Birthdates which occurred on your SELECTED date of October 18:
1697 Canaletto Venetian painter (Venicei A Regatta on Grand Canal)
1777 Heinrich von Kleist Germany, dramatist/poet (Penthesilea)
1785 Thomas Love Peacock English author (Headlong Hall)
1859 Henri Bergson France, philosopher (Creative Evolution-Nobel 1927)
1877 Florence Dahl Walrath humanitarian, founded Cradle society
1878 James Truslow Adams historian (Pul-1921-Founding of New England)
1889 Fannie Hurst novelist (1019?)
1893 Sir Sidney Holland NZ, PM of New Zealand (1949-57)
1898 Lotte Lenya Vienna Austria, actor/singer (Appointment, Semi-Tough)
19-- Mark LaMura actor (All My Children)
1915 Victor Sen Yung SF Calif, actor (Bonanza, Bachelor Family)
1918 Bobby Troup Harrisburg Pa, pianist/actor (Emergency, Acapulco)
1919 Pierre Elliot Trudeau (L) 15th Canadian PM (1968-79, 1980-84)
1921 Jesse Helms (Sen-R-NC) right-wing
1922 Little Orphan Annie comic strip character
1922 Richard Stankiewicz US sculptor (1974 Akston Award, 1966 Brandeis)
1924 Allyn Ferguson San Jose Calif, orch leader (Andy Williams Show)
1925 Melina Mercouri Athens Greece, actress/politician (Never on a Sunday)
1926 Chuck Berry St Louis, rocker (Roll over Beethoven)
1926 George C Scott Wise Va, actor (Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore)
1927 Katherine Fanning Chicago, editor (Christian Science Monitor-1983)
1928 Keith Jackson Carrolton Ga, sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football)
1930 Frank Carlucci National Security Adviser/Sec of Defense (1987-89)
1933 Forrest Gregg NFL tackle (Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys)
1933 Peter Boyle Phila, actor (Joe, Candidate)
1934 Inger Stevens Stockholm Sweden, actress (Katy-Farmer's Daughter)
1935 John B Coleman Boston, hotel magnate (Ritz Carlton)
1939 Lee Harvey Oswald JFK assassin, born
1939 Mike Ditka coach/tight-end (Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961)
1942 Willie Horton baseball slugger (Detroit Tigers)
1947 Joe Morton NYC, actor (Hal-Grady)
1947 John Johnson NBA (Seattle SuperSonic)
1947 Laura Nyro Bronx, singer/songwriter (Eli's Coming, Stoney End)
1950 Merry Martin Camden Mich, actress (Leslie-Peter Loves Mary)
1951 Pam Dawber Detroit, actress (Mindy-Mork & Mindy, My Sister Sam)
1956 Martina Navratilova Prague Czech, tennis (Wimbledon 1989,79,82-87)
1958 Jean-Claude Van Damme Belgium, actor (Kickboxer, No Retreat)
1960 Emily Arth Evanston Ill, playmate (Jun, 1988)
1961 Erin Moran Burbank Calif, actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi)
1961 Wynton Marsalis New Orleans La, jazz trumpeter (Grammy 1983)
1962 Vincent Spano Brooklyn NY, actor (Alphabet City, Maria's Lovers)
1966 Angela Visser Miss Universe (1989)
1971 Karen J McNenny Missoula Montana, Miss Montana-America (1991)
1977 Chris McKenna Queens NY, actor (Joey-One Live to Live)
1981 Richard Vuu actor (Last Emperor)
Deaths which occurred on October 18:
1676 Nathaniel Bacon rallied against Virginian govt, killed at 29
1862 James Creighton dies of ruptured bladder hitting HR on Oct 14th
1876 Francis Preston Blair newspaper editor (Washington Globe), dies at 85
1931 Thomas Alva Edison inventor, dies in West Orange, NJ, at 84
1965 Henry Travers actor (Bells of St Mary, High Sierra), dies at 91
1973 Frank Knight TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at 79
1982 Bess Truman former 1st lady, dies in Independence, Mo at 97
1984 Florence Rinard TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at 82
1984 Jon-Erik Hexum actor, dies at 26 by a gun loaded with blanks
1987 Theodore Brameld author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83
Reported: MISSING in ACTION
( Expanded with full Bios, history, & MIA report )
1965 HAMILTON WALTER D. 10/29/65 ESCAPED
1965 BRUDNO EDWARD A. QUINCY MA 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV DECEASED SUICIDE
1965 COLLINS THOMAS E. UTICA MS 02/12/73 RELEASED BY DRV ALIVE AND WELL 1998
1965 NORTH JOSEPH JR. 10/29/65 ESCAPED
1965 PYLES HARLEY BOYD ENON OH
1965 SISSON WINFIELD WADE BERKELEY CA
1965 THORNE LARRY A. NORWALK CT
1966 ADAMS STEVEN H. SPENCER IA RADIO CONTACT LOST
1966 ANGSTADT RALPH HAROLD FLEETWOOD PA RADIO CONTACT LOST
1966 CLARK LAWRENCE LOGANSPORT IN RADIO CONTACT LOST
1966 HILL ROBERT L. DETROIT MI
1966 LONG JOHN H. MEDIA PA
1966 RACKLEY INZAR M. BIG SPRINGS TX
1966 SHONECK JOHN R. MERIDEN CT "MOTHER -LAST NAME CARPENTER, STILL IN CT 2000"
1967 BARR JOHN F. HOPE AR REMAINS RETURNED TWO PHASE 04/88 & 09/89
1967 OGDEN HOWARD JR. OMAHA NE
1970 STRAIT DOUGLAS F. MOSES LAKE WA