16th » The Wilhelm Voigt e.g Captain of Köpenick fools the City hall (administration) named city hall of Köpenick and several soldiers by impersonating a Prussian officer.
23rd » Alberto Santos-Dumont flies an airplane in the first heavier-than-air flight in Europe at Champs de Bagatelle, Paris, France.
Famous Birthdays on October in 1906
1st » S. D. Burman, Bangladeshi-Indian singer-songwriter (d. 1975)
2nd » August Komendant, Estonian-American engineer and academic (d. 1992)
3rd » Natalie Savage Carlson, American author (d. 1997)
6th » Janet Gaynor, American actress and singer (d. 1984)
9th » Léopold Sédar Senghor, Senegalese poet and politician, 1st President of Senegal (d. 2001)
9th » J. R. Eyerman, American photographer and journalist (d. 1985)
10th » Paul Creston, American composer and educator (d. 1985)
10th » R. K. Narayan, Indian author (d. 2001)
12th » Joe Cronin, American baseball player and manager (d. 1984)
12th » John Murray (playwright) named John Murray, American playwright and producer (d. 1984)
14th » Hassan al-Banna, Egyptian religious leader, founded the Muslim Brotherhood (d. 1949)
14th » Hannah Arendt, German-American theorist and philosopher (d. 1975)
15th » Hiram Fong, American soldier and politician (d. 2004)
15th » Alicia Patterson, American publisher, co-founded 'Newsday' (d. 1963)
15th » Victoria Spivey, American singer-songwriter and pianist (d. 1976)
16th » León Klimovsky, Argentinian actor, director, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
17th » Paul Derringer, American baseball player (d. 1987)
18th » James Brooks (painter) named James Brooks, American painter and educator (d. 1992)
22nd » Kees van Baaren, Dutch composer and educator (d. 1970)
24th » Alexander Gelfond, Russian mathematician (d. 1968)
26th » Primo Carnera, Italian boxer and actor (d. 1967)
27th » Earle Cabell, American politician, Mayor of Dallas (d. 1975)