Historical Birthday

31 Oct 1218
Emperor Chukyo of Japan (d. 1234)
31 Oct 1391
Eduard [Dom Duarte] King of Portugal (1433-38)author
31 Oct 1513
Jacques Amyot French humanist translator and Abbot of Bellozanne born in Melun (d. 1593)
31 Oct 1576
Enrico Caterino Davila Italian writer (Storia delguerre civili Francia) born in Padua Italy (d. 1631)
31 Oct 1620
Michael de Ronghe composer
31 Oct 1917
Nikolai Vasilievich Ogarkov Soviet field marshal (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1918
Bob Feller American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (AL Triple Crown 1940) born in Van Meter Iowa (d.2010)
31 Oct 1922
Jane White African-American actress and singer (Strange Fruit Once Upon a Mattress) born in NYC New York (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1924
Hannelore Weygrand German FR equestrian dressage (Olympic silver 1956)
31 Oct 1924
Serge Golovine French ballet choreographer (Death of Narcissus)
31 Oct 1925
Gus Savage American politician (Rep-D-IL 1981- 93) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1925
Teo Macero [Attilio Joseph Macero] American composer born in Glens Falls New York
31 Oct 1926
Jacques Swaters Belgian racing driver
31 Oct 1927
Joseph Wilbur Adcock managerplayer (Braves)
31 Oct 1928
Ernest Flatt American choreographer (Carol Burnett Show) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1928
Michael Andrews British painter born in Norwich England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1928
William Campbell American actor (Jerry-Cannonball Luke-Dynasty) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1624
Paul Pellisson French writer born in Bziers France (d. 1693)
31 Oct 1668
Sophia Charlotte of Hanover queen in Prussia (d. 1705)
31 Oct 1712
Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich German painter
31 Oct 1735
Edward Miller composer
31 Oct 1739
Grigory Potemkin Russian military leader statesman and favorite of Catherine the Great born in Chizhovo near Smolensk (d. 1791)
31 Oct 1741
Angelica Kauffmann Swiss painter
31 Oct 1751
Richard Brinsley Sheridan Irish playwright (The Rivals The School for Scandal) and Whig MP born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1816)
31 Oct 1762
Andr Chnier French poet killed during French Revolution born in Constantinople Ottoman Empire (d. 1794)
31 Oct 1786
Philippe-Joseph Aubert de Gasp French Canadian writer (d. 1871)
31 Oct 1787
Karl Guhr German composer (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1790
Karol Joseph Lipinski composer
31 Oct 1790
Rinse Posthumus Frisian writer
31 Oct 1799
Ignace Bourget bishop of Montreal (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1807
James Samuel Wadsworth American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Geneseo New York (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1817
Hermann Kopp German chemist (Jahresbericht of Chemistry)
31 Oct 1821
Cenobio Paniagua y Vasques composer
31 Oct 1829
Roscoe Conkling MC (Union) (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1830
John Stevens Bowen Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1839
Alfred Sisley French impressionist painter
31 Oct 1840
Carlotta Patti Italian soprano
31 Oct 1840
William G Sumner US sociologist political analyst born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1843
A G Henri Regnault French water colors painter
31 Oct 1844
Harvey W. Wiley American chemist (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1845
Gustav Weber composer
31 Oct 1848
Zinovi P Rozhestvensky Russian vice-admiral
31 Oct 1849
Johan Willem son of Dutch princess Marianne & coachman
31 Oct 1857
John H Aberson 1st chancellor (Dutch Agricultural University)
31 Oct 1857
Georges Gilles de la Tourette French neurologist and namesake of Tourettes syndrome born in Saint-Gervais-les-Trois-Clochers France (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1861
Antoine Bourdelle French sculptor (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1864
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge composer
31 Oct 1867
Ed Delahanty American Baseball Hall of Fame left fielder (NL batting champion 1899 1902) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1903)
31 Oct 1869
Lawrence Grant [Percy Reginald] British actor (Bulldog Drummond) born in Bournemouth England (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1871
Buck Freeman American baseball player (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1873
Francisco Madero Mexican revolutionary president (1911-13)
31 Oct 1879
Eily Malyon British actress (Jane Eyre I Married a Witch Devotion) born in London England (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1880
Abram F Joffe Russian physicist (crystal)
31 Oct 1881
Lena Christ German writer (The Rumplhanni) born in Glonn Bavaria (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1881
Elizabeth Madox Roberts American poet and author (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1882
William Bull F Halsey US vice-admiral (WW II Pacific)
31 Oct 1884
Rudolf Forster Austrian actor (Threepenny Opera) born in Grbming Austria-Hungary (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1886
Zoe Akins American playwright (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1887
Georg Heym German writer born in Hirschberg Lower Silesia (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1888
Konstantinos Tsiklitiras Greek Olympic champion (d. 1913)
31 Oct 1893
Charles Atlas [Angelo Siciliano] American bodybuilder
31 Oct 1893
Jan M Romein Dutch historian (Low Countries at Sea)
31 Oct 1893
Willi Apel GermanUS musicologist (Harvard dictionary of music)
31 Oct 1893
Roland Freisler German Nazi politician (d. 1945)
31 Oct 1894
Peter Warlock [Philip Heseltine] British composer born in London (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1894
Jean Rostand French biologist (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1895
Gerhard Domagk German bacteriologist recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (declined) (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1895
Dickinson W. Richards American physician Nobel laureate (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1896
Anatoly Grigoryevich Novikov composer
31 Oct 1896
Ruth Gordon American actress (Rosemarys Baby Harold & Maude) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1896
Kostas Karyotakis Greek poet (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1896
Rex Cherryman American actor (Camille The Sunshine Trail In for Thirty Days) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1897
Agustn Lara Mexican composer and one of the most popular songwriters of his era (Granada Solamente Una Vez) born in Tlacotalpan Veracruz (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1898
Bill Terry baseball player (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1899
Ernst H Ridder van Rappard Dutch SS officerfounder (NSNAP)
31 Oct 1900
Ragnar Granit Finnish neuroscientist Nobel laureate (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1902
Armin Kaufmann composer
31 Oct 1903
Konrad Friedrich Noetel composer
31 Oct 1904
Alfred Gradstein composer
31 Oct 1904
Paul D Stoop US vice-admiral (WW II-Coral Sea)
31 Oct 1905
Christian Darnton composer
31 Oct 1906
Alexander Gode German-American linguist (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1906
Giuseppe Farina Italian race car driver and one-time F1 world champion (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1907
Albert Rice Leventhal publisher (Little Golden Books)
31 Oct 1907
Renzo Cesana TV host (First Date Continental) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1907
Sol Tax American anthropologist (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1908
Franco Margola composer
31 Oct 1908
Stuart Hamblen Texas singercomposer (This Old House)
31 Oct 1909
Homi J. Bhabha Indian physicist (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1910
Miguel Hernadez Gilabert Spanish poet (Viento del Pueblo)
31 Oct 1911
Ruth Hussey American actress (Another Thin Man) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1912
Preston Lockwood [Reginald] British actor (Time Bandits Jeeves and Wooster) born in West Ham Essex (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1914
Marion Ladewig Mich bowler (9 time woman bowler of year 1950-63)
31 Oct 1914
Marius Hendrikus Flothuis Dutch composerauthor (Mozart biography)
31 Oct 1914
Patsy Montana Ruby Blevins singer
31 Oct 1914
Richard E Holz American composer
31 Oct 1915
Pierre Wissmer Swiss composer (Capitaine Bruno)
31 Oct 1915
Jane Randolph American actress (Cat People Railroaded) born in Youngstown Ohio (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1915
Fred Friendly American journalist (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1916
Leon Day American baseball player (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1917
Bobby Bragan American baseball player
31 Oct 1928
Daniel Nathans American microbiologist Nobel laureate (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1930
Clifford Brown [Brownie] US jazz trumpetercomposer
31 Oct 1930
Marilyn Alex American actress (Molly-Young & Restless) born in Hollywood California
31 Oct 1930
Nestor Almendros Spanish cinematographer (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1931
David Wilson director of British Museum (1977-92)
31 Oct 1931
Dick Gautier American stage and screen actor (Get Smart Mr Terrific) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1931
John Macchia American actor (Beach Blanket Bingo Beach Party) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1932
Louis Malle French director (Atlantic City Black Moon Viva Maria)
31 Oct 1932
Barun De Indian historian
31 Oct 1934
Hamilton Camp actor (Andrew-He & She Meatballs 2) born in London England
31 Oct 1934
Frans Brggen Dutch musician
31 Oct 1935
Michael Winner English film producer and director (Big Sleep Death Wish) born in London England (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1935
Agota Kristof Hungarian writer
31 Oct 1935
Jim Perry American baseball player
31 Oct 1935
Robert Caro American biographer
31 Oct 1936
Polina Astakhova Ukrainian gymnast (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1937
Claude Lelouch movie director (A Man & A Woman Cat & Mouse Bolero)
31 Oct 1937
Pat Williams (Rep-D-Montana 1979- )
31 Oct 1937
Tony Cucchiara Italian folk singer and songwriter (Cain and Abel) born in Agrigento Sicily Italy (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1938
Ed Lauter Long Beach New York American actor (The Artist The Number 23) (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1939
Eddie Holland US singersongwriter (Jamie Leaving Here)
31 Oct 1939
Grace Slick rock vocalist (Jefferson Airplane-White Rabbit) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1939
Norman West US singer (Soul Children Hearsay Give em Love)
31 Oct 1939
Leland H. Hartwell American scientist Nobel laureate
31 Oct 1940
Miguel Calderon-Gomez basketball player (Olympic bronze 1972) born in Havana Cuba
31 Oct 1941
Otis Williams [Otis Miles] American singer-songwriter (The Temptations) born in Texarkana Texas
31 Oct 1941
Jim Ray Hart American baseball player (Giants) born in Hookerton North Carolina (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1942
Sven-David Sandstrom composer
31 Oct 1943
Joanna Shimkus Halifax NS actress (Marriage of a Young Stockbroker)
31 Oct 1944
Ahmed Chalabi Iraqi politician (supported US 2003 invasion) born in Kadhimiya Baghdad (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1945
Glenn Poshard (Rep-D-Illinois)
31 Oct 1945
Henry Winkler American actor (Fonz-Happy Days Night Shift) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1946
Andrea Mitchell American newscaster (NBC-TV Summer Sunday USA) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1946
Chris Slade rocker (ACDC)
31 Oct 1946
Ian McGeechan Scottish rugby player
31 Oct 1946
Lynne Marta actress (Love American Style) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1946
Robert L Hoot Gibson American aviator aeronautical engineer and astronaut (STS 41B61C274771) born in Cooperstown New York
31 Oct 1947
Chris Komar American dancer born in Milwaukee (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1947
Timothy B Schmidt rocker (Eagles) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1949
David Green Australian rock bassist (Air Supply) born in Melbourne Victoria
31 Oct 1950
John T Doolittle (Rep-R-California)
31 Oct 1950
Louise Duart comedienne (Paramount Comedy Theater 5) born in Quincy Massachusetts
31 Oct 1950
Phil Chenier NBA guard (Wash Bullets) born in Berkeley California
31 Oct 1951
Frank Pallone Jr (Rep-D-New Jersey)
31 Oct 1951
Harry Hamlin actor (Michael Kuzak-LA Law) born in Pasadena California
31 Oct 1953
Alexander Fedorovich Poleshchuk cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-16) born in Moscow Russia
31 Oct 1953
Charles Martin Smith Van Nuys CA actor (American Graffiti)
31 Oct 1953
Kathleen Cody actress (Charley & the Angel) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1953
Peter Hoekstra (Rep-R-Michigan)
31 Oct 1954
JoAnne Russell tennis player (Wimbledon Double 1977) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1954
T Graham Brown Arabi Ga country singer (Come as you Were)
31 Oct 1954
Mario Testino Peruvian-born English fashion photographer born in Lima Peru
31 Oct 1955
Shanna Reed KC Kansas actress (Major Dad Mirrors)
31 Oct 1956
Juliet Stevenson Essex England actress (Secret Rapture Life Story)
31 Oct 1956
Leslie Webb equestrian dressage (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1956
Tim Roemer (Rep-D-Indiana)
31 Oct 1957
Aleksandr Ivanovich Lazutkin Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-25)
31 Oct 1957
Andy Archer Scottish dramatist
31 Oct 1958
Kevin Pollak comedian (Usual Suspects Grumpy Old Men) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1958
Stefan Dennis Australian actor
31 Oct 1958
Ramona dViola American cyclist
31 Oct 1960
David Valle Bayside NY catcher (Texas Rangers)
31 Oct 1960
Kim Thompson Bath England actress (Stealing Heaven)
31 Oct 1961
Hans Segers soccer goaltender (PSV Nottingham Forest Wimbledon)
31 Oct 1961
Scott Garrelts American baseball player
31 Oct 1962
Courtney Walsh cricketer (WI pace bowler hat-trick v Aust 1988)
31 Oct 1962
Danny Tartabull outfielder (NY Yankees Chicago White Sox) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1962
Mark Portugal pitcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1963
Jerry de Borg English pop guitarist (Jesus Jones-Real Real Real)
31 Oct 1963
Kristina Malandro Wagner actress (Felicia Jones-General Hospital)
31 Oct 1963
Mike Veletta cricketer (West Aussie opening batsman 8 Tests for Aust)
31 Oct 1963
Todd Sand pairs skaters (Olympics 1994) born in Burbank California
31 Oct 1963
Michael Beach American actor
31 Oct 1964
Sandra H Magnus Belleville Il PhDastronaut
31 Oct 1964
Howard Lederer American poker player
31 Oct 1965
Charnele Brown actress (Kim-A Different World) born in East Hampton New York
31 Oct 1965
Kevin Edwards NBA guard (NJ Nets)
31 Oct 1965
Gavin Rossdale Kilburn London English heavy metal vocalist and actor (Bush)
31 Oct 1966
Scott Innes American voice actor
31 Oct 1967
Brenda Catherine Lawson double scull rower (Olympics 1996) born in Wanganui New Zealand
31 Oct 1967
Pat Elynuik Foam Lake NHL right wing (Ottawa Senators)
31 Oct 1967
Ty Detmer quarterback (Philadelphia Eagles)
31 Oct 1968
Jack Plotnick American actor
31 Oct 1969
Mayumi Hirase Japanese golfer (1-time LPGA Tour winner) born in Kumamoto Japan
31 Oct 1969
Masanori Hikichi Japanese composer
31 Oct 1970
Dino Philyaw NFL running back (NE Patriots)
31 Oct 1970
James Pedro Danvers Mass lightweight judoka (Olympic bronze 1992 96)
31 Oct 1970
Kevin Johnson NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles Oakland Raiders)
31 Oct 1970
Nia Long American actress (Guiding Light Made in America Soul Food) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1970
Patrice Tardif Thetford Mines NHL center (LA Kings)
31 Oct 1970
Stefan Gamlin WLAF offensive linebacker (Frankfurt Galaxy)
31 Oct 1970
Suvat Karadag soccer player (FC Utrecht)
31 Oct 1970
Wim Bubberman soccer player (Sparta)
31 Oct 1970
Maja Tatic Bosnia singer
31 Oct 1970
Tory Belleci American TV Mythbuster
31 Oct 1463
Alessandro Achillini Italian physicianphilosopher
31 Oct 1507
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Spanish viceroy of Neth (1566-73)
31 Oct 1682
Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French historian (d. 1761)
31 Oct 1690
Martin Folkes English antiquarian (d. 1754)
31 Oct 1704
John Byng British admiral (d. 1757)
31 Oct 1740
James Boswell Scottish biographer of Samuel Johnson and diarist born in Edinburgh (d. 1795)
31 Oct 1815
Daniel Emmett American composer (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1815
udovt tr Slovak politician author of Slovak language (d. 1856)
31 Oct 1816
Ferdinand II AFA king of Portugal
31 Oct 1822
Joost G Kist Dutch lawyerpresident of High Council (1885-97)
31 Oct 1873
Guillermo Valencia Colombian poet translator and statesman
31 Oct 1973
Robert Pirs French footballer
31 Oct 1875
Marie queen consort of Ferdinand I of Romania (1914-27)
31 Oct 1974
Mike Crawford linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1877
Wilfred Rhodes cricketer (Yorks & Eng SLA played Tests 1899-1930)
31 Oct 1974
R A Dickey baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Nashville Tennessee
31 Oct 1877
Narcisa de Leon Filipino film mogul (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1974
Michael Vaughan English cricketer
31 Oct 1878
Alex E von Falkenhausen German general (China WW II)
31 Oct 1975
Kelly Lin Chinese actress
31 Oct 1879
Franz JHMM von Papen German diplomatchancellor (1932)
31 Oct 1976
Mohsen Emadi Iranian Poet
31 Oct 1879
Alva B. Adams American politician (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1977
Brendan Fehr Canadian actor
31 Oct 1882
Jean Giraudoux French writer (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1978
Travis Henry American football player
31 Oct 1890
Claire Goll German-French writer born in Nuremberg (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1979
Ignasi Gimnez Renom Catalan politician
31 Oct 1891
Fanny Brice American singing comedienne (Ziegeld Follies Baby Snooks) born in NYC New York (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1980
Ben Foster American actor
31 Oct 1897
Hope Emerson American actress (I Married Joan Peter Gunn) born in Hawarden Iowa (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1980
B.J. Sams American football player
31 Oct 1898
Emmanuel Bondeville composer
31 Oct 1981
Amanda Beard American swimmer (Olympic gold 100m medley 1996 200m breaststroke 2004) born in Newport Beach California
31 Oct 1899
Akim Tamiroff Armenian-Russian actor (Touch of Evil For Whom the Bell Tolls) born in Tiflis Russian Empire (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1981
Jonathan Brown Australian rules footballer
31 Oct 1901
Daniele Amfiteatrov composer
31 Oct 1981
Reema Sen Indian actress
31 Oct 1903
Vivian Ellis composer
31 Oct 1982
Chelan Simmons Canadian actress
31 Oct 1905
Laurence Dowdall lawyer
31 Oct 1982
Ariel Lin Taiwanese actress and singer
31 Oct 1906
Fredric Brown American sci-fi author (Martians Go Home) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1983
Maurice Clarett American football player
31 Oct 1907
Edwige Feuillre French film actress born in Haute-Sane Franche-Comt France (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1983
Dana Eveland American baseball player
31 Oct 1908
Stewart Myles MacPherson Canadian-born British broadcaster (WWII) born in Winnipeg Manitoba (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1983
Jason Tahincioglu Turkish racing driver
31 Oct 1909
Douglass Montgomery American actor (Forbidden Harmony Lane) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1983
Richard Brancatisano Australian actor
31 Oct 1910
Alfred J Ayer England Neopositivist philosopherlogician
31 Oct 1983
Johnny Lewis actor (Sons of Anarchy Aliens vs. Predator Requiem) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1911
Phillip Jack Oppenheimer diamond trader
31 Oct 1984
Eric Staal Canadian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1913
Eddie Constantine American singer and actor (Alphaville License to Kill Lucky Jo It Lives Again) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1985
Severino Jefferson Brazilian football player
31 Oct 1915
Dennis Brookes cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7)
31 Oct 1987
Makoto Ogawa Japanese singer
31 Oct 1917
Henry Carlsson Swedish soccer (Olympic gold 1948)
31 Oct 1990
Carlson Young American actress
31 Oct 1918
Bernard Gordon American writer and producer (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1017
Henry III Roman Catholic German emperor (1046-56)
31 Oct 1920
Baruj Benacerraf Venezuelan-born immunologist Nobel laureate
31 Oct 1510
Francis Borgia Spanish duke and Jesuit priest (d. 1572)
31 Oct 1920
Catholicos Baselios Mar Thoma Didymos I Indian Catholic
31 Oct 1585
Cornelius Otto Jansen French Roman Catholic reform leader
31 Oct 1921
Edward Ed Kemmer American actor (Space Patrol Lux Video Theatre) born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1667
Maria Anna of Neuburg second wife of Charles II of Spain (d. 1740)
31 Oct 1921
Bill Mauldin American cartoonist famous for his World War II cartoons depicting American soldiers (Pulitzer-1945 59) born in Mountain Park New Mexico (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1689
Michel Mathieu composer
31 Oct 1922
Neal Hefti Hastings Neb orchestra leader (Kate Smith Show)
31 Oct 1691
Peder Tordenskjold Norwegian naval hero (d. 1720)
31 Oct 1922
Neil Blaney politician
31 Oct 1703
Antoine Deparcieux French mathematician (d. 1768)
31 Oct 1923
Dietrich Manicke composer
31 Oct 1718
Ignacije Szentmartony Croatian Jesuit missionary (d. 1793)
31 Oct 1924
Zbigniew Herbert writer
31 Oct 1733
Ignaz Franz von Beecke composer
31 Oct 1925
Betty Evans Grayson softball pitcher (Hall of Fame 1959) born in Portland Oregon
31 Oct 1754
John Laurens American soldier diplomat and abolitionist born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1782)
31 Oct 1925
Geraldine Brooks American actress (Faraday & Co Dumplings Act of Murder) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1756
ALF [Gordon Shumway] fictional Melmacian Alien Life Form from the American sitcom ALF
31 Oct 1925
Zoot Sims jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California
31 Oct 1767
Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel) queen of Denmark and Norway (d. 1852)
31 Oct 1925
Dominick Dunne American author
31 Oct 1789
Johann Schneider German composer and organist (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1925
Robert Hardy British actor (Harry Potter All Creatures Great and Small) born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1793
Eliphalet Remington US gun maker
31 Oct 1926
Jon [Jonathan Stewart] Vickers Canadian operatic tenor born in Prince Albert Saskatchewan (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1795
Leonardus A Lightenvelt minister of RC Worship (1848 . .53)
31 Oct 1927
Frank Sedgman Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles doubles grand slam 1951) born in Melbourne Australia
31 Oct 1798
Henri-Jerome Bertini composer
31 Oct 1927
Hugo Schiltz Flemish politician
31 Oct 1801
Karl Georg Lickl composer
31 Oct 1930
Niki de Saint Phalle French sculptor (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1804
Pierre F Verhulst Belgian mathematician (logistic curve)
31 Oct 1930
Natalie Sleeth American composer (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1805
John Thomson composer
31 Oct 1930
Omara Portuondo Cuban singer
31 Oct 1806
Alphonse LPP de Candolle Swiss botanist
31 Oct 1931
Franco Interlenghi Italian actor (I Vitelloni Ulysses Sciusci ) born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1810
Adley Hogan Gladden Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
31 Oct 1934
Karl Francis Hettinger Onion Field survivor
31 Oct 1834
Dudley McIver DuBose Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1883)
31 Oct 1934
Pim Jacobs jazz pianist Dutch TV host and actor (Gilas)
31 Oct 1837
Tokugawa Yoshinobu Japans last shogun (d. 1913)
31 Oct 1934
Ramon Sender composer
31 Oct 1842
Anna Elizabeth Dickinson orator (Joan of Arc of the Civil War)
31 Oct 1934
Robert E Hughes American orchestra leader (Rich Little Show) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1842
Charles Boissevain editor Dutch Algemeen Handelsblad (1885-1908)
31 Oct 1935
David Allen cricketer (England off-spinner of 60s)
31 Oct 1845
Zygmunt Florenty Wrblewski Polish physicist (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1935
Isao Takahata Japanese anime film director screenwriter and producer (Grave of the Fireflies The Tale of the Princess Kaguya) born in Ujiyamada Mie Japan (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1846
Auguste Escoffier king of chefs & chef of kings
31 Oct 1936
Akiko Kojima Japanese model
31 Oct 1855
Ivan V Mitshurin Russian botanist (new types of fruit)
31 Oct 1937
Michael Ponti Freiburg Germany pianist (Boston Competition 1964)
31 Oct 1856
Franz Xavier Arens composer
31 Oct 1938
Ralph Bakshi American animator (Lord of the Rings Fritz the Cat Mighty Mouse) born in Haifa Mandatory Palestine
31 Oct 1864
Adolfo Camarillo prominent land owner horse breeder and rancher (d. 1958
31 Oct 1938
Peter Stampfel musician and songwriter (The Holy Modal Rounders) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1875
Gilbert Hovey Grosvenor American geographer and editor (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1940
Connie Mack (Rep-R-FL 1983- Sen-R-FL)
31 Oct 1876
Albert E Michotte van den Berck Belgian psychologist
31 Oct 1940
Galen Weston English Canadian multi-millionaire industrialist
31 Oct 1877
Joe Adams American baseball player (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1940
Frida Boccara French singer (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1879
Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta composer
31 Oct 1940
Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop
31 Oct 1879
Channing H. Cox 49th Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1941
Brian Yuile cricketer (NZ slow left-armer took 34 wkts in 17 Tests)
31 Oct 1881
Bruno Sderstrm Swedish athlete (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1942
Johan Fleming Ramsland British broadcaster
31 Oct 1881
Vin Coutie Australian footballer
31 Oct 1942
Bob Ross American artist and television host (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1884
Miloje Milojevic composer
31 Oct 1943
Donald Simpson film producer
31 Oct 1886
Grigory K Ordzhonikidze [Sergo] Russian revolutionary politician
31 Oct 1944
Denny Laine [Brian Hines] rock guitarist (Moody Blues Wings)
31 Oct 1889
Juliette Bliveau Quebec comedian (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1944
Fausto Leali Italian entertainer
31 Oct 1890
Andres Isasi composer
31 Oct 1944
Robbie van Leeuwen Dutch guitarist (Shocking Blue)
31 Oct 1891
Ormer Locklear American movie stunt pilot (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1944
Otto Wiesheu German minister
31 Oct 1892
Eduard J Dijksterhuis Dutch mathematicianhistorian (Fall & Throw)
31 Oct 1944
Claude Brochu Major League Baseball executive (Montreal Expos)
31 Oct 1892
Ludwig Strauss GermanIsraeli writer (Night Watch)
31 Oct 1945
Melba Moore [Beatrice] American singeractress (Ellis Island) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1892
Dink Johnson American musician (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1946
Anura Tennekoon cricketer (Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79)
31 Oct 1893
Christopher K Ingold English chemist
31 Oct 1946
Peter Green [Peter Greenbaum] rocker (Fleetwood Mac) born in London England
31 Oct 1893
Otto E Huiswoud [Frank Billings] editor-in-chief (Negro Worker)
31 Oct 1946
Strinivasa Moodley South African anti-apartheid activist
31 Oct 1895
John Boles American singer and actor (Babes in Baghdad) born in Greenville Texas (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1947
Helen Coonan Australian politician
31 Oct 1897
Hans Speidel nazi chief-staffNATO-supreme commander
31 Oct 1948
Ricky Reynolds rocker
31 Oct 1897
Edith Head Hollywood costume designer (8 Oscars) born in San Bernardino California (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1949
Paul Orndorff wrestler (WCWSMWNWAWWF Mr Wonderful)
31 Oct 1901
Eileen Shanahan Irish Poet (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1949
James Williamson American guitarist
31 Oct 1902
Elsa Lanchester British actress (The Bride of Frankenstien) born in London England (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1950
Abdullah Gul Turkish President (2007-14) born in Kayseri Anatolia
31 Oct 1903
Evelyn A Waugh author (Brideshead Revisited Scoop) born in London England
31 Oct 1951
Dirk Kempthorne (Sen-R Idaho)
31 Oct 1904
Louis de Meester composer
31 Oct 1951
Guy Gelso rock drummer (Zebra)
31 Oct 1905
Harry Broadhurst airman
31 Oct 1951
Rick Bordia rock guitarist (Mink Deville)
31 Oct 1907
Lew Parker [Austin Lewis Jacobs] American actor (Are You with It That Girl) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1952
Arnell Carmichael rock keyboardist (Raydio)
31 Oct 1907
John Harold Hewitt Northern Irish poet (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1952
Beth Solomon LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1909
Adolfs Skulte composer
31 Oct 1952
Valeri I Tokarev Russian colonelcosmonaut
31 Oct 1909
Claude Bourdet human rights activistjournalist
31 Oct 1954
Anita Meijer Dutch singer (Just a Disillusion)
31 Oct 1909
Francis Bacon Irish painter (Study for a Pope)
31 Oct 1954
Herman Ronald Frazier 400m4x400m runner (Olympic gold 1976) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1955
Kevin DuBrow American heavy metal singer (Quiet Riot) (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1955
Roger ODonnell English musician (The Cure)
31 Oct 1955
Boy Abunda Filipino journalist and television personality
31 Oct 1956
Wilfredo Gmez Puerto Rican boxer
31 Oct 1957
Dan Castellaneta American voice actor Best known as the voice of Homer Simpson
31 Oct 1958
David Remnick American writer and editor of The New Yorker
31 Oct 1959
Finola Hughes actress (Anna-General Hospital Staying Alive) born in London England
31 Oct 1959
Jesse Barfield Ill outfielder (Blue Jays Yankees 1986 HR leader)
31 Oct 1959
Tamar Baruch actress (Small Truth Q & Q)
31 Oct 1960
Michael Carter shot putter (Olympic silver 1984) born in Dallas Texas
31 Oct 1961
Cornelia Oschkenat German DR hurdler (50m indoor)
31 Oct 1961
Joel Otto Elk River MN NHL center (Philadelphia Flyers Team USA Olympics 1998)
31 Oct 1961
Randy Jackson rocker (Jackson 5-ABC) born in Gary Indiana
31 Oct 1964
Greg Montgomery punter (Baltimore Ravens)
31 Oct 1964
Jackie Pereira field hockey centerforward (Olympics 1996) born in Perth Australia
31 Oct 1964
May Allison marathoner (Olympics 1996) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1965
Steven Sweet Wadsworth Ohio heavy metal artist (Warrant-Cherry Pie)
31 Oct 1967
Greg Gohr pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Santa Clara California
31 Oct 1967
Joely Fisher actress (Paige-Ellen) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1967
Beth Chapman Star of Dog the Bounty Hunter
31 Oct 1967
Rufus Sewell English actor (A Knights Tale Middlemarch) born in London
31 Oct 1968
Grayson McCouch American actor (Morgan Winthrop-Another World) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1968
Johann Olav Koss speed skater (Olympics 3 gold-1994)
31 Oct 1968
Tsunku Japanese music producer
31 Oct 1969
Peter Breen American dance skater born in Brockton Massachusetts
31 Oct 1969
Giorgos Donis Greek footballer
31 Oct 1969
Eleni Menegaki Greek TV presenter
31 Oct 1970
Charles Swann WLAF cornerback (Scotland Claymores)
31 Oct 1970
Chris Thorpe doubles luger (Olympics 1994) born in Waukegan Illinois
31 Oct 1970
Dan Ratushny Nepean NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
31 Oct 1970
Edwin van der Sar Dutch soccer goalkeeper (Ajax)
31 Oct 1824
Joseph Horace Lewis Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1970
Marquez Pope NFL cornerback (SF 49ers)
31 Oct 1827
Marcellin Berthelot French chemist (d. 1907)
31 Oct 1970
Phillip Cocu Dutch soccer player (Vitesse PSV)
31 Oct 1837
Abraham Kuyper clergymanDutch premier (AR 1908-12)
31 Oct 1971
Greg Blewett cricketer (Aust batsman century on Test debut 1995)
31 Oct 1837
Harriet Powers American slavewriter (Creation of Animals)
31 Oct 1971
Matthew Hayden cricketer (heavy scorer for Queensland Aust 1994-96)
31 Oct 1844
Albert von Rothschild Austrian banker
31 Oct 1971
Daniel J. Bernstein American professor
31 Oct 1853
Josephine Beall Bruce African American activist (NACW) Philadelphia Pa.
31 Oct 1971
Ma Huateng [Pony Ma] Chinese entrepreneur (Tencent) born in Chaoyang District Shantou
31 Oct 1855
Paul Bruchsi archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
31 Oct 1972
Rhonda Blades WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
31 Oct 1857
Conrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal)
31 Oct 1972
Takafumi Horie Japanese entrepreneur
31 Oct 1859
Charles Ebbets (namesake of Ebbets Field Brooklyn)
31 Oct 1972
Gabrielle Union American actress
31 Oct 1861
Andrei Ryabushkin Russian painter (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1972
Tracee Ellis Ross American actress (Black-ish) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1871
Narziss Ach German psychologist (Analyse des Willens)
31 Oct 1973
Adam Bacher South African cricketer (nephew of former captain Ali Bacher) born in Johannesburg
31 Oct 1938
Anne Perry English-born novelist
31 Oct 1904
Erno Schwarz Hungarian-American soccer player born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1939
Jane Alexander [Quigley] actress (Betsy Kramer vs Kramer) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1906
Earle Cabell American politician 48th Mayor of Dallas (1961-64) born in Dallas County Texas (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1939
Miroslav Cerar Yugoslav gymnast
31 Oct 1907
Helmut Walcha a blind German organist (church music) born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1940
Gennadi Mikhailovich Strekalov cosmo (Soyuz T-3 T-8 T-11 TM-21)
31 Oct 1907
Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez 1st Prime Minister of Dutch Antilles (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1940
Susan Harris American television writer and producer
31 Oct 1908
Lee Krasner American abstract expressionist painter born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1941
Curtis Lee American singer (Pretty Little Angel Eyes) born in Yuma Arizona (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1910
Fred de Cordova American film and TV producer (Tonight Show) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1941
Glenn Moore American jazz musician born in Portland Oregon
31 Oct 1910
Jack Carson Canadian-American actor (Star is Born Mildred Pierce) born in Manitoba (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1941
Hank Marvin England [Brian Rankin] rocker
31 Oct 1910
Bryan Guinness 2nd Baron Moyne and Guinness brewing heir born in Mandatory Palestine (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1941
John Hallam Irish actor
31 Oct 1911
Leif Erickson American actor (Invaders from Mars On the Waterfront) born in Alameda California (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1942
Kees Verkerk skater World Champion (1967)(Olympic gold 1968)
31 Oct 1912
Conlon Nancarrow American composer (Soundings 4) born in Texarkana Arkansas (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1942
Sharron Moran LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1913
Joseph Medicine Crow Native American chief and historian born near Lodge Grass Montana (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1943
Conny Froboess German singer
31 Oct 1914
Dylan Thomas Welsh poet (Childs Christmas in Wales) born in Swansea Wales (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1943
Charo Lpez Spanish actress
31 Oct 1914
Stanislaw Brunstein artist
31 Oct 1944
Coluche [Michel Colucci] France comedian (My Best Friends Girl)
31 Oct 1915
Harry Saltzman Canadian theater and film producer (Goldfinger) born in Sherbrooke Quebec Canada (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1944
Dennis Franz Maywood Ill actor (Buntz-Hill Street Blues NYPD Blue)
31 Oct 1916
Bob de Lange [Jacob Bernard de Lange] Dutch actor and director (Daniel) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1944
Anton Schlecker German billionaire
31 Oct 1916
Kazimierz Brandys Polish essayist and writer born in d Poland (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1945
Dennis Lillie [sic] cricketer (Queensland leg-spinner 1965-6680-82)
31 Oct 1917
Jack Plimsoll South African cricketer (South African lefty quick 3-143 in only Test 1947) born in Kalk Bay South Africa (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1945
Wayne Fontana rocker (Groovy Kind of Love) born in Manchester England
31 Oct 1917
Oliver Tambo South African lawyer anti-apartheid politician and co-founder (African National Congress) born in Nkantolo Bizana South Africa (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1946
Wim Jansen Dutch footballer and coach
31 Oct 1917
Augustine Harris British Bishop of Middlesbrough born in West Derby Liverpool (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1946
John Hewson Australian politician
31 Oct 1918
Paul Dixon Ohio talk show host (Paul Dixon Show) born in Albia Iowa (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1947
Tom Fitzsimmons actor (Franklin-Paper Chase) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1918
Teresa Wright American actress (Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1948
Ricki Lee Reynolds country singer (Black Oak Arkansas)
31 Oct 1920
Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares] American actress and singer (Love Life Caesars Hour One Day at a Time) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1948
Telma Hopkins singer (Tony Orlando Family Matters) born in Louisville Kentucky
31 Oct 1920
K. R. Narayanan 10th President of India (1997-2002) born in Uzhavoor Kerala (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1948
Valeri Viktorovich Baberdin Russian colonelcosmonaut
31 Oct 1921
Anestis Logothetis Austrian composer born in Burgas Bulgaria (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1949
Caitlyn Jenner [born Bruce Jenner] American decathalete (Olympic gold 1976) TV personality and prominent transgender figure born in Mt Kisco New York
31 Oct 1921
Warren Allen Smith American gay rights activist and writer born in Minburn Iowa (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1949
Robert Mellors gay activist
31 Oct 1922
Carlos Andrs Prez President of Venezuela (1974-79 89-94) born in Rubio Venezuela (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1949
Surin Pitsuwan Thai foreign minister and 12th Secretary General of ASEAN (2008-2012) born in Nakhon Si Thammarat Thailand (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1922
George Young Scottish football player born in Grangemouth Scotland (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1950
Sihem Bensedrine Tunisian human rights activist
31 Oct 1922
Ralph Kiner HR hitter (Pittsburgh Pirates) and sportscaster (NY Mets) born in Santa Rita New Mexico (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1950
Ludo Delcroix Belgian cyclist
31 Oct 1923
Roy Lichtenstein Pop art painter (painted comic book panels) born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1951
Ron & Don Galyon American siamese twins (Jerry Springer Show) born in Dayton Ohio
31 Oct 1923
Ned Wertimer American actor (The Jeffersons) born in Buffalo New York (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1952
Annie Potts actress (Mary Jo-Designing Women) born in Nashville Tennessee
31 Oct 1924
Ruby Dee American actress (A Raisin in the Sun American Gangster) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1952
Flavian Aponso cricketer (rebel Sri Lankan 1982 Neth World Cup 1996)
31 Oct 1924
Michel Galabru French actor (Judge & the Assassin) born in Safi Morocco (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1952
Tommy Dobeck rock drummer (Michael Stanley Band)
31 Oct 1924
Alain Bombard French Biologist Physician and Politician who sailed across the Atlantic Ocean in a small boat to test his theory that a shipwrecked person could survive without provisions born in Paris France
31 Oct 1953
Pierre Boivin Canadian businessman and hockey executive
31 Oct 1924
Gary Chester [Cesario Gurciullo] drummer (Monkees Lovin Spoonful) and drum instructor born in Siracusa Italy (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1954
Samuel Sammy Stewart Americal MLB pitcher (Cleveland Indians) born in Asheville North Carolina (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1925
Jane Connell American actress (Jane-Stanley Bridget-Dumpling) born in Oakland California (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1955
Indra Nooyi Indian American businesswoman (CEO of PepsiCo) born in Madras India
31 Oct 1925
Mary Kay Stearns American actress (Mary Kay & Johnny) born in Glendale California
31 Oct 1956
Dave Wyndorf American singer (Monster Magnet)
31 Oct 1925
Warren M Christopher 63rd United States Secretary of State (1993-97) born in Scranton North Dakota (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1957
Stephen Morris English pop drummer (Joy Division-Atmosphere)
31 Oct 1925
Albert Medwin American electrical engineer and inventor
31 Oct 1958
Jay Don Blake St George UT PGA golfer (1991 Shearson Lehman Open)
31 Oct 1926
H. R. Haldeman Nixons White House Chief of Staff (Watergate figure) born in Los Angeles (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1959
Neville Henry rocker (Blow Monkeys-Wicked Ways)
31 Oct 1926
Nana Joshi [Padmanabh Govind Joshi] Indian cricket wicketkeeper (Indian National Team during 1950s) born in Baroda Gujarat India (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1960
Mark Derwin Park Forest Ill actor (AC Mallet-Guiding Light)
31 Oct 1927
Dominick Argento American composer (Colonel Jonathan the Saint) born in York Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1960
Robert Pukalovic hockey defenseman (Team Slovakia 1998)
31 Oct 1927
Edward Keinholz American artist and sculptor born in Fairfield Washington (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1960
Landon Curt Noll Astronomer Cryptographer and Mathematician youngest to hold the world record for the largest known prime 3 times
31 Oct 1928
Datta Gaekwad Indian cricketer (father of Anshuman batted in 11 Tests 50s) born in Vadodara India
31 Oct 1962
Bobby Tate fictional character on Soap
31 Oct 1928
Kyle Rote NFL halfback (NY Giants 1951-61) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1962
Daphne Zuniga actress (Jo Reynolds-Melrose Place Spaceballs) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1928
Stefan Wewerka German architect and sculptor born in Magdeburg Germany (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1962
Peter Cantrell cricketer (Queensland opening batsman Neth WC 1996)
31 Oct 1929
Marino Iandioro canned Tomato Pioneer
31 Oct 1962
Erik Thorstvedt Norwegian footballer
31 Oct 1930
Bill George American NFL linebacker (Chicago Bears LA Rams) born in Waynesburg Pennsylvania (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1962
Scotty Nguyen professional poker player
31 Oct 1931
David Bryant English world champion bowler born in Clevedon North Somerset England
31 Oct 1963
Eros Ramazotti Italian pop musiciansongwriter (Adesso Te)
31 Oct 1931
Nawal el-Saadawi Egyptian feminist writer and activist born in Kafr Tahla Egypt
31 Oct 1963
Kevin Dineen NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers) born in Quebec City Qubec
31 Oct 1932
Jean-Pierre Cassel actor (Trout) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1963
Lauren Holly actress (Picket Fences) born in Bristol Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1932
Kathy Cornelius American LPGA golfer born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1963
Lisa Bettio WPVA volleyballer (Ft Myers Beach-17th-1992) born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1933
Floyd Cramer American Hall of Fame pianist (Last Date On the Rebound) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1963
Robert Bailey cricketer (England batsman in four Tests 1988-90)
31 Oct 1933
Valentin Boreyko Russian rower (Olympic gold 1960) born in Leningrad (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1963
Veronica Gamba playmate (November 1983) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
31 Oct 1934
David Barclay British hotel magnate and multi-millionaire born in Hammersmith London
31 Oct 1963
James Miller the Fan Man (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1934
Frederick Barclay British hotel magnate and multi-millionaire born in Hammersmith London
31 Oct 1964
Lenny Harris infielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1934
Giorgos Konstadinou Greek actor and director born in Athens Greece
31 Oct 1964
Paul Wylie figure skater (Olympic-silver)
31 Oct 1937
Lara Parker American actress (Race with the Devil Dark Shadows) born in Knoxville Tennessee
31 Oct 1965
Eric Floyd NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals)
31 Oct 1938
Maurice Hinchey American politician (Rep-D-New York) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1965
Jami Gertz actress (Less the Zero Crossroads Solarbabies) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1940
Anthea Joseph music producer born in London (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1965
Mark Carrier NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1940
Maxine Hong Kingston American author (The Woman Warrior) born in Stockton California
31 Oct 1965
Luigi Miraglia Italian Latinist
31 Oct 1941
Dick Trickle American race car driver born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1966
Andy Richter Yorkville IL writersidekick (Conan OBrien)
31 Oct 1942
Lee Greenwood American country singer (God Bless the USA) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1966
Benoit Hogue Repentigny NHL center (Dallas Stars)
31 Oct 1942
Phillip Catherine Belgian jazz guitarist born in London
31 Oct 1966
Juan Guzman pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
31 Oct 1945
Carrie Snodgress American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife) born in Barrington Illinois (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1966
Kaylynn Hick Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1945
Luiz Incio Lula da Silva 35th President of Brazil (2003-11) born in Caets Pernambuco Brazil
31 Oct 1966
Steve Atwater NFL safety (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
31 Oct 1966
Tim Bogarinfielder (NY Mets) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1966
Aris Spiliotopoulos Greek politician
31 Oct 1967
James Joseph NFL running back (Cin Bengals)
31 Oct 1967
Sophie Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
31 Oct 1967
Kevin Macdonald Scottish film director
31 Oct 1968
Chris Oldham cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31 Oct 1968
Ernie Mills NFL wide receiver (Pittsburgh Steelers Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1968
Glenn Clear soccer player (Vitesse)
31 Oct 1968
Rodney Thomas NFL running back (Houston Oilers) born in Trinity TX (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1968
Shawna Molcak Cardston Alberta basketball guard (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1968
Stan Thomas NFL tackle (Houston Oilers)
31 Oct 1968
Marc Livremont French rugby union footballer and coach
31 Oct 1969
Denny Fercho Ventura California team handball circle (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1969
Pete Shufelt WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1969
Troy Ridgley WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
31 Oct 1969
Ben Harper American musician
31 Oct 1970
Bracey Walker NFL safety (Cin Bengals Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1970
Rob Hitchcock CFL defensive back (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
31 Oct 1971
John Coker NBA center (Phoenix Suns)
31 Oct 1910
Arthur Altman American songwriter (All or Nothing at All) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1971
Nicole Green 400m runner born in Springfield Ohio
31 Oct 1910
Marie Dollinger German dropped baton in 1936 Olympic sprint
31 Oct 1971
Tracy Hanson Coeur DAlene ID LPGA golfer (1995 GHP Heartland-4th)
31 Oct 1912
Richard Doll English epidemiologist (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1972
Calvin Jackson NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1913
Peter Glenville English stage and screen actor and director (Hotel Paradiso Becket) born in London (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1972
Chad Folk CFL cornerback (Toronto Argonauts)
31 Oct 1914
Richard Lawrence Millington Synge British bio-chemist (Nobel 1952)
31 Oct 1972
Terrell Davis NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
31 Oct 1914
Glenn Robert Davis U.S. Congressman (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1156
Raymond VI Count of Toulouse (1194-1222) born in Saint-Gilles Gard France (d. 1222)
31 Oct 1915
Dody Goodman comedienne (Mary Hartman Max Duggan) born in Columbus Ohio
31 Oct 1335
Taejo of Joseon [Yi Seong-gye] King of Joseon (1392-98) born in Hamhung North Korea (d. 1408)
31 Oct 1915
Richard Michael Fraser political Administrator
31 Oct 1401
Catherine of Valois Queen of Henry V of England born in Paris (d. 1437)
31 Oct 1916
Jessie Kesson Scottish writer and radio producer born in Inverness (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1739
Franz Ignaz Kaa composer
31 Oct 1917
Jack Soo [Goro Suzuki] Japanese-American actor (Flower Drum Song Barney Miller) born in Oakland California (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1744
Mary Moser English painter (Flowers Still Life) born in London (d. 1819)
31 Oct 1918
Harold Shepherdson British soccer trainer born in Middlesbrough Yorkshire (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1746
Georg Anton Kreusser German composer born in Triefenstein Germany (d. 1810)
31 Oct 1919
Bernhard Wicki Austrian director and actor (Morituri Crime & Passion) born in St. Plten Austria (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1760
August Neidhardt von Gneisenau Prussian field marshal born in Schildau Saxony (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1921
Peggy Kirk Bell top American amateur golfer born in Findlay Ohio (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1761
Matthew Baillie Scottish Physician (first systematic study of pathology in 1793) born in Shotts Manse Lanarkshire (d. 1823)
31 Oct 1922
Gershon Kingsley German composer
31 Oct 1762
Gijsbert Karel van Hogendorp Dutch count and Minister of Foreign affairs (1813-14) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1834)
31 Oct 1922
Butch van Breda Kolff American basketball coach (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1763
William Maclure Scottish-American Geologist (first geological map) born in Ayr Scotland (d. 1840)
31 Oct 1922
Simon Muzenda Zimbabwe politician (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1775
Traugott Maximilian Eberwein German composer born in Weimar Germany (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1924
Alfonso Montalva Montecino composer
31 Oct 1782
Niccolo Paganini Italian composer and violin virtuoso (Princess Lucca) born in Genoa Italy (d. 1840)
31 Oct 1924
Antonio Creus Spanish racecar driver (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1800
Benjamin Franklin Wade American politician US Senator from Ohio (1851-69) born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 1878)
31 Oct 1925
Leonard Starr comic strip cartoonist (Little Orphan Annie)
31 Oct 1809
Peter Donders Dutch Roman Catholic missionary to Suriname born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1887)
31 Oct 1925
Ian Hamilton Finlay Scottish poet writer artist and gardener (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1811
Isaac Singer American inventor (1st practical home sewing machine) born in Pittstown New York (d. 1875)
31 Oct 1926
Bowie Kuhn American lawyer sports administrator (MLB Commissioner 1969-1984) born in Takoma Park Maryland (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1811
Stevens T. Mason First Governor of Michigan (1835-40) born in Leesburg Virginia (d. 1843)
31 Oct 1927
Dame Cleo Laine British actress and jazz-pop singer (Flesh to a Tiger) born in Middlesex England
31 Oct 1814
Daniel H. Wells Mormon leader and 3rd Mayor of Salt Lake City born in Trenton New York (d. 1891)
31 Oct 1928
Wim van Heumen coach of Dutch field hockey team
31 Oct 1817
Antoni de Kontski Polish pianist and composer born in Krakw Poland (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1928
Ion Mihai Pacepa Romanian general
31 Oct 1828
Jacob Dolson Cox Canadian-American statesman lawyer and Major General (Union Army) born in Montreal Canada (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1928
Lawrie Reilly Edinburgh Scotland footballer (Hibernian 28 caps) (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1829
Christopher Columbus Andres American diplomat newspaperman author and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hillsborough New Hampshire (d. 1922)
31 Oct 1929
1st child born in aircraft Airline Falconer in the skies above Miami Florida
31 Oct 1838
John Davis Long 32nd Governor of Massachusetts (1880-1915) born in Buckfield Maine (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1929
Dame Joan Plowright British actress (Enchanted April Brimstone & Treacle) born in Brigg Lincolnshire
31 Oct 1842
Giovanni Giolitti 5x Prime Minister of Italy (1892-93 1903-05 1906-09 1911-14 1920-21) born in Mondov Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1929
Narotam Puna cricketer (Bombay NZ off-spinner v England 1966)
31 Oct 1844
Klas Arnoldson Swedish politician and pacifist (Nobel Peace 1908) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1929
Marcel Bozzuffi French actor (The French Connection) born in Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine France (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1854
Sir William Alexander Smith Scottish founder of the Boys Brigade born in Pennyland House Thurso Scotland (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1929
John Hollander American poet
31 Oct 1865
Charles Spencelayh English painter (Why War) born in Rochester Kent (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1930
Harry Gilbert Trythall composer
31 Oct 1868
Annie Patterson Irish composer born in Lurgan Ireland
31 Oct 1930
John Henry Mayer composer
31 Oct 1872
Emily Post American authority on social behaviour and writer (Etiquette) born in Baltimore Maryland [or Oct 3rd 1873] (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1930
Bernie Ecclestone English motorsports impresario (F1) born in St Peter South Elmham
31 Oct 1873
Henry Tate Australian composer and poet born in Melbourne (d. 1926)
31 Oct 1933
Suzy Parker model and actress (Chamber of Horrors) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1876
Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg Dutch actress (Un Soir Un Train) born in Pamekasan Dutch Indies (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1933
Garrincha Brazilian footballer (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1877
George Thompson English cricketer (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1934
Jim Beatty track runner (1st sub 4 minute indoor mile)
31 Oct 1885
Sigrid Hjertn Swedish modernist painter born in Sundsvall Sweden (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1935
Folke Rabe Swedish composer born in Stockholm
31 Oct 1889
Enid Bagnold British novelist (Chalk Garden 1956 Award of Merit) born in Rochester Kent (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1936
Charlie Daniels singer (Devil Went Down to Georgia) born in Wilmington North Carolina
31 Oct 1892
Graciliano Ramos Brazilian author (Vidas Secas) born in Quebrangulo Brazil (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1936
Horst Antes German painter
31 Oct 1892
Victor E. van Vriesland Dutch poet (Mirror of Dutch Poetry) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1936
Ted Hawkins American singer and guitarist (The Next Hundred Years) born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1893
Johan G Dancer Dutch poet (Meetings)
31 Oct 1936
Carl Davis American-born musical conductor and composer
31 Oct 1894
Fritz Sauckel German Nazi General of Labor born in Hassfurt Germany (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1938
Peter Carlstein cricketer (South African Test batsman 1958-64)
31 Oct 1894
Oliver Leese British World War II general born in Westminster London (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1938
David Dimbleby English television commentator
31 Oct 1896
Edith Haisman the oldest survivor of Titanic born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1972
Lee Clark English footballer
31 Oct 1972
Elissa (singer) Lebanese singer
31 Oct 1972
Marika Krook Finnish singer (Edea)
31 Oct 1973
Alison Ali Malyn Shumate Union City Tenn Miss America-Tenn (1996)
31 Oct 1973
Monica Louwerens Miss America (Miss-Top 10-1996) born in Greenville Mississippi
31 Oct 1974
Juan Viedna Schenkhuizen soccer player (Ajax NEC)
31 Oct 1975
Emily John Orton Creswell Oregon Miss America (Oregon-2nd-1996)
31 Oct 1945
John Kane British actor and writer born in Dundee Angus Scotland
31 Oct 1946
Ivan Reitman Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Private Parts Ghostbusters Dave) born in Komrno Slovakia
31 Oct 1946
Peter Martins Danish dancer and choreographer born in Copenhagen Denmark
31 Oct 1946
Leslie Byrne American politician (Rep-D-Virginia) born in Salt Lake City Utah
31 Oct 1946
Steven R. Nagel American astronaut USAF (STS 51-G 61-A 37 55) born in Canton Illinois (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1946
Terry J. Hart American astronaut (STS 41C) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1947
Terry Anderson American journalist US hostage held in Lebanon (1985-91) born in Lorain Ohio
31 Oct 1948
Byron Allred Logan Ut rocker (Steve Miller Band)
31 Oct 1948
Sherman Robertson American blues musician (Im the Man) born in Breaux Bridge Louisiana
31 Oct 1949
Garry Tallent American rocker (E Street Band) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1949
Jack Daniels Choctaw Oklahoma country singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry)
31 Oct 1949
Mike Kopetski American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Oregon) born in Pendleton Oregon
31 Oct 1949
Clifford Antone American businessman born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1950
Fran Lebowitz American author and actress (Resident Alien) born in Morristown New Jersey
31 Oct 1951
Jayne Kennedy-Overton actress (Penitentary) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1951
K. K. Downing English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law) born in West Bromwich Staffordshire England
31 Oct 1951
Carlos Frenk MexicanBritish cosmologist
31 Oct 1951
Nancy Jacobs American politician (R) Senator Maryland (1999-2015) born in Charleston West Virginia
31 Oct 1953
Michael Baker Lt Cmdr USNastronaut (STS 43 52 68 81) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1953
Peter Firth Bradford England actor (Equus Lifeforce Tess) born in Bradford England
31 Oct 1953
Robert Picardo actor (Frame Up Gremlins 2) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1954
Chris Tavar British cricketer (England opener & occasional scorer of runs) born in Orpington Kent
31 Oct 1954
Jan Duursema American comic book artist (Star Wars comics)
31 Oct 1955
Debra Bowen American politician 31st Secretary of State of California (2007-15) born in Rockford Illinois
31 Oct 1956
Jaq D. Hawkins British author occultist and lecturer born in California
31 Oct 1957
Glenn Hoddle English soccer ball player (Tottenham) born in Hayes Middlesex England
31 Oct 1957
Jeff East American actor (Huckleberry Finn Superman) born in Kansas City Missouri
31 Oct 1958
Hazell Dean English rocker (Always Doesnt Mean Forever) born in Chelmsford Essex England
31 Oct 1958
Simon Le Bon English rock vocalist (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) born in Bushey Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1958
Lee Carter Alabama Judge of the 25th Judicial Circuit
31 Oct 1958
Manu Katch French drummer (Peter Gabriel Preface) born in Saint-Maur-des-Fosss France
31 Oct 1960
Tom Nieto American baseball player born in Downey California
31 Oct 1961
Rick Gibson Canadian Tour golfer (1990 CPGA) born in Calgary Alberta
31 Oct 1963
Deborah Moore actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives) born in London England
31 Oct 1963
Marla Maples American actress (Will Rogers Follies) ex-wife of Donald Trump born in Dalton Georgia
31 Oct 1964
Jill Hetherington Canadian tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Brampton Canada
31 Oct 1964
Mark Taylor Australian cricketer (genius Australian captain since 1994) born in Leeton Australia
31 Oct 1964
Mary Meagher-Plant American 100m butterfly swimmer (Olympic 3 goldsilvbr-84 88) born in Louisville Kentucky
31 Oct 1965
Krista Blomquist WPVA volleyballer (US Open-7th-1995) born in New Haven Connecticut
31 Oct 1966
Brad Lauer NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins) born in Humboldt Canada
31 Oct 1966
Grant Kenny Norfolk Island NSW Australian golfer
31 Oct 1966
Timm Rosenbach NFL quarterback (New Orleans Saints) born in Everett Washington
31 Oct 1966
Matt Drudge American political commentator and blogger (Drudge Report) born in Takoma Park Maryland
31 Oct 1967
Jaren Jackson NBA guardforward (Houston Rockets San Antonio Spurs) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1967
Scott Weiland American singer (Stone Temple Pilots Velvet Revolver) born in San Jose California (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1968
Antoinette Lucas American field hockey midfielder (Olympics 1996) born in Crozier Virginia
31 Oct 1968
Kata Karkkainen Finnish author and Playmate (Dec 1988) born in Helsinki Finland
31 Oct 1968
Vinny Samways English footballer born in Bethnal Green London
31 Oct 1969
Corey Foster NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins) born in Ottawa Ontario
31 Oct 1969
John Kasay NFL kicker (Carolina Panthers) born in Athens Georgia
31 Oct 1970
Vernon Lewis NFL cornerback (NE Patriots) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1970
Felix Bwalya Zambian boxer born in Chingola Zambia
31 Oct 1970
Adrian Erlandsson Swedish drummer (Cradle of Filth)
31 Oct 1971
Liz Pagano WPVA volleyballer (National-13th-1994) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1971
Matt Brown WLAF guard (Amsterdam Admirals)
31 Oct 1971
Mike Ricci Scarborough NHL center (Colorado Avalanche)
31 Oct 1971
Zaddick X Longenbach Greenwalds Pa fencer-foil (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1971
Theodoros Zagorakis Greek footballer
31 Oct 1971
Jade Arcade American comics artist and writer
31 Oct 1971
Jorge Soto Peruvian footballer
31 Oct 1972
Brad Radke Eau Claire WI pitcher (Minnesota Twins)
31 Oct 1972
John Steel 100m200m swimmer (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1972
Maria Mutola Maputo Mozambique 800m runner (Olympic bronze 1996)
31 Oct 1977
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lankan cricketer
31 Oct 1978
Vanessa-Mae Singapore musician
31 Oct 1978
Sergei Samsonov Russian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1979
Melanie Vallejo Australian TV actress
31 Oct 1980
Tanel Padar Estonian singer
31 Oct 1980
Cassia Riley American model
31 Oct 1981
Han Hye-jin South Korean actress
31 Oct 1981
Kristi Richards Canadian freestyle skier
31 Oct 1982
Patrick Fugit American actor
31 Oct 1982
Dennis Moran American computer hacker
31 Oct 1982
Takashi Tsukamoto Japanese actor
31 Oct 1982
Keri Hilson American singer songwriter
31 Oct 1983
Brent Clevlen American baseball player
31 Oct 1984
Kelly Osbourne English television personality
31 Oct 1984
Brady Quinn American football player
31 Oct 1984
Irfan Pathan Indian cricketer
31 Oct 1986
Matty Pattison English footballer
31 Oct 1427
Sigismund Archduke of Austria born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1496)
31 Oct 1473
Duke Friedrich of Saxony 36th Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights (1498-1510) born in Torgau Germany (d. 1510)
31 Oct 1483
Hans Buchner German composer born in Ravensburg (d. 1538)
31 Oct 1491
Zhengde 10th Emperor of the Ming Dynasty born in Beijing (d. 1521)
31 Oct 1609
William Sprague English co-founder of Charlestown Massachusetts (d. 1675)
31 Oct 1645
Aert de Gelder Dutch painter (King David) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1727)
31 Oct 1673
Dimitrie Cantemir Romanian historian and Monarch of Moldova (1710-11) born in Dimitrie Cantemir Vaslui Romania (d. 1723)
31 Oct 1684
Kurt Christoph Graf von Schwerin Prussian field marshal born in Lwitz Pomerania (d. 1757)
31 Oct 1685
Domenico Scarlatti Italian composer and harpsichordist (La Silvia) born in Naples Italy (d. 1757)
31 Oct 1694
Johan Helmich Roman Swedish composer conductor and violinist born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1758)
31 Oct 1719
Joaqun Martnez de Oxinagas composer born in Bilbao Basque Country (d. 1789)
31 Oct 1740
Ernest Louis Muller composer
31 Oct 1757
Karl Leonhard Reinhold Austrian philosopher (elementary philosophy) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1823)
31 Oct 1758
Louis-Charles-Joseph Rey French classical cellist and composer born in Lauzerte France (d. 1811)
31 Oct 1789
Joseph Mayseder Austrian violinist and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1791
Charles Sprague American banker and poet (Curiosity) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1875)
31 Oct 1794
Konstantin Thon Russian architect (Grand Kremlin Palace) born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1881)
31 Oct 1795
Nikolaos Mantzaros Italian-Greek composer born in Corfu Island Greece (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1800
Helmuth von Moltke the Elder Prussian general and fieldmarshal born in Parchim Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1891)
31 Oct 1802
Miguel I King of Portugal (1828-34) born in Palace of Queluz Sintra Portugal (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1804
Lorenzo Thomas American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New Castle Delaware (d. 1875)
31 Oct 1813
Henry Smart English organist and composer born in London (d. 1879)
31 Oct 1818
Stefano Golinelli Italian pianist and composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1891)
31 Oct 1950
Chuck Foreman NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings) born in Frederick Maryland
31 Oct 1889
Smoky Joe Wood American baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1950
T. E. Srinivasan Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman 1981) born in Chennai India
31 Oct 1891
Father Coughlin Canadian-American Roman Catholic priest and pro-Fascist radio broadcaster born in Hamilton Canada (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1951
[William] Bootsy Collins guitarist and singer (Parliament-Funkadelic) born in Cincinnati Ohio
31 Oct 1895
Levi Eshkol [Sjkolnik] Israeli PM (MWP) (1963-69) born in Oratov Kiev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1951
Maggie Roche Irish-American singer-songwriter (Roches) born in Park Ridge New Jersey (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1898
Sidney James van den Bergh Dutch businessman and politician born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1952
Andy Richards British-Australian pianist and composer (Relax Careless Whisper) born in London England
31 Oct 1902
Henry Steele Commager American historian (Atlas of Civil War) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1952
Andrew Motion English poet (British Poet Laureate 1999-2009) born in London
31 Oct 1902
Eddie Lang American jazz guitarist born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1952
Abbas al-Musawi influential Lebanese Shia cleric and founder and leader of Hezbollah born in Al-Nabi Shayth Lebanon (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1903
Katharine Byron U.S. Congresswoman born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1953
Jennifer Roberson American sci-fi author (Shapechangers Sword-Maker)
31 Oct 1903
Harry Shoulberg American expressionist painter born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1953
Julian Keith Strickland drummer (B-52s-Rock Lobster) born in Athens Georgia
31 Oct 1908
Edmond Pidoux Swiss writer (Lhistoire de Jonas) born in Belgium (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1953
Lauren Tewes American actress (Julie McCoy-Love Boat) born in Braddock Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1909
Philleo Nash US Bureau of Indian Affairs (1961-67) born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (1961-67)
31 Oct 1953
Rosa Monckton English businesswoman adn notable charity fundraiser born in Westminster London
31 Oct 1909
Whitner Whit Bissell American actor (Time Machine Soylent Green The Magnificent Seven) born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1954
D. W. Moffett American actor (Fine Things Lisa Chicago Sons) born in Highland Park Illinois
31 Oct 1954
Vassilis Hatzipanagis Greek footballer born in Tashkent Uzbekistan
31 Oct 1954
Carlos Agostinho do Rosrio Mozambican politician Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-) born in Maxixe Mozambique
31 Oct 1955
Stephen K Robinson PhDastronaut (STS 85 sk95) born in Sacramento California
31 Oct 1956
Stephen Gumley Australian businessman
31 Oct 1956
Rita Wilson American actress and singer born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1956
Regina Benjamin 18th US Surgeon General (2009-13) born in Mobile Alabama
31 Oct 1957
Bob Golic American football player born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1959
Evo Morales Bolivian politician and 80th President of Bolivia (2006-present) born in Isallawi Bolivia
31 Oct 1959
Franois Chau Cambodian actor born in Phnom Penh Cambodia
31 Oct 1959
Brian Bovell British actor born in London
31 Oct 1961
Dylan McDermott American actor (The Practice American Horror Story) born in Waterbury Connecticut
31 Oct 1961
Uhuru Kenyatta Kenyan Prime Minister (2013-) and son of Jomo Kenyatta born in Nairobi Kenya
31 Oct 1962
Cary Elwes English actor (Glory Princess Bride) born in London England
31 Oct 1962
Roger Kingdom American 110m hurdler (Olympic gold 1984 88) born in Vienna Georgia
31 Oct 1963
Natalie Merchant American singer and songwriter (10000 Maniacs) born in Jamestown New York
31 Oct 1963
Tony Casillas American NFL defensive tackle (NY Jets Dallas Cowboys) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
31 Oct 1963
Ted Demme American film and television director born in NYC New York (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1963
Tom Cavanagh Canadian actorproducer (Ed Scrubs) born in Ottawa Ontario
31 Oct 1964
Lawson Duncan tennis star born in Asheville North Carolina
31 Oct 1964
Vencie Glenn American NFL safety (NY Giants) born in Grambling Louisiana
31 Oct 1965
Gil Heredia pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Nogales Arizona
31 Oct 1965
Ken Rutherford New Zealand cricketer (NZ Test batsman & latterly capt) born in Dunedin New Zealand
31 Oct 1965
Kim Cooper Australian softball 3rd basemanshortstop (Olym-bronze-96)
31 Oct 1965
Mark McLoughlin CFL kicker (Calgary Stampeders)
31 Oct 1965
Wayne Martin NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1965
Aaron Kwok Fu-Shing Hong Kong singer born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1965
Kelly Rowan Canadian actress and producer born in Ottawa Canada
31 Oct 1966
Alex Pastoor Dutch soccer player (FC Volendam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
31 Oct 1966
Olga Bicherova gymnastics (won title at 15 yrs 33 days)
31 Oct 1966
Jeanne Zelasko American sportcaster
31 Oct 1966
Steve Valentine Scottish actor (Crossing Jordan) born in Bishopbriggs Scotland
31 Oct 1966
Masaharu Iwata Japanese composer
31 Oct 1967
Bobby Houston NFL linebacker (NY Jets)
31 Oct 1967
Shelly Stokes softball catcher (Olympic gold 1996) born in Sacramento California
31 Oct 1967
Keith Urban New Zealand singer
31 Oct 1823
Karl Weinhold German sociologist (founder of Journal of the Association of Folklore) born in Dzieroniw Poland (d. 1901)
31 Oct 1968
Chris Oldham NFL cornerback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31 Oct 1824
Arthur Middleton Manigault Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1968
Nico John Hoogma soccer player (FC Twente)
31 Oct 1830
Polibo Fumagalli Italian composer born in Inzago Italy (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1969
Mark Sweeney Framington Mass outfielder (St Louis Cardinals)
31 Oct 1830
Stephen Elliott Jr. Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Beaufort South Carolina (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1969
Mike Pritchard Shaw Air Force Base South Carolina NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos Seattle Seahawks)
31 Oct 1837
James Lawlor Kieran Irish-American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Mountbellew County Galway (d. 1869)
31 Oct 1970
Bert Emanuel NFL wide receiver (Atlanta Falcons) born in Kansas City Missouri
31 Oct 1843
Vasily Vereshchagin Russian painter (War & Peace) born in Cherepovets Russia (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1970
Jessie Armstead NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1845
Hendrik Waelput Flemish composer and conductor (Forest Stella) born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1970
Randall Evans 100m200m runner born in Franklin Virginia
31 Oct 1854
August Kiehl Dutch actor (Op hoop van zegen De kribbebijter) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1970
Tom Vano field hockey goalkeeper (Olympics 1996) born in Plainfield New Jersey
31 Oct 1854
C. W. Post American manufacturer of breakfast cereals born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1970
Dian Bachar American actor born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1859
Arthur Friedheim Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1932)
31 Oct 1970
Raveena Tandon Indian actress born in Mumbai India
31 Oct 1861
Richard Sears American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1881-87) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1971
Cinnamon Woods Anderson Ind diver (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1864
Joseph Moorat British composer (Prunella) (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1971
Ronnie Irani cricketer (Essex all-rounder England 1996)
31 Oct 1865
Benjamin Guggenheim American businessman who dies aboard the Titanic born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1971
Anthony Rapp American singer and actor born in Joliet Illinois
31 Oct 1869
Washington Lus President of Brazil (1926-30) born in Maca Rio de Janeiro (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1972
Hamdi Ulukaya Kurdish founder and CEO of Chobani born in Erzincan Turkey
31 Oct 1871
Hermann Lhr British composer born in Plymouth England (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1973
Brian Smith speed skater (Olympics 1994) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa
31 Oct 1871
Guillermo Kahlo German-Mexican photographer and father of Frida Kahlo born in Pforzheim Grand Duchy of Baden German Empire (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1973
Robert Petrovicky Kosice CZE NHL forward (Team Slovakia Dallas)
31 Oct 1873
Thorvald Stauning Prime Minister of Denmark (1924-26 1929-42) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1973
Taka Michinoku Japanese professional wrestle
31 Oct 1875
H. B. Warner British actor (Sunset Boulevard The King of Kings) born in London England (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1974
LISA Japanese musician
31 Oct 1880
Andrei Bely [Boris Nikolaevich Bugaev] Russian writer (Petersburg) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1975
Katja Riipi ice hockey left wing (Finland Olympics 1998)
31 Oct 1881
Margaret Wycherly British actress (Keeper of the Flame) born in London England (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1975
Tammy Cleland Sanford FL synchronized swimmer (Olympic gold 1996)
31 Oct 1883
Napoleon Hill American writer and philosopher (Think and Grow Rich) born in Pound Virginia (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1976
Miikka Kiprusoff Finnish hockey player
31 Oct 1883
Paul Pilgrim American athlete (Olympic gold 1904 06) born in NYC New York (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1977
Jon Heder American actor (Napoleon Dynamite) born in Fort Collins Colorado
31 Oct 1886
Gustav Hermann Unger German composer born in Kamenz Germany (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1978
CM Punk American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1886
Mark Aldanov Russian-French writer and critic (Novy Zhurnal) born in Kiev (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1978
Eva Kaili Greek TV presenter and politician
31 Oct 1888
Runar Schildt Finnish writer (Segrande Eros) born in Helsinki (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1978
Jimmy Aggrey English footballer
31 Oct 1888
Nestor Makhno Ukrainian anarchist Insurrectionary leader born in Hulai-Pole Russian Empire (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1978
Mark Barry English musician (BBMak)
31 Oct 1893
Milo Crnjanski Serbian poet (Seobe) born in Csongrd Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1979
Movsar Barayev Chechen militant (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1894
John S Knight American journalist and publisher (Knight Newspapers) born in Bluefield West Virginia (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1980
Cristian Chivu Romanian footballer
31 Oct 1898
Beryl Rubinstein American pianist and composer born in Athens Georgia (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1981
Guy Sebastian Australian singer
31 Oct 1900
Ibrahim Abboud 1st President and 4th Prime Minister of Sudan (1958-64) born in Suakin Sudan (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1981
Sam Brown American comedian
31 Oct 1900
Karin Boye writer (Kallocain) born in Gothenburg Sweden (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1982
Adam Carroll British racing driver
31 Oct 1902
Hugh Chilvers Australian cricketer (great leggie of 30s for NSW but not Aust) born in Sawbridgeworth Hertfordshire England (d. 994)
31 Oct 1983
Dmitri Sychev Russian football player
31 Oct 1902
Jack Sharkey [Joseph Paul Zukauskas] American boxer and world heavyweight boxing champion born in Binghamton New York (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1983
Francisco Liriano Major League Baseball pitcher
31 Oct 1905
George Flahiff Canadian Cardinal born in Paris Ontario Canada (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1983
Luke Watson South African rugby player
31 Oct 1907
Giovanni Salviucci Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1984
Sasha Cohen American figure skater
31 Oct 1910
John Krol American former archbishop of Philadelphia (1961-88) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1984
Jefferson Farfn Peruvian footballer
31 Oct 1911
Sid Gillman NFL hall of fame coach and player (LA San Diego Houston) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1984
Adriano Correia Claro Brazilian footballer
31 Oct 1911
Sorley MacLean Scottish poet (Poems to Eimhir and Other Poems) born in Osgaig Raasay Scotland (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1984
Amanda Overmyer American Singer American Idol (season 7)
31 Oct 1912
Don Siegel American film director (Escape from Alcatraz Shootist) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1102
William Clito Count of Flanders (1127-28) born in Rouen France (d. 1128)
31 Oct 1913
Stuart J. Byrne American sci-fi author (Star Man God Man) born in Saint Paul Minnesota (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1330
Louis II Count of Flanders born in Male Castle Flanders France (d. 1384)
31 Oct 1915
Golfredo Corradetti Canadian conductor and composer born in Calgary Alberta (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1360
Louis founder of house of Anjou
31 Oct 1915
Joe Fry British racing driver born in Winterbourne Gloucestershire England (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1510
Rene of France French princess and Duchess of Ferrara born in Chteau de Blois Touraine France (d. 1574)
31 Oct 1917
Mario Biaggi American politician (Rep-D&R-NY 1969-88) born in New York (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1528
Seerp Galama Dutch nobleman soldier and politician born in Koudum Netherlands (d. 1581)
31 Oct 1920
T. C. Jones American female impersonator born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1576
Thomas Weelkes English organist and composer of madrigals baptised in Elstead (d. 1623)
31 Oct 1921
George Houston land economist
31 Oct 1612
James Graham Marquis of Montrose the Great Montrose Scottish general and poet born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1650)
31 Oct 1921
George Forrest Northern Irish MP (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1683
Charles FitzRoy 2nd Duke of Grafton British politician born in London (d. 1757)
31 Oct 1924
Tom Lewis American politician (Rep-R-Florida 1983-93) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1692
Elisabeth Farnese Princess of Parma and Queen of Spain (1714-24) born in Palazzo della Pilotta Parma (d. 1766)
31 Oct 1925
Jan Wolkers Dutch sculptor and novelist (Brief American) born in Oegstgeest Netherlands (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1709
Georg Gebel German composer born in Brzeg Silesia (d. 1753)
31 Oct 1926
Yuri Aleksandrovich Letunov Russian cosmonaut
31 Oct 1709
John Wagenaar Amsterdam merchanthistorian baptised
31 Oct 1928
Francisco Solano Lpez Argentine comics artist born in Buenos Aires (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1716
Petronio Maria Pio Sgabazzi composer
31 Oct 1929
Georgette Amowitz French choreographer and educator born in Paris
31 Oct 1721
Pierre Talon French composer and cellist born in Reims (d. 1785)
31 Oct 1929
Hans Peter Haller German composer born in Radolfzell Germany (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1735
James Beattie Scottish poet and philosopher (Essay on Truth) born in Laurencekirk Kincardineshire Scotland (d. 1803)
31 Oct 1929
Neal Matthews Jr. American singer (The Jordanaires) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1759
Maria Feodorovna of Russia second wife of Tsar Paul I of Russia born in Stettin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1828)
31 Oct 1930
John Arden English novelist and playwright (Left Handed Liberty) born in Barnsley England (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1772
Corneille Vander Planken Belgian violinist and composer (d. 1849)
31 Oct 1932
Anthony Beilenson American politician (Rep-D-California 1977-97) born in New York
31 Oct 1782
Levi Lincoln Jr. American lawyer and 13th Governor of Massachusetts (1825-34) born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1932
Chinadorai Deshmutu India field hockey player (1952)
31 Oct 1800
Thomas Babington Macaulay English poet and historian (Ivry Naaseby) born in Leicestershire England (d. 1859)
31 Oct 1934
Ulrich Plenzdorf German writer (Die neuen Leiden des jungen W.) born in Berlin (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1802
Joseph Montferrand French-Canadian logger and strong man born in St. Lawrence Montreal (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1934
Hans-Joachim Rdelius German composer and musician (Cluster Harmonia) born in Berlin
31 Oct 1803
Maria van Ackere-Doolaeghe Flemish poet (Daisies Avondlamp) born in Diksmuide Belgium (d. 1884)
31 Oct 1936
Bruce Belland singer (Tim Conway Hour) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1806
Max Stirner [Johann Kaspar Schmidt] German philosopher (Der Einzige) born in Bayreuth Bavaria (d. 1856)
31 Oct 1936
Shelley Morrison American actress (General Hospital Will & Grace) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1814
Prince Louis French Duke of Nemours born in Palais Royal Paris (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1937
Dave Gavitt American basketball coach formed Basketballs Big East Conference (1979) born in Westerly Rhode Island (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1815
Ernesto Camillo Sivori Italian violinist and composer born in Genoa Italy (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1938
Bernadette Lafont French actress (Perils of Gwendoline) born in Nimes France (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1815
Philipp Fahrbach the Elder Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1938
Charles W Stenholm American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1979-2005) born in Stamford Texas
31 Oct 1818
Pavel Melnikov Russian historian and author (In the Forests) born in Nizhny Novgorod Russian Empire [NSNov 6]
31 Oct 1939
Vladimir Mikhailovich Beloborodov cosmonaut
31 Oct 1819
Zachariah C. Deas Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Camden South Carolina (d. 1882)
31 Oct 1940
Mario Orosco 1st victim of NYCs Zodiac killer (survives)
31 Oct 1825
Johann Baptist Strauss Jr. Austrian composer (Waltz King) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1941
Harald Nielsen Danish soccer player (Olympic silver 1960) born in Frederikshavn Denmark (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1843
Gleb Uspensky Russian author (Power of the Soil) born in Tula Russian Empire (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1942
John P Jannie Roux South African sect to pres (BothaDe Klerk)
31 Oct 1859
Hlne Swarth Dutch author (Lonely Flowers) born in Amsterdam (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1942
Bob Hoskins English actor (Who Framed Roger Rabbit) born in Bury St Edmunds West Suffolk England (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1864
Alexander Gretchaninov Russian composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1944
Mike Piano American rocker (Sandpipers) born in Rochester New York
31 Oct 1864
John Francis Dodge American automobile pioneer (Co-Founder of Dodge Brothers Company) born in Niles Michigan (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1944
Ries Smits Dutch economist and politician (CDA) born in Tricht Netherlands
31 Oct 1866
Georg Alfred Schumann German composer born in Knigstein Saxony Germany (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1945
Pat Conroy American writer (The Great Santini Prince of Tides) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1869
August Otto Halm composer
31 Oct 1945
Jaclyn Smith American actress (Charlies Angels The Bourne Identity) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1877
Henry Norris Russell American astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) born in Oyster Bay New York (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1945
Demetris Th. Gotsis Greek poet and author born in Thessaloniki Greece
31 Oct 1878
Nico van Suchtelen Dutch writer and publisher born in Amsterdam (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1946
Keith Hopwood English rock guitarist (Hermans Hermits) born in Davyhulme Manchester England
31 Oct 1879
Jean Rogister Belgian virtuoso violist and composer born in Lige Belgium (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1946
Maureen Anderman American actress (Once Upon a Family Rupture Fatale) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1879
Mayhew Lester Lake American composer born in Southville Massachusetts (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1946
Pat Sajak TV host (Wheel of Fortune Pat Sajak Show) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1884
Eduardo Barrios Chilean novelist (The Love-Crazed Boy) born in Valparaso Chile (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1946
Holly Woodlawn transgender Puerto Rican actress (Warhol films) born in Juana Daz (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1887
Willem Andriessen Dutch composer and pianist (Beethoven) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1947
Trevor Joyce Irish poet (The Poems of Sweeny Peregrine) born in Dublin
31 Oct 1887
Emma Grandma Gatewood American ultra-light hiking pioneer and 1st woman to hike the Appalachian Trail alone born in Mercerville Ohio (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1947
Ian Ashley British racing driver born in Wuppertal Germany
31 Oct 1888
Franois Pauwels Dutch writer and attorney born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1948
Marshall Colt actor (Eric-Lottery) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1888
Nils Dardel Swedish post-impressionist painter born in Bettna Sdermanland Sweden (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1949
Kevin Sullivan American wrestler (WCWECWSMWNWAGeorgiaCWFI) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1889
Abel Gance French movie director (Jaccuse) born in Paris (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1971
Lee Gissendaner NFLWLAF receiver (Minnesota Vikings Scottish Claymores)
31 Oct 1971
Stephanie Martin-Cobb LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1971
Simon Charlton English footballer
31 Oct 1971
Athena Chu Hong Kong actress and singer
31 Oct 1972
Leland Taylor defensive tackle (Baltimore Ravens)
31 Oct 1972
Jonathan Torrens Canadian actor
31 Oct 1973
Joe Angel Acosta Jr PGA golfer (1995 Greater Milwaukee-3rd) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1973
Steve White defensive end (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
31 Oct 1974
Chris Murray Port Hardy NHL right wing (Montreal Canadiens)
31 Oct 1974
Frank Middleton NFL football player (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Beaumont Texas
31 Oct 1974
Lee Byung-Kyu Korean baseball player
31 Oct 1910
William Higinbotham American physicist (member of team who developed first nuclear bomb) born in Bridgeport Connecticut (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1975
Eirik Glambek Be Norwegian musician
31 Oct 1912
Jack Kent Cooke Canadian entrepreneur NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) born in Hamilton Canada (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1975
Ryan Clement former XFL quarterback
31 Oct 1912
Minnie Pearl [Sarah Ophelia Colley] American country comedienne (Grand Old Opry Hee-Haw) born in Centerville Tennessee (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1378
David Stewart Duke of Rothesay heir to the throne of Scotland (d. 1402)
31 Oct 1913
Klaus Barbie Gestapo chief (Butcher of Lyon) born in Godesberg German Empire (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1607
John Lievens Dutch painter etcher and wood carver born in Leiden Dutch Republic (d. 1674)
31 Oct 1914
John Berryman American poet (The Dream Songs) born in McAlester Oklahoma (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1632
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek Dutch microscopist who was the first to observe bacteria and protozoa and naturalist (Philosophical Transactions) born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1723)
31 Oct 1915
Ivan M. Niven Canadian-American mathematician born in Vancouver (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1675
Richard Temple 1st Viscount Cobham English soldier and politician born in Parchim Mecklenburg-Schwerin Germany (d. 1749)
31 Oct 1917
Lee MacPhail American Baseball Hall of Fame executive (AL President) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1710
Alban Butler English Catholic priest and writer born in Northampton England (d. 1773)
31 Oct 1921
Brian Malzard Foss British psychologist born in Whittlesey Cambridgeshire (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1763
Dorothea von Schlegel German novelist (Florentin) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1839)
31 Oct 1923
Bobby Thomson Scottish-American baseball player born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1788
Sarah Josepha Hale American author (Mary Had a Little Lamb) born in Newport New Hampshire (d. 1879)
31 Oct 1923
Jean Duceppe Quebec actor (Mon oncle Antoine) born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1789
Jean Chrtien Baud Dutch gov-gen of Dutch-Indies (1834-36) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1859)
31 Oct 1924
Billy Barty [William John Bertanzetti] American actor (Under the Rainbow Foul Play) born in Millsboro Pennsylvania (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1789
Ramon Carnicer y Batlle Spanish composer born in T rrega Catalonia (d. 1855)
31 Oct 1924
Earl Palmer American rock and roll drummer (Wrecking Crew) born in New Orleans (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1794
Friedrich Balduin von Gagern German-Dutch army commandant born in Weilburg Germany (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1925
Yakov Rylsky USSR sabre team (Olympic bronze 1956) born in Aleksandrovka Verkhubinsky District Kazakhstan (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1796
August von Platen German poet born in Ansbach Germany (d. 1835)
31 Oct 1926
William Biff McGuire American actor (Serpico Heart is Lonely Hunter) born in New Haven Connecticut
31 Oct 1804
Wilhelm Eduard Weber German physicist born in Wittenberg Germany (d. 1891)
31 Oct 1926
Galina Vishnevskaya Leningrad USSR soprano opera singer (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1808
Bernhard von Cotta German geologist born in Meiningen Germany (d. 1879)
31 Oct 1926
Ismail Gulgee Pakistani painter born in Peshawar Pakistan (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1811
Ferdinand Hiller German pianist composer and conductor born in Frankfurt am Main Germany (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1927
Barbara Cook American stage singer and actress (Music Man) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1815
John Edwards American politician (US Representative Arkansas) Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1927
Franklin Bud Held American javelin world champ (1949 51 53-55) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1817
Hippolyte Mge-Mouris French chemist and inventor of margarine born in Draguignan France (d. 1880)
31 Oct 1927
Headley Keith South African cricketer (solid left-handed for South Africa in the 1950s) born in Dundee Natal
31 Oct 1830
Belva Ann Lockwood American attorney (1st lady to argue in Supreme Court) born in Royalton New York (d. 1917)
31 Oct 1927
Jorge Batlle Ibez Uruguayan politician President of Uruguay (2000-2005) born in Montevideo (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1842
Josef Nevera Czech composer born in Praskolesy Czech Republic (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1928
Anthony Tony Franciosa [Papaleo] American actor (Career Ben-Hur Jeff-Name of the Game) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1844
Karl Lueger Austrian politician cofounder and leader of the Austrian Christian Social Party born in Vienna Austria (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1928
Jeanne Cooper American actress (Kay-The Young & Restless) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1854
Hendrik Willem Bakhuis Roozeboom Dutch chemist (Heterogenen Gleichgewichte) born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1907)
31 Oct 1928
Marion Ross American actress (Marion-Happy Days Bkln Bridge) born in Watertown Minnesota
31 Oct 1855
James S. Sherman 27th Vice President of the United States (1909-1912) born in Utica New York (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1929
Peter Loader English cricketer (England quick in 13 Tests 1954-59 later WA) born in Wallington London
31 Oct 1857
Ned Williamson American baseball player (Chicago White Stockings) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1929
Peter Rohmkorf German writer born in Dortmund Germany (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1863
Manuel Manrique de Lara Spanish composer (The Oresteia) born in Cartagena Murcia (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1929
Roger John Tayler British astrophysicist (author of The Origin of the Chemical Elements) born in Birmingham England (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1867
Franco Leoni Italian composer born in Milan (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1931
Annie Girardot French actress (Three Rooms in Manhattan Gypsy Jacko & Lise) born in Paris France (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1868
Alexandra David-Nel Belgian-French explorer and writer born in Saint-Mand France (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1931
Jimmy McIlroy Irish footballer and football manager born in Lambeg Ireland
31 Oct 1872
Peter OConnor Irish athlete (1st recognised world long jump record) born in Millom England (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1932
Harry Gregg Irish footballer and football manager born in Magherafelt Ireland
31 Oct 1873
Edmund Taylor Whittaker Southport Lancashire U.K. British mathematician (applied mathematics and the theory of special functions)
31 Oct 1933
Larry J. Hopkins American politician (Rep-R-KY 1979-93) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1875
Konstantin Yuon Russian painter born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1933
Ron Archer Australian cricketer (Aussie all-rounder mid-50s) born in Highgate Hill Queensland
31 Oct 1877
Pavel Chesnokov Russian-Soviet composer born in Voskresensk Moscow Oblast Russia (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1933
Roy Swetman English cricketer (England wicket-keeper late 50s) born in Westminster London
31 Oct 1877
Rika Hopper Dutch actress (Cesare The Tars Anastasia) born in Assen Drenthe Netherlands (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1933
Eugene Porky Lee American child actor (Little Rascals) born in Fort Worth Texas (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1881
Paul Basilius Barth Swiss painter and lithographer born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1935
Russell Luis Schweickart astronaut (Apollo 9) born in Neptune Township New Jersey
31 Oct 1882
Sybil Thorndike British actress (Stage Fright Gone to Earth) born in Gainsborough Lincolnshire (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1935
Zdenek Pololanik composer
31 Oct 1882
Emmerich Klmn Hungarian composer of operettas born in Sifok Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1936
Alan Smith cricket wicket-keeper (England1962-63 Aust-NZ tour)
31 Oct 1885
Ernest Claes Belgian author (Saints from Zichem) born in Zichem Belgium (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1936
Sir Martin Gilbert British historian (Winston Churchill biography) born in London England
31 Oct 1886
Delmira Agustini Uruguayan poet (El Libro Blanco) born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1938
Robert Webster diver (Olympic gold 1960 64) born in Berkeley California
31 Oct 1887
Victoria von Battenberg Queen of Spain as the wife of King Alfonso XIII born in Balmoral Castle Scotland (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1939
Robin Spry Canadian filmmaker and producer (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1887
Octave Lapize French cyclist (Tour de France 1910 champion) born in Paris France (d. 1917)
31 Oct 1939
Zelmo Beaty Hillister TX basketball player (St Louis Hawks Utah Stars) (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1890
Main Rousseau Bocher American uniform designer (Red Cross Girl Scouts Waves) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1940
Bobby Knight college basketball coach (Indiana Olympic gold 1984)
31 Oct 1890
Kathleen Lockhart Manning American composer born in Hollywood California (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1941
Anne Tyler American writer (Accidental Tourist)
31 Oct 1891
Geertruida Magdelena Wilhelmina Bakker Dutch actress (The Two Orphans) born in Amsterdam (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1941
Bobby Keetch soccer playerentrepreneur
31 Oct 1891
Rafael Trujillo [Rafael Lenidas Trujillo Molina] Dominican politician soldier and dictator of the Dominican Republic (1930-61) born in San Cristbal Dominican Republic (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1941
Helen Reddy Australian rock vocalist (I Am Woman) born in Melbourne Victoria
31 Oct 1892
Kurt Huber German philosopher and resistance fighter born in Chur Switzerland (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1943
Roy Lynes England rock organist (Status Quo)
31 Oct 1894
Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay Bengali author born in Darbhanga district Bihar British India (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1943
Selly Fernandes Curacao poetess (Winking with Selly)
31 Oct 1895
Jack Warner [Waters] British actor (Dixon of Dock Green Christmas Carol) born in London England (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1944
Jon Anderson English rock singer (Yes - Roundabout Close To The Edge) born in Accrington Lancashire
31 Oct 1897
Lazar Weiner Russian-born American composer born in Cherkasy Russian Empire (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1944
Kathy Taffy Danoff vocalist (Starland Vocal Band) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1899
Ferhat Abbas Algerian politician and President of the National Constituent Assembly of Algeria (1962-63) born in Taher Algeria (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1944
James Carville American political stategist and commentator
31 Oct 1900
Elizabeth Hill Russian-English teacher of Salvonic languages born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1945
David Norman Schramm physicist
31 Oct 1900
Karl Ott Runlfsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1946
Peter Lieberson composer
31 Oct 1901
Gilda Gray [Marianna Michalska] Polish-born American actress and dancer born in Krakau Galicia Austria-Hungary (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1947
Glenn Tipton English rock guitarist (Judas Priest-Breakin the Law)
31 Oct 1905
Elizabeth Poston English composer born in Stevenage Hertfordshire (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1948
Dan Gable Waterloo Iowa 68kg freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1972)
31 Oct 1906
Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Austrian painter born in Vienna (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1948
Dan Issel NBA coachplayer (27482 points Denver Nuggets)
31 Oct 1906
Alexander Gelfond Russian mathematician born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1948
Daniel Mark Epstein American poet and biographer
31 Oct 1908
John Alwyne Kitching British zoologist (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1949
Brian Kerwin American actor (Chisholms King Kong Lives Lobo) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1908
John Tuzo Wilson Canadian geologist (contributions to plate tectonics) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1949
Walter Hyatt Musician
31 Oct 1909
Bill Carr American athlete (2 Olympic gold 1932) born in Pine Bluff Arkansas (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1949
Rjean Houle Canadian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1911
Clarence M. Kelley American 2nd Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (1973-77) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1950
John Matuszak American NFL defensive end (Oak Raider) and actor (The Goonies) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1911
Sonny Terry blind Piedmont blues musician born in Greensboro Georgia (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1951
Ransom Wilson Tuscaloosa Alabama flutist (Soliste NY)
31 Oct 1911
Paul Grgoire French Canadian Archbishop of Montreal born in Viauville Montreal Quebec (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1951
Richard Lloyd American guitarist (Television)
31 Oct 1911
Nathaniel Wyeth American chemist and inventor (created PET plastic beverage bottle) born in Chadds Ford Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1952
Ioannis Kyrastas Greek footballer and manager (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1913
Molly Hide English cricketer who captained England for 17 years born in Shanghai China (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1953
Mark Will McNulty Bindwa Zimbabwe PGA golfer (1982 Danny Thomas-4th)
31 Oct 1913
Tito Gobbi Italian baritone born in Bassano del Grappa (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1953
Muffin Spencer-Devlin Piqua OH LPGA golfer (1985 MasterCard Pro-Am)
31 Oct 1915
Bob Kane American comic artist and Batman co-creator born in NYC New York (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1955
Danny Darwin Bonham Texas pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
31 Oct 1915
Roger Milliken American millionaire (CEO of Milliken & Company) born in NYC New York (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1955
Robin Eubanks American jazz trombonist
31 Oct 1915
Marghanita Laski English journalist and author (Victorian chaise-lounge) born in Manchester England (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1955
Glynis Barber English actress
31 Oct 1917
Marshall Goldberg NFL halfback (Chicago Cardinals)
31 Oct 1956
Matthias Jabs rock guitarist (Scorpions-Wind of Change)
31 Oct 1919
Frank Piasecki American aeronautical engineer (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1956
Danny Gans American entertainer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1920
Marcel-Paul Schtzenberger French mathematician (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1957
Robbie Macintosh rock guitaristvocalist (Pretenders)
31 Oct 1920
Julius Youngner American scientist helped develop Salk polio vaccine born in Manhattan New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1958
Dipak Patel cricketer (in Kenya New Zealand off-spin all-rounder)
31 Oct 1923
Denise Levertov American poetessayist (Joy Beneath the Skin)
31 Oct 1958
Kornelia Ender Halle GDR swimmer (Olympic-4 gold-1972 76)
31 Oct 1924
Jose Casanovas Spanish composer born in Barcelona (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1958
Mark Miller actor (Search for Grace Love Field) born in Dayton Ohio
31 Oct 1924
Piet Roozenburg World champ checker player (1948 . . 55)
31 Oct 1960
Kelli McMullen-Temple Canadian equestrian (Olympics 1996) born in Columbus Ohio
31 Oct 1925
Jayaaram N Reddy South African politicianbanker
31 Oct 1960
Scott Anthony Haneline murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1925
Ken Slasher Mackay cricketer (exciting Aussie all-rounder)
31 Oct 1960
Tom Eplin Hayward California actor (Jake McKinnon-Another World)
31 Oct 1925
Luciano Berio Oneglia Italy composer (Chemins)
31 Oct 1960
June Brigman American comic book artist born in Atlantta Georgia
31 Oct 1926
Y A Tittle AAFCNFL quarterback (Baltimore San Francisco NY Giants MVP 1963)
31 Oct 1960
Hong Sang-soo South Korean filmmaker (Right Now Wrong Then) born in Seoul
31 Oct 1927
Renato de Grandis composer
31 Oct 1961
[Chadwick Gaylord] Chad Smith American drummer (Red Hot Chili Peppers) born in Saint Paul Minnesota
31 Oct 1927
Gilbert Bcaud [Franois Gilbert Lopold Silly] French singer pianist composer and actor (Nathalie) known as Monsieur 100000 Volts for his energetic performances born in Toulon (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1962
Nick Hancock British television presenter
31 Oct 1928
Gabriel Laub Polish writer
31 Oct 1962
Darlene Vogel American actress ( Pacific Blue) born in Modesto California
31 Oct 1928
Ken Hough cricketer (NZ pace bowler in two Tests v England 1959)
31 Oct 1963
Tracy Nelson California American actress (Glitter Square Pegs Father Dowling)
31 Oct 1929
George H Crumb Charleston WV composer (Pulitzer 1968-Echoes of Time)
31 Oct 1964
Barb Broen-Ouellette volleyballer (Olympics 1996) born in Edmonton Alberta
31 Oct 1929
James Brosnan baseball playerwriter (Long Season)
31 Oct 1964
Johan de Kock Dutch soccer player (Roda JC)
31 Oct 1929
Yordan Radichkov Bulgarian writer (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1964
Melinda McGraw Nicosa Cyprus actress (Macenzie-Pursuit Of Happiness)
31 Oct 1929
Hubert Aquin French-Canadian novelist and activist (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1964
Michael Boatman actor (Carter-Spin City) born in Colorado Springs Colorado
31 Oct 1930
The Big Bopper [Jiles Perry Richardson] American musician born in Sabine Pass Texas (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1964
Nicholas Bernard Thorp English musician (Curiosity Killed the Cat) born in Sunbury-on-Thames Surrey
31 Oct 1930
Johan Galtung Norwegian polemologist (Meaning of Nonviolence)
31 Oct 1964
Pat Swilling NFL defensive endlinebacker (Oakland Raiders)
31 Oct 1930
Raj Bagri IndiesBritish merchant in metal
31 Oct 1964
Nicole [Hohloch] German singer won 1982 Eurovision Song Contest born in Saarbrcken
31 Oct 1930
Sultan Ahmad Shah King of Malaysia
31 Oct 1964
Kevin Michael Richardson American actor
31 Oct 1931
Sofia Gubaidulina Russian composer (Stimmen Verstummen)
31 Oct 1965
Derrick Rostagno tennis star born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1932
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate (1991) born in Paris France (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1965
Leigh Ann Mills Melbourne FL LPGA golfer (1985 Mazda Champions)
31 Oct 1932
Johnny Lattner American football player born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1965
Steve Decker catcher (SF Giants) born in Rock Island Illinois
31 Oct 1933
Norman Rush American writer
31 Oct 1965
Warren Ayres cricketer (Victorian right-handed batsman since 1987-88)
31 Oct 1933
Ronald Ronnie Kray and Reginald Reggie Kray English gangsters (the Kray twins) born in London England
31 Oct 1965
2 Cold Scorpio American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1934
Arvind Apte cricketer (brother of Madhav Scored 8 & 7 in one Test)
31 Oct 1966
Wendel Clark Kelvington NHL left wing (NY Islanders) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1934
Margie Masters LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1966
Perry Satullo American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1936
Annelien Kappeyne van de Coppello Dutch politician (VVD)
31 Oct 1967
Anthony Johnson NFL fullback (Chicago Bears Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1936
Bill Wyman England rocker (Rolling Stones-Under My Thumb)
31 Oct 1967
Kelly Chase Porcupine Plain Ca NHL right wing (Hartford Whalers)
31 Oct 1936
David Nelson American actor director and producer (The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet) born in NYC New York (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1967
Mazhar Hussein cricketer (UAE batsman World Cup 1996)
31 Oct 1936
Rainer Kunad composer
31 Oct 1968
Corey Miller NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1937
Miguel Angel Coria composer
31 Oct 1968
Lisa Trusel Cal actress (Lizette-Father Murphy Days of our Lives)
31 Oct 1938
Fred E Finn pianist (Mickie Finns) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1969
Corey Harris NFL cornerback (Seattle Seahawks Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1939
Uri Sharvit Israeli composer born in Jerusalem
31 Oct 1969
Eric Guliford NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1940
David Sainsbury English billionairefounder (Dutch Soc-Dem)
31 Oct 1969
Josef Beranek Czech NHL center (Vancouver Canucks Olympic Gold 1998) born in Litvinov
31 Oct 1941
Frank AM Aendenboom Flemish actor (Lion of Flanders)
31 Oct 1969
Larry Thomas pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1941
William H. Dobelle American biomedical engineer
31 Oct 1969
Oleg Salenko Russian former footballer
31 Oct 1943
Jose Serrano (Rep-D-New York)
31 Oct 1970
Audra Wilks Miss USA-Virginia (1997 Miss Photogenic)
31 Oct 1944
Ted Templeman American musician and record producer born in Santa Cruz California
31 Oct 1970
Kelvin Ingram NFL guard (Seattle Seahawks)
31 Oct 1944
Viktor Prokopenko Ukranian footballer and coach (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1970
J.A. Adande American sports columnist
31 Oct 1945
Anthony Christian English artist
31 Oct 1970
Peter Aerts Dutch kickboxer and martial artist
31 Oct 1945
Grald Larose Quebec labour union executive
31 Oct 1970
Adam Goldberg American actor
31 Oct 1946
Jerry Edmonton Canadian rock drummer (Steppenwolf)
31 Oct 1970
Adam Pascal American actor
31 Oct 1947
Edgar Broughton rocker
31 Oct 1970
Ed Robertson Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
31 Oct 1971
Pedro Martnez Dominican-American baseball pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Manoguayabo Dominican Republic
31 Oct 1971
Jeffrey Prommayon soccer player (PSV)
31 Oct 1971
Laura Chapot equestrian show jumper (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1950
Terry Buffin rock drummer (British Lions)
31 Oct 1902
Otmar Nussio Swiss conductor and composer (Boccaccio Suite) born in Grossetto Italy (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1950
Steven Greenberg American composer
31 Oct 1902
Otto J. Gombosi Hungarian-American musicologist
31 Oct 1950
Rawly Eastwick American baseball player
31 Oct 1903
Milford Dolliole pioneer jazz drummer
31 Oct 1951
Todd Crespi Frankfurt Germany actor (Magician)
31 Oct 1904
Harvey Penick American golfer (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1953
Billy Thomas Ft Meyers Fla singer (McBride & Ride-I Count on You)
31 Oct 1905
Alexander Shamilyevich Melik-Pashayev composer
31 Oct 1953
James di Donato open water swimmer one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
31 Oct 1905
Felix Bloch SwissUS nuclear physicist (Nobel 1952)
31 Oct 1953
Jonathan di Donato open water swimmer one of the Tiger Twins (world record for swimming the butterfly in 40.6 miles)
31 Oct 1905
Gertrude Ederle American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926) born in NYC New York (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1954
Doug Davidson actor (Paul Williams-Young & Restless) born in Glendale California
31 Oct 1906
Miriam Gideon composer
31 Oct 1954
Perry Lee Tiny Tavares rocker
31 Oct 1908
Sally ONeil American actress (Beggars Holiday Moth) born in Bayonne New Jersey (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1954
Brad Sherman American politician
31 Oct 1908
Ilya Mikhaylovich Frank Russian Physicist and Nobel Laureate (Cherenkov radiation) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1990
31 Oct 1954
Thomas J. Mulcair Quebec politician
31 Oct 1909
Zellig S. Harris Russian-American linguist born in Balta Russia (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1954
Mike Rounds American politician
31 Oct 1910
Hayden Rorke American actor (I Dream of Jeannie When Worlds Collide) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1954
Jozef R Slovak musician
31 Oct 1914
Frank (Bruiser) Kinard NFL AAFC tackle (NY Yankees) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1954
Malcolm Turnbull Australian politician Prime Minister (2015-) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1914
Dick Durrance American skier born in Tarpon Springs Florida (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1954
Wang Jianlin Chinese businessman and founder of Dalian Wanda Group born in Cangxi County Sichuan Province
31 Oct 1917
Robert Bray American actor (Corey-Lassie Stagecoach West) born in Kalispell Montana (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1955
Ghulam Parkar cricketer (Indian batsman v England 1982)
31 Oct 1918
James Daly American actor (Medical Center Planet of the Apes) born in Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1956
Dale Maharidge American author
31 Oct 1918
Mary Jeanette Peggy Moran American actress (Double Date Horror Island) born in Clinton Iowa (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1957
Ron Gardenhire German-born American baseball manager
31 Oct 1919
Manolis Andronikos Greek archaeologist who discovered ancient royal Macedonian tombs in northern Greece born in Bursa Ottoman Empire (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1957
John Kassir American actor and comedian
31 Oct 1919
Katie Lee American folk singer environmentalist and author (Colorado River Songs) born in Aledo Illinois (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1958
Mathilde Santing Dutch rock singer (Breast & Brow)
31 Oct 1920
Ted Fujita Japanese meteorologist (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1958
Pam Gietzen LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1921
Tom Manders Dutch cabaret artist (Dorus)
31 Oct 1960
Carolien de Windt SurinameDutch singer (Mai Tai)
31 Oct 1922
Coleen Gray [Doris Bernice Jensen] American actress (Apache Drums The Killing) born in Staplehurst Nebraska (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1960
Ian Baker-Finch Nambour Queensland PGA golfer (1991 British Open)
31 Oct 1922
Stuart Sloan war herotest pilot
31 Oct 1960
B.D. Wong American actor (M. Butterfly) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1923
Frank Sutton American actor (Marty Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C.) born in Clarksville Tennessee (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1960
Jaime Garzn Colombian journalist and comedian (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1923
Ned Rorem composer and author (Sky Music) born in Richmond Indiana
31 Oct 1960
Joachim Jo Winkelhock German race car driver
31 Oct 1925
Manos Hadjidakis Greek composerconductor (Never on Sunday)
31 Oct 1961
Rafael Belliard Pueblo Nuevo Dom Rep infielder (Atlanta Braves)
31 Oct 1925
Nanni Loy film director
31 Oct 1961
Russell Swanson Australian golfer born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1927
Edward Kienholz US sculptor (Roxy)
31 Oct 1961
Susan Leigh Still lt cmdr USNastronaut (STS 83 94) born in Augusta Georgia
31 Oct 1927
Leszek Kolakowski Polish philosopher (Conversations with the Devil)
31 Oct 1961
Mary Bono American politician
31 Oct 1927
Sonny [William] Criss American jazz musician (bebop Jazz USA) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1961
Dave Meltzer American wrestling journalist
31 Oct 1928
Alexander Tanev composer
31 Oct 1962
Jay Novacek NFL tight end (Dallas Cowboys)
31 Oct 1928
Patrick Peter Sacco American composer born in Albion New York (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1963
John Hendrie Scottish footballer
31 Oct 1930
Grard Blain French director and actor (The Friends Hatari) born in Paris France (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1964
Griffin ONeal actor (April Fools Day Wraith)
31 Oct 1931
Diana Dors [Fluck] British actress and singer (Berserk Steaming) born in Swindon Wiltshire (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1964
Patrick Hunter NFL cornerback (Arizona Cardinals)
31 Oct 1931
Jim Bunning American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher politician (perfect game vs Mets 1965 Rep. Senator-Ky) born in Southgate Kentucky (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1965
Donald Frank NFL cornerback (Minnesota Vikings)
31 Oct 1932
Dimitra Arliss actress (Rich Man Poor Man II)
31 Oct 1965
Vernice Smith NFL guard (Washington Redskins St Louis Rams)
31 Oct 1932
Vasily Belov Northern Krai USSR author (Business as Usual Everythings Ahead) (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1965
Kyriakos Velopoulos Greek politician
31 Oct 1933
Tom Dewdney cricket pace bowler (WI of 50s)
31 Oct 1966
F P Santangelo outfielder (Montreal Expos) born in Livonia Michigan
31 Oct 1935
Jimmy Dale Canadian orchestra leader (The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour) born in London England
31 Oct 1966
Shawn Lee NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)
31 Oct 1935
Chi Chi Rodriguez Puerto Rican PGA golfer (1972 Byron Nelson) born in Rio Piedras Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1966
Roman Abramovich Russian oil magnate
31 Oct 1935
Zbigniew Rudzinski composer
31 Oct 1967
Ian Bishop cricketer (West Indian fast bowler)
31 Oct 1936
Barry Sinclair cricketer (21 Tests for NZ in the 60s 3 centuries)
31 Oct 1968
Adrian Dale cricketer (prolific Glamorgan & England A batsman)
31 Oct 1936
Philip Kaufman director (Right Stuff Henry & June)
31 Oct 1968
Francisco Claver Spanish tennis star
31 Oct 1938
John Heinz (Sen-R-PA 1977- )
31 Oct 1968
Ken Ryan Pawtucket RI pitcher (Philadelphia Phillies)
31 Oct 1938
Jordan Christopher actor (Secrets of Midland Heights) born in Youngstown Ohio
31 Oct 1968
Robert Wilonsky American journalist
31 Oct 1939
Charlie Foxx US songwritersoul singer (Mockingbird)
31 Oct 1969
Arthur Rhodes pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in Waco Texas
31 Oct 1939
Ellie Greenwich rocker
31 Oct 1969
Kelvin Pritchett NFL defensive tackle (Jacksonville Jaguars)
31 Oct 1940
Freddie Marsden English rock drummer (Gerry and the Pacemakers) born in Liverpool England (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1969
Morena Corwin Seoul Korea playmate (Sep 1992)
31 Oct 1941
Colin Milburn cricketer (England bat whose career was cut short)
31 Oct 1969
Adela Noriega Mexican actress
31 Oct 1941
Igor Smirnov Moldovan politician
31 Oct 1970
Alonza Bevan bassisttabla (Kula Shaker) born in London England
31 Oct 1941
Mel Winkler American actor
31 Oct 1970
Lamont Hollinquest NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
31 Oct 1942
Anita Roddick English cosmetic manufacturer (Body Shop)
31 Oct 1970
Todd Riech Polson Montana javelin thrower
31 Oct 1944
Warren Burton actor (Jason Dunlap-Another World born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1970
Walter Dunson NFL running backkick returner (Arizona Cardinals)
31 Oct 1945
Kim Larsen Danish singer
31 Oct 1970
Rob Leslie-Carter British Engineer and Project Manager
31 Oct 1946
Gerda Lenten-Havertong Surinam Dutch singeractress (Sesame St)
31 Oct 1971
Aaron Bailey NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts)
31 Oct 1946
Miklos Nemeth Hungarian javelin thrower (Olympic gold 1976)
31 Oct 1971
Mike Verstegen NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1946
Mel Martinez American politician
31 Oct 1971
Dervla Kirwan Irish actress
31 Oct 1947
Greg Ridley English musician (Humble Pie) born in Carlisle Cumberland (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1972
Eric Sutton CFL cornerback (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
31 Oct 1948
Hermann Hauser Austrian-born entrepreneur
31 Oct 1972
Louis Michael Anthony Sassin rocker (4 Fun-Unbelievable Fun) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1948
Brian Ross American journalist
31 Oct 1972
Natasha Ann Courter Davenport Iowa Miss America-Iowa (1997)
31 Oct 1949
Wrzel [Michael Burston] British musician (Motrhead) born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire England (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1972
Pat Williams American football defensive tackle (Buffalo Bills)
31 Oct 1949
Nick Tosches American writer
31 Oct 1972
Ruxandra Dragomir Pitesti Rom tennis star (1996 Bournemouth doubles)
31 Oct 1950
Harry Sacksioni Dutch guitarist (Around the Corner)
31 Oct 1972
Susan Barnett Miss Pennsylvania 1996 and news anchor born in Levittown Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1951
Michael Rupert actor (Pasadena Playhouse) born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1972
T J Cunningham NFL safety (Seattle Seahawks)
31 Oct 1951
Charly Garca Argentine singer
31 Oct 1972
Tom Fletcher NFL defensive safety (Seattle Seahawks)
31 Oct 1951
Fatmir Sejdiu President of Kosovo
31 Oct 1972
Kim Ji-soo South Korean actress
31 Oct 1952
Pierre Moerlen French drummer and percussionist (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1972
Scott Peterson American murderer
31 Oct 1954
Ang Lee Taiwanese-born American filmmaker (Brokeback Mountain Life of Pi) born in Chaochou Pingtung
31 Oct 1973
Kenny Holmes defensive end (Tennessee Oilers)
31 Oct 1956
Betsy Nagelsen tennis star born in St Petersburg Florida
31 Oct 1973
Levi Leipheimer American cyclist
31 Oct 1956
Darrell Pace archer (Olympic 2 goldsilver-1976 84 88) born in Cincinnati Ohio
31 Oct 1973
Mike Matthews American baseball player
31 Oct 1956
Dwight Yoakam country singer (Honky Tonk Man) born in Pikeville Kentucky
31 Oct 1973
Jackie McNamara Scottish footballer
31 Oct 1957
Louann Fernald playmate (Jun 1979) born in San Antonio Texas
31 Oct 1974
Alexander PGR duke of Ulster son of English prince Richard
31 Oct 1957
Sue Ertl American LPGA golfer born in Ionia Michigan
31 Oct 1974
Nathan Parks tackle (KC Chiefs)
31 Oct 1957
Paul Kagame Rwandan leader head of Rwandan Patriotic Front President of Rwanda (2000-) born in Tambwe Ruanda-Urundi
31 Oct 1974
Jamal Mayers Professional Hockey Player
31 Oct 1958
Michael Eric Dyson American activist professor author
31 Oct 1975
Corey Dillon HB (Cincinnati Bengals)
31 Oct 1976
Yanda Nossiter Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1503
Isabella of Portugal queen of Spain and empress of Germany (d. 1539)
31 Oct 1516
Charlotte de Valois princess of France (d. 1524)
31 Oct 1543
Juan de la Cueva Spanish dramatist
31 Oct 1634
Hedvig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp Queen of Sweden (d. 1715)
31 Oct 1654
Johann Bernhard Staudt composer
31 Oct 1698
Ange-Jacques Gabriel French court architect (Palace de la Concorde)
31 Oct 1705
Maximilian Ulysses Count Browne Austrian field marshal (d. 1757)
31 Oct 1713
Peter Burmannus Secundus [Pieter Burman the Younger] Dutch classicist born in Amsterdam (d. 1778)
31 Oct 1714
Pieter Burmann the Younger Dutch philologist born in Amsterdam (d. 1778)
31 Oct 1715
Peter II Aleksejevitsj Saint Petersburg tsar of Russia (1727-30)
31 Oct 1762
Samuel Morey American inventor (d. 1843)
31 Oct 1766
Emmanuel marquis de Grouchy French marshal (d. 1847)
31 Oct 1767
H Benjamin Constant [de Rebeque] French politicianwriter
31 Oct 1771
Jean-Andoche Junot French general (d. 1813)
31 Oct 1773
Pietro Generali composer
31 Oct 1788
Sarah Hale founder (Seamans Aid Society of Boston)
31 Oct 1790
Chauncey Allen Goodrich American clergyman (d. 1860)
31 Oct 1794
Joseph Panny composer
31 Oct 1796
Stefano Franscini Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1857)
31 Oct 1797
John J Rochussen governor-general of Dutch-Indies (1845-51)
31 Oct 1801
Gustav Albert Lortzing composer
31 Oct 1805
Adalbert Stifter Austrian author (Nachsommer)
31 Oct 1805
John Russell Bartlett American linguist (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1810
William Leidesdorff Mixed-race early Californian businessman born in Christiansted Virgin Islands Danish West Indies (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1815
Joo Maurcio Wanderley Brazilian magistrate and politician (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1817
Pierre Athanase Larousse French lexicographer (d. 1875)
31 Oct 1819
Isac Baker Woodbury composer
31 Oct 1820
James Monroe Goggin Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1824
Thomas Gamble Pitcher American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Rockport Indiana (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1828
Turner Ashby Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
31 Oct 1835
Adlai Stevenson (D) 23rd VP (1893-97)
31 Oct 1844
Robert Bridges English poet (Testament of beauty) and British Poet Laureate (1913-30) born in Walmer Kent (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1846
Alexander Andreyevich Archangelsky composer
31 Oct 1851
Guillaume Couture composer
31 Oct 1852
Jean-Louis Forain French etcherlithographer
31 Oct 1865
Neltje Blanchan American writer (d. 1918)
31 Oct 1868
Frederick Lanchester English Engineer who built the first British petrol automobile (1896) born in London England
31 Oct 1869
Jacobus H Koos Speenhoff Dutch singer
31 Oct 1870
Francis Kelley Catholic Bishop of Oklahoma (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1873
William D. Coolidge American physicist and inventor (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1875
Gilbert N. Lewis American chemist (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1876
Franz Schlegelberger German judge and politician (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1880
Una OConnor Irish-American actress (David Copperfield) born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1885
Lawren Harris Canadian painter (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1888
Onsime Gagnon Canadian politician (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1892
Milton Gummo Marx American actor and comedian (Marx Brothers) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1893
Jean Absil Belgian organist and composer (Peau dAne) born in Bonsecours (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1948
Dale Buffin Griffin rock drummer (Mott The Hoople)
31 Oct 1894
Rube Bressler baseball player (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1948
Kweisi Mfume (Rep-D-Maryland)CEO (NAACP)
31 Oct 1896
Andr Lvque French engineer (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1948
Paul and Barry Ryan British composers-singers
31 Oct 1899
Lilyan Tashman American actress (Millie Bulldog Drummond) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1949
Robert Pickton Canadian charged with the first degree murder of twenty-six women
31 Oct 1900
Douglas Jardine cricketer (Englands Bodyline captain)
31 Oct 1981
Jeroen Bleekemolen Dutch racing driver
31 Oct 1943
Paul Zukofsky violinist (Cappricio) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1981
Ben Francisco American baseball player
31 Oct 1943
Robert Long [Leverman] Dutch singeractor (Vroeger Kon je Lachen)
31 Oct 1982
Valentin Badea Romanian footballer
31 Oct 1943
Jan de Bont Dutch film director
31 Oct 1983
Filipos Darlas Greek footballer
31 Oct 1945
Leslie West [Weinstein] rocker (Mountain-Mississippi Queen)
31 Oct 1983
Josh Strickland American entertainer
31 Oct 1945
Yvan Ponton Canadian actor and television host
31 Oct 1984
Izabel Goulart Brazilian model
31 Oct 1946
Eddie Brigati Garfield NJ rock vocalist (Rascals)
31 Oct 1984
Meghan McCain American columnist author and TV host born in Phoenix Arizona
31 Oct 1946
Richard Loncraine director (Missionary Deep Cover Bellman & True)
31 Oct 1985
James Kotecki American political blogger
31 Oct 1946
Kelvin MacKenzie British media tycoon
31 Oct 1985
Miguel [Miguel Pimentel] American singer born in Los Angeles
31 Oct 1946
Claude Charron French-Canadian politician and TV personality
31 Oct 1986
Briana Evigan American actress
31 Oct 1947
Edward F Feighan (Rep-D-OH 1983- )
31 Oct 1986
Jake Robinson English footballer
31 Oct 1947
Lee Meredith [Judith Lee Sauls] River Edge NJ actress (Producers)
31 Oct 1986
Jessica Stroup American Actress
31 Oct 1947
Neil Burton Rolnick composer
31 Oct 1071
William IX Duke of Aquitaine and poet (d. 1126)
31 Oct 1947
Raymond Bachand French-Canadian politician and businessman
31 Oct 1197
Emperor Juntoku of Japan (d. 1242)
31 Oct 1947
Haley Barbour American politician governor of Mississippi
31 Oct 1592
Gustaf Horn Swedish soldier and politician (d. 1657)
31 Oct 1948
John Peterson American freestyle wrestler (Olympic gold 1976) born in Cumberland Wisconsin
31 Oct 1686
Georg Balthasar Schott composer
31 Oct 1948
Mike Hendrick cricketer (England seam bowler in 30 Tests 1974-81)
31 Oct 1688
Nadir Shah of Persia (d. 1747)
31 Oct 1948
Lynette Fromme American who attempted to assassinate US President Gerald Ford
31 Oct 1689
King John V of Portugal (d. 1750)
31 Oct 1949
Manfred Burgsmuller WLAF kicker (Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1698
Nicola Bonifacio Logroscino composer
31 Oct 1949
Stiv Bators American musician (The Dead Boys) (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1701
Maria Amalia of Austria Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1756)
31 Oct 1949
Vasilios Magginas Greek politician
31 Oct 1729
Johann Reinhold Forster German botanist (d. 1798)
31 Oct 1949
Arsne Wenger French football manager (Arsenal 1996-2018) born Strasbourg France
31 Oct 1737
Vincenzo Manfredini composer
31 Oct 1949
Glenn Ford American freed death row inmate (wrongly spent 30 years in prison) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1752
Ambrogio Minoja composer
31 Oct 1953
Roy Ristie SurinameNeth radio host (Apintie Kankantrie)
31 Oct 1761
Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz composer
31 Oct 1954
Carla Dunlap bodybuilder (Pumping Iron 2) born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1765
Daniel Steibelt composer
31 Oct 1956
Frank DiPino American baseball player
31 Oct 1766
Hans CE Freiherr von Gagern German advisor to Dutch king
31 Oct 1958
Bobby Blotzer rock drummer (Ratt Round & Round) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1770
Thomas Seebeck Baltic German physicist (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1959
Todd Graff American actor (Five Corners Dominic & Eugene) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1790
Jan Ackersdijk Dutch political economist
31 Oct 1959
Arto Salminen Finnish writer (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1807
Magnus Huss Swedish Physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease
31 Oct 1959
Marc Shaiman American film and Broadway composer (When Harry Met Sally Hairspray) born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1809
Federico Ricci composer
31 Oct 1960
Darryl Jenifer American bassist (Bad Brains) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1809
Volney E. Howard American politician (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1961
Barbara Potter Ct tennis player (changed shirt on Wimbledon Court)
31 Oct 1810
Henry Bohlen German-American Brigadier General (Union Army) Bremen Germany (d. 1862)
31 Oct 1961
Donna Wynd 1k sprint cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1818
Leconte de Lisle writer
31 Oct 1961
Leonard Marshall NFL defensive end (NY Giants NY Jets)
31 Oct 1821
Collis Potter Huntington American railroad executive (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1961
Sanath Kaluperuma cricketer (four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88)
31 Oct 1826
Guglielmo Quarenghi Italian composer and cellist (d. 1882)
31 Oct 1961
Robert Torti American actor
31 Oct 1832
August Labitzky composer
31 Oct 1962
Derrick Waldroup 198 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Olympics 1996) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1832
Leopold Damrosch composer
31 Oct 1962
Gayle Stammer Livermore California beach volleyballer (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1838
Carl Fuchs German composer and musician born in Potsdam (d. 1922)
31 Oct 1963
Brian Boitano Mountainview California figure skater (Olympic gold 1988)
31 Oct 1843
Stephen Babcock Oneida County New York American Agricultural Chemist (Babcock test and father of scientific dairying)
31 Oct 1963
Cherie Witter playmate (February 1985) born in Everett Washington
31 Oct 1847
Jacobus Herculas [Uncle Koos] de la Rey South African politician
31 Oct 1964
Toby Mac American singer and songwriter
31 Oct 1865
Kristjan Raud Estonian painter (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1965
Marvin Washington NFL defensive end (NY Jets SF 49ers)
31 Oct 1870
Ivan Bunin Russian poetnovelist (Gentleman from San Francisco-Nobel 1933)
31 Oct 1870
Alfred Douglas English partner of Oscar Wilde (d. 1945)
31 Oct 1873
Gustaf John Ramstedt Finland-Swedish linguist and diplomat (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1876
Karl B Adam German theologist (Christ our Brother)
31 Oct 1880
Joe Carr Ohio NFL hall of famerNFL president (1921-39)
31 Oct 1881
Clinton Davisson American physicist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1883
Adolf A Joffe Russian revolutionarywriter (Brest-Litovsk)
31 Oct 1883
Viktor Jacobi composer
31 Oct 1885
Giovanni Martinelli Montagnana Italy opera singer (NY Met)
31 Oct 1885
Lothar Windsperger composer
31 Oct 1886
Erik Bergman Lutheran pastor (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1887
John Reed journalist who reported on Mexican Russian revolutions
31 Oct 1891
Fidelio Friedrich Finke Bohemian German composer born in Josefsthal Austria-Hungary (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1891
Parker Fennelly American comedian and actor (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1896
Charles Glenn King biochemist (discovered vitamin C)
31 Oct 1898
Damaso Alonso Spanish poet (Hijos de la ira)
31 Oct 1898
Marcel Mihalovici composer
31 Oct 1900
Edward Stettinius Jr. 48th US Secretary of State (1944-45) and diplomat born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1900
James Hall American actor (Hells Angels Four Sons) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1902
Frank Spedding Canadian Chemist whose uranium extraction process helped make possible the first atomic bomb born in Hamilton Ontario
31 Oct 1903
George Beadle US biologist (Nobel 1958)
31 Oct 1903
Curly Howard Jerome Lester Horwitz American vaudevillian actor and comedian (The Three Stooges) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1904
Paul Arma Hungarian-French composer born in Budapest (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1904
Constance Bennett American actress (Easiest Way Ladies in Love) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1905
Joseph Kosma composer
31 Oct 1905
Karl Jansky Czech discoverer (cosmic radio emissions in 1932)
31 Oct 1906
Cornelis L Kees van Baaren Dutch composer (Willem Pijper)
31 Oct 1906
Sidney Kingsley US playwright (One in White Darkness at Noon)
31 Oct 1907
Henriette Wyeth 1st lady of american art
31 Oct 1907
Jimmie Foxx American Baseball Hall of Fame first baseman (9-time MLB All Star) born in Sudlersville Maryland (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1908
Helmut Gollwitzer German theologistantifascist
31 Oct 1908
John Sutton British actor (The Three Musketeers Tower of London Return of Fly) born in Rawalpindi Punjab British India (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1908
John Gould American humorist essayist and columnist (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1909
Litz Pisk movement teacher
31 Oct 1958
Jonathan Wolff American musician and TV theme composer (Seinfeld Will & Grace) born in Louisville Kentucky
31 Oct 1910
Tamara Desni [Brodsky] German-born British actress (The Green Finger Hells Cargo) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1959
Sam Raimi actor (Indian Summer Thou Shalt Not Kill Except)
31 Oct 1912
Frances Drake [Dean] American actress (Mad Love The Invisible Ray) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1960
Wayne Rainey American motorcyclist
31 Oct 1913
Annette Rogers US sprinter (Olympic gold 1932 36)
31 Oct 1960
Randy Pausch American computer science professor author
31 Oct 1913
Patricia Boots Mallory American dancer and actress (Handle With Care) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1961
Laurie Halse Anderson American writer
31 Oct 1913
Hans-Peter Tschudi Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1961
Don and Ron Harris American professional wrestlers
31 Oct 1915
Harry Hickox Big Springs Tx (Herb-Please Dont Eat the Daisies)
31 Oct 1961
Andoni Zubizarreta Spanish footballer
31 Oct 1916
Michael F Howard British Major-General (Gold Stick to the Queen)
31 Oct 1962
Beatie Edney actress (Diary of a Mad Old Man) born in London England
31 Oct 1916
Sid Miller Shenandoah Pa actor (Donald OConnor Texaco Show)
31 Oct 1962
Christo van Rensburg South Africa tennis star
31 Oct 1918
Lou Klein American baseball player (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1962
Daria Scagliola ItalianDutch photographer (vuurtorenpostzegels)
31 Oct 1919
Doris Lessing Iranian novelist (Adore Memoirs of a Survivor Golden Notebook) born in Kermanshah Iran (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1962
Doug Flutie CFLNFL quarterback (Argonauts Generals Bears Pats)
31 Oct 1919
Kathleen Ankers American scenic designer (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1962
Mike Tomczak NFL quarterback (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31 Oct 1920
Harry Potts soccer starmanager
31 Oct 1963
David Bedard 3m springboard diver (Olympics 1984 88 92 96) born in Montreal Quebec
31 Oct 1920
Mitzi Green [Elizabeth Keno] American child actress (Huckleberry Finn Little Orphan Annie) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1963
Katherine Hushaw Anaheim Ca playmate (Oct 1986)
31 Oct 1920
Timothy Leary Harvard prof (LSD taker)
31 Oct 1963
Allison Shearmur [Allison Ivy Brecker] American film executive and producer (Star Wars The Hunger Games Jason Bourne) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1921
Georges Brassens French poetcabaret singer
31 Oct 1965
Al Leiter Toms River NJ pitcher (Florida Marlins NY Mets)
31 Oct 1921
Alexander Kronrod Russian mathematician (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1965
Augusten Burroughs American writer
31 Oct 1922
Thomas Titus Nkobi South African ANC-leader (Alexandra-bus boycott 1957) born in Matabeleland Zimbabwe (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1966
Alex Zanardi Italian race car driver
31 Oct 1922
John H Chafee (Sen-R-Rhode Island 1976- )
31 Oct 1967
Jaime Yzaga Peruvian tennis star born in Lima Peru
31 Oct 1922
John Weidner war hero born in Brussels Belgium
31 Oct 1967
Michael Philbrick CFL defensive tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
31 Oct 1922
Antonius Ton Lensink Dutch actor (Rituelen) born in Batavia Dutch East Indies (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1967
Dale Crover American musician (Melvins The Men of Porn Altamont)
31 Oct 1922
Juan Carlos Lorenzo Argentine footballer (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1968
Bettina Fulco Villella Mar Del Plata Arg tennis star (1993 Futures)
31 Oct 1923
Pete Pihos NFL end (Phil Eagles)
31 Oct 1968
Kendall Gammon NFL center (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31 Oct 1923
Bert Trautmann German footballer (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1968
Kevin Henry NFL defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
31 Oct 1925
Robert Rauschenberg American painter (Gloria) born in Port Arthur Texas (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1968
Maggie Philgence St Lucia Castries VI WPVA (Oly Fest-gold-91)
31 Oct 1925
Dory Previn [Dorothy Veronica Langan] singer-songwriter (Mythical Kings and Iguanas) born in Woodbridge New Jersey (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1969
Brooke Theiss California actress (Wendy-Just the 10 of Us Good & Evil)
31 Oct 1926
Jan A de Jonge Dutch historian
31 Oct 1969
Kristine Bailey Livonia Mich WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1995)
31 Oct 1927
Helenard J Allan Hendrickse leader of South African Labour Party
31 Oct 1970
Grant Imahara American TV Mythbuster
31 Oct 1927
Ray Stern mother of radio personality Howard Stern
31 Oct 1971
Alai Kalaniuvalu NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
31 Oct 1928
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazilian movie director (Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francs Vidas Secas) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1972
Daryl Price defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
31 Oct 1928
Clare Fischer American musician composer and arranger born in Durand Michigan (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1972
Patrise Alexander linebacker (Washington Redskins)
31 Oct 1929
Giorgio Gaslini composer
31 Oct 1972
Tiffeny Milbrett soccer forward (Olympics 1996) born in Portland Oregon
31 Oct 1929
Lev Yashin Soviet-Russian football goalkeeper (Soviet Union 1954-1967)
31 Oct 1973
Blaine McElmurry NFL defensive back (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
31 Oct 1931
Hikaru Hayashi Japanese pianist conductor and composer (Onibaba) born in Tokyo (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1973
Mac Cozier soccer forward (Olympic gold 1996)
31 Oct 1933
Donald Herod Peterson Winona Mississippi Col USAFastronaut (STS 6)
31 Oct 1973
Shawn Wooden free safety (Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1933
Helmut Senekowitsch Austrian footballer (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1973
Sjoerd Sanders soccer player (PSVMVV)
31 Oct 1934
Donald McIntyre Bass-Baritone (Wotan-Das Rheingold) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1974
Beatrice Faumuina New Zealand discus thrower (Olympics 96) born in Auckland
31 Oct 1935
Judy Devlin Hashman 10 time badminton champ (1957-67)
31 Oct 1974
Dani Tyler softball infielder (Olympic gold 1996) born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1936
John Blashford-Snell British Army officer (founded Operation Raleigh) born in Hereford England
31 Oct 1974
Kaleena Kiff actress (Patti-Love Sidney) born in Santa Monica California
31 Oct 1936
Neville E Alexander South african (10 years in Robbeneiland Jail)
31 Oct 1974
Sander Westerveld soccer player (FC Twente)
31 Oct 1937
Tadeas Salva composer
31 Oct 1974
Derek Landy Lusk Irish author (Skulduggery Pleasant series)
31 Oct 1937
Manos Lozos Greek composer (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1975
Keith Van Horn NBA forward (NJ Nets) born in Fullerton California
31 Oct 1938
Christopher Lloyd American actor (Taxi Back to the Future) born in Stamford Connecticut
31 Oct 1975
Odalys Garca Cuban actress (Lente Loco) born in Havana Cuba
31 Oct 1938
Derek Jacobi actor (Lanner-Strauss Family Dead Again) born in London England
31 Oct 1975
Jessicka [Adams] American singer-songwriter artist (Jack off Jill) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
31 Oct 1939
Joaquim Chissano president of Mozambique (1986- )
31 Oct 1976
Cat Deeley English model and television personality
31 Oct 1939
Ray Jones rock bassist (Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas)
31 Oct 1976
Ryan Reynolds Canadian actor and comedian (Deadpool) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1939
Tony Roberts actor (Annie Hall Edge of Night Lucie Arnaz Show) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1978
Steve Harmison English cricketer
31 Oct 1939
George Cohen English footballer
31 Oct 1978
Jimmy Bullard English footballer
31 Oct 1941
Charles Keating English actor (Carl Hutchins-Another World) born in London England (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1978
Archie Thompson Australian footballer
31 Oct 1942
Annette Funicello singer and actress (Mickey Mouse Club) born in Utica New York (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1979
Simon Davies Welsh footballer
31 Oct 1942
Robin John Maconie composer
31 Oct 1979
Jorge Sols Mexican professional boxer
31 Oct 1942
Bobby Fuller Baytown Texas American rock vocalistguitarist (Bobby Fuller Four)
31 Oct 1980
Jade Davidson Australia gymnast (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1943
Allen James Coage American HW judo (Olympic bronze 1976) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1980
Pedro Liriano Dominican baseball player
31 Oct 1943
Catherine Deneuve [Dorleac] actress (Repulsion Hunger) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1904
Patrick Kavanagh Irish poet (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1978
Joey Harrington American football player
31 Oct 1905
Carleton Young American actor (Reefer Madness The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance) born in Westfield New York (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1979
Khalil Greene American baseball player
31 Oct 1906
Lillian Asplund last American Titanic survivor (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1979
Gabe Gross American baseball player
31 Oct 1907
Nikos Engonopoulos Greek painter and poet (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1980
Brian Pittman American musician (Relient K)
31 Oct 1907
Jules Chevalier French priest (b. 1824)
31 Oct 1982
James White American basketball player
31 Oct 1908
Alexander Schneider Vilna Lith violinist (Budapest String Quartet)
31 Oct 1982
Matt Dallas American Actor
31 Oct 1908
Howard Ferguson composer
31 Oct 1983
Zack Greinke American baseball player
31 Oct 1911
Peter Graves British actor (Paradise Lagoon Admirable Crichton) born in London England (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1983
Ninette Tayeb Israeli singer
31 Oct 1911
Vladimir Ussachevsky ManchurianUS composer (Creation) [NSNov 3]
31 Oct 1983
Andy Mart Dominican baseball player
31 Oct 1912
Carlos Don Byas US jazz saxophonist
31 Oct 1984
Anouk Leblanc-Boucher French Canadian short track speed skater
31 Oct 1912
Georg Solti Hungarian-born conductor (Fidelio) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1435
Andrea Della Robbia Florence sculptor nephew of Luca
31 Oct 1914
Martin Gardner Scientific American math & puzzles columnist
31 Oct 1475
Giovanni Rucellai Italian poet (Le Api)
31 Oct 1916
Andrea Checchi Italian actor (The Lady Without Camelias Two Anonymous Letters) born in Florence Tuscany (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1496
Claude de Lutherans duke of Guise
31 Oct 1916
Tomojiro Ikenouchi composer
31 Oct 1616
Thomas Bartholin Danish physician mathematician and theologian (d. 1680)
31 Oct 1917
[John Birks]Dizzy Gillespie American jazz trumpeter a creator of bebop & modern jazz (A Night In Tunisia) born in Cheraw South Carolina (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1620
Aelbert Cuyp Dutch painter (d. 1691)
31 Oct 1919
Claire Sterling journalist
31 Oct 1637
Nicolaas van der Veken Flemish sculptor (confessional chairs)
31 Oct 1919
Daniel John Chapman Cunningham physiologist
31 Oct 1656
Nicolas de Largillire French painter (d. 1746)
31 Oct 1921
Jarmil Burghauser composer
31 Oct 1660
Robert Bertie 1st Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven English statesman (d. 1723)
31 Oct 1921
Malcolm Arnold Northampton England composer (Bridge over River Kwai)
31 Oct 1679
Samuel von Cocceji German lawyer
31 Oct 1922
Liliane de Bettencourt heir to LOreal
31 Oct 1700
Charlotte Agla of Orlans Duchess of Modena (d. 1761)
31 Oct 1924
Joyce Randolph American actress (Trixie-Honeymooners) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1711
Timothy Ruggles American-born Tory politician (d. 1795)
31 Oct 1924
Celia Cruz Cuban singer Queen of Salsa. (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1719
Gottfried Achenwall German lawyer statistician and economist
31 Oct 1925
Louis J. Robichaud Canadian premier of New Brunswick (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1740
Belle van Zuylen Dutch-Swiss writer (Three Women) born at Castle Zuylen near Utrecht (d. 1805)
31 Oct 1926
Bob Rosburg American golfer analyst (PGA Championship 1959) born in San Francisco California (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1751
Hendrik van Stralen Dutch politician
31 Oct 1926
Leonard Rossiter British actor (Rising Damp The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin) born in Liverpool England (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1759
Chauncey Goodrich U.S. Senator from Connecticut (d. 1815)
31 Oct 1926
Marga Richter composer
31 Oct 1780
M Pauline Bonaparte Corsican duchess of ParmaGuastalla
31 Oct 1927
Nadine Judd [Nadia MooreNerina] South AfricanBritish ballerina
31 Oct 1785
George Ormerod English historian and antiquarian (d. 1873)
31 Oct 1928
Vern Mikkelsen Parlier CA basketball player (Lakers HOF) (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1788
Philip Knapton composer
31 Oct 1929
George Stinney African-American wrongfully executed at 14 for murder born in Pinewood South Carolina (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1792
Anton Bernhard Furstenau composer
31 Oct 1929
Ursula K. Le Guin American sci-fi author (The Left Hand of Darkness Tombs of Atuan) born in Berkeley California (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1792
Colin CampbellLord Clyde British officer (Sepoy-uprising)
31 Oct 1930
Doreen Cannon teacher of acting (London)
31 Oct 1931
Jim Parks cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)
31 Oct 1931
Shammi Kapoor Indian actor and director known as the Elvis Presley of India (Amaran Brahmachari Vidhaata) born in Bombay British India (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1933
Georgia Brown [Lillian Getel] actress (Study in Terror Fixer)
31 Oct 1934
Jerry Lewis (Rep-R-California 1979- )
31 Oct 1936
James H Simon Gray English playwright (Butley)
31 Oct 1937
Norman Wright rocker (Del-Vikings)
31 Oct 1940
Don Ritter (Rep-R-PA 1979- )
31 Oct 1940
Frances FitzGerald American journalistauthor (Fire in the Lake) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1940
Geoffrey Boycott cricketer (stoic England opener 1964-82)
31 Oct 1940
Julie Parrish Middlesboro Ky actress (Good Morning World Capitol)
31 Oct 1965
Otis Smith NFL cornerback (NY Jets)
31 Oct 1940
Manfred Mann [Michael Lubowitz] South Africa rocker (Mighty Quinn)
31 Oct 1965
John Wesley Harding [Wesley Stace] British musician and novelist (Here Comes The Groom) born in Hastings East Sussex
31 Oct 1940
Osamu Watanabe Japan featherweight (Olympic gold 1964)
31 Oct 1966
Blair Hartland cricketer (NZ opener)
31 Oct 1941
Marina Ripa countesswriter (My First 40 Years) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1966
Valeria Golino Italian actress (Rain Man Little Flames) born in Naples Italy
31 Oct 1941
Steve Cropper TN guitaristsongwriter (Booker T & MGs)
31 Oct 1967
Rita Guerra Portuguese singer
31 Oct 1942
Elvin Bishop rock guitarist (Fooled Around & Fell in Love) born in Tulsa Oklahoma
31 Oct 1967
Ron Tugnutt Canadian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1942
Les AuCoin (Rep-D-OR 1975- )
31 Oct 1967
Carlos Mencia Honduras-born American comedian
31 Oct 1942
Allan Grice Australian racing driver
31 Oct 1968
Keith Osik catcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Port Jefferson New York
31 Oct 1943
Paula Kelly American dancer and actress (Liz-Night Court) born in Jacksonville Florida
31 Oct 1968
Shelby Lynne Quantico Va country singer (If I Could Bottle This Up)
31 Oct 1943
Ron Elliott musician (The Beau Brummels) born in Healdsburg California
31 Oct 1968
Stephane Quintal Boucherville NHL defenseman (Montreal Canadiens)
31 Oct 1943
Tariq Ali Pakistani author and historian
31 Oct 1968
Warry van Wattum Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht 90 FC Groningen)
31 Oct 1944
Janet Ahlberg illustrator
31 Oct 1968
Jay Johnston American actor and comedian (Mr. Show)
31 Oct 1945
Everett McGill actor (Jezebels Kiss Silver Bullet) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1969
Cuty [Yumi] Suzuki Kawaguchi Japan wrestler (Japan)
31 Oct 1945
Kathy Young rocker (Thousand Stars in the Sky)
31 Oct 1969
Kevin Carrasco S P de Macoris Dom Rep pitcher (Cincinnati Reds)
31 Oct 1945
Nikita Mikhalkov director (Dark Eyes Slave of Love)
31 Oct 1969
Spike Jonze [Adam Spiegel] American director and film producer (Her Three Kings Where the Wild Things Are) born in Rockville Maryland
31 Oct 1946
Lee Loughnane rocker (Chicago)
31 Oct 1969
Helmut Lotti Belgian singer
31 Oct 1946
Jim Hill American sportscaster
31 Oct 1970
Coleman Rudolph NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1946
Lux Interior American singer (The Cramps)
31 Oct 1970
Steve Campbell tennis star born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1946
Phil Ryan Welsh keyboardist and composer (Man Pete Brown) born in Port Talbot Wales (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1970
Winston Bogarde soccer player (SpartaAjax)
31 Oct 1947
Younis Ahmed cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)
31 Oct 1971
Amanda Coetzer Hoopstad South Africa tennis star (1996 Aust semi)
31 Oct 1948
Moses J Moss Mayekiso South African unionSACP-leader
31 Oct 1971
Anthony Pig Miller NBA forward (LA Lakers Atlanta Hawks)
31 Oct 1948
Shaye Cohen Historian and Professor at Harvard University
31 Oct 1971
Mitchel van der Gaag Dutch soccer player (PSV Motherwell)
31 Oct 1948
Tom Everett American actor
31 Oct 1971
Timothy Christopher Carswell cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Christchurch New Zealand
31 Oct 1949
Jonathon Silver entrepreneurarts patron
31 Oct 1972
Scott Lachance Charlottesville NHL defenseman (NY Islanders)
31 Oct 1949
Shulamit Ran composer
31 Oct 1972
Tyrone Williams WLAFNFL defensive tackle (Chicago Bears Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1949
Michel Brire Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1972
Saffron Burrows English-American actress (Boston Legal) born in London
31 Oct 1950
David Lascelles Earl of Harewood grandson of English Princess Mary
31 Oct 1972
DLo Brown American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1950
Ronald E McNair Lake City SC astr (STS 41B 51L-Challenger disaster)
31 Oct 1973
Kathy Butler Edinburgh Scotld Canad 3k5k runner (Olympic-8-92 96)
31 Oct 1952
Brent Mydland American rock keyboardist and vocalist (Grateful Dead) born in MunichGermany
31 Oct 1973
Andrs Palop Spanish footballer
31 Oct 1952
Patti Davis [Patricia Ann Reagan] singeractresswriter Ronald and Nancys daughter
31 Oct 1973
Ichiro Suzuki Japanese baseball player
31 Oct 1952
Allen Hoey American poet and novelist
31 Oct 1974
Layla Harvest Roberts Kealakekua HI playmate (Oct 1997)
31 Oct 1953
Charlotte Caffey rock guitaristkeyboardistvocalist (Go-Gos)
31 Oct 1974
Miroslav Satan Topolcany Slo NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers Sabres)
31 Oct 1953
Eleonora Giorgi actress (Nu de Femme To Forget Venice) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1974
Tim Kinsella American musician
31 Oct 1953
Keith Green American musician (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1975
Melchior Schoenmakers soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
31 Oct 1953
Peter Mandelson British politician
31 Oct 1975
Martn Cardetti Argentine footballer
31 Oct 1954
Brian Tobin Canadian premier of Newfoundland
31 Oct 1449
George Duke of Clarence brother of Edward IV and Richard III (d. 1478)
31 Oct 1955
Eric Faulkner rock guitarist (Bay City Rollers) born in Edinburgh Scotland
31 Oct 1527
Louis I Cardinal of Guise French cardinal (d. 1578)
31 Oct 1955
Rich Mullins American musician (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1570
Wolfgang Schonsleder composer
31 Oct 1957
Julian Cope [Kevin Stapleton] Welsh pop musician (Eves Volcano)
31 Oct 1574
Nicol Rubini Italian composer and cornettist born in Crevalcore (d. 1625)
31 Oct 1957
Steve Lukather US rock singerguitarist (Toto-Africa)
31 Oct 1581
Domenico Zampieri Italian painter (d. 1641)
31 Oct 1957
Wolfgang Ketterle German physicist Nobel laureate
31 Oct 1582
Johan Ernst earl of Nassau-Siegen militaryson of Johan VII
31 Oct 1959
George Bell Dom Rep outfielder (Blue Jays 1987 AL MVP)
31 Oct 1650
Jean Bart French captainsea hero (Escape from Plymouth)
31 Oct 1959
Tony Ganios American Actor
31 Oct 1660
Georg Ernst Stahl German scientist (d. 1734)
31 Oct 1959
Ken Watanabe Japanese actor
31 Oct 1672
Pylyp Orlyk Ukrainian Zaporozhian Cossack starshina and diplomat born in Vileyka Raion Belarus (d. 1742)
31 Oct 1960
Lionel Washington American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos) born in Lutcher Louisiana
31 Oct 1675
Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710)
31 Oct 1961
Mark Finch film festival organiser
31 Oct 1680
Francisco Jose Coutinho composer
31 Oct 1962
Don Fardon Toowoomba QLD Australian golfer
31 Oct 1687
Nicolaus I Bernoulli Swiss mathematician (d. 1759)
31 Oct 1962
David Campese Australian rugby union footballer
31 Oct 1712
Sir James Steuart British economist (d. 1780)
31 Oct 1964
Jon Carin American musician (Pink Floyd The Who) born in New York New York
31 Oct 1725
Franz Moritz Graf von Lacy Austrian field marshal (d. 1801)
31 Oct 1965
Alison Munt Cairns Australia LPGA golfer (1992 Jamie Farr-21st)
31 Oct 1751
David Moritz Michael composer
31 Oct 1965
Chima McLean Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Conestoga) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1757
Pierre Augereau Marshal of France and duc de Castiglione (d. 1816)
31 Oct 1965
Chris Duplanty water polo goalkeeper (Olympics 1996) born in Palo Alto California
31 Oct 1761
Louis AG baron de Bacler dAlbe French cartographerbrigadier general
31 Oct 1965
Ion Andoni Goikoetxea Spanish footballer
31 Oct 1762
Herman W Daendels Dutch Brigadier-General and Governor-General of Dutch-Indies (1807-11) born in Hattem Gelderland Dutch Republic (d. 1818)
31 Oct 1966
Jonas B Svensson Sweden tennis star
31 Oct 1767
Francesco Ruggi composer
31 Oct 1966
Thomas Louis Tolles Jr PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-3rd) born in Ft Myers Florida
31 Oct 1775
Guiseppi Baini composer
31 Oct 1967
Bill Berg St Catharines NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
31 Oct 1790
Alphonse-Marie Louis de Lamartine Macon France writer (Ren)
31 Oct 1967
Gavin Brian Lovegrove javelin (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1803
George Wright American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Norwich Vermont (d. 1865)
31 Oct 1967
John Flaherty American catcher (San Diego Padres) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1807
Napolon Henri Reber French composer born in Mulhouse Alsace (d. 1880)
31 Oct 1967
Stanley Richard NFL safety (Washington Redskins)
31 Oct 1807
Miguel Hilarion Eslava y Elizondo composer
31 Oct 1967
Paul Ince English footballer
31 Oct 1822
Levinus Keuchenius Dutch minister of Colonies (1888-90)
31 Oct 1968
Francois Gravel hockey goaltender (Team France 1998)
31 Oct 1823
Pasqual Juan Emilio Arrieta y Corera composer
31 Oct 1969
John McMullen Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA-15th) born in Santa Rosa California
31 Oct 1827
Petrus PM Alberdingk Thijm Dutch historianwriter
31 Oct 1969
Mo Lewis American NFL linebacker (NY Jets) born in Atlanta Georgia
31 Oct 1839
Georg von Siemens founder (Deutsche Bank)
31 Oct 1970
Lance Teichelmann WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1843
Mark M Antokolski RussianFrench sculptor (Peter the Great)
31 Oct 1970
Marc Wilkins Mansfield OH pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
31 Oct 1846
Edmondo de Amicis Italian writer (Cuore)
31 Oct 1971
Astrella Leitch Celeste rocker Donovans daughter
31 Oct 1847
Guiseppe Giacosa Italian songwriter (libretti opera Puccini)
31 Oct 1971
Damien Martyn cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
31 Oct 1851
George Ulyett cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)
31 Oct 1971
Jade Jagger daughter of Mick & Bianca Jagger born in Paris France
31 Oct 1858
Ramabai Dongre Medhavi India social reformer
31 Oct 1971
Rebecca Lynn Gray Miss America-Indiana (1996) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1873
George P Gooch English historianMP
31 Oct 1971
Ren Ponk soccer player (FC Utrecht)
31 Oct 1874
Albert Aftalion BulgariaFrench economist
31 Oct 1971
Shane Hannah NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
31 Oct 1879
Marie Joseph Canteloube de Malaret composer
31 Oct 1971
Nick Oliveri American musician
31 Oct 1879
Willie Anderson Scottish golfer (4-time US Open champion) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1971
Paul Norman Telfer Scottish footballer
31 Oct 1885
Egon Joseph Wellesz Austrian composermusicologist
31 Oct 1972
Orlando Thomas NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
31 Oct 1885
Jan Altink Dutch painterco-founder (Ploeg)
31 Oct 1972
Felicity Andersen Australian actress
31 Oct 1890
Gerrit Engelke German writerpoet (Love Letters)
31 Oct 1972
Masakazu Morita seiyu and actor
31 Oct 1891
John Metzelaar DutchUS (About Tropical Atl Visschen)
31 Oct 1972
Matthew Friedberger American musician (The Fiery Furnaces)
31 Oct 1891
Ted Shawn US dancerchoreographer (Dance We Must)
31 Oct 1972
Evhen Tsybulenko Ukrainian professor of international law
31 Oct 1894
Rampo Edogawa Japanese author and critic (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1973
Dan Neil NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
31 Oct 1895
Alexander dArbeloff entrepreneur
31 Oct 1973
Derrick Beatty CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
31 Oct 1895
Shukichi Mitsukuri composer
31 Oct 1973
Lera Auerbach Russian composer
31 Oct 1895
Edna Purviance American silent film actress worked with Charlie Chaplin (The Kid) born in Paradise Valley Nevada (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1973
Charlie Lowell American Musician
31 Oct 1898
Amedeo duke of Aosta viceroy of Ethiopiagov-gen of Italian East-Africa
31 Oct 1975
Henrique Hilrio Portuguese footballer
31 Oct 1898
Eduard Ptsep Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1975
Toby Hall American baseball player
31 Oct 1901
Gerhard von Rad German old testament scholar (Deuteronomium)
31 Oct 1976
Jeremy Miller West Covina California actor (Ben-Growing Pains)
31 Oct 1902
Hilarion Rubio Filipino composer born in Bacoor Cavite (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1976
Josh Ritter American musician
31 Oct 1902
Lillian Bronson American actress (Next Voice you Hear) born in Lockport New York (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1976
Mlanie Turgeon French Canadian alpine skier
31 Oct 1904
Edmond [Moore] Hamilton American sci-fi author (Danger Planet)
31 Oct 1978
Will Estes American actor
31 Oct 1949
Wayne Collett American 400m runner (Olympic silver 1972)
31 Oct 1908
Patrick Cairns Spike Hughes British jazz musiciancomposer (Elegy)
31 Oct 1950
Isaac Curtis NFL wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
31 Oct 1909
Robert Beatty Canadian actor (2001 A Space Odyssey Where Eagles Dare) born in Hamilton Ontario Canada (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1950
Tom Petty American classic rock singer (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) born in Gainesville Florida (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1909
Marguerite Perey French physicist (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1951
Al Greenwood keyboardist (Foreigner-Feels Like the First Time)
31 Oct 1910
Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar India astrophysicist (Nobel 1983)
31 Oct 1951
Patrick Hall British politician
31 Oct 1911
George Cates American orchestra leader (Lawrence Welk Show) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1951
Leif Pagrotsky Swedish politician
31 Oct 1911
Hilde Spiel Austrian writer born in Vienna (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1951
Claudio Ranieri Italian football manager (Leicester City) and player born in Rome
31 Oct 1913
Jean Urruty French Jai-Alai champion
31 Oct 1952
Dave Collins baseball player
31 Oct 1913
Vasco Pratolini Italian writer (Le ragazze di San Frediano)
31 Oct 1952
Dave McLelland Canadian NHL goaltender (Vancouver Canucks) born in Penticton British Columbia
31 Oct 1913
Vinicius de Moraes Brazilian poet and songwriter (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1952
Melanie Mayron actress (30 Something Car Wash Missing) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1914
Harold Gimblett cricketer (legendary Somerset & England batsman)
31 Oct 1952
Mikhail Georgiyevich Potapov Russian cosmonaut
31 Oct 1915
Farid al-Atrash [El-Atrache] Syrian composer musician virtuoso oud player and actor (Akher kedba) born in Jebel Ed-Druz Southern Syria (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1953
Bill Nunn American actor (Do the Right Thing) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1916
David Lewis actor (Edward Quartermaine-General Hospital) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1954
Suru Nayak cricketer (two Tests for India v England 1982)
31 Oct 1916
Emil Gilels Odessa Russia pianist (Brussels Competition-1938)
31 Oct 1954
Steve Orich orchestrator
31 Oct 1916
Karl-Birger Blomdahl Swedish opera composer (Herr von Hancken)
31 Oct 1954
Gnter Mller German sound artist improvisor and percussionist
31 Oct 1916
Toby Rowland theatrical manager
31 Oct 1955
Robert ten Brink Dutch TV hostcabaret artist
31 Oct 1918
Louis Althusser French philosopher (For Marx Strangled His Wife)
31 Oct 1955
Thomas Newman American composer
31 Oct 1918
Robert Charles Evans mountaineerdoctor
31 Oct 1955
David Profumo English novelist
31 Oct 1920
LaWanda Page [Alberta Peal] American actress (Aunt Esther-Sanford & Sons) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1955
Aaron Pryor American welterweight boxing champion born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1920
Pandurang Shastri Athavale Indian philosopher (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1956
Danny Boyle English film director (Trainspotting Slumdog Millionaire) born in Manchester England
31 Oct 1921
George Nader American actor (Robot Monster Away All Boats) born in Pasadena California (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1957
Chris Cowdrey cricketer (son of Colin captain of England 1988)
31 Oct 1921
Gunnar Nordahl Swedish soccer player (Olympic gold 1948)
31 Oct 1957
Susanna Haavisto Finnish actress and singer
31 Oct 1922
Jack Anderson journalist (Wash Post) born in Long Beach California
31 Oct 1958
Dave Krieg NFL quarterback (Arizona Cardinals Tennessee Oilers)
31 Oct 1925
Bernard Hepton Bradford England actor (6 Wives of Henry VIII)
31 Oct 1958
Eric Scott actor (Ben in The Waltons) born in Hollywood California
31 Oct 1925
Victor Zorza journalistRussian specialist
31 Oct 1958
Mark King bassvocalist (Level 42-Standing in the Light Love Games)
31 Oct 1926
Joel Feinberg American moral philosopher (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1958
Ricky Byrd rocker (Joan Jett & Blackhearts)
31 Oct 1926
Arne Bendiksen Norwegian singer and songwriter
31 Oct 1958
Valerie Faris American film director
31 Oct 1927
Pierre Alechinsky Belgian painterdirector (Cobra)
31 Oct 1958
Lynn Flewelling American fantasy author
31 Oct 1928
Buff Cobb [Patrizia Cobb Chapman] American actress and TV personality (Masquerade Party) born in Florence Tuscany (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1958
Viggo Mortensen American Actor (Lord of the Rings The Road) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1929
Balbir Singh India field hockey player (Olympic gold 1948-56)
31 Oct 1959
Mark Little Australian actor and comedian (Neighbours) born in Brisbane
31 Oct 1808
Karl [Theodor] Andree German geographerjournalist (Globus)
31 Oct 1959
Janice McCaffrey Canadian 10k walker (Olympics 25-92 96) born in Etobicoke Ontario
31 Oct 1812
Austin Flint 19th century heart research pioneer
31 Oct 1959
Razor Ramon [Scott Hall] wrestler (WWFWCWNWAFloridaAWAKC)
31 Oct 1819
Daniel Edgar Sickles American politician diplomat and Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1960
Brian Hansen American NFL punter (NY Jets) born in Hawarden Iowa
31 Oct 1819
Karol Mikuli composer
31 Oct 1960
Konstantin Aseev Russian chess player (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1819
The Bb Persian founder of the Bb Faith (d. 1850)
31 Oct 1960
Lepa Brena famous Yugoslav singer
31 Oct 1820
Benjamin Franklin Cheatham Major General (Confederate Army)
31 Oct 1961
Ian Rush Welsh footballer
31 Oct 1820
George Jerrison Stannard American farmer teacher governmental official and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Georgia Vermont (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1961
Michie Tomizawa Japanese voice actress
31 Oct 1822
Mansfield Lovell Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1884)
31 Oct 1961
Les Stroud Canadian survival expert (Survivorman) born in Etobicoke Ontario
31 Oct 1823
Thomas Hughes English politician and author (Tom Browns School Days) born in Uffington (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1962
Ray Childress NFL defensive tackledefensive end (Houston Oilers)
31 Oct 1832
Constantin Lipsius German architect (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1962
Steven R Randy Jackson US percussionistsinger (Enjoy Yourself)
31 Oct 1843
Victor de Stuers Dutch art connoisseur
31 Oct 1963
Julie Payette astronaut born in Montreal Quebec
31 Oct 1854
Alphonse Allais French authorhumorist (Pass the Bile)
31 Oct 1963
Navjot Singh Sidhu cricketer (Indian opening batsman)
31 Oct 1858
John Burns English politician (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1963
Nikos Tsiantakis Greek footballer
31 Oct 1859
G B Studd cricketer (brother of C T 4 Tests for England)
31 Oct 1964
Kamala Harris American lawyer and politician (1st African- American Asian-American attorney general of California born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1864
James F. Hinkle American politician sixth Governor of New Mexico (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1965
Amos Mansdorf lsrael tennis star
31 Oct 1871
Frederick Burton American actor (The Big Trail One Way Passage) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1965
Chad Hennings NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
31 Oct 1874
Charles Ives American composer (Holiday Quick Step) born in Danbury Connecticut (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1965
Mikhail Shtalenkov NHL goalie (Team Russia Anaheim Mighty Ducks) born in Moscow Russia
31 Oct 1877
Josephine McGill composer
31 Oct 1965
Norman Blake Scottish musician (Teenage Fanclub) born in Bellshill North Lanarkshire
31 Oct 1877
Alfred G. Vanderbilt Sr. American businessman and sportsman (New York Central Railway) born in NYC New York (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1965
William Zabka American actor
31 Oct 1884
Thomas Chalmers American opera singer actor and filmmaker (Blind Alleys Outrage) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1966
Allan Donald cricketer (great South African fast bowler)
31 Oct 1889
Margaret Dumont American actress and Marx Brothers comic foil (Day at the Races) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1966
Erin Deiters WPVA volleyballer (US Open-9th-1994) born in Green Bay Wisconsin
31 Oct 1890
Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton jazz pianistcomposer born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1966
Fred Coury Johnston NY rocker (Cinderella-Heartbreak Station)
31 Oct 1893
Charley Chase American comedian actor and director (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1966
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Al-Qaeda leader (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1894
Olive Thomas American actress (The Flapper) born in Charleroi Pennsylvania (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1966
Stefan Raab German entertainer
31 Oct 1895
Rex Ingram American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Tarzan of the Apes The Ten Commandments) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1966
Patrick J. Volkerding Founder and maintainer of the Slackware Linux distribution
31 Oct 1896
Nat Holman basketball coach (CCNY)
31 Oct 1967
Harvey Pulliam outfielder (Colorado Rockies) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1897
Jevsei G Liberman Ukrainian economist (Plan profit bonuses)
31 Oct 1967
Susan Tulley British actress (Michelle-EastEnders)
31 Oct 1897
Crown Prince Eun of Korea (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1967
Luigi Lo Cascio Italian actor
31 Oct 1899
Evelyn Brent American actress (Panama Lady Last Coomand) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1967
Luck Mervil Qubcois actor and singer
31 Oct 1899
Marnix Gijsen [baron Jan-Albert Goris] Flemish writer (Grote God Pan)
31 Oct 1967
Marco Ngai Hong Kong actor
31 Oct 1900
Rodolfo Halffter composer
31 Oct 1968
Raymond Biggs CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
31 Oct 1900
Wayne Morse (Sen-RD-Ore)
31 Oct 1969
Chantel Tremitiere WNBA guard (Sacramento Monarchs)
31 Oct 1901
Hans-Otto Borgmann composer
31 Oct 1969
Guillermo Perez-Roldan Argentina tennis star
31 Oct 1902
Addison Richards American actor (Pentagon Fighting Seabees) born in Zanesville Ohio (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1969
Herman Moore NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
31 Oct 1903
John Lodge American actor (Witchmaker) and politician (79th Governor of Connecticut) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1969
Juan Gonzalez Vega Baja Puerto Rico outfielder (Texas Rangers)
31 Oct 1904
Anna Neagle English actress (London Melody Nurse Edith Cavell) born in London England (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1969
Laurie Daley Australian rugby league footballer
31 Oct 1907
Arlene Francis American television personality (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1970
Greg Primus NFL wide receiver (Chicago Bears)
31 Oct 1909
Monique Hare French pianist
31 Oct 1970
Ralph Dawkins WLAF running back (Amsterdam Admirals)
31 Oct 1909
Sugiyama Yasushi Japanese painter (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1970
Sander Boschke soccer player (FC Twente)
31 Oct 1911
Will Rogers Jr American politician (D-Representative 1943-44) writer political commentator and actor (Down to Earth) born in NYC New York (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1970
Shane George cricketer (S Australian fast bowler Shield debut at 17)
31 Oct 1913
Angelo Ephrikian composer
31 Oct 1276
Prince Hisaaki Japanese shogun (d. 1328)
31 Oct 1913
Barney Phillips [Bernard Philip Ofner] American actor (Dragnet Felony Squad) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1433
Marsilio Ficino Italian philosopher (d. 1499)
31 Oct 1913
Grandpa [Louis M] Jones Niagra KY country musician (Hee-Haw)
31 Oct 1507
Viglius ab Aytta Zuichemus [Aytta van Zwichem] Dutch priest
31 Oct 1914
Fayard Nicholas American tap dancer one-half of The Nicholas Brothers and actor (The Five Heartbeats) born in Mobile Alabama (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1545
Giovanale Ancina composer
31 Oct 1915
Giora Schuster composer
31 Oct 1562
George Abbott English theologist and the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611-1633) born in Guildford Surrey England (d. 1633)
31 Oct 1917
Efrain Jonckheer premier Dutch Antilles
31 Oct 1582
Dmitry Ivanovich [Dmitry of Uglich] Russian Tsarevich and son of Ivan IV the Terrible (d. 1591)
31 Oct 1917
Jean-Pierre Melville director (A Cop) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1605
Thomas Browne English writer (Garden of Cyrus) born in London
31 Oct 1917
Ken Cranston cricketer (England all-rounder captained once in 1948)
31 Oct 1610
James Butler 1st Duke of Ormonde English statesman and soldier (d. 1688)
31 Oct 1918
Anton Diffring [Alfred Pollack] German character actor (Assignment Vienna) born in Koblenz Germany (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1652
Louis Le Quointe composer
31 Oct 1918
Robert Lochner German journalist (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1658
Adolf Friedrich II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (d. 1704)
31 Oct 1919
Tracy Hall American inventor (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1680
John Abernethy Irish Protestant minister (d. 1740)
31 Oct 1921
Hans Warren Dutch writerpoetcritic (Secret Diary)
31 Oct 1684
Johann Christoph Fravenholtz composer
31 Oct 1921
Pierre Laporte Canadian journaliststatesman (Revolution Script)
31 Oct 1688
William Cheselden English surgeon and anatomist (d. 1752)
31 Oct 1922
John Anderson American actor (Psycho Ride the High Country Legend of Wyatt Earp) born in Clayton Illinois (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1690
Giuseppi Maria Carretti composer
31 Oct 1923
Herschel Bernardi American actor (Arnie Voice of Charlie the Tuna Front) born in NYC New York (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1718
Victor-Franois 2nd duc de Broglie Marshal of France (d. 1804)
31 Oct 1923
Joe Minogue journalist
31 Oct 1720
John Woolman American Quaker preacher and abolitionist born in Province of New Jersey (d. 1772)
31 Oct 1923
Robert Craft American conductor writer and friend of Stravinsky born in Kingston New York (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1721
Joseph de Guignes French orientalist (d. 1800)
31 Oct 1924
Kenneth WIlliam Gatland aerospace scientist
31 Oct 1784
John McLoughlin Hudsons Bay Co pioneer in Oregon Country
31 Oct 1924
Stanley Eric Francis Booth-Clibborn bishop (Manchester)
31 Oct 1784
Leigh Hunt British writer
31 Oct 1925
Art Buchwald columnist and author (Have I Ever Lied to You) born in Mt Vernon New York
31 Oct 1792
Dirk Donker Curtius Dutch attorneyminister of Justice (liberal)
31 Oct 1925
Herman Roelstraete composer
31 Oct 1810
Cassius Marcellus Clay American Major General (Union Army) born in Madison County Kentucky (d. 1903)
31 Oct 1925
Tom Dowd American recording engineer and producer (innovator of multitrack recording) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1819
Samuel McGowan Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Laurens County South Carolina (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1925
Roger Hanin French actor
31 Oct 1819
Joseph C Juglar French physicianeconomist (Crises Commercial)
31 Oct 1925
Theodore Hall American Physicist and atomic spy for the Soviet Union born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1824
Frantisek Pivoda composer
31 Oct 1926
Ursula Happe German 200m backstroke swimmer (Olympic gold 1956) born in Free City of Danzig
31 Oct 1824
Rufus Saxton American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Greenfield Massachusetts (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1927
Oskar Pastior Romanian-born German writer (Oulipo) born in Sibiu (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1828
Adolfo Fumagalli composer
31 Oct 1927
Joyce Brothers American pop psychologist (64000 Question Naked Gun) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1834
Francis Channing Barlow US lawyergen-majorco-founder (ABA)
31 Oct 1931
Ken Morrison English supermarket maginatemulti-millionaire
31 Oct 1850
Annie S Peck mountain climberexplorerdiplomat
31 Oct 1932
Roosevelt Brown Virginia NFL hall of fame tackle (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1851
Empress Myeongseong Empress of Korea (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1932
William Christopher Evanstown Ill actor (Father Mulcahy-MASH)
31 Oct 1858
George Albert Boulenger Belgian naturalist (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1932
Rosey Brown American football player (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1860
Affie Jarvis cricketer (Australian WK of the late 19th century)
31 Oct 1934
Eddie Harris saxophonistcomposer
31 Oct 1862
Auguste Lumire made 1st movie (Workers Leaving Lumire Factory)
31 Oct 1934
Michael Dunn Shattuck OK actor (House of the Damned Ship of Fools)
31 Oct 1863
John Huston Finley Ill editor (NY Times (1937-38)
31 Oct 1934
Michiko empress of Japan
31 Oct 1865
Godfrey Cripps cricketer (one Test South Africa v England 1892 18 & 3)
31 Oct 1934
Timothy West English actor (Brass) born in Bradford England
31 Oct 1866
Clarence Lucas composer
31 Oct 1935
Jerry Orbach actor (Law & Order Dirty Dancing) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1868
Bertha Landes 1st woman elected mayor of a major US city (Seattle)
31 Oct 1936
Larry Mowry PGA golfer (1987 Crestar Pepsi Senior) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1871
Walter B Cannon US physiologist (Wisdom of the Body)
31 Oct 1937
Juan Marichal Hall of Fame baseball pitcher (SF Giants)
31 Oct 1873
Barton King cricketer (North Americas greatest all-rounder)
31 Oct 1937
Wanda Jackson Maud Oklahoma country singer (Lets Have a Party)
31 Oct 1876
Mordecai (3 finger) Brown hall of fame pitcher
31 Oct 1937
Emma Tennant English writer (Pemberley Or Pride and Prejudice Continued) born in London (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1878
Hermann Claudius German folk poet (Meister Bertram) born in Langenfelde near Hamburg (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1938
Iain Macmillan Abbey Road photographer (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1882
Vincas Kreve-Mickievicius Lithuania poetphilologistplaywright
31 Oct 1939
Jay Siegel rock bassist (Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1885
Charles E. Merrill American investment banker (Merrill Lynch) born in Green Cove Springs Florida (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1939
Raymond Jones British keyboardist and songwriter born in Oldham
31 Oct 1889
Uncle Art Satherley British-American record producer (1968 Academy of Country Music Award) born in Bristol England (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1940
Kathy Kirby British singer
31 Oct 1892
Alexander A Alekhine RussianFrench chess champ (1927-35 37-46)
31 Oct 1940
Robert Pinsky American poet and Poet Laureate of the United States
31 Oct 1892
Ilmari Hannikainen Finnish pianist and composer born in Jyvskyl (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1941
Bob Panasik Canadian Tour golfer (1986 Canadian TPC) born in Windsor Ontario
31 Oct 1895
Louis Mumford cultural historiancity plannerwriter
31 Oct 1942
Earl Hindman Bisbee AZ actor (Wilson-Home Improvement)
31 Oct 1895
Frank Durbin last American veteran of the Battle of Verdun (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1943
Dunja Vejzovic Croatian soprano
31 Oct 1896
Bob OFarrell American baseball player (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1944
William Hugh Albright composer
31 Oct 1897
Salimuzzaman Siddiqui Pakistani scientist and scholar (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1945
Vladimir Kozlov Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1900
Bill Ponsford cricketer (great Australian batsman HS 437 Vic v NSW)
31 Oct 1945
Ric Lee rock drummer (Ten Years After-Cannock Staffs)
31 Oct 1900
Theodoro Valcarcel composer
31 Oct 1945
Thomas Pasatieri composer
31 Oct 1900
Roy Worters Canadian ice hockey goaltender (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1945
Hector the Bulldog Warner Bros. cartoon character (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Peck Up Your Troubles
31 Oct 1900
Erna Berger German soprano (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1946
Elfriede Jelinek writer
31 Oct 1901
Arleigh A Burke Colo admiral (WW II Solomon Islands Navy Cross)
31 Oct 1946
Lucien Van Impe Belgian cyclist
31 Oct 1903
Vittorio Giannini composer
31 Oct 1948
Andrei Suraikin USSR pairs figure skater (Olympic silver 1972)
31 Oct 1903
Tor Johnson [Tore Johansson] Swedish wrestler and actor (Bride of the Monster) born in Kalmar ln Sweden (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1948
Robert A Borski (Rep-D-PA 1983- )
31 Oct 1907
Roger Wolfe Kahn American bandleader (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1949
Valery Borzov USSR 100m200m dash (Olympic gold 1972)
31 Oct 1908
Nils Geirr Tveitt composer
31 Oct 1972
Pras American musician
31 Oct 1973
Laurent Brancowitz [Mazzalai] French guitarist (Phoenix) born in Versailles France
31 Oct 1973
Robert Tate wide receiver (Minnesota Vikings)
31 Oct 1973
Shi Ting Wang Tainan Taiwan tennis star (1994 Taipei)
31 Oct 1974
Percy Ellsworth safety (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1974
Joy Bryant American actress (Parenthood Antwone Fisher) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1976
Amber Hamilton Auburn Washington Miss America-Washington (1996)
31 Oct 1976
Omar Gooding American actor
31 Oct 1127
Emperor Go-Shirakawa of Japan (d. 1192)
31 Oct 1239
Stefanus V prince of Transylvaniaking of Hungary (1270-72)
31 Oct 1405
Pius II [Aenea S Piccolomini] Italian pope (1458-64) (Cynthia)
31 Oct 1517
Manoel da Nbrega Portuguese Jesuit in Brazil (d. 1570)
31 Oct 1547
Justus Lipsius [Joost Lips] Dutch classic philologisthistorian
31 Oct 1569
Giambattista Marini Italian poet (d. 1625)
31 Oct 1595
Edward Winslow Plymouth Colony founder (d. 1655)
31 Oct 1611
Valentin Strobel composer
31 Oct 1634
Luca Giordano Italian artist (d. 1705)
31 Oct 1638
Lars Johnstown [Lasse Lucidor] Swedish poet
31 Oct 1653
Abraham van Riebeeck Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (d. 1713)
31 Oct 1662
Matthew Henry English non-conformist minister (d. 1714)
31 Oct 1663
Prince Eugene of Savoy famous military commander for the Habsburg Monarchy against the Ottomans and the French born in Paris France
31 Oct 1668
Johan Georg IV elector of Saxony (1691-94)
31 Oct 1668
Wierich PL earl von Daun Austrian prince of Thianofieldmarshall
31 Oct 1679
Ann Putnam Jr. American accuser in the Salem Witch Trials (d. 1716)
31 Oct 1697
Giovanni Canaletto Italian painter (Regatta on the Grand Canal) and printmaker born in Venice (d. 1768)
31 Oct 1701
Charles le Beau French historian (d. 1778)
31 Oct 1706
Baldassare Galuppi Italian composer (operas buffa)
31 Oct 1712
Jeremias van Riemsdijk gov-general of Dutch Indies (1775-77)
31 Oct 1741
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos French general and author (d. 1803)
31 Oct 1929
Dumitru Capoianu composer
31 Oct 1774
Adolf Muller German dramatist and critic born near Weissenfels (d. 1829)
31 Oct 1930
Thomas ap Rees British botanist born in Frome England (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1777
Heinrich von Kleist German dramatistpoet (Penthesilea)
31 Oct 1931
Laszlo Kalmar composer
31 Oct 1785
Thomas Love Peacock English author (Headlong Hall)
31 Oct 1931
John le Carr English novelist
31 Oct 1789
Giovanni Tadolini composer
31 Oct 1932
Lloyd Haynes South Bend Indiana actor (Pete Dixon-Room 222)
31 Oct 1794
Ferdinand Lukas Schubert composer
31 Oct 1932
Robert Reed Highland Park Ill actor (Mike-Brady Bunch Nurse)
31 Oct 1804
Rama IV [Phra Chomklao Chaoyuhua] king of Thailand (1851-68)
31 Oct 1933
Brian Booth cricketer (dual Australian crickethockey international)
31 Oct 1806
John Breckinridge Grayson Brig Genl (Confederate Army) (d. 1861)
31 Oct 1933
Wilfried Dietrich German FR super-heavyweight (Olympic gold 1960)
31 Oct 1811
Hugh Thompson Reid American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Union City Indiana (d. 1874)
31 Oct 1934
David Guard rocker (Kingston Trio)
31 Oct 1818
Edward Otho Cresap Ord American engineer and Major General (Union Army) born in Cumberland Maryland (d. 1883)
31 Oct 1934
Des Hoare cricketer (Australian quickie in Test in 1961 v W Indies)
31 Oct 1829
Charles Sidney Winder Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1862)
31 Oct 1936
Johnetta Betsch Cole educatorpresident (Spellman College)(Sen-D-KY)
31 Oct 1829
Lucius Marshall Walker Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1936
Tony Lo Bianco actor (Ann Jillian Story Hizzoner) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1831
Frederik III NK of Hohenzollern German Kaiserking of Prussia
31 Oct 1936
Sylvia Browne American author and self-proclaimed medium dubbed Americas most controversial psychic born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1833
Johannes Habert composer
31 Oct 1937
Nicholas Palmer television writerproducer
31 Oct 1837
Friedrich Wilhelm Mengelberg German sculptor born in Colonge (d. 1919)
31 Oct 1937
Sean Garrison American actor (Up Periscope Splendor in the Grass) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1844
Emille-Louis-Victor Mathieu composer
31 Oct 1937
Marilyn Bell Canadian swimmer
31 Oct 1850
Francis Thome composer
31 Oct 1938
Ton Regtien Dutch student leader
31 Oct 1854
Bill Murdoch cricketer (great pioneer of Australian Test cricket)
31 Oct 1940
Jerzy Kulej Polish light welterweight boxer (Olympic gold 1964 68) (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1854
Salomon August Andre Swedish engineer balloonist and polar explorer born in Grnna Sweden (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1940
Michael Gambon English actor (Singing Detective Paris at Night)
31 Oct 1859
Henri Bergson French philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)
31 Oct 1941
Simon Ward actor (4 Musketeers 4 Feathers) born in London England (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1859
Paolo Orsi Rovereto Italian Archaeologist (Sicilian excavations)
31 Oct 1942
Andrew Vachss American author and attorney
31 Oct 1865
Arie de Jong Dutch linguist (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1943
Michael Findlay cricket wicket-keeper (WI early 70s)
31 Oct 1865
Logan Pearsall Smith American essayist and critic (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1943
Robert Morris composer
31 Oct 1868
Ernst Didring Swedish author (d. 1931)
31 Oct 1943
Robin Greville Holloway composer
31 Oct 1870
D T Suzuki Kanazawa Japan Zen Buddhist scholar
31 Oct 1943
Takis Ikonomopoulos Greek footballer
31 Oct 1871
Louis de Vries Dutch actor (Blokkade Ghetto) born in Amsterdam Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1944
George McCrae US singer (Lead Me On Rock Your Baby)
31 Oct 1872
Josephine CMA princess of Belgiumnun
31 Oct 1944
Keith Adrian [Johnson] IndiesDutch actor (Intrepid Mr Twist)
31 Oct 1873
Ivanoe Bonomi Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1944
Peter Tosh [Winston Hubert McIntosh] Jamaica reggae musician (Mystic Man Mama Africa)
31 Oct 1875
James E K Aggrey Ghana US theologianeducationalist
31 Oct 1945
Ahmed Abel-Wadoud Karadawi academicactivist
31 Oct 1875
Len Braund cricketer (great England all-rounder in 23 Tests 1901-08)
31 Oct 1945
Divine [Harris Glenn Milstead] American actress drag queen and international icon of bad taste cinema (Pink Flamingos) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1877
Florence Dahl Walrath humanitarian founded Cradle society
31 Oct 1945
John Lithgow actor (Harry & Hendersons Pelican Brief) born in Rochester New York
31 Oct 1878
James Truslow Adams historian (Pul-1921 Founding of New England)
31 Oct 1945
Keith Reid rocker (Procol Harum) [or 101046]
31 Oct 1879
Grzegorz Fitelberg Polish violinistconductorcomposer born in Daugavpils Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1945
Patricia Ireland feministpresident (National Organization of Women)
31 Oct 1882
Lucien Petit-Breton French road cyclist (Tour de France 1907-8) born in Pless France (d. 1917)
31 Oct 1946
Bob Holland cricketer (Australian leg-spinner at age 38)
31 Oct 1889
Fannie Hurst novelist (Anatomy of Me)
31 Oct 1946
Philip Pullman English writer
31 Oct 1890
[Agathe] Henriette [M de Beaufort] Dutch author (Rembrandt)
31 Oct 1946
Kenneth Washington African-American actor (Sgt Richard Baker-Hogans Heroes Westworld)
31 Oct 1891
Vclav Klik Czech composer born in Opava (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1947
Wilbert Hart US singer (Four Gents Delfonics-Didnt I)
31 Oct 1892
Leo G. Carroll English actor (Topper Man From Uncle) born in Weedon (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1947
Giorgio Cavazzano Italian comic strip artist
31 Oct 1893
Roy Del Ruth DE director (About Face Babe Ruth Story Star Show)
31 Oct 1948
Chester Biscardi composer
31 Oct 1893
Sidney Holland Prime Minister of New Zealand (National 1949-57) born in Greendale New Zealand (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1948
Patrick Simmons guitaristvocal (Doobie Brothers-Minute by Minute)
31 Oct 1893
Georges Ohsawa Japanese founder of Macrobiotics (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1949
Lynn Dickey American football player
31 Oct 1894
H. L. Davis American author (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1949
Jamie McGrigor British politician
31 Oct 1895
Raymond Brulez Flemish author (Appearance at Kallista)
31 Oct 1951
Annie Golden actress (Forever Lulu Hair) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1897
Isabel Briggs Myers American psychological theorist (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1951
Demetrios Christodoulou Greek mathematical physicist recipient of the Bcher Memorial Prize
31 Oct 1898
Lotte Lenya [Karoline Wilhelmine Charlotte Blamauer] Austrian singer and actress (The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone From Russia with Love) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1952
Alexander Leibkind German judo (Olympic 76)WLAF GM (Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1898
Raymond Glenn American actor (Raisin in the Sun Carmen Jones) born in Frankfort Kentucky (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1952
Veronica Judith Sainz Castro Mexican spanish singeractress (Nana)
31 Oct 1901
Vladimir Grigoryevich Zakharov Russian composer born in Bogodukhov (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1954
Joe Bryant American basketball player
31 Oct 1901
Barbara Brown American actress born in Los Angeles California (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1954
Sam Allardyce English football manager
31 Oct 1902
Miriam Hopkins American actress (Becky Sharp These Three) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1954
Deborah Blum American writer
31 Oct 1902
Pascual Jordan German physicist (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1955
Lonnie Shelton NBA forward (NY Knick Seattle Supersonics)
31 Oct 1903
Ambrose Thibodeaux cajun accordionist
31 Oct 1955
Pat Klous Hutchinson Ks actress (Marcy-Flying High Judy-Love Boat)
31 Oct 1903
Emile Enthoven composer
31 Oct 1955
Nino DeFranco Canadian musician (The DeFranco Family)
31 Oct 1904
A. J. Liebling American journalist (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1955
Melpo Kosti Greek actress
31 Oct 1905
Felix Houphouet-Boigny President of Ivory coast (1960-93)
31 Oct 1956
Bruce Weber American Basketball Coach born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1906
James Brooks US mural painter (Acquisition of Long Island)
31 Oct 1956
Sunny Deol Indian actor
31 Oct 1907
Alexander Hardie Williamson artist
31 Oct 1956
Didier Theys Belgian racing driver
31 Oct 1909
Norberto Bobbio Italian philosopher and legal theorist (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1957
Karl Wallingher Prestatyn Wales rocker (World Party)
31 Oct 1910
Vojislav Vuckovic composer
31 Oct 1957
Ray Richmond American columnist and critic
31 Oct 1913
Robert Gilruth American aviation and space pioneer (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1957
Doug Kirby American author and travel guide
31 Oct 1913
Evelyn Venable American model and actress (Death Takes a Holiday Columbia Pictures logo) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1958
Antoine Trousers rock drummersinger (Dike-Bleeding Heart)
31 Oct 1915
Victor Sen Yung [Cheung Young] American actor (Across the Pacific Charlie Chan in Honolulu) born in San Francisco California (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1958
John Bloom [Joe Bob Briggs] drive-in movie critic
31 Oct 1916
Peter Shepherd English contractormulti-millionaire
31 Oct 1958
Tiriel Mora Australian actor
31 Oct 1918
Robert Bobby Troup American jazz pianist and actor (Emergency Acapulco) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1958
Lou Briel Puerto Rican singer and actor
31 Oct 1918
James Cameron Tudor politician
31 Oct 1960
Dan Woodgate rock drummer (Madness Voice of Beehive) born in London England
31 Oct 1918
Konstantinos Mitsottakis premier of Greece (1990- )
31 Oct 1960
Dawn Coe-Jones Canadian LPGA golfer (3 LPGA wins) born in Campbell River British Colombia (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1918
Willem J Molly Geertsema Dutch liberalinterior minister)
31 Oct 1960
Jennifer Holliday singeractress (Dream Girls) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1919
Anita ODay (born Anita Belle Colton) jazz singer born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1960
Jonathan FeBland English musician and artist
31 Oct 1919
Ric Nordman Canadian politician (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1961
Tim Belcher Sparta Ohio baseball pitcher (Detroit Tigers KC Royals)
31 Oct 1919
Camilla Williams Danville Virginia operatic soprano (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1962
Ruud Bread soccer player (NAC)
31 Oct 1920
Melina Mercouri Greek actress activist and politician born in Athens Greece (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1962
Tracy Chevalier American author
31 Oct 1921
Jesse Helms (Sen-DR-North Carolina 1973- )
31 Oct 1963
Brian H Henniger PGA golfer (1994 Deposit Guaranty) born in Sacramento California
31 Oct 1922
Camillo Togni composer
31 Oct 1963
Jim Dombrowski NFL guard (New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1922
Little Orphan Annie comic strip character
31 Oct 1963
Prince Laurent of Belgium Chteau de Belvdre Laeken son of King Albert II and Queen Paola
31 Oct 1922
Richard Stankiewicz US sculptor (1974 Akston Award 1966 Brandeis)
31 Oct 1964
Webster Slaughter NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs)
31 Oct 1923
Suzanne Perlman HungarianDutch Antilian painter
31 Oct 1964
Jorge Luis Gonzales Cuban-born American boxer
31 Oct 1924
Allyn Ferguson orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in San Jose California
31 Oct 1964
Ty Pennington [Gary Tygert Burton] American television host (Extreme Makeover Home Edition) born in Atlanta Georgia
31 Oct 1924
Egil Hovland composer
31 Oct 1965
Brad Daugherty NBA center (Cleveland Cavaliers)
31 Oct 1924
Frank Liedel [Leo van Assche] Flemish writer (Kaperbrief)
31 Oct 1965
Lucio Topatigh hockey forward (Team Italy 1998)
31 Oct 1965
Frankie Paul [Paul Blake] Jamaican reggae musician born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1965
Todd Park Mohr American musician (Big Head Todd and the Monsters) born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1966
Amy Linker American actress (Lewis & Clark Lauren-Square Pegs) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1966
Anna Clark playmate (Apr 1987) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1966
Dave Veres pitcher (Montreal Expos) born in Montgomery Alabama
31 Oct 1966
Jon Favreau actorwriter (Swingers)
31 Oct 1966
Roger R. Cross Jamaican-born actor
31 Oct 1967
Amy Carter US President Jimmy Carters daughter and peace activist
31 Oct 1967
Yoko Shimomura Japanese composer
31 Oct 1968
Sinitta British-American singer (So Macho Toy Boy) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1969
Zdeno Ciger Martin Slo NHL left wing (Edmonton Oilers)
31 Oct 1969
Erwin Snchez Bolivian footballer
31 Oct 1969
DJ Sammy [Samuel Bouriah] Spanish DJ born in Mallorca
31 Oct 1969
John Edward American TV Psychic
31 Oct 1970
Chamara Dunusinghe cricket wicketkeeper (Sri Lanka 1995)
31 Oct 1970
Chris Kattan American comedian and actor
31 Oct 1972
Glen Anthony Mitchell New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Hamilton New Zealand
31 Oct 1972
Marc Newfield outfielder (San Diego Padres) born in Sacramento California
31 Oct 1972
Megan Still Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1972
Otto Steffers field hockey defender (Olympics 1996) born in Louisville Kentucky
31 Oct 1972
Reggie Rusk cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
31 Oct 1939
Flavio Cotti member of the Swiss Federal Council
31 Oct 1914
John Mosely recording expertentrepreneur
31 Oct 1940
Cynthia Weil American songwriter born in New York City
31 Oct 1916
Robert Lowery actor (Murder Over NY) born in Kansas City Missouri
31 Oct 1941
William Billy Cox Guitarist (performed with Jimi Hendrix) born in Wheeling West Virginia
31 Oct 1916
adeusz Paciorkiewicz Polish organist and composer born in Sierpc (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1942
Willie Horton baseball slugger (Detroit Tigers)
31 Oct 1917
Marsha Hunt actress (Jennifer-Pecks Bad Girl Jigsaw) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1942
Larry Pickering Australian newspaper cartoonist
31 Oct 1917
Martin Donnelly cricketer (brilliant lefty bat for NZ post-war)
31 Oct 1943
Russ Giguere rock guitaristvocalist (Association) born in Portsmouth New Hampshire
31 Oct 1917
Sumner Locke Elliott Australian-born American novelist (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1943
Birthe Rnn Hornbech Danish politician
31 Oct 1918
Rita Hayworth [Margarita Cansino] American actress (Gilda Cover Girl The Lady from Shanghai) born in NYC New York (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1944
Katherine Kurtz UK sci-fi author (Deryni Rising Saint Camber)
31 Oct 1919
John Moroney cricketer (Australian opener 1949-51)
31 Oct 1945
Christopher Shays (Rep-R-Connecticut)
31 Oct 1919
Isaak Markovich Khalatnikov Russian physicist
31 Oct 1945
Huell Howser American TV host
31 Oct 1920
Montgomery Clift American actor (From Here to Eternity Judgement at Nuremberg) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1945
Yldo Turkish famous showman and football player
31 Oct 1920
Miguel Delibes Spanish writer
31 Oct 1946
James Robert Baker American novelist screenwriter
31 Oct 1921
George Mackey Brown poet
31 Oct 1946
Howard Shore Canadian film composer
31 Oct 1921
Maria Gorokhovskaya USSR gymnast (Olympic gold 1952)
31 Oct 1947
Joe Morton American actor (Hal-Grady Abel Marsh-Another World) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1921
Pricilla Lanford Buckly editorcolumnist (National Review)
31 Oct 1947
John Johnson NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
31 Oct 1921
Tom Poston American actor (Newhart Mork & Mindy Steve Allen Show Newhart) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1947
Laura Nyro singersongwriter (Elis Coming Stoney End) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1922
Louis Benjamin showman
31 Oct 1947
Luc Journet Belgian physician (Order of Zonnetempel)
31 Oct 1922
Pierre Juneau Canadian film and broadcast executive born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1947
Job Cohen Dutch politician Mayor of Amsterdam
31 Oct 1922
Luiz Bonf Brazilian composer (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1947
Paul Chuckle British comedian
31 Oct 1923
Barney Kessel American musician (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1948
Isabel E Allen biostatician
31 Oct 1924
Bonnie Lou [Mary Joan Okum] Rockabilly musician born in Towanda Illinois (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1948
Ntozake Shange American author
31 Oct 1924
Don Coryell American College Football Hall of FameNFL coach (SD Chargers) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1949
Gary Richrath guitarist and songwriter (REO Speedwagon) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1926
Beverly Garland [Fessenden] American actress (My Three Sons Scarecrow and Mrs. King) born in Santa Cruz California (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1949
Joe Egan British musician (Stealers Wheel)
31 Oct 1926
Julie Adams [Betty May Adams] American actress (Yancy Derringer Code Red) born in Waterloo Iowa
31 Oct 1949
George Hendrick baseball player
31 Oct 1926
Karl Gordon Henize astronaut (STS 51-F) born in Cincinnati Ohio
31 Oct 1950
Merry Martin actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary) born in Camden Michigan
31 Oct 1928
Ivan Marinov composer
31 Oct 1950
Patrick L Swindall (Rep-R-GA 1985- )
31 Oct 1928
James Junior Gilliam Dodgers (NL rookie of year 1953)
31 Oct 1950
Sheila White actress (I Claudius) born in London England
31 Oct 1928
Zacharias J de Beer South African physicianMP (DP)
31 Oct 1950
Om Puri Indian Bollywood actor (Aakrosh Ardh Satya) born in Ambala Haryana
31 Oct 1929
Ram Da-Oz [Abraham Daus] Israeli composer born in Berlin
31 Oct 1950
Wendy Wasserstein American playwright (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1930
Angelo Paccignini composer
31 Oct 1951
Pam Dawber actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy My Sister Sam) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1930
Jimmy Breslin American author and columnist (NY Post News Newsday) born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1951
Terry McMillan American author
31 Oct 1930
Robert Atkins American nutritionist (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1952
Roy Dias cricketer (pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman)
31 Oct 1931
Ernst Hinterberger Austrian writer
31 Oct 1952
Bo Ninh Vietnamese novelist
31 Oct 1932
Gundaris Pone composer
31 Oct 1952
Jerry Royster American baseball player
31 Oct 1932
Paul Anderson American light super heavyweight lifter (Olympic gold 1956)
31 Oct 1954
Liz Burch Australian actress
31 Oct 1932
William J Hughes (Rep-D-New Jersey 1975- )
31 Oct 1955
Timmy Mallett British TV presenter
31 Oct 1933
William A Anders Maj Gen USAFastronaut (Apollo 8) born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1955
David Twohy American movie director and screenwriter
31 Oct 1933
Jeanine Deckers Belgian nun and singer-songwriter The Singing Nun born in Laeken (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1955
Rita Verdonk Dutch politician
31 Oct 1934
Barend P Tammeling Dutch journalist (Trouw Groninger Gezinsbode)
31 Oct 1956
Craig Bartlett American animator
31 Oct 1934
Johnny Haynes English footballer (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1956
Jim Talent Des Peres Missouri American politician (Rep-R-Missouri)
31 Oct 1934
Emmanuel Rico Rodriguez Jamaican ska trombonist (The Specials) born in Kingston (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1957
Jon Lindstrom Medford Ore actor (Kevin Collins-General Hospital)
31 Oct 1935
Alan Brown cricketer (England opening attack Brown & White vs Pak 1961)
31 Oct 1957
Doug Isaacson Alaskan politician
31 Oct 1936
David Hobson (Rep-R-Ohio)
31 Oct 1958
Hal Haenel star sailor (Olympic 8th 1988 92 96) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1936
Hiroo Kanamori Japanese seismologist
31 Oct 1958
Kjell Samuelsson Tyngsryd Swe NHL defenseman (Philadelphia Flyers)
31 Oct 1937
Paxton Whitehead English actor ( Back to School) born in East Malling Kent
31 Oct 1958
Corinne Bohrer American actress
31 Oct 1940
Peter Stringfellow British nightclub owner (Stringfellows) born in Sheffield England (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1958
Thomas Hearns American boxer
31 Oct 1940
Jim Smith English footballer and manager
31 Oct 1959
Kirby Chambliss Aerobatic pilot and Red Bull Air Racer
31 Oct 1941
Alan Howard rock bassist (Brian Poole & The Tremeloes)
31 Oct 1959
John Nord former American pro wrestler
31 Oct 1941
Earl Thomas Conley country singer (Too Many Times) born in Portsmouth Ohio
31 Oct 1959
Steve Swayne Dartmouth Professor
31 Oct 1941
James Seals Sidney Tx singer (Seals & Crofts-Summer Breeze)
31 Oct 1960
Doug Lidster Kamloops NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
31 Oct 1942
Gary Puckett vocalist (Gary Puckett& Union Gap Woman Woman) born in Hibbing Minnesota
31 Oct 1960
Emily Arth playmate (Jun 1988) born in Evanston Illinois
31 Oct 1943
Susan Davenny Wyner soprano (Walter Naumberg Prize) born in New Haven Connecticut
31 Oct 1960
Erin Moran American actress (Happy Days Joanie Loves Chachi) born in Burbank California (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1944
Carol Cole West Medford Mass actress (Ellie-Grady)
31 Oct 1961
Eric Jespersen Port Alberni BC star sailor (Olympic bronze 1992 96)
31 Oct 1961
Gladstone Small English cricketer born in St. George Barbados
31 Oct 1961
Wynton Marsalis jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1962
Jody Rosenthal American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1987) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
31 Oct 1962
Vincent Spano actor (Alphabet City Marias Lovers) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1964
Etsuko Inoue Japan tennis star
31 Oct 1964
George Ferris Antigua cricketer (Leewards fast bowler) born in Antigua
31 Oct 1965
Fayette Purser Australian golfer (NSW State Rep 1987-88) born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1965
Curtis Stigers American jazz vocalist and saxophonist
31 Oct 1966
Alan Mills pitcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in Lakeland Florida
31 Oct 1966
Angela Visser Neth Miss Universe (1989)
31 Oct 1966
Denise Philbrick LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1966
Jerod Swallow American ice skater (1997 Nationals) born in Ann Arbor Michigan
31 Oct 1966
Kristine Middeler Felicity Oh WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1994)
31 Oct 1967
Gary John Anderson New Zealand track and road cyclist (Olympics 1996-bronze) born in Wanganui New Zealand
31 Oct 1968
Denisa Szabova Bratislava Czech tennis star (1987 Futures-GER)
31 Oct 1968
Michael Stich German tennis star
31 Oct 1968
Narendra Hirwani Indian cricketer (16 wickets v WI on debut 1988) born in Gorakhpur India
31 Oct 1968
Stuart Law cricketer (prolific Queensland batsman Australia 1995)
31 Oct 1253
Ivo of Kermartin Catholic saint and patron of Brittany born in Kermartin Duchy of Brittany (d. 1303)
31 Oct 1563
Jodocus Hondius Flemish mathematiciancartographer
31 Oct 1577
Cristofano Allori Italian painter (Judith)
31 Oct 1582
Johann Gerhard German Lutheran leader (d. 1637)
31 Oct 1623
Francis Turretin Swiss theologian (d. 1687)
31 Oct 1626
Simon van Leeuwen lawyerhistorian (Roman-Holland regt)
31 Oct 1688
Domenico Zipoli composer
31 Oct 1696
August III king of Polandmonarch Frederik August II of Saksen
31 Oct 1704
Willem Bentinck orangist
31 Oct 1711
Jupiter Hammon Lloyd Harbor NY slave and poet 1st African American to publish poetry
31 Oct 1719
Jacques Cazotte French writer (d. 1792)
31 Oct 1720
Maria Teresa Agnesi composer
31 Oct 1725
John Wilkes English radical journalist (The North Briton) and politician born in London (d. 1797)
31 Oct 1729
Pierre-Alexandre Monsigny composer
31 Oct 1730
Ernestus Weinrauch composer
31 Oct 1734
Grigori G. Orlov Russian guard officer and favorite of Catherine II
31 Oct 1811
Albertus C van Raalte DutchUS vicar (owned land in Mich)
31 Oct 1813
Georg Bchner German playwright (d. 1837)
31 Oct 1815
Emanuel Geibel writer
31 Oct 1817
Syed Ahmad Khan Indian Muslim leader born in Delhi Mughal Empire
31 Oct 1817
Samuel Ringgold Ward Maryland ministerabolitionist (Fugitive Negro)
31 Oct 1833
Paul Bert French Zoologist Physiologist and pioneer of aerospace medicine whose study of the effects of air pressure on the body such as altitude sickness and the bends made possible space and ocean exploration born in Auxerre Burgundy (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1844
Miguel Nieto composer
31 Oct 1845
Franz Ehrle German prefect of Vatican library
31 Oct 1848
William Candy Cummings American baseball player credited with creating the curveball born in Ware Massachusetts (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1853
Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1859
William Buck Ewing hall of fame catcher (NY Giants Cincinnati Reds)
31 Oct 1860
Dionyssios Lavrangas composer
31 Oct 1864
Elinor Glyn British novelist (3 Weeks)
31 Oct 1865
James Rudolph Garfield American politician (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1875
Alfred Polgar Austrian writer (Yes & No)
31 Oct 1878
Henri Mulet French composer born in Paris (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1883
A S Neill British headmaster (Summerhill)
31 Oct 1884
Lewis Bennison American actor (The Road Called Straight) born in Oakland California (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1885
Aaf Bouber [Aaf ten Hoope] Dutch actress (Bleeke Bet Jantjes) and wife of Herman Bouber born in Hoorn Noord-Holland Netherlands (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1924
Hugh Allan Buddy MacMaster Canadian musician
31 Oct 1886
Spring Byington American actress (December Bride) born in Colorado Springs Colorado (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1925
Wim van Gennep Dutch singerkeyboardist (Heikrekels)
31 Oct 1890
Roy Kilner English cricketer (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1925
Ramiz Alia political leader of Albania
31 Oct 1892
Herbert Norman Howells composer
31 Oct 1926
Chuck Berry [Charles Andersen] guitarist and singer-songwriter (Roll over Beethoven) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1892
Otakar Jeremias composer
31 Oct 1926
Klaus Kinski [Naksynski] German-Polish actor (Aguirre the Wrath of God Nosferatu the Vampyre Little Drummer Girl) born in Zoppot Free City of Danzig (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1892
Theodor Eicke Nazi official (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1926
Thomas Millar historian
31 Oct 1893
Jean Binet Swiss composer born in Geneva (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1926
John Morris American film and Broadway composer who commonly worked alongside Mel Gibson and Gene Wilder born in Elizabeth New Jersey (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1893
Fritz Ascher German Expressionist artist born in Berlin Germany
31 Oct 1927
Ramesh Divecha cricketer (eleven wickets for India in early 50s)
31 Oct 1895
Doris Humphrey dancer (Dances of Women) born in Oak Park Illinois
31 Oct 1928
Keith Jackson American sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football college football) born in Roopville Georgia (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1898
Mildred Knopf cookbook writer
31 Oct 1928
R H Deepak Shodhan cricketer (century on Test debut for India)
31 Oct 1898
Shinichi Suzuki Japanese music teacher (Suzuki Method) born in Nagoya Japan (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1929
Violeta Barrios de Chamorro president of Nicaragua (1990- )
31 Oct 1898
Simon Vestdijk Dutch writerpoet (5th Seal)
31 Oct 1930
Frank C. Carlucci National Security AdviserSec of Defense (1987-89) born in Scanton Pennsyslvania (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1900
Jean Arthur American actress (Shane Mr Smith Goes to Washington) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1931
Catharina I Ien Dales Dutch Internal minister (1989-94)
31 Oct 1902
Irene Ryan American actress (Granny-Beverly Hillbillies) born in El Paso Texas (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1932
Vytautas Landsbergis Lithuanian politician
31 Oct 1903
Jerry Colona comedian (Jerry Colona Show) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1933
Forrest Gregg NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers Dallas Cowboys)
31 Oct 1903
Nathanael West American novelist (Day of the Locusts)
31 Oct 1934
Inger Stevens actress (Katy-Farmers Daughter) born in Stockholm Sweden
31 Oct 1905
Franco Albini Italian architect
31 Oct 1934
Calvin Lockhart Bahamian actor (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1906
Paul Derringer American baseball player (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1934
Chuck Swindoll American evangelist
31 Oct 1908
Red Rolfe American baseball player (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1935
John B Coleman hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1909
Crozy [William] Cole US jazz drummer
31 Oct 1935
Jorge Cervello composer
31 Oct 1912
John Paul I [Albino Luciano] 263rd Roman Catholic pope (1978) born in Canale dAgordo Belluno Veneto region of Northern Italy
31 Oct 1938
Ronnie Bright rocker (Coasters)
31 Oct 1914
Albert Markos composer
31 Oct 1938
Dawn Wells American actress
31 Oct 1914
Jerry Siegel comic book writer (Superman)
31 Oct 1972
Tarkan Turkish singer
31 Oct 1972
Joe McEwing American baseball player
31 Oct 1973
Keith McKenzie NFL defensive end (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31)
31 Oct 1974
Janne Puurtinen Finnish keyboardist (HIM) born in Helsinki Finland
31 Oct 1974
Matthew Macfadyen British actor
31 Oct 1974
Ariel Levy American feminist writer
31 Oct 1974
John Rocker American baseball player
31 Oct 1975
Francis Bouillon American hockey player
31 Oct 1976
Sebastin Abreu Uruguayan footballer
31 Oct 1396
William de la Pole 1st Duke of Suffolk English soldier (d. 1450)
31 Oct 1430
King James II of Scotland (d. 1460)
31 Oct 1483
Gasparo Contarini Italian diplomat and cardinal (d. 1542)
31 Oct 1535
Niwa Nagahide Japanese warlord (d. 1585)
31 Oct 1605
Charles C Dassoucy French writersinger
31 Oct 1622
Pierre Paul Puget French artist born in Marseille France (d. 1694)
31 Oct 1663
Prince Eugene of Savoy French-born Austrian general (d. 1736)
31 Oct 1679
Jan Dismas Zelenka composer
31 Oct 1708
Albrecht von Haller Swiss experimental physiologist biologist and author (Acadamy of Science) born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1777)
31 Oct 1710
Andreas Hadik Austro-Hungarian general (d. 1790)
31 Oct 1714
Giovanni Arduino Italian geologist (d. 1795)
31 Oct 1723
Johann Andreas Joseph Giulini composer
31 Oct 1726
Daniel Chodowiecki Polish painter (d. 1801)
31 Oct 1729
Pierre van Maldere composer
31 Oct 1751
Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Queen of Prussia (d. 1805)
31 Oct 1754
Morgan Lewis Governor of New York (1804-07) (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1762
Paul Hamilton Governor of South Carolina (1804-06) and U.S. Secretary of Navy (1809-12) (d. 1816)
31 Oct 1765
Frederic Nicolas Duvernoy composer
31 Oct 1789
William Burton Governor of Delaware (1859-63) (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1795
William Buell Sprague American clergyman and author (d. 1876)
31 Oct 1797
James Brudenell British Earl Of Cardigan (led the Charge of the Light Brigade) born in Hambleden England (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1802
Isaac Murphy Governor of Arkansas (1864-68) (d. 1882)
31 Oct 1806
William Pitt Fessenden Secy Treas (Union) (d. 1869)
31 Oct 1809
Francesco Schira composer born in Island of Malta (d. 1883)
31 Oct 1811
Gaetano Capocci composer
31 Oct 1815
Francis Lubbock Governor of Texas (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1816
William Preston American lawyer politician and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1887)
31 Oct 1819
Austin F. Pike American politician from New Hampshire (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1821
Albert Franz Doppler composer
31 Oct 1825
Thomas Turpin Crittenden American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Huntsville Alabama (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1826
Piotr Studzinski composer
31 Oct 1830
Ferdinand van der Haeghen Flemish librarianbibliography
31 Oct 1832
George Crockett Strong American Major General (Union Army) born in Stockbridge Vermont (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1832
Vicente Riva Palacio Mexican writerdiplomat
31 Oct 1837
John Francis Barnett composer
31 Oct 1840
Kuroda Kiyotaka 2nd Prime Minister of Japan (1894-1899) born in Kagoshima Satsuma Domain (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1849
Arnold Krug German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1849
Charles Harford Lloyd composer
31 Oct 1851
James Ten Eyck champion rowercoach (Ten Eyck Trophy namesake)
31 Oct 1854
Karl J Kautsky Austrian marxistsocialist
31 Oct 1855
Camille Looten Belgian priestliterature historian
31 Oct 1855
Samedbey Mehmandarov Russian general (d. 1931)
31 Oct 1859
Henryk Pachulski Polish composer born in Lazy Poland (d. 1921)
31 Oct 1945
Dave Cutler CFL place kicker (Edmonton Eskimos)
31 Oct 1861
J. B. Bury Irish historian (d. 1927)
31 Oct 1946
Bob Seagren American pole vaulteractor (Olympic gold 1968 Soap) born in Pomona California
31 Oct 1863
Austen Chamberlain British Foreign Secretary (Nobel 1925)
31 Oct 1946
James Ray Tucker American rock guitarist (Turtles-Eleanor) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1866
Pieter J Kromsigt theologistpublicist (Troffel & Sword)
31 Oct 1946
Vicki Hodge actress (Confessions of a Sex Maniac) born in London England
31 Oct 1868
Franz X Ritter von Epp German general (China)
31 Oct 1946
Sir Cameron Mackintosh British stage producer
31 Oct 1870
Helge Rode Danish poetessayist
31 Oct 1946
Adam Michnik Polish activist
31 Oct 1878
Carlos Pedrell composer
31 Oct 1946
Drusilla Modjeska Australian writer and editor
31 Oct 1878
Maxey Long American athlete (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1946
Michael Hossack American drummer (The Doobie Brothers) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1883
Vasiliki Maliaros Greek actress (The Exorcist) born in Athens Greece (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1947
Charles A Ingene macromarketing researcher
31 Oct 1884
Rembrandt Bugatti Italian sculptor (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1947
Gene Green (Rep-D-Texas)
31 Oct 1885
Dorando di Desiderio Pietri Italian marathoner (Olympic-DQ gold-1908)
31 Oct 1947
Lesley Sunderland decorative artist
31 Oct 1886
Armin T Wegner writer
31 Oct 1947
Michael McKean American actor (Laverne & Shirley Saturday Night Live Spinal Tap) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1888
Eugene ONeill American dramatist (Desire Under the Elms-Nobel 1936) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1948
George Wendt American actor (Norm in Cheers) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1888
Paul Popenoe American activist (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1948
Margot Kidder Canadian American actress (Lois Lane in Superman films Amityville Horror) born in Yellowknife Canada
31 Oct 1890
Paul Strand American photographer (Native Land-1942) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1949
Bill Hudson comedian (Bonkers Hudson Brothers Show) born in Portland Oregon
31 Oct 1890
Maria Goretti Italian saint (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1949
Maurice Willis Wright composer
31 Oct 1896
Edmond van Dooren Flemish painter
31 Oct 1950
Howard E Rollins Jr actor (Bannister-Wildside Another World) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1897
Harrison Kerr composer
31 Oct 1950
Michael Lynn Synar (Rep-D-Oklahoma 1979- )
31 Oct 1897
Louis de Cazenave Frances oldest living man
31 Oct 1950
Sandra Reemer Dutch singer (As Love Goes)
31 Oct 1898
Arthur H Dean lawyeradvisor to FDR
31 Oct 1955
Sam Bottoms actor (Prime Risk Savages) born in Santa Barbara California
31 Oct 1898
William O Douglas Maine 81st Supreme Court justice (1939-75)
31 Oct 1955
Georgios Alogoskoufis Greek politician
31 Oct 1900
Lloyd Corrigan American actor (Papa Dodger The Manchurian Candidate) born in San Francisco California (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1955
Kerry James Marshall American artist whose works seek to challenge the marginalization of African-Americans born in Birmingham Alabama
31 Oct 1900
[Leon] Goose Goslin baseball hall of famer (AL bat champ 1928)
31 Oct 1956
Robin LO Linschoten Dutch ass. secretary of Social Affairs (VVD)
31 Oct 1900
Edward Ardizzone artist and illustrator (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1957
Vincent Van Patten Belrose NY actor (Apples Way 3 for the Road)
31 Oct 1900
Primo Conti Italian painter (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1957
Lawrence Bender American film producer (Reservoir Dogs Death Proof Django Unchained An Inconvenient Truth) born in The Bronx New York City
31 Oct 1903
Mario Pilati composer
31 Oct 1958
Alan Jackson American country singer (Here in the Real World) born in Newnan Georgia
31 Oct 1903
Rex Bell [George Francis Beldam] American cowboy actor (Cowboys & Injuns) and 21st Lieutenant Governor of Nevada born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1958
Blaine McCallister American PGA golfer (1989 Honda Classic) born in Fort Stockton Texas
31 Oct 1903
Cecile de Brunhoff French storyteller (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1958
Gig Gangel Harlingen TX playmate (Jan 1980)
31 Oct 1904
Reginald Dixon Sheffield Britain theatre organist (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1958
Gianmaria Testa Italian singer-songwriter born in Cavallermaggiore (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1905
Wild Bill Elliott [Gordon Nance] American actor (Beyond the Sacramento) born in Pattonsburg Missouri (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1959
Dolph Lundgren actor (Rocky 4 Masters of Universe) [or Nov 3]
31 Oct 1906
Dino Buzzati Italian writer (The Tartar Steppe) born in San Pellegrino Belluno (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1959
Ron Drummond American writer
31 Oct 1906
George Martin Lott Jr tennis champ (1931 US Open runner-up)
31 Oct 1959
Mark Peel Australian historian and academic
31 Oct 1907
Roger Vailland French author (La Novice Et Mourir de Plasir)
31 Oct 1959
Richard Roeper American columnist and film critic born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1908
Enver Hoxha post-war leader of Albania (1944-85)
31 Oct 1959
Russell Gilbert Australian comedian
31 Oct 1910
William Leonard Reed composer
31 Oct 1960
James Patrick Delsing American PGA golfer (1993 New England-2nd) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1913
Cesar Bresgen Austrian composerorganist
31 Oct 1960
Mandy Yachad cricketer (South African ODI opening batsman 1991)
31 Oct 1914
Christian J Modeste gypsey king
31 Oct 1960
Rob Marshall American director
31 Oct 1916
George Turner Australian author (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1960
Guy Henry English actor
31 Oct 1917
Alice Pearce American comedienne and actress (On the Town Bewitched) born in NYC New York (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1960
Kevin Clash puppeteer (Elmo on Sesame Street) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1918
Bill Nichols (Rep-D-AL 1967- )
31 Oct 1962
John Dorge Australian basketball center (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1919
Kathleen Winsor American writer (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1962
Mike Judge Ecuadorian born American cartoonist born in Guayaquil Ecuador
31 Oct 1921
Michael Conrad American actor (Delvecchio Hill St Blues) born in NYC New York (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1963
Vijay Mehra cricketer (United Arab Emirates batsman 1996 World Cup)
31 Oct 1921
Matt Batts MLB catcher (Red Sox) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1963
Sergio Goycochea Argentine footballer
31 Oct 1922
Max Bygraves [Walter William Bygraves] British actor (Charley Moon Spare the Rod Tom Browns School Days) born in London England (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1963
Norm MacDonald Canadian comedian
31 Oct 1922
Robert Urquhart Scottish actor (Dunkirk Bulldog Breed Dark Avenger) born in Ullapool Scotland (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1964
David Cromer American theatre director and actor (The Bands Visit)
31 Oct 1923
Linda Darnell American actress (Unfaithfully Yours A Letter to Three Wives) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1965
Connie Ann Hearn actress (New Kind of Family) born in Anchorage Alaska
31 Oct 1923
Bert Kaempfert German orchestra leader and songwriter born in Hamburg (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1965
Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva cricket (Sri Lankas greatest batsman)
31 Oct 1925
Daniel J Evans (Sen-R-WA 1983- )
31 Oct 1966
Danny Ferry NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
31 Oct 1925
Lorraine Sweeny communications specialist
31 Oct 1966
Mark Gatiss English actor and writer
31 Oct 1927
Gus Yatron (Rep-D-PA 1969- )
31 Oct 1966
Tommy Kendall American race car driver and television personality
31 Oct 1927
Lee Montague British actor (Uncle Sasha-Holocaust) born in London England
31 Oct 1967
Adrianne Werdel Witmeyer tennis star (1990 Futures-Chiba) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1927
Peter Brinson dance educationalist
31 Oct 1967
Allen West US metal guitarist (Obituary Cause of Death)
31 Oct 1928
Mary Daly American feminist
31 Oct 1967
Marianne Werdel Witmeyer tennis star born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1928
Ann Morgan Guilbert American actress (The Dick Van Dyke Show) born in Minneapolis Minnesota (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1967
Mark Johnson infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Worcester Massachusetts
31 Oct 1929
Bill Green (Rep-R-NY 1978- )
31 Oct 1967
Nathalie Tauziat Bangui Cent Afr Rep tennis star (1993 Quebec City)
31 Oct 1929
Fernanda Montenegro [Arlette Torres] Brazilian actress often described as the greatest Brazilian actress of all time (Central Station Coce de Me) born in Rio de Janeiro Brazil
31 Oct 1967
Reggie Clark NFL linebacker (Jacksonville Jaguars)
31 Oct 1930
Carmen Sevilla Spanish actress singer and TV presenter (Vengeance Searching for Monica Don Juan) born in Seville Spain
31 Oct 1967
Ren Dif Danish musician (Aqua)
31 Oct 1931
Charles W Colson presidential adviser (Watergate figure) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1968
Heather McDermid rower (Olympics 1996) born in Calgary Alberta
31 Oct 1931
Rosa Rosal [Florence Gayda] Filipino actress and humanitarian described as original femme fatale of Philippine cinema born in Manila Philippine Islands
31 Oct 1968
Ziggy Marley reggae performer and son of Bob Marley
31 Oct 1932
Henry Jay Lewis conductorbass (LA Philharmonic 1955-59) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1969
Alfred Pupunu NFL tight end (San Diego Chargers)
31 Oct 1932
John Grant British politician (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1969
Joe Courtney NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers)
31 Oct 1935
Sugar Pie DeSanto US singer (Soulful dress)
31 Oct 1969
Theodore Ernest Els PGA golfer (1994 US Open) born in Johannesburg South Africa
31 Oct 1936
Gerardo Gandini composer
31 Oct 1969
Wood Harris American actor
31 Oct 1936
Andrei Chikatilo Russian serial killer (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1969
Rick Mercer Canadian comedian
31 Oct 1936
Akira Machida Japanese judge
31 Oct 1969
Wyclef Jean Haitian-American rapper and singer-songwriter born in Croix-des-Bouquets Haiti
31 Oct 1936
Peter Bowles English actor
31 Oct 1970
Anil Kumble cricketer (great Indian leg-spinner since 1990)
31 Oct 1937
Emile Ford singer and engineer (first black male singer to top UK charts) born in Castries St Lucia (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1970
Jean-Paul de Young soccer player (FC Utrecht)
31 Oct 1937
Tony Anthony Clarksburg WV actor (Treasure of 4 Crowns)
31 Oct 1970
John Mabry outfielder (St Louis Cardinals) born in Wilmington Delaware
31 Oct 1938
Nico (born Christa Pffgen singer-songwriter fashion model actress) (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1970
Marciano Vink soccer player (GenoaPSV)
31 Oct 1938
Carl Gunter Jr Louisiana State Representative (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1970
Shauna OBrien Pasco Wash actress (Showgirls)
31 Oct 1940
Barry Corbin actor (Maurice-Northern Exposure)
31 Oct 1970
Tasha Tsang Saskatoon Saskatchwan rower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1941
Derek David Bourgeois composer
31 Oct 1971
Byron Chamberlain NFLWLAF tight end Denver Broncos Rhein Fire)
31 Oct 1941
Erkki Jokinen composer
31 Oct 1971
Ernest Dixon NFL linebacker (New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1941
Tim McCarver baseball catcher (Phils Mets)sportscaster (ABC CBS)
31 Oct 1971
Henry McMillian NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks)
31 Oct 1942
Dave Lovelady English musician (The Fourmost) born in Liverpool
31 Oct 1971
Chris Kirkpatrick American singer (N Sync)
31 Oct 1943
C Fred Turner rock bassistvocalist (Bachman-Turner Overdrive)
31 Oct 1972
Vicki Goetze Michicot WI LPGA golfer (1995 British Open-12th)
31 Oct 1944
Bob Cottam cricketer (England fast-medium on 2 IndiaPakistan tours)
31 Oct 1944
Johnny Washbrook actor (Ken-My Friend Flicka) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1904
Julian Hodge British financier and multi-millionaire (Hodge Group) born in Camberwell London (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1945
Paul Monette American writer and LBT activist born in Lawrence Massachusetts (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1905
Alexey Fedorovich Kozlovsky Russian composer born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1945
Roger Hawkins American drummer (the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section) born in Mishawaka Indiana
31 Oct 1905
Charles P. Snow English novelist (Death Under Sail Strangers and Brothers) and physical chemist born in Leicester England (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1946
Tariq Yunus Indian actor (Bollywood Ashanti Deceivers) born in Karachi India (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1905
Dag Wirn Swedish composer born in Striberg Sweden (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1946
Suzanne Somers San Bruno California actress (3s Company Step by Step)
31 Oct 1905
Edna Deane dancer choreographer and drama teacher born in Orange Free State (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1947
Bob Weir guitarist and singer (Grateful Dead - I Need A Miracle) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1906
Hiram Fong American businessman and politician (U.S. Senator from Hawaii) born in Honolulu Hawaii (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1947
David Zucker American director (Airplane Naked Gun Top Secret) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1907
John Dearden American cardinal (1969-88) and archbishop of Detroit born in Valley Falls Rhode Island (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1948
Michael Tylo American actor (Guiding Light Blade-Young & Restless) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1907
Wolfgang Weyrauch German writer born in Knigsberg East Prussia (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1948
Leo Mazzone American baseball coach
31 Oct 1907
Varian Fry American journalist and recognized as Righteous Among the Nations born in New York (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1948
Hema Malini Indian Actress
31 Oct 1909
Robert Trout American newscaster (ABC) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1948
Jim Ed Norman [Edward James Norman] American musician and record producer born in Fort Myers Florida
31 Oct 1910
Xenophon Balaskas South Africa cricketer (South African leg-spinner of 30s) born in Kimberley Cape Province (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1949
Andr Leon Talley American fashion expert former Vogue editor born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1911
James H. Schmitz American sci-fi author (Lion Game) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1951
Alan Wheat (Rep-D-Missouri 1983- )
31 Oct 1913
Frances Tustin English child psychologist born in Darlington England (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1951
Daniel Gerroll actor (Big Business) born in London England
31 Oct 1917
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr American historian (1946 Pulitzer-Age of Jackson) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1952
Christopher Cox (Rep-R-California)
31 Oct 1917
Jan Miner American actress (Crime Photographer) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1952
Cordell Boogie Mosson American musician (Parliament-Funkadelic collective) born in Plainfield New Jersey (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1919
Edwin Charles Tubb British sci-fi writer (Earth is Heaven Earthfall) born in London (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1952
Ron Taylor American actor (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1919
Howard Smith British diplomat and Director General of MI5 born in London (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1953
Martha Smith actress (Animal House)playmate (July 1973) born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1919
Malcolm Ross American balloonist and atmospheric physicist born in Momence Illinois (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1953
Susan Pedersen American 4 X 100m medley swimmer (Olympic gold 1968)
31 Oct 1920
Henri Verneuil French-Armenian playwright and film director (Mlodie en sous-sol) born in Rodosto Ottoman Turkey (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1953
Tony Carey American rocker musician singer-songwriter (RainbowPlanet P Project) born in Fresno California
31 Oct 1921
Angelica Rozeanu Romanian table tennis player (World Champ 1950-55) born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1953
Paulo Roberto Falco Brazilian footballer
31 Oct 1921
Gul Mahomed Pakistani cricketer (Indian & Pakistani batsman) born in Lahore Punjab British India (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1954
Stephen Mellor American actor
31 Oct 1922
Agustina Bessa-Lus Portuguese writer (A Sibila) born in Vila Mea Portugal
31 Oct 1955
Ellen Dolan Monticello IO actress (Guiding Light Margo Hughes-ATWT)
31 Oct 1922
Lorraine Gordon [Stein] American jazz music advocate and owner of Village Vanguard jazz club born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1956
Melissa Belote American 100m200m swimmer (Olympics 3 gold-1972) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1923
Italo Calvino Italian author (Winters Night a Traveler) born in Santiago de Las Vegas Cuba (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1956
James H Newman Trust Territory of Pacific PhDAstronaut (STS 51 69)
31 Oct 1924
Colin Romoff American orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show) born in NYC New York (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1956
Johnny Chavis American football coach
31 Oct 1924
Lee Iacocca American automotive executive (CEO of Chrysler Corp) born in Allentown Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1958
Tim Robbins actor (Bull Durham Shawshank Redemption) born in West Covina California
31 Oct 1924
Nigel Green South African-born British character actor (Zulu Skull Tobruk Ipcress File) born in Pretoria South Africa (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1958
Eleftheria Arvanitaki Greek singer
31 Oct 1924
Mark Lenard American actor (Mr Spocks dad Sarek-Star Trek) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1959
Gary Kemp English rock guitarist (Spandau Ballet-True) born in London
31 Oct 1924
Marguerite Andersen German francophone writer and educator born in Germany
31 Oct 1959
Erkki-Sven Tr Estonian composer
31 Oct 1925
Mickey Baker American guitar player (Love is strange) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1960
Val Skinner Hamilton MT LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Championship)
31 Oct 1925
Tony Hart English artist and television presenter (Take Hart Hartbeat) born in Maidstone Kent (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1960
Bob Mould American musician
31 Oct 1926
Ed McBain [Evan Hunter] American writer (Blackboard Jungle) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1961
Billy Taylor Monticello FL pitcher (Oakland As)
31 Oct 1926
Jean Peters American actress (Viva Zapata Apache Deep Waters) born in Canton Ohio (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1961
Chris Doleman defensive end (San Francisco 49ers)
31 Oct 1926
Karl Richter German composer and conductor born in Plauen Germany (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1961
Wilfried Brookhuis soccer player (NEC)
31 Oct 1926
Michel Foucault French philosopher and historian (The History of Sexuality) born in Poitiers (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1961
Randy Vasquez American actor
31 Oct 1927
Mary Perot Nichols American journalist born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1961
Marc Levy French novelist
31 Oct 1927
Oswald Moxley Gibbs Grenadian diplomat (High Commissioners to the United Kingdom 1974-78) born in Grenada (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1962
Flea [Michael Balzary] bassist (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
31 Oct 1927
Bill Henry American baseball player (Boston Red Sox Cincinnati Reds) born in Alice Texas (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1962
Laura Coenen team handball goalie (Olymp-1988 92 96) born in Neenah Wisconsin
31 Oct 1930
Phillipe Leroy French actor (Night Porter Leonardo da Vinci) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1962
Manute Bol NBA center (Golden State Warriors)
31 Oct 1930
FM-2030 [Fereidoun M. Esfandiary] Iranian-American author and transhumanist (Are You a Transhuman) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1962
Tamara McKinney slalom skier (Olympic-4th-1984) born in Lexington Kentucky
31 Oct 1931
A. P. J. [Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen] Abdul Kalam Indian scientist and politician 11th President of India (2002-07) born in Rameswaram Tamil Nadu (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1962
Dmitri Hvorostovsky Russian baritone
31 Oct 1932
Jaan Raats Estonian composer born in Tartu Estonia
31 Oct 1962
Durga McBroom American singer songwriter and actress born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1932
Riekus Waskowsky Dutch poet born in Rotterdam (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1963
Missy Hyatt wrestling manager (WCW ECW) born in Atlanta Georgia
31 Oct 1934
Peter Haskell American actor (Brackens World Rituals) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1964
Kay Cockerill LPGA golfer (1995 Friendlys Classic-32nd) born in San Jose California
31 Oct 1934
N. Ramani Indian flutist born in Tiruvarur Tamil Nadu India (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1964
Stephen Paul Steve Lamacq [Lammo] British disc jockey (BBC Radio 6) born in Islington London
31 Oct 1934
John Coleman American journalist co-founder of The Weather Channel and broadcaster (1953-2014) born in Alpine Texas (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1965
German Titov NHL center (Calgary Flames Olympic silver 1998) born in Moscow Russia
31 Oct 1935
Bobby Morrow American sprinter (Olympic-3 gold-1956) born in Brownsville Texas
31 Oct 1965
Lisa Bonder tennis star born in Columbus Ohio
31 Oct 1935
Hans Croiset Dutch theatre director and actor (Witte Waan) born in Amsterdam
31 Oct 1966
Donovan Right CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
31 Oct 1935
Murdo Alex MacLeod Free Church of Scotland minister born in Ness Lewis (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1966
Gerhard Puschnik hockey forward (Team Austria 1998)
31 Oct 1935
Barry McGuire American singer (Eve of Destruction) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Oct 1967
Joe Murphy NHL right wing (Chicago Blackhawks) born in London England
31 Oct 1935
Willie ORee Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the first black player in the National Hockey League (Boston Bruins) born in Fredericton New Brunswick Canada
31 Oct 1967
Michael York Australian field hockey fullback (Olympic silver 1992 96)
31 Oct 1936
Kari Rydman Finnish composer born in Helsinki
31 Oct 1967
Davina McCall British television presenter
31 Oct 1937
Anthony Hopkins English clinical neurologist and Director of the Research Unit at the Royal College of Physicians born in Poole Dorset (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1968
Randall Batinkoff American actor (For Keeps) born in Monticello New York
31 Oct 1937
Linda Lavin American actress (Alice Barney Miller) born in Portland Maine
31 Oct 1968
Robert van Oosterom cricket opening batsman (Holland 1996 World Cup)
31 Oct 1938
Marv Johnson American gospel and R&B singer (Move 2 mountains) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1968
Scott Donie Vicenza Italy diver (Olympic 4th 1996)
31 Oct 1938
Rafael Aponte-Lede Puerto Rican composer born in Guayama Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1968
Elsa Zylberstein French actress
31 Oct 1938
Fela Kuti Nigerian Afrobeat musician and composer born in Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1969
Darren McKenzie-Potter cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1939
Carmelo Bossi Italian light middleweight boxer (Olympic silver 1960) born in Milan Italy (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1969
Doug Hocking CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
31 Oct 1940
Peter C. Doherty Australian immunologist and veterinary surgeon (Nobel 1996) born in Brisbane Australia
31 Oct 1969
Gregory Metcalf Ellensburg Wash 3k steeplechase
31 Oct 1942
Don Stevenson American rock drummer (Moby Grape) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1969
Spencer McLennan CFL safety (Montreal Alouettes)
31 Oct 1942
Jim Leach American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Iowa) born in Davenport Iowa
31 Oct 1969
Wendy Wilson American rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1943
Penny Marshall American actress (Odd Couple Laverne & Shirley) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1969
Roy Hargrove American jazz trumpeter
31 Oct 1944
Mac Collins American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia) born in Jackson Georgia
31 Oct 1969
Terri J. Vaughn American actress
31 Oct 1944
Sali Berisha 41st Prime Minister of Albania (2005-13) and 3rd President of Albania (1992-97) born in Viidol Albania
31 Oct 1970
Adrian Murrell NFL running backkick returner (NY Jets)
31 Oct 1944
Haim Saban Israeli-American media proprietor (Saban Entertainment) born in Alexandria Kingdom of Egypt
31 Oct 1970
Mehmet Scholl German footballer
31 Oct 1944
Kay Ivey American politician (54th Governor of Alabama) born in Camden Alabama
31 Oct 1970
Kazuyuki Fujita Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
31 Oct 1945
Jim Palmer American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles 1965-1984) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1971
David Johnson cricketer (Karnataka fast bowler India 1996-)
31 Oct 1945
Steven Camacho West Indian cricketer (WI batsman early seventies) born in Georgetown Demerara British Guiana (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1971
Greg Jeffries NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
31 Oct 1946
Richard Carpenter American vocalist (Carpenters-Close to You) born in New Haven Connecticut
31 Oct 1971
Kathryn J Taylor Miss USA-Kansas (1997)
31 Oct 1946
Victor Banerjee Indian actor (A Passage to India) born in Calcutta India
31 Oct 1971
Simon Shanks NFL inside linebacker (Arizona Cardinals)
31 Oct 1946
Stewart Stevenson Scottish National Party politician born in Edinburgh Scotland
31 Oct 1971
Toni Foster WNBA forwardcenter (Phoenix Mercury)
31 Oct 1947
Lynn Lowry American actress (Cat People Crazies) born in East St. Louis Illinois
31 Oct 1471
Konrad Mutian German humanist born in Homberg Hesse Germany (d. 1526)
31 Oct 1948
Aleksandr Puchkov Russian colonel and cosmonaut
31 Oct 1550
Henry earl of Nassau-Dillenburg and brother of William of Orange
31 Oct 1950
Chris De Burgh British-Irish rock vocalist (The Lady in Red) born in Venado Tuerto Santa Fe Province Argentina
31 Oct 1608
Evangelista Torricelli Italian physicist (inventor of barometer) born in Rome Papal States (d. 1647)
31 Oct 1951
Frank Dimino American rock vocalist (Angel) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1686
Allan Ramsay Scottish poet (Gentle Shepherd) born in Leadhills Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1758)
31 Oct 1951
Hani Al-Mulki Prime Minister of Jordan (2016-present) born in Amman Jordan
31 Oct 1701
Marie-Marguerite dYouville first native Canadian canonized (founded the Order of Sisters of Charity of Montreal) born in Varennes Quebec (d. 1771)
31 Oct 1951
Peter Richardson British actor writer and director (The Comic Strip Presents The Pope Must Die) born in Devon England
31 Oct 1711
Elisabeth Therese of Lorraine Queen consort of Sardinia (1737-41) born in Chteau de Lunville Lorraine (d. 1741)
31 Oct 1953
Larry Miller American comedian and actor (Larry-Pursuit Of Happiness) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1761
Peter Grnland Danish composer born in Wilster Germany (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1953
Tito Jackson American singer (Jackson 5-ABC Never Can Say Goodbye) born in Gary Indiana
31 Oct 1762
Samuel Adams Holyoke American composer born in Boxford Massachusetts (d. 1820)
31 Oct 1953
Betsy Clifford Canadian alpine skier born in Ottawa Ontario
31 Oct 1775
Bernhard Henrik Crusell Swedish-Finnish composer born in Uusikaupunki Finland (d. 1838)
31 Oct 1954
Jere Burns American actor (Something So Right Kirk-Dear John) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1784
Thomas Hastings American composer born in Washington Connecticut (d. 1872)
31 Oct 1954
Kip Byrne Canadian Tour golfer (Mich State Jr-1970-71) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1784
Thomas Robert Bugeaud Marshal of France and duke of Isly born in Limoges France (d. 1849)
31 Oct 1955
Cathy Ladman American comedienne (Dont Tell Mom the Babysitters Dead)
31 Oct 1785
Jos Miguel Carrera 1st President of Chile (1811-14) born in Santiago Chile (d. 1821)
31 Oct 1955
Tanya Roberts American actress (Charlies Angels Sheena) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1795
Frederick William IV King of Prussia (1840-61) and Germany (1849-61) born in Berlin (d. 1861)
31 Oct 1955
Kulbir Bhaura British field hockey player (Olympic gold 1988) born in Jalandhar Punjab India
31 Oct 1799
August Ferdinand Haeser German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1957
Mira Nair Indian-American filmmaker (Monsoon Wedding) born in Rourkela Odisha India
31 Oct 1816
Amiel Weeks Whipple American Major General (Union Army) born in Greenwich Massachusetts (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1957
Stacy Peralta American director (Dogtown and Z-Boys) born in Venice California
31 Oct 1818
Irvin McDowell American Major General (Union Army) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1958
Jayne Modean American actress (Nurse Hooter-Trauma Center) born in Hartford Connecticut
31 Oct 1819
Marinus Frederik Andries Gerardus Campbell Dutch bibliographer born in Kampen Netherlands (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1959
Sarah Margaret Ferguson Duchess of York born in London England
31 Oct 1822
Alfred Meissner Austrian poet born in Teplice Czech Republic (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1959
Emeril Lagasse American chef (Emeril Live) born in Fall River Massachusetts
31 Oct 1825
Marie of Prussia Queen consort of Bavaria (1848-64) born in Berlin City Palace Prussia (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1959
Todd Solondz American film director (Welcome to the Dollhouse) born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1829
Asaph Hall American astronomer who discovered satellites of Mars (Phobos & Deimos) born in Goshen Connecticut (d. 1907)
31 Oct 1962
Susan DeMattei American cyclist (Olympic bronze 1996) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1831
Helen Hunt Jackson American author (Ramona) born in Amherst Massachusetts (d. 1885)
31 Oct 1963
Angela Rock American WPVA volleyball player (US Open-1992) born in Lakewood California
31 Oct 1832
Henry Harrison Walker American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Sussex County Virginia (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1963
Stanley Menzo Surinamese-Dutch soccer goalkeeper (AjaxPSV) born in Paramaribo Suriname
31 Oct 1833
Klaas Kater Dutch Christian Workers Union Leader born in Amsterdam (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1964
Roberto Vittori Italian air force officer and ESA astronaut born in Viterbo Lazio Italy
31 Oct 1836
Thomas Lafayette Rosser American Major General (Confederate Army) born in Campbell County Virginia (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1965
Daniel Held American 10k runner born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1836
James Tissot French artist born in Nantes France (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1966
Douglas Vipond Scottish pop drummer (Deacon Blue) and broadcaster born in Elderslie Scotland
31 Oct 1840
Honor Mercier Canadian politician and 9th Premier of Quebec (1887-91) born in Saint-Athanase Lower Canada (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1966
Jeffrey Jacquet American actor (Mork & Mindy Whiz Kids) born in Bay City Texas
31 Oct 1851
George Foot Moore American theologist (Hebrews Old Testament) born in West Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1931)
31 Oct 1966
Jorge Campos Mexican football goalkeeper born in Acapulco Guerrero Mexico
31 Oct 1852
Wilhelm Posse German composer born in Bromberg (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1967
Carlos Garca Venezuelan baseball infielder (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Tchira State Venezuela
31 Oct 1856
Robert Nivelle French military officer born in Tulle France (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1968
George Koonce American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in New Bern North Carolina
31 Oct 1858
Frank Valentine der Stucken American-Belgian composer born in Fredericksburg Texas (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1968
Meredith Rainey American 800m runner born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1858
John L. Sullivan Irish-American heavyweight boxing champ (1882-92) born in Roxbury Massachusetts (d. 1918)
31 Oct 1968
Jyrki 69 [Jyrki Pekka Emil Linnankivi] Finnish musician (The 69 Eyes) born in Helsinki Finland
31 Oct 1859
Jaime de Magalhes Lima Portuguese author and poet (Salmos do Prisoneiro) born in Vera Cruz Portugal (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1969
Curtis Cotton NFLWLAF cornerback (Oak Raiders Frankfurt Galaxy)
31 Oct 1865
Walther Amelung German archaeologist born in Szczecin Poland (d. 1927)
31 Oct 1969
Vtor Baa Portuguese football goalkeeper born in Vila Nova de Gaia Portugal
31 Oct 1872
Wilhelm Miklas Austrian politician and 3rd President of Austria (1928-38) born in Krems Lower Austria Austria-Hungary (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1969
Dominic West British actor (The Wire) born in Sheffield England
31 Oct 1874
Otallo Morales Spanish composer born in Almera Spain (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1970
Cooper Harris CFL linebacker (Hamilton Tiger Cats) born in Calgary Alberta
31 Oct 1874
Prince Alfred of Edinburgh born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1970
Lonnie Palelei American football offensive lineman (NY Jets) born in Nuuuli American Samoa
31 Oct 1878
Paul Reynaud Premier of France (May-June 1940) born in Barcelonette France (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1970
Eric Bent American singer and songwriter (Love Dont Love Me) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1879
Jane Darwell [Patti Woodward] American actress (The Grapes of Wrath Huckleberry Finn) born in Palmyra Missouri (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1971
Bernardo Harris American NFL linebacker (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Chapel Hill North Carolina
31 Oct 1879
Sara Allgood Irish actress (Blackmail Storm in a Teacup) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1971
Roland McGhee American long jumper born in Flint Michigan
31 Oct 1881
P. G. Wodehouse British-American writer (Bertie Wooster novels) born in Guildford England (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1971
Andy Cole British footballer (Manchester United) born in Nottingham England
31 Oct 1882
Charley OLeary American baseball player (Detroit Tigers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1884
Archibald Hoxsey American pioneer aviator (worked for the Wright brothers) born in Staunton Illinois (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1888
S.S. Van Dine [pseudonym for William Huntingdon Wright] American art critic and crime writer (Philo Vance) born in Charlottesville Virginia (d. 1939)
31 Oct 1890
Arcady Dubensky Russian composer born in Kirov Russia (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1893
Ina Claire [Fagan] American actress (Ninotchika) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1894
Moshe Sharett 2nd Prime Minister of Israel (1954-55) born in Kherson Russian Empire (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1895
Alfred Neumann German playwright (Devil) born in Lautenburg Germany (now in Poland) (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1896
Melville Cooper English TV panelist (I Got a Secret) born in Birmingham England (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1898
Gunther Ramin German organist and composer born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1898
Boughera El Ouafi Algerian athlete (Olympic gold 1928) born in Ouled Djellal Algeria (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1900
Fritz Feld German actor (Jack Benny Show At the Circus Errand Boy Promises Promises) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1900
Mervyn LeRoy American movie producer (Devil at 4 OClock) born in San Francisco California (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1901
Bernard von Brentano German writer (Big Cats) born in Offenbach Germany (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1901
Hermann Abs German banker to Adolf Hitler & Konrad Adenauer and director of Deutsche Bank (1938-45) born in Bonn Germany (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1901
Robert Bromston Thesiger Daniell English soldier born in London (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1902
William Edmundson American vocalist (Southernaires) born in Spokane Washington
31 Oct 1980
Tom Boonen Belgian cyclist
31 Oct 1953
Greg Evigan American actor (BJ-BJ & the Bear Melrose Place) born in South Amboy New Jersey
31 Oct 1980
Siiri Nordin Finnish singer (Killer)
31 Oct 1953
Marcel Zeeuw Surinamese soldier (coup 1982) born in Paramaribo Suriname (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1981
Guo Jingjing Chinese diver
31 Oct 1953
Roland Butcher Barbados born English cricketer (1st cricketer of Caribbean descent to play for England 1981) born in Saint Philip Parish Barbados
31 Oct 1404
Marie of Anjou Queen of France (1422-61) born in Angers France (d. 1463)
31 Oct 1953
Shelley Ackerman American astrologer writer and singer born in Manhattan New York
31 Oct 1493
Shimazu Tadayoshi Japanese warlord (d. 1568)
31 Oct 1954
Carole Malone English newspaper columnist
31 Oct 1499
Claude of France Duchess of Brittany amd wife of Francis I of France born in Romorantin-Lanthenay France (d. 1524)
31 Oct 1957
Gregory T Linteris Demarest NJ PhDastronaut (STS 83 94)
31 Oct 1606
Joan Maetsuyker Dutch governor-general of Ceylon (1653-78) born in Amsterdam (d. 1678)
31 Oct 1957
Karen Permezel LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1630
Sophia of Hanover Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1714)
31 Oct 1957
Michel Desprs Quebec politician
31 Oct 1633
James II of England and James VII of Scotland [Stuart] King of England Scotland and Ireland (1685-88) born in St. Jamess Palace London (d. 1701)
31 Oct 1957
Kenny Neal American blues musician (Let Life Flow) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1639
Simon van der Stel 1st governor of Dutch Cape Colony (1679-99) born in Indian Ocean en route to Mauritius (d. 1712)
31 Oct 1958
Thomas Dolby Cairo Egypt rock vocalist (She Blinded Me With Science)
31 Oct 1687
Robert Simson Scottish mathematician (Simson line) born in West Kilbride Ayrshire Scotland (d. 1768)
31 Oct 1959
A J Pero American drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It) born in Staten Island New York
31 Oct 1726
Charles Middleton 1st Baron Barham English sailor and politician born in Leith Midlothian Scotland (d. 1813)
31 Oct 1960
John Aalberg Orland Norway US cross country skier (Olympics 1994)
31 Oct 1730
Jean-Joseph Rodolphe Alsatian composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1812)
31 Oct 1960
Steve Cram English runner (world record mile2 km)
31 Oct 1733
Franois Sbastien Charles Joseph de Croix Count of Clerfayt Austrian field marshal born in Hainaut Austrian Netherlands (d. 1798)
31 Oct 1961
Melanie Wilson actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers)
31 Oct 1734
Francis Lightfoot Lee American advocate for independence (signed US Declaration of Independence) born in Stratford Hall Plantation Westmoreland County Virginia Colony (d. 1797)
31 Oct 1961
Isaac Mizrahi American fashion designer
31 Oct 1738
Giovanni Zanotti Italian composer born in Bologna (d. 1817)
31 Oct 1962
Shahar Perkiss Israel tennis star
31 Oct 1740
Joannes Siberg Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-05) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 1817)
31 Oct 1962
Jaan Ehlvest Estonian chess player
31 Oct 1753
Franz Anton Dimmler German composer born in Mannheim Germany (d. 1827)
31 Oct 1963
Keith Byars NFL running back (Miami Dolphins New England Patriots)
31 Oct 1764
Charles-Henri Plantade French composer born in Pontoise France (d. 1839)
31 Oct 1963
Yim Jae-beom South Korean singer
31 Oct 1774
Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck Dutch lawyer and politician born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1843)
31 Oct 1964
Joe Girardi catcher (NY Yankees) born in Peoria Illinois
31 Oct 1784
Ferdinand VII King of Spain born in El Escorial Spain (d. 1833)
31 Oct 1964
Pieter Axe soccer player (FC UtrechtSC Heerenveen)
31 Oct 1789
Constant van Crombrugghe Flemish monastery founder born in Geraardsbergen Belgium (d. 1865)
31 Oct 1964
Olu Oguibe American artist
31 Oct 1790
Georg Gerson Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1965
Karyn White American singer (Superwoman Romantic) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1790
Thursday October Christian son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty) born in Pitcairn Island (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1965
Jri Jaanson Estonian rower
31 Oct 1796
Adolf Ganz German composer and violinist born in Wiesbaden Germany (d. 1870)
31 Oct 1965
Constantine Koukias Australian composer
31 Oct 1801
Joseph Plateau Belgian physicist (Plateaus Law) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1883)
31 Oct 1967
Arleen Sorkin actress (Days of Our Lives Americas Funniest Videos)
31 Oct 1806
Preston King U.S. Senator from New York (1857-63) born in Ogdensburg New York (d. 1865)
31 Oct 1967
Dave Hajek infielder (Houston Astros) born in Roseville California
31 Oct 1827
James Sidney Robinson American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1967
Sylvain Lefebvre Richmond NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche)
31 Oct 1827
William Harcourt British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer born in York England (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1967
Pat Kelly American baseball player
31 Oct 1837
Ellison Capers American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1967
Stephen A. Smith American sports journalist
31 Oct 1842
Joe Start American baseball player born in NYC New York (d. 1927)
31 Oct 1968
Dwayne Schintzius NBA center (Indiana Pacers)
31 Oct 1855
George Edwardes British composer (Gaiety Girl) born in Cleethorpes Lincolnshire England (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1968
Gene Williams NFL guardtackle (Atlanta Falcons)
31 Oct 1857
Elwood Haynes American automotive pioneer (built one of 1st US autos) born in Portland Indiana (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1968
Rashid Latif cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper)
31 Oct 1859
Camille Chevillard French composer born in Paris (d. 1923)
31 Oct 1968
Wanda Guyton WNBA forward (Houston Comets)
31 Oct 1861
Bjarni Thorsteinsson Icelandic composer (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1968
Matthew Le Tissier English footballer
31 Oct 1861
Artur Gavazzi Croatian geographer born in Split Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1968
Johnny Goudie American musician
31 Oct 1864
Maurice de Plessys French poet (Palace Occidental) born in Paris (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1969
Mark Verhoeven Dutch soccer player (MVVNEC)
31 Oct 1867
Masaoka Shiki Japanese haiku & tanka poet and diarist (Salt Water Ballads) born in Matsuyama Japan (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1969
P J Brown NBA centerforward (NJ Nets Miami Heat)
31 Oct 1869
Joseph Duveen British art connoisseur (Elgin marbles) born in Hull Yorkshire England (d. 1939)
31 Oct 1969
David Strickland American actor (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1871
Alexander von Zemlinsky Austrian composer (Schneeman) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1970
Daniela Pestova [Chameleon] model (1995 SILOreal) born in Prague Czechoslovakia
31 Oct 1872
Reginald R.F. Doherty British tennis player (4-time Wimbledon champion) born in Wimbledon England (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1970
Jim Jackson NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks Philadelphia 76ers)
31 Oct 1873
Jos Serrano Simen Spanish composer born in Sueca Valencia Spain (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1970
Nina Kemppel cross country skier (Olympics 1994) born in Anchorage Alaska
31 Oct 1873
Ray Ewry American track and field athlete (8 Olympic golds 1900 04 08) born in Lafayette Indiana (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1970
Jon Seda Puerto Rican actor
31 Oct 1873
Jules Rimet French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54) born in Theuley Franche-Comt France (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1970
Pr Zetterberg Swedish football player
31 Oct 1874
Margarete Susman German-Jewish writer born in Hamburg (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1971
Derrick Rodgers linebacker (Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1880
Vilhelm Ekelund Swedish poet and writer (Sak och sken) (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1971
Frank Wycheck NFL tight end (HoustonTennessee Oilers)
31 Oct 1882
Charlie Parker English cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA but 2-32 in only Test) born in Prestbury Gloucestershire (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1971
Jorge Costa Portuguese footballer
31 Oct 1884
Jimmy Conlin American actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock) born in Camden New Jersey (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1972
Erika de Lone tennis star (1996 Futures-Wilmington DE) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1888
Ernest Pingoud Finnish composer born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1972
J. J. Smith American NFL running back (KC Chiefs) born in Kansas City Missouri
31 Oct 1889
Clarence Muse American actor screenwriter and director (Casablanca Black Stallion) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1972
Mike Archie running back (Tennessee Oilers)
31 Oct 1889
Jean Canneel Flemish sculptor born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Brussels Belgium (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1972
Nelson Van waes CFL defensive linebacker (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
31 Oct 1890
Frank Conroy British actor (Call of the Wild) born in Derby Derbyshire England (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1972
Shawn Banks WLAF LB (Frankfurt Galaxy)
31 Oct 1891
Paul de Keyser Flemish philologist and folklorist born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1892
Sumner Welles American diplomat (Good neighbor policy) born in New York (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1893
Lillian Gish American silent film and stage actress (Birth of a Nation) born in Springfield Ohio (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1894
E.E.Cummings (Edward Estlin) poet (Tulips & Chimneys) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1896
Bud Flanagan [Chaim Reuben Weintrop] English comedian (duo with Chesney Alley) born in London England (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1898
Cruys Voorbergh [Ernest Pieter Coningh] Dutch actor and director (De vliegende Hollander Flying Dutchman) born in Bagoe Dutch East Indies (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1899
Alan Washbond American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932) born in Essex County New York (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1899
Red McKenzie American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1900
Eddie McLeod New Zealand cricketer (played in NZs 2nd-ever Test 1930) born in Auckland New Zealand (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1901
Willem A. Wagenaar Dutch journalist and writer (Shanghai) (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1902
Shunter Coen South African cricketer (South African batsman in two Tests 1927-28) born in Heilbron Orange Free State (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1902
Learco Guerra Italian road racing cyclist born in Bagnolo San Vito Italy (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1906
Benita Hume British actress (Tarzan Escapes High Treason Halls of Ivy) born in London England (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1906
Hassan al-Banna Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood born in Mahmoudiyah Beheira Egypt (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1907
Allan Jones American actor and singer (A Day at the Races Showboat) born in Old Forge Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1907
Barend Barendse Dutch sports reporter and actor (Zeskamp Oebele) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1907
Pert Kelton American actress (Cavalcade of Stars) born in Great Falls Montana (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1908
Ruth Hale American playwright and actress born in Granger Utah (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1909
Bernd Rosemeyer German race car driver (Indy 500) born in Lingen Germany (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1909
Kalervo Tuukkanen Finnish composer born in Mikkeli Finland (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1909
Dorothy Kingsley American screenwriter born in NYC New York (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1910
Jozef Keuleers Belgian workers union leader born in Watermael-Boitsfort Brussels (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1910
John Wooden American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships) born in Hall Indiana (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1912
Helmut Schelsky German sociologist (Sociology of Sex) born in Chemnitz Saxony (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1912
Jack Crapp English cricketer (England batsman 1948-49) born in St Columb Major Cornwall England (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1912
Jack Young English cricketer (Middlesex & England slow left-armer post-WW2) born in Paddington London (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1913
Ginty Lush Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30s who didnt play for Aust) born in Melbourne Australia (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1916
C. Everett Koop 13th US Surgeon General (1982-89) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1918
Doug Ring Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40s early 50s) born in Hobart Tasmania Australia (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1918
Marcel Chaput French Canadian politician born in Hull Quebec (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1919
Edward L. Feightner American rear-admiral (WW II-Santa Cruz Islands) born in Lima Ohio
31 Oct 1924
Robert Webber American actor (12 Angry Men Moonlighting 79 Park Avenue) born in Santa Ana California (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1925
Phillip Tobias South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites) born in Durban South Africa (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1925
Lawrence Herkimer Grandfather of Cheerleading (founded National Cheerleading Association patented the pom-pom) born in Muskegon Michigan (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1926
Bill Justis American rock and roll musician (Raunchy) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1926
Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge] Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1928
Gary Graffman American pianist (Leventritt Award) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1928
Frank E. Resnik American business executive (Philip Morris USA) born in Pleasant Unity Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1929
Yvon Durelle Canadian boxer born in Baie-Sainte-Anne New Brunswick Canada (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1930
Robert Parker American saxophonist and soul singer (Barefootin) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1931
Rafael Puyana Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957) born in Bogot Colombia
31 Oct 1931
Nikhil Banerjee Indian classical musician born in Calcutta India (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1932
Anatoly Larkin Russian-American physicist born in Kolomna Russia (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1932
Enrico di Giuseppe American tenor born in Philadelphia (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1935
La Monte Young American composer (Composition in 1990) born in Bern Idaho
31 Oct 1938
John Dean American attorney and former White House counsel (Watergate figure) born in Akron Ohio
31 Oct 1938
Farah Pahlavi Queen consort of Iran (1959-61) born in Tehran Iran
31 Oct 1939
Hugh Delane Thompson American PGA golfer (1991 MONY Syracuse) born in Shreveport Louisiana
31 Oct 1940
Christopher Timothy Welsh actor (All Creatures Great & Small) born in Bala Wales
31 Oct 1940
J. C. Snead American PGA golfer (1972 Philadelphia Classic) born in Hot Springs Virginia
31 Oct 1940
Pat Finley American actress (Ellen Hartley-Bob Newhart Show) born in Asheville North Carolina
31 Oct 1941
Jim Courter American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey) born in Montclair New Jersey
31 Oct 1941
Art Shamsky American baseball player born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1941
Alexander Burdonsky Russian theater director and Joseph Stalins grandson born in Samara Russia (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1942
Billy Harrison Irish rock guitarist (Them) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
31 Oct 1943
Anthony Iannaccone American composer born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1943
Lance Rentzel American NFL receiver (Minn LA) and ex-husband of Joey Heatherton born in Flushing New York
31 Oct 1943
Noreen Corcoran American actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1944
Udo Kier German actress (Warhol Dracula Warhol Frankenstein) born in Lindenthal Cologne Germany
31 Oct 1945
Colin Hodgkinson English musician (Whitesnake) born in Peterborough Cambridgeshire
31 Oct 1972
Fred Hoiberg American NBA guard (Indiana Pacers) born in Lincoln Nebraska
31 Oct 1946
Justin Hayward English vocalist (Moody Blues-Nights in White Satin) born in Swindon Wiltshire England
31 Oct 1972
Matt Keeslar American actor 9The Last Days of Disco) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
31 Oct 1946
James Robert Radio Kennedy American football coach born in Anderson South Carolina
31 Oct 1973
Susannah Kate Pryde New Zealand road race cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1946
Craig Venter American biotechnologist and geneticist (involved with the first draft sequence of the human genome) born in Salt Lake City Utah
31 Oct 1973
Dax Riggs American musician (Acid Bath) born in Evansville Indiana
31 Oct 1946
Al Oliver American baseball player born in Portsmouth Ohio
31 Oct 1975
Ginuwine [Elgin Baylor Lumpkin] American singer (Ginuwine...The Bachelor) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1946
Dan McCafferty Scottish musician (Nazareth) born in Dunfermline Scotland
31 Oct 1975
Glen Little English footballer
31 Oct 1947
Charlie Joiner American NFL receiver (Houston Cincinnati San Diego) born in Many Louisiana
31 Oct 1976
Yoon Son-ha South Korean actress and singer
31 Oct 1947
Lukas Resetarits Austrian cabaret artist born in Stinatz Austria
31 Oct 1977
Masato Kawabata Japanese racing driver
31 Oct 1948
David Ruprecht American game show host born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1977
Erin McKeown American musician
31 Oct 1948
Engin Ark Turkish nuclear physicist born in Istanbul (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1977
Patricio Urrutia Ecuadorian footballer
31 Oct 1949
Katy Manning English actress (Doctor Who-Jo Grant) born in Guildford Surrey England
31 Oct 1977
David Trezeguet French football player
31 Oct 1949
Katha Pollitt American poet and writer born in Brooklyn Heights New York
31 Oct 1978
Devon Gummersall Colo actor (Relativity Brian-My So Called Life)
31 Oct 1950
Sheila Young Ochowicz American speed skater (Olympic goldsil-76) born in Birmingham Michigan
31 Oct 1978
Takeshi Morishima Japanese professional wrestler
31 Oct 1951
Marcia Barrett Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M) born in Saint Catherine Parish Jamaica
31 Oct 1979
Mahana Kaahumanu Walters Miss Hawaii Teen USA (3rd-1997)
31 Oct 1952
Harry Anderson American actor (Judge Harry Stone-Night Court) born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 2016
31 Oct 1979
Paul Robinson English football player
31 Oct 1952
Margriet Eshuijs Dutch singer and pianist born in Zaandam Netherlands
31 Oct 1979
Blue Adams American Football Player
31 Oct 1952
Nikolai Adrianov Soviet-Russian gymnast (Olympic-4 gold2 silverbronze-1976) born in Vladimir Russia (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1923
Faas Wilkes Dutch soccer star (XerxesFortunaInter Milan) born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1923
Cyril Shaps British actor producer and voice artist (The Pianist) born in Highbury London (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1924
Terry Gibbs American jazz vibraphonist and band leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1925
Frank D. Gilroy American writer (Subject Was Roses) born in NYC New York (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1925
Lenny Bruce [Leonard Schneider] American comedian arrested on obsenity born in Mineola New York (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1925
Gustav Winckler Danish singer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1926
Ray Brown American jazz double bassist born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1926
Walter Killer Kowalski Canadian professional wrestler born in Windsor Canada (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1927
Lee Konitz American composer (Birth of the Cool) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1930
Piet Clase South African politician (Minister of Education) born in Bothaville South Africa
31 Oct 1931
Eddie Mathews American hall of fame third baseman (Milwaukee Brave) who hit 512 home runs born in Texarkana Texas (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1931
Janice Elliott English novelist born in Derby England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1931
Raymond Kopa [Kopaszewski] French footballer the Napoleon of football born in Noeux-les-Mines (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1932
Jack Colvin American actor (Incredible Hulk) born in Lyndon Kansas (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1932
Liliane Montevecchi French-Italian actress dancer and singer (Nine Grand Hotel) born in Paris France (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1933
Raynald Frchette Quebec politician and judge born in Asbestos Quebec (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1934
Nana Mouskouri Greek singer (Try to Remember) born in Chania Crete Greece
31 Oct 1935
Philippine Aeckerlin Dutch actress (Oh Venus Daddy Longlegs) born in Schiebroek Rotterdam Netherlands
31 Oct 1936
Cliff Gorman American actor (Boys in the Band Angel) born in Queens New York (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1936
Elizabeth Furse American politician (first naturalized American born in Africa to win election to the United States Congress) born in Nairobi Kenya
31 Oct 1936
John Menzies Scottish publisher and multi-millionaire
31 Oct 1938
Jim McMullan American actor (Dr McDaniel-Ben Casey) born in Long Island New York
31 Oct 1938
Mahboob Shah Pakistani cricketer (Pakistani Test umpire on intl panel) born in Delhi India
31 Oct 1938
Hugo Young British journalist (The Guardian) born in Sheffield England (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1939
Melinda Dillon American actress (Close Encounters Slap Shot) born in Hope Arkansas
31 Oct 1939
T. J. Cloutier American poker player born in Albany California
31 Oct 1940
Chris Farlowe [John Henry Deighton] English singer (Out of Times) born in London
31 Oct 1940
Pharoah Sanders American jazz saxophonist born in Little Rock Arkansas
31 Oct 1941
John Snow English cricketer (fiery England quickie Unpopular with Aussies) born in Peopleton Worcestershire England
31 Oct 1941
Paul Simon American singer and actor (Kodachrome 1 Trick Pony) born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1941
Neil Aspinall British music executive (The Beatles) born in Prestatyn Wales (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1942
Jerry Jones American businessman and owner of the Dallas Cowboys(1989-present) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1942
Pamela Tiffin American actress (Viva Max) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Oct 1942
Bob Bailey American baseball player born in Long Beach California
31 Oct 1943
Mike Barnicle American broadcast journalist and newspaper columnist born in Worchester Massachusetts
31 Oct 1944
Buddy [Brian Thomas] Allin American PGA golfer (1980 NZ Open) born in Bremerton Washington (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1944
Robert Lamm American rocker (Chicago-If You Leave Me Now) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1945
Chako Higuchi Japanese golfer (LPGA Cship 1977) born in Kawagoe Saitama Japan
31 Oct 1945
Karen Akers American singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1945
Christophe [Daniel Bevilacqua] French singer (Aline) born in Juvisy-sur-Orge Paris
31 Oct 1945
Dsi Bouterse Surinamese politician (8th President of Suriname) born in Domburg Surinam
31 Oct 1946
Bram Vermeulen Dutch singer (Neerlands Hoop) born in The Hague Netherlands
31 Oct 1946
Demond Wilson American actor (Sanford & Son Baby Im Back) born in Valdosta Georgia
31 Oct 1946
Edwina Currie British politician (C) born in Liverpool
31 Oct 1947
Sammy Hagar American rock vocalist (I Cant Drive 55) born in Salinas California
31 Oct 1947
Jerry Trupiano American sports broadcaster born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1948
Lacy J. Dalton American country singer (Crazy Blue Eyes) born in Bloomsburg Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1948
John Ford Coley American musician (England Dan & John Ford Coley) born in Dallas Texas
31 Oct 1948
Ted Poe American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas) born in Temple Texas
31 Oct 1949
Tom Mees American sports broadcaster born in Springfield Pennsylvania (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1949
Patrick Nve Belgian racing driver born in Lige Belgium
31 Oct 1949
Marisol Malaret 1st Puerto Rican Miss Universe (1970) born in Utuado Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1973
DeJuan Wheat NBA guard (Minn Timberwolves)
31 Oct 1950
Annegret Richter-Irrang German sprinter (Olympic gold 1972) born in Dortmund Germany
31 Oct 1973
Lasha Zhvania Georgian politician
31 Oct 1950
Ellen Brusse [Elizabeth Wenmakers] Dutch TV hostess born in Rotterdam Netherlands
31 Oct 1974
Kim Williams WNBA guard (Utah Starzz)
31 Oct 1952
Beverly Johnson American model and actress (Ashanti Land of No Mercy) born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1974
Shaggy 2 Dope [Joseph Utsler] American rapper (Psychopathic Records) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1952
Michael R. Clifford American astronaut (STS 53 59 76) born in Norton AFB California
31 Oct 1975
Floyd Landis American cyclist
31 Oct 1953
Bill Schuette American lawyer and politician (53rd Attorney General of Michigan) born in Midland Michigan
31 Oct 1162
Eleanor of England Queen of Castile born in Domfront Castle Normandy (d. 1214)
31 Oct 1953
Pat Day American jockey born in Brush Colorado
31 Oct 1244
Jacques de Molay French last Grand Master of the Knights Templar born in Molay Haute-Sane France (d. 1314)
31 Oct 1954
Mordechai Vanunu Israeli nuclear technician and peace activist born in Marrakesh French Morocco
31 Oct 1453
Edward of Westminster Prince of Wales and the only son of King Henry VI of England and Margaret of Anjou born in London (d. 1471)
31 Oct 1954
George Frazier American baseball player born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Oct 1474
Mariotto Albertinelli Italian painter born in Florence (d. 1515)
31 Oct 1954
Claude Ribbe French historian and writer born in Paris
31 Oct 1537
Jane Grey Queen of England in 1553 for 9 days born in Bradgate England (d. 1554)
31 Oct 1956
Anura Ranasinghe Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982) born in Kalatura Sri Lanka
31 Oct 1563
Francesco Caracciolo Italian priest and saint (Caracciolini) born in Villa Santa Maria Abruzzo Italy (d. 1608)
31 Oct 1956
Chris Carter American television producer (The X-Files) born in Bellflower California
31 Oct 1566
Richard Boyle Irish politician 1st Earl of Cork born in Canterbury Kent England (d. 1643)
31 Oct 1958
Barb Bunkowsky-Scherbak Canadian LPGA golfer (1984 Chrysler) born in Toronto Ontario Canada
31 Oct 1613
Luisa de Guzmn Queen of Portugal (1640-56) born in Sanlcar Spain (d. 1666)
31 Oct 1958
Dwayne Evans American 200m runner (Olympic bronze 1976) born in Phoenix Arizona
31 Oct 1652
Johann Heinrich Kittel German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1682)
31 Oct 1958
Joseph Richard Sylvers rocker
31 Oct 1696
John Hervey 2nd Baron Hervey English statesman and writer (d. 1743)
31 Oct 1958
Maria Cantwell American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1713
Allan Ramsay Scottish painter born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1784)
31 Oct 1958
Jair-Rhm Parker Wells American musician and composer (Machine Gun) born in Tacoma Washington
31 Oct 1759
Ecco Epkema Dutch classic linguist (Frisian old-Frisian) born in Wirdum Netherlands (d. 1832)
31 Oct 1958
Jamal Khashoggi Saudi Arabian progressive journalist author and editor in chief (Al-Arab News Channel) born in Medina Saudi Arabia (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1761
Dirk van Hogendorp Dutch minister of War born in Heenvliet Netherlands (d. 1822)
31 Oct 1959
Marie Osmond American singer and actress (Paper Roses Goin Coconuts) born in Ogden Utah
31 Oct 1768
Jacques Flix Emmanuel Hamelin French explorer born in Honfleur Calvados France (d. 1839)
31 Oct 1960
Joey Belladonna American heavy metal vocalist (Anthrax-Protest) born in Oswego New York
31 Oct 1769
Horace H. Hayden 1st American licensed dentist and cofounds 1st dental college born in Windsor Connecticut (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1960
Tim Brewster American football coach born in Phillipsburg New Jersey
31 Oct 1792
Moritz Hauptmann German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1960
Ari Fleischer American media consultant and 21st White House Press Secretary born in Pound Ridge New York
31 Oct 1794
Anselm Httenbrenner Austrian composer born in Graz Austria (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1960
Peter Keisler American lawyer and acting Attorney General of the United States (2007) born in Hempstead New York
31 Oct 1797
William Motherwell Scottish civil servant and poet born in Glasgow Scotland
31 Oct 1961
Derek Harper American NBA guard (NY Knicks Orlando Magic) born in Elberton Georgia
31 Oct 1810
James Shedden Palmer Commander (Union Navy) (d. 1867)
31 Oct 1962
Kelly Preston American actress (Mischief Twins A Tigers Tale) born in Honolulu Hawaii
31 Oct 1815
Jules Quicherat French historian and archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1882)
31 Oct 1963
Colin Channer Jamaican writer (often referred as Bob Marley with a pen) born in Kingston Jamaica
31 Oct 1820
John William Dawson Canadian geologist born in Pictou Nova Scotia (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1964
Chris Gwynn American baseball outfielder (San Diego Padres) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1822
Carl Martin Reinthaler German composer born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1964
Christopher Judge American-Canadian actor (Stargate SG-1) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1823
Immanuel Faisst German composer born in Esslingen am Neckar Stuttgart Germany (d. 1894)
31 Oct 1965
Johan Museeuw Belgian road racing cyclist born in Varsenare Belgium
31 Oct 1824
Henry Stephen Cutler American composer (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1967
Derrick Moore American NFL running back (Az Cardinals Carolina Panthers) born in Albany Georgia
31 Oct 1826
Lafayette Curry Baker American investigator spy and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Stafford New York (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1967
Javier Sotomayor Cuban jumper (world record 1989 Olympic gold 1992) born in Limonar Matanzas Cuba
31 Oct 1853
Lillie Langtry [Emilie Charlotte Le Breton] American actress (His Neighbors Wife) born in Jersey Channel Islands (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1967
Trevor Hoffman American Baseball Hall of Fame closer (first pitcher to 500 & 600 saves milestone) born Bellflower California
31 Oct 1853
Maria Beppie Bakker Dutch actress and wife of Piet Vink Senior (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1967
Steve Vickers English footballer (Middlesbrough) born in Bishop Auckland England
31 Oct 1862
Mary Kingsley English ethnographer and explorer who became the first European to enter parts of Gabon Africa born in London (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1967
Kate Walsh American actress (Greys Anatomy) born in San Jose California
31 Oct 1863
Auguste Rateau French mining engineer and inventor (Rateau steam turbine) born in Royan France (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1968
Julio Valera MLB pitcher (KC Royals) born in Aguadilla Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1876
Rube Waddell American baseball player born in Bradford Pennsylvania (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1968
Tisha Campbell American actress (Gina-Martin House Party) born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1877
Bernard Bosanquet English cricketer (pioneer of googly) born in Bulls Cross Enfield Middlesex England (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1968
Carlos Marn Spanish baritone (Il Divo) born in Mrfelden-Walldorf Germany
31 Oct 1878
Patrick Joseph Hartigan Australian Roman Catholic priest born in OConnell Town Yass New South Wales (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1969
Cady McClain American actress (Dixie Martin-All My Children) born in Burbank California
31 Oct 1879
Peter Van Anrooy Dutch conductor and composer (Piet Hein Rhapsodie) born in Zaltbommel the Netherlands (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1969
Rhonda Mapp American WNBA center and forward (Charlotte Sting) born in Asheville North Carolina
31 Oct 1880
Sasha Chorny [Alexander Mikhailovich Glikberg] Russian poet born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1932)
31 Oct 1969
Tim Crabtree American baseball pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays) born in Jackson Michigan
31 Oct 1889
Douglass Dumbrille Canadian actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town) born in Hamilton Ontario (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1970
Ann Grossman American tennis star (1994 LA finalist) born in Grove City Ohio
31 Oct 1890
Conrad Richter American writer (Light in the Forest) born in Tremont Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1970
Eric Gant WLAF running back (Frankfurt Galaxy) born in Lakeland Florida
31 Oct 1890
Gsta Nystroem Swedish composer born in Silvbergs Sweden (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1970
Steve Matthews American NFL and WLAF quarterback (KC Chiefs Scottish Claymores) born in Tullahoma Tennessee
31 Oct 1891
Irene Rich [Luther] American actress (Beau Brummell Champ) born in Buffalo New York (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1970
Serena Altschul American broadcast journalist born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1895
Kurt Schumacher German political chairman (SPD) born in Kulm Germany (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1970
Mel Jackson African-American actor (Soul Food) and R&B musician born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1895
Vera [Veronica] Bondam Flemish actress (Een brief van de generaal) born in The Hague Holland (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1970
Paul Potts British opera singer and winner of Britains Got Talent 2007 born in Kingswood South Gloucestershire England
31 Oct 1895
Mike Gazella American baseball player (NY Yankees) born in Olyphant Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1971
Hitesh Modi Kenyan cricketer (Kenyan left-handed batsman 1996 World Cup) born in Kisumu Kenya
31 Oct 1899
Marcelle de Manziarly French pianist and composer born in Kharkiv Russian Empire (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1971
Irv Smith American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints) born in Trenton New Jersey
31 Oct 1900
Marius-Francois Gaillard French composer born in Paris (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1971
Jay Williams American defensive end (St Louis Rams) born in Washington D. C.
31 Oct 1900
Gerald Marks American songwriter (All of Me) born in Saginaw Michigan (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1971
Sean ODonnell Canadian NHL defenseman (LA Kings) born in Ottawa Ontario
31 Oct 1901
Benjamin Merkelbach Dutch architect and city builder of Amsterdam born in Amsterdam (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1971
Billy Bush American radio and TV host born in Manhattan New York
31 Oct 1901
Edward Chapman British actor (Things to Come Promoter Rembrandt) born in Harrogate Yorkshire (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1972
Prince Jaime Count of Bardi third child of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo Duke of Parma born in Nijmegen Netherlands
31 Oct 1902
Franco Giorgetti Italian cyclist (Olympic gold 1920) born in Bovisio-Masciago Italy (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1972
Princess Margarita Maria Beatriz of Bourbon-Parma Countess of Colorno daughter of Princess Irene of the Netherlands and Carlos Hugo Duke of Parma born in Nijmegen Netherlands
31 Oct 1903
Jens Bjerre Danish composer born in Aarhus (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1972
Summer Sanders American butterfly swimmer (Olympic gold 1992 96) born in Roseville California
31 Oct 1903
Patsy Moran American actress (Children of the Wild) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1973
Brian Dawkins American football safety (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Jacksonville Florida
31 Oct 1904
Jutta Hecker German writer born in Weimar (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1973
Peter Dumbreck Scottish race car driver born in Kirkcaldy Fife Scotland
31 Oct 1904
Wilfred Pickles British actor (Billy Liar Gay Dog) born in Halifax Yorkshire England (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1973
Matt Hughes American mixed martial artist born in Hillsboro Illinois
31 Oct 1907
Yves Allgret French film director born in Asnires-sur-Seine France (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1973
Nanako Matsushima Japanese actress (Ring) born in Yokohama Kanagawa Prefecture Japan
31 Oct 1908
John Grant British rear-admiral (Royal Navy) (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1974
Tony Carbone Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos Olympics 1996) born in Perth Australia
31 Oct 1908
Werner Reinowski German writer born in Bernburg Germany (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1974
Hawick Lau Hong Kong Chinese actor (Sealed with a Kiss) and singer born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1909
Herblock [Herbert Lawrence Block] American cartoonist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1975
Leo Koswal Dutch soccer player (Dordrecht 90) born in Breda Netherlands
31 Oct 1910
Art Tatum [Arthur Tatum Jr] American jazz pianist and composer born in Toledo Ohio (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1976
Ed Ellis American football tackle (New England Patriots) born in Hamden Connecticut
31 Oct 1910
Otto Joachim German-Canadian composer born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1977
Gareth Batty English cricketer born in Bradford Yorkshire
31 Oct 1911
Ticker Freeman American pianist (Dinah Shore Show) born in Paterson New Jersey (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1977
Paul Pierce American basketball player born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1911
Ashok Kumar [Dadamoni Kumudlal Kunjilal Ganguly] Indian actor (Mahal Afsana) born in Bhagalpur Bengal Presidency British India (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1912
Cornel Wilde [Kornel Lajos Weisz] Hungarian-American actor (Sword of Lancelot High Sierra 5th Musketeer) born in Prievidza Hungary (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1915
Terry Frost British artist born in Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1916
David Hollestelle Dutch baritone (Great-Broadcast chorus) born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1917
Burr Tillstrom puppeteer (Kukla Fran & Ollie) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1918
Jack MacGowran Irish actor (King Lear The Quiet Man The Exorcist) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1918
Robert Walker American actor and writer (Strangers on a Train Bataan Madame Curie) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1920
Albert Hague [Marcuse] German-American actor singer and composer (Fame How the Grinch Stole Christmas) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1920
Laraine Day [La Raine Johnson] American actress (Dr. KIldaire Foreign Correspondent) born in Roosevelt Utah (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1921
Harper MacKay American orchestra leader (NBC Follies) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1921
Yves Montand [Ivo Livi] Italian-French actor and singer (Z Napoleon Grand Prix) born in Monsummano Terme Italy (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1922
Alan Scott American TV host and songwriter (Spin the Picture) born in Haddonfield New Jersey
31 Oct 1922
Gilberto Mendes Brazilian composer born in Santos Brazil (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1725
Etienne Louis Geoffroy French pharmacist and entomologist born in Paris (d. 1810)
31 Oct 1962
Sid Fernandez American baseball pitcher (NY Mets Philadelphia Phillies) born in Honolulu Hawaii
31 Oct 1742
Johann Peter Melchior German sculptor born in Lindorf Germany (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1962
Carlos Bernard American actor (24) born in Evanston Illinois
31 Oct 1762
Jan Willem Janssens Dutch Governor-General of Cape colony and Dutch-Indies born in Nijmegen Netherlands (d. 1838)
31 Oct 1962
Chris Botti American jazz musician (Impressions) born in Portland Oregon
31 Oct 1763
John Ross English composer and organist born in Newcastle upon Tyne (d. 1837)
31 Oct 1962
Branko Crvenkovski 3rd President of Macedonia born in Sarajevo Yugoslavia
31 Oct 1775
Lyman Beecher US Presbyterian clergyman temperance movement leader born in New Haven Connecticut (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1963
Michael Zordich American NFL strong safety (Philadelphia Eagles) born in Youngstown Ohio
31 Oct 1792
Christian Gmelin German chemist born in Tbingen Germany (d. 1860)
31 Oct 1963
Randy Wood American NHL left wing (Dallas Stars) born in Princeton New Jersey
31 Oct 1798
Pedro I of Brazil Emperor of Brazil (1822-31) and King of Portugal (1826) born in Queluz Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1834)
31 Oct 1963
Lane Frost American professional bull rider born in La Junta Otero County Colorado (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1801
Friedrich Frey-Heros Swiss politician born in Lindau Germany (d. 1873)
31 Oct 1963
Satoshi Kon Japanese anime film director born in Sapporo Hokkaido Japan (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1808
John Liptrot Hatton English composer and pianist born in Liverpool England (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1963
Alan McDonald Northern Irish footballer born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1813
Lyman Trumbull U.S. Senator from Illinois (1855-73) born in Colchester Connecticut (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1964
Fanie De Villiers South African cricketer (great South African pace bowler) born in Vereeniging Transvaal Province South Africa
31 Oct 1815
William J. Hardee U.S. Army officer (Confederate Army) born in Camden County Georgia (d. 1873)
31 Oct 1964
JoAnn Willette American actress (Constance-Just 10 of Us Real Genius) born in Lewiston Maine
31 Oct 1822
Joseph Haydn Potter American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Concord New Hampshire (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1965
Chris Chandler American NFL quarterback (Houston Oilers Atlanta Falcons) born in Everett Washington
31 Oct 1832
Walter T Watts-Dunton English lawyer poet and writer (Aylwin) born in St. Ives England (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1965
J. J. Daigneault Canadian NHL defenseman (Pitts Penguins) born in Montreal Quebec
31 Oct 1840
Helena Modjeska [Modrzejewska] Polish Shakespearian actress (Hamlet) born in Krakw Poland (d. 1909)
31 Oct 1965
Todd Krygier American NHL left wing (Anaheim Washington) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
31 Oct 1844
George W. Cable American writer (Northampton Years) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1965
Scott OGrady American Air Force fighter pilot born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1845
Amintore Galli Italian composer born in Perticara Italy (d. 1919)
31 Oct 1966
Wim Jonk Dutch soccer star (Ajax) born in Volendam Netherlands
31 Oct 1855
Arthur Nikisch Hungarian conductor (Berlin Philharmonic) born in Mosonszentmikls Hungary (d. 1922)
31 Oct 1966
Brian Kennedy Northern Irish musician and author born in Belfast Northern Ireland
31 Oct 1855
August Sauer Austrian literature historian (Euphorion) born in Wiener Neustadt Austria (d. 1926)
31 Oct 1966
Jonathan Crombie Canadian actor (Anne of Green Gables) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1860
Elmer Ambrose Sperry American entrepreneur and inventor (gyrocompass) born in Cincinnatus New York (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1967
Becky Iverson American LPGA golfer (1995 Friendlys Classic) born in Escanaba Michigan
31 Oct 1865
Arthur Harden English biochemist (Nobel Prize 1929) born in Manchester England (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1968
Adam Rich American actor (Nicholas-8 is Enough Code Red Gun Shy) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1872
Ralph Vaughan Williams English composer (Hugh the Drover) born in Down Ampney England (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1968
Charles Anthony American CFL defensive back (Toronto Argonauts) born in Las Vegas Nevada
31 Oct 1874
Jimmy Burke American baseball player born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1968
Leon Lett American NFL defensive tackle and coach (Dallas Cowboys) born in Mobile Alabama
31 Oct 1875
Aleister Crowley British occultist founded the religion of Thelema born in Royal Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1968
Mike Trombley American pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Springfield Massachusetts
31 Oct 1880
Healey Willan Anglo-Canadian composer born in Balham London (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1968
Bill Auberlen American race car driver born in Redondo Beach California
31 Oct 1880
Louis Hmon French novelist (Maria Chapdelaine) born in Brest France (d. 1913)
31 Oct 1969
Alison Peek Australian field hockey halfback and midfielder (Olympics gold 2000) born in Australia
31 Oct 1881
Carlos Lopez Buchardo Argentine composer born in Buenos Aires (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1969
Dave Chaytors CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions) born in Calgary Alberta
31 Oct 1881
William Nigh American director (Ape Doomed to Die Mr Wong) born in Berlin Wisconsin (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1969
David Collins American rower (Olympic bronze 1996) born in Thousand Oaks California
31 Oct 1882
Hermann Wolfgang Sartorius Waltershausen German musicologist and composer born in Gttingen Germany (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1969
Jos Valentn MLB infielder (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Manat Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1884
Godfrey Tearle English-American actor (39 Steps Mandy At Dawn We Die) born in NYC New York (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1969
Nancy Kerrigan American figure skater (Olympic silver 1994) born in Stoneham Massachusetts
31 Oct 1886
Karl Dane Danish-American comedian and actor (Son of the Sheik) born in Copenhagen (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1969
Terry Ray American NFL strong safety (NE Patriots) born in Belgium
31 Oct 1890
Luis de Freitas Branco Portuguese composer born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1969
Martie Maguire American musician (Dixie Chicks) born in York Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1891
Edith Stein German philosopher and Discalced Carmelite nun (St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) born in Breslau (Silesia) Germany (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1970
Charlie Ward NBA guard (NY Knicks) and Heisman Trophy winner (1993) born in Tallahassee Florida
31 Oct 1892
Gilda dalla Rizza Italian soprano born in Verona Italy (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1970
Herman Arvie American NFL tackle (Cleveland Browns) born in Opelousas Louisiana
31 Oct 1893
Pall Isolfsson Icelandic composer born in Stokkseyri Iceland (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1970
Kirk Cameron American actor (Mike-Growing Pains) born in Panorama City Los Angeles
31 Oct 1893
Velvalee Dickinson American spy convicted of espionage against the United States on behalf of Japan during World War II born in Sacramento California (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1970
Tanyon Sturtze American baseball player (Chicago Cubs) born in Worcester Massachusetts
31 Oct 1894
Charles Hodge NYU professor (Answers for Americans) (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1971
Bronzell Miller American WLAF linebacker (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Federal Way Washington (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1894
Elisabeth Antoinette de Vreugd chambermaid for Dutch queen born in Katwijk Netherlands (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1971
Pavol Rybar Slovak hockey goaltender (Team Slovakia 1998) born in Skalica Czechoslovakia
31 Oct 1896
Eugenio Montale Italian poet and translator (Xenia-Nobel 1975) born in Genoa Italy (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1971
Ahn Jae Wook South Korean actor composer and singer born in Donam-dong Seongbuk District Seoul South Korea (d. )
31 Oct 1902
Dick Binnendijk Dutch poet and literary critic (Authoritarian Regimes in Transistion) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1971
Tony Fiore American baseball player born in Oak Park Illinois
31 Oct 1903
Grayson L. Kirk 14th President of Columbia University (1953-68) born in Jeffersonville Ohio (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1972
Neriah Davis American actress and Playmate (Mar 1994) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1903
Josephine Hutchinson American actress (Story of Louis Pasteur) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1972
Singor Mobley American football safety (Dallas Cowboys) born in Tacoma Washington
31 Oct 1904
Ding Ling Chinese writer (The Sun Shines over the Sanggan River) born in Linli Hunan China (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1972
Tom van Mol Belgian soccer player (PSV) born in Dendermonde Belgium
31 Oct 1904
Lester Dent American writer (Doc Savage) born in La Plata Missouri (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1972
Irina Pantaeva Russian-American supermodel and actress born in Ulan-Ude Russia
31 Oct 1905
Rick Ferrell American baseball Hall of Fame catcher born in Durham North Carolina (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1972
Juan Manuel Silva Argentine racing driver born in Resistencia Chaco Argentina
31 Oct 1906
Eddie Myers British WWII soldier and engineer born in Kensington London (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1973
Rodney Mack professional wrestler born in Lafayette Louisiana
31 Oct 1906
Joe Cronin American baseball shortstop (Pirates Red Sox Senators MVP 1930 AL Pres) born in San Francisco California (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1974
Karmyn Tyler Miss America-Louisiana (1996) born in Shreveport Louisiana
31 Oct 1906
Willy Hess Swiss musicologist composer and famous Beethoven scholar born in Winterthur Switzerland (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1974
Miroslav Satan Topolcany CZE NHL forward (Team Slovakia Edmonton)
31 Oct 1907
Wolfgang Fortner German composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1974
Stephen Lee English snooker player born in Trowbridge Wiltshire
31 Oct 1908
Ann Lane Petry American journalist and author (Street) born in Old Saybrook Connecticut (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1974
Marie Wilson [Flevaras] Canadian actress (As the World Turns General Hospital) born in Athens Greece
31 Oct 1908
Paul Engle American poet and writer (Worm Earth American Song) born in Cedar Rapids Iowa (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1975
Scott von Der Ahe American football linebacker (Indianapolis Colts) born in Lancaster California
31 Oct 1910
Robert Fitzgerald American poet and translator born in Springfield Illinois (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1976
Sarah Lane American television personality and ballet dancer born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1910
Bob Sheppard New York Yankees and New York Giants announcer born in Richmond Hill New York (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1977
Bode Miller American alpine ski-racer (Olympic gold 2010) born in Easton New Hampshire
31 Oct 1911
Louis de Guiringaud French foreign minister (1976-78) born in Limoges France (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1977
Javier Toyo Venezuelan football goalkeeper (Venezuela national football team) born in Caracas Venezuela
31 Oct 1911
Vijay Merchant Indian cricketer (Test average 47 72 1st-class avg 71) born in Bombay India (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1977
Jay Jenkins American rapper also known as Young Jeezy born in Columbia South Carolina
31 Oct 1911
Maribel Vinson American figure skater (9 time US National Champion) born in Winchester Massachusetts (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1977
Christie Kerr American golfer (US Open 2007 PGA Championship 2010) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1916
Alice Childress American playwright actress and writer born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1573
Jacob Boonen South Netherlands clergyman and lawyer born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1655)
31 Oct 1917
Hans Bentz van den Berg Dutch actor (Last Train) born in Blaricum Netherlands (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1593
Nicolaas Tulp Mayor of Amsterdam (1654-71) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1674)
31 Oct 1918
Emil Cossetto Croatian composer born in Trieste Italy (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1611
Hugues de Lionne Marquess de Berry French ambassador to Rome born in Grenoble France (d. 1671)
31 Oct 1919
Andre Casanova composer born in Paris (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1661
Melchior de Polignac French diplomat Cardinal and poet born in Chateau de la Ronte Haute-Loire France (d. 1741)
31 Oct 1919
Gilles Beaudoin Canadian politician (Mayor of Trois-Rivires) born in Trois-Rivires Canada (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1671
Frederik IV King of Denmark and Norway (1699-1730) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1730)
31 Oct 1920
Christy Ring Irish hurler born in Cloyne Ireland (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1675
Samuel Clarke English philosopher and theologian born in Norwich England (d. 1729)
31 Oct 1921
Jaroslav Drobn Czech ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1948) and tennis player (Wimbledon title 1954) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1747
Marian Paradeiser Austrian composer born in Riedenthal Austria (d. 1775)
31 Oct 1923
Jean Nidetch businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1758
Wilhelm Olbers German astronomer and physician discovered asteroids (Pallas & Vesta) born in Bremen Germany (d. 1840)
31 Oct 1923
Goody Petronelli American boxing trainer and manager born in Brockton Massachusetts (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1768
Adriaan van den Ende Dutch vicar and educationalist born in Delft Netherlands (d. 1846)
31 Oct 1924
Doris Grau American script supervisor actress and voice artist (Point Blank King Kong) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1782
Steen Steensen Blicher Danish poet and short-story writer (E Binddstouw) born in Vium Denmark (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1925
Gilbert Parkhouse Welsh cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) born in Swansea Glamorgan Wales (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1786
Stevenson Archer American judge and Congressmen from Maryland born in Churchville Maryland (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1925
Fons Jansen Dutch news reader and cabaretier born in Bussum Netherlands (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1788
Simon Sechter Austrian composer and music theorist born in Frymburk Bohemia (d. 1867)
31 Oct 1925
Guitar Gabriel [Robert Lewis Jones] American blues singer and guitarist born in Decatur Georgia (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1803
Albartus Telting Frisian poet (Frisianch Jierboeckjen) born in Franeker Netherlands (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1925
William Steinkraus American equestrian (Olympic gold2 silbr-525660646872) born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1809
Orson Squire Fowler American phrenologist and lecturer born in Cohocton New York (d. 1887)
31 Oct 1925
Denis Lazure Canadian physician and politician born in Napierville Quebec (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1814
Jean Baptiste Lamy 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (1853-85) born in Lempdes Puy-de-Dme France (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1926
Hans Liebold German auto racer (Nardo Italy)
31 Oct 1815
Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte Corsican representative of the people born in Rome Italy (d. 1881)
31 Oct 1927
Antonia Rey [Francesch] Cuban-born American actress (True Colors Wise Guys) born in Havana Cuba
31 Oct 1820
Alfred Washington Ellet American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1928
Thomas Burnett Swann American sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur) born in Tampa Florida (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1821
Angelo Mariani Italian composer born in Ravenna Italy (d. 1873)
31 Oct 1928
Al Held American painter and sculptor (hard edge-style) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1825
Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Swiss writer born in Zrich (d. 1898)
31 Oct 1929
Robert Coles American author (Anna Freud Pulitzer 1973) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1825
Elkanah Brackin Greer Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris Tennessee (d. 1877)
31 Oct 1929
Magns Magnsson Icelandic television presenter born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1835
Hunter McGuire American physician and Med Director (Confederate Army) born in Winchester Virginia (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1929
Brian Cobby British actor (Evita The Nudist Story) and the first male voice of the British speaking clock born in Brighton East Sussex England (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1841
Friedrich Hegar Swiss composer born in Basel Switzerland (d. 1927)
31 Oct 1930
Jack Gottlieb American composer writer and editor born in New Rochelle New York (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1863
Xavier Henry Napoleon Leroux French composer born in Velletri Italy (d. 1919)
31 Oct 1931
Raoul Pleskow Austrian-American composer born in Vienna Austria
31 Oct 1932
Dick Gregory American comedian civil rights activist and dietician (Bahamian Diet) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1932
Dusan Makavejev Serbian film director (Man is Not a Bird) born in Belgrade Yugoslavia
31 Oct 1932
Jake Edwin Garn American politician (Sen-R-Utah 1974-93) and astronaut (STS 51D) born in Richfield Utah
31 Oct 1932
Joel Mandelbaum American composer born in New York
31 Oct 1932
Ned Jarrett American race car driver and announcer (50 Grand National victories) born in Conover North Carolina
31 Oct 1933
Guido Molinari Canadian painter born in Montreal Canada (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1934
Richard Meier American architect and abstract artist born in Newark New Jersey
31 Oct 1934
Albert Shiryaev Russian mathematician known for his work in probability theory statistics and financial mathematics born in Shchyolkovo Russia
31 Oct 1935
Sam Moore American R&B and soul vocalist (Sam & Dave - Soul Man) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1935
William Raspberry American columnist (Pulitzer 1994) born in Okolona Mississippi (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1936
Tony Kubek shortstop (NY Yankees) and sportscaster (NBC-TV Madison Square Garden) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1937
Robert Mangold American minimalist artist born in North Tonawanda New York
31 Oct 1938
Bob Miller American NHL broadcaster born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1939
Carolee Schneemann American performance artist born in Fox Chase Philadelphia
31 Oct 1941
Craig Washington American politician (Rep-D-Texas) born in Longview Texas
31 Oct 1941
Michael Mansfield English barrister born in London
31 Oct 1942
Daliah Lavi [Levinbuck] Israeli actress (Casino Royale Lord Jim) born in Haifa British Palestine (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1942
Melvin Franklin American musician (The Temptations) born in Montgomery Alabama (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1943
Jeffrey MacDonald American medical doctor convicted of murdering his wife and two daughters born in Queens New York City
31 Oct 1944
Angela Rippon British television personality born in Plymouth Devon England
31 Oct 1945
Aurore Clment French actress (Paris Texas) born in Soissons Aisne
31 Oct 1945
Dusty Rhodes [Virgil Riley Runnels Jr.] American professional wrestler (WWE) born in Austin Texas (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1946
Ashok Mankad Indian cricketer (son of Vinoo batted for India 1969-78) born in Mumbai India (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1947
Chris Wallace newscaster (NBC Weekend News) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1947
George Lam Hong Kong veteran Cantopop singer born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1948
Rick Parfitt English pop guitarist and singer (Status Quo-Wanderer) born in Surrey England
31 Oct 1949
Ilich Ramrez Snchez Venezuelan international terrorist born in Michelena Venezuela
31 Oct 1949
Stan Hansen American professional wrestler born in Borger Texas
31 Oct 1950
Susan Anton American actress (Golden Girl Spring Fever) born in Oak Glen California
31 Oct 1950
Robin Askwith English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies) born in Southport Lancashire England
31 Oct 1950
Dave Freudenthal American economist and politician (31st Governor of Wyoming) born in Thermopolis Wyoming
31 Oct 1950
Kaga Takeshi [Shigekatsu Katsuta] Japanese actor born in Kanazawa Ishikawa Prefecture Japan
31 Oct 1951
Bernie Ruoff CFL kicker (Winnipeg Hamilton) born in West Germany
31 Oct 1951
Ed Royce American politician (Rep-R-California) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1951
Sally Little South AfricanAmerican golfer (PGA 1980 du Maurier 1988) born in Cape Town South Africa
31 Oct 1952
Trevor Chappell Australian cricket all-rounder (3 Tests underarm bowling controversy) born in Adelaide South Australia
31 Oct 1977
Kiele Sanchez American actress (The Glades) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1952
Danielle Proulx French Canadian actress born in Montreal Canada
31 Oct 1978
Jermaine ONeal NBA forward (Portland Trailblazers) born in Columbia South Carolina
31 Oct 1953
Serge Lepeltier French politician born in Le Veurdre Allier France
31 Oct 1979
Wes Brown English footballer born in Longsight Manchester England
31 Oct 1954
Tom Blomberg Dutch radio host and producer (Evening Rush Hour) born in Haarlem Netherlands
31 Oct 1350
Dmitry Donskoy Grand Prince of Moscow (1359-89) born in Moscow (d. 1389)
31 Oct 1955
Pat DiNizio American rock vocalist (The Smithereens) born in Scotch Plains New Jersey (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1490
Bernardo Pisano Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1548)
31 Oct 1955
Ante Gotovina Croatian army general accused of war crimes born in Tkon Croatia
31 Oct 1537
Edward VI Tudor King of England (1547-53) born in Hampton Court Palace Middlesex England (d. 1553)
31 Oct 1955
Jane Siberry Canadian musician (Calling All Angels) born in Toronto Canada
31 Oct 1558
Maximilian III Archduke of Austria (1612-18) born in Wiener Neustadt Austria (d. 1618)
31 Oct 1956
David Vanian British singer (The Damned) born in Hemel Hempstead England
31 Oct 1558
Jacques Sirmond French scholar and Jesuit born in Riom France (d. 1651)
31 Oct 1958
Jeff Keith American rock vocalist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) born in Texarkana Arkansas
31 Oct 1576
Thomas Dudley British colonial governor of Massachusetts born in Northamptonshire England (d. 1653)
31 Oct 1958
Bryn Merrick British musician (The Damned) born in Barry Vale of Glamorgan Wales (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1602
William Chillingworth English religious leader born in Oxford England (d. 1644)
31 Oct 1959
Abigail Kingsley Alling American executive (Biosphere 2) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1686
Silvius Leopold Weiss German composer and lutenist born in Grodkw Poland (d. 1750)
31 Oct 1959
Anna Escobedo Cabral 42nd Treasurer of the United States born in San Bernardino California
31 Oct 1710
Jonathan Trumbull American politician and statesman born in Lebanon Connecticut (d. 1785)
31 Oct 1960
Stephen Brent Lowery PGA golfer (1994 Sprint) born in Birmingham Alabama
31 Oct 1712
William Shippen American physician and delegate to the Continental Congress born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1801)
31 Oct 1962
Dammika Ranatunga Sri Lankan cricketer (bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990) born in Colombo Sri Lanka
31 Oct 1931
Dorothy Woolfolk American comic book editor (Kryptonite) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1932
Dottie West American country singer (Here Comes My Baby) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1935
Jan van Vlijmen Dutch composer born in Rotterdam Netherlands (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1936
Billy Higgins American jazz drummer born in Los Angeles California (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1937
Bobby Charlton English soccer player (Manchester United & England national team) born in Ashington Northumberland England
31 Oct 1937
Georgi Vladimirovich Machinski Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow Russia
31 Oct 1937
R. H. W. Dillard American poet (The Day I Stopped Dreaming About Barbara Steele and Other Poems) born in Roanoke Virginia
31 Oct 1939
Franklin Sonn South African union leader (South African workers) born in Vosburg South Africa
31 Oct 1939
Woytec Lowski [Woiciech Wiesidlowski] Polish dancer and ballet master born in Brzesc Poland (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1941
Lester Bowie American jazz trumpeter born in Frederick Maryland (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1941
Charles Shyer American film director (Private Benjamin) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1942
Vic Fazio American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in Winchester Massachusetts
31 Oct 1943
Frank Muyser Dutch guitarist and saxophonist (Les Baroques)
31 Oct 1943
Gene Watson American country singer (Heartaches Love & Stuff) born in Palestine Texas
31 Oct 1943
Keith Boyce West Indian cricketer (big-hitting WI all-rounder of 70s) born in Castle St Peter Barbados (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1943
Per-Gunnar Alldahl Swedish composer born in Solna Sweden
31 Oct 1944
Rodney Marsh British football player coach and broadcaster born in Hatfield
31 Oct 1944
Mike Fiore American baseball player (Kansas City Royals) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1946
Felton Perry American actor (Magnum Force Sudden Death) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1946
Gary Mallaber American rocker (The Steve Miller Band-Abracadbra) born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1946
Sawao Kato Japanese gymnast (8 Olympic gold 1968 72 76) born in Gosen Japan
31 Oct 1946
Daryl Hall [Hohl] American rocker soul singer and songwriter (Hall & Oates) born in Pottstown Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1946
Oba Chandler American convicted murderer born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1947
Al Atkins English musician (Judas Priest) born in West Bromwich West Midlands England
31 Oct 1947
Lucas Papademos Greek economist and Prime Minister of Greece (2011-12) born in Athens Greece
31 Oct 1947
Thomas Boswell American sports columnist (Washington Post) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1947
George McCorkle American guitarist (Marshall Tucker Band) born in Chester South Carolina (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1949
Bobby Jones American MLB baseball player born in Elkton Maryland
31 Oct 1949
Greg Douglass American rock guitarist and vocalist (Steve Miller Band-Abracadabra) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1950
Amos Gitai Israeli filmmaker (Neo-Fascist Trilogy Golem Arena of Murder) born in Haifa Israel
31 Oct 1950
Andrew Woolfolk American pop musician (Earth Wind & Fire-Shining Star) born in Texas
31 Oct 1950
Catlin Adams American actress (Ms Loomis-Square Pegs) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1950
Patty Murray American politician (U.S. Senator from Washington) born in Bothell Washington
31 Oct 1950
Thomas Joseph Tom Tauke American politician (House of Representatives Iowa 1979-1991) born in Dubuque Iowa
31 Oct 1953
David Morse American actor (St Elsewhere House Inside Moves) born in Beverly Massachusetts
31 Oct 1956
Nicanor Frutos 47th President of Paraguay (2003-08) born in Coronel Oviedo Paraguay
31 Oct 1957
Dawn French Welsh comedian and TV actress (Supergrass French & Saunders The Vicar of Dibley) born in Holyhead Wales
31 Oct 1957
Blair Cunningham American rock drummer (Haircut 100) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1957
Paul Bown English actor (Watching) born in Fenton Stoke-on-Trent Staffordshire England
31 Oct 1957
Paul Sereno American paleontologist (discovered several new dinosaur species) born in Aurora Illinois
31 Oct 1959
Bob Inglis American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina) born in Savannah Georgia
31 Oct 1959
Michiel Schapers Dutch tennis star born in Rotterdam The Netherlands
31 Oct 1960
Curt Ford American baseball player born in Jackson Mississippi
31 Oct 1960
Joe Nash American NFL defensive tackle (Seattle Seahawks) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1961
Steve Young NFL quarterback (SF 49ers NFL Player of Year 92) born in Salt Lake City Utah
31 Oct 1961
Neil Buchanan English television presenter (Finders Keepers) born in Aintree Liverpool England
31 Oct 1961
Amr Diab Egyptian singer (Leily Nehary) born in Port Said Egypt
31 Oct 1962
Joan Cusack American actress (Working Girl SNL Addams Family Values) born in Evanston Illinois
31 Oct 1962
Leslie Landon American actress (Etta Plum-Little House on Prairie) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1962
Martin Bayless American NFL safety (KC Chiefs) born in Dayton Ohio
31 Oct 1962
Phil Newport English cricketer (England pace bowler in 3 Tests 1988-91) born in High Wycombe Buckinghamshire
31 Oct 1962
Nicola Bryant English actress (Doctor Who-Peri Brown) born in Guildford Surrey England
31 Oct 1963
Ronny Rosenthal Israeli footballer (Israel national football team) born in Haifa Israel
31 Oct 1963
Faisal bin Al Hussein Prince of Jordan son of King Hussein and Princess Muna born in Amman Jordan
31 Oct 1964
Michael J. Nelson American actor (Mystery Science Theater 3000) born in St. Charles Illinois
31 Oct 1965
Chris Spielman American NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions Buffalo Bills) born in Canton Ohio
31 Oct 1965
Sean Patrick Flanery American actor (Young Indiana Jones Powder) born in Lake Charles Louisiana
31 Oct 1965
Alexander Hacke German musician (Einstrzende Neubauten) born in Berlin
31 Oct 1966
Gregg Olson American baseball pitcher (Balt Orioles Detroit Tigers) born in Omaha Nebraska
31 Oct 1966
Shawn Chambers American NHL defenseman (Team USA NJ Devils) born in Sterling Heights Michigan
31 Oct 1966
Rikishi [Solofa F. Fatu Jr.] Samoan American professional wrestler born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1967
Bruce Dickson CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos) born in Hamilton Ontario
31 Oct 1967
Charles Ogletree American tornado sailor (Olympic 8th 1996) born in Greenville North Carolina
31 Oct 1967
Dennis Vaske American NHL defenseman (NY Islanders) born in Rockford Illinois
31 Oct 1967
Rob Selby American NFL guard (Arizona Cardinals) born in Birmingham Alabama
31 Oct 1967
Sean Moynihan American actor (Powell-One Life to Live) born in Burlington Vermont
31 Oct 1967
Tony Chimel American professional wrestling announcer born in Cherry Hill New Jersey
31 Oct 1967
Artie Lange American actor and comedian born in Livingston New Jersey
31 Oct 1967
David Starr American race car driver born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1967
Tazz [Peter Senercia] American professional wrestler and commentator born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1967
Peter Thiel German-American entrepreneur co-founder of PayPal born in Frankfurt Germany
31 Oct 1968
Claude Lapointe Canadian NHL center (Calgary Flames) born in Lachine Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1968
Cynthia Johnston Canadian basketball forward (Olympics 1996) born in Calgary Alberta
31 Oct 1968
Jane Krakowski American actress (30 Rock) born in Parsippany-Troy Hills New Jersey
31 Oct 1969
Cal Dixon American NFL center and guard (NY Jets) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
31 Oct 1969
Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands youngest son of Queen Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg born in Utrecht Netherlands
31 Oct 1969
Ty Murray American rodeo cowboy (5-time all-around world champion) born in Phoenix Arizona
31 Oct 1970
Chidi Ahanotu American NFL defensive end and defensive tackle (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Modesto California
31 Oct 1869
Frederic Norton English composer (Chu Chin Chow) born in Broughton-in-Salford (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1970
Kelly Sims WLAF cornerback (Amsterdam Admirals) born in St. Petersburg Florida
31 Oct 1871
Johan Oscar Smith Norwegian Christian leader who founded the evangelical Brunstad Christian Church born in Fredrikstad Norway (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1970
Nicole Jeray American LPGA golfer (1995 Sprint Champ-22nd) born in Berwyn Illinois
31 Oct 1872
Harlan Fiske Stone Chief Justice Supreme Court (1941-46) born in Chesterfield New Hampshire (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1970
Andy Marriott English-Welsh football goalkeeper born in Sutton-in-Ashfield England
31 Oct 1876
Gertrud von Le Fort German writer (The Eternal Woman) born in Minden Westphalia (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1970
Constance Zimmer American actress (Unreal) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1877
John Parsons Beach American composer born in Gloversville New York (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1971
Chann McRae American cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Albany Georgia
31 Oct 1881
Stark Young American writer (So Red the Rose) born in Como Mississippi (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1971
Natalie Jay English actress (Baywatch) born in Hendon London
31 Oct 1881
Hans Kelsen Austrian legal philosopher and political philosopher born in Prague Bohemia Austria-Hungary (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1971
Petra Haden American musician (The Rentals) born in Manhattan New York
31 Oct 1882
Robert Nathaniel Dett Canadian pianist and composer (In The Bottoms) born in Niagara Falls Ontario Canada (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1972
Brigitte Soucy Canadian volleyballer (Olympics 1996) born in Moncton New Brunswick
31 Oct 1882
Will Vesper German author (Vom grossen Krieg) born in Wuppertal Germany (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1972
Cherokee Parks American NBA center (Dallas Mavericks Minn Timberwolves) born in Huntington Beach California
31 Oct 1883
Archibald T Davison American musicologist and composer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1972
Kyoko Ina Japanese-American figure skater (1993 North Atlantic Sr champ) born in Tokyo Japan
31 Oct 1884
Robert Mller-Hartmann German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1972
Troy Corbett Australian cricket pace bowler (Victorian lefty since 1994-95) born in Ouyen Australia
31 Oct 1884
Sig Ruman [Siegfried Albon Rumann] German-American actor (Schultz-Life With Luigi) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1972
Claudia Black Australian actress (Stargate SG-1) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1885
Alfred Haar Hungarian mathematician born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1973
Takeshi Kaneshiro Taiwanese-Japanese actor and model born in Taipei Taiwan
31 Oct 1885
Francois Mauriac French novelist poet and playwright (Nobel 1952) born in Bordeaux France (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1973
Steven Pressley Scottish football player and manager born in Elgin Scotland
31 Oct 1888
Piero Coppola Italian composer born in Milan Italy (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1973
Mike Smith American guitarist (Snot Limp Bizkit) born in Middle River Maryland
31 Oct 1891
Antonius [Jacob LT] van der Veen Zeppenfeldt Antillian Bishop
31 Oct 1973
Brendan B. Brown (BBB) American musician (Wheatus) born in Northport New York
31 Oct 1894
Albert Stoessel American composer born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1943)
31 Oct 1974
Jason Arnott Canadian NHL center (Edmonton Oilers) born in Wasaga Beach Ontario Canada
31 Oct 1896
Roman Jakobson Russian-American linguist and Slavic scholar (Fundamentals of Language) born in Moscow Russia (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1974
Terje Hkonsen Norwegian snowboarder born in Vinje Norway
31 Oct 1897
Arvo Hannikainen Finnish composer born in Jyvskyl Finland (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1976
Emily Deschanel American actress (Bones) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1897
George Preston Marshall American businessman and NFL team owner (Washington Redskins) born in Grafton West Virginia (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1977
Matthew Bomer American actor (The Normal Heart) born in Webster Groves Missouri
31 Oct 1897
Nathan Farragut Twining U.S. Air Force general born in Monroe Wisconsin (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1977
Desmond Mason American basketball player born in Waxahachie Texas
31 Oct 1897
Russell Collins American actor (Niagara Close Up Shockproof) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1977
Claudia Palacios Colombian television journalist born in Cali Valle del Cauca Colombia
31 Oct 1899
Arthur Ochse South African cricketer (no relation to A E South African fast bowler) born in Graaff-Reinet Cape Province (d. 1949)
31 Oct 1977
Ty Wigginton American baseball player born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1899
Eddie Dyer American baseball player born in Morgan City Louisiana (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1978
Kali [Carlos Manuel Gonalves Alonso] Angolan footballer born in Luanda Angola
31 Oct 1901
Emil Hlobil Czech composer born in Vesel nad Lunic (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1979
Bae Doona South Korean model and actress born in Seoul South Korea
31 Oct 1902
Leon Belasco [Leonid Simeonovich Berladsky] Russian actor (Lucky Partners My Sister Eileen) born in Odessa Russian Empire (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1979
Andy Douglas American professional wrestler born in Kentucky
31 Oct 1902
Jayaprakash Narayan Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1979
Gabe Saporta Uruguayan-born American musician (Cobra Starship Midtown) born in Montevideo Uruguay
31 Oct 1905
Fred Trump American real estate developer father of Donald Trump born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1980
Nyron Nosworthy English-Jamaican footballer born in Brixton England
31 Oct 1906
Dutch Clark American NFL hall of fame QB (Spartans Detroit) born in Fowler Colorado (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1981
Beau Brady Australian actor (Home and Away) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1906
Katherine Emery American actress (Maze Isle of the Dead) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1983
William Sledd American internet celebrity (Ask A Gay Man) born in Paducah Kentucky
31 Oct 1910
Eugene John Weigel American composer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1983
Ruslan Ponomariov Ukrainian chess player born in Horlivka Ukraine
31 Oct 1910
Francis James Claude Piggott soldier born in Tokyo (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1984
Sergio Hellings Dutch footballer (Roeselare) born in Amsterdam
31 Oct 1910
Joseph Alsop American political newspaper columnist (Men Around the President) born in Avon Connecticut (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1984
Martha MacIsaac Canadian actress (Superbad) born in Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
31 Oct 1913
J.J. Pickle American politician (Rep-D-Texas 1963-95) born in Big Spring Texas (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1985
Michelle Trachtenberg American actress (Harriet the Spy) born in New York
31 Oct 1914
J. Edward Day 55th U.S. Postmaster General (1961) born in Jacksonville Illinois (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1987
Mike Conley Jr. American basketball player (Memphis Grizzlies) born in Fayetteville Arkansas
31 Oct 1915
Florence Finch Philippine American war hero (WWII) born in Santiago Philippines (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1344
Mary Plantagenet English princess daughter of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault born in Waltham Hampshire (d. 1362)
31 Oct 1917
Franz Alphons Wolpert German composer born in Wiesentheid Germany (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1486
Charles III Duke of Savoy (1504-53) born in Chazey-sur-Ain France (d. 1553)
31 Oct 1918
Jerome Robbins American choreographer (Tony-West Side Story) born in Manhattan New York (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1567
Infanta Catherine Michelle of Spain [Catalina Micaela de Austria] Duchess consort of Savoy (1585-97) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1597)
31 Oct 1919
Art Blakey American drummer (Billy Eckstine Band Jazz Messengers) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1599
Jacob Aertsz Colom Dutch publisher (Consolation of the Sea) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1673)
31 Oct 1919
Jean Vander Pyl American voice radio and film actress (The Flintstones The Jetsons) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1678
John Campbell 2nd duke of Argyll and field marshal (Union of 1707) born in Ham House Petersham Surrey (d. 1743)
31 Oct 1924
Mal Whitfield American track athlete (Olympic 3 gold silver & bronze 1948 52) born in Bay City Texas (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1684
Jean-Antoine Watteau French Rococo painter (ftes galantes) born in Valenciennes France (d. 1721)
31 Oct 1925
Elmore Leonard American writer (Glitz Mr Majestyk Touch 52 Pick-Up) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1700
Lambert-Sigisbert Adam French sculptor born in Nancy Kingdom of France (d. 1759)
31 Oct 1926
Earle Hyman American actor (The Cosby Show ThunderCats Coriolanus) born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1713
Johann Ludwig Krebs German musician and composer born in Buttelstedt Germany (d. 1780)
31 Oct 1926
John Dewes English cricketer (England opener late 40s early 50s) born in Latchford Cheshire England (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1731
Henry Cavendish England physicist and chemist (discovered hydrogen) born in Nice (d. 1810)
31 Oct 1926
Nht Hnh Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk born in Hu Tha Thin-Hu Province Vietnam
31 Oct 1738
Benjamin West Anglo-American painter (Death of General Wolfe) born in Springfield Province of Pennsylvania (d. 1820)
31 Oct 1927
Josphine-Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Princess of Belgium born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1757
Erik Acharius Swedish botanist (lichens) born in Gvle Sweden (d. 1819)
31 Oct 1929
Liselotte Pulver [Lilo Pulver] Swiss actress (One Two Three Das Wirtshaus im Spessart) born in Bern Switzerland
31 Oct 1779
Antoine Philippe Vischer comte de Celles Belgian-French politician born in Brussels (d. 1841)
31 Oct 1929
Curtis Amy American jazz musician (Way Down) born in Houston Texas (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1780
John Abercrombie Scottish physician born in Aberdeen (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1930
Bill Fischer American baseball player born in Wausau Wisconsin
31 Oct 1930
Sam Johnson American politician (Rep-R-Texas) born in San Antonio Texas
31 Oct 1817
C. H. D. Buys Ballot Dutch meteorologist (Buys Ballots law) born in Kloetinge Netherlands (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1954
Mohamed Mounir Egyptian singer and actor (El Malek Howwa El Malek) born in Aswan Egypt
31 Oct 1819
Zebulon York American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Avon Maine (d. 1900)
31 Oct 1956
Mark Gordon American film producer (Saving Private Ryan) born in Newport News Virginia
31 Oct 1825
Paul Kruger 3rd President of South African Republic (1883-1900) born in Steynsburg Cape Colony (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1957
Craig Marseilles Canadian Tour golfer (1995 Gold Coast) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1828
Samuel J. Randall American politician (Speaker of the United States House of Representatives) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1957
Rumiko Takahashi Japanese artist born in Niigata Japan
31 Oct 1829
Dandridge McRae American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Baldwin County Alabama (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1958
J. Eddie Peck American actor (Bold & Beautiful-Cole Howard) born in Lynchburg Virginia
31 Oct 1830
Isabella II Queen of Spain (1833-68) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1958
John M. Grunsfeld American physicist and astronaut (STS 67 81) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1832
Theodore Shelton Bowers Bvt Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Hummelstown Dauphin County Pennsylvania (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1958
Tanya Tucker American country singer and actress (Follow that Car) born in Seminole Texas
31 Oct 1834
Aleksis Kivi Finnish writer and poet (Nummisuutarit) born in Nurmijrvi Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1872)
31 Oct 1959
Kirsty MacColl English singer and songwriter born in Croydon Surrey England (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1854
Gernimo Gimnez Spanish composer born in Seville Spain (d. 1923)
31 Oct 1959
Bradley Whitford American actor and political activist born in Madison Wisconsin
31 Oct 1862
Arthur De Greef Belgian composer born in Louvain Belgium (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1960
Eric Martin American rocker (Mr Big) born in Long Island New York
31 Oct 1863
Louis Cyr French Canadian strongman (lifting 500 pounds (227 kg) with one finger and backlifting 4337 pounds (1967 kg)) born in Quebec Canada (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1961
Brian Lee Diemer American steeplechase athlete (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
31 Oct 1863
Helen Dunbar American actress (Fine Manners Beyond the Rocks) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1961
Martin Kemp English rock bassist (Spandau Ballet) born in London England
31 Oct 1864
T. Frank Appleby American Republican Party politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey) born in Old Bridge Township New Jersey (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1961
Jodi Benson American voice actress (Ariel-The Little Mermaid) born in Rockford Illinois
31 Oct 1865
Rafael Merry del Val British-born Spanish Roman Catholic cardinal born in London England (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1961
Henrik Jrgensen Danish marathon runner born in Copenhagen
31 Oct 1868
Guillermo M. Toms Cuban composer born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1962
Rex J. Walheim U.S. Air Force officer and NASA astronaut born in Redwood City California
31 Oct 1870
Louise Mack Australian poet and novelist born in Hobart Tasmania (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1963
Mike Donnelly American NHL left wing (Dallas Stars) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1876
Walter Niemann German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1963
Daniel Pearl American journalist (kidnapped and murdered in Pakistan) born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1884
Ormy Pearse South African cricketer (3 Tests for South Africa in Australia 1910-11) born in Pietermaritzberg Natal (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1963
Jolanda de Rover Dutch swimmer (1984 Olympics) born in Amstelveen Netherlands
31 Oct 1884
Ferdinand Bordewijk Dutch lawyer and writer (Bint) born in Amsterdam (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1963
Anita Mui Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress Madonna of the East born in Hong Kong (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1885
Walter Anderson German folklorist born in Minsk Russian Empire (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1964
Maxi Gnauck German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980) born in Berlin Germany
31 Oct 1887
Rie Cramer Dutch writer and illustrator born in Sukabumi Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1964
Quinton Flynn American voice actor born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1889
Han [Henricus Antonius] van Meegeren Dutch painter and art forger (Vermeer) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1965
Brett Perriman American NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions Miami Dolphins) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1892
Earle Dickson American inventor (Band-Aid) born in Grandview Tennessee (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1965
Chris Penn American actor (The Wild Life) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1893
August Balthazar Belgian politician born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1965
Rebecca Pidgeon British-American actress singer and songwriter born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1895
Johnny Taylor Australian cricketer (stalwart Aussie batsman of post-WW I days) born in Stanmore New South Wales (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1965
Toshi Japanese singer (X Japan) born in Tateyama Chiba Japan
31 Oct 1895
Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (The Wrong Millionaire Secret Svensson) born in Munkfors Vrmland Sweden (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1965
Steve Scalise American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1895
Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen German field marshal (German Air Force-WW II) born in Barzdorf German Empire (d. 1945)
31 Oct 1966
Darren Carrington American NFL safety (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Bronx New York
31 Oct 1897
Lamar Stringfield American composer born in Raleigh North Carolina (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1966
Derrick McKey American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers) born in Meridian Mississippi
31 Oct 1898
Lilly Dach French-American milliner and fashion designer born in Bgles France (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1966
Elana Meyer South African runner (Olympic silver 1992) born in South Africa
31 Oct 1899
Brian Norton South African tennis player (Wimbledon runner-up 1921) born in Robben Island South Africa (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1966
Kevin Paige American vocalist (Dont Shut Me Out) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1901
Alberto Giacometti Swiss-French painter and sculptor born in Borgonovo Stampa Graubnden Switzerland (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1966
Tony Adams English footballer (Arsenal & England national team captain) born in Romford London England
31 Oct 1902
Dick Ket Dutch painter and cartoonist born in Den Helder Netherlands (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1966
Bai Ling Chinese-born American actress (The Crow Red Corner) born in Chengdu Sichuan China
31 Oct 1903
Charles Thodore Henri Antoine Meinrad de Belgique Count of Flanders born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1967
Frank Wainright American football tight end (Miami Dolphins) born in Peoria Illinois
31 Oct 1903
Vernon Duke [Vladimir Alexandrovich Dukelsky] American composer and songwriter (Taking a Chance on Love) born in Parafianovo Russian Empire (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1967
Willie Davis American NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs Tennessee Oilers) born in Little Rock Arkansas
31 Oct 1905
Jane Winton American actress (Hells Angel Patsy Don Juan) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1967
Jonathan Littell French-American writer (The Kindly Ones) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1906
Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio] Italian-American composer (Creative Harmony) born in NYC New York (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1968
James Williams American NFL linebacker (Atlanta Falcons SF 49ers) born in Natchez Mississippi
31 Oct 1908
John Waldo Green American composer (Body & Soul Guy Lombardos arranger) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1968
Nancy Brookhart American WPVA volleyballer (Hermosa-17th-1994) born in Elmhurst Illinois
31 Oct 1908
Merc Rodoreda Catalan novelist (La plaa del diamant) born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1968
Bart Brentjens Dutch mountain biker born in Haelen Netherlands
31 Oct 1909
Florida Friebus American actress (Dobie Gillis mom Bob Newhart Show) born in Auburndale Massachusetts (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1969
Brett Favre American NFL quarterback (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Gulfport Mississippi
31 Oct 1909
Luc van Brabant Flemish writer and erotic poet born in Lokoren Belgium (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1970
Alexei Zhitnik NHL defenseman (Team Russia Olympic silver 1998 Buffalo) born in Kiev Ukraine
31 Oct 1909
Robert F. Boyle American production designer and art director born in Los Angeles California (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1970
Glenn Foley American NFL quarterback (NY Jets) born in Woburn Massachusetts
31 Oct 1910
Alan Frank English composer and music publisher born in London (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1970
Dean Kiely Irish football goalkeeper (Crystal Palace) born in Salford England
31 Oct 1910
Milt Larkin American jazz trumpeter and band leader born in Navasota Texas (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1970
Silke Kraushaar-Pielach German luger (Olympic gold 1998) born in Sonneberg Thuringia Germany
31 Oct 1910
Price Daniel American politician (38th Governor of Texas) born in Dayton Texas (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1970
Corinna May German blind singer (I Cant Live Without Music) born in Bremen Germany
31 Oct 1912
Charles Henry Madge English poet and founder of Mass-Observation born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1970
Mohammed Mourhit Belgian athlete born in Khouribga Morocco
31 Oct 1913
Claude Simon Malagasy-French writer (Nobel Prize Literature 1985) born in Tananarive Madagascar (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1970
Matthew Pinsent English rower (4 Olympic gold medals) born in Holt Norfolk England
31 Oct 1913
Johnny Downs American actor (The Mad Monster Coronado Manhattan Showcase) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1971
Bryn Parry Canadian Tour golfer (1994 BC Amateur-2nd) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1914
Ivory Joe Hunter The Baron of the Boogie American R&B singer and songwriter born in Kirbyville Texas (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1201
Robert de Sorbon French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne College born in Sorbon France (d. 1274)
31 Oct 1914
Tommy Fine American baseball player born in Cleburne Texas (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1221
Salimbene di Adam Italian chronicler born in Parma Italy (d. 1288)
31 Oct 1916
Benson Fong American actor (Charlie Chan Purple Heart) born in Sacramento California (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1261
Denis of Portugal King of Portugal (1279-1325) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1325)
31 Oct 1916
Scott Huston American composer born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1328
Peter I of Cyprus King of Cyprus (1358-69) born in Nicosia Cyprus (d. 1369)
31 Oct 1917
Ilona Ference American actress (Quatermass II Star of My Night) born in Bar Harbor Maine (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1469
John Fisher English bishop (1504-35) cardinal (Saint John Fisher) born in Beverley England (beheaded 1535)
31 Oct 1917
Thelonious Monk American jazz pianist and composer born in Rocky Mount North Carolina (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1581
Claude Gaspard Bachet de Meziriac French mathematician and poet born in Bourg-en-Bresse France (d. 1638)
31 Oct 1918
Bobby Byrne American orchestra leader (Club Seven) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1586
Jan III van Foreest Dutch lawyer poet and mayor of Hoorn born in Alkmaar Netherlands (d. 1651)
31 Oct 1918
Jean Gimpel French author and medievalist born in Paris (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1586
Leopold V Archduke of Austria born in Graz Austria (d. 1632)
31 Oct 1918
Yigal Allon Israeli politician born in Kfar Tavor Palestine (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1626
John Ferrabosco composer born in Kent England (d. 1682)
31 Oct 1919
Gerry Gomez West Indian cricketer (post-war WI all-rounder) born in Trinidad (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1663
Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni Italian literary and critic (Arcadia) born in Macerata Italy (d. 1728)
31 Oct 1921
Boy Trip Dutch minister born in Amersfoort Netherlands (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1704
Jn Andrej Segner Slovak and German mathematician physicist and physician born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1777)
31 Oct 1922
Boeli van Leeuwen Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde) born in Curaao (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1727
Johann Wilhelm Hertel German composer born in Eisenach Germany (d. 1789)
31 Oct 1922
Harry Cave New Zealand cricketer (NZ bowler & Test captain in the 1950s) born in Whanganui New Zealand (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1757
Charles X King of France (1824-30) born in Palace of Versailles France (d. 1836)
31 Oct 1922
Merv Pregulman American NFL Line backer (Green Bay Packers) born in Lansing Michigan (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1760
Pierre Gaveaux French composer born in Bziers France (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1923
Louis Gottlieb American musician (The Limeliters) born inn La Crescenta California (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1766
Bedrich Divis Weber Bohemian composer and musicologist born in Velichov Czech Republic (d. 1842)
31 Oct 1923
Nicholas Parsons British presenter and actor described as the ultimate quiz show host born in Grantham England
31 Oct 1771
Frederik Willem Duke of Brunswick (1813-15) born in Brunswick Germany (d. 1815)
31 Oct 1924
Ed Wood American filmmaker and director (Plan 9 from Outer Space) born in Poughkeepsie New York (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1782
Lewis Cass American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan) born in Exeter New Hampshire (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1924
James Clavell British-American author (The Asian Saga) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1796
Joseph Bonomi the Younger English artist and Egyptologist born in London (d. 1878)
31 Oct 1924
Ludmilla Tchrina French prima ballerina artist actress choreographer and author (Sins of Rome) born in Paris France (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1813
John J. Pettus American politician Confederate governor (D-Miss 1859-63) born in Wilson County Tennessee (d. 1867)
31 Oct 1925
Great Antonio Croatian-Canadian strongman born in Zagreb Yugoslavia (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1926
Oscar Brown American singer and songwriter (Brown Baby Forbidden Fruit) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1926
Richard Jaeckel American actor (310 to Yuma Sands of Iwo Jima Sometimes a Great Notion) born in Long Beach New York (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1927
Clairmonte Depeiaza West Indian cricketer (world record partnership v Aust 1955) born in Mount Standfast Saint James Parish Barbados (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1927
John Eric Tieman production manager (The Guardian) (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1927
Thomas Wilson Scottish composer born in Trinidad Colorado (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1927
Dana Elcar American actor (Peter Thornton- MacGyver) born in Ferndale Michigan (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1930
Adlai Stevenson III American politician (U.S. Senator from Illinois) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1930
Harold Pinter British playwright (The Homecoming Servant) born in London England (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1930
Mustafa Zaidi Pakistani Urdu poet born in Allahabad India (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1930
Konstantin Vyrupayev Soviet wrestler (Greco-Roman Bantamweight Olympic Gold 1956) born in Irkutsk Russia (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1932
Harry Smith English footballer born in Wolverhampton England
31 Oct 1933
Daniel Massey English actor (Vault of Horror) born in London England (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1933
Gerald Masters South African-British author (Pan Book of Dates)
31 Oct 1933
Jay Sebring American hair stylist and Manson murder victim born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1934
Sadashiv Patil Indian cricketer (pace bowler in Test India v NZ 1955-56) born in Kolhapur Maharashtra
31 Oct 1935
Paolo Renosto Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1935
Andr Bureau French Canadian lawyer and communications executive born in Trois-Rivires Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1935
Khalil al-Wazir [Abu Jihad] Founder of Palestinian group Fatah and PLO leader born in Ramla Mandatory Palestine (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1935
Dave Charnley British lightweight boxer (Dartford Destroyer) born in Dartford England (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1935
Ousmane Sow Senegalese sculptor born in Dhakar (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1936
Artie Dick New Zealand cricket wicket-keeper (NZ of 60s) born in Middlemarch New Zealand
31 Oct 1936
Judith Chalmers English TV hostess (Wish You Were Here) born in Stockport Cheshire England
31 Oct 1936
Gerhard Ertl German surface chemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2007) born in Stuttgart Germany
31 Oct 1937
Bruce Devlin Australian PGA golfer (1964 St Petersburg Open) born in Armidale Australia
31 Oct 1938
Marcus Jan Adriani biologist and director (Weevers Duin) (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1938
Toby Roth American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin) born in Strasburg North Dakota
31 Oct 1939
Joe Pitts American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania) born in Lexington Kentucky
31 Oct 1941
Ken Saro-Wiwa Nigerian writer and environmentalist born in Bori Nigeria (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1941
Laurence Henry Tribe Harvard Law professor born in Shanghai China
31 Oct 1941
Peter Coyote [Rachmil Pinchus Ben Mosha Cohon] American actor (ET Raiders of the Lost Ark) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1942
Radu Vasile Prime Minister of Romania (1998-99) born in Sibiu Romania (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1942
James Marshall American illustrator and author (George and Martha The Stupids) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1943
Denis DEll English rocker born in London (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1943
Alexander MacMillan 2nd Earl of Stockton English publisher and politician
31 Oct 1943
Frederick Barthelme American author (There Must be Some Mistake) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1944
Christopher Ndodebandla Dlamini South African trade unionist and SACP-leader born in Benoni Transvaal South Africa
31 Oct 1944
Renier Schoeman South African journalist and politician
31 Oct 1944
Stephen Scott American composer born in Corvallis Oregon
31 Oct 1945
Alan Cartwright English rocker (Procul Harum) born in London
31 Oct 1946
Ben Vereen American actor and dancer (Pippin Roots Webster) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1946
Charles Dance English actor and director (Alien 3 Jewel in the Crown) born in Redditch Worcestershire
31 Oct 1946
Franco Malerba Italian astronaut (STS 46) born in Genoa Italy
31 Oct 1946
John Prine American country singer (Hello in There) born in Maywood Illinois
31 Oct 1946
Peter Mahvolich Canadian NHL star (Montreal Canadiens) born in Timmins Ontario Canada
31 Oct 1946
Mildred Grieveson English writer (Leopard in the Snow) born in England
31 Oct 1946
Naoto Kan Japanese politician (61st Prime Minister of Japan) born in Ube Yamaguchi Japan
31 Oct 1946
Chris Tarrant English TV presenter (Who Wants to Be a Millionaire) born in Reading Berkshire England
31 Oct 1947
Giant Haystacks [Martin Ruane] English professional wrestler born in Camberwell London England (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1948
Cyril Neville American singer and percussionist (Neville Brothers) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1948
Sverine [Josiane Grizeau] French singer (Un banc un arbre une rue) born in Paris
31 Oct 1948
Ed Volker American musician (The Radiators) born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1949
Jessica Harper American actress (Inserts Stardust Memories) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1949
Lance Cairns New Zealand cricketer (big-hitting NZ medium-pace bowler) born in Picton New Zealand
31 Oct 1950
Dennis Holmes American actor (Laramie) born in Encino California
31 Oct 1950
Peter Jan Rens Dutch actor and director (Mister Cactus Passion) born in Velsen Noord-Holland Netherlands
31 Oct 1950
Nora Roberts American novelist (Angels Fall) born in Silver Spring Maryland
31 Oct 1951
Epeli Ganilau Fijian soldier and politician (National Alliance Party of Fiji)
31 Oct 1953
Gus Williams American NBA guard (Golden State Seattle Washington) born in Mount Vernon New York
31 Oct 1953
Midge Ure Scottish rocker (Dear God Ultravox-We Came to Dance) born in Glasgow Scotland
31 Oct 1794
William Whiting Boardman American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut) born in New Milford Connecticut (d. 1871)
31 Oct 1954
James Fearnley English accordionist (The Pogues) born in Worsley Greater Manchester
31 Oct 1804
Albin Masek Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1878)
31 Oct 1954
Rekha Bollywood actress (Khoon Bhari Maang) born in Madras India
31 Oct 1921
Michel Boisrond French film director and screenwriter born in Chteauneuf-en-Thymerais France (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1922
Philip Fyvush Finkel American actor (Boston Public Picket Fences) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1922
Raymond Wilding-White American composer born in Caterham Tandridge Surrey England (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1923
Donald Sinden English actor (Doctor at Large Mogambo Simba) born in St Budeaux Plymouth (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1923
Ronald Tremain New Zealand composer born in Feilding New Zealand (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1924
Robert A. Rushworth American test pilot (X-15) born in Madison Maine (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1924
Arnie Risen Basketball Hall of Fame center (4-time NBA All Star) born in Williamstown Kentucky (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1925
Robert Finch American politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health Education and Welfare) born in Tempe Arizona (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1925
Johnny Stompanato American organized crime figure and abusive partner of actress Lana Turner born in Woodstock Illinois (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1926
Danile Delorme [Gabrielle Girard] French actress (Pardon My Affair) born in Paris (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1927
Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev Russian Orthodox Priest born in Novo-Mayachka Russia (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1928
Einojuhani Rautavaara Finnish composer (Kaivos) born in Helsinki (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1930
David Rounds American actor (Terence-Beacon Hill Alice The Blue and The Grey) born in Bronxville New York (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1930
Fjlnir Stefnsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjav Iceland (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1931
Anthony Tony Booth British actor and father of Cherie Blair (Till Death Us Do Part) born in Liverpool Lancashire (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1932
Judy Tyler [Judith Mae Hess] American actress (Jailhouse Rock Bop Girl Goes Calypso) and Miss Stardust (1949) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1933
Bill Tidy English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga) born in Tranmere Birkenhead Cheshire
31 Oct 1933
Peter Mansfield British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize) born in London (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1934
Jacobo Majluta Azar Dominican politician (47th President of the Dominican Republic) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1934
Jill Ker Conway Australian-American author first female president of Smith College born in Hillston Australia (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1935
Don McCullin British photographer born in Finsbury Park North London England
31 Oct 1935
Prince Edward Duke of Kent born in 3 Belgrave Square London England
31 Oct 1935
Jules Croiset Dutch actor (Help Doctor Verzuipt) born in Deventer Netherlands
31 Oct 1935
Paul Barton New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman in early 1960s century v South Africa) born in Wellington New Zealand
31 Oct 1935
Paul Beers Dutch actor (Mother Courage & Her Children)
31 Oct 1936
Brian Blessed English actor (King Arthur High Road to China) born in Mexborough Yorkshire England
31 Oct 1937
Pat Burke British rocker (Foundations) born in Kingston Jamaica
31 Oct 1938
Heinz Fischer Austrian politician (11th President of Austria) born in Graz Austria
31 Oct 1939
O. V. [Overton Vertis] Wright American singer born in Lenow Tennessee (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1939
Pierre Mertens French-Belgian writer (Lettres Clandestines) born in Brussels Belgium
31 Oct 1940
Gordon J. Humphrey US Senator (R) New Hampshire (1979-90) born in Bristol Connecticut
31 Oct 1940
Hans Ulrich Humpert German composer born in Paderborn (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1941
Trent Lott American politician (Rep-R-MS 1973-1989 Senator-R-MS 1989-2007) born in Grenada Mississippi
31 Oct 1941
Brian Lamb American Founder of c-span born in Lafayette Indiana
31 Oct 1822
George Sykes American Major General (Union Army) born in Dover Delaware (d. 1880)
31 Oct 1830
Harriet Hosmer American neoclassical sculptor born in Watertown Massachusetts (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1835
Camille Saint-Sans French composer (Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso) born in Paris (d. 1921)
31 Oct 1840
Simeon Solomon English Pre-Raphaelite painter born in London (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1847
Andre Dumont Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1847
Stephanus Jacobus du Toit South African theologist and journalist (Afrikaner Bond) born in Paarl South Africa (d. 1911)
31 Oct 1858
Gerard Philips Dutch industrialist and manufacturer (Philips) born in Zaltbommel Netherlands (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1859
Alfred Dreyfus French Jewish artillery officer (Dreyfus Affair) born in Mulhouse France (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1863
Alexander Siloti Russian pianist and composer born in Kharkiv Ukraine (d. 1945)
31 Oct 1869
Harry Lawrence Freeman African-American composer born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1871
Gerrit Bolkestein Dutch minister of Education (1939-45) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1871
George Gauthier Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Universit de Montral born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1940)
31 Oct 1873
Karl Schwarzschild German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect) born in Frankfurt Germany (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1873
Carl Flesch Hungarian violinist born in Mosonmagyarvr Hungary (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1874
Nicholas Roerich Russian painter born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1878
Robert Warwick American actor (Falcons Adventure) born in Sacramento California (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1879
Max von Laue German physicist who discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals born in Pfaffendorf Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1884
Martin Elmer Johnson American adventurer and filmmaker born in Rockford Illinois (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1886
Frank Newburg American actor (Homemaker) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1886
Rube Marquard American baseball player born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1888
Hank Patterson American actor (Gunsmoke Fred Ziffel-Green Acres) born in Springville Alabama (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1888
Irving Cummings Sr American silent screen actor and director (Curly Top) born in NYC New York (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1888
Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin Russian politician and intellectual born in Moscow Russia (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1890
Aimee Semple McPherson Canadian-American evangelist (Pentecostal) born in South-West Oxford Canada (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1890
Alfred Swan Russian composer born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1890
Janis Medins Latvian composer born in Riga Latvia (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1892
Ivo Andric Yugoslavian novelist (Bridge on Drina Nobel 1961) born in Dolac Travnik Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1892
Marina Tsvetaeva Russian poet (The Train of Life) born in Moscow (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1893
Heinrich George [Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz] German actor (Hitlerjunge Quex) born in Stettin Pomerania Germany (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1893
Mrio de Andrade Brazilian writer photographer and modernist born in So Paulo (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1895
Eugene Bullard 1st African-American military pilot flew for France in World War I as part of the French Foreign Legion born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1899
Bruce Catton American historian and writer (Civil War) born in Petoskey Michigan (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1900
Alastair Sim Scottish actor (Christmas Carol Stage Fright) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1900
Silvio Cator Haitian athlete long jumper (Olympic silver 1928) born in Cavaellon Haiti (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1902
Freddie Young British cinematographer (Lawrence of Arabia) born in London (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1903
Walter OMalley American baseball team owner (Dodgers) born in The Bronx New York (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1904
Carl Parrish American composer born in Plymouth Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1904
Johannes Karel Marie Ditto Dutch dominican and broadcast chairman (KRO 1938-45) born in Velsen Netherlands (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1904
Wally Brown American actor (Zombies on Broadway Girl Rush) born in Malden Massachusetts (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1905
May Moxon Scottish dance producer born in Townhead Glasgow (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1905
Howard St John American actor (Born Yesterday Lil Abner) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1906
John Dalrymple 13th earl of Stair Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire (1961-83)
31 Oct 1906
Janis Ivanovs Latvian composer born in Babri Preii Latvia (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1906
Lopold Sdar Senghor Senegalese poet and 1st President of Senegal (1960-80) born in Joal-Fadiouth Senegal (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1907
Klaes Karppinen Finnish athlete 4 X 10K relay (Olympic gold 1936) born in Iisalmi Finland (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1907
Jacques Tati French director (Traffic Playtime) born in La Pecq France (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1907
Quintin Hogg British politician Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone born in London (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1908
Jim Folsom American politician (Alabama-Gov 1947-51 1955-59) born in Coffee County Alabama (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1908
Harry Hooton Australian poet born in Doncaster Yorkshire England (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1908
Lee Wiley American jazz singer (Night in Manhattan) born in Fort Gibson Oklahoma (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1910
Donald Coggan 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (1974-80) born in Highgate London (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1910
Phil Hanna singer (Once Upon a Tune) born in River Forest Illinois (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1911
Joe Rosenthal American photographer (Pulitzer Prize-Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1914
Edward Andrews American actor (Tea & Sympathy Glass Bottom Boat) born in Griffin Georgia (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1914
Roger Goeb American composer born in Cherokee Iowa (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1915
Clifford M. Hardin American politician (17th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture) born in Knightstown Indiana (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1918
E. Howard Hunt American intelligence officer involved in Watergate break-in born in Hamburg New York (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1918
Lila Kedrova Russian-born actress (Zorba the Greek (1964) Sword of the Valiant The Tenant) born in Petrograd Russia (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1919
Rezso Sugar Hungarian composer born in Budapest (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1920
Jens Bjrneboe Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt Jonas) born in Kristiansand Norway (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1920
Vivienne Della Chiesa American lyric soprano who sang on US radio during the 1940s and early 1950s (The American Album of Familiar Music The Standard Hour) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1920
Yusef Lateef American jazz saxophonist and flautist born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1802
Peter Hofstede de Groot Dutch reformed theologist born in Leer Germany (d. 1886)
31 Oct 1813
Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold German composer born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1818
John Henninger Reagan American Confederate politician born in Sevier County Tennessee (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1826
Matt Whitaker Ransom Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Warren County North Carolina (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1828
Francisque Sarcey French writer (Le Temps) born in Dourdan France (d. 1899)
31 Oct 1834
Walter Kittredge American musician during American Civil War born in Merrimack New Hampshire (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1837
Otto Winter-Hjelm Norwegian musician and composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1931)
31 Oct 1838
John Milton Hay American politician (Union) born in Salem Indiana (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1850
Henri Louis le Chatelier French chemist born in Paris (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1855
Gustav Ehrismann German author and expert on the German language born in Pforzheim Baden-Wrttemberg (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1860
Felix Woyrsch German composer born in Opava Czech Republic (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1861
Theodore Roberts American actor (Roaring Road 10 Commandments) born in San Francisco California (d. 1928)
31 Oct 1863
Edythe Chapman American actress (Beyond the Rocks) born in Rochester New York (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1864
Ozias Leduc Canadian painter born in Saint-Hilaire-de-Rouville Quebec (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1868
Max Slevogt German painter born in Landshut Germany (d. 1932)
31 Oct 1869
J. Frank Duryea American inventor (Duryea Motor Wagon Company first auto built in the US) born in Washburn Illinois (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1870
Louis Vierne French organist and composer born in Poitiers France (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1872
John Cowper Powys British writer (Wood & Stone Wolf Solent) born in Shirley Derbyshire (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1873
Ejnar Hertzsprung Danish astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram) born in Frederiksberg Denmark (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1874
Nance ONeil American actor (Cimarron) born in Oakland California (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1875
Laurence Doherty British tennis player (6 Grand Slam singes titles) born in Wimbledon England (d. 1919)
31 Oct 1876
Willie Smith Scottish golfer (US Open 1899) born in Dundee Scotland (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1877
Hans Heysen German-born landscape artist born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1880
Ernest Douwes Dekker Indo-Dutch nationalist and founder of National-India Party born in Pasuruan Malang Indonesia (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1883
Otto Heinrich Warburg German physician (Nobel-1931) born in Freiburg Baden Germany (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1883
Dick Burnett American musician (Man of Constant Sorrow) born in Monticello Kentucky (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1884
Walther von Reichenau German field marshal born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1885
Will Vodery African-American composer born in Philadelphia (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1885
Johnny Lush American MLB pitcher (2 no-hitters) born in Williamsport Pennsylvania (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1887
Huntley Gordon Canadian actor born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1888
Clifford Heatherley British actor (Who Killed Doc Robin) born in Preston Lancashire England (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1889
Collett E. Woolman American airline founder (Delta Air Service) born in Bloomington Indiana (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1890
Snuffy Browne [Cyril Rutherford Browne] cricketer (pioneer WI Test player) born in St. Michael Barbados (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1890
Eddie Rickenbacker American aviator Ace of Aces (WWI) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1941
Chucho Valds [Jess Valds Rodrguez] Cuban musician (Orquesta Cubana de Msica Moderna) born in Quivicn Cuba
31 Oct 1890
Philippe Thys Belgian cyclist (three times winner of Tour de France) born in Anderlecht Belgium (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1942
Shukri Ghanem Libyan Prime Minister (2003-2006) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1893
Orovida Camille Pissarro British painter and etcher born in Epping England (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1943
Mike Peters American cartoonist (Mother Goose and Grimm) born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1895
Jeanne Gabrielle Willing Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl) born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1944
John Entwistle English rock guitarist and vocalist (The Who-Baba ORiley) born in London England (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1895
Zog I King of Albania (1928-39) born in Burgajet Castle Ottoman Empire (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1944
Nona Hendryx American R&B singer (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles) born in Trenton New Jersey
31 Oct 1896
Julien Duvivier French film director (La Bandera) born in Lille France (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1945
Jeannie C. Riley American singer (Harper Valley PTA Hee Haw) born in Stamford Texas
31 Oct 1897
Rouben Mamoulian American movie director and author (The Mark of Zorro Applause) born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1945
Naftali Bon Kenyan 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1968) born in Kapsabet Rift Valley Province Kenya
31 Oct 1898
Clarence Williams American composer born in Plaquemine Louisiana (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1945
Taiguara Brazilian singer and songwriter born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1899
Milner Gray British graphic designer born in London (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1947
Isabelle France Gall French pop singer (Donner Pour Donner Sacr Charlemagne) born in Paris France (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1899
Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday Suriname relig leaderco-found (VHP)
31 Oct 1947
William E. McAnulty Jr. American lawyer (1st African American justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1900
Geoffrey Jellicoe English landscape architect born in London (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1947
Tony Zappone American broadcaster and journalist born in Tampa Florida
31 Oct 1900
Serge Chermayeff Russian-British architect and designer born in Grozny Russia (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1948
Dave Samuels American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra-Morning Dance) born in Waukegan Illinois
31 Oct 1900
Zeno Vancea Romanian composer born in Bocsa Romania (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1948
Jackson Browne American rock vocalist (Lawyers in Love) born in Heidelberg Germany
31 Oct 1901
Eivind Groven Norwegian composer and ethnomusicologist born in Eidsborg Norway (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1948
Caleb Quayle English rock musician (Hall & Oates) born in London
31 Oct 1903
Lina Radke German 800m runner (Olympic gold 1928) born in Karlsruhe Germany (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1949
Shep Messing American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos) born in Bronx New York
31 Oct 1907
Howard Joslin American actor (Quebec Detective Story) born in Georgia (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1950
Gary Frank American actor (Enemy Territory Deadly Weapon) born in Spokane Washington
31 Oct 1908
Paul Van Buskirk Yoder American composer born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1950
Mick Malone Australian cricketer (WA seamer Test 1977 made 46 took 5-63 1-14) born in Scarborough Australia
31 Oct 1909
Bill Hewitt American professional football player (Chicago Bears Philadelphia Eagles) born in Bay City Michigan (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1950
Jody Williams American political activist and aid worker (Nobel Peace Prize 1997) born in Rutland Vermont
31 Oct 1910
Ray Lewis Canadian 4X400 relayer (Olympic bronze 1932) born in Hamilton Ontario Canada (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1950
Brian Downing American baseball player (California Angels) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1910
Kirk Alyn [John Feggo Jr] American actor (Superman) born in Oxford New Jersey (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1951
Richard Chaves American actor (Cease Fire Predator) born in Jacksonville Florida
31 Oct 1910
Gus Hall American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party born in Cherry Township Minnesota (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1951
Robert Wuhl American actor (Bull Durham Good Morning Vietnam) born in Union New Jersey
31 Oct 1913
Walter Schumann American choral director (Ford Show) and composer (Rhenish) born in NYC New York (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1953
Hank Pfister American tennis star born in Bakersfield California
31 Oct 1916
Spark Matsunaga United States Senator from Hawaii (1977-90) born in Kukuiula Hawaii (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1953
Tony Shalhoub American actor (Antonio Scarpacci-Wings Big Night) born in Green Bay Wisconsin
31 Oct 1917
Danny Murtaugh American baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1954
Scott Bakula American actor (Quantum Leap Gung Ho Murphy Brown) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1917
Hans Poser German composer born in Tannenbergsthal (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1955
Linwood Boomer Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1917
Billy Conn American boxer born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1955
Steve Ovett British athlete (Olympics gold 800m bronze 1500m 1980) born in Brighton England
31 Oct 1917
Walter Lord American author (A Night to Remember) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1957
Yuri Usachyov Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18 TM-23) born in Donetsk Russia
31 Oct 1918
Jens Christian Skou Danish scientist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 1997) born in Lemvig Denmark (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1957
Don Garber American sports commissioner born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1918
Ron Randell Australian actor (Loves of Carmen I am a Camera) born in Sydney New South Wales (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1958
Michael Par American actor (Eddie and the Cruisers) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1919
Mac Anderson New Zealand cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946) born in Westport West Coast New Zealand (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1958
Al Jourgensen Cuban-American musician (Ministry) born in Havana Cuba
31 Oct 1919
Kiichi Miyazawa 78th Prime Minister of Japan (1991-93) born in Tokyo (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1959
Mike Singletary American NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1920
Frank [Patrick] Herbert American sci-fi author (Dune) born in Tacoma Washington (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1959
Boris Nemtsov Russian politician born in Sochi Soviet Union (assassinated 2015)
31 Oct 1920
Maxi Herber German figure skater pairs (Olympic gold 1936) born in Munich Germany (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1961
Arlene Boxall Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
31 Oct 1921
Abraham Sarmiento Sr. Filipino Supreme Court jurist (1987-91) born in Santa Cruz Ilocos Sur Philippine (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1961
Jean Sagal American actress (Kate-Double Trouble Grease 2) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1922
Douglas Gray Scottish record and film producer born in Aberdeen (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1961
Liz Sagal American actress (Allison-Double Trouble Grease 2) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1922
Svend Westergaard Danish composer born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1961
Trevor Matich American NFL center (Washington Redskins) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1924
Arkady Vorobyev Russian middle heavyweight (Olympic gold 1956 60) born in Tetyushi Republic of Tatarstan Russia (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1961
Julian Bailey British racing driver born in Woolwich London
31 Oct 1924
Alphons Egli Swiss politcian and member of the Swiss Federal Council born in Lucerne Switzerland (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1962
Jorge Burruchaga Argentinian footballer born in Gualeguay Argentina
31 Oct 1925
Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky Russian writer and critic born in Moscow Russia (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1964
Martn Jaite Argentine tennis star born in Buenos Aires Argentina
31 Oct 1926
Raaj Kumar Hindi film star (Mother India) born in Loralai Balochistan British India (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1964
Guillermo del Toro Mexican film director (Pans Labyrinth) born in Guadalajara Mexico
31 Oct 1927
Al Duncan American blues drummer born in McKinney Texas (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1966
Mike Williams American NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) born in Mount Kisco New York
31 Oct 1927
Gigi Durston American singer (Sonny Kendis Show) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1967
Carling Bassett-Seguso Canadian tennis player and actress (Spring Fever 2 x WTA titles) born in Toronto Canada
31 Oct 1927
Torbjorn Falkanger Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952 born in Trondheim Norway (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1967
Gheorghe Popescu Romanian soccer player (Barcelona) born in Calafat Dolj County Romania
31 Oct 1927
Jim Elliot American Christian missionary born in Portland Oregon (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1967
Eddie Guerrero American-Mexican professional wrestler born in El Paso Texas (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1927
Csar Milstein Argentine biochemist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984) born in Baha Blanca Argentina (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1969
Charles Jordan American wide receiver (Miami Dolphins) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1928
Neil Harvey Australian cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50s) born in Fitzroy Victoria Australia
31 Oct 1969
Dwayne Sabb American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots) born in Jersey City New Jersey
31 Oct 1928
M. Russell Ballard American religious leader (Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of LDS Church) born in Salt Lake City Utah
31 Oct 1969
P.J. Harvey English musician singer and songwriter born in Bridport Dorset England
31 Oct 1928
Bill Maynard [Walter Williams] English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian born in Heath End England (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1969
Steve McQueen British filmmaker and artist (12 Years a Slave) born in London England
31 Oct 1929
Didi [Waldyr Pereira] Brazilian footballer born in Campos dos Goytacazes Brazil (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1970
Annika Srenstam Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles) born in Stockholm Sweden
31 Oct 1930
James Olsen American actor (Andromeda Strain Spell) born in Evanston Illinois
31 Oct 1970
Kenny Anderson American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets Portland Trailblazers) born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1930
Toru Takemitsu Japanese composer (Ki No Kyoko) born in Tokyo Japan (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1970
Park Sang-min South Korean actor (Generals Son) born in Changwon South Korea
31 Oct 1932
Ray Reardon Welsh snooker player born in Tredegar Monmouthshire Wales
31 Oct 1970
Savannah [Shannon Michelle Wilsey] American pornographic film actress born in Laguna Beach California (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1932
Pete Drake American pedal steel guitarist and producer born in Augusta Georgia (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1971
Pete Mitchell American NFL tight end (Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Royal Oak Michigan
31 Oct 1934
J. Carter Brown American art director (Washington National Gallery) born in Providence Rhode Island (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1971
Simon Atlee British fashion photographer (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1936
Carman Moore American composer born in Lorain Ohio
31 Oct 1972
Maurice Kelly American CFL linebacker (BC Lions) born in Orangeburg South Carolina
31 Oct 1936
Rona Barrett American gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1972
Roman Oben American football tackle (NY Giants) born in Cameroon
31 Oct 1938
David Willis British journalist (BBC World Service) (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1972
Sarah Vandenbergh Australian actor (Neighbours) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1938
Fred Stolle Australian tennis player broadcaster (French Open 1965 US Open 1966) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1973
A. J. Ofodile American NFL tight end (Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1938
Penny Pitou American skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960) born in Bayside New York
31 Oct 1973
Brandon Pollard American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996) born in Richmond Virginia
31 Oct 1938
Walter Gretzky father of Wayne Gretzky born in Canning Ontario Canada
31 Oct 1973
Dexter McCleon American football cornerback (St Louis Rams) born in Meridian Mississippi
31 Oct 1939
Paul Hogan Australian actor (Crocodile Dundee Lightning Jack) born in Lightning Ridge New South Wales Australia
31 Oct 1973
Terry Balsamo American guitarist (Evanescence) born in Tampa Florida
31 Oct 1939
Armando Gentilucci Italian composer born in Lecce Italy (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1973
Erin Daniels American actress (The L Word) born in St. Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1939
Harvey Pekar American comic book writer (American Splendor) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1973
Fabio Lione Italian musician (Rhapsody) born in Pisa Italy
31 Oct 1939
Lynne Stewart American defense attorney (known for representing controversial poor and often unpopular defendants) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1973
Carlos Pavn Honduran footballer (Real Espaa) born in El Progreso Honduras
31 Oct 1940
Fred Cash American rocker (Impressions) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
31 Oct 1974
Kavika Pittman American defensive end (Dallas Cowboys) born in Frankfurt
31 Oct 1941
Jesse Jackson American clergyman and Democratic presidential candidate (1984 88) born in Greenville South Carolina
31 Oct 1974
Keith Booth American NBA forward (Chicago Bulls) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1943
Chevy Chase American comedian and actor (SNL Vacation Fletch Caddyshack) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1974
Kieren Hutchison New Zealand actor (Shortland Street) born in Auckland New Zealand
31 Oct 1943
James E. Sellars American composer born in Fort Smith Arkansas (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1975
Mahendra Nagamootoo West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner) born in Whim Berbice Guyana
31 Oct 1944
Bruce Morrison American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut) born in New York
31 Oct 1975
Mark Viduka Australian soccer striker (Olyroos Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia
31 Oct 1944
Susan Raye American country music singer (L.A. International Airport) born in Eugene Oregon
31 Oct 1975
Sean Ono Lennon Son of John Lennon and Yoko Onos born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1945
Ray Royer English rock guitarist (Procol Harum) born in The Pinewoods Essex
31 Oct 1976
Nick Swardson American stand up comedian and actor (Reno 911) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
31 Oct 1945
Vanburn Holder Barbadian cricketer (West Indian pace bowler of 70s) born in Deans Village Saint Michael Barbados
31 Oct 1977
Brian Roberts American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles) born in Durham North Carolina
31 Oct 1946
Paul Splittorff American MLB pitcher and broadcaster (KC Royals) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1978
Randy Spelling American actor (Sean Richards-Sunset Beach) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1978
Nicky Byrne Irish musician (Westlife) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1978
Juan Dixon American basketball player born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1515
Margaret Douglas Countess of Lennox born in Harbottle Castle Northumberland England (d. 1578)
31 Oct 1585
Heinrich Schutz German composer born in Kstritz Germany (d. 1672)
31 Oct 1619
Philipp von Zesen German poet and historian (Bescheibung of Amsterdam) born in Dessau Germany (d. 1689)
31 Oct 1621
Maximilian Henry of Bayern Archbishop-Elector of Cologne Bishop of Hildesheim and Bishop of Lige born in Munich Germany (d. 1688)
31 Oct 1676
Benito Jernimo Feijo y Montenegro Spanish scholar born in Casdemiro Spain (d. 1764)
31 Oct 1690
Jaime de Casellas Spanish composer born in Valls Spain (d. 1764)
31 Oct 1692
Antonio Palella Italian composer and harpsichordist born in San Giovanni a Teduccio Naples Italy (d. 1761)
31 Oct 1696
Cornelis Troost Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love) born in Amsterdam (d. 1750)
31 Oct 1713
Yechezkel Landau Polish rabbi and Talmudist born in Opatw Poland (d. 1793)
31 Oct 1715
Michel Benoist French Jesuit missionary and scientist born in Dijon France (d. 1774)
31 Oct 1720
Jonathan Mayhew American Congregational minister born in Marthas Vineyard Massachusetts (d. 1766)
31 Oct 1740
Michel-Julien Mathieu French composer born in Fontainebleau France (d. 1777)
31 Oct 1747
Johann Wilhelm Stadler German composer (d. 1819)
31 Oct 1747
Jean-Franois Rewbell French lawyer and politician born in Colmar France (d. 1807)
31 Oct 1748
Franz Seydelmann German composer born in Dresden Germany (d. 1806)
31 Oct 1765
Harman Blennerhassett Irish lawyer born in Hampshire England (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1789
John Ruggles American politician born in Westborough Massachusetts (d. 1874)
31 Oct 1789
William John Swainson English naturalist and artist born in Newington London (d. 1855)
31 Oct 1790
Waldemar Thrane Norwegian composer born in Oslo Norway (d. 1828)
31 Oct 1956
Stephanie Zimbalist American actress (Remington Steele Centennial) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1923
Irma Grese Supervisor at Nazi concentration camps
31 Oct 1956
Scott Michael Pellaton barefoot water ski champ
31 Oct 1923
Jean-Paul Riopelle Qubcois member of Les Automatistes (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1956
Jeff Lahti American baseball player (St. Louis Cardinals) born in Oregon City Oregon
31 Oct 1926
Diana Lynn American actress (Annapolis Story Easy Come Easy Go) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1956
Janice Voss American astronaut (shuttle radar topography mission) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1926
Ivan Jirko Czech composer music critic and psychiatrist born in Prague (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1956
Larry Crane American rocker (John Mellencamp band) born in Seymour Indiana
31 Oct 1926
Marcello Abbado composer
31 Oct 1957
Doug Cox Canadian 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics 1996) born in Guelph Ontario Canada
31 Oct 1927
Al Martino [Jasper Cini] American singer and actor (Here in My Heart The Godfather) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1957
James DePaiva American actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live) born in Livermore California
31 Oct 1927
R. D. Laing Govanhill Scottish psychiatrist born in Glasgow Scotland
31 Oct 1957
Antonio Cabrini Italian footballer (Juventus Italian national team 1982 FIFA Champion) born in Cremona Italy
31 Oct 1928
Sohrab Sepehri Persian poet and painter (d. 1980)
31 Oct 1957
Joe Castiglione American college athletic director born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
31 Oct 1929
Robert Westall British author (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1958
Steve Coll American journalist (The New Yorker) and writer (The Bin Ladens An Arabian Family in the American Century) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1929
Graeme Ferguson Canadian filmmaker and executive
31 Oct 1959
Carlos I. Noriega Peruvian-American astronaut (STS 84 sk 97) born in Lima Peru
31 Oct 1929
Harold Zirin astronomer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1959
Gavin Friday [Fionn Martin Hanvey] Irish singer (Virgin Prunes) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1932
Joannes M Gijsen Bishop of Roermond
31 Oct 1959
Mike Morgan American baseball pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Tulare California
31 Oct 1933
Paul B Price Cataret NJ actor (Busting Loose)
31 Oct 1959
Tony Eason American football quarterback (New England Patriots) born in Blythe California
31 Oct 1934
Imamu Amiri Baraka [Everett Leroi Jones] American poetwriter
31 Oct 1959
Nick Bakay American actor and voice actor (Sabrina the Teenage Witch-Salem Saberhagen) born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1934
Ulrike Meinhof German Red Army member
31 Oct 1960
Lorenzo Mil Spanish newscaster born in Esplugues de Llobregat Barcelona
31 Oct 1934
Willie Naulls NBA star (NY Knicks)
31 Oct 1960
Franois Prusse Quebec humorist 9Les 2 minutes du peuple) born in Quebec City Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1934
[Everett] LeRoi Jones [Amiri Baraka] American writer (Black Music)
31 Oct 1960
Reed Hastings American businessman entrepreneur and co-founder of Netflix born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1935
Thomas M Keneally Australian writer (Schindlers List)
31 Oct 1961
Ted Kooshian American jazz pianist born in San Jose California
31 Oct 1936
Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov Russian cosmonaut
31 Oct 1962
Bruno Thiry Belgian rally driver born in St. Vith Belgium
31 Oct 1936
Charles Dutoit Swiss conductor
31 Oct 1964
CeCe Winans [Priscilla Marie Winans Love] American gospel singer (won 12 Grammy Awards) born in Detroit Michigan
31 Oct 1937
Col Guest cricketer (Test Aust v England 1963 scored 11 took 0-59)
31 Oct 1965
Martin Mayhew American NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs) born in Daytona Beach California
31 Oct 1937
Maria Szyszkowska Polish politician
31 Oct 1965
Matt Biondi American swimmer (8 Olympic gold-84 88 92) born in Moraga California
31 Oct 1938
Robert Drivas Chi actor (Cool Hand Luke Illustrated Man) [or 1121]
31 Oct 1965
Ross Flemer American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Newport Beach California
31 Oct 1938
Ann Jones British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969) born in Birmingham England
31 Oct 1965
Ardal OHanlon Irish comedian and actor born in Carrickmacross County Monaghan Ireland
31 Oct 1939
Colin Cooper rocker (Climax Blues Band)
31 Oct 1965
C. J. Ramone [Christopher Ward] American musician (The Ramones) born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1939
John Hopcroft American computer scientist
31 Oct 1966
Art Barr American professional wrestler born in Portland Oregon (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1939
Clive James Australian television presenter and writer
31 Oct 1967
Ivonne Reyes Venezuelan actress born in Valencia Venezuela
31 Oct 1939
Harold Kroto English chemist Nobel Prize laureate (1996) born in Wisbech (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1968
Frankie Smith American NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins SF 49ers) born in Groesbeck Texas
31 Oct 1940
Bruce F Vento (Rep-D-Minnesota 1977- )
31 Oct 1968
Ali Benarbia Algerian footballer born in Oran Algeria
31 Oct 1940
Dino Valenti [Chester Chet Powers] American rock guitaristvocalist (Quicksilver Messenger Service) born in Danbury Connecticut (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1968
Zvonimir Boban Croatian football player and Deputy Secretary General of FIFA born in Imotski Croatia
31 Oct 1940
Richard H Stallings (Rep-D-ID 1985- )
31 Oct 1969
Dylan Neal American-Canadian actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold & the Beautiful) born in Richmond Hill Ontario
31 Oct 1941
Martin Murray rocker (Honeycombs) born in London England
31 Oct 1969
Jeremy Davies American actor (Saving Private Ryan) born in Traverse city Michigan
31 Oct 1941
Tony Sylvester rocker (Main Ingredient)
31 Oct 1970
Carlos Etheredge WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals) born in Albuquerque New Mexico
31 Oct 1941
Larry Young [Khalid Yasin] American jazz musician (Unity) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1970
David Doster American baseball infielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in Fort Wayne Indiana
31 Oct 1943
Oliver North US colonel (Irangate) born in San Antonio Texas
31 Oct 1970
James Williams WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)
31 Oct 1943
Joy Behar American television personality
31 Oct 1970
Soon-Yi Previn Korean-American actress (Hannah and Her Sisters) born in Seoul South Korea
31 Oct 1943
Jos Cardenal Cuban baseball player
31 Oct 1970
Sadiq Khan British politician and 1st Muslim Mayor of London born in London
31 Oct 1944
Judee Sill American singer-songwriter (Crayon Angels) born in Studio City California (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1971
Monty Williams American NBA forward and guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Fredericksburg Virginia
31 Oct 1971
Nate Miller American NFL and WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy Atlanta Falcons) born in Tuscaloosa Alabama
31 Oct 1971
Terry Richardson WLAF running back (Rhein Fire) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida
31 Oct 1971
Val St. Germain CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats) born in Ottawa Ontario
31 Oct 1972
Dede Demet American cyclist (Olympics 1996) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1972
Jared Kaaiohelo WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
31 Oct 1972
Stanislav Varga Slovakian footballer (Slovan Bratislava) born in Lipany Czechoslovakia
31 Oct 1973
Donnie Abraham American cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Orangeburg South Carolina
31 Oct 1471
Frederik I King of Denmark and Norway (1523-33) born in Gottorp Denmark (d. 1533)
31 Oct 1573
William Laud English Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45) born in Reading Berkshire England (d. 1645)
31 Oct 1576
John Marston English poet and playwright (d. 1634)
31 Oct 1577
Ferdinand of Bayern prince-bishop of Liegearchbishop
31 Oct 1589
Maria Magdalena of Austria Grand Duchess of Tuscany (d. 1631)
31 Oct 1698
Henri Madin French composer born in Verdun (d. 1748)
31 Oct 1713
Granville Elliott British military officer (d. 1759)
31 Oct 1728
Caesar Rodney Delaware judgesigner (Declaration of Independence)
31 Oct 1734
Ralph Abercromby English army commander (Dutch Guyana)
31 Oct 1744
Sergey Vyazmitinov Russian general and statesman (d. 1819)
31 Oct 1746
William Billings American hymn composer (Rose of Sharon) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1800)
31 Oct 1748
Charles XIII King of Sweden (1809-18)Norway (1814-18)
31 Oct 1758
Paul Anton Wineberger composer
31 Oct 1769
Solomon Sibley American politician (d. 1846)
31 Oct 1774
Ferdinando Orlandi composer
31 Oct 1786
Louis-Joseph Papineau Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 1871)
31 Oct 1798
Jean B Vuillaume French violin maker (octobas)
31 Oct 1801
Adolf Muller composer
31 Oct 1802
Bernhard Molique German violinist and composer
31 Oct 1817
Bushrod Rust Johnson Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1880)
31 Oct 1821
Richard Heron Anderson Lt Gen (Confederate Army) (d. 1879)
31 Oct 1821
William Sill with The Underground Railroad
31 Oct 1826
William Brimage Bate American Brigadier-General (Confederate Army) and 23rd Governor of Tennessee (1882-86)
31 Oct 1835
Felix Draeseke composer
31 Oct 1841
Nicolaas Petrovic Njegos king of Montenegro (1910-18)
31 Oct 1849
James Whitcomb Riley American poet (Raggedy Man)
31 Oct 1854
Christiaan R de Wet South African rebel leader politician and general in the Boer War
31 Oct 1857
Moses Walker American baseball catcher (first African-American to play MLB) born in Mt. Pleasant Ohio (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1866
Martha McChesney Berry American educator who founded Berry School for Children born near Rome Georgia (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1866
Wlodimir Ledochowski Polish-Austrian director of the Society of Jesus (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1868
Fred H Hovey tennis champ (US Open-1895)
31 Oct 1870
Uncle Dave Macon entertainer
31 Oct 1879
Joe Hill Jevla Sweden organizer (IWW)songwriter (Union Scab)martyr
31 Oct 1879
Joseph Bovet composer
31 Oct 1880
Jaime Pahissa composer
31 Oct 1881
Mikhail Drozdovsky Russian general (d. 1918)
31 Oct 1886
Johannes B Tielrooy Dutch literary (Chateaubriand)
31 Oct 1887
A C Jack Russell cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WWI)
31 Oct 1887
Jack Mulhall American actor and producer (The Three Musketeers The Amazing Exploits of the Clutching Hand) born in Wappingers Falls New York (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1888
Henry A Wallace (DP) 33rd VP (1941-45)founder Progressive Party
31 Oct 1892
Dwain Esper director (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1894
Herman Dooyeweerd Dutch philosopherlawyer
31 Oct 1894
Del Lord American director (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1896
Cyril Allcott cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)
31 Oct 1898
Alfred Wallenstein conductor (Chic Symph 1922-29) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1901
Frank Boucher Canadian all-star NHL center (NY Rangers) born in Ottawa Ontario (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1901
Ralph Rainger composer
31 Oct 1902
Willemina J H Mascha ter Weene dancerballerina
31 Oct 1904
Chuck Klein American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933 Philadelphia Phillies) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1905
Andy Devine [ Andrew Vabre Devine] American character actor (Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Stagecoach) born in Flagstaff Arizona (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1906
James E Webb head of NASA (1961-68)
31 Oct 1907
Tutta Rolf Norwegian actress (Whalers) born in Kristiania Norway (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1907
Vctor Paz Estenssoro Bolivian politician (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1908
Richard Caldicot British actor (Horses Mouth Strife Mrs Thursday) born in London England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1909
Shura Cherkassky pianist
31 Oct 1909
Anni Blomqvist Finnish novelist (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1909
Erastus Corning 2nd American politician 72nd Mayor of Albany New York (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1910
Henry P. McIlhenny American philanthropist (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1911
Jo Jones American jazz drummer born in Chicago Illinois (1985)
31 Oct 1911
Vaughn Monroe singerorchestra leader (Vaughn Monroe Show) born in Akron Ohio
31 Oct 1946
Aleksandr Gorshkov Soviet ice dancer (holds 6 titles Olympic gold 1976) born in Moscow
31 Oct 1911
Shura Cherkassky Ukrainian classical pianist (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1946
Jean-Jacques Beineix French film director (Betty Blue Diva) born in Paris
31 Oct 1912
Fernando Belande Terry President of Peru (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1946
Dennis Kucinich American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio) born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1913
Irina Nijinska RussianUS dancer
31 Oct 1947
Emiel Puttemans Flemish athlete born in Vossem Belgium
31 Oct 1913
Simon Carmiggelt Dutch journalist (Het Parool Kinks)
31 Oct 1947
Tony Wilson rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate) born in Trinidad
31 Oct 1913
Victor Trumper Jr Australian cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41) born in Chatswood New South Wales Australia (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1947
Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a) born in Moscow
31 Oct 1914
Alfred Drake [Capurro] American singer and actor (Trading Places Hamlet Kiss Me Kate) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1948
Sarah Purcell American actress and TV hostess (Real People) born in Richmond Indiana
31 Oct 1914
Sarah Churchill British actress (Matinee Theatre All Over Town Royal Wedding) born in London England (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1948
Stephanie Marrian [Stefanie Khan] French model actress and comedienne (Benny Hill Show) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1915
Margarita Aliger Russian poet (Zoja) born in Odessa Ukraine (d. 1992) [NS]
31 Oct 1948
Benjamin Cheever American novelist and editor (The Partisan)
31 Oct 1915
Roman Padlewski composer
31 Oct 1948
Claude Jade French actress (Stolen Kisses) born in Dijon France (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1916
Walt W Rostow American economist (Politics & Stages of Growth) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1948
Pedro Alonso Lpez Colombian serial killer known as the The Monster of the Andes (120-300 victims) born in Santa Isabel Tolima Colombia
31 Oct 1917
June Allyson actress (Till the Clouds Roll By Vegas) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1949
Hamish Stuart Scottish guitarist and singer (Average White Band) born in Glasgow Scotland
31 Oct 1918
Helmut Dantine Austrian-American actor (Shadow of the Cloak) born in Vienna Austria (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1950
Robert Kool Bell American rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna) born in Youngstown Ohio
31 Oct 1918
Guido Aristarco film critic
31 Oct 1951
Jack OConnell American politician (Member of the California State Senate) born in Glen Cove New York
31 Oct 1918
Marcus Klingburg Israeli soviet spy and epidemiologist
31 Oct 1952
Clifford Adams American trombone player born in Trenton New Jersey (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1919
Gabriel Dell American actor (The Bowery Boys Steve Allen Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1952
Jan Marijnissen Dutch politician (Leader of the Socialist Party) born in Oss Netherlands
31 Oct 1919
George Duby historian
31 Oct 1952
Edward Zwick American film director (Shakespeare in Love) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1919
Sir Zelman Cowen Australian politician
31 Oct 1953
Ricky Lee Phelps American singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett) born in Paragould Arkansas
31 Oct 1920
Georg Leber German politician (SPD) (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1954
Michael Dudikoff American actor (American Ninja TRON) born in Redondo Beach California
31 Oct 1921
John Arthur Giles Gere English art historian (Pre-Raphaelite painter)
31 Oct 1954
Ben Amonette American free pistol shooting athlete (Olympics 1992 96) born in Radford Virginia
31 Oct 1922
Martha Stewart [Haworth] American singer and actress (Daisy Kenyon Doll Face) born in Bardwell Kentucky
31 Oct 1955
Bill Elliott American professional auto racer (Daytona-1978) born in Dawsonville Georgia
31 Oct 1922
Reina Prinsen Geerligs [Leentje Vandendriesch] Dutch antifascist
31 Oct 1955
Lonnie Pitchford American blues musician born in Lexington Mississipi (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1922
Grady Hatton American baseball player (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1808
Frederik VII 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1816
William Batchelder Bradbury American composer born in York Maine (d. 1868)
31 Oct 1818
Joseph Rummel composer
31 Oct 1819
Willem A Scholten Dutch potato-flour manufacturer (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1820
Swedish Nightingale [Jenny Lind] Swedish soprano born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1887)
31 Oct 1824
Henry Chadwick English-American baseball pioneer developed 1st rule book born in Exeter Devon England (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1827
Cark Reidel German composer and conductor born in Cronenberg Wuppertal (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1831
Richard Dedekind German mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers) born in Braunschweig Germany (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1838
Giuseppe Cesare Abba Italian patriot and writer born in Cairo Montenotte Italy (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1847
Adolf von Hildebrand German sculptor born in Marburg Germany (d. 1921)
31 Oct 1860
Oscar L Helfrich Dutch governor (Curacao)
31 Oct 1860
Reneke de Marees van Swinderen Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
31 Oct 1862
Albert Jeremiah Beveridge American politicianauthor (Progressive)
31 Oct 1866
Reginald Aubrey Fessenden broadcast 1st program of voice & music
31 Oct 1872
Mikhail Kuzmin Russian writer (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1873
Oscar George Theodore Sonneck composer
31 Oct 1874
Frank G. Allen 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1876
Ernest Lapointe French-Canadian politician (d. 1941)
31 Oct 1880
Julia Culp mezzo-soprano
31 Oct 1882
Karol Maciej Szymanowski Timoshovka Ukraine composer (Stabatmater)
31 Oct 1884
Lloyd Spooner American marksman (Olympic-4 gold1 silver2 bronze-1920)
31 Oct 1886
Edwin Fischer Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1887
George Brown cricketer (legendary England batsmankeeper of 20s)
31 Oct 1887
Maria Jeritza [Jedlicka] Austrian singer (Vienna Opera)
31 Oct 1887
MartinLuis Guzman Mexican novelist (Eagle & the Serpent)
31 Oct 1888
Li Ta-chao co-founder with Mao Zedong (Chinese Communist Party)
31 Oct 1888
Max Butting German composer born in Berlin (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1888
Roland Garros French pilot (d. 1918)
31 Oct 1889
Maria Dabrowska Polish writer (Noce I Dnie)
31 Oct 1895
Caroline Gordon Kentucky writer (Green Centuries)
31 Oct 1896
Frutuoso de Lima Viana Brazilian pianist and composer born in Itajub Brazil (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1896
Otto Siegl Austrian composer born in Graz (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1897
Jerome Cowan American actor (Blondie Tab Hunter Show) born in NYC New York (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1900
Stan Nichols English cricketer (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1902
Mihovil Logar composer
31 Oct 1903
Ernest Walton Irish physicist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1904
Horst Lange German writer (The Long Lament) born in Liegnitz Silesia (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1908
Carole Lombard [Jane Alice Peters] American actress (My Man Godfrey In Name Only) born in Fort Wayne Indiana (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1944
Donald Tsang Former Chief executive of Hong Kong (2005-1012) born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1908
Sergei Lvovich Sobolev Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1945
Kevin Godley rock vocalist (10cc) born in Manchester England
31 Oct 1910
Barbara Castle British politician (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1946
Bernard Lavilliers French singer
31 Oct 1912
Anthony Cuthbert Baines writercurator
31 Oct 1946
Pengiran Anak Saleha Queen of Brunei
31 Oct 1913
Meret Oppenheim writer
31 Oct 1946
Anita Shreve American writer (Weight of Water Past the Island Drifting) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1915
Edgardo Martin composer
31 Oct 1948
Diane Ackerman American poet and essayist
31 Oct 1915
Harry van Doorn [Henri W] CRM ministerDutch politician (KVPPPR)
31 Oct 1949
Catherine Duggan LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1915
Alice Timander Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1949
Dave Hope rock bassist (Kansas)
31 Oct 1916
Tommy Lawton footballer
31 Oct 1949
Kieran Kane singer (OKanes-Daddies Need to Grow Up Too) born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1918
Andr Pilette Belgian racing driver (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1950
Maartje van Weegen [Walet] Dutch TV hostess
31 Oct 1920
Pietro Consagra Italian sculptor (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1950
Jakaya Kikwete Tanzanian politician
31 Oct 1920
Lord Donaldson of Lymington British judge (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1950
Granny [Emma Webster] Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Friz Freleng (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Canary Row
31 Oct 1921
Yevgeniy Landis Russian mathematician (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1951
Carmen R Tata Vega US soul singer (Color Purple soundtrack)
31 Oct 1922
Joe Frazier American baseball player
31 Oct 1951
John Cougar Mellencamp American musician actor (Jack & Diane) born in Seymour Indiana
31 Oct 1925
Shana Alexander American journalist (60 Minutes) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1951
David J. Halberstam American radio executive
31 Oct 1926
Alan Copeland orchestra leadersinger (Your Hit Parade) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1952
Graham Yallop cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests won 1 lost 6)
31 Oct 1926
Cyril Reuben violinist
31 Oct 1952
Ludmila Tourischeva USSR gymnast (Olympic gold 1972)
31 Oct 1927
Alice Bauer LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1952
Martyn Harris journalist
31 Oct 1927
Paul Badura-Skoda pianist (Mozart Interpretation) born in Vienna Austria
31 Oct 1952
Mary Badham American actress
31 Oct 1929
Les Favell cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50s)
31 Oct 1953
Christopher Norris American actress (Summer of 42 Eat My Dust) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1931
Fred Graham newscasterjournalist (CBS News Court TV)
31 Oct 1953
Tico Torres rock drummer (Bon Jovi-Always)
31 Oct 1932
Gloria Lane educatorauthorfounder (Womens International Center)
31 Oct 1954
Victor Manuel Mar wrestler (AAANJPW Black Cat)
31 Oct 1935
Bruno Sammartino Italian strongman and professional wrestler
31 Oct 1954
Kenneth Atchley American composer
31 Oct 1935
Charito Solis Filipino actress (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1955
Yo-Yo Ma world famous cellist (2001 National Medal of Arts 2011 Presidential Medal of Freedom) born in Paris France
31 Oct 1936
Anna Quayle actress (Mistress Pamela)
31 Oct 1955
Ralph Johnson American computer scientist
31 Oct 1936
Glenn Hild race horse trainer
31 Oct 1956
James Van Patten American actor (Bo-Chisholms) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1936
Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet] cabaret director (Capers)
31 Oct 1956
Julio Pezua Pervian-American jockey
31 Oct 1938
Serge Nubret French bodybuilder
31 Oct 1956
Mike Shipley Australian audio engineer (Paper Airplane) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1939
Douglas K Bereuter (Rep-R-Nebraska 1979- )
31 Oct 1957
Jayne Torvill English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean Olympic gold 1984) born in Nottingham
31 Oct 1939
John J LaFalce (Rep-D-NY 1975- )
31 Oct 1958
Kim Morris playmate (Mar 1986) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1940
Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev Russian cosmonaut
31 Oct 1958
Judy Landers American actress (BJ & the Bear Madames Place) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1940
Ellen Travolta actress (Grease Charles in Charge) born in Englewood New Jersey
31 Oct 1959
Penny Graeber Australian golfer (1990 6th Vic Open) born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1940
Wyche Fowler Jr (Rep-D-GA 1977-87)
31 Oct 1959
Dylan Baker American character actor
31 Oct 1942
Britt Ekland actress (Wicker Man Asylum) born in Stockholm Sweden
31 Oct 1959
Lourdes Flores Peruvian politician
31 Oct 1942
Fred Travalena American comedianimpressionist (Buy & Cell) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1959
Jean-Marc Fournier French-Canadian politician
31 Oct 1943
Cees Veerman pop guitaristsinger (Cats-Sure Hes a Cat)
31 Oct 1960
Kyosuke Himuro Japanese singer
31 Oct 1943
Michael Durrell American actor (Shannon V Alice Chiefs) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1960
Viktor Lazlo Belgian singer
31 Oct 1961
Matthew Roloff American reality star
31 Oct 1961
Brian Mannix Australian singer and actor
31 Oct 1961
Thomas Tom Perez American Chair of the Democratic National Committee born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1961
Tony Sparano American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11) born in West Haven Connecticut (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1962
Dave Bronconnier Canadian politician
31 Oct 1964
Rich Delucia pitcher (SF Giants) born in Reading Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1964
Sam Brown English singersongwriter (Stop)
31 Oct 1964
Stuart Hendley Canadian Tour golfer (1989 Manitoba Open) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1964
Dan Savage American sex-columnist and author
31 Oct 1964
Paul Stewart British footballer (Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool) born in Manchester England
31 Oct 1965
Juul Ellerman soccer player (PSV FC Twente)
31 Oct 1966
Trent Brown CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
31 Oct 1966
Marco Beltrami Italian-American film composer
31 Oct 1967
Mariana Perez-Roldan Argentina tennis star
31 Oct 1967
Toni Braxton American singer
31 Oct 1967
Luke Haines English musician (The Auteurs Black Box Recorder)
31 Oct 1968
Erick Anderson NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
31 Oct 1968
Randy Bartz Roseville Minn short track skater (Olympics 1994)
31 Oct 1968
Thom Yorke British musician and lead singer of Radiohead (Creep Paranoid Android) born in Wellingborough Northamptonshire
31 Oct 1969
Brent Dorman Ocala Florida Canadian Tour golfer
31 Oct 1969
Martin Haywood cricketer (NSW opening batsman)
31 Oct 1969
Malia Hosaka Hawaiian professional wrestler
31 Oct 1969
Maria Whittaker English model
31 Oct 1970
Daniel Collins Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1970
Dwayne Provo cornerback (New England Patriots)
31 Oct 1970
Harold Ellis NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
31 Oct 1970
LeShai Maston NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
31 Oct 1970
Vaughn Hebron NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
31 Oct 1971
Dexter Dawson CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
31 Oct 1971
Johnnie Morton NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
31 Oct 1971
Paul Hannam 470 sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1971
Daniel Boucher Qubcois musician
31 Oct 1972
John Hyden Tustin California volleyball outside hitter (alt-Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1972
Rahsaan Giddings CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
31 Oct 1972
Ben Younger American screenwriter and film director
31 Oct 1289
Wenceslaus III of Bohemia King of Hungary (1301-05) and King of Bohemia and Poland (1305-06) born in Prague Czech Republic (d. 1306)
31 Oct 1459
Martin Behaim German navigator and geographer born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1507)
31 Oct 1510
Rowland Taylor English clergyman born in Northumberland England (d. 1555)
31 Oct 1510
John Caius English physician born in Norwich England (d. 1573)
31 Oct 1552
Matteo Ricci Italian Jesuit missionary (China) born in Macerata Italy (d. 1610)
31 Oct 1573
Henry Wriothesley 3rd Earl of Southampton English patron of the theater born in Cowdray House Sussex England (d. 1624)
31 Oct 1610
Charles de Sainte-Maure duc de Montausier French soldier (d. 1690)
31 Oct 1618
Miguel Gomez Camargo composer
31 Oct 1706
Pieter Steyn Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1772)
31 Oct 1716
George Montague-Dunk 2nd Earl of Halifax English statesman born in Dover England (d. 1771)
31 Oct 1738
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria second child of Francis I Holy Roman Emperor born in Vienna Austria (d. 1789)
31 Oct 1744
James McGill Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1813)
31 Oct 1767
Henri Christophe President of Haiti (1807-11) and King of Haiti (1811-20) born in Grenada (d. 1820)
31 Oct 1773
Louis-Philippe King of France (1830-48) born in Palais Royal Paris (d. 1850)
31 Oct 1777
William Russell English composer and organist born in London (d. 1813)
31 Oct 1801
Hippolyte Carnot French statesman born in Saint-Omer France (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1803
Heinrich Wilhelm Dove Prussian physicist and meteorologist born in Legnica Poland (d. 1879)
31 Oct 1806
Andreas Randel Swedish composer born in Ramdala Blekinge Sweden (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1969
Robert Person pitcher (NY Mets) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1969
Troy Shaw English snooker player
31 Oct 1970
Darren Oliver American pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Kansas City Missouri
31 Oct 1970
Amy Jo Johnson American actress and singer
31 Oct 1971
Chris Hudson NFL strong safety (Jacksonville Jaguars)
31 Oct 1971
Phil Bennett British racing driver
31 Oct 1971
Lola Dueas Spanish actress
31 Oct 1971
Alan Stubbs English footballer and manager (Rotherham United) born in Kirkby England
31 Oct 1972
J. J. [Jeral Jamal] Stokes NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1972
Ryu Shi-won Korean actor and singer
31 Oct 1972
Daniel Cavanagh English rock musician (Anathema) born in Liverpool England
31 Oct 1973
Rebecca Lobo Mass WNBA center (Olympic gold 1996)(NY Liberty)
31 Oct 1973
Sylvain Legwinski French footballer
31 Oct 1973
Jeff Davis American comedian
31 Oct 1973
Ioan Gruffudd Welsh actor
31 Oct 1974
Brian Kelly American soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996) born in Mission Viejo California
31 Oct 1974
Geert Jelle de Vries Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
31 Oct 1974
Kenny Jonsson Angelholm SW NHL defenseman (Team Sweden NY Islander)
31 Oct 1974
Jeremy Sisto American actor
31 Oct 1974
Walter Centeno Costa Rican footballer
31 Oct 1975
Jan Harm Schippers Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen Veendam)
31 Oct 1975
Reon King West Indian cricketer from Guyana
31 Oct 1976
Barbie Hsu Taiwanese actress and singer
31 Oct 1977
Shimon Gershon Israeli footballer
31 Oct 1977
Vladimir Manchev Bulgarian footballer
31 Oct 1977
Daniel Brire Canadian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1978
Ricky Hatton English boxer born in Stockport England
31 Oct 1979
David Di Tommaso French footballer (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1979
Richard Seymour American football player
31 Oct 1979
Lex Shrapnel English actor
31 Oct 1980
Abdoulaye Mt French footballer
31 Oct 1980
Elvis Hammond Ghanaian footballer (Woking) born in Accra Ghana
31 Oct 1981
Zurab Khizanishvili Georgian footballer
31 Oct 1981
Jos Luis Perlaza Ecuadorian footballer
31 Oct 1982
MC Lars American hip-hop artist
31 Oct 1982
William Butler Musician and member of Arcade Fire
31 Oct 1984
Joanna Pacitti American actress and singer
31 Oct 1986
Mohammad Shukri Malaysian cricketer
31 Oct 1986
Olivia Thirlby American actress
31 Oct 1986
Yoo Ah-in South Korean actor (Sungkyunkwan Scandal) born in Daegu South Korea
31 Oct 1988
Maki Horikita Japanese model and actress
31 Oct 1458
Saint Casimir Kingdom of Poland prince and Roman Catholic saint born in Wawel Krakw Kingdom of Poland (d. 1484)
31 Oct 1590
Johann Schop German composer and violinist born in Niedersachsen Germany (d. 1667) (dates disputed)
31 Oct 1609
Paul Fleming German poet born in Hartenstein Saxony (d. 1640)
31 Oct 1641
Franoise-Athnas de Rochechouart Marquise de Montespan French mistress of King Louis XIV of France born in Lussac-les-Chteaux France (d. 1707)
31 Oct 1658
Mary of Modena Queen of James II of England born in Ducal Palace Modena (d. 1718)
31 Oct 1684
Johann Jacob de Neufville German composer born in Nuremberg (d. 1712)
31 Oct 1712
Francesco Guardi Italian painter born in Venice (d. 1793)
31 Oct 1715
Victor de Riqueti marquis de Mirabeau French economist born in Pertuis France (d. 1789)
31 Oct 1717
Marie-Anne de Mailly-Nesle duchess de Chteauroux French mistress of King Louis XV of France born in Paris (d. 1744)
31 Oct 1722
Gregorio Sciroli Italian composer born in Naples (d. 1781)
31 Oct 1743
Giuseppe Gazzaniga Italian composer born in Verona Italy (d. 1818)
31 Oct 1758
Thomas Greatorex English composer born in Chesterfield Derbyshire (d. 1831)
31 Oct 1781
Bernard Bolzano Czech mathematician and philosopher born in Prague Bohemia (d. 1848)
31 Oct 1792
Joseph Crosfield English soap and alkali manufacturer born in Warrington England (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1795
Alexander Keith Scottish-Canadian politician (4th Mayor of Halifax) and brewer (founder of the Alexander Keiths Nova Scotia Brewery) born in Halkirk Caithness Highland Scotland (d. 1873)
31 Oct 1799
Anthony Gerhard Alexander van Rappard Dutch politician born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1869)
31 Oct 1804
Robert Parker Parrott American inventor (developed the rifled cannon known as the Parrott gun) born in Lee New Hampshire (d. 1877)
31 Oct 1808
Thomas Algeo Rowley American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1808
Winand Staring Dutch geologist (Geology of Netherlands) born in Wildenborch Vorden Netherlands (d. 1877)
31 Oct 1817
Eduard Franck German composer born in Breslau Germany (d. 1893)
31 Oct 1820
David Wilber American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) born in Quaker Street Duanesburg New York (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1822
Hans Hampel Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1884)
31 Oct 1833
Cyrus Bussey American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hubbard Ohio (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1836
George Washington Gordon American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Pulaski Tennessee (d. 1911)
31 Oct 1840
John Addington Symonds British historian and writer (Probs in Greek Ethics) born in Bristol England (d. 1893)
31 Oct 1844
Francis William Reitz 5th State President of the Orange Free State born in Swellendam Cape Colony (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1848
Guido von List Austrian-German occultist and novelist (Jung Diethers Heimkehr) born in Vienna (d. 1919)
31 Oct 1850
Sergey Muromtsev Russian lawyer politician and President of the First Imperial Duma born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1863
Ludwig Borchardt German Egyptologist born in Berlin (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1864
Louis Lumire French inventor with brother Auguste made 1st motion picture in 1895 born in Besanon France (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1875
Cyril Rootham English composer born in Redland Bristol (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1878
Louise Dresser [Kerlin] American actress (Maid of Salem) born in Evansville Indiana (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1879
Halfdan Cleve [ne Klewe] Norwegian pianist and composer born in Kongsberg Norway (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1943
Udo Zimmermann composer
31 Oct 1879
John Erskine American poet and writer (Private Life of Helen of Troy) born in NYC New York (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1943
Alexander Maxovich Shilov Russian painter
31 Oct 1881
Otto V. Kuusinen Finnish politician (founder of the Finnish Communist Party) born in Laukaa Finland (d. 1964)
31 Oct 1944
Merzak Allouache director (Salut Cousin Amour a Paris)
31 Oct 1882
Giorgio Abetti Italian astronomer (Solar physics) born in Padua Italy (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1944
Jos Carlos Pace Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1883
Charles Maduro Antillean composer born in Curaao Netherlands Antilles (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1945
Domonic Barber American celebrity attorney (Howard Stern Jessica Hahn Joe Buttafucco)
31 Oct 1884
Hendrik Tilanus Dutch artillery officer and political leader (CHU 1939-63) born in Deventer Netherlands (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1946
Gary Gentry baseball player (NY Mets)
31 Oct 1886
Carter DeHaven American actor (Courage Great Dictator) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1946
Millie Small Jamaican singer (My Boy Lollipop) born in Clarendon
31 Oct 1887
Max Ackermann German entartet painter born in Berlin (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1946
Eddie Villanueva JIL Spiritual Director Owner of ZOE Broadcasting Network
31 Oct 1887
Ren Cassin French jurist and judge (Nobel Peace Prize 1968) born in Bayonne Basque Country France (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1946
Lloyd Doggett American attorney and politician (US Representative Democrat Texas) born in Austin Texas
31 Oct 1889
Teresa de la Parra Venezuelan writer (Memorias de Mam Blanca) born in Paris (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1946
Vinod Khanna Indian Bollywood actor (Mera Gaon Mera Desh) born in Peshawar (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1890
Kasimir Edschmid German writer born in Darmstadt Germany (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1947
Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov Russian colonelcosmonaut
31 Oct 1892
Remington Kellogg American naturalist and director (U.S. National Museum) born in Davenport Iowa (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1947
Klaus Dibiasi Italian diver (Olympic gold 10m platform 1968 72 76) born in Hall in Tirol Austria
31 Oct 1894
Bevil Rudd South African athlete (Olympic gold 1920) born in Kimberley Northern Cape (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1948
Dan Hamburg (Rep-D-California)
31 Oct 1895
Walter Bedell Smith U.S. Army general (WWII) and head of CIA (1950-52) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1948
Gerry Adams Northern Irish politician
31 Oct 1899
George Duke of Mecklenburg head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz born in Oranienbaum Russia (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1948
Glenn Branca avant-garde composer and guitarist born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1901
John Alton [Johann Jacob Altmann] American cinematographer born in Sopron Austria-Hungary (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1949
Bobby Farrell Jamaica rock vocalist
31 Oct 1901
Willy Lages German chief of Sicherheitsdienst in Amsterdam (WWII) born in Braunschweig Germany (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1950
David Brin American sci-fi author (Hugo Nebula Sundiver Postman)
31 Oct 1902
Larry Fine American actor and comedian (3 Stooges) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1950
Thomas McClary American soul guitarist and singer (The Commodores) born in Eustis Florida
31 Oct 1903
Jimmy Ritz American actor and comedian (Ritz Brothers-Blazing Stewardesses) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1951
Kevin Cronin Champaign Ill rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)
31 Oct 1903
M. King Hubbert American geologist and geophysicist born in San Saba Texas (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1952
Ayten Mutlu Turkish poet and writer
31 Oct 1904
George Chesterman Phillips British naval officer (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1953
Klaas Bruinsma Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1905
John Hoyt American actor (Gimme a Break Tom Dick & Mary) born in Bronxville New York (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1954
David Hidalgo American musician (Los Lobos Latin Playboys)
31 Oct 1905
Harriet E MacGibbon American actress born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1955
Tony Dungy American football coach
31 Oct 1906
Leopold Kohr Austrian social philosopher born in Oberndorf Austria (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1956
Kathleen Webb American comic book writer and artist
31 Oct 1907
Mrs. Miller [Elva Ruby Connes] American singer (A Lovers Concerto) born in Joplin Missouri (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1957
Dom Galluscio race horse trainer
31 Oct 1908
Joshua Logan Broadway producer (South Pacific) born in Texarcana Texas (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1957
Shahzad Altaf cricketer (UAE off-spinner 1996 World Cup)
31 Oct 1911
Brian OBrien Irish novelist (At Swim-Two-Birds) born in Strabane County Tyrone Ireland (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1958
Joseph Finder American novelist
31 Oct 1912
Fritz Fischer German physician and Nazi war criminal born in Berlin (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1959
Robyn Maher Australian basketball guard (Olympic bronze 1996)
31 Oct 1913
William Lehman American politician born in Selma Alabama (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1959
Walter Ray Williams Jr bowler (twice Player of the Year)
31 Oct 1913
Eugene B. Fluckey American Navy submariner born in Washington D.C. (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1959
[Dennis Ray] Oil Can Boyd baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
31 Oct 1916
Douglas Ranger British surgeon born in Furness Lancashire (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1959
Brian Higgins American politician Member of US House of Representatives
31 Oct 1917
Robert Adams English sculptor and designer born in Far Cotton Northampton (d. 1984)
31 Oct 1960
Albert Lewis NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
31 Oct 1919
Allen Ludden [Ellsworth] American TV personality and gameshow host (Password) husband of Betty White born in Mineral Point Wisconsin (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1960
Jeffrey Trachta actor (Thorne-Bold & Beautiful) born in Staten Island New York
31 Oct 1960
Richard Jobson British TV personrocker (Skids-Scared to Dance)
31 Oct 1961
Kathrin Drre East German marathoner (Olympic bronze 1988)
31 Oct 1961
Tim Burgess English drummer (TPau) born in Macclesfield
31 Oct 1962
Rich Yett baseball player
31 Oct 1963
Jsu Garcia American actor
31 Oct 1964
Pam Kometani LPGA golfer (1992 Welchs Classic-27th) born in Honolulu Hawaii
31 Oct 1964
Thomas Tom Hunter US 50M FREESTYLE swimmer (world record)
31 Oct 1965
Cynthia Meyer NY Canadian trap shooter (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1965
David Spaulding American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Newport Beach California
31 Oct 1965
Jim Razor Sharp American rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988) Kermit Texas
31 Oct 1965
Ruben Sierra Rio Piedras Puerto Rico outfielder (NY Yankees)
31 Oct 1966
Archi Cianfrocco infielder (San Diego Padres) born in Rome New York
31 Oct 1966
Jimmie Johnson NFL tight end (Philadelphia Eagles)
31 Oct 1966
Julianne McNamara gymnast (Olympic gold 1984) born in Flushing New York
31 Oct 1966
Oscar Caballos jockey
31 Oct 1966
Niall Quinn Irish footballer
31 Oct 1966
Jacqueline Obradors American actress
31 Oct 1967
Kennet Andersson former Swedish footballer
31 Oct 1967
Svend Karlsen Norwegian strongman
31 Oct 1969
Byron Black Zimbabwe tennis star
31 Oct 1969
Martha Richards Hudson WI LPGA golfer (1995 Safeco Classic-21st)
31 Oct 1929
Richard F. Gordon Jr. American naval officer and astronaut (Gemini 11 Apol 12) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1832
William Griggs English inventor (photo chromo lithography) born in Woburn Bedfordshire (d. 1911)
31 Oct 1930
George Skip Homeier American actor (Boys Ranch Beachhead Dan Raven Interns) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1836
Juliette Adam French author (SalonNouvelle Revue) and feminist born in Verberie Oise France (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1930
Pavel Popovich Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV Soyuz 14) born in Uzyn Kiev Oblast Soviet Union (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1840
Charles Lenepveu French composer born in Rouen France (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1930
Reinhard Selten German economist (Nobel Prize 1994). born in Breslau Germany (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1841
Stephen Albert Emery American composer and pianist born in Paris Maine (d. 1891)
31 Oct 1932
Madhav Apte Indian cricketer (bro of Arvind 7 Tests for India 1 century) born in Mumbai India
31 Oct 1841
Prudente Jos de Morais Barros 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98) born in Itu So Paulo Empire of Brazil (d. 1912)
31 Oct 1932
Yvonne Brathwaite Burke American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1841
Maria Sophie of Bavaria Queen consort of the Two Sicilies born in Possenhofen Castle Possenhofen Kingdom of Bavaria (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1933
Diane Cilento Australian actress (Agony & Ecstasy Wicker Man) born in Brisbane Queensland (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1850
John McGraw 2nd Governor of Washington (1893-97) born in Penobscot County Maine (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1934
David Smith English cricketer (England opening bowler v India 1961-62) born in Fishponds Bristol England (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1857
Henry Schoenfeld American composer born in Milwaukee (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1934
Angelo Buono Jr. American serial killer born in Rochester New York (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1858
Mihajlo Pupin Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer born in Idvor Military Frontier of Austria (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1935
Jimmy Binks English cricket wicket-keeper (England twice v India 1964) born in Hull Yorkshire England
31 Oct 1860
Sidney Paget British illustrator (Sherlock Holmes) born in London (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1935
Peter Brown [Pierre Lind de Lappe] American actor (Lawman Laredo Bold & Beautiful) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1861
Frederic Remington American artist and sculptor of American West born in Canton New York (d. 1909)
31 Oct 1935
Arlene Saunders American soprano born in Cleveland Ohio
31 Oct 1861
Joo Marcellino Arroyo Portuguese composer born in Porto Portugal (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1936
Annerose Schmidt East German pianist born in Wittenberg Germany
31 Oct 1862
Edward Stratemeyer American author (The Rover Boys) born in Elizabeth New Jersey (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1937
Eli Jacobs American financier and baseball owner (Baltimore Orioles) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1868
Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear President of Argentina (1922-28) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1937
Barry Switzer American football coach (Oklahoma) born in Crossett Arkansas
31 Oct 1876
Hugh McCrae Australian writer and poet (Satyrs and Sunlight Sylvarum Libri) born in Melbourne (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1938
Carlo Mastrangelo Italian-American rocker (Dion & The Belmonts) born in The Bronx New York (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1877
Razor [William Charles] Smith English cricketer born in Oxford England (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1938
Teresa Heinz Kerry American philanthropist (wife of John Kerry) born in Loureno Marques Portuguese East Africa
31 Oct 1879
Edward Murray East American botanist and geneticist who developed hybrid corn born in Du Quoin Illinois (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1939
Marie Lafort French singer and actress born in Soulac-sur-Mer Gironde France
31 Oct 1881
Walther von Brauchitsch German field marshal born in Berlin Germany (d. 1948)
31 Oct 1939
Marie-Claire Blais French Canadian author and playwright born in Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1885
Henricus Wijdefield Dutch architect (Peace Palace)
31 Oct 1939
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago Filipino Supreme Court jurist born in Binangonan Rizal Philippines
31 Oct 1886
Luis Alberni Spanish character actor (The Lady Eve Topaze) born in Barcelona Catalonia Spain (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1939
Walter Wolf Slovenian-Canadian industrialist born in Graz Austria
31 Oct 1887
Francis Bull Norwegian writer (Norsk literature historian) born in Oslo Norway (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1940
Bob Cowper Australian cricketer (307 v England at the MCG 1966) born in Melbourne Victoria Australia
31 Oct 1941
Ricardo Hoffmann marathon swimmer (299 miles)
31 Oct 1941
Eduardo Duhalde President of Argentina (2002-03) born in Lomas de Zamora Greater Buenos Aires Argentina
31 Oct 1942
Richard Street American R&B musician (The Temptations) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1943
Ben Cardin American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland) born in Baltimore Maryland
31 Oct 1943
Inna Churikova Russian actress (Theme) born in Belebey Russia
31 Oct 1943
Steve Miller American rocker (Abracadabra Space Cowboy) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1944
Ben Korthals Dutch politician and lawyer (VVD) born in Voorschoten Netherlands
31 Oct 1945
Brian Connolly Scottish singer (Sweet) born in Glasgow Scotland
31 Oct 1945
Geoff Leigh English musician (Henry Cow)
31 Oct 1946
Richard Kermode American rocker (Kozmic Blues Band) born in Wyoming (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1946
Zahida Hina Pakistani columnist born in Sahasram Bihar British India
31 Oct 1946
Jean Perron Canadian ice hockey coach born in Saint-Isidore-dAuckland Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1947
Brian Johnson English singer-songwriter (ACDC) born in Dunston Gateshead
31 Oct 1948
Delroy Wilson Jamaican singer born in Kingston Jamaica
31 Oct 1948
Lucius Tawl Ross American pop guitarist (Funkadelic-One Nation Under a Groove) born in Wagram North Carolina
31 Oct 1948
Sal Viscuso American actor (Soap Montefuscos) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1948
Russell Mael American singer engineer and director (Sparks) born in Santa Monica California
31 Oct 1949
Ralph Goodale Canadian politician (Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) born in Regina Saskatchewan Canada
31 Oct 1949
B. W. Stevenson American country singer born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1950
Jeff Conaway American actor (Bobby-Taxi Loving) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1950
Edward P. Jones American writer (The Known World) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1950
Fast Eddie Clarke British guitarist (Fastway Motrhead) born in Twickenham London (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1951
Karen Allen American actress (Cruising Starman Wanderers) born in Carrollton Illinois
31 Oct 1951
Leah Poulos-Mueller American speed skater (Olympic gold 1980) born in Berwyn Illinois
31 Oct 1952
Clive Barker English author and film director (Hellraiser Lord of Illusions) born in Liverpool
31 Oct 1952
Imran Khan 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018- ) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests 3807 runs 362 wickets) born in Lahore Pakistan
31 Oct 1952
Duncan Regehr Canadian actor 9My Wicked Wicked Ways The Legend of Errol Flynn) born in Lethbridge Alberta Canada
31 Oct 1952
Gigi Sabani Italian TV host born in Rome (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1953
James Lascelles British grandson of English princess Mary born in Bayswater London
31 Oct 1953
John Stachniewski scholarteacher
31 Oct 1953
Sandra Puma Jones rocker (Black Uhuru) born in Kingston Jamaica
31 Oct 1955
Adair Ferguson Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1955
Leo Barnes Irish saxophonist (Hothouse Flowers-Im Sorry Dont Go)
31 Oct 1957
Jeanne Evert tennis player Chris sister
31 Oct 1957
Larry Saumell American jockey (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1957
Lee Kix Thompson saxophonist (Madness-Baggy Trousers)
31 Oct 1957
Mark Geragos American attorney
31 Oct 1957
Bernie Mac American comedian (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1958
Brent W. Jett Jr American naval officer and NASA astronaut (STS 72 sk81) born in Pontiac Michigan
31 Oct 1958
Shell Kepler [Michelle Alaine Kepler] American actress (General Hospital) born in Painesville Ohio (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1958
Andr Kuipers Dutch astronaut
31 Oct 1958
Neil deGrasse Tyson American astrophysicist TV presenter and writer born in New York City
31 Oct 1959
Troy Luccketta American rock drummer (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) born in Lodi California
31 Oct 1959
Maya Lin American designer (Vietnam Veterans Memorial Civil Rights Memorial) born in Athens Ohio
31 Oct 1960
Daniel Baldwin American actor
31 Oct 1960
Careca Brazilian footballer
31 Oct 1961
Sharon Cheslow American musician composer and artist
31 Oct 1961
Matthew Kauffman American journalist and George Polk Award winner
31 Oct 1961
David Kirk New Zealand rugby union footballer
31 Oct 1962
Johnny Huang table tennis player (Olympics 1996) born in Guangzhou China
31 Oct 1962
Ken Noda American pianist (Rivalry) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1962
Michael Alexander Conley Chic triple jumper (Olympic gold 1992 96)
31 Oct 1962
Michael Andretti Indy-car racerAuto Hall of Fame (elected 1986)
31 Oct 1962
Mike Conley triple jumper (Olympic silver 1984) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1962
Caron Keating British television personality (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1963
Hugh Morris cricketer (England lefty opening batsman 1991)
31 Oct 1963
Sophie Favier Lyon France actress (Sans Interdits)
31 Oct 1963
Tony Dodemaide cricketer (Victorian Sussex & Australian all-rounder)
31 Oct 1964
Denean Howard 4X400m relayer (Olympic silver 1988) born in Sherman Texas
31 Oct 1964
Terry Mathews Alexandria LA pitcher (Florida Marlins)
31 Oct 1964
Malik Saidullaev Chechen businessman
31 Oct 1964
Warren E. Miller Maryland politician
31 Oct 1965
John Keller Jr team handball back court (Olympics 1996) born in Toledo Ohio
31 Oct 1965
Paul Moloney Australian golfer born in Melbourne Victoria
31 Oct 1965
Penny Baker playmate (January 1984) born in Buffalo New York
31 Oct 1965
Richey Reneberg tennis star (1995 Australian doubles) born in Phoenix Arizona
31 Oct 1965
Theo Bos Dutch soccer player Vitesse
31 Oct 1965
Trace Armstrong NFL defensive end (Miami Dolphins)
31 Oct 1966
Fredrik Olausson Vaxsjo Swe NHL defenseman (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
31 Oct 1966
Inessa Kravets Ukraine longtriple jumper (Olympic silvergold-92 96)
31 Oct 1966
Peter Fonseca Lisbon Portugal Canadian marathoner (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1966
Therese Brisson ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998)
31 Oct 1966
Jan Verhaas Dutch snooker referee
31 Oct 1967
Ellie Gibson golfer (1994 PING-Cellular One-5th) born in Corpus Christi Texas
31 Oct 1967
Rex Chapman NBA guard (Miami Heat Phoenix Suns)
31 Oct 1160
Alys Countess of the Vexin Daughter of Louis VII of France (d. 1220)
31 Oct 1276
Margaret of Brabant Queen of Germany (d. 1311)
31 Oct 1289
Louis X King of France (1314-16) born in Paris (d. 1316)
31 Oct 1331
James Butler 2nd Earl of Ormonde born in Kilkenny Castle Ireland (d. 1382)
31 Oct 1379
Henry III King of Castile and Len (1390-1406) born in Burgos Castile (d. 1406)
31 Oct 1515
Lucas Cranach the Younger German painter born in Wittenberg Germany (d. 1586)
31 Oct 1542
Roberto Bellarmino Italian saint (Doctor of the Church) born in Montepulciano Italy (d. 1621)
31 Oct 1550
Charles IX King of Sweden (1604-11) born in Stockholm Castle Sweden (d. 1611)
31 Oct 1562
Christian Srensen Longomontanus Danish astronomer born in Lomborg Jutland Denmark (d. 1647)
31 Oct 1919
Donald Pleasence British actor (You Only Live Twice Escape from New York Halloween) born in Worksop England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1570
Pter Pzmny Hungarian cardinal and statesman born in Nagyvrad Principality of Transylvania (d. 1637)
31 Oct 1919
Robin Bailey British actor (See No Evil I Didnt Know You Cared) born in Hucknall Nottinghamshire England (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1585
Anna of Tyrol Queen consort of Hungary and Bohemia (1611-18) born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1618)
31 Oct 1920
Robert Feenstra Dutch law historian
31 Oct 1607
Francisco de Rojas Zorrilla Spanish playwright (Del Rey Abajo Ninguno) born in Toledo (d. 1648)
31 Oct 1921
Bill Willis American NFL guard (Cleveland Browns) born in Columbus Ohio (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1625
Jacqueline Pascal French child prodigy born in Clermont-Ferrand Auvergne France (d. 1661)
31 Oct 1922
Jos Froiln Gonzlez Argentine race car driver born in Arrecifes Argentina (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1626
Richard Cromwell Lord Protector of the Commonwealth of England Scotland and Ireland (1658-59) born in Cheshunt Hertfordshire England (d. 1712)
31 Oct 1922
Bil Keane American cartoonist (The Family Circus) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1657
Francesco Solimena Italian painter born in Canale di Serino Avellino Italy (d. 1747)
31 Oct 1922
Jock Stein Scottish footballer and manager born in Burnbank South Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1720
Giovanni Battista Piranesi Italian etcher born in Mogliano Veneto Italy (d. 1778)
31 Oct 1923
Glynis Johns British actress (Mary Poppins A Little Night Music The Sundowners) born in Pretoria South Africa
31 Oct 1723
Nikolaus Poda von Neuhaus Austrian entomologist born in Vienna (d. 1798)
31 Oct 1923
Philip Berrigan American peace activist and Roman Catholic priest born in Two Harbors Minnesota (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1744
Domenico Corri Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1923
Albert Gumundsson Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance) born in Reykjavk Iceland (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1749
Jean-Louis Duport French cellist and composer born in France (d. 1819)
31 Oct 1923
Bill Wirtz American longtime Chicago Blackhawks owner born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1759
Louis Franois Antoine Arbogast French mathematician (Du calcul des derivations) born in Mutzig France (d. 1803)
31 Oct 1924
Bill Dana [William Szathmary] American comedian characters actor (Jos Jimnez) and screenwriter (The Nude Bomb The Bill Dana Show) born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1762
Tommaso Sogner Italian composer born in Villa S Pedro Pescador Gerona (d. 1821)
31 Oct 1924
Jose Donoso Chilean writer (The Place Without Limits) born in Santiago (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1772
Franois-Louis Perne French composer born in Paris (d. 1832)
31 Oct 1924
Barbara Kelly Canadian-born actress (Whats My Line United Kingdom) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1787
Franois Guizot French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France) born in Nmes France (d. 1874)
31 Oct 1925
Gail Davis American actress (Annie Oakley) born in Little Rock Arkansas (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1796
John Richardson Canadian writer (Wacousta or the prophecy) born in Queenston Ontario Canada (d. 1852)
31 Oct 1925
Bob Thaves American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest) born in Burt Iowa (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1797
Jeremias Gotthelf [Albert Bitzius] Swiss writer (The Black Spider) born in Murten Switzerland (d. 1854)
31 Oct 1926
Gottfried Michael Koenig German-Dutch composer born in Magdeburg Germany
31 Oct 1804
Nicholas Felix Wanostrocht English cricketer born in Camberwell London England (d. 1876)
31 Oct 1926
Willi Unsoeld American mountaineer (First ascent of the West Ridge of Mount Everest) born in Arcata California (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1807
Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine French Canadian politician (Prime Minister of the Province of Canada) born in Boucherville Lower Canada (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1927
Al Hansen American artist (Fluxus) born in NYC New York (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1809
Prince Albert of Prussia Prussian colonel general born in Knigsberg (d. 1872)
31 Oct 1927
John W. Downey American composer born in Chicago (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1809
Robert Cumming Schenck American Major General (Union Army) born in Franklin Ohio (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1928
Louise Fitzhugh American author and illustrator (Harriet the Spy) born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1816
Egbert Benson Brown American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Brownsville New York (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1929
Autherine Lucy 1st African-American to enroll in University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa born in Shiloh Alabama
31 Oct 1818
Francesco Crispi Italian statesman born in Ribera Italy (d. 1901)
31 Oct 1963
A C Green NBA forward (Phoenix Suns Dallas Mavericks)
31 Oct 1963
Bruce Ruffin pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Lubbock Texas
31 Oct 1963
Patti Berendt LPGA golfer (1995 Star Bank Classic-24th) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1963
Koji Ishikawa (childrens book author and illustrator)Japanese childrens author
31 Oct 1964
David Brain cricketer (Zimbabwe lefty seamer 1993-)
31 Oct 1964
Mark McLemore infielder (Texas Rangers) born in San Diego California
31 Oct 1964
Matthew Cetlinski US 400m freestyle swimmer
31 Oct 1964
Yvonne Murray athlete
31 Oct 1965
Stuttering John Melendez interviewer (Howard Stern Show)
31 Oct 1965
Skip Heller American musician born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1966
John van de Brom soccer player (Ajax)
31 Oct 1966
Mike Walker pitcher (Detroit Tigers) born in Brooksville Florida
31 Oct 1967
Nick Green Australian rower (Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Australia
31 Oct 1967
Roger Pavlik American MLB pitcher (Texas Rangers) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1967
Vicky Bullett American professional basketball player and coach (Olympic gold 1988Charlotte Sting) born in Martinsburg West Virginia
31 Oct 1967
Ekin Cheng Yee-Kin Hong Kong actor and Cantopop singer born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1967
Liev Schreiber American actor (Spotlight) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1968
Kanavis McGhee NFL defensive end (Houston Oilers)
31 Oct 1969
Lucas Parsons Australian golfer born in Sydney New South Wales
31 Oct 1970
Brian Kozlowski NFL halfback (Atlanta Falcons NY Giants)
31 Oct 1970
Hency Charles CFL defensive back (Montreal Alouettes)
31 Oct 1888
Oscar Mathisen Norwegian speed skater born in Kristiania Norway (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1970
Lucy Nusrala 5k runner born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1889
John B. Kelly Olympic champion rower and father of Grace Kelly born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1970
Ryan McNeil NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions St Louis Rams)
31 Oct 1892
Engelbert Dollfuss Austrian Fascist chancellor killed by Nazis born in Texingtal Austria (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1970
Richard Hancox English footballer
31 Oct 1892
Luis Trenker South Tyrolean film producer director and actor (Berge in Flammen) born in Urtiji Tyrol (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1971
Corey Sawyer NFL cornerback (Cin Bengals)
31 Oct 1892
Hermann Glauert British aerodynamicist born in Sheffield Yorkshire (d. 1934)
31 Oct 1971
Friderika Bayer Hungarian singer
31 Oct 1894
Cliff Hall [Robert Clifford Hall] American actor (At This Moment Dutch Treat Crime Photographer) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1972
Joanna Stone Australian javelin thrower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1895
Buster Keaton American actor and comedian (Navigator Steamboat Bill Jr The General) born in Piqua Kansas (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1972
Kurt Thomas NBA forward (Dallas Mavericks Miami Heat)
31 Oct 1895
Richard Sorge German spy for USSR in Tokyo (WWII) born in Baku Russian Empire (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1972
Norberto Garrido tackle (Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1895
Sergei Yesenin Russian lyric poet born in Konstantinovo Ryazan Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1925)
31 Oct 1972
Rusty Fitzgerald NHL center (Pitts Penguins) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
31 Oct 1901
[Robert] Carroll Nye American actor (Gone with the Wind) born in Akron Ohio (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1973
Emy Snook Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1903
Ernst Kaltenbrunner Austrian nazi (SSSD) born in Ried im Innkreis Austria-Hungary (d. 1946)
31 Oct 1973
Kantroy Barber fullback (Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1903
Bona Arsenault French Canadian politician historian and genealogist born in Bonaventure Quebec (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1973
Kerry Joseph WLAF quarterback (London Monarchs)
31 Oct 1904
Rene Cloke British illustrator born in Plymouth England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1573
Entonius Walaeus Dutch Calvinist theologist born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1639)
31 Oct 1905
Leon Orthel Dutch composer born in Roosendaal (d. 1985)
31 Oct 1605
Li Tzu-cheng Chinese revolutionary who dethroned last Ming emperor born in Mizhi Shaanxi province China (d. 1645)
31 Oct 1905
Ren Defossez Belgian composer born in Spa Belgium (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1631
Sebastian Anton Scherer German composer born in Ulm Baden-Wrttemberg Germany (d. 1712)
31 Oct 1906
Johannes Post Dutch farmer and resistance fighter (passage fight) born in Hollandscheveld Drente Netherlands (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1647
Johannes Voet Dutch lawyer born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 1713)
31 Oct 1909
James B. Pritchard American theologist and archaeologist born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1713
Antoine Dauvergne French composer born in Moulins Alier France (d. 1797)
31 Oct 1909
Noel Chiboust trumpeterSax
31 Oct 1716
Giovanni Battista Beccaria Italian physicist born in Mondov Piedmont Italy (d. 1781)
31 Oct 1910
Frankie Crosetti American baseball player (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1720
Johann Peter Uz German poet (Lyrische Poem) born in Ansbach Germany (d. 1796)
31 Oct 1912
Alfonso Letelier-Llonas composer
31 Oct 1733
Franois Krafft Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium
31 Oct 1912
John de Mol Dutch accordianistproducer (Baantjer Pril Geluk)
31 Oct 1789
Francis Gregory American Rear Admiral (Union Navy) born in Norwalk Connecticut (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1913
Stanley Oliphant Stewart librarian
31 Oct 1790
John Ross Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation born in Turkeytown Alabama (d. 1866)
31 Oct 1914
Brendan Gill American critic (The New Yorker) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1792
Cipriani Potter English pianist and composer born in London (d. 1871)
31 Oct 1914
Jim Cairns Australian politician (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1792
Francisco Morazn 2nd President of The Federal Republic of Central America born in Tegucigalpa Guatemala New Spain (d. 1842)
31 Oct 1915
Koos Schuur Dutch journalistpoet (7 Curses)
31 Oct 1797
Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany born in Florence (d. 1870)
31 Oct 1916
Owen Tudor Williams civil engineer
31 Oct 1803
John Gorrie American scientist and inventor (cold-air process of refrigeration) born in Charleston South Carolina (d. 1855)
31 Oct 1916
George Sidney American film director (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1804
Townsend Harris American diplomat (1st Western consul to reside in Japan) born in Washington County New York (d. 1878)
31 Oct 1917
Albert de Klerk Dutch composerconductor
31 Oct 1804
Allan Kardec French author and founder of Spiritism born in Lyon France (d. 1869)
31 Oct 1917
Jan Murray comedian (Treasure Hunt Who Killed Teddy Bear) born in The Bronx New York
31 Oct 1806
Oliver Cowdery American religious leader (Later Day Saint apostle) born in Wells Vermont (d. 1850)
31 Oct 1918
Kenichi Fukui Japanese chemist Nobel laureate (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1807
Heinrich Panofka German violist and composer born in Breslau Germany (d. 1887)
31 Oct 1920
George Tribe cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler Northants)
31 Oct 1814
Mikhail Lermontov Russian poet and writer (Demon & other poems) born in Moscow (d. 1841)
31 Oct 1922
Malcolm Baldrige American businessman and US Secretary of Commerce (1981-87) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1828
Woldemar Bargiel German composer born in Berlin (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1922
Shin Kyuk-Ho Japanese businessman
31 Oct 1830
George Brayton American engineer who developed the Brayton Cycle combustion engine born on Rhode Island (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1928
Alvin Toffler author (Future Shock Power Shift The Third Wave) born in NYC New York (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1834
Vilm Blodek Czech composer born in Prague (d. 1874)
31 Oct 1928
Torben Ulrich Danish musician writer filmmaker and tennis player
31 Oct 1844
Patrick Manson Scottish physician and parasitologist (Father of tropical medicine) born in Oldmeldrum Aberdeenshire Scotland (d. 1922)
31 Oct 1929
Leroy Van Dyke Spring Fork Mo country singer (Walk on By)
31 Oct 1848
Henry Lerolle French painter born in Paris (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1929
Scotty Beckett American actor (Our Gang Listen Darling Battleground) born in Oakland California (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1854
William Crawford Gorgas American physician and 22nd Surgeon-General of the U.S. Army (help cure yellow fever) born in Toulminville Alabama (d. 1920)
31 Oct 1930
Jzsef Soproni Hungarian composer and educator born in Sopron
31 Oct 1859
Eleonora Duse Italian actress (Les Misrables Thrse Raquin) born near Vigevano Italy (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1930
Bill Wade NFL quarterback (Chicago Bears) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1860
Annie Horniman English theater owner (Abbey Theatre Dublin) born in Surrey Mount Forest Hill London (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1931
Basil DOliveira cricketer (England all-rounder of late 60s)
31 Oct 1862
Johnny Briggs English cricketer (mighty England all-rounder late 19th century) born in Sutton-in-Ashfield Nottinghamshire England (d. 1902)
31 Oct 1931
Dick Tracy comic strip crimestopper
31 Oct 1932
Felicia Farr actress (Charley Varrick Kotch) born in Westchester New York
31 Oct 1932
Milan Chvostek Canadian television director
31 Oct 1934
Malva M Basoalto daughter of Pablo Neruda & Marie Hagenaar Vogelzang
31 Oct 1934
Sam Huff NFL linebacker (NY Giants Washington Redskins)
31 Oct 1935
Eddie Applegate American actor (Patty Duke Show) born in Wyncote Pennsylvania (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1936
David Pithey cricketer (bro of Tony South African all-rounder in 8 Tests)
31 Oct 1936
Sally Mary Caroline Belfrage writer
31 Oct 1937
Franz Vranitzky Austria union chancellor (1986- )
31 Oct 1937
Jackie Collins British-American author (The Stud Lucky) born in London England (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1937
Jim Sillars Scottish politician
31 Oct 1938
Kurt Wthrich Swiss chemist Nobel laureate
31 Oct 1939
W Henson Moore (Rep-R-LA 1975- )
31 Oct 1940
Silvio Marzolini Argentine footballer
31 Oct 1940
Alberto Vilar Cuban-American investor and philanthropist
31 Oct 1941
Lori Saunders Kansas City Mo (Petticoat Junction Dusty Trails)
31 Oct 1941
Roy Blount Jr. American writer
31 Oct 1941
Karl Oppitzhauser Austrian racing driver
31 Oct 1942
Christopher Stone actor (Dave-Dallas Interns) born in Manchester New Hampshire
31 Oct 1942
Jenny Arean [Joanna Klarenbeek] Dutch actress (Paul Chevrolet)
31 Oct 1942
Karl W. Richter American aviator (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1943
Bonnie Bryant LPGA golfer
31 Oct 1943
Buddy Roemer (GovRep-D-LA 1981- )
31 Oct 1943
Owen Keir Davidson Australia 4 time Wimbledon mix double champ
31 Oct 1944
Roco Drcal Spanish singer and actress (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1945
Clifton Davis actorsinger (Thats My Mama Amen) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1945
Richard Bickell race horse trainer
31 Oct 1946
Andre Bolhuis hockey player (World Cup 1973 European Cup 1978
31 Oct 1946
Chuck Hagel American politician
31 Oct 1947
James Fielder rocker (Blood Sweat & Tears) born in Denton Texas
31 Oct 1947
Ann Widdecombe British politician
31 Oct 1947
Julien Clerc French singer
31 Oct 1948
Linda McMahon CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment
31 Oct 1949
Armand Assante American actor (Private Benjamin Unfaithfully Yours) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1949
Stephen Gyllenhaal American director
31 Oct 1950
Meg Bennett actress (Young & Restless) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1951
Alan Rosenberg actor (Civil Wars LA Law Cybill)
31 Oct 1951
Bakhytzhan Kanapyanov Kazakh poet
31 Oct 1952
Anita Luceete Defrantz rower (Olympic bronze 1976) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1952
Jody Stephens rock drummer (Big Star)
31 Oct 1952
Nina Carter vocalist (Blonde on Blonde) born in London England
31 Oct 1953
Gil The Bird Moore Canadian rock drummer and vocalist (Triumph) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1953
Tchky Karyo Turkish-French actor
31 Oct 1953
Andreas Vollenweider Swiss new-age harpist (Down to the Moon) born in Zrich Switzerland
31 Oct 1955
Joe Orseno race horse trainer
31 Oct 1955
Jorge Valdano Argentine footballer
31 Oct 1956
Hans van Breukelen Dutch soccer goaltender (PSV)
31 Oct 1956
Christoph Waltz German Austrian actor (Django Unchained) born in Vienna Austria
31 Oct 1957
Christina Smith playmate (Mar 1978) born in Miami Florida
31 Oct 1957
Gregory T Linteris Demarest NJ astronaut (sk STS 83)
31 Oct 1957
Alexander Tkachyov Soviet gymnast
31 Oct 1957
Bill Fagerbakke American actor
31 Oct 1957
Kyra Schon American actress
31 Oct 1957
Russell Simmons American Music magnate (Def Jam) born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1958
Anneka Rice Dutch TV hostess
31 Oct 1958
Barbara MacDonald rocker (Timbuk 3)
31 Oct 1959
Tony Meo English billiards champion (snookers)
31 Oct 1959
Chris Lowe English rock keyboardist (One Under The Eight Pet Shop Boys) born in Blackpool Lancashire England
31 Oct 1960
Gregg Hobie Hubbard country singer (Bettys Bein Bad) born in Apopka Florida
31 Oct 1960
Jennifer Anglin Adrian Mich actress (Cheryl-General Hospital)
31 Oct 1960
Joe Boever American baseball player
31 Oct 1961
David W Harper actor (Jim Bob in The Waltons) born in Abilene Texas
31 Oct 1961
John Secada Cuban American singer-songwriter born in Havana Cuba
31 Oct 1961
Mary Ellen Stuart actress (Frannie Crawford-As the World Turns)
31 Oct 1961
Kazuki Takahashi Japanese author
31 Oct 1962
Aldo Sprenger Dutch pop guitarist (Kong-Phlegm)
31 Oct 1962
Dennis Cook Lamarque TX pitcher (Texas Rangers)
31 Oct 1940
Mike Troy American swimmer (Olympics 2 gold-1960) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1941
Chubby Checker [Ernest Evans] American singer-songwriter (The Twist Limbo Rock) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1943
Jeff Bingaman American politician (U.S. Senator from New Mexico) born in El Paso Texas
31 Oct 1944
Roy Horn German-American Las Vegas entertainer (Siegfried & Roy) born in Nordenham Germany
31 Oct 1944
Pierre Deligne Belgian mathematician born in Etterbeek Belgium
31 Oct 1944
Bob Riley American politician (52nd Governor of Alabama) born in Ashland Alabama
31 Oct 1945
Kay Baxter American female bodybuilder pioneer (Best Bodybuilder in World (1983-85)) born in Monroe County Ohio
31 Oct 1945
Viktor Saneyev Soviet triple jumper (Olympic-3 gold1 silver 1968-80) born in Sukhumi Georgia
31 Oct 1946
Bob Dotson newscaster (Primetime Sunday) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1946
Tristan Keuris composer
31 Oct 1946
Biff Henderson American television personality
31 Oct 1947
7th earl of Bradford English large landownermulti-millionaire
31 Oct 1947
Alan Rachins American actor (Douglas-LA Law) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
31 Oct 1947
Fred DeLuca American co-founder of the Subway chain born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1947
Ben Cauley musician (The Bar-Kays) and plane crash survivor born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1947
John Perry Barlow American lyricist essayist and activist (Grateful Dead) born near Cora Wyoming (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1948
Michael Medved American film critic
31 Oct 1949
Yekaterina Aleksandrowna Ivanova Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15A)
31 Oct 1949
Lindsey Buckingham American guitarist and lead singer (Fleetwood Mac) born in Palo Alto California
31 Oct 1950
Laureen Ford Gympie Queensland golfer (1992 Alpine Aust Ladies)
31 Oct 1950
Pamela Hensley actress (Buck Rogers in 25th Century) born in Glendale California
31 Oct 1950
Ronnie Laws US saxophonistguitarist (Earth Wind & Fire)
31 Oct 1951
Dave Winfield American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (12-time All Star) born in St. Paul Minnesota
31 Oct 1951
Jack Grondin rock drummer (.38 Special)
31 Oct 1951
Kathryn Sullivan Paterson NJ geologist and astronaut (1st American woman to walk in space) born in Paterson New Jersey
31 Oct 1951
Bernard Cooper American writer
31 Oct 1951
Keb Mo[Kevin Roosevelt Moore] American blues singer-songwriter and guitarist born in Los Angeles
31 Oct 1952
Gary Troup cricketer (NZ lefty pace bowler in 15 Tests 1976-86)
31 Oct 1954
Dennis Eckersley pitcher (St Louis Cardinals) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1955
[Douglas] Allen Woody bassist (Allman Brothers Govt Mule) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1956
Hart Bochner actor (Aron-East of Eden Supergirl Die Hard) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1956
Peter Frechette American actor (Paint it Black George-Profiler) born in Warwick Rhode Island
31 Oct 1957
Tim Westwood Pimp My Ride UK presenter and DJ
31 Oct 1958
Karen Morton Palmdale CA playmate (Jul 1978)
31 Oct 1959
Carmen Russo Miss Teenage Italy (1972) born in Genoa Italy
31 Oct 1959
Frederick Stephen Couples PGA golfer (1983 Kemper Open) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1959
Jack Wagner American singer and actor (General Hospital Melrose Place) born in Washington Missouri
31 Oct 1959
Greg Proops American actor and comedian
31 Oct 1960
Cinzia De Ponti [Fiordeponti] Pescara Italy (Miss Italy 1979)
31 Oct 1962
Rick Todd Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Ben Hogan Dakota) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1962
Tommy Lee American musician (Mtley Cre)
31 Oct 1963
Dan Goldie Sioux City IO tennis star
31 Oct 1963
Patrick Flatley Ontario right winger (NY Islanders Olympic 4 gold-1988)
31 Oct 1963
Marion Peck American artist and painter
31 Oct 1964
Clive Owen British actor
31 Oct 1966
Darrin Fletcher Elmhurst IL catcher (Montreal Expos)
31 Oct 1966
Frank Hannon rock guitarist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper)
31 Oct 1967
Rob Liefeld American comic book writer and artist
31 Oct 1967
Walter Polovchak Ukrainian-American asylum seeker born in Ukraine
31 Oct 1967
Denis Villeneuve French Canadian director (Arrival) born in Bcancour Canada
31 Oct 1968
Greg Foster NBA center (Utah Jazz)
31 Oct 1968
Marco Roelofsen soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
31 Oct 1968
Paul Crichton English footballer
31 Oct 1969
Carl Thomas NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers)
31 Oct 1969
Eddie Sutter NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns Atlanta Falcons)
31 Oct 1969
Mike Saunders CFL running back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
31 Oct 1969
Shane Butterworth actor (Timmy-Bad News Bears)
31 Oct 1969
Stephen Scahill New Zealand golfer born in Featherston
31 Oct 1969
Travis Hill NFL linebacker (Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1969
Tetsu Japanese bassist (LArcenCiel)
31 Oct 1970
Justine Sowry Australian field hockey goalie (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1863
Pyotr Kozlov Russian explorer born in Dukhovshchina Russia (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1970
Manny Martinez Dominican outfielder (Seattle Mariners) born in San Pedro de Macors Dominican Republic
31 Oct 1865
Johan Eilerts de Haan Dutch sea officer (Lucie R Suriname) born in Noordwolde Friesland Netherlands (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1970
Roger Bailey American pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Chattahoochee Florida
31 Oct 1866
Learmont Drysdale Scottish composer born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1909)
31 Oct 1970
Tyji Armstrong NFL tight end (Tampa Bay Bucs)
31 Oct 1867
Pierre Bonnard French painter and illustrator born in Fontenay-aux-Roses Hauts-de-Seine France (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1971
Reggie Givens CFL linebacker (Toronto Argonauts)
31 Oct 1869
Clara Noyes American nurse (head of the American Red Cross WW1) born in Port Deposit Maryland (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1971
Wil Cordero baseball player
31 Oct 1869
Alfred Flatow German gymnast (Olympic gold 1896) born in Danzig Prussia (d. 1942)
31 Oct 1971
Kevin Richardson American singer (Backstreet Boys)
31 Oct 1871
Stijn Streuvels [Frank Lateur] Flemish writer (De Valschaard) born in Heule Belgium (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1972
Christian Peter defensive tackle (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1879
Warner Oland Swedish actor (The Jazz Singer Charlie Chan) born in Nyby Vsterbottens ln Sweden (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1972
Denny Vaughn orchestra leader (Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour)
31 Oct 1882
Gunther von Kluge German field marshal born in Posen Kingdom of Prussia German Empire (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1972
Michael Nylander NHL center (Calgary Flames) born in Stockholm Sweden
31 Oct 1882
A. Y. Jackson Canadian painter (Group of Seven) born in Montreal Quebec Canada (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1972
Sandy Martinez Villa Mella Dom Rep catcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
31 Oct 1885
Langley Collyer American hoarder born in Manhattan New York (d. 1947)
31 Oct 1972
Garrett Dutton American musician (G. Love and Special Sauce) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1885
Sophie Treadwell American playwright and journalist born in Stockton California (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1972
Lajon Witherspoon American singer (Sevendust)
31 Oct 1886
Henri Alain-Fournier French novelist (Le Grand Meaulnes) born in La Chapelle-dAngillon Cher France (d. 1914)
31 Oct 1973
Angelica Gavaldon El Centro California tennis star (1995 quarter Aust)
31 Oct 1888
Claud Allister British actor (Kiss Me Kate Quartet Bulldog Drummond) born in London England (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1973
Keiko Agena Japanese-American actress
31 Oct 1888
Roy Webb American film composer born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
31 Oct 1973
Lena Headey British actress (Game of Thrones) born in Hamilton Bermuda
31 Oct 1889
Carl von Ossietzky German journalist and pacifist (Nobel Peace Prize 1935) born in Hamburg German Empire (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1974
Mike Johnson Canadian ice hockey player
31 Oct 1890
Henry Hull American actor (Tobacco Rd Boys Town High Sierra) born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1975
India Arie [Simpson] American singer and actress (Voyage to India) born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1894
Elmer Robinson American politician (33rd Mayor of San Francisco) born in San Francisco (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1975
Talib Kweli American rapper
31 Oct 1894
Walter Warlimont German General WWII born in Osnabrck Hanover Prussia Germany (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1976
Kirsi Haenninen ice hockey defenseman (Finland Olympics 1998)
31 Oct 1896
Gerardo Diego Spanish poet (Versos humanos) born in Santander Spain (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1976
Nate Johnson American canoeist (alt-Olympics 1996) born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1897
Josephine Mama Jo Riley Matthews African-American midwife (SC)
31 Oct 1976
Seann William Scott American actor (Role Models) born in Cottage Grove Minnesota
31 Oct 1897
Louis Aragon French poet and writer (Les Lettres franaises Pour un ralisme socialiste) born in Paris France (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1978
Gerald Asamoah German footballer
31 Oct 1898
Leo McCarey American film director (The Awful Truth) born in Los Angeles California (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1978
Claudio Pizarro Peruvian footballer
31 Oct 1899
Gertrude Berg American actress (Molly Goldberg-Goldbergs) born in Harlem New York (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1978
Jake Shears singer (Scissor Sisters)
31 Oct 1900
Jay Irving American cartoonist (Draw Me a Laugh) born in NYC New York (d.1970)
31 Oct 1978
Shannyn Sossamon American actress
31 Oct 1901
Masao Oki Japanese composer (Symphony No.5 Atomic Bomb) born in Iwata Shizuoka (d. 1971)
31 Oct 1979
John Hennigan American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1901
Jean Grmillon French film director born in Bayeux France (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1979
Daniel Hollie American professional wrestler
31 Oct 1902
Arturo da Costa e Silva 27th President of Brazil (1967-69) born in Taquari Rio Grande do Sul Brazil (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1980
Sheldon Brookbank Canadian hockey player
31 Oct 1904
Charles J. Pedersen American biochemist (Nobel 1987) born in Pusan Korea (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1452
Richard III King of England (1483-85) born in Fotheringhay Castle Northamptonshire England (d. 1485)
31 Oct 1908
David Herbert British writer and raconteur (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1470
Isabella of Naples Duchess of Milan (1489-1494) born in Naples Italy (d. 1524)
31 Oct 1911
Michael Hordern American actor (Watership Down The Spy Who Came in from the Cold) born in Berkhamsted Hertfordshire England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1538
Saint Charles Borromeo Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan (1564-84) born in Arona Milan Italy (d. 1584)
31 Oct 1912
Gabriel Julian original pianist of Bobby Byrne Orchestra arranger for Glenn Miller and founder Alabama Cavaliers Jazz Ens
31 Oct 1595
Jacob Louys Flemish engraver born in Antwerp (d. 1668)
31 Oct 1914
Nel Rose Dutch dance teacher (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1616
Andreas Gryphius German lyric poet and dramatist born in Glogau Silesia (d. 1664)
31 Oct 1915
Ray Stark American stage and film producer born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1644
Franois-Timolon de Choisy French writer (Quatre dialogues sur limmortalit de lme) born in Paris (d. 1724)
31 Oct 1916
Shelby Storck American television producer born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1646
Guillaume Poitevin French composer and teacher born in Boulbon France (d. 1706)
31 Oct 1919
John Boyd [Boyd Bradfield Upchurch] American sci-fi author (The Last Starship from Earth) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1704
Frantiek Tma Czech composer born in Kostelec nad Orlic Bohemia (d. 1774)
31 Oct 1919
Walter Gieseler German composer born in Hanover Germany (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1722
Leopold Widhalm Austrian luthier born in Horn Austria (d. 1776)
31 Oct 1919
Jean Lefebvre French actor (Diabolical Now Where Did the Seventh Company Get to) born in Valenciennes Nord France (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1737
Franz Schneider Austrian organist and composer baptized in Pulkau (d. 1812)
31 Oct 1919
James M. Buchanan American economist (Nobel Memorial 1986) born in Murfreesboro Tennessee (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1752
Samuel Story Dutch rear admiral (Battle at Kamperduin) born in Maasbommel Dutch Republic (d. 1811)
31 Oct 1921
Ray Lindwall Australian cricketer (Australian fast bowler & St George full-back) born in Mascot New South Wales Australia (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1756
Jacob van Strij Dutch cartoonist and graphic artist born in Dordrecht Dutch Republic (d. 1815)
31 Oct 1922
Marcel van Thienen French composer born in Fontenay-sous-Bois France (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1756
Jzef Javurek Polish-Russian composer born in Beneov Czech Republic (d. 1840)
31 Oct 1923
Edward Oliver LeBlanc Dominican politician born in Vieille Case Dominica (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1923
Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Polish-born classical conductor and composer born in Lvov Poland (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1924
Arkady Vorobyov Russian weightlifter (Olympic gold 1956 60) born in Mordovo Tambov Oblast Russia (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1924
Harvey Kurtzman American cartoonist and founding editor of Mad magazine born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1925
Gore Vidal American author (Myra Breckinridge Lincoln) born in West Point New York (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1926
Marques Haynes NBA player and hall of famer (Worlds Greatest Dribbler Harlem Globetrotters) born in Sand Springs Oklahoma (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1927
Kenojuak Ashevak Canadian Inuit artist born in Ikirasaqa Baffin Island Canada (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1928
Christian dOriola French foils (Olympic gold 1952 56) born in Perpignan France (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1928
Erik Bruhn Danish dancer (National Ballet of Canada) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1928
Shridath Ramphal Guyanese Secretary-General (1975-90) born in New Amsterdam British Guiana
31 Oct 1929
Bert Stern American photographer born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1933
Neale Fraser Australian tennis player and coach (US Open 1959-60 Wimbledon 1960) born in Melbourne Australia
31 Oct 1933
Kenneth Ken Berry American actor (F Troop Mayberry RFD Mamas Family) born in Moline Illinois
31 Oct 1934
Benjamin Boretz American composer born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1934
Harold Ralph Henning PGA golfer (1966 Texas Open) born in Johannesburg South Africa
31 Oct 1934
Madlyn Rhue American actress (Brackens World Executive Suite) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1935
Abdon Pamich Italian 50K walker (Olympic gold 1964) born in Fiume Italy
31 Oct 1935
Charles Charlie Duke Jr American Brigadier General and astronaut (Apol 16) born in Charlotte North Carolina
31 Oct 1936
Steve Reich American minimalist composer (Drumming) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1937
Ton de Kruyf Dutch composer born in Leerdam Netherlands (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1938
Dave Obey American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin) born in Okmulgee Oklahoma
31 Oct 1938
Eddie Cochran American rock vocalist and guitarist (CMon Everybody) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 1960)
31 Oct 1938
Tereza Kesovija Croatian singer born in Konavle Kingdom of Yugoslavia
31 Oct 1938
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present) born in Lima Peru
31 Oct 1940
Alan ODay American singer and songwriter (Undercover Angel) born in Hollywood California (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1940
Jean Ratelle Canadian NHL center (NY Rangers Boston Bruins) born in Lac Saint-Jean Quebec Canada
31 Oct 1882
Boris Shaposhnikov Russian military commander born in Zlatoust Ufa Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1945)
31 Oct 1967
Bud Gaugh American musician (Sublime)
31 Oct 1885
Ruth Bryan Owen American politician (first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador Denmark 1933-36) born in Jacksonville Illinois (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1967
Gillian Welch New York singer-songwriter (Time Revival)
31 Oct 1886
Pierre Balledux Dutch stage manager and resistance fighter born in Amsterdam (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1968
Glen Wesley Red Deer NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
31 Oct 1891
H. V. Porter American basketball pioneer who created fan-shaped backboard born in Manito Illinois (d. 1975)
31 Oct 1968
Mark James Crear 110m hurdler (Olympic silver 1996) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1893
Leroy Shield American pianist and composer (Laurel & Hardy) born in Waseca Minnesota (d. 1962)
31 Oct 1968
Victoria Derbyshire British radio presenter
31 Oct 1895
Bud Abbott American comedian (Abbott & Costello) born in Asbury Park New Jersey (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1968
Jeff Martin Canadian singersongwriter
31 Oct 1895
Louis Lebeer Dutch art historian born in Mechelen Belgium (d. 1986)
31 Oct 1969
Marcus Robertson NFL safetycornerback (HoustonTenn Oilers)
31 Oct 1895
Fritz Eberhard West German lawyer and resistor (Law) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1969
Matthew Walbeck catcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Sacramento California
31 Oct 1901
Christopher Clarkson British test pilot born in Dunsfold Surrey (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1969
Mitch English American actor
31 Oct 1901
Roy Campbell South African poet (Flowering Rifle) born in Durban South Africa (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1969
Damon Gough English singer
31 Oct 1901
Charles Stark Doc Draper American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft space vehicles and submarines born in Windsor Missouri (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1969
Jun Akiyama Japanese professional wrestler
31 Oct 1902
Leopold Figl Austrian politician (13th Chancellor of Austria) born in Rust Michelhausen Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1970
Eddie Guardado pitcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Stockton California
31 Oct 1904
Dermot Boyle Marshal of the Royal Air Force born in Rathdowney County Laois Ireland (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1970
Kelly Ripa actress (Hayley Vaughan-All My Children) born in Statford New Jersey
31 Oct 1904
Godfrey Baseley British radio executive born in Alverchurch Worchestershire England (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1970
Colin Rivas Galician artist
31 Oct 1904
Lal Bahadur Shastri Indian politician Prime Minister of India (1964-66) born in Mughalsarai British India (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1906
John Humphreys Whitfield British scholar of Italian language & literature born in Wednesbury England (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1907
Alexander Robertus Todd British organic chemist (Nobel Prize 1957) born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1911
Stuart Rose British designer (British Post Office) born in London (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1911
Jack Finney American sci-fi and thriller author (The Body Snatchers Time and Again) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1912
Eric Charles Twelves Wilson English British Army officer (awarded Victoria Cross) born in Sandown Isle of Wight England (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1913
Vivian Ridler British scholar and printer (Oxford University) born in Cardiff Wales (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1914
Bengt Johansson Finnish composer born in Helsinki (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1914
Charles Drake [Ruppert] American actor (Harvey Air Force Glenn Miller Story) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1914
Jack Parsons American rocket scientist and Thelemite occultist born in Los Angeles California (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1914
Bernarr Rainbow English historian of music education organist and choir master born in London (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1915
Robert Russell Chubby Wise American musician born in Lake City Florida (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1917
Francis Jackson British organist and composer born in Malton Yorkshire England
31 Oct 1917
William Marshall American singer bandleader and actor (State Fair Pennsylvanians) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1917
Christian de Duve British cytologist and biochemist (Nobel 1974) born in Thames Ditton Surrey (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1919
Geoffrey Luttrell English landowner and Lord Lieutenant of Somerset born in Melbourne Australia (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1919
Shirley Clarke American film director born in NYC New York (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1920
William Cramond Scottish psychiatrist and vice-chancellor (Stirling University) born in Aberdeen Scotland (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1921
Albert Scott Crossfield American test pilot (XS-1) born in Berkeley California (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1921
Robert Runcie Archbishop of Canterbury born in Liverpool England (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1922
Otmar Macha Czech composer (Quattro Group) born in Ostrava (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1923
Jack Dellal English immovables-goedbezittermulti-millionaire (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1924
Sam Wainwright deputy chairman (British Post Office)
31 Oct 1925
Alois Pinos Czech composer born in Vyskov (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1925
Brian Dillon British Lord Justice of Appeal (1982-94) (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1926
Jan Morris Welsh historian and travel writer (Among the Cities Hong Kong Journeys) born in Clevedon Somerset England
31 Oct 1928
Wolfhart Pannenberg German theologist (Gingham Girl) born in Stettin Germany (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1928
Anthony Tippet British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1928
Clay Felker American journalist (NY Herald Tribune Esquire) born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1928
George McFarland American actor (Spanky-Our GangLittle Rascals) born in Dallas Texas (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1928
Robin Duthie British accountant and CEO (Britoil) born in Greenock Scotland
31 Oct 1929
John Zochonis British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1929
Kenneth Leighton British pianist and composer born in Wakefield Yorkshire (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1929
Moses Gunn American actor (Amityville II Good Times Shaft) who co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company (The Blacks The Poison Tree) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1993)
31 Oct 1930
Gnter Kochan German composer born in Luckau Germany (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1930
Jayasinghrao Mansinghrao Ghorpade Indian cricketer (8 Tests for India 1952-59 with little impact) born in Panchgani Maharashtra India (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1930
Dave Barrett 26th Premier of British Columbia (1972-75) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1932
Maury Wills American baseball player (LA Dodgers NL MVP 1962) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1933
Dimiter Khristov Bulgarian composer born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1933
Phill Niblock American composer born in Anderson Indiana
31 Oct 1934
Duncan Thomson keeper (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)
31 Oct 1934
Geoff Millman English cricketer (England wicket-keeper in 6 Tests 1961-62) born in Bedford England (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1934
Richard Scott Baron Scott of Foscote British high court judge born in Dehradun India
31 Oct 1935
Peter Frankl Hungarian-British pianist born in Budapest Hungary
31 Oct 1936
Ian McLachlan Australian cricketer (Cambridge & S Aust batsman) and 45th Australian Defence Minister born in Adelaide Australia
31 Oct 1936
Johnnie Cochran American attorney (O.J. Simpson defense attorney) born in Shreveport Louisiana (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1936
Roger Sainsbury Anglican Bishop of Barking
31 Oct 1938
Lloyd Turner journalist (Daily Express) born in Australia (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1938
Rex Reed American movie critic and actor (Myra Breckinridge) born in Fort Worth Texas
31 Oct 1938
Waheed Murad Pakistani film actor and director (Armaan) born in Sialkot Punjab Pakistan (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1939
Budhi Kunderan Indian cricketer (Indian keeper-batsman of 60s) born in Mulki Karnataka India (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1939
Yury Glazkov Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut (Soyuz 24) born in Moscow (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1940
Lord Davies British engineer and chairman (Welsh National Opera)
31 Oct 1940
Gheorghe Gruia Romanian handball player born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1941
Ron Meagher American rock bassist (The Beau Brummels) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1941
Zareh Baronian Armenian theologian born in Bucharest Romania (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1943
Anna Ford British broadcaster and actress (Secret Policemans Ball) born in Tewkesbury Gloucestershire England
31 Oct 1943
Henri Szeps Australian actor (Mother & Son) born in Lausanne Switzerland
31 Oct 1943
Franklin Rosemont American poet artist and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1944
Peter Hobson British headmaster (Giggleswick School) (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1944
Vernor [Steffen] Vinge American sci-fi author (Witling True Names) born in Waukesha Wisconsin
31 Oct 1944
Ton Koopman Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague) born in Zwolle Netherlands
31 Oct 1945
Don McLean American singer and songwriter (American Pie Vincent) born in New Rochelle New York
31 Oct 1945
Frank Tejeda American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1997)
31 Oct 1946
Jo-el Sonnier American country singer (Louisiana) born in Rayne Louisiana
31 Oct 1946
Roger Jett American actor (Smithereens) born in Cumberland Maryland
31 Oct 1946
Eric Peterson Canadian actor (Street Legal) born in Indian Head Saskatchewan Canada
31 Oct 1948
Avery Brooks American actor (Spenser for Hire Deep Space 9) born in Evansville Indiana
31 Oct 1948
Chris LeDoux American country singer (Ridin for a Fall) born in Biloxi Mississippi (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1948
Donna Karan American fashion designer (Coty Award-1977) born in Forest Hills New York
31 Oct 1948
Robert Anderson New Zealand cricketer (NZ batsman 1976-78) born in Christchurch New Zealand
31 Oct 1948
Trevor Brooking English soccer player born in Barking Essex England
31 Oct 1948
Persis Khambatta Indian actress (Star Trek Megaforce) born in Mumbai India (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1948
Leslie Frankenheimer American film set designer (4 Emmy Awards) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2013)
31 Oct 1949
Richard Hell American rock bassist (Television) born in Lexington Kentucky
31 Oct 1950
Michael Rutherford English pop bassist and rocker (Genesis Mike & the Mechanics) born in Portsmouth Hampshire England
31 Oct 1950
Ian McNeice English actor (Ace Ventura When Nature Calls) born in Basingstoke Hampshire England
31 Oct 1950
Philip Wilson Australian Catholic bishop jailed for concealing sexual abuse born in Cessnock Australia
31 Oct 1951
Romina Power daughter of Tyrone Power and actress (Justine) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1952
George Meegan British adventurer who walked 19019 miles from Argentina to Alaska born in London
31 Oct 1952
John Otway English cult rocker born in Aylesbury Buckinghamshire
31 Oct 1952
Wahed Wafa Tajik singer born in Afghanistan
31 Oct 1953
Ernest Bai Koroma Sierra Leonean politician President of Sierra Leone (2007-) born in Makeni Sierra Leone
31 Oct 1954
Greg Jennings American country singer (Restless Heart-Wheels) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma
31 Oct 1954
Lani OGrady American actress (Mary-8 is Enough) born in Walnut Creek California
31 Oct 1954
Lorraine Bracco American actress (Sopranos Goodfellas) born in Brooklyn New York
31 Oct 1955
Kathryn Morrison American model and playmate (May 1978) born in Long Beach California
31 Oct 1955
Philip Oakey English rock vocalist (Human Leauge-Only Human) born in Hinckley Leicestershire England
31 Oct 1768
William Carr Beresford 1st Viscount Beresford British general and politician born in Bedgebury Kent England (d. 1854)
31 Oct 1956
Freddie Jackson American R&B singer and songwriter (Rock Me Tonight) born in Harlem New York
31 Oct 1798
Charles Albert King of Sardinia (1831-49) born in Turin Italy (d. 1849)
31 Oct 1956
Murphy Morobe South Afr UDF leader (spent 3 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
31 Oct 1817
Gunnar Wennerberg Swedish poet and composer born in Lidkping Sweden (d. 1901)
31 Oct 1957
John Neuman Cook PGA golfer (1981 Bing Crosby) born in Toledo Ohio
31 Oct 1819
George Washington Getty American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1901)
31 Oct 1957
Kimberly Herrin playmate (March 1981) born in Santa Barbara California
31 Oct 1821
Alexander P. Stewart American Lieutenant General (Confederate Army) born in Rogersville Hawkins County Tennessee (d. 1908)
31 Oct 1960
Django Bates British jazz musician born in Beckenham Kent
31 Oct 1822
Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1877-79) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1960
Glenn Anderson NHL right wing (Edmonton Oilers) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1827
Edmund Jackson Davis American lawyer soldier and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in St. Augustine Florida (d. 1883)
31 Oct 1960
Al Connelly Canadian MusicianSongwriter
31 Oct 1828
Charles Floquet French statesman and 44th Prime Minister of France born in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port France (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1961
Alan Wells cricketer (England Test batsman v WI in one Test 1995)
31 Oct 1832
Edward Burnett Tylor English anthropologist (Primitive Culture) born in London (d. 1917)
31 Oct 1961
Pablo Arraya Argentina tennis star
31 Oct 1832
Julius von Sachs German botanist and naturalist born in Breslau Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1961
Robbie Nevil rocker (A Place Like This)
31 Oct 1833
William Corby American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1962
Esai Morales American actor (Bad Boys La Bamba) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1835
Louis-Antoine Ranvier French anatomist and historian born in Lyon France (d. 1922)
31 Oct 1962
Mark Rypien quarterback (St Louis Rams)
31 Oct 1839
Hans Thoma German painter born in Bernau Black Forest (d. 1924)
31 Oct 1962
Sigtryggur Baldursson Icelandic drummer (The Sugarcubes)
31 Oct 1851
Ferdinand Foch French Allied military commander and marshal of France during WW I born in Tarbes France (d. 1929)
31 Oct 1962
Aziz M. Osman Malaysian actor and director
31 Oct 1852
William Ramsay Scottish chemist who discovered noble gases (Nobel 1904) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1963
Libby Wilson Brisbane Qld golfer (1988 - Singapore Open)
31 Oct 1857
Marthinus Theunis Steyn South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902) born in Winburg Orange Free State (d. 1916)
31 Oct 1964
Michael Brooks NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
31 Oct 1866
Charles Ricketts British artist and illustrator born in Geneva Switzerland (d. 1931)
31 Oct 1964
Sheila Echols 4x100m runner (Olympic gold 1988) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1871
Cordell Hull American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nation (Nobel 1945) born in Olympus Tennessee (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1964
Sherry Arnett playmate (Jan 1986) born in St Louis Missouri
31 Oct 1871
Martha Brookes Hutcheson American landscape architect born in NYC New York (d. 1959)
31 Oct 1965
Darren Cahill Australia tennis star
31 Oct 1873
Pelham Warner English cricketer (England 1898-1912 later notable official) born in The Hall Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 1963)
31 Oct 1965
Francesca Dellera [Cervellera] actress (Capriccio) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1873
Stephen Warfield Gambrill American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland) born in Savage Maryland (d. 1938)
31 Oct 1965
Jill Powell American actress (Marcy-As The World Turns) born in Jacksonville Florida
31 Oct 1875
Henry Fvrier French composer born in Paris (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1965
Robert Goff NFL defensive tackle (New Orleans Saints)
31 Oct 1878
Franois Conrad Schlumberger French physicist born in Guebwiller Upper Rhine (d. 1936)
31 Oct 1965
Roger Dube hockey forward (Team France 1998)
31 Oct 1879
Wallace Stevens American poet (Ideas of Order) born in Reading Pennsylvania (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1965
Tom Moody cricket batsman (Australian 1989-92 Ton in 26 mins)
31 Oct 1880
George Alexander Russell American organist composer and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University born in Franklin Tennessee (d. 1953)
31 Oct 1966
Yokozuna [Rodney Anoia] wrestler (WWFNJPWAWA Wild Samoan Kokina)
31 Oct 1881
Ferdinand [Fred] Barlow French composer born in Mulhouse (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1967
Frankie Fredericks Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m 200m 1992 96) born in Windhoek South West Africa
31 Oct 1945
Rod Carew baseball slugger (AL Rookie of Year 1967)
31 Oct 1945
Spider Sabich American skier (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1945
Ram Nath Kovind Indian politician 14th President of India (2017-) born in Paraukh British India
31 Oct 1946
Alfred Jones Grace Miss middleweight boxer (Olympic bronze 1968)
31 Oct 1946
Eva Klobukowska Polish relay sprinter (Olympic gold 1964)
31 Oct 1947
Mariska Veres Dutch singer (Shocking Blue)
31 Oct 1947
Martin Turner rocker (Wishbone)
31 Oct 1947
Rob Davis English musician and songwriter (Groovejet (If This Aint Love) born in London
31 Oct 1947
Stephen Collins actor (Star Trek I Tattingers) born in Des Moines Iowa
31 Oct 1947
Aaron Ciechanover Israeli biologist
31 Oct 1947
Adriano Tilgher Italian politician
31 Oct 1948
Cub Koda rocker (Brownsville Station)
31 Oct 1948
Ellen McIlwaine blues singer (Honky Tonky Angel) born in Nashville Tennessee
31 Oct 1949
Isaac Bonewits American author
31 Oct 1970
Maribel Verd Spanish actress
31 Oct 1950
Boris Morukov Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow USSR (d. 2015)
31 Oct 1971
Jair Lynch gymnast (Olympic silver 1996) born in Amherst Massachusetts
31 Oct 1950
Randy Quaid actor (Midnight Express Vacation Saturday Night Live) born in Houston Texas
31 Oct 1207
Henry III King of England (1216-72 Provisions of Oxford) born in Winchester Castle Hampshire England (d. 1272)
31 Oct 1950
Jeane Manson American singer and actress
31 Oct 1507
Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola Italian architect born in Vignola Italy (d. 1573)
31 Oct 1951
Brian Greenway rock guitaristvocalist (April Wine) born in Montreal Quebec
31 Oct 1540
Johann Jakob Grynaeus Swiss Protestant clergyman born in Bern Switzerland (d. 1617)
31 Oct 1952
Jacques Martin Canadian ice hockey coach and executive
31 Oct 1549
Anne of Saint Bartholomew Flemish Roman Catholic nun born in Almendral de la Caada Old Castile Crown of Castile (d. 1626)
31 Oct 1953
Greta Waitz Norwegian marathon runner (1st female world marathon champion 1983) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1577
Fidelis of Sigmaringen Swiss friar martyr and saint born in Sigmaringen Germany (d. 1622)
31 Oct 1953
John Hegley British poet
31 Oct 1600
Dirck Graswinckel Dutch States-General court clerk born in Delft South Holland The Netherlands (d. 1666)
31 Oct 1953
Pete Falcone American baseball player
31 Oct 1620
Nicolaes Pietersz Berchem Dutch landscape painter and etcher born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1683)
31 Oct 1954
Richard Schlesinger American news correspondent (CBS 48 Hours) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1644
Jean Rousseau French composer and viol player (d. 1699)
31 Oct 1954
Martin Strel Slovenian swimmer
31 Oct 1671
Luigi Guido Grandi Italian mathematician and monk born in Cremona Italy (d. 1742)
31 Oct 1954
Rodney William Rod Ansell Australian bushman and inspiration for Crocodile Dundee born in Murgon Queensland (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1685
Charles VI Holy Roman Emperor (1711-40) born in Hofburg Palace Vienna (d. 1740)
31 Oct 1955
Howard Hewett rock vocalist (Shalamar) born in Akron Ohio
31 Oct 1691
Arthur Onslow English politician (Speaker of the House of Commons 1728-61) born in Kensington London (d. 1768)
31 Oct 1956
Leslie Burr-Howard equestrian show jumper (Olympic silver 1996)
31 Oct 1724
Giovanni Battista Cirri Italian cellist and composer born in Forl Emilia-Romagna Region Italy (d. 1808)
31 Oct 1956
Gina Haspel American intelligence officer First female director of the US CIA born in Ashland Kentucky
31 Oct 1730
Richard Stockton American attorney and signer of Declaration of Independence born in Princeton New Jersey (d. 1781)
31 Oct 1957
Brad MacDonald race horse trainer
31 Oct 1735
Johann Baptist Christoph Toeschi German composer born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1800)
31 Oct 1957
Stelios Mainas Greek actor
31 Oct 1760
William Beckford British writer (Epsiodes of Vathek) born in Soho Square London (d. 1844)
31 Oct 1958
Alton Lister NBA forwardcenter (Portland Trailblazers Celtics)
31 Oct 1770
Vincenzo Cuoco Italian historian (Naples Revolution 1799) born in Civitacampomarano Molise Italy (d. 1823)
31 Oct 1958
Michelle Bauer [Medvitz] California actress (One Million Heels BC)
31 Oct 1771
Pierre Baillot French violinist and composer born in Passy Paris (d. 1842)
31 Oct 1958
Masato Nakamura Japanese musician
31 Oct 1781
James Lawrence American naval hero (War of 1812-Dont give up the ship) born in Burlington New Jersey (d. 1813)
31 Oct 1959
Youssou Ndour Senegalese singer (Shaking The Tree) born in Dakar
31 Oct 1791
Sergey Aksakov Russian novelist (Chronicles of a Russian Family) born in Ufa Russian Empire (d. 1859) [OS 0920]
31 Oct 1960
Elizabeth Dennehy actress (Guiding Light) [or Nov 1]
31 Oct 1799
Rufus Choate American lawyer (Hall of Fame) born in Ipswich Massachusetts (d. 1859)
31 Oct 1961
Corrie Van Zyl [Cornelius Johannes Petrus Gerhardus] South African cricketer (SAf) born in Bloemfontein South Africa
31 Oct 1808
Eduard Sobolewski Polish-American violinist and composer born in Knigsberg (d. 1872)
31 Oct 1961
Gary Ablett Australian rules footballer
31 Oct 1820
Gustav Adolf Heinze Dutch composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1904)
31 Oct 1961
Robert Rey Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality
31 Oct 1825
Raleigh Edward Colston Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris (d. 1896)
31 Oct 1962
Trevor Baxter record holder for high jumping with a skateboard
31 Oct 1830
Jeremiah Cutler Sullivan American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Madison Indiana (d. 1890)
31 Oct 1962
Paul Walsh English footballer
31 Oct 1831
Claudius Charles Wilson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Effingham County Georgia (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1963
Beth Chamberlin Danville Vt actress (Beth Spaulding-Guiding Light)
31 Oct 1832
Caroline Harrison 1st lady of the U.S. (1889-1892) wife of Benjamin Harrison born in Oxford Ohio (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1832
Henry Clay Work American composer born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1884)
31 Oct 1834
Francis Cockrell American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Warrensburg Missouri (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1835
Robert H. Anderson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Savannah Georgia (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1835
William Hicks Red Jackson American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Paris Tennessee (d. 1903)
31 Oct 1842
Charles Cros French inventor and poet (Le Hareng Saur) born in Fabrezan France (d. 1888)
31 Oct 1847
Annie Besant English social reformer and supporter of Indian independence born in London (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1865
Paul Dukas French composer born in Paris (d. 1935)
31 Oct 1870
Pieter van Essen Dutch artillery officer and inventor (grape-shot shells)
31 Oct 1872
Isral Querido Dutch writer (Menschenwee) born in Amsterdam (d. 1932)
31 Oct 1878
Othmar Spann Austrian economist and sociologist (Geschichtsfilosofie) born in Vienna (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1881
Leonid Sabaneyev Russian composer born in Moscow (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1881
William Boeing American aviation pioneer who founded The Boeing Company born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1885
Louis Untermeyer American poet and critic (Immortal Poems Story Poems) born in NYC New York (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1886
Ahmad Amin Egyptian historian and author (My Life) born in Cairo Egypt (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1890
Alice Joyce American actress (Song O My Heart) born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 1955)
31 Oct 1890
Constantin C. Nottara Romanian composer (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1890
Stanley Holloway English actor (Higgins-Our Man Higgins) born in London England (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1893
Faith Baldwin American author (They Who Love) born in New Rochelle New York (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1893
Cliff Friend American pianist and songwriter born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1974)
31 Oct 1893
Ip Man Chinese martial artist and a master teacher of Wing Chun born in Foshan Guangdong Qing China (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1894
Ricardo Castillo Guatemalan composer born in Quetzaltenango Guatemala (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1895
Liaquat Ali Khan1st Prime Minister of Pakistan (1947-51) born in Karnal Punjab British India (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1896
Ted Healy [Ernest Lee Nash] American actor and comedian (Mad Love San Francisco Soup to Nuts) born in Kaufman Texas (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1898
Karl Rankl Austrian-born British composer and conductor (Covent Garden Opera Company) born in Gaaden (d. 1968)
31 Oct 1899
Lajos Bardos composer
31 Oct 1899
Ernest Haycox American writer (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1900
Tom Goddard English cricketer (d. 1966)
31 Oct 1903
George Coulouris British actor (Runaway Bus) born in Manchester England (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1904
Vladimir Horowitz Russian-American pianist (Carmen) born in Kiev Ukraine (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1904
Otto Robert Frisch Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1904
A.K. Gopalan Indian communist leader (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1906
John Lorne Campbell folklorist
31 Oct 1907
Slapsie Maxie Rosenbloom Light heavyweight boxing champion (1930-34) and actor born in NYC New York (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1907
Barbara Morrison English actress (Project Moonbase) born in Weston-Super-Mare (d. 1992)
31 Oct 1907
Oedoen Partos composer
31 Oct 1908
Herman David Koppel composer
31 Oct 1909
Everett Sloane American actor (Patsy Citizen Kane Enforcer) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)
31 Oct 1909
Samuel Yorty (Mayor-LA) born in Lincoln Nebraska
31 Oct 1910
Fritz Kberle Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1910
Jos Enrique Moyal Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)
31 Oct 1911
Edward P Boland (Rep-D-MA 1953- )
31 Oct 1911
Irwin Kostal orchestra leader and arranger (West Side Story Chitty Chitty Bang Bang) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1911
Richard Torriani Swiss ice hockey player and luger who took the Olympic oath in 1948 (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1914
Daniel J. Boorstin American historian and author (The Americans The Democratic Experience - 1974 Pulitzer Prize)
31 Oct 1914
Michael Goodliffe British actor (A Night to Remember Cromwell 5th Day of Peace) born in Bebington Cheshire England (d. 1976)
31 Oct 1916
Tibor Reich textile designer
31 Oct 1917
Ren A de Rooy SurinameAntillian poet (Juancho Picaflor)
31 Oct 1918
Antonio Iglesias Alvares composer
31 Oct 1920
Lon Lonny Chapman American actor (Investigator For the People) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1920
Walter Matthau American actor and comedian (The Odd Couple Bad News Bears) born in NYC New York (d. 2000)
31 Oct 1921
James Whitmore American actor (The Shawshank Redemption Give em Hell Harry) born in White Plains New York (d. 2009)
31 Oct 1922
Hector Campos-Parsi composer
31 Oct 1924
William Rehnquist Ws Supreme Court (1972-86)chief justice (1987- )
31 Oct 1925
Bob Boyd American baseball player (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1926
Roger Williams American pianist
31 Oct 1927
Tom Bosley American actor (Howard-Happy Days Murder She Wrote Fiorello) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1927
Sandy Gall Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster
31 Oct 1928
George Peppard American actor (Breakfast at Tiffanys Banacek A-Team Blue Max) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1928
Laurence Harvey [Larushka Skine] Lithuanian-born South African actor (Alamo Romeo & Juliet) born in Jonikis (d. 1973)
31 Oct 1928
Willy Mairesse Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)
31 Oct 1928
Zhu Rongji Chinese politician
31 Oct 1929
Ken Arthurson Australian rugby league identity
31 Oct 1930
Philippe Noiret French actor (Nuovo cinema Paradiso Soleil Les Milles Il Postino) born in Lille Nord (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1930
Frank Gardner Australian racing driver
31 Oct 1930
Naimatullah Khan Pakistani politician
31 Oct 1931
Reginald Hall endocrinologist
31 Oct 1931
Sylvano Bussotti Italian composer
31 Oct 1932
Albert Collins Leona TX blues guitarist (Frosty Showdown)
31 Oct 1933
Olga Pozzi Escot composer
31 Oct 1936
Charles G Fullerton astronaut (STS-3 51F) born in Rochester New York
31 Oct 1936
Edward Villella Bayside Queens ballet dancer (NYC Ballet)
31 Oct 1936
Stella Stevens Yazoo City Miss actress (Girls Girls Manitou)
31 Oct 1936
Duncan Edwards English footballer (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1937
Hedy dAncona Dutch minister of WVC (PvdA)
31 Oct 1937
Saeed Ahmed cricketer (Pakistani batsman in 41 Tests 1958-73)
31 Oct 1938
J Bert Sonnier race horse trainer
31 Oct 1938
Les Scheinflug Australian soccer asst coach (Olyroos Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1939
George Archer PGA golfer (1969 Masters Bing Crosby) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1939
Geoffrey Whitehead English actor
31 Oct 1940
Richard F Pieternella Dutch Antilles minister plenipotentiary
31 Oct 1943
Jerry Martini [Gerald L. Martini] American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone) born in Denver Colorado
31 Oct 1943
Naushad Ali cricketer (Pakistani wicket-keeper in six Tests 1964-65)
31 Oct 1943
Jean-Jacques Annaud Draveil France director (Bear Black & White Name of the Rose)
31 Oct 1944
Barbara Parritt US soul singer (Toys-Lovers Concerto)
31 Oct 1944
Herbert Tubo Rhoad US singer (Persuasions-Spread the Word)
31 Oct 1945
Donny Hathaway singer-songwriter (Where is the Love) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1979)
31 Oct 1964
Kristi Atkinson Van Nuys Ca WP volleyballer (Best of Beach-6th-1994)
31 Oct 1964
Marcia Pankratz field hockey forward (Olympics 1988 96) born in Wakefield Massachusetts
31 Oct 1964
Roberto Kelly Panama outfielder (NY Yanks Cincinnati Reds Minnesota Twins)
31 Oct 1964
Harry Hill British comedian
31 Oct 1964
Max Matsuura Japanese record producer
31 Oct 1964
Jonathan Sarfati Australian-born chess player scientist and author
31 Oct 1965
Cliff Ronning NHL center (Vancouver Canucks) born in Vancouver British Columbia
31 Oct 1965
Cindy Margolis American model and actress born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1965
Ted King American Actor
31 Oct 1965
Chris Reason Australian journalist
31 Oct 1965
Mia Mottley Barbadian politician Prime Minister of Barbados (2018-) born in Barbados
31 Oct 1966
Christopher Titus American actorcomedian
31 Oct 1966
George Weah Liberian politician and footballer
31 Oct 1966
Cuco Ziganda Spanish footballer
31 Oct 1967
Chuck McElroy Galeston TX pitcher (California Angels)
31 Oct 1967
Geraldine Heaney Irish-Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998) born in Lurgan Northern Ireland
31 Oct 1967
Michael Mike Pringle American CFL running back (Montreal Alouettes) born in Los Angeles California
31 Oct 1967
Scott Young Clinton MA NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
31 Oct 1968
Greg Briggs NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys Minnesota Vikings)
31 Oct 1968
Jay Underwood American actor (The Boy Who Could Fly) born in Minneapolis Minnesota
31 Oct 1968
Malcolm Showell WLAF defensive end (London Monarchs)
31 Oct 1968
Matt Elliott NFL centerguard (Carolina Panthers)
31 Oct 1968
Jon Guenther American author
31 Oct 1969
Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza Mexican murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
31 Oct 1969
Igor Ulanov Krasnokamsk Russia NHL defenseman (Tampa Bay Lightning)
31 Oct 1969
Ori Kaplan Israeli jazz musician
31 Oct 1969
Zach Galifianakis American actor (The Hangover Birdman) born in Wilkesboro North Carolina
31 Oct 1970
Alexei Zhamnov NHL center (Winnipeg Jets Olympic silver 1998) born in Moscow Russia
31 Oct 1970
Gaston Taument soccer player (Feyenoord)
31 Oct 1970
Moses Kiptanui Kenya steeplechase (Olympic silver 1996)
31 Oct 1970
Ronnie Bradford NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons Denver Broncos)
31 Oct 1970
Gam Wu-seong South Korean actor
31 Oct 1970
Simon Davey Barnsley football manager
31 Oct 1971
Amp Lee NFL running back (Minnesota Vikings St Louis Rams)
31 Oct 1971
Melinda Gainsford Australian 100m200m (Olympics 1992 96)
31 Oct 1971
Song Il Gook Korean actor
31 Oct 1971
Gigi Lai Hong Kong actress and bussiness woman born in Hong Kong
31 Oct 1972
Danielle Scott Baton Rouge LA volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1291
Philippe de Vitry French composer and poet born in Paris (d. 1361)
31 Oct 1345
Ferdinand I King of Portugal (1367-83) born in Coimbra Portugal (d. 1383)
31 Oct 1424
Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk King of Poland and Hungary born in Krakw Poland (d. 1444)
31 Oct 1898
Alfred Sauvy French statistician (Affluence & Population) born in Villeneuve-de-la-Raho France (d. 1990)
31 Oct 1900
Cal Hubbard American football and baseball player and umpire (only person in Baseball and Football Hall of Fame) born in Keytesville Missouri (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1902
Charles Drummond de Andrade Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma) born in Itabira Minas Gerais Brazil
31 Oct 1902
Eduard Franz American actor (Zorro) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1983)
31 Oct 1902
Willie Shaw race car driver (Indy 500-1937 39 40)
31 Oct 1902
Abraham Wald Hungarian mathematician (field of statistical sequential analysis) born in Cluj-Napoca Austria-Hungary (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1906
Jo Vis resistance fighter (Yad Vashem-distinction)
31 Oct 1906
Louise Talma American composer (Summer Sounds) born in Arcachon France (d. 1996)
31 Oct 1907
Helen Lessore English artist born in London (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1912
Dale Evans American actress and singer (Roy Rogers Show) born in Uvalde Texas (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1912
Ollie Johnston American animator and the last living member of Disneys Nine Old Men born in Palo Alto California (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1914
Joe Carcione American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1914
John Hugenholtz Dutch race track designer born in Westerveld Netherlands (d. 1995)
31 Oct 1916
Carl Johan Bernadotte formerly Prince of Sweden born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1917
Erik Routley English Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1917
William H. McNeill Canadian-born historian (Rise of the West) born in Vancouver British Columbia (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1918
Ian Stevenson Canadian-American parapsychologist and reincarnation expert born in Montreal Quebec Canada (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1919
Magnus Wenninger American mathematician and author of Polyhedron models born in Park Falls Wisconsin (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1920
Dick Francis British jockey and detective writer (Whip Hand High Stakes) born in Lawrenny Pembrokeshire Wales (d. 2010)
31 Oct 1920
Joseph Gelineau French Catholic Jesuit priest and composer born in Maine-et-Loire France (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1920
Dedan Kimathi Kenyan freedom fighter born in Nyeri District Central Province Kenya (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1920
Helmut Newton German photographer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1920
Fritz Walter German footballer born in Kaiserslautern Germany (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1922
Barbara Bel Geddes American actress (Vertigo Dallas Caught) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1922
Anatoli Papanov Russian actor (Cold Summer of 1953) named as a Peoples Artist of the USSR (1973) born in Vyazma Russia (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1922
Illinois Jacquet American jazz saxophonist born in Broussard Louisiana (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1923
Hicks B Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products Inc. born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1925
Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal] American actress (Shampoo Mulholland Drive) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1925
John Pople English chemist (Nobel Prize 1998) born in Burnham-on-Sea Somerset England (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1926
Shirley Dinsdale ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1926
Jimmy Savile English entertainer and suspected sexual predator born in Leeds (d. 2011)
31 Oct 1927
Anita Kerr American singer composer and producer (The Anita Kerr Singers) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1928
Andrew Sarris American movie critic (Village Voice) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2012)
31 Oct 1929
Bud Spencer Italian actor (Aladdin Extralarge Go For It) born in Borgo Santa Lucia Naples Italy (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1929
Eddie Charlton Australian snooker player born in Merewether Australia (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1930
Michael Collins Mjr Gen USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1930
Ray Crane English trumpeter born in Skegness Lincolnshire (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1930
Booker Ervin [Booker Telleferro Ervin II] American saxophonist (Charles Mingus) born in Denison Texas (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1931
Daniel Dan Rather American news anchor (CBS Evening News 60 Minutes) born in Wharton Texas
31 Oct 1931
David Lumsdaine Australian composer born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1933
Phil Goyette Canadian ice hockey player born in Lachine Canada
31 Oct 1934
Norman Beaton Guyanese actor (Eureka Black Joy Mighty Quinn) born in Georgetown British Guiana (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1934
Walter Steffens German composer born in Burtscheid Aachen Germany
31 Oct 1936
Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov Russian cosmonaut
31 Oct 1936
Michael Landon actor (Bonanza Highway to Heaven) born in Forest Hills New York
31 Oct 1937
Tom Paxton American folk singer and songwriter (Forest Lawn) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1938
Rives McBee PGA golfer (1989 RJR Bank One Classic) born in Denton Texas
31 Oct 1939
Ron Rifkin American actor (Arvin Sloane-Alias L.A. Confidential) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1939
Tom OConnor English comedian born in Bootle Merseyside England
31 Oct 1939
Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali
31 Oct 1941
Lucas Brown Jackson American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964) born in San Marcos Texas
31 Oct 1941
Derek Bell British racing driver born in Pinner Middlesex England
31 Oct 1942
David Ogden Stiers American actor (Winchester-MASH Doc) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1942
Dave McNally American baseball player born in Billings Montana (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1944
Sally Kirkland American actress (Anna Sting Pvt Benjamin Big Bad Mama) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1945
Rik Kenton British musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire
31 Oct 1945
Brian Doyle-Murray American comedian and actor born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1946
Stephen Rea Irish film and stage actor (Crying Game Michael Collins) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
31 Oct 1946
Ramnath Parkar Indian cricket batsman (Indian in 2 Tests v England 1972-73) born in Mumbai India (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1946
Norman Lovett English stand-up comedian and actor (Red Dwarf) born in Windsor Berkshire England
31 Oct 1947
Deidre Hall American actress (Days of our Lives Our House) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
31 Oct 1947
Frank Shorter American marathoner (Olympic goldsilver-72 76) born in Munich Germany
31 Oct 1947
Russ Ballard English rocker (Argent) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1949
Bob Siebenberg American rocker (Supertramp) born in Glendale California
31 Oct 1949
Dumisa Ntsebeza South African attorney and anti-apartheid activist born in Transkei South Africa
31 Oct 1949
Michael Parker American businessman and politician (Rep-D-Mississippi) born in Laurel Mississippi
31 Oct 1949
Odaline de la Martinez Cuban-American composer born in Matanzas Cuba
31 Oct 1949
Terrence W Wilcutt United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut born in Russellville Kentucky
31 Oct 1950
Jane Pauley American newscaster (Today NBC Weekend) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1950
Zaha Hadid British architect (London Aquatic Centre) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1950
Antonio Taguba US Army Major General born in Manila Philippines
31 Oct 1951
Nick Saban American college football coach born in Fairmont West Virginia
31 Oct 1952
Bernard Edwards bassist (Chicago-Addicted to Love) born in Greenville North Carolina
31 Oct 1953
John Lucas NBA guard (Houston Golden State Milwaukee) born in Durham North Carolina
31 Oct 1953
Michael J. Anderson American actor (The Man from Another Place) born in Denver Coloroda
31 Oct 1954
Ken Wahl [Anthony Calzaretta] American actor (Wiseguy The Gladiator The Wanderers) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1956
Anders Lago Swedish Social Democratic politician born in Jnkping Sweden
31 Oct 1957
Robert Pollard American rocker (Guided by Voices) born in Dayton Ohio
31 Oct 1957
Brian Stokes Mitchell American singer and actor born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1958
Russell Earl Cochran PGA golfer (1991 Centel Western) born in Paducah Kentucky
31 Oct 1958
Jeannie Longo French cyclist (59-time French champion and 13-time world champion) born in Annecy France
31 Oct 1959
Ann Henricksson tennis star born in Saint Paul Minnesota
31 Oct 1538
Caesar Baronius Italian cardinal and historian born in Sora Italy (d. 1607)
31 Oct 1959
Neal Stephenson American author born in Fort Meade Maryland
31 Oct 1599
Denzil Holles 1st Baron Holles English statesman and writer born in Houghton England (d. 1680)
31 Oct 1960
Janice Harrer American WPVA volleyballer (US Open-1989 Olympics 1996) born in Torrance California
31 Oct 1620
John Evelyn English writer and diarist (Life of Mrs Godolphin) born in Wotten England (d. 1706)
31 Oct 1960
Reza Pahlavi Crown Prince of Iran born in Tehran Iran
31 Oct 1636
Ferdinand Maria Elector of Bavaria (1651-79) born in Schleissheim Palace Bavaria (d. 1679)
31 Oct 1960
Luis Fortuo Puerto Rican delegate to Congress born in San Juan Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1638
Meindert Hobbema Amsterdams landscape painter baptised
31 Oct 1960
Arnaud Desplechin French film director and screenwriter born in Roubaix France
31 Oct 1692
Comte de Caylus French archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1765)
31 Oct 1961
Alonzo Babers 400m4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama
31 Oct 1705
Pope Clement XIV [Giovanni Ganganelli] Pope (1769-74) born in Rimini Italy (d. 1774)
31 Oct 1961
Christine Bridged Australian European class sailor (Olympics 1996)
31 Oct 1711
Laura Bassi Italian physicist and scholar born in Bologna Italy (d. 1778)
31 Oct 1961
Doc Rivers NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1724
Christopher Anstey English poet (The New Bath Guide) born in Brinkley England (d. 1805)
31 Oct 1961
Larry Mullen Jr rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1740
William Paca American judge and signer (Declaration of Independence) born in Abingdon Maryland (d. 1799)
31 Oct 1961
Sterling Hinds 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1750
Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna Portuguese poet born in So Jorge de Arroios Lisbon Portugal (d. 1839)
31 Oct 1961
Kate Campbell American musician born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1755
Jean Louis van Aelbroeck Flemish agronomist born in Zottergem Belgium (d. 1846)
31 Oct 1963
Dermot Mulroney American actor (Samantha Sunset Long Gone) born in Alexandria Virginia
31 Oct 1761
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavia) born in Deventer Overijssel United Provinces (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1963
Fred McGriff infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Tampa Florida
31 Oct 1785
George F Kersting German painter born in Gstrow Germany (d. 1847)
31 Oct 1963
Johnny Marr English rocker (Smiths-Ask Girl Afraid) born in Ardwick Manchester
31 Oct 1791
Ferdinand Huber Swiss composer born in St. Gallen Switzerland (d. 1863)
31 Oct 1963
Rob Schneider American actor (Saturday Night Live Jamie Coleman-Men Behaving Badly) born in San Francisco California
31 Oct 1815
Karl Weierstrass German mathematician (theory of functions) born in Ostenfelde Germany (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1963
Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri] Brazilian footballer born in Iju Brazil
31 Oct 1825
Charles Lavigerie French Catholic cardinal born in Bayonne France (d. 1892)
31 Oct 1963
Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden
31 Oct 1826
Hugh Boyle Ewing American diplomat author attorney and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Lancaster Ohio (d. 1905)
31 Oct 1964
Amanda Sandrelli actress (The Key) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1827
Richard Morris Hunt American architect and educator born in Brattleboro Vermont (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1964
Marco van Basten Dutch soccer star (Ajax AC Milan) born in Utrecht Netherlands
31 Oct 1831
Daniel Butterfield American Major General (Union Army) assistant US Treasurer born in Utica New York (d. 1901)
31 Oct 1831
Paolo Mantegazza Italian neurologist and anthropologist born in Monza Italy (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1835
Adelbert Ames American soldier and politician Bvt Major General (Union Army) born in Rockland Maine (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1835
Adolf von Baeyer German chemist (Nobel 1905) born in Berlin (d. 1917)
31 Oct 1835
Krijnis Barons Latvian writer born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)
31 Oct 1838
Lus I King of Portugal (1861-89) born in Necessidades Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1840
Franz Mller German tailor and first train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1847
Galileo Ferraris Italian physicist and electrical engineer born in Livorno Ferraris Italy (d. 1897)
31 Oct 1848
Boston Custer brother of George Armstrong Custer born in New Rumley Ohio (d. 1876)
31 Oct 1851
Lovisa of Sweden Queen of Denmark born in Stockholm Palace Stockholm Sweden (d. 1926)
31 Oct 1852
Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman American writer (Revolt of Mother) born in Randolph Massachusetts (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1854
Adolf Erman German Egyptologist (Grammar of Ancient Egypt) born in Berlin (d. 1937)
31 Oct 1875
Seerp Anema Dutch poet and writer (Dutch Coasts) (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1875
Vallabhbhai Patel Indian freedom fighter and statesman born in Gujarat India (d. 1950)
31 Oct 1876
Eduard van Oort Dutch ornithologist (Ornithology of Netherlands) born in Barneveld Netherlands (d. 1933)
31 Oct 1883
Marie Laurencin French painter born in Paris (d. 1956)
31 Oct 1883
Anthony Wilding New Zealand tennis player (Wimbledon 1910-13) born in Christchurch New Zealand (d. 1915)
31 Oct 1887
Newsy Lalonde Canadian ice hockey (Montreal Canadiens) and lacrosse player born in Cornwall Ontario (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1887
William Whysall British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30) (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1888
George Hubert Wilkins Australian polar explorer (Flying the Arctic) born in Hallett Australia (d. 1958)
31 Oct 1888
Harold Vincent Milligan American musician and composer born in Astoria Oregon (d. 1951)
31 Oct 1888
Napoleon Lapathiotis Greek poet born in Athens Greece (d. 1944)
31 Oct 1892
Ruth Fuller Sasaki American Zen teacher (1st Zen Institute of America) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1895
B. H. Liddell Hart English military historian and publicist (The Rommel Papers) born in Paris (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1895
C. K. Nayudu Indian cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30s) born in Nagpur Maharashtra (d. 1967)
31 Oct 1896
Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennslyvania (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1897
Pete Henry American NFL tackle (Canton NY Giants Pottsville) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1424
Wladyslaw III Warnenczyk King of Poland and Hungary born in Krakw Poland (d. 1444)
31 Oct 1638
Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter baptised in Amsterdam (d. 1709)
31 Oct 1737
James Lovell American educator and statesman born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1789)
31 Oct 1750
Leonor de Almeida marquesa de Alorna Portuguese poet born in So Jorge de Arroios Lisbon Portugal (d. 1839)
31 Oct 1785
George F Kersting German painter born in Gstrow Germany (d. 1847)
31 Oct 1835
Krijnis Barons Latvian writer born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)
31 Oct 1838
Lus I King of Portugal (1861-89) born in Necessidades Palace Lisbon Portugal (d. 1889)
31 Oct 1840
Franz Mller German tailor and first train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864)
31 Oct 1872
James Hogan Irish College Football Hall of Fame tackle (Yale) born in Glenbane County Tipperary Ireland (d. 1910)
31 Oct 1902
Willie Shaw race car driver (Indy 500-1937 39 40) (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1918
Ian Stevenson Canadian-American parapsychologist and reincarnation expert born in Montreal Quebec (d. 2007)
31 Oct 1936
Sergei Nikolayevich Gaidukov Russian cosmonaut born in Zhuravka Voronezh Russia (d. 2008)
31 Oct 1936
Michael Landon American actor (Bonanza Highway to Heaven) born in Forest Hills New York (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1939
Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali
31 Oct 1944
Otto Wiesheu German politician born in Zolling Germany
31 Oct 1956
Anders Lago Swedish Social Democratic politician born in Jnkping Sweden
31 Oct 1958
Russ Cochran American golfer (Senior Open Cship 2011) born in Paducah Kentucky
31 Oct 1959
Ann Henricksson American tennis star born in Saint Paul Minnesota
31 Oct 1960
Luis Fortuo Puerto Rican delegate to Congress born in San Juan Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1961
Doc Rivers American NBA guard (San Antonio Spurs) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1961
Larry Mullen Jr Irish rock drummer (U2-I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1963
Fred McGriff American baseball infielder (Atlanta Braves) born in Tampa Florida
31 Oct 1963
Dunga [Carlos Caetano Bledorn Verri] Brazilian footballer born in Iju Brazil
31 Oct 1963
Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden
31 Oct 1964
Amanda Sandrelli Italian actress (The Key) born in Lausanne Switzerland
31 Oct 1964
Colm Cosig Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1964
The Boogeyman [Marty Wright] American professional wrestler born in Phoenix Arizona
31 Oct 1964
Darryl Worley American country singer (Hard Rain Dont Last) born in Memphis Tennessee
31 Oct 1965
Blue Edwards NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies) born in Washington D.C.
31 Oct 1965
Ruud Hesp Dutch soccer player (Roda JC) born in Bussum Netherlands
31 Oct 1965
Rob Rackstraw British voice actor born in Sunderland England
31 Oct 1966
Annabella Lwin [Myant Aye] Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow) born in Rangoon Burma
31 Oct 1966
Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz] American rocker (Beastie Boys) born in NYC New York
31 Oct 1966
Brian Keyser American baseball pitcher (Chicago White Sox) born in Castro Valley California
31 Oct 1966
Koji Kanemoto Japanese wrestler (NJPWAAAUWA Tiger Mask King Lee) born in Kobe Hygo Prefecture Japan
31 Oct 1966
Joseph Boyden Canadian novelist (Three Day Road) born in Willowdale North York Ontario
31 Oct 1966
Mike OMalley American actor (The Mike OMalley Show) born in Boston Massachusetts
31 Oct 1968
Antonio Davis American NBA forward-center (Indiana Pacers) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1968
Eddie Taubensee American baseball catcher (Cincinnati Reds) born in Beeville Texas
31 Oct 1969
Damon Mashore MLB outfielder (Oakland As) born in Ponce Puerto Rico
31 Oct 1969
Henry John Mills American NFL tight end (Houston Oilers) born in Jacksonville Florida
31 Oct 1969
Lee Woodall American NFL linebacker (SF 49ers) born in Carlisle Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1970
Steve Trachsel American baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs) born in Oxnard California
31 Oct 1970
Nicholas Nicky Wu Taiwanese singer actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu DuiLittle Tiger Team) born in Taipei Taiwan
31 Oct 1970
Linn Berggren Swedish singer (Ace of Base) born in Gothenburg Sweden
31 Oct 1970
Rogers Stevens American guitarist (Blind Melon) born in West Point Mississippi
31 Oct 1970
Mitch Harris American guitarist (Napalm Death among others) born in Queens New York
31 Oct 1970
Johnny Moeller American blues guitarist born in Fort Worth Texas
31 Oct 1970
Craig Kelly English actor (Queer as Folk Coronation Street) born in Lytham St Annes England
31 Oct 1971
Alphonso Ford American basketball player born in Greenwood Mississippi (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1971
Ian Walker English footballer born in Watford Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1972
Clifford Rozier American NBA center and forward (Golden State Warriors) born in Bradenton Florida
31 Oct 1972
Jamie Asher American NFL tight end (Washington Redskins) born in Indianapolis Indiana
31 Oct 1972
Matt Dawson English rugby union footballer born in Birkenhead England
31 Oct 1973
Fiona Smith Canadian ice hockey defenseman (Canada Olympics 1998) born in Saskatchewan Canada
31 Oct 1973
Ross Verba American NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Des Moines Iowa
31 Oct 1973
Grigorios Georgatos Greek footballer born in Piraeus Greece
31 Oct 1973
Tim Byrdak American baseball player born in Oak Lawn Illinois
31 Oct 1973
David Dellucci American baseball player born in Baton Rouge Louisiana
31 Oct 1974
Jeff Gooch American football linebacker (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) born in Nashville Tennessee
31 Oct 1896
Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1920
Fritz Walter German footballer (1. FC Kaiserslautern) and captain of West Germany born in Kaiserslautern Germany (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1923
Hicks B. Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products Inc. born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1929
Eddie Charlton Australian snooker player (World 3 1976-81 Pot Black 1972 73 80) born in Merewether Australia (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1930
Michael Collins American Major General USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy
31 Oct 1939
Ali Farka Tour Malian musician born in Timbuktu Region Mali (d. 2006)
31 Oct 1941
Dan Alderson American scientist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and sci-fi fandom figure (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1942
Dave McNally American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star 1969-70 72 World Series 1966 70 Baltimore Orioles) born in Billings Montana (d. 2002)
31 Oct 1949
Terrence W. Wilcutt United States Marine Corps officer and a NASA astronaut born in Russellville Kentucky
31 Oct 1951
Nick Saban American football coach (National NCAA Cships 2003 09 11-12 15 17 LSU Alabama Miami Dolphins) born in Fairmont West Virginia
31 Oct 1956
Charles Moore British editor-in-chief (Sunday Telegraph) born in Hastings Sussex England
31 Oct 1961
Doc Rivers American NBA guard and head coach (NBA Coach of the Year 2000 Orlando Magic Boston Celtics LA Clippers) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1974
Muzzy Izzet Turkish footballer born in Mile End London
31 Oct 1757
Ignaz Spangler Austrian singer and composer born in Vienna (d. 1811)
31 Oct 1892
Olof Thiel Swedish film score composer under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand born in Stockholm (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1902
Wilbur Shaw American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1937 39 40 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America 1991) born in Shelbyville Indiana (d. 1954)
31 Oct 1916
Ken Keltner American MLB baseball third baseman 1937-50 7x All-Star (Cleveland Indians Boston Red Sox) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1922
Talfryn Thomas Welsh character actor (Dads Army -Cheeseman Dr. Who) born in Swansea Wales (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1926
(Moiss) Mario Abramovich Argentinian tango and classical violinist (Sexteto Major 1974-2014) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2014)
31 Oct 1930
Michael Collins American Major General USAFastronaut (Gemini 10 Apollo 11) born in Rome Italy (d. 2021) [1] [2]
31 Oct 1931
David Lumsdaine Australian composer ( Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1943
Brian Piccolo American NFL football running back 1965-69 (Chicago Bears) and subject of the 1971 TV movie Brians Song born in Pittsfield Massachusetts (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1945
Brian Doyle-Murray American comedian and actor (Groundhog Day) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1945
(Russell Glyn) Russ Ballard British rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1945
John Moon Martin American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You) born in Altus Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]
31 Oct 1946
Ged Dunn English rugby league winger (8 Tests Hull KIngston Rovers 301 games) born in Redcar England (d. 2021)
31 Oct 1947
Howard Skempton British experimental and classical composer pianist and accordionist (Scratch Orchestra) born in Chester Cheshire England
31 Oct 1949
Bob Siebenberg American rock drummer (Supertramp - Crime Of The Century) born in Glendale California
31 Oct 1957
Robert Pollard American rock singer-songwriter (Guided by Voices) born in Dayton Ohio
31 Oct 1957
Brian Stokes Mitchell American Broadway singer and actor born in Seattle Washington
31 Oct 1961
Larry Mullen Jr Irish rock drummer (U2 - I Will Follow) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1963
Johnny Marr British guitarist and songwriter (The Smiths - This Charming Man Ask) born in Ardwick Manchester England
31 Oct 1966
Annabella Lwin [Myant Myant Aye] Anglo-Burmese singer (Bow Wow Wow - I Want Candy) born in Rangoon Burma
31 Oct 1967
Adam Schlesinger American rock musician (Fountains Of Wayne) and songwriter (That Thing You Do) born in New York City (d. 2020)
31 Oct 1970
Linn Berggren Swedish pop singer (Ace of Base) born in Gothenburg Sweden
31 Oct 1638
Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1709)
31 Oct 1835
Krijnis Barons Latvian writer who published Latvian folk songs born in Jaunpils Parish Latvia (d. 1923)
31 Oct 1897
Pete Henry American CollegePro Football HOF tackle (Washington & Jefferson First-team All-Pro 192023 NFL Cship 1922 23 Canton Bulldogs) born in Mansfield Ohio (d. 1952)
31 Oct 1900
Cal Hubbard American Baseball HOF umpire (AL 1936-51) and ProCollege Football HOF tackle (4 NFL Cship 1927 2931 4 First-team All-Pro NY Giants GB Packers) born in Keytesville Missouri (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1920
Helmut Newton German fashion photographer born in Berlin Germany (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1930
Bill Pearl American bodybuilder (5 x Mr. Universe) born in Prineville Oregon (d. 2022)
31 Oct 1931
David Lumsdaine Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia
31 Oct 1933
Eric Nesterenko Canadian ice hockey center (NHL All Star 1961 65 Toronto Maple Leafs Stanley Cup 1961 Chicago Black Hawks) born in Flin Flon Manitoba (d. 2022)
31 Oct 1939
John Guerin American session and touring jazz-rock drummer and percussionist (Frank Zappa L.A. Express Joni Mitchell Linda Ronstadt) born in Hawaii (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1939
Tom OConnor British comedian and TV game show host born in Bootle Lancashire England (d. 2021)
31 Oct 1941
Luke Jackson American basketball centerforward (Olympic gold 1964 NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers NBA All Star 1965) born in San Marcos Texas (d. 2022)
31 Oct 1942
David Ogden Stiers American stage and screen actor (MASH 1977-83 - Maj. Charles Emerson Winchester III Lilo & Stitch) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 2018)
31 Oct 1943
Tony Hazzard British pop songwriter (hello World Listen To Me (I Think Im Over) Getting Over You) born in Liverpool England
31 Oct 1945
Russ Ballard British rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar Hold Your Head Up You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1961
Alonzo Babers American track and field athlete 400m4X400m relay (Olympic gold 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama
31 Oct 1961
Kate Campbell American folk music singer-songwriter born in New Orleans Louisiana
31 Oct 1961
Sterling Hinds Canadian 4X100m relayer (Olympic bronze 1984) born in Toronto Ontario
31 Oct 1964
Colm Cosig Irish drummer (My Bloody Valentine Hope Sandoval & the Warm Inventions) born in Dublin Ireland
31 Oct 1964
Sanjeev Bhaskar British actor comedian (Goodness Gracious Me The Kumars at No. 42) and chancellor (University of Sussex 2009-present) born in Ealing England
31 Oct 1966
Jon Wurster American session and touring drummer (Superchunk The Mountain Goats Bob Mould) and comedy writer born in Sellersville Pennsylvania
31 Oct 1541
Hendrik van Kinschot Dutch lawyer (lawyer for the Council of Brabant) born in Turnhout (d. 1608)
31 Oct 1694
Yeongjo of Joseon 21st king of the Korean Joseon Dynasty (1724-76) born in Changdeok Palace Kingdom of Joseon (d. 1776)
31 Oct 1887
William Whysall British cricketer (4 Tests for England 1924-30) (d. 1930)
31 Oct 1902
Charles Drummond de Andrade Brazilian poet (Claro Enigma) born in Itabira Minas Gerais Brazil (d. 1987)
31 Oct 1913
Milton Green American athlete (WR 45-yard high hurdles 5.8s 1935 WR 60m high hurdles 7.5s 1936) born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1917
Erik Routley British Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1922
(Jean-Baptiste) Illinois Jacquet American jazz saxophonist (Flying Home) born in Broussard Louisiana (d. 2004)
31 Oct 1930
Ray Crane British jazz trumpeter born in Skegness Lincolnshire England (d. 1994)
31 Oct 1932
Donald Pritzker American entrepreneur (co-founder and president of Hyatt hotels) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1972)
31 Oct 1933
Sante Ranucci Italian cyclist (gold UCI World Cships amateur road race 1955) born in Montefiascone Italy (d. 2023)
31 Oct 1937
Tom Paxton American folk singer and songwriter (Bottle of Wine The Marvelous Toy) born in Chicago Illinois
31 Oct 1941
Derek Bell British auto racer (24 Hours of Le Mans 1975 81 82 86 87 World Sportscar Cship 1985 86 24 Hours of Daytona 1987 89) born in Pinner England
31 Oct 1945
Rik Kenton British musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire
31 Oct 1945
Russ Ballard British English rock singer songwriter and guitarist (Argent - Liar Hold Your Head Up You Can Do Magic) born in Waltham Cross Hertfordshire England
31 Oct 1947
Jennifer Hosten Grenadian radio host and beauty queen (1st black Miss World 1970) born in St Georges Grenada
31 Oct 1950
Zaha Hadid Iraqi-British architect (London Aquatic Centre Pritzker Prize - 2004 1st woman winner) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1958
Jeannie Longo French cyclist (Olympic gold road race 1996 World Cship [track] gold x 4 World Cship [road] gold x 9) born in Annecy France
31 Oct 1963
Fred McGriff American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1995 Atlanta Braves 5 x MLB All Star) born in Tampa Florida
31 Oct 1291
Philippe de Vitry French composer and poet born in Paris France (d. 1361)
31 Oct 1638
Meindert Hobbema Dutch landscape painter known for The Avenue at Middelharnis baptized in Amsterdam (d. 1709)
31 Oct 1692
Comte de Caylus French antiquarian and early archaeologist born in Paris (d. 1765)
31 Oct 1757
Ignaz Spangler Austrian singer and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1811)
31 Oct 1761
Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck Dutch politician (Grand Pensionary of Batavian Commonwealth) and diplomat born in Deventer Overijssel United Provinces (d. 1825)
31 Oct 1840
Franz Mller German tailor and the first UK train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) (d. 1864) [1]
31 Oct 1875
Seerp Anema Dutch poet and writer (From Hollands Coasts Modern Art and Degeneration) born in Barradeel Minnertsga Nethelands (d. 1961)
31 Oct 1892
Olof Thiel Swedish film score composer under the pseudonym of Jacques Armand born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1978)
31 Oct 1903
Ditta Psztory-Bartk Hungarian concert pianist and second wife of composer Bla Bartk born in Rimaszombat Austria-Hungaryrian (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1920
Dedan Kimathi [wa Waciuri] Kenyan freedom fighter (Mau Mau Uprising) born in Thegenge Village British Kenya (d. 1957)
31 Oct 1922
Barbara Bel Geddes American actress (Vertigo Dallas Caught) born in New York City (d. 2005)
31 Oct 1925
Lee Grant [Lyova Haskell Rosenthal] American actress (Shampoo Mulholland Drive) born in New York City
31 Oct 1926
Shirley Dinsdale American ventriloquist (Judy Splinters) radio and television personality born in San Francisco California (d. 1999)
31 Oct 1930
Booker Ervin American saxophonist (Charles Mingus) born in Denison Texas (d. 1970)
31 Oct 1939
Ron Rifkin [Saul Rifkin] American actor (Alias - Arvin Sloane Brothers & Sisters L.A. Confidential) born in New York City
31 Oct 1941
Luke Jackson American basketball centerforward (Olympic gold 1964 NBA Cship 1967 Philadelphia 76ers NBA All-Star 1965) born in San Marcos Texas (d. 2022)
31 Oct 1944
Sally Kirkland American actress (Anna Sting Pvt Benjamin Big Bad Mama) born in New York City
31 Oct 1945
(John) Moon Martin American rockabilly singer-songwriter and guitarist (Bad Case Of Loving You) born in Altus Oklahoma (d. 2020) [1] [2]
31 Oct 1945
Rik Kenton British rock musician (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England
31 Oct 1950
Jozef Stolorz polish painter born in Katowice Poland
31 Oct 1951
Franois Bracci French soccer defender (18 caps Olympique de Marseille RC Strasbourg FC Bordeaux) born in Beinheim France (d. 2023)
31 Oct 1952
Bernard Edwards American bassist (Chicago - Addicted to Love) born in Greenville North Carolina
31 Oct 1963
Mikkey Dee [Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou] Swedish rock musician and drummer [Motrhead Scorpions] born in Gothenburg Sweden
31 Oct 1966
Ad-Rock [Adam Horovitz] American rocker (Beastie Boys - Fight for Your Right) born in New York City
31 Oct 1968
Antonio Davis American basketball forward (NBA All-Star 2001 Indiana Pacers) executive (President NBA Players Association 2005-06) and broadcaster (ESPN SiriusXM) born in Oakland California
31 Oct 1827
Richard Morris Hunt American Gilded Age architect (Biltmore Estate Newport Rhode Island cottages Manhattans Millionaire Row) and educator born in Brattleboro Vermont (d. 1895)
31 Oct 1840
Franz Mller German tailor and the first UK train murderer (killing Thomas Briggs) born in Langendernbach Duchy of Nassau (d. 1864) [1]
31 Oct 1896
Ethel Waters American actress (Beulah) and singer (Stormy Weather) born in Chester Pennsylvania (d. 1977)
31 Oct 1903
Ditta Psztory-Bartk Hungarian concert pianist and second wife of composer Bla Bartk born in Rimaszombat Austria-Hungaryr (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1912
Dale Evans [Frances Smith] American radio singer actress (The Roy Rogers Show) and TV host born in Uvalde Texas (d. 2001)
31 Oct 1914
Joe Carcione American consumer advocate (The Green Grocer) born in North Beach California (d. 1988)
31 Oct 1916
Ken Keltner American baseball third baseman (7 x MLB All-Star World Series 1948 Cleveland Indians) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1991)
31 Oct 1917
Erik Routley British Congregational minister composer and musicologist born in England (d. 1982)
31 Oct 1923
Hicks B. Waldron Chairman and CEO of Avon Products born in Amsterdam New York (d. 2017)
31 Oct 1924
Enrico Baj Italian artist known for his avant-garde collages (Generale) born in Milan Italy (d. 2003)
31 Oct 1931
David Lumsdaine Australian composer (Annotations of Auschwitz) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2024)
31 Oct 1941
Dan Alderson American scientist (Jet Propulsion Laboratory) and sci-fi fandom figure born in Missouri (d. 1989)
31 Oct 1945
Rik Kenton British rock bassist (Roxy Music Woody Kern) born in Nottingham Nottinghamshire England
31 Oct 1947
Leo Hindery Jr. American businessman who helped negotiate the purchase of Tele-Communications Inc. by AT&T born in Springfield Illinois (d. 2025)
31 Oct 1950
Zaha Hadid Iraqi-British architect (London Aquatic Centre Pritzker Prize 2004 1st woman winner) born in Baghdad Iraq (d. 2016)
31 Oct 1952
Derk Sauer Dutch media mogul and founder of The Moscow Times born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 2025) [1]
31 Oct 1953
Michael J. Anderson American actor (The Man from Another Place in Twin Peaks) born in Denver Coloroda
31 Oct 1957
Lauren Berlant American scholar and cultural theorist (Cruel Optimism The Female Complaint) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2021) [1]
31 Oct 1960
Arnaud Desplechin French screenwriter and film director (My Golden Days Kings & Queen) born in Roubaix France
31 Oct 1961
Alonzo Babers American athlete (Olympic gold 400m 4x400m relay 1984) born in Montgomery Alabama
31 Oct 1965
Rob Rackstraw British voice actor (Bob the Builder The Octonauts) born in Sunderland England