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==Events==
===Pre-1600===
* [456](/source/456) – [Ricimer](/source/Ricimer) defeats Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the Western Roman Empire.[[John of Antioch](/source/John_of_Antioch_(chronicler)), fragment 202; translated by C.D. Gordon, ''Age of Attila'', p. 116]
* [690](/source/690) – Empress [Wu Zetian](/source/Wu_Zetian) ascends to the throne of the Tang dynasty and proclaims herself ruler of the Chinese Empire.
* [912](/source/912) – [Abd ar-Rahman III](/source/Abd_ar-Rahman_III) becomes the eighth Emir of Córdoba.[{{cite encyclopedia|year=2010|title='Abd ar-Rahman III|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|location=Chicago, IL|edition=15th|volume=I: A–Ak – Bayes|pages=[https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/17 17–18]|isbn=978-1-59339-837-8|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/newencyclopaedia2009ency/page/17}}]
* [955](/source/955) – King Otto I [defeats](/source/Battle_on_the_Raxa) a Slavic revolt in what is now Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
*[1311](/source/1311) – The [Council of Vienne](/source/Council_of_Vienne) convenes for the first time.[{{Cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15423a.htm|title=Catholic Encyclopedia : Council of Vienne (1311–12)|website=www.newadvent.org|access-date=2018-10-16}}]
*[1384](/source/1384) – [Jadwiga](/source/Jadwiga_of_Poland) is crowned King of Poland, although she is a woman.[{{Cite book |last=Frost |first=Robert I. |title=The Oxford history of Poland-Lithuania |date=2015 |isbn=978-0-19-820869-3 |edition=1st |location=Oxford, UK |oclc=880557774}}]
*[1590](/source/1590) – Prince [Gesualdo](/source/Carlo_Gesualdo) of Venosa murders his wife and her lover.[{{Cite journal |last=Ober |first=W. B. |date=1973 |title=Carlo Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa: murder, madrigals, and masochism. |journal=Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine |volume=49 |issue=7 |pages=634–645 |issn=0028-7091 |pmc=1807043 |pmid=4575970}}]
===1601–1900===
*[1736](/source/1736) – Mathematician [William Whiston](/source/William_Whiston)'s predicted comet fails to strike the Earth.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.aps.org/publications/apsnews/201511/physicshistory.cfm|title=This Month in Physics History|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16}}]
*[1780](/source/1780) – American Revolutionary War: The British-led [Royalton raid](/source/Royalton_raid) is the last Native American raid on New England.
* 1780 – The [Great Hurricane of 1780](/source/Great_Hurricane_of_1780) finishes after its sixth day, killing between 20,000 and 24,000 residents of the Lesser Antilles.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/pastdeadlyapp1.shtml?|title=The Deadliest Atlantic Tropical Cyclones, 1492–1996|website=www.nhc.noaa.gov|access-date=2018-10-16}}]
*[1793](/source/1793) – French Revolution: Queen [Marie Antoinette](/source/Marie_Antoinette) is executed.
* 1793 – War of the First Coalition: French victory at the [Battle of Wattignies](/source/Battle_of_Wattignies) forces Austria to raise the siege of Maubeuge.
*[1805](/source/1805) – War of the Third Coalition: Napoleon [surrounds](/source/Battle_of_Ulm) the Austrian army at Ulm.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.britannica.com/event/Battle-of-Ulm|title=Battle of Ulm {{!}} German history|work=Encyclopedia Britannica|access-date=2018-10-16|language=en}}]
*[1813](/source/1813) – The Sixth Coalition attacks Napoleon in the four-day [Battle of Leipzig](/source/Battle_of_Leipzig).[{{Cite web |title=1813 and the lead up to the Battle of Leipzig |url=https://www.napoleon.org/en/history-of-the-two-empires/timelines/1813-and-the-lead-up-to-the-battle-of-leipzig/ |access-date=2022-10-13 |website=napoleon.org |language=en-US}}]
*[1817](/source/1817) – Italian explorer and archaeologist [Giovanni Belzoni](/source/Giovanni_Belzoni), uncovered the [Tomb of Seti I](/source/Tomb_of_Seti_I) in the [Valley of the Kings](/source/Valley_of_the_Kings).[{{cite web|title=KV17 (Tomb of Seti I)|url=https://madainproject.com/kv17_(tomb_of_seti_i)|publisher=Madain Project – Abrahamic History and Archaeology|access-date=10 October 2023|language=en}}]
*[1817](/source/1817) – Simón Bolívar sentences [Manuel Piar](/source/Manuel_Piar) to death for challenging the racial-caste in Venezuela.[{{Cite web|url=https://blackpast.org/gah/piar-manuel-carlos-1782-1817|title=Piar, Manuel Carlos (1782–1817) {{!}} The Black Past: Remembered and Reclaimed|website=blackpast.org|language=en|access-date=2018-10-16|date=2009-08-18}}]
*[1834](/source/1834) – Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London [burns to the ground](/source/Burning_of_Parliament).
*[1836](/source/1836) – Great Trek: Afrikaner voortrekkers [repulse](/source/Battle_of_Vegkop) a Matabele attack, but lose their livestock.
*[1841](/source/1841) – [Queen's University](/source/Queen's_University_at_Kingston) is founded in the Province of Canada.
*[1843](/source/1843) – [William Rowan Hamilton](/source/William_Rowan_Hamilton) invents [quaternion](/source/quaternion)s, a three-dimensional system of complex numbers.
*[1846](/source/1846) – [William T. G. Morton](/source/William_T._G._Morton) administers ether anesthesia during a surgical operation.
*[1859](/source/1859) – [Origins of the American Civil War](/source/Origins_of_the_American_Civil_War): [Abolitionist](/source/Abolitionism_in_the_United_States) [John Brown](/source/John_Brown_(abolitionist)) and his supporters [launch a raid](/source/John_Brown's_raid_on_Harpers_Ferry) on [Harpers Ferry, Virginia](/source/Harpers_Ferry%2C_Virginia) (now West Virginia).[{{cite magazine |last1=Faust |first1=Drew Gilpin |title=The Men Who Started the War |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/12/harpers-ferry-raid-john-brown-abolition/675814/ |access-date=1 January 2024 |magazine=The Atlantic |date=13 November 2023 |pages=83–89 |language=en |volume=332 |issue=5 |url-access=subscription}}]
*[1869](/source/1869) – The [Cardiff Giant](/source/Cardiff_Giant), one of the most famous American hoaxes, is "discovered".
* 1869 – [Girton College, Cambridge](/source/Girton_College%2C_Cambridge) is founded, becoming England's first residential college for women.
*[1875](/source/1875) – [Brigham Young University](/source/Brigham_Young_University) is founded in Provo, Utah.
*[1882](/source/1882) – The [Nickel Plate Railroad](/source/New_York%2C_Chicago_and_St._Louis_Railroad) opens for business.
*[1891](/source/1891) – A [diplomatic incident](/source/Baltimore_crisis) between the [United States](/source/United_States) and [Chile](/source/Chile) occurred after U.S. sailors were attacked in [Valparaíso](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso), nearly leading to war.[{{Cite web |title=Today in Naval History : October 16 |url=https://www.history.navy.mil/today-in-history/october-16.html |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=Naval History and Heritage Command |language=en-US}}]
===1901–present===
*[1905](/source/1905) – The [Partition of Bengal](/source/Partition_of_Bengal_(1905)) in India takes place.
*[1909](/source/1909) – [William Howard Taft](/source/William_Howard_Taft) and [Porfirio Díaz](/source/Porfirio_D%C3%ADaz) hold the first summit between a U.S. and a Mexican president. They narrowly escape assassination.[{{Cite journal|last1=Carletta|first1=David M.|last2=Harris|first2=Charles H.|date=2010|title=Review of The Secret War in EI Paso: Mexican Revolutionary Intrigue, 1906–1920, Charles H. Harris III|journal=International Social Science Review|volume=85|issue=3/4|pages=153–155|jstor=41887460}}]
*[1916](/source/1916) – [Margaret Sanger](/source/Margaret_Sanger) opens the first family planning clinic in the United States.
*[1919](/source/1919) – Adolf Hitler delivers his first public address at a meeting of the [German Workers' Party](/source/German_Workers'_Party).[{{Cite journal|last1=Barnes |first1=James J.|last2=Barnes |first2=Patience P.|last3=Carey |first3=Arthur E.|date=1986|title=An English Translation of Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' Printed in Germany, ca. 1940|journal=The Papers of the Bibliographical Society of America|volume=80|issue=3|pages=374–377|jstor=24303851|doi=10.1086/pbsa.80.3.24303851|s2cid=192972565}}]
*[1923](/source/1923) – [Walt Disney](/source/Walt_Disney) and his brother, [Roy](/source/Roy_O._Disney), found the ''Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio'', today known as [The Walt Disney Company](/source/The_Walt_Disney_Company).[{{cite web|title=Disney History|publisher=[The Walt Disney Company](/source/The_Walt_Disney_Company)|url=https://d23.com/disney-history/|language=en}}]
*[1934](/source/1934) – Chinese Communists begin the [Long March](/source/Long_March) to escape Nationalist encirclement.
*[1939](/source/1939) – [World War II](/source/World_War_II): [No. 603 Squadron RAF](/source/No._603_Squadron_RAF) intercepts the first Luftwaffe raid on Britain.
*[1940](/source/1940) – Holocaust in Poland: The [Warsaw Ghetto](/source/Warsaw_Ghetto) is established.
*[1943](/source/1943) – Holocaust in Italy: [Raid on the Roman Ghetto](/source/Raid_on_the_Roman_Ghetto).[{{cite book |last1=Plato |first1=Alexander von |last2=Leh |first2=Almut |last3=Thonfeld |first3=Christoph |title=Hitler's Slaves: Life Stories of Forced Labourers in Nazi-Occupied Europe |date= 2010 |publisher=Berghahn Books |isbn=978-1-84545-990-1 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FUjRhscAaToC&pg=PA312 |language=en}}]
*[1946](/source/1946) – [Nuremberg trials](/source/Nuremberg_trials): Ten defendants found guilty by the International Military Tribunal [are executed by hanging](/source/Nuremberg_executions).
*[1947](/source/1947) – The Philippines takes over the administration of the [Turtle Islands](/source/Turtle_Islands%2C_Tawi-Tawi) and the [Mangsee Islands](/source/Mangsee_Islands) from the United Kingdom.
*[1949](/source/1949) – The Greek Communist Party announces a "temporary cease-fire", thus ending the [Greek Civil War](/source/Greek_Civil_War).
*[1951](/source/1951) – The first Prime Minister of Pakistan, [Liaquat Ali Khan](/source/Liaquat_Ali_Khan), is assassinated in Rawalpindi.
*[1953](/source/1953) – [Cuba](/source/Cuba)n revolutionary [Fidel Castro](/source/Fidel_Castro) delivers his "[History Will Absolve Me](/source/History_Will_Absolve_Me)" speech, and is sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment by the [Fulgencio Batista](/source/Fulgencio_Batista) government for leading an [attack on the Moncada Barracks](/source/attack_on_the_Moncada_Barracks).[{{cite book|first=Volker|last=Skierka|title=Fidel Castro: A Biography|publisher=Polity Press|year=2004|page=36|isbn=0-7456-3006-5}}]
*[1962](/source/1962) – [Cuban Missile Crisis](/source/Cuban_Missile_Crisis) begins: U.S. President John F. Kennedy is informed of photos taken on October 14 by a U-2 showing nuclear missiles (the crisis will last for 13 days starting from this point).
*[1964](/source/1964) – China detonates its [first nuclear weapon](/source/Project_596).
* 1964 – [Leonid Brezhnev](/source/Leonid_Brezhnev) becomes leader of the Soviet Communist Party, while [Alexei Kosygin](/source/Alexei_Kosygin) becomes the head of government.
*[1968](/source/1968) – Tommie Smith and John Carlos are ejected from the US Olympic team for participating in the [Olympics Black Power salute](/source/1968_Olympics_Black_Power_salute).
* 1968 – Kingston, Jamaica is rocked by the [Rodney riots](/source/Rodney_riots), inspired by the barring of [Walter Rodney](/source/Walter_Rodney) from the country.
* 1968 – [Yasunari Kawabata](/source/Yasunari_Kawabata) becomes the first Japanese person to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.
*[1970](/source/1970) – Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau invokes the [War Measures Act](/source/War_Measures_Act) during the [October Crisis](/source/October_Crisis).
*[1973](/source/1973) – [Henry Kissinger](/source/Henry_Kissinger) and [Lê Đức Thọ](/source/L%C3%AA_%C4%90%E1%BB%A9c_Th%E1%BB%8D) are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
*[1975](/source/1975) – Indonesian troops kill the [Balibo Five](/source/Balibo_Five), a group of Australian journalists, in Portuguese Timor.
* 1975 – Three-year-old [Rahima Banu](/source/Rahima_Banu), from Bangladesh, is the last known case of naturally occurring smallpox.
* 1975 – The Australian Coalition sparks a [constitutional crisis](/source/1975_Australian_constitutional_crisis) when they vote to defer funding for the government's annual budget.
*[1978](/source/1978) – Cardinal Karol Wojtyła is [elected](/source/October_1978_papal_conclave) to the papacy as [Pope John Paul II](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II), he becomes the first non-Italian pontiff since 1523.
*[1984](/source/1984) – [Desmond Tutu](/source/Desmond_Tutu) is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
*[1991](/source/1991) – George Hennard [runs amok](/source/Luby's_shooting) in Killeen, Texas, killing 23 and wounding 20.
*[1995](/source/1995) – The [Million Man March](/source/Million_Man_March) takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend.[{{Cite web | url=http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/research/completed/million-man-march/ | title=Million Man March » Center for Remote Sensing » Boston University | access-date=2017-10-16 | archive-date=2017-10-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012211519/http://www.bu.edu/remotesensing/research/completed/million-man-march/ | url-status=dead }}]
* 1995 – The [Skye Bridge](/source/Skye_Bridge) in Scotland is opened.
*[1996](/source/1996) – Eighty-four football fans die and 180 are injured in a massive [crush](/source/Estadio_Doroteo_Guamuch_Flores_disaster) at [a match](/source/Estadio_Mateo_Flores) in Guatemala City.
*[1998](/source/1998) – Former Chilean dictator [Augusto Pinochet](/source/Augusto_Pinochet) is [arrested](/source/Indictment_and_arrest_of_Augusto_Pinochet) in London on a murder extradition warrant.
*[1999](/source/1999) – The magnitude 7.1 [Hector Mine earthquake](/source/1999_Hector_Mine_earthquake) strikes Southern California[{{Cite web |title=M 7.1 – The 1999 Hector Mine, California Earthquake |url=https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/ci9108652/origin/detail |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=earthquake.usgs.gov}}]
*[2002](/source/2002) – The [Bibliotheca Alexandrina](/source/Bibliotheca_Alexandrina) opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of Alexandria.
*[2013](/source/2013) – [Lao Airlines Flight 301](/source/Lao_Airlines_Flight_301) crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in Laos, killing 49 people.
*[2017](/source/2017) – [Storm Ophelia](/source/Hurricane_Ophelia_(2017)) strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss.
==Births==
===Pre-1600===
*[1351](/source/1351) – [Gian Galeazzo Visconti](/source/Gian_Galeazzo_Visconti), first Duke of Milan (died 1402)
*[1396](/source/1396) – [William de la Pole, 1st Duke of Suffolk](/source/William_de_la_Pole%2C_1st_Duke_of_Suffolk), English admiral (died 1450)
*[1430](/source/1430) – [James II of Scotland](/source/James_II_of_Scotland) (died 1460)
*[1483](/source/1483) – [Gasparo Contarini](/source/Gasparo_Contarini), Italian cardinal and diplomat (died 1542)
*[1535](/source/1535) – [Niwa Nagahide](/source/Niwa_Nagahide), Japanese samurai (died 1585)
*[1588](/source/1588) – [Luke Wadding](/source/Luke_Wadding), Irish Franciscan friar and historian (died 1657)
===1601–1900===
*[1605](/source/1605) – [Charles Coypeau d'Assoucy](/source/Charles_Coypeau_d'Assoucy), French writer and composer (died 1677)
*[1620](/source/1620) – [Pierre Paul Puget](/source/Pierre_Paul_Puget), French painter and sculptor (died 1694)
*[1678](/source/1678) – [Anna Waser](/source/Anna_Waser), Swiss painter (died 1714)
*[1679](/source/1679) – [Jan Dismas Zelenka](/source/Jan_Dismas_Zelenka), Czech [viol](/source/viol) player and composer (died 1745)
*[1710](/source/1710) – [András Hadik](/source/Andr%C3%A1s_Hadik), Austrian-Hungarian field marshal (died 1790)
*[1714](/source/1714) – [Giovanni Arduino](/source/Giovanni_Arduino_(geologist)), Italian geologist and academic (died 1795)
*[1726](/source/1726) – [Daniel Chodowiecki](/source/Daniel_Chodowiecki), Polish-German painter and educator (died 1801)
*[1729](/source/1729) – [Pierre van Maldere](/source/Pierre_van_Maldere), Belgian violinist and composer (died 1768)
*[1752](/source/1752) – [Johann Gottfried Eichhorn](/source/Johann_Gottfried_Eichhorn), German theologian and academic (died 1827)
*[1754](/source/1754) – [Morgan Lewis](/source/Morgan_Lewis_(governor)), American general, lawyer, and politician, 3rd [Governor of New York](/source/Governor_of_New_York) (died 1844)
*[1758](/source/1758) – [Noah Webster](/source/Noah_Webster), American lexicographer (died 1843)
*[1762](/source/1762) – [Paul Hamilton](/source/Paul_Hamilton_(politician)), American soldier and politician, 3rd [United States Secretary of the Navy](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy) (died 1816)
*[1789](/source/1789) – [William Burton](/source/William_Burton_(governor)), American physician and politician, 39th [Governor of Delaware](/source/Governor_of_Delaware) (died 1866)
*[1795](/source/1795) – [William Buell Sprague](/source/William_Buell_Sprague), American minister, historian, and author (died 1876)
*[1802](/source/1802) – [Isaac Murphy](/source/Isaac_Murphy), American educator and politician, 8th [Governor of Arkansas](/source/Governor_of_Arkansas) (died 1882)
*[1803](/source/1803) – [Robert Stephenson](/source/Robert_Stephenson), English railway and civil engineer (died 1859)
*[1804](/source/1804) – [Benjamin Russell](/source/Benjamin_Russell_(artist)), American painter and educator (died 1885)
*[1806](/source/1806) – [William P. Fessenden](/source/William_P._Fessenden), American lawyer and politician, 26th [United States Secretary of the Treasury](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Treasury) (died 1869)
*[1815](/source/1815) – [Francis Lubbock](/source/Francis_Lubbock), American colonel and politician, 9th [Governor of Texas](/source/Governor_of_Texas) (died 1905)
*[1818](/source/1818) – [William Forster](/source/William_Forster_(Australian_politician)), Indian-Australian politician, 4th [Premier of New South Wales](/source/Premier_of_New_South_Wales) (died 1882)
*[1819](/source/1819) – [Austin F. Pike](/source/Austin_F._Pike), American lawyer and politician (died 1886)
*[1827](/source/1827) – [Arnold Böcklin](/source/Arnold_B%C3%B6cklin), Swiss painter (died 1901)[{{cite web | url=https://www.britannica.com/more-on-this-day/October-16 | title=More on this Day - October, 16 | Britannica }}]
*[1831](/source/1831) – [Lucy Stanton](/source/Lucy_Stanton_(abolitionist)), American activist (died 1910)[{{cite book|first1=Jessie Carney|last1=Smith|first2=Shirelle|last2=Phelp|title=Notable Black American Women Book 2|location=New York|publisher=Gale Research|year=1996|page=589|isbn=978-0-81034-749-6}}]
*[1832](/source/1832) – [Vicente Riva Palacio](/source/Vicente_Riva_Palacio), Mexican liberal intellectual, novelist (died 1896)
*[1840](/source/1840) – [Kuroda Kiyotaka](/source/Kuroda_Kiyotaka), Japanese general and politician, 2nd [Prime Minister of Japan](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Japan) (died 1900)
*[1841](/source/1841) – [Itō Hirobumi](/source/It%C5%8D_Hirobumi), Japanese lawyer and politician, 1st [Prime Minister of Japan](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Japan) (died 1909)
*[1847](/source/1847) – [Maria Pia of Savoy](/source/Maria_Pia_of_Savoy) (died 1911)
*[1852](/source/1852) – [Carl von In der Maur](/source/Carl_von_In_der_Maur), Governor of Liechtenstein (died 1913)
*[1854](/source/1854) – [Karl Kautsky](/source/Karl_Kautsky), Czech-German journalist, philosopher, and theologian (died 1938)
* 1854 – [Oscar Wilde](/source/Oscar_Wilde), Irish playwright, novelist, and poet (died 1900)[{{cite web |title=Oscar Wilde |url=https://www.bl.uk/people/oscar-wilde |website=www.bl.uk |access-date=12 November 2022 |archive-date=12 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221112093040/https://www.bl.uk/people/oscar-wilde |url-status=dead }}]
*[1855](/source/1855) – [Samad bey Mehmandarov](/source/Samad_bey_Mehmandarov), Azerbaijani general and politician, 3rd [Azerbaijani Minister of Defense](/source/Ministry_of_Defense_(Azerbaijan)) (died 1931)
*[1861](/source/1861) – [J. B. Bury](/source/J._B._Bury), Irish historian and scholar (died 1927)
* 1861 – [Richard Sears](/source/Richard_Sears_(tennis)), American tennis player (died 1943)
*[1863](/source/1863) – [Austen Chamberlain](/source/Austen_Chamberlain), English businessman and politician, [Chancellor of the Exchequer](/source/Chancellor_of_the_Exchequer), [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) laureate (died 1937)
*[1867](/source/1867) – [Mario Ruspoli, 2nd Prince of Poggio Suasa](/source/Mario_Ruspoli%2C_2nd_Prince_of_Poggio_Suasa) (died 1963)
*[1869](/source/1869) – [Claude H. Van Tyne](/source/Claude_H._Van_Tyne), American historian and author (died 1930)
*[1872](/source/1872) – [Walter Buckmaster](/source/Walter_Buckmaster), English polo player and businessman, co-founded [Buckmaster & Moore](/source/Buckmaster_%26_Moore) (died 1942)
*[1873](/source/1873) – [Juho Kekkonen](/source/Juho_Kekkonen_(forester)), Finnish forestry manager and tenant farmer (died 1928)[[https://www.kotiseurakuntani.fi/urho-kekkosen-isa-juho/ Urho Kekkosen isä Juho] – ''Kotiseurakuntani'' (in Finnish)]
*[1876](/source/1876) – [Jimmy Sinclair](/source/Jimmy_Sinclair_(cricketer)), South African cricketer and rugby player (died 1913)
*[1881](/source/1881) – [William Orthwein](/source/William_R._Orthwein), American swimmer and water polo player (died 1955)
*[1884](/source/1884) – [Rembrandt Bugatti](/source/Rembrandt_Bugatti), Italian sculptor (died 1916)
*[1886](/source/1886) – [David Ben-Gurion](/source/David_Ben-Gurion), Polish-Israeli soldier and politician, 1st [Prime Minister of Israel](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Israel) (died 1973)
*[1888](/source/1888) – [Eugene O'Neill](/source/Eugene_O'Neill), American playwright, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (died 1953)
* 1888 – [Paul Popenoe](/source/Paul_Popenoe), American founder of [relationship counseling](/source/relationship_counseling) (died 1979)
*[1890](/source/1890) – [Michael Collins](/source/Michael_Collins_(Irish_leader)), Irish general and politician, 2nd [Irish Minister for Finance](/source/Minister_for_Finance_(Ireland)) (died 1922)
* 1890 – [Maria Goretti](/source/Maria_Goretti), Italian martyr and saint (died 1902)
* 1890 – [Paul Strand](/source/Paul_Strand), American photographer and director (died 1975)
*[1897](/source/1897) – [Louis de Cazenave](/source/Louis_de_Cazenave), French soldier (died 2008)
*[1898](/source/1898) – [William O. Douglas](/source/William_O._Douglas), American lawyer and jurist (died 1980)
*[1900](/source/1900) – [Edward Ardizzone](/source/Edward_Ardizzone), Vietnamese-English author and illustrator (died 1979)
* 1900 – [Primo Conti](/source/Primo_Conti), Italian painter and poet (died 1988)
* 1900 – [Goose Goslin](/source/Goose_Goslin), American baseball player and manager (died 1971)
===1901–present===
*[1903](/source/1903) – [Cecile de Brunhoff](/source/Cecile_de_Brunhoff), French author and pianist (died 2003)
* 1903 – [Big Joe Williams](/source/Big_Joe_Williams), American Delta blues singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 1982)
*[1904](/source/1904) – [Björn Berglund](/source/Bj%C3%B6rn_Berglund), Swedish actor (died 1968)
*[1905](/source/1905) – [Ernst Kuzorra](/source/Ernst_Kuzorra), German footballer and manager (died 1990)
*[1906](/source/1906) – [León Klimovsky](/source/Le%C3%B3n_Klimovsky), Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (died 1996)
*[1907](/source/1907) – [Richard Titmuss](/source/Richard_Titmuss), English sociologist and academic (died 1973)
*[1908](/source/1908) – [Olivia Coolidge](/source/Olivia_Coolidge), English-American author and educator (died 2006)[{{cite book | first1=Bernice E. | last1=Cullinan | first2=Diane Goetz | last2=Person | title=The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature | location=London | publisher=Continuum | year=2005 | isbn=978-0-8264-1778-7 | page=193}}]
* 1908 – [Enver Hoxha](/source/Enver_Hoxha), Albanian general and politician, [Prime Minister of Albania](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Albania) (died 1985)
*[1911](/source/1911) – [Otto von Bülow](/source/Otto_von_B%C3%BClow), German commander (died 2006)
*[1912](/source/1912) – [Clifford Hansen](/source/Clifford_Hansen), American rancher and politician, 26th [Governor of Wyoming](/source/Governor_of_Wyoming) (died 2009)
*[1918](/source/1918) – [Louis Althusser](/source/Louis_Althusser), Algerian-French philosopher and academic (died 1990)
* 1918 – [Abraham Nemeth](/source/Abraham_Nemeth), American mathematician and academic (died 2013)
* 1918 – [Tony Rolt](/source/Tony_Rolt), English race car driver and engineer (died 2008)
*[1919](/source/1919) – [Kathleen Winsor](/source/Kathleen_Winsor), American journalist and author (died 2003)[{{cite book | first1=James | last1=Vinson | first2=Daniel Lane | last2=Kirkpatrick | title=Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers | location=London | publisher=Macmillan | year=1982 | isbn=978-0-3333-2138-6 | page=706}}]
*[1920](/source/1920) – [Paddy Finucane](/source/Paddy_Finucane), Irish fighter pilot and flying ace (died 1942)
*[1921](/source/1921) – [Matt Batts](/source/Matt_Batts), American baseball player and coach (died 2013)
* 1921 – [Sita Ram Goel](/source/Sita_Ram_Goel), Indian historian, publisher and writer (died 2003)
* 1921 – [MacKenzie Miller](/source/MacKenzie_Miller), American horse trainer and breeder (died 2010)
*[1922](/source/1922) – [Max Bygraves](/source/Max_Bygraves), English-Australian actor and singer (died 2012)
* 1922 – [Leon Sullivan](/source/Leon_Sullivan), American minister and activist (died 2001)
*[1923](/source/1923) – [Linda Darnell](/source/Linda_Darnell), American actress (died 1965)
* 1923 – [Bert Kaempfert](/source/Bert_Kaempfert), German conductor and composer (died 1980)
* 1923 – [Bill McLaren](/source/Bill_McLaren), Scottish rugby player and sportscaster (died 2010)
*[1924](/source/1924) – [Gerard Parkes](/source/Gerard_Parkes), Irish-Canadian actor (died 2014)
*[1925](/source/1925) – [Daniel J. Evans](/source/Daniel_J._Evans), American politician, 16th [Governor of Washington](/source/Governor_of_Washington) (died 2024)[[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000236 Congressional Biography], accessed online August 13, 2007.][{{Cite web |date=2024-09-21 |title=Dan Evans, former Republican governor of Washington and US senator, dies at 98 |url=https://apnews.com/article/dan-evans-dead-washington-governor-obituary-095b013c7e23413583496e998be9631c |access-date=2024-09-22 |website=AP News |language=en}}]
* 1925 – [Angela Lansbury](/source/Angela_Lansbury), English-American actress, singer, and producer (died 2022)[{{cite book | first=Colin | last=Larkin | title=The Virgin Encyclopedia of Stage and Film Musicals | location=London | publisher=Virgin with Muse | year=2000 | isbn=978-0-7535-0375-1 | page=[https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped0081unse/page/358 358] | url=https://archive.org/details/virginencycloped0081unse/page/358 }}][{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/arts/angela-lansbury-dead.html|title=Angela Lansbury, Star of Film, Stage and 'Murder, She Wrote,' Dies at 96|last=Lewis|first=Daniel|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 11, 2022|access-date=October 11, 2022}}]
*[1926](/source/1926) – [Charles Dolan](/source/Charles_Dolan), American businessman, founded [Cablevision](/source/Cablevision) and [HBO](/source/HBO) (died 2024)[{{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=December 29, 2024 |title=Charles Dolan, Cablevision and HBO Founder, Dies at 98 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241229175334/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/29/business/charles-dolan-dead.html |archive-date=December 29, 2024 |access-date=December 30, 2024 |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) |language=en-US |url-status=live }}]
* 1926 – [Ed Valigursky](/source/Ed_Valigursky), American illustrator (died 2009)[{{cite web|title=Valigursky, Ed|website=Encyclopedia of Science Fiction|date=September 12, 2022|accessdate=January 27, 2024|url=https://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/valigursky_ed}}]
*[1927](/source/1927) – [Günter Grass](/source/G%C3%BCnter_Grass), German novelist, poet, playwright, [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Prize_in_Literature) laureate (died 2015)
* 1927 – [Rosa Rosal](/source/Rosa_Rosal), Filipino actress
*[1928](/source/1928) – [Mary Daly](/source/Mary_Daly), American philosopher and theologian (died 2010)[{{cite book | first=Anne-Marie | last=Korte| chapter=Mary Daly | editor-first1=Graham | editor-last1=Oppy | editor-first2=Nick N. | editor-last2=Trakakis | title=Twentieth-Century Philosophy of Religion | location=London | publisher=Routledge | year=2014 | isbn=978-1-3157-2959-6 | page=245}}]
* 1928 – [Ann Morgan Guilbert](/source/Ann_Morgan_Guilbert), American actress (died 2016)
*[1929](/source/1929) – [Fernanda Montenegro](/source/Fernanda_Montenegro), Brazilian actress
*[1930](/source/1930) – [John Polkinghorne](/source/John_Polkinghorne), English physicist, theologian and priest (died 2021)
* 1930 – [Carmen Sevilla](/source/Carmen_Sevilla), Spanish actress (died 2023)
*[1931](/source/1931) – [Charles Colson](/source/Charles_Colson), American lawyer and politician (died 2012)
* 1931 – [Valery Klimov](/source/Valery_Klimov_(violinist)), Ukrainian-Russian violinist and educator (died 2022)
* 1931 – [P. W. Underwood](/source/P._W._Underwood), American football player and coach (died 2013)
*[1932](/source/1932) – [John Grant](/source/John_Grant_(British_politician)), English journalist and politician (died 2000)
* 1932 – [Henry Lewis](/source/Henry_Lewis_(musician)), American bassist and conductor (died 1996)
* 1932 – [Lucien Paiement](/source/Lucien_Paiement), Canadian physician and politician (died 2013)
*[1933](/source/1933) – [Nobuyo Ōyama](/source/Nobuyo_%C5%8Cyama), Japanese voice actress (died 2024)[{{cite web|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/11/asia/nobuyo-oyama-doraemon-actor-dies-intl-hnk/index.html|title=Nobuyo Oyama, voice of beloved 'Doraemon,' dies aged 90|publisher=CNN|first1=Jessie|last1=Yeung|access-date=17 October 2024 |date=11 October 2024|last2=Asada|first2=Yumi}}]
*[1934](/source/1934) – [Peter Ashdown](/source/Peter_Ashdown), English race car driver
*[1936](/source/1936) – [Peter Bowles](/source/Peter_Bowles), English actor and screenwriter (died 2022)
* 1936 – [Andrei Chikatilo](/source/Andrei_Chikatilo), Ukrainian-Russian serial killer (died 1994)
* 1936 – [Mladen Koščak](/source/Mladen_Ko%C5%A1%C4%8Dak), Croatian footballer (died 1997)
* 1936 – [Akira Machida](/source/Akira_Machida), Japanese lawyer and judge, 15th [Chief Justice of Japan](/source/List_of_Chief_Justices_of_Japan) (died 2015)
*[1937](/source/1937) – [Emile Ford](/source/Emile_Ford), Saint Lucia-born British singer and first [Black British](/source/Black_British) musician to sell over one million copies of a single (died 2016)[{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/may/02/emile-ford-obituary | title=Emile Ford obituary | newspaper=The Guardian | date=2 May 2016 | last1=Laing | first1=Dave }}][{{cite web | url=http://www.soundrevelation.co.uk/emile.htm | title=Sound Revelation Services - Mastering, Music Downloads and More! }}]
*[1938](/source/1938) – [Carl Gunter, Jr.](/source/Carl_Gunter%2C_Jr.), American politician (died 1999)
* 1938 – [Nico](/source/Nico_(German_singer)), German singer-songwriter, model, and actress (died 1988)
*[1940](/source/1940) – [Barry Corbin](/source/Barry_Corbin), American actor and producer[{{cite web |title=Mel Counts |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/76458/career |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1941 – [Tim McCarver](/source/Tim_McCarver), American baseball player and sportscaster (died 2023)
* 1941 – [Emma Nicholson, Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne](/source/Emma_Nicholson%2C_Baroness_Nicholson_of_Winterbourne), English computer programmer and politician
*[1943](/source/1943) – [Fred Turner](/source/Fred_Turner_(musician)), Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player[{{Cite journal| last1 = Zagorski | first1 = N.| title = Profile of Elizabeth F. Loftus| doi = 10.1073/pnas.0506223102| journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences| volume = 102| issue = 39| pages = 13721–13723| year = 2005| pmid = 16172386| pmc =1236565| bibcode = 2005PNAS..10213721Z| doi-access = free}}]
*[1945](/source/1945) – [Stefan Buczacki](/source/Stefan_Buczacki), English horticulturalist, botanist, and television host
* 1945 – [Roger Hawkins](/source/Roger_Hawkins_(drummer)), American session drummer (died 2021)
* 1945 – [Paul Monette](/source/Paul_Monette), American author and poet (died 1995)
*[1946](/source/1946) – [Geoff Barnett](/source/Geoff_Barnett_(footballer)), English footballer (died 2021)
* 1946 – [Suzanne Somers](/source/Suzanne_Somers), American actress and producer (died 2023)[{{cite web |last1=Rose |first1=Mike |title=Today's famous birthdays list for October 16, 2022 includes celebrities Flea, Tim Robbins |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2022/10/todays-famous-birthdays-list-for-october-16-2022-includes-celebrities-flea-tim-robbins.html |website=[The Plain Dealer](/source/The_Plain_Dealer) |publisher=[Associated Press](/source/Associated_Press) |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=16 October 2022}}]
*[1947](/source/1947) – [Nicholas Day](/source/Nicholas_Day_(actor)), English actor
* 1947 – [Terry Griffiths](/source/Terry_Griffiths), Welsh snooker player and coach (died 2024)[{{Cite news |date=December 2, 2024 |title=Terry Griffiths: Former world snooker champion dies after lengthy battle with dementia |url=https://www.skysports.com/more-sports/snooker/news/12040/13265097/terry-griffiths-former-world-snooker-champion-dies-after-lengthy-battle-with-dementia |access-date=December 2, 2024 |work=[Sky Sports](/source/Sky_Sports)}}]
* 1947 – [Bob Weir](/source/Bob_Weir), American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2026)[{{cite web |title=Directory of Members: K. S. Kugathasan |url=https://www.parliament.lk/en/members-of-parliament/directory-of-members/viewMember/3458 |publisher=[Parliament of Sri Lanka](/source/Parliament_of_Sri_Lanka) |access-date=21 August 2024 |location=Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka}}]
* 1953 – [Brinsley Forde](/source/Brinsley_Forde), British singer and actor[{{cite web | url=https://lukesmithmusic.net/artists/brinsley-forde/ | title=Brinsley Forde }}]
*[1954](/source/1954) – [Lorenzo Carcaterra](/source/Lorenzo_Carcaterra), American author and blogger
* 1954 – [Michael Forsyth, Baron Forsyth of Drumlean](/source/Michael_Forsyth%2C_Baron_Forsyth_of_Drumlean), Scottish politician, [Secretary of State for Scotland](/source/Secretary_of_State_for_Scotland)
* 1954 – [Serafino Ghizzoni](/source/Serafino_Ghizzoni), Italian rugby player
* 1954 – [Corinna Harfouch](/source/Corinna_Harfouch), German actress
*[1955](/source/1955) – [Kieran Doherty](/source/Kieran_Doherty_(hunger_striker)), [Irish Republican](/source/Irish_Republican) hunger striker and politician (died 1981)[{{cite web |url=https://www.bobbysandstrust.com/hungerstrikers/kieran%20doherty/ |title=Kieran Doherty, Died August 2nd, 1981 |website=www.bobbysandstrust.com}}]
* 1955 – [Ellen Dolan](/source/Ellen_Dolan), American actress
*[1956](/source/1956) – [Marin Alsop](/source/Marin_Alsop), American violinist and conductor
* 1956 – [John Chavis](/source/John_Chavis_(American_football)), American football player and coach
* 1956 – [Meg Rosoff](/source/Meg_Rosoff), American-English author
* 1956 – [Rudra Mohammad Shahidullah](/source/Rudra_Mohammad_Shahidullah), Bangladeshi poet, author, and playwright (died 1992)
*[1957](/source/1957) – [Priidu Beier](/source/Priidu_Beier), Estonian poet and educator
*[1958](/source/1958) – [Roy McDonough](/source/Roy_McDonough), English footballer and manager
* 1958 – [Tim Robbins](/source/Tim_Robbins), American actor, director, and screenwriter[{{cite web |title=Chris Doleman |url=https://www.profootballhof.com/players/chris-doleman/ |publisher=[Pro Football Hall of Fame](/source/Pro_Football_Hall_of_Fame) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1961 – [Marc Levy](/source/Marc_Levy), French author
* 1961 – [Scott O'Hara](/source/Scott_O'Hara), American pornographic performer, author, poet, editor and publisher (died 1998)
* 1961 – [Randy Vasquez](/source/Randy_Vasquez), American actor, director, and producer[{{cite web |title=Dmitri Hvorostovsky obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/nov/22/dmitri-hvorostovsky-obituary |website=the Guardian |access-date=19 April 2022 |language=en |date=22 November 2017}}]
* 1962 – [Nico Lazaridis](/source/Nico_Lazaridis), German footballer
* 1962 – [Tamara McKinney](/source/Tamara_McKinney), American skier
*[1963](/source/1963) – [Brendan Kibble](/source/Brendan_Kibble), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist
* 1963 – [Timothy Leighton](/source/Timothy_Leighton), English physicist and academic
*[1964](/source/1964) – [Shawn Little](/source/Shawn_Little), Canadian lawyer and politician (died 2012)
* 1964 – [James Thompson](/source/James_Thompson_(author)), American-Finnish author (died 2014)
*[1965](/source/1965) – [Kang Kyung-ok](/source/Kang_Kyung-ok), South Korean illustrator
* 1965 – [German Titov](/source/German_Titov_(ice_hockey)), Russian ice hockey player and coach[{{cite web |title=German Titov |url=https://www.nhl.com/player/german-titov-8459672 |publisher=[National Hockey League](/source/National_Hockey_League) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1965 – [Tom Tolbert](/source/Tom_Tolbert), American basketball player and sportscaster
*[1966](/source/1966) – [Olof Lundh](/source/Olof_Lundh), Swedish journalist
* 1966 – [Mary Elizabeth McGlynn](/source/Mary_Elizabeth_McGlynn), American voice actress, singer, and director
*[1967](/source/1967) – [Michael Laffy](/source/Michael_Laffy), Australian footballer
* 1967 – [Davina McCall](/source/Davina_McCall), English television host and actress
*[1968](/source/1968) – [Randall Batinkoff](/source/Randall_Batinkoff), American actor and producer
* 1968 – [Mark Lee](/source/Mark_Lee_(Singaporean_actor)), Singaporean actor and singer
* 1968 – [Francesco Libetta](/source/Francesco_Libetta), Italian pianist, composer, and conductor
* 1968 – [Todd Stashwick](/source/Todd_Stashwick), American actor and writer
* 1968 – [Elsa Zylberstein](/source/Elsa_Zylberstein), French actress
*[1969](/source/1969) – [Roy Hargrove](/source/Roy_Hargrove), American trumpet player and composer (died 2018)
* 1969 – [Takao Omori](/source/Takao_Omori), Japanese wrestler
* 1969 – [Terri J. Vaughn](/source/Terri_J._Vaughn), American actress and producer[{{cite web | url=https://genius.com/artists/Bjorn-yttling | title=Björn Yttling }}]
*[1980](/source/1980) – [Sue Bird](/source/Sue_Bird), Israeli-American basketball player[{{cite web |title=Famous birthdays for Oct. 16: Flea, Naomi Osaka |url=https://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2022/10/16/Famous-birthdays-for-Oct-16-Flea-Naomi-Osaka/3521665844109/ |publisher=[UPI](/source/United_Press_International) |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=16 October 2022}}]
* 1980 – [Jeremy Jackson](/source/Jeremy_Jackson), American actor and singer[{{Cite tweet |last=Grant |first=Brea |user=breagrant |number=1184467472713474048 |date=16 October 2019 |title=It's my birthday... |access-date=16 October 2019 |link=https://twitter.com/breagrant/status/1184467472713474048 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016135729/https://twitter.com/breagrant/status/1184467472713474048 |archive-date=16 October 2019}}]
* 1981 – [Martin Halle](/source/Martin_Halle), Danish footballer
* 1981 – [Boyd Melson](/source/Boyd_Melson), American boxer
* 1981 – [Anthony Reyes](/source/Anthony_Reyes), American baseball player
*[1982](/source/1982) – [Alan Anderson](/source/Alan_Anderson_(basketball)), American basketball player[{{cite web |title=Alan Anderson |url=https://www.nba.com/stats/player/101187/career |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1982 – [Frédéric Michalak](/source/Fr%C3%A9d%C3%A9ric_Michalak), French rugby player
* 1982 – [Cristian Riveros](/source/Cristian_Riveros), Paraguayan footballer
* 1982 – [Prithviraj Sukumaran](/source/Prithviraj_Sukumaran), Indian actor, singer, and producer
*[1983](/source/1983) – [Philipp Kohlschreiber](/source/Philipp_Kohlschreiber), German tennis player
* 1983 – [Loreen](/source/Loreen), Swedish singer[{{cite web |title=Who is Loreen? Meet Sweden's Eurovision 2023 entry |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/talent-shows/eurovision-2023-sweden-entry-loreen-profile-instagram/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=14 May 2023 |language=en}}]
* 1983 – [Kenny Omega](/source/Kenny_Omega), Canadian wrestler
*[1984](/source/1984) – [François Pervis](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Pervis), French track cyclist
* 1984 – [Rachel Reilly](/source/Rachel_Reilly), American talk show host and actress
*[1985](/source/1985) – [Jay Beagle](/source/Jay_Beagle), Canadian ice hockey player
* 1985 – [Alexis Hornbuckle](/source/Alexis_Hornbuckle), American basketball player[{{cite web |title=Alexis Hornbuckle |url=https://www.wnba.com/player/201487/alexis-hornbuckle |publisher=[WNBA](/source/WNBA) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1985 – [Verena Sailer](/source/Verena_Sailer), German sprinter
* 1985 – [Casey Stoner](/source/Casey_Stoner), Australian motorcycle racer
* 1985 – [Peter Wallace](/source/Peter_Wallace_(rugby_league)), Australian rugby league player
*[1986](/source/1986) – [Nicky Adams](/source/Nicky_Adams), English-Welsh footballer
* 1986 – [Franco Armani](/source/Franco_Armani), Argentine footballer[{{cite web|title=Franco Armani|url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/armani-franco/b940xBqM/|website=[Soccerway](/source/Soccerway)|access-date=16 October 2025}}]
* 1986 – [Derk Boerrigter](/source/Derk_Boerrigter), Dutch footballer
* 1986 – [Inna](/source/Inna), Romanian singer[{{cite news|url=http://www.libertatea.ro/subiect/inna|title=Subiect – Inna|newspaper=[Libertatea](/source/Libertatea)|language=ro|access-date=12 March 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170313043433/http://www.libertatea.ro/subiect/inna|archive-date=13 March 2017}}]
*[1988](/source/1988) – [Zoltán Stieber](/source/Zolt%C3%A1n_Stieber), Hungarian footballer
*[1989](/source/1989) – [Dan Biggar](/source/Dan_Biggar), Welsh rugby player
*[1991](/source/1991) – [Jonathan Schoop](/source/Jonathan_Schoop), Curaçaoan baseball player[{{cite web |title=Jonathan Schoop |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jonathan-schoop-570731 |publisher=[Major League Baseball](/source/Major_League_Baseball) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1991 – [Shardul Thakur](/source/Shardul_Thakur), Indian cricketer[http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/475281.html ESPNcricinfo]
*[1992](/source/1992) – [Kostas Fortounis](/source/Kostas_Fortounis), Greek footballer
* 1992 – [Viktorija Golubic](/source/Viktorija_Golubic), Swiss tennis player[{{Cite web |title=Women's Tennis Association – Official Website |url=https://www.wtatennis.com/players/316296/viktorija-golubic |access-date=17 October 2022 |website=Women's Tennis Association |language=en}}]
* 1992 – [Bryce Harper](/source/Bryce_Harper), American baseball player
*[1993](/source/1993) – [Jovit Baldivino](/source/Jovit_Baldivino), Filipino singer and actor (died 2022)[{{Cite web |last=Dumaual |first=Mario |date=9 December 2022 |title=Singer Jovit Baldivino passes away |url=https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/12/09/22/singer-jovit-baldivino-passes-away |access-date=12 December 2022 |website=ABS-CBN News |language=en, fil |quote=Jovit Baldivino, who rose to fame as the first grand winner of ABS-CBN’s nationwide talent-reality show “Pilipinas Got Talent” in 2010, died Friday in Batangas City... He just turned 29 last October 16 [2022].}}]
* 1993 – [Caroline Garcia](/source/Caroline_Garcia), French tennis player
*[1994](/source/1994) – [Adam Elliott](/source/Adam_Elliott), Australian rugby league player
* 1994 – [Halimah Nakaayi](/source/Halimah_Nakaayi), Ugandan middle-distance runner[{{Cite web |title=Halimah Nakaayi |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/131923 |website=[Olympedia](/source/Olympedia) |access-date=20 March 2024 }}]
*[1996](/source/1996) – [Toprak Razgatlıoğlu](/source/Toprak_Razgatl%C4%B1o%C4%9Flu), Turkish motorcycle racer[{{cite web|url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/Toprak+Razgatlioglu/4544|access-date=16 October 2025|title=Toprak Razgatlıoğlu WorldSBK rider profile|website=worldsbk.com}}]
* 1996 – [Andrea Locatelli](/source/Andrea_Locatelli_(motorcyclist)), Italian motorcycle racer[{{cite web|url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/Andrea+Locatelli/4425|access-date=16 October 2025|title=Andrea Locatelli WorldSBK rider profile|website=worldsbk.com}}]
*[1997](/source/1997) – [Aliou Dieng](/source/Aliou_Dieng), Malian footballer[{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Al Ahly SC |publisher=FIFA |page=1 |date=7 February 2023 |access-date=18 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212205323/https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce71/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |archive-date=12 February 2023 |url-status=live}}]
* 1997 – [Charles Leclerc](/source/Charles_Leclerc), Monégasque racing driver[{{cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/drivers/charles-leclerc |access-date=October 17, 2024 |title=Charles Leclerc - F1 Driver for Ferrari |website=formula1.com}}]
* 1997 – [Naomi Osaka](/source/Naomi_Osaka), Japanese tennis player[{{cite web |title=Aaron Nesmith |url=https://www.nba.com/player/1630174/aaron-nesmith |publisher=[National Basketball Association](/source/National_Basketball_Association) |access-date=15 October 2023}}]
* 1999 – [Nicolò Bulega](/source/Nicol%C3%B2_Bulega), Italian motorcycle racer[{{cite web|url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/rider/Nicolo+Bulega/6164|access-date=16 October 2025|title=Nicolò Bulega WorldSBK rider profile|website=worldsbk.com}}]
*[2001](/source/2001) – [Willian Pacho](/source/Willian_Pacho), Ecuadorian footballer[{{cite web|title=Willian Pacho|url=https://www.soccerway.com/player/pacho-william/KA5AQsy0/|website=[Soccerway](/source/Soccerway)|access-date=16 October 2025}}]
* [2003](/source/2003) – [Scott Ogden](/source/Scott_Ogden), British motorcycle racer[{{cite web|url=https://www.motogp.com/en/riders/scott-ogden/f261e368-80bd-4830-9a2e-1cee3e6b0be4?tab=overview|access-date=16 October 2025|title=Scott Ogden rider profile|website=motogp.com}}]
==Deaths==
===Pre-1600===
* [385](/source/385) – [Fu Jian](/source/Fu_Jian_(337%E2%80%93385)), Chinese emperor (born 337)
* [786](/source/786) – [Lullus](/source/Lullus), archbishop of Mainz (born 710)
* [976](/source/976) – [Al-Hakam II](/source/Al-Hakam_II), Umayyad caliph (born 915)
*[1027](/source/1027) – [Fujiwara no Kenshi](/source/Fujiwara_no_Kenshi_(Sanj%C5%8D)), Japanese empress (born 994)
*[1130](/source/1130) – [Pedro González de Lara](/source/Pedro_Gonz%C3%A1lez_de_Lara), Castilian magnate
*[1284](/source/1284) – [Shams al-Din Juvayni](/source/Shams_al-Din_Juvayni), Persian statesman, [vizier](/source/vizier) and [minister of finance](/source/minister_of_finance) of the [Ilkhanate](/source/Ilkhanate)
*[1323](/source/1323) – [Amadeus V](/source/Amadeus_V%2C_Count_of_Savoy), count of Savoy (born 1249)
*[1333](/source/1333) – [Nicholas V](/source/Antipope_Nicholas_V), antipope of Rome (born 1260)
*[1438](/source/1438) – [Anne of Gloucester](/source/Anne_of_Gloucester), English noblewoman (born 1383)
*[1355](/source/1355) – [Louis the Child](/source/Louis%2C_King_of_Sicily), king of Sicily (born 1338)
*[1523](/source/1523) – [Luca Signorelli](/source/Luca_Signorelli), Italian painter (born c.1450)
*[1553](/source/1553) – [Lucas Cranach the Elder](/source/Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder), German painter and engraver (born 1472)
*[1555](/source/1555) – [Hugh Latimer](/source/Hugh_Latimer), English bishop and saint (born 1487)
* 1555 – [Nicholas Ridley](/source/Nicholas_Ridley_(martyr)), English bishop and martyr (born 1500)
*[1591](/source/1591) – [Gregory XIV](/source/Pope_Gregory_XIV), pope of the Catholic Church (born 1535)[{{cite web |title=Gregory XIV {{!}} pope |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregory-XIV |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=11 February 2020 |language=en}}]
*[1594](/source/1594) – [William Allen](/source/William_Allen_(cardinal)), English cardinal (born 1532)
===1601–1900===
*[1621](/source/1621) – [Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck](/source/Jan_Pieterszoon_Sweelinck), Dutch organist and composer (born 1562)
*[1628](/source/1628) – [François de Malherbe](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_de_Malherbe), French poet and critic (born 1555)[{{cite web |title=François de Malherbe {{!}} French poet {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Francois-de-Malherbe |website=www.britannica.com |access-date=4 June 2022 |language=en}}]
*[1637](/source/1637) – [Johann Rudolf Stadler](/source/Johann_Rudolf_Stadler), Swiss clock-maker (born 1605)[{{cite web |last1=Lassner |first1=Martin |title=Johann Rudolf Stadler |url=https://hls-dhs-dss.ch/fr/articles/029418/2011-07-18/ |website=Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse (DHS) |access-date=13 April 2020 |language=fr |date=18 July 2011}}]
*[1649](/source/1649) – [Isaac van Ostade](/source/Isaac_van_Ostade), Dutch painter and illustrator (born 1621)
*[1655](/source/1655) – [Joseph Solomon Delmedigo](/source/Joseph_Solomon_Delmedigo), Italian physician, mathematician, and theorist (born 1591)
*[1660](/source/1660) – [John Cook](/source/John_Cook_(regicide)), English politician, [Solicitor General for England and Wales](/source/Solicitor_General_for_England_and_Wales) (born 1608)
*[1679](/source/1679) – [Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery](/source/Roger_Boyle%2C_1st_Earl_of_Orrery), Irish-English soldier and politician (born 1621)
*[1680](/source/1680) – [Raimondo Montecuccoli](/source/Raimondo_Montecuccoli), Italian-Austrian field marshal (born 1609)
*[1730](/source/1730) – [Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac](/source/Antoine_Laumet_de_La_Mothe%2C_sieur_de_Cadillac), French-American explorer and politician, 3rd [French Governor of Louisiana](/source/List_of_colonial_governors_of_Louisiana) (born 1658)
* 1730 – [Nevşehirli Damat Ibrahim Pasha](/source/Nev%C5%9Fehirli_Damat_Ibrahim_Pasha), Greek politician, 139th [Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire](/source/List_of_Ottoman_Grand_Viziers) (born 1666)
*[1750](/source/1750) – [Sylvius Leopold Weiss](/source/Sylvius_Leopold_Weiss), German lute player and composer (born 1687)
*[1755](/source/1755) – [Gerard Majella](/source/Gerard_Majella), Italian saint (born 1725)
*[1774](/source/1774) – [Robert Fergusson](/source/Robert_Fergusson), Scottish poet (born 1750)
*[1791](/source/1791) – [Grigory Potemkin](/source/Grigory_Potemkin), Russian general and politician (born 1739)
*[1793](/source/1793) – [Marie Antoinette](/source/Marie_Antoinette), Austrian-born queen consort of [Louis XVI](/source/Louis_XVI) of France (born 1755)[{{cite web |title=Marie-Antoinette {{!}} Facts, Biography, & French Revolution |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Marie-Antoinette-queen-of-France |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=22 March 2020 |language=en}}]
* 1793 – [John Hunter](/source/John_Hunter_(surgeon)), Scottish-English surgeon and philosopher (born 1728)
*[1796](/source/1796) – [Victor Amadeus III](/source/Victor_Amadeus_III) of Sardinia (born 1726)
*[1799](/source/1799) – [Veerapandiya Kattabomman](/source/Veerapandiya_Kattabomman) Indian activist (born 1760)
*[1810](/source/1810) – [Nachman of Breslov](/source/Nachman_of_Breslov), Ukrainian religious leader, founded the [Breslov Hasidic group](/source/Breslov_(Hasidic_group)) (born 1772)
*[1822](/source/1822) – [Eva Marie Veigel](/source/Eva_Marie_Veigel), Austrian-English dancer (born 1724)
*[1877](/source/1877) – [Théodore Barrière](/source/Th%C3%A9odore_Barri%C3%A8re), French playwright (born 1823)
*[1888](/source/1888) – [John Wentworth](/source/John_Wentworth_(Illinois_politician)), American journalist and politician, 19th [Mayor of Chicago](/source/Mayor_of_Chicago) (born 1815)
===1901–present===
*[1904](/source/1904) – [Haritina Korotkevich](/source/Haritina_Korotkevich), Russian heroine (born 1882)[{{cite book | first=Alexander Ivanovich | last=Smetanin | title=Оборона Порт-Артура | location=Moscow | publisher=Voennoe Izd-vo. | year=1991 |isbn= 978-5-2030-0488-8 | language=ru | page=103}}]
*[1908](/source/1908) – [Joseph Leycester Lyne](/source/Joseph_Leycester_Lyne), English monk (born 1837)
*[1909](/source/1909) – [Jakub Bart-Ćišinski](/source/Jakub_Bart-%C4%86i%C5%A1inski), German poet and playwright (born 1856)
*[1913](/source/1913) – [Ralph Rose](/source/Ralph_Rose), American shot putter, discus, and hammer thrower (born 1885)
*[1936](/source/1936) – [Effie Adelaide Rowlands](/source/Effie_Adelaide_Rowlands), British writer (born 1859)
*[1937](/source/1937) – [Jean de Brunhoff](/source/Jean_de_Brunhoff), French poet and playwright (born 1899)
*[1946](/source/1946) – [Nuremberg trial](/source/Nuremberg_trial) executions of the Main Trial:
** [Hans Frank](/source/Hans_Frank), German lawyer, politician and war criminal (born 1900)
** [Wilhelm Frick](/source/Wilhelm_Frick), German lawyer and politician, [German Minister of the Interior](/source/List_of_German_interior_ministers) (born 1877)
** [Alfred Jodl](/source/Alfred_Jodl), German general (born 1890)
** [Ernst Kaltenbrunner](/source/Ernst_Kaltenbrunner), Austrian [SS](/source/SS) officer (born 1903)
** [Wilhelm Keitel](/source/Wilhelm_Keitel), German field marshal (born 1882)
** [Alfred Rosenberg](/source/Alfred_Rosenberg), Estonian architect and politician (born 1893)
** [Fritz Sauckel](/source/Fritz_Sauckel), German sailor and politician (born 1894)
** [Arthur Seyss-Inquart](/source/Arthur_Seyss-Inquart), Austrian lawyer and politician, 16th [Federal Chancellor of Austria](/source/List_of_Chancellors_of_Austria) (born 1892)
** [Julius Streicher](/source/Julius_Streicher), German journalist and politician (born 1887)
** [Joachim von Ribbentrop](/source/Joachim_von_Ribbentrop), German lieutenant and politician, [Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany](/source/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Germany)) (born 1893)
*[1947](/source/1947) – [Anna B. Eckstein](/source/Anna_B._Eckstein), German peace activist (born 1868)[{{cite news |last1=Lammel |first1=Wolfgang |title=Vision Weltfrieden: Die Pazifistin Anna B. Eckstein |url=https://www.sonntagsblatt.de/artikel/bayern/vision-weltfrieden-die-pazifistin-anna-b-eckstein |access-date=28 July 2019 |work=Sonntagsblatt |date=30 June 2018 |location=Munich |language=de}}]
*[1951](/source/1951) – [Liaquat Ali Khan](/source/Liaquat_Ali_Khan), Indian-Pakistani lawyer and politician, 1st [Prime Minister of Pakistan](/source/Prime_Minister_of_Pakistan) (born 1895)
*[1956](/source/1956) – [Jules Rimet](/source/Jules_Rimet), French businessman (born 1873)
*[1957](/source/1957) – [John Anthony Sydney Ritson](/source/John_Anthony_Sydney_Ritson), English rugby player, mines inspector, engineer and educator (born 1887)
*[1958](/source/1958) – [Robert Redfield](/source/Robert_Redfield), American anthropologist of Mexico (born 1897)
*[1959](/source/1959) – [Minor Hall](/source/Minor_Hall), American drummer (born 1897)
* 1959 – [George Marshall](/source/George_Marshall), American general and politician, 3rd [United States Secretary of Defense](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense), [Nobel Prize](/source/Nobel_Peace_Prize) laureate (born 1880)
*[1962](/source/1962) – [Gaston Bachelard](/source/Gaston_Bachelard), French poet and philosopher (born 1884)
*[1964](/source/1964) – [Patsy Callighen](/source/Patsy_Callighen), Canadian ice hockey player (born 1906)
*[1966](/source/1966) – [George O'Hara](/source/George_O'Hara_(actor)), American actor and screenwriter (born 1899)
*[1968](/source/1968) – [Ellis Kinder](/source/Ellis_Kinder), American baseball player (born 1914)
*[1971](/source/1971) – [Robin Boyd](/source/Robin_Boyd_(architect)), Australian architect and educator, designed the [Domain Park Flats](/source/Domain_Park_Flats) (born 1919)
*[1972](/source/1972) – [Nick Begich](/source/Nick_Begich_Sr.), American lawyer and politician (born 1932)
* 1972 – [Hale Boggs](/source/Hale_Boggs), American lawyer and politician (born 1914)
* 1972 – [Leo G. Carroll](/source/Leo_G._Carroll), English-American actor (born 1886)
*[1973](/source/1973) – [Gene Krupa](/source/Gene_Krupa), American drummer, composer, and actor (born 1909)
*[1975](/source/1975) – [Vittorio Gui](/source/Vittorio_Gui), Italian conductor and composer (born 1885)
*[1978](/source/1978) – [Dan Dailey](/source/Dan_Dailey), American actor, singer, dancer, and director (born 1913)
*[1979](/source/1979) – [Johan Borgen](/source/Johan_Borgen), Norwegian author and critic (born 1903)
*[1981](/source/1981) – [Moshe Dayan](/source/Moshe_Dayan), Israeli general and politician, 5th [Foreign Affairs Minister of Israel](/source/Foreign_Affairs_Minister_of_Israel) (born 1915)
* 1981 – [Eugene Eisenmann](/source/Eugene_Eisenmann), Panamanian-American lawyer and ornithologist (born 1906)
*[1982](/source/1982) – [Mario Del Monaco](/source/Mario_Del_Monaco), Italian tenor (born 1915)
*[1983](/source/1983) – [Jakov Gotovac](/source/Jakov_Gotovac), Croatian composer and conductor (born 1895)
*[1986](/source/1986) – [Arthur Grumiaux](/source/Arthur_Grumiaux), Belgian violinist and pianist (born 1921)
*[1989](/source/1989) – [Walter Farley](/source/Walter_Farley), American author and educator (born 1915)
* 1989 – [Scott O'Dell](/source/Scott_O'Dell), American journalist and author (born 1898)
* 1989 – [Cornel Wilde](/source/Cornel_Wilde), American actor (born 1912)
*[1990](/source/1990) – [Art Blakey](/source/Art_Blakey), American drummer and bandleader (born 1919)
* 1990 – [Jorge Bolet](/source/Jorge_Bolet), Cuban-American pianist and educator (born 1914)
*[1992](/source/1992) – [Shirley Booth](/source/Shirley_Booth), American actress and singer (born 1898)
*[1996](/source/1996) – [Jason Bernard](/source/Jason_Bernard), American actor (born 1938)
* 1996 – [Eric Malpass](/source/Eric_Malpass), English author (born 1910)
*[1997](/source/1997) – [Audra Lindley](/source/Audra_Lindley), American actress (born 1918)
* 1997 – [James A. Michener](/source/James_A._Michener), American author and philanthropist (born 1907)
*[1998](/source/1998) – [Jon Postel](/source/Jon_Postel), American computer scientist and academic (born 1943)
*[1999](/source/1999) – [Jean Shepherd](/source/Jean_Shepherd), American radio host, actor, and screenwriter (born 1921)
*[2000](/source/2000) – [Mel Carnahan](/source/Mel_Carnahan), American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 51st [Governor of Missouri](/source/Governor_of_Missouri) (born 1934)
* 2000 – [Rick Jason](/source/Rick_Jason), American actor (born 1923)
*[2001](/source/2001) – [Etta Jones](/source/Etta_Jones), American singer-songwriter (born 1928)
*[2003](/source/2003) – [Avni Arbaş](/source/Avni_Arba%C5%9F), Turkish painter (born 1919)
* 2003 – [Stu Hart](/source/Stu_Hart), Canadian wrestler and trainer (born 1915)
* 2003 – [László Papp](/source/L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3_Papp), Hungarian boxer (born 1926)
*[2004](/source/2004) – [Pierre Salinger](/source/Pierre_Salinger), American journalist and politician, 11th [White House Press Secretary](/source/White_House_Press_Secretary) (born 1925)
*[2006](/source/2006) – [John Victor Murra](/source/John_Victor_Murra), Ukrainian-American anthropologist and academic (born 1916)
* 2006 – [Valentín Paniagua](/source/Valent%C3%ADn_Paniagua), Peruvian lawyer and politician, 91st [President of Peru](/source/President_of_Peru) (born 1936)
*[2007](/source/2007) – [Deborah Kerr](/source/Deborah_Kerr), Scottish actress (born 1921)
* 2007 – [Toše Proeski](/source/To%C5%A1e_Proeski), Macedonian singer-songwriter (born 1981)
*[2008](/source/2008) – [Dagmar Normet](/source/Dagmar_Normet), Estonian author and translator (born 1921)
*[2010](/source/2010) – [Eyedea](/source/Eyedea), American rapper and producer (born 1981)
* 2010 – [Barbara Billingsley](/source/Barbara_Billingsley), American actress (born 1915)[{{cite news |last=McLellan |first=Dennis |title=Barbara Billingsley, Mother on 'Leave It to Beaver', Dies at 94 |work=[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times) |date=October 16, 2010 |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-barbara-billingsley-20101017,0,2782610,full.story |access-date=December 22, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101117224123/http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-barbara-billingsley-20101017%2C0%2C2782610%2Cfull.story |archive-date=November 17, 2010 |url-status=dead}}]
*[2011](/source/2011) – [Dan Wheldon](/source/Dan_Wheldon), English race car driver (born 1978)
*[2012](/source/2012) – [Frank Moore Cross](/source/Frank_Moore_Cross), American scholar and academic (born 1921)
* 2012 – [John A. Durkin](/source/John_A._Durkin), American lawyer and politician (born 1936)
* 2012 – [Mario Gallegos, Jr.](/source/Mario_Gallegos%2C_Jr.), American firefighter and politician (born 1950)
* 2012 – [Bódog Török](/source/B%C3%B3dog_T%C3%B6r%C3%B6k), Hungarian handball player and coach (born 1923)
* 2012 – [Eddie Yost](/source/Eddie_Yost), American baseball player and coach (born 1926)
*[2013](/source/2013) – [Govind Purushottam Deshpande](/source/Govind_Purushottam_Deshpande), Indian playwright and academic (born 1938)
* 2013 – [George Hourmouziadis](/source/George_Hourmouziadis), Greek archaeologist and academic (born 1932)
* 2013 – [Ed Lauter](/source/Ed_Lauter), American actor (born 1938)[{{cite news|title=Veteran character actor Ed Lauter dies at age 74|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Veteran-character-actor-Ed-Lauter-dies-at-age-74-4902071.php |date=October 17, 2013 |access-date=October 18, 2013|work=The [San Francisco Chronicle](/source/San_Francisco_Chronicle)|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020162250/https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Veteran-character-actor-Ed-Lauter-dies-at-age-74-4902071.php |archive-date=2013-10-20 |url-status=dead}}]
* 2013 – [Laurel Martyn](/source/Laurel_Martyn), Australian ballerina and choreographer (born 1916)
* 2013 – [Robert B. Rheault](/source/Robert_B._Rheault), American colonel (born 1925)
* 2013 – [Saggy Tahir](/source/Saggy_Tahir), Pakistani-American lawyer and politician (born 1944)
*[2014](/source/2014) – [Ioannis Charalambopoulos](/source/Ioannis_Charalambopoulos), Greek colonel and politician, [Deputy Prime Minister of Greece](/source/Deputy_Prime_Minister_of_Greece) (born 1919)
* 2014 – [Allen Forte](/source/Allen_Forte), American musicologist and theorist (born 1926)
* 2014 – [Seppo Kuusela](/source/Seppo_Kuusela), Finnish basketball player and coach (born 1934)
* 2014 – [John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough](/source/John_Spencer-Churchill%2C_11th_Duke_of_Marlborough), English businessman (born 1926)
*[2015](/source/2015) – [Richard J. Cardamone](/source/Richard_J._Cardamone), American lawyer and judge (born 1925)
* 2015 – [James W. Fowler](/source/James_W._Fowler), American psychologist and academic (born 1940)
* 2015 – [William James](/source/William_James_(Australian_general)), Australian general and physician (born 1930)
* 2015 – [Vera Williams](/source/Vera_Williams), American author and illustrator (born 1927)
* 2015 – [Memduh Ün](/source/Memduh_%C3%9Cn), Turkish film producer, director, actor and screenwriter (born 1920)
*[2016](/source/2016) – [Calvin Carl "Kelly" Gotlieb](/source/Calvin_Gotlieb), Canadian professor and computer scientist (born 1921)
*[2017](/source/2017) – [Daphne Caruana Galizia](/source/Daphne_Caruana_Galizia), Maltese journalist and blogger (born 1964)
* 2017 – [Roy Dotrice](/source/Roy_Dotrice), British actor (born 1923)
* 2017 – [John Dunsworth](/source/John_Dunsworth), Canadian actor (born 1946)
* 2017 – [Sean Hughes](/source/Sean_Hughes_(comedian)), British-born Irish stand-up comedian (born 1965)[{{cite web |last1=Dessau |first1=Bruce |title=Sean Hughes obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/oct/16/sean-hughes-obituary |website=The Guardian |access-date=14 May 2023 |date=16 October 2017}}]
*[2023](/source/2023) – [Martti Ahtisaari](/source/Martti_Ahtisaari), former [President of Finland](/source/President_of_Finland) and Nobel Prize laureate (born 1937)[{{Cite news| author=Anne Kauranen|date=16 October 2023|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finnish-nobel-peace-laureate-ahtisaari-dies-86-2023-10-16/|title=Finnish Nobel Peace laureate and former president Ahtisaari dies at 86|work=Reuters|access-date=16 October 2023}}]
*[2024](/source/2024) – [Ollie Olsen](/source/Ollie_Olsen), Australian musician, composer and sound designer (born 1958)[{{Cite news |date=2024-10-16 |title=Ollie Olsen, celebrated musician and Michael Hutchence collaborator, dies age 66 |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-16/ollie-olsen-dead-age-66-post-punk-electronic-musician/104479248 |access-date=2024-11-03 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}]
*2024 – [Liam Payne](/source/Liam_Payne), English singer-songwriter from [One Direction](/source/One_Direction) (born 1993)[{{Cite web |date=2024-10-16 |title=Liam Payne, former One Direction member, dies at 31 in Argentina hotel fall |url=https://apnews.com/article/liam-payne-dies-one-direction-6b7893a56e0d8701096775f611399dd8 |access-date=2024-10-16 |website=AP News |language=en}}]
*2024 – [Yahya Sinwar](/source/Yahya_Sinwar), leader of [Hamas](/source/Hamas) (born 1962)[{{Cite news |last1=Yoon |first1=John |last2=Boxerman |first2=Aaron |date=October 17, 2024 |title=Here Is the Remaining Leadership of Hamas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/17/world/middleeast/hamas-leadership-sinwar-death.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)}}]
==Holidays and observances==
* [Air Force Day (Bulgaria)](/source/Air_Force_Day_(Bulgaria))
* [Boss's Day](/source/Boss's_Day) (United States)[{{cite web |title=Boss's Day in the United States |url=https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/boss-day |website=www.timeanddate.com |access-date=15 February 2022 |language=en}}]
* Christian [feast day](/source/feast_day):
** [Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon](/source/Balderic%2C_Abbot_of_Montfaucon)
** [Bercharius](/source/Bercharius_of_Hautvillers)
** [Bertrand of Comminges](/source/Bertrand_of_Comminges)
** [Colmán of Kilroot (Colman mac Cathbaid)](/source/Colm%C3%A1n_of_Kilroot)
** [Eliphius](/source/Eliphius)
** [Fortunatus of Casei](/source/Fortunatus_of_Casei)
** [Gall](/source/Saint_Gall)
** [Gerard Majella](/source/Gerard_Majella)
** [Hedwig of Silesia](/source/Hedwig_of_Silesia)
** [Hugh Latimer](/source/Hugh_Latimer) ([Anglicanism](/source/Anglicanism))
** [Junian (of Saint-Junien)](/source/Junian_of_Saint-Junien)
** [Marguerite Marie Alacoque](/source/Marguerite_Marie_Alacoque)
** [Marie-Marguerite d'Youville](/source/Marie-Marguerite_d'Youville)
** [Nicholas Ridley](/source/Nicholas_Ridley_(martyr)) ([Anglicanism](/source/Anglicanism))
** [Silvanus of Ahun](/source/Silvanus_of_Ahun)
** [Blessed](/source/Beatification) [Thevarparampil Kunjachan](/source/Thevarparampil_Kunjachan) ([Syro-Malabar Catholic Church](/source/Syro-Malabar_Catholic_Church) / [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church))
** [Pope Victor III](/source/Pope_Victor_III)
** [October 16 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)](/source/October_16_(Eastern_Orthodox_liturgics))
* [Pope John Paul II Day](/source/Pope_John_Paul_II_Day) (Poland)
* [Death anniversary of Liaquat Ali Khan](/source/Death_anniversary_of_Liaquat_Ali_Khan) (Pakistan)
* [Teachers' Day](/source/Teachers'_Day) ([Chile](/source/Chile))
* [World Food Day](/source/World_Food_Day) ([International](/source/International_observance))[{{cite web |title=International Days |url=https://www.un.org/en/sections/observances/international-days/ |website=www.un.org |access-date=2 January 2021 |language=en |date=6 January 2015}}]
* [Bu-Ma Democratic Protests](/source/Bu-Ma_Democratic_Protests) Commemoration Day ([South Korea](/source/South_Korea))[{{cite web |title=국경일·기념일 |url=https://www.mois.go.kr/frt/sub/a06/b08/nationalHoliday_4/screen.do#v_1 |website=행정안전부 |access-date=16 October 2022 |language=ko}}]
==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/16 |title=On This Day |publisher=BBC}}
* {{NYT On this day|month=10|day=16}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.onthisday.com/events/october/16 |title=Historical Events on October 16 |publisher=OnThisDay.com}}
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