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Oct 04 1379

Henry III King of Castile and Len (1390-1406) born in Burgos Castile (d. 1406)

Oct 04 1562

Christian Srensen Longomontanus Danish astronomer born in Lomborg Jutland Denmark (d. 1647)

Oct 04 1570

Pter Pzmny Hungarian cardinal and statesman born in Nagyvrad Principality of Transylvania (d. 1637)

Oct 04 1759

Louis Franois Antoine Arbogast French mathematician (Du calcul des derivations) born in Mutzig France (d. 1803)

Oct 04 1772

Franois-Louis Perne French composer born in Paris (d. 1832)

Oct 04 1787

Franois Guizot French historian and politician (17th Prime Minister of France) born in Nmes France (d. 1874)

Oct 04 1804

Nicholas Felix Wanostrocht English amateur cricket batsman (Kent Surry) born in Camberwell London England (d. 1876)

Oct 04 1809

Prince Albert of Prussia Prussian colonel general born in Knigsberg (d. 1872)

Oct 04 1841

Prudente Jos de Morais Barros 3rd President of Brazil (1894-98) born in Itu So Paulo Empire of Brazil (d. 1912)

Oct 04 1861

Joo Marcellino Arroyo Portuguese composer born in Porto Portugal (d. 1930)

Oct 04 1865

Max Halbe German playwright (Jugend) born in Gttland Gdask (d. 1944)

Oct 04 1872

Ernest Blood American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Passaic HS NJ 200-1 record 1915-24) born in Manchester New Hampshire (d. 1955)

Oct 04 1877

Razor Smith English cricket spin bowler (245 first class matches Surry) born in Oxford England (d. 1946)

Oct 04 1880

Young Corbett II (William J. Rothwell) American boxer (world featherweight champion 1901-02) born in Denver Colorado (d. 1927)

Oct 04 1888

Oscar Mathisen Norwegian speed skater (5-time World Champion all-round) born in Kristiania Norway (d. 1954)

Oct 04 1889

John B. Kelly American rower and father of Grace Kelly (3 x Olympic gold 1920 24) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1960)

Oct 04 1892

Luis Trenker South Tyrolean film producer director and actor (Berge in Flammen) born in Urtiji Tyrol (d. 1990)

Oct 04 1905

Ren Defossez Belgian composer born in Spa Belgium (d. 1988)

Oct 04 1910

Frankie Crosetti American baseball shortstop and 3rd base coach (record 17 World Series titles as player & coach NY Yankees) born in San Francisco California (d. 2002)

Oct 04 1917

Marv Harshman American Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach (Pacific Lutheran Wash State Washington) born in Eau Claire Wisconsin (d. 2013)

Oct 04 1918

Red Munger American baseball (MLB All Star 1944 47 49 St. Louis Cardinals) born in Houston Texas (d. 1996)

Oct 04 1920

George Tribe Australian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests Northamptonshire 66 VFL games Footscray) born in Yarraville Victoria (d. 2009)

Oct 04 1928

Torben Ulrich Danish tennis player musician writer filmmaker (father Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich) born in Frederiksberg Denmark

Oct 04 1928

Rip Repulski American baseball outfielder (MLB All Star 1956 World Series 1959) born in Sauk Rapids Minnesota (d. 1993)

Oct 04 1930

Jzsef Soproni Hungarian composer and educator born in Sopron

Oct 04 1930

Bill Wade American NFL quarterback (Pro Bowl 1958 63 LA Rams Chicago Bears) born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2016)

Oct 04 1931

Basil DOliveira English cricket all-rounder (44 Tests 2484 40.06 47 wickets) born in Cape Town South Africa (d. 2011)

Oct 04 1932

Felicia Farr [Olive Dines] American model and actress (Charley Varrick Kotch) born in Westchester New York

Oct 04 1934

Sam Huff American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker (5-time Pro Bowl NY Giants Washington Redskins) born in Edna West Virginia

Oct 04 1935

Jimmy Orr American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1959 65 Super Bowl 1971 Baltimore Colts) born in Seneca South Carolina

Oct 04 1936

David Pithey Rhodesian cricket all-rounder (8 Tests for South Africa) born in Salisbury Zimbabwe (d. 2018)

Oct 04 1938

Kurt Wthrich Swiss chemist Nobel laureate

Oct 04 1940

Silvio Marzolini Argentine soccer defender (28 caps Boca Juniors) born in Buenos Aires Argentina

Oct 04 1537 The 1st complete English-language Bible the Matthew Bible is printed with translations by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale

Oct 04 1582 Last Julian calendar day in Spain Portugal and pontifical states. To sync to the Gregorian calendar 10 days are skipped and the next date is Oct 15.

Oct 04 1873 British Open Mens Golf St Andrews Scotsman Tom Kidd beats countryman Jamie Anderson by 1 stroke first Open not held at Prestwick GC

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