page_title: 1916
section_title: October
hierarchical_section_title: 1916 / Births / October
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Collectie / Archief&#160;: Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie&#160;: [ onbekend ] Beschrijving&#160;: President Mitterand bij slotzitting Europa Congres&#160;; Mitterand, kop Datum&#160;: 7 mei 1988 Trefwoorden&#160;: congressen, presidenten Persoonsnaam&#160;: Mitterrand, François Fotograaf&#160;: Croes, Rob C. / Anefo Auteursrechthebbende&#160;: Nationaal Archief Materiaalsoort&#160;: Negatief (zwart/wit) Nummer archiefinventaris&#160;: bekijk toegang 2.24.01.05 Bestanddeelnummer&#160;: 934-2444
context_page_description: 1916 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1916th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 916th year of the 2nd millennium, the 16th year of the 20th century, and the 7th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1916, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.
context_section_description: October 2 – Jim L. Gillis Jr., American politician (d. 2018)
  October 3
  Frank Pantridge, Irish physician and inventor (d. 2004)
  James Herriot, English veterinarian and author (d. 1995)
  Shelby Storck, American television producer (d. 1969)
  October 4 – Vitaly Ginzburg, Russian physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 2009)
  October 7 – Sir Hereward Wake, 14th Baronet, British army officer (d. 2017)
  October 9 – Robert Brubaker, American actor (d. 2010)
  October 10
  Bernard Heuvelmans, Belgian-French cryptozoologist (d. 2001)
  Sumiko Mizukubo, Japanese actress
  October 11 – Maurice Gaffney, Irish barrister (d. 2016)
  October 12 – Alice Childress, American actress, playwright, and novelist  (d. 1994)
  October 14 – C. Everett Koop, United States Surgeon General (d. 2013)
  October 15 – Hassan Gouled Aptidon, President of Djibouti (d. 2006)
  October 19
  Jean Dausset, French immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2009)
  Emil Gilels, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1985)
  October 21 – Eddie Carnett, American baseball player (d. 2016)
  October 25 – Thérèse Kleindienst, French librarian (d. 2018)
  October 26 – François Mitterrand, President of France (d. 1996)
  October 30 – Leon Day, American baseball player (d. 1995)
  October 31
  Phil Monroe, American animator and director (d. 1988)
  Carl Johan Bernadotte, Prince of Sweden (d. 2012)
caption: François Mitterrand
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