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People on October 4th: birthdates

Mike Adamle: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Football Announcer, NFL Player, Journalist, NBC Sports
Eddie Applegate: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Actor, Patty Duke Show's Richard Harrison, Nancy
Armand Assante: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in New York City; Mambo Kings, Hoffa, 1492: Conquest of Paradise, Blind Justice, Fatal Instinct, Trial by Jury, Private Benjamin, Jack the Ripper, The Lords of Flatbush
Brandon Barash: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actor, General Hospital's Johnny Zacchara
Meg Bennett: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
Soap Actress, Young and The Restless's Julia Newman Martin, General Hospital's Allegra Montenegro
Abraham Benrubi: 1969 (is 43 in 2012, 44 in 2013)
TV Actor, Parker Lewis Can't Lose's Larry Kubiac, ER's Jerry Markovic the clerk
Jessica Benson: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of 3LW
Evalyn Bentley: 2008 (is 4 in 2012, 5 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Cassidy and Dierks' daughter
Lee Blessing: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
Dramatist/Playwright
Roy Jr. Blount: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Author
Nomame Burton: 2003 (is 9 in 2012, 10 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Helena Bonham Carter and Tim's son
Jackie Collins: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Writer, English, b. in London; Joan's sis; some say b. 1941 (Parade) or 1943
Rachel Leigh Cook: 1979 (is 33 in 2012, 34 in 2013)
Actress, Dawson's Creek's Devon; The Babysitter's Club, Tom and Huck, etc., Josie and the Pussycats, Stateside
Clifton Davis: 1945 (is 67 in 2012, 68 in 2013)
TV Actor, Evangelist, Songwriter, Singer, Composer, Minister, b. in Chicago; Love American Style, That's My Mama's Clifton Curtis, Amen's Rev. Reuben Gregory
Marlena Davis: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Singer, of The Orlons
Daniella Deutscher: yr unknown
Actress, Hang Time's Julie Connor
Seanna Downey: 1993 (is 19 in 2012, 20 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Lori and Morton Downey Jr.'s girl
Bill Fagerbakke: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
TV Actor, College Ftbl Player, Coach's Dauber Dybinski, Spongebob Squarepants
Felicia Farr: 1935 (is 77 in 2012, 78 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Jack Lemmon's wife
Jim Fielder: 1947 (is 65 in 2012, 66 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of Blood Sweat & Tears, Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, Buffalo Springfield, and Neil Sedaka.
Phillip Glaser: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Actor
Eddie Gomez: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Jazz Bassist
Monica Mann Grandy: 1988 (is 24 in 2012, 25 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Fred & Catherine's daughter
Lloyd Green: 1937 (is 75 in 2012, 76 in 2013)
Guitarist, a top sessionist in Nashville
David W. Harper: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
TV Actress, Painter, The Waltons' Jim-Bob Walton, The Blue & the Gray
Gregg "Hobie" Hubbard: 1960 (is 52 in 2012, 53 in 2013)
Country Singer
Dakota Johnson: 1989 (is 23 in 2012, 24 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Melanie Griffith & Don's girl
Eric Kilpatrick: yr unknown
Actor, Lincoln's son; The White Shadow's Curtis Jackson
Barbara Kooyman: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Singer, Songwriter, of Timbuk 3
Chris Lowe: 1959 (is 53 in 2012, 54 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Keyboardist, Songwriter, English, RFN:Christopher; of The Pet Shop Boys
Barbara MacDonald: 1958 (is 54 in 2012, 55 in 2013)
Rock-Pop Performer, of Timbuk 3
"Stuttering" John Melendez: 1965 (is 47 in 2012, 48 in 2013)
Personality, formerly of Howard Stern's radio show, Tonight Show announcer
Mike Mullen: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
Government Official, The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Heidi Newfield: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Country Singer, of Trick Pony
Alan Parle: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Sapce (sp?)
Andy Parle: 1970 (is 42 in 2012, 43 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Space
Anne Rice: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
Novelist, Interview With A Vampire
Marc Roberge: 1978 (is 34 in 2012, 35 in 2013)
Rock & Roll Singer, of OAR
Duke Robillard: 1948 (is 64 in 2012, 65 in 2013)
Blues Performer
Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer: 1943 (is 69 in 2012, 70 in 2013)
Governor
Michael Charles Roman: 1987 (is 25 in 2012, 26 in 2013)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's Al Holden
Alan Rosenberg: 1950 (is 62 in 2012, 63 in 2013)
TV Actor, Civil Wars' then L.A. Law's Eli Levinson, Cybill's Ira Woodbine; Marg Helgenberger's hubby, The Guardian's Alvin Masterson; AP says 1950
Ava Elizabeth Sambora: 1997 (is 15 in 2012, 16 in 2013)
Celebrity Daughter, Heather Locklear and Richie's daughter
Susan Sarandon: 1946 (is 66 in 2012, 67 in 2013)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, b. in New York City; RMLN:Abigail Tomalin; Rocky Horror Picture Show's Janet, Atlantic City, Bull Durham, Thelma & Louise, Lorenzo's Oil, Dead Man Walking, James and the Giant Peach, Stepmom, Anywhere But Here, The Banger Sisters, Moonlight Mile, Shall We Dance?, In The Valley of Elah, Speed Racer
Lori Saunders: 1941 (is 71 in 2012, 72 in 2013)
TV Actress, Petticoat Junction's Bobbie Jo Bradley, Dusty's Trail
Liev Schreiber: 1967 (is 45 in 2012, 46 in 2013)
Actor, Scream, Scream 2, A Walk on the Moon, The Manchurian Candidate, Defiance, X-Men Origina: Wolverine
Jon Secada: 1961 (is 51 in 2012, 52 in 2013)
Pop Singer, Pop Musician
Alicia Silverstone: 1976 (is 36 in 2012, 37 in 2013)
Movie Actress, Clueless, Batman and Robin's Batgirl, Excess Baggage, Blast From The Past, Miss Match's Kate Fox, Scooby Doo 2 Monsters Unleashed; she's really cute, ignore the critics!
Russell Simmons: 1957 (is 55 in 2012, 56 in 2013)
Producer
Jody Stephens: 1952 (is 60 in 2012, 61 in 2013)
Drummer, of Big Star
Steve Swallow: 1940 (is 72 in 2012, 73 in 2013)
Jazz Bassist, Composer
Eli Nicholas Tambor: 2009 (is 3 in 2012, 4 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kasia and Jeffrey's son
Hugo Bernard Tambor: 2009 (is 3 in 2012, 4 in 2013)
Celebrity Son, Kasis and Jeffrey's son
Brynn Thayer: 1949 (is 63 in 2012, 64 in 2013)
TV/Movie Actress, Soap Actress, One Life to Live's Jenny Wolek Rinaldi, TV 101, Island Son, Matlock's Roxanne Windermere, General Hospital's Kylie Quinlan; Gerald Anthony's ex-
Alvin Toffler: 1928 (is 84 in 2012, 85 in 2013)
Author, Future Shock, Power Shift, The Third Wave
Leroy Van Dyke: 1929 (is 83 in 2012, 84 in 2013)
Country Singer, Songwriter, b. in Springfort, MO; Ozark Jubilee; The Auctioneer fast-talking novelty tune
Robert Wilson: 1944 (is 68 in 2012, 69 in 2013)
Dramatist/Playwright, Producer
Jimmy Workman: 1980 (is 32 in 2012, 33 in 2013)
Actor, of Addams Family movies, As Good As It Gets

People on October 4th: birth anniversaries

Scotty Beckett: 1929=d.May 10, 1968 (was 38)
TV/Movie Actor, of Our Gang
Walter Jr. Bishop: 1927=d.Jan 24, 1998 (was 70)
Jazz Pianist, played with Art Blakey, Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis
Lord Richard Cromwell: 1626=d.Jul 12, 1712 (was 85)
Statesman, British, Lord Protector leader of Great Britian 1658-59
Gabriel Dell: 1919?=d.Jul 3, 1988 (was 68)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, RN:Gabriel Gabe Del Vecchio; orig Bowery Boy, Dead End Kid; Steve Allen reg, Corner Bar; some say b. Oct 7, 1919, b. Oct 8, 1919, b. Oct 7, 1920, b. Oct 7, 1921, or b. Oct 7, 1923
Brendan Gill: 1914=d.Dec 27, 1997 (was 83)
Writer, Critic, of New Yorker magazine; b. Oct 14?
Rutherford Birchard Hayes: 1822=d.Jan 17, 1893 (was 70)
President, b. in Delaware, OH; 19th U.S. President 1877-81, Civil War general; d. in Freemont, Ohio
Charlton Heston: 1923=d.Apr 5, 2008 (was 84)
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, Protestant, b. in Evanston, IL; FDR, Chiefs, The Colbys' Jason Colby; Dark City, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes (also Beneath the...sequel), The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Greatest Show on Earth, El Cid, Hamlet; some say 1922 or 1924
Adrian Kantrowitz: 1918=d.Nov 14, 2008 (was 90)
Surgeon, Heart
Buster Keaton: 1895=d.Feb 1, 1966 (was 70)
Movie Actor, Comedian, Movie Director, Vaudevillan, NN:The Great Stone Face; b. in Piqua, KS; RFMN:Joseph Francis; Silent Film Legend; some say b. 1896
King Louis X Of France: 1289=d.Jun 5, 1316 (was 26)
King, NN:The Headstrong; ruled France from 1314 and king of Navarre from 1305 to 1314
Jean Francois Millet: 1814=d.Jan 20, 1875 (was 60)
Painter, French
Jan Murray: 1916=d.Jul 2, 2006 (was 89)
Actor, Comedian, Game Show Host, Vaudevillan, b. in New York City; RN:Murray Janofsky; Dollar a Second, Treasure Hunt, other 50s game shows
Sidney Paget: 1860=d.????
Illustrator, British, illustrated Sherlock Holmes adventures
Giovanni Piranesi: 1720=d.Nov 9, 1778 (was 58)
Architect, Italian, FN:aka Giambattista; Etcher
Frederic Remington: 1861=d.Dec 26, 1909 (was 48)
Painter, Sculptor, "The Last Stand", "The Bronco Buster", and other American Western art
Damon Runyon: 1884=d.Dec 10, 1946 (was 62)
Dramatist/Playwright, Short Story Writer, Author, Journalist, b. in Manhattan, KS; Guys and Dolls, The Brighter Side; FN:Alfred Guys and Dolls
Robert Shayne: 1900=d.Nov 29, 1992 (was 92)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Financier, RN:Robert Shaen Dawe; Adv's of Superman's Insp. William Henderson
George Sidney: 1916=d.May 5, 2002 (was 85)
Movie Producer/Director
Christopher Stone: 1940=d.Oct 29, 1995 (was 55)
TV/Movie/Soap Actor, The Interns, Harper Valley PTA's Tom, Blue & the Gray, Dallas' Dave Stratton, New Lassie's Chris McCulloch, Days of Our Lives' Bill Horton; Dee Wallace Stone's hubby
Edward L. Stratemeyer: 1862=d.May 10, 1930 (was 67)
Children's Author, The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, Tom Swift; used over 60 pen names
"Pancho" Villa: 1877?=d.Jul 20, 1923 (was 45)
Outlaw, Hero, Mexican, Revolutionary, RN:Doroteo Arango; Bandit; some say b. Jun 5, 1877, b. Jun 5, 1878, or b. Aug 1, 1878

People on October 4th: death anniversaries

Jill Bennett: 1990 (was 58)/b.Dec 24, 1931
Movie Actress, For Your Eyes Only
Frederic Auguste Bertholdi: 1904 (was 70)/b.Apr 2, 1834
Sculptor, Painter, French, b. in Colmar; created the Statue of Liberty
Sherman Billingsley: 1966 (was 66)/b.Mar 10, 1900
TV Host, N.Y. inpersario & owner of the chic Stork Club (TV too)
Sir Arthur Whitten Brown: 1948 (was 62)/b.Jul 23, 1886
Aviator, British, Scotish, who, with Capt. John W. Alcock, made the first nonstop airplane crossing of the Atlantic.
Graham Chapman: 1989 (was 48)/b.Jan 8, 1941
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter, English, Monty Python's Flying Circus's founding member
John Collins: 2001 (was 88)/b.Sep 20, 1913
Guitarist
Leroy Gordon Jr. Cooper: 2004 (was 77)/b.Mar 6, 1927
Astronaut
Art Farmer: 1999 (was 71)/b.Aug 21, 1928
Jazz Trumpeter, Flugelhorn; Lionel Hampton Band
Stephen J. Friedman: 1996 (was 59)/b.Mar 15, 1937
Movie Producer, Last Picture Show, The Big Easy
John L. Greene: 1995 (was 82)/b.Nov 10, 1912
Screen/Scriptwriter, creator My Favorite Martian, wrote or co-wrote numerous radio and television shows including "Ozzie and Harriet," "Blondie," "TheReal McCoys," "Tycoon," "Bewitched," "The Flying Nun," "I Dream of Jeannie," "Andy Griffith" and "Green Acres."
Janis Joplin: 1970 (was 27)/b.Jan 19, 1943
HALL OF FAMER, Rock & Roll Singer, Lesbian, Lyricist, b. in Port Arthur, TX; White Blues & Soul Singer; MN:Lyn; NN:Pearl; lead of Big Brother & the Holding Company, then went solo.
William Lassell: 1880 (was 81)/b.Jun 18, 1799
Astronomer, English, discoverer of satellites of Uranus and Neptune; d. Oct 5?
Buddy Lester: 2002 (was 85)/b.Jan 16, 1917
Actor, Comedian, New Phil Silvers Show's Nick
Edward H. Lowe: 1995 (was 75)/b.Jul 10, 1920
Inventor, Kitty Litter
Jacques Offenbach: 1880 (was 61)/b.Jun 21, 1819
Composer, Musician, German, some say b. 6-20 & d. 10-5
Joan Whitney Payson: 1975 (was 72)/b.Feb 5, 1903
Sports Owner, Philanthropist, NY Mets baseball and horse stables
John Rennie: 1821 (was 60)/b.Jun 7, 1761
Engineer, Architect, Scotish, London Bridge designer
Jerry Rivers: 1996 (was 68)/b.Aug 25, 1928
Country/Western Performer, Fiddler, of Drifting Cowboys
Heinz Ruehmann: 1994 (was 92)/b.Mar 7, 1902
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, German
Anne Sexton: 1974 (was 45)/b.Nov 9, 1928
Poet, Pulitzer 1967
Michael Smith: 2000 (was 68)/b.Apr 26, 1932
Biochemist, English, winner of the 1993 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for the development of a technique called oligonucleotide-based site-directed mutagenesis, which enabled researchers to make precise alterations to genes, and thus to the proteins that they encode.
J. Frank Wilson: 1991 (was 49)/b.Dec 11, 1941
Music Figure, RFN:John
Norman Wisdom: 2010 (was 95)/b.Feb 4, 1915
Actor, Comedian, English, Kraft Music Hall

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