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October 23
1959
Weird Al Yankovic (Alfred Matthew Yankovic), American satirist musician, Eat It (1983) and I Lost On Jeopardy (1984).
1942
Michael Crichton, American author, The Andromeda Strain (1969), Westworld, Coma, and Jurassic Park.
1932
Dimitra Arliss, actress, Maria Falconetti of TV's Rich Man, Poor Man-Book II.
1925 d. 2005
Johnny Carson, American Emmy-winning TV late-night host of the Tonight Show for nearly 30 years.
1917 d. 1983
Robert Bray, American actor. TV: Lassie (Corey Stuart).
1906
Gertrude Caroline Ederle, American swimmer, first woman to swim the English Channel (1926) and winner of three medals in the 1924 Olympics. (source: Guinness Book of World Records)
1895 d. 1954
Maury Maverick, American politician, U.S. congressman (Texas, 1935-39), mayor of San Antonio (1939-41). He coined the word "Gobbledygook" (1944).
1835 d. 1914
Adlai Ewing Stevenson, 23rd U.S. Vice-President (1893-97).
1762 d. 1843
Samuel Morey, American inventor. He patented the first U.S. internal combustion engine. It was later used to power the first automobile ride in the U.S. (The second in the world).
1752 d. 1841
Nicolas Appert, French scientist and chef, The Father of Canning, the first person to preserve food in jars (1804), opened the first canning factory, and invented the bouillon cube.
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October 24
1947
Kevin Kline, American actor. TV: Search For Tomorrow (Woody Reed).
1939
F. Murray Abraham, American Oscar-winning actor. Film: Amadeus (1984, Oscar, as Mozart's rival Salieri).
1936
David Nelson, American actor. TV: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (as himself).
1930 d. 1959
Big Bopper (J.P. Richardson), American singer. Music: Chantilly Lace (1958) and Little Red Riding Hood (1958). He died in a plane crash with Buddy Holly.
1916
Bob Kane, American cartoonist, creator of Batman (1939).
1903 d. 1960
Melvin Purvis, American FBI agent, was the FBI agent in charge during the killings of John Dillinger and " Pretty Boy " Floyd.
1855 d. 1912
James Schoolcraft Sherman, 27th U.S. Vice-President (1909-12).
1788 d. 1879
Sarah Josepha Hale, American author, Mary Had a Little Lamb (1830).
1632 d. 1723
Anton van Leeuwenhoek, Dutch biologist, Father of Microscopy, using a crude microscope of his own design, he became the first person to see microorganisms in detail (1684).
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October 25
1963
Tracy Nelson, American actress. TV: Father Dowling Mysteries (Sister Steve) and Melrose Place (Meredith).
1957
Nancy Cartwright, American actress. TV: The Simpsons (voice of Bart).
1949
Brian Kerwin, American actor. TV: Lobo (Deputy Hawkins).
1941
Helen Reddy, Australian singer. Music: I Am Woman (1972) and Delta Dawn (1973).
1933
Eugene Lee, American actor, The Little Rascals (Porky). He appeared in 42 Our Gang films. "Otay."
1928
Marion Ross, American actress. TV: Happy Days (Mrs. C.).
1928 d. 2006
Anthony Franciosa (Anthony Papaleo), American actor. TV: The Name of the Game (Jeff Dillon) and Matt Helm (title role).
1912
Minnie Pearl (Sarah Ophelia Cannon), comedienne, "Howdeeeeee!" She was the first woman inducted into the National Hall of Fame (1994). TV: Grand Ole Opry and Hee Haw.
1910 d. 1994
William Higinbotham, American physicist, "Father of the Video Game." In 1958 he rigged up an oscilloscope for the public to play tennis on at New York's Brookhaven National Laboratory.
1888 d. 1957
Richard E. Byrd, American naval aviator. He and Floyd Bennett became the first to fly over the North Pole (1926), and he was the first to fly over the South Pole (1929).
1881 d. 1973
Pablo Ruiz Picasso, Spanish artist, considered the greatest artist of the 20th century. His last words were "Drink to me," which Paul McCartney used in a song about his death.
1825 d. 1899
Johann Strauss, Austrian composer, "The Waltz King."
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October 27
1958
Simon Le Bon, English singer, with Duran Duran. Music: Hungry Like the Wolf (1982), Rio (1982), Union of the Snake (1983), and A View to a Kill (1985).
1946
Carrie Snodgress, American actress. Film: Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970) and The Fury (1978).
1939
John Cleese, English actor. TV: Monty Python's Flying Circus.
1926
H. Robert Haldeman, American politician, Nixon's chief of staff.
1924
Ruby Dee (Ruby Ann Wallace), American actress. TV: The Guiding Light (Martha Frazier) and Peyton Place (Alma Miles).
1924 d. 2005
Alain Bombard, French biologist, physician. He made a solo voyage across the Atlantic Ocean (1952) in a 15-foot long boat with almost no provisions. He survived by eating raw fish and plankton. He just wanted to prove that it could be done.
1920
Nanette Fabray (Nanette Fabares), American actress. Film: The Little Rascals (Baby Nan starting at age 7). TV: One Day At a Time (Grandma Romano).
1918
Teresa Wright, American Oscar-winning actress. Film: The Little Foxes (1941) Mrs. Minerva (1942, Oscar)
1914 d. 1953
Dylan Marlais Thomas, English poet. Writings: Deaths and Entrances.
1910
Frederick De Cordova, American director-producer. Film: Bedtime for Bonzo (1951). TV: My Three Sons, The Smothers Brothers, and The Tonight Show (1971-).
1889 d. 1981
Enid Bagnold, English novelist. Writings: National Velvet (1935) and The Chalk Garden (1956).
1858 d. 1919
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th U.S. President (1901-09), 25th U.S. Vice-President (1901, the youngest president - age 42). He was the first president to: ride in an automobile (1902), submerge in a submarine (1905), and fly in an airplane (1910). He was also the only president not to use the word "I" is his inaugural address (1905), and the first American to win a Nobel Peace Prize (1906). Known for his athleticism, during his presidency he participated in a boxing match with a professional fighter that cost him his sight in one eye (1904).
1811 d. 1875
Isaac Merrit Singer, American inventor. He invented the continuous-stitch sewing machine (1851).
1793 d. 1861
Eliphalet Remington, American gun manufacturer, founder of Remington gunworks.
1782 d. 1840
Nicolo Paganini, Italian violin virtuoso, considered the greatest violinist of all time.
1728 d. 1779
James Cook, English naval captain and explorer. He discovered the Hawaiian Islands, and introduced tatoos to the western world. He was killed by the natives of the Sandwich Islands.
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October 28
1967
Julia Roberts, American actress. Film: Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), Flatliners (1990), Sleeping With the Enemy (1991), and Hook (1991).
1965
Jami Gertz, American actress. TV: Square Pegs (Muffy).
1949
Bruce Jenner, American track athelete, Olympic gold medal winner (1976).
1947
Telma Louise Hopkins, American singer, actor, with Tony Orlando and Dawn. Music: Knock Three Times (1971, #1) and Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree (1973, #1). TV: Gimme a Break (Addy) and Family Matters (Rachel).
1947
Susan Jane Rosenkowitz, South African mother. She gave birth to the first recorded surviving sextuplets (1974). (source: Guinness Book of World Records)
1944
Dennis Franz, American actor. TV: Hill Street Blues (Lt. Buntz).
1939
Jane Alexander (Jane Quigley), American Tony-Emmy-winning actress. Stage: The Great White Hope (1969, Tony). Film: All the President's Men (1976) and Kramer vs. Kramer (1979). TV: Eleanor and Franklin (1976, Eleanor Roosevelt) and Playing for Time (1980, Emmy). She was selected as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts (1993).
1936
Charlie Daniels, American singer, fiddler.
1929
Dody Goodman, American actress. TV: Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (Mary's mother) and Diff'rent Strokes (Aunt Sophia).
1914 d. 1995
Jonas Edward Salk, American physician, scientist. He discovered a polio vaccine in 1953, saving thousands from the crippling disease. In 1952 alone, polio paralyzed 21,000 people and killed 3,100.
1909 d. 1992
Francis Bacon, British artist, one of the leading artists of the 20th century.
1902 d. 1986
Elsa Lanchester (Elizabeth Sullivan), English singer, actress. Film: The Bride of Frankenstein (1935, the blushing bride).
1808 d. 1893
Horace Smith, American gun-maker, co-founder of Smith & Wesson (1857).
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1955 - Bill Gates (Microsoft)
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October 29
1971
Winona Ryder (Winona Horowitz), American actress. Film: Beetlejuice (1988), Heathers (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1993, Dracula's bride).
1961
Randy Jackson, American singer, one of the lesser-known of Michael's brothers.
1948
Kate Jackson, American actress. TV: Charlie's Angels (Sabrina) and Scarecrow and Mrs. King (Mrs. King).
1947
Richard Dreyfuss, American Oscar-winning actor. Film: American Graffiti (1973), Jaws (1975), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), The Goodbye Girl (1977, Oscar), and Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986).
1946
Peter Green (Peter Greenbaum), English guitarist, with Fleetwood Mac. He quit the group in 1970 due to his religious beliefs. Music: Black Magic Woman (1968) and Albatross (1969, #1 UK).
1925 d. 1985
John Haley "Zoot" Sims, American saxophonist. He played with Bobby Sherwood, Benny Goodman, and Woody Herman.
1925 d. 1977
Geraldine Brooks (Geraldine Stroock), American actress. TV: Bonanza (Adam's mother Elizabeth).
1922
Neal Hefti, American composer, bandleader. He scored the themes for the films Barefoot in the Park (1967), The Odd Couple (1968), and the TV series Batman (1966).
1891 d. 1951
Fanny Brice, American actress, singer, dancer. She starred in the Ziegfeld Follies (1910-23). She also played Baby Snooks on radio and her life was the basis for the musical Funny Girl (1968).
1875 d. 1938
Marie, Queen of the Rumania (1922-38). She was the first reigning queen to visit the U.S. (1926).
1815 d. 1904
Daniel Decatur Emmett, American composer. He popularized Dixie (1859), which became the unofficial anthem of the Confederacy. He also formed the first black-face minstrel troupe (1843).
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October 30
1951
Harry Hamlin, American actor. TV: L.A. Law (Michael Kuzak).
1945
Henry Winkler, American actor. TV: Happy Days (The Fonz).
1939
Grace Slick, American singer, with Jefferson Airplane.
1937
Claude Lelouch, French Oscar-winning screenwriter, film director. Film: A Man and a Woman (1966, Oscar).
1936
June Blair (Margaret June Blair), American actress. TV: The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (Dave's wife).
1932
Louis Malle, French film director. Film: Murmur of the Heart (1971), Atlantic City (1980), and My Dinner With Andre (1981).
1931
Dick Gautier, American actor. TV: Get Smart (Hymie the robot).
1923 d. 1986
Herschel Bernardi, American actor. TV: Peter Gunn (Lt. Jacoby) and voice of Charlie the Tuna in the commercials.
1896 d. 1985
Ruth Gordon (Ruth Jones), American Oscar-Emmy-winning actress. Film: Harold and Maude (1971, Maude) and Rosemary's Baby (1968, Oscar).
1895 d. 1964
Gerhard Domagk, German bacteriologist. He was the first person to refuse a Nobel Prize (1939). He was awarded the prize for his discovery of the antibacterial effects of Prontosil, the first of the sulfonamide drugs. He used the drug to save his own daughter's arm from amputation. He was forced to refuse the award due to pressure from the Nazi government during WWII. He was able to accept the award after the war.
1885 d. 1972
Ezra Loomis Pound, American poet, winner of the first Bollingen Prize for Poetry from the Library of Congress (1948) for Pisan Cantos. He was charged with treason for making pro-fascist broadcasts in Italy during World War II.
1735 d. 1826
John Adams, first U.S. Vice-President (1789-97) and 2nd U.S. President (1797-1801). Father of the 6th president John Quincy Adams. Both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, died on the 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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November 1
1957
Lyle Lovett, American Grammy-winning country singer. Music: You Can't Resist It (1986) and If I Had a Boat (1987), and Lyle Lovett and His Large Band (1989, Grammy).
1944
Keith Emerson, British keyboardist, with Emerson, Lake and Palmer. Music: Lucky Man (1970), Tarkus (1971), and Brain Salad Surgery (1974).
1942
Marcia Wallace, American actress. TV: The Bob Newhart Show (Carol the receptionist) and The Simpsons (voice of school teacher Mrs. Karbappel).
1942
Larry Flynt, American publisher, creator of Hustler magazine.
1941
Robert Foxworth, American actor. TV: Falcon Crest (Chase Gioberti).
1939
Barbara Bosson, American actress. TV: Hill Street Blues (Fay Furillo).
1926
Betsy Palmer, American actress. TV: I've Got a Secret (panelist) and Knots Landing (Virginia Bullock).
1925
Jerry Tucker (Jerome H. Schatz), American actor, one of The Little Rascals; he appeared in 17 Our Gang films.
1892 d. 1946
Aleksandr Alekhine, Russian chess master, world champion (1927-35, 1937-46).
1871 d. 1900
Stephen Crane, American author. Writings: Red Badge of Courage (1895).
1863 d. 1937
George Stafford Parker, American inventor. He invented an improved fountain pen (1890) and founded The Parker Pen Company.
1815 d. 1878
Crawford Williamson Long, American physician, first to use anesthesia for surgery, he used diethyl ether during the removal of a neck tumor (1842).
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November 2
1961
k.d. lang (Katherine Dawn Lang), Canadian Grammy-winning singer. Music: Constant Craving (Grammy).
1953
Alfre Woodard, American Emmy-winning actress. TV: St. Elsewhere (Dr. Roxanne Turner).
1917
Durward Randolph Knowles, British yachtsman. He tied the record for longest span of Olympic competition (1948-88).
1913 d. 1994
Burt Lancaster, American Oscar-winning actor. Film: From Here to Eternity (1953), Elmer Gantry (1960, Oscar) and The Leopard (1963). He started his career as a circus performer.
1885 d. 1972
Harlow Shapley, American astronomer. He made the first accurate estimate of the size of the Milky Way galaxy (1918).
1865 d. 1923
Warren Gamaliel Harding, 29th U.S. President (1921-23). He died while in office, making Vice-President Calvin Coolidge president.
1795 d. 1849
James Knox Polk, 11th U.S. President (1845-49).
1755 d. 1793
Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, disliked by her people for her extravagances and politics, she was guillotined for treason and attempting to incite a civil war.
1734 d. 1820
Daniel Boone, American pioneer, Indian fighter.
1470 d. 1483
Edward V, King of England (April-June 1483). He and his brother, the Duke of York, were put to death by their uncle Richard, Duke of Gloucester.
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1987
Elizabeth Smart, American crime victim. She was kidnapped in June of 2002 and not rescued until March 2003.
1954
Adam Ant (Stewart Goddard), English singer, actor. Music: Goody Two-Shoes (1982, UK #1). Film: Slamdance (1987).
1953
Dennis Miller, comedian. TV: Saturday Night Live.
1952
Roseanne (Roseanne Barr), American comedienne. TV: Roseanne.
1949
Larry Holmes, American heavyweight boxing champion (1978-85).
1948
Lulu (Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie), Scottish singer. She sang the title songs in You Only Live Twice and The Man with the Golden Gun.
1933
Michael Stanley Dukakis, Massachusetts governor, presidential candidate, "liberal."
1933
Ken Berry, American actor. TV: F Troop (Capt. Wilton Parmenter) and Mama's Family (Vint).
1933
John Barry (John Barry Prendergast), English film composer, three-time Oscar-winner. He composed scores for several James Bond movies.
1921
Charles Bronson (Charles Bunchinsky), American actor. Film: The Magnificent Seven (1960), Once Upon a Time in the West (1969), and Death Wish (1974).
1794 d. 1878
William Cullen Bryant, American poet, called the "Father of American Poets." He is considered to be the first noteworthy American poet.
1793 d. 1836
Stephen Fuller Austin, American pioneer, "Father of Texas." He established the first American settlement in Texas (Austin, 1822).
1771 d. 1854
Francis Place, English reformer, considered the first political campaign manager (1807) in English electoral history.
1718 d. 1792
John Montagu, English diplomat, 4th Earl of Sandwich, for whom the Sandwich Islands are named, and inventor of the sandwich which he devised as quick meal to allow him more time to gamble.
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