Oct 11 Samuel Clarke, English philosopher and theologian, born in Norwich, England (d. 1729) Oct 21 Emperor Higashiyama of Japan (d. 1710) Oct 24 Richard Temple, 1st Viscount Cobham, English soldier and politician, born in Parchim, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany (d. 1749) 1674 Famous Birthdays by Year 1676