On This Day October 15
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1940 – Singer Dash Crofts of the 70s pop duo Seals & Crofts
1946 – Actress Susan St. James (“The Name of the Game,” “McMillan & Wife,” “Kate & Allie”)
1947 – Author Danielle Steel, who has written dozens of bestselling romantic novels
1959 – NBA Hall of Famer-turned-entrepreneur Magic Johnson, born Earvin Johnson, Jr.
1961 – Actress Susan Olsen, best known for playing youngest child Cindy on TV’s “The Brady Bunch”
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1903 – Paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist Louis Leakey (d. 1972)
1904 – Nobel Peace Prize–winning academic and U.N. diplomat Ralph Bunche (d. 1971)
1942 – Grammy-winning writer and “A Prairie Home Companion” creator-host Garrison Keillor
1955 – Actor Wayne Knight, best known as Newman from the NBC sitcom “Seinfeld”
1960 – Actor David Duchovny, best known for playing Special Agent Fox Mulder in “The X-Files”
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1945 – Singer-songwriter and former Fleetwood Mac member Bob Welch (d. 2012)
1956 – Actor Michael Biehn (“Logan’s Run,” “The Terminator”)
1958 – Mark Cuban, entrepreneur, Dallas Mavericks owner and panelist on ABC’s “Shark Tank”
1965 – British author J.K. Rowling, best known for her “Harry Potter” series
1979 – Actor-comedian-author B.J. Novak (“The Office,” “Inglorious Basterds,” “Saving Mr. Banks”)
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1802 – French author Alexandre Dumas (“The Three Musketeers,” “The Count of Monte Cristo”) (d. 1870)
1897 – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (d. 1937)
1949 – Actor-comedian Michael Richards, best known as Kramer in TV sitcom “Seinfeld”
1951 – Actress Lynda Carter, who played TV’s “Wonder Woman”
1969 – Hip-hop/R&B star and actress Jennifer Lopez
1982 – Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin (“The Piano,” “X-Men,” “True Blood”)