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What happened in history on this day: October 18?
On October 18 in ...
- 1954 - NBC premieres the Producers' Showcase 60/90-minute anthology TV show.
- 1988 - ABC airs the first episode of TV show Roseanne.
Births on October 18
- 1898 - Birth of Lotte Lenya in Vienna, Austria; actor/singer (Appointment, Semi-Tough).
- 1902 - Birth of Miriam Hopkins in Bainbridge, Georgia, USA; actress (The Outer Limits, Route 66, Studio One, Lux Video Theatre, The Flying Nun).
- 1915 - Birth of Victor Sen Yung in San Francisco, California, USA; actor (Bonanza, Bachelor Family).
- 1918 - Birth of Bobby Troup in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist/actor (Emergency TV show, Acapulco).
- 1924 - Birth of Allyn Ferguson in San Jose, California, USA; orchestra leader (Andy Williams Show).
- 1925 - Birth of Melina Mercouri in Athens, Greece; actress/politician (Never on a Sunday).
- 1926 - Birth of George C Scott in Wise, Virginia, USA; actor (Patton, Bible, Taps, Hardcore).
- 1927 - Birth of George Campbell Scott in Wise, Virginia, USA; actor (Patton (1977), East Side, West Side).
- 1928 - Birth of Keith Jackson in Carrolton, Georgia, USA; sportscaster (ABC Monday Night Football).
- 1933 - Birth of Peter Boyle in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; actor (Joe, Candidate).
- 1934 - Birth of Inger Stevens AKA Inger Stensland in Sweden; actress (Katy - The Farmer's Daughter TV show).
- 1938 - Birth of Dawn Wells; actress (Gilligan's Island).
- 1947 - Birth of Joe Morton in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Hal - Grady, Eureka, Equal Justice).
- 1950 - Birth of Merry Martin in Camden, Michigan, USA; actress (Leslie - Peter Loves Mary).
- 1951 - Birth of Pam Dawber in Detroit, Michigan, USA; actress (Mindy - Mork and Mindy, My Sister Sam).
- 1958 - Birth of Jean-Claude Van Damme in Belgium; actor (Kickboxer, No Retreat).
- 1960 - Birth of Erin Moran in Burbank, California, USA; actress (Happy Days, Joanie Loves Chachi).
- 1962 - Birth of Vincent Spano in Brooklyn, New York, USA; actor (Alphabet City, Maria's Lovers, Prince Street, Search for Tomorrow).
- 1977 - Birth of Chris McKenna in Queens, New York; actor (Joey - One Life to Live).
- 1978 - Birth of Wesley Jonathan; actor (What I Like About You, City Guys).
- 1981 - Birth of Richard Vuu; actor (The Last Emperor).
- 1987 - Birth of Zac Efron; actor (High School Musical, High School Musical 2, Summerland).
- 1989 - Birth of Joy Lauren; actress (Danielle Van De Kamp - Desperate Housewives TV show).
- 1991 - Birth of Tyler Posey; actor (Doc).
Deaths on October 18
- 1965 - Henry Travers, actor (Bells of Saint Mary, High Sierra), dies at age 91.
- 1973 - Frank Knight, TV announcer (Chronoscope), dies at age 79.
- 1984 - Death of Jon-Erik Hexum at age 26 from self-inflicted wounds six days earlier from a gun loaded with blanks, which sent a portion of skull into his brain; actor (Cover-Up, Voyagers).
- 1984 - Florence Rinard, TV panelist (20 Questions), dies at age 82.
- 1989 - Death of Harvey Hart at age 61 from a stroke; director (Columbo, East of Eden).
- 1993 - Death of Lois Kibbee at age 71 from a brain tumor; actress (Edge of Night, Somerset, One Life to Live).
- 2000 - Death of Gwen Verdon at age 75 after a heart attack; actress/dancer (Damn Yankees, All My Children, Magnum P.I., The Cosby Mysteries, Walker Texas Ranger).
- 2000 - Death of Julie London at age 74 from a stroke; actress/singer (Emergency TV show).
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