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I'm so sorry I fell down.  Jag är så ledsen att jag föll.  Jeg beklager så mye at jeg falt.  Jeg er så ked af, at jeg faldt. Buster Keaton (1895-1966) Comedy Regret and apologies

These authors were born on the 7th of October:
Caesar Rodney (1728-1784) - American politician (1728-1784)
Henry Rutgers (1745-1830) - American politician (1745–1830)
George Morris (1778-) - British Royal Navy officer (1778-?)
Magnus Brostrup Landstad (1802-1880) - Norwegian author, priest, hymn writer and folklorist
Henry Alford (1810-1871) - English churchman, theologian, textual critic, scholar, poet, hymnodist, and writer (1810–1871)
James Andrews (1828-1897) - stonemason (1828-1897)
James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) - American poet from Indianapolis (1849–1916)
Charlotte Johnson (1859-1897) - American woman (1859–1897)
Helen Hays (1879-1957) - American woman, spouse of Will H. Hays (1879-1957)
Joe Hill (1879-1915) - for the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW); his execution for an alleged robbery-murder made him a martyr and folk hero in the radical American labour movement.
Rebecca Caldwell (1882-1968)
Niels Bohr (1885-1962) - first to apply the quantum theory.Nobel Prize for Physics in 1922.
Jack Mulhall (1887-1979) - American actor (1887-1979)
Gérard Bauër (1888-1965) - French author
Gérard Bauër (1888-1967) - French writer and journalist (1888–1967)
Henry Wallace (1888-1965) - American politician (1888–1965); Vice President of the United States from 1941 to 1945
Alfred Kahn (1891-1940) - holocaust victim, b. 1891-10-07
Alfred McCoy (1899-1990) - American football player (1899-1990)
Herbert Butterfield (1900-1979) - British historian (1900 – 1979)
Sverre Kjær (1900-) - communications manager at Skatt Sør
Ronald Dawson (1902-) - Peerage person ID=35955
Helen MacInnes (1907-1985) - 20th-century Scottish-American author
Mario Sanchez (1908-2005) - American painter (1908–2005)
Vaughn Monroe (1911-1973) - American singer (1911–1973)
Tom Manley (1912-1988) - English footballer and manager (1912-1988)
Charleszetta Waddles (1912-2001) - US nun
Elizabeth Janeway (1913-2005) - American novelist, critic, activist
Nancy Jones (1913-) - (born 1913)
Charles Templeton (1915-2001) - Canadian cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster and author (1915-2001)
Frank Baumholtz (1918-1997) - American baseball player
Annemarie Renger (1919-2008) - German politician (1919–2008)
Betty Taylor (1919-2011) - performer
Tommy Farr (1921-2004) - American actor (1921–2004)
Hank Press (1921-2014) - American baseball player
Martha Stewart (1922-)
William Zinsser (1922-2015) - American writer, editor, journalist, literary critic, and professor
Lazhar Karoui Chebbi (1927-) - Minister of Justice
R(onald) D(avid) Laing (1927-1989) - English psychiatrist
R. D. Laing (1927-1989) - noted for his alternative approach to the treatment of schizophrenia.
Ronald David Laing (1927-1989) - English psychiatrist
Sohrab Sepehri (1928-1980) - Iranian poet and painter (1928-1980)
Cotton Fitzsimmons (1931-2004) - American basketball coach (1931–2004)
Mark Girouard (1931-2022) - British architectural historian
Bishop Desmond Tutu (1931-)
Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) - South African churchman, politician, archbishop, Nobel Prize winner (1931–2021)
Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) - Nobel Prize winner and cleric
Helge Stalsberg (1932-) - retiree
Wendy Thompson (1933-) - (born 1933)
Imamu Amiri Baraka (1934-2014) - African-American writer (1934–2014)
Ulrike Meinhof (1934-1976) - German left-wing militant, journalist and author (1934–1976)
Julian Thompson (1934-) - Royal Marines general
Hans Normann Dahl (1937-2019) - visual artist
Gary Freeman (1937-2014) - American sculptor (1937–2014)
Colin Cooper (1939-2008) - British musician (1939–2008)
Tony Glover (1939-2019) - American harmonica player and singer (1939–2019)
Choe Su Hon (1939-) - North Korean politician
Clive James (1939-2019) - Australian writer, critic, and broadcaster (1939–2019)
Bill Snyder (1939-) - American college football coach
Laurie Wilson (1940-) - American art historian and psychoanalyst (1940-)
Larry Young (1940-1978) - American jazz musician (1940-1978)
Bill Gluba (1942-) - American politician
Jim Jacobs (1942-) - American composer, lyricist, and writer for the theatre
Susan Jeffers (1942-2020) - Children's book illustrator
Larry Todd (1942-1990) - American football running back
Paul Weyrich (1942-2008) - American political activist (1942–2008)
Joy Behar (1943-) - American comedian, television host, actress and writer
Lanny Berman (1943-) - American psychotherapist
Jose Cardenal (1943-) - Cuban baseball player
Oliver North (1943-) - American political commentator
Morten Selven (1943-) - business advisor
Øystein Kock Johansen (1944-) - author
Donald Tsang (1944-) - Hong Kong politician (born 1944)
Gert Fylking (1945-) - radio host and TV personality
Bill Harris (1945-2019) - American journalist
Svein Aaser (1946-) - former CEO of DnB NOR, the largest financial group in Norway
Dennis Kruse (1946-) - American politician
Catherine Lowe (1946-) - Bachelor star
Anita Shreve (1946-2018) - American writer (1946–2018)
Pat Howard (1947-) - English footballer (born 1947)
Diane Ackerman (1948-) - author, poet, and naturalist
Lynne Agee (1948-) - American basketball coach
Henning Christensen (1948-) - blacksmith
Harvey Jewett (1948-) - American businessman
Knudsen (1949-) - leader of the Association for a Humane Drug Policy
Piero Fassino (1949-) - Italian politician
Eric Knudsen (1949-) - American neurobiologist
Stefan Sköld (1949-) - head of culture and leisure at Årjäng Municipality
Bengt Adlers (1950-) - head of Växjö konsthall
Nasser Amin (1950-) - Lebanese politician
Sandy Brown (1950-) - Scottish cricketer
Howard Chaykin (1950-) - American comic book artist and writer
Björn Gustavsson (1950-) - member of the social welfare committee
Ricardo Israel (1950-) - Chilean politician
Dick Jauron (1950-2025) - American football player and coach (1950–2025)
Jakaya Kikwete (1950-) - President of Tanzania from 2005 to 2015
Ragnhild Setsaas (1950-) - State Secretary
Barbara Brenner (1951-2013) - American activist
Victor Delgado (1951-) - chess player
John (Cougar) Mellencamp (1951-)
John Mellencamp (1951-) - singer
Stan O'Neal (1951-) - American business executive
Stanley O'Neal (1951-) - American business executive
Lilia Shevtsova (1951-) - kremlinologist
Putin (1952-) - President of Russia
Thorsteinn Már Baldvinsson (1952-) - CEO of Samherji
John Caudwell (1952-) - English businessman, philanthropist and co-founder of mobile phone retailer Phones 4u
Ralf Edström (1952-) - Swedish footballer
Peter Kormos (1952-2013) - Canadian politician (1952-2013)
Tom McBride (1952-1995) - American actor (1952-1995)
Vladimir Putin (1952-) - on the 2000 US presidential election , b.
David Gonski (1953-) - Australian businessman
Ricky Phillips (1953-) - American bassist
Tico Torres (1953-) - American drummer
Mats Waltin (1953-) - coach
Kjell Grandhagen (1954-2019) - Lieutenant General and head of the Norwegian Intelligence Service
Olav Ulleren (1954-) - Director of the Norwegian Association of Local and Regional Authorities
Lu Yuansheng (1954-) - table tennis player
Bill Foster (1955-) - politician, physicist
Torbjørn Jacobsen (1955-) - Faroese sailor and politician
Yo-Yo Ma (1955-) - American cellist (born 1955)
Torben Möger Pedersen (1955-) - CEO of PensionDanmark
Carmen Reinhart (1955-) - professor at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University
Jan Olof Hellbom (1956-) - tenant
Alain Perrin (1956-) - French football manager
Brian Sutter (1956-) - Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Torbjörn Björlund (1957-) - member of the parliamentary committee on defence
Beth Burns (1957-) - American basketball coach
Michael W. Smith (1957-) - American musician and songwriter
Jayne Torvill (1957-) - Professional figure skater and television personality
Bernardo Arévalo (1958-) - presidential candidate
Arild Aspøy (1958-) - editor at Stat & Styring
Steve Gardner (1958-) - British association football player (born 1958)
Daniel Letz (1958-) - Former head chef at Kong Hans Kælder
David Schneider (1958-) - Czech television movie actor
Dylan Baker (1959-) - American actor
Simon Cowell (1959-) - English television personality, businessman, producer, record executive
Lourdes Flores (1959-) - Peruvian politician
Jean-Marc Fournier (1959-) - priest
Michael Britt (1960-2017) - American basketball player (1960–2017)
Ola Furu (1960-) - CEO of Capgemini
Simone Menne (1960-) - Lufthansa's CFO
Marita Payne (1960-) - Canadian track and field athlete
Jamey Shouppe (1960-) - baseball coach
Djoko Susilo (1960-) - Indonesian police officer
Nico Widerberg (1960-) - sculptor
Keith Bailey (1961-) - Canadian association football player
Simon McCoy (1961-) - news anchor
Tom Perez (1961-) - American politician and attorney (born 1961)
Ty Van Burkleo (1962-) - American baseball player
Ann Kajson Carlqvist (1962-) - outgoing municipal council chair
Kirsti Kraft (1963-) - journalist
Peter Gren Larsen (1963-) - editor for entertainment and satire at DR2
Per Strand (1963-) - director
Sam Brown (1964-) - English musician (born 1964)
Colleen Dolan (1964-) - (born 1964)
Jeff Harris (1964-) - American politician
Dan Savage (1964-) - American sex advice columnist and gay rights campaigner
Neal Creighton (1965-) - American entrepreneur; co-founders who launched of GeoTrust
Scott Paterson (1965-) - English basketball player
Sherman Alexie (1966-) - American author and filmmaker
Anders T. Andersen (1966-) - director
Fredrik Sjöholm (1966-) - Professor of International Economics at Lund University
Andrew Dominik (1967-) - director
Maria Corina Machado (1967-) - opposition leader and independent representative in the national assembly
Soren Petersen (1967-) - Danish cyclist, born 1967
Søren Petersen (1967-) - former part-time firefighter
Blair Thomas (1967-) - PE teacher
Toni Braxton (1968-) - American singer (born 1967)
Dave Calloway (1968-) - American basketball player-coach
Pippa Funnell (1968-) - British equestrian
Shannon Kleibrink (1968-) - curler
Thom Yorke (1968-) - (Radiohead), b.
Ard van der Steur (1969-) - Dutch Minister of Justice
Per Mathisen (1969-) - club leader
Merete Myhre Moen (1969-) - Mayor of Tynset
Sutopo Purwo Nugroho (1969-2019) - spokesperson for the country's disaster management authorities
Runar Berg (1970-) - former player for Bodø/Glimt
Nicole Ari Parker (1970-) - actress
Jim Whitaker (1970-) - American cinematographer
Rod Glenn (1971-) - British writer
Michelle Mone (1971-) - British businessperson (born 1971)
Johnnie Morton (1971-) - American football player
Patrik Nordin (1971-) - founder and organizer of Fjällmaraton
Annette Walther Numme (1971-) - co-owner of the house
Giorgio Di Centa (1972-) - Italian male cross-country skier
Mona Kristiansen (1972-) - secretary general of the Norwegian Gymnastics Federation
André Pops (1972-) - host of Morgonstudion
Anja Reschke (1972-) - newsreader
Scott Silverman (1972-) - American chemist
Maren Uthaug (1972-) - author and guest illustrator
Ben Younger (1972-) - American screenwriter and film director
Chizzy Akudolu (1973-) - actress
Priest Holmes (1973-) - player of American football
Sami Hyypia (1973-) - Finnish footballer and manager
Tore B. Kallevig (1973-) - top candidate for the Progress Party
Kasper Ejsing (1974-) - Mayor of Kerteminde Municipality
Iratxe García (1974-) - chair of the social-democratic S&D group in the European Parliament
Kasper Ejsing Olesen (1974-) - mayor
Iratxe García Pérez (1974-) - chair of the Socialists and Democrats (S&D) group in the European Parliament
Charlotte Perrelli (1974-) - Swedish singer
Alexander Polinsky (1974-) - actor
Andre Davis (1975-) - football player (born 1975)
Damian Kulash (1975-) - American musician
Lars Lewén (1975-) - skicross expert
Tim Minchin (1975-) - comedian
Andriy Pavelko (1975-) - President of the Ukrainian Association of Football
Taylor Hicks (1976-) - American musician
Ingunn Ikdahl (1976-) - law professor at the University of Oslo
Rachel McAdams (1976-) - Canadian actress (born 1978)
Gilberto Silva (1976-) - Brazilian footballer
Charles Woodson (1976-) - American football player (born 1976)
Dan Beutler (1977-) - father to Filippa
Lasse Degn (1977-) - ice hockey expert on TV2 Sport
Russ Hochstein (1977-) - player of American football
Henriette Fluer Vikre (1977-) - head of the main planning committee in Kragerø
Alesha Dixon (1978-) - Britain’s Got Talent judge and Mis-Teeq member
Jake Humphrey (1978-) - TV presenter
Heidi Westbye Nyhus (1978-) - county councillor for education and skills in Viken
Simon Schoch (1978-) - snowboarder
Shawn Ashmore (1979-) - Canadian actor
Kim Edgar Karlsen (1979-) - writer/journalist
Alex Sanderson (1979-) - English rugby union player and coach
Mike Bartlett (1980-) - British dramatist
Edison Chen (1980-) - Hong Kong singer, actor, and fashion designer
Mirell Høyer-Berntsen (1980-) - parliamentary candidate for SV in Agder
Seamus Kotyk (1980-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Daniel Boyacioglu (1981-) - poet and artist
Allan Jenkins (1981-) - Scottish footballer (born 1981)
Staffan Jonsson (1981-) - Producer for Hälsinge Låtverkstad, Studieförbundet Bilda Mitt
Staffan Jönsson (1981-) - New coach for Daniel Ståhl and Fanny Roos
Shane Olivea (1981-2022) - American football player (1981–2022)
Caroline Szyber (1981-) - Member of Parliament (KD)
Marie Blokhus (1982-) - actress
Jessica Castleberry (1982-) - American politician
Jermain Defoe (1982-) - English association football player (born 1982)
Robby Ginepri (1982-) - American tennis player
Yang Hua (1982-) - Ph.D. Université Grenoble Alpes 2016
Marie E. Rognes (1982-) - chief researcher at Simula
Einar Stenseng (1982-) - author
Denis Velić (1982-) - coach at Kosta IF
Scottie Upshall (1983-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Alexandra White (1983-) - research leader at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Simon Busk (1984-) - vinyl expert
Mattias Hargin (1985-) - slalom veteran
Ben Taylor (1985-)
Noman Ali (1986-) - senior portfolio manager at MFC Global Investment Management
Chase Daniel (1986-) - American football player (born 1986)
Johanna Garefelt (1986-) - PhD student
Tuomas Kiiskinen (1986-) - player for Växjö
Luke Toki (1986-) - former Australian Survivor contestant
Vegard Venli (1986-) - journalist at Aftenposten
Sam Austin (1987-) - American tennis player (born 1987)
Sam Querrey (1987-) - tennis player
Diego Costa (1988-) - football player
Greg Foreman (1988-) - English actor and publican
Simen Andreas Sveen (1988-) - cross-country skier, medical student
Trent Merrin (1989-) - Rugby league player
Seinabo Sey (1990-) - artist
Oscar Fantenberg (1991-) - Captain, Linköping HC
Margaux Isaksen (1991-) - American pentathlete
Mookie Betts (1992-) - MLB profile / baseball star
Tim André Nilsen (1992-) - former top-division player
Tim Nilsen (1992-) - player
Maria Zähler (1992-) - acting editor of Resett and politician for the Progress Party
Kristine Hansen (1993-) - Country Manager at Avidly Norway and Sweden
Taylor Stewart (1994-) - college basketball player (2013–2017) Illinois State
Charlotta Säfvenberg (1994-) - competitor
Lyndon Dykes (1995-) - Scottish striker
Mathias Dyngeland (1995-) - Brann goalkeeper
Lewis Capaldi (1996-) - Scottish superstar
Guglielmo Vicario (1996-) - Tottenham goalkeeper
Nikolay Gryazin (1997-) - rally driver
Juan David Peña (1997-) - Mexican actor
Lauren Platt (1997-) - X Factor contestant
Ingibjörg Sigurdardóttir (1997-) - center-back for Vålerenga
Vanessa Voigt (1997-) - biathlete
Trent Alexander-Arnold (1998-) - defender
Trent Alexander Arnold (1998-) - football player for Liverpool FC
Beatriz Hatz (2000-) - Paralympic athlete and Love Island USA star
Noel Gunler (2001-) - player
Tyrone Michele (2003-) - actor and musician
Mari Nilsen (2003-) - author
Mille Liendgaard (2006-) - singer

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