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18 Oct 1925
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birth
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Melina Mercouri: Athens, Greece -- Actress / politician (Never on a Sunday)
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18 Oct 1925
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birth
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Wim van Gennep: Dutch singer / keyboardist (Heikrekels)
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18 Oct 1925
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Salt Lake City (PCL) Tony Lazzeri hits his 60th HR of the season
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18 Oct 1925
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birth
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Ramiz Alia, Albanian politician, 1st President of Albania (d. 2011) |
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18 Oct 1925
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birth
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Melina Mercouri Athens Greece, actress/politician (Never on a Sunday)
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| 75 years anniversary |
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Merry Martin: Camden, Michigan -- Actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Patrick L Swindall: (Rep-R-Georgia, 1985- )
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Sheila White: London, England -- Actress (I Claudius)
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Om Puri, Indian actor and singer |
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Wendy Wasserstein, American playwright and author (d. 2006) |
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Sheila White, English actress and singer |
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18 Oct 1950
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birth
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Merry Martin Camden Mich, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)
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18 Oct 1950
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Connie Mack retires as manager of the A's after 50 years
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| 50 years anniversary |
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18 Oct 1975
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birth
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Rebeca Tamez: Miss Mexico Universe (1997)
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18 Oct 1975
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death
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Al Lettieri: Actor (Beautiful but Deadly, Don is Dead), dies at 47
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18 Oct 1975
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event
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Simon and Garfunkel reunite on SNL, sing "My Little Town"
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18 Oct 1975
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birth
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Baby Bash, American rapper |
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18 Oct 1975
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birth
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Alex Cora, Puerto Rican-American baseball player and sportscaster |
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18 Oct 1975
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death
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Al Lettieri, American actor (b. 1928) |
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| 25 years anniversary |
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18 Oct 2000
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death
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Julie London, American singer and actress (b. 1926) |
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18 Oct 2000
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death
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Gwen Verdon, American actress, singer, and dancer (b. 1925) |
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18 Oct 2000
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music
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American singer and actress Julie London died after suffering a stroke. Scored the 1956 US No.9 & UK No.22 single 'Cry Me A River', which was also featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It. She recorded 32 albums during her career, played the role of nurse Dixie McCall, in the television series Emergency! (1972 - 1979).
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18 Oct 2000
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music
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Internet firm DNA Visual Business Solutions filed a lawsuit against Britney Spears and her marketing company for failing to pay for the redesign of her website britneyspears.com.
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| 20 years anniversary |
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18 Oct 2005
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death
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John Hollis, English actor (b. 1927) |
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18 Oct 2005
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death
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Johnny Haynes, English-Scottish footballer (b. 1934) |
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18 Oct 2005
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death
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Bill King, American sportscaster (b. 1927) |
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18 Oct 2005
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music
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Live Aid co-founder Midge Ure collected his OBE from the Queen for his music and charity work. The 52 year-old ex-Ultravox singer wore a kilt for the occasion at Buckingham Palace, London.
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18 Oct 2005
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music
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Madonna admitted that she wrote a grovelling letter to Abba asking if she could sample their music on her latest single Hung Up. The singer had to seek permission to sample Gimme Gimme Gimme and became only the second act that Abba has allowed to sample their work. The Fugees used part of The Name Of The Game on their 1996 track Rumble In The Jungle.
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18 Oct 2005
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music
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An image of a naked John Lennon, taken on the last day of his life, was named the top US magazine cover of the past 40 years. The Rolling Stone front cover, taken by Annie Leibovitz and showing Lennon curled around Yoko Ono, was picked by editors, artists and designers.
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| 15 years anniversary |
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18 Oct 2010
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death
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Marion Brown, American saxophonist and musicologist (b. 1931) |
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