Celebrity Birthdays for Oct. 6:
WWE Hall of Fame wrestler Bruno Sammartino is 82.
Broadcaster and writer Melvyn Bragg is 78.
Actress Britt Ekland is 75.
Singer Millie Small is 71.
Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 68.
Musician Sid McGinnis is 68.
Science fiction author David Brin is 67.
Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 66.
Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 63.
Pro Football Hall of Fame head coach Tony Dungy is 62.
Actress Elisabeth Shue is 54.
Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 53.
Actress Jacqueline Obradors ("NYPD Blue") is 51.
Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 51.
Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N' Roses) is 51.
Actress Amy Jo Johnson ("Felicity," ''Mighty Morphin Power Rangers") is 47.
Actor Lamman Rucker is 46.
Actor Ioan Gruffudd ("Fantastic Four," ''Horatio Hornblower") is 44.
Actor Jeremy Sisto ("Law and Order," ''Six Feet Under") is 43.
Singer Melinda Doolittle ("American Idol") is 40.
Actor Wes Ramsey ("CSI: Miami") is 40.
Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire is 35.
Also born on this date (death in parentheses):
In 1744, Scottish-Canadian businessman James McGill. (Dec. 19, 1813)
In 1769, Sir Isaac Brock, hero of the War of 1812. (Oct. 13, 1812)
In 1846, engineer George Westinghouse Jr. (March 12, 1914)
In 1866, Canadian inventor and radio pioneer Reginald Fessenden. (July 22, 1932)
In 1905, International Tennis Hall of Famer Helen Willis Moody. (Jan. 1, 1998)
In 1906, actress Janet Gaynor. (Sept. 14, 1984)
In 1908, Boogie Woogie pianist Sammy Price. (April 14, 1992)
In 1908, Canadian composer and musicologist Francois Brassard. (April 26, 1976)
In 1908, actress Carole Lombard. (Jan. 16, 1942)
In 1942, impressionist Fred Travalena. (June 28, 2009)
In 1949, "Boney M" singer Bobby Farrell. (Dec. 30, 2010)
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