# October 11

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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
*[1138](/source/1138) &ndash; A [massive earthquake](/source/1138_Aleppo_earthquake) strikes [Aleppo](/source/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](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey)</ref>
*[1142](/source/1142) &ndash; A [peace treaty](/source/Treaty_of_Shaoxing) ends the [Jin–Song wars](/source/Jin%E2%80%93Song_wars).
*[1311](/source/1311) &ndash; The peerage and clergy restrict the authority of [English](/source/England) [kings](/source/Monarchy_of_the_United_Kingdom) with the [Ordinances of 1311](/source/Ordinances_of_1311).

===1601–1900===
*[1614](/source/1614) &ndash; The [New Netherland Company](/source/New_Netherland_Company) applies to the [States General of the Netherlands](/source/States_General_of_the_Netherlands) for exclusive trading rights [in what is now the northeastern United States](/source/New_Netherland).
*[1634](/source/1634) &ndash; The [Burchardi flood](/source/Burchardi_flood) kills around 15,000 in North Friesland, Denmark and Germany.
*[1649](/source/1649) &ndash; Cromwell's New Model Army [sacks Wexford](/source/Sack_of_Wexford), killing over 2,000 Irish Confederate troops and 1,500 civilians.
*[1776](/source/1776) &ndash; [American Revolution](/source/American_Revolution): A fleet of American boats on Lake Champlain [is defeated](/source/Battle_of_Valcour_Island) by the Royal Navy, but delays the British advance until 1777.
*[1797](/source/1797) &ndash; The Royal Navy [decisively defeats](/source/Battle_of_Camperdown) the Batavian Navy at Camperdown during the French Revolutionary Wars.
*[1811](/source/1811) &ndash; The ''[Juliana](/source/John_Stevens_(inventor%2C_born_1749))'' begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry in New York harbor.
*[1840](/source/1840) &ndash; The Maronite leader [Bashir Shihab II](/source/Bashir_Shihab_II) surrenders to the [Ottoman Empire](/source/Ottoman_Empire) and later is sent to Malta in exile.
*[1852](/source/1852) &ndash; The [University of Sydney](/source/University_of_Sydney), Australia's oldest university, is inaugurated in Sydney.
*[1862](/source/1862) &ndash; [American Civil War](/source/American_Civil_War): Confederate troops conduct a [raid on Chambersburg](/source/raid_on_Chambersburg), Pennsylvania.
*[1865](/source/1865) &ndash; Hundreds of black men and women march in Jamaica, starting the [Morant Bay rebellion](/source/Morant_Bay_rebellion).
*[1890](/source/1890) &ndash; In Washington, D.C., the [Daughters of the American Revolution](/source/Daughters_of_the_American_Revolution) is founded.
*[1899](/source/1899) &ndash; The [Second Boer War](/source/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](/source/1906) &ndash; San Francisco sparks a [diplomatic crisis](/source/Gentlemen's_Agreement_of_1907) between the United States and Japan by ordering segregated schools for Japanese students.
*[1910](/source/1910) &ndash; Piloted by [Arch Hoxsey](/source/Arch_Hoxsey), Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to fly in an airplane.
*[1912](/source/1912) &ndash; [First Balkan War](/source/First_Balkan_War): The day after the [Battle of Sarantaporo](/source/Battle_of_Sarantaporo), Greek troops liberate the city of Kozani.
*[1918](/source/1918) &ndash; The 7.1 {{M|w|link=y}} [San Fermín earthquake](/source/1918_San_Ferm%C3%ADn_earthquake) shakes Puerto Rico. The quake and resulting tsunami kill up to 116 people.
*[1937](/source/1937) &ndash; The [Duke](/source/Edward_VIII) and [Duchess](/source/Wallis_Simpson) of Windsor [tour Nazi Germany](/source/Duke_and_Duchess_of_Windsor's_tour_of_Germany%2C_1937) for 12 days and meet Adolf Hitler on 22 October.
*[1941](/source/1941) &ndash; Beginning of the [National Liberation War of Macedonia](/source/National_Liberation_War_of_Macedonia).
*[1942](/source/1942) &ndash; [World War II](/source/World_War_II): Off Guadalcanal, United States Navy ships [intercept and defeat](/source/Battle_of_Cape_Esperance) a Japanese force.
*[1944](/source/1944) &ndash; The [Tuvan People's Republic](/source/Tuvan_People's_Republic) is annexed by the Soviet Union.
*[1950](/source/1950) &ndash; CBS's [field-sequential color system](/source/field-sequential_color_system) for television is the first to be licensed for broadcast by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
*[1954](/source/1954) &ndash; In accord with the [1954 Geneva Conference](/source/1954_Geneva_Conference), French troops complete their withdrawal from North Vietnam.
*[1958](/source/1958) &ndash; NASA launches [Pioneer 1](/source/Pioneer_1), its first space probe, although it fails to achieve a stable orbit.
*[1962](/source/1962) &ndash; The [Second Vatican Council](/source/Second_Vatican_Council) becomes the first ecumenical council of the [Roman Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church) in 92 years.
*[1968](/source/1968) &ndash; NASA launches [Apollo 7](/source/Apollo_7), the first successful crewed Apollo mission.
*[1976](/source/1976) &ndash; [George Washington](/source/George_Washington) is [posthumously promoted](/source/s%3APublic_Law_94-479) to the grade of General of the Armies.
*[1984](/source/1984) &ndash; Aboard the Space Shuttle ''Challenger'', astronaut [Kathryn D. Sullivan](/source/Kathryn_D._Sullivan) becomes the first American woman to perform a space walk.
*  1984   &ndash; [Aeroflot Flight 3352](/source/Aeroflot_Flight_3352) crashes into maintenance vehicles upon landing in Omsk, Russia, killing 178.
*[1986](/source/1986) &ndash; [Ronald Reagan](/source/Ronald_Reagan) and [Mikhail Gorbachev](/source/Mikhail_Gorbachev) [meet in Iceland](/source/Reykjav%C3%ADk_Summit) to continue discussions about scaling back [IRBM](/source/IRBM) arsenals in Europe.
*[1987](/source/1987) &ndash; The [AIDS Memorial Quilt](/source/AIDS_Memorial_Quilt) is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
*  1987   &ndash; Start of [Operation Pawan](/source/Operation_Pawan) by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die.
*[1991](/source/1991) &ndash; [Prof. Anita Hill](/source/Anita_Hill) delivers her televised testimony concerning sexual harassment during the [Clarence Thomas](/source/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](/source/1999) &ndash; [Air Botswana](/source/Air_Botswana) pilot Chris Phatswe steals an [ATR 42](/source/ATR_42) from [Sir Seretse Khama International Airport](/source/Sir_Seretse_Khama_International_Airport) and later [crashes](/source/1999_Air_Botswana_ATR_42_crash) 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](/source/Aviation_Safety_Network)}}</ref> 
*[2000](/source/2000) &ndash; NASA launches [STS-92](/source/STS-92), the 100th Space Shuttle mission.
*[2001](/source/2001) &ndash; The [Polaroid Corporation](/source/Polaroid_Corporation) files for federal bankruptcy protection.
*[2002](/source/2002) &ndash; A [bomb attack](/source/Myyrmanni_bombing) in a [Myyrmanni shopping mall](/source/Myyrmanni) in [Vantaa, Finland](/source/Vantaa) kills seven.
*[2013](/source/2013) &ndash; A migrant boat [sinks](/source/2013_Lampedusa_migrant_shipwreck) in the Channel of Sicily, with at least 359 people drowning.
*[2018](/source/2018) &ndash; [Soyuz MS-10](/source/Soyuz_MS-10), launching an intended crew for the ISS, suffers an in-flight abort. The crew lands safely.

==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[1492](/source/1492) &ndash; [Charles Orlando, Dauphin of France](/source/Charles_Orlando%2C_Dauphin_of_France), French noble (died 1495)
*[1552](/source/1552) &ndash; [Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich of Russia](/source/Tsarevich_Dmitry_Ivanovich_of_Russia_(1552%E2%80%931553)), Grand Prince of Moscow (died 1553)

===1601–1900===
*[1616](/source/1616) &ndash; [Andreas Gryphius](/source/Andreas_Gryphius), German poet and playwright (died 1664)
*[1661](/source/1661) &ndash; [Melchior de Polignac](/source/Melchior_de_Polignac), French cardinal and poet (died 1742)
*[1671](/source/1671) &ndash; [Frederick IV of Denmark](/source/Frederick_IV_of_Denmark) (died 1730)
*[1672](/source/1672) &ndash; [Pylyp Orlyk](/source/Pylyp_Orlyk), Ukrainian-Romanian diplomat (died 1742)
*[1675](/source/1675) &ndash; [Samuel Clarke](/source/Samuel_Clarke), English minister and philosopher (died 1729)
*[1738](/source/1738) &ndash; [Arthur Phillip](/source/Arthur_Phillip), English admiral and politician, 1st [Governor of New South Wales](/source/Governor_of_New_South_Wales) (died 1814)
*[1739](/source/1739) &ndash; [Grigory Potemkin](/source/Grigory_Potemkin), Russian general and politician (died 1791)
*[1758](/source/1758) &ndash; [Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers](/source/Heinrich_Wilhelm_Matthias_Olbers), German physician and astronomer (died 1840)
*[1778](/source/1778) &ndash; [George Bridgetower](/source/George_Bridgetower), British musician and composer (died 1860)
*[1782](/source/1782) &ndash; [Steen Steensen Blicher](/source/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](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica) |access-date=11 December 2022}}</ref>
*[1786](/source/1786) &ndash; [Stevenson Archer](/source/Stevenson_Archer_(1786%E2%80%931848)), American judge and politician (died 1848)
*[1788](/source/1788) &ndash; [Simon Sechter](/source/Simon_Sechter), Austrian organist, composer, and conductor (died 1867)
*[1793](/source/1793) &ndash; [Maria James](/source/Maria_James_(poet)), 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](/source/1803) &ndash; [Gregor von Helmersen](/source/Gregor_von_Helmersen), Estonian-Russian general and geologist (died 1885)
*[1814](/source/1814) &ndash; [Jean-Baptiste Lamy](/source/Jean-Baptiste_Lamy), French-American archbishop (died 1888)
*[1815](/source/1815) &ndash; [Pierre Napoléon Bonaparte](/source/Pierre_Napol%C3%A9on_Bonaparte), Italian-French politician (died 1881)
*[1821](/source/1821) &ndash; [George Williams](/source/George_Williams_(YMCA)), English philanthropist, founded the [YMCA](/source/YMCA) (died 1905)
*[1827](/source/1827) &ndash; [Afzal-ud-Daulah, Asaf Jah V](/source/Afzal-ud-Daulah), 5th [Nizam](/source/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](/source/1835) &ndash; [Ernst Sars](/source/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](/source/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   &ndash; [Theodore Thomas](/source/Theodore_Thomas_(conductor)), American conductor, founded the [Chicago Symphony Orchestra](/source/Chicago_Symphony_Orchestra) (died 1905)
*[1844](/source/1844) &ndash; [Henry J. Heinz](/source/Henry_J._Heinz), American businessman, founded the [H. J. Heinz Company](/source/H._J._Heinz_Company) (died 1919)
*[1865](/source/1865) &ndash; [Hans E. Kinck](/source/Hans_E._Kinck), Norwegian philologist and author (died 1926)
*[1871](/source/1871) &ndash; [Johan Oscar Smith](/source/Johan_Oscar_Smith), Norwegian evangelist, founded the [Brunstad Christian Church](/source/Brunstad_Christian_Church) (died 1943)
*[1872](/source/1872) &ndash; [Emily Davison](/source/Emily_Davison), English educator and activist (died 1913)
*  1872   &ndash; [Harlan F. Stone](/source/Harlan_F._Stone), American lawyer and jurist, 12th [Chief Justice of the United States](/source/Chief_Justice_of_the_United_States) (died 1946)
*[1879](/source/1879) &ndash; [Ernst Mally](/source/Ernst_Mally), Austrian philosopher and academic (died 1944)
*[1881](/source/1881) &ndash; [Hans Kelsen](/source/Hans_Kelsen), Czech-American jurist and philosopher (died 1973)
*[1883](/source/1883) &ndash; [Kristian Welhaven](/source/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](/source/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](/source/1884) &ndash; [Friedrich Bergius](/source/Friedrich_Bergius), German-Argentinian chemist and academic, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Chemistry) laureate (died 1949)
*  1884   &ndash; [Eleanor Roosevelt](/source/Eleanor_Roosevelt), American humanitarian and politician, 32nd [First Lady of the United States](/source/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   &ndash; [Sig Ruman](/source/Sig_Ruman), German-American actor (died 1967)
*[1885](/source/1885) &ndash; [François Mauriac](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mauriac), French novelist, poet, and playwright, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (died 1970)
*[1890](/source/1890) &ndash; [A. V. Kulasingham](/source/A._V._Kulasingham), Sri Lankan journalist, lawyer, and politician (died 1978)
*[1894](/source/1894) &ndash; [Julius Kuperjanov](/source/Julius_Kuperjanov), Estonian educator and lieutenant (died 1919)
*[1896](/source/1896) &ndash; [Roman Jakobson](/source/Roman_Jakobson), Russian-American linguist and theorist (died 1982)
*[1897](/source/1897) &ndash; [Nathan Farragut Twining](/source/Nathan_Farragut_Twining), American general (died 1982)
*[1899](/source/1899) &ndash; [Eddie Dyer](/source/Eddie_Dyer), American baseball player and manager (died 1964)

===1901–present===
*[1901](/source/1901) &ndash; [Masanobu Tsuji](/source/Masanobu_Tsuji), Japanese colonel and politician (died 1961)
*[1902](/source/1902) &ndash; [Jayaprakash Narayan](/source/Jayaprakash_Narayan), Indian activist and politician (died 1979)
*[1905](/source/1905) &ndash; [Fred Trump](/source/Fred_Trump), American real estate entrepreneur (died 1999)
*[1909](/source/1909) &ndash; [Sir Ken Anderson](/source/Ken_Anderson_(politician)), Australian politician (died 1985)
*[1910](/source/1910) &ndash; [Cahit Arf](/source/Cahit_Arf), Turkish mathematician and academic (died 1997)
*[1911](/source/1911) &ndash; [Nello Pagani](/source/Nello_Pagani), Italian motorcycle racer and race car driver (died 2003)
*[1913](/source/1913) &ndash; [Joe Simon](/source/Joe_Simon), American author and illustrator (died 2011)
*[1915](/source/1915) &ndash; [T. Llew Jones](/source/T._Llew_Jones), Welsh author and poet (died 2009)
*[1916](/source/1916) &ndash; [Nanaji Deshmukh](/source/Nanaji_Deshmukh), Indian educator and activist (died 2010)
*  1916   &ndash; [Ahmad Abd al-Ghafur Attar](/source/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](/source/1918) &ndash; [Fred Bodsworth](/source/Fred_Bodsworth), Canadian journalist and author (died 2012)
*  1918   &ndash; [Jerome Robbins](/source/Jerome_Robbins), American director, producer, and choreographer (died 1998)
*[1919](/source/1919) &ndash; [Art Blakey](/source/Art_Blakey), American drummer and bandleader (died 1990)
*  1919   &ndash; [Douglas Albert Munro](/source/Douglas_Albert_Munro), United States Coast Guard signalman, posthumously awarded [Medal of Honor](/source/Medal_of_Honor) (died 1942)
*[1922](/source/1922) &ndash; [G. C. Edmondson](/source/G._C._Edmondson), American soldier and author (died 1995)
*[1924](/source/1924) &ndash; [André Emmerich](/source/Andr%C3%A9_Emmerich), German-American art dealer (died 2007)
*  1924   &ndash; [Sammy McCrory](/source/Sammy_McCrory), Northern Irish footballer (died 2011)
*  1924   &ndash; [Mal Whitfield](/source/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](/source/1925) &ndash; [Elmore Leonard](/source/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](/source/United_Press_International) |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=11 October 2022}}</ref>
*[1926](/source/1926) &ndash; [Jean Alexander](/source/Jean_Alexander), English actress (died 2016)
*  1926   &ndash; [Yvon Dupuis](/source/Yvon_Dupuis), Canadian politician (died 2017)
*  1926   &ndash; [Thích Nhất Hạnh](/source/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh), Vietnamese monk, author, and poet (died 2022)
*  1926   &ndash; [Earle Hyman](/source/Earle_Hyman), American actor (died 2017)
*  1926   &ndash; [Neville Wran](/source/Neville_Wran), Australian lawyer and politician, 35th [Premier of New South Wales](/source/Premier_of_New_South_Wales) (died 2014)
*[1927](/source/1927) &ndash; [Princess Joséphine Charlotte of Belgium](/source/Princess_Jos%C3%A9phine_Charlotte_of_Belgium) (died 2005)
*  1927   &ndash; [Jim Prior, Baron Prior](/source/Jim_Prior%2C_Baron_Prior), English soldier and politician, [Secretary of State for Northern Ireland](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Northern_Ireland) (died 2016)
*[1928](/source/1928) &ndash; [Alfonso de Portago](/source/Alfonso_de_Portago), Spanish race car driver and bobsledder (died 1957)
*  1928   &ndash; [Roscoe Robinson Jr.](/source/Roscoe_Robinson_Jr.), American general (died 1993)
*  1928   &ndash; [Geoffrey Tordoff, Baron Tordoff](/source/Geoffrey_Tordoff%2C_Baron_Tordoff), English businessman and politician (died 2019)
*[1929](/source/1929) &ndash; [Curtis Amy](/source/Curtis_Amy), American saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2002)
*[1930](/source/1930) &ndash; [Michael Edwardes](/source/Michael_Edwardes), South African-English businessman (died 2019)
*  1930   &ndash; [LaVell Edwards](/source/LaVell_Edwards), American football player and coach (died 2016)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1930   &ndash; [Sam Johnson](/source/Sam_Johnson), American colonel and politician (died 2020)
*[1932](/source/1932) &ndash; [Saul Friedländer](/source/Saul_Friedl%C3%A4nder), Israeli historian and author
*  1932   &ndash; [Barry Jones](/source/Barry_Jones_(Australian_politician)), Australian lawyer and politician
*  1932   &ndash; [Dottie West](/source/Dottie_West), American singer-songwriter and actress (died 1991)
*[1935](/source/1935) &ndash; [Dan Evins](/source/Dan_Evins), American businessman, founded [Cracker Barrel Old Country Store](/source/Cracker_Barrel_Old_Country_Store) (died 2012)
*  1935   &ndash; [Daniel Quinn](/source/Daniel_Quinn), American author and environmentalist (died 2018)
*[1936](/source/1936) &ndash; [C. Gordon Fullerton](/source/C._Gordon_Fullerton), American colonel, engineer, and astronaut (died 2013)
*  1936   &ndash; [Billy Higgins](/source/Billy_Higgins), American drummer and educator (died 2001)
*  1936   &ndash; [James M. McPherson](/source/James_M._McPherson), American historian and author
*[1937](/source/1937) &ndash; [Bobby Charlton](/source/Bobby_Charlton), English footballer and manager (died 2023)
*  1937   &ndash; [R. H. W. Dillard](/source/R._H._W._Dillard), American poet, author, and critic (died 2023)
*  1937   &ndash; [Ron Leibman](/source/Ron_Leibman), American actor and screenwriter (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" />
*[1938](/source/1938) &ndash; [Darrall Imhoff](/source/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](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1938   &ndash; [Michael Stear](/source/Michael_Stear), English air marshal (died 2020)
*[1939](/source/1939) &ndash; [Maria Bueno](/source/Maria_Bueno), Brazilian tennis player (died 2018)
*  1939   &ndash; [Austin Currie](/source/Austin_Currie), Northern Irish lawyer and [SDLP](/source/SDLP) politician (died 2021)
*[1940](/source/1940) &ndash; [Lucy Morgan](/source/Lucy_Morgan), American newspaper reporter (died 2023)
*[1941](/source/1941) &ndash; [Lester Bowie](/source/Lester_Bowie), American trumpet player and composer (died 1999)
*[1942](/source/1942) &ndash; [Richard Wilson, Baron Wilson of Dinton](/source/Richard_Wilson%2C_Baron_Wilson_of_Dinton), Welsh academic and politician
*  1942   &ndash; [Amitabh Bachchan](/source/Amitabh_Bachchan), Indian film actor, producer, television host, and former politician
*[1943](/source/1943) &ndash; [Keith Boyce](/source/Keith_Boyce), Barbadian cricketer (died 1996)
*  1943   &ndash; [Michael Harloe](/source/Michael_Harloe), English sociologist and academic
*  1943   &ndash; [John Nettles](/source/John_Nettles), English actor and writer
*  1943   &ndash; [Ilmar Reepalu](/source/Ilmar_Reepalu), Swedish lawyer and politician
*  1943   &ndash; [Gene Watson](/source/Gene_Watson), American singer-songwriter and producer
*[1944](/source/1944) &ndash; [Rodney Marsh](/source/Rodney_Marsh_(footballer)), English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
*[1945](/source/1945) &ndash; [Andrew Logan](/source/Andrew_Logan_(sculptor)), English sculptor and painter
*[1946](/source/1946) &ndash; [Elinor Goodman](/source/Elinor_Goodman), English journalist
*  1946   &ndash; [Daryl Hall](/source/Daryl_Hall), American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1946   &ndash; [Sawao Katō](/source/Sawao_Kat%C5%8D), Japanese gymnast
*[1947](/source/1947) &ndash; [Thomas Boswell](/source/Thomas_Boswell), American journalist and author<ref name="UPI" />
*  1947   &ndash; [Lucas Papademos](/source/Lucas_Papademos), Greek economist and politician, 183rd [Prime Minister of Greece](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Greece)
*  1947   &ndash; [Alan Pascoe](/source/Alan_Pascoe), English hurdler
*[1948](/source/1948) &ndash; [David Rendall](/source/David_Rendall_(tenor)), English tenor and actor
*  1948   &ndash; [Peter Turkson](/source/Peter_Turkson), Ghanaian cardinal
*[1949](/source/1949) &ndash; [Henry Luke Orombi](/source/Henry_Luke_Orombi), Ugandan archbishop
*  1949   &ndash; [Lawrence Tanter](/source/Lawrence_Tanter), American basketball player and sportscaster
*[1950](/source/1950) &ndash; [Catlin Adams](/source/Catlin_Adams), American actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1950   &ndash; [William R. Forstchen](/source/William_R._Forstchen), American historian and author
*  1950   &ndash; [Amos Gitai](/source/Amos_Gitai), Israeli director, producer, and author
*  1950   &ndash; [Patty Murray](/source/Patty_Murray), American educator and politician
*[1951](/source/1951) &ndash; [Bruce Bartlett](/source/Bruce_Bartlett), American economist, historian, and author
*  1951 &ndash; [Miroslav Dvořák](/source/Miroslav_Dvo%C5%99%C3%A1k_(ice_hockey)), 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](/source/National_Hockey_League) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1951 &ndash; [Jean-Jacques Goldman](/source/Jean-Jacques_Goldman), French singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1951 &ndash; [Jon Miller](/source/Jon_Miller), American sportscaster
*  1951 &ndash; [Louise Rennison](/source/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 &ndash; [Charles Shyer](/source/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](/source/Deadline_Hollywood) |language=en-US}}</ref>
*[1952](/source/1952) &ndash; [Paulette Carlson](/source/Paulette_Carlson), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*[1953](/source/1953) &ndash; [David Morse](/source/David_Morse_(actor)), American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[1954](/source/1954) &ndash; [David Michaels](/source/David_Michaels_(epidemiologist)), American epidemiologist and politician
*  1954   &ndash; [Vojislav Šešelj](/source/Vojislav_%C5%A0e%C5%A1elj), Serbian lawyer and politician, [Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Serbia)
*[1955](/source/1955) &ndash; [Norm Nixon](/source/Norm_Nixon), American basketball player and sportscaster
*[1956](/source/1956) &ndash; [Nicanor Duarte](/source/Nicanor_Duarte), Paraguayan lawyer and politician, [President of Paraguay](/source/President_of_Paraguay)
*  1956   &ndash; [Doug Lawrence](/source/Doug_Lawrence_(jazz_musician)), 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   &ndash; [Derek Ringer](/source/Derek_Ringer), Scottish race car driver
*  1956   &ndash; [Stephen Spinella](/source/Stephen_Spinella), American actor<ref name="AP" />
*[1957](/source/1957) &ndash; [Francky Dury](/source/Francky_Dury), Belgian footballer and manager
*  1957   &ndash; [Dawn French](/source/Dawn_French), Welsh-English actress, comedian and screenwriter<ref name="UPI" />
*[1959](/source/1959) &ndash; [Wayne Gardner](/source/Wayne_Gardner), Australian motorcycle racer
*  1959   &ndash; [Allan Little](/source/Allan_Little), Scottish journalist and author
*[1960](/source/1960) &ndash; [Randy Breuer](/source/Randy_Breuer), American basketball player
*  1960   &ndash; [Nicola Bryant](/source/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   &ndash; [Curt Ford](/source/Curt_Ford), American baseball player and manager
*  1960   &ndash; [Gábor Pölöskei](/source/G%C3%A1bor_P%C3%B6l%C3%B6skei), Hungarian footballer and manager
*[1961](/source/1961) &ndash; [Neil Buchanan](/source/Neil_Buchanan), English guitarist
*  1961   &ndash; [Steve Young](/source/Steve_Young), American football player and sportscaster<ref name="UPI" />
*[1962](/source/1962) &ndash; [Joan Cusack](/source/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](/source/The_Plain_Dealer) |agency=Associated Press |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=11 October 2022}}</ref>
*  1962   &ndash; [Andy McCoy](/source/Andy_McCoy), Finnish musician
*[1963](/source/1963) &ndash; [Marcus Graham](/source/Marcus_Graham), Australian actor
*  1963   &ndash; [Brian Rice](/source/Brian_Rice_(footballer)), Scottish footballer and manager
*  1963   &ndash; [Ronny Rosenthal](/source/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   &ndash; [Rima Te Wiata](/source/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](/source/1964) &ndash; [Michael J. Nelson](/source/Michael_J._Nelson), American actor, director, and screenwriter<ref name="AP" />
*[1965](/source/1965) &ndash; [Sean Patrick Flanery](/source/Sean_Patrick_Flanery), American actor and producer<ref name="AP" />
*  1965   &ndash; [Alexander Hacke](/source/Alexander_Hacke), German singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
*  1965   &ndash; [Orlando Hernández](/source/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez), Cuban baseball player
*  1965   &ndash; [Volodymyr Horilyi](/source/Volodymyr_Horilyi), Ukrainian footballer and coach
*  1965   &ndash; [Lennie James](/source/Lennie_James), English actor<ref name="AP" /> 
*[1966](/source/1966) &ndash; [Luke Perry](/source/Luke_Perry), American actor and producer (died 2019)<ref name="UPI" />
*  1966   &ndash; [Todd Snider](/source/Todd_Snider), American singer-songwriter<ref name="AP" />
*  1966   &ndash; [Stephen Williams](/source/Stephen_Williams_(British_politician)), Welsh lawyer and politician
*[1967](/source/1967) &ndash; [Jay Grdina](/source/Jay_Grdina), American businessman and pornographic actor
*  1967   &ndash; [Artie Lange](/source/Artie_Lange), American actor and comedian<ref name="AP" />
*  1967   &ndash; [David Starr](/source/David_Starr_(racing_driver)), American race car driver	
*  1967   &ndash; [Peter Thiel](/source/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](/source/1968) &ndash; [Jane Krakowski](/source/Jane_Krakowski), American actress and singer<ref name="AP" />
*  1968   &ndash; [Claude Lapointe](/source/Claude_Lapointe), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
*  1968   &ndash; [Brett Salisbury](/source/Brett_Salisbury), American football player and author
*[1969](/source/1969) &ndash; [Merieme Chadid](/source/Merieme_Chadid), Moroccan astronomer and explorer
*  1969   &ndash; [Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands](/source/Prince_Constantijn_of_the_Netherlands)
*  1969   &ndash; [Stephen Moyer](/source/Stephen_Moyer), English actor
*[1970](/source/1970) &ndash; [Chidi Ahanotu](/source/Chidi_Ahanotu), American football player
*  1970   &ndash; [Vanessa Harding](/source/Vanessa_Harding), American wrestler
*  1970   &ndash; [MC Lyte](/source/MC_Lyte), American rapper, DJ, and actress<ref name="AP" />
*  1970   &ndash; [Andy Marriott](/source/Andy_Marriott), English-Welsh footballer and manager
*  1970   &ndash; [Shin Tae-yong](/source/Shin_Tae-yong), South Korean footballer and coach
*  1970   &ndash; [Constance Zimmer](/source/Constance_Zimmer), American actress<ref name="AP" />
*[1971](/source/1971) &ndash; [Petra Haden](/source/Petra_Haden), American violinist and singer
*  1971   &ndash; [Justin Lin](/source/Justin_Lin), American film director
*  1971   &ndash; [Oleksandr Pomazun](/source/Oleksandr_Pomazun), Ukrainian footballer and manager
*[1972](/source/1972) &ndash; [Marcus Bai](/source/Marcus_Bai), Papua New Guinean rugby league player
*[1973](/source/1973) &ndash; [Brendan B. Brown](/source/Brendan_B._Brown), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
*  1973   &ndash; [Greg Chalmers](/source/Greg_Chalmers), Australian golfer
*  1973   &ndash; [Steven Pressley](/source/Steven_Pressley), Scottish footballer and manager
*  1973   &ndash; [Niki Xanthou](/source/Niki_Xanthou), Greek long jumper
*  1973   &ndash; [Dmitri Young](/source/Dmitri_Young), American baseball player and radio host
*[1974](/source/1974) &ndash; [Jason Arnott](/source/Jason_Arnott), Canadian ice hockey player
*  1974   &ndash; [Rachel Barton Pine](/source/Rachel_Barton_Pine), American violinist and educator
*[1976](/source/1976) &ndash; [Dominic Aitchison](/source/Dominic_Aitchison), Scottish bass player and songwriter
*  1976   &ndash; [Emily Deschanel](/source/Emily_Deschanel), American actress and producer<ref name="AP" />
*[1977](/source/1977) &ndash; [Matt Bomer](/source/Matt_Bomer), American actor and producer<ref name="UPI" />
*  1977   &ndash; [Igor Figueiredo](/source/Igor_Figueiredo), Brazilian snooker player
*  1977   &ndash; [Jérémie Janot](/source/J%C3%A9r%C3%A9mie_Janot), French footballer and manager
*  1977   &ndash; [Desmond Mason](/source/Desmond_Mason), American basketball player and sportscaster
*  1977   &ndash; [Rhett McLaughlin](/source/Rhett_and_Link), American YouTuber
*  1977   &ndash; [Ty Wigginton](/source/Ty_Wigginton), American baseball player
*[1978](/source/1978) &ndash; [Carl Bussey](/source/Carl_Bussey), American soccer player
*  1978   &ndash; [Trevor Donovan](/source/Trevor_Donovan), American actor<ref name="AP" />
*  1978   &ndash; [Takuya Kawaguchi](/source/Takuya_Kawaguchi), Japanese footballer
*[1979](/source/1979) &ndash; [Jamar Beasley](/source/Jamar_Beasley), American football player
*  1979   &ndash; [Andy Douglas](/source/Andy_Douglas_(wrestler)), American wrestler
*  1979   &ndash; [Kim Yong-dae](/source/Kim_Yong-dae_(footballer)), South Korean footballer
*[1980](/source/1980) &ndash; [Nyron Nosworthy](/source/Nyron_Nosworthy), English-born Jamaican footballer
*[1982](/source/1982) &ndash; [Cameron Knowles](/source/Cameron_Knowles), New Zealand footballer
*  1982   &ndash; [Jeff Larish](/source/Jeff_Larish), American baseball player
*  1982   &ndash; [Terrell Suggs](/source/Terrell_Suggs), American football player
*  1982   &ndash; [Mauricio Victorino](/source/Mauricio_Victorino), Uruguayan footballer
*[1983](/source/1983) &ndash; [Denis Grebeshkov](/source/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](/source/National_Hockey_League) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*[1984](/source/1984) &ndash; [Sergio Hellings](/source/Sergio_Hellings), Dutch footballer
*  1984   &ndash; [Martha MacIsaac](/source/Martha_MacIsaac), Canadian-American actress, producer, and screenwriter
*  1984   &ndash; [Zeb Taia](/source/Zeb_Taia), Australian-New Zealand rugby league player
*  1984   &ndash; [Jane Zhang](/source/Jane_Zhang), Chinese singer-songwriter
*[1985](/source/1985) &ndash; [Nesta Carter](/source/Nesta_Carter), Jamaican sprinter
*  1985 &ndash; [Yang Cheng](/source/Yang_Cheng_(born_1985)), Chinese footballer
*  1985 &ndash; [Álvaro Fernández](/source/%C3%81lvaro_Fern%C3%A1ndez_(Uruguayan_footballer)), Uruguayan footballer
*  1985 &ndash; [Peter Ölvecký](/source/Peter_%C3%96lveck%C3%BD), Slovak ice hockey player<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Olvecky |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/peter-olvecky-8471290 |publisher=[National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1985 &ndash; [Michelle Trachtenberg](/source/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](/source/The_New_York_Times) |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref name="AP" />
*[1986](/source/1986) &ndash; [Ikioi Shōta](/source/Ikioi_Sh%C5%8Dta), Japanese sumo wrestler
*[1987](/source/1987) &ndash; [Tony Beltran](/source/Tony_Beltran), American soccer player
*  1987   &ndash; [Mike Conley Jr.](/source/Mike_Conley_Jr.), American basketball player
*  1987   &ndash; [Nathan Coulter-Nile](/source/Nathan_Coulter-Nile), Australian cricketer
*[1988](/source/1988) &ndash; [Omar Gonzalez](/source/Omar_Gonzalez), American soccer player
*  1988   &ndash; [Ricochet](/source/Ricochet_(wrestler)), American wrestler
*[1989](/source/1989) &ndash; [Michelle Wie](/source/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](/source/1990) &ndash; [Joo](/source/Joo_(singer)), South Korean singer and actress
*  1990   &ndash; [Sebastian Rode](/source/Sebastian_Rode), German footballer
*[1991](/source/1991) &ndash; [Joel Bitonio](/source/Joel_Bitonio), American football player<ref>{{cite web |title=Joel Bitonio |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/16740/joel-bitonio |publisher=[ESPN](/source/ESPN) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [Toby Fox](/source/Toby_Fox), American video game developer and composer
*  1991   &ndash; [Gio Urshela](/source/Gio_Urshela), Colombian baseball player<ref>{{cite web |title=Gio Urshela |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/gio-urshela-570482 |publisher=[Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) |access-date=9 October 2023}}</ref>
*  1991   &ndash; [Kika van Es](/source/Kika_van_Es), Dutch footballer
*[1992](/source/1992) &ndash; [Cardi B](/source/Cardi_B), American rapper<ref name="AP" />
*  1992   &ndash; [Christian Davis](/source/Christian_Davis), English cricketer
*  1992   &ndash; [Riffi Mandanda](/source/Riffi_Mandanda), Congolese footballer
*  1992   &ndash; [Ligi Sao](/source/Ligi_Sao), New Zealand rugby league player
*[1993](/source/1993) &ndash; [Brandon Flynn](/source/Brandon_Flynn), American actor<ref name="UPI" />
*  1993   &ndash; [Hardik Pandya](/source/Hardik_Pandya), Indian cricketer
*[1994](/source/1994) &ndash; [Clésio Baúque](/source/Cl%C3%A9sio_Ba%C3%BAque), Mozambican footballer
*  1994   &ndash; [Zior Park](/source/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](/source/Daum_(web_portal))|access-date=November 18, 2023|language=ko}}</ref>
*  1994   &ndash; [T. J. Watt](/source/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](/source/1995) &ndash; [Nicolás Jarry](/source/Nicol%C3%A1s_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](/source/1996) &ndash; [Rhea Ripley](/source/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](/source/ESPN) |access-date=9 October 2023 |date=4 May 2023}}</ref>
*  1996   &ndash; [Arman Tsarukyan](/source/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](/source/1999) &ndash; [Leicester Fainga'anuku](/source/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   &ndash; [Keldon Johnson](/source/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](/source/2001) &ndash; [Maja Chwalińska](/source/Maja_Chwali%C5%84ska), 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   &ndash; [Daniel Maldini](/source/Daniel_Maldini), Italian footballer
*  2001   &ndash; [Jacob Preston](/source/Jacob_Preston_(rugby_league)), 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   &ndash; [Chu Ye-jin](/source/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](/source/965) &ndash; [Bruno the Great](/source/Bruno_the_Great), [Archbishop of Cologne](/source/Archbishop_of_Cologne) (born 925)
*[1086](/source/1086) &ndash; [Sima Guang](/source/Sima_Guang), Chinese historian and statesman (born 1019)
*[1159](/source/1159) &ndash; [William of Blois](/source/William_I%2C_Count_of_Boulogne), [Count of Boulogne](/source/Count_of_Boulogne) and [Earl of Surrey](/source/Earl_of_Surrey) (born c. 1137)
*[1188](/source/1188) &ndash; [Robert I, Count of Dreux](/source/Robert_I%2C_Count_of_Dreux) (born 1123)
*[1303](/source/1303) &ndash; [Pope Boniface VIII](/source/Pope_Boniface_VIII) (born 1235)
*[1347](/source/1347) &ndash; [Louis IV, Holy Roman Emperor](/source/Louis_IV%2C_Holy_Roman_Emperor) (born 1282)
*[1424](/source/1424) &ndash; [Jan Žižka](/source/Jan_%C5%BDi%C5%BEka), Czech general and Hussite leader
*[1531](/source/1531) &ndash; [Huldrych Zwingli](/source/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](/source/Fortress_Press)|isbn=0-8006-0761-9|pages=150–152}}</ref>
*[1542](/source/1542) &ndash; [Thomas Wyatt](/source/Thomas_Wyatt_(poet)), English poet and diplomat (born [1503](/source/1503))
*[1579](/source/1579) &ndash; [Sokollu Mehmed Pasha](/source/Sokollu_Mehmed_Pasha), Ottoman politician, 43rd [Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire](/source/List_of_Ottoman_Grand_Viziers) (born 1506)

===1601–1900===
*[1667](/source/1667) &ndash; [Mattias de' Medici](/source/Mattias_de'_Medici), Italian noble (born 1613)
*[1684](/source/1684) &ndash; [James Tuchet, 3rd Earl of Castlehaven](/source/James_Tuchet%2C_3rd_Earl_of_Castlehaven) (born c. 1617)
*[1698](/source/1698) &ndash; [William Molyneux](/source/William_Molyneux), Irish philosopher and writer (born 1656)
*[1705](/source/1705) &ndash; [Guillaume Amontons](/source/Guillaume_Amontons), French physicist and instrument maker (born 1663)
*[1708](/source/1708) &ndash; [Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus](/source/Ehrenfried_Walther_von_Tschirnhaus), German mathematician, physicist, physician, and philosopher (born 1651)
*[1721](/source/1721) &ndash; [Edward Colston](/source/Edward_Colston), English merchant and politician (born 1636)
*[1725](/source/1725) &ndash; [Hans Herr](/source/Hans_Herr), Swiss-American bishop (born 1639)
*[1779](/source/1779) &ndash; [Casimir Pulaski](/source/Casimir_Pulaski), Polish-American general (born 1745)
*[1809](/source/1809) &ndash; [Meriwether Lewis](/source/Meriwether_Lewis), American captain, explorer, and politician, 2nd [Governor of Louisiana Territory](/source/List_of_Governors_of_Missouri) (born 1774)
*[1821](/source/1821) &ndash; [John Ross Key](/source/John_Ross_Key), American lieutenant, lawyer, and judge (born 1754)
*[1830](/source/1830) &ndash; [José de La Mar](/source/Jos%C3%A9_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](/source/1837) &ndash; [Samuel Wesley](/source/Samuel_Wesley_(composer%2C_born_1766)), English organist and composer (born 1766)
*[1852](/source/1852) &ndash; [Gotthold Eisenstein](/source/Gotthold_Eisenstein), German mathematician and academic (born 1823)
*[1889](/source/1889) &ndash; [James Prescott Joule](/source/James_Prescott_Joule), English physicist and brewer (born 1818)
*[1896](/source/1896) &ndash; [Edward Benson](/source/Edward_Benson_(bishop)), English archbishop (born 1829)
*  1896   &ndash; [Anton Bruckner](/source/Anton_Bruckner), Austrian organist, composer, and educator (born 1824)
*[1897](/source/1897) &ndash; [Léon Boëllmann](/source/L%C3%A9on_Bo%C3%ABllmann), French organist and composer (born 1862)

===1901–present===
*[1904](/source/1904) &ndash; [Mary Tenney Gray](/source/Mary_Tenney_Gray), American editorial writer, club-woman, philanthropist, and suffragette (born 1833)
*[1908](/source/1908) &ndash; [Rita Cetina Gutiérrez](/source/Rita_Cetina_Guti%C3%A9rrez), Mexican poet, educator, and activist (born 1846)
*[1932](/source/1932) &ndash; [William Alden Smith](/source/William_Alden_Smith), American lawyer and politician (born 1859)
*[1935](/source/1935) &ndash; [Steele Rudd](/source/Steele_Rudd), Australian author (born 1868)
*[1940](/source/1940) &ndash; [Vito Volterra](/source/Vito_Volterra), Italian mathematician and physicist (born 1860)
*[1941](/source/1941) &ndash; [Heinrich Gutkin](/source/Heinrich_Gutkin), Estonian businessman and politician (born 1879)
*  1941   &ndash; [Mihkel Pung](/source/Mihkel_Pung), Estonian politician, 11th [Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Estonia)) (born 1876)
*[1958](/source/1958) &ndash; [Maurice de Vlaminck](/source/Maurice_de_Vlaminck), French painter (born 1876)
*[1960](/source/1960) &ndash; [Richard Cromwell](/source/Richard_Cromwell_(actor)), 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](/source/McFarland_Publishing) |date=17 August 2016 |page=167 |isbn=9780786479924}}</ref>
*[1961](/source/1961) &ndash; [Chico Marx](/source/Chico_Marx), American comedian (born 1887)
*[1963](/source/1963) &ndash; [Jean Cocteau](/source/Jean_Cocteau), French author, poet, and playwright (born 1889)
*[1965](/source/1965) &ndash; [Dorothea Lange](/source/Dorothea_Lange), American photographer and journalist (born 1895)
*  1965   &ndash; [Walther Stampfli](/source/Walther_Stampfli), Swiss lawyer and politician, 50th [President of the Swiss Confederation](/source/President_of_the_Swiss_Confederation) (born 1884)
*[1967](/source/1967) &ndash; [Stanley Morison](/source/Stanley_Morison), [typographer](/source/typographer), known for work on [Times New Roman](/source/Times_New_Roman) [font](/source/font) (born 1889)
*[1968](/source/1968) &ndash; [Selim Sarper](/source/Selim_Sarper), Turkish educator and politician, 13th [Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/List_of_Ministers_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Turkey)) (born 1899)
*[1971](/source/1971) &ndash; [Tamanoumi Masahiro](/source/Tamanoumi_Masahiro), Japanese sumo wrestler, the 51st [Yokozuna](/source/Yokozuna_(sumo)) (born 1944)
*  1971   &ndash; [Chesty Puller](/source/Chesty_Puller), American general (born 1898)
*[1976](/source/1976) &ndash; [Alfredo Bracchi](/source/Alfredo_Bracchi), Italian author, screenwriter, and songwriter (born 1897)
*[1977](/source/1977) &ndash; [MacKinlay Kantor](/source/MacKinlay_Kantor), American journalist, author, and screenwriter (born 1904)
*[1983](/source/1983) &ndash; [R. Fraser Armstrong](/source/R._Fraser_Armstrong), Canadian administrator and engineer (born 1889)
*[1984](/source/1984) &ndash; [Benno Schotz](/source/Benno_Schotz), Scottish sculptor and engineer (born 1891)
*[1986](/source/1986) &ndash; [Norm Cash](/source/Norm_Cash), American baseball player and sportscaster (born 1934)
*[1988](/source/1988) &ndash; [Bonita Granville](/source/Bonita_Granville), American actress (born 1923)
*[1989](/source/1989) &ndash; [M. King Hubbert](/source/M._King_Hubbert), American geologist and academic (born 1904)
*[1991](/source/1991) &ndash; [Redd Foxx](/source/Redd_Foxx), American actor and comedian (born 1922)
*[1993](/source/1993) &ndash; [Andy Stewart](/source/Andy_Stewart_(musician)), Scottish singer and entertainer (born 1933)
*[1996](/source/1996) &ndash; [Keith Boyce](/source/Keith_Boyce), Barbadian cricketer (born 1943)
*  1996   &ndash; [Eleanor Cameron](/source/Eleanor_Cameron), Canadian-American author and critic (born 1912)
*  1996   &ndash; [Renato Russo](/source/Renato_Russo), Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1960)
*  1996   &ndash; [Joe Morris](/source/Joe_Morris_(trade_unionist)), English-Canadian lieutenant and trade union leader (born 1913)
*[1998](/source/1998) &ndash; [Richard Denning](/source/Richard_Denning), American actor (born 1914)
*[1999](/source/1999) &ndash; [Leo Lionni](/source/Leo_Lionni), Dutch-American author and illustrator (born 1910)
*[2000](/source/2000) &ndash; [Luc-Marie Bayle](/source/Luc-Marie_Bayle), French historian, photographer, and painter (born 1914)
*  2000   &ndash; [Donald Dewar](/source/Donald_Dewar), Scottish politician, 1st [First Minister of Scotland](/source/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](/source/2001) &ndash; [Beni Montresor](/source/Beni_Montresor), Italian director, set designer, and illustrator (born 1926)
*[2004](/source/2004) &ndash; [Keith Miller](/source/Keith_Miller), Australian cricketer and pilot (born 1919)
*[2005](/source/2005) &ndash; [Shan-ul-Haq Haqqee](/source/Shan-ul-Haq_Haqqee), Pakistani-Canadian linguist, journalist, and poet (born 1917)
*  2005   &ndash; [Attilâ İlhan](/source/Attil%C3%A2_%C4%B0lhan), Turkish poet, author, and journalist (born 1925)
*  2005   &ndash; [Edward Szczepanik](/source/Edward_Szczepanik), Polish economist and politician, [Prime Minister of Poland](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Poland) (born 1915)
*[2006](/source/2006) &ndash; [Cory Lidle](/source/Cory_Lidle), American baseball player (born 1972)
*[2007](/source/2007) &ndash; [David Lee "Tex" Hill](/source/David_Lee_%22Tex%22_Hill), South Korean-American general and pilot (born 1915)
*  2007   &ndash; [Werner von Trapp](/source/Werner_von_Trapp), Austrian-American singer (born 1915)
*[2008](/source/2008) &ndash; [Marjorie Fletcher](/source/Marjorie_Fletcher), English Director of the [Women's Royal Naval Service](/source/Women's_Royal_Naval_Service) (born 1932)
*  2008   &ndash; [Jörg Haider](/source/J%C3%B6rg_Haider), Austrian lawyer and politician, [Governor of Carinthia](/source/List_of_governors_of_Carinthia) (born 1950)
*  2008   &ndash; [Ernst-Paul Hasselbach](/source/Ernst-Paul_Hasselbach), Surinamese-Dutch television host and producer (born 1966)
*  2008   &ndash; [Neal Hefti](/source/Neal_Hefti), American trumpet player and composer (born 1922)
*[2009](/source/2009) &ndash; [Angelo DiGeorge](/source/Angelo_DiGeorge), American physician and endocrinologist (born 1922)
*  2009   &ndash; [Halit Refiğ](/source/Halit_Refi%C4%9F), Turkish director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1934)
*[2012](/source/2012) &ndash; [Avrohom Genachowsky](/source/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](/source/Kol_Chai)|date=Oct 11, 2012|accessdate=Jul 29, 2022|language=he}}</ref>
*  2012   &ndash; [Helmut Haller](/source/Helmut_Haller), German footballer and coach (born 1939)
*  2012   &ndash; [Edward Kossoy](/source/Edward_Kossoy), Polish lawyer, publicist, and activist (born 1913)
*  2012   &ndash; [Édgar Negret](/source/%C3%89dgar_Negret), Colombian sculptor (born 1920)
*  2012   &ndash; [Champ Summers](/source/Champ_Summers), American baseball player and coach (born 1946)
*[2013](/source/2013) &ndash; [María de Villota](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_de_Villota), Spanish race car driver (born 1980)
*  2013   &ndash; [Erich Priebke](/source/Erich_Priebke), German captain (born 1913)
*[2014](/source/2014) &ndash; [Anita Cerquetti](/source/Anita_Cerquetti), Italian soprano (born 1931)
*  2014   &ndash; [Carmelo Simeone](/source/Carmelo_Simeone), Argentinian footballer (born 1933)
*  2014   &ndash; [Bob Such](/source/Bob_Such), Australian educator and politician (born 1944)
*[2015](/source/2015) &ndash; [Dean Chance](/source/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](/source/2017) &ndash; [Clifford Husbands](/source/Clifford_Husbands), Barbadian politician (born 1926)
*[2019](/source/2019) &ndash; [Alexei Leonov](/source/Alexei_Leonov), Soviet/Russian cosmonaut and first human to conduct a [spacewalk](/source/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](/source/2022) &ndash; [Angela Lansbury](/source/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](/source/2024) &ndash; [Jamaluddin Hossain](/source/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](/source/2025) &ndash; [Diane Keaton](/source/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](/source/People_(magazine))|date=October 11, 2025}}</ref>

==Holidays and observances==
* Christian [feast days](/source/Calendar_of_saints):
** [Agilbert](/source/Agilbert)
** [Alexander Sauli](/source/Alexander_Sauli)
** [Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus](/source/Andronicus%2C_Probus%2C_and_Tarachus) (Roman [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church))
** [Æthelburh of Barking](/source/%C3%86thelburh_of_Barking)
** [Bruno the Great](/source/Bruno_the_Great)
** [Cainnech of Aghaboe](/source/Cainnech_of_Aghaboe)
** [Gratus of Oloron](/source/Gratus_of_Oloron)
** [Gummarus](/source/Gummarus)
** [James the Deacon](/source/James_the_Deacon) ([Church of England](/source/Calendar_of_saints_(Church_of_England)), Roman [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church), [Eastern Orthodox Church](/source/Eastern_Orthodox_Church))
** [Lommán of Trim](/source/Lomm%C3%A1n_of_Trim)
** [Maria Soledad Torres y Acosta](/source/Maria_Soledad_Torres_y_Acosta)
** [Nectarius of Constantinople](/source/Archbishop_Nectarius_of_Constantinople)
** [Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia](/source/Nicasius%2C_Quirinus%2C_Scubiculus%2C_and_Pientia)
** [Philip the Evangelist](/source/Philip_the_Evangelist)
** [Pope John XXIII](/source/Pope_John_XXIII) (Roman [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church))
** [Zenaida and Philonella](/source/Zenaida_and_Philonella)
** [October 11 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/October_11_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
* [General Pulaski Memorial Day](/source/General_Pulaski_Memorial_Day) (United States)
* [International Day of the Girl Child](/source/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](/source/Newspaper_Carrier_Day)
* [National Coming Out Day](/source/National_Coming_Out_Day)
* [Revolution Day](/source/Day_of_Macedonian_Uprising_in_1941) ([North Macedonia](/source/North_Macedonia))

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/11 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=11}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/11 |title=Historical Events on October 11 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}

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