100 years anniversary |
18 Oct 1924
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Allyn Ferguson: San Jose, California -- Orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show)
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18 Oct 1924
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birth
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Egil Hovland: Composer
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18 Oct 1924
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birth
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Frank Liedel [Leo van Assche]: Flemish writer (Kaperbrief)
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18 Oct 1924
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Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
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18 Oct 1924
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Notre Dame beats Army 13-7, New York Hearld Tribune dubs them (4 Horsemen)
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18 Oct 1924
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birth
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Buddy MacMaster, Canadian singer-songwriter and fiddler (d. 2014) |
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18 Oct 1924
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birth
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Allyn Ferguson San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)
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18 Oct 1924
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event
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Harold "Red" Grange, finest collegiate football game (4 long TD runs)
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18 Oct 1924
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event
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Notre Dame beats Army 13-7, NY Herald Tribune dubs them (4 Horsemen)
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75 years anniversary |
18 Oct 1949
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birth
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Gary Richrath: Peoria, Illinois -- Rock guitarist (REO Speedwagon)
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18 Oct 1949
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birth
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Joe Egan, Scottish singer-songwriter (Stealers Wheel) |
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18 Oct 1949
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birth
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George Hendrick, American baseball player and coach |
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18 Oct 1949
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birth
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Gary Richrath, American guitarist, songwriter, and producer (REO Speedwagon) |
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18 Oct 1949
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music
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birth Gary Richrath, REO Speedwagon, (1981 US No.1 & UK No.7 single 'Keep On Loving You').
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18 Oct 1949
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music
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birth Joe Egan, Stealers Wheel, (1973 UK No.8 single 'Stuck In The Middle With You'). The song was used in Quentin Tarantino's 1992 movie Reservoir Dogs, during the famous "ear" scene.
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18 Oct 1949
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RELIGIOUS
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Country songwriter Stuart Hamblen, 31, underwent a spiritual conversion. Author of the popular 1954 hit "This Old House," Hamblen later wrote such Christian favorites as "It Is No Secret What God Can Do," "How Big is God?" and "They That Wait Upon the Lord."
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50 years anniversary |
18 Oct 1974
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1st NBA game at Market Square Arena - Pacers beat Spurs 129-121
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18 Oct 1974
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event
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Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists and 12 blocks
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18 Oct 1974
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Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise"
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18 Oct 1974
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birth
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Candy Lo, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actress |
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18 Oct 1974
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birth
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Robbie Savage, Welsh footballer and sportscaster |
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18 Oct 1974
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birth
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Peter Svensson, Swedish guitarist and songwriter (The Cardigans) |
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18 Oct 1974
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music
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TV talent contest winners Sweet Sensation were at No.1 on the UK singles chart with 'Sad Sweet Dreamer', their only UK No.1.
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18 Oct 1974
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music
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Al Green was taking a shower at his Memphis home when his ex-girlfriend Mary Woodson burst in and poured boiling hot grit over him. She then shot herself dead. Green suffered second degree burns.
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18 Oct 1974
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music
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birth Peter Svensson, guitar, The Cardigans, (1997 UK No.2 single 'Lovefool').
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18 Oct 1974
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event
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Wings (Country Hams) release "Walking in the Park with Eloise"
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18 Oct 1974
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Chicago Bull Nate Thurmond becomes 1st in NBA to complete a quadruple double-22 pts, 14 rebounds, 13 assists & 12 blocks
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25 years anniversary |
18 Oct 1999
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death
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Paddi Edwards, English-American actress (b. 1931) |
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20 years anniversary |
18 Oct 2004
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death
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Veerappan, Indian murderer (b. 1952) |
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18 Oct 2004
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Myanmar prime minister Khin Nyunt is ousted and placed under house arrest by the State Peace and Development Council on charges of corruption. |
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15 years anniversary |
18 Oct 2009
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death
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Adriaan Kortlandt, Dutch ethologist and biologist (b. 1918) |
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18 Oct 2009
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death
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Nancy Spero, American artist (b. 1926) |
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18 Oct 2009
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music
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The Editors went to No.1 on the UK album chart with 'In This Light and On This Evening', the bands third studio album.
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10 years anniversary |
18 Oct 2014
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death
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Joanne Borgella, American singer and model (b. 1982) |
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18 Oct 2014
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death
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Paul Craft, American singer-songwriter (b. 1938) |
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18 Oct 2014
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death
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Mariano Lebrón Saviñón, Dominican author and academic (b. 1922) |
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18 Oct 2014
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death
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Edward Regan, American academic and politician (b. 1930) |
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18 Oct 2014
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death
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Sidney Shapiro, American-Chinese author and translator (b. 1915) |
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