Historical Birthday
29 Oct 1682
Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French historian (d. 1761)
29 Oct 1815
udovt tr Slovak politician author of Slovak language (d. 1856)
29 Oct 1822
Mieczysaw Halka Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
29 Oct 1855
Paul Bruchsi archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
29 Oct 1907
Edwige Feuillre French film actress born in Haute-Sane Franche-Comt France (d. 1998)
29 Oct 1908
Jimmy Thomson Scottish golfer (US Open 1935 PGA Cship 1936 runner-up) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1985)
29 Oct 1915
Dennis Brookes English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7)
29 Oct 1925
John Haley Zoot Sims American jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California (d. 1985)
29 Oct 1927
Frank Sedgman Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles doubles Grand Slam 1951) born in Melbourne Victoria
29 Oct 1930
Omara Portuondo Cuban singer born in Havana Cuba
29 Oct 1931
Franco Interlenghi Italian actor (I Vitelloni Ulysses Sciusci) born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
29 Oct 1940
Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop
29 Oct 1946
Anura Tennekoon Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79)
29 Oct 1969
Matthew Whitaker American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General 2018-) born in Des Moines Iowa
29 Oct 1972
Gabrielle Union American actress author and activist (Bring it on Being Mary Jane) born in Omaha Nebraska
29 Oct 1463
Alessandro Achillini Italian physician and philosopher born in Bologna Italy (d. 1512)
29 Oct 1507
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (15671573)) born in Piedrahta vila Spain (d. 1582)
29 Oct 1682
Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French Jesuit prince and historian born in Saint-Quentin Picardy Kingdom of France (d. 1761)
29 Oct 1690
Martin Folkes English antiquarian and mathematician born in Westminster London (d. 1754)
29 Oct 1704
John Byng English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca born in Southill Bedfordshire England (d. 1757)
29 Oct 1815
Dan Emmett American composer born in Mount Vernon Ohio (d. 1904)
29 Oct 1815
udovt tr Slovak politician and author of Slovak language born in Uhrovec Austrian Empire (d. 1856)
29 Oct 1816
Ferdinand II German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry and King of Portugal (1837-53) born in Palais Coburg Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1885)
29 Oct 1822
Joost Gerard Kist Dutch lawyer and president of High Council (1885-97) born in Zoelen Netherlands (d. 1897)
29 Oct 1822
Mieczysaw Halka-Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
29 Oct 1824
Joseph Horace Lewis American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Barren County Kentucky (d. 1904)
29 Oct 1827
Marcellin Berthelot French chemist (ThomsenBerthelot principle of thermochemistry) born in Paris (d. 1907)
29 Oct 1837
Abraham Kuyper Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-05) born in Maassluis Netherlands (d. 1920)
29 Oct 1837
Harriet Powers African-American slave and quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886) born in Clarke County Georgia (d. 1910)
29 Oct 1844
Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria born in Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
29 Oct 1853
Josephine Beall Bruce African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
29 Oct 1855
Paul Bruchsi French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1939)
29 Oct 1857
Konrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1946)
29 Oct 1859
Charles Ebbets American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902) born in NYC New York (d. 1925)
29 Oct 1861
Andrei Ryabushkin Russian painter born in Borisoglebsk Uyezd (d. 1904)
29 Oct 1871
Narziss Ach German psychologist (Analyse des Willens) born in Ermershausen Kingdom of Bavaria German Empire (d. 1946)
29 Oct 1873
Guillermo Valencia Colombian poet translator and statesman born in Popayn Cauca Colombia (d. 1943)
29 Oct 1875
Marie last Queen of Romania as the wife of King Ferdinand I (1914-27) born in Eastwell Park Kent England (d. 1938)
29 Oct 1877
Wilfred Rhodes English cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA played Tests 1899-1930) born in Kirkheaton Yorkshire England (d. 1973)
29 Oct 1877
Narcisa de Len Filipino film mogul born in San Miguel Bulacan Philippines (d. 1966)
29 Oct 1878
Alex von Falkenhausen German general (China WW II) born in Gut Blumenthal Province of Silesia German Empire (d. 1966)
29 Oct 1879
Franz von Papen German diplomat and chancellor (1932) born in Werl Province of Westphalia German Empire (d. 1969)
29 Oct 1879
Alva B. Adams American politician (U.S. Senator from Colorado 1933-41) born in Del Norte Colorado (d. 1941)
29 Oct 1880
Abram F. Joffe Russian physicist (crystal) born in Romny Poltava Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1960)
29 Oct 1882
Jean Giraudoux French writer and playwright (The Madwoman of Chaillot) born in Bellac Haute-Vienne France (d. 1944)
29 Oct 1898
Emmanuel Bondeville French composer born in Rouen France (d. 1987)
29 Oct 1901
Daniele Amfiteatrov Italian composer born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1983)
29 Oct 1903
Vivian Ellis English composer born in Hampstead London (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1905
Laurence Dowdall Scottish lawyer born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1909
Frank Wykoff athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928 32 36) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1980)
29 Oct 1910
A. J. Ayer English Neopositivist philosopher (Logical Positivism) born in London (d. 1989)
29 Oct 1911
Phillip Oppenheimer British diamond trader (d. 1995)
29 Oct 1915
Dennis Brookes English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7) born in Leeds Yorkshire England (d. 2006)
29 Oct 1917
Henry Carlsson Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948) born in Falkping Vstra Gtalands ln Sweden (d. 1999)
29 Oct 1918
Bernard Gordon American writer and producer (Earth vs. the Flying Saucers) born in New Britain Connecticut (d. 2007)
29 Oct 1920
Baruj Benacerraf Venezuelan-American immunologist (Nobel 1980 - discovery of genes that regulate immune responses and of the role that some of these genes play in autoimmune diseases) born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 2011)
29 Oct 1920
Didymos I Catholicos of the East and Malankara Metropolitan (2005-10) born in Mavelikkara India (d. 2014)
29 Oct 1922
Neal Hefti American orchestra leader (Kate Smith Show) and composer (Lil Darlin) born in Hastings Nebraska (d. 2008)
29 Oct 1922
Neil Blaney Irish politician born in Fanad County Donegal Ireland (d. 1995)
29 Oct 1923
Dietrich Manicke German composer born in Wurzen Saxony Germany
29 Oct 1924
Zbigniew Herbert Polish poet and writer born in Lww Poland (d. 1998)
29 Oct 1925
Betty Evans Grayson American softball pitcher (National Softball Hall of Fame 1959 Chicago Queens) born in Portland Oregon (d. 1979)
29 Oct 1925
Geraldine Brooks American actress (Faraday & Co Dumplings Act of Murder) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)
29 Oct 1925
Dominick Dunne American writer and producer (Panic in Needle Park) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 2009)
29 Oct 1927
Hugo Schiltz Flemish lawyer and politician born in Borsbeek Belgium (d. 2006)
29 Oct 1930
Niki de Saint Phalle French sculptor born in Neuilly-sur-Seine Hauts-de-Seine France (d. 2002)
29 Oct 1930
Natalie Sleeth American composer born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1992)
29 Oct 1930
Omara Portuondo Cuban singer (Cuarteto dAida Buena Vista Social Club) born in Havana Cuba
29 Oct 1932
Dick Garmaker American basketball guard (NBA All Star 1957-60 Minneapolis Lakers) born in Hibbing Minnesota (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1934
Karl Francis Hettinger American police officer (Onion Field survivor) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1994)
29 Oct 1934
Pim Jacobs Dutch jazz pianist TV host and actor (Gilas) born in Hilversum Netherlands (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1934
Ramon Sender Spanish composer born in Madrid Spain
29 Oct 1935
David Allen English cricketer (England off-spinner of 60s) born in Horfield Bristol England (d. 2014)
29 Oct 1936
Akiko Kojima Japanese model (Miss Universe 1959 - 1st Japanese and Asian woman to win the title) born in Tokyo
29 Oct 1937
Michael Ponti German pianist (Boston Competition 1964) born in Freiburg im Breisgau Germany
29 Oct 1938
Peter Stampfel American musician and songwriter (The Holy Modal Rounders) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
29 Oct 1938
Wilbert McClure American boxer (Olympic gold light middleweight 1960) born in Toledo Ohio (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1940
Connie Mack III American politician (U.S. Senator from Florida) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Oct 1940
Galen Weston English-Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist born in Marlow England
29 Oct 1940
Frida Boccara French singer born in Casablanca French Morocco (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1940
Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop born in Len Guanajuato Mexico
29 Oct 1941
Brian Yuile New Zealand cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests) born in Palmerston North New Zealand
29 Oct 1942
Johan Fleming Ramsland British broadcaster (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1942
Bob Ross American artist and television host born in Daytona Beach Florida (d. 1995)
29 Oct 1943
Donald Simpson American film producer (Flashdance) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1943
Norman Hunter English soccer defender (28 caps Leeds United Bristol City Barnsley FIFA World Cup 1966) born in Gateshead England (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1944
Denny Laine [Brian Hines] English rock guitarist (The Moody Blues Wings) born in Tyseley Birmingham England
29 Oct 1944
Fausto Leali Italian entertainer born in Nuvolento Brescia Italy
29 Oct 1944
Robbie van Leeuwen Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue) born in The Hague Netherlands
29 Oct 1944
Claude Brochu Canadian Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos) born in Quebec City Quebec
29 Oct 1945
Melba Moore [Beatrice] American singer and actress (Ellis Island) born in NYC New York
29 Oct 1946
Anura Tennekoon Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79) born in Anuradhapura Sri Lanka
29 Oct 1946
Peter Green [Greenbaum] English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac - Albatross) born in Bethnal Green London (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1946
Strinivasa Moodley South African anti-apartheid activist born in Durban Natal
29 Oct 1947
Helen Coonan Australian politician (Senator for New South Wales) born in Mangoplah Australia
29 Oct 1948
Ricky Reynolds American musician (Black Oak Arkansas)
29 Oct 1949
James Williamson American guitarist (The Stooges) born in Castroville Texas
29 Oct 1960
Michael Carter American NFL nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984 88 89 Pro Bowl 1985 87 88 First-team All-Pro 1986 87 88 SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984) born in Dallas Texas
29 Oct 1965
Steven Sweet American heavy metal artist (Warrant-Cherry Pie) born in Wadsworth Ohio
29 Oct 1968
Tsunku [Mitsuo Terada] Japanese music producer and former singer (SHARAM Q) born in Osaka Japan
29 Oct 1973
Adam Bacher South African cricket batsman (19 Tests 13 ODIs) born in Johannesburg South Africa
29 Oct 1974
R A Dickey American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star NL Cy Young Award NL strikeout leader 2012 Gold Glove Award 2013 NY Mets Toronto Blue Jays) born in Nashville Tennessee
29 Oct 1682
Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French Jesuit priest and historian born in Saint-Quentin Picardy Kingdom of France (d. 1761) [some sources cite birth as Oct 24]
29 Oct 1889
Li Ta-chao [Dazhao] Chinese intellectual and co-founder with Mao Zedong of Chinese Communist Party born in Laoting Zhili Province (now Hebei) China (d. 1927)
29 Oct 1901
Daniele Amfiteatrov Russian-Italian pianist conductor and Hollywood film score composer born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1983)
29 Oct 1909
Frank Wykoff American athlete (Olympic gold 4x100m relay 1928 32 36) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 1980)
29 Oct 1923
Dietrich Manicke German composer born in Wurzen Saxony Germany (d. 2013)
29 Oct 1932
Ted Nash American rower (Olympic gold coxless four 1960) born in Melrose Massachusetts (d. 2021)
29 Oct 1934
Robert E Hughes American conductor and composer (Rich Little Show) born in Buffalo New York
29 Oct 1937
Sonny Osborne American bluegrass banjo player (The Osborne Brothers - Rocky Top) born in Roark Kentucky (d. 2021)
29 Oct 1943
Duan Ivkovi Serbian basketball point guard (Radniki Belgrade) and coach (Yugoslavia 1987-95 Serbia 2008-13 FIBA HOF) born in Belgrade. Serbia (d. 2021)
29 Oct 1944
Denny Laine [Brian Hines] British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues Wings) born in Tyseley Birmingham England
29 Oct 1946
Peter Green [Greenbaum] English guitarist (Fleetwood Mac - Albatross) born in Bethnal Green London (d. 2020) [1] [2]
29 Oct 1949
Paul Orndorff American pro wrestler (WWE Hall of Fame 2005 WCW World Tag Team Cship [Paul Roma] 1995 Mr Wonderful) born in Winchester Virginia (d. 2021)
29 Oct 1949
David Paton Scottish rock session and touring bass player and singer (Pilot Alan Parsons Project) born in Edinburgh
29 Oct 1951
Dirk Kempthorne American politician Secretary of the Interior (Senator-R Idaho 1993-99) born in San Diego California
29 Oct 1952
Valeri Tokarev Russian colonel and cosmonaut born in Kapustin Yar Soviet Union
29 Oct 1954
Herman Ronald Frazier American 400m4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Oct 1954
Lee Child [James Grant] English author (Jack Reacher novels) born in Coventry England
29 Oct 1955
Roger ODonnell British rock keyboardist (The Cure - Friday Im In Love) born in East London England
29 Oct 1956
Wilfredo Gmez Puerto Rican boxer born in San Juan Puerto Rico
29 Oct 1957
Dan Castellaneta American comedian and Emmy Award-winning voice actor (The Simpsons -Homer) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Oct 1958
David Remnick American writer and editor of The New Yorker born in Hackensack New Jersey
29 Oct 1959
Finola Hughes English actress (Anna-General Hospital Staying Alive) born in London England
29 Oct 1959
Jesse Barfield American MLB outfielder (Blue Jays Yankees 1986 HR leader) born in Joliet Illinois
29 Oct 1959
Tamar Baruch Dutch actress (Small Truth Q & Q). born in Laren Netherlands
29 Oct 1959
John Magufuli Tanzanian politician (President of Tanzania (2015-2021) born in Chato Tanganyika (d. 2021)
29 Oct 1961
Cornelia Oschkenat German hurdler born in Neubrandenburg East Germany
29 Oct 1961
Joel Otto American NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers Team USA Olympics 1998) born in Elk River Minnesota
29 Oct 1961
Randy Jackson American singer and musician ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana
29 Oct 1962
Einar rn [Benediktsson] Icelandic rock singer (The Sugarcubes Ghostdigital) born in Reykjavk Iceland
29 Oct 1964
Greg Montgomery American NFL punter (Baltimore Ravens) born in Morristown New Jersey (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1964
Yasmin Le Bon English supermodel born in Oxford England
29 Oct 1965
Peter Timmons Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies) born in Montreal Quebec
29 Oct 1967
Greg Gohr American pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Santa Clara California
29 Oct 1967
Joely Fisher American actress (Paige-Ellen) born in Los Angeles California
29 Oct 1967
Beth Chapman American bounty hunter and reality star (Dog the Bounty Hunter) born in Denver Colorado (d. 2019)
29 Oct 1967
Rufus Sewell English actor (A Knights Tale Middlemarch) born in London England
29 Oct 1968
Johann Olav Koss Norwegian speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994) born in Drammen Norway
29 Oct 1968
Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood] British writer and album art designer (Radiohead Thom Yorke). born in Essex England
29 Oct 1969
Matthew Whitaker American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General Nov. 2018-Feb. 2019) born in Des Moines Iowa
29 Oct 1969
Giorgos Donis Greek footballer born in Frankfurt West Germany
29 Oct 1969
Eleni Menegaki Greek TV presenter (Proinos Kafes) born in Athens Greece
29 Oct 1970
Chris Thorpe American doubles luger (Olympics 1994) born in Waukegan Illinois
29 Oct 1970
Dan Ratushny Canadian NHL player (Florida Panthers) and coach born in Nepean Ontario
29 Oct 1970
Marquez Pope American NFL cornerback (SF 49ers) born in Nashville Tennessee
29 Oct 1970
Phillip Cocu Dutch soccer player (Vitesse PSV) born in Voorhout Netherlands
29 Oct 1970
Toby Smith [Grafftey-Smith] British keyboardist and songwriter (Jamiroquai - Virtual Insanity) born in London (d. 2017)
29 Oct 1971
Greg Blewett Australian cricketer (Aust batsman century on Test debut 1995)
29 Oct 1971
Matthew Hayden Australian cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland Aust 1994-96)
29 Oct 1971
Daniel J. Bernstein American professor and cryptologist born in East Patchogue New York
29 Oct 1972
Takafumi Horie Japanese entrepreneur (Livedoor) born in Yame Japan
29 Oct 1973
Robert Pirs French footballer (Arsenal) born in Reims France
29 Oct 1974
R. A. Dickey American baseball pitcher (MLB All-Star NL Cy Young Award NL strikeout leader 2012 Gold Glove Award 2013 NY Mets Toronto Blue Jays) born in Nashville Tennessee
29 Oct 1974
Michael Vaughan English cricketer and commentator (Captain of England) born in Eccles England
29 Oct 1975
Kelly Lin Chinese actress (Reign of Assassins) born in China
29 Oct 1976
Mohsen Emadi Iranian-Mexican Poet born in Sari Iran
29 Oct 1977
Brendan Fehr Canadian actor (CSI Miami) born in New Westminister British Columbia
29 Oct 1978
Travis Henry American football player born in Frostproof Florida
29 Oct 1978
Kelly Smith English football player (Arsenal Ladies) born in Watford England
29 Oct 1980
Ben Foster American actor born in Boston Massachusetts
29 Oct 1980
B.J. Sams American NFL player born in New Orleans Louisiana
29 Oct 1980
Miguel Cotto Puerto Rican boxer (1st Puerto Rican first four-weight world champion) born in Providence Rhode Island
29 Oct 1981
Jonathan Brown Australian rules footballer ( Brisbane Lions ) born in Port Fairy Australia
29 Oct 1981
Reema Sen Indian actress born in Kolkata India
29 Oct 1982
Ariel Lin Taiwanese actress and singer (They Kiss Again) born in Yilan Taiwan
29 Oct 1983
Maurice Clarett American football player and public speaker born in Youngstown Ohio
29 Oct 1983
Dana Eveland American MLB player born in Olympia Washington
29 Oct 1983
Jason Tahincioglu Turkish-British racing driver born in Bristol England
29 Oct 1983
Richard Brancatisano Australian actor (Power Rangers) born in New South Wales Australia
29 Oct 1983
Johnny Lewis American actor (Sons of Anarchy Aliens vs. Predator Requiem) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
29 Oct 1984
Eric Staal Canadian ice hockey center (Stanley Cup 2006 Carolina Hurricanes World Cship gold 2007 Winter Olympic gold 2010) born in Thunder Bay Ontario
29 Oct 1984
Chris Baio American rock bassist (Vampire Weekend) born in Bronxville New York
29 Oct 1985
Vijender Singh Indian boxer born in Kaluwas Bhiwani India
29 Oct 1987
Makoto Ogawa Japanese singer (Morning Musume) born in Kashiwazaki Japan
29 Oct 1987
Andy Dalton American NFL player (Chicago Bears) born in Katy Texas
29 Oct 1987
Tove Lo Swedish singer-songwriter (Sunshine Kitty) born in Helsingborg Sweden
29 Oct 1988
Katherine Timpf American TV personality (Sincerely Kat) born in Detroit Michigan
29 Oct 1989
Primo Rogli Slovenian road cyclist (winner Vuelta a Espaa) born in Trbovlje Yugoslavia
29 Oct 1990
Carlson Young American actress and director born in Fort Worth Texas
29 Oct 1990
Kritidi Kharbanda Indian actress (Googly) born in New Delhi India
29 Oct 1889
Li Dazhao [Ta-chao] Chinese intellectual revolutionary and co-founder of the Chinese Communist Party with Chen Duxiu born in Laoting Zhili Province (now Hebei) Qing dynasty of China (d. 1927)
29 Oct 1901
Daniele Amfitheatrof [Amfiteatrov] Russian-Italian pianist conductor and composer of concert and Hollywood film score music (American Panorama The Naked Jungle) born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1983)
29 Oct 1913
(Isral) Eddie Constantine American-French singer and actor (Alphaville License to Kill Lucky Jo It Lives Again) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1993)
29 Oct 1922
Neal Hefti American jazz trumpeter arranger (Woody Herman Count Basie) band leader (Kate Smith Show) and composer (Lil Darlin The Odd Couple Batman theme) born in Hastings Nebraska (d. 2008)
29 Oct 1925
Geraldine Brooks [Stroock] American stage and screen actress (Brightower Embraceable You The Dumplings) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)
29 Oct 1938
Ralph Bakshi Krymchak-American animator and film maker (Fritz the Cat Lord of the Rings (1978) Mighty Mouse The New Adventures) born in Haifa Mandatory Palestine
29 Oct 1952
Arnell Carmichael American funk-R&B singer (Raydio - A Woman Needs Love (Just Like You Do)) born in Detroit Michigan
29 Oct 1954
Anita Meyer [Annita Meijer] Dutch pop and disco singer (Just a Disillusion Why Tell Me Why) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
29 Oct 1955
Boy Abunda Filipino journalist and television personality born in Borongan Philippines
29 Oct 1955
Kevin DuBrow American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot) born in Hollywood California (d. 2007)
29 Oct 1959
Tamar Baruch Dutch actress (Small Truth Q & Q) born in Laren Netherlands
29 Oct 1961
Randy Jackson American singer and musician ninth Jackson brother (Jackson 5 - ABC) born in Gary Indiana
29 Oct 1965
Peter Timmons Canadian alt-rock-folk drummer (Cowboy Junkies - Sweet Jane) born in Montreal Quebec
29 Oct 1965
Steven Sweet American heavy metal artist (Warrant - Cherry Pie) born in Wadsworth Ohio
29 Oct 1968
Stanley Donwood [Dan Rickwood] British writer and album art designer (Radiohead Thom Yorke) born in Essex England
29 Oct 1981
Jonathan Brown Australian rules footballer (Brisbane Lions) born in Port Fairy Australia
29 Oct 1982
Ariel Lin Taiwanese actress (They Kiss Again) and pop singer (You) born in Yilan Taiwan
29 Oct 1987
Makoto Ogawa Japanese pop singer (Morning Musume) born in Kashiwazaki Japan
29 Oct 1992
Evan Fournier French NBA player (New York Knicks) born in Saint-Maurice France
29 Oct 1463
Alessandro Achillini Italian physician and philosopher born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1512)
29 Oct 1599
Marie de lIncarnation [Marie Guyart] French Ursline nun teacher and saint (established Catholicism in New France) baptized in Tours France (d. 1674) [1]
29 Oct 1857
Konrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal) born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1946)
29 Oct 1922
Neal Hefti American jazz trumpeter arranger (Woody Herman Count Basie) bandleader (Kate Smith Show) and composer (Lil Darlin The Odd Couple Batman theme) born in Hastings Nebraska (d. 2008)
29 Oct 1925
(John) Zoot Sims American jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California (d. 1985)
29 Oct 1926
Jon Vickers Canadian operatic tenor (Covent Garden 1957-87 New York Metropolitan Opera 1960-87) born in Prince Albert Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
29 Oct 1930
Natalie Sleeth American composer of hymns and choral music born in Evanston Illinois (d. 1992)
29 Oct 1934
Ramon Sender Spanish composer and visual artist (San Francisco Tape Music Center) born in Madrid Spain
29 Oct 1935
David Allen English cricket all-rounder (39 Tests 5 x 50 122 wickets BB 530 Gloucestershire CCC) born in Bristol England (d. 2014)
29 Oct 1946
Vahidin Musemi Bosnian soccer striker (17 caps Yugoslavia FK Sarajevo OGC Nice) born in Janja Bosnia & Herzegovina (d. 2023)
29 Oct 1949
James Williamson American guitarist (The Stooges) and electronics designer born in Castroville Texas
29 Oct 1951
Guy Gelso American rock drummer (Zebra) born in Oakland California
29 Oct 1954
Anita Meyer [Annita Meijer] Dutch pop and disco singer (Just a Disillusion Why Tell Me Why) born in Rotterdam Netherlands
29 Oct 1960
Michael Carter American football nose tackle (Super Bowl 1984 88 89 Pro Bowl 1985 87 88 First-team All-Pro 1986 87 88 SF 49ers) and athlete (Olympic silver shot put 1984) born in Dallas Texas
29 Oct 1971
Matthew Hayden Australian cricket batsman (103 Tests 8625runs 50.73 30 x 100 HS 380 161 ODIs 10 x 100 Queensland CA Hampshire CCC Northamptonshire CCC Chennai Super Kings Brisbane Heat) born in Kingaroy Australia
29 Oct 1971
Valrie Masson-Delmotte French climate scientist (co-chair 2021 report Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) born in Nancy France
29 Oct 1984
Chris Baio American rock bassist ((Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Oxford Comma) born in Bronxville New York
29 Oct 1985
Gio Benitez American TV journalist (Good Morning America) born in Miami Florida
29 Oct 1822
Mieczysaw Halka-Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal who defended Polish culture against Bismarcks Kulturkampf born in Grki Congress Poland (d. 1902)
29 Oct 1836
James Ritty American saloon owner and inventor (mechanical cash register) born in Dayton Ohio (d. 1918) [1]
29 Oct 1843
John Miller American farmer and politician (1st Governor of North Dakota 1889-91) born in Dryden New York (d. 1908)
29 Oct 1853
Josephine Beall Willson Bruce African-American activist (NACW) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
29 Oct 1859
Charles Ebbets American sports executive (co-owner of Brooklyn Dodgers 1897-1902) born in New York City (d. 1925)
29 Oct 1911
Phillip Oppenheimer British diamond trader born in London England (d. 1995)
29 Oct 1925
Geraldine Brooks [Stroock] American stage and screen actress (Brightower Embraceable You The Dumplings) born in New York City (d. 1977)
29 Oct 1932
Dick Garmaker American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1957-60 Minneapolis Lakers) born in Hibbing Minnesota (d. 2020)
29 Oct 1941
Andy Russell American football linebacker (Super Bowl IX X First-team All-Pro 1975 7 x Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2024)
29 Oct 1942
Johan Fleming Ramsland Australian-British broadcaster (Managing Editor BBC World) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1996)
29 Oct 1944
Denny Laine [Brian Hines] British rock guitarist (The Moody Blues 1964-66 - Go Now Wings - Mull of Kintyre) born in Tyseley Birmingham England (d. 2023) [1]
29 Oct 1945
Melba Moore [Beatrice] American singer and actress (Ellis Island) born in New York City
29 Oct 1968
Grayson McCouch American actor (Morgan Winthrop-Another World) born in New York City
29 Oct 1970
Edwin van der Sar Dutch soccer goalkeeper (130 caps Ajax Juventus Fulham Manchester United) born in Voorhout Netherlands
29 Oct 1971
Greg Blewett Australian cricket batsman (46 Tests 4 x 100 HS 214 SA) and broadcaster (Fairfax Seven Network Triple M) born in Adelaide Australia
29 Oct 1974
Michael Vaughan English cricket batsman and captain (82 Tests 18 x 100 HS 197 86 ODIs Yorkshire CCC) and commentator (BBC Network 10 Fox Sports) born in Eccles England
29 Oct 1981
Jonathan Brown Australian rules football forward (AFL Premiership 2001 02 03 Brisbane Lions All-Australian 2007 09) and broadcaster (Fox Footy Nova 100) born in Port Fairy Australia
29 Oct 1984
Chris Baio American rock bassist (Vampire Weekend - A-Punk Oxford Comma) born in Bronxville New York
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