Born on this day 1957 in Holyhead (where her father was serving in the RAF)

Dawn French - BAFTA award-winning actress, writer and comedian, best known for starring in and writing the comedy show French and Saunders with Jennifer Saunders and for playing the lead role  in The Vicar of Dibley.  French has also appeared in The Comic Strip, Murder Most Horrid and Little Britain, as well as being heavily involved with Comic Relief.

Dawn first met Jennifer Saunders at the Central School of Speech and Drama, even though both had grown up at the same RAF  base, they had never met.  Initially they did not get on, Saunders considered French a "cocky little upstart" and French thought Saunders was snooty and aloof.  However, they became friends and  formed a double-act called the Menopause Sisters and came to wider public attention as members of the Comic Strip in the early 1980s.

She is also known for her celebrity marriage to comedian Lenny Henry and the pair has an adopted daughter named Billie.  However, they separated on amicable terms in April 2010.  In a 2006 poll, French was named as the most admired female celebrity amongst women in Britain and in 2013 she was assessed as one of the 100 most powerful women in the United Kingdom.

B orn on this day 1762 on a farm called Pant Dwfn, near St Clears.

David Charles - hymn-writer and Methodist minister. His best-known hymns include "O fryniau Caersalem ceir gweled" and "O Iesu Mawr"

Charles was apprenticed to a Carmarthen rope-maker and flax-dresser and to improve his craft he went to Bristol for further experience. On his return to Carmarthen, he was appointed the manager of the local rope-works.

Charles was a self-educated man, who started preaching at the age of 46 and later published, two volumes of  his Welsh sermons, one volume of  his English sermons and a Welsh selection of his other writings.  He was forced to retire aged 66 after suffering a stroke, which left him  paralysed and without the power of speech.

Born on this day 1909 in Dowlais

David John "Dai" Astley - former Wales soccer international.  A prolific goal scorer, Astley scored 12 goals for Wales in 13 appearances.  At club level, he is best remembered for his 92 goals for Aston Villa in 165 matches.  His playing career was cut short with the outbreak of World War II, after which he turned to management, most notably becoming the manager of Inter Milan in 1948.

Born on this day 1981 in Aylesbury (Welsh grandmother)

Sam Ricketts - Wales soccer international with 50 caps.  He played over a hundred games for Swansea City before playing in the Premier League for both Hull City and Bolton Wanderers. 

The monthly rainfall for October 1909 of 56.5 inches at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia, is a British record.