Famous Birthdays on October 14

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• 1257 Przemysł II, King of Poland (1295-96), born in Poznań, Kingdom of Poland (d. 1296)
• 1404 Marie of Anjou, Queen of France (1422-61), born in Angers, France (d. 1463)
• 1420 Tomas de Torquemada, Castilian Grand Inquisitor during Spanish Inquisition, born in Torquemada (or Valladolid), Kingdom of Castile (d. 1498)

• 1493 Shimazu Tadayoshi, Japanese warlord (d. 1568)
• 1606 Joan Maetsuyker, Dutch colonial ruler (Governor-general of Dutch East Indies, 1653-78; Governor of Zeylon, 1646-50), born in Amsterdam, Dutch Republic (d. 1678)
• 1630 Sophia of Hanover, Princess Palatine and Electress of Saxony, born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1714)

• 1639 Simon van der Stel, 1st governor of Dutch Cape Colony (1679-99), born in Indian Ocean en route to Mauritius (d. 1712)
• 1641 Joachim Tielke, German violin maker, born in Königsberg (d. 1719)
• 1643 Bahādur Shah I, 8th Mughal Emperor of India (1707-12), born in Burhanpur, Mughal Empire (d. 1712)

• 1687 Robert Simson, Scottish mathematician (Simson line), born in West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland (d. 1768)

• 1726 Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham, English sailor and politician, born in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland (d. 1813)
• 1730 Jean-Joseph Rodolphe, Alsatian composer, born in Strasbourg, France (d. 1812)
• 1733 François Sébastien Charles Joseph de Croix, Count of Clerfayt, Austrian field marshal, born in Hainaut, Austrian Netherlands (d. 1798)
• 1734 Francis Lightfoot Lee, American advocate for independence (signed US Declaration of Independence), born in Stratford Hall Plantation, Westmoreland County, Virginia Colony (d. 1797)
• 1738 Giovanni Zanotti, Italian composer, born in Bologna, Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1817)
• 1740 Joannes Siberg, Dutch Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies (1801-05), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1817)
• 1753 Franz Anton Dimmler, German composer, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1827)
• 1764 Charles-Henri Plantade, French composer, born in Pontoise, France (d. 1839)
• 1774 Hubert Matthijs Adriaan Jan van Asch van Wijck, Dutch lawyer and politician (Mayor of Utrecht,1827-1839), born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1843)

• 1789 Constant van Crombrugghe, Flemish monastery founder, born in Geraardsbergen, Belgium (d. 1865)
• 1790 Georg Gerson, Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1825)
• 1790 Thursday October Christian, son of Fletcher Christian (leader of the historical mutiny on the Bounty), born in Pitcairn Island (d. 1831)
• 1796 Adolf Ganz, German composer and violinist, born in Wiesbaden, Germany (d. 1870)
• 1797 Ida Laura Pfeiffer, Austrian explorer and travel writerwho made two round the world trips, born in Vienna (d. 1858)
• 1801 Joseph Plateau, Belgian physicist (Plateau's Law), born in Brussels, Belgium (d. 1883)
• 1806 Preston King, U.S. Senator from New York (1857-63), born in Ogdensburg, New York (d. 1865)
• 1827 James Sidney Robinson, American politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Mansfield, Ohio (d. 1892)
• 1827 William Harcourt, British Home Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, born in York, England (d. 1904)
• 1837 Ellison Capers, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Charleston, South Carolina (d. 1908)
• 1842 Joe Start, American baseball player, born in New York City (d. 1927)
• 1853 Ciprian Porumbescu, Romanian composer, born in Șipotele Sucevei, Duchy of Bukovina, Austrian Empire (d. 1883)
• 1855 George Edwardes, British composer (Gaiety Girl), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 1915)
• 1857 Elwood Haynes, American automotive pioneer (built one of 1st US autos), born in Portland, Indiana (d. 1925)
• 1859 Camille Chevillard, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1923)
• 1861 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer, born in Split, Austria-Hungary (d. 1944)
• 1861 Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic organist, composer, musical folklorist, and priest, born in Melur, Mýrasýsla, Iceland (d. 1938)
• 1864 Maurice de Plessys, French poet (Palace Occidental), born in Paris (d. 1924)
• 1867 Masaoka Shiki, Japanese haiku & tanka poet and diarist (Salt Water Ballads), born in Matsuyama, Japan (d. 1902)
• 1869 Joseph Duveen, British art connoisseur (Elgin marbles), born in Hull, Yorkshire, England (d. 1939)
• 1871 Alexander von Zemlinsky, Austrian composer, conductor, and arranger (The Mermaid; Lyric Symphony), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 1942)
• 1872 Reginald "R.F." Doherty, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1897-1900), born in Wimbledon, England (d. 1910)
• 1873 José Serrano Simeón, Spanish composer, born in Sueca, Valencia, Spain (d. 1941)
• 1873 Jules Rimet, French football administrator (3rd President of FIFA 1921-54), born in Theuley, Franche-Comté, France (d. 1956)
• 1873 Ray Ewry, American track and field athlete (8 Olympic golds 1900, 04, 08), born in Lafayette, Indiana (d. 1937)
• 1874 Margarete Susman, German-Jewish writer, born in Hamburg (d. 1966)
• 1880 Vilhelm Ekelund, Swedish poet and writer (Sak och sken) (d. 1940)
• 1882 Charlie Parker, English cricketer (legend Gloucs SLA, but 2-32 in only Test), born in Prestbury, Gloucestershire (d. 1959)

• 1884 Jimmy Conlin, American actor (Sin of Harold Diddlebock), born in Camden, New Jersey (d. 1962)
• 1888 Ernest Pingoud, Finnish composer, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1942)

• 1889 Clarence Muse, American actor, screenwriter and director (Casablanca, Black Stallion), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 1979)
• 1889 Jean Canneel, Flemish sculptor, born in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Brussels, Belgium (d. 1963)

• 1890 Frank Conroy, British actor (Call of the Wild), born in Derby, Derbyshire, England (d. 1964)
• 1891 Paul de Keyser, Flemish philologist and folklorist, born in Ghent, Belgium (d. 1966)
• 1892 Sumner Welles, American diplomat (Good neighbor policy), born in New York (d. 1961)
• 1893 Lillian Gish, American silent film and stage actress (Birth of a Nation), born in Springfield, Ohio (d. 1993)
• 1894 E.E. Cummings [Edward Estlin], American poet (Tulips & Chimneys), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (d. 1962)
• 1896 Bud Flanagan [Chaim Reuben Weintrop], English comedian (duo with Chesney Alley), born in London, England (d. 1968)
• 1896 Oscar Charleston, American Baseball HOF CF (NgL Triple Crown 1921 St. Louis Giants, 1924, 25 Harrisburg Giants) and manager (NgL WS 1933, 35, 36 Pittsburgh Crawfords), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1954)
• 1898 Cruys Voorbergh [Ernest Pieter Coningh], Dutch actor and director (De vliegende Hollander, Flying Dutchman), born in Bagoe, Dutch East Indies (d. 1963)
• 1898 Maurice Martenot, French cellist, WWI radio telegrapher, and instrument inventor (ondes Martenot), born in Paris, France (d. 1980) [1]
• 1899 Alan Washbond, American 2-man bobsledder (Olympic gold 1932), born in Essex County, New York (d. 1965)
• 1899 Red McKenzie, American jazz singer (played comb-with-tissue-paper), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 1948)
• 1900 Eddie McLeod, New Zealand cricketer (played in NZ's 2nd-ever Test 1930), born in Auckland, New Zealand (d. 1989)
• 1901 Willem A. Wagenaar, Dutch journalist and writer (Shanghai) (d. 1968)
• 1902 Learco Guerra, Italian road racing cyclist, born in Bagnolo San Vito, Italy (d. 1963)
• 1902 Shunter Coen, South African cricket batsman (2 Tests, HS 41no, @ 50.50; Orange Free State), born in Heilbron, South Africa (d. 1967)
• 1906 Benita Hume, British actress (Tarzan Escapes, High Treason, Halls of Ivy), born in London, England (d. 1967)

• 1906 Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian founder of the Muslim Brotherhood, born in Mahmoudiyah, Beheira, Egypt (d. 1949)
• 1906 Russell Thorson, American radio and television actor (One Man's Family; The Detectives), born in Eau Claire, Wisconsin (d. 1982)
• 1907 Allan Jones, American actor and singer (A Day at the Races, Showboat), born in Old Forge, Pennsylvania (d. 1992)
• 1907 Barend Barendse, Dutch sports reporter and actor (Zeskamp, Oebele), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1981)
• 1907 Pert Kelton, American actress (Cavalcade of Stars), born in Great Falls, Montana (d. 1968)
• 1908 Ruth Hale, American playwright and actress, born in Granger, Utah (d. 2003)
• 1909 Bernd Rosemeyer, German race car driver (Indy 500), born in Lingen, Germany (d. 1938)
• 1909 Dorothy Kingsley, American screenwriter (Seven Brides for Seven Brothers), born in New York City (d. 1997)
• 1909 Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (Karhunpyynti (The Bear Hunt)), born in Mikkeli, Finland (d. 1979)
• 1910 John Wooden, American basketball coach (UCLA-10 national championships), born in Hall, Indiana (d. 2010)
• 1910 Jozef Keuleers, Belgian worker's union leader, born in Watermael-Boitsfort, Brussels (d. 1986)
• 1911 Lê Ðức Thọ, Vietnamese revolutionary general, politician and negotiator in Paris (1975), born in Nam Định Province, French Indochina (d. 1990)
• 1912 Helmut Schelsky, German sociologist (Sociology of Sex), born in Chemnitz, Saxony (d. 1984)
• 1912 Jack Crapp, English cricketer (England batsman 1948-49), born in St Columb Major, Cornwall, England (d. 1981)
• 1912 Jack Young, English cricketer (Middlesex & England slow left-armer post-WW2), born in Paddington, London (d. 1993)
• 1913 Ginty Lush, Australian cricketer (NSW quick of the 30's who didn't play for Aust), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1985)
• 1916 C. Everett Koop, 13th US Surgeon General (1982-89), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2013)
• 1918 Doug Ring, Australian cricketer (Australian leggie of the late 40's early 50's), born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia (d. 2003)
• 1918 Marcel Chaput, French Canadian politician, born in Hull, Quebec (d. 1991)
• 1918 Thelma Long, Australian tennis player (Australian C'ship singles 1952, 54; 12 x doubles; 4 x mixed doubles; French C'ship mixed doubles 1956), born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2015)
• 1919 Edward L. Feightner, American rear-admiral and WWII flying ace (Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands), born in Lima, Ohio (d. 2020)
• 1919 Joseph de Pasquale, American violist (Boston Symphony, 1949-64: Philadelphia Orchestra, 1964-96), and educator (Curtis Institute, 1965-2015), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2015)
• 1924 Robert Webber, American actor (12 Angry Men, Moonlighting, 79 Park Avenue), born in Santa Ana, California (d. 1989)
• 1925 Lawrence Herkimer, "Grandfather of Cheerleading" (founded National Cheerleading Association, patented the pom-pom), born in Muskegon, Michigan (d. 2015)
• 1925 Phillip Tobias, South African palaeoanthropologist and three time Nobel Prize nominee (hominid fossil sites), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 2012)
• 1926 Bill Justis, American rock and roll musician (Raunchy), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 1982)
• 1926 Willy Alberti [Carel Verbrugge], Dutch singer and actor (Riffin in Amsterdam), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1985)
• 1927 (Ione) "Joyce" Bryant, American cabaret artist (Drunk With Love), missionary, schoolteacher, and opera singer, born in Oakland, California (d. 2022) [1]

• 1928 Frank E. Resnik, American business executive (Philip Morris USA), born in Pleasant Unity, Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
• 1928 Gary Graffman, American classical pianist (Leventritt Award, 1949), left-handed music patron, educator and administrator (Curtis Institute, 1980-2006), born in New York City
• 1928 Héctor Rial, Spanish soccer striker (Real Madrid, 5 straight Euro Cup C'ships 1956-60), born in Pergamino, Argentina (d. 1991)

• 1930 Robert Parker, American saxophonist and soul singer (Barefootin'), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 2020)
• 1931 Duško Gojković, Serbian trumpeter (Balkan Blue), born in Jajce, Bosnia
• 1931 Nikhil Banerjee, Indian classical musician, born in Calcutta, India (d. 1986)
• 1931 Rafael Puyana, Colombian baroque harpsichordist (NY debut 1957), born in Bogotá, Colombia (d. 2013)
• 1931 Rinus Bennaars, Dutch soccer midfielder (15 caps; Feyenoord Rotterdam), born in Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands (d. 2021)
• 1932 Anatoly Larkin, Russian-American physicist, born in Kolomna, Russia (d. 2005)
• 1932 Enrico di Giuseppe, American tenor, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2005)
• 1934 Horacio Accavallo, Argentine boxer (undisputed WBA & WBC flyweight titles 1966-68), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 2022)
• 1935 La Monte Young, American minimalist avant-garde composer (Compositions 1960), born in Bern, Idaho
• 1938 Farah Pahlavi, Queen consort of Iran (1959-61), born in Tehran, Iran
• 1938 John Dean, American attorney (White House counsel, 1970-73), Watergate prosecution witness, author, and political commentator, born in Akron, Ohio

• 1940 Christopher Timothy, Welsh actor (All Creatures Great & Small), born in Bala, Wales

• 1940 J. C. Snead, American golfer (8 PGA Tour titles; Masters 1973 runner-up), born in Hot Springs, Virginia
• 1940 Pat Finley, American stage and screen actress (The Bob Newhart Show - "Ellen Hartley"), born in Asheville, North Carolina
• 1941 Alexander Burdonsky, Russian theater director and Joseph Stalin's grandson, born in Samara, Russia (d. 2017)
• 1941 Jim Courter, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey), born in Montclair, New Jersey
• 1942 Billy Harrison, Irish rock guitarist (Them), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 1943 Anthony Iannaccone, American composer, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1943 Lance Rentzel, American NFL receiver (Minn, LA) and ex-husband of Joey Heatherton, born in Flushing, New York
• 1943 Noreen Corcoran, American actress (Kelly-Bachelor Father), born in Quincy Massachusetts (d. 2016)
• 1944 Udo Kier, German actress (Warhol Dracula, Warhol Frankenstein), born in Lindenthal, Cologne, Germany
• 1945 Allan Stone, Australian tennis player (Australian Open doubles 1968, 77; Wimbledon doubles & mixed doubles 1975 runner-up) and broadcaster (7 Network), born in Launceston, Australia
• 1945 Colin Hodgkinson, English musician (Whitesnake), born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
• 1945 Lesley Joseph, British stage and screen actress (Birds of a Feather - "Dorien") and radio broadcaster, born in Finsbury Park, London
• 1946 Al Oliver, American baseball outfielder (7-time MLB All Star; Pittsburgh Pirates), born in Portsmouth, Ohio
• 1946 Craig Venter, American biotechnologist and geneticist (involved with the first draft sequence of the human genome), born in Salt Lake City, Utah
• 1946 Dan McCafferty, Scottish rock vocalist (Nazareth - "Love Hurts"), born in Dunfermline, Scotland (d. 2022)
• 1946 James Robert "Radio" Kennedy, American football coach, born in Anderson, South Carolina
• 1946 Justin Hayward, British rock singer-songwriter, and guitarist (Moody Blues - "Nights in White Satin"; "Your Wildest Dreams"), born in Swindon, Wiltshire, England
• 1947 Al Atkins, British rock singer (Judas Priest, 1969-73), born in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England
• 1947 Bob Kuechenberg, American football guard (6 x Pro Bowl; Super Bowl 1972, 73 Miami Dolphins; First-team All-Pro 1975, 78), born in Gary, Indiana (d. 2019)
• 1947 Charlie Joiner, American NFL receiver (Houston, Cincinnati, San Diego), born in Many, Louisiana
• 1947 Lukas Resetarits, Austrian cabaret artist, born in Stinatz, Austria
• 1947 Norman Harris, American soul, R&B, and disco session guitarist (Philadelphia International; O'Jays; Salsoul Orchestra), born in Danville, Virginia (d. 1987)
• 1948 André Guesdon, French soccer defender (Monaco, Nice) and manager (Viry-Châtillon, Angers, Brest), born in Benouville, France (d. 2020)
• 1948 David Ruprecht, American game show host, born in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1948 Engin Arık, Turkish nuclear physicist, born in Istanbul (d. 2007)
• 1949 Dave Schultz, Canadian NHL hockey forward, 1971-80 (Stanley Cup, 1974, 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers, and 3 other teams), known as "The Hammer", holds single season record for most penalty minutes, born in Waldheim, Saskatchewan
• 1949 Katha Pollitt, American poet and writer, born in Brooklyn Heights, New York
• 1949 Katy Manning, English actress (Doctor Who-Jo Grant), born in Guildford, Surrey, England
• 1950 Sheila Young Ochowicz, American speed skater (1976 Olympic gold, silver, and bronze), and track cyclist, born in Birmingham, Michigan
• 1951 Marcia Barrett, Jamaican-British rock vocalist (Boney M), born in Saint Catherine Parish, Jamaica
• 1952 Harry Anderson, American comic, magician, and actor (Night Court - "Judge Harry Stone"; Dave's World), born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 2018)
• 1952 Kaija Saariaho, Finnish electro-acoustic and contemporary classical composer (L'Amour de loin (Love from Afar); Circle Map), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2023) [1]
• 1952 Margriet Eshuijs, Dutch singer and pianist, born in Zaandam, Netherlands
• 1952 Nikolai Adrianov, Soviet-Russian gymnast (Olympic-4 gold/2 silver/bronze-1976), born in Vladimir, Russia (d. 2011)
• 1953 Greg Evigan, American actor (BJ & the Bear: Melrose Place), born in South Amboy, New Jersey
• 1953 Kazumi Watanabe, Japanese jazz and jazz-fusion guitarist, born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1953 Marcel Zeeuw, Surinamese soldier (participant in the Sergeant Coup, 1982), born in Paramaribo, Suriname (d. 2015)
• 1953 Roland Butcher, English cricket batsman (3 Tests; 1st cricketer of Caribbean descent to play for England; Middlesex CCC, Barbados, Tasmania, Suffolk CCC), born in Saint Philip Parish, Barbados
• 1953 Shelley Ackerman, American astrologer, writer and singer, born in Manhattan, New York
• 1954 Carole Malone, English newspaper columnist

• 1957 Kenny Neal, American blues musician (Let Life Flow), born in New Orleans, Louisiana
• 1957 Michel Després, Quebec politician
• 1958 Thomas Dolby [Robertson], British new-wave rock singer and musician ("She Blinded Me With Science"), born in London, England
• 1959 A.J. Pero, American drummer (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It"), born in Newark, New Jersey (d. 2015)
• 1960 John Aalberg, US cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Orland, Norway
• 1960 Steve Cram, English runner (world record mile/2 km)
• 1961 Isaac Mizrahi, American fashion designer and TV presenter, born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1961 Melanie Wilson, American actress (Jennifer-Perfect Strangers), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1962 Jaan Ehlvest, Estonian chess player
• 1962 Shahar Perkiss, Israeli tennis player, born in Haifa, Israel
• 1963 Keith Byars, American College Football HOF running back (Ohio State Uni; Pro Bowl 1993 Miami Dolphins), born in Dayton, Ohio
• 1963 Yim Jae-beom, South Korean rock singer, born in Seoul
• 1964 Joe Girardi, American MLB catcher (4 teams, including NY Yankees, 1996-99), and manager (Yankees, 2006-17), born in Peoria, Illinois
• 1964 Olu Oguibe, Nigerian born American artist, born in Aba, Eastern Nigera
• 1965 Constantine Koukias, Tasmanian composer and opera director, born in Hobart, Australia
• 1965 Jüri Jaanson, Estonian rower (World Championship, 1990), born in Pärnu, Estonian SSR, USSR (now Estonia)
• 1965 Karyn White, American soul and R&B singer-songwriter ("Superwoman"; "Romantic"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1965 Steve Coogan, English comedian, screenwriter, and actor (Spitting Image; Alan Partridge; The Trip; Stan & Ollie), born in Middleton, Lancashire, England
• 1967 Arleen Sorkin, American actress (Days of Our Lives - "Calliope Jones"; America's Funniest Videos, 1990-92), and screenwriter, born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2023)
• 1967 Dave Hajek, infielder (Houston Astros), born in Roseville, California
• 1967 Pat Kelly, American baseball player
• 1967 Stephen A. Smith, American sports journalist
• 1967 Sylvain Lefebvre, Canadian NHL defenseman (Colorado Avalanche), born in Richmond, Canada
• 1968 Dwayne Schintzius, American NBA center (Indiana Pacers), born in Brandon, Florida (d. 2012)
• 1968 Johnny Goudie, Cuban American singer-songwriter and musician, born in Coral Gables, Florida
• 1968 Matthew Le Tissier, English footballer, born in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey
• 1968 Rashid Latif, Pakistani cricket wicket-keeper (37 Tests, 130 dismissals, 1 x 100; 166 ODIs; Karachi), born in Karachi, Pakistan
• 1968 Wanda Guyton, American WNBA forward (Houston Comets), born in Tampa, Florida
• 1969 David Strickland, American actor (d. 1999)
• 1969 P J Brown, NBA center/forward (NJ Nets, Miami Heat)
• 1970 Daniela Pestova [Chameleon], model (1995 SI/L'Oreal), born in Prague, Czechoslovakia
• 1970 Jim Jackson, NBA guard (Dallas Mavericks, Philadelphia 76ers)
• 1970 Jon Seda, Puerto Rican actor
• 1970 Nina Kemppel, cross country skier (Olympics 1994), born in Anchorage, Alaska
• 1970 Pär Zetterberg, Swedish football player
• 1971 Frank Wycheck, American football tight end (Pro Bowl 1998, 99, 2000; Washington Redskins, Houston/Tennessee Oilers-Titans), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2023)
• 1971 Jorge Costa, Portuguese soccer defender and manager (50 caps; FC Porto), born in Porto, Portugal

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