Famous Birthdays In October - 02

1869  Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, Porbandar Kathiawad India, pacifist and spiritual leader was born on this day in history.   

1871  On this day in history birth of cordell Hull, US Sec of State (1933-44), lowered tariffs (Nobel 1945)   

1871  Martha Brookes Hutcheson, American landscape architect (d. 1959) was born on this day in history.   

1873  On this day in history birth of pelham Warner, cricketer (England 1898-1912, later notable official)   

1873  On October - 02 birth of stephen Warfield Gambrill, U.S. Congressman for Maryland's 5th District (d. 1924)   

1875  On this day in history birth of henry Fevrier, composer   

1878  Francois C Schlumberger, French physicist was born on October - 02.   

1879  On this day in history birth of wallace Stevens, Reading Pa, poet (Ideas of Order)   

1880  On this day in history birth of george Alexander Russell, composer   

1881  On October - 02 birth of fred Barlow, composer   

1882  Boris Shaposhnikov, Russian military commander (d. 1945) was born on October - 02.   

1885  On this day in history birth of ruth Bryan Rohde, US, (Rep), minister to Denmark   

1886  On this day in history birth of pieter "Pierre" Balledux, stage manager/Dutch resistance fighter   

1890  Groucho Marx, [Julius], NYC, comedian (Marx Bros, You Bet Your Life) was born on this day in history.   

1891  On this day in history birth of h V Porter, basketball pioneer, created fan shape backboard   

1893  On October - 02 birth of leroy B Shield, US pianist/producer/composer (Laurel & Hardy)   

1895  Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk NJ, comedian (Abbott & Costello) was born on this day in history.   

1895  Louis Lebeer, Dutch art historian was born on this day in history.   

1896  Fjodor I Panfjorov, Russian author (Volga) [OS=Sep 20] was born on this day in history.   

1896  Fritz Eberhard, [Hellmut Rauschenplat], W-German lawyer/resistor (Law) was born on this day in history.   

1896  On this day in history birth of liaqat Ali Khan, Pakistan's first Prime Minister (d. 1951)   

1901  On October - 02 birth of christopher Clarkson, test Pilot   

1901  [Ignatius] Roy [D] Campbell, South African poet (Flowering Rifle) was born on this day in history.   

1902  On October - 02 birth of dick Ket, Dutch painter/cartoonist   

1902  On this day in history birth of leopold Figl, premier of Austria   

1904  Dermot Boyle, marshal (RAF) was born on October - 02.   

1904  On October - 02 birth of godfrey Baseley, radio executive   

1904  On this day in history birth of graham Greene, English journalist (3rd Man)   

1904  On this day in history birth of shi Lal Bahadur Shastri, India premier (1964-66)   

1904  On this day in history birth of [Henry] Graham Greene, England, prolific novelist (Brighton Rock)   

1906  On October - 02 birth of john Humphreys Whitfield, scholar of Italian language & literature   

1907  Alexander Robertus, organic chemist was born on this day in history.   

1907  Lord Todd, chemist was born on this day in history.   

1907  William Marshall, producer/director/actor/singer (Blackmail) was born on October - 02.   

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0472  Olybrius, emperor of Westromeinse republic (472), dies on this day in history.   

0939  Death of Giselbert, duke of Lutheran, drowns at about 49 on this day in history.   

1113  On October - 02 mawdoed, Selchuk emir/governor of Mosul, dies   

1264  On this day in history urbanus IV, [Jacques Pantaleon], French Pope (1261-64), dies   

1517  John Murmelius, humanist/theory/school book writer, dies at about 37 on this day in history.   

1559  Death of Jacquet of Mantua, French composer (b. 1483) on October - 02.   

1564  On this day in history andreas Vesalius, [Andries of Wesel], Flemish anatomist, dies at 49   

1588  Bernardino Telesio, Italian philosopher (Rerum in Child), dies on October - 02.