October 10 - Births

Births

• 1344 – Mary Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1362)
• 1567 – Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)
• 1678 – John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish soldier (d. 1743)
• 1684 – Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
• 1700 – Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)
• 1731 – Henry Cavendish, British scientist (d. 1810)
• 1780 – John Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844)
• 1794 – William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)
• 1813 – Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)
• 1819 – Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger, German theologian (d. 1883)
• 1825 – Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic (d. 1904)
• 1828 – Samuel J. Randall, 33rd Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)
• 1830 – Queen Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)
• 1834 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author (d. 1872)
• 1837 – Robert Gould Shaw, American Army officer (d. 1863)
• 1861 – Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, Nobel laureate (d. 1930)
• 1863 – Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912)
• 1863 – Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)
• 1864 – T. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924)
• 1870 – Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin, Russian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1953)
• 1870 – Louise Mack, Australian writer (d. 1935)
• 1884 – Ida Wüst, German actress (d. 1958)
• 1885 – Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)
• 1889 – Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter, portraitist and art forgers (d. 1947)
• 1895 – Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (d. 1935)
• 1895 – Wolfram von Richthofen, German field marshal (d. 1945)
• 1898 – Lilly Daché, French-born milliner (d. 1989)
• 1900 – Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)
• 1901 – Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (d. 1966)
• 1903 – Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)
• 1903 – Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium (d. 1983)
• 1903 – Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and educator (d. 2009)
• 1906 – Paul Creston, American composer (d. 1985)
• 1906 – R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (d. 2001)
• 1908 – Johnny Green, American songwriter, arranger and conductor (d. 1989)
• 1908 – Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (d. 1983)
• 1909 – Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director (d. 2010)
• 1910 – Julius Shulman, American architectural photographer (d. 2009)
• 1911 – Clare Hollingworth, British journalist
• 1913 – Claude Simon, French writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Tommy Fine, American baseball player (d. 2005)
• 1914 – Ivory Joe Hunter, American R&B singer (d. 1974)
• 1915 – Sweets Edison, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
• 1917 – Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982)
• 1919 – Willard Estey, Canadian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (d. 2002)
• 1923 – Nicholas Parsons, English actor
• 1924 – James Clavell, Australian author (d. 1994)
• 1924 – Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (d. 2004)
• 1924 – Ed Wood, American filmmaker (d. 1978)
• 1925 – Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman (d. 2001)
• 1926 – Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)
• 1927 – Dana Elcar, American actor (d. 2005)
• 1930 – Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)
• 1930 – Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel laureate
• 1930 – Harold Pinter, English playwright, Nobel laureate (d. 2008)
• 1930 – Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (d. 1970)
• 1932 – Harry Smith, English footballer
• 1933 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
• 1935 – André Bureau, French Canadian communications executive
• 1935 – Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (d. 1988)
• 1936 – Gerhard Ertl, German surface chemist, Nobel laureate, 2007.
• 1938 – Moriyama Daido, Japanese photographer
• 1939 – Joseph Pitts, American politician
• 1940 – Winston Spencer-Churchill, British politician (d. 2010)
• 1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor
• 1942 – Radu Vasile, Romanian Prime Minister
• 1943 – Frederick Barthelme, American author
• 1946 – Charles Dance, English actor
• 1946 – Mildred Grieveson (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), English writer
• 1946 – Naoto Kan, Japanese politician
• 1946 – Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1946 – John Prine, American singer
• 1946 – Chris Tarrant, English TV presenter
• 1946 – Ben Vereen, American actor
• 1947 – Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (d. 1998)
• 1948 – Séverine, French singer
• 1948 – Ed Volker, American musician
• 1949 – Ioannis Glavakis, Greek politician
• 1950 – Nora Roberts, American novelist
• 1951 – Epeli Ganilau, Fijian statesman
• 1953 – Midge Ure, Scottish musician
• 1953 – Gus Williams, American basketball player
• 1954 – Patric Zimmerman, American voice actor
• 1954 – Rekha, Bollywood actress
• 1954 – Mohamed Mounir, Egyptian musician
• 1954 – David Lee Roth, American singer (Van Halen)
• 1956 – Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress
• 1956 – Mark Gordon, American film producer
• 1957 – Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist
• 1958 – Tanya Tucker, American singer
• 1959 – Kirsty MacColl, English singer (d. 2000)
• 1959 – Bradley Whitford, American actor
• 1960 – Eric Martin, American singer (Mr. Big)
• 1960 – Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1960 – Simon Townshend, British rock guitarist
• 1961 – Jodi Benson, American voice actress
• 1961 – Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner
• 1961 – Martin Kemp, British musician (Spandau Ballet) and actor
• 1961 – Julia Sweeney, American actress and comedian
• 1963 – Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (d. 2003)
• 1963 – Daniel Pearl, American journalist (d. 2002)
• 1963 – Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
• 1963 – Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian cross-country skier.
• 1964 – Sarah Lancashire, English actress
• 1964 – Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
• 1965 – Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
• 1965 – Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress
• 1965 – Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan)
• 1966 – Tony Adams, English footballer
• 1966 – Derrick McKey, American basketball player
• 1967 – Jonathan Littell, French-American writer
• 1967 – Mike Malinin, American drummer (Goo Goo Dolls)
• 1967 – Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco
• 1968 – Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
• 1968 – DJ Skribble, American DJ, producer, remixer, radio personality and actor
• 1969 – Shawn "Thunderbird" Jamison, American basketball coach and ex Harlem Globetrotter
• 1969 – Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
• 1969 – Brett Favre, American football player
• 1969 – Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Swedish author and journalist
• 1969 – Francis Escudero, Filipino senator
• 1970 – Dean Kiely, Irish footballer
• 1970 – Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger
• 1970 – Bai Ling, Chinese American actress
• 1970 – Corinna May, German singer
• 1970 – Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete
• 1970 – Sir Matthew Pinsent, English rower
• 1971 – Ian Bennett, English footballer
• 1971 – Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist
• 1972 – Russell Hantz, American Survivor Contestant
• 1972 – Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter
• 1972 – Dean Roland, American guitarist (Collective Soul)
• 1972 – Alexei Zhitnik, Russian ice hockey player
• 1973 – Mario López, American actor
• 1973 – Semmy Schilt, Dutch kickboxer
• 1973 – Zach Thornton, American soccer player
• 1974 – Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor
• 1974 – Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
• 1974 – Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver
• 1974 – Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1975 – Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer
• 1975 – Plácido Polanco, Dominican baseball player
• 1976 – Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-born skateboarder
• 1976 – Pat Burrell, American baseball player
• 1976 – Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1978 – Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress
• 1978 – Scott Dobie, English born Scotland International footballer
• 1979 – Mya Harrison, American singer
• 1979 – Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player
• 1979 – Wu Chun, Brunei born Taiwanese actor (Fahrenheit/Fei Lun Hai)
• 1979 – Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta), lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.
• 1979 – Joel Przybilla, American basketball player
• 1980 – Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey player
• 1980 – Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
• 1980 – Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
• 1980 – Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
• 1980 – Sherine, Egyptian singer
• 1981 – Michael Oliver, American actor
• 1981 – Una Healy, Irish singer (The Saturdays)
• 1982 – Amon Buchanan, Australian rules footballer
• 1982 – Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver
• 1983 – Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer
• 1983 – Nikos Spiropoulos, Greek footballer
• 1983 – Tolga Zengin, Turkish football player
• 1984 – Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer
• 1984 – Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress
• 1984 – Paul Posluszny, American football player
• 1984 – Amber Scott, American actress
• 1984 – Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player
• 1985 – Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist
• 1985 – Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer/songwriter
• 1986 – Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player
• 1987 – Ryan Mathews, American football player
• 1987 – Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby player
• 1989 – Aimee Teegarden, American actress
• 1991 – Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer
• 1991 – Mariana Espósito, Argentine actress, singer and model