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F**k that s**t. F**k America and all these irrelevant old motherf****rs trying to tell us what to do with our f****ng bodies. F**k it. (25 Jun 2022, expressing her anger at the Glastonbury Festival regarding the US Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v Wade)  Skit i det där. Dra åt helvete, Amerika, och alla irrelevanta gamla jävlar som försöker berätta för oss vad vi ska göra med våra jävla kroppar. Dra åt helvete. (25 Jun 2022, uttrycker sin ilska vid Glastonburyfestivalen angående USA:s högsta domstols beslut att upphäva Roe v Wade)  Faen ta alt sammen. Faen ta Amerika og alle disse irrelevante, gamle jævlene som prøver å fortelle oss hva vi skal gjøre med jævla kroppene våre. Faen ta det. (25 Jun 2022, uttalte sin vrede under Glastonbury-festivalen angående USAs høyesteretts beslutning om å omstøte Roe v. Wade)  F**k det lort. F**k Amerika og alle disse irrelevante gamle modersvin, der prøver at fortælle os, hvad vi skal gøre med vores f**king kroppe. F**k det hele. (25 Jun 2022, udtrykker sin vrede ved Glastonbury Festival i forbindelse med den amerikanske højesterets beslutning om at omstøde Roe v Wade) Phoebe Bridgers (1994-) Celebrity News Abortion rights in USA

These authors were born on the 18th of October:
William Lambarde (1536-1601) - English antiquarian and writer on legal subjects (1536-1601)
Mathew Henry (1662-1714) - Theologian from Wales; (1662-1714)
Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) - French novelist, official and army general (1741–1803)
Joseph Barth (1745-1818) - Austrian ophthalmologist
Thomas Love Peacock (1785-1866) - English writer
Gulab Singh (1792-1857) - First maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir (1792-1857)
John Woods (1794-1855) - American politician from Ohio (1794-1855)
Ernst Rauch (1797-1877) - German engraver, steel engraver, illustrator and draftsman
Luke Fowler (1799-1876) - (1799-1876)
Sir Henry Taylor (1800-1866) - English playwright
Mary Apple (1813-1889) - (1813-1889)
Thomas Hicks (1823-1890) - American painter (1823–1890)
Thomas Brackett Reed (1839-1902) - American politician (1839-1902)
Candy Cummings (1848-1924) - American baseball player (1848–1924)
Jeremiah Donovan (1857-1935) - American politician from Connecticut (1857-1935)
Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946) - English-US writer
D.T. Suzuki (1870-1966) - Japanese Buddhist scholar, Doctor of Letters (1870–1966)
James Truslow Adams (1878-1949) - US historian
Brandon Beach (1879-1974)
Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) - US writer
Brenda Bell (1891-1979) - New Zealand pioneer amateur radio operator, community organiser and politician
Frank Pugh (1891-1953) - American Navy officer (1891–1953)
Friedrich Holländer (1896-1976) - London-born German film composer and author (1896-1976)
Gunnar Jørgensen (1896-1963) - Danish author
Charlie Berry (1902-1972) - American football player, coach and official; baseball player and umpire (1902-1972)
Miriam Hopkins (1902-1972) - US actor
Joe Lovett (1902-1949) - Australian rules footballer (1902–1949)
A. J. Liebling (1904-1963) - US writer
Boyd Bachman (1908-1981)
Luo Ge (1908-2008) - Chinese economist
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (1911-2008) - Indian spiritual master
Frank Beisler (1913-1973) - American ice hockey player (1913-1973)
Kathleen O'Brien (1914-1991) - Australian cartoonist (1914–1991)
Anthony Dawson (1916-1992) - British actor (1916-1992)
Allen Harris (1917-2004) - American director and screenwriter
Birger Jacobsen (1917-) - Center Manager for Lindegårdshusene
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (1919-2000) - Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
Pierre Elliot Trudeau (1919-2000) - Prime Minister of Canada from 1968 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984 (1919–2000)
Frank Pepe (1920-1976)
Jesse Helms (1921-2008) - American politician (1921–2008)
Richard Summers (1921-2017) - RAF officer (1921–2017)
Eric Lee (1922-1999) - English footballer (1922-1999)
Molly Cox (1925-1991) - BBC children's television producer (1925–1991)
Chuck Berry (1926-2017) - American musician (1926–2017)
Klaus Kinski (1926-1991) - who had a stage and film career of more than 40 years.
Fred Silva (1927-2004) - American football official (1927-2004)
Barbara O'Connor (1928-) - American writer
Inger Sitter (1929-2015) - artist
Raimund Vidrányi (1930-2004)
Chris Albertson (1931-2019) - American music journalist, historian, broadcaster, and record producer (1931-2019)
Vytautas Landsbergis (1932-) - Lithuania's first president, music professor and politician
Forrest Gregg (1933-2019) - American football player and coach (1933-2019)
Irwin Jacobs (1933-) - American electrical engineer and philanthropist
Colin Winchester (1933-1989) - Assistant Commissioner in the Australian Federal Police (AFP)
Charles R. Swindoll (1934-) - American pastor and Christian writer
Charles Swindoll (1934-) - American pastor and Christian writer
Fred Barzyk (1936-) - American television producer
Cynthia Weil (1937-2023) - American songwriter (1940–2023)
C. Michael Armstrong (1938-) - former AT&T chairman/CEO
Wu Guanzheng (1938-) - Chinese politician
Dawn Wells (1938-2020) - American actress (1938–2020)
Mike Ditka (1939-) - American football player, coach, and television commentator (born 1939)
Lee Harvey Oswald (1939-1963) - American former marine who assassinated John F. Kennedy (1939–1963)
Jan Erik Vold (1939-) - Norwegian poet (born 1939)
Lord Bell (1941-2019) - Lady Thatcher's spokesman and friend
Martha Burk (1941-) - American feminist and psychologist
Bent Frank (1941-) - Chairman of the Board
Marianne Hoff (1941-) - agricultural manager
Birthe Rønn Hornbech (1943-) - politician
Michael Horowitz (1943-) - British QC and judge
Katherine Kurtz (1944-) - American fantasy writer
Chris Shays (1945-) - American politician
Christopher Shays (1945-) - American politician
Frank Beamer (1946-) - American college football player, college football coach
Dave Foreman (1946-2022) - American environmentalist
Sverre Kjelsberg (1946-2016) - the Grand Prix hero
Rolf Lindström (1946-) - chair of the social welfare committee
Paul Chuckle (1947-) - TV presenter
James H. Fallon (1947-2023) - neuroscientist and professor
Jay Lockman (1947-) - radio astronomy researcher
Laura Nyro (1947-1997) - American singer and songwriter (1947–1997)
Flemming Jensen (1948-) - CEO of DSB
Deborah Marrow (1948-2019) - American art foundation executive and grantmaker (1948-2019)
Bob Holland (1949-) - Ph.D. Purdue University 1991
Karl Ove Moene (1949-) - professor of economics
Kalle Moene (1949-) - professor of economics
Lasse Thoresen (1949-) - composer
Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006) - American playwright (1950–2006)
Mike Antonovich (1951-) - American ice hockey player
Pam Dawber (1951-) - Actress and activist
Geraldine Knatz (1951-) - American maritime expert, academic and author
Terry McMillan (1951-) - American author
Susan Wilson (1951-) - American mystery author
Gary Conelly (1952-) - American swimmer, Olympic athlete, former world record-holder
Roy Dias (1952-) - Sri Lankan cricketer
Jim Ratcliffe (1952-) - rich man
Jerry Royster (1952-) - American baseball player and coach
Adrienne Banfield-Norris (1953-) - grandmother of Willow Smith
Brian David Mitchell (1953-) - Kidnapper
Adrienne Banfield Norris (1953-) - grandmother of Willow Smith
Larry Mitchell (1954-) - American politician (born 1954)
Bob Weinstein (1954-) - American film executive (born 1954)
Rita Verdonk (1955-) - Dutch politician
Seth Berkley (1956-) - CEO of Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance
Brian Durocher (1956-) - American ice hockey coach
Lucy Ellman (1956-) - American writer
Martina Navratilova (1956-) - Czech-American tennis player
James Talent (1956-) - American politician
Jim Talent (1956-) - American politician
Jonathan Tasini (1956-) - American journalist
Torbjörn Bergman (1957-2026) - political scientist
Gary Gensler (1957-) - SEC chair
Trevor Sharp (1957-) - British neuropharmacologist
Mike Walter (1957-) - American baseball player
Thomas Hearns (1958-) - American boxer
Letitia James (1958-) - Attorney General of New York State
Rob Allyn (1959-) - American producer and businessman
Helge Breilid (1959-) - office manager at Tollregion Sør
Chris Russo (1959-) - American sports radio personality
Torild Skogsholm (1959-) - Minister of Transport
Torhild Skogsholm (1959-) - Minister of Transport
Hariyadi Wirawan (1959-)
Rick Bell (1960-) - American football running back
John Bradley (1960-) - American actor
Ben Caspit (1960-) - Israeli journalist
Jean-Claude Van Damme (1960-) - Belgian actor and martial artist (born 1960)
Steve Kiefer (1960-) - American baseball player
Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi (1960-) - President of the Sami Parliament
Ketil Reitan (1960-) - sled dog racer
Åsa Beckman (1961-) - deputy culture editor at DN
Ouided Bouchamaoui (1961-) - leader of the Tunisian employers' organization UTICA
Wynton Marsalis (1961-) - American jazz musician and educator
Rick Moody (1961-) - American fiction writer
Ken Goldstein (1962-) - entrepreneur
Min Ko Naing (1962-) - democracy activist and former student leader
Sigvart Dagsland (1963-) - artist
Bill O'Boyle (1963-) - American football coach
Sam Bahour (1964-) - American businessman
Karolina Ekholm (1964-) - Professor of Economics at Stockholm University
Håkon Ingvaldsen (1964-) - archaeologist at the Museum of Cultural History
Shane Matthews (1964-) - Jamaican chess player
Charles Stross (1964-) - British science fiction writer and blogger
Stephan Winkelman (1964-) - CEO of Automobili Lamborghini
Stephan Winkelmann (1964-) - Lamborghini's CEO
Sheri Berman (1965-) - professor of political science at Barnard College
Todd Hamilton (1965-) - professional golfer
Mack Rhoades (1965-) - American college athletic administrator
Chris Saxman (1965-) - American politician
Christian Britten Lundblad (1966-) - Parliamentary Ombudsman
Andy Murphy (1966-) - British association football player (born 1966)
Dave Price (1966-) - American television personality
Lee Watkins (1966-) - American poker player
Mark Dennehy (1967-) - American ice hockey coach
Tony Furtado (1967-) - American musician
Matt Yates (1967-) - New Zealand cyclist
Pererik Åberg (1967-) - meteorologist
Melanie Bell (1968-) - researcher
Lisa Chappell (1968-) - Actor
Mike Cook (1968-) - professional footballer (born 1968)
Rhod Gilbert (1968-) - comedian
Anders Kraft (1968-) - antiquarian and archaeologist at the County Administrative Board
Stuart Law (1968-) - Australian cricketer
Lilian Magnusson (1968-)
Christer Larsson (1969-) - union economist
Godefroid Niyombare (1969-) - general
Alex Barros (1970-) - Brazilian motorcycle racer
Alexandre Barros (1970-) - Brazilian motorcycle racer
Doug Mirabelli (1970-) - American baseball player
Mike Mitchell (1970-) - director
Eric Palmqvist (1970-) - the party's top candidate
Jesper Börjesson (1971-) - host
Line Henriette Hjemdal (1971-) - Member of Parliament for KrF
Line Henriette Holten (1971-) - secretary general of Tekna
Line Henriette Holten Hjemdal (1971-) - member of the committee for KrF
Dag Magnusson (1971-) - real estate agent at Skånegårdar
Kieran McGeeney (1971-) - Irish Gaelic football player with Armagh, Na Fianna and Ireland
Nick O'Hern (1971-) - professional golfer
John Speraw (1971-) - College volleyball coach
Bob Whitfield (1971-) - former NFL player
Gitte Ørskou (1971-) - Chief Curator at Moderna Museet in Stockholm
Lasse Bo Handberg (1972-) - director of Mungo Park Kolding
Karl Nehammer (1972-) - Minister of the Interior
Alex Tagliani (1972-) - Canadian racecar driver
Alex Cora (1973-) - Puerto Rican baseball player and manager (born 1975)
Jim Davies (1973-) - British guitarist
Mohammed Abu Salmiya (1973-) - doctor
Dennis Duncan (1974-) - Lecturer University College London
Pat McCready (1974-) - lacrosse player
Odd Arild Viste (1974-) - group leader for Rødt in Bergen
Amy Webb (1974-) - American writer
François Ruffin (1975-) - red-green politician
Rune Stubager (1975-) - professor of political science
Emma Hayes (1976-) - English football manager (born 1976)
Maria Prytz (1976-) - sports director
David Rozgonyi (1976-) - American-Hungarian writer
Mike Meyers (1977-) - baseball pitcher
Aleš Michl (1977-) - central bank governor
Jens Christian Nørve (1977-) - TV 2 presenter
Simon Rix (1977-) - bird blogger
Neil Critchley (1978-) - U23 coach
Dirk Schrödter (1978-) - Minister of Digitalisation in Schleswig-Holstein
Per Kristian Sebak (1978-) - historian
Mike Brandt (1979-)
Alex Henry (1979-) - MAFS participant
Shane Komine (1980-) - American baseball player
Natasha Rothwell (1980-) - actress
Marc Vogel (1981-) - director of 'Pangea Park Falster'
Greg Warren (1981-) - American football player (born 1981)
Tony Bethel (1982-) - college basketball player (2002–2006) Georgetown; North Carolina State
Maxim Vylegzhanin (1982-) - cross-country skier
Maksim Vylegzjanin (1982-) - Russian cross-country skier
Marit Aklestad (1983-) - politician (SV)
Michelle Gorgone (1983-) - American snowboarder
Chris Jespersen (1983-)
Chris Andre Jespersen (1983-) - cross-country skier
Meredith Alexis (1984-) - American basketball player (born 1984)
Robert Harting (1984-) - Olympic gold medalist
Steffen Kielstrup (1984-) - head coach of Vejle Boldklub
Lindsey Kildow (1984-) - American alpine skier (born 1984)
Freida Pinto (1984-) - actress
Lindsey Vonn (1984-) - skier
Kyle Wright (1984-) - American football quarterback
Milo Yiannopoulos (1984-) - writer and editor at Breitbart News
Elin Segerlind (1985-) - environmental policy spokesperson for the Left Party
Renee Bargh (1986-) - TV presenter
Reggie Fuller (1986-) - college basketball player (2008–2009) Binghamton
Brian Carlwell (1987-) - American basketball player (born 1987)
Zac Efron (1987-) - High School Musical star
Farah Ali (1988-) - lawyer and head of legal at NITO
Lisa Dreyer (1988-) - Namibian cyclist
Lukas Eriksson (1988-) - reviewer
Sam Quek (1988-) - sports star and Question Of Sport captain
Matt Centrowitz (1989-) - American athletics competitor
Matthew Centrowitz (1989-) - track and field athlete
Cha Jung (1989-) - South Korean actress
Sandra Toft (1989-) - the goalkeeper
Brittney Griner (1990-) - the basketball star
Zhang Lan (1990-) - Chinese sport wrestler
Bristol Palin (1990-) - former DWTS contestant and mother of Tripp
Zhang Qi (1990-) - Chinese voice actress
Cecilie Christiansen (1991-) - student
Zohran Mamdani (1991-) - democratic socialist and mayor-elect
Tyler Posey (1991-) - tv star/actor
Toby Regbo (1991-) - Actor (plays Tom)
Barry Keoghan (1992-) - actor
Elin Persson (1992-) - head of unit for Open Art
Cheryl Hole (1993-) - Drag queen
John McGinn (1994-) - midfielder
Mikkel Aagaard (1995-) - player for Modo Hockey
Christoffer Lilleholt (1995-) - department manager at Energinet
Ahmed al Ahmed (1996-) - fruit merchant
Terance Mann (1996-) - NBA star
Rebecca Öhrn (1996-) - cross-country skier
Jonas Andersen Sayed (1997-) - mayor
Jack Carroll (1998-) - British comedian
Rasmus Örqvist (1998-) - football player, Degerfors IF
John Kitolano (1999-) - odds bettor
Joe Stockdale (1999-) - British showjumper and Team GB Olympian
Kent Johnson (2002-) - Canadian ice hockey player
Erik Due (2004-) - communications advisor at NVE

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