canadian MusicianSongwriter

31 Oct 1828

Charles Floquet French statesman and 44th Prime Minister of France born in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port France (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1961

Alan Wells cricketer (England Test batsman v WI in one Test 1995)

31 Oct 1832

Edward Burnett Tylor English anthropologist (Primitive Culture) born in London (d. 1917)

31 Oct 1961

Pablo Arraya Argentina tennis star

31 Oct 1832

Julius von Sachs German botanist and naturalist born in Breslau Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1961

Robbie Nevil rocker (A Place Like This)

31 Oct 1833

William Corby American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1962

Esai Morales American actor (Bad Boys La Bamba) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1835

Louis-Antoine Ranvier French anatomist and historian born in Lyon France (d. 1922)

31 Oct 1962

Mark Rypien quarterback (St Louis Rams)

31 Oct 1839

Hans Thoma German painter born in Bernau Black Forest (d. 1924)

31 Oct 1962

Sigtryggur Baldursson Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)

31 Oct 1851

Ferdinand Foch French Allied military commander and marshal of France during WW I born in Tarbes France (d. 1929)

31 Oct 1962

Aziz M. Osman Malaysian actor and director

31 Oct 1852

William Ramsay Scottish chemist who discovered noble gases (Nobel 1904) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1963

Libby Wilson Brisbane Qld golfer (1988 - Singapore Open)

31 Oct 1857

Marthinus Theunis Steyn South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) born in Winburg Orange Free State (d. 1916)

31 Oct 1964

Michael Brooks NFL linebacker (NY Giants)

31 Oct 1866

Charles Ricketts British artist and illustrator born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1931)

31 Oct 1964

Sheila Echols 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1988) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1871

Cordell Hull American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nation (Nobel 1945) born in Olympus Tennessee (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1964

Sherry Arnett playmate (Jan 1986) born in St Louis Missouri

31 Oct 1871

Martha Brookes Hutcheson American landscape architect born in NYC New York (d. 1959)

31 Oct 1965

Darren Cahill Australia tennis star

31 Oct 1873

Pelham Warner English cricketer (England 1898-1912 later notable official) born in The Hall Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 1963)

31 Oct 1965

Francesca Dellera [Cervellera] actress (Capriccio) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1873

Stephen Warfield Gambrill American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland) born in Savage Maryland (d. 1938)

31 Oct 1965

Jill Powell American actress (Marcy-As The World Turns) born in Jacksonville Florida

31 Oct 1875

Henry Fvrier French composer born in Paris (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1965

Robert Goff NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)

31 Oct 1878

Franois Conrad Schlumberger French physicist born in Guebwiller Upper Rhine (d. 1936)

31 Oct 1965

Roger Dube hockey forward (Team France 1998)

31 Oct 1879

Wallace Stevens American poet (Ideas of Order) born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1965

Tom Moody cricket batsman (Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 mins)

31 Oct 1880

George Alexander Russell American organist composer and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University born in Franklin Tennessee (d. 1953)

31 Oct 1966

Yokozuna [Rodney Anoia] wrestler (WWFNJPWAWA Wild Samoan Kokina)

31 Oct 1881

Ferdinand [Fred] Barlow French composer born in Mulhouse (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1967

Frankie Fredericks Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m 200m 1992 96) born in Windhoek South West Africa

31 Oct 1945

Rod Carew baseball slugger (AL Rookie of Year 1967)

31 Oct 1945

Spider Sabich American skier (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1945

Ram Nath Kovind Indian politician 14th President of India (2017-) born in Paraukh British India

31 Oct 1946

Alfred Jones Grace Miss middleweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)

31 Oct 1946

Eva Klobukowska Polish relay sprinter (Olympic gold 1964)

31 Oct 1947

Mariska Veres Dutch singer (Shocking Blue)

31 Oct 1947

Martin Turner rocker (Wishbone)

31 Oct 1947

Rob Davis English musician and songwriter (Groovejet (If This Aint Love) born in London

31 Oct 1947

Stephen Collins actor (Star Trek I Tattingers) born in Des Moines Iowa

31 Oct 1947

Aaron Ciechanover Israeli biologist

31 Oct 1947

Adriano Tilgher Italian politician

31 Oct 1948

Cub Koda rocker (Brownsville Station)

31 Oct 1948

Ellen McIlwaine blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel) born in Nashville Tennessee

31 Oct 1949

Isaac Bonewits American author

31 Oct 1970

Maribel Verd Spanish actress

31 Oct 1950

Boris Morukov Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow USSR (d. 2015)

31 Oct 1971

Jair Lynch gymnast (Olympic silver 1996) born in Amherst Massachusetts

31 Oct 1950

Randy Quaid actor (Midnight Express Vacation Saturday Night Live) born in Houston Texas

31 Oct 1207

Henry III King of England (1216-72 Provisions of Oxford) born in Winchester Castle Hampshire England (d. 1272)

31 Oct 1950

Jeane Manson American singer and actress

31 Oct 1507

Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola Italian architect born in Vignola Italy (d. 1573)

31 Oct 1951

Brian Greenway rock guitaristvocalist (April Wine) born in Montreal Quebec

31 Oct 1540

Johann Jakob Grynaeus Swiss Protestant clergyman born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1617)

31 Oct 1952

Jacques Martin Canadian ice hockey coach and executive

31 Oct 1549

Anne of Saint Bartholomew Flemish Roman Catholic nun born in Almendral de la Caada Old Castile Crown of Castile (d. 1626)

31 Oct 1953

Greta Waitz Norwegian marathon runner (1st female world marathon champion 1983) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1577

Fidelis of Sigmaringen Swiss friar martyr and saint born in Sigmaringen Germany (d. 1622)

31 Oct 1953

John Hegley British poet

31 Oct 1600

Dirck Graswinckel Dutch States-General court clerk born in Delft South Holland The Netherlands (d. 1666)

31 Oct 1953

Pete Falcone American baseball player

31 Oct 1620

Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem Dutch landscape painter and etcher born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1683)

31 Oct 1954

Richard Schlesinger American news correspondent (CBS 48 Hours) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1644

Jean Rousseau French composer and viol player (d. 1699)

31 Oct 1954

Martin Strel Slovenian swimmer

31 Oct 1671

Luigi Guido Grandi Italian mathematician and monk born in Cremona Italy (d. 1742)

31 Oct 1954

Rodney William Rod Ansell Australian bushman and inspiration for Crocodile Dundee born in Murgon Queensland (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1685

Charles VI Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40) born in Hofburg Palace Vienna (d. 1740)

31 Oct 1955

Howard Hewett rock vocalist (Shalamar) born in Akron Ohio

31 Oct 1691

Arthur Onslow English politician (Speaker of the House of Commons 1728-61) born in Kensington London (d. 1768)

31 Oct 1956

Leslie Burr-Howard equestrian show jumper (Olympic silver 1996)

31 Oct 1724

Giovanni Battista Cirri Italian cellist and composer born in Forl Emilia-Romagna Region Italy (d. 1808)

31 Oct 1956

Gina Haspel American intelligence officer First female director of the US CIA born in Ashland Kentucky

31 Oct 1730

Richard Stockton American attorney and signer of Declaration of Independence born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 1781)

31 Oct 1957

Brad MacDonald race horse trainer

31 Oct 1735

Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi German composer born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1800)

31 Oct 1957

Stelios Mainas Greek actor

31 Oct 1760

William Beckford British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) born in Soho Square London (d. 1844)

31 Oct 1958

Alton Lister NBA forwardcenter (Portland Trailblazers Celtics)

31 Oct 1770

Vincenzo Cuoco Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) born in Civitacampomarano Molise Italy (d. 1823)

31 Oct 1958

Michelle Bauer [Medvitz] California actress (One Million Heels BC)

31 Oct 1771

Pierre Baillot French violinist and composer born in Passy Paris (d. 1842)

31 Oct 1958

Masato Nakamura Japanese musician

31 Oct 1781

James Lawrence American naval hero (War of 1812-Dont give up the ship) born in Burlington New Jersey (d. 1813)

31 Oct 1959

Youssou Ndour Senegalese singer (Shaking The Tree) born in Dakar

31 Oct 1791

Sergey Aksakov Russian novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) born in Ufa Russian Empire (d. 1859) [OS 0920]

31 Oct 1960

Elizabeth Dennehy actress (Guiding Light) [or Nov 1]

31 Oct 1799

Rufus Choate American lawyer (Hall of Fame) born in Ipswich Massachusetts (d. 1859)

31 Oct 1961

Corrie Van Zyl [Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerhardus] South African cricketer (SAf) born in Bloemfontein South Africa

31 Oct 1808

Eduard Sobolewski Polish-American violinist and composer born in Knigsberg (d. 1872)

31 Oct 1961

Gary Ablett Australian rules footballer

31 Oct 1820

Gustav Adolf Heinze Dutch composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1904)

31 Oct 1961

Robert Rey Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality

31 Oct 1825

Raleigh Edward Colston Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris (d. 1896)

31 Oct 1962

Trevor Baxter record holder for high jumping with a skateboard

31 Oct 1830

Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Madison Indiana (d. 1890)

31 Oct 1962

Paul Walsh English footballer

31 Oct 1831

Claudius Charles Wilson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Effingham County Georgia (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1963

Beth Chamberlin Danville Vt actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)

31 Oct 1832

Caroline Harrison 1st lady of the U.S. (1889-1892) wife of Benjamin Harrison born in Oxford Ohio (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1832

Henry Clay Work American composer born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1884)

31 Oct 1834

Francis Cockrell American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Warrensburg Missouri (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1835

Robert H. Anderson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1835

William Hicks Red Jackson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris Tennessee (d. 1903)

31 Oct 1842

Charles Cros French inventor and poet (Le Hareng Saur) born in Fabrezan France (d. 1888)

31 Oct 1847

Annie Besant English social reformer and supporter of Indian independence born in London (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1865

Paul Dukas French composer born in Paris (d. 1935)

31 Oct 1870

Pieter van Essen Dutch artillery officer and inventor (grape-shot shells)

31 Oct 1872

Isral Querido Dutch writer (Menschenwee) born in Amsterdam (d. 1932)

31 Oct 1878

Othmar Spann Austrian economist and sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie) born in Vienna (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1881

Leonid Sabaneyev Russian composer born in Moscow (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1881

William Boeing American aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1885

Louis Untermeyer American poet and critic (Immortal Poems Story Poems) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1886

Ahmad Amin Egyptian historian and author (My Life) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1890

Alice Joyce American actress (Song O My Heart) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1955)

31 Oct 1890

Constantin C. Nottara Romanian composer (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1890

Stanley Holloway English actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins) born in London England (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1893

Faith Baldwin American author (They Who Love) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1893

Cliff Friend American pianist and songwriter born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1974)

31 Oct 1893

Ip Man Chinese martial artist and a master teacher of Wing Chun born in Foshan Guangdong Qing China (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1894

Ricardo Castillo Guatemalan composer born in Quetzaltenango Guatemala (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1895

Liaquat Ali Khan1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-51) born in Karnal Punjab British India (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1896

Ted Healy [Ernest Lee Nash] American actor and comedian (Mad Love San Francisco Soup to Nuts) born in Kaufman Texas (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1898

Karl Rankl Austrian-born British composer and conductor (Covent Garden Opera Company) born in Gaaden (d. 1968)

31 Oct 1899

Lajos Bardos composer

31 Oct 1899

Ernest Haycox American writer (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1900

Tom Goddard English cricketer (d. 1966)

31 Oct 1903

George Coulouris British actor (Runaway Bus) born in Manchester England (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1904

Vladimir Horowitz Russian-American pianist (Carmen) born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1904

Otto Robert Frisch Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1904

A.K. Gopalan Indian communist leader (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1906

John Lorne Campbell folklorist

31 Oct 1907

Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom Light heavyweight boxing champion (1930-34) and actor born in NYC New York (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1907

Barbara Morrison English actress (Project Moonbase) born in Weston-Super-Mare (d. 1992)

31 Oct 1907

Oedoen Partos composer

31 Oct 1908

Herman David Koppel composer

31 Oct 1909

Everett Sloane American actor (Patsy Citizen Kane Enforcer) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)

31 Oct 1909

Samuel Yorty (Mayor-LA) born in Lincoln Nebraska

31 Oct 1910

Fritz Kberle Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1910

Jos Enrique Moyal Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)

31 Oct 1911

Edward P Boland (Rep-D-MA 1953- )

31 Oct 1911

Irwin Kostal orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1911

Richard Torriani Swiss ice hockey player and luger who took the Olympic oath in 1948 (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1914

Daniel J. Boorstin American historian and author (The Americans The Democratic Experience - 1974 Pulitzer Prize)

31 Oct 1914

Michael Goodliffe British actor (A Night to Remember Cromwell 5th Day of Peace) born in Bebington Cheshire England (d. 1976)

31 Oct 1916

Tibor Reich textile designer

31 Oct 1917

Ren A de Rooy SurinameAntillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)

31 Oct 1918

Antonio Iglesias Alvares composer

31 Oct 1920

Lon Lonny Chapman American actor (Investigator For the People) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1920

Walter Matthau American actor and comedian (The Odd Couple Bad News Bears) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)

31 Oct 1921

James Whitmore American actor (The Shawshank Redemption Give em Hell Harry) born in White Plains New York (d. 2009)

31 Oct 1922

Hector Campos-Parsi composer

31 Oct 1924

William Rehnquist Ws Supreme Court (1972-86)chief justice (1987- )

31 Oct 1925

Bob Boyd American baseball player (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1926

Roger Williams American pianist

31 Oct 1927

Tom Bosley American actor (Howard-Happy Days Murder She Wrote Fiorello) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1927

Sandy Gall Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster

31 Oct 1928

George Peppard American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys Banacek A-Team Blue Max) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1928

Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine] Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo Romeo & Juliet) born in Jonikis (d. 1973)

31 Oct 1928

Willy Mairesse Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)

31 Oct 1928

Zhu Rongji Chinese politician

31 Oct 1929

Ken Arthurson Australian rugby league identity

31 Oct 1930

Philippe Noiret French actor (Nuovo cinema Paradiso Soleil Les Milles Il Postino) born in Lille Nord (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1930

Frank Gardner Australian racing driver

31 Oct 1930

Naimatullah Khan Pakistani politician

31 Oct 1931

Reginald Hall endocrinologist

31 Oct 1931

Sylvano Bussotti Italian composer

31 Oct 1932

Albert Collins Leona TX blues guitarist (Frosty Showdown)

31 Oct 1933

Olga Pozzi Escot composer

31 Oct 1936

Charles G Fullerton astronaut (STS-3 51F) born in Rochester New York

31 Oct 1936

Edward Villella Bayside Queens ballet dancer (NYC Ballet)

31 Oct 1936

Stella Stevens Yazoo City Miss actress (Girls Girls Manitou)

31 Oct 1936

Duncan Edwards English footballer (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1937

Hedy dAncona Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)

31 Oct 1937

Saeed Ahmed cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)

31 Oct 1938

J Bert Sonnier race horse trainer

31 Oct 1938

Les Scheinflug Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1939

George Archer PGA golfer (1969 Masters Bing Crosby) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1939

Geoffrey Whitehead English actor

31 Oct 1940

Richard F Pieternella Dutch Antilles minister plenipotentiary

31 Oct 1943

Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini] American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone) born in Denver Colorado

31 Oct 1943

Naushad Ali cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)

31 Oct 1943

Jean-Jacques Annaud Draveil France director (Bear Black & White Name of the Rose)

31 Oct 1944

Barbara Parritt US soul singer (Toys-Lovers Concerto)

31 Oct 1944

Herbert Tubo Rhoad US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)

31 Oct 1945

Donny Hathaway singer-songwriter (Where is the Love) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1979)

31 Oct 1964

Kristi Atkinson Van Nuys Ca WP volleyballer (Best of Beach-6th-1994)

31 Oct 1964

Marcia Pankratz field hockey forward (Olympics 1988 96) born in Wakefield Massachusetts

31 Oct 1964

Roberto Kelly Panama outfielder (NY Yanks Cincinnati Reds Minnesota Twins)

31 Oct 1964

Harry Hill British comedian

31 Oct 1964

Max Matsuura Japanese record producer

31 Oct 1964

Jonathan Sarfati Australian-born chess player scientist and author

31 Oct 1965

Cliff Ronning NHL center (Vancouver Canucks) born in Vancouver British Columbia

31 Oct 1965

Cindy Margolis American model and actress born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1965

Ted King American Actor

31 Oct 1965

Chris Reason Australian journalist

31 Oct 1965

Mia Mottley Barbadian politician Prime Minister of Barbados (2018-) born in Barbados

31 Oct 1966

Christopher Titus American actorcomedian

31 Oct 1966

George Weah Liberian politician and footballer

31 Oct 1966

Cuco Ziganda Spanish footballer

31 Oct 1967

Chuck McElroy Galeston TX pitcher (California Angels)

31 Oct 1967

Geraldine Heaney Irish-Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998) born in Lurgan Northern Ireland

31 Oct 1967

Michael Mike Pringle American CFL running back (Montreal Alouettes) born in Los Angeles California

31 Oct 1967

Scott Young Clinton MA NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)

31 Oct 1968

Greg Briggs NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings)

31 Oct 1968

Jay Underwood American actor (The Boy Who Could Fly) born in Minneapolis Minnesota

31 Oct 1968

Malcolm Showell WLAF defensive end (London Monarchs)

31 Oct 1968

Matt Elliott NFL centerguard (Carolina Panthers)

31 Oct 1968

Jon Guenther American author

31 Oct 1969

Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza Mexican murderer (FBI Most Wanted)

31 Oct 1969

Igor Ulanov Krasnokamsk Russia NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)

31 Oct 1969

Ori Kaplan Israeli jazz musician

31 Oct 1969

Zach Galifianakis American actor (The Hangover Birdman) born in Wilkesboro North Carolina

31 Oct 1970

Alexei Zhamnov NHL center (Winnipeg Jets Olympic silver 1998) born in Moscow Russia

31 Oct 1970

Gaston Taument soccer player (Feyenoord)

31 Oct 1970

Moses Kiptanui Kenya steeplechase (Olympic silver 1996)

31 Oct 1970

Ronnie Bradford NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos)

31 Oct 1970

Gam Wu-seong South Korean actor

31 Oct 1970

Simon Davey Barnsley football manager

31 Oct 1971

Amp Lee NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings St Louis Rams)

31 Oct 1971

Melinda Gainsford Australian 100m200m (Olympics 1992 96)

31 Oct 1971

Song Il Gook Korean actor

31 Oct 1971

Gigi Lai Hong Kong actress and bussiness woman born in Hong Kong

31 Oct 1972

Danielle Scott Baton Rouge LA volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1291

Philippe de Vitry French composer and poet born in Paris (d. 1361)

31 Oct 1345

Ferdinand I King of Portugal (1367-83) born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1383)

31 Oct 1424

Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk King of Poland and Hungary born in Krakw Poland (d. 1444)

31 Oct 1898

Alfred Sauvy French statistician (Affluence & Population) born in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho France (d. 1990)

31 Oct 1900

Cal Hubbard American football and baseball player and umpire (only person in Baseball and Football Hall of Fame) born in Keytesville Missouri (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1902

Charles Drummond de Andrade Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma) born in Itabira Minas Gerais Brazil

31 Oct 1902

Eduard Franz American actor (Zorro) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1983)

31 Oct 1902

Willie Shaw race car driver (Indy 500-1937 39 40)

31 Oct 1902

Abraham Wald Hungarian mathematician (field of statistical sequential analysis) born in Cluj-Napoca Austria-Hungary (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1906

Jo Vis resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction)

31 Oct 1906

Louise Talma American composer (Summer Sounds) born in Arcachon France (d. 1996)

31 Oct 1907

Helen Lessore English artist born in London (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1912

Dale Evans American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show) born in Uvalde Texas (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1912

Ollie Johnston American animator and the last living member of Disneys Nine Old Men born in Palo Alto California (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1914

Joe Carcione American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1914

John Hugenholtz Dutch race track designer born in Westerveld Netherlands (d. 1995)

31 Oct 1916

Carl Johan Bernadotte formerly Prince of Sweden born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1917

Erik Routley English Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1917

William H. McNeill Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1918

Ian Stevenson Canadian-American parapsychologist and reincarnation expert born in Montreal Quebec Canada (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1919

Magnus Wenninger American mathematician and author of Polyhedron models born in Park Falls Wisconsin (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1920

Dick Francis British jockey and detective writer (Whip Hand High Stakes) born in Lawrenny Pembrokeshire Wales (d. 2010)

31 Oct 1920

Joseph Gelineau French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer born in Maine-et-Loire France (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1920

Dedan Kimathi Kenyan freedom fighter born in Nyeri District Central Province Kenya (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1920

Helmut Newton German photographer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1920

Fritz Walter German footballer born in Kaiserslautern Germany (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1922

Barbara Bel Geddes American actress (Vertigo Dallas Caught) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1922

Anatoli Papanov Russian actor (Cold Summer of 1953) named as a Peoples Artist of the USSR (1973) born in Vyazma Russia (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1922

Illinois Jacquet American jazz saxophonist born in Broussard Louisiana (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1923

Hicks B Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products Inc. born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1925

Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal] American actress (Shampoo Mulholland Drive) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1925

John Pople English chemist (Nobel Prize 1998) born in Burnham-on-Sea Somerset England (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1926

Shirley Dinsdale ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1926

Jimmy Savile English entertainer and suspected sexual predator born in Leeds (d. 2011)

31 Oct 1927

Anita Kerr American singer composer and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1928

Andrew Sarris American movie critic (Village Voice) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)

31 Oct 1929

Bud Spencer Italian actor (Aladdin Extralarge Go For It) born in Borgo Santa Lucia Naples Italy (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1929

Eddie Charlton Australian snooker player born in Merewether Australia (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1930

Michael Collins Mjr Gen USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1930

Ray Crane English trumpeter born in Skegness Lincolnshire (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1930

Booker Ervin [Booker Telleferro Ervin II] American saxophonist (Charles Mingus) born in Denison Texas (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1931

Daniel Dan Rather American news anchor (CBS Evening News 60 Minutes) born in Wharton Texas

31 Oct 1931

David Lumsdaine Australian composer born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1933

Phil Goyette Canadian ice hockey player born in Lachine Canada

31 Oct 1934

Norman Beaton Guyanese actor (Eureka Black Joy Mighty Quinn) born in Georgetown British Guiana (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1934

Walter Steffens German composer born in Burtscheid Aachen Germany

31 Oct 1936

Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov Russian cosmonaut

31 Oct 1936

Michael Landon actor (Bonanza Highway to Heaven) born in Forest Hills New York

31 Oct 1937

Tom Paxton American folk singer and songwriter (Forest Lawn) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1938

Rives McBee PGA golfer (1989 RJR Bank One Classic) born in Denton Texas

31 Oct 1939

Ron Rifkin American actor (Arvin Sloane-Alias L.A. Confidential) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1939

Tom OConnor English comedian born in Bootle Merseyside England

31 Oct 1939

Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali

31 Oct 1941

Lucas Brown Jackson American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964) born in San Marcos Texas

31 Oct 1941

Derek Bell British racing driver born in Pinner Middlesex England

31 Oct 1942

David Ogden Stiers American actor (Winchester-MASH Doc) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1942

Dave McNally American baseball player born in Billings Montana (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1944

Sally Kirkland American actress (Anna Sting Pvt Benjamin Big Bad Mama) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1945

Rik Kenton British musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire

31 Oct 1945

Brian Doyle-Murray American comedian and actor born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1946

Stephen Rea Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game Michael Collins) born in Belfast Northern Ireland

31 Oct 1946

Ramnath Parkar Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73) born in Mumbai India (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1946

Norman Lovett English stand-up comedian and actor (Red Dwarf) born in Windsor Berkshire England

31 Oct 1947

Deidre Hall American actress (Days of our Lives Our House) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin

31 Oct 1947

Frank Shorter American marathoner (Olympic goldsilver-72 76) born in Munich Germany

31 Oct 1947

Russ Ballard English rocker (Argent) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1949

Bob Siebenberg American rocker (Supertramp) born in Glendale California

31 Oct 1949

Dumisa Ntsebeza South African attorney and anti-apartheid activist born in Transkei South Africa

31 Oct 1949

Michael Parker American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi) born in Laurel Mississippi

31 Oct 1949

Odaline de la Martinez Cuban-American composer born in Matanzas Cuba

31 Oct 1949

Terrence W Wilcutt United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut born in Russellville Kentucky

31 Oct 1950

Jane Pauley American newscaster (Today NBC Weekend) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1950

Zaha Hadid British architect (London Aquatic Centre) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1950

Antonio Taguba US Army Major General born in Manila Philippines

31 Oct 1951

Nick Saban American college football coach born in Fairmont West Virginia

31 Oct 1952

Bernard Edwards bassist (Chicago-Addicted to Love) born in Greenville North Carolina

31 Oct 1953

John Lucas NBA guard (Houston Golden State Milwaukee) born in Durham North Carolina

31 Oct 1953

Michael J. Anderson American actor (The Man from Another Place) born in Denver Coloroda

31 Oct 1954

Ken Wahl [Anthony Calzaretta] American actor (Wiseguy The Gladiator The Wanderers) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1956

Anders Lago Swedish Social Democratic politician born in Jnkping Sweden

31 Oct 1957

Robert Pollard American rocker (Guided by Voices) born in Dayton Ohio

31 Oct 1957

Brian Stokes Mitchell American singer and actor born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1958

Russell Earl Cochran PGA golfer (1991 Centel Western) born in Paducah Kentucky

31 Oct 1958

Jeannie Longo French cyclist (59-time French champion and 13-time world champion) born in Annecy France

31 Oct 1959

Ann Henricksson tennis star born in Saint Paul Minnesota

31 Oct 1538

Caesar Baronius Italian cardinal and historian born in Sora Italy (d. 1607)

31 Oct 1959

Neal Stephenson American author born in Fort Meade Maryland

31 Oct 1599

Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles English statesman and writer born in Houghton England (d. 1680)

31 Oct 1960

Janice Harrer American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989 Olympics 1996) born in Torrance California

31 Oct 1620

John Evelyn English writer and diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) born in Wotten England (d. 1706)

31 Oct 1960

Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran born in Tehran Iran

31 Oct 1636

Ferdinand Maria Elector of Bavaria (1651-79) born in Schleissheim Palace Bavaria (d. 1679)

31 Oct 1960

Luis Fortuo Puerto Rican delegate to Congress born in San Juan Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1638

Meindert Hobbema Amsterdams landscape painter baptised

31 Oct 1960

Arnaud Desplechin French film director and screenwriter born in Roubaix France

31 Oct 1692

Comte de Caylus French archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1765)

31 Oct 1961

Alonzo Babers 400m4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama

31 Oct 1705

Pope Clement XIV [Giovanni Ganganelli] Pope (1769-74) born in Rimini Italy (d. 1774)

31 Oct 1961

Christine Bridged Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996)

31 Oct 1711

Laura Bassi Italian physicist and scholar born in Bologna Italy (d. 1778)

31 Oct 1961

Doc Rivers NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1724

Christopher Anstey English poet (The New Bath Guide) born in Brinkley England (d. 1805)

31 Oct 1961

Larry Mullen Jr rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1740

William Paca American judge and signer (Declaration of Independence) born in Abingdon Maryland (d. 1799)

31 Oct 1961

Sterling Hinds 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1750

Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna Portuguese poet born in So Jorge de Arroios Lisbon Portugal (d. 1839)

31 Oct 1961

Kate Campbell American musician born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1755

Jean Louis van Aelbroeck Flemish agronomist born in Zottergem Belgium (d. 1846)

31 Oct 1963

Dermot Mulroney American actor (Samantha Sunset Long Gone) born in Alexandria Virginia

31 Oct 1761

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavia) born in Deventer Overijssel United Provinces (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1963

Fred McGriff infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Tampa Florida

31 Oct 1785

George F Kersting German painter born in Gstrow Germany (d. 1847)

31 Oct 1963

Johnny Marr English rocker (Smiths-Ask Girl Afraid) born in Ardwick Manchester

31 Oct 1791

Ferdinand Huber Swiss composer born in St. Gallen Switzerland (d. 1863)

31 Oct 1963

Rob Schneider American actor (Saturday Night Live Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly) born in San Francisco California

31 Oct 1815

Karl Weierstrass German mathematician (theory of functions) born in Ostenfelde Germany (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1963

Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri] Brazilian footballer born in Iju Brazil

31 Oct 1825

Charles Lavigerie French Catholic cardinal born in Bayonne France (d. 1892)

31 Oct 1963

Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Oct 1826

Hugh Boyle Ewing American diplomat author attorney and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Lancaster Ohio (d. 1905)

31 Oct 1964

Amanda Sandrelli actress (The Key) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1827

Richard Morris Hunt American architect and educator born in Brattleboro Vermont (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1964

Marco van Basten Dutch soccer star (Ajax AC Milan) born in Utrecht Netherlands

31 Oct 1831

Daniel Butterfield American Major General (Union Army) assistant US Treasurer born in Utica New York (d. 1901)

31 Oct 1831

Paolo Mantegazza Italian neurologist and anthropologist born in Monza Italy (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1835

Adelbert Ames American soldier and politician Bvt Major General (Union Army) born in Rockland Maine (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1835

Adolf von Baeyer German chemist (Nobel 1905) born in Berlin (d. 1917)

31 Oct 1835

Krijnis Barons Latvian writer born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)

31 Oct 1838

Lus I King of Portugal (1861-89) born in Necessidades Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1840

Franz Mller German tailor and first train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1847

Galileo Ferraris Italian physicist and electrical engineer born in Livorno Ferraris Italy (d. 1897)

31 Oct 1848

Boston Custer brother of George Armstrong Custer born in New Rumley Ohio (d. 1876)

31 Oct 1851

Lovisa of Sweden Queen of Denmark born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 1926)

31 Oct 1852

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman American writer (Revolt of Mother) born in Randolph Massachusetts (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1854

Adolf Erman German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) born in Berlin (d. 1937)

31 Oct 1875

Seerp Anema Dutch poet and writer (Dutch Coasts) (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1875

Vallabhbhai Patel Indian freedom fighter and statesman born in Gujarat India (d. 1950)

31 Oct 1876

Eduard van Oort Dutch ornithologist (Ornithology of Netherlands) born in Barneveld Netherlands (d. 1933)

31 Oct 1883

Marie Laurencin French painter born in Paris (d. 1956)

31 Oct 1883

Anthony Wilding New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 1915)

31 Oct 1887

Newsy Lalonde Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player born in Cornwall Ontario (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1887

William Whysall British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30) (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1888

George Hubert Wilkins Australian polar explorer (Flying the Arctic) born in Hallett Australia (d. 1958)

31 Oct 1888

Harold Vincent Milligan American musician and composer born in Astoria Oregon (d. 1951)

31 Oct 1888

Napoleon Lapathiotis Greek poet born in Athens Greece (d. 1944)

31 Oct 1892

Ruth Fuller Sasaki American Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1895

B. H. Liddell Hart English military historian and publicist (The Rommel Papers) born in Paris (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1895

C. K. Nayudu Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30s) born in Nagpur Maharashtra (d. 1967)

31 Oct 1896

Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennslyvania (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1897

Pete Henry American NFL tackle (Canton NY Giants Pottsville) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1424

Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk King of Poland and Hungary born in Krakw Poland (d. 1444)

31 Oct 1638

Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter baptised in Amsterdam (d. 1709)

31 Oct 1737

James Lovell American educator and statesman born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1789)

31 Oct 1750

Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna Portuguese poet born in So Jorge de Arroios Lisbon Portugal (d. 1839)

31 Oct 1785

George F Kersting German painter born in Gstrow Germany (d. 1847)

31 Oct 1835

Krijnis Barons Latvian writer born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)

31 Oct 1838

Lus I King of Portugal (1861-89) born in Necessidades Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1889)

31 Oct 1840

Franz Mller German tailor and first train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864)

31 Oct 1872

James Hogan Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale) born in Glenbane County Tipperary Ireland (d. 1910)

31 Oct 1902

Willie Shaw race car driver (Indy 500-1937 39 40) (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1918

Ian Stevenson Canadian-American parapsychologist and reincarnation expert born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2007)

31 Oct 1936

Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov Russian cosmonaut born in Zhuravka Voronezh Russia (d. 2008)

31 Oct 1936

Michael Landon American actor (Bonanza Highway to Heaven) born in Forest Hills New York (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1939

Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali

31 Oct 1944

Otto Wiesheu German politician born in Zolling Germany

31 Oct 1956

Anders Lago Swedish Social Democratic politician born in Jnkping Sweden

31 Oct 1958

Russ Cochran American golfer (Senior Open Cship 2011) born in Paducah Kentucky

31 Oct 1959

Ann Henricksson American tennis star born in Saint Paul Minnesota

31 Oct 1960

Luis Fortuo Puerto Rican delegate to Congress born in San Juan Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1961

Doc Rivers American NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1961

Larry Mullen Jr Irish rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1963

Fred McGriff American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Tampa Florida

31 Oct 1963

Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri] Brazilian footballer born in Iju Brazil

31 Oct 1963

Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Oct 1964

Amanda Sandrelli Italian actress (The Key) born in Lausanne Switzerland

31 Oct 1964

Colm Cosig Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1964

The Boogeyman [Marty Wright] American professional wrestler born in Phoenix Arizona

31 Oct 1964

Darryl Worley American country singer (Hard Rain Dont Last) born in Memphis Tennessee

31 Oct 1965

Blue Edwards NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies) born in Washington D.C.

31 Oct 1965

Ruud Hesp Dutch soccer player (Roda JC) born in Bussum Netherlands

31 Oct 1965

Rob Rackstraw British voice actor born in Sunderland England

31 Oct 1966

Annabella Lwin [Myant Aye] Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow) born in Rangoon Burma

31 Oct 1966

Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz] American rocker (Beastie Boys) born in NYC New York

31 Oct 1966

Brian Keyser American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Castro Valley California

31 Oct 1966

Koji Kanemoto Japanese wrestler (NJPWAAAUWA Tiger Mask King Lee) born in Kobe Hygo Prefecture Japan

31 Oct 1966

Joseph Boyden Canadian novelist (Three Day Road) born in Willowdale North York Ontario

31 Oct 1966

Mike OMalley American actor (The Mike OMalley Show) born in Boston Massachusetts

31 Oct 1968

Antonio Davis American NBA forward-center (Indiana Pacers) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1968

Eddie Taubensee American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Beeville Texas

31 Oct 1969

Damon Mashore MLB outfielder (Oakland As) born in Ponce Puerto Rico

31 Oct 1969

Henry John Mills American NFL tight end (Houston Oilers) born in Jacksonville Florida

31 Oct 1969

Lee Woodall American NFL linebacker (SF 49ers) born in Carlisle Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1970

Steve Trachsel American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs) born in Oxnard California

31 Oct 1970

Nicholas Nicky Wu Taiwanese singer actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu DuiLittle Tiger Team) born in Taipei Taiwan

31 Oct 1970

Linn Berggren Swedish singer (Ace of Base) born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Oct 1970

Rogers Stevens American guitarist (Blind Melon) born in West Point Mississippi

31 Oct 1970

Mitch Harris American guitarist (Napalm Death among others) born in Queens New York

31 Oct 1970

Johnny Moeller American blues guitarist born in Fort Worth Texas

31 Oct 1970

Craig Kelly English actor (Queer as Folk Coronation Street) born in Lytham St Annes England

31 Oct 1971

Alphonso Ford American basketball player born in Greenwood Mississippi (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1971

Ian Walker English footballer born in Watford Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1972

Clifford Rozier American NBA center and forward (Golden State Warriors) born in Bradenton Florida

31 Oct 1972

Jamie Asher American NFL tight end (Washington Redskins) born in Indianapolis Indiana

31 Oct 1972

Matt Dawson English rugby union footballer born in Birkenhead England

31 Oct 1973

Fiona Smith Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998) born in Saskatchewan Canada

31 Oct 1973

Ross Verba American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Des Moines Iowa

31 Oct 1973

Grigorios Georgatos Greek footballer born in Piraeus Greece

31 Oct 1973

Tim Byrdak American baseball player born in Oak Lawn Illinois

31 Oct 1973

David Dellucci American baseball player born in Baton Rouge Louisiana

31 Oct 1974

Jeff Gooch American football linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Nashville Tennessee

31 Oct 1896

Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1920

Fritz Walter German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany born in Kaiserslautern Germany (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1923

Hicks B. Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products Inc. born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1929

Eddie Charlton Australian snooker player (World 3 1976-81 Pot Black 1972 73 80) born in Merewether Australia (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1930

Michael Collins American Major General USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy

31 Oct 1939

Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali (d. 2006)

31 Oct 1941

Dan Alderson American scientist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and sci-fi fandom figure (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1942

Dave McNally American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70 72 World Series 1966 70 Baltimore Orioles) born in Billings Montana (d. 2002)

31 Oct 1949

Terrence W. Wilcutt United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut born in Russellville Kentucky

31 Oct 1951

Nick Saban American football coach (National NCAA Cships 2003 09 11-12 15 17 LSU Alabama Miami Dolphins) born in Fairmont West Virginia

31 Oct 1956

Charles Moore British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph) born in Hastings Sussex England

31 Oct 1961

Doc Rivers American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000 Orlando Magic Boston Celtics LA Clippers) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1974

Muzzy Izzet Turkish footballer born in Mile End London

31 Oct 1757

Ignaz Spangler Austrian singer and composer born in Vienna (d. 1811)

31 Oct 1892

Olof Thiel Swedish film score composer under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand born in Stockholm (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1902

Wilbur Shaw American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937 39 40 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991) born in Shelbyville Indiana (d. 1954)

31 Oct 1916

Ken Keltner American MLB baseball third baseman 1937-50 7x All-Star (Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1922

Talfryn Thomas Welsh character actor (Dads Army -Cheeseman Dr. Who) born in Swansea Wales (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1926

(Moiss) Mario Abramovich Argentinian tango and classical violinist (Sexteto Major 1974-2014) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2014)

31 Oct 1930

Michael Collins American Major General USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy (d. 2021) [1] [2]

31 Oct 1931

David Lumsdaine Australian composer ( Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1943

Brian Piccolo American NFL football running back 1965-69 (Chicago Bears) and subject of the 1971 TV movie Brians Song born in Pittsfield Massachusetts (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1945

Brian Doyle-Murray American comedian and actor (Groundhog Day) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1945

(Russell Glyn) Russ Ballard British rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1945

John Moon Martin American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You) born in Altus Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]

31 Oct 1946

Ged Dunn English rugby league winger (8 Tests Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games) born in Redcar England (d. 2021)

31 Oct 1947

Howard Skempton British experimental and classical composer pianist and accordionist (Scratch Orchestra) born in Chester Cheshire England

31 Oct 1949

Bob Siebenberg American rock drummer (Supertramp - Crime Of The Century) born in Glendale California

31 Oct 1957

Robert Pollard American rock singer-songwriter (Guided by Voices) born in Dayton Ohio

31 Oct 1957

Brian Stokes Mitchell American Broadway singer and actor born in Seattle Washington

31 Oct 1961

Larry Mullen Jr Irish rock drummer (U2 - I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1963

Johnny Marr British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths - This Charming Man Ask) born in Ardwick Manchester England

31 Oct 1966

Annabella Lwin [Myant Myant Aye] Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy) born in Rangoon Burma

31 Oct 1967

Adam Schlesinger American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do) born in New York City (d. 2020)

31 Oct 1970

Linn Berggren Swedish pop singer (Ace of Base) born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Oct 1638

Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1709)

31 Oct 1835

Krijnis Barons Latvian writer who published Latvian folk songs born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)

31 Oct 1897

Pete Henry American CollegePro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson First-team All-Pro 192023 NFL Cship 1922 23 Canton Bulldogs) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1952)

31 Oct 1900

Cal Hubbard American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1936-51) and ProCollege Football HOF tackle (4 NFL Cship 1927 2931 4 First-team All-Pro NY Giants GB Packers) born in Keytesville Missouri (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1920

Helmut Newton German fashion photographer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1930

Bill Pearl American bodybuilder (5 x Mr. Universe) born in Prineville Oregon (d. 2022)

31 Oct 1931

David Lumsdaine Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia

31 Oct 1933

Eric Nesterenko Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961 65 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks) born in Flin Flon Manitoba (d. 2022)

31 Oct 1939

John Guerin American session and touring jazz-rock drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa L.A. Express Joni Mitchell Linda Ronstadt) born in Hawaii (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1939

Tom OConnor British comedian and TV game show host born in Bootle Lancashire England (d. 2021)

31 Oct 1941

Luke Jackson American basketball centerforward (Olympic gold 1964 NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers NBA All Star 1965) born in San Marcos Texas (d. 2022)

31 Oct 1942

David Ogden Stiers American stage and screen actor (MASH 1977-83 - Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III Lilo & Stitch) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2018)

31 Oct 1943

Tony Hazzard British pop songwriter (hello World Listen To Me (I Think Im Over) Getting Over You) born in Liverpool England

31 Oct 1945

Russ Ballard British rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar Hold Your Head Up You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1961

Alonzo Babers American track and field athlete 400m4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama

31 Oct 1961

Kate Campbell American folk music singer-songwriter born in New Orleans Louisiana

31 Oct 1961

Sterling Hinds Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Toronto Ontario

31 Oct 1964

Colm Cosig Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) born in Dublin Ireland

31 Oct 1964

Sanjeev Bhaskar British actor comedian (Goodness Gracious Me The Kumars at No. 42) and chancellor (University of Sussex 2009-present) born in Ealing England

31 Oct 1966

Jon Wurster American session and touring drummer (Superchunk The Mountain Goats Bob Mould) and comedy writer born in Sellersville Pennsylvania

31 Oct 1541

Hendrik van Kinschot Dutch lawyer (lawyer for the Council of Brabant) born in Turnhout (d. 1608)

31 Oct 1694

Yeongjo of Joseon 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1724-76) born in Changdeok Palace Kingdom of Joseon (d. 1776)

31 Oct 1887

William Whysall British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30) (d. 1930)

31 Oct 1902

Charles Drummond de Andrade Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma) born in Itabira Minas Gerais Brazil (d. 1987)

31 Oct 1913

Milton Green American athlete (WR 45-yard high hurdles 5.8s 1935 WR 60m high hurdles 7.5s 1936) born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1917

Erik Routley British Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1922

(Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet American jazz saxophonist (Flying Home) born in Broussard Louisiana (d. 2004)

31 Oct 1930

Ray Crane British jazz trumpeter born in Skegness Lincolnshire England (d. 1994)

31 Oct 1932

Donald Pritzker American entrepreneur (co-founder and president of Hyatt hotels) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)

31 Oct 1933

Sante Ranucci Italian cyclist (gold UCI World Cships amateur road race 1955) born in Montefiascone Italy (d. 2023)

31 Oct 1937

Tom Paxton American folk singer and songwriter (Bottle of Wine The Marvelous Toy) born in Chicago Illinois

31 Oct 1941

Derek Bell British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1975 81 82 86 87 World Sportscar Cship 1985 86 24 Hours of Daytona 1987 89) born in Pinner England

31 Oct 1945

Rik Kenton British musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire

31 Oct 1945

Russ Ballard British English rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar Hold Your Head Up You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England

31 Oct 1947

Jennifer Hosten Grenadian radio host and beauty queen (1st black Miss World 1970) born in St Georges Grenada

31 Oct 1950

Zaha Hadid Iraqi-British architect (London Aquatic Centre Pritzker Prize - 2004 1st woman winner) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1958

Jeannie Longo French cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1996 World Cship [track] gold x 4 World Cship [road] gold x 9) born in Annecy France

31 Oct 1963

Fred McGriff American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves 5 x MLB All Star) born in Tampa Florida

31 Oct 1291

Philippe de Vitry French composer and poet born in Paris France (d. 1361)

31 Oct 1638

Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter known for The Avenue at Middelharnis baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1709)

31 Oct 1692

Comte de Caylus French antiquarian and early archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1765)

31 Oct 1757

Ignaz Spangler Austrian singer and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1811)

31 Oct 1761

Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavian Commonwealth) and diplomat born in Deventer Overijssel United Provinces (d. 1825)

31 Oct 1840

Franz Mller German tailor and the first UK train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864) [1]

31 Oct 1875

Seerp Anema Dutch poet and writer (From Hollands Coasts Modern Art and Degeneration) born in Barradeel Minnertsga Nethelands (d. 1961)

31 Oct 1892

Olof Thiel Swedish film score composer under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1978)

31 Oct 1903

Ditta Psztory-Bartk Hungarian concert pianist and second wife of composer Bla Bartk born in Rimaszombat Austria-Hungaryrian (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1920

Dedan Kimathi [wa Waciuri] Kenyan freedom fighter (Mau Mau Uprising) born in Thegenge Village British Kenya (d. 1957)

31 Oct 1922

Barbara Bel Geddes American actress (Vertigo Dallas Caught) born in New York City (d. 2005)

31 Oct 1925

Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal] American actress (Shampoo Mulholland Drive) born in New York City

31 Oct 1926

Shirley Dinsdale American ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) radio and television personality born in San Francisco California (d. 1999)

31 Oct 1930

Booker Ervin American saxophonist (Charles Mingus) born in Denison Texas (d. 1970)

31 Oct 1939

Ron Rifkin [Saul Rifkin] American actor (Alias - Arvin Sloane Brothers & Sisters L.A. Confidential) born in New York City

31 Oct 1941

Luke Jackson American basketball centerforward (Olympic gold 1964 NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers NBA All-Star 1965) born in San Marcos Texas (d. 2022)

31 Oct 1944

Sally Kirkland American actress (Anna Sting Pvt Benjamin Big Bad Mama) born in New York City

31 Oct 1945

(John) Moon Martin American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You) born in Altus Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]

31 Oct 1945

Rik Kenton British rock musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England

31 Oct 1950

Jozef Stolorz polish painter born in Katowice Poland

31 Oct 1951

Franois Bracci French soccer defender (18 caps Olympique de Marseille RC Strasbourg FC Bordeaux) born in Beinheim France (d. 2023)

31 Oct 1952

Bernard Edwards American bassist (Chicago - Addicted to Love) born in Greenville North Carolina

31 Oct 1963

Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden

31 Oct 1966

Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz] American rocker (Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right) born in New York City

31 Oct 1968

Antonio Davis American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001 Indiana Pacers) executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN SiriusXM) born in Oakland California

31 Oct 1827

Richard Morris Hunt American Gilded Age architect (Biltmore Estate Newport Rhode Island cottages Manhattans Millionaire Row) and educator born in Brattleboro Vermont (d. 1895)

31 Oct 1840

Franz Mller German tailor and the first UK train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) born in Langendernbach Duchy of Nassau (d. 1864) [1]

31 Oct 1896

Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) and singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1977)

31 Oct 1903

Ditta Psztory-Bartk Hungarian concert pianist and second wife of composer Bla Bartk born in Rimaszombat Austria-Hungaryr (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1912

Dale Evans [Frances Smith] American radio singer actress (The Roy Rogers Show) and TV host born in Uvalde Texas (d. 2001)

31 Oct 1914

Joe Carcione American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) born in North Beach California (d. 1988)

31 Oct 1916

Ken Keltner American baseball third baseman (7 x MLB All-Star World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1991)

31 Oct 1917

Erik Routley British Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)

31 Oct 1923

Hicks B. Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)

31 Oct 1924

Enrico Baj Italian artist known for his avant-garde collages (Generale) born in Milan Italy (d. 2003)

31 Oct 1931

David Lumsdaine Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2024)

31 Oct 1941

Dan Alderson American scientist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and sci-fi fandom figure born in Missouri (d. 1989)

31 Oct 1945

Rik Kenton British rock bassist (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England

31 Oct 1947

Leo Hindery Jr. American businessman who helped negotiate the purchase of Tele-Communications Inc. by AT&T born in Springfield Illinois (d. 2025)

31 Oct 1950

Zaha Hadid Iraqi-British architect (London Aquatic Centre Pritzker Prize 2004 1st woman winner) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)

31 Oct 1952

Derk Sauer Dutch media mogul and founder of The Moscow Times born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2025) [1]

31 Oct 1953

Michael J. Anderson American actor (The Man from Another Place in Twin Peaks) born in Denver Coloroda

31 Oct 1957

Lauren Berlant American scholar and cultural theorist (Cruel Optimism The Female Complaint) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2021) [1]

31 Oct 1960

Arnaud Desplechin French screenwriter and film director (My Golden Days Kings & Queen) born in Roubaix France

31 Oct 1961

Alonzo Babers American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama

31 Oct 1965

Rob Rackstraw British voice actor (Bob the Builder The Octonauts) born in Sunderland England

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