October 10th – Famous Birthdays!

Oct 10

October 10th – Famous Birthdays!

The Tweens News | English

Happy Birthday To:

* 1344 – Mary Plantagenet, English princess (d. 1362)
* 1567 – Infanta Caterina Micaela of Spain (d. 1597)
* 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)
* 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)
* 1884 – Ida Wüst, German actress (d. 1958)
* 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)
* 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 (d. 2010)
* 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)
* 1915 – Sweets Edison, American jazz trumpeter (d. 1999)
* 1917 – Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist (d. 1982)
* 1919 – Willard Estey, Canadian justice of the Supreme Court of Canada (d. 2002)
* 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. 1978)
* 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. 2008)
* 1930 – Mustafa Zaidi, Pakistani poet (d. 1970)
* 1932 – Harry Smith, English footballer
* 1935 – André Bureau, French Canadian communications executive
* 1935 – Abu Jihad, Founder of the Palestinian group Fatah (d. 1988)
* 1936 – Gerhard Ertl, German surface chemist, Nobel laureate, 2007.
* 1938 – Moriyama Daido, Japanese photographer
* 1939 – Joseph Pitts, American politician
* 1940 – Winston Spencer-Churchill, British politician (d. 2010)
* 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. 1998)
* 1948 – Séverine, French singer
* 1948 – Ed Volker, American musician
* 1949 – Ioannis Glavakis, Greek politician
* 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, Egyptian musician
* 1954 – 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 – Chris Penn, American actor (d. 2006)
* 1965 – Rebecca Pidgeon, American actress
* 1965 – Toshi, Japanese singer (X Japan)
* 1966 – Tony Adams, English footballer
* 1966 – Derrick McKey, American basketball player
* 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
* 1968 – DJ Skribble, American DJ, producer, remixer, radio personality and actor
* 1969 – Shawn “Thunderbird” Jamison, American basketball coach and ex Harlem Globetrotter
* 1969 – Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress
* 1969 – Brett Favre, American football player
* 1969 – Francis Escudero, Filipino senator
* 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 – Russell Hantz, American Survivor Contestant
* 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 (The Dog Who Saved Christmas, Pet Stars, America’s Best Dance Crew)
* 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
* 1976 – Shane Doan, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1978 – Jodi Lyn O’Keefe, American actress
* 1978 – Scott Dobie, English born Scotland International footballer
* 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 – Blaž Emeršič, Slovenian ice hockey 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 – Nikos Spiropoulos, Greek footballer
* 1983 – Tolga Zengin, Turkish football player
* 1984 – Stephanie Cheng, Hong Kong singer
* 1984 – Chiaki Kuriyama, Japanese actress
* 1984 – Paul Posluszny, American football player
* 1984 – Amber Scott, American actress
* 1984 – Troy Tulowitzki, American baseball player
* 1985 – Dominique Cornu, Belgian professional cyclist
* 1985 – Marina Diamandis, Welsh singer/songwriter
* 1986 – Nathan Jawai, Australian basketball player
* 1987 – Colin Slade, New Zealand rugby player
* 1989 – Aimee Teegarden, American actress
* 1991 – Gabriella Cilmi, Australian singer
* 1991 – Mariana Espósito, Argentine actress, singer and model