Famous Birthdays on October 9

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• 1201 Robert de Sorbon, French theologian and founder of the Sorbonne College, born in Sorbon, France (d. 1274)
• 1221 Salimbene di Adam, Italian chronicler, born in Parma (now in Italy) (d. 1288)
• 1261 Denis of Portugal, King of Portugal (1279-1325), born in Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1325)

• 1328 Peter I of Cyprus, King of Cyprus (1358-69), born in Nicosia, Cyprus (d. 1369)
• 1469 John Fisher, British Catholic clergyman (Bishop of Rochester, 1504-35; Cardinal, 1535), martyr, and saint who was beheaded [birthdate disputed], born in Beverley, England (d. 1535)
• 1581 Claude Gaspard Bachet de Meziriac, French mathematician and poet, born in Bourg-en-Bresse, France (d. 1638)
• 1585 Heinrich Schütz, German organist and composer, baptized in Köstritz, Germany (d. 1672)
• 1586 Jan III van Foreest, Dutch lawyer, poet and mayor of Hoorn, born in Alkmaar, Netherlands (d. 1651)
• 1586 Leopold V, Archduke of Austria, born in Graz, Austria (d. 1632)
• 1626 John Ferrabosco, composer, born in Kent, England (d. 1682)
• 1663 Giovanni Mario Crescimbeni, Italian literary and critic (Arcadia), born in Macerata, Italy (d. 1728)
• 1704 Ján Andrej Segner, Slovak and German mathematician, physicist, and physician, born in Bratislava, Slovakia (d. 1777)
• 1727 Johann Wilhelm Hertel, German composer, born in Eisenach, Germany (d. 1789)
• 1735 Charles William Ferdinand, German military leader (Prussian army general) and nobleman (Duke of Brunswick, 1780-1805), born in Wolfenbüttel, Duchy ofBrunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1806)

• 1760 Pierre Gaveaux, French composer, born in Béziers, France (d. 1825)
• 1766 Bedrich Divis Weber, Bohemian composer and musicologist, born in Velichov, Czech Republic (d. 1842)
• 1771 Frederik Willem, Duke of Brunswick (1813-15), born in Brunswick, Germany (d. 1815)
• 1782 Lewis Cass, American military officer and politician (U.S. Senator-Michigan), born in Exeter, New Hampshire (d. 1866)
• 1796 Joseph Bonomi the Younger, English artist and Egyptologist, born in London, England (d. 1878)
• 1813 John J. Pettus, American politician, Confederate governor (D-Miss, 1859-63), born in Wilson County, Tennessee (d. 1867)
• 1822 George Sykes, American Major General (Union Army), born in Dover, Delaware (d. 1880)

• 1825 Adolphe Nibelle, French composer (Le Loup-Garou (The Werewolf)), born in Gien, France (d. 1895)
• 1830 Harriet Hosmer, American neoclassical sculptor, born in Watertown, Massachusetts (d. 1908)

• 1840 Simeon Solomon, English Pre-Raphaelite painter, born in London, England (d. 1905)
• 1847 Andre Dumont, Belgian mine engineer (Limburg's coal basin), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1920)
• 1847 Stephanus Jacobus du Toit, South African theologist and journalist (Afrikaner Bond), born in Paarl, South Africa (d. 1911)

• 1856 Sylvain Dupuis, Belgian conductor, composer, and music educator (Le Chant de la Création), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1931)
• 1858 Gerard Philips, Dutch industrialist and manufacturer (Philips), born in Zaltbommel, Netherlands (d. 1942)
• 1858 Mihajlo "Micheal" Pupin, Serbian-American physicist and telephone pioneer, born in Idvor, Military Frontier of Austria (now Kovačica, Serbia) (d. 1935)

• 1863 Alexander Siloti, Russian pianist and composer, born in Kharkiv, Ukraine, Russian Empire (d. 1945)
• 1864 Maud Watson, British tennis player (first Wimbledon female champion 1884-85), born in London, England (d. 1946)
• 1869 Harry Lawrence Freeman, American opera composer (Epthelia), composer, teacher, and impresario (Freeman Opera Company), known as the 'Black Wagner', born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 1954)
• 1871 Didak Buntić, Croatian monk and scholar, born in Paoča, Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1922)
• 1871 George Gauthier, Bishop of Montreal and rector of the Université de Montréal, born in Montreal, Quebec (d. 1940)
• 1871 Gerrit Bolkestein, Dutch minister of Education (1939-45), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands (d. 1956)
• 1873 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist, born in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary (d. 1944)
• 1873 Karl Schwarzschild, German astronomer (Schwarzschild effect), born in Frankfurt, Germany (d. 1916)
• 1874 Nicholas Roerich, Russian painter, born in Saint Petersburg, Russia (d. 1947)
• 1876 Solomon Tshkisho Plaatje, South African polyglot, journalist, writer, and political figure (South African Native National Congress (SANNC)), born in Doornfontein, Orange Free State (d. 1932)
• 1878 Robert Warwick, American actor (Falcon's Adventure), born in Sacramento, California (d. 1964)
• 1879 Max von Laue, German physicist who discovered the diffraction of X-rays by crystals, born in Pfaffendorf, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1960)
• 1884 Helene Deutsch [Rosenbach], Polish-American psychoanalyst, born in Przemyśl, Poland (d. 1982)
• 1884 Martin Elmer Johnson, American adventurer and filmmaker, born in Rockford, Illinois (d. 1937)
• 1886 Frank Newburg, American actor (Homemaker), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1969)

• 1888 Hank Patterson, American actor (Gunsmoke, Fred Ziffel-Green Acres), born in Springville, Alabama (d. 1975)
• 1888 Irving Cummings Sr., American silent screen actor and director (Curly Top), born in New York City (d. 1959)
• 1888 Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin, Russian politician and intellectual, born in Moscow, Russia (d. 1938)
• 1890 Aimee Semple McPherson, Canadian-American evangelist (Pentecostal), born in South-West Oxford, Canada (d. 1944)
• 1890 Alfred Swan, Russian composer, born in St. Petersburg, Russia (d. 1970)
• 1890 Jānis Mediņš, Latvian composer, born in Riga, Latvia (d. 1966)
• 1892 Ivo Andric, Yugoslavian novelist (Bridge on Drina, Nobel 1961), born in Dolac, Travnik, Bosnia and Herzegovina (d. 1975)
• 1892 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (The Train of Life), born in Moscow (d. 1941)
• 1893 Heinrich George [Georg August Friedrich Hermann Schulz], German actor (Hitlerjunge Quex), born in Stettin, Pomerania, Germany (d. 1946)
• 1893 Mário de Andrade, Brazilian writer, photographer and modernist, born in São Paulo (d. 1945)

• 1898 Joe Sewell, American Baseball HOF infielder (World Series 1920, 32; Cleveland Indians, NY Yankees; MLB record 167.7 at-bats per strikeout 1932), born in Titus, Alabama (d. 1990)
• 1899 Bruce Catton, American historian and writer (Civil War), born in Petoskey, Michigan (d. 1978)
• 1899 Mary Jarred, British mezzo-soprano and contralto singer (The Rake's Progress), born in Brotton, England (d. 1993)
• 1900 Alastair Sim, Scottish actor (Christmas Carol, Stage Fright), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 1976)
• 1900 Silvio Cator, Haitian athlete and long jumper (Olympic silver 1928), born in Cavaellon, Haiti (d. 1952)
• 1902 Freddie Young, British cinematographer (Lawrence of Arabia), born in London (d. 1998)
• 1903 Walter O'Malley, American Baseball HOF executive (owner Brooklyn/LA Dodgers 1950-79), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 1979)
• 1904 Carl Parrish, American composer, born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
• 1904 Johannes Karel Marie Ditto, Dutch dominican and broadcast chairman (KRO, 1938-45), born in Velsen, Netherlands (d. 1977)
• 1904 Wally Brown, American actor (Zombies on Broadway, Girl Rush), born in Malden, Massachusetts (d. 1961)
• 1905 Howard St John, American actor (Born Yesterday, Li'l Abner), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1974)
• 1905 May Moxon, Scottish dance producer, born in Townhead, Glasgow (d. 1996)
• 1906 Jānis Ivanovs, Latvian composer and pedagogue, born in Babri, Preiļi, Russian Empire (now Latvia) (d. 1983)

• 1907 Jacques Tati, French director (Traffic, Playtime), born in La Pecq, France (d. 1982)
• 1907 Klaes Karppinen, Finnish athlete, 4 X 10K relay (Olympic gold 1936), born in Iisalmi, Finland (d. 1992)
• 1907 Quintin Hogg, British politician, Baron Hailsham of St Marylebone, born in London (d. 2001)
• 1908 Harry Hooton, Australian poet, born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, England (d. 1961)
• 1908 Jim Folsom, American politician (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), born in Coffee County, Alabama (d. 1987)
• 1908 Lee Wiley, American jazz singer, and lyricist (Night in Manhattan; "Anytime, Anyday, Anywhere"), born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma (d. 1975)
• 1910 Donald Coggan, 101st Archbishop of Canterbury (1974-80), born in Highgate, London (d. 2000)
• 1910 Phil Hanna, American singer (Once Upon a Tune), born in River Forest, Illinois (d. 1957)
• 1911 Joe Rosenthal, American photographer (Pulitzer Prize-Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2006)
• 1912 Henri Dillon, French composer (Arlequin), born in Angers, France (d. 1954)
• 1914 Edward Andrews, American actor (Tea & Sympathy, Glass Bottom Boat), born in Griffin, Georgia (d. 1985)
• 1914 Roger Goeb, American composer, born in Cherokee, Iowa (d. 1997)
• 1915 Clifford M. Hardin, American politician (17th U.S. Secretary of Agriculture), born in Knightstown, Indiana (d. 2010)
• 1917 Kusuo Kitamura, Japanese 1500m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold 1932), born in Kōchi, Japan (d. 1996)
• 1918 (Dionisio) "Bebo" Valdés, Cuban pianist, mambo and batanga composer, and bandleader (Orquesta Sabor de Cuba), born in Quivicán, Cuba (d. 2013)
• 1918 E. Howard Hunt, American intelligence officer involved in Watergate break-in, born in Hamburg, New York (d. 2007)
• 1918 Lila Kedrova, Russian-born actress (Zorba the Greek (1964), Sword of the Valiant, The Tenant), born in Petrograd, Russia (d. 2000)
• 1918 Walter Burkemo, American golfer (PGA C'ship 1953), born in Detroit, Michigan (d. 1986)
• 1919 Irmgard Seefried, German soprano, born in Köngetried, Bavaria (d. 1988)
• 1919 Rezső Sugár, Hungarian composer (Savonarola), and pedagogue, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1988)
• 1920 Jens Bjørneboe, Norwegian poet and writer (Dikt, Jonas), born in Kristiansand, Norway (d. 1976)
• 1920 Vivienne Della Chiesa, American lyric soprano who sang on US radio during the 1940s and early 1950s (The American Album of Familiar Music, The Standard Hour), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2009)
• 1920 Yusef Lateef [William Huddleston], American jazz saxophonist and flautist, born in Chattanooga, Tennessee (d. 2013)
• 1921 Dot Wilkinson, American pro bowler (WIBC Queen's Tournament 1962, WIBC singles title 1963) and softball player (19 x All American), born in Phoenix, Arizona (d. 2023)
• 1921 Michel Boisrond, French film director and screenwriter, born in Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais, France (d. 2002)
• 1922 Philip "Fyvush" Finkel, American actor (Boston Public, Picket Fences), born in Brooklyn, New York (d. 2016)
• 1922 Raymond Wilding-White, American composer, born in Caterham, Tandridge, Surrey, England (d. 2001)
• 1923 Donald Sinden, English actor (Doctor at Large, Mogambo, Simba), born in St Budeaux, Plymouth, (d. 2014)
• 1923 Helen Jones Woods, American jazz and swing trombone player (International Sweethearts of Rhythm), born in Meridian, Mississippi (d. 2020) [some sources give birthday as 14 November]
• 1923 Ronald Tremain, New Zealand composer, born in Feilding, New Zealand (d. 1998)
• 1924 Arnie Risen, Basketball Hall of Fame center (NBA All-Star 1952-55; NBA C'ship 1951, 57; Rochester Royals, Boston Celtics), born in Williamstown, Kentucky (d. 2012)
• 1924 Robert A. Rushworth, American test pilot (X-15), born in Madison, Maine (d. 1993)
• 1925 Johnny Stompanato, American organized crime figure and abusive partner of actress Lana Turner, born in Woodstock, Illinois (d. 1958)
• 1925 Robert Finch, American politician (8th U.S. Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare), born in Tempe, Arizona (d. 1995)
• 1926 Danièle Delorme [Gabrielle Girard], French actress (Pardon My Affair), born in Paris (d. 2015)
• 1927 Ivan Metropolitan Ioann Snychev, Russian Orthodox Priest, born in Novo-Mayachka, Russia (d. 1995)
• 1928 Einojuhani Rautavaara, Finnish composer (Kaivos), born in Helsinki, Finland (d. 2016)
• 1930 David Rounds, American actor (Terence-Beacon Hill, Alice, The Blue and The Grey), born in Bronxville, New York (d. 1983)
• 1930 Fjölnir Stefánsson, Icelandic composer, born in Reykjavíc, Iceland (d. 2011)
• 1931 Anthony "Tony" Booth, British actor and father of Cherie Blair (Till Death Us Do Part), born in Liverpool, Lancashire (d. 2017)
• 1932 Alfons Kontarsky, German concert pianist (best known for duo-piano performance with his brother, Aloys) and educator, born in Iserlohn, Germany (d. 2010)
• 1932 Judy Tyler [Judith Mae Hess], American actress (Jailhouse Rock, Bop Girl Goes Calypso) and Miss Stardust (1949), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1957)
• 1933 Bill Tidy, English cartoonist (Fosdyke Saga), born in Tranmere, England
• 1933 Peter Mansfield, British Physician whose discoveries led to MRI (2003 Nobel Prize), born in London (d. 2017)
• 1934 Jacobo Majluta Azar, 47th President of the Dominican Republic (1978-82), born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (d. 1996)
• 1934 Jill Ker Conway, Australian-American author, first female president of Smith College, born in Hillston, Australia (d. 2018)
• 1935 Don McCullin, British photographer, born in London, England
• 1935 Jules Croiset, Dutch actor (Help, Doctor Verzuipt!), born in Deventer, Netherlands
• 1935 Paul Barton, New Zealand cricket batsman (7 Tests, 1 x 100; Wellington), born in Wellington, New Zealand
• 1935 Paul Beers, Dutch actor (Mother Courage & Her Children)
• 1935 Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, born in London, England
• 1935 Tibor Fátyol, Hungarian composer, born in Cluj-Napoca, Romania (d. 2017)
• 1936 Brian Blessed, English actor (King Arthur, High Road to China), born in Mexborough, Yorkshire, England
• 1937 Pat Burke, British rock saxophonist (Foundations - "Baby Now That I've Found You"; "Build Me Up Buttercup"), born in Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
• 1938 Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician (11th President of Austria), born in Graz, Austria
• 1938 Olga Szabó-Orbán, Romanian fencer (World C'ship gold women's foil individual 1962, team 1969; Olympic silver individual 1956, bronze team 1968, 72), born in Cluj, Romania (d. 2022)
• 1939 (Overton Vertis) "O.V." Wright, American singer, born in Lenow, Tennessee, (d. 1980)
• 1939 Pierre Mertens, Belgian lawyer and writer (Lettres Clandestines), born in Watermael-Boitsfort, Belgium
• 1940 Gordon J. Humphrey, US Senator (R) New Hampshire (1979-90), born in Bristol, Connecticut
• 1940 Hans Ulrich Humpert, German composer, born in Paderborn, Germany (d. 2010)

• 1941 (Dionisio) "Chucho" Valdés, Cuban jazz and Afro-Cuban pianist, composer, and bandleader (Orquesta Cubana de Música Moderna; Irakere), born in Quivicán, Cuba
• 1941 Brian Lamb, American broadcaster (founder of C-Span), born in Lafayette, Indiana
• 1941 Trent Lott, American politician (US Senator -R- Mississippi, 1989-2007; US Representative -R- Mississippi, 1973-89), born in Grenada, Mississippi
• 1942 Shukri Ghanem, Libyan Prime Minister (2003-2006), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2012)
• 1943 James Robison, American televangelist (Life Outreach International.), and writer, born in Pasadena, Texas
• 1943 Mike Peters, American cartoonist (Mother Goose and Grimm), born in St. Louis, Missouri
• 1943 Tony Tribe [Anthony Mossop], Jamaican-British reggae singer ("Red, Red Wine"), born in Kingston, Jamaica
• 1944 John Entwistle, English rock bass guitarist and vocalist (The Who - "Boris The Spider"), born in London, England (d. 2002)
• 1944 Nona Hendryx, American R&B singer-songwriter (Patti LaBelle & Blue Belles; LaBelle - "Lady Marmalade"), born in Trenton, New Jersey
• 1945 Naftali Bon, Kenyan 4x400m runner (Olympic silver 1968), born in Kapsabet, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
• 1945 Taiguara [Chalar da Silva], Brazilian singer and songwriter, born in Montevideo, Uruguay (d. 1996)
• 1947 Isabelle "France" Gall, French pop singer (Donner Pour Donner, Sacré Charlemagne), born in Paris, France (d. 2018)
• 1947 Tony Zappone, American broadcaster and journalist, born in Tampa, Florida
• 1947 William E. McAnulty, Jr., American lawyer (1st African American justice on the Kentucky Supreme Court), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2007)
• 1948 Caleb Quaye, British session and touring rock guitarist (Elton John; Hall & Oates), born in London, England
• 1948 Dave Samuels, American vibraphonist (Spyro Gyra - "Morning Dance"), born in Waukegan, Illinois (d. 2019)

• 1948 Luiza Trajano, Brazilian businessperson (Magazine Luiza), born in Franco, Brazil
• 1949 Rod Temperton, British pop musician and songwriter ("Boogie Nights"; "Thriller"; "Give Me the Night"; "Yah Mo B There"), born in Cleethorpes, Lincolnshire, England (d. 2016)
• 1949 Shep Messing, American soccer goalkeeper (NY Cosmos), born in Bronx, New York
• 1950 Brian Downing, American baseball player (California Angels), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1950 Darlene Koldenhoven, American session, new age, and Latin jazz soprano vocalist (Pink Floyd; Sister Act; 2+2), and pianist, born in Chicago, Illinois
• 1950 Gary Frank, American actor (Enemy Territory, Deadly Weapon), born in Spokane, Washington
• 1950 Jody Williams, American political activist and aid worker (Nobel Peace Prize 1997), born in Rutland, Vermont
• 1950 Mick Malone, Australian cricketer (WA seamer, Test 1977, made 46 took 5-63, 1-14), born in Scarborough, Australia
• 1951 Greg Robinson, American football coach (Syracuse University 2005-08; Super Bowl 1997, 98 DC Denver Broncos), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 2022)
• 1951 Richard Chaves, American actor (Cease Fire, Predator), born in Jacksonville, Florida
• 1951 Robert Wuhl, American actor (Bull Durham, Good Morning Vietnam), born in Union, New Jersey

• 1953 Hank Pfister, American tennis star, born in Bakersfield, California
• 1953 Tony Shalhoub, American actor (Wings, Monk, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), born in Green Bay, Wisconsin
• 1954 James Fearnley, British celtic-punk accordionist (The Pogues - "The Irish Rover"), born in Worsley, Greater Manchester, England
• 1954 John O'Hurley, American actor (Seinfeld -"J. Peterman"), and game show host (Family Feud, 2006-10), born in Kittery, Maine
• 1954 Scott Bakula, American actor (Quantum Leap, Gung Ho, Murphy Brown), born in St Louis, Missouri
• 1955 Linwood Boomer, Canadian-American actor (Adam-Little House on the Prairie), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
• 1955 Steve Ovett, British athlete (Olympics gold 800m, bronze 1500m 1980), born in Brighton, England
• 1957 Don Garber, American sports executive (Commissioner USMLS 1999- ), born in New York City
• 1957 Ini Kamoze [Cecil Campbell], Jamaican reggae singer ("Here Comes the Hotstepper"), born in Saint Mary's, Jamaica
• 1957 Yuri Usachyov, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz TM-18, TM-23), born in Donetsk, Russia
• 1958 Al Jourgensen, Cuban-American musician (Ministry), born in Havana, Cuba
• 1958 Michael Paré, American actor (Eddie and the Cruisers), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1959 Bill Lee, American politician, Governor of Tennessee (2019-), born in Franklin, Tennessee
• 1959 Boris Nemtsov, Russian politician, born in Sochi, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
• 1959 Mike Singletary, American NFL middle linebacker (Chicago Bears), born in Houston, Texas
• 1959 Thomas Wydler, Swiss drummer (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds), born in Zurich, Switzerland
• 1961 Arlene Boxall, Zimbabwean field hockey player (Olympic gold 1980)
• 1961 Jean Sagal, American actress (Kate-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1961 Liz Sagal, American actress (Allison-Double Trouble; Grease 2), born in Los Angeles, California
• 1961 Trevor Matich, American NFL center, 1985-96 (New England Patriots, Washington Redskins, and 3 other teams), born in Washington, D.C.
• 1962 Jorge Burruchaga, Argentine soccer attacking midfielder and manager (57 caps; Independiente, Nantes), born in Gualeguay, Argentina

• 1964 Martín Jaite, Argentine tennis star, born in Buenos Aires, Argentina
• 1966 Christopher Östlund, Swedish publisher and entrepreneur, born in Uppsala, Sweden

• 1967 Carling Bassett-Seguso, Canadian tennis player and actress (Spring Fever, 2 x WTA titles), born in Toronto, Ontario
• 1967 Eddie Guerrero, Mexican pro wrestler (WWE Championship 2004; WWE Tag Team C'ship x 4), born in El Paso, Texas (d. 2005)
• 1967 Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian soccer player (Barcelona), born in Calafat, Dolj County, Romania
• 1968 Vickie Perks, British rock vocalist (Fuzzbox; Vix 'n the Kix), born in Birmingham, England
• 1969 Dwayne Sabb, American NFL outside linebacker (NE Patriots), born in Jersey City, New Jersey
• 1969 P.J. Harvey, English musician, singer and songwriter, born in Bridport, Dorset, England
• 1969 Steve McQueen, British filmmaker and artist (12 Years a Slave), born in London, England

• 1970 Kenny Anderson, American NBA guard (Charlotte Hornets, Portland Trailblazers), born in Queens, New York

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