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Oct 07 1802

Wilhelm Bernhard Molique German violinist and composer born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1869)

Oct 07 1868

Fred Hovey American tennis player (US Nationals 1895) born in Newton Centre Massachusetts (d. 1945)

Oct 07 1901

Souvanna Phouma Prince and Prime Minister of Laos (195154 195658 1960 and 196275) born in Luang Phrabang Laos (d. 1984)

Oct 07 1905

Andy Devine [Andrew Vabre Devine] American character actor (Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok Stagecoach) born in Flagstaff Arizona (d. 1977)

Oct 07 1907

Vctor Paz Estenssoro Bolivian politician (d. 2001)

Oct 07 1912

Fernando Belande Terry President of Peru (d. 2002)

Oct 07 1914

Herman Keiser American golfer (US Masters 1946) born in Springfield Missouri (d. 2003)

Oct 07 1923

Jean-Paul Riopelle Qubcois member of Les Automatistes (d. 2002)

Oct 07 1927

R. D. Laing Scottish psychiatrist born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 1989)

Oct 07 1938

Ann Haydon-Jones British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969 French Open 1961 66) born in Birmingham England

Oct 07 1941

John Ford Noonan American playwright (A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking) born in Stamford Connecticut (d. 2018)

Oct 07 1942

Joy Behar [Occhiuto] American actress and comedian (The View) born in Brooklyn New York

Oct 07 1973

Priest Holmes running back (Baltimore Ravens)

Oct 07 1974

Alexander Polinsky actor (Adam-Charles in Charge) born in San Francisco California

Oct 07 1974

Benjamin Oberman pairs skater (& Naomi Grabow) born in Denver Colorado

Oct 07 1857

Moses Walker American baseball catcher (first African-American open about his heritage to play MLB Toledo Blue Stockings) born in Mt. Pleasant Ohio (d. 1924)

Oct 07 1892

Dwain Esper American film director (The Seventh Commandment) born in Washington State (d. 1982)

Oct 07 1914

Sarah Churchill British actress (Matinee Theatre All Over Town Royal Wedding) born in London England (d. 1982)

Oct 07 1915

Roman Padlewski Polish violinist and composer born in Moscow Russia (d. 1944)

Oct 07 1926

Marcello Abbado Italian composer born in Milan Italy

Oct 07 1928

Sohrab Sepehri Persian poet and painter born in Kashan Iran (d. 1980)

Oct 07 1929

Robert Westall British author born in North Shields United Kingdom (d. 1993)

Oct 07 1929

Graeme Ferguson Canadian filmmaker and executive born in Toronto Ontario

Oct 07 1929

Harold Zirin American astronomer born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2012)

Oct 07 1931

Cotton Fitzsimmons American basketball coach (NJCAA Cship 1966 67 Moberly Area CC Kansas State NBA Phoenix Suns Atlanta Hawks San Antonio Spurs) born in Hannibal Missouri (d. 2004)

Oct 07 1932

Joannes M Gijsen Bishop of Roermond born in Oeffelt Netherlands (d. 2013)

Oct 07 1933

Paul B. Price American actor (Busting Loose) born in Carteret New Jersey (d. 2012)

Oct 07 1934

Ulrike Meinhof West German far left militant born in Oldenburg Germany (d. 1976)

Oct 07 1934

Willie Naulls American NBA player (NY Knicks) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2018)

Oct 07 1934

Amiri Baraka American writer (Black Music) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2014)

Oct 07 1935

Thomas Keneally Australian writer (Schindlers List) born in Sydney Australia

Oct 07 1936

Gennadi Mikhailovich Kolesnikov Russian cosmonaut born in Dauriya Russia

Oct 07 1936

Charles Dutoit Swiss conductor born in Lausanne Switzerland

Oct 07 1513 Battle of La Motta Spanish troops under Ramn de Cardona defeat the Venetians.

Oct 07 1891 British Open Mens Golf St Andrews Hugh Kirkaldy wins by 2 strokes from brother Andrew Kirkaldy and Willie Fernie last Open contested in a single day over 36 holes

Oct 07 1950 World Series Baseball New York Yankees beat Philadelphia Phillies 5-2 at Yankee Stadium to sweep series 4-0 for 13th WS Championship

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