- 1851 George Ulyett, cricketer (great Yorkshire all-rounder 1873-93)
- 1879 Willie Anderson, Scottish golfer (4-time US Open champion), born in North Berwick, Scotland (d. 1910)
- 1898 Eduard Pütsep, Estonian wresler and Olympic medalist (d. 1960)
- 1926 Bob Rosburg, American golfer, analyst (PGA Championship 1959), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2009)
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1928 Whitey Ford [Edward Charles Ford], American hall of fame baseball pitcher (NY Yankees), born in NYC
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- 1928 Vern Mikkelsen, Parlier, CA, basketball player (Lakers, HOF), (d. 2013)
- 1931 Jim Parks, cricketer (England batsman-keeper in 46 Tests 1954-68)
- 1940 Geoffrey Boycott, cricketer (stoic England opener 1964-82)
- 1940 Osamu Watanabe, Japan, featherweight (Olympic gold 1964)
- 1942 Allan Grice, Australian racing driver
- 1946 Jim Hill, American sportscaster
- 1947 Younis Ahmed, cricketer (batted for Pakistan in 1969 & again in 1987)
- 1949 Michel Brière, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1971)
- 1949 Masao Ohba, Japanese boxer (WBA flyweight champion), born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 1973)
- 1959 George Bell, Dom Rep, outfielder (Blue Jays, 1987 AL MVP)
- 1960 Lionel Washington, American NFL cornerback (Denver Broncos), born in Lutcher, Louisiana
- 1962 Don Fardon, Toowoomba QLD, Australian golfer
- 1962 David Campese, Australian rugby union winger (101 Tests, record 64 tries), born in Queanbeyan, NSW
- 1965 Alison Munt, Cairns Australia, LPGA golfer (1992 Jamie Farr-21st)
- 1965 Chima McLean, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Conestoga), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1965 Chris Duplanty, water polo goalkeeper (Olympics 1996), born in Palo Alto, California
- 1965 Ion Andoni Goikoetxea, Spanish footballer
- 1966 Jonas B, Svensson Sweden, tennis star
- 1966 Thomas Louis Tolles Jr, PGA golfer (1995 Bob Hope-3rd), born in Ft Myers, Florida
- 1967 Bill Berg, St Catharines, NHL left wing (NY Rangers)
- 1967 Gavin Brian Lovegrove, javelin (Olympics 1996), born in Auckland, New Zealand
- 1967 John Flaherty, American catcher (San Diego Padres), born in NYC, New York
- 1967 Stanley Richard, NFL safety (Washington Redskins)
- 1967 Paul Ince, English footballer
- 1969 John McMullen, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 NCAA-15th), born in Santa Rosa, California
- 1969 Mo Lewis, American NFL linebacker (NY Jets), born in Atlanta, Georgia
- 1970 Lance Teichelmann, WLAF defensive tackle (Rhein Fire)
- 1970 Marc Wilkins, Mansfield OH, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
- 1971 Damien Martyn, cricketer (WA & Australian middle-order batsman)
- 1971 René Ponk, soccer player (FC Utrecht)
- 1971 Shane Hannah, NFL guard (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1971 Paul Norman Telfer, Scottish footballer
- 1972 Orlando Thomas, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
- 1973 Dan Neil, NFL guard (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1973 Derrick Beatty, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1975 Henrique Hilário, Portuguese footballer
- 1975 Toby Hall, American baseball player
- 1976 Lavinia Miloşovici, Romanian gymnast
- 1978 Joey Harrington, American football player
- 1979 Khalil Greene, American baseball player
- 1979 Gabe Gross, American baseball player
- 1981 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian footballer
- 1982 James White, American basketball player
- 1983 Zack Greinke, American baseball player
- 1983 Andy Marté, Dominican baseball player
- 1984 Anouk Leblanc-Boucher, French Canadian short track speed skater
- 1984 Kenny Cooper, American soccer player
- 1984 Marvin Mitchell, American football player
- 1984 Kieran Richardson, English footballer
- 1986 Chibuzor Chilaka, English footballer
- 1990 Ricky Rubio, Spanish basketball player
October in History
The Tragedy of Aberfan
One hundred and sixteen young children died on this day when an avalanche of coal tip waste and debris thundered down a hillside and engulfed their school.
October 21, 1966
Jumping Jacques Makes First Parachute Descent
Daredevil André-Jacques Garnerin took to the sky in a hydrogen balloon on this day and after cutting himself adrift performed the first ‘parachute’ descent.
October 22, 1797
Test of Time for the Date of Creation
The assertion by a 17th Century bishop that the universe was created on this day in the year 4004 BC was put to the test in a famous trial in the United States.
October 23, 4004 BC
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, 1854