By Penny Bancroft FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Fernando Valenzuela Anguamea (Latin American Spanish pronunciation: [feɾˈnando βalenˈswela]; November 1, 1960 – October 22, 2024), nicknamed “El Toro“, was a Mexican professional baseball pitcher. Valenzuela played 17 Major League Baseball (MLB) seasons, from 1980 to 1997 (except for a one-year sabbatical in Mexico in 1992). […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Terry Ann Garr (December 11, 1944 – October 29, 2024), known as Teri Garr, was an American actress. She frequently appeared in comedic roles throughout her career, which spanned four decades and includes over 140 credits in film and television. Her accolades […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Moore was born Beatrice Melba Smith on October 29, 1945  in New York City to Gertrude Melba Smith (1920–1976), who was a singer professionally known as Bonnie Davis and Teddy Hill (1909–1978), a big band leader. Moore grew up in the Harlem section of New York until […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Simon John Charles Le Bon MBE (born 27 October 1958) is a British singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist and lyricist of the new wave band Duran Duran and its offshoot Arcadia. Le Bon has received three Ivor Novello Awards from the British Academy of Songwriters, […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton (née Rodham; born October 26, 1947) is an American politician and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the administration of Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013, a U.S. senator representing New York from 2001 to 2009, and the first […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Viggo Peter Mortensen Jr. R (Danish: [ˈviko ˈmɒːtn̩sn̩]; born October 20, 1958) is an American actor, musician, and filmmaker. He is the recipient of various accolades, including nominations for three Academy Awards for Best Actor, three BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, and an Independent Spirit Award. Born in Watertown, New […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American singer and actress. She started her career on Broadway in musicals such as Dreamgirls (1981–83), Your Arms Too Short to Box with God (1980–1981) and later became a successful recording artist. She is best known for her debut […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michael Keller Ditka (born Michael Dyczko; October 18, 1939) is an American former professional football player, coach, and television commentator. During his playing career, he was UPI NFL Rookie of Year in 1961, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and a six-time All-Pro tight end with the Chicago Bears, Philadelphia Eagles, and Dallas Cowboys in […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mitzi Gaynor (born Francesca Marlene de Czanyi von Gerber; September 4, 1931 – October 17, 2024) was an American actress, singer, and dancer. Her notable films included We’re Not Married! (1952), There’s No Business Like Show Business (1954), The Birds and the Bees (1956), and South Pacific (1958) – […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alan Eugene Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country music singer-songwriter. He is known for performing a style widely regarded as “neotraditional country“, as well as writing many of his own songs. Jackson has recorded 21 studio albums, including two […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Liam James Payne (29 August 1993 – 16 October 2024) was an English singer who rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction. Payne made his debut as a singer in 2008 when he auditioned […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS John Clayton Mayer (/ˈmeɪ.ər/ MAY-ər; born October 16, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but he left for Atlanta in 1997 with fellow guitarist Clay Cook, with whom he formed the short-lived rock duo, Lo-Fi Masters. After their […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Richard Lynn Carpenter (born October 15, 1946) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer, who formed half of the sibling duo the Carpenters alongside his younger sister Karen. He had numerous roles in the Carpenters, including record producer, arranger, pianist, keyboardist, […]

By Sabrina Mason   Columbus Day On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached the East Indies. The anniversary of his landing in the New World was first formally celebrated in 1792, by the […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sam Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose before launching a successful solo career, scoring a hit in […]

By Cynthia Charlene Greason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ethel Kennedy (née Skakel /ˈskeɪ.kəl/ SKAY-kəl; April 11, 1928 – October 10, 2024) was an American human rights advocate. Kennedy was the wife of U.S. senator Robert F. Kennedy, a sister-in-law of U.S. president John F. Kennedy, and sixth child of George Skakel. Shortly after her husband’s assassination in […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Martha Elenor Maguire (née Erwin, previously Seidel; October 12, 1969) is an American musician who is a founding member of the country band the Chicks and the country bluegrass duo Court Yard Hounds. She won awards in national fiddle championships while still a teenager. Maguire […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michelle Christine Trachtenberg (/ˈtræktənbɜːrɡ/; born October 11, 1985) is an American actress. Trachtenberg began her career at age three, appearing in a number of commercials, films, and television series as a child. Her starring role on the Nickelodeon television series The Adventures of […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Mya Marie Harrison (/ˈmaɪə/; born October 10, 1979), known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. Classified as a “triple threat entertainer,” she was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television as […]

By Sabrina Mason FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Scott Stewart Bakula (/ˈbækjʊlə/; born October 9, 1954) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in two science-fiction television series: as Sam Beckett on Quantum Leap – for which he was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards (winning one) – and […]