Erik Bruhn was born in Copenhagen, Denmark, the fourth child and first son of Ellen ( née Evers ), owner of a hairdressing salon, and third child of Ernst Bruhn.

Maria Tallchief and Erik Bruhn, who danced the `` Nutcracker '' pas de deux, were also seen in the Petipa-Minkus pas de deux from `` Don Quixote '', another brilliant showpiece that displayed their technical prowess handsomely.

* 1986 – Erik Bruhn, Danish ballet dancer, choreographer ( b. 1928 )

He also trained many prominent international dancers, including Erik Bruhn.

Fox also used her formidable persuasive powers on artists other than singers: she was able to bring Rudolph Nureyev to make his debut on an American opera stage at the Lyric ; Vera Zorina, Alicia Markova, Erik Bruhn and Maria Tallchief also danced at the Lyric, and George Balanchine created choreography for the Lyric.

Famous Albrechts include Lucien Petipa ( first dancer of the role ), Vaslav Nijinsky, Rudolf Nureyev, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Robert Helpmann, Erik Bruhn, Mikhail Lavrovsky, Vladimir Vasiliev, Sir Anton Dolin, Vladimir Malakhov, Vladimir Muravlev and Roberto Bolle.

Technically exacting as it is, the role of Albrecht is not beyond the capabilities of any competent premier danseur, and Erik Bruhn is infinitely more than that ; he is probably the most completely equipped male dancer of the day, with the flawlessly clean technique that comes only through a combination of enormous talent allied to correct day-by-day training from childhood … If his dancing was magnificent, and it was, his partnering of and playing to Markova were no less so.

To do it, says Erik Bruhn, " it is important, even if you performed a role the night before, to think, ' This is the first time this is going to happen.

Erik Bruhn died in Toronto General Hospital on April 1, 1986 at the age of 57.

Clive Barnes had named Erik Bruhn " the greatest male classical dancer of his time " when Bruhn retired in 1972.

Erik Bruhn was a complete dancer-a far cry from the highly specialized artist he was often made out to be ... His moral example to the rest of ballet came through the concentration and seriousness with which he committed himself to every role.

In a codicil to his will, Bruhn left part of his estate for the establishment of The Erik Bruhn Prize, recognizing dancers from the three companies with which he was most closely associated: the Royal Danish Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, and the National Ballet of Canada, each of which are invited to send one male and one female dancer to the competition, held in Toronto, Canada.

The first Erik Bruhn Prize was awarded in 1988.

He was the subject of the book Erik Bruhn: Danseur Noble ( 1979 ) by John Gruen, written with his cooperation and based in part on extensive interviews.

Available on the DVD " Rudolf Nureyev & Erik Bruhn-Their Complete Bell Telephone Hour Performances ( 1961-1967 )," which also includes Tallchief and Nureyev dancing a pas de deux from Flower Festival in Genzano choreographed by Bruhn after Bournonville ( from 1962 ).

* Erik Bruhn: I'm the Same, Only More-A Personal Portrait of the Legendary Dancer ( 2002 ), a posthumous 42-minute film biography by his friend, the Danish filmmaker Lennart Pasborg, includes performance footage and a recorded monologue by Bruhn used as a voice-over for clips and stills.

* Archive footage of Alicia Alonso and Erik Bruhn in Pas de Deux from Giselle, Act II in 1955 at Jacob's Pillow

* Erik Bruhn entry in the Columbia Encyclopedia

* Erik Bruhn entry in the Concise Encyclopædia Britannica

* Erik Bruhn on Google Video

* October 3 – Erik von Detten, American actor

* October 17 – Erik Magnusson proclaims himself king of Sweden, in opposition to his father, king Magnus.

Count Erik Jönsson Dahlbergh ( 10 October 1625 – 16 January 1703 ) was a Swedish engineer, soldier, and field marshal, called the " Vauban of Sweden ".

* Erik Eriksen ( October 30, 1950 – September 30, 1953 )

Cuban followed up his intentions by organizing " HDNet Fights ", a mixed martial arts promotion which airs exclusively on HDNet and premiered on October 13, 2007 with a card headlined by a fight between Erik Paulson and Jeff Ford as well as fights featuring veterans Drew Fickett and Justin Eilers.

Erik Mesterton ( 4 October 1903 – 10 January 2004 ) was a Swedish author, literature critic and translator.

" In an interview with ABC News in October 2005, Erik's wife Tammi stated that her relationship with Erik, her husband of six years, is " something that I've dreamed about for a long time.

They had two children, Mary Kristin ( born December 1965 ) and Scott Erik ( born October 1970 ).

This group ended, due to Arn Anderson's stabbing incident with Sid Vicious during a tour of England in October, and Paul Roma turning on Erik Watts during a tag team match to join Paul Orndorff as the tag team of Pretty Wonderful.

Erik Routley ( 31 October 1917 – 8 October 1982 ) was an English Congregational minister, composer and musicologist.

Allen returned to a back-up role for the next two weeks, but early in the morning on October 24, ( Erik ) Williams was injured in automobile accident and was out for the rest of the season.

After which, Allen was moved into the starting line-up at ( Erik ) Williams ’ s right tackle position permanently beginning at the Cincinnati Bengals on October 30 ).

Erik Gunnar Asplund ( 22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940 ) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style which made its breakthrough in Sweden at the Stockholm International Exhibition ( 1930 ).

Frederiksen and his wife celebrated the birth of their second child, Soren Erik Adler Frederiksen on October 27, 2011.

Erik Eriksen from the Liberal Party was able to form the Cabinet of Erik Eriksen together with the Conservative People's Party on 30 October 1950.

Erik Eriksen ( November 20, 1902 – October 7, 1972 ) is a former Prime Minister of Denmark.

He served as Prime Minister of Denmark from 30 October 1950 to 30 September 1953 as leader of the Cabinet of Erik Eriksen forming a minority government of Venstre and the Conservative People's Party.

Erik Brødreskift ( aka Grim ) ( December 23, 1969 – October 4, 1999 ) was a Norwegian drummer, who played in several black metal bands during his career.

Erik Helge Osvald Stensiö ForMemRS ( 2 October 1891 – 11 January 1984 ) was a Swedish paleozoologist.

Erik Johan Stagnelius was born October 14, 1793 in Gärdslösa, on the island Öland, Sweden, and died on April 3, 1823 in Stockholm.

Erik Ian Asphaug born October 19, 1961, in Oslo, Norway ) is a Norwegian American planetary science professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

Mutchnick married his partner, lawyer Erik Hyman, on October 25, 2008.