Famous birthdays for Oct. 10: Ben Vereen, Wendi McLendon-Covey

Oct. 10 (UPI) -- Those born on this date are under the sign of Libra.

They include:

-- English chemist/physicist Henry Cavendish, discoverer of hydrogen, in 1731

-- Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1813

-- Sculptor Alberto Giacometti in 1901

-- Jazz musician Thelonious Monk in 1917

-- Filmmaker Ed Wood in 1924

-- Actor Peter Coyote in 1941 (age 80)

-- Singer John Prine in 1946

-- Entertainer Ben Vereen in 1946 (age 75)

-- Actor Jessica Harper in 1949 (age 72)

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-- Writer Nora Roberts in 1950

-- Rocker David Lee Roth in 1954 (age 67)

-- Country singer Tanya Tucker in 1958 (age 63)

-- Actor Bradley Whitford in 1959 (age 62)

-- Slain journalist Daniel Pearl in 1963

-- Actor Bai Ling in 1966 (age 55)

-- California Gov. Gavin Newsom in 1967 (age 54)

-- Actor Wendi McLendon-Covey in 1969 (age 52)

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-- Football star Brett Favre in 1969 (age 52)

-- Actor Mario Lopez in 1973 (age 48)

-- Race car driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. in 1974 (age 47)

-- Actor Andrea Navedo in 1977 (age 44)

-- Singer Mya Harrison in 1979 (age 42)

-- Actor Dan Stevens in 1982 (age 39)

-- Actor Rose McIver in 1988 (age 33)

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