Born:
Eric Jespersen, Port Alberni BC, star yachter, Olympics-bronze-92, 96
More Notable Birthdays on October 18:
1961 - Wynton Marsalis, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, jazz trumpeter, Grammy 1983
1939 - Mike Ditka, coach/tight-end, Bears, Cowboys, NFL rookie year 1961
1926 - Chuck Berry, St. Louis, rocker, Roll over Beethoven
1921 - Jesse Helms, born in North Carolina, United States Senator from North Carolina
1919 - Pierre Trudeau, 15th Canadian PM, 1968-79, 1980-84