| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Paul Ableman |
Novelist |
13-Jun-1927 |
25-Oct-2006 |
I Hear Voices |
| Albert Anastasia |
Criminal |
26-Feb-1902 |
25-Oct-1957 |
Gambino crime boss |
| Benjamin Banneker |
Astronomer |
9-Nov-1731 |
25-Oct-1806 |
First African-American astronomer |
| Geoffrey Chaucer |
Author |
c. 1343 |
25-Oct-1400 |
Canterbury Tales |
| Khigh Dhiegh |
Actor |
1910 |
25-Oct-1991 |
Wo Fat on Hawaii 5-O |
| Harold W. Dodds |
Educator |
28-Jun-1889 |
25-Oct-1980 |
President, Princeton University, 1932-57 |
| Sheridan Downey |
Politician |
11-Mar-1884 |
25-Oct-1961 |
US Senator from California, 1939-50 |
| Ariel Durant |
Historian |
10-May-1898 |
25-Oct-1981 |
The Story of Civilization |
| John Hart Ely |
Scholar |
3-Dec-1938 |
25-Oct-2003 |
Democracy and Distrust |
| King George II |
Royalty |
10-Nov-1683 |
25-Oct-1760 |
King of Britain, 1727-60 |
| Bill Graham |
Business |
8-Jan-1931 |
25-Oct-1991 |
60s rock promoter |
| Sir Charles Hallé |
Pianist |
11-Apr-1819 |
25-Oct-1895 |
Founder, Hallé Orchestra |
| Marvin Harris |
Anthropologist |
18-Aug-1927 |
25-Oct-2001 |
Anthropological historian |
| Richard Harris |
Actor |
1-Oct-1930 |
25-Oct-2002 |
English Bob in Unforgiven |
| Caroline Harrison |
First Lady |
1-Oct-1832 |
25-Oct-1892 |
Wife of US President Benjamin Harrison |
| João II |
Royalty |
3-Mar-1455 |
25-Oct-1495 |
King of Portugal, 1481-95 |
| John of Salisbury |
Author |
c. 1120 |
25-Oct-1180 |
Policraticus and Metalogicon |
| Henry Knox |
Government |
25-Jul-1750 |
25-Oct-1806 |
US Secretary of War, 1785-94 |
| Blair Lee III |
Politician |
19-May-1916 |
25-Oct-1985 |
Governor of Maryland, 1977-79 |
| Robert Ley |
Military |
15-Feb-1890 |
25-Oct-1945 |
Nazi union buster, slave master |
| Viveca Lindfors |
Actor |
29-Dec-1920 |
25-Oct-1995 |
Night Unto Night |
| Wellington Mara |
Football |
14-Aug-1916 |
25-Oct-2005 |
Owns the New York Giants |
| Charles Mason |
Astronomer |
Apr-1728 |
25-Oct-1786 |
Mason-Dixon Line |
| Bat Masterson |
Government |
26-Nov-1853 |
25-Oct-1921 |
Frontier peace officer |
| Mary McCarthy |
Author |
21-Jun-1912 |
25-Oct-1989 |
The Group |
| Roger Miller |
Country Musician |
2-Jan-1936 |
25-Oct-1992 |
King of the Road |
| Edward Cardinal Mooney |
Religion |
9-May-1882 |
25-Oct-1958 |
Archbishop of Detroit, 1937-58 |
| Cleo Moore |
Actor |
31-Oct-1928 |
25-Oct-1973 |
1950's sex symbol |
| Mildred Natwick |
Actor |
19-Jun-1905 |
25-Oct-1994 |
Barefoot in the Park |
| Frank Norris |
Novelist |
5-Mar-1870 |
25-Oct-1902 |
The Octopus |
| John Peel |
Radio Personality |
30-Aug-1939 |
25-Oct-2004 |
Influential radio presenter |
| Vincent Price |
Actor |
27-May-1911 |
25-Oct-1993 |
Master of the macabre |
| Raymond Queneau |
Novelist |
21-Feb-1903 |
25-Oct-1976 |
Zazie dans le métro |
| Bobby Riggs |
Tennis |
25-Feb-1918 |
25-Oct-1995 |
Winner of 1939 Wimbledon |
| Frank J. Sprague |
Inventor |
25-Jul-1857 |
25-Oct-1934 |
Streetcars and express elevators |
| William H. Standley |
Military |
18-Dec-1872 |
25-Oct-1963 |
US Chief of Naval Operations, 1933-37 |
| King Stephen |
Royalty |
1096 |
25-Oct-1154 |
King of England, 1135-54 |
| Payne Stewart |
Golf |
30-Jan-1957 |
25-Oct-1999 |
Winner of the US Open, 1982 and 1999 |
| Evangelista Torricelli |
Mathematician |
15-Oct-1608 |
25-Oct-1647 |
Inventor of the barometer |
| Forrest Tucker |
Actor |
12-Feb-1919 |
25-Oct-1986 |
Sgt. O'Rourke on F Troop |
| Henry C. Wallace |
Government |
11-May-1866 |
25-Oct-1924 |
US Secretary of Agriculture, 1921-24 |
| Paul Wellstone |
Politician |
21-Jul-1944 |
25-Oct-2002 |
US Senator killed in plane crash |
