Historical Births Today: 08 October

Births

• 1515 - Margaret Douglas, Countess of Lennox (d. 1578)


• 1676 - Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro, Spanish scholar (d. 1764)


• 1713 - Yechezkel Landau, Polish rabbi and Talmudist (d. 1793)


• 1715 - Michel Benoist, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1774)


• 1720 - Jonathan Mayhew, American minister (d. 1766)


• 1747 - Jean-François Rewbell, French politician (d. 1807)


• 1765 - Harman Blennerhassett, Irish lawyer (d. 1831)


• 1789 - John Ruggles, American politician (d. 1874)


• 1789 - William John Swainson, English naturalist and artist (d. 1855)


• 1818 - John Henninger Reagan, American politician (d. 1905)


• 1834 - Walter Kittredge, American musician (d. 1905)


• 1850 - Henri Louis le Chatelier, French chemist (d. 1936)


• 1863 - Edythe Chapman, American actress (d. 1948)


• 1864 - Ozias Leduc, Québécois painter (d. 1955)


• 1870 - Louis Vierne, French organist (d. 1937)


• 1877 - Hans Heysen, German-born landscape artist (d. 1968)


• 1883 - Otto Heinrich Warburg, German physician, Nobel laureate (d. 1970)


• 1883 - Dick Burnett, American musician (d. 1977)


• 1884 - Walther von Reichenau, German military officer (d. 1942)


• 1887 - Huntley Gordon, Canadian actor (d. 1956)


• 1888 - Ernst Kretschmer, German psychiatrist (d. 1964)


• 1889 - C. E. Woolman, American airline founder (d. 1966)


• 1890 - Edward Rickenbacker, American pilot (d. 1973)


• 1890 - Philippe Thys, Belgian cyclist (d. 1971)


• 1895 - Juan Perón, President of Argentina (d. 1974)


• 1895 - Zog I, King of Albania (d. 1961)


• 1896 - Julien Duvivier, French film director (d. 1967)


• 1897 - Rouben Mamoulian, Armenian-American film director (d. 1987)


• 1901 - Eivind Groven, Norwegian composer (d. 1977)


• 1910 - Kirk Alyn, American actor (d. 1999)


• 1910 - Gus Hall, American union organizer and head of the U.S. Communist Party (d. 2000)


• 1910 - Ray Lewis, Canadian runner (d. 2003)


• 1917 - Billy Conn, American boxer (d. 1993)


• 1917 - Walter Lord, American author (d. 2002)


• 1917 - Danny Murtaugh, American baseball player (d. 1976)


• 1917 - Rodney Robert Porter, English biochemist, Nobel laureate (d. 1985)


• 1918 - Ron Randell, film character actor (d.2005)


• 1918 - Jens Christian Skou, Danish chemist, Nobel laureate


• 1919 - Kiichi Miyazawa, 78th Prime Minister of Japan (d. 2007)


• 1920 - Frank Herbert, American writer (d. 1986)


• 1921 - Abraham Sarmiento, Filipino Supreme Court jurist


• 1922 - Nils Liedholm, Swedish football midfielder and coach (d. 2007)


• 1924 - Alphons Egli, member of the Swiss Federal Council


• 1927 - Jim Elliot, American missionary (d. 1956)


• 1927 - César Milstein, Argentine scientist, Nobel laureate (d. 2002)


• 1928 - Neil Harvey, Australian cricketer


• 1928 - Bill Maynard, British actor


• 1929 - Valdir Pereira, Brazilian footballer (d. 2001)


• 1930 - Tōru Takemitsu, Japanese composer (d. 1996)


• 1932 - Ray Reardon, Welsh snooker player


• 1936 - Rona Barrett, American gossip columnist


• 1938 - Fred Stolle, Australian tennis player


• 1938 - Walter Gretzky, father of Wayne Gretzky


• 1939 - Paul Hogan, Australian actor


• 1939 - Harvey Pekar, American author


• 1939 - Lynne Stewart, American civil liberties lawyer


• 1940 - Fred Cash, American singer (The Impressions)


• 1941 - Jesse Jackson, American clergyman and civil rights activist


• 1943 - Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor


• 1943 - R. L. Stine, American author


• 1944 - Susan Raye, American singer


• 1946 - Jean-Jacques Beineix, French film director


• 1946 - Dennis Kucinich, American politician


• 1947 - Emiel Puttemans, Belgian athlete


• 1948 - Benjamin Cheever, American novelist and editor


• 1948 - Sarah Purcell, American television host


• 1948 - Johnny Ramone, American musician (The Ramones) (d. 2004)


• 1948 - Pedro López, Colombian serial killer


• 1948 - Claude Jade, French actress (d. 2006)


• 1949 - Sigourney Weaver, American actress


• 1950 - Robert Kool Bell, American musician (Kool & the Gang)


• 1951 - Jack O'Connell, American politician


• 1952 - Jan Marijnissen, Dutch politician


• 1952 - Edward Zwick, American film director


• 1954 - Michael Dudikoff, American actor


• 1954 - Huub Rothengatter, Dutch racecar driver


• 1955 - Bill Elliott, American racecar driver


• 1955 - Lonnie Pitchford, American blues musician


• 1956 - Stephanie Zimbalist, American actress


• 1956 - Jeff Lahti, American baseball player


• 1957 - Antonio Cabrini, Italian footballer


• 1957 - Joe Castiglione, American college athletic director


• 1958 - Steve Coll, American journalist


• 1959 - Nick Bakay, American actor


• 1959 - Mike Morgan, American baseball player


• 1960 - Lorenzo Milá, Spanish newscaster


• 1960 - François Pérusse, Quebec humorist


• 1960 - Reed Hastings, American businessman and entrepreneur


• 1962 - Bruno Thiry, Belgian rally driver


• 1964 - CeCe Winans, American singer


• 1965 - Ardal O'Hanlon, Irish comedian and actor


• 1965 - C-Jay Ramone, American musician (The Ramones)


• 1966 - Art Barr, American wrestler (d. 1994)


• 1967 - Yvonne Reyes, Venezuelan actress


• 1968 - Ali Benarbia, former Algerian footballer


• 1968 - Zvonimir Boban, Croatian football player


• 1968 - Emily Procter, American actress


• 1968 - Karyn Parsons, American actress


• 1968 - Leeroy Thornhill, British musician (The Prodigy)


• 1969 - Julia Ann, American pornographic actress


• 1969 - Jeremy Davies, American actor


• 1969 - Dylan Neal, Canadian actor


• 1970 - Matt Damon, American actor


• 1970 - Gauri Khan, wife of Indian actor Shahrukh Khan


• 1970 - Tetsuya Nomura, Japanese video-game designer


• 1970 - Soon-Yi Previn, Korean American actress


• 1972 - Stanislav Varga, Slovakian footballer


• 1974 - Fredrik Modin, Swedish hockey player


• 1974 - DJ Q-Ball, American musician (Bloodhound Gang)


• 1974 - Koji Murofushi, Japanese hammer thrower


• 1976 - Galo Blanco, Spanish tennis player


• 1976 - Renate Groenewold, Dutch speed skater


• 1977 - Anne-Caroline Chausson, French mountain-bike rider


• 1977 - Erna Siikavirta, Finnish musician (Deathlike Silence)


• 1978 - Mick O'Driscoll, Irish rugby player


• 1978 - Antonino D'Agostino, Italian football player


• 1979 - Kristanna Loken, American actress


• 1979 - Paul Burchill, English professional wrestler


• 1979 - Gregori Chad Petree, American musician (Shiny Toy Guns)


• 1980 - Mike Mizanin, American wrestler


• 1980 - Nick Cannon, American actor


• 1981 - Raffi Torres, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1981 - Ruby (Egyptian Singer), Egyptian singer


• 1983 - Michael Fraser, Scottish football goalkeeper


• 1983 - Travis Pastrana, American motorsports competitor


• 1985 - Eiji Wentz, German-Japanese entertainer


• 1987 - Aya Hirano, Japanese Seiyuu


• 1993 - Angus T. Jones, American actor (Two and a Half Men)