By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Leonard Randolph Wilkens (born October 28, 1937) is an American former professional basketball player and coach in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been inducted three times into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, first in 1989 as a player, as a […]

By Clarice Burger     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. She is one of the best-selling music artists in history, having sold over 151 million records worldwide. Perry is known […]

By Clarice Burger   United Nations Day Today is noted as United Nations Day to mark the anniversary of the United Nations charter, which went into effect on October 24, 1945. Organizations and schoolchildren throughout the world mark this day with meetings, discussions, and exhibits […]

By Clarice Burger   FOR WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Alfred Matthew “Weird Al” Yankovic (/ˈjæŋkəvɪk/ ⓘ; born October 23, 1959) is an American comedy musician, writer, and actor. He is best known for writing and performing comedy songs that often parody specific songs by contemporary musicians. He also performs original songs that are style pastiches of the work […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Catherine Fabienne Dorléac (born 22 October 1943), known professionally as Catherine Deneuve (UK: /dəˈnɜːv/, US: /dəˈnʊv/, French: [katʁin dənœv] ⓘ), is a French actress. She is considered one of the greatest European actresses on film. In 2020, The New York Times ranked her as one of the greatest actors of the […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Amala Ratna Zandile Dlamini (born October 21, 1995), known professionally as Doja Cat (/ˈdoʊdʒə/), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record producer. Known for her versatility, live performing skills, internet personality and stage presence, she is frequently referred to as […]

By Clarice Burger     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Keith Hernandez (born October 20, 1953) is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 17 seasons, most notably for the St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets. Hernandez was a five-time All-Star who shared the 1979 NL MVP award and won […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Christopher Lee Kattan (/kəˈtæn/ kə-TAN; born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. After performing with numerous comedy troupes, including The Groundlings in Los Angeles, he broke through as a regular cast member on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1996–2003). Following his […]

By Bianca Sierra   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Victoria Louise Samantha Marie Elizabeth Therese Eggar (5 March 1939 – 15 October 2025) was an English actress. After beginning her career in Shakespearean theatre she rose to fame for her performance in William Wyler‘s thriller The Collector (1965), which earned her […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Zachary David Alexander Efron (/ˈɛfrɒn/; born October 18, 1987) is an American actor. Efron began acting professionally in the early 2000s and rose to prominence as a teen idol for his leading role as Troy Bolton in the High School Musical film series (2006–2008). During this […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Michael John McKean (/məˈkiːən/; born October 17, 1947) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, composer, singer, and musician. Over his career he has received a Grammy Award as well as nominations for an Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. McKean started his career […]

By Clarice Burger   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. […]

  By Clarice Burger       FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Lauren Marie Betts (born October 15, 2003) is a Spanish-born British-American college basketball player for the UCLA Bruins of the Big Ten Conference. She played for Grandview High School in Aurora, Colorado, where she was ranked as the number one recruit in her class by ESPN. Betts […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Sheila Grace Young-Ochowicz (born October 14, 1950) is a retired American speed skater and track cyclist. She won three world titles in each of these sports, twice in the same year (in 1973 and 1976). In 1976, she also became the first […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ashanti Shequoiya Douglas (born October 13, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She was discovered as a teenager by record producer Irv Gotti, and signed with his label Murder Inc. Records, an imprint of Def Jam Recordings in 2002. That same year, […]

By Bianca Sierra     FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS   Diane Keaton (née Hall; January 5, 1946 – October 11, 2025) was an American actress. With a career spanning more than five decades, she came to prominence during the New Hollywood movement where she collaborated frequently with Woody Allen, appearing in […]

By Clarice Burger   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. […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Ty Monroe Murray (born October 11, 1969), is an American former professional rodeo cowboy. He competed in the three “roughstock” events; bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, and bull riding. He won nine world championships in the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA); seven in all-around (1989–1994 and 1998) […]

By Clarice Burger   FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS Tanya Denise Tucker (born October 10, 1958) is an American country music singer and songwriter who had her first hit, “Delta Dawn“, in 1972 at the age of 13. During her career Tucker became one of the few child performers […]

By Andrea Marie Camborn   CHICAGO—Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt, BVM, a beloved member of the Loyola University Chicago community and iconic chaplain to the Loyola men’s basketball team, died on October 9, 2025, at the age of 106.  Though long known for her many roles […]