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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown 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


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