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Birthdays of Personalities on October 08

1585 : Heinrich Schutz, composer
1619 : Philipp von Zesen, German poet/historian (Amsterdam)
1621 : Maximilian H of Bayern, prince-bishop of Liege/bishop of Hildesheim
1690 : Jaime de Casellas, composer
1692 : Antonio Palella, composer
1697 : Cornelis Consolation, Dutch portrait painter (Unseemly Love)
1740 : Michel-Julien Mathieu, composer
1747 : Johann Wilhelm Stadler, composer
1748 : Franz Seydelmann, composer
1790 : Waldemar Thrane, composer
1802 : Peter Hofstede, the Great, Dutch reformed theologist
1813 : Carl Ludwig Amand Mangold, composer
1818 : John Henninger Reagan, Atty Gen (Confederacy)
1820 : Stanislaw Katski, composer
1826 : Matt Whitaker Ransom, Brig General (Confederate Army), died in 1904
1828 : Francisque Sarcey, French writer/critic
1831 : Michal Jelski, composer
1837 : Otto Winter-Hjelm, composer
1838 : John Milton Hay, politician (Union), died in 1905
1855 : Gustav Ehrismann, German germanist
1860 : Felix Woyrsch, composer
1861 : Theodore Roberts, SF CA, actor (Roaring Road, 10 Commandments)
1868 : Max Slevogt, German painter
1869 : J Frank Duryea, inventor (1st auto built & operated in US)
1870 : Louis Vierne, composer
1872 : John Cowper Powys, British writer (Wood & Stone)
1873 : Ejnar Hertzsprung, Denmark, astronomer (Hertzsprung-Russell diagram)
1874 : Nance O'Neil, Oakland CA, actor (Cimarron)
1875 : Hugh L Doherty, tennis champ (US Open-1903)
1880 : Ernest F E Douwes Dekker, Dutch founder (National-India Party)
1885 : William Henry Bennett Vodery, composer
1888 : Clifford Heatherley, Preston England, actress (For Love or Money)
1890 : Cyril Rutherford "Snuffy" Browne, cricketer (pioneer WI Test player)
1890 : Eddie Rickenbacker, aviator "Ace of Aces" (WW I)
1895 : Jeanne G van Schaik-Willing, Dutch author (Sinner & the Girl)
1895 : Juan Per¢n, Argentine Pres (1946-55, 1973-74)
1895 : King Zog I, of Albania (1928-1939)
1897 : Rouben Mamoulian, movie director/author (Mark of Zorro, Applause)
1898 : Clarence Williams, composer
1899 : Milner Connorton Gray, designer
1899 : Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname relig leader/co-found (VHP)
xxxx : Diana Uribe, PR, actress (Lorena Costa-Calif Dreams)
xxxx : Nick Bakay, Buffalo NY, voice (Salem-Sabrina)
xxxx : Roger Wilson, New Orleans LA, actor (Daniel-7 Brides for 7 Brothers)
1900 : Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe, landscape architect
1900 : Serge Chermayeff, architect/designer
1900 : Zeno Octavian Vancea, composer
1901 : Eivind Groven, composer
1903 : Lina Radke, Germany, 800m runner (Olympic-gold-1928)
1907 : Howard Joslin, GA, actor (Quebec, Detective Story)
1908 : Paul Van Buskirk Yoder, composer
1909 : Bill Hewitt, NFL end (Chicago Bears, Phila Eagles)
1910 : Raymod Gray Lewis, Ontario Canada, 4X400 relayer (Olympic-bronze-1932)
1913 : Walter Schumann, NYC, choral director (Ford Show)/composer (Rhenish)
1916 : Spark Matsunaga, (D-Ha-Sen)
1917 : Danny Murtaugh, baseball manager (Pittsburgh Pirates)
1917 : Hans Poser, composer
1918 : Ron Randell, Sydney Australia, actor (Loves of Carmen, I am a Camera)
1919 : Bill Anderson, cricketer (played in 1st NZ-Aust Test 1946)
1919 : Kiichi Miyazawa, premier Japan (1991-93)
1920 : Frank [Patrick] Herbert, US, sci-fi author (Dune)
1920 : Maxie Herber, Germany, figure skater pairs (Olympic-gold-1936)
1922 : Douglas Gray, archivist
1922 : Svend Westergaard, composer
1924 : Arkady Vorobyev, Middle heavyweight (Olympic-gold-1956, 60)
1925 : Andrei Donatovich Sinyavsky, writer/critic
1927 : Al Duncan, drummer
1927 : Gigi Durston, Balt Md, singer (Sonny Kendis Show)
1927 : Raaj Kumar, film star
1927 : Torbj”rn Falkanger, Norway, took Olympic oath (1952)
1928 : Neil Harvey, cricketer (prolific Australian lefty bat of 50's)
1930 : James Olsen, Evanston IL, actor (Andromeda Strain, Spell)
1930 : Paul Hogan, Australia, actor (Crocodile Dundee, Lightning Jack)
1930 : Toru Takemitsu, Tokyo Japan, composer (Ki No Kyoko)
1934 : Doc Green, rocker (Drifters)
1934 : J Carter Brown, Providence RI, art director (Wash National Gallery)
1935 : H J Sch„dlich, writer
1936 : Carman Moore, composer
1936 : David Carradine, Hollywood, actor (Kung-Fu, Boxcar Bertha, Young Guns)
1936 : Rona Barrett, NYC, gossip columnist (Tomorrow Show)
1938 : David Willis, British journalist (BBC World Service)
1938 : Frederick S Stolle, tennis champ (US Open-1966)
1938 : Penny Pitou, US, skier (Olympic-2 silvers-1960)
1939 : Armando Gentilucci, composer
1939 : Elvira Ozolina, USSR, javelin thrower (Olympic-gold-1960)
1940 : Fred Cash, Chattanooga Tn, rocker (Impressions)
1941 : George Bellamy, rocker (Tornados)
1941 : Jesse Jackson, Greenville SC, clergyman/presidential candidate (D)
1943 : Chevy Chase, NYC, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack)
1943 : James Edward Sellars, composer
1943 : R L Stine, children's book writer (Goosebumps)
1944 : Bruce A Morrison, (Rep-D-CT, 1983- )
1945 : Roy Royer, rock guitarist (Procol Harum)
1945 : Vanburn Holder, cricketer (West Indian pace bowler of 70's)
1946 : Aleksandr Gorshlov, ice dancer (holds 6 titles)
1946 : Jean-Jacques Beineix, director (Betty Blue, Diva)
1947 : Emiel Puttemans, Flemish athlete
1947 : Tony Wilson, Trinidad, rock vocalist (Hot Chocolate)
1947 : Yelena Ivanovna Dobrokvashina, Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz T-15a)
1948 : Johnny Ramone, NY, pop guitarist (Ramones-Love Live)
1948 : Sarah Purcell, Richmond Ind, actress/TV hostess (Real People)
1948 : Stefanie Marrian, Paris France, comedienne (Benny Hill Show)
1949 : Hamish Stuart, Scotland, guitarist/singer (Average White Band)
1949 : Michael Rose, rocker (Average White Band)
1949 : Sigourney [Susan Alexandra] Weaver, LA, actress (Alien, Working Girl)
1950 : Robert "Kool" Bell, Youngstown Oh, rocker (Kool & the Gang-Joanna)
1951 : Johnny Ramone [Cummings], guitarist/co-founder (Ramones)
1952 : Cliff Adams, rocker
1953 : Michael Dudikoff, Redondo Beach Calif, actor (Star of the Family)
1953 : Ricky Lee Phelps, Paragould Ar, singer (Ky Headhunters-Davy Crockett)
1954 : Ben Amonette, Radford VA, free pistol (Olympics-92, 96)
1955 : Bill Elliott, auto racer (Daytona-1978)
1956 : Janice E Voss Ford, South Bend Ind, PhD/Astronaut (STS 57, 63, 83, 94)
1956 : Scott Michael Pellaton, barefoot water ski champ
1957 : Doug Cox, Guelph Ontario, 90 kg Greco Roman wrestler (Olympics-96)
1957 : James De Paiva, Hayward Calif, actor (Max Holden-One Life to Live)
1959 : Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut (STS 84, sk 97)
1959 : Gavin Friday, [Fionan Hanvey], Irish singer (Virgin Prunes)
1959 : Mike Morgan, Tulare CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
1959 : Tony Eason, football quarterback (New England Patriots)
1965 : Martin Mayhew, NFL cornerback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
1965 : Matt Biondi, US 100m swimmer (Olympics-3 gold-84, 88, 92)
1965 : Ross Flemer, Newport Beach Calif, rower (Olympics-1996)
1968 : Frankie Smith, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, SF 49ers)
1969 : Dylan Neal, US actor (Dylan Shaw-Bold & the Beautiful)
1969 : Julia Ann, XXX actress (Blondage, Raunch #9)
1970 : Carlos Etheredge, WLAF tight end (Amsterdam Admirals)
1970 : David Doster, Fort Wayne IN, infielder (Phila Phillies)
1970 : DeWayne Knight, CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
1970 : James Williams, WLAF cornerback (Scottish Claymores)
1971 : Alexis Devell, [DeVille], XXX actress (Lady in Red, Checkmate)
1971 : Boomer [Norman] Ellison, NFL wide receiver (SD Chargers)
1971 : Jim Hanna, WLAF defensive tackle (Amsterdam Admirals)
1971 : Monty Williams, NBA forward/guard (San Antonio Spurs)
1971 : Nate Miller, NFL/WLAF guard (Frankfurt Galaxy, Atlanta Falcons)
1971 : Terry Richardson, WLAF running back (Rhein Fire)
1971 : Val St germain, CFL tackle (Hamilton Tiger Cats)
1972 : Dede Demet, Milwaukee Wisc, cyclist (Olympics-96)
1972 : Jared Kaaiohelo, WLAF running back (Scottish Claymores)
1973 : Donnie Abraham, cornerback (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)
1973 : Toby Haenen, Hobart Tasmania Aus, backstroke swimmer (Olympics-96)
1973 : Tracy Bonner, Webster Texas, diver (Olympics-96)
1974 : Rashaan Salaam, NFL running back (Chic Bears)
1974 : Rod Manuel, defensive end (Pittsburgh Steelers)
1979 : [Gregory] Chad Petree, Shawne Okla, rocker (PC Quest-Can You See)
1980 : Andria Gayle Mullins, Miss Texas Teen USA (Teen with Style-1997)
1981 : Princess Juliana Edenia Antonia, of Netherlands

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