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October 3rd, 1969?

Gwen Stefani. Gwen Stefani is the charismatic lead singer of the band No Doubt and was born on the specified date. No Doubt is famous for songs like 'Don't Speak' 'Just a Girl' and 'Ex-Girlfriend.'

August 25, 1954?

Elvis Costello. Elvis Costello is one of the most prolific musicians of the last quarter of the 20th century. Known mainly for his scathing lyrics, he has done everything from Punk to Country to Classical.

December 21, 1879?

Josef Stalin. Stalin was the iron fisted dictator of the Soviet Union from 1929 until his death in 1953. It's estimated that he was responsible for more deaths during his reign than Hitler was.

June 19, 1897?

Moe Howard. Moe Howard was considered the boss of the Three Stooges, which in most cases he was, as he was the only one of the bunch with any real business sense. The Three Stooges made short subject films for Columbia from 1934 until the short subject department was disbanded in 1958.

March 12, 1953?

Ron Jeremy. Ron Jeremy is one of the most famous porn stars ever to disrobe for the cameras. He has made hundreds of pornographic films. He has also done some mainstream movies, mainly spoofs of his usual onscreen persona.

January 9, 1913?

Richard M. Nixon. Richard Nixon was the only US President to resign from office. He resigned just days before he would have been impeached.

April 9, 1926?

Hugh Hefner. Hugh Hefner founded the first mainstream men's magazine. Playboy, which was founded in 1954, is still the first word in beautiful women and original articles.

November 29, 1898?

C.S. Lewis. Clive Staples Lewis was the creator of the Narnia series of books.

December 1, 1886?

Rex Stout. Rex Stout's most famous creation was the sendetary detective Nero Wolfe. Nero Wolfe solved cases from the comfort of his New York brownstone with his able assistant Archie Goodwin going to all the places his seventh of a ton couldn't easily go.

December 30, 1942?

Mike Nesmith. Mike Nesmith of the Monkees, of course. Peter, Mike, Micky and Davy were the first made for TV band. Their antics and music made them stars. Mike left the band to pursue his more serious interests, not returning even for reunions until the late 1990's.

September 30, 1947?

Marc Bolan. Marc Bolan was the flamboyant leader of the band T.Rex from 1967 until his death in a car accident in 1977.

April 20, 1889?

Adolph Hitler. Hitler was the most reviled leader of Nazi Germany and is still, more than fifty years after committing suicide, revered by the racist and neo-nazi groups.

February 22, 1918?

Robert Wadlow. Robert Pershing Wadlow was the tallest person who was medically recorded. He measured 8 feet 11.1 inches at the time of his death in 1940.

July 24, 1897?

Amelia Earhart. Amelia Earhart was one of the most daring of the early female aviators. Always trying to outdo the likes of Lindbergh she disappeared while flying over the Pacific in 1937.

April 10, 1988?

Haley Joel Osment. Haley Joel Osment's major claim to fame at present is appearing in the blockbuster The Sixth Sense along with Bruce Willis.