- 1857 Moses Walker, American baseball catcher (first African-American to play MLB), born in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio (d. 1924)
- 1868 Fred Hovey, American tennis player (US Nationals 1895), born in Newton Centre, Massachusetts (d. 1945)
- 1887 A C "Jack" Russell, cricketer (prolific England batsman post-WWI)
- 1896 Cyril Allcott, cricketer (NZ all-rounder in their early Tests)
- 1901 Frank Boucher, Canadian all-star NHL center (NY Rangers), born in Ottawa, Ontario (d. 1977)
- 1904 Chuck Klein, American Baseball Hall of Fame right fielder (Triple Crown 1933 Philadelphia Phillies), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 1958)
- 1913 Victor Trumper Jr, Australian cricketer (son of Mr & Mrs Trumper NSW 1940-41), born in Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia (d. 1981)
- 1914 Herman Keiser, American golfer (US Masters 1946), born in Springfield, Missouri (d. 2003)
- 1922 Grady Hatton, American baseball player, (d. 2013)
- 1934 Willie Naulls, NBA star (NY Knicks)
- 1937 Col Guest, cricketer (Test Aust v England 1963, scored 11 took 0-59)
- 1938 Ann Haydon-Jones, British tennis player (Wimbledon 1969, French Open 1961, 66), born in Birmingham, England
- 1943 José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player
- 1952 Graham Yallop, cricketer (Australian capt in 7 Tests, won 1 lost 6)
- 1952 Ludmila Tourischeva, USSR, gymnast (Olympic gold 1972)
- 1956 Julio Pezua, Pervian-American jockey
- 1957 Jayne Torvill, English ice dancer (Torvill & Dean, Olympic gold 1984), born in Nottingham
- 1961 Tony Sparano, American NFL coach (Miami Dolphins 2008-11), born in West Haven, Connecticut (d. 2018)
- 1964 Rich Delucia, pitcher (SF Giants), born in Reading, Pennsylvania
- 1964 Paul Stewart, British footballer (Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool), born in Manchester, England
- 1965 Juul Ellerman, soccer player (PSV, FC Twente)
- 1966 Trent Brown, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
- 1967 Mariana Perez-Roldan, Argentina, tennis star
- 1968 Erick Anderson, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
- 1968 Randy Bartz, Roseville Minn, short track skater (Olympics 1994)
- 1969 Martin Haywood, cricketer (NSW opening batsman)
- 1970 Daniel Collins, Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996), born in Sydney, New South Wales
- 1970 Dwayne Provo, cornerback (New England Patriots)
- 1970 Harold Ellis, NBA forward (Denver Nuggets)
- 1970 Le'Shai Maston, NFL running back (Jacksonville Jaguars)
- 1970 Vaughn Hebron, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
- 1971 Dexter Dawson, CFL receiver (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
- 1971 Johnnie Morton, NFL wide receiver (Detroit Lions)
- 1971 Paul Hannam, 470 sailor (Olympics 1996), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
- 1972 John Hyden, Tustin California, volleyball outside hitter (alt-Olympics 1996)
- 1972 Rahsaan Giddings, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
- 1973 Gerald McBurrows, safety (St Louis Rams)
- 1973 Priest Holmes, running back (Baltimore Ravens)
- 1973 Dida, Brazilian footballer
- 1974 Benjamin Oberman, pairs skater (& Naomi Grabow), born in Denver, Colorado
- 1974 Shannon MacMillan, American soccer forward (Olympics 1996), born in Syosset, New York
- 1975 Billy Walsh, soccer midfielder (Olympic gold 1996), born in Summit, New Jersey
- 1976 Santiago Solari, Argentinian footballer
- 1976 Gilberto Silva, Brazilian footballer
- 1976 Charles Woodson, American football player
- 1976 Marc Coma, Spanish motorcycle racer
- 1977 Clayton Miller, trap shooter (Olympics 1996), born in Toronto, Ontario
- 1978 Zaheer Khan, Indian cricketer
- 1979 Simona Amânar, Romanian gymnast
- 1982 Madjid Bougherra, Algerian footballer
- 1982 Jermain Defoe, English footballer
- 1982 Robby Ginepri, American tennis player
- 1984 Salman Butt, Pakistani cricketer
- 1985 Evan Longoria, American baseball player
- 1986 Lee Nguyen, American soccer player
- 1986 Gunnar Nielsen, Faroese footballer
- 1987 Jeremy Brockie, Australian footballer
October in History
![Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show]()
Elvis Comes Fifth in Talent Show
Elvis Presley made his first public appearance as a singer on this day. It did not go well: he came fifth in a local talent show. But he was only ten years old.
October 3, 1945![Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury]()
Barking Mad! Puppies Slain to Cure Leg Injury
Charles Darwin shocked the world in 1859 with his evolution theory. Today, it's his writings about practices in the 19th Century that will shock many modern readers.
October 3, 1833![Jazz Singer Sounds Death Knell for Silent Movies]()
Jazz Singer Sounds Death Knell for Silent Movies
The Jazz Singer was premiered on this day and audiences were thrilled to hear Al Jolson talking. The pioneer film spelled the end for the silent-movie industry.
October 6, 1927![The Great Stand on the Ugra River]()
The Great Stand on the Ugra River
On one side of the Ugra River stood the Mongol Golden Horde, on the other, Ivan III, Grand Prince of the rising Muscovy Principality. At stake, everything.
October 8, 1480
