Famous Birthdays
Dawn Wells (1938-2020)
American actress (Gilligan's Island -"Mary Ann"), born in Reno, Nevada [1]
- Ronnie Bright, American doo-wop bass vocalist (Johnny Cymbal's "Mr. Bass Man"; The Coasters, 1968-2009), born in New York City (d. 2015)
Famous Deaths
- Karl Kautsky, Austrian philosopher and Marxist theorist (Socialist journal Neue Zeit), dies at 83
Died in 1938 1938 Highlights
About October 18, 1938
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 85 years, 6 months and 9 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Tiger
Star Sign: Libra
