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Today In History Basic Datebook-November 1st

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People on November 1st: birthdates

Rick Allen: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Drummer, English, RFMMN:Richard John Cyril; of Def Leppard
Bill Anderson: 1937 (is 71 in 2008, 72 in 2009)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Actor, Game Show Host, b. in Columbia, SC; NN:Whispering Bill; RFN:James William; of Fandango
Penn Badgley: 1986 (is 22 in 2008, 23 in 2009)
Actor, Young & The Restless's Phillip Chancellor IV #8 2000-01, The Mountain's Sam Tunney, Gossip Girl's Dan Humphrey
Ronald Bell: 1951 (is 57 in 2008, 58 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Tenor-sax, aka Khalis Bayyan; of Kool & the Gang
Jeannie Berlin: 1949 (is 59 in 2008, 60 in 2009)
Actress, Elaine May's daughter
Bo Bice: 1975 (is 33 in 2008, 34 in 2009)
Singer, American Idol Runner-Up 2005
Big Kenny: 1963 (is 45 in 2008, 46 in 2009)
Country Singer, of Big and Rich
Barbara Bosson: 1939 (is 69 in 2008, 70 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, b. in Charleroi, PA; Hill Street Blues' Fay Furillo, Hooperman's Capt. C.Z. Stern, Murder One's Miram Grasso; Steven Bochco's wife
Max Burkholder: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Actor, Commando Nanny's Seth Winter
Mike Burney: 1944 (is 64 in 2008, 65 in 2009)
Saxophonist, English, of Wizzard
Toni Collette: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Actress, Shaft 2000, About a Boy, Connie and Carla, In Her Shoes, Little Miss Sunshine, Evening
Lou Donaldson: 1926 (is 82 in 2008, 83 in 2009)
Alto-sax
Larry Claxton Flynt: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Publisher, Hustler magazine
Robert Foxworth: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Houston, TX; Falcon Crest's Chase Gioberti
Mags Furuholmen: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Singer, Keyboardist, Songwriter, Norweigan, of A-HA; RN:Magne
Andrew Gonzales: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Performer, of Reel Big Fish
Oscar Griffiths: 2006 (is 2 in 2008, 3 in 2009)
Celebrity Son, Gillian Anderson and Mark's son
Sophie B. Hawkins: 1967 (is 41 in 2008, 42 in 2009)
Singer
Emmaline Henry: 1930 (is 78 in 2008, 79 in 2009)
Actress, I'm Dickens-He's Fenster's Kate Dickens, I Dream of Jeannie's Amanda Bellows
Karen Hensel: yr unknown
Soap Actress, Young & the Restless' Off. Doris Doyle
George S. Irving: 1922 (is 86 in 2008, 87 in 2009)
TV/Stage Actor, Singer, RMLN:Irving Shelasky; Oklahoma!, An Evening with Richard Nixon, David Frost Revue
Anthony Kiedis: 1962 (is 46 in 2008, 47 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, Actor, of Red Hot Chili Peppers; some say b. 10-14
James Jackson Kilpatrick: 1920 (is 88 in 2008, 89 in 2009)
Columnist, Journalist, Commentator, 60 minutes Point-Counterpoint Conservative debater 1971-79
Mia Korf: 1965 (is 43 in 2008, 44 in 2009)
Soap Actress, One Life to Live's ex-Blair Daimler Buchanan
Alla Korot: 1970 (is 38 in 2008, 39 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Russian, Another World's Jenna Norris, All My Children's Dr. Allie Doyle
Kim Krizan: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Actress, Writer
Joe Le Ste: 1964 (is 44 in 2008, 45 in 2009)
Heavy Metal Singer, of Bang Tango
Lyle Lovett: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Country Singer, Songwriter, Movie Actor, Guitarist, Julia Roberts' hubby; many say b. 1956
Eddie MacDonald: 1959 (is 49 in 2008, 50 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Bassist, of The Alarm
Jenny McCarthy: 1972 (is 36 in 2008, 37 in 2009)
Playmate, b. in Chicago; Oct 1993 Playmate; 1994 Playmate of the Year; MTV's Singled Out -96, Jenny star, BASEketball, Scream 3
Steven D. Miller: 1957 (is 51 in 2008, 52 in 2009)
Author, Writer, musician, artist, scholar, birthdate-seeker.
Belita Moreno: yr unknown
Actress, Perfect Strangers' Lydia Markham, George Lopez Show's Benita "Benny" Lopez
Chris Morris: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Guitarist, English, of Paper Lace
Laura Moss: 1971 (is 37 in 2008, 38 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Another World's Amanda Cory
Betsy Palmer: 1929 (is 79 in 2008, 80 in 2009)
Actress, Panelist, b. in Chicago, Ill.; Jason's mom in Friday The 13th; I've Got a Secret, Masquerade Party, & What's It For? panelist, Knots Landing's Aunt Virginia "Ginny" Bullock; some say 1926
Pamela Payton-Wright: 1941 (is 67 in 2008, 68 in 2009)
Actress, One Life to Live's Addie Cramer
Dan Peek: 1950 (is 58 in 2008, 59 in 2009)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, of America
Avalon Ragone: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Elvis Banks
Dillon Ragone: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Elvis Banks
Vincent Ragone: 1996 (is 12 in 2008, 13 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Elvis Banks
Aishwarya Rai: 1973 (is 35 in 2008, 36 in 2009)
Actress, The Last Legion
Jonthan Selstad: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Phillip Kiriakis
Thomas Selstad: 1994 (is 14 in 2008, 15 in 2009)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Phillip Kiriakis
Keith Stegall: 1954 (is 54 in 2008, 55 in 2009)
Country/Western Performer
Anna Stuart: 1947 (is 61 in 2008, 62 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Another World's Donna Love Hudson, All My Children's Mary Smythe
Lauren-Marie Taylor: 1961 (is 47 in 2008, 48 in 2009)
Soap Actress, Loving's Stacey Donovan Forbes Alden
Rachel Ticotin: 1958 (is 50 in 2008, 51 in 2009)
TV/Movie Actress, Dancer, Hispanic; Total Recall, Natural Born Killers, Fort Apache the Bronx, For Love & Honor, Crime & Punishment's Det. Annette Rey; David Caruso's ex-wife
Jerry Tucker: 1925 (is 83 in 2008, 84 in 2009)
Movie Actor, Our Gang
Helene Udy: 1976 (is 32 in 2008, 33 in 2009)
TV/Soap Actress, As The World Turns; Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman's Myra
Dale Wallace: 1969 (is 39 in 2008, 40 in 2009)
Country Musician, of Emerson Drive
Marcia Wallace: 1942 (is 66 in 2008, 67 in 2009)
Actress, Cartoon Voicist, The Bob Newhart Show's Carol Kester Bondurant the dippy receptionist, The Simpsons's teacher Mrs. Edna Krabappel, Murphy Brown's Carol
Andre Williams: 1935 (is 73 in 2008, 74 in 2009)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, "Jailbait" "Bacon Fat"; w/5 Du-Tones "Shake a tail feather"
Willie D: 1966 (is 42 in 2008, 43 in 2009)
Rap Performer, of Geto Boys
Alexander Draper Wolff: 1997 (is 11 in 2008, 12 in 2009)
Actor, Musician, Polly Draper and Miohael's son
Robert Yeazel: 1946 (is 62 in 2008, 63 in 2009)
Singer/Guitarist, of Beast, Sugarloaf

People on November 1st: birth anniversaries

Sholem Asch: 1880=d.Jul 10, 1957 (was 76)
Novelist, Dramatist/Playwright, Jewish
Sir Hermann Bondi: 1919=d.2005
Mathematician, Austrian, cosmologist who, with Fred Hoyle and Thomas Gold, formulated the steady-state theory of the universe.
Antonio Canova: 1757=d.????
Sculptor, Italian
Lew Childre: 1901=d.Dec 3, 1961 (was 60)
Country Singer
Stephen Crane: 1871=d.Jun 5, 1900 (was 28)
Novelist, Poet, The Red Badge of Courage writer
Michael Denison: 1915=d.Jul 22, 1998 (was 82)
Actor, English
Gordon Dickson: 1923=d.Jan 31, 2001 (was 77)
Novelist, Canadian
Rick Grech: 1946=d.Mar 17, 1990 (was 43)
Rock & Roll Bassist, Violinist, Singer, Guitarist, French, of Crickets, Blind Faith, Family, Traffic, soloist and sessionist
John Indrisano: 1905=d.Jul 9, 1968 (was 62)
Actor, O.K. Crackerby's chauffer
Laura LaPlante: 1904=d.Oct 14, 1996 (was 91)
Actress
Dr. Crawford W. Long: 1815=d.Jun 16, 1878 (was 62)
Physician, 1st physician to use ether as anesthetic in surgery
Sam Margolis: 1923=d.2001
Tenor, Saxophonist, no ddate found on the internet
Victoria Horne Oakie: 1911=d.Oct 10, 2003 (was 91)
Actress
George Parker: 1863=d.????
Inventor, Manufacturer, the fountain pen
James Jr. Renwick: 1818=d.Jun 23, 1895 (was 76)
Architect
Grantland Rice: 1880=d.Jul 13, 1954 (was 73)
Sportsfigure, Poet, Sportswriter; named the 1924-25 Notre Dame backfield the "Four Horsemen," wrote "When the last Great Scorer comes/To mark against your name,/He'll write not "won" or "lost"/But how you played the game."
Jeff Richards: 1922=d.Jul 28, 1989 (was 66)
Actor, MLB Player, Jefferson Drum star
Sargent Barry Sadler: 1940=d.Nov 5, 1989 (was 49)
Actor, Singer, Songwriter, U.S. Army Special Forces aka Green Berets; Ballad of the Green Berets singer; b. 11/5/43?
Alfred L. Wegener: 1880=d.1930
Scientist, German, Meteorologist, geophysicist; formulated the first complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis.
Michael Zaslow: 1944=d.Dec 6, 1998 (was 54)
Soap Actor, One Life to Live's David Renaldi, Guiding Light's Roger Thorpe

People on November 1st: death anniversaries

Noah Jr. Beery: 1994 (was 81)/b.Aug 10, 1913
TV/Movie Actor, Circus Boy's Joey the Clown, Riverboat, Hondo, Doc Elliot, The Rockford Files' Joseph Rocky Rockford, The Yellow Rose's Luther, The Quest; Noah Sr.'s son; some say b. 1915 or 1916
James Joseph Broderick: 1982 (was 52)/b.Mar 7, 1930
TV/Movie Actor, b. in Charlestown, NH; Brenner's Off. Ernie Brenner, Family's Doug Lawrence; Matthew's dad
Sonny Bupp: 2007 (was 79)/b.Jan 10, 1928
Movie Actor, RFN:Mayer MacClairn
Dale Carnegie: 1955 (was 66)/b.Nov 24, 1888
Author, Lecturer, "How to Win Friends and Influence People"
Bob Clayton: 1979 (was 57)/b.Aug 17, 1922
Game Show Host, Concentration host in 60s and 70s, announcer of The Pyramid series in the 70s and other game shows
Mamie Geneva Doud Eisenhower: 1979 (was 82)/b.Nov 14, 1896
First Lady, Dwight's wife
Mel Graff: 1975 (was 68)/b.Aug 9, 1907
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Secret Agent X-9
Florence Greenberg: 1995 (was 82)/b.Sep 16, 1913
Music Executive, helped discover the Shirelles, the Kingsmen and other acts of the 1960s and '70s
King Charles II Of Spain: 1700 (was 38)/b.Nov 6, 1661
King, Ruled 1665-1700, and the last monarch of the Spahish Habsburg Dynasty
Rene Levesque: 1987 (was 65)/b.Aug 24, 1922
Head of State, Quebec Premier 1976-85
Elsa Maxwell: 1963 (was 80)/b.May 24, 1883
Writer, TV Hostess, Columnist, Socialite, Socialite; Famous Hollywood partier (1930's-50's)
Doro Merande: 1975 (was 77)/b.Mar 31, 1898
Actress, That Was the Week That Was reg
Erika Morini: 1995 (was 90)/b.Jan 5, 1910
Violinist, Austrian, unsure of d. age
George Papandreou: 1968 (was 80)/b.Feb 13, 1888
Head of State, Greek
Ezra Loomis Pound: 1972 (was 87)/b.Oct 30, 1885
Poet, b. in Hailey, ID; indicted for treason for his pro-Fascist Italy radio broadcasts; mentally unstable to stand trial
Adrienne Shelley: 2006 (was 40)/b.Jun 24, 1966
Movie Actress, Director, Waitress
Phil Silvers: 1985 (was 73)/b.May 11, 1912
TV/Stage Actor, Comedian, b. in Brooklyn; High Button Shoes, Top Banana, The Phil Silvers Show's (aka You'll Never Get Rich) M/Sgt. Ernie Bilko, New Phil Silvers Show's Harry Grafton, The Beverly Hillbillies' Shifty Shafer; RN:Philip Silversmith
William Clark Jr. Styron: 2006 (was 81)/b.Jun 11, 1925
Novelist, b. in Newport News. Va.; Confessions of Nat Turner, Sophie's Choice
King "Walls" Vidor: 1982 (was 88)/b.Feb 8, 1894
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, Screen/Scriptwriter

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