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October, 06: Birthdays
Chronological list of birthdays for October, 06
1552 : Matteo Ricci, Italian missionary (China)
1618 : Miguel Gomez Camargo, composer
1706 : Pieter Steyn, Dutch grand pensionary (1749- )
1777 : William Russell, composer
1806 : Andreas Randel, composer
1808 : Frederik VII, 1st constitutional king of Denmark (1848-63)
1816 : William Batchelder Bradbury, composer
1818 : Joseph Rummel, composer
1819 : Willem A Scholten, Dutch potato-flour manufacturer
1820 : Jenny Lind, Sweden, soprano/nightingale (Agathe-Freischtz)
1824 : Henry Chadwick, baseball pioneer, developed 1st rule book
1827 : Cark Reidel, composer
1831 : J W Richard Dedekind, Ger mathematician (Nature & Meaning of Numbers)
1846 : George Westinghouse, responsible for alternating current in US
1847 : Adolf von Hildebrand, German sculptor
1849 : Basil Zaharoff, arms dealer, "merchant of death"
1860 : Oscar L Helfrich, Dutch governor (Curaao)
1860 : Reneke de Marees van Swinderen, Dutch foreign minister (1908-13)
1862 : Albert Jeremiah Beveridge, US, politician/author (Progressive)
1866 : Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, broadcast 1st program of voice & music
1873 : Oscar George Theodore Sonneck, composer
1880 : Julia Culp, mezzo-soprano
1882 : Karol Maciej Szymanowski, Timoshovka Ukraine, composer (Stabatmater)
1884 : Lloyd Spooner, US, marksman (Olympic-4 gold/1 silver/2 bronze-1920)
1887 : George Brown, cricketer (legendary England batsman/keeper of 20's)
1887 : Le Corbusier, Switzerland, architect/city planner/artist (Urbanisme)
1887 : Maria Jeritza, [Jedlicka], Austria, singer (Vienna Opera)
1887 : Mart”n Luis Guzm n, Mexico, novelist (Eagle & the Serpent)
1888 : Li Ta-chao, co-founder with Mao Tse-tung (Chinese Communist Party)
1888 : Max Butting, composer
1889 : Maria Dabrowska, Polish writer (Noce I Dnie)
1895 : Caroline Gordon, Kentucky, writer (Green Centuries)
1896 : Otto Siegl, composer
1897 : Jerome Cowan, NYC, actor (Mr Dithers-Blondie, Tab Hunter Show)
1902 : Mihovil Logar, composer
1904 : Horst Lange, writer
1905 : Helen N Willis Moody, tennis pro (8 Wimbledon titles 1927-1938)
1906 : Janet Gaynor, Philadelphia, actress (Sunrise, A Star Is Born)
1906 : Louis Borell, Amsterdam Neth, actor (Over the Moon, Queer Cargo)
1909 : Carol Lombard, Ft Wayne IN, actress (My Man Godfrey, In Name Only)
1912 : Anthony Cuthbert Baines, writer/curator
1913 : Meret Oppenheim, writer
1914 : Thor Heyerdahl, Norway, anthropologist/explorer (Kon Tiki, Aku-Aku)
1915 : Edgardo Martin, composer
1915 : Harry van Doorn, [Henri W], CRM minister/Dutch politician (KVP/PPR)
1916 : Tommy Lawton, footballer
1917 : Robert Mitchum, actor (2 for the Seesaw, Ryan's Daughter)
1925 : Shana Alexander, NYC, journalist (60 Minutes)
1926 : Alan Copeland, LA Calif, orch leader/singer (Your Hit Parade)
1926 : Cyril Reuben, violinist
1927 : Alice Bauer, LPGA golfer
1927 : Paul Badura-Skoda, Vienna Austria, pianist (Mozart Interpretation)
1929 : Les Favell, cricketer (stoic Australian batsman late 50's)
1930 : Hafez al Assad, president (Syria)
1930 : Richie Benaud, cricket capt (great Aussie leg-spinner, commentator)
1931 : Fred Graham, newscaster/journalist (CBS News, Court TV)
1932 : Gloria Lane, educator/author/founder (Women's International Center)
1933 : Horst Bingle, writer
1936 : Anna Quayle, actress (Mistress Pamela)
1936 : Glenn Hild, race horse trainer
1936 : Rob Touber, [Robert J Noordervliet], cabaret director (Capers)
1939 : Douglas K Bereuter, (Rep-R-Nebraska, 1979- )
1939 : John J LaFalce, (Rep-D-NY, 1975- )
1940 : Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russia, cosmonaut
1940 : Ellen Travolta, Englewood NJ, actress (Grease, Charles in Charge)
1940 : Wyche Fowler Jr, (Rep-D-GA, 1977-87)
1942 : Britt Ekland, Stockholm Sweden, actress (Wicker Man, Asylum)
1942 : Fred Travalena, NYC, comedian/impressionist (Buy & Cell)
1943 : Cees Veerman, pop guitarist/singer (Cats-Sure He's a Cat)
1943 : Michael Durrell, Bkln NY, actor (Shannon, V, Alice, Chiefs)
1943 : Udo Zimmermann, composer
1944 : Merzak Allouache, director (Salut Cousin, Amour a Paris)
1945 : Domonic Barber, attorney (Howard Stern, Jessica Hahn, Joe Buttafucco)
1946 : Gary Gentry, baseball player (NY Mets)
1946 : Tony Greig, South Africa, cricketer (English all-rounder 1972-77)
1947 : Aleksandr Stepanovich Andryushkov, Russian colonel/cosmonaut
1947 : Klaus Dibiasi, Italy, platform diver (Olympic-gold-1968, 72, 76)
1948 : Dan Hamburg, (Rep-D-California)
1949 : Bobby Farrell, Jamaica, rock vocalist
1950 : David Brin, US, sci-fi author (Hugo, Nebula, Sundiver, Postman)
1950 : Thomas McClary, US soul guitarist (Commodores-Still)
1951 : Kevin Cronin, Champaign Ill, rock vocalist (REO Speedwagon)
1956 : Stephanie Zimbalist, NYC, actress (Remington Steele, Centennial)
1957 : Dom Galluscio, race horse trainer
1957 : Shahzad Altaf, cricketer (UAE off-spinner 1996 World Cup)
1959 : John Mackin, programmer
1959 : Robyn Maher, Australian basketball guard (Olympics-bronze-96)
1959 : Walter Ray Williams Jr, bowler (twice Player of the Year)
1959 : [Dennis Ray] "Oil Can" Boyd, baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
1960 : Albert Lewis, NFL cornerback (Oakland Raiders)
1960 : Jeffrey Trachta, Staten Island NY, actor (Thorne-Bold & Beautiful)
1960 : Richard Jobson, British TV person/rocker (Skids-Scared to Dance)
1960 : Scott Stevens, jockey
1961 : Kathrin Drre, East German marathoner (Olympic-bronze-1988)
1961 : Tim Burgess, rocker
1964 : Pam Kometani, Honolulu HI, LPGA golfer (1992 Welch's Classic-27th)
1964 : Thomas "Tom" Hunter, US 50M FREESTYLE swimmer (world record)
1965 : Cynthia Meyer, NY, Canadian trap shooter (Olympics-96)
1965 : David Spaulding, Newport Beach Calif, canoe (alt-Olympics-96)
1965 : Jim Sharp, US rodeo rider (Las Vegas 1988)
1965 : Ruben Sierra, Rio Piedras Puerto Rico, outfielder (NY Yankees)
1966 : Archi Cianfrocco, Rome NY, infielder (San Diego Padres)
1966 : Jimmie Johnson, NFL tight end (Phila Eagles)
1966 : Julianne McNamara, Flushing NY, gymnist (Olympic-gold-1984)
1966 : Oscar Caballos, jockey
1969 : Byron Black, Zimbabwe, tennis star
1969 : Jeff Lay, Ottawa Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
1969 : Martha Richards, Hudson WI, LPGA golfer (1995 Safeco Classic-21st)
1969 : Robert Person, St Louis MO, pitcher (NY Mets)
1970 : Darren Oliver, Kansas city MO, pitcher (Texas Rangers)
1971 : Chris Hudson, NFL strong safety (Jacksonville Jaguars)
1972 : J J Stokes, NFL wide receiver (SF 49ers)
1973 : Rebecca Lobo, Mass, WNBA center (Olympics-gold-96)/(NY Liberty)
1974 : Brian Kelly, Mission Viejo Calif, soccer midfielder (Olympics-gold-96)
1974 : Geert Jelle de Vries, Dutch soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
1974 : Kenny Jonsson, Angelholm SW, NHL defenseman (Team Sweden, NY Islander)
1975 : Ines Sainz, Miss Spain Universe (1997)
1975 : Jan Harm Schippers, Dutch soccer player: SC Heerenveen, Veendam
1975 : John Harm Skippers, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
