Famous Birthdays In October - 12

1909  Josephine Hutchinson, Seattle WA, actress (Story of Louis Pasteur) was born on this day in history.  

1909  On this day in history birth of zellig S Harris, US linguist  

1910  Robert Fitzgerald, American poet and translator (d. 1985) was born on this day in history.  

1910  On October - 12 birth of bob Sheppard, American baseball announcer  

1911  Louis M de Guiringaud, French foreign minister (1976-78) was born on October - 12.  

1911  On this day in history birth of vijay Merchant, cricketer (all-time great Indian batsman)  

1913  William James Moyce, armaments scientist was born on this day in history.  

1916  On October - 12 birth of alice Childress, American actress and playwright (d. 1994)  

1917  Hans Bentz van den Berg, Dutch actor (Last Train) was born on this day in history.  

1918  On October - 12 birth of emil Cossetto, composer  

1919  Andre Casanova, composer was born on October - 12.  

1919  Gilles Beaudoin, Quebec politician (d. 2007) was born on October - 12.  

1920  On this day in history birth of alice Childress, US playwright/actress (Wedding Band)  

1920  Christy Ring, Irish hurler (d. 1979) was born on October - 12.  

1921  On this day in history birth of jaroslav Drobny, Czech, hockey (Oly-gold-1948), tennis (Wimb-1954)  

1923  On October - 12 birth of jean Nidetch, Brooklyn, nutritionist founder (Weight Watchers)  

1923  On this day in history birth of goody Petronelli, American boxing trainer and manager  

1924  On this day in history birth of doris Grau, American actress (d. 1995)  

1925  Bill Parkhouse, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1950-59) was born on October - 12.  

1925  Fons Jansen, news reader/Dutch cabaretier (court jester of beliefs) was born on this day in history.  

1925  Guitar Gabriel Robert Lewis Jones, singer/guitarist was born on this day in history.  

1925  On this day in history birth of william Steinkraus, equestrian (Oly-gold/2 sil/br-52/56/60/64/68/72)  

1925  On this day in history birth of denis Lazure, Quebec politician (d. 2008)  

1926  On this day in history birth of hans Liebold, Germany, auto racer (Nardo, Italy)  

1927  On October - 12 birth of antonia Rey, Havana Cuba, actress (True Colors, Wise Guys)  

1928  On this day in history birth of thomas Burnett Swann, US, sci-fi author (Day of Minotaur)  

1928  On October - 12 birth of al Held, US, painter/sculptor (hard edge-style)  

1929  Robert Coles, Milton Mass, author (Anna Freud, Pulitzer 1973) was born on this day in history.  

1929  Magnús Magnússon, Icelandic television presenter (d. 2007) was born on October - 12.  

1930  On this day in history birth of jack S Gottlieb, composer  

1931  Raoul Pleskow, composer was born on this day in history.  

1932  Dick Gregory, comedian/political activist/dietician (Bahamian Diet) was born on October - 12.  

1932  Dusan Makavejev, Belgrade Yugoslavia, director (Man is Not a Bird) was born on October - 12.  

1932  On this day in history birth of jake Edwin Garn, (Sen-R-Utah, 1974- )/astronaut (STS 51D)  

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0632  Death of Edwin of Deira, King of Northumbria and Bretwalda on October - 12.  

0638  Honorius I, [dux plebis], Italian Pope, dies on October - 12.  

0642  On this day in history johannes IV, Dalmatisch Pope (640-42), dies  

1093  Robrecht de Fries, earl of Flanders (1071-93), dies at about 62 on this day in history.  

1095  Death of Margrave Leopold II of Austria (b. 1050) on this day in history.  

1176  On October - 12 death of william d'Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel, English politician  

1320  Michael IX Paleologi, emperor of Byzantine (1295-1320), dies on October - 12.  

1343  Reinald II, duke of Gelre, dies on this day in history.