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Oct 10 1684

Jean-Antoine Watteau French Rococo painter (ftes galantes) born in Valenciennes France (d. 1721)

Oct 10 1757

Erik Acharius Swedish botanist (lichens) born in Gvle Sweden (d. 1819)

Oct 10 1834

Aleksis Kivi Finnish writer and poet (Nummisuutarit) born in Nurmijrvi Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1872)

Oct 10 1847

Gheorghe Dima Romanian composer born in cheii Braovului Romania (d. 1925)

Oct 10 1854

Gernimo Gimnez Spanish composer born in Seville Spain (d. 1923)

Oct 10 1868

Guillermo M. Toms Cuban composer born in Cienfuegos Cuba (d. 1933)

Oct 10 1895

Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (The Wrong Millionaire Secret Svensson) born in Munkfors Vrmland Sweden (d. 1935)

Oct 10 1898

Lilly Dach French-American milliner and fashion designer born in Bgles France (d. 1989)

Oct 10 1899

Brian Norton South African tennis player (Wimbledon 1921 runner-up) born in Robben Island South Africa (d. 1956)

Oct 10 1901

Alberto Giacometti Swiss-French painter and sculptor born in Borgonovo Stampa Graubnden Switzerland (d. 1966)

Oct 10 1903

Charles Thodore Henri Antoine Meinrad de Belgique Count of Flanders born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1983)

Oct 10 1908

Johnny Green American singer (Body and Soul) and film score composer who won 5 Academy Awards born in NYC New York (d. 1989)

Oct 10 1908

Merc Rodoreda Catalan novelist (La plaa del diamant) born in Barcelona (d. 1983)

Oct 10 1922

Boeli van Leeuwen Antillian writer (Vreemdeling Op Aarde) born in Curaao (d. 2007)

Oct 10 1924

Ludmilla Tchrina French prima ballerina artist actress choreographer and author (Sins of Rome) born in Paris France (d. 2004)

Oct 10 1925

Ivan Svitk Czech philosopher and poet born in Hranice na Morav Czechoslovakia (d. 1994)

Oct 10 1935

Andr Bureau French Canadian lawyer and communications executive born in Trois-Rivires Quebec Canada

Oct 10 1937

Bruce Devlin Australian golfer (8 PGA Tour titles) born in Armidale NSW

Oct 10 1938

Daid Moriyama Japanese photographer born in Ikeda Osaka

Oct 10 1938

Gloria Coates American post-minimalist composer born in Wausau Wisconsin

Oct 10 1942

Chartchai Chionoi Thai boxer (WBCWBA flyweight champion) born in Bangkok Thailand (d. 2018)

Oct 10 1948

Sverine [Josiane Grizeau] French singer (Un banc un arbre une rue) born in Paris

Oct 10 1959

Bradley Whitford American actor and political activist (The West Wing) born in Madison Wisconsin

Oct 10 1961

Henrik Jrgensen Danish marathon runner born in Copenhagen

Oct 10 1967

Gavin Newsom American politician (Governor of California 2019-) born in San Francisco California

Oct 10 1893

Willi Apel German-American musicologist (Harvard dictionary of music) born in Konitz West Prussia (d. 1988)

Oct 10 1895

Johnny Taylor Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests 1 x 100 8 x 50) and rugby union fly-half (2 caps) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1971)

Oct 10 1920

Frank Sinkwich American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Heisman Trophy 1942 U of Georgia NFL Draft 1 pick Detroit Lions 1943 NFL MVP 1944) born in Starjak Croatia (d. 1990)

Oct 10 1923

Nicholas Parsons British presenter and actor described as the ultimate quiz show host born in Grantham England (d. 2020)

Oct 10 1925

Great Antonio [Antonio Barichievich] Croatian-Canadian strongman and eccentric born in Zagreb Yugoslavia (d. 2003)

Oct 10 1926

Ralph Liguori American auto racer (NASCAR Grand National Series 30 x Top 10 5 x Top 5 finishes) born in NYC NY (d. 2020)

Oct 10 1946

John Prine American country folk singer-songwriter (Hello in There Angel From Montgomery) born in Maywood Illinois (d. 2020)

Oct 10 1952

Bobby Nystrom Swedish NHL right wing (Stanley Cup 1979-83 jersey 23 retired 1995) born in Stockholm Sweden

Oct 10 1780 Great Hurricane of kills 20000 to 30000 in the Caribbean hitting Barbados first. Atlantics deadliest recorded hurricane.

Oct 10 1949 3rd NHL All-Star Game Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto ON All-Stars beat Toronto Maple Leafs 3-1

Oct 10 1964 XVIII Summer Olympic Games open in Tokyo Japan

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