Ilse Donath (100)
October 18th, 1923

German table tennis player – Ilse Donath was born in Koszalin (City with powiat rights of Poland) on October 18th, 1923 and is 100 years old today.

Other personalities born on October 18

65

Klaus Kinski

German actor (1926–1991)

*October 18th, 1926, Sopot †November 23rd, 1991, Lagunitas-Forest Knolls

83

Onur Öymen

Turkish politician and diplomat

*October 18th, 1940, Kadıköy

90

Chuck Berry

American musician (1926–2017)

*October 18th, 1926, St. Louis †March 18th, 2017, St. Charles

75

Gary Austin

American theatre director (1941-2017)

*October 18th, 1941, Duncan †April 1st, 2017, Los Angeles

95

Ernest Simoni

Albanian Roman Catholic cardinal

*October 18th, 1928, Blinisht

80

Pierre Trudeau

Prime minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984

*October 18th, 1919, Montreal †September 28th, 2000, Montreal

85

Ramiz Alia

Former First Secretary of the Party of Labour of Albania, 1st President of the Republic of Albania (1925-2011)

*October 18th, 1925, Shkodër †October 7th, 2011, Tirana

36

Zac Efron

American actor and singer (born 1987)

*October 18th, 1987, San Luis Obispo

39

Lindsey Vonn

American alpine skier (born 1984)

*October 18th, 1984, Saint Paul

76

Joe Morton

American actor

*October 18th, 1947, The Bronx

88

Félix Houphouët-Boigny

Doctor, Ivorian politician, first president of Côte d'Ivoire (1905-1993)

*October 18th, 1905, N’Gokro †December 7th, 1993, Yamoussoukro

67

Huell Howser

American television personality (1945-2013)

*October 18th, 1945, Gallatin †January 7th, 2013, Palm Springs

81

Henri Bergson

French philosopher (1859–1941)

*October 18th, 1859, Paris †January 4th, 1941, Paris

63

Jean-Claude Van Damme

Belgian actor and martial artist

*October 18th, 1960, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe - Sint-Agatha-Berchem

73

Melina Mercouri

Greek actress, singer and politician. Minister of Culture of Greece (1920-1994)

*October 18th, 1920, Athens †March 6th, 1994, Upper East Side

80

Evelyn Venable

American actress

*October 18th, 1913, Cincinnati †November 15th, 1993, Coeur d'Alene

70

Ntozake Shange

African American writer and performance artist (1948-2018)

*October 18th, 1948, Trenton †October 27th, 2018, Bowie

77

Jacques Higelin

French actor and singer (1940-2018)

*October 18th, 1940, Brou-sur-Chantereine †April 6th, 2018, Nogent-sur-Marne

50

Beatrice Helen Worsley

First female computer scientist in Canada (1922-1972)

*October 18th, 1921, Querétaro †May 8th, 1972, Waterloo

84

Anna Manahan

Irish actress (1924-2009)

*October 18th, 1924, County Waterford †March 8th, 2009, Waterford

67

Martina Navratilova

Czech-American tennis player

*October 18th, 1956, Prague

73

Alec McLean

New Zealand rower

*October 18th, 1950, Wellington

83

Annette Hanshaw

1901-1985 American singer

*October 18th, 1901, Manhattan †March 13th, 1985, New York City

39

Freida Pinto

Indian actress

*October 18th, 1984, Mumbai

91

John Morris

American film score composer (1928-2018)

*October 18th, 1926, Elizabeth †January 25th, 2018, Brooklyn

34

Laci Green

American YouTuber, video blogger, sex educator, and activist.

*October 18th, 1989, Utah

98

Konstantinos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister of Greece from 1990 to 1993

*October 18th, 1918, Chania †May 29th, 2017, Athens

77

Pascual Jordan

German physicist and politician (1902-1980)

*October 18th, 1902, Hanover †July 31st, 1980, Hamburg

94

Jean-Pierre Fourcade

French politician

*October 18th, 1929, Marmande

92

Roger Climpson

Australian journalist

*October 18th, 1931, Peterborough

Also born in 1923

90

Hans Riegel

German businessman, badminton player

*March 10th, 1923, Bonn †October 15th, 2013, Bonn

93

Dina Merrill

American actress (1923–2017)

*December 29th, 1923, New York City †May 22nd, 2017, East Hampton

93

Robert H. Michel

American politician (1923–2017)

*March 2nd, 1923, Peoria †February 17th, 2017, Arlington County

89

Bert suharga

German association football player and coach (1923-2013)

*October 22nd, 1923, Bremen †July 19th, 2013, La Llosa

84

Karl Christ

German historian of classical antiquity

*April 6th, 1923, Ulm †March 28th, 2008, Marburg

96

Rosemarie Müller-Streisand

German church historian and theologian

*August 11th, 1923, Berlin †June 26th, 2020, Berlin

89

Conrad Bain

Canadian-American actor, personality, entertainer, and activist (1923–2013)

*February 4th, 1923, Lethbridge †January 14th, 2013, Livermore

29

Hank Williams

American singer-songwriter (1923–1953)

*September 17th, 1923, Mount Olive †January 1st, 1953, Oak Hill

100

Henry Kissinger

American politician and diplomat (1923–2023)

*May 27th, 1923, Fürth †November 29th, 2023, Kent

62

Anne Baxter

American actress (1923–1985)

*May 7th, 1923, Michigan City †December 12th, 1985, New York City

93

Paul Müller

Swiss actor (1923-2016)

*March 11th, 1923, Neuchâtel †September 2nd, 2016, Tivoli

88

Cliff Robertson

American actor (1923–2011)

*September 9th, 1923, La Jolla †September 10th, 2011, Stony Brook

84

Charlton Heston

American actor and political activist (1923–2008)

*October 4th, 1923, Evanston †April 5th, 2008, Beverly Hills

93

Stanisław Skrowaczewski

Polish composer and conductor (1923-2017)

*October 3rd, 1923, Lviv †February 21st, 2017, St. Louis Park

89

Charles Durning

American actor (1923-2012)

*February 28th, 1923, Highland Falls †December 24th, 2012, New York City

91

Lee Kuan Yew

1st Prime Minister of Singapore (1923–2015)

*September 16th, 1923, Singapore †March 23rd, 2015, Singapore General Hospital

88

Wisława Szymborska

Polish poet, Nobel Prize winner

*July 2nd, 1923, Kórnik †February 1st, 2012, Kraków

90

Nadine Gordimer

South African writer

*November 20th, 1923, Springs †July 13th, 2014, Johannesburg

100

Glynis Johns

British actress (1923–2024)

*October 5th, 1923, Pretoria †January 4th, 2024, Los Angeles

92

Harold B. Mattingly

British historian of graeco-roman history, numismatist and university teacher (1923-2015)

*August 13th, 1923, Finchley †August 23rd, 2015, Truro

91

Eckhard Müller-Mertens

German medievalist

*August 28th, 1923, Berlin †January 14th, 2015, Berlin

93

Walter Kohn

American physicist (1923–2016)

*March 9th, 1923, Vienna †April 19th, 2016, Santa Barbara

94

Roy Dotrice

British actor (1923–2017)

*May 26th, 1923, Bailiwick of Guernsey †October 16th, 2017, London

80

Heydar Aliyev

Soviet and Azerbaijani politician (1923–2003)

*May 10th, 1923, Nakhchivan †December 12th, 2003, Cleveland

87

Linda Christian

Mexican actress (1923–2011)

*November 13th, 1923, Tampico †July 22nd, 2011, Palm Desert

93

Shimon Peres

Israeli politician who served as Prime Minister and then President of Israel (1923-2016)

*August 1st, 1923, Višnieva †September 28th, 2016, Sheba Medical Center

89

Ed Cassidy

American drummer (1923–2012)

*May 4th, 1923, Chicago †December 6th, 2012, San Jose

85

Horst Tappert

German actor (1923–2008)

*May 26th, 1923, Elberfeld †December 13th, 2008, Planegg

80

José Giovanni

Film director (1923-2004)

*June 22nd, 1923, Paris †April 24th, 2004, Lausanne

84

Alice Ghostley

American actress

*August 14th, 1923, Vernon County †September 21st, 2007, Studio City

Ilse Donath