1766 – Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
1825 – Adolphe Nibelle, French composer (Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)), born in Gien, France (d. 1895)
1858 – Mihajlo “Micheal” Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (now Kovačica, Serbia) (d. 1935)
1869 – Harry Lawrence Freeman, African-American composer, born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1954)
1871 – Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-45), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1956)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), born in La Pecq, France (d. 1982)
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
1961 – Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
1973 – Erin Daniels, American actress (The L Word), born in St. Louis, Missouri
1973 – Brandon Pollard, American soccer defender (Olympic gold 1996), born in Richmond, Virginia
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Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2022
1883 – Dick Burnett, American musician (“Man of Constant Sorrow”), born in Monticello, Kentucky (d. 1977)
1884 – Walther von Reichenau, German field marshal, born in Karlsruhe, Germany (d. 1942)
1885 – Will Vodery, African-American composer, born in Philadelphia (d. 1951)
1907 – Howard Joslin, American actor (Quebec, Detective Story), born in Georgia (d. 1975)
1927 – Torbjorn Falkanger, Norwegian ski jumper who took the Olympic oath in 1952, born in Trondheim, Norway (d. 2013)
1928 – Bill Maynard [Walter Williams], English actor (Greengrass-Heartbeat) and comedian, born in Heath End, England (d. 2018)
1937 – Frank Cignetti Sr., American College Football HOF coach (West Virginia Uni, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; career college record 199–77–1), born in Apollo, Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
1944 – Bruce Morrison, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut), born in New York
1969 – Dylan Neal, American-Canadian actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold and the Beautiful), born in Richmond Hill, Ontario
1972 – Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer (Slovan Bratislava), born in Lipany, Czechoslovakia
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2022
1798 – Jean B Vuillaume, French violin maker (octobas)
1821 – William Sill, with The Underground Railroad
1917 – June Allyson, actress (Till the Clouds Roll By, Vegas), born in The Bronx, New York
1927 – Al Martino [Jasper Cini], American pop singer (“Here in My Heart”), and actor (The Godfather), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2009)
1931 – Desmond Tutu, Anglican Archbishop of South Africa and 1984 Nobel Peace Prize winner, born in Klerksdorp, Western Transvaal, South Africa (d. 2021)
1932 – Joannes M Gijsen, Bishop of Roermond, born in Oeffelt, Netherlands (d. 2013)
1946 – Bernard Lavilliers [Oulion], French jazz singer and songwriter, born in Saint-Étienne, France
1954 – Kenneth Atchley, American ambient music composer, born in California
1960 – Viktor Lazlo [Sonia Dronier], French-Belgian pop singer (“Breathless”), born in Lorient, France
1988 – Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley), born in The Woodlands, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2022
1573 – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater, born in Cowdray House, Sussex, England (d. 1624)
1618 – Miguel Gómez Camargo, Spanish baroque composer, born in Avila, Spain (d. 1690)
1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano known as the ‘Swedish Nightingale’, born in Stockholm, Sweden (d. 1887)
1849 – Basil Zaharoff, Greek arms dealer (merchant of death), born in Muğla, Turkey (d. 1936)
1860 – Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
1927 – Phil Maloney, Canadian ice hockey center (NHL: Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Chicago Black Hawks) and coach (Vancouver Canucks), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 2020)
1936 – Rob Touber [Robert J Noordervliet], cabaret director (Capers)
1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress (Cocktail, Back to the Future Part II), born in Wilmington, Delaware
1972 – Daniel Cavanagh, English rock musician (Anathema), born in Liverpool, England
1988 – Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor.
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2022
1894 – Bevil Rudd, South African athlete (Olympic gold 400m 1920), born in Kimberley, South Africa (d. 1948)
1903 – M. King Hubbert, American geologist and geophysicist, born in San Saba, Texas (d. 1989)
1922 – José Froilán González, Argentine race car driver, born in Arrecifes, Argentina (d. 2013)
1923 – Albert Guðmundsson, Icelandic footballer and politician (Minister of Finance), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 1994)
1925 – Bob Thaves, American cartoonist (Frank and Ernest), born in Burt, Iowa (d. 2006)
1949 – B. W. Stevenson, American country singer, born in Nashville, Tennessee (d. 1988)
1952 – Imran Khan, 22nd Prime Minister of Pakistan (2018-2022) and cricket all-rounder (88 Tests, 3,807 runs, 362 wickets), born in Lahore, Pakistan
1970 – Audie Pitre, American bass guitarist (Acid Bath), born in Lousiana (d. 1997)
1976 – J. J. Yeley, American race car driver, born in Phoenix, Arizona
1982 – Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California
Famous Birthdays for 4th October 2022
1570 – Péter Pázmány, Hungarian cardinal and statesman, born in Nagyvárad, Principality of Transylvania (d. 1637)
1868 – Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, President of Argentina (1922-28), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1942)
1905 – René Defossez, Belgian composer, born in Spa, Belgium (d. 1988)
1929 – Leroy Van Dyke, American country singer (Walk on By), born in Mora, Missouri
1935 – Jimmy Orr, American NFL wide receiver (Pro Bowl 1959, 65; Super Bowl 1971; Baltimore Colts), born in Seneca, South Carolina
1961 – Kazuki Takahashi, Japanese author
1961 – Mike Sharperson, American baseball infielder (MLB All Star 1992; World Series 1988, 95), born in Orangeburg, South Carolina (d. 1996)
1967 – Liev Schreiber, American actor (Spotlight), born in San Francisco, California
1976 – Mauro Camoranesi, Italian soccer winger and manager (55 caps; Juventus), born in Tandil, Argentina
1979 – Adam Voges, Australian cricket batsman (20 Tests; oldest [35] to score a century on Test debut 2015), born in Perth, Western Australia
Famous Birthdays for 2nd October 2022
1722 – Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, born in Horn, Austria (d. 1776)
1924 – Sam Wainwright, deputy chairman (British Post Office)
1946 – Eric Peterson, Canadian actor (Street Legal), born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
1950 – Philip Wilson, Australian Catholic bishop, jailed for concealing sexual abuse, born in Cessnock, Australia
1955 – Philip Oakey, British rock vocalist (The Human League – “Don’t You Want Me”), born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
1970 – Maribel Verdú, Spanish actress
1981 – Toro [Alvan Guo Yi Jun], Taiwanese pop singer (Energy)
1986 – Camilla Belle, American actress (Rip Girls), born in Los Angeles, California
1988 – Brittany Howard, American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Alabama Shakes), born in Athens, Alabama
1993 – Tara Lynne Barr, American actress
Famous Birthdays for 1st October 2022
1881 – Leonid Sabaneyev, Russian composer, born in Moscow (d. 1968)
1912 – Johnny Meijer, Dutch accordionist known as the “King of Accordions” (Body and Soul), born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (d. 1992)
1927 – Tom Bosley, American actor (Howard-Happy Days, Murder She Wrote, Fiorello!), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2010)
1930 – Philippe Noiret, French actor (Nuovo cinema Paradiso, Soleil, Les Milles, Il Postino), born in Lille, Nord (d. 2006)
1936 – Edward Villella, American ballet dancer (NYC Ballet, 1957-79), and artistic director (Miami City Ballet, 1985-2012), born in Bayside, Queens, New York
1938 – Les Scheinflug, Australian soccer midfielder, coach (Marconi; Australia; 6 caps), born in Bückeburg, Germany
1945 – Rod Carew, Panamanian Baseball HOF infielder (18 x MLB All Star; AL MVP 1977; 7 × AL batting champion; Minnesota Twins, California Angels), born in Gatún, Panama Canal Zone
1948 – Peter Blake, New Zealand yachtsman (Whitbread Round the World Race 1989-90; America’s Cup 1995, 2000) and Special Envoy UN Environment Program, born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 2001)
1965 – Ted King, American Actor
1969 – Agustin Vasquez-Mendoza, Mexican murderer (FBI Most Wanted)
Famous Birthdays for 30th September 2022
1861 – William Wrigley Jr., American industrialist (Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1932)
1898 – Felix Kersten, Baltic-German Finnish masseuse (masseuse to Heinrich Himmler who helped save people from Nazi persecution), born in Tartu, Imperial Russia (d. 1960)
1907 – Arnold Elston, American composer, and educator, born in New York (d. 1971)
1927 – W. S. Merwin, American poet (17th United States Poet Laureate), born in New York City (d. 2019)
1936 – Jim Sasser, American politician (Senator-D-Tennessee, 1977-97), born in Memphis, Tennessee
1940 – Lori Burton [Dolores Squeglia], American singer, songwriter and record producer, born in New Haven, Connecticut
1946 – William Thurston, American mathematician (Fields Medal, 1982), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
1947 – Miguel de Oliveira, Brazilian boxer (WBC light middleweight champion 1975), born in Sao Paulo, Brazil (d. 2021)
1953 – S.M. Stirling, Canadian-American author (Draka series), bon in Metz, France
1960 – Bill Rieflin, American rock drummer (Nine Inch Nails; R.E.M.; King Crimson, 2013-20), born in Seattle, Washington (d. 2020)
Famous Birthdays for 29th September 2022
1548 – William V, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1626)
1640 – Antoine Coyzevox, French sculptor, baptized
1891 – Fabien Sevitzky [Koussevitzky], Russian-American conductor (Indianapolis Symphony), born in Vishny Volotchok, Russia (d. 1967)
1907 – Richard Harkness, American newscaster (Story of the Week, NBC), born in Artesian, South Dakota (d. 1977)
1925 – Steve Forrest, American actor (Ben-Dallas, SWAT), born in Huntsville, Texas (d. 2013)
1934 – Lindsay Kline, Australian cricketer (Australian chinaman bowler Hat-trick 1957), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 2015)
1939 – Tommy Boyce, American songwriter (Boyce and Hart, Monkees), born in Charlottesville, Virginia (d. 1994)
1955 – Mark Mitchell, Australian actor (Larger than Life, Con the Fruiterer), bon in Melbourne Australia
1957 – Sokratis Malamas, Greek singer and composer, born in Sykia, Greece
1967 – Brett Anderson, British alt-rock and Britpop singer and lyricist (Suede – “Trash”; “Electricity”), born in Lindfield, Sussex, England