Born:
Jana Novotna, Czechoslovakia, tennis star, 1995 Australia/Wimbledon doubles
More Notable Birthdays on October 2:
1948 - Donna Karan, Forest Hills, New York, fashion designer, Coty Award-1977
1895 - Bud Abbott, Asbury Pk, New Jersey, comedian, Abbott and Costello
1890 - Groucho Marx, born in New York City, comedian, Marx Bros, 'You Bet Your Life'
1869 - Mohandas Gandhi, Indian Leader
1851 - Ferdinand Foch, France, responsible for Allies winning WW I
