1639 – Simon van der Stel, 1st governor of Dutch Cape Colony (1679-99), born in Indian Ocean en route to Mauritius (d. 1712)
1784 – Ferdinand VII, King of Spain (1808, 1813-33) who lost nearly all of Spain’s possessions in Latin America, born in El Escorial, Spain (d. 1833)
1918 – Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40’s early 50’s), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2003)
1931 – Rafael Puyana, Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 2013)
1934 – Horacio Accavallo, Argentine boxer (undisputed WBA and WBC flyweight titles 1966-68), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2022)
1946 – Justin Hayward, British rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Moody Blues – “Nights in White Satin”; “Your Wildest Dreams”), born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
1950 – Sheila Young Ochowicz, American speed skater (1976 Olympic gold, silver, and bronze), and track cyclist, born in Birmingham, Michigan
1980 – Paul Ambrosi, Ecuadorian footballer
1984 – LaRon Landry, American NFL football player, 2007-14 (Washington Redskins, and 2 other teams), born in Metairie, Louisiana
1986 – Skyler Shaye, American actress
Category: Famous Birthdays
Famous Birthdays for 13th October 2023
1613 – Luisa de Guzmán, Queen of Portugal (1640-56), born in Sanlúcar, Spain (d. 1666)
1863 – Auguste Rateau, French mining engineer and inventor (Rateau steam turbine), born in Royan, France (d. 1930)
1889 – Douglass Dumbrille, Canadian actor (Mr Deed Goes to Town), born in Hamilton, Ontario (d. 1974)
1901 – Edward Chapman, British actor (Things to Come, Promoter, Rembrandt), born in Harrogate, Yorkshire (d. 1977)
1954 – Mordechai Vanunu, Israeli nuclear technician and peace activist, born in Marrakesh, French Morocco
1961 – Doc Rivers, American NBA guard, 1983-96 (Atlanta Hawks and 3 other teams), and head coach, 1999-present (Orlando Magic (NBA Coach of the Year, 2000); Boston Celtics; LA Clippers; Philadelphia 76ers), born in Chicago, Illinois
1971 – Irv Smith, American NFL tight end (New Orleans Saints), born in Trenton, New Jersey
1973 – Peter Dumbreck, Scottish race car driver, born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland
1973 – Brian Dawkins, American NFL safety (9 × Pro Bowl; 4 × First-team All-Pro; Philadelphia Eagles, Denver Broncos), born in Jacksonville, Florida
1996 – Joshua Wong, Hong Kong-Chinese activist and pro-democracy politician (Demosistō), born in British Hong Kong
Famous Birthdays for 12th October 2023
1872 – Ralph Vaughan Williams, English composer (Hugh the Drover), born in Down Ampney, England (d. 1958)
1890 – Luis de Freitas Branco, Portuguese composer, born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1955)
1904 – Lester Dent, American writer (Doc Savage), born in La Plata, Missouri (d. 1959)
1908 – Ann Lane Petry, American journalist and author (Street), born in Old Saybrook, Connecticut (d. 1997)
1910 – Bob Sheppard, American public address announcer (MLB: NY Yankees 1951–2007; NFL: NY Giants 1956–2006), born in Richmond Hill, New York (d. 2010)
1923 – Jean Nidetch, American businesswoman and founder of Weight Watchers, born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2015)
1935 – Sam Moore, American RandB and soul vocalist (Sam and Dave – “Soul Man”), born in Miami, Florida
1950 – Robin Askwith, English actor (Confessions Sex Comedies), born in Southport, Lancashire, England
1977 – Bode Miller, American alpine ski-racer (Olympic gold 2010), born in Easton, New Hampshire
1990 – Henri Lansbury, English footballer (Aston Villa), born in Enfield, London
Famous Birthdays for 11th October 2023
1738 – Arthur Phillip, British admiral, 1st Governor of New South Wales (1788-92), born in Cheapside, London (d. 1814)
1869 – Frederic Norton, English composer (Chu Chin Chow), born in Broughton-in-Salford (d. 1946)
1897 – Nathan Farragut Twining, U.S. Air Force general, born in Monroe, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
1930 – Sam Johnson, American politician (Rep-R-Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas
1944 – Mike Fiore, American baseball player (Kansas City Royals), born in Brooklyn, New York
1963 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer (Israel national football team), born in Haifa, Israel
1971 – Natalie Jay, English actress (Baywatch), born in Hendon, London
1977 – Matthew Bomer, American actor (The Normal Heart), born in Webster Groves, Missouri
1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian actress (Superbad), born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
1987 – Mike Conley Jr., American basketball point guard (NBA All Star 2021; Utah Jazz, Memphis Grizzlies), born in Fayetteville, Arkansas
Famous Birthdays for 10th October 2023
1834 – Aleksis Kivi, Finnish writer and poet (Nummisuutarit), born in Nurmijärvi, Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1872)
1887 – Rie Cramer, Dutch writer and illustrator, born in Sukabumi, Dutch East Indies (d. 1977)
1906 – Paul Creston [Giuseppe Guttoveggio], Italian-American composer (Zanoni), educator, and music theorist (Creative Harmony), born in NYC, New York (d. 1985)
1909 – Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2010)
1910 – Alan Frank, English composer and music publisher, born in London (d. 1994)
1934 – Sadashiv Patil, Indian cricket fast bowler (1 Test, 2 wickets; Maharashtra), born in Kolhapur, India (d. 2020)
1950 – Dennis Holmes, American actor (Laramie), born in Encino, California
1960 – John Beasley, American jazz pianist, bandleader, and Grammy Award-winning arranger, born in Shreveport, Louisiana
1974 – Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor, born in Ashdod, Israel
1982 – Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver, born in Tokyo
Famous Birthdays for 9th October 2023
1852 – [Hermann] Emil Fischer, German chemist, discovered Fischer esterification (Nobel Prize 1902), born in Euskirchen, Rhine Province (d. 1919)
1886 – Rube Marquard, American Baseball HOF pitcher (NL wins leader 1912; NL strikeout leader 1911; no-hitter 1915; NY Giants), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1980)
1895 – Eugene Bullard, 1st African-American military pilot, flew for France in World War I as part of the French Foreign Legion, born in Columbus, Georgia (d. 1961)
1904 – Wally Brown, American actor (Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
1907 – Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), born in La Pecq, France (d. 1982)
1941 – Trent Lott, American politician (Rep-R-MS, 1973-1989, Senator-R-MS 1989-2007), born in Grenada, Mississippi
1950 – Gary Frank, American actor (Enemy Territory, Deadly Weapon), born in Spokane, Washington
1959 – Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician, born in Sochi, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
1970 – Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer (10 LPGA major titles; 8-time LPGA Tour Player of the Year), born in Stockholm, Sweden
1977 – Brian Roberts, American baseball player (Baltimore Orioles), born in Durham, North Carolina
Famous Birthdays for 8th October 2023
1765 – Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer, born in Hampshire, England (d. 1831)
1863 – Edythe Chapman, American actress (Beyond the Rocks), born in Rochester, New York (d. 1948)
1890 – Snuffy Browne, West Indian cricket all-rounder (4 Tests, 1 x 50, 6 wickets; British Guiana, Barbados), born in St. Michael, Barbados (d. 1973)
1917 – Walter Lord, American author (A Night to Remember), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2002)
1922 – Svend Westergaard, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1988)
1927 – César Milstein, Argentine biochemist (Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1984), born in Bahía Blanca, Argentina (d. 2002)
1938 – Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player, broadcaster (French C’ship 1965, US Nat C’ship 1966), born in Sydney, Australia
1939 – Paul Hogan, Australian actor (Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack), born in Lightning Ridge, New South Wales, Australia
1943 – R. L. Stine, American children’s book writer (Goosebumps), born in Columbus, Ohio
1948 – Pedro Alonso López, Colombian serial killer known as the ‘The Monster of the Andes’ (120-300+ victims), born in Santa Isabel, Tolima, Colombia
Famous Birthdays for 7th October 2023
1577 – Ferdinand of Bavaria, German prince elector and Catholic Archbishop of Cologne, born in Munich (d. 1650)
1801 – Adolf Muller Sr., Austrian composer of operettas, born in Tolna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1886)
1881 – Mikhail Drozdovsky, Russian general (d. 1918)
1892 – Dwain Esper, American film director (The Seventh Commandment), born in Washington State (d. 1982)
1926 – Ivan Jirko, Czech composer, music critic and psychiatrist, born in Prague (d. 1978)
1943 – José Cardenal, Cuban baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs, Philadelphia Phillies, and 7 other teams) and coach (NY Yankees, and 4 other teams), born in Matanzas, Cuba
1951 – Táta Vega [Carmen Rosa Vega], American vocalist (Color Purple soundtrack), born in Queens, Long Island
1961 – Tony Sparano, American football coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11; Oakland Raiders 2014), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
1968 – Erick Anderson, American NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Long Beach, California
1988 – Stacy DuPree, American musician (Eisley), born in The Woodlands, Texas
Famous Birthdays for 6th October 2023
1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (China), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1610)
1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
1926 – Alan Copeland, American Grammy Award-winning arranger, songwriter, and singer (The Modernaires; Your Hit Parade), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
1940 – Wyche Fowler Jr, American attorney and politician (US Representative-D-GA, 1977-87; US Senator from Georgia, 1987-93), born in Atlanta, Georgia
1944 – Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American attorney and politician (US Representative, Democrat, Texas), born in Austin, Texas
1948 – Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician (President of Sinn Féin, 1983-2018), born in the Ballymurphy, Belfast, Northern Ireland
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon), born in Champaign Illinois
1967 – Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
1970 – Darren Oliver, American pitcher (Texas Rangers), born in Kansas City, Missouri
Famous Birthdays for 5th October 2023
1658 – Mary of Modena, Queen of James II of England, born in Ducal Palace, Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio (now Italy) (d. 1718)
1722 – Gregorio Sciroli, Italian composer, born in Naples, Kingdom of Naples, House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1781)
1916 – Douglas Ranger, British surgeon, born in Furness, Lancashire (d. 1997)
1926 – Gottfried Michael Koenig, German-Dutch composer, born in Magdeburg, Germany
1932 – Yvonne Brathwaite Burke, American politician (first African-American woman to represent the West Coast in Congress), born in Los Angeles, California
1941 – (Patricia) Stephanie Cole, British stage, screen, and radio actress (Waiting for God; Coronation Street, 2011-13), born in Solihull, Warwickshire, England
1944 – Ben Korthals, Dutch politician and lawyer (VVD), born in Voorschoten, Netherlands
1948 – Russell Mael, American singer, engineer and director (Sparks), born in Santa Monica, California
1957 – Lee “Kix” Thompson, saxophonist (Madness – “Baggy Trousers”, “Our House”), born in St Pancras, London, England
1982 – Natalie Vlandis, American pairs skater (with partner Jered Guzman), born in Los Angeles, California