Daniel Steibelt German pianist and composer born in Berlin (d. 1823)
Mungo Park Scottish golfer (British Open 1874) born in Inveresk East Lothian (d. 1904)
[Joseph Jacinto] Jo Mora Uruguayan-born American cartoonist cowboy and illustrator who lived with the Hopi tribe and wrote extensively of his experiences born in Montevideo Uruguay (d. 1947)
Mi Lnfng Chinese opera performer (d. 1961)
Charles Glen King American biochemist and pioneer of nutrition research who isolated vitamin C born in Entiat Washington (d. 1988)
Nelson Pereira dos Santos Brazilian movie director (Como Era Gostoso o Meu Francs Vidas Secas) born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2018)
George Cohen English footballer (1966 World Cup) born in London England
Arsne Wenger French football manager (Arsenal 1996-2018) born Strasbourg France
Bobby Blotzer American rock drummer (Ratt Round & Round) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania
Barbara Potter American tennis player (6 WTA singles titles 19 doubles) born in Waterbury Connecticut
Brian Boitano American figure skater (Olympic mens singles gold 1988) born in Mountain View California
Tyrone Williams Canadian American football defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys) born in Halifax Nova Scotia
Dion Glover American basketball player born in Marietta Georgia
Emperor Juntoku 84th emperor of Japan (d. 1242)
Erasmus Reinhold German mathematician (calculated planetary table) born in Saalfeld Electorate of Saxony (d. 1553)
Gustaf Horn Swedish soldier and politician born in rbyhus Castle Uppland (d. 1657)
Georg Balthasar Schott German composer born in Schnau near Eisenach Thuringia Germany (d. 1736)
Nader Shah Iranian ruler (1736-47) and founder of Afsharid Dynasty of Persia born in Kobhan Iran (d. 1747)
John V King of Portugal (1706-50) born in Ribeira Palace Lisbon (d. 1750)
Nicola Logroscino Italian composer born in Bitonto Bari Italy (d. 1765)
Maria Amalia of Austria Holy Roman Empire Empress as the spouse of Emperor Charles VII born in Hofburg Palace Vienna Archduchy of Austria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1756)
Johann Reinhold Forster German botanist (naturalist on James Cooks second Pacific voyage) born in Dirschau (Tczew) Royal Prussia PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1798)
Vincenzo Manfredini Italian composer born in Pistoia Florence (d. 1799)
Ambrogio Minoja Italian classical composer born in Ospedaletto Lodigiano Lodi Italy (d. 1825)
Johann Christian Gottlob Eidenbenz German composer born in Owen Kirchheim unter Teck Germany (d. 1799)
Jan Ackersdijk Dutch political economist born in s-Hertogenbosch Netherlands (d. 1861)
Magnus Huss Swedish physician who coined the word alcoholism and was the first to define it as a disease born in Torps Vsternorrland county Sweden (d. 1890)
Federico Ricci Italian composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1877)
Volney E. Howard American politician born in Oxford County Maine (d. 1889)
Leconte de Lisle French poet and writer born in Saint-Paul Runion France (d. 1894)
Guglielmo Quarenghi Italian composer and cellist born in Casalmaggiore Italy (d. 1882)
August Labitzky Bohemian composer born in Beov nad Teplou Czechia (d. 1903)
Leopold Damrosch German-American composer born in Pozna Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1885)
Oct 22 1335 Ex-emperor Hanazono (95th Emperor of Japan) became a Zen priest
Oct 22 1383 The -85 Crisis in Portugal A period of civil war and disorder begins after King Fernando dies without a male heir to the Portuguese throne
Oct 22 1575 Foundation of Aguascalientes (one of 32 Federal Entities of Mexico)