Famous Births on 6 Oct

Famous Births on 6 Oct

1289 - King Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (d. 1306)
1459 - Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (d. 1507)
1510 - Rowland Taylor, English clergyman (d. 1555)
1510 - John Caius, English physician (d. 1573)
1552 - Matteo Ricci, Italian Jesuit missionary (d. 1610)
1573 - Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English patron of the theater (d. 1624)
1610 - Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French soldier (d. 1690)
1716 - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English statesman (d. 1771)
1738 - Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (d. 1789)
1744 - James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1813)
1767 - Henri Christophe, king of Haiti (d. 1820)
1769 - Sir Isaac Brock, British commander (d. 1812)
1773 - King Louis-Philippe of France (d. 1850)
1801 - Hippolyte Carnot, French statesman (d. 1888)
1803 - Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, German physicist (d. 1879)
1820 - Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano (d. 1887)
1831 - Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (d. 1916)
1838 - Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer (d. 1910)
1846 - George Westinghouse, American engineer and inventor (d. 1914)
1866 - Reginald Fessenden, Canadian-born inventor and radio pioneer (d. 1932)
1872 - Mikhail Kuzmin, Russian writer (d. 1936)
1874 - Frank G. Allen, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1950)
1876 - Ernest Lapointe, French-Canadian politician (d. 1941)
1882 - Karol Szymanowski, Polish composer and pianist (d. 1937)
1886 - Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (d. 1960)
1887 - Le Corbusier, Swiss architect (d. 1965)
1888 - Roland Garros, French pilot (d. 1918)
1895 - Caroline Gordon, American writer and critic (d. 1981)
1900 - Stan Nichols, English cricketer (d. 1961)
1903 - Ernest Walton, Irish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
1905 - Helen Wills Moody, American tennis player (d. 1998)
1906 - Janet Gaynor, American actress (d. 1984)
1908 - Carole Lombard, American actress (d. 1942)
1908 - Sergei Lvovich Sobolev, Russian mathematician (d. 1989)
1910 - Barbara Castle, British politician (d. 2002)
1912 - Pauline Gore, mother of American Vice President Al Gore (d. 2004)
1914 - Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (d. 2002)
1915 - Alice Timander, Swedish dentist (d. 2007)
1915 - Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and civil rights activist (d. 2007)
1917 - Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights activist (d. 1977)
1918 - André Pilette, Belgian racing driver (d. 1993)
1920 - Pietro Consagra, Italian sculptor (d. 2005)
1920 - Lord Donaldson of Lymington, British judge (d. 2005)
1921 - Yevgeniy Landis, Russian mathematician (d. 1997)
1921 - Joseph Lowery, American Civil rights movement leader
1922 - Joe Frazier, American baseball player
1925 - Shana Alexander, American columnist (d. 2005)
1927 - Bill King, American sports broadcaster (d. 2005)
1930 - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria (d. 2000)
1930 - Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer
1931 - Nikolai Stepanovich Chernykh, Russian astronomer (d. 2004)
1931 - Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
1935 - Bruno Sammartino, Italian strongman and professional wrestler
1935 - Charito Solis, Filipino actress (d. 1998)
1938 - Serge Nubret, French bodybuilder
1939 - John LaFalce, American politician, former Member, US House of Representatives
1942 - Britt Ekland, Swedish actress
1942 - Millie Small, Jamaican singer
1943 - Michael Durrell, American actor
1943 - Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
1944 - José Carlos Pace, Brazilian racing driver (d. 1977)
1946 - Tony Greig, South African-born English cricketer
1946 - Vinod Khanna, Indian actor
1946 - Lloyd Doggett, American politician
1947 - Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter
1948 - Gerry Adams, Northern Irish politician
1950 - David Brin, American author
1950 - Thomas McClary, American guitarist (Commodores)
1951 - Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (d. 1985)
1951 - Kevin Cronin, American musician (REO Speedwagon)
1952 - Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and writer
1953 - Klaas Bruinsma, Dutch drug lord (d. 1991)
1954 - David Hidalgo, American musician (Los Lobos, Latin Playboys)
1955 - Tony Dungy, American football coach
1956 - Kathleen Webb, American comic book writer and artist
1959 - Brian Higgins, American politician, Member of US House of Representatives
1959 - Dennis Ray Boyd, American baseball player
1962 - Rich Yett, baseball player
1963 - Elisabeth Shue, American film actress
1963 - Chip Foose, American automobile customizer
1963 - Jsu Garcia, American actor
1964 - Matthew Sweet, American musician
1965 - Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican baseball player
1966 - Jacqueline Obradors, American actress
1966 - Niall Quinn, Irish footballer
1967 - Kennet Andersson, former Swedish footballer
1967 - Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman
1969 - Troy Shaw, English snooker player
1970 - Darren Oliver, American baseball player
1970 - Amy Jo Johnson, American actress and singer
1971 - Alan Stubbs, English footballer
1971 - Lola Dueñas, Spanish actress
1971 - Phil Bennett, British racing driver
1972 - Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
1972 - Ryu Shi-won, Korean actor and singer
1973 - Sylvain Legwinski, French footballer
1973 - Jeff Davis, American comedian
1973 - Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor
1973 - Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player
1974 - Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer
1974 - Jeremy Sisto, American actor
1975 - Reon King, West Indian cricketer from Guyana
1976 - Barbie Hsu, Taiwanese actress and singer
1977 - Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 - Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer
1977 - Vladimir Manchev, Bulgarian footballer
1978 - Ricky Hatton, English boxer
1979 - Richard Seymour, American football player
1979 - David Di Tommaso, French footballer (d. 2005)
1980 - Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
1981 - Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
1981 - José Luis Perlaza, Ecuadorian footballer
1982 - MC Lars, American hip-hop artist
1982 - William Butler, Musician and member of Arcade Fire
1984 - Joanna Pacitti, American actress and singer
1986 - Olivia Thirlby, American actress
1986 - Mohammad Shukri, Malaysian cricketer
1988 - Maki Horikita, Japanese model and actress
1988 - Kayky Brito , Brazilian actor.
1992 - Rhyon Nicole Brown, American actress
1995 - Jessica Lunsford, American kidnapping victim (d. 2005)
1998 - Mia-Sophie Wellenbrink, German actress and singer