This Week’s Birthdays – Week of October 17

October 17, 1914 – Jerome “Jerry” Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman.

October 18, 1939 – Lee Harvey Oswald, American alleged assassin of John F. Kennedy (d. 1963)

October 19, 1937 – Peter Max, American artist

October 20, 1971 – Snoop Dogg, American rapper

October 21, 1981 – Nemanja Vidić is a Serbian footballer who captains English Premier League club Manchester United and plays for the Serbian national team.

October 22, 1811 – Franz Liszt, Hungarian pianist and composer (d. 1886)

October 23, 1893 – Gummo Marx, American actor (d. 1977)