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Events

Pre-1600

105 BC – Cimbrian War: Defeat at the Battle of Arausio of the Roman army of the mid-Republic
69 BC – Third Mithridatic War: The military of the Roman Republic subdues Armenia.
AD 23 – Rebels decapitate Wang Mang , only Emperor of the Xin Dynasty, after his capital was sacked during a peasant rebellion.^[1]
404 – Byzantine Empress Eudoxia dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.
618 – Transition from Sui to Tang: Wang Shichong decisively defeats Li Mi at the Battle of Yanshi.
1539 – Spain's DeSoto expedition takes over the Apalachee capital of Anhaica for their winter quarters.
1600 – Euridice, the earliest surviving opera, receives its première performance, beginning the Baroque period.

1601–1900

1683 – Immigrant families found Germantown, Pennsylvania in the first major immigration of German people to America.
1762 – Seven Years' War: The British capture Manila from Spain and occupy it.
1777 – American Revolutionary War: British forces capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery on the Hudson River.
1789 – French Revolution: King Louis XVI is forced to change his residence from Versailles to the Tuileries Palace.
1810 – A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of Raahe in the Grand Duchy of Finland.^[2]
1849 – The execution of the 13 Martyrs of Arad after the Hungarian war of independence.
1854 – In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
1884 – The Naval War College of the United States is founded in Rhode Island.
1898 – Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia, the largest American music fraternity, is founded at the New England Conservatory of Music.

1901–present

1903 – The High Court of Australia sits for the first time.
1908 – The Bosnian crisis erupts when Austria-Hungary formally annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina.
1910 – Eleftherios Venizelos is elected Prime Minister of Greece for the first of seven times.
1915 – World War I: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German Central Powers, reinforced by the recently joined Bulgaria launched a new offensive against Serbia under command of August von Mackensen.^[3]
1915 – World War I: Entente forces land in Thessaloniki, to open the Macedonian front against the Central Powers.^[4]
1920 – Ukrainian War of Independence: The Starobilsk agreement is signed by representatives of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic and the Makhnovshchina.^[5]
1923 – The Turkish National Movement enters Constantinople.
1927 – Opening of The Jazz Singer, the first prominent "talkie" movie.
1934 – Revolution of 1934: The President of the autonomous government of Catalonia, Lluís Companys, proclaims the Catalan State with the support of the Worker's Alliance.^[6]
1939 – World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland.
1942 – World War II: American troops force the Japanese from their positions east of the Matanikau River during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
1943 – World War II: Thirteen civilians are burnt alive by a paramilitary group in Crete during the Nazi occupation of Greece.
1944 – World War II: Units of the 1st Czechoslovak Army Corps enter Czechoslovakia during the Battle of the Dukla Pass.
1973 – Egypt and Syria launch coordinated attacks against Israel, beginning the Yom Kippur War.
1976 – Cubana de Aviación Flight 455 is destroyed by two bombs, placed on board by an anti-Castro militant group.
1976 – Premier Hua Guofeng arrests the Gang of Four, ending the Cultural Revolution in China.
1976 – Dozens are killed by Thai police and right-wing paramilitaries in the Thammasat University massacre; afterwards, the Seni Pramoj government is toppled in a military coup led by Sangad Chaloryu.
1977 – The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-29, designated 9-01, makes its maiden flight.
1979 – Pope John Paul II becomes the first pontiff to visit the White House.
1981 – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat is murdered by Islamic extremists.
1981 – NLM CityHopper Flight 431 crashes in Moerdijk after taking off from Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands, killing all 17 people on board.^[7]
1985 – Police constable Keith Blakelock is murdered as riots erupt in the Broadwater Farm suburb of London.
1987 – Fiji becomes a republic.^[8]
1990 – Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on STS-41, and deploys the Ulysses space probe to study the Sun's polar regions.^[9]
1995 – The first planet orbiting another sun, 51 Pegasi b, is discovered.
2007 – Jason Lewis completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
2010 – Instagram, a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
2018 – The United States Senate confirms Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court Associate Justice, ending a contentious confirmation process.^[10]
2022 – Annie Ernaux is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.^[11]
2025 – The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.^[12]^[13]^[14]

Births

Pre-1600

649 – Yuknoom Yichʼaak Kʼahkʼ (died around 696)
1289 – Wenceslaus III of Bohemia (died 1306)
1459 – Martin Behaim, German navigator and geographer (died 1507)
1510 – John Caius, English physician and academic, co-founded the Gonville and Caius College (died 1573)
1510 – Rowland Taylor, English priest and martyr (died 1555)
1552 – Matteo Ricci, Italian priest and missionary (died 1610)
1555 – Ferenc Nádasdy, Hungarian noble (died 1604)
1565 – Marie de Gournay, French writer (died 1645)
1573 – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton, English politician, Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire (died 1624)
1576 – Roger Manners, 5th Earl of Rutland (died 1612)
1591 – Settimia Caccini, Italian singer-songwriter (died 1638)

1601–1900

1610 – Charles de Sainte-Maure, duc de Montausier, French general (died 1690)
1626 – Géraud de Cordemoy, French historian, philosopher and lawyer (died 1684)
1716 – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland (died 1771)
1729 – Sarah Crosby, English preacher, the first female Methodist preacher (died 1804)
1732 – John Broadwood, Scottish businessman, co-founded John Broadwood and Sons (died 1812)
1738 – Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (died 1789)
1742 – Johan Herman Wessel, Norwegian-Danish poet and playwright (died 1785)
1744 – James McGill, Scottish-Canadian businessman and philanthropist, founded McGill University (died 1813)
1767 – Henri Christophe, Grenadian-Haitian king (died 1820)
1769 – Isaac Brock, English general and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada (died 1812)
1773 – John MacCulloch, Scottish geologist and academic (died 1835)
1773 – Louis Philippe I of France (died 1850)
1801 – Hippolyte Carnot, French politician (died 1888)
1803 – Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (died 1879)
1820 – James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont, Irish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Armagh (died 1892)
1820 – Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano and actress (died 1887)
1831 – Richard Dedekind, German mathematician and philosopher (died 1916)
1838 – Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian soldier, poet, and author (died 1910)
1846 – George Westinghouse, American engineer and businessman, founded the Westinghouse Air Brake Company (died 1914)
1862 – Albert J. Beveridge, American historian and politician (died 1927)
1866 – Reginald Fessenden, Canadian engineer and academic, invented radiotelephony (died 1932)
1874 – Frank G. Allen, American merchant and politician, 51st Governor of Massachusetts (died 1950)
1876 – Ernest Lapointe, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Justice (died 1941)
1882 – Karol Szymanowski, Polish pianist and composer (died 1937)
1886 – Edwin Fischer, Swiss pianist and conductor (died 1960)
1887 – Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect and painter, designed the Philips Pavilion and Saint-Pierre, Firminy (died 1965)
1888 – Roland Garros, French soldier and pilot (died 1918)
1891 – Hendrik Adamson, Estonian poet and educator (died 1946)
1893 – Meghnad Saha, Indian astrophysicist, astronomer, and academic (died 1956)
1895 – Caroline Gordon, American author and critic (died 1981)
1896 – David Howard, American film director (died 1941)
1897 – Florence B. Seibert, American biochemist and academic (died 1991)
1900 – Vivion Brewer, American activist and desegregationist (died 1991)
1900 – Willy Merkl, German mountaineer (died 1934)
1900 – Stan Nichols, English cricketer (died 1961)

1901–present

1901 – Eveline Du Bois-Reymond Marcus, German-Brazilian zoologist and academic (died 1990)
1903 – Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1995)
1905 – Helen Wills, American tennis player and painter (died 1998)^[15]
1906 – Janet Gaynor, American actress (died 1984)
1906 – Taffy O'Callaghan, Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
1908 – Carole Lombard, American actress (died 1942)^[15]
1908 – Sergei Sobolev, Russian mathematician and academic (died 1989)
1910 – Barbara Castle, English journalist and politician, First Secretary of State (died 2002)
1910 – Orazio Satta Puliga, Italian automobile designer (died 1974)
1912 – Perkins Bass, American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
1913 – Méret Oppenheim, German-Swiss painter and photographer (died 1985)
1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (died 2002)
1914 – Joan Littlewood, English director and playwright (died 2002)
1915 – Carolyn Goodman, American psychologist and activist (died 2007)
1915 – Humberto Sousa Medeiros, Portuguese-American cardinal (died 1983)
1915 – Alice Timander, Swedish dentist and actress (died 2007)
1916 – Chiang Wei-kuo, Japanese-Chinese general (died 1997)
1917 – Fannie Lou Hamer, American activist and philanthropist (died 1977)
1918 – Goh Keng Swee, Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (died 2010)
1918 – André Pilette, French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
1919 – Tommy Lawton, English footballer and coach (died 1996)
1920 – John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington, English lawyer and judge (died 2005)
1921 – Evgenii Landis, Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1997)
1921 – Joseph Lowery, American minister and activist (died 2020)
1921 – Giovanni Michelotti, Italian automotive designer (died 1980)^[16]
1922 – Joe Frazier, American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
1922 – Teala Loring, American actress (died 2007)
1923 – Robert Kuok, Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
1923 – Yaşar Kemal, Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
1925 – Shana Alexander, American journalist and author (died 2005)^[15]
1927 – Bill King, American sportscaster (died 2005)
1928 – Flora MacNeil, Scottish Gaelic singer (died 2015)^[17]
1928 – Barbara Werle, American actress and singer (died 2013)
1929 – George Mattos, American pole vaulter (died 2012)
1930 – Hafez al-Assad, Syrian general and politician, 20th President of Syria (died 2000)^[15]
1930 – Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
1931 – Nikolai Chernykh, Russian astronomer (died 2004)
1931 – Eileen Derbyshire, English actress
1931 – Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, Nobel Prize laureate (died 2018)
1933 – Prince Mukarram Jah, 8th Nizam of Hyderabad (died 2023)^[18]
1934 – Marshall Rosenberg, American psychologist and author (died 2015)
1935 – Bruno Sammartino, Italian-American wrestler and trainer (died 2018)
1936 – Julius L. Chambers, American lawyer, educator, and activist (died 2013)
1938 – Serge Nubret, Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (died 2011)
1939 – Melvyn Bragg, English journalist, author, and academic
1939 – Jack Cullen, American baseball player
1939 – Richard Delgado, American lawyer and academic
1939 – Sheila Greibach, American computer scientist and academic
1939 – John J. LaFalce, American captain, lawyer, and politician
1940 – Jan Keizer, Dutch footballer and referee
1941 – Paul Popham, American soldier and activist, co-founded Gay Men's Health Crisis (died 1987)
1942 – Dan Christensen, American painter (died 2007)
1942 – Britt Ekland, Swedish actress and singer^[19]
1942 – Fred Travalena, American comedian and actor (died 2009)
1943 – Richard Caborn, English engineer and politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics
1943 – Peter Dowding, Australian politician, 24th Premier of Western Australia
1943 – Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
1943 – Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
1944 – Merzak Allouache, Algerian director and screenwriter
1944 – Patrick Cordingley, English general
1944 – Boris Mikhailov, Russian ice hockey player and coach
1944 – Carlos Pace, Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)
1945 – Ivan Graziani, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
1946 – Lloyd Doggett, American lawyer and politician
1946 – Tony Greig, South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2012)
1946 – John Monie, Australian rugby league player and coach
1946 – Eddie Villanueva, Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the ZOE Broadcasting Network
1946 – Vinod Khanna, Indian actor, producer and politician (died 2017)
1947 – Patxi Andión, Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019)
1947 – Klaus Dibiasi, Italian diver
1947 – Millie Small, Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2020)
1948 – Gerry Adams, Irish republican politician^[15]
1948 – Glenn Branca, American guitarist and composer (died 2018)
1949 – Lonnie Johnson, American inventor
1949 – Penny Junor, English journalist and author
1949 – Thomas McClary, American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist^[19]
1949 – Leslie Moonves, American businessman^[15]
1949 – Nicolas Peyrac, French singer-songwriter and photographer
1950 – David Brin, American physicist and author^[15]
1951 – Kevin Cronin, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[19]
1951 – Clive Rees, Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
1951 – Gavin Sutherland, Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
1951 – Manfred Winkelhock, German race car driver (died 1985)
1952 – Ayten Mutlu, Turkish poet and author
1953 – Rein Rannap, Estonian pianist and composer
1954 – Bill Buford, American author and journalist
1954 – David Hidalgo, American singer-songwriter and guitarist^[19]
1955 – Tony Dungy, American football player and coach^[15]
1956 – Sadiq al-Ahmar, Yemeni politician (died 2023)
1956 – Kathleen Webb, American author and illustrator
1957 – Bruce Grobbelaar, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
1958 – Sergei Mylnikov, Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)^[20]
1959 – Turki bin Sultan, Saudi Arabian politician (died 2012)
1959 – Oil Can Boyd, American baseball player
1959 – Brian Higgins, American politician
1959 – Walter Ray Williams, Jr., American bowler
1960 – Richard Jobson, Scottish singer, songwriter director and producer.^[21]
1961 – Miyuki Matsuda, Japanese actress
1961 – Paul Sansome, English footballer
1961 – Ben Summerskill, English businessman and journalist
1962 – David Baker, American biologist and academic
1962 – Rich Yett, American baseball player
1963 – Sven Andersson, Swedish footballer and coach
1963 – Elisabeth Shue, American actress^[19]
1964 – Ricky Berry, American basketball player (died 1989)
1964 – Mark Field, German-English lawyer and politician
1964 – Tom Jager, American swimmer and coach
1964 – Miltos Manetas, Greek painter
1964 – Knut Storberget, Norwegian lawyer and politician, Norwegian Minister of Justice
1964 – Matthew Sweet, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer^[19]
1965 – Jürgen Kohler, German footballer and manager
1965 – Peg O'Connor, American philosopher and academic
1965 – Steve Scalise, American lawyer and politician
1965 – Rubén Sierra, Puerto Rican-American baseball player
1965 – John McWhorter, American academic and linguist
1966 – Melania Mazzucco, Italian author^[22]
1966 – Jacqueline Obradors, American actress^[19]
1966 – Niall Quinn, Irish footballer and manager
1966 – Tommy Stinson, American singer-songwriter and bass player^[19]
1967 – Kennet Andersson, Swedish footballer
1967 – Svend Karlsen, Norwegian strongman and bodybuilder
1967 – Steven Woolfe, English barrister and politician
1968 – Bjarne Goldbæk, Danish footballer and sportscaster
1968 – Bob May, American golfer
1969 – Byron Black, Zimbabwean golfer
1969 – Muhammad V of Kelantan, Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
1970 – Amy Jo Johnson, American actress^[19]
1970 – Shauna MacDonald, Canadian actress and producer
1970 – Darren Oliver, American baseball player
1971 – Emily Mortimer, English actress^[19]
1972 – Mark Schwarzer, Australian footballer
1973 – Jeff B. Davis, American comedian, actor, and singer
1973 – Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor^[19]
1973 – Rebecca Lobo, American basketball player and sportscaster
1974 – Walter Centeno, Costa Rican footballer and manager
1974 – Kenny Jönsson, Swedish ice hockey player and coach
1974 – Seema Kennedy, British politician
1974 – Jeremy Sisto, American actor, producer, and screenwriter^[19]
1974 – Hoàng Xuân Vinh, Vietnamese shooter
1975 – Reon King, Guyanese cricketer
1976 – Freddy García, Venezuelan baseball player
1976 – Brett Gelman, American actor and comedian^[19]
1977 – Daniel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player
1977 – Shimon Gershon, Israeli footballer and singer
1977 – Wes Ramsey, American actor^[19]
1978 – Ricky Hatton, English boxer and promoter (died 2025)
1978 – Liu Yang, Chinese astronaut
1979 – David Di Tommaso, French footballer (died 2005)
1979 – Mohamed Kallon, Sierra Leonean footballer and manager
1979 – Richard Seymour, American football player
1980 – Abdoulaye Méïté, French footballer
1981 – Zurab Khizanishvili, Georgian footballer
1982 – Levon Aronian, Armenian chess grandmaster^[23]
1982 – Will Butler, American musician and composer^[19]
1982 – Paul Smith, English boxer
1983 – Renata Voráčová, Czech tennis player
1984 – Morné Morkel, South African cricketer
1985 – Mitchell Cole, English footballer (died 2012)
1985 – Sylvia Fowles, American basketball player
1985 – Sandra Góngora, Mexican ten-pin bowler^[24]
1985 – Tarmo Kink, Estonian footballer
1986 – Meg Myers, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
1986 – Olivia Thirlby, American actress^[15]
1987 – Akuila Uate, Fijian-Australian rugby league player
1989 – Albert Ebossé Bodjongo, Cameroonian footballer (died 2014)
1989 – Tyler Ennis, Canadian ice hockey player
1989 – Pizzi, Portuguese footballer
1990 – Scarlett Byrne, English actress^[15]
1990 – Marcus Johansson, Swedish ice hockey player^[25]
1990 – Nazem Kadri, Canadian ice hockey player^[26]
1990 – Han Sun-hwa, South Korean singer and actress
1992 – Josh Archibald, Canadian-American ice hockey player^[27]
1992 – Taylor Paris, Canadian rugby player
1993 – Adam Gemili, English sprinter
1993 – Jourdan Miller, American fashion model
1993 – Nail Yakupov, Russian ice hockey player^[28]
1994 – Jake Guentzel, American ice hockey player^[29]
1994 – Lee Joo-heon, South Korean rapper and songwriter
1997 – Kasper Dolberg, Danish footballer
1999 – Trevor Lawrence, American football player^[30]
2000 – Jazz Jennings, American internet personality^[31]
2000 – Kyle Pitts, American football player^[32]
2000 – Addison Rae, American social media personality, dancer, and singer^[33]
2001 – Hitomi Honda, Japanese singer based in South Korea^[34]
2002 – Jonathan Kuminga, Congolese basketball player^[35]
2004 – Bronny James, American basketball player^[36]
2004 – Hanni, Australian singer^[37]

Deaths

Pre-1600

AD 23 – Wang Mang, emperor of the Xin Dynasty^[38]
404 – Aelia Eudoxia, Byzantine empress
836 – Nicetas the Patrician, Byzantine general
869 – Ermentrude of Orléans, Frankish queen (born 823)
877 – Charles the Bald, Holy Roman Emperor (born 823)^[39]
997 – Minamoto no Mitsunaka, Japanese samurai (born 912)
1014 – Samuel, tsar of the Bulgarian Empire
1019 – Frederick of Luxembourg, count of Moselgau (born 965)
1145 – Baldwin, archbishop of Pisa
1090 – Adalbero, bishop of Würzburg
1101 – Bruno of Cologne, German monk, founded the Carthusian Order
1173 – Engelbert III, margrave of Istria
1349 – Joan II of Navarre, daughter of Louis X of France (born 1312)
1398 – Chŏng Tojŏn, Korean prime minister (born 1342)
1413 – Dawit I, ruler (Emperor) of Ethiopia (born 1382)
1536 – William Tyndale, English Protestant Bible translator (born c. 1494)
1553 – Şehzade Mustafa, Ottoman prince (born 1515)
1559 – William I, Count of Nassau-Siegen, German count (born 1487)^[40]^[41]^[42]^[43]^[44]^[45]^[46]^[47]^[48]

1601–1900

1640 – Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg (born 1588)^[49]
1641 – Matthijs Quast, Dutch explorer
1644 – Elisabeth of France, queen of Spain and Portugal (born 1602)
1660 – Paul Scarron, French poet and author (born 1610)
1661 – Guru Har Rai, Indian 7th Sikh guru (born 1630)
1688 – Christopher Monck, 2nd Duke of Albemarle, English soldier and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Jamaica (born 1652)
1762 – Francesco Manfredini, Italian violinist and composer (born 1684)
1819 – Charles Emmanuel IV, king of Sardinia (born 1751)
1829 – Pierre Derbigny, French-American politician, 6th Governor of Louisiana (born 1769)
1836 – Johannes Jelgerhuis, Dutch painter and actor (born 1770)
1873 – Paweł Strzelecki, Polish-English geologist and explorer (born 1797)
1883 – Dục Đức, Vietnamese emperor (born 1852)
1891 – Charles Stewart Parnell, Irish politician (born 1846)
1892 – Alfred, Lord Tennyson, English poet (born 1809)

1901–present

1912 – Auguste Beernaert, Belgian politician, 14th Prime Minister of Belgium, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1829)
1923 – Damat Ferid Pasha, Ottoman politician, 285th Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1853)
1942 – Siegmund Glücksmann, German politician (born 1884)
1945 – Leonardo Conti, German SS officer (born 1900)
1947 – Leevi Madetoja, Finnish composer and critic (born 1887)
1951 – Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (born 1860)
1951 – Otto Fritz Meyerhof, German-American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1884)
1959 – Bernard Berenson, American historian and author (born 1865)
1962 – Tod Browning, American actor, director, screenwriter (born 1880)
1968 – Phyllis Nicolson, English mathematician and physicist (born 1917)
1969 – Walter Hagen, American golfer (born 1892)
1969 – Otto Steinböck, Austrian zoologist (born 1893)
1972 – Cléo de Verberena, Brazilian actress and film director (born c. 1909)^[50]
1973 – Sidney Blackmer, American actor (born 1895)
1973 – François Cevert, French race car driver (born 1944)
1973 – Dick Laan, Dutch actor, screenwriter, and author (born 1894)
1973 – Dennis Price, English actor (born 1915)
1973 – Margaret Wilson, American missionary and author (born 1882)
1974 – Helmut Koinigg, Austrian race car driver (born 1948)
1976 – Gilbert Ryle, English philosopher and author (born 1900)
1978 – Johnny O'Keefe, Australian singer-songwriter (born 1935)
1979 – Elizabeth Bishop, American poet and short-story writer (born 1911)
1980 – Hattie Jacques, English actress and producer (born 1922)
1980 – Jean Robic, French cyclist (born 1921)
1981 – Anwar Sadat, Egyptian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Egypt, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1918)
1983 – Terence Cooke, American cardinal (born 1921)
1985 – Nelson Riddle, American composer, conductor, and bandleader (born 1921)
1986 – Alexander Kronrod, Russian mathematician and computer scientist (born 1921)
1989 – Bette Davis, American actress (born 1908)
1990 – Bahriye Üçok, Turkish sociologist and politician (born 1919)
1991 – Igor Talkov, Russian singer-songwriter (born 1956)
1992 – Denholm Elliott, English actor (born 1922)
1992 – Bill O'Reilly, Australian cricketer and sportscaster (born 1905)
1993 – Nejat Eczacıbaşı, Turkish chemist, businessman, and philanthropist, founded Eczacıbaşı (born 1913)
1993 – Larry Walters, American truck driver and pilot (born 1949)
1995 – Benoît Chamoux, French mountaineer (born 1961)
1997 – Johnny Vander Meer, American baseball player and manager (born 1914)
1998 – Mark Belanger, American baseball player (born 1944)
1999 – Amália Rodrigues, Portuguese singer and actress (born 1920)
1999 – Gorilla Monsoon, American wrestler and sportscaster (born 1937)
2000 – Richard Farnsworth, American actor and stuntman (born 1920)
2001 – Arne Harris, American director and producer (born 1934)
2002 – Prince Claus of the Netherlands (born 1926)
2006 – Bertha Brouwer, Dutch sprinter (born 1930)
2006 – Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director and screenwriter (born 1940)
2006 – Buck O'Neil, American baseball player and manager (born 1911)
2006 – Wilson Tucker, American author and critic (born 1914)
2007 – Babasaheb Bhosale, Indian lawyer and politician, 8th Chief Minister of Maharashtra (born 1921)
2007 – Laxmi Mall Singhvi, Indian scholar, jurist, and politician (born 1931)
2008 – Peter Cox, Australian public servant and politician (born 1925)
2009 – Douglas Campbell, Scottish-Canadian actor and screenwriter (born 1922)
2010 – Rhys Isaac, South-African-Australian historian and author (born 1937)
2010 – Antonie Kamerling, Dutch television and film actor, and musician (born 1966)
2011 – Diane Cilento, Australian actress and author (born 1932)^[51]^[52]^[53]
2012 – Chadli Bendjedid, Algerian colonel and politician, 3rd President of Algeria (born 1929)
2012 – Anthony John Cooke, English organist and composer (born 1931)
2012 – Nick Curran, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (born 1977)
2012 – Albert, Margrave of Meissen (born 1943)
2012 – Joseph Meyer, American lawyer and politician, 19th Secretary of State of Wyoming (born 1941)
2012 – B. Satya Narayan Reddy, Indian lawyer and politician, 19th Governor of West Bengal (born 1927)
2012 – J. J. C. Smart, English-Australian philosopher and academic (born 1920)
2013 – Ulysses Curtis, American-Canadian football player and coach (born 1926)
2013 – Rift Fournier, American screenwriter and producer (born 1936)
2013 – Paul Rogers, English actor (born 1917)
2013 – Nico van Kampen, Dutch physicist and academic (born 1921)
2014 – Vic Braden, American tennis player and coach (born 1929)
2014 – Igor Mitoraj, German-Polish sculptor (born 1944)
2014 – Diane Nyland, Canadian actress, director and choreographer (born 1944)
2014 – Marian Seldes, American actress (born 1928)
2014 – Serhiy Zakarlyuka, Ukrainian footballer and manager (born 1976)
2014 – Feridun Buğeker, Turkish football player (born 1933)
2015 – Árpád Göncz, Hungarian author, playwright, and politician, 1st President of Hungary (born 1922)
2015 – Vladimir Shlapentokh, Ukrainian-American sociologist, historian, political scientist, and academic (born 1926)
2015 – Juan Vicente Ugarte del Pino, Peruvian historian, lawyer, and jurist (born 1923)^[54]
2017 – Ralphie May, American stand-up comedian and actor (born 1972)^[55]
2017 – David Marks, British architect, designer of the London Eye (born 1952)^[56]
2018 – Scott Wilson, American actor (born 1942)^[57]
2018 – Montserrat Caballé, Spanish soprano (born 1933)^[58]
2019 – Ginger Baker, English drummer (born 1939)^[59]
2019 – Eddie Lumsden, Australian rugby league player (born 1936)^[60]
2019 – Rip Taylor, American actor and comedian (born 1931)^[61]
2020 – Eddie Van Halen, Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)^[62]
2020 – Johnny Nash, American singer-songwriter (born 1940)^[63]
2024 – Dave Hobson, American politician (born 1936)^[64]
2024 – Johan Neeskens, Dutch footballer and manager (born 1951)^[65]

Holidays and observances

Christian feast day:
- Blessed Marie Rose Durocher
- Blessed Juan de Palafox y Mendoza
- Bruno of Cologne
- Faith
- Mary Frances of the Five Wounds
- Pardulphus
- Sagar of Laodicea
- October 6 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- William Tyndale (commemoration, Anglicanism), with Myles Coverdale (Episcopal Church (USA))
World Space Week (October 4–10)
Day of Commemoration and National Mourning (Turkmenistan)
Dukla Pass Victims Day (Slovakia)
German-American Day (United States)
Memorial Day for the Martyrs of Arad (Hungary)
Teachers' Day (Sri Lanka)
Yom Kippur War commemorations:
- Armed Forces Day (Egypt)
- Tishreen Liberation Day (Syria)

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1901–present

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 ===Pre-1600===
 *[[105 BC]] &ndash; [[Cimbrian War]]: Defeat at the [[Battle of Arausio]] of the [[Roman army of the mid-Republic]]
-*[[69 BC]] &ndash; [[Third Mithridatic War]]: The [[Roman army of the late Republic|military]] of the [[Roman Republic]] [[Battle of Tigranocerta|subdue Armenia]].
+*[[69 BC]] &ndash; [[Third Mithridatic War]]: The [[Roman army of the late Republic|military]] of the [[Roman Republic]] [[Battle of Tigranocerta|subdues Armenia]].
-*[[AD 23]] &ndash; Rebels decapitate [[Wang Mang]] two days after his capital was sacked during a [[Lulin|peasant rebellion]].
+*[[AD 23]] &ndash; Rebels decapitate [[Wang Mang]] , only Emperor of the [[Xin dynasty|Xin Dynasty]],  after his capital was sacked during a [[Lulin|peasant rebellion]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pandaist |url=https://pandaist.com/blog/en/chinese-dynasty-han-dynasty-part-ii-reformist-usur}}</ref>
 *[[AD 404|404]] &ndash; [[Byzantine Empire|Byzantine]] Empress [[Aelia Eudoxia|Eudoxia]] dies from the miscarriage of her seventh pregnancy.
 * [[618]] &ndash; [[Transition from Sui to Tang]]: [[Wang Shichong]] decisively defeats [[Li Mi (Sui dynasty)|Li Mi]] at the [[Battle of Yanshi]].
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 *[[1762]] &ndash; [[Seven Years' War]]: The British [[Battle of Manila (1762)|capture Manila]] from Spain and occupy it.
 *[[1777]] &ndash; [[American Revolutionary War]]: British forces [[Battle of Forts Clinton and Montgomery|capture Forts Clinton and Montgomery]] on the Hudson River.
-*[[1789]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: King [[Louis XVI of France|Louis XVI]] is forced to change his residence from [[Versailles]] to the [[Tuileries Palace]].
+*[[1789]] &ndash; [[French Revolution]]: King [[Louis XVI]] is forced to change his residence from [[Versailles]] to the [[Tuileries Palace]].
-*[[1810]] &ndash; A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of [[Raahe]] in the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://edu.raahe.fi/yhdistykset/matkailuoppaat/palokk.html | title = Ookko kuullu | work = Raahen matkailuoppaat ry | access-date = November 19, 2021 | language = fi}}</ref>
+*[[1810]] &ndash; A large fire destroys a third of all the buildings in the town of [[Raahe]] in the [[Grand Duchy of Finland]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://edu.raahe.fi/yhdistykset/matkailuoppaat/palokk.html | title = Ookko kuullu | work = Raahen matkailuoppaat ry | access-date = November 19, 2021 | language = fi | archive-date = April 7, 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090407021924/http://edu.raahe.fi/yhdistykset/matkailuoppaat/palokk.html | url-status = dead }}</ref>
 *[[1849]] &ndash; The execution of [[the 13 Martyrs of Arad]] after the Hungarian war of independence.
 *[[1854]] &ndash; In England the [[Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead]] leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
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 *[[1908]] &ndash; The [[Bosnian crisis]] erupts when [[Austria-Hungary]] formally annexes [[Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina|Bosnia and Herzegovina]].
 *[[1910]] &ndash; [[Eleftherios Venizelos]] is elected [[Prime Minister of Greece]] for the first of seven times.
-*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German [[Central Powers]], reinforced by the recently joined [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] launched a new offensive against [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]] under command of [[August von Mackensen]] .<ref>{{cite book|last=Falls|first=C.|title=Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917|publisher=[[HMSO]]|year=1996|isbn=0-89839-242-X|edition=Imperial War Museum and Battery Press|series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence|volume=I|location=London|pages=22–33|author-link=Cyril Falls|orig-year=1933}}</ref>
+*[[1915]] &ndash; [[World War I]]: Combined Austro-Hungarian and German [[Central Powers]], reinforced by the recently joined [[Kingdom of Bulgaria|Bulgaria]] launched a new offensive against [[Kingdom of Serbia|Serbia]] under command of [[August von Mackensen]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Falls|first=C.|title=Military Operations Macedonia: From the Outbreak of War to the Spring of 1917|publisher=[[HMSO]]|year=1996|isbn=0-89839-242-X|edition=Imperial War Museum and Battery Press|series=History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence|volume=I|location=London|pages=22–33|author-link=Cyril Falls|orig-year=1933}}</ref>
-*  1915   &ndash; [[World War I]]: [[Allies of World War I|Entente]] forces land in [[Thessaloniki]], to open the [[Macedonian front]] against the Central Powers.<ref name="petsinar20172">{{Cite book|last=Πετσιναρ|first=Αλεξάνδρα|year=2017|title=«O Εθνικός Γολγοθάς της Σερβίας και o Εθνικός Διχασμός της Ελλάδας». Οι δοκιμασίες των ελληνοσερβικών σχέσεων υπό το πρίσμα του ανταγωνισμού των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο και την Εγγύς Ανατολή (1915–1916)|url=https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926144301/https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Η ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, Η ΚΟΡΥΦΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΥΣΗΣ ΔΥΟ ΚΟΣΜΩΝ, Η ιστορική αποτίμηση 100 χρόνια μετά|publisher=Ίδρυμα της Βουλής των Ελλήνων. Ίδρυμα Μελετών Χερσονήσου του Αίμου. Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών & Μελετών «Ελευθέριος Κ. Βενιζέλος»|page=56|language=el|type=conference proceedings|publication-place=Thessaloniki|isbn=978-960-93-9505-2}}</ref>
+*  1915   &ndash; World War I: [[Allies of World War I|Entente]] forces land in [[Thessaloniki]], to open the [[Macedonian front]] against the Central Powers.<ref name="petsinar20172">{{Cite book|last=Πετσιναρ|first=Αλεξάνδρα|year=2017|title=«O Εθνικός Γολγοθάς της Σερβίας και o Εθνικός Διχασμός της Ελλάδας». Οι δοκιμασίες των ελληνοσερβικών σχέσεων υπό το πρίσμα του ανταγωνισμού των Μεγάλων Δυνάμεων στην ανατολική Μεσόγειο και την Εγγύς Ανατολή (1915–1916)|url=https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200926144301/https://www.imxa.gr/ebooks/files/Thessaloniki%20government_volume.pdf|archive-date=2020-09-26|access-date=2020-09-26|website=Η ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΘΕΣΣΑΛΟΝΙΚΗΣ, Η ΚΟΡΥΦΩΣΗ ΤΗΣ ΣΥΓΚΡΟΥΣΗΣ ΔΥΟ ΚΟΣΜΩΝ, Η ιστορική αποτίμηση 100 χρόνια μετά|publisher=Ίδρυμα της Βουλής των Ελλήνων. Ίδρυμα Μελετών Χερσονήσου του Αίμου. Εθνικό Ίδρυμα Ερευνών & Μελετών «Ελευθέριος Κ. Βενιζέλος»|page=56|language=el|type=conference proceedings|publication-place=Thessaloniki|isbn=978-960-93-9505-2}}</ref>
 *[[1920]] &ndash; [[Ukrainian War of Independence]]: The [[Starobilsk agreement]] is signed by representatives of the [[Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic]] and the [[Makhnovshchina]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Malet |first1=Michael |title=Nestor Makhno in the Russian Civil War |date=1982 |language=English |isbn=978-0-333-25969-6 |publisher=[[Palgrave Macmillan]] |location=[[London]] |oclc=8514426 |page=65}}</ref>
 *[[1923]] &ndash; The [[Turkish National Movement]] enters [[Constantinople]].
 *[[1927]] &ndash; Opening of ''[[The Jazz Singer]]'', the first prominent "talkie" movie.
-*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Events of 6 October|Revolution of 1934]]: The [[President of the Government of Catalonia|President]] of the autonomous government of [[Catalonia]], [[Lluís Companys]], proclaims the [[Catalan State (1934)|Catalan State]] with the support of the [[Worker's Alliance]].<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pérez i Farràs|first1=Enric|title=Records del 6 d'octubre del 1934|journal=Full Català|date=October 1942|volume=2|issue=13|page=325|language=ca}}</ref>
+*[[1934]] &ndash; [[Events of 6 October|Revolution of 1934]]: The [[President of the Government of Catalonia|President]] of the autonomous government of [[Catalonia]], [[Lluís Companys]], proclaims the [[Catalan State (1934)|Catalan State]] with the support of the Worker's Alliance.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Pérez i Farràs|first1=Enric|title=Records del 6 d'octubre del 1934|journal=Full Català|date=October 1942|volume=2|issue=13|page=325|language=ca}}</ref>
 *[[1939]] &ndash; [[World War II]]: The [[Battle of Kock (1939)|Battle of Kock]] is the final combat of the [[Invasion of Poland|September Campaign]] in Poland.
 *[[1942]] &ndash; World War II: American troops [[Actions along the Matanikau|force the Japanese from their positions]] east of the Matanikau River during the [[Guadalcanal campaign|Battle of Guadalcanal]].
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 *[[2007]] &ndash; [[Jason Lewis (adventurer)|Jason Lewis]] completes the first human-powered circumnavigation of the Earth.
 *[[2010]] &ndash; [[Instagram]], a mainstream photo-sharing application, is founded.
-*[[2018]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] confirms [[Brett Kavanaugh]] as a [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Associate Justice]], ending a [[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination|contentious confirmation process]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Donald Trump - Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/trump/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}</ref>
+*[[2018]] &ndash; The [[United States Senate]] confirms [[Brett Kavanaugh]] as a [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court Associate Justice]], ending a [[Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court nomination|contentious confirmation process]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-28|title=Donald Trump - Key Events &#124; Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/trump/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}</ref>
 *[[2022]] &ndash; [[Annie Ernaux]] is [[2022 Nobel Prize in Literature|awarded]] the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bryson Taylor |first=Derrick |title=2022 Nobel Prizes: The Full List |url=https://www.nytimes.com/article/nobel-prizes-2022.html |access-date=2 November 2022 |work=The New York Times |date=10 October 2022}}</ref>
+*[[2025]] &ndash; [[2025 Alberta teachers' strike|The 2025 Alberta teachers' strike]] begins, leaving approximately 51,000 teachers off-work, impacting about 730,000 Albertan students.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sousa |first=Aaron |title=Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of province-wide teachers' strike |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/alberta-parents-schools-brace-for-impact-ahead-of-provincewide-teachers-strike-1.7651004 |website=CBC}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alberta parents, schools brace for impact ahead of province-wide teachers' strike {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/11463834/alberta-parents-schools-brace-for-teachers-strike/ |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Canadian |date=2025-10-06 |title=Classes suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/alberta/classes-suspended-in-alberta-as-provincewide-teachers-strike-set-to-begin-today/article_e3255c70-3c99-57ee-a3ff-6b65231431e2.html |access-date=2025-10-06 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>
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 *[[1769]] &ndash; [[Isaac Brock]], English general and politician, [[Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada]] (died 1812)
 *[[1773]] &ndash; [[John MacCulloch]], Scottish geologist and academic (died 1835)
-*  1773   &ndash; [[Louis Philippe I]] of France (died 1850)
+*  1773 &ndash; [[Louis Philippe I]] of France (died 1850)
 *[[1801]] &ndash; [[Hippolyte Carnot]], French politician (died 1888)
 *[[1803]] &ndash; [[Heinrich Wilhelm Dove]], Polish-German physicist and meteorologist (died 1879)
 *[[1820]] &ndash; [[James Caulfeild, 3rd Earl of Charlemont]], Irish politician, [[Lord Lieutenant of Armagh]] (died 1892)
-*  1820   &ndash; [[Jenny Lind]], Swedish soprano and actress (died 1887)
+*  1820 &ndash; [[Jenny Lind]], Swedish soprano and actress (died 1887)
 *[[1831]] &ndash; [[Richard Dedekind]], German mathematician and philosopher (died 1916)
 *[[1838]] &ndash; [[Giuseppe Cesare Abba]], Italian soldier, poet, and author (died 1910)
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 *[[1897]] &ndash; [[Florence B. Seibert]], American biochemist and academic (died 1991)
 *[[1900]] &ndash; [[Vivion Brewer]], American activist and desegregationist (died 1991)
-*  1900   &ndash; [[Willy Merkl]], German mountaineer (died 1934)
+*  1900 &ndash; [[Willy Merkl]], German mountaineer (died 1934)
-*  1900   &ndash; [[Stan Nichols]], English cricketer (died 1961)
+*  1900 &ndash; [[Stan Nichols]], English cricketer (died 1961)
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 *[[1905]] &ndash; [[Helen Wills]], American tennis player and painter (died 1998)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 6: Britt Ekland, Elisabeth Shue |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/06/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-6-Britt-Ekland-Elisabeth-Shue/5931664923964/#:~:text=6%3A%20Britt%20Ekland%2C%20Elisabeth%20Shue,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=[[UPI]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
 *[[1906]] &ndash; [[Janet Gaynor]], American actress (died 1984)
-*  1906   &ndash; [[Taffy O'Callaghan]], Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
+*  1906 &ndash; [[Taffy O'Callaghan]], Welsh footballer and coach (died 1946)
 *[[1908]] &ndash; [[Carole Lombard]], American actress (died 1942)<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1908   &ndash; [[Sergei Sobolev]], Russian mathematician and academic (died 1989)
+*  1908 &ndash; [[Sergei Sobolev]], Russian mathematician and academic (died 1989)
 *[[1910]] &ndash; [[Barbara Castle]], English journalist and politician, [[First Secretary of State]] (died 2002)
-*  1910   &ndash; [[Orazio Satta Puliga]], Italian automobile designer (died 1974)
+*  1910 &ndash; [[Orazio Satta Puliga]], Italian automobile designer (died 1974)
 *[[1912]] &ndash; [[Perkins Bass]], American lawyer and politician (died 2011)
 *[[1913]] &ndash; [[Méret Oppenheim]], German-Swiss painter and photographer (died 1985)
 *[[1914]] &ndash; [[Thor Heyerdahl]], Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (died 2002)
-*  1914   &ndash; [[Joan Littlewood]], English director and playwright (died 2002)
+*  1914 &ndash; [[Joan Littlewood]], English director and playwright (died 2002)
 *[[1915]] &ndash; [[Carolyn Goodman (psychologist)|Carolyn Goodman]], American psychologist and activist (died 2007)
-*  1915   &ndash; [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], Portuguese-American cardinal (died 1983)
+*  1915 &ndash; [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], Portuguese-American cardinal (died 1983)
-*  1915   &ndash; [[Alice Timander]], Swedish dentist and actress (died 2007)
+*  1915 &ndash; [[Alice Timander]], Swedish dentist and actress (died 2007)
 *[[1916]] &ndash; [[Chiang Wei-kuo]], Japanese-Chinese general (died 1997)
 *[[1917]] &ndash; [[Fannie Lou Hamer]], American activist and philanthropist (died 1977)
 *[[1918]] &ndash; [[Goh Keng Swee]], Singaporean soldier and politician, 2nd [[Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore]] (died 2010)
-*  1918   &ndash; [[André Pilette]], French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
+*  1918 &ndash; [[André Pilette]], French-Belgian race car driver (died 1993)
 *[[1919]] &ndash; [[Tommy Lawton]], English footballer and coach (died 1996)
 *[[1920]] &ndash; [[John Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Lymington]], English lawyer and judge (died 2005)
 *[[1921]] &ndash; [[Evgenii Landis]], Ukrainian-Russian mathematician and theorist (died 1997)
-*  1921   &ndash; [[Joseph Lowery]], American minister and activist (died 2020)
+*  1921 &ndash; [[Joseph Lowery]], American minister and activist (died 2020)
-*  1921   &ndash; [[Giovanni Michelotti]], Italian automotive designer (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://automotivehistory.org/automotive/january-23-1980-designer-giovanni-michelotti-passes-away/|title=January 23, 1980 – Designer Giovanni Michelotti passes away|publisher=Automotive History}}</ref>
+*  1921 &ndash; [[Giovanni Michelotti]], Italian automotive designer (died 1980)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://automotivehistory.org/automotive/january-23-1980-designer-giovanni-michelotti-passes-away/|title=January 23, 1980 – Designer Giovanni Michelotti passes away|publisher=Automotive History|access-date=August 14, 2023|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623235401/https://automotivehistory.org/automotive/january-23-1980-designer-giovanni-michelotti-passes-away/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
 *[[1922]] &ndash; [[Joe Frazier (baseball)|Joe Frazier]], American baseball player and manager (died 2011)
-*  1922   &ndash; [[Teala Loring]], American actress (died 2007)
+*  1922 &ndash; [[Teala Loring]], American actress (died 2007)
 *[[1923]] &ndash; [[Robert Kuok]], Malaysian Chinese business magnate and investor
-*  1923   &ndash; [[Yaşar Kemal]], Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
+*  1923 &ndash; [[Yaşar Kemal]], Turkish journalist and author (died 2015)
 *[[1925]] &ndash; [[Shana Alexander]], American journalist and author (died 2005)<ref name="UPI" />
 *[[1927]] &ndash; [[Bill King]], American sportscaster (died 2005)
 *[[1928]] &ndash; [[Flora MacNeil]], Scottish Gaelic singer (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web |title=Flora MacNeil obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2015/may/20/flora-macneil |website=The Guardian |access-date=24 December 2020 |language=en |date=20 May 2015}}</ref>
-*  1928   &ndash; [[Barbara Werle]], American actress and singer (died 2013)
+*  1928 &ndash; [[Barbara Werle]], American actress and singer (died 2013)
 *[[1929]] &ndash; [[George Mattos]], American pole vaulter (died 2012)
 *[[1930]] &ndash; [[Hafez al-Assad]], Syrian general and politician, 20th [[President of Syria]] (died 2000)<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1930   &ndash; [[Richie Benaud]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
+*  1930 &ndash; [[Richie Benaud]], Australian cricketer and sportscaster (died 2015)
 *[[1931]] &ndash; [[Nikolai Chernykh]], Russian astronomer (died 2004)
-*  1931   &ndash; [[Eileen Derbyshire]], English actress
+*  1931 &ndash; [[Eileen Derbyshire]], English actress
-*  1931   &ndash; [[Riccardo Giacconi]], Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2018)
+*  1931 &ndash; [[Riccardo Giacconi]], Italian-American astrophysicist and astronomer, [[Nobel Prize in Physics|Nobel Prize]] laureate (died 2018)
 *[[1933]] &ndash; Prince [[Mukarram Jah]], 8th [[Nizam of Hyderabad]] (died 2023)<ref>{{cite news |first1=Srinivasa |last1=Rao Apparasu |work=Hindustan Times |title=Last Nizam of Hyderabad dies in Turkey, to be laid to rest in India |date=16 January 2023 |access-date=16 January 2023 |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/last-nizam-of-hyd-dies-in-turkey-to-be-laid-to-rest-in-india-101673806423213.html}}</ref>
 *[[1934]] &ndash; [[Marshall Rosenberg]], American psychologist and author (died 2015)
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 *[[1938]] &ndash; [[Serge Nubret]], Caribbean-French bodybuilder and actor (died 2011)
 *[[1939]] &ndash; [[Melvyn Bragg]], English journalist, author, and academic
-*  1939   &ndash; [[Jack Cullen]], American baseball player
+*  1939 &ndash; [[Jack Cullen]], American baseball player
-*  1939   &ndash; [[Richard Delgado]], American lawyer and academic
+*  1939 &ndash; [[Richard Delgado]], American lawyer and academic
-*  1939   &ndash; [[Sheila Greibach]], American computer scientist and academic
+*  1939 &ndash; [[Sheila Greibach]], American computer scientist and academic
-*  1939   &ndash; [[John J. LaFalce]], American captain, lawyer, and politician
+*  1939 &ndash; [[John J. LaFalce]], American captain, lawyer, and politician
 *[[1940]] &ndash; [[Jan Keizer (referee)|Jan Keizer]], Dutch footballer and referee
 *[[1941]] &ndash; [[Paul Popham]], American soldier and activist, co-founded [[Gay Men's Health Crisis]] (died 1987)
 *[[1942]] &ndash; [[Dan Christensen]], American painter (died 2007)
-*  1942   &ndash; [[Britt Ekland]], Swedish actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
+*  1942 &ndash; [[Britt Ekland]], Swedish actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
-*  1942   &ndash; [[Fred Travalena]], American comedian and actor (died 2009)
+*  1942 &ndash; [[Fred Travalena]], American comedian and actor (died 2009)
 *[[1943]] &ndash; [[Richard Caborn]], English engineer and politician, [[Minister for Sport and the Olympics]]
-*  1943   &ndash; [[Peter Dowding]], Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of Western Australia]]
+*  1943 &ndash; [[Peter Dowding]], Australian politician, 24th [[Premier of Western Australia]]
-*  1943   &ndash; [[Alexander Maxovich Shilov]], Russian painter
+*  1943 &ndash; [[Alexander Maxovich Shilov]], Russian painter
-*  1943   &ndash; [[Cees Veerman (musician)|Cees Veerman]], Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
+*  1943 &ndash; [[Cees Veerman (musician)|Cees Veerman]], Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2014)
 *[[1944]] &ndash; [[Merzak Allouache]], Algerian director and screenwriter
-*  1944   &ndash; [[Patrick Cordingley]], English general
+*  1944 &ndash; [[Patrick Cordingley]], English general
-*  1944   &ndash; [[Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey)|Boris Mikhailov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach
+*  1944 &ndash; [[Boris Mikhailov (ice hockey)|Boris Mikhailov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach
-*  1944   &ndash; [[Carlos Pace]], Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)
+*  1944 &ndash; [[Carlos Pace]], Brazilian race car driver (died 1977)
 *[[1945]] &ndash; [[Ivan Graziani]], Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1997)
 *[[1946]] &ndash; [[Lloyd Doggett]], American lawyer and politician
-*  1946   &ndash; [[Tony Greig]], South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2012)
+*  1946 &ndash; [[Tony Greig]], South African-English cricketer and sportscaster (died 2012)
-*  1946   &ndash; [[John Monie]], Australian rugby league player and coach
+*  1946 &ndash; [[John Monie]], Australian rugby league player and coach
-*  1946   &ndash; [[Eddie Villanueva]], Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the [[ZOE Broadcasting Network]]
+*  1946 &ndash; [[Eddie Villanueva]], Filipino evangelist and politician, founded the [[ZOE Broadcasting Network]]
-*  1946   &ndash; [[Vinod Khanna]], Indian actor, producer and politician (died 2017)
+*  1946 &ndash; [[Vinod Khanna]], Indian actor, producer and politician (died 2017)
 *[[1947]] &ndash; [[Patxi Andión]], Spanish singer-songwriter and actor (died 2019)
-*  1947   &ndash; [[Klaus Dibiasi]], Italian diver
+*  1947 &ndash; [[Klaus Dibiasi]], Italian diver
-*  1947   &ndash; [[Millie Small]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2020)
+*  1947 &ndash; [[Millie Small]], Jamaican singer-songwriter (died 2020)
 *[[1948]] &ndash; [[Gerry Adams]], Irish republican politician<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1948   &ndash; [[Glenn Branca]], American guitarist and composer (died 2018)
+*  1948 &ndash; [[Glenn Branca]], American guitarist and composer (died 2018)
 *[[1949]] &ndash; [[Lonnie Johnson (inventor)|Lonnie Johnson]], American inventor
-*  1949   &ndash; [[Penny Junor]], English journalist and author
+*  1949 &ndash; [[Penny Junor]], English journalist and author
-*  1949   &ndash; [[Thomas McClary (musician)|Thomas McClary]], American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
+*  1949 &ndash; [[Thomas McClary (musician)|Thomas McClary]], American R&B singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
-*  1949   &ndash; [[Leslie Moonves]], American businessman<ref name="UPI" />
+*  1949 &ndash; [[Leslie Moonves]], American businessman<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1949   &ndash; [[Nicolas Peyrac]], French singer-songwriter and photographer
+*  1949 &ndash; [[Nicolas Peyrac]], French singer-songwriter and photographer
 *[[1950]] &ndash; [[David Brin]], American physicist and author<ref name="UPI" />
 *[[1951]] &ndash; [[Kevin Cronin]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
-*  1951   &ndash; [[Clive Rees]], Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
+*  1951 &ndash; [[Clive Rees]], Singaporean-Welsh rugby player and educator
-*  1951   &ndash; [[Sutherland Brothers|Gavin Sutherland]], Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
+*  1951 &ndash; [[Sutherland Brothers|Gavin Sutherland]], Scottish singer-songwriter and bass player
-*  1951   &ndash; [[Manfred Winkelhock]], German race car driver (died 1985)
+*  1951 &ndash; [[Manfred Winkelhock]], German race car driver (died 1985)
 *[[1952]] &ndash; [[Ayten Mutlu]], Turkish poet and author
 *[[1953]] &ndash; [[Rein Rannap]], Estonian pianist and composer
 *[[1954]] &ndash; [[Bill Buford]], American author and journalist
-*  1954   &ndash; [[David Hidalgo]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
+*  1954 &ndash; [[David Hidalgo]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist<ref name="AP" />
 *[[1955]] &ndash; [[Tony Dungy]], American football player and coach<ref name="UPI" />
 *[[1956]] &ndash; [[Sadiq al-Ahmar]], Yemeni politician (died 2023)
-*  1956   &ndash; [[Kathleen Webb]], American author and illustrator
+*  1956 &ndash; [[Kathleen Webb]], American author and illustrator
 *[[1957]] &ndash; [[Bruce Grobbelaar]], Zimbabwean footballer and coach
 *[[1958]] &ndash; [[Sergei Mylnikov]], Russian ice hockey player and coach (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sergei Mylnikov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/sergei-mylnikov-8449779 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1959]] &ndash; [[Turki bin Sultan]], Saudi Arabian politician (died 2012)
-*  1959   &ndash; [[Oil Can Boyd]], American baseball player
+*  1959 &ndash; [[Oil Can Boyd]], American baseball player
-*  1959   &ndash; [[Brian Higgins]], American politician
+*  1959 &ndash; [[Brian Higgins]], American politician
-*  1959   &ndash; [[Walter Ray Williams, Jr.]], American bowler
+*  1959 &ndash; [[Walter Ray Williams, Jr.]], American bowler
 *[[1960]] &ndash; [[Richard Jobson (television presenter)|Richard Jobson]], Scottish singer, songwriter director and producer.<ref>{{cite book|title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Eighties Music]]|editor=Colin Larkin|editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer)|publisher=[[Virgin Books]]|date=2003|edition=3rd|isbn=1-85227-969-9|page=279}}</ref>
 *[[1961]] &ndash; [[Miyuki Matsuda]], Japanese actress
-*  1961   &ndash; [[Paul Sansome]], English footballer
+*  1961 &ndash; [[Paul Sansome]], English footballer
-*  1961   &ndash; [[Ben Summerskill]], English businessman and journalist
+*  1961 &ndash; [[Ben Summerskill]], English businessman and journalist
 *[[1962]] &ndash; [[David Baker (biochemist)|David Baker]], American biologist and academic
-*  1962   &ndash; [[Rich Yett]], American baseball player
+*  1962 &ndash; [[Rich Yett]], American baseball player
 *[[1963]] &ndash; [[Sven Andersson (footballer, born 1963)|Sven Andersson]], Swedish footballer and coach
-*  1963   &ndash; [[Elisabeth Shue]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 6, 2022 includes celebrities Elisabeth Shue, Ioan Gruffudd |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-6-2022-includes-celebrities-elisabeth-shue-ioan-gruffudd.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
+*  1963 &ndash; [[Elisabeth Shue]], American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 6, 2022 includes celebrities Elisabeth Shue, Ioan Gruffudd |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-6-2022-includes-celebrities-elisabeth-shue-ioan-gruffudd.html |website=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=[[Associated Press]] |access-date=4 October 2023 |date=6 October 2022}}</ref>
 *[[1964]] &ndash; [[Ricky Berry]], American basketball player (died 1989)
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Mark Field]], German-English lawyer and politician
+*  1964 &ndash; [[Mark Field]], German-English lawyer and politician
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Tom Jager]], American swimmer and coach
+*  1964 &ndash; [[Tom Jager]], American swimmer and coach
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Miltos Manetas]], Greek painter
+*  1964 &ndash; [[Miltos Manetas]], Greek painter
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Knut Storberget]], Norwegian lawyer and politician, [[Minister of Justice and Public Security|Norwegian Minister of Justice]]
+*  1964 &ndash; [[Knut Storberget]], Norwegian lawyer and politician, [[Minister of Justice and Public Security|Norwegian Minister of Justice]]
-*  1964   &ndash; [[Matthew Sweet]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
+*  1964 &ndash; [[Matthew Sweet]], American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
 *[[1965]] &ndash; [[Jürgen Kohler]],  German footballer and manager
-*  1965   &ndash; [[Peg O'Connor]], American philosopher and academic
+*  1965 &ndash; [[Peg O'Connor]], American philosopher and academic
-*  1965   &ndash; [[Steve Scalise]], American lawyer and politician
+*  1965 &ndash; [[Steve Scalise]], American lawyer and politician
-*  1965   &ndash; [[Rubén Sierra]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player
+*  1965 &ndash; [[Rubén Sierra]], Puerto Rican-American baseball player
 *  1965   &ndash; [[John McWhorter]], American academic and linguist
-*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Melania Mazzucco]], Italian author<ref>{{cite web |title=Melania Mazzucco |url=https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/italian/melania-mazzucco |website=The Institute of Modern Languages Research |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017}}</ref>
+*[[1966]] &ndash; [[Melania Mazzucco]], Italian author<ref>{{cite web |title=Melania Mazzucco |url=https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/italian/melania-mazzucco |website=The Institute of Modern Languages Research |access-date=10 January 2020 |language=en |date=22 March 2017 |archive-date=7 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200507140044/https://modernlanguages.sas.ac.uk/research-centres/centre-study-contemporary-womens-writing/languages/italian/melania-mazzucco |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 *  1966   &ndash; [[Jacqueline Obradors]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
 *  1966   &ndash; [[Niall Quinn]], Irish footballer and manager
@@ Line 237: / Line 238: @@
 *  1969   &ndash; [[Muhammad V of Kelantan]], Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia
 *[[1970]] &ndash; [[Amy Jo Johnson]], American actress<ref name="AP" />
-*  1970   &ndash; [[Maria Kannegaard]], Danish-Norwegian pianist and composer
 *  1970   &ndash; [[Shauna MacDonald (Canadian actress)|Shauna MacDonald]], Canadian actress and producer
 *  1970   &ndash; [[Darren Oliver]], American baseball player
-*[[1971]] &ndash; [[Phil Bennett (racing driver)|Phil Bennett]], English race car driver
+*  [[1971]]   &ndash; [[Emily Mortimer]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
-*  1971   &ndash; [[Takis Gonias]], Greek footballer and manager
+*  [[1972]]   &ndash; [[Mark Schwarzer]], Australian footballer
-*  1971   &ndash; [[Emily Mortimer]], English actress<ref name="AP" />
-*  1971   &ndash; [[Alan Stubbs]], English footballer, coach, and manager
-*[[1972]] &ndash; [[Daniel Cavanagh]], English singer-songwriter and guitarist
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Anders Iwers]], Swedish bass player
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Jarrod Moseley]], Australian golfer
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Mark Schwarzer]], Australian footballer
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Ryu Si-won]], South Korean actor and singer
-*  1972   &ndash; [[Ko So-young]], South Korean model and actress
 *[[1973]] &ndash; [[Jeff B. Davis]], American comedian, actor, and singer
 *  1973   &ndash; [[Ioan Gruffudd]], Welsh actor<ref name="AP" />
-*  1973   &ndash; [[Sylvain Legwinski]], French footballer and manager
 *  1973   &ndash; [[Rebecca Lobo]], American basketball player and sportscaster
 *[[1974]] &ndash; [[Walter Centeno]], Costa Rican footballer and manager
@@ Line 262: / Line 253: @@
 *[[1976]] &ndash; [[Freddy García]], Venezuelan baseball player
 *  1976   &ndash; [[Brett Gelman]], American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
-*  1976   &ndash; [[Magdalena Kučerová]], Czech-German tennis player
-*  1976   &ndash; [[Stefan Postma]], Dutch footballer and coach
 *[[1977]] &ndash; [[Daniel Brière]], Canadian ice hockey player
-*  1977   &ndash; [[Melinda Doolittle]], American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
 *  1977   &ndash; [[Shimon Gershon]], Israeli footballer and singer
-*  1977   &ndash; [[Jamie Laurie]], American singer-songwriter
-*  1977   &ndash; [[Vladimir Manchev]], Bulgarian footballer and manager
 *  1977   &ndash; [[Wes Ramsey]], American actor<ref name="AP" />
-*[[1978]] &ndash; [[Carolina Gynning]], Swedish model, actress, and singer
+*  [[1978]]   &ndash; [[Ricky Hatton]], English boxer and promoter (died 2025)
-*  1978   &ndash; [[Ricky Hatton]], English boxer and promoter
 *  1978   &ndash; [[Liu Yang (astronaut)|Liu Yang]], Chinese astronaut
 *[[1979]] &ndash; [[David Di Tommaso]], French footballer (died 2005)
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Mohamed Kallon]], Sierra Leonean footballer and manager
 *  1979   &ndash; [[Richard Seymour]], American football player
-*  1979   &ndash; [[Pascal van Assendelft]], Dutch sprinter
+*  [[1980]]   &ndash; [[Abdoulaye Méïté]], French footballer
-*[[1980]] &ndash; [[Arnaud Coyot]], French cyclist (died 2013)
-*  1980   &ndash; [[Wes Durston]], English cricketer
-*  1980   &ndash; [[Abdoulaye Méïté]], French footballer
 *[[1981]] &ndash; [[Zurab Khizanishvili]], Georgian footballer
-*  1981   &ndash; [[José Luis Perlaza]], Ecuadorian footballer
 *[[1982]] &ndash; [[Levon Aronian]], Armenian chess grandmaster<ref>{{cite web|url=https://chess24.com/en/read/players/levon-aronian|title=Levon Aronian|publisher=[[Chess24]]}}</ref>
-*  1982   &ndash; [[Latonia Blackman]], Barbadian netball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Netball {{!}} Athlete Profile: Latonia Blackman – Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games |url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/netball/athlete-profile-n6004100-latonia-blackman.htm |website=results.gc2018.com |access-date=18 October 2020}}</ref>
 *  1982   &ndash; [[Will Butler]], American musician and composer<ref name="AP" />
-*  1982   &ndash; [[Fábio Júnior dos Santos]], Brazilian footballer
-*  1982   &ndash; [[Hideki Mutoh]], Japanese race car driver
 *  1982   &ndash; [[Paul Smith (boxer)|Paul Smith]], English boxer
 *[[1983]] &ndash; [[Renata Voráčová]], Czech tennis player
 *[[1984]] &ndash; [[Morné Morkel]], South African cricketer
-*  1984   &ndash; [[Joanna Pacitti]], American singer-songwriter
 *[[1985]] &ndash; [[Mitchell Cole]], English footballer (died 2012)
 *  1985   &ndash; [[Sylvia Fowles]], American basketball player
-*  1985   &ndash; [[Sandra Góngora]], Mexican ten-pin bowler<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Gongora |url=https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=33 |website=pwba.com |access-date=26 November 2020}}</ref>
+*  1985   &ndash; [[Sandra Góngora]], Mexican ten-pin bowler<ref>{{cite web |title=Sandra Gongora |url=https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=33 |website=pwba.com |access-date=26 November 2020 |archive-date=10 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110204900/https://pwba.com/Players/Player-Profile?PlayerID=33 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 *  1985   &ndash; [[Tarmo Kink]], Estonian footballer
 *[[1986]] &ndash; [[Meg Myers]], American singer-songwriter and guitarist
 *  1986   &ndash; [[Olivia Thirlby]], American actress<ref name="UPI" />
-*[[1987]] &ndash; [[Joe Lewis (footballer, born 1987)|Joe Lewis]], English footballer
+*  [[1987]]   &ndash; [[Akuila Uate]], Fijian-Australian rugby league player
-*  1987   &ndash; [[Akuila Uate]], Fijian-Australian rugby league player
-*[[1988]] &ndash; [[Trey Edward Shults]], American film director
 *[[1989]] &ndash; [[Albert Ebossé Bodjongo]], Cameroonian footballer (died 2014)
 *  1989   &ndash; [[Tyler Ennis (ice hockey)|Tyler Ennis]], Canadian ice hockey player
 *  1989   &ndash; [[Pizzi (Portuguese footballer)|Pizzi]], Portuguese footballer
-*[[1990]] &ndash; [[Quincy Acy]], American basketball player and coach<ref>{{cite web |title=Quincy Acy |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/203112/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
+*  [[1990]]   &ndash; [[Scarlett Byrne]], English actress<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1990   &ndash; [[Scarlett Byrne]], English actress<ref name="UPI" />
-*  1990   &ndash; [[Jordan Hamilton (basketball)|Jordan Hamilton]], American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jordan Hamilton |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/202706/career |publisher=[[National Basketball Association]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1990   &ndash; [[Marcus Johansson (ice hockey, born 1990)|Marcus Johansson]], Swedish ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Marcus Johansson |url=https://www.nhl.com/wild/player/marcus-johansson-8475149 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1990   &ndash; [[Nazem Kadri]], Canadian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nazem Kadri |url=https://www.nhl.com/flames/player/nazem-kadri-8475172 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1990   &ndash; [[Han Sun-hwa]], South Korean singer and actress
-*[[1991]] &ndash; [[Roshon Fegan]], American actor, rapper, and dancer<ref name="UPI" />
 *[[1992]] &ndash; [[Josh Archibald]], Canadian-American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Josh Archibald |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/josh-archibald-8476326 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1992   &ndash; [[Taylor Paris]], Canadian rugby player
 *[[1993]] &ndash; [[Adam Gemili]], English sprinter
 *  1993   &ndash; [[Jourdan Miller]], American fashion model
-*  1993   &ndash; [[Joe Rafferty]], English-Irish footballer
 *  1993   &ndash; [[Nail Yakupov]], Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nail Yakupov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/nail-yakupov-8476855 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *[[1994]] &ndash; [[Jake Guentzel]], American ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Jake Guentzel |url=https://www.nhl.com/penguins/player/jake-guentzel-8477404 |publisher=[[National Hockey League]] |access-date=4 October 2023}}</ref>
 *  1994   &ndash; [[Lee Joo-heon]], South Korean rapper and songwriter
 *[[1997]] &ndash; [[Kasper Dolberg]], Danish footballer
-*[[1999]] &ndash; [[Niko Kari]], Finnish race car driver<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://juniorteam.redbull.com/athlete/niko-kari-2016-2017|title=Niko Kari 2016 – 2017|access-date=1 October 2018}}</ref>
+*  [[1999]]   &ndash; [[Trevor Lawrence]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trevor Lawrence player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360310/trevor-lawrence|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
-*  1999   &ndash; [[Trevor Lawrence]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trevor Lawrence player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360310/trevor-lawrence|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
 *[[2000]] &ndash; [[Jazz Jennings]], American internet personality<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 6, 2019|title=Happy Birthday, Jazz Jennings! See Her Most Inspirational Quotes|url=https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007132430/https://www.lifeandstylemag.com/posts/jazz-jennings-quotes-trans-activist-and-i-am-jazz-star-is-so-inspiring/|archive-date=October 7, 2019|access-date=June 2, 2021|website=Life & Style|language=en-US}}</ref>
 *  2000   &ndash; [[Kyle Pitts]], American football player<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kyle Pitts player profile|url= https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4360248/kyle-pitts|website=ESPN.com|access-date=3 January 2023}}</ref>
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 ==Deaths==
 ===Pre-1600===
-*[[AD 23]] &ndash; [[Wang Mang]], emperor of the Xin Dynasty<ref>{{cite web |title=Wang Mang summary {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/summary/Wang-Mang |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
+*[[AD 23]] &ndash; [[Wang Mang]], emperor of the Xin Dynasty<ref>{{cite web |title=Wang Mang summary &#124; Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/summary/Wang-Mang |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
 *[[AD 404|404]] &ndash; [[Aelia Eudoxia]], Byzantine empress
 * [[836]] &ndash; [[Nicetas the Patrician]], Byzantine general
 * [[869]] &ndash; [[Ermentrude of Orléans]], Frankish queen (born 823)
-* [[877]] &ndash; [[Charles the Bald]], Holy Roman Emperor (born 823)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II {{!}} Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
+* [[877]] &ndash; [[Charles the Bald]], Holy Roman Emperor (born 823)<ref>{{cite web |title=Charles II &#124; Holy Roman emperor |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Charles-II-Holy-Roman-emperor |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=27 November 2020 |language=en}}</ref>
 * [[997]] &ndash; [[Minamoto no Mitsunaka]], Japanese samurai (born 912)
 *[[1014]] &ndash; [[Samuel of Bulgaria|Samuel]], tsar of the Bulgarian Empire
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 *[[1640]] &ndash; [[Wolrad IV, Count of Waldeck-Eisenberg]] (born 1588)<ref>{{cite book |last=Hoffmeister |first=Jacob Christoph Carl |title=Historisch-genealogisches Handbuch über alle Grafen und Fürsten von Waldeck und Pyrmont seit 1228 |language=de |location=Cassel |publisher=Verlag Gustav Klaunig |date=1883 |pages=51 |url=https://digital.ub.uni-duesseldorf.de/urn/urn:nbn:de:hbz:061:1-474762 }}</ref>
 *[[1641]] &ndash; [[Matthijs Quast]], Dutch explorer
-*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of France (1602–1644)|Elisabeth of France]], queen of Spain and Portugal (born 1602)
+*[[1644]] &ndash; [[Elisabeth of France, Queen of Spain|Elisabeth of France]], queen of Spain and Portugal (born 1602)
 *[[1660]] &ndash; [[Paul Scarron]], French poet and author (born 1610)
 *[[1661]] &ndash; [[Guru Har Rai]], Indian 7th [[Sikh gurus|Sikh guru]] (born 1630)
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 *  2018   &ndash; [[Montserrat Caballé]], Spanish soprano (born 1933)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Salazar |first1=David |title=Met Opera Dedicates 'Aida' Performance to Montserrat Caballé |date=15 October 2018 |url=https://operawire.com/met-opera-dedicates-aida-performance-to-montserrat-caballe/ |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
 *[[2019]] &ndash; [[Ginger Baker]], English drummer (born 1939)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Beaumont-Thomas |first1=Ben |title=Ginger Baker, wild and brilliant Cream drummer, dies aged 80 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |website=The Guardian |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112015529/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/oct/06/ginger-baker-wild-and-brilliant-cream-drummer-dies-aged-80 |archive-date=12 November 2020}}</ref>
-*  2019   &ndash; [[Eddie Lumsden]], Australian rugby league player (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/10/07/vale--eddie-lumsden/ |website=New South Wales Rugby League |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
+*  2019   &ndash; [[Eddie Lumsden (rugby league)|Eddie Lumsden]], Australian rugby league player (born 1936)<ref>{{cite web |title=Vale |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2019/10/07/vale--eddie-lumsden/ |website=New South Wales Rugby League |date=6 October 2019 |access-date=6 January 2021}}</ref>
 *  2019   &ndash; [[Rip Taylor]], American actor and comedian (born 1931)<ref>{{Cite news|last=Behr|first=Lindsey|date=2019-10-07|title=Rip Taylor, madcap comic personality, dies at 88|language=en-US|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|access-date=2021-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008115817/https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rip-taylor-madcap-comic-personality-dies/2019/10/07/65982d1e-e900-11e9-85c0-85a098e47b37_story.html|archive-date=2019-10-08|issn=0190-8286}}</ref>
 *[[2020]] &ndash; [[Eddie Van Halen]], Dutch-American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (born 1955)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.tmz.com/2020/10/06/eddie-van-halen-dead-dies-cancer-65/|accessdate=21 September 2021|title= Eddie Van Halen Dead at 65  | website=TMZ | date=6 October 2020}}</ref>

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