This Week’s Birthdays – Week of October 22

October 22, 1903 – Jerome Lester “Jerry” Horwitz, better known by his stage name Curly Howard, was an American comedian and vaudevillian.

Curly Howard (StreetView)
Curly Howard

October 23, 1945 – Kim Melius Flyvholm Larsen, a Danish rock musician.

Kim Larsen (StreetView)
Kim Larsen

October 24, 1973 – Levi Leipheimer, an American professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Omega Pharma-Quick Step.

Levi Leipheimer (StreetView)
Levi Leipheimer

October 25, 1946 – Kōji Yamamoto, a former Japanese baseball player and manager of the Hiroshima Carp of Japan’s Central League.

Koji Yamamoto (山本 浩二) (StreetView)
Koji Yamamoto (山本 浩二)

October 26, 1947 – Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton, the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama.

Hillary Rodham Clinton (StreetView)
Hillary Rodham Clinton

October 27, 1966 – Majora Carter, an urban revitalization strategist and public radio host, from the South Bronx area of New York City.

Majora Carter (StreetView)
Majora Carter

October 28, 1691 – Peter Jansen Wessel (alt. spelling Peder), better known as Tordenskjold (lit. “thundershield”), an eminent Norwegian naval officer in the service of the King of Denmark-Norway.

Peter Tordenskjolds place of death (Google Maps)
Peter Tordenskjolds place of death

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