Famous people born on the ??th of October:

Are they famous because they died or because they were born?

1684 - Antoine Watteau, French painter (d. 1721)
1813 - Giuseppe Verdi, Italian composer (d. 1901)
1830 - Queen Isabella II of Spain (d. 1904)
1900 - Helen Hayes - Actress
1901 - Alberto Giacometti, Swiss sculptor (d. 1966)
1903 - Prince Charles of Belgium, Prince Regent of Belgium (d. 1983)
1924 - James Clavell - Writer
1954 - James Eshelman - Astrologer
1953 - David Lee Roth, American singer
1960 - Αντωνης <--- This is me! (and if you don't Believe, I 'm famous, ask the Credit card companies and utility companies at the end of every month, they think I'm famous, and they send papers to proof it, and don't forget the Government, THEY REALLY THINK I'M FAMOUS, they even pay attention to my work every week and every month and they make sure that I am aware that I'm famous.... this could take a long time... Oh yeah I'm famous alright!>



Number-one song in the charts that day!

In the USA:
"Mr. Custer" by Larry Verne

In the UK:
"Tell Laura I Love Her" by Ricky Valance


TIME Magazine cover this week


TIME Magazine: Robert F. Kennedy

(TIME Cover: October the ??th, 1960)