Helen Wills Moody (1905-1998)
Oct 6 American tennis player (19 Grand Slam titles), born in Centerville California
Rick Ferrell (1905-1995)
Oct 12 American Baseball Hall of Fame catcher (8 x MLB All Star; Boston Red Sox, Washington Senators), born in Durham, North Carolina
- Oct 23 Gertrude Ederle, American swimmer (1st female English Channel 1926), born in New York City (d. 2003)
About October 1905
How Old? 118 years old
Generation: Greatest Generation
Leap Year: No
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