Famous birthdays for Oct. 7: Thom Yorke, Toni Braxton

Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

-- Signer of the Declaration of Independence Caesar Rodney in 1728

-- Danish atomic physicist Niels Bohr in 1885

-- Nation of Islam leader Elijah Muhammad in 1897

-- Actor June Allyson in 1917

-- South African archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu in 1931 (age 87)

-- Television personality Joy Behar in 1942 (age 76)

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-- Oliver North, the former White House aide who became the center of the Iran-Contra controversy, in 1943 (age 75)

-- Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member John Mellencamp in 1951 (age 67)

-- Russian President Vladimir Putin in 1952 (age 66)

-- Classical cellist Yo-Yo Ma in 1955 (age 63)

-- Recording executive/television personality Simon Cowell in 1959 (age 59)

-- Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez in 1961 (age 57)

-- Singer Toni Braxton in 1967 (age 51)

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-- Singer Thom Yorke in 1968 (age 50)

-- Actor Allison Munn in 1974 (age 44)

-- Singer Taylor Hicks in 1976 (age 42)

-- Actor Holland Roden in 1986 (age 32)

-- Actor Kira Kosarin in 1997 (age 21)

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