| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Margaret Anderson |
Author |
24-Nov-1886 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Founder of the Little Review |
| Elizabeth Arden |
Business |
31-Dec-1878 |
18-Oct-1966 |
Founder, Elizabeth Arden Co. |
| William Waldorf Astor |
Publisher |
31-Mar-1848 |
18-Oct-1919 |
The Observer |
| Charles Babbage |
Mathematician |
26-Dec-1791 |
18-Oct-1871 |
Inventor of the Difference Engine |
| Jacques Dominique Cassini |
Astronomer |
30-Jun-1748 |
18-Oct-1845 |
Director, Observatoire de Paris |
| William J. Crowe, Jr. |
Government |
2-Jan-1925 |
18-Oct-2007 |
US Navy Admiral |
| Frank E. Curran |
Politician |
19-Dec-1912 |
18-Oct-1992 |
Mayor of San Diego, 1963-71 |
| Lucky Dube |
Singer |
3-Aug-1964 |
18-Oct-2007 |
South African reggae star |
| Thomas Edison |
Inventor |
11-Feb-1847 |
18-Oct-1931 |
Invented the light bulb |
| Kam Fong |
Actor |
27-May-1918 |
18-Oct-2002 |
Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii 5-O |
| Roberto C. Goizueta |
Business |
18-Nov-1931 |
18-Oct-1997 |
CEO of Coca-Cola, 1981-97 |
| Charles Gounod |
Composer |
17-Jun-1818 |
18-Oct-1893 |
Faust |
| Pope Gregory XII |
Religion |
c. 1326 |
18-Oct-1417 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1406-15 |
| Jon-Erik Hexum |
Actor |
5-Nov-1957 |
18-Oct-1984 |
Actor accidently shot himself |
| John Callcott Horsley |
Painter |
29-Jan-1817 |
18-Oct-1903 |
Designed first Christmas card |
| King John Lackland |
Royalty |
24-Dec-1166 |
18-Oct-1216 |
Signed the Magna Carta, then reneged |
| Pope John VII |
Religion |
? |
18-Oct-707 AD |
Roman Catholic Pope, 705-07 |
| Jacob Jordaens |
Painter |
19-May-1593 |
18-Oct-1678 |
Flemish painter, associate of Rubens |
| Walt Kelly |
Cartoonist |
25-Aug-1913 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Creator of Pogo |
| S. S. Kresge |
Business |
31-Jul-1867 |
18-Oct-1966 |
Founder of K-Mart |
| Julie London |
Singer |
26-Sep-1926 |
18-Oct-2000 |
Cry Me a River |
| Lord Palmerston |
Head of State |
20-Oct-1784 |
18-Oct-1865 |
Twice Prime Minister of UK |
| Pope Pius III |
Religion |
9-May-1439 |
18-Oct-1503 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1503 |
| Sidney Salkow |
Film Director |
16-Jun-1909 |
18-Oct-2000 |
Twice-Told Tales |
| Preston Smith |
Politician |
8-Mar-1912 |
18-Oct-2003 |
Governor of Texas, 1969-73 |
| Lucy Stone |
Activist |
13-Aug-1818 |
18-Oct-1893 |
American Women's Suffrage Association |
| Leo Strauss |
Philosopher |
20-Sep-1899 |
18-Oct-1973 |
Patron saint of Neoconservatism |
| Lee Tracy |
Actor |
14-Apr-1898 |
18-Oct-1968 |
Crashing Hollywood |
| Henry Travers |
Actor |
5-Mar-1874 |
18-Oct-1965 |
It's a Wonderful Life |
| Bess Truman |
First Lady |
13-Feb-1885 |
18-Oct-1982 |
First Lady under Harry S. Truman |
| Margaret Tudor |
Royalty |
29-Nov-1489 |
18-Oct-1541 |
Queen of Scotland, 1503-13 |
| Veerappan |
Criminal |
18-Jan-1952 |
18-Oct-2004 |
India's greatest Sandalwood smuggler |
| Gwen Verdon |
Dancer |
16-Jan-1925 |
18-Oct-2000 |
Damn Yankees |
| Walther von Brauchitsch |
Military |
4-Oct-1881 |
18-Oct-1948 |
Nazi general, failed to capture Moscow |
| Alvin M. Weinberg |
Physicist |
20-Apr-1915 |
18-Oct-2006 |
Nuclear scientist |
