- 1876 Jacqueline Royaards-Sandberg, Dutch actress (Un Soir Un Train), born in Pamekasan, Dutch Indies (d. 1976)
- 1910 Fred de Cordova, American film and TV producer (Tonight Show), born in NYC, New York (d. 2001)
- 1910 Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (Star is Born, Mildred Pierce), born in Manitoba (d. 1963)
- 1911 Leif Erickson, American actor (Invaders from Mars, On the Waterfront), born in Alameda, California (d. 1986)
- 1915 Harry Saltzman, Canadian theater and film producer (Goldfinger), born in Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada (d. 1994)
- 1916 Bob de Lange [Jacob Bernard de Lange], Dutch actor and director (Daniel), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 1978)
- 1918 Teresa Wright, American actress (Eleanor Gehrig-Pride of the Yankees), born in NYC, New York (d. 2005)
- 1920 Nanette Fabray [Ruby Fabares], American actress and singer (Love Life, Caesar's Hour, One Day at a Time), born in San Diego, California (d. 2018)
- 1923 Ned Wertimer, American actor (The Jeffersons), born in Buffalo, New York (d. 2013)
- 1924 Ruby Dee, American actress (A Raisin in the Sun, American Gangster), born in Cleveland, Ohio (d. 2014)
- 1924 Michel Galabru, French actor (Judge & the Assassin), born in Safi, Morocco (d. 2016)
- 1925 Jane Connell, American actress (Jane-Stanley, Bridget-Dumpling), born in Oakland, California (d. 2013)
- 1925 Mary Kay Stearns, American actress (Mary Kay & Johnny), born in Glendale, California
- 1932 Jean-Pierre Cassel, French actor (Trout), born in Paris, France (d. 2007)
- 1934 Giorgos Konstadinou, Greek actor and director, born in Athens, Greece
- 1937 Lara Parker, American actress (Race with the Devil, Dark Shadows), born in Knoxville, Tennessee
John Cleese
1939 John Cleese, English actor and comedian (Monty Python), born in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
John Cleese
- 1945 Carrie Snodgress, American actress (Diary of Mad Housewife), born in Barrington, Illinois (d. 2004)
- 1945 John Kane, British actor and writer, born in Dundee, Angus, Scotland
- 1946 Ivan Reitman, Slovak-Canadian director and producer (Private Parts, Ghostbusters, Dave), born in Komárno, Slovakia
- 1950 Fran Lebowitz, American author and actress (Resident Alien), born in Morristown, New Jersey
- 1951 Jayne Kennedy-Overton, actress (Penitentary), born in Washington, D.C.
Roberto Benigni
1952 Roberto Benigni, Italian director and actor (Life Is Beautiful, The Tiger and the Snow), born in Castiglion Fiorentino, Italy
Roberto Benigni
- 1953 Peter Firth, Bradford England, actor (Equus, Lifeforce, Tess), born in Bradford, England
- 1953 Robert Picardo, actor (Frame Up, Gremlins 2), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1954 Jan Duursema, American comic book artist (Star Wars comics)
- 1957 Jeff East, American actor (Huckleberry Finn, Superman), born in Kansas City, Missouri
- 1963 Deborah Moore, actress (Danielle-Day of Our Lives), born in London, England
- 1963 Marla Maples, American actress (Will Rogers Follies), ex-wife of Donald Trump, born in Dalton, Georgia
- 1973 Monica Louwerens, Canadian-American actress (Power Rangers) and Miss America-Mississippi (Top 10, 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1979 Melanie Vallejo, Australian TV actress
- 1980 Cassia Riley, American model
- 1981 Han Hye-jin, South Korean actress
- 1982 Patrick Fugit, American actor
- 1982 Takashi Tsukamoto, Japanese actor
- 1984 Kelly Osbourne, English television personality
October in History
The Charge of the Light Brigade, a Brave and Foolish Tale
The Charge of the Light Brigade is infamous as an act of bravery in the face all insurmountable odds. An event immortalized in poetry by Alfred Tennyson.
October 25, 1854The Gunfight at OK Corral
Said to have lasted just 30 seconds, the gunfight at OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, is remembered as one of the great shootouts in the annals of the Wild West
October 26, 1881The Man Who Saved The World
Many people think John F Kennedy saved the world with his handling of the Cuban missile crisis. But an unknown Russian sailor also played a dramatic role.
October 27, 1962'Splendid Achievement' becomes the 'Road To Hell'
London's orbital road, the M25 was hailed as a splendid achievement by PM Margaret Thatcher when she opened it on this day. But it soon developed another nickname...
October 29, 1986
