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Famous birthdays for Oct. 18: Ne-Yo, Mike Ditka

By UPI Staff
Ne-Yo arrives for the 19th annual BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 23. The musician turns 40 on October 18. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
1 of 2 | Ne-Yo arrives for the 19th annual BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on June 23. The musician turns 40 on October 18. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI | License Photo

Oct. 18 (UPI) -- Those born on this day are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

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-- Pope Pius II in 1405

-- Toy company founder Frederick August Otto Schwarz in 1836

-- Novelist Fannie Hurst in 1889

-- Former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1919

-- Singer Anita O'Day in 1919

-- Greek actor Melina Mercouri in 1920

-- Rock 'n' roll legend Chuck Berry in 1926

-- Sports broadcaster Keith Jackson in 1928

-- Actor Peter Boyle in 1935

-- Actor Dawn Wells in 1938 (age 81)

-- Lee Harvey Oswald, assassin of President John F. Kennedy, in 1939

-- Football Hall of Fame member Mike Ditka in 1939 (age 80)

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-- Composer Howard Shore in 1946 (age 73)

-- Singer/songwriter Laura Nyro in 1947

-- Actor Joe Morton in 1947 (age 72)

-- Playwright Wendy Wasserstein in 1950

-- Actor Pam Dawber in 1951 (age 68)

-- Writer Terry McMillan in 1951 (age 68)

-- Tennis Hall of Fame member Martina Navratilova in 1956 (age 63)

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-- Actor Jean-Claude Van Damme in 1960 (age 59)

-- Actor Erin Moran in 1960

-- Musician Wynton Marsalis in 1961 (age 58)

-- Recording artist Ne-Yo, born Shaffer Chimere Smith, in 1979 (age 40)

-- Olympic gold medal-winning skier Lindsey Vonn in 1984 (age 35)

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-- Conservative writer and speaker Milo Yiannopoulos in 1984 (age 35)

-- Actor Freida Pinto in 1984 (age 35)

-- Actor Zac Efron in 1987 (age 32)

-- Television personality Bristol Palin in 1990 (age 29)

-- WNBA star Brittney Griner in 1990 (age 29)

-- Actor Tyler Posey in 1991 (age 28)

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