Notable Birthdays for Oct. 18
Published in History & Quotes
Those born on this day include:
- Novelist Fannie Hurst in 1889
- Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1919
- Former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina, in 1921
- Greek actress Melina Mercouri in 1925
- Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry in 1926 (age 84)
- Actor George C. Scott in 1927
- Actor Peter Boyle in 1935
- Lee Harvey Oswald, assumed assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in 1939
- Former pro football star and coach Mike Ditka in 1939 (age 71)
- Actor Joe Morton in 1947 (age 63)
- Actress Pam Dawber in 1951 (age 59)
- Musician Wynton Marsalis in 1961 (age 49)
- Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme in 1960 (age 50)
- Actress Erin Moran (Happy Days) in 1960 (age 50)






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