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Famous People Born in October 1838

  • Oct 6 Giuseppe Cesare Abba, Italian patriot and writer, born in Cairo Montenotte, Italy (d. 1910)
  • Oct 8 John Milton Hay, American politician (Union), born in Salem, Indiana (d. 1905)
  • Oct 22 Carl Fuchs, German composer and musician, born in Potsdam (d. 1922)

Georges BizetGeorges Bizet (1838-1875)

Oct 25 French composer (Carmen), born in Paris

Georges Bizet
  • Oct 27 John Davis Long, American politician (32nd Governor of Massachusetts 1880-1915), born in Buckfield, Maine (d. 1915)
  • Oct 31 Luís I, King of Portugal (1861-89), born in Necessidades Palace, Lisbon, Portugal (d. 1889)

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