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Oct 11 1806

Alexander Karaorevi Prince of Serbia (1842-58) born in Topola Serbia (d. 1885)

Oct 11 1814

Jean Baptiste Lamy 1st Archbishop of Santa Fe (1853-85) born in Lempdes Puy-de-Dme France (d. 1888)

Oct 11 1825

Conrad Ferdinand Meyer Swiss writer born in Zrich (d. 1898)

Oct 11 1865

Hans E. Kinck Norwegian philological and writer (Mot Karnaval) born in ksfjord Norway (d. 1926)

Oct 11 1875

Stefan Octavian Iosif Romanian poet (Beautiful Irine) born in Braov Romania (d. 1913)

Oct 11 1884

Friedrich Bergius German chemist (benzine from brown coal Nobel 1931) born in Breslau (Wrocaw) Germany (d. 1949)

Oct 11 1884

Robert Mller-Hartmann German composer born in Hamburg (d. 1950)

Oct 11 1897

Arvo Hannikainen Finnish composer born in Jyvskyl Finland (d. 1942)

Oct 11 1901

Emil Hlobil Czech composer born in Vesel nad Lunic (d. 1987)

Oct 11 1908

Armen Carapetyan Americn musicologist and composer born in Isfahan Iran (d. 1992)

Oct 11 1926

Nht Hnh Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk born in Hu Tha Thin-Hu Province Vietnam

Oct 11 1927

Josphine-Charlotte Grand Duchess of Luxembourg Princess of Belgium born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2005)

Oct 11 1930

Harry Gla German ski jumper (Olympic bronze 1956) born in Klingenthal Vogtland Saxony Germany (d. 1997)

Oct 11 1951

Miroslav Dvok Czechoslovak ice hockey player born in Hluboka Czech Republic (d. 2008)

Oct 11 1965

Alexander Hacke German musician (Einstrzende Neubauten) born in Berlin

Oct 11 1966

Gregg Olson American baseball pitcher (Baltimore Orioles Detroit Tigers) born in Omaha Nebraska

Oct 11 1974

Terje Hkonsen Norwegian snowboarder born in Vinje Norway

Oct 11 1978

Kali [Carlos Manuel Gonalves Alonso] Angolan footballer born in Luanda Angola

Oct 11 1989

Henry Lau Hong Kong-Canadian singer (Super Junior-M) born in Toronto Ontario Canada

Oct 11 1989

Michelle Wie American golfer (US Open 2014) born in Honolulu Hawaii

Oct 11 1991

Chauncey Matthews American Juniors singer born in San Diego California

Oct 11 1872

Emily Davison English suffragette who died when hit by King Georges horse at Epsom Derby born in Greenwich England (d. 1913)

Oct 11 1887

William Hoppe American carom billiards player (51 world titles 1906-52) born in Cornwall on Hudson New York (d. 1959)

Oct 11 1888

Piero Coppola Italian pianist and composer born in Milan Italy (d. 1971)

Oct 11 1915

Florence Finch Filipino-American war hero who fought against the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II born in Santiago Philippines (d. 2016)

Oct 11 1937

Sir Bobby Charlton CBE English soccer midfielder (106 caps World Cup 1966 Manchester United) and manager (Preston NE) born in Ashington England

Oct 11 1946

Gary Mallaber American drummer (The Steve Miller Band- Abracadbra) born in Buffalo New York

Oct 11 1949

Greg Douglass American rock guitarist and vocalist (Steve Miller Band - Abracadabra) born in Oakland California

Oct 11 1950

Andrew Woolfolk American pop musician (Earth Wind & Fire - Shining Star) born in Texas

Oct 11 1961

Steve Young American NFL quarterback (Super Bowl 1988-89 94 [MVP] Pro Bowl 199298 NFL passing TD leader 199294 98 SF 49ers) born in Salt Lake City Utah

Oct 11 1965

Julianne McNamara American gymnast (Olympic gold uneven bars 1984) born in Flushing New York

Oct 11 1978

Kali Angolan soccer defender (73 caps) born in Luanda Angola

Oct 11 1895

Jakov Gotovac Croatian conductor and composer (Ero the Joker) born in Split Austria-Hungary (now Croatia) (d. 1982)

Oct 11 1902 US Open Mens Golf Garden City GC Scotsman Laurie Auchterlonie sets new 72-hole event scoring record to win his only major title 6 strokes ahead of Stewart Gardner and amateur Walter Travis

Oct 11 1923 German Mark falls to 10 billion per 4 billion per

Oct 11 1968 Coup dtat in Panama against President Arnulfo Arias

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