This Week's Birthdays

October 4, 1941 – Anne Rice, American writer

October 5, 1975 – Kate Winslet, English actress

October 6, 1914 – Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian explorer (d. 2002)

October 7, 1959 – Simon Cowell], English recording executive

October 8, 1943 – Chevy Chase, American comedian and actor

October 9, 1940 – John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980)

October 10, 1955 – David Lee Roth, American singer (Van Halen)