Famous Birthdays on October 2

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• 1470 Isabella of Naples, Duchess of Milan (1489-1494), born in Naples, Italy Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy) (d. 1524)
• 1538 Saint Charles Borromeo, Italian cardinal and Archbishop of Milan (1564-84), born in Arona, Milan, Italy (d. 1584)
• 1595 Jacob Louys, Flemish engraver, born in Antwerp (d. 1668)
• 1616 Andreas Gryphius, German lyric poet and dramatist, born in Glogau, Silesia (d. 1664)
• 1644 François-Timoléon de Choisy, French writer (Quatre dialogues sur l'immortalité de l'âme), born in Paris (d. 1724)
• 1646 Guillaume Poitevin, French composer and teacher, born in Boulbon, France (d. 1706)
• 1704 František Tůma, Czech composer, born in Kostelec nad Orlicí, Bohemia (d. 1774)
• 1722 Leopold Widhalm, Austrian luthier, born in Horn, Austria (d. 1776)
• 1737 Franz Schneider, Austrian organist and composer, baptized in Pulkau (d. 1812)
• 1752 Samuel Story, Dutch rear admiral (Battle at Kamperduin), born in Maasbommel, Dutch Republic (d. 1811)
• 1756 Jacob van Strij, Dutch cartoonist and graphic artist, born in Dordrecht, Dutch Republic (d. 1815)
• 1756 Józef Javurek, Polish-Russian composer, born in Benešov, Czech Republic (d. 1840)
• 1768 William Carr Beresford, 1st Viscount Beresford, British general and politician, born in Bedgebury, Kent, England (d. 1854)
• 1798 Charles Albert, King of Sardinia (1831-49), born in Turin, Italy (d. 1849)

• 1809 Anton Emil Titl, Austrian composer, born in Nedvědice (d. 1882)
• 1817 Gunnar Wennerberg, Swedish poet and composer, born in Lidköping, Sweden (d. 1901)
• 1819 George Washington Getty, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 1901)
• 1821 Alexander P. Stewart, American Lieutenant General (Confederate Army), born in Rogersville, Hawkins County, Tennessee (d. 1908)
• 1822 Jan Kappeyne van de Coppello, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1877-79), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1895)
• 1827 Edmund Jackson Davis, American lawyer, soldier, and Brigadier General (Union Army), born in St. Augustine, Florida (d. 1883)
• 1828 Charles Floquet, French statesman and 44th Prime Minister of France, born in Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France (d. 1896)
• 1832 Edward Burnett Tylor, English anthropologist (Primitive Culture), born in London (d. 1917)
• 1832 Julius von Sachs, German botanist and naturalist, born in Breslau, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1897)
• 1833 William Corby, American Catholic priest and President of the University of Notre Dame, born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1897)
• 1835 Louis-Antoine Ranvier, French anatomist and historian, born in Lyon, France (d. 1922)
• 1839 Hans Thoma, German painter, born in Bernau, Black Forest (d. 1924)

• 1851 Ferdinand Foch, French Allied military commander and marshal of France during WW I, born in Tarbes, France (d. 1929)

• 1854 Patrick Geddes, Scottish biologist and town planner who coined the term conurbation, born in Ballater, Aberdeenshire, Scotland (d. 1932)
• 1857 Marthinus Theunis Steyn, South African politician and President of Orange-Free state (1896-1902), born in Winburg, Orange Free State (d. 1916)
• 1866 Charles Ricketts, British artist and illustrator, born in Geneva, Switzerland (d. 1931)

• 1871 Cordell Hull, American Secretary of State (1933-44) who established United Nation (Nobel 1945), born in Olympus, Tennessee (d. 1955)
• 1871 Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect, born in New York City (d. 1959)
• 1873 Sir Pelham Warner, English cricket batsman, tour manager and administrator (15 Tests; MCC chairman of selectors), born in The Hall, Port of Spain, Trinidad (d. 1963)
• 1873 Stephen Warfield Gambrill, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland), born in Savage, Maryland (d. 1938)
• 1875 Henry Février, French composer, born in Paris (d. 1957)
• 1877 William C. Fownes Jr, American golfer and administrator (US Amateur C'ship 1910; President US Golf Ass'n 1926-27), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1950)
• 1878 François Conrad Schlumberger, French physicist, born in Guebwiller, Upper Rhine (d. 1936)
• 1878 Wilfrid Wilson, British Georgian poet (Flannan Isle), born in Hexham, Northumberland, England (d. 1962)
• 1879 Wallace Stevens, American poet (Ideas of Order), born in Reading, Pennsylvania (d. 1955)
• 1880 George Alexander Russell, American organist, composer and the first Frick Professor of Music for Princeton University, born in Franklin, Tennessee (d. 1953)
• 1881 Ferdinand [Fred] Barlow, French composer, born in Mulhouse (d. 1951)
• 1882 Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander, born in Zlatoust, Ufa Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1945)
• 1885 Ruth Bryan Owen, American politician (first woman appointed as a U.S. ambassador, Denmark 1933-36), born in Jacksonville, Illinois (d. 1954)
• 1886 Pierre Balledux, Dutch actor, theatre director (The Hague Players), and resistance fighter, born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1976)

• 1891 H. V. Porter, American basketball coach and administrator (created fan-shaped backboard; moulded basketball, rules films), born in Manito, Illinois (d. 1975)
• 1893 Leroy Shield [Shields], American pianist, composer (Laurel & Hardy; Our Gang; Union Pacific Suite), and orchestra leader, born in Waseca, Minnesota (d. 1962)
• 1895 Fritz Eberhard, [Helmut von Rauschenplat], German journalist, anti-fascist war resistor, and co-signer of modern constitution, born in Dresden, German Empire (d. 1982)
• 1895 Louis Lebeer, Belgian art historian, engraver, and academic, born in Mechelen, Belgium (d. 1986)
• 1897 (William) "Bud" Abbott, American comedian (Abbott & Costello), born in Asbury Park, New Jersey (d. 1974)
• 1900 Barton Yarborough, American radio and screen actor (One Man's Family; Dragnet), born in Goldthwaite, Texas (d. 1951)

• 1901 Charles Stark "Doc" Draper, American Scientist and Engineer who headed the team that invented the Apollo Guidance Computer and inertial navigation technology for aircraft, space vehicles, and submarines, born in Windsor, Missouri (d. 1987)
• 1901 Christopher Clarkson, British test pilot, born in Dunsfold, Surrey (d. 1994)
• 1901 Roy Campbell, South African poet (Flowering Rifle), born in Durban, South Africa (d. 1957)
• 1902 Leopold Figl, Austrian politician (13th Chancellor of Austria), born in Rust, Michelhausen, Austria-Hungary (d. 1965)
• 1904 Dermot Boyle, Marshal of the Royal Air Force, born in Rathdowney, County Laois, Ireland (d. 1993)
• 1904 Godfrey Baseley, British radio executive, born in Alverchurch, Worchestershire, England (d. 1997)

• 1904 Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indian politician and Prime Minister of India (1964-66), born in Mughalsarai, British India (d. 1966)
• 1906 John Humphreys Whitfield, British scholar of Italian language & literature, born in Wednesbury, England (d. 1995)
• 1907 Alexander Robertus Todd, British organic chemist (Nobel Prize 1957), born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
• 1911 Jack Finney, American sci-fi and thriller author (The Body Snatchers, Time and Again), born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin (d. 1995)
• 1911 Stuart Rose, British designer (British Post Office), born in London (d. 1993)
• 1912 Eric Charles Twelves Wilson, English British Army officer (awarded Victoria Cross), born in Sandown, Isle of Wight, England (d. 2008)
• 1913 Gene Benson, American baseball outfielder (Negro League All-Star 1940, 45-46), born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (d. 1999)
• 1913 Karl Miller, German soccer defender (12 caps; Dresdner SC), born in Hamburg (d. 1967)
• 1913 Vivian Ridler, British scholar and printer (Oxford University), born in Cardiff, Wales (d. 2009)
• 1914 Albe Vidaković, Croatian composer, born in Subotica, Serbia (d. 1964)
• 1914 Bengt Johansson, Finnish composer, born in Helsinki (d. 1989)
• 1914 Bernarr Rainbow, English historian of music education, organist, and choir master, born in London (d. 1998)
• 1914 Charles Drake [Ruppert], American actor (Harvey, Air Force, Glenn Miller Story), born in New York City (d. 1994)
• 1914 Jack Parsons, American rocket scientist and Thelemite occultist, born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1952)
• 1915 Robert Russell "Chubby" Wise, American musician, born in Lake City, Florida (d. 1996)
• 1916 George Siravo, American big band and session saxophonist, composer, arranger and conductor (Columbia Records), born in Staten Island, New York (d. 2000)
• 1917 Christian de Duve, British cytologist and biochemist (Nobel 1974), born in Thames Ditton, Surrey (d. 2013)
• 1917 Francis Jackson, British organist, composer (East Acklam; A Time of Fire), and music director (York Minster, 1946-82), born in Malton, Yorkshire, England (d. 2022)
• 1917 William Marshall, American singer, bandleader and actor (State Fair, Pennsylvanians), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1994)
• 1919 Shirley Clarke, American film director, born in New York City (d. 1997)
• 1920 Spec Shea, American baseball pitcher (MLB All Star, World Series 1947; NY Yankees, Washington Sens), born in Naugatuck, Connecticut (d. 2002)
• 1920 William Cramond, Scottish psychiatrist and vice-chancellor (Stirling University), born in Aberdeen, Scotland (d. 2004)
• 1921 Albert Scott Crossfield, American test pilot (XS-1), born in Berkeley, California (d. 2006)
• 1921 Robert Runcie, Archbishop of Canterbury, born in Liverpool, England (d. 2000)
• 1922 Otmar Macha, Czech composer (Quattro Group), born in Ostrava (d. 2006)
• 1923 Jack Dellal, British property investor and multi-millionaire (Allied Commercial Holdings), born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England, (d. 2012)
• 1924 Gilbert Simondon, French philosopher (On the Mode of Existence of Technical Objects), born in Saint-Étienne, France (d. 1989)
• 1925 Alois Pinos, Czech composer, born in Vyskov (d. 2008)
• 1925 Brian Dillon, British Lord Justice of Appeal (1982-94) (d. 2003)
• 1925 Paul Goldsmith, American auto and motorcycle racer (USAC stock car champion 1961-62; 127 NASCAR starts, 9 wins), born in Parkersburg, West Virginia
• 1926 Jan Morris, Welsh journalist, historian and travel writer (Among the Cities, Hong Kong, Journeys), born in Clevedon, Somerset, England (d. 2020)
• 1928 Anthony Tippet, British Royal Navy officer and Chief of Fleet Support (d. 2006)
• 1928 Clay Felker, American journalist (NY Herald Tribune, Esquire), born in St. Louis, Missouri (d. 2008)
• 1928 Robin Duthie, British accountant and CEO (Britoil), born in Greenock, Scotland
• 1928 Spanky McFarland, American actor (Our Gang; The Little Rascals), born in Dallas, Texas (d. 1993)
• 1928 Wolfhart Pannenberg, German theologist (Gingham Girl), born in Stettin, Germany (d. 2014)
• 1929 John Zochonis, British industrialist (PZ Cussons) and philanthropist (d. 2013)
• 1929 Kenneth Leighton, British pianist and composer, born in Wakefield, Yorkshire (d. 1958)
• 1929 Moses Gunn, American actor (Amityville II, Good Times, Shaft) who co-founded the Negro Ensemble Company (The Blacks, The Poison Tree), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1993)
• 1929 Peter Bronfman, Canadian businessman (Edper Investments; co-owner of Montreal Canadiens, 1971-78; Labatt Brewing), born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1996)
• 1930 Dave Barrett, 26th Premier of British Columbia (1972-75), born in Vancouver, British Columbia (d. 2018)
• 1930 Günter Kochan, German composer, born in Luckau, Germany (d. 2009)
• 1930 Jayasinghrao Ghorpade, Indian cricket batsman (8 Tests @ 15.26; Baroda), born in Panchgani, Maharashtra (d. 1978)
• 1932 Maury Wills, American baseball shortstop (7 x MLB All-Star; NL MVP 1962, World Series 1959, 63, 65; LA Dodgers), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2022)
• 1932 Ruairí Ó Brádaigh, Irish paramilitary and political leader of Sinn Féin, born in Longford, Ireland (d. 2013)
• 1933 (Albert Ronald) "Ronnie" Ross, Scottish jazz and session baritone saxophonist, born in Calcutta, India (2 October 1933 (d. 1991)
• 1933 Dimiter Khristov, Bulgarian composer, born in Sofia, Bulgaria (d. 2017)

• 1933 Michel Plasson, French conductor (Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, 1968-2003; Dresden Philharmonic, 1994-2001), born in Paris, France
• 1933 Phill Niblock, American composer, born in Anderson, Indiana
• 1934 Duncan Thomson, keeper (Scottish National Portrait Gallery)
• 1934 Earl Wilson, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1959-70, (Boston Red Sox (no-hitter 1962), Detroit Tigers (AL wins co-leader, 1967), born in Ponchatoula, Louisiana (d. 2005)
• 1934 Geoff Millman, English cricket wicket-keeper (6 Tests; Bedfordshire CCC, Nottinghamshire CCC), born in Bedford, England (d. 2005)
• 1934 Richard Scott, Baron Scott of Foscote, British high court judge, born in Dehradun, India
• 1935 Omar Sívori, Argentine soccer forward and manager (19 caps Argentina, 9 caps Italy; Juventus), born in San Nicolás, Buenos Aires Province (d. 2005)
• 1935 Peter Frankl, Hungarian-British pianist, born in Budapest, Hungary

• 1936 Dick Barnett, American basketball guard (NBA All-Star 1968; NBA C'ship 1970, 73 NY Knicks), born in Gary, Indiana
• 1936 Ian McLachlan, Australian cricket batsman (Cambridge Uni & SA; 72 FC matches) and politician (45th Australian Defence Minister), born in Adelaide, South Australia
• 1936 Johnnie Cochran, American attorney (O.J. Simpson defense attorney), born in Shreveport, Louisiana (d. 2005)
• 1936 Roger Sainsbury, Anglican Bishop of Barking
• 1938 Lloyd Turner, journalist (Daily Express), born in Australia (d. 1996)
• 1938 Rex Reed, American movie critic and actor (Myra Breckinridge), born in Fort Worth, Texas
• 1938 Waheed Murad, Pakistani film actor and director (Armaan), born in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan (d. 1983)
• 1939 Budhi Kunderan, Indian cricket wicketkeeper and batsman (18 Tests; 2 x 100s), born in Mulki, Karnataka (d. 2006)
• 1939 George Reed, American CFL HOF running back (CFL MVP 1965, 76; Grey Cup MVP 1966; Saskatchewan Roughriders), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi (d. 2023)
• 1939 Lolly Vegas [Candido Vasquez], American rock singer (Redbone - "Come And Get Your Love"), born in Coalinga, California (d. 2010)
• 1939 Özcan Arkoç, Turkish soccer goalkeeper (9 caps; Hamburger SV) and manager (Hamburger SV, Hannover 96), born in Hayrabolu, Turkey (d. 2021)
• 1939 Yury Glazkov, Soviet Air Force officer and cosmonaut (Soyuz 24), born in Moscow (d. 2008)
• 1940 Gheorghe Gruia, Romanian handball player, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2015)
• 1940 Lord David Davies, Welsh engineer, peer (House of Lords. 1944-99), sailor, and administrator (Chairman of Welsh National Opera, 1975-2000), born in Llandinam, Wales (d. 2024)
• 1940 Patrick Sky [Lynch], American musician, folk singer, songwriter, record producer, and uilleann bagpiper (Songs That Made America Famous), born in College Park, Georgia (d. 2021)
• 1941 Ron Meagher, American rock bassist (The Beau Brummels - "Just A Little"), born in Oakland, California
• 1941 Zareh Baronian, Armenian theologian, born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2017)

• 1943 Anna Ford, British broadcaster and actress (Secret Policeman's Ball), born in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England
• 1943 Franklin Rosemont, American poet, artist and co-founder of the Chicago Surrealist Group, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1943 Henri Szeps, Australian actor (Mother & Son), born in Lausanne, Switzerland
• 1943 Paul Van Himst, Belgian soccer forward and manager (81 caps; Anderlecht), born in Sint-Pieters-Leeuw, Belgium
• 1944 Ton Koopman, Dutch conductor (Royal Conservatory of the Hague), born in Zwolle, Netherlands
• 1944 Vernor [Steffen] Vinge, American sci-fi author (Witling, True Names), born in Waukesha, Wisconsin
• 1945 Don McLean, American singer and songwriter ("American Pie"; "Vincent"), born in New Rochelle, New York
• 1945 Frank Tejeda, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas), born in San Antonio, Texas (d. 1997)
• 1946 Eric Peterson, Canadian actor (Street Legal), born in Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
• 1946 Jo-El Sonnier, American country singer (Louisiana), born in Rayne, Louisiana
• 1946 Roger Jett, American actor (Smithereens), born in Cumberland, Maryland
• 1947 (Frank) "Skip" Konte, American keyboardist, songwriter (The Blues Image - "Ride Captain Ride"; Three Dog Night, 1973-76), and record producer, born in Canon City, Oklahoma
• 1948 Avery Brooks, American actor (Spenser for Hire, Deep Space 9), born in Evansville, Indiana
• 1948 Chris LeDoux, American country singer ("Ridin' for a Fall"), born in Biloxi, Mississippi (d. 2005)
• 1948 Donna Karan, American fashion designer (Coty Award-1977), born in Forest Hills, New York
• 1948 Leslie Frankenheimer, American film set designer (4 Emmy Awards), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2013)
• 1948 Persis Khambatta, Indian actress (Star Trek, Megaforce), born in Mumbai, India (d. 1998)
• 1948 Robert Anderson, New Zealand cricket batsman (9 Tests; top score 92 1976), born in Christchurch, Canterbury
• 1948 Sir Trevor Brooking, English soccer midfielder (47 caps; West Ham United 528 games), born in Barking, Essex
• 1948 Yuri Vasenin, Russian soccer midfielder (9 caps USSR; FC Zorya Voroshylovhrad), born in Chernyakhovsk, Russia (d. 2022)

• 1949 Richard Hell [Meyers], American punk rock bassist (Television, 1973-75; Volvoids), and writer, born in Lexington, Kentucky
• 1950 Ian McNeice, English actor (Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls), born in Basingstoke, Hampshire, England
• 1950 Michael Rutherford, British rock bassist and guitar player (Genesis; Mike & the Mechanics - "Living Years"), born in Chertsey, Surrey, England
• 1950 Philip Wilson, Australian Catholic bishop, jailed for concealing sexual abuse, born in Cessnock, Australia
• 1951 Bill Elliott, American Tony Award-winning musical theater orchestrator, film composer, pianist and bandleader, born in Wayland, Massachusetts
• 1951 Romina Power, American actress (Justine), Euro-pop singer, and daughter of Tyrone Power and Mexican actress Linda Christian, born in Los Angeles, California

• 1952 George Meegan, British adventurer who walked 19,019 miles from Argentina to Alaska, born in London
• 1952 John Otway, British cult rocker ("Bunsen Burner"), born in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England
• 1952 Wahed Wafa, Tajik pop and classical singer, born in Afghanistan
• 1953 Ernest Bai Koroma, Sierra Leonean politician, President of Sierra Leone (2007-), born in Makeni, Sierra Leone
• 1954 Greg Jennings, American country singer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"), born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
• 1954 Lani O'Grady, American actress (Mary-8 is Enough), born in Walnut Creek, California
• 1954 Lorraine Bracco, American actress (Sopranos, Goodfellas), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1955 Philip Oakey, British rock vocalist (The Human League - "Don't You Want Me"), born in Hinckley, Leicestershire, England
• 1955 Warren Spector, American video game designer (Deus Ex), born in New York City
• 1956 Freddie Jackson, American R&B singer and songwriter ("Rock Me Tonight"), born in Harlem, New York
• 1956 Murphy Morobe, South Afr UDF leader (spent 3 yrs in Robbeneiland Jail)
• 1957 Gordie Roberts, American ice hockey defenceman (Stanley Cup 1991-92, Pittsburgh Penguins; first American to 1,000 NHL games), born in Detroit, Michigan
• 1957 John Cook, American golfer (British Open, PGA C'ship 1992 runner-up; 11 PGA Tour titles), born in Toledo, Ohio
• 1957 Wade Dooley, English rugby union lock (57 caps; 2 caps British Lions; Preston Grasshoppers RFC), born in Warrington, England
• 1958 Daniel Peacock, British actor (Only Fools and Horses), director and writer (Cavegirl), born in Hammersmith, London, England
• 1959 Luis Fernández, French soccer defensive midfielder (60 caps; PSG), born in Tarifa, Spain
• 1960 Al Connelly, Canadian guitarist and singer-songwriter (Glass Tiger), born in Montreal, Quebec
• 1960 Django Bates, British jazz musician, composer and educator, born in Beckenham, Kent
• 1960 Glenn Anderson, Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame right wing (6 Stanley Cup wins; Edmonton Oilers [5]), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1961 Robbie Nevil, American pop singer-songwriter and producer ("A Place Like This"; "C'est La Vie"), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1962 Aziz M. Osman, Malaysian actor and director
• 1962 Mark Rypien, Canadian NFL quarterback (Super Bowl MVP 1991; Washington Redskins), born in Calgary, Alberta
• 1962 Sigtryggur Baldursson, Icelandic alt-rock drummer (The Sugarcubes - "Hit"), born in Oslo, Norway
• 1963 Keith Bradshaw, Australian cricket administrator (Secretary & Chief Executive Marylebone Cricket Club; CEO South Australian Cricket), born in Hobart, Australia (d. 2021)

• 1964 Michael Brooks, American NFL linebacker (Pro Bowl 1992; Denver Broncos), born in Ruston, Louisiana
• 1964 Sheila Echols, American track athlete (Olympic gold 4 x 100m 1988), born in Memphis, Tennessee
• 1965 Darren Cahill, Australian tennis player and coach (Andre Agassi, Lleyton Hewitt, Andy Murray, Simona Halep), born in Adelaide, South Australia
• 1965 Francesca Dellera [Cervellera], actress (Capriccio), born in Rome, Italy
• 1965 Jill Powell, American actress (Marcy-As The World Turns), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1965 Tom Moody, Australian cricket all-rounder, coach and broadcaster (8 Tests @ 32.57, 76 ODIs; coach Sri Lanka, WA, IPL), born in Adelaide South Australia
• 1966 Rodney Anoa'i (aka Yokozuna), American pro wrestler (WWF/NJPW/AWA), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2000)
• 1967 Floyd "Bud" Gaugh, American ska-punk rock drummer (Sublime), born in Kihei, Hawaii

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