Born in October: famous birthdays and numbers for every day
October has 31 days, from the 274th to the 304th day of the year. People born in October are Libra until October 22, then Scorpio. In 2027, October 1 falls on a Friday, and 10 of the month’s 31 days fall on a Saturday or Sunday.
Day by day, this page brings together 248 famous people, 124 events and 93 holidays and observances. The earliest birth listed is Edward VI of England (1537, October 12), the most recent Naomi Osaka (1997, October 16). 10 of them have a milestone birthday coming up, including María Corina Machado (60 on October 7, 2027), Naomi Osaka (30 on October 16, 2027) and Zac Efron (40 on October 18, 2027). In the United States, the most common October birthday from 2000 to 2014 was October 3 (33rd of 366 days, about 12,099 births that day each year), and the least common October 31 (356th).
Updated October 25, 2026. Famous people, events and holidays: Wikipedia and Wikidata. US birth counts: Social Security Administration, compiled by FiveThirtyEight.
How to read the October entries
Every day in October has its own entry. It starts with the day’s rank in the year, the zodiac sign (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year) and the day’s rank within that sign, the day of the week it falls on the next three times, the years it lands on a Saturday or Sunday over the next ten years, and the date a baby born that day, next time it comes around, will be 10,000 days old. The last figure is the average number of babies born that day each year in the United States from 2000 to 2014, with the day’s rank out of 366.
Next come the eight people born that day with the most articles across the different Wikipedias (Wikidata, checked October 25, 2026); for living people, the age shown is the one they will reach on their next birthday, calculated by Cardiboo. Finally, a few events and holidays for the day, taken from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0 license), with a link to the full page for that day.
Born on October 1
274th day of the year (275th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 9th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 16, 2055 · US: about 11,956 births that day each year (57th of 366)
- 1924 Jimmy Carter, president of the United States from 1977 to 1981 (1924–2024)
- 1956 Theresa May, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2019 — turns 71 in 2027
- 1541 El Greco, Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect (1541–1614)
- 1935 Julie Andrews, British actress, singer and author (born 1935) — turns 92 in 2027
- 1966 George Weah, President of Liberia from 2018 to 2024 (born 1966) — turns 61 in 2027
- 1989 Brie Larson, American actress, singer and filmmaker (born 1989) — turns 38 in 2027
- 1922 Chen-ning Yang, Chinese physicist (1922–2025)
- 1945 Ram Nath Kovind, President of India from 2017 to 2022 — turns 82 in 2027
October 1 in history
- 2018 The International Court of Justice ruled that Chile was under no obligation to restore Bolivia's access to the Pacific Ocean, which it had lost in the 19th century.
- 2003 A levy was imposed on the hiring of foreign domestic helpers in Hong Kong, who numbered in the hundreds of thousands at the time.
- 1998 Europol, the EU's law enforcement agency, was formed with the ratification of the Europol Convention by all member states.
- 1994 A tribunal was established to consider matters relating to the constitution of Singapore upon referral by the president.
Holidays and observances on October 1
- Armed Forces Day (South Korea)
- Beginning of the United States' Fiscal Year
- Children's Day (El Salvador, Guatemala, Sri Lanka)
Born on October 2
275th day of the year (276th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 10th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 17, 2055 · US: about 11,903 births that day each year (65th of 366)
- 1869 Mahatma Gandhi, Indian independence activist (1869–1948)
- 1904 Graham Greene, British writer, playwright and literary critic (1904–1991)
- 1847 Paul von Hindenburg, Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire, statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–193
- 1951 Sting, British musician (born 1951) — turns 76 in 2027
- 1890 Groucho Marx, American comedian (1890–1977)
- 1852 William Ramsay, Scottish chemist (1852–1916)
- 1851 Ferdinand Foch, French marchal and military theorist (1851–1929)
- 1963 Maria Ressa, Filipino journalist — turns 64 in 2027
October 2 in history
- 2005 Typhoon Longwang made landfall in China as the deadliest tropical cyclone in that year to impact the country.
- 1971 Nguyễn Văn Thiệu was re-elected unopposed as President of South Vietnam.
- 1967 Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
- 1913 The Shubert Theatre opened on Broadway with a production of Hamlet.
Holidays and observances on October 2
- Batik Day (Indonesia)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Antoine Chevrier
- Christian feast day: Denha I of Tikrit (Syriac Orthodox Church)
Born on October 3
276th day of the year (277th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 11th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 18, 2055 · US: about 12,099 births that day each year (33rd of 366)
- 1981 Zlatan Ibrahimović, Swedish association football player (born 1981) — turns 46 in 2027
- 1895 Sergei Yesenin, Russian poet (1895–1925)
- 1897 Louis Aragon, French poet (1897–1982)
- 1969 Gwen Stefani, American singer (born 1969) — turns 58 in 2027
- 1925 Gore Vidal, American writer (1925–2012)
- 1988 Alicia Vikander, Swedish actress (born 1988) — turns 39 in 2027
- 1889 Carl von Ossietzky, German journalist, author, pacifist and recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize (1889–1938)
- 1973 Lena Headey, British actress (born 1973) — turns 54 in 2027
October 3 in history
- 2008 The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008, establishing the Troubled Asset Relief Program, commonly referred to as a bailout of the U.S. financial system, was enacted.
- 2003 Roy Horn of the American entertainment duo Siegfried & Roy was mauled by a tiger during a performance at the Mirage on the Las Vegas Strip.
- 1992 Sinéad O'Connor tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on live television.
- 1991 Nadine Gordimer became the first South African to win the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Holidays and observances on October 3
- Christian feast day: Abd-al-Masih
- Christian feast day: Adalgott
- Christian feast day: Ambrósio Francisco Ferro
Born on October 4
277th day of the year (278th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 12th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 19, 2055 · US: about 11,822 births that day each year (74th of 366)
- 1822 Rutherford B. Hayes, president of the United States from 1877 to 1881 (1822-1893)
- 1946 Susan Sarandon, American actress and activist — turns 81 in 2027
- 1895 Buster Keaton, American motion picture director, motion picture producer, motion picture producers and director, comedian, actor
- 1923 Charlton Heston, American actor (1923–2008)
- 1916 Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist (1916–2009)
- 1956 Christoph Waltz, Austrian-German actor (born 1956) — turns 71 in 2027
- 1989 Dakota Johnson, American actress and model (born 1989) — turns 38 in 2027
- 1941 Anne Rice, American author (1941–2021)
October 4 in history
- 1943 World War II: Allied forces executed Operation Leader, an air raid against German shipping near Bodø, Norway.
- 1941 Willie Gillis, one of Norman Rockwell's trademark characters, debuted on the cover of The Saturday Evening Post.
- 1927 Gutzon Borglum and approximately 400 workers began sculpting Mount Rushmore.
- 1925 Great Syrian Revolt: Rebels led by Fawzi al-Qawuqji captured the city of Hama from the French Mandate of Syria.
Holidays and observances on October 4
- Christian feast day: Amun
- Christian feast day: Aurea of Paris
- Christian feast day: Francis of Assisi Conclusion of Creationtide
Born on October 5
278th day of the year (279th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 13th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 20, 2055 · US: about 11,501 births that day each year (137th of 366)
- 1713 Denis Diderot, French Enlightenment philosopher writer and encyclopædist (1713–1784)
- 1936 Václav Havel, Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of Czechoslovakia and the first president of the C
- 1975 Kate Winslet, English actress (born 1975) — turns 52 in 2027
- 1829 Chester A. Arthur, president of the United States from 1881 to 1885
- 1952 Imran Khan, Prime Minister of Pakistan from 2018 to 2022 — turns 75 in 2027
- 1976 Ramzan Kadyrov, Russian politician and head of the Chechen Republic — turns 51 in 2027
- 1882 Robert H. Goddard, American physicist
- 1958 Neil deGrasse Tyson, American astrophysicist and science communicator — turns 69 in 2027
October 5 in history
- 2000 Colour revolutions: During protests over irregularities in the Yugoslavian general election, a wheel-loader was driven into the Radio Television of Serbia building, giving the protests the nickname "Bulldozer Revolution".
- 1988 During the United States vice-presidential debate, Democratic candidate Lloyd Bentsen told his opponent Dan Quayle, "Senator, you're no Jack Kennedy."
- 1986 Eugene Hasenfus's plane was shot down by Nicaraguan forces while carrying weapons to the Contra rebels on behalf of the U.S. government; he was subsequently captured, leading to an international controversy.
- 1963 The U.S. suspended the Commercial Import Program, its main economic support for South Vietnam, in response to the oppression of Buddhists by President Ngô Đình Diệm.
Holidays and observances on October 5
- World Space Week (October 4–10)
- Armed Forces Day (Indonesia)
- Christian feast day: Anna Schäffer
Born on October 6
279th day of the year (280th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 14th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 21, 2055 · US: about 11,368 births that day each year (173rd of 366)
- 1887 Le Corbusier, Swiss-French architect, designer, urbanist, and writer (1886–1965)
- 1930 Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria from 1971 to 2000
- 1914 Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian anthropologist and adventurer (1914-2002)
- 1773 Louis-Philippe I, King of the French from 1830 to 1848 (1773-1850)
- 1903 Ernest Walton, Irish physicist and Nobel laureate (1903-1995)
- 1931 Riccardo Giacconi, Italian-American astrophysicist (1931-2018)
- 1831 Richard Dedekind, German mathematician (1831–1916)
- 1906 Janet Gaynor, American actress (1906–1984)
October 6 in history
- 2008 The MESSENGER probe discovered Mercury's Rembrandt – the second largest impact crater on the planet.
- 2002 Al-Qaeda bombed the oil tanker Limburg, causing oil to leak into the Gulf of Aden.
- 2000 Denouncing corruption in Argentine president Fernando de la Rúa's administration and the Senate, Vice President Carlos Álvarez resigned.
- 1995 Astronomers Michel Mayor and Didier Queloz reported the discovery of a planet orbiting 51 Pegasi as the first known exoplanet around a main-sequence star.
Holidays and observances on October 6
- Christian feast day: Bruno of Cologne
- Christian feast day: Faith
- Christian feast day: Blessed Isidore De Loor
Born on October 7
280th day of the year (281st in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 15th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 22, 2055 · US: about 11,312 births that day each year (186th of 366)
- 1952 Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation — turns 75 in 2027
- 1885 Niels Bohr, Danish physicist (1885–1962)
- 1931 Desmond Tutu, South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
- 1967 María Corina Machado, Venezuelan politician, activist and Nobel laureate (born 1967) — turns 60 in 2027
- 1988 Diego Costa, Brazilian association football player — turns 39 in 2027
- 1888 Henry A. Wallace, American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945
- 1968 Thom Yorke, English musician and singer for Radiohead — turns 59 in 2027
- 1939 Harry Kroto, British chemist (1939-2016)
October 7 in history
- 2008 2008 TC3 exploded above the Nubian Desert in Sudan, in the first time that an asteroid impact had been predicted prior to atmospheric entry.
- 1991 Croatian War of Independence: The Yugoslav People's Army conducted an air strike on Banski Dvori, the official residence of the president of Croatia in Zagreb.
- 1988 Near Point Barrow in Alaska, an Iñupiat hunter discovered three gray whales trapped in pack ice, which resulted in an international effort to free them.
- 1985 About 130 people died as a result of severe floods in Puerto Rico.
Holidays and observances on October 7
- Christian feast day: Justina of Padua
- Christian feast day: Henry Muhlenberg (some Lutheran Churches, Episcopal Church of the USA)
- Christian feast day: Osgyth
Born on October 8
281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 16th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 23, 2055 · US: about 11,531 births that day each year (132nd of 366)
- 1949 Sigourney Weaver, American actress (born 1949) — turns 78 in 2027
- 1958 Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission since 2019 — turns 69 in 2027
- 1970 Matt Damon, American actor (born 1970) — turns 57 in 2027
- 1985 Bruno Mars, American singer-songwriter and record producer (born 1985) — turns 42 in 2027
- 1892 Marina Tsvetaeva, Russian poet (1892 – 1941)
- 1895 Juan Perón, president of Argentina (1946–55, 1973–74)
- 1920 Frank Herbert, American writer (1920–1986)
- 1970 Sadiq Khan, Mayor of London since 2016 — turns 57 in 2027
October 8 in history
- 2019 Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- 1998 A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one at the same location that had served as a backup to the city's previous main airport at Fornebu.
- 1995 The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.
- 1969 Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
Holidays and observances on October 8
- Christian feast day: Evodus (or Yves)
- Christian feast day: Blessed John Adams, John Lowe, and Robert Dibdale
- Christian feast day: Palatias and Laurentia
Born on October 9
282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 17th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 24, 2055 · US: about 11,453 births that day each year (148th of 366)
- 1940 John Lennon, British musician (1940–1980)
- 1966 David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 — turns 61 in 2027
- 1879 Max von Laue, German physicist, Nobel laureate and anti-Nazi (1879–1960)
- 1906 Léopold Sédar Senghor, first president of Senegal, poet, and cultural theorist (1906–2001)
- 1852 Emil Fischer, German chemist (1852–1919)
- 1959 Boris Nemtsov, Russian scientist, statesman and liberal politician (1959–2015)
- 1938 Heinz Fischer, Austrian politician (SPÖ), 8th president of Austria (born 1938) — turns 89 in 2027
- 1757 Charles X of France, King of France and Navarre from 1824 to 1830 (1757–1836)
October 9 in history
- 2019 Syrian civil war: Turkish forces began an offensive into north-eastern Syria following the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the region.
- 1986 The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End.
- 1962 Nick Holonyak, an engineer for General Electric, gave the first public demonstration of a light-emitting diode.
- 1942 World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, reversing the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier.
Holidays and observances on October 9
- Christian feast day: Abraham
- Christian feast day: Denis of Paris
- Christian feast day: Dionysius the Areopagite
Born on October 10
283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 18th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 25, 2055 · US: about 12,018 births that day each year (43rd of 366)
- 1813 Giuseppe Verdi, Italian opera composer (1813–1901)
- 1861 Fridtjof Nansen, Norwegian polar explorer (1861–1930)
- 1930 Harold Pinter, British playwright (1930–2008)
- 1946 Naoto Kan, 94th Prime Minister of Japan — turns 81 in 2027
- 1913 Claude Simon, French writer (1913–2005)
- 1731 Henry Cavendish, English natural philosopher, and scientist (1731–1810)
- 1830 Isabella II of Spain, Queen of Spain from 1833 to 1868
- 1900 Helen Hayes, American actress (1900–1993)
October 10 in history
- 1992 After 20 years of construction, Vidyasagar Setu, the longest cable-stayed bridge in India, opened, joining Kolkata and Howrah.
- 1973 U.S. vice president Spiro Agnew resigned after being charged with tax evasion.
- 1963 The Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, which prohibits all test detonations of nuclear weapons except for those conducted underground, went into effect.
- 1943 World War II: The Kempeitai, the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army, arrested and tortured fifty-seven civilians and civilian internees on suspicion of their involvement in a raid on Singapore Harbour.
Holidays and observances on October 10
- Aleksis Kivi Day, also known as the Finnish Literature Day (Finland)
- Arbor Day (Poland)
- Army Day (Sri Lanka)
Born on October 11
284th day of the year (285th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 19th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 26, 2055 · US: about 11,626 births that day each year (110th of 366)
- 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt, American diplomat and activist, First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945 (1884–1962)
- 1942 Amitabh Bachchan, Indian film actor (born 1942) — turns 85 in 2027
- 1885 François Mauriac, French writer (1885-1970)
- 1992 Cardi B, American rapper (born 1992) — turns 35 in 2027
- 1937 Bobby Charlton, English association football player and manager (1937–2023)
- 1758 Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers, German physician and astronomer (1758-1840)
- 1926 Thích Nhất Hạnh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and activist (1926–2022)
- 1985 Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress (1985–2025)
October 11 in history
- 1987 Sri Lankan Civil War: The Indian Peace Keeping Force began Operation Pawan to take control of Jaffna from the Tamil Tigers and enforce their disarmament as a part of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord.
- 1987 An estimated 750,000 people attended the "Great March" in Washington, D.C., to demand greater civil rights for the LGBT community.
- 1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to perform a space walk.
- 1968 Apollo 7, the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Kennedy, Florida.
Holidays and observances on October 11
- Christian feast days: Agilbert
- Christian feast days: Alexander Sauli
- Christian feast days: Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus (Roman Catholic Church)
Born on October 12
285th day of the year (286th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 20th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 27, 2055 · US: about 11,267 births that day each year (203rd of 366)
- 1935 Luciano Pavarotti, Italian operatic tenor (1935–2006)
- 1968 Hugh Jackman, Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968) — turns 59 in 2027
- 1537 Edward VI of England, king of England and Ireland from 1547 to 1553
- 1896 Eugenio Montale, Italian poet (1896-1981)
- 1798 Pedro I of Brazil, Emperor of Brazil from 1822 to 1831 and King of Portugal in 1826 (1798-1834)
- 1875 Aleister Crowley, English occultist (1875–1947)
- 1891 Edith Stein, Jewish-German Catholic nun, theologian and philosopher (1891–1942)
- 1866 Ramsay MacDonald, British prime minister in 1924 and 1929 to 1935 (1866–1937)
October 12 in history
- 1979 Typhoon Tip, the largest and most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded, reached a worldwide record-low sea-level pressure of 870 mbar (25.69 inHg) in the western Pacific Ocean.
- 1960 Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev reportedly pounded his shoe on a desk during a meeting of the United Nations General Assembly in protest at a speech by Philippine delegate Lorenzo Sumulong.
- 1946 Il Canto degli Italiani is adopted as national anthem by the newly formed Italian Republic.
- 1933 The United States Department of Justice acquired a military prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay, to be transformed into the last-resort Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary.
Holidays and observances on October 12
- Christian feast day: Domnina of Anazarbus
- Christian feast day: Edith Cavell and Elizabeth Fry (Church of England)
- Christian feast day: Fiacc
Born on October 13
286th day of the year (287th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 21st day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on February 28, 2055 · US: about 10,821 births that day each year (334th of 366)
- 1925 Margaret Thatcher, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990
- 1989 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, American politician (born 1989) — turns 38 in 2027
- 1958 Jamal Khashoggi, Saudi journalist (1958–2018)
- 1927 Turgut Özal, 8th President of the Republic of Turkey (1927–1993)
- 1971 Sacha Baron Cohen, British comedian and actor (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1821 Rudolf Virchow, German doctor, anthropologist, public health activist, pathologist, prehistorian, biologist and politician (1821-1902)
- 1921 Yves Montand, French-Italian actor and singer (1921–1991)
- 1934 Nana Mouskouri, Greek singer (born 1934) — turns 93 in 2027
October 13 in history
- 2019 At the Chicago Marathon, Kenyan runner Brigid Kosgei set the marathon world record for women running in a mixed-sex race.
- 2016 The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej, died after 70 years on the throne, at which point was the longest-reigning current monarch.
- 2011 The Dragon King of Bhutan, Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck married Jetsun Pema at the Punakha Dzong.
- 1994 The Troubles: In a meeting at Fernhill House, Belfast, loyalist leader Gusty Spence announced that the Combined Loyalist Military Command would observe a ceasefire.
Holidays and observances on October 13
- Azerbaijani Railway Day (Azerbaijan)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Alexandrina of Balasar
- Christian feast day: Chelidonia
Born on October 14
287th day of the year (288th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 22nd day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 1, 2055 · US: about 11,153 births that day each year (242nd of 366)
- 1890 Dwight D. Eisenhower, president of the United States from 1953 to 1961 (1890–1969)
- 1906 Hannah Arendt, German-American political theorist and philosopher (1906–1975)
- 1943 Mohammad Khatami, President of Iran from 1997 to 2005 — turns 84 in 2027
- 1893 Lillian Gish, American actor, actress, motion picture producers and director, screenwriter
- 1927 Roger Moore, English actor (1927–2017)
- 1930 Mobutu Sese Seko, Congolese politician and military officer, the first and only president of Zaire from 1971 to 1997 (1930 – 1997)
- 1993 Charlie Kirk, American political activist (1993–2025)
- 1978 Usher, American R&B singer (born 1978) — turns 49 in 2027
October 14 in history
- 2021 Approximately 10,000 John Deere employees went on strike in one of the largest private-sector strikes in the United States.
- 2012 Felix Baumgartner jumped from a helium balloon in the stratosphere to become the first person to break the sound barrier without vehicular power.
- 2011 Michael Woodford was dismissed as the CEO of the optics manufacturer Olympus after uncovering internal financial misconduct, escalating the corporate scandal into one of the largest in Japanese business history.
- 1980 The 6th Congress of the Workers' Party concluded, having anointed North Korean president Kim Il Sung's son Kim Jong Il as his successor.
Holidays and observances on October 14
- Christian feast day: Angadrisma
- Christian feast day: Fortunatus of Todi
- Christian feast day: Joseph Schereschewsky (Episcopal Church (USA))
Born on October 15
288th day of the year (289th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 23rd day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 2, 2055 · US: about 11,495 births that day each year (138th of 366)
- 1844 Friedrich Nietzsche, German philosopher (1844-1900)
- 1926 Michel Foucault, French philosopher (1926–1984)
- 1814 Mikhail Lermontov, Russian writer, poet and painter (1814–1841)
- 1988 Mesut Özil, Turkish-German association football player — turns 39 in 2027
- 1931 A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Indian scientist, president and statesman (1931–2015)
- 1608 Evangelista Torricelli, Italian physicist and mathematician (1608-1647)
- 1923 Italo Calvino, Italian journalist and writer (1923-1985)
- 1920 Mario Puzo, American author, screenwriter, and journalist
October 15 in history
- 2018 Thirteen-year-old Jayme Closs was kidnapped from her home in Barron, Wisconsin, and held captive for 88 days.
- 2011 Global demonstrations against economic inequality, corporate influence on government, and other issues, were held in more than 950 cities in 82 countries.
- 2006 An earthquake registering 6.7 Mw occurred off the northwestern coast of the island of Hawaiʻi.
- 1979 President Carlos Humberto Romero of El Salvador was overthrown and exiled in a military coup d'état.
Holidays and observances on October 15
- Breast Health Day (Europe)
- Christian feast day: Gundisalvus of Lagos
- Christian feast day: Magdalene of Nagasaki
Born on October 16
289th day of the year (290th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 24th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 3, 2055 · US: about 11,459 births that day each year (144th of 366)
- 1854 Oscar Wilde, Irish poet, playwright, and aesthete (1854-1900)
- 1927 Günter Grass, German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, and sculptor (1927-2015)
- 1886 David Ben-Gurion, Israeli politician, Zionist leader, prime minister of Israel (1948–1953, 1955–1963) - (born1886–1973)
- 1888 Eugene O'Neill, American playwright (1888–1953)
- 1908 Enver Hoxha, former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, Prime Minister of Albania
- 1997 Naomi Osaka, Japanese tennis player (born 1997) — turns 30 in 2027
- 1983 Loreen, Swedish singer — turns 44 in 2027
- 1918 Louis Althusser, French Marxist philosopher (1918–1990)
October 16 in history
- 1973 The Norwegian Nobel Committee announced that the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize would be jointly awarded to Henry Kissinger and Lê Đức Thọ, sparking international controversy.
- 1964 With the success of Project 596, China became the world's fifth nuclear power.
- 1950 The first novel of the The Chronicles of Narnia series by C. S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, was published in the United Kingdom.
- 1944 A four-day air battle over Taiwan ended with a decisive American victory, destroying hundreds of Japanese aircraft and military facilities.
Holidays and observances on October 16
- Air Force Day (Bulgaria)
- Boss's Day (United States)
- Christian feast day: Balderic (Baudry) of Monfaucon
Born on October 17
290th day of the year (291st in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 25th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 4, 2055 · US: about 11,735 births that day each year (85th of 366)
- 1972 Eminem, American rapper, record producer and actor — turns 55 in 2027
- 1912 John Paul I, pope of the Catholic Church in 1978
- 1915 Arthur Miller, American playwright and essayist (1915–2005)
- 1918 Rita Hayworth, American actress (1918–1987)
- 1979 Kimi Räikkönen, Finnish racing driver — turns 48 in 2027
- 1760 Claude Henri de Rouvroy, comte de Saint-Simon, French early socialist theorist (1760-1825)
- 1813 Georg Büchner, German dramatist and writer of poetry and prose (1813–1837)
- 1920 Montgomery Clift, American actor (1920–1966)
October 17 in history
- 2000 A fatal rail crash at Hatfield, Hertfordshire, led to the introduction of widespread speed limit reductions throughout the British rail network and eventually caused the collapse of the railway management group Railtrack.
- 1973 Yom Kippur War: Egyptian forces retreated from the Battle of the Chinese Farm, allowing Israeli forces to build their first bridge across the Suez Canal.
- 1964 Prime Minister Robert Menzies inaugurated the artificial Lake Burley Griffin in the centre of the Australian capital Canberra.
- 1952 Indonesian Army elements surrounded the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta, demanding that President Sukarno disband the Provisional People's Representative Council.
Holidays and observances on October 17
- Christian feast day: Anstrudis
- Christian feast day: Catervus
- Christian feast day: Blessed Contardo Ferrini
Born on October 18
291st day of the year (292nd in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 26th day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 5, 2055 · US: about 11,521 births that day each year (133rd of 366)
- 1859 Henri Bergson, French philosopher (1859–1941)
- 1926 Chuck Berry, American musician (1926–2017)
- 1956 Martina Navratilova, Czech-American tennis player — turns 71 in 2027
- 1960 Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960) — turns 67 in 2027
- 1987 Zac Efron, American actor and singer (born 1987) — turns 40 in 2027
- 1919 Pierre Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
- 1991 Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York City since 2026 — turns 36 in 2027
- 1777 Heinrich von Kleist, German poet, dramatist, novelist and short story writer (1777–1811)
October 18 in history
- 2019 Protests in Santiago that started 11 days prior escalated into open battle against the Chilean national police, forcing President Sebastián Piñera to declare a state of emergency.
- 1993 Nihilism, the first professional runway show from the British designer Alexander McQueen, was staged in London.
- 1968 At the Summer Olympics in Mexico City, American athlete Bob Beamon achieved a distance of 8.90 m (29.2 ft) in the long jump event, setting a world record that stood for 23 years.
- 1967 The Soviet space probe Venera 4 became the first spacecraft to perform direct in situ analysis of the environment of another planet (Venus).
Holidays and observances on October 18
- Alaska Day (Alaska, United States)
- Christian feast day: Asclepiades of Antioch
- Christian feast day: Isaac Jogues
Born on October 19
292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 27th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 6, 2055 · US: about 11,096 births that day each year (268th of 366)
- 1899 Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan writer and diplomat (1899–1974)
- 1910 Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Indian-American astrophysicist
- 1931 John le Carré, British novelist and spy (1931–2020)
- 1946 Philip Pullman, English author — turns 81 in 2027
- 1940 Michael Gambon, Irish and English actor (1940–2023)
- 1945 John Lithgow, American actor (born 1945) — turns 82 in 2027
- 1966 Jon Favreau, American actor and filmmaker (born 1966) — turns 61 in 2027
- 1969 Pedro Castillo, President of Peru from 2021 to 2022 — turns 58 in 2027
October 19 in history
- 2017 Canadian astronomer Robert Weryk discovered ʻOumuamua (depicted), the first known interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System.
- 2013 British YouTube collective the Sidemen were formed as a Rockstar Games Social Club group in Grand Theft Auto Online.
- 2005 Hurricane Wilma became the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a minimum atmospheric pressure of 882 mbar (26.05 inHg).
- 1988 The British government restricted the broadcast of the voices of representatives from Sinn Féin and several Irish republican and loyalist paramilitary groups on television and radio.
Holidays and observances on October 19
- Christian feast day: Aaron (Coptic Orthodox Church of Alexandria)
- Christian feast day: Blessed Agnes of Jesus
- Christian feast day: Aquilinus of Évreux
Born on October 20
293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 28th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 7, 2055 · US: about 11,133 births that day each year (253rd of 366)
- 1964 Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States from 2021 to 2025 — turns 63 in 2027
- 1854 Arthur Rimbaud, French poet (1854-1891)
- 1946 Elfriede Jelinek, Austrian playwright and novelist — turns 81 in 2027
- 1859 John Dewey, American philosopher, psychologist, and educational reformer (1859–1952)
- 1891 James Chadwick, English physicist (1891-1974), who discovered the neutron in 1932
- 1971 Snoop Dogg, American rapper (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1740 Isabelle de Charrière, Dutch French-language writer and composer (1740-1805)
- 1958 Viggo Mortensen, American actor — turns 69 in 2027
October 20 in history
- 2024 Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka were sworn in as president and vice president of Indonesia, becoming the oldest and the youngest person to assume respective offices.
- 2022 Protests broke out across Chad after President Mahamat Déby declared his intentions to extend his rule by another two years.
- 1984 The Spanish trawler Sonia sank in British waters after a five-hour chase by the Irish Naval Service patrol vessel Aisling, during which almost 600 shots were fired.
- 1977 Three members of the American rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd died when their chartered plane crashed in Gillsburg, Mississippi.
Holidays and observances on October 20
- Christian feast days: Acca of Hexham
- Christian feast days: Aderald
- Christian feast days: Artemius
Born on October 21
294th day of the year (295th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 29th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 8, 2055 · US: about 11,092 births that day each year (270th of 366)
- 1833 Alfred Nobel, Swedish chemist and inventor (1833–1896)
- 1949 Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (born 1949), (1996–1999; 2009–2021; 2022–present) — turns 78 in 2027
- 1772 Samuel Taylor Coleridge, English poet, literary critic and philosopher (1772–1834)
- 1929 Ursula K. Le Guin, American fantasy and science fiction author (1929–2018)
- 1956 Carrie Fisher, American actress, writer and screenwriter (1956–2016)
- 1790 Alphonse de Lamartine, French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)
- 1981 Nemanja Vidić, Serbian association football player (born 1981) — turns 46 in 2027
- 1945 Nikita Mikhalkov, Russian film director, writer, producer and actor (born 1945) — turns 82 in 2027
October 21 in history
- 1994 North Korea and the United States signed the Agreed Framework to limit the former's nuclear weapons program and to normalize relations between the two countries.
- 1968 At the height of the Japanese university protests, protesters occupied Shinjuku Station in Tokyo and clashed violently with police.
- 1959 The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, designed by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, opened in New York City.
- 1944 World War II: The three-week-long Battle of Aachen concluded, making the city the first on German soil to be captured by the Allies.
Holidays and observances on October 21
- Armed Forces Day (Honduras)
- Christian feast day: Céline of Laon
- Christian feast day: Blessed Charles of Austria (Roman Catholic Church)
Born on October 22
295th day of the year (296th in leap years) · ♎ Libra, 30th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 9, 2055 · US: about 11,415 births that day each year (164th of 366)
- 1919 Doris Lessing, British novelist, poet, playwright, librettist, biographer, and short story writer (1919–2013)
- 1811 Franz Liszt, Hungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
- 1870 Ivan Bunin, Russian writer and poet (1870–1953)
- 1943 Catherine Deneuve, French actress (born 1943) — turns 84 in 2027
- 1949 Arsène Wenger, French football manager (born 1949) — turns 78 in 2027
- 1970 Javier Milei, economist, politician and president of Argentina since 2023 — turns 57 in 2027
- 1929 Lev Yashin, Player for U.S.S.R (1929–1990)
- 1881 Clinton Davisson, American physicist (1881-1958)
October 22 in history
- 1987 John Adams' opera Nixon in China premiered.
- 1966 With their album The Supremes A' Go-Go, the Supremes became the first all-female group to reach number one on the Billboard 200 chart.
- 1964 The first volume of Ian Fleming's children's novel Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang was published posthumously.
- 1945 Workers at the Cigar Factory in Charleston, South Carolina, began a labor strike against the American Tobacco Company that lasted more than five months.
Holidays and observances on October 22
- Christian feast day: Abercius of Hieropolis
- Christian feast day: Cordula of Cologne
- Christian feast day: Donatus of Fiesole
Born on October 23
296th day of the year (297th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 1st day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 10, 2055 · US: about 11,400 births that day each year (167th of 366)
- 1940 Pelé, Brazilian footballer (1940–2022)
- 1986 Emilia Clarke, British actress (born 1986) — turns 41 in 2027
- 1957 Paul Kagame, President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957) — turns 70 in 2027
- 1959 "Weird Al" Yankovic, American comedy musician (born 1959) — turns 68 in 2027
- 1976 Ryan Reynolds, Canadian-American actor (born 1976) — turns 51 in 2027
- 1985 Masiela Lusha, Albanian American actress and author — turns 42 in 2027
- 1942 Michael Crichton, American author, screenwriter, film director (1942–2008)
- 1954 Ang Lee, Taiwanese film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1954) — turns 73 in 2027
October 23 in history
- 2018 An escalator accident in Rome left 24 people injured, mostly fans of the CSKA Moscow football team who were in town for a UEFA Champions League match against Roma.
- 2015 Hurricane Patricia, the most intense tropical cyclone on record in the Western Hemisphere, peaked with maximum sustained winds of 215 mph (345 km/h) south of Mexico.
- 2001 Grand Theft Auto III was released, helping to popularize open-world and mature-content video games.
- 1995 The runway show for Alexander McQueen's collection The Hunger was staged at London's Natural History Museum.
Holidays and observances on October 23
- Christian feast day: Feast of the Most Holy Redeemer
- Christian feast day: James the Just (i.e. James, brother of Jesus) (Lutheran, Episcopal Church (USA), Eastern Orthodox)
- Christian feast day: Æthelflæd of Romsey
Born on October 24
297th day of the year (298th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 2nd day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 11, 2055 · US: about 11,723 births that day each year (88th of 366)
- 1632 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch scientist known as "the Father of Microbiology", and one of the first microscopists (1632–1723)
- 1985 Wayne Rooney, English footballer and manager — turns 42 in 2027
- 1986 Drake, Canadian-American rapper, singer-songwriter, and actor (born 1986) — turns 41 in 2027
- 1989 PewDiePie, Swedish YouTuber (born 1989) — turns 38 in 2027
- 1954 Malcolm Turnbull, Prime Minister of Australia from 2015 to 2018 — turns 73 in 2027
- 1804 Wilhelm Eduard Weber, German physicist (1804–1891)
- 1932 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, French physicist
- 1947 Kevin Kline, American actor (born 1947) — turns 80 in 2027
October 24 in history
- 2015 Lam Wing-kee, the owner of Causeway Bay Books in Hong Kong, known for publishing political books banned in mainland China, was abducted by Chinese authorities.
- 2004 English football club Manchester United defeated rivals Arsenal 2–0 in the Battle of the Buffet, ending the latter's record-breaking unbeaten run.
- 2003 The inaugural Afro-Asian Games opened in Hyderabad, with 2,040 athletes from 96 nations competing.
- 1975 In protest against wage discrepancy and unfair employment practices, 90 percent of Iceland's female population went on strike for a day.
Holidays and observances on October 24
- Christian feast day: Anthony Mary Claret
- Christian feast day: Arethas of Najran
- Christian feast day: Eberigisil (Evergitus)
Born on October 25
298th day of the year (299th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 3rd day of the sign · Monday in 2027, Wednesday in 2028, Thursday in 2029 · weekend in 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 12, 2055 · US: about 11,555 births that day each year (127th of 366)
- 1881 Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
- 1984 Katy Perry, American singer — turns 43 in 2027
- 1838 Georges Bizet, French composer (1838–1875)
- 1811 Évariste Galois, French mathematician (1811-1832)
- 1806 Max Stirner, German philosopher (1806–1856)
- 1825 Johann Strauss II, Austrian composer (1825-1899)
- 1971 Elif Şafak, Turkish writer (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1800 Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay, British historian and politician (1800–1859)
October 25 in history
- 2022 At 49 days, Liz Truss concluded the shortest tenure as prime minister of the United Kingdom.
- 2010 Mount Merapi in Central Java, Indonesia, began an increasingly violent series of eruptions that lasted over a month.
- 2001 Windows XP, one of the most popular and widely used versions of the Microsoft Windows operating system, was released for retail sale.
- 1950 The People's Volunteer Army ambushed the South Korean II Corps at the Battle of Onjong, and elsewhere engaged the 1st Infantry Division at the Battle of Unsan, marking China's entry into the Korean War.
Holidays and observances on October 25
- Armed Forces Day (Romania)
- Christian feast day: Bernat Calbó (Bernard of Calvo)
- Christian feast day: Canna
Born on October 26
299th day of the year (300th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 4th day of the sign · Tuesday in 2027, Thursday in 2028, Friday in 2029 · weekend in 2030, 2031 and 2036 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 13, 2055 · US: about 11,149 births that day each year (246th of 366)
- 1947 Hillary Clinton, American politician and diplomat (born 1947) — turns 80 in 2027
- 1916 François Mitterrand, 21st President of the French Republic from 1981 to 1995 (1916–1996)
- 1959 Evo Morales, president of Bolivia from 2006 to 2019 — turns 68 in 2027
- 1919 Mohammad Reza I of Iran, Shah of Iran from 1941 to 1979
- 1759 Georges Danton, French revolutionary (1759–1794)
- 1942 Bob Hoskins, English actor (1942–2014)
- 1973 Seth MacFarlane, American writer, actor, and producer (born 1973) — turns 54 in 2027
- 1883 Napoleon Hill, American author (1883-1970)
October 26 in history
- 2004 Rockstar Games released Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, considered one of the best video games ever made, in North America.
- 2001 President George W. Bush signed the Patriot Act into law, significantly expanding the authority of United States law enforcement agencies.
- 2000 Following protests against military leader Robert Guéï, Laurent Gbagbo became the president of Ivory Coast.
- 1994 Israel and Jordan signed a peace treaty, settling relations between the two countries and pledging that neither would allow its territory to become a staging ground for military strikes by a third country.
Holidays and observances on October 26
- Accession Day (Jammu and Kashmir, India)
- Angam Day (Nauru)
- Armed Forces Day (Benin)
Born on October 27
300th day of the year (301st in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 5th day of the sign · Wednesday in 2027, Friday in 2028, Saturday in 2029 · weekend in 2029, 2030 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 14, 2055 · US: about 11,135 births that day each year (252nd of 366)
- 1858 Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909 (1858–1919)
- 1945 Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, president of Brazil from 2003 to 2011 and since 2023 — turns 82 in 2027
- 1932 Sylvia Plath, American poet and writer (1932–1963)
- 1782 Niccolò Paganini, Italian violinist and composer (1782–1840)
- 1952 Roberto Benigni, Italian actor, comedian, screenwriter and film director (born 1952) — turns 75 in 2027
- 1952 Francis Fukuyama, American political scientist, political economist, and author — turns 75 in 2027
- 1939 John Cleese, English comedian and actor (born 1939) — turns 88 in 2027
- 1914 Dylan Thomas, Welsh poet and writer (1914–1953)
October 27 in history
- 2019 The Mocking of Christ by Cimabue sold at auction in France for €19.5 million, a record for a pre-1500 artwork.
- 2011 Michael D. Higgins was elected President of Ireland with far more votes than any politician in the country's history.
- 2004 The Boston Red Sox completed a sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals to win the 2004 World Series, breaking the so-called "Curse of the Bambino".
- 1980 The Chun Doo-hwan government arrested 153 people related to the Jogye Order, which is considered an abuse of state power.
Holidays and observances on October 27
- Christian feast day: Abbán
- Christian feast day: Abraham the Poor
- Christian feast day: Gaudiosus of Naples
Born on October 28
301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 6th day of the sign · Thursday in 2027, Saturday in 2028, Sunday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2029, 2034 and 2035 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 15, 2055 · US: about 11,174 births that day each year (236th of 366)
- 1955 Bill Gates, American businessman, investor, and philanthropist (born 1955) — turns 72 in 2027
- 1956 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 6th President of the Islamic Republic of Iran from 2005 to 2013 — turns 71 in 2027
- 1967 Julia Roberts, American actress (born 1967) — turns 60 in 2027
- 1974 Joaquin Phoenix, American actor — turns 53 in 2027
- 1914 Jonas Salk, Jewish-American inventor of polio vaccine (1914–1995)
- 1933 Garrincha, Brazilian association football player (1933–1983)
- 1903 Evelyn Waugh, British writer and journalist (1903–1966)
- 1909 Francis Bacon, Irish-born British figurative painter (1909–1992)
October 28 in history
- 2007 In the Argentine general election, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner became the first woman to be elected president of Argentina.
- 1992 Hans-Adam II threatened to dismiss the Landtag of Liechtenstein over disagreements on the date of a referendum for the country's accession to the EEA.
- 1971 Prospero, the first British satellite launched on a British rocket, lifted off from Launch Area 5B in Woomera, South Australia.
- 1965 In St. Louis, Missouri, U.S., the 630-foot (190 m)-tall steel catenary Gateway Arch was completed.
Holidays and observances on October 28
- Christian feast day: Abdias of Babylon
- Christian feast day: Abgar V of Edessa (Eastern Orthodox Church)
- Christian feast day: Eadsige
Born on October 29
302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 7th day of the sign · Friday in 2027, Sunday in 2028, Monday in 2029 · weekend in 2028, 2033 and 2034 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 16, 2055 · US: about 11,240 births that day each year (219th of 366)
- 1938 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 24th president of Liberia — turns 89 in 2027
- 1950 Abdullah Gül, 11th President of Turkey (born 1950) — turns 77 in 2027
- 1971 Winona Ryder, American actress (born 1971) — turns 56 in 2027
- 1982 Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria since 2025 — turns 45 in 2027
- 1970 Edwin van der Sar, Dutch association football player (born 1970) — turns 57 in 2027
- 1947 Richard Dreyfuss, American actor (born 1947) — turns 80 in 2027
- 1957 Dan Castellaneta, American actor — turns 70 in 2027
- 1959 John Magufuli, 5th President of Tanzania from 2015 to 2021
October 29 in history
- 2013 The first phase of the Marmaray project opened with an undersea rail tunnel across the Bosphorus strait.
- 2012 Hurricane Sandy, the largest Atlantic hurricane on record, made landfall in New Jersey and caused nearly $75 billion in damages, becoming the second-most destructive storm in U.S. history.
- 2007 Somali pirates hijacked a North Korean ship in the Indian Ocean northeast of Mogadishu.
- 1999 About 10,000 people died when the most intense tropical cyclone ever recorded in the North Indian Ocean made landfall in the Indian state of Odisha near Bhubaneswar.
Holidays and observances on October 29
- Christian feast day: Abraham of Rostov
- Christian feast day: Blessed Chiara Badano
- Christian feast day: Colman mac Duagh
Born on October 30
303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 8th day of the sign · Saturday in 2027, Monday in 2028, Tuesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027, 2032 and 2033 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 17, 2055 · US: about 11,110 births that day each year (264th of 366)
- 1735 John Adams, Founding Father, U.S. president from 1797 to 1801 (1735–1826)
- 1960 Diego Maradona, Argentine football player and manager (1960–2020)
- 1885 Ezra Pound, American poet and critic (1885–1972)
- 1871 Paul Valéry, French poet, essayist, and philosopher (1871–1945)
- 1632 Christopher Wren, English architect (1632–1723)
- 1981 Ivanka Trump, American businesswoman, socialite and political advisior (born 1981) — turns 46 in 2027
- 1839 Alfred Sisley, French, British painter (1839–1899)
- 1895 Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist (1895-1964)
October 30 in history
- 2010 American comedians Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert hosted the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in Washington, D.C.
- 2002 After his terminal-cancer diagnosis, Warren Zevon made his last public appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman, giving the advice to "enjoy every sandwich".
- 2001 Michael Jackson released Invincible, his final studio album and the most expensive album ever produced.
- 1991 The Madrid Conference, an attempt by the international community to revive the Israeli–Palestinian peace process through negotiations, convened.
Holidays and observances on October 30
- Anniversary of the Declaration of the Slovak Nation (Slovakia)
- Christian feast day: Ethelnoth (Egelnoth) the Good
- Christian feast day: Blessed Benvenuta Bojani
Born on October 31
304th day of the year (305th in leap years) · ♏ Scorpio, 9th day of the sign · Sunday in 2027, Tuesday in 2028, Wednesday in 2029 · weekend in 2027 and 2032 · baby of 2027: 10,000 days on March 18, 2055 · US: about 10,263 births that day each year (356th of 366)
- 1760 Katsushika Hokusai, Japanese artist (1760-1849)
- 1795 John Keats, English Romantic poet (1795–1821)
- 1887 Chiang Kai-shek, Chinese politician, military leader, and President of the ROC (1887–1975)
- 1961 Peter Jackson, New Zealand film director, screenwriter, producer and actor (born 1961) — turns 66 in 2027
- 1950 Zaha Hadid, Iraqi British architect, designer and painter (1950–2016)
- 1947 Herman Van Rompuy, Belgian politician; former Prime Minister of Belgium and first permanent President of the European Council (born 1947) — turns 80 in 2027
- 1922 Norodom Sihanouk, Cambodian monarch and politician (1922–2012)
- 1964 Marco van Basten, Dutch association football player and manager (born 1964) — turns 63 in 2027
October 31 in history
- 2005 The discovery of the Plutonian moons Nix and Hydra, based on photographs taken by the Hubble Space Telescope nearly five months prior, was announced.
- 2003 After 22 years in power, Mahathir Mohamad retired as Prime Minister of Malaysia.
- 1999 All 217 people on board EgyptAir Flight 990 perished when the aircraft suddenly crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts.
- 1999 Australian sailor Jesse Martin arrived in Melbourne, becoming the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe solo, non-stop, and unassisted.
Holidays and observances on October 31
- Christian feast day: Alphonsus Rodriguez
- Christian feast day: Ampliatus
- Christian feast day: Begu
Frequently asked questions
What is the zodiac sign for people born in October?
Libra ♎ until October 22, then Scorpio ♏ from October 23 (usual dates, give or take a day depending on the year).
Which famous people were born in October?
For example Jimmy Carter (October 1, 1924), Le Corbusier (October 6, 1887), Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884), Oscar Wilde (October 16, 1854), Alfred Nobel (October 21, 1833) and Hillary Clinton (October 26, 1947). The eight best-known people for every day in October are in the entries above.
Which October birthdays fall on a weekend in 2027?
10 days out of 31: October 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31, 2027.