Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French historian (d. 1761)
udovt tr Slovak politician author of Slovak language (d. 1856)
Mieczysaw Halka Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
Paul Bruchsi archbishop of Montreal (d. 1939)
Edwige Feuillre French film actress born in Haute-Sane Franche-Comt France (d. 1998)
Jimmy Thomson Scottish golfer (US Open 1935 PGA Cship 1936 runner-up) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1985)
Dennis Brookes English cricketer (one Test England v WI 1948 scored 10 & 7)
John Haley Zoot Sims American jazz saxophonist born in Inglewood California (d. 1985)
Frank Sedgman Australian tennis player (5 Grand Slam singles titles doubles Grand Slam 1951) born in Melbourne Victoria
Omara Portuondo Cuban singer born in Havana Cuba
Franco Interlenghi Italian actor (I Vitelloni Ulysses Sciusci) born in Rome Kingdom of Italy (d. 2015)
Jos Ulises Macas Salcedo Catholic bishop
Anura Tennekoon Sri Lankan cricketer (World Cup captain 1975-79)
Matthew Whitaker American lawyer and politician (Acting Attorney General 2018-) born in Des Moines Iowa
Gabrielle Union American actress author and activist (Bring it on Being Mary Jane) born in Omaha Nebraska
Alessandro Achillini Italian physician and philosopher born in Bologna Italy (d. 1512)
Fernando Alvarez de Toledo Spanish noble and diplomat (governor of the Netherlands (15671573)) born in Piedrahta vila Spain (d. 1582)
Pierre Franois Xavier de Charlevoix French Jesuit prince and historian born in Saint-Quentin Picardy Kingdom of France (d. 1761)
Martin Folkes English antiquarian and mathematician born in Westminster London (d. 1754)
John Byng English admiral executed by firing squad at 52 for neglecting his duty in defence of Minorca born in Southill Bedfordshire England (d. 1757)
Dan Emmett American composer born in Mount Vernon Ohio (d. 1904)
udovt tr Slovak politician and author of Slovak language born in Uhrovec Austrian Empire (d. 1856)
Ferdinand II German prince of the House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Kohry and King of Portugal (1837-53) born in Palais Coburg Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1885)
Joost Gerard Kist Dutch lawyer and president of High Council (1885-97) born in Zoelen Netherlands (d. 1897)
Mieczysaw Halka-Ledchowski Polish Catholic Cardinal (d. 1902)
Joseph Horace Lewis American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Barren County Kentucky (d. 1904)
Marcellin Berthelot French chemist (ThomsenBerthelot principle of thermochemistry) born in Paris (d. 1907)
Abraham Kuyper Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1901-05) born in Maassluis Netherlands (d. 1920)
Harriet Powers African-American slave and quilt maker (Bible Quilt 1886) born in Clarke County Georgia (d. 1910)
Albert Salomon Anselm von Rothschild Austrian banker and member of the Rothschild banking family of Austria born in Vienna Austrian Empire (d. 1911)
Josephine Beall Bruce African-American activist (NACW) Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1923)
Paul Bruchsi French Canadian Catholic archbishop of Montreal born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1939)
Konrad Haebler German historian (Early printers of SpainPortugal) born in Dresden Germany (d. 1946)
Oct 29 1910 Ben Simpson of Hamilton Tigers kicks CFL record 11 singles in a game
Oct 29 1923 Mustafa Kemal officially confirms Turkey as a republic (Trkiye Cumhuriyeti) now commemorated annually as the Republic Day of Turkey
Oct 29 1956 NBC anchors Chet Huntley and David Brinkley first team up in The HuntleyBrinkley Report