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==Events== ===Pre-1600=== *1138 – A massive earthquake strikes Aleppo; it is one of the most destructive earthquakes ever.<ref>[https://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php Most Destructive Known Earthquakes on Record in the World] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901233953/http://earthquake.usgs.gov/regional/world/most_destructive.php |date=1 September 2009 }}, United States Geological Survey</ref> *1142 – A peace treaty ends the Jin–Song wars. *1311 – The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of English kings with the Ordinances of 1311.
===1601–1900=== *1614 – The New Netherland Company applies to the States General of the Netherlands for exclusive trading rights in what is now the northeastern United States. *1634 – The Burchardi flood kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany. *1649 – Cromwell's New Model Army sacks Wexford, killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians. *1776 – American Revolution: A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain is defeated by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777. *1797 – The Royal Navy decisively defeats the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars. *1811 – The ''Juliana'' begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor. *1840 – The Maronite leader Bashir Shihab II surrenders to the Ottoman Empire and later is sent to Malta in exile. *1852 – The University of Sydney, Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney. *1862 – American Civil War: Confederate troops conduct a raid on Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. *1865 – Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the Morant Bay rebellion. *1890 – In Washington, D.C., the Daughters of the American Revolution is founded. *1899 – The Second Boer War erupts in South Africa between the British-ruled Cape Colony, and the Boer-ruled Transvaal and Orange Free State.
===1901–present=== *1906 – San Francisco sparks a diplomatic crisis between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students. *1910 – Piloted by Arch Hoxsey, Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane. *1912 – First Balkan War: The day after the Battle of Sarantaporo, Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani. *1918 – The 7.1 {{M|w|link=y}} San Fermín earthquake shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people. *1937 – The Duke and Duchess of Windsor tour Nazi Germany for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October. *1941 – Beginning of the National Liberation War of Macedonia. *1942 – World War II: Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships intercept and defeat a Japanese force. *1944 – The Tuvan People's Republic is annexed by the Soviet Union. *1950 – CBS's field-sequential color system for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. *1954 – In accord with the 1954 Geneva Conference, French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam. *1958 – NASA launches Pioneer 1, its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit. *1962 – The Second Vatican Council becomes the first ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church in 92 years. *1968 – NASA launches Apollo 7, the first successful crewed Apollo mission. *1976 – George Washington is posthumously promoted to the grade of General of the Armies. *1984 – Aboard the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk. * 1984 – Aeroflot Flight 3352 crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178. *1986 – Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Iceland to continue discussions about scaling back IRBM arsenals in Europe. *1987 – The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. * 1987 – Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die. *1991 – Prof. Anita Hill delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/20/us/politics/anita-hill-testimony-clarence-thomas.html|title=Anita Hill's Testimony and Other Key Moments From the Clarence Thomas Hearings|newspaper=The New York Times |date=20 September 2018 |access-date=11 October 2018|language=en|last1=Jacobs |first1=Julia }}</ref> *1999 – Air Botswana pilot Chris Phatswe steals an ATR 42 from Sir Seretse Khama International Airport and later crashes it into two other aircraft at the airport, killing himself.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ranter|first=Harro|title=ASN Aircraft accident ATR 42-320 A2-ABB Gaborone-Sir Seretse Khama International Airport (GBE)|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19991011-0|access-date=2021-10-10|website=aviation-safety.net|publisher=Aviation Safety Network}}</ref> *2000 – NASA launches STS-92, the 100th Space Shuttle mission. *2001 – The Polaroid Corporation files for federal bankruptcy protection. *2002 – A bomb attack in a Myyrmanni shopping mall in Vantaa, Finland kills seven. *2013 – A migrant boat sinks in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning. *2018 – Soyuz MS-10, launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.
==Births== ===Pre-1600=== *1492 – Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France, French noble (died 1495) *1552 – Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia, Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1553)
===1601–1900=== *1616 – Andreas Gryphius, German poet and playwright (died 1664) *1661 – Melchior de Polignac, French cardinal and poet (died 1742) *1671 – Frederick IV of Denmark (died 1730) *1672 – Pylyp Orlyk, Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (died 1742) *1675 – Samuel Clarke, English minister and philosopher (died 1729) *1738 – Arthur Phillip, English admiral and politician, 1st Governor of New South Wales (died 1814) *1739 – Grigory Potemkin, Russian general and politician (died 1791) *1758 – Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers, German physician and astronomer (died 1840) *1778 – George Bridgetower, British musician and composer (died 1860) *1782 – Steen Steensen Blicher, Danish author and poet (died 1848)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Steen-Steensen-Blicher |title= Steen Steensen Blicher |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref> *1786 – Stevenson Archer, American judge and politician (died 1848) *1788 – Simon Sechter, Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1867) *1793 – Maria James, Welsh-born American poet, domestic servant (died 1868)<ref name="WilsonFiske1887">{{cite book|last1=Wilson|first1=James Grant|last2=Fiske|first2=John|title=Appleton's Cyclopædia of American Biography|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_v60LAAAAIAAJ|edition=Public domain|year=1887|publisher=D. Appleton|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_v60LAAAAIAAJ/page/n422 399]–}}</ref> *1803 – Gregor von Helmersen, Estonian-Russian general and geologist (died 1885) *1814 – Jean-Baptiste Lamy, French-American archbishop (died 1888) *1815 – Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte, Italian-French politician (died 1881) *1821 – George Williams, English philanthropist, founded the YMCA (died 1905) *1827 – Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V, 5th Nizam of Hyderabad<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Modern_Hyderabad_(Deccan)/Chapter_3|title=Modern Hyderabad (Deccan)|last=Law|first=John|chapter=Chapter III : The Nizams and their Ministers |year=1914 |pages=25–27|publisher=Thacker, Spink & co. }}</ref> *1835 – Ernst Sars, Norwegian historian (died 1917)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Ernst Sars |first1=Narve |last1=Fulsås |first2=Tor Ragnar |last2=Weidling |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=21 March 2024 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Ernst_Sars |language=no|access-date=23 March 2024}}</ref> * 1835 – Theodore Thomas, American conductor, founded the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (died 1905) *1844 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died 1919) *1865 – Hans E. Kinck, Norwegian philologist and author (died 1926) *1871 – Johan Oscar Smith, Norwegian evangelist, founded the Brunstad Christian Church (died 1943) *1872 – Emily Davison, English educator and activist (died 1913) * 1872 – Harlan F. Stone, American lawyer and jurist, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (died 1946) *1879 – Ernst Mally, Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1944) *1881 – Hans Kelsen, Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973) *1883 – Kristian Welhaven, Norwegian police officer (died 1975)<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kristian Welhaven |first1=Willy |last1=Haugli |first2=Olav |last2=Garvik |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |date=August 2023 |editor-last=Bolstad | editor-first=Erik |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo |url=https://snl.no/Kristian_Welhaven |language=no|access-date=28 March 2024}}</ref> *1884 – Friedrich Bergius, German-Argentinian chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1949) * 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 32nd First Lady of the United States (died 1962)<ref>{{cite book |first1=Margaret Brown |last1=Klapthor |first2=Allida M. |last2=Black |title=The First Ladies |location=Washington, D.C. |publisher=White House Historical Association, with the cooperation of the National Geographic Society |year=2001 |page=73 |isbn=978-0-91230-884-5}}</ref> * 1884 – Sig Ruman, German-American actor (died 1967) *1885 – François Mauriac, French novelist, poet, and playwright, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1970) *1890 – A. V. Kulasingham, Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1978) *1894 – Julius Kuperjanov, Estonian educator and lieutenant (died 1919) *1896 – Roman Jakobson, Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982) *1897 – Nathan Farragut Twining, American general (died 1982) *1899 – Eddie Dyer, American baseball player and manager (died 1964)
===1901–present=== *1901 – Masanobu Tsuji, Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961) *1902 – Jayaprakash Narayan, Indian activist and politician (died 1979) *1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999) *1909 – Sir Ken Anderson, Australian politician (died 1985) *1910 – Cahit Arf, Turkish mathematician and academic (died 1997) *1911 – Nello Pagani, Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003) *1913 – Joe Simon, American author and illustrator (died 2011) *1915 – T. Llew Jones, Welsh author and poet (died 2009) *1916 – Nanaji Deshmukh, Indian educator and activist (died 2010) * 1916 – Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar, Saudi Arabian writer and journalist (died 1991)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Al-Omani |first1=Fadhil |title=أحمد عبدالغفور عطار.. الأديب الموسوعي الذي برع في كل الآداب والفنون |url=https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |website=alriyadh |access-date=1 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220801175518/https://www.alriyadh.com/1738119 |archive-date=1 August 2022 |language=ar |date=16 February 2019}}</ref> *1918 – Fred Bodsworth, Canadian journalist and author (died 2012) * 1918 – Jerome Robbins, American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998) *1919 – Art Blakey, American drummer and bandleader (died 1990) * 1919 – Douglas Albert Munro, United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded Medal of Honor (died 1942) *1922 – G. C. Edmondson, American soldier and author (died 1995) *1924 – André Emmerich, German-American art dealer (died 2007) * 1924 – Sammy McCrory, Northern Irish footballer (died 2011) * 1924 – Mal Whitfield, American athlete (died 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Mal Whitfield|url=https://www.olympic.org/mal-whitfield|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=20 April 2020}}</ref> *1925 – Elmore Leonard, American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter (died 2013)<ref name="UPI">{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 11: Cardi B, Joan Cusack |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/11/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-11-Cardi-B-Joan-Cusack/9611665448583/#:~:text=11%3A%20Cardi%20B%2C%20Joan%20Cusack,-By%20UPI%20Staff |publisher=UPI |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=11 October 2022}}</ref> *1926 – Jean Alexander, English actress (died 2016) * 1926 – Yvon Dupuis, Canadian politician (died 2017) * 1926 – Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022) * 1926 – Earle Hyman, American actor (died 2017) * 1926 – Neville Wran, Australian lawyer and politician, 35th Premier of New South Wales (died 2014) *1927 – Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium (died 2005) * 1927 – Jim Prior, Baron Prior, English soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (died 2016) *1928 – Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (died 1957) * 1928 – Roscoe Robinson Jr., American general (died 1993) * 1928 – Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff, English businessman and politician (died 2019) *1929 – Curtis Amy, American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2002) *1930 – Michael Edwardes, South African-English businessman (died 2019) * 1930 – LaVell Edwards, American football player and coach (died 2016)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1930 – Sam Johnson, American colonel and politician (died 2020) *1932 – Saul Friedländer, Israeli historian and author * 1932 – Barry Jones, Australian lawyer and politician * 1932 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1991) *1935 – Dan Evins, American businessman, founded Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (died 2012) * 1935 – Daniel Quinn, American author and environmentalist (died 2018) *1936 – C. Gordon Fullerton, American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2013) * 1936 – Billy Higgins, American drummer and educator (died 2001) * 1936 – James M. McPherson, American historian and author *1937 – Bobby Charlton, English footballer and manager (died 2023) * 1937 – R. H. W. Dillard, American poet, author, and critic (died 2023) * 1937 – Ron Leibman, American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" /> *1938 – Darrall Imhoff, American basketball player (died 2017)<ref>{{cite web |title=Darrall Imhoff |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/77093/career |publisher=National Basketball Association |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> * 1938 – Michael Stear, English air marshal (died 2020) *1939 – Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player (died 2018) * 1939 – Austin Currie, Northern Irish lawyer and SDLP politician (died 2021) *1940 – Lucy Morgan, American newspaper reporter (died 2023) *1941 – Lester Bowie, American trumpet player and composer (died 1999) *1942 – Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton, Welsh academic and politician * 1942 – Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician *1943 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (died 1996) * 1943 – Michael Harloe, English sociologist and academic * 1943 – John Nettles, English actor and writer * 1943 – Ilmar Reepalu, Swedish lawyer and politician * 1943 – Gene Watson, American singer-songwriter and producer *1944 – Rodney Marsh, English footballer, manager, and sportscaster *1945 – Andrew Logan, English sculptor and painter *1946 – Elinor Goodman, English journalist * 1946 – Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1946 – Sawao Katō, Japanese gymnast *1947 – Thomas Boswell, American journalist and author<ref name="UPI" /> * 1947 – Lucas Papademos, Greek economist and politician, 183rd Prime Minister of Greece * 1947 – Alan Pascoe, English hurdler *1948 – David Rendall, English tenor and actor * 1948 – Peter Turkson, Ghanaian cardinal *1949 – Henry Luke Orombi, Ugandan archbishop * 1949 – Lawrence Tanter, American basketball player and sportscaster *1950 – Catlin Adams, American actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1950 – William R. Forstchen, American historian and author * 1950 – Amos Gitai, Israeli director, producer, and author * 1950 – Patty Murray, American educator and politician *1951 – Bruce Bartlett, American economist, historian, and author * 1951 – Miroslav Dvořák, Czech ice hockey player (died 2008)<ref>{{cite web |title=Miroslav Dvorak |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/miroslav-dvorak-8446538 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> * 1951 – Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1951 – Jon Miller, American sportscaster * 1951 – Louise Rennison, English author and comedian (died 2016)<ref>{{cite web |title=Louise Rennison: Comedian and bestselling author of teen fiction |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/louise-rennison-comedian-who-became-a-bestselling-author-of-teen-fiction-best-known-for-angus-thongs-a6919666.html |website=The Independent |first=Nicholas|last=Tucker|access-date=7 January 2020 |language=en |date=8 March 2016}}</ref> * 1951 – Charles Shyer, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died 2024)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hammond |first=Pete |date=December 27, 2024 |title=Oscar-Nominated Writer-Director Charles Shyer Dies: 'Private Benjamin', 'Father Of The Bride' Filmmaker Was 83 |url=https://deadline.com/2024/12/charles-shyer-father-of-the-bride-director-dead-1236243121/ |access-date=December 29, 2024 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}</ref> *1952 – Paulette Carlson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist *1953 – David Morse, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1954 – David Michaels, American epidemiologist and politician * 1954 – Vojislav Šešelj, Serbian lawyer and politician, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia *1955 – Norm Nixon, American basketball player and sportscaster *1956 – Nicanor Duarte, Paraguayan lawyer and politician, President of Paraguay * 1956 – Doug Lawrence, American jazz saxophonist<ref>{{cite web|title =Doug Lawrence: Biography |first=Scott|last=Yanow |website=AllMusic| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/doug-lawrence-mn0000802765 |access-date = July 14, 2011}}</ref> * 1956 – Derek Ringer, Scottish race car driver * 1956 – Stephen Spinella, American actor<ref name="AP" /> *1957 – Francky Dury, Belgian footballer and manager * 1957 – Dawn French, Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter<ref name="UPI" /> *1959 – Wayne Gardner, Australian motorcycle racer * 1959 – Allan Little, Scottish journalist and author *1960 – Randy Breuer, American basketball player * 1960 – Nicola Bryant, English actress<ref>{{cite book|last1=Scott|first1=Cavan|last2=Wright|first2=Mark|title=Doctor Who Whology: The Official Miscellany|location=London|publisher=BBC Books|date=2013|isbn=9781849906197|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Okr1_6pV6cQC|page=120}}</ref> * 1960 – Curt Ford, American baseball player and manager * 1960 – Gábor Pölöskei, Hungarian footballer and manager *1961 – Neil Buchanan, English guitarist * 1961 – Steve Young, American football player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" /> *1962 – Joan Cusack, American actress<ref name="AP">{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 11, 2022 includes celebrities Cardi B, Joan Cusack |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-11-2022-includes-celebrities-cardi-b-joan-cusack.html |website=The Plain Dealer |agency=Associated Press |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=11 October 2022}}</ref> * 1962 – Andy McCoy, Finnish musician *1963 – Marcus Graham, Australian actor * 1963 – Brian Rice, Scottish footballer and manager * 1963 – Ronny Rosenthal, Israeli footballer<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=aOTWUl-9LQoC&dq=Ronny+Rosenthal+october+11&pg=PA285| title = ''Day by Day in Jewish Sports History''| year = 2008| publisher = KTAV Publishing House| isbn = 9781602800137}}</ref> * 1963 – Rima Te Wiata, English-New Zealand actress and singer<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.nzonscreen.com/person/rima-te-wiata/biography|title=Rima Te Wiata {{!}} NZ On Screen|website=nzonscreen.com|language=en|others=NZ On Screen|access-date=2018-04-14}}</ref> *1964 – Michael J. Nelson, American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" /> *1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor and producer<ref name="AP" /> * 1965 – Alexander Hacke, German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer * 1965 – Orlando Hernández, Cuban baseball player * 1965 – Volodymyr Horilyi, Ukrainian footballer and coach * 1965 – Lennie James, English actor<ref name="AP" /> *1966 – Luke Perry, American actor and producer (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" /> * 1966 – Todd Snider, American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" /> * 1966 – Stephen Williams, Welsh lawyer and politician *1967 – Jay Grdina, American businessman and pornographic actor * 1967 – Artie Lange, American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" /> * 1967 – David Starr, American race car driver * 1967 – Peter Thiel, German and American entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and political activist<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Thiel |url=https://www.britannica.com/money/Peter-Thiel |publisher=Britannica Money |access-date=10 October 2025}}</ref> *1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress and singer<ref name="AP" /> * 1968 – Claude Lapointe, Canadian ice hockey player and coach * 1968 – Brett Salisbury, American football player and author *1969 – Merieme Chadid, Moroccan astronomer and explorer * 1969 – Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands * 1969 – Stephen Moyer, English actor *1970 – Chidi Ahanotu, American football player * 1970 – Vanessa Harding, American wrestler * 1970 – MC Lyte, American rapper, DJ, and actress<ref name="AP" /> * 1970 – Andy Marriott, English-Welsh footballer and manager * 1970 – Shin Tae-yong, South Korean footballer and coach * 1970 – Constance Zimmer, American actress<ref name="AP" /> *1971 – Petra Haden, American violinist and singer * 1971 – Justin Lin, American film director * 1971 – Oleksandr Pomazun, Ukrainian footballer and manager *1972 – Marcus Bai, Papua New Guinean rugby league player *1973 – Brendan B. Brown, American singer-songwriter and guitarist * 1973 – Greg Chalmers, Australian golfer * 1973 – Steven Pressley, Scottish footballer and manager * 1973 – Niki Xanthou, Greek long jumper * 1973 – Dmitri Young, American baseball player and radio host *1974 – Jason Arnott, Canadian ice hockey player * 1974 – Rachel Barton Pine, American violinist and educator *1976 – Dominic Aitchison, Scottish bass player and songwriter * 1976 – Emily Deschanel, American actress and producer<ref name="AP" /> *1977 – Matt Bomer, American actor and producer<ref name="UPI" /> * 1977 – Igor Figueiredo, Brazilian snooker player * 1977 – Jérémie Janot, French footballer and manager * 1977 – Desmond Mason, American basketball player and sportscaster * 1977 – Rhett McLaughlin, American YouTuber * 1977 – Ty Wigginton, American baseball player *1978 – Carl Bussey, American soccer player * 1978 – Trevor Donovan, American actor<ref name="AP" /> * 1978 – Takuya Kawaguchi, Japanese footballer *1979 – Jamar Beasley, American football player * 1979 – Andy Douglas, American wrestler * 1979 – Kim Yong-dae, South Korean footballer *1980 – Nyron Nosworthy, English-born Jamaican footballer *1982 – Cameron Knowles, New Zealand footballer * 1982 – Jeff Larish, American baseball player * 1982 – Terrell Suggs, American football player * 1982 – Mauricio Victorino, Uruguayan footballer *1983 – Denis Grebeshkov, Russian ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Denis Grebeshkov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/denis-grebeshkov-8470268 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> *1984 – Sergio Hellings, Dutch footballer * 1984 – Martha MacIsaac, Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter * 1984 – Zeb Taia, Australian-New Zealand rugby league player * 1984 – Jane Zhang, Chinese singer-songwriter *1985 – Nesta Carter, Jamaican sprinter * 1985 – Yang Cheng, Chinese footballer * 1985 – Álvaro Fernández, Uruguayan footballer * 1985 – Peter Ölvecký, Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Olvecky |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/peter-olvecky-8471290 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> * 1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (died 2025)<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Williams |first1=Alex |last2=Levenson |first2=Michael |date=February 26, 2025 |title=Michelle Trachtenberg, 'Gossip Girl' and 'Buffy' Actress, Dies at 39 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/arts/television/michelle-trachtenberg-dead.html |access-date=March 1, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="AP" /> *1986 – Ikioi Shōta, Japanese sumo wrestler *1987 – Tony Beltran, American soccer player * 1987 – Mike Conley Jr., American basketball player * 1987 – Nathan Coulter-Nile, Australian cricketer *1988 – Omar Gonzalez, American soccer player * 1988 – Ricochet, American wrestler *1989 – Michelle Wie, American golfer<ref>{{cite web |title=Women's British Open 2014: Stacy Lewis glad of Michelle Wie rivalry |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/golf/28214346 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en-gb |date=9 July 2014}}</ref> *1990 – Joo, South Korean singer and actress * 1990 – Sebastian Rode, German footballer *1991 – Joel Bitonio, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Bitonio |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16740/joel-bitonio |publisher=ESPN |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – Toby Fox, American video game developer and composer * 1991 – Gio Urshela, Colombian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gio Urshela |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gio-urshela-570482 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref> * 1991 – Kika van Es, Dutch footballer *1992 – Cardi B, American rapper<ref name="AP" /> * 1992 – Christian Davis, English cricketer * 1992 – Riffi Mandanda, Congolese footballer * 1992 – Ligi Sao, New Zealand rugby league player *1993 – Brandon Flynn, American actor<ref name="UPI" /> * 1993 – Hardik Pandya, Indian cricketer *1994 – Clésio Baúque, Mozambican footballer * 1994 – Zior Park, South Korean rapper<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ko:지올팍|url=https://search.daum.net/search?w=profile2&q=%EC%A7%80%EC%98%AC%ED%8C%8D&sck=datahub_homo%2Fperson%2F2296194|publisher=Daum|access-date=November 18, 2023|language=ko}}</ref> * 1994 – T. J. Watt, American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=T.J. Watt Biography |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/bio/_/id/3045282/tj-watt |publisher=ESPN |access-date=14 April 2020 |language=en}}</ref> *1995 – Nicolás Jarry, Chilean tennis player<ref>{{cite web |title=Nicolás Jarry – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/nicolas-jarry_prs345316/person.shtml |website=Eurosport |access-date=14 April 2020}}</ref> *1996 – Rhea Ripley, Australian wrestler<ref>{{cite web |title=Rhea Ripley |url=https://www.espn.com/wwe/story/_/id/31223052/wwe-profile-rhea-ripley |publisher=ESPN |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=4 May 2023}}</ref> * 1996 – Arman Tsarukyan, Armenian professional mixed martial artist<ref>{{Cite web |title=Arman Tsarukyan (Lightweight) MMA Profile |url=https://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/4419372/arman-tsarukyan |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref> *1999 – Leicester Fainga'anuku, New Zealand rugby union player<ref>{{cite web |title=Leicester Fainga'anuku |url=https://crusaders.co.nz/leicester-faingaanuku/ |website=Crusaders |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=en |archive-date=25 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231025123401/https://crusaders.co.nz/leicester-faingaanuku/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 1999 – Keldon Johnson, American basketball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Keldon Johnson |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1629640/keldon-johnson |website=NBA |access-date=27 September 2023 |language=en}}</ref> *2001 – Maja Chwalińska, Polish tennis player<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maja Chwalinska {{!}} Player Stats & More – WTA Official |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/325639/maja-chwalinska |access-date=2022-10-17 |publisher=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maja Chwalinska – Player Profile – Tennis |url=https://www.eurosport.com/tennis/maja-chwalinska_prs541120/person.shtml |access-date=2022-10-18 |website=Eurosport |language=en}}</ref> * 2001 – Daniel Maldini, Italian footballer * 2001 – Jacob Preston, Australian rugby league player<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jacob-preston/summary.html|title=Jacob Preston – Career Stats & Summary – Rugby League Project|publisher=Rugby League Project}}</ref> * 2001 – Chu Ye-jin, South Korean actress<ref>{{cite web|title=[V앱] '아이틴걸즈' 추예진, '프듀 101' 꼬마 맞아? 17세 소녀의 반란(종합)|url=https://tvreport.co.kr/broadcast/article/526688/|work=TV리포트|date=28 March 2017|access-date=16 March 2025|language=ko}}</ref>
==Deaths== ===Pre-1600=== * 965 – Bruno the Great, Archbishop of Cologne (born 925) *1086 – Sima Guang, Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019) *1159 – William of Blois, Count of Boulogne and Earl of Surrey (born c. 1137) *1188 – Robert I, Count of Dreux (born 1123) *1303 – Pope Boniface VIII (born 1235) *1347 – Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1282) *1424 – Jan Žižka, Czech general and Hussite leader *1531 – Huldrych Zwingli, Swiss pastor and theologian (born 1484)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gäbler|first=Ulrich|title=Huldrych Zwingli: His Life and Work|location=Philadelphia|year=1986|publisher=Fortress Press|isbn=0-8006-0761-9|pages=150–152}}</ref> *1542 – Thomas Wyatt, English poet and diplomat (born 1503) *1579 – Sokollu Mehmed Pasha, Ottoman politician, 43rd Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire (born 1506)
===1601–1900=== *1667 – Mattias de' Medici, Italian noble (born 1613) *1684 – James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven (born c. 1617) *1698 – William Molyneux, Irish philosopher and writer (born 1656) *1705 – Guillaume Amontons, French physicist and instrument maker (born 1663) *1708 – Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651) *1721 – Edward Colston, English merchant and politician (born 1636) *1725 – Hans Herr, Swiss-American bishop (born 1639) *1779 – Casimir Pulaski, Polish-American general (born 1745) *1809 – Meriwether Lewis, American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd Governor of Louisiana Territory (born 1774) *1821 – John Ross Key, American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1754) *1830 – José de La Mar, Peruvian military leader, President of Peru (born 1776)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Basadre |first=Jorge |year=2005 |orig-year=First published 1939 |title=Historia de la República del Perú (1822 – 1933) |volume=1 |page=296 |edition=9th |language=es |trans-title=History of the Republic of Peru (1822 – 1933) |location=Lima |publisher=El Comercio |isbn=978-612-306-354-2}}</ref> *1837 – Samuel Wesley, English organist and composer (born 1766) *1852 – Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (born 1823) *1889 – James Prescott Joule, English physicist and brewer (born 1818) *1896 – Edward Benson, English archbishop (born 1829) * 1896 – Anton Bruckner, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824) *1897 – Léon Boëllmann, French organist and composer (born 1862)
===1901–present=== *1904 – Mary Tenney Gray, American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (born 1833) *1908 – Rita Cetina Gutiérrez, Mexican poet, educator, and activist (born 1846) *1932 – William Alden Smith, American lawyer and politician (born 1859) *1935 – Steele Rudd, Australian author (born 1868) *1940 – Vito Volterra, Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860) *1941 – Heinrich Gutkin, Estonian businessman and politician (born 1879) * 1941 – Mihkel Pung, Estonian politician, 11th Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1876) *1958 – Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (born 1876) *1960 – Richard Cromwell, American actor (born 1910)<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7-DgDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA167 |title=Resting Places: The Burial Sites of More Than 14,000 Famous Persons |edition=3rd |first=Scott |last=Wilson |publisher=McFarland Publishing |date=17 August 2016 |page=167 |isbn=9780786479924}}</ref> *1961 – Chico Marx, American comedian (born 1887) *1963 – Jean Cocteau, French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889) *1965 – Dorothea Lange, American photographer and journalist (born 1895) * 1965 – Walther Stampfli, Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th President of the Swiss Confederation (born 1884) *1967 – Stanley Morison, typographer, known for work on Times New Roman font (born 1889) *1968 – Selim Sarper, Turkish educator and politician, 13th Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1899) *1971 – Tamanoumi Masahiro, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st Yokozuna (born 1944) * 1971 – Chesty Puller, American general (born 1898) *1976 – Alfredo Bracchi, Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (born 1897) *1977 – MacKinlay Kantor, American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904) *1983 – R. Fraser Armstrong, Canadian administrator and engineer (born 1889) *1984 – Benno Schotz, Scottish sculptor and engineer (born 1891) *1986 – Norm Cash, American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1934) *1988 – Bonita Granville, American actress (born 1923) *1989 – M. King Hubbert, American geologist and academic (born 1904) *1991 – Redd Foxx, American actor and comedian (born 1922) *1993 – Andy Stewart, Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933) *1996 – Keith Boyce, Barbadian cricketer (born 1943) * 1996 – Eleanor Cameron, Canadian-American author and critic (born 1912) * 1996 – Renato Russo, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960) * 1996 – Joe Morris, English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913) *1998 – Richard Denning, American actor (born 1914) *1999 – Leo Lionni, Dutch-American author and illustrator (born 1910) *2000 – Luc-Marie Bayle, French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914) * 2000 – Donald Dewar, Scottish politician, 1st First Minister of Scotland (born 1937)<ref>{{cite web |last1=MacAskill |first1=Ewen |title=Donald Dewar |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/oct/11/scotlanddevolution.devolution7 |website=The Guardian |access-date=16 February 2023 |date=11 October 2000 |archive-date=9 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140509053911/http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2000/oct/11/scotlanddevolution.devolution7 |url-status=live}}</ref> *2001 – Beni Montresor, Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926) *2004 – Keith Miller, Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919) *2005 – Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee, Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (born 1917) * 2005 – Attilâ İlhan, Turkish poet, author, and journalist (born 1925) * 2005 – Edward Szczepanik, Polish economist and politician, Prime Minister of Poland (born 1915) *2006 – Cory Lidle, American baseball player (born 1972) *2007 – David Lee "Tex" Hill, South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915) * 2007 – Werner von Trapp, Austrian-American singer (born 1915) *2008 – Marjorie Fletcher, English Director of the Women's Royal Naval Service (born 1932) * 2008 – Jörg Haider, Austrian lawyer and politician, Governor of Carinthia (born 1950) * 2008 – Ernst-Paul Hasselbach, Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (born 1966) * 2008 – Neal Hefti, American trumpet player and composer (born 1922) *2009 – Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922) * 2009 – Halit Refiğ, Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934) *2012 – Avrohom Genachowsky, Israeli rabbi (born 1936)<ref>{{cite news|script-title=he:הגאון רבי אברהם גניחובסקי זצ"ל|url=https://www.93fm.co.il/radio/34618/|work=Kol Chai|date=Oct 11, 2012|accessdate=Jul 29, 2022|language=he}}</ref> * 2012 – Helmut Haller, German footballer and coach (born 1939) * 2012 – Edward Kossoy, Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913) * 2012 – Édgar Negret, Colombian sculptor (born 1920) * 2012 – Champ Summers, American baseball player and coach (born 1946) *2013 – María de Villota, Spanish race car driver (born 1980) * 2013 – Erich Priebke, German captain (born 1913) *2014 – Anita Cerquetti, Italian soprano (born 1931) * 2014 – Carmelo Simeone, Argentinian footballer (born 1933) * 2014 – Bob Such, Australian educator and politician (born 1944) *2015 – Dean Chance, American baseball player and manager (born 1941)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocregister.com/articles/chance-687065-angels-winner.html|title=Dean Chance, Angels' first Cy Young winner, dies at age 74|work=The Orange County Register|date=11 October 2015}}</ref> *2017 – Clifford Husbands, Barbadian politician (born 1926) *2019 – Alexei Leonov, Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a spacewalk (born 1934)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.popularmechanics.com/space/solar-system/a29438758/alexei-leonov-first-man-spacewalk-obituary/|title=Alexei Leonov, the First Man to Walk in Space, Has Died|last=Leman|first=Jennifer|date=11 October 2019|website=Popular Mechanics|language=en-US|access-date=11 October 2019}}</ref> *2022 – Angela Lansbury, English-American actress, singer, and producer (born 1925)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/angela-lansbury-murder-wrote-beauty-beast-star-dies-96-rcna42421|title=Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Beauty and the Beast' star, dies at 96|last=Li|first=David K.|date=11 October 2019|publisher=NBC News|language=en-US|access-date=11 October 2022}}</ref> *2024 – Jamaluddin Hossain, Bangladeshi actor (born 1943)<ref name=":02">{{Cite news |date=2024-10-12 |title=অভিনেতা জামাল উদ্দিন হোসেন মারা গেছেন |url=https://www.ittefaq.com.bd/703236/অভিনেতা-জামাল-উদ্দিন-হোসেন-মারা-গেছেন |accessdate=2024-10-12 |work=Ittefaq}}</ref> *2025 – Diane Keaton, American actress (born 1946)<ref>{{cite web|first1=Victoria|last1=Edel|first2=Nicholas|last2=Rice|first3=Julie|last3=Jordan|title=Diane Keaton, Famed for Roles in Father of the Bride, First Wives Club and More, Dies at 79 (Exclusive)|url=https://people.com/diane-keaton-dead-oscar-winning-actress-dies-at-79-exclusive-8603118|work=People|date=October 11, 2025}}</ref>
==Holidays and observances== * Christian feast days: ** Agilbert ** Alexander Sauli ** Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church) ** Æthelburh of Barking ** Bruno the Great ** Cainnech of Aghaboe ** Gratus of Oloron ** Gummarus ** James the Deacon (Church of England, Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church) ** Lommán of Trim ** Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta ** Nectarius of Constantinople ** Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia ** Philip the Evangelist ** Pope John XXIII (Roman Catholic Church) ** Zenaida and Philonella ** October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics) * General Pulaski Memorial Day (United States) * International Day of the Girl Child<ref>{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |publisher=United Nations |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}</ref> * International Newspaper Carrier Day * National Coming Out Day * Revolution Day (North Macedonia)
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