Who Was Born Today – October 18 Birthdays
Important and famous people from throughout history born on this day
Born on October 18 | ||
1896 | H.L. Davis, novelist and poet. | |
1904 | A.J. Libeling, journalist and author. | |
1926 | Chuck Berry, rock ‘n’ roll performer. | |
1939 | Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy. | |
1926 | Ntozake Shange (Paulette Williams), poet, playwright and novelist. | |
1950 | Wendy Wasserstein, playwright (The Heidi Chronicles). | |
1951 | Terry McMillan, novelist (Waiting to Exhale). | |
1952 | Chuck Lorre (Charles Levine), TV writer, director, producer and composer. Created several successful sitcoms including Dharma & Greg and The Big Bang Theory. | |
1952 | Bao Ninh (Hoang Au Phuong), Vietnamese author known for his novel The Sorrow of War about the Vietnam War, in which he served. | |
1956 | Craig Bartlett, animator, writer; known for his work on Rugrats , Hey Arnold! and Dinosaur Train animated TV series. | |
1956 | Martina Navratilova, Czechoslovakian-born tennis player; won a record 9 Wimbledon singles competitions. | |
1960 | Erin Moran, actress; best known for her role as Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days TV series and its spinoff Joanie Loves Chachi. | |
1960 | Jean-Claude Van Damme, martial artist, actor, director (Bloodsport, The Expendables 2). | |
1961 | Wynton Marsalis, Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter; presently (2013) artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. | |
1970 | Jose Padilla, American terrorist convicted of conspiring with overseas terrorists in death plots; held from May 8, 2002, as an enemy combatant, he was tried in a civilian court in 2006 |
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