'Mr. October,' Reggie Jackson Is 76 Today

Actors:

Spencer Breslin is 30 (“The Kid,” “The Cat in the Hat”) (FAST FACT! He is the older brother of actress Abigail Breslin)

Luke Kleintank is 32 (“Gossip Girl,” “Young & The Restless”)

Allen Leech is 41 (“Downton Abbey”)

Chow Yun-Fat is 67 (“The Killer,” “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon,” “Curse of the Golden Flower,” “Anna and the King,” “The Replacement Killers,” “Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End”)

Tina Fey is 52 ("Saturday Night Live," “30 Rock”)

The late Dwayne Hickman (1934 – 2022)…he would have been 88 (“Our Gang,” “The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis”)

The late Bill Macy (1922-2019)...he would have been 100 (“Maude,” “Analyze This,” “The Holiday”)

The late Robert Morse (1931 – 2022) …he would have been 91 (“How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying,” “That’s Life,” “Mad Men,” “The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story”)

The late Pernell Roberts (1928 - 2010) …he would have been 94 (“Bonanza,” ”Trapper John MD”)

Musicians:

Oak Ridge Boy Joe Bonsall is 74

Helmet’s Page Hamilton is 62

Jack Johnson is 47

Martika is 53 (Born Marta Marrero, she also had a hit with “Love…They Will Be Done,” which was written for her by Prince)

David Nail is 43

George Strait is 70

Rick Wakeman is 73

Plus:

Reality Star and ex-con Teresa Giudice is 50 (“Real Housewives of New Jersey”)

MLB Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson is 76 (FAST FACTS: Jackson was nicknamed "Mr. October" for his clutch hitting in the postseason with the Athletics and the Yankees. He helped Oakland win five consecutive American League West divisional pennants, three consecutive American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles from 1971 to 1975. Jackson helped New York win four American League East divisional pennants, three American League pennants and two consecutive World Series titles, from 1977 to 1981. He also helped the California Angels win two AL West divisional pennants in 1982 and 1986. Jackson hit three consecutive home runs at Yankee Stadium in the clinching game 6 of the 1977 World Series)

The late director Frank Capra (1897 – 1991) (“It Happened One Night,” “It’s A Wonderful Life,” “Mr. Smith Goes To Washington”)

The late Pope Saint John Paul II (1920 - 2005) (He was the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX, who served for nearly 32 years from 1846 to 1878. Born in Poland, John Paul II was the first non-Italian pope since the Dutch Pope Adrian VI, who served from 1522 to 1523. John Paul II's cause for canonization commenced in 2005 one month after his death with the traditional five-year waiting period waived. He was venerated by Pope Benedict XVI on December 19th 2009, and was beatified – elevated to sainthood – on May 1st 2011)


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