My Birthday, October 10
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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)
1870 – Louise Mack, Australian writer (d. 1935)
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)
1903 – Bei Shizhang, Chinese biologist and educator (d. 2009)
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
1910 – Julius Shulman, American architectural photographer (d. 2009)
1911 – Clare Hollingworth, British journalist
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 – Ludmilla Tchérina, French ballet dancer and actress (d. 2004)
1924 – Ed Wood, American filmmaker (d. 197
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 (d. 200
1930 – Mustafa Zaidi, ****stani poet (d. 1970)
1932 – Harry Smith, English footballer
1933 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist and Manson murder victim (d. 1969)
1935 – André Bureau, French Canadian communications executive
1935 – Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (d. 198
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 – Mildred Grieveson (aka: Anne Mather, Caroline Fleming, Cardine Fleming), English writer
1946 – Naoto Kan, Japanese politician
1946 – Peter Mahovlich, Canadian ice hockey player
1946 – John Prine, American singer
1946 – Chris Tarrant, English TV presenter
1946 – Ben Vereen, American actor
1947 – Martin Ruane, English professional wrestler (d. 199
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 – Patric Zimmerman, American voice actor
1954 – Rekha, Bollywood actress
1954 – Mohamed Mounir, The king of the Egyptian
music and the most popular Arab singer in the world.
1955 – 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
1960 – Simon Townshend, British rock guitarist
1961 – Jodi Benson, American voice actress
1961 – Henrik Jørgensen, Danish marathon runner
1961 – Martin Kemp, British musician (Spandau Ballet) and actor
1961 – Julia Sweeney, American actress and comedian
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 – Clive Jones, British engineer
1965 – Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
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
1967 – Mike Malinin, American drummer (Goo Goo Dolls)
1967 – Gavin Newsom, mayor of San Francisco
1968 – Bart Brentjens, Dutch mountain biker
1969 – Shawn "Thunderbird" Jamison, Pro basketball coach and ex Harlem Globetrotter
1969 – Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
1969 – Brett Favre, American football player
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 – Jun Lana, Filipino playwright and screenwriter
1972 – Dean Roland, American guitarist (Collective Soul)
1972 – Alexei Zhitnik, Russian ice hockey player
1973 – Mario López, American actor
1973 – Semmy Schilt, Dutch kickboxer
1973 – Zach Thornton, American soccer player
1974 – Assi Cohen, Israeli comedian and actor
1974 – Julio Ricardo Cruz, Argentinian footballer
1974 – Dale Earnhardt Jr, American NASCAR Sprint Cup series driver
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 (Fahrenheit/Fei Lun Hai)
1979 – Ahn Chil Hyun (Kangta), lead singer of the former South Korean group H.O.T.
1979 – Joel Przybilla, American basketball player
1980 – Elvis Hammond, Ghanaian footballer
1980 – Casey FitzSimmons, American football player
1980 – Tim Maurer, American singer (Suburban Legends)
1980 – Sherine, Egyptian singer
1981 – Michael Oliver, American actor
1981 – Una Healy, Irish singer (The Saturdays)
1982 – Amon Buchanan, Australian rules footballer
1982 – Hideki Mutoh, Japanese racing driver
1983 – Vusimuzi Sibanda, Zimbabwean cricketer
1983 – Tolga Zengin, Turkish football 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 – Dizzee Rascal, British rapper/grime artist
1986 – Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player
1989 – Aimee Teegarden, American actress
1991 – Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer
1991 – Mariana Espósito, Argentine actress, singer and model
All this, on my birfday.
