| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Anna |
Royalty |
28-Jan-1693 |
17-Oct-1740 |
Tsarina of Russia, 1730-40 |
| Raymond Aron |
Philosopher |
14-Mar-1905 |
17-Oct-1983 |
Political philosopher, social theorist |
| Michael Balcon |
Film/TV Producer |
19-May-1896 |
17-Oct-1977 |
Eealing Studios |
| Hugh Bancroft |
Publisher |
13-Sep-1879 |
17-Oct-1933 |
President of Dow Jones, 1928-31 |
| Joey Bishop |
Comic |
3-Feb-1918 |
17-Oct-2007 |
Rat Pack member |
| Teresa Brewer |
Singer |
7-May-1931 |
17-Oct-2007 |
Till I Waltz Again with You |
| Frederic Chopin |
Composer |
22-Feb-1810 |
17-Oct-1849 |
Composer for the piano |
| Harry Crookshank |
Politician |
27-May-1893 |
17-Oct-1961 |
Leader, House of Commons, 1951-55 |
| Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Country Musician |
13-Feb-1919 |
17-Oct-1991 |
Sixteen Tons |
| Christopher Glenn |
Journalist |
23-Mar-1938 |
17-Oct-2006 |
Longtime CBS radio correspondent |
| Jacques-Salomon Hadamard |
Mathematician |
8-Dec-1865 |
17-Oct-1963 |
Prime number theorem |
| John Halliday |
Actor |
14-Sep-1880 |
17-Oct-1947 |
The Philadelphia Story |
| Edward Hawke |
Military |
21-Feb-1710 |
17-Oct-1781 |
British admiral, Seven Years' War |
| Joan Hickson |
Actor |
5-Aug-1906 |
17-Oct-1998 |
Miss Marple |
| Betty Hill |
Hoaxer |
28-Jun-1919 |
17-Oct-2004 |
Self-proclaimed UFO abductee |
| Julia Ward Howe |
Activist |
27-May-1819 |
17-Oct-1910 |
Battle Hymn of the Republic |
| Cal Hubbard |
Football |
31-Oct-1900 |
17-Oct-1977 |
NFL Hall of Famer, Baseball umpire |
| Alberta Hunter |
Singer |
1-Apr-1895 |
17-Oct-1984 |
Downhearted Blues |
| Arthur M. Hyde |
Politician |
12-Jul-1877 |
17-Oct-1947 |
Governor of Missouri, 1921-25 |
| Jay Johnson |
Politician |
30-Sep-1943 |
17-Oct-2009 |
Congressman from Wisconsin, 1997-99 |
| Karl Kautsky |
Politician |
16-Oct-1854 |
17-Oct-1938 |
Proponent of Marxism |
| Gustav Robert Kirchhoff |
Physicist |
12-Mar-1824 |
17-Oct-1887 |
Theory of spectrum analysis |
| Carl H. Lindner |
Business |
22-Apr-1919 |
17-Oct-2011 |
Cincinnati billionaire |
| Jay Livingston |
Composer |
28-Mar-1915 |
17-Oct-2001 |
Que Sera Sera |
| Vic Mizzy |
Composer |
9-Jan-1916 |
17-Oct-2009 |
Addams Family theme |
| William Vaughn Moody |
Playwright |
8-Jul-1869 |
17-Oct-1910 |
The Great Divide |
| Leo Nomellini |
Football |
19-Jun-1924 |
17-Oct-2000 |
49er Hall of Famer |
| Andreas Osiander |
Religion |
19-Dec-1498 |
17-Oct-1552 |
German Lutheran theologian |
| James Parton |
Author |
9-Feb-1822 |
17-Oct-1891 |
American biographer |
| S. J. Perelman |
Author |
1-Feb-1904 |
17-Oct-1979 |
New Yorker humorist |
| Val Peterson |
Politician |
18-Jul-1903 |
17-Oct-1983 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1947-53 |
| John S. Plaskett |
Astronomer |
17-Nov-1865 |
17-Oct-1941 |
Plaskett's star |
| Santiago Ramón y Cajal |
Doctor |
1-May-1852 |
17-Oct-1934 |
Structure of the nervous system |
| René-Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur |
Biologist |
28-Feb-1683 |
17-Oct-1757 |
L'Histoire des Insectes |
| James W. Riddleberger |
Diplomat |
21-Sep-1904 |
17-Oct-1982 |
Chief of Central European Affairs, 1944-47 |
| Janice Rule |
Actor |
15-Aug-1931 |
17-Oct-2003 |
3 Women |
| Sir Philip Sidney |
Author |
30-Nov-1554 |
17-Oct-1586 |
The Defence of Poesie |
| Levi Stubbs |
Singer |
6-Jun-1936 |
17-Oct-2008 |
Lead vocalist, The Four Tops |
| Arthur J. Weaver |
Politician |
18-Nov-1873 |
17-Oct-1945 |
Governor of Nebraska, 1929-31 |
| Robert A. Young III |
Politician |
27-Nov-1923 |
17-Oct-2007 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1977-87 |
