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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Louis Althusser
Philosopher
16-Oct-1918 22-Oct-1990 Marxist theorist, anti-humanist
Nicholas Amhurst
Author
16-Oct-1697 12-Apr-1742 The Craftsman
Pamela Bach
Actor
16-Oct-1963   Ex-Wife of David Hasselhoff
Randall Batinkoff
Actor
16-Oct-1968   For Keeps
Rex Bell
Actor
16-Oct-1903 5-Jul-1962 Cowboy actor, Nevada politician
David Ben-Gurion
Head of State
16-Oct-1886 1-Dec-1973 First Prime Minister of Israel
Clem Bevans
Actor
16-Oct-1879 11-Aug-1963 Saboteur
Edward Bleier
Business
16-Oct-1929   President, Warner Broadcast/Cable, 1986-2000
Trevor Blumas
Actor
16-Oct-1984   Stranger in Town
Manute Bol
Basketball
16-Oct-1962 19-Jun-2010 Seven foot seven
Peter Bowles
Actor
16-Oct-1936   British comic actor
Cleanth Brooks
Critic
16-Oct-1906 10-May-1994 The Well Wrought Urn
André Carson
Politician
16-Oct-1974   Congressman, Indiana 7th
Austen Chamberlain
Politician
16-Oct-1863 16-Mar-1937 British pol, Nobel Prize recipient
Michael Collins
Activist
16-Oct-1890 22-Aug-1922 Irish Nationalist, spymaster
Chuck Colson
Government
16-Oct-1931 21-Apr-2012 Minister, former Watergate figure
Michael Conrad
Actor
16-Oct-1925 22-Nov-1983 Sgt. Esterhaus on Hill Street Blues
Barry Corbin
Actor
16-Oct-1940   Maurice Minnifield on Northern Exposure
Lloyd Corrigan
Actor
16-Oct-1900 5-Nov-1969 Arthur Manleder in Boston Blackie films
Christopher Cox
Politician
16-Oct-1952   Chairman of the SEC
Jack Dalrymple
Politician
16-Oct-1948   Governor of North Dakota
Linda Darnell
Actor
16-Oct-1923 10-Apr-1965 Star Dust
Dave DeBusschere
Basketball
16-Oct-1940 14-May-2003 NBA Hall of Famer
Charles F. Dolan
Business
16-Oct-1926   CEO of Cablevision, 1985-95
William O. Douglas
Judge
16-Oct-1898 19-Jan-1980 US Supreme Court Justice, 1939-75
Robert R. Douglass
Attorney
16-Oct-1931   Vice Chairman of Chase Manhattan, 1985-93
Johann Gottfried Eichhorn
Religion
16-Oct-1752 27-Jun-1827 Old Testament scholar and critic
Wild Bill Elliott
Actor
16-Oct-1903 26-Nov-1965 1940s movie cowboy
Daniel J. Evans
Politician
16-Oct-1925   Governor of Washington, 1965-77
William P. Fessenden
Politician
16-Oct-1806 8-Sep-1869 Senator from Maine, Treasury Secretary
Flea
Bassist
16-Oct-1962   Bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers
Frederick H. Gillett
Politician
16-Oct-1851 31-Jul-1935 Speaker of the House, 1919-25
Ronald Lee Gilman
Judge
16-Oct-1942   6th Circuit Court of Appeals
Goose Goslin
Baseball
16-Oct-1900 15-May-1971 MLB Hall of Famer
Günter Grass
Author
16-Oct-1927   German novelist, The Tin Drum
S. William Green
Politician
16-Oct-1929 14-Oct-2002 Congressman from New York, 1978-93
Ann Morgan Guilbert
Actor
16-Oct-1928   Yetta Rosenberg on The Nanny
Albrecht von Haller
Doctor
16-Oct-1708 12-Dec-1777 Elementa Physiologiae Corporis Humani
Pleasant Hanes
Business
16-Oct-1845 9-Jun-1925 Underwear magnate
Clifford Hansen
Politician
16-Oct-1912 20-Oct-2009 US Senator from Wyoming, 1967-78
Mark Holland
Politician
16-Oct-1974   Canadian MP, Ajax-Pickering
Enver Hoxha
Head of State
16-Oct-1908 11-Apr-1985 Ruler of Albania, 1944-85
Inna
Singer
16-Oct-1986   Hot
Jeremy Jackson
Actor
16-Oct-1980   Hobie on Baywatch
James II
Royalty
16-Oct-1430 3-Aug-1460 King of Scotland, 1437-60
Paul Kariya
Hockey
16-Oct-1974   St. Louis Blues
Karl Kautsky
Politician
16-Oct-1854 17-Oct-1938 Proponent of Marxism
Gary Kemp
Singer/Songwriter
16-Oct-1959   Spandau Ballet
Andy Kindler
Comic
16-Oct-1956   Bob's Burgers
John A. Krol
Business
16-Oct-1936   CEO of DuPont, 1995-98
Angela Lansbury
Actor
16-Oct-1925   Murder She Wrote
Henry Lewis
Conductor
16-Oct-1932 26-Jan-1996 Music Director, NJ Symphony, 1968-76
Morgan Lewis
Politician
16-Oct-1754 7-Apr-1844 Governor of New York, 1804-07
Hema Malini
Actor
16-Oct-1948   Baabul
Kellie Martin
Actor
16-Oct-1975   Life Goes On
John Mayer
Musician
16-Oct-1977   Your Body Is a Wonderland
Gary Miller
Politician
16-Oct-1948   Congressman, California 42nd
Fernanda Montenegro
Actor
16-Oct-1929   Great Dame of Brazilian Television
Bob Mould
Musician
16-Oct-1960   Hüsker Dü frontman
Misty Mundae
Actor
16-Oct-1979   Spiderbabe
Mike Muuss
Computer Programmer
16-Oct-1958 20-Nov-2000 Ping
David Neeleman
Business
16-Oct-1959   Founder and CEO of JetBlue
William F. Nichols
Politician
16-Oct-1918 13-Dec-1988 Congressman from Alabama, 1967-88
Nico
Musician
16-Oct-1938 18-Jul-1988 The Velvet Underground and Nico
Eugene O'Neill
Playwright
16-Oct-1888 27-Nov-1953 Long Day's Journey Into Night
Alice Pearce
Actor
16-Oct-1917 3-Mar-1966 Gladys Kravitz in Bewitched
Otto J. Reich
Diplomat
16-Oct-1945   US Ambassador to Venezuela, 1986-89
Tim Robbins
Actor
16-Oct-1958   The Player, Jacob's Ladder
Eileen Ryan
Actor
16-Oct-1928   Matriarch of the Penn family
Henry B. Schacht
Business
16-Oct-1934   Former CEO of Cummins, Lucent
Caterina Scorsone
Actor
16-Oct-1981   Dr. Amelia Shepherd on Private Practice
Stephanie K. Seymour
Judge
16-Oct-1940   10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1979-2005
Mohammed Zahir Shah
Royalty
16-Oct-1914 23-Jul-2007 King of Afghanistan, 1933-73
Wil Shipley
Computer Programmer
16-Oct-1969   The Omni Group, Delicious Monster
Guy Siner
Actor
16-Oct-1947   Lt. Gruber on Allo 'Allo!
Martha Smith
Actor
16-Oct-1953   Scarecrow and Mrs. King
Suzanne Somers
Actor
16-Oct-1946   Chrissy on Three's Company
Todd Stashwick
Actor
16-Oct-1968   Dale Malloy on The Riches
Robert Stephenson
Engineer
16-Oct-1803 12-Oct-1859 Builder of railroad bridges
Morgan Stevens
Actor
16-Oct-1951   David Reardon on Fame
Kordell Stewart
Football
16-Oct-1972   Slash
Victoria Toensing
Pundit
16-Oct-1941   Washington lawyer
Fred Turner
Musician
16-Oct-1943   Bachman-Turner Overdrive
Michael Tylo
Actor
16-Oct-1948   Guiding Light
Terri J. Vaughn
Actor
16-Oct-1969   Lovita Jenkins on The Steve Harvey Show
Murray Warmath
Football
16-Oct-1912 16-Mar-2011 Minnesota Head Coach, 1954-71
Kim Wayans
Actor
16-Oct-1961   A Wayans sister
Noah Webster
Lexicographer
16-Oct-1758 28-May-1843 Webster's Dictionary
Bob Weir
Guitarist
16-Oct-1947   Rhythm guitar for Grateful Dead
Alan Wheat
Politician
16-Oct-1951   Congressman from Missouri, 1983-95
Oscar Wilde
Playwright
16-Oct-1854 30-Nov-1900 The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wendy Wilson
Singer
16-Oct-1969   Wilson Phillips
Gus Yatron
Politician
16-Oct-1927 13-Mar-2003 Congressman from Pennsylvania, 1969-93
David Zucker
Film Director
16-Oct-1947   Airplane!




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