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Oct 09 1704

Jn Andrej Segner Slovak and German mathematician physicist and physician born in Bratislava Slovakia (d. 1777)

Oct 09 1760

Pierre Gaveaux French composer born in Bziers France (d. 1825)

Oct 09 1796

Joseph Bonomi the Younger English artist and Egyptologist born in London England (d. 1878)

Oct 09 1835

Camille Saint-Sans French composer (Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso) born in Paris (d. 1921)

Oct 09 1840

Simeon Solomon English Pre-Raphaelite painter born in London England (d. 1905)

Oct 09 1847

Andre Dumont Belgian mine engineer (Limburgs coal basin) born in Lige Belgium (d. 1920)

Oct 09 1864

Maud Watson British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85) born in London England (d. 1946)

Oct 09 1871

George Gauthier Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Universit de Montral born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1940)

Oct 09 1871

Didak Bunti Croatian monk and scholar born in Paoa Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1922)

Oct 09 1873

Carl Flesch Hungarian violinist born in Mosonmagyarvr Hungary (d. 1944)

Oct 09 1884

Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach] Polish-American psychoanalyst born in Przemyl Poland (d. 1982)

Oct 09 1888

Irving Cummings Sr. American silent screen actor and director (Curly Top) born in NYC New York (d. 1959)

Oct 09 1893

Mrio de Andrade Brazilian writer photographer and modernist born in So Paulo (d. 1947)

Oct 09 1906

Janis Ivanovs Latvian composer born in Babri Preii Latvia (d. 1983)

Oct 09 1906

Lopold Sdar Senghor Senegalese poet and 1st President of Senegal (1960-80) born in Joal-Fadiouth Senegal (d. 2001)

Oct 09 1910

Phil Hanna American singer (Once Upon a Tune) born in River Forest Illinois (d. 1957)

Oct 09 1917

Kusuo Kitamura Japanese 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1932) born in Kchi Japan (d. 1996)

Oct 09 1918

Walter Burkemo American golfer (PGA Cship 1953) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1986)

Oct 09 1919

Rezso Sugar Hungarian composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1988)

Oct 09 1920

Jens Bjrneboe Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt Jonas) born in Kristiansand Norway (d. 1976)

Oct 09 1921

Michel Boisrond French film director and screenwriter born in Chteauneuf-en-Thymerais France (d. 2002)

Oct 09 1926

Danile Delorme [Gabrielle Girard] French actress (Pardon My Affair) born in Paris (d. 2015)

Oct 09 1928

Einojuhani Rautavaara Finnish composer (Kaivos) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 2016)

Oct 09 1930

Fjlnir Stefnsson Icelandic composer born in Reykjavc Iceland (d. 2011)

Oct 09 1933

Bill Tidy English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga) born in Tranmere England

Oct 09 1934

Jacobo Majluta Azar 47th President of the Dominican Republic (1978-82) born in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic (d. 1996)

Oct 09 1935

Don McCullin British photographer born in London England

Oct 09 1935

Prince Edward Duke of Kent born in London England

Oct 09 1940

Hans Ulrich Humpert German composer born in Paderborn Germany (d. 2010)

Oct 09 1941

Chucho Valds [Jess Valds Rodrguez] Cuban musician (Orquesta Cubana de Msica Moderna) born in Quivicn Cuba

Oct 09 1947

Isabelle France Gall French pop singer (Donner Pour Donner Sacr Charlemagne) born in Paris France (d. 2018)

Oct 09 1948

Caleb Quayle English rock musician (Hall & Oates) born in London England

Oct 09 1953

Tony Shalhoub American actor (Wings Monk The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) born in Green Bay Wisconsin

Oct 09 1799 Sinking of British frigate HMS Lutine with the loss of 240 men and cargo worth 1200000 off Dutch coast

Oct 09 1949 English ballerina Margot Fonteyn debuts in America with her performance of Sleeping Beauty at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York

Oct 09 1951 5th NHL All-Star Game Maple Leaf Gardens Toronto 1st Team ties 2nd Team 2-2 first year format - 1st v 2nd All-Star Teams with additional players

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