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| October 10th |
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| About October 10th is the 283rd day of the year (284th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 82 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. October 10th is World Mental Health Day. Births 1900 - Helen Hayes, actress 1917 - Thelonious Monk, jazz pianist 1926 - Richard Jaeckel, actor 1946 - Ben Vereen, dancer, actor 1946 - Charles Dance, actor 1955 - David Lee Roth, singer 1958 - Tanya Tucker, singer 1969 - Brett Favre, professional quarterback 1974 - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., NASCAR driver 1976 - Bob Burnquist, professional skateboarder 1978 - Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, actor, model 1979 - Mya, singer 1980 - Tim Maurer, singer 1981 - Michael Oliver, actor 1985 - Aaron Himelstein, actor 1989 - Aimee Teegarden, actress Deaths 1836 - Martha Jefferson Randolph, daughter of Thomas Jefferson 1964 - Eddie Cantor, actor, comedian, singer 1985 - Orson Welles, director, writer, actor (Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons) Events 1845 - The United States Naval Academy opens with 50 midshipmen students and 7 professors in Annapolis, Maryland. 1860 - The original cornerstone of the University of the South is laid in Sewanee, Tennessee. 1973 - United States Vice President Spiro Agnew resigns after being charged with federal income tax evasion. 2008 - The Dow Jones drops 18.2% over a week, the largest percentage drop in the Dow's history. |
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