October 18th Birthdays

Chuck Berry, American singer and musician, was born on this day in 1926, as Charles Edward Anderson Berry, in St. Louis, MO. A seminal figure in early Rock ‘n Roll, he was often called “the Father of Rock ‘n Roll.” Berry passed away at age 90 on March 18, 2017.

Also born on October 18th:

• 1939
  Mike Ditka, American football player, coach
• 1947
  Joe Morton, American actor
• 1949
  Joe Egan, British musician
  George Hendrick, American baseball player
• 1950
  Sheila White, English actress
• 1951
  Pam Dawber, American actress
• 1952
  Chuck Lorre, American TV producer
  Jerry Royster, American baseball player
• 1954
  Arliss Howard, American actor
• 1955
  Vanessa Briscoe Hay, American singer
  Jon Lindstrom, American actor
• 1957
  Catherine Ringer, French singer
• 1958
  Corinne Bohrer, American actress
• 1960
  Jean-Claude Van Damme, Belgian martial artist, actor
  Erin Moran, American actress
• 1961
  Wynton Marsalis, American musician
• 1962
  Vincent Spano, American actor
• 1964
  Dan Lilker, American musician
• 1967
  Eric Stuart, American voice actor, singer
• 1970
  Doug Mirabelli, American baseball player
• 1978
  Jake Farrow, American actor
  Wesley Jonathan, American actor
• 1979
  Ne-Yo, American R&B singer
• 1980
  Josh Gracin, American singer
• 1981
  Greg Warren, American football player
• 1985
  Derrick Tribbett, American musician
• 1986
  Wilma Elles, German actress
• 1987
  Zac Efron, American actor
• 1989
  Joy Lauren, American actress
• 1990
  Carly Schroeder, American actress
• 1991
  Tyler Posey, American actor
• 2001
  Annelise Manojlovic, English actress

October Birthday Calendar

Died on October 18th:

• 1893
  Charles Gounod, French composer, educator (age 75
• 1931
  Thomas Edison, American engineer, inventor (age 84)
• 1966
  Elizabeth Arden, Canadian-American businesswoman (Elizabeth Arden, Inc.), (age 87)
  S. S. Kresge, American businessman, founded Kmart (age 99)
• 1973
  Walt Kelly, American illustrator animator (age 60)
• 1975
  Al Lettieri, American actor (age 47)
  Graham Haberfield, English actor (age 33)
• 1982
  Bess Truman, 40th U.S. First Lady (age 97)
• 1984
  Henri Michaux, French painter, poet (age 85)
  Jon-Erik Hexum, American actor (age 26)
• 2000
  Julie London, American singer, actress (age 74)
  Gwen Verdon, American actress, dancer (age 75)
• 2008
  Dee Dee Warwick, American singer (age 66)
• 2021
  Val Bisoglio, Italian-American actor (age 95)