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On this day timelines October 23rd

Events

1958 – The Smurfs, a fictional race of blue dwarves, later popularized in a Hanna-Barbera animated cartoon series, appear for the first time in the story La flute à six schtroumpfs, a Johan and Peewit adventure by Peyo, which is serialized in the weekly Spirou magazine.

• Timeline unavailable: The Smurfs

Births

1936 – Philip Kaufman, American director, producer, and screenwriter

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Philip Kaufman

1942 – Michael Crichton, American director, author, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2008)

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by Michael Crichton
• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Michael Crichton

1945 – Kim Larsen, Danish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Gasolin')

• Timeline unavailable: Gasolin' albums

1949 – Würzel, English singer and guitarist (Motörhead) (d. 2011)

• Timeline unavailable: Motörhead albums

1954 – Ang Lee, Taiwanese-American director, producer, and screenwriter

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Ang Lee

1959 – Sam Raimi, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

• Timeline unavailable: Films directed by Sam Raimi

1959 – "Weird Al" Yankovic, American singer-songwriter, comedian, and actor

• Timeline unavailable: 'Weird Al' Yankovic albums

1969 – Trudi Canavan, Australian author

• Timeline unavailable: Novels by Trudi Canavan

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