Famous Births on 10 Oct

Famous Births on 10 Oct

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 - Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium (d. 1983)
1903 - Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (d. 1969)
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 - Ivory Joe Hunter, American R&B singer (d. 1974)
1914 - Tommy Fine, American baseball player (d. 2005)
1917 - Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982)
1923 - Nicholas Parsons, English actor
1924 - Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (d. 2004)
1924 - Ed Wood, American filmmaker (d. 1978)
1924 - James Clavell, Australian author (d. 1994)
1925 - Great Antonio, Croatian-Canadian strongman (d. 2001)
1926 - Richard Jaeckel, American actor (d. 1997)
1927 - Dana Elcar, American actor (d. 2005)
1930 - Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (d. 1970)
1930 - Harold Pinter, English playwright, Nobel laureate
1930 - Yves Chauvin, French chemist, Nobel laureate
1930 - Eugenio Castellotti, Italian race car driver (d. 1957)
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 - Mildred Grieveson (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), English writer
1946 - Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 - Ben Vereen, American actor
1946 - Chris Tarrant, English TV presenter
1946 - John Prine, American singer
1946 - Naoto Kan, Japanese politician
1946 - Charles Dance, English actor
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 - Gus Williams, American basketball player
1953 - Midge Ure, Scottish musician
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 - Bradley Whitford, American actor
1959 - Kirsty MacColl, English singer (d. 2000)
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 - Vegard Ulvang, Norwegian cross-country skier.
1963 - Jolanda de Rover, Dutch swimmer
1963 - Daniel Pearl, American journalist (d. 2002)
1963 - Anita Mui, Hong Kong singer (d. 2003)
1964 - Sarah Lancashire, English actress
1964 - Quinton Flynn, American voice actor
1965 - Steve Scalise, American politician
1965 - Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan)
1965 - Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress
1965 - Clive Jones, British engineer
1965 - Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
1966 - Tony Adams, English footballer
1967 - Jonathan Littell, French-American writer
1968 - Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
1969 - Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
1969 - Brett Favre, American football player
1970 - Sir Matthew Pinsent, English rower
1970 - Mohammed Mourhit, Belgian athlete
1970 - Corinna May, German singer
1970 - Bai Ling, Chinese American actress
1970 - Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, German luger
1970 - Dean Kiely, Irish footballer
1971 - Ian Bennett, English footballer
1971 - Evgeny Kissin, Russian pianist
1972 - Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter
1972 - Alexei Zhitnik, Russian ice hockey player
1973 - Mario López, American actor
1973 - Semmy Schilt, Dutch kickboxer
1974 - Chris Pronger, Canadian ice hockey player
1974 - Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
1974 - Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor
1974 - Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver
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 - Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta), lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.
1979 - Wu Chun, Brunei born Taiwanese actor
1979 - Nicolás Massú, Chilean tennis player
1979 - Mya Harrison, American singer
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 - Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player
1984 - Paul Posluszny, American football player
1984 - Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress
1984 - Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer
1984 - Rod Benson, American basketball player
1985 - Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist
1985 - Aaron Himelstein, American actor
1986 - Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player
1991 - Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer