Historical Births Today: 10 October

Births

• 1344 - Mary Plantagenet,English princess (d. 1362)


• 1567 - Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)


• 1678 - John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll, Scottish soldier (d. 1743)


• 1684 - Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)


• 1700 - Lambert-Sigisbert Adam, French sculptor (d. 1759)


• 1731 - Henry Cavendish, British scientist (d. 1810)


• 1780 - John Abercrombie, Scottish physician (d. 1844)


• 1794 - William Whiting Boardman, American politician (d. 1871)


• 1813 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)


• 1819 - Heinrich Joseph Dominicus Denzinger, German theologian (d. 1883)


• 1825 - Paul Kruger, President of the Transvaal Republic (d. 1904)


• 1828 - Samuel J. Randall, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (d. 1890)


• 1830 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)


• 1834 - Aleksis Kivi, Finnish author (d. 1872)


• 1837 - Robert Gould Shaw, American Army officer (d. 1863)


• 1861 - Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian explorer, Nobel laureate (d. 1930)


• 1863 - Louis Cyr, French Canadian strongman (d. 1912)


• 1863 - Helen Dunbar, American actress (d. 1933)


• 1864 - T. Frank Appleby, United States Congressman from New Jersey (d. 1924)


• 1870 - Ivan Alekseyevich Bunin, Russian writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1953)


• 1885 - Walter Anderson, German folklorist (d. 1962)


• 1889 - Han van Meegeren, Dutch painter, portraitist and art forgers (d. 1947)


• 1895 - Fridolf Rhudin Swedish actor and comedian (d. 1935)


• 1895 - Wolfram von Richthofen, German field marshal (d. 1945)


• 1898 - Lilly Daché, French-born milliner (d. 1989)


• 1900 - Helen Hayes, American actress (d. 1993)


• 1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (d. 1966)


• 1903 - Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)


• 1903 - Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium (d. 1983)


• 1906 - Paul Creston, American composer (d. 1985)


• 1906 - R.K. Narayan, Indian novelist (d. 2001)


• 1908 - Johnny Green, American songwriter, arranger and conductor (d. 1989)


• 1908 - Mercè Rodoreda, Catalan novelist (d. 1983)


• 1909 - Robert F. Boyle, American production designer and art director


• 1913 - Claude Simon, French writer, Nobel laureate (d. 2005)


• 1914 - Tommy Fine, American baseball player (d. 2005)


• 1914 - Ivory Joe Hunter, American R&B singer (d. 1974)


• 1917 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982)


• 1923 - Nicholas Parsons, English actor


• 1924 - James Clavell, Australian author (d. 1994)


• 1924 - Ed Wood, American filmmaker (d. 1978)


• 1924 - Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (d. 2004)


• 1925 - Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman (d. 2001)


• 1926 - Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)


• 1927 - Dana Elcar, American actor (d. 2005)


• 1930 - Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)


• 1930 - Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel laureate


• 1930 - Harold Pinter, English playwright, Nobel laureate


• 1930 - Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (d. 1970)


• 1932 - Harry Smith, English footballer


• 1933 - Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)


• 1935 - Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (d. 1988)


• 1935 - André Bureau, French Canadian communications executive


• 1936 - Gerhard Ertl, German surface chemist, Nobel laureate, 2007.


• 1938 - Moriyama Daido, Japanese photographer


• 1939 - Joseph Pitts, American politician


• 1941 - Peter Coyote, American actor


• 1942 - Radu Vasile, Romanian Prime Minister


• 1943 - Frederick Barthelme, American author


• 1946 - Charles Dance, English actor


• 1946 - Naoto Kan, Japanese politician


• 1946 - John Prine, American singer


• 1946 - Chris Tarrant, English TV presenter


• 1946 - Ben Vereen, American actor


• 1946 - Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1946 - Mildred Grieveson (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), English writer


• 1947 - Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (d. 1998)


• 1948 - Séverine, French singer


• 1948 - Ed Volker, American musician


• 1950 - Nora Roberts, American novelist


• 1951 - Epeli Ganilau, Fijian statesman


• 1953 - Midge Ure, Scottish musician


• 1953 - Gus Williams, American basketball player


• 1954 - Rekha, Bollywood actress


• 1954 - David Lee Roth, American singer (Van Halen)


• 1956 - Amanda Burton, Northern Irish actress


• 1956 - Mark Gordon, American film producer


• 1957 - Rumiko Takahashi, Japanese artist


• 1958 - Tanya Tucker, American singer


• 1959 - Kirsty MacColl, English singer (d. 2000)


• 1959 - Bradley Whitford, American actor


• 1960 - Eric Martin, American singer (Mr. Big)


• 1960 - Ron Flockhart, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1961 - Jodi Benson, American voice actress


• 1961 - Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner


• 1961 - Julia Sweeney, American actress and comedian


• 1961 - Martin Kemp (actor), British musician (Spandau Ballet) and actor


• 1963 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (d. 2003)


• 1963 - Daniel Pearl, American journalist (d. 2002)


• 1963 - Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer


• 1963 - Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian cross-country skier.


• 1964 - Sarah Lancashire, English actress


• 1964 - Quinton Flynn, American voice actor


• 1965 - Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)


• 1965 - Clive Jones, British engineer


• 1965 - Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress


• 1965 - Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan)


• 1965 - Steve Scalise, American politician


• 1966 - Tony Adams, English footballer


• 1967 - Jonathan Littell, French-American writer


• 1968 - Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker


• 1969 - Brett Favre, American football player


• 1969 - Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress


• 1970 - Dean Kiely, Irish footballer


• 1970 - Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger


• 1970 - Bai Ling, Chinese American actress


• 1970 - Corinna May, German singer


• 1970 - Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete


• 1970 - Sir Matthew Pinsent, English rower


• 1971 - Ian Bennett, English footballer


• 1971 - Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist


• 1972 - Alexei Zhitnik, Russian ice hockey player


• 1972 - Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter


• 1973 - Mario López, American actor


• 1973 - Semmy Schilt, Dutch kickboxer


• 1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver


• 1974 - Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor


• 1974 - Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer


• 1974 - Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player


• 1975 - Ramón Morales, Mexican footballer


• 1975 - Plácido Polanco, Dominican baseball player


• 1976 - Bob Burnquist, Brazilian-born skateboarder


• 1976 - Pat Burrell, American baseball player


• 1978 - Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, American actress


• 1979 - Mya Harrison, American singer


• 1979 - Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player


• 1979 - Wu Chun, Brunei born Taiwanese actor


• 1979 - Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta), lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.


• 1980 - Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer


• 1980 - Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)


• 1980 - Sherine, Egyptian singer


• 1981 - Michael Oliver, American actor


• 1982 - Amon Buchanan, Australian rules footballer


• 1982 - Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver


• 1983 - Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer


• 1984 - Rod Benson, American basketball player


• 1984 - Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer


• 1984 - Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress


• 1984 - Paul Posluszny, American football player


• 1984 - Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player


• 1985 - Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist


• 1985 - Aaron Himelstein, American actor


• 1986 - Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player


• 1991 - Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer