History & Quotes - Notable Birthdays for Oct. 23

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Notable Birthdays for Oct. 23

Those born on this date include:
- French chef Nicholas Appert, inventor of the canning process, in 1752
- Adlai E. Stevenson, U.S. vice president under Grover Cleveland from 1893-97, in 1835
- Pioneering college football coach John Heisman in 1869
- William Coolidge, inventor of the X-ray tube, in 1873
- Gertrude Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, in 1906
- Former Tonight Show host Johnny Carson in 1925
- Pro golfer Juan Chi Chi Rodriguez in 1935 (age 74)
- Brazilian soccer star Pele (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) in 1940 (age 69)
- Author Michael Crichton in 1942 (age 67)
- Filmmaker Ang Lee in 1954 (age 55)
- Singer Dwight Yoakam in 1956 (age 53)
- Entertainer Weird Al Yankovic in 1959 (age 50)
- Football player Doug Flutie in 1962 (age 47)
- Football player Mike Tomczak in 1962 (age 47)

This news arrived on: 10/22/2009

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