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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Homer M. Adkins
Politician
15-Oct-1890 26-Feb-1964 Governor of Arkansas, 1941-45
James E. Akins
Diplomat
15-Oct-1926 15-Jul-2010 US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, 1973-75
Eric Benét
Singer
15-Oct-1966   Spend My Life With You
Sali Berisha
Head of State
15-Oct-1944   Prime Minister of Albania
Kathleen Brown
Politician
15-Oct-1945   California State Treasurer, 1991-95
Chris de Burgh
Singer
15-Oct-1948   The Lady In Red
Jere Burns
Actor
15-Oct-1954   Breughel on Max Headroom
Italo Calvino
Author
15-Oct-1923 18-Sep-1985 Se una notte d'inverno un viaggatore
Richard Carpenter
Musician
15-Oct-1946   The Carpenters
Bruna Castagna
Singer
15-Oct-1905 10-Jul-1983 Operatic contralto/mezzo-soprano
Ina Claire
Actor
15-Oct-1893 21-Feb-1985 Ninotchka
Keyshia Cole
Singer/Songwriter
15-Oct-1981   The Way It Is
John Coleman
TV Personality
15-Oct-1934   Founder, The Weather Channel
Mac Collins
Politician
15-Oct-1944   Congressman from Georgia, 1993-2005
Melville Cooper
Actor
15-Oct-1896 31-Mar-1973 The Adventures of Robin Hood
Jane Darwell
Actor
15-Oct-1879 13-Aug-1967 The bird woman in Mary Poppins
Paige Davis
Game Show Host
15-Oct-1969   Katie Couric lookalike on Trading Spaces
John Cardinal Dearden
Religion
15-Oct-1907 1-Aug-1988 Archbishop of Detroit, 1958-80
Mathieu Demy
Actor
15-Oct-1972   Our Precious Children
S. S. Van Dine
Novelist
15-Oct-1888 11-Apr-1939 The Canary Murder Case
Peter C. Doherty
Scientist
15-Oct-1940   T-cells and antigens
Walter F. Doran
Military
15-Oct-1945   C-in-C, US Pacific Fleet, 2002-05
Fritz Feld
Actor
15-Oct-1900 18-Nov-1993 Bringing Up Baby
Sarah Ferguson
Royalty
15-Oct-1959   Fergie, Duchess of York
Hiram Fong
Politician
15-Oct-1906 18-Aug-2004 US Senator from Hawaii, 1959-77
Michel Foucault
Philosopher
15-Oct-1926 26-Jun-1984 History of Sexuality
John Kenneth Galbraith
Economist
15-Oct-1908 29-Apr-2006 Modern economics renegade
John Getz
Actor
15-Oct-1946   Blood Simple
Robert Giaimo
Politician
15-Oct-1919 24-May-2006 Congressman from Connecticut, 1959-81
Ginuwine
Singer
15-Oct-1970   R&B singer, Pony
Fred T. Goldberg, Jr.
Government
15-Oct-1947   IRS Commissioner, 1989-92
Akbar the Great
Head of State
15-Oct-1542 27-Oct-1605 Mughal Emperor, 1556-1605
Ernie Green
Business
15-Oct-1938   Ernie Green Industries, Inc.
Nigel Green
Actor
15-Oct-1924 15-May-1972 The Ipcress File
Jesse L. Greenstein
Astronomer
15-Oct-1909 21-Oct-2002 Co-Discoverer of quasars
Gordon Gund
Business
15-Oct-1939   Former owner, Cleveland Cavaliers
Asaph Hall
Astronomer
15-Oct-1829 22-Nov-1907 Discovered the moons of Mars
Moritz Hartmann
Poet
15-Oct-1821 13-May-1872 German patriotic poet
Peter Haskell
Actor
15-Oct-1934 12-Apr-2010 Kevin Grant on Bracken's World
George Hennard
Criminal
15-Oct-1956 16-Oct-1991 Killed 22 at Luby's Cafeteria in Texas
Rush Holt
Politician
15-Oct-1948   Congressman, New Jersey 12th
Evan Hunter
Novelist
15-Oct-1926 7-Jul-2005 The Blackboard Jungle
Lee Iacocca
Business
15-Oct-1924   Former chairman, Chrysler Corporation
Helen Hunt Jackson
Poet
15-Oct-1830 12-Aug-1885 Ramona
Tito Jackson
Musician
15-Oct-1953   Jackson Five
Art James
Game Show Host
15-Oct-1929 28-Mar-2004 Announcer for Concentration
Little Willie John
Singer
15-Oct-1937 26-May-1968 Fever
A. P. J. Kalam
Scientist
15-Oct-1931   11th President of India 2002-07
Matt Keeslar
Actor
15-Oct-1972   Feyd-Rautha Harkonnen
Fela Kuti
Musician
15-Oct-1938 2-Aug-1997 God of Afrobeat
Emeril Lagasse
Chef
15-Oct-1959   Chef, TV show host, restaurateur
Joseph Rucker Lamar
Judge
15-Oct-1857 2-Jan-1916 US Supreme Court Justice, 1911-16
Linda Lavin
Actor
15-Oct-1937   Alice
Jim Leach
Politician
15-Oct-1942   Congressman from Iowa, 1977-2007
Mark Lenard
Actor
15-Oct-1924 22-Nov-1996 Ambassador Sarek on Star Trek
Mikhail Lermontov
Poet
15-Oct-1814 27-Jul-1841 A Hero of Our Time
Mervyn LeRoy
Film Director
15-Oct-1900 13-Sep-1987 Quo Vadis?
Michael Lewis
Author
15-Oct-1960   Liar's Poker
Bailee Madison
Actor
15-Oct-1999   Bridge to Terabithia
Vanessa Marcil
Actor
15-Oct-1968   Gina Kinkaid on Beverly Hills 90210
Penny Marshall
Actor
15-Oct-1942   Laverne on Laverne and Shirley
Vincent Martella
Actor
15-Oct-1992   Phineas on Phineas and Ferb
Irvin McDowell
Military
15-Oct-1818 4-May-1885 Defeated at First Battle of Bull Run
John S. McKiernan
Politician
15-Oct-1911 9-Mar-1997 Governor of Rhode Island, 1950-51
Brandon Jay McLaren
Actor
15-Oct-1980   Power Rangers SPD
Ned McWherter
Politician
15-Oct-1930 4-Apr-2011 Governor of Tennessee, 1987-95
Larry Miller
Comic
15-Oct-1953   Michael Dobson on Law & Order
Jan Miner
Actor
15-Oct-1917 15-Feb-2004 Soaking in Palmolive dishwashing liquid
Konrad Mutian
Scholar
15-Oct-1471 30-Mar-1526 German pre-Reformation humanist
Mira Nair
Film Director
15-Oct-1957   Salaam Bombay!
Friedrich Nietzsche
Philosopher
15-Oct-1844 25-Aug-1900 God is dead
Chris Olivero
Actor
15-Oct-1979   Declan McDonough on Kyle XY
Zak Orth
Actor
15-Oct-1970   When Trumpets Fade
Jim Palmer
Baseball
15-Oct-1945   Longtime Baltimore Orioles pitcher
Alex Paterson
Musician
15-Oct-1959   Mind behind The Orb
Alicia Patterson
Business
15-Oct-1906 2-Jul-1963 Founder of Newsday
Leonard Peikoff
Philosopher
15-Oct-1933   Proseletyzer of objectivism
Stacy Peralta
Skateboarder
15-Oct-1957   Powell-Peralta, Dogtown and Z-Boys
Carl D. Perkins
Politician
15-Oct-1912 3-Aug-1984 Congressman from Kentucky, 1949-84
Jean Peters
Actor
15-Oct-1926 13-Oct-2000 Captain from Castile
Paul E. Pfeifer
Judge
15-Oct-1942   Justice, Ohio Supreme Court
Mario Puzo
Novelist
15-Oct-1920 2-Jul-1999 The Godfather
Susan Ralston
Government
15-Oct-1967   Former Abramoff, Rove aide
Edwin O. Reischauer
Diplomat
15-Oct-1910 1-Sep-1990 US Ambassador to Japan, 1961-66
Tanya Roberts
Actor
15-Oct-1955   Bond Girl, Beastmaster, That 70s Show
Candida Royalle
Pornstar
15-Oct-1950   Femmes De Sade
Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.
Historian
15-Oct-1917 28-Feb-2007 The Age of Roosevelt
Yitzhak Shamir
Head of State
15-Oct-1915 30-Jun-2012 Twice Israeli Prime Minister
Moshe Sharett
Head of State
15-Oct-1894 7-Jul-1965 Prime Minister of Israel, 1953-55
C. P. Snow
Author
15-Oct-1905 1-Jul-1980 The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution
Todd Solondz
Film Director
15-Oct-1959   Welcome to the Dollhouse
Brenda K. Starr
Singer
15-Oct-1966   Freestyle-turned-salsa performer
Marie Stopes
Scientist
15-Oct-1880 2-Oct-1958 Scientist and birth control advocate
John F. Street
Politician
15-Oct-1943   Mayor of Philadelphia, 2000-08
John F. A. Strong
Politician
15-Oct-1856 27-Jul-1929 Territorial Governor of Alaska, 1913-18
Roscoe Tanner
Tennis
15-Oct-1951   Winner, 1977 Australian Open
William Temple
Religion
15-Oct-1881 26-Oct-1944 Archbishop of Canterbury, 1942-44
Debra Todd
Judge
15-Oct-1957   Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Evangelista Torricelli
Mathematician
15-Oct-1608 25-Oct-1647 Inventor of the barometer
David Trimble
Head of State
15-Oct-1944   Irish politician, Nobel Prize recipient
John Vanderlyn
Painter
15-Oct-1776 23-Sep-1852 American portrait painter
Henri Verneuil
Playwright
15-Oct-1920 11-Jan-2002 I as in Icarus
Virgil
Poet
15-Oct-70 BC 21-Sep-19 BC The Aeneid
Shayne Ward
Singer
15-Oct-1984   Winner of The X Factor, 2005
Helen Ware
Actor
15-Oct-1877 25-Jan-1939 Theater actress
Walter Jon Williams
Novelist
15-Oct-1953   Hardwired
Edith Wilson
First Lady
15-Oct-1872 28-Dec-1961 Second wife of US President Woodrow Wilson
P. G. Wodehouse
Author
15-Oct-1881 14-Feb-1975 Jeeves novels


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