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
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
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
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)
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)
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
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)
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
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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