What happened on October 11 ?

1616 - Andreas Gryphius, German writer (d. 1664)

1661 - Melchior de Polignac, French diplomat (d. 1742)

1671 - King Frederick IV of Denmark (d. 1730)

1675 - Samuel Clarke, English philosopher (d. 1729)

1738 - Arthur Phillip, British admiral, Governor of New South Wales (d. 1814)

1758 - Heinrich Wilhelm Matthäus Olbers, German astronomer (d. 1840)

1786 - Stevenson Archer (1786-1848), American Congressman

1788 - Simon Sechter, Austrian music teacher (d. 1867)

1814 - Jean Baptiste Lamy, first Archbishop of Santa Fe

1815 - Pierre Napoleon Bonaparte, Italian-born adventurer and politician (d.1881)

1821 - George Williams, English founder of the YMCA (d. 1905)

1844 - Henry Heinz, American food manufacturer (d. 1916)

1863 - Louis Cyr, Canadian strongman (d. 1912)

1872 - Harlan Fiske Stone, 12th Chief Justice of the United States (d. 1946)

1881 - Hans Kelsen, Austrian legal theorist

1884 - Friedrich Bergius, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1949)

1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, First Lady of the United States (d. 1962)

1885 - François Mauriac, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1970)

1895 - Jakov Gotovac, Croatian composer (d. 1982)

1918 - Jerome Robbins, American choreographer (d. 1998)

1919 - Art Blakey, American jazz drummer (d. 1990)

1919 - Jean Vander Pyl, American voice actress (d. 1999)

1924 - Mal Whitfield, American athlete

1925 - Elmore Leonard, American novelist

1926 - Neville Wran, Premier of New South Wales

1928 - Alfonso de Portago, Spanish race car driver (d. 1957)

1930 - Sam Johnson, American politician

1932 - Dottie West, American singer (d. 1991)

1937 - Bobby Charlton, English former professional footballer

1939 - Maria Bueno, Brazilian tennis player

1939 - Austin Currie, Northern Irish politician

1942 - Amitabh Bachchan, Indian actor, singer, anchor and producer

1943 - John Nettles, English actor

1946 - Sawao Kato, Japanese gymnast

1949 - Daryl Hall, American musician

1951 - Jean-Jacques Goldman, French singer and songwriter

1953 - David Morse, American actor

1956 - Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay

1957 - Dawn French, Welsh comedienne

1961 - Amr Diab, Egyptian pop-star

1961 - Steve Young, NFL Football Player

1962 - Nicola Bryant, British actress

1962 - Joan Cusack, American actress and comedienne

1964 - Michael J. Nelson, American actor/writer on Mystery Science Theater 3000

1965 - Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor

1966 - Luke Perry, American actor

1967 - David Starr, American racecar driver

1969 - Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands

1970 - U-God, American rapper

1970 - Andy Marriott, English footballer

1971 - Petra Haden, American Musician (The Rentals)

1972 - Claudia Black, Australian actress

1973 - Dmitri Young, baseball player

1973 - Takeshi Kaneshiro, Actor/Model

1974 - Jason Arnott, Canadian hockey player

1977 - Claudia Palacios, Colombian television journalist

1977 - Ty Wigginton, baseball player

1985 - Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress

1989 - Michelle Wie, American golfer