Historical Births Today: 01 October

Births

• 1207 - King Henry III of England (d. 1272)


• 1507 - Giacomo Barozzi da Vignola, Italian architect (d. 1573)


• 1540 - Johann Jakob Grynaeus, Swiss Protestant clergyman (d. 1617)


• 1577 - Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Swiss friar, martyr, and saint (d. 1622)


• 1620 - Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem, Dutch painter (d. 1683)


• 1644 - Alessandro Stradella, Italian composer (d. 1682)


• 1671 - Guido Grandi, Italian mathematician (d. 1742)


• 1685 - Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1740)


• 1691 - Arthur Onslow, English politician (d. 1768)


• 1730 - Richard Stockton, American attorney, signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1781)


• 1760 - William Thomas Beckford, English writer and politician (d. 1844)


• 1771 - Pierre Baillot, French violinist and composer (d. 1842)


• 1791 - Sergei Aksakov, Russian writer (d. 1859)


• 1800 - Lars Levi Laestadius, Swedish-born botanist and founder of Laestadianism (d. 1861)


• 1835 - Ádám Politzer, Austrian physician (d. 1920)


• 1842 - Charles Cros, French poet and inventor (d. 1888)


• 1865 - Paul Dukas, French composer (d. 1935)


• 1881 - William Boeing, American engineer (d. 1956)


• 1885 - Louis Untermeyer, American author (d. 1977)


• 1878 - Othmar Spann, Austrian philosopher and economist (d. 1950)


• 1890 - Stanley Holloway, British actor (d. 1982)


• 1893 - Cliff Friend, American songwriter (d. 1974)


• 1893 - Yip Man, Martial Arts Master d.(1972)


• 1896 - Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime Minister of Pakistan (d. 1951)


• 1896 - Ted Healy, American actor and comedian (d. 1937)


• 1899 - Ernest Haycox, American writer (d. 1950)


• 1900 - Tom Goddard, English cricketer (d. 1966)


• 1903 - Vladimir Horowitz, Ukrainian-American pianist (d. 1989)


• 1904 - Otto Robert Frisch, Austrian-born physicist (d. 1979)


• 1904 - A.K. Gopalan, Indian communist leader (d. 1977)


• 1909 - Maurice Bardèche, French fascist, (d. 1998)


• 1909 - Sam Yorty, Mayor of Los Angeles (d. 1998)


• 1910 - Fritz Köberle, Austrian-born physician (d. 1983)


• 1910 - José Enrique Moyal, Australian mathematical physicist (d. 1998)


• 1910 - Bonnie Parker, American outlaw (d. 1934)


• 1914 - Daniel J. Boorstin, American historian, writer, and Librarian of Congress (d. 2004)


• 1920 - Walter Matthau, American actor (d. 2000)


• 1921 - James Whitmore, American actor


• 1924 - Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize


• 1924 - William Rehnquist, 16th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 2005)


• 1925 - Bob Boyd, American baseball player (d. 2004)


• 1926 - Roger Williams, American pianist


• 1927 - Tom Bosley, American actor


• 1927 - Sandy Gall, Malaysian-born British journalist and newscaster


• 1928 - Laurence Harvey, Lithuanian-born actor (d. 1973)


• 1928 - George Peppard, American actor (d. 1994)


• 1928 - Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (d. 1969)


• 1928 - Zhu Rongji, Chinese politician


• 1929 - Ken Arthurson, Australian rugby league identity


• 1930 - Frank Gardner, Australian racing driver


• 1930 - Sir Richard Harris, Irish actor (d. 2002)


• 1930 - Naimatullah Khan, Pakistani politician


• 1930 - Philippe Noiret, French actor (d. 2006)


• 1931 - Sylvano Bussotti, Italian composer


• 1932 - Albert Collins, American guitarist (d. 1993)


• 1935 - Dame Julie Andrews, British actress and singer


• 1936 - Duncan Edwards, English footballer (d. 1958)


• 1936 - Stella Stevens, American actress


• 1939 - George Archer, American golfer (d. 2005)


• 1939 - Geoffrey Whitehead, English actor


• 1942 - Jean-Pierre Jabouille, French race car driver


• 1943 - Jean-Jacques Annaud, French film director


• 1943 - Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer and songwriter


• 1943 - Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly & the Family Stone)


• 1945 - Rod Carew, Panamanian-born baseball player


• 1945 - Donny Hathaway, American soul musician and composer (d. 1979)


• 1945 - Ellen McIlwaine, American singer/songwriter


• 1945 - Spider Sabich, American skier (d. 1976)


• 1946 - Tim O'Brien, American writer


• 1947 - Aaron Ciechanover, Israeli biologist


• 1947 - Stephen Collins, American actor


• 1947 - Adriano Tilgher, Italian politician


• 1947 - Mariska Veres, Dutch singer (Shocking Blue) (d. 2006)


• 1948 - Cub Koda, American singer (Brownsville Station) (d. 2000)


• 1949 - Isaac Bonewits, American author


• 1950 - Randy Quaid, American actor


• 1950 - Jeane Manson, American singer and actress


• 1952 - Jacques Martin, Canadian ice hockey coach and executive


• 1953 - John Hegley, British poet


• 1953 - Pete Falcone, American baseball player


• 1953 - Grete Waitz, Norwegian athlete


• 1954 - Martin Strel, Slovenian swimmer


• 1955 - Duško Tadić, Bosnian Serb


• 1955 - Howard Hewett, R & B Singer


• 1956 - Theresa May, British politician


• 1957 - Stelios Mainas, Greek actor


• 1958 - Masato Nakamura, Japanese musician


• 1959 - Youssou N'Dour, Senegalese singer


• 1961 - Gary Ablett, Australian rules footballer


• 1961 - Robert Rey, Brazilian-American plastic surgeon and television personality


• 1962 - Esai Morales, American actor


• 1962 - Paul Walsh, English footballer


• 1963 - Jean-Denis Délétraz, Swiss race car driver


• 1963 - Mark McGwire, American baseball player


• 1964 - Harry Hill, British comedian


• 1964 - Max Matsuura, Japanese record producer


• 1964 - Jonathan Sarfati, Australian-born chess player, scientist, and author


• 1965 - Andreas Keller, German field hockey player


• 1965 - Cindy Margolis, American model and spokesmodel


• 1965 - Cliff Ronning, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1965 - Ted King, American Actor


• 1966 - Christopher Titus, American actor/comedian


• 1966 - George Weah, Liberian politician and footballer


• 1966 - Cuco Ziganda, Spanish footballer


• 1967 - Scott Young, American ice hockey player


• 1967 - Mike Pringle, American football player


• 1968 - Jon Guenther, American author


• 1968 - Rob Collard, British racing driver


• 1969 - Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player


• 1969 - Ori Kaplan, Israeli jazz musician


• 1970 - Gam Wu-seong, South Korean actor


• 1970 - Simon Davey, Barnsley football manager


• 1970 - Alexei Zhamnov, Russian ice hockey player


• 1971 - Andrew O'Keefe, Australian television personality


• 1971 - Song Il Gook, Korean actor


• 1971 - Gigi Lai, Hong Kong actress


• 1973 - Jana Henke, German swimmer


• 1973 - Rachid Chékhémani, French runner


• 1973 - John Thomson, American baseball player


• 1974 - Mats Lindgren, Swedish ice hockey player


• 1974 - Keith Duffy, Irish singer (Boyzone) and actor


• 1974 - Christian Borle, American actor


• 1975 - Chulpan Khamatova, Russian actress


• 1975 - Zoltán Sebescen, German footballer


• 1975 - Kim Suna, Korean actress


• 1976 - Antonio Roybal, American painter and sculptor


• 1976 - Denis Gauthier, Canadian hockey player


• 1976 - Dora Venter, Hungarian pornographic film actress


• 1976 - Ümit Karan, Turkish footballer


• 1977 - Jeffrey van Hooydonk, Belgian race car driver


• 1978 - Andrew JC Jackson, Australian surf lifesaver


• 1978 - Leticia Cline, American model and TV Personality


• 1979 - Cameron Bruce, Australian rules footballer


• 1979 - Rudi Johnson, American football player


• 1979 - Gilberto Martínez, Costa Rican footballer


• 1979 - Marko Stanojevic, English-born Italian rugby union footballer


• 1981 - Júlio Baptista, Brazilian footballer


• 1981 - Johnny Oduya, Swedish ice hockey player


• 1981 - Arnau Riera, Spanish footballer


• 1982 - Haruna Babangida, Nigerian footballer


• 1982 - Harry Lawrence, Bath born Entrepreneur


• 1982 - Sandra Oxenryd, Swedish singer


• 1983 - Mirko Vučinić, Montenegrin footballer


• 1984 - Matt Cain, American baseball player


• 1984 - Daniel Guillén, Spanish footballer


• 1985 - Ryo Miyamori, Japanese singer


• 1985 - Nazimuddin Ahmed, Bangladeshi cricketer


• 1985 - Revazi Zintiridis, Greek judoka


• 1985 - Tim Deasy, English footballer


• 1986 - Jurnee Smollett, American actress


• 1986 - Sayaka, Japanese singer


• 1986 - Ricardo Vaz Té, Portuguese footballer


• 1987 - Hiroki Aiba, Japanese actor, singer


• 1988 - Cariba Heine, Australian actress


• 1990 - Charlie McDonnell, British YouTube Personality