1790 – Georg Gerson, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1825)
1873 – José Serrano Simeón, Spanish composer, born in Sueca, Valencia, Spain (d. 1941)
1904 – Karel Srom, Czech composer, born in Plzeň (d. 1981)
1918 – Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40’s early 50’s), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2003)
1926 – Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge], Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1985)
1938 – Farah Pahlavi, Queen consort of Iran (1959-61), born in Tehran, Iran
1946 – James Robert “Radio” Kennedy, American football coach, born in Anderson, South Carolina
1956 – Beth Daniel, American golfer (Women’s PGA C’ship 1990), born in Charleston, South Carolina
1959 – A J Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister-Not Gonna Take It), born in Staten Island, New York
1968 – Johnny Goudie, American musician
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2019
1921 – Yves Montand [Ivo Livi], Italian-French actor and singer (Z, Napoleon, Grand Prix), born in Monsummano Terme, Italy (d. 1991)
1924 – Terry Gibbs, American jazz vibraphonist and band leader (Steve Allen Comedy Hour), born in Brooklyn, New York
1932 – Liliane Montevecchi, French-Italian actress, dancer, and singer (Nine, Grand Hotel), born in Paris, France (d. 2018)
1945 – Karen Akers, American singer (On Stage at Wolf Trap), born in NYC, New York
1953 – Pat Day, American jockey, born in Brush, Colorado
1958 – Joseph Richard Sylvers, American RandB musician (The Sylvers)
1967 – Kate Walsh, American actress (Grey’s Anatomy), born in San Jose, California
1973 – Nanako Matsushima, Japanese actress (Ring), born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
1980 – Ashanti, American singer (Always On Time), born in Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
1982 – Ian Thorpe, Australian swimmer (5 Olympic gold medals), born in Sydney, Australia
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2019
1844 – George W. Cable, American writer (Northampton Years), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1925)
1894 – Charles Hodge, NYU professor (Answers for Americans) (d. 1964)
1929 – Brian Cobby, British actor (Evita, The Nudist Story) and the first male voice of the British speaking clock, born in Brighton, East Sussex, England (d. 2012)
1929 – Robert Coles, American author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1932 – Dick Gregory, American comedian, civil rights activist and dietician (Bahamian Diet), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2017)
1939 – Carolee Schneemann, American performance artist, born in Fox Chase, Philadelphia
1959 – Abigail Kingsley Alling, American executive (Biosphere 2), born in NYC, New York
1970 – Kirk Cameron, American actor (Mike-Growing Pains), born in Panorama City, Los Angeles
1974 – Marie Wilson [Flevaras], Canadian actress (As the World Turns, General Hospital), born in Athens, Greece
1981 – Tom Guiry, American actor (The Sandlot), born in Tom’s River, New Jersey
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2019
1877 – John Parsons Beach, American composer, born in Gloversville, New York (d. 1953)
1897 – Arvo Hannikainen, Finnish composer, born in Jyväskylä, Finland (d. 1942)
1897 – Nathan Farragut Twining, U.S. Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian freedom fighter and political leader (d. 1979)
1925 – Elmore Leonard, American writer (Glitz, Mr Majestyk, Touch, 52 Pick-Up), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2013)
1926 – John Dewes, English cricketer (England opener late 40’s early 50’s), born in Latchford, Cheshire, England (d. 2015)
1935 – Jan van Vlijmen, Dutch composer, born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2004)
1953 – David Morse, American actor (St Elsewhere, House, Inside Moves), born in Beverly, Massachusetts
1981 – Beau Brady, Australian actor (Home and Away), born in Sydney, Australia
1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress (Superbad), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2019
1905 – Jane Winton, American actress (Hell’s Angel, Patsy, Don Juan), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
1906 – Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Creative Harmony), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
1913 – Claude Simon, Malagasy-French writer (Nobel Prize Literature 1985), born in Tananarive, Madagascar (d. 2005)
1948 – Cyril Neville, American singer and percussionist (Neville Brothers), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1964 – Maxi Gnauck, German uneven parallel bars gymnast (Olympic gold 1980), born in Berlin, Germany
1965 – Steve Scalise, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
1966 – Derrick McKey, American NBA forward (Indiana Pacers), born in Meridian, Mississippi
1970 – Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger (Olympic gold 1998), born in Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany
1982 – Amon Buchanan, Australian rules footballer
1985 – Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist, born in Beveren, Belgium
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2019
1586 – Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1632)
1884 – Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach], Polish-American psychoanalyst, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1982)
1892 – Ivo Andric, Yugoslavian novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961), born in Dolac, Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1975)
1904 – Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
1939 – Pierre Mertens, French-Belgian writer (Lettres Clandestines), born in Brussels, Belgium
1950 – Jody Williams, American political activist and aid worker (Nobel Peace Prize 1997), born in Rutland, Vermont
1958 – Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
1961 – Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
1969 – Dwayne Sabb, American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
1975 – Mahendra Nagamootoo, West Indian cricketer (Guyanese leg-spinner), born in Whim, Berbice, Guyana
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2019
1789 – William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist, born in Newington, London (d. 1855)
1790 – Waldemar Thrane, Norwegian composer, born in Oslo, Norway (d. 1828)
1813 – Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, German composer, born in Darmstadt, Germany (d. 1889)
1899 – Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname relig leader/co-found (VHP)
1919 – Mac Anderson, New Zealand cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946), born in Westport, West Coast, New Zealand (d. 1979)
1920 – Maxi Herber, German figure skater pairs (Olympic gold 1936), born in Munich, Germany (d. 2006)
1938 – David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service) (d. 1993)
1950 – Robert “Kool” Bell, American rocker (Kool and the Gang-Joanna), born in Youngstown, Ohio
1968 – Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player and Deputy Secretary General of FIFA, born in Imotski, Croatia
1973 – Toby Haenen, Australian backstroke swimmer (Olympics 1996), born in Launceston, Tasmania
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2019
1577 – Ferdinand, of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/archbishop
1734 – Ralph Abercromby, English army commander (Dutch Guyana)
1821 – Richard Heron Anderson, Lt Gen (Confederate Army), (d. 1879)
1870 – Uncle Dave Macon, entertainer
1915 – Roman Padlewski, composer
1938 – Robert Drivas, Chi, actor (Cool Hand Luke, Illustrated Man) [or 11/21]
1961 – Matthew Roloff, American reality star
1965 – Juul Ellerman, soccer player (PSV, FC Twente)
1970 – Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
1973 – Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2019
1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
1706 – Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749-72), born in Haarlem, Netherlands (d. 1772)
1860 – Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
1905 – Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (19 Grand Slam titles), born in Centerville California (d. 1998)
1927 – Alice Bauer, American golfer (co-founder LPGA), born in Eureka, South Dakota (d. 2002)
1940 – Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russian cosmonaut
1955 – Tony Dungy, American football coach
1975 – Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
1986 – Mohammad Shukri, Malaysian cricketer
1988 – Kayky Brito, Brazilian actor.
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2019
1713 – Denis Diderot, French enlightenment philosopher (Encyclopédie), born in Langres, Champagne (d. 1784)
1905 – John Hoyt, American actor (Gimme a Break, Tom Dick and Mary), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1991)
1920 – Robert Feenstra, Dutch law historian
1923 – Stig Dagerman, Swedish writer (Burned Child), born in Älvkarleby, Uppsala County, Sweden (d. 1954)
1930 – Pavel Popovich, Ukrainian cosmonaut (Vostok IV, Soyuz 14), born in Uzyn, Kiev Oblast, Soviet Union (d. 2009)
1965 – Mario Lemieux, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame center, team owner (3-time NHL MVP, Pittsburgh Penguins owner), born in Montreal, Quebec
1966 – Peter Fonseca, Canadian politician and marathon runner (Toronto, Houston Marathon 1995), born in Lisbon, Portugal
1970 – Mark Luijpers, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC), born in Cadier en Keer, Netherlands
1987 – Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer, born in Liège, Belgium
1988 – Maja Salvador, Filipina actress, born in Aparri, Philippines