BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK
Oct 6: Britt Ekland, Swedish actress, 80. Gerry Adams, Irish politician, 74. Mark Schwarzer, soccer player, 50. Ioan Gruffudd, Welsh actor, 49. Cariba Heine, actress, 34.
Oct 7: Thomas Keneally, novelist, 87. John Mellencamp, US singer, 71. Graham Yallop, cricketer, 70. Vladimir Putin, Russian President, 70. David Gonski, businessman, 68. Jayne Torvill, British skating champion, 65. Simon Cowell, British TV judge, 63. Tim Minchin, musician-comedian, 47. Trent Merrin, footy player, 33.
Oct 8: Neil Harvey, cricketer, 94. Fred Stolle, tennis legend, 84. Paul Hogan, comedian-actor, 82. Jesse Jackson, US civil rights leader, 81. Chevy Chase, US comedian-actor, 79. R.L. Stine, US author, 79. Warren Truss, former Deputy Prime Minister, 74. Sigourney Weaver, US actress, 73. Jon Stevens, singer, 61. Matt Damon, US actor, 52. Nick Cannon, US actor, 42. Bruno Mars, US singer-songwriter, 37. Angus T Jones, Jake in TV’S Two and a Half Men, 29.
Oct 9: John Pilger, writer, 83. Jackson Browne, US singer, 74. Sharon Osbourne, TV personality, wife of Ozzy, 70. David Cameron, former British PM, 56. Sarah Vandenbergh, Lauren Carpenter in Neighbours, 50. Sean Lennon, US singer, 47. Mark Viduka, soccer player, 47. Todd Kelly, racing driver, 43. Chris O’dowd, Irish actor, 43.
Oct 10: Bruce Devlin, golfer, 85. Midge Ure, singer-musician, 69. David Lee Roth, US singer, 68. Wendy Harmer, comedian, author, 67. Mya, singer, 43. Gabriella Cilmi, singer, 31.
Oct 11: Barry Jones, Labor Party stalwart, 90. Sir Bobby Charlton, English footballer, 85. Daryl Hall, US singer-musician, 76. Paul Kelly, journalist-author, 75. Dawn French, British actress-comedian, 64. Wayne Gardner, motorcycling champ, 63. Joan Cusack, US actress, 60. Juanita Phillips, ABC-TV News presenter, 59. Marcus Graham, actor, 59. Luke Perry, US actor, 56. Claudia Black, actress, 50. Beau Brady, Home & Away actor, 41. Michelle Trachtenberg, US actress, 37.
Oct 12: Charles Wooley, 60 Minutes reporter, 74. Trevor Chappell, cricketer, 70. Hugh Jackman, actor, 54. Paul Harragon, rugby league identity, 54. Baden Cooke, cyclist, 44. Josh Hutcherson, US actor, 30.