October Birthdays

Since it's October, time to say Happy Birthday

K.K. Downing

-Birth name: Kenneth Downing Jr

-DOB: 10/27/1951

-Where: West Bromwich, United Kingdom

-He left Judas Priest in 2011, citing factors such as friction with band members and management and a decline in live performance quality

Glenn Tipton

-Birth name: Glenn Raymond Tipton

-DOB: 10/25/1947

-Where: Blackheath, United Kingdom

-Because of his Parkinson's Disease, he will occasionally join Judas Priest on stage when he feels well enough

Lance Stroll

-Birth name: Lance Strulovitch

-DOB: 10/29/1988

-Where: Montreal, Canada

-He started competitive go kart racing at age 10

Hugh Jackman

-Birth name: Hugh Michael Jackman

-DOB: 10/12/1968

-Where: Sydney, Australia

-He underwent intense physical workouts to get in peak condition to play Wolverine. He can bench press more than 300 pounds

Kevin Magnussen

-Birth name: Kevin Jan Magnussen

-DOB: 10/5/1992

-Where: Roskilde, Denmark

-He now competes in the IMSA SportsCar Championship and the FIA World Endurance Championship

Sting (singer)

-Birth name: Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner

-DOB: 10/2/1951

-Where: Wallsend, Newcastle, United Kingdom

-He got the nickname "Sting" from his habit of wearing a black and yellow sweater from his days with the Phoenix Jazzmen

Kate Winslet

-Birth name: Kate Elizabeth Winslet

-DOB: 10/5/1975

-Where: Reading, United Kingdom

-While filming the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility, she was terrified of Alan Rickman. After getting to know him better, she discovered how kind and sweet he was, resulting in them becoming close friends

Brian Johnson

-Birth name: Brian Francis Johnson

-DOB: 10/5/1947

-Where: Dunston, United Kingdom

-He started wearing his iconic hat on stage as a suggestion from his brother. The hat would keep sweat from running into his eyes

Chris Slade

-DOB: 10/30/1946

-Where: Pontypridd, United Kingdom

-He played on drums for eight albums for Manfred Mann's Earth Band from its start in 1971 to 1978

Mikkey Dee

-Birth name: Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou

-DOB: 10/31/1963

-Where: Gothenburg, Sweden

-He has played drums with King Diamond, Motorhead and Scorpions

"Fast" Eddie Clarke

-Birth name: Edward Allan Clarke

-DOB: 10/5/1950

-Where: Twickenham, United Kingdom

-DOD: 1/10/2018

-Where: London, United Kingdom

-He left Motorhead to form Fastway with Pete Way of UFO

Ken Watanabe

-Birth name: Kensaku Watanabe

-DOB: 10/21/1959

-Where: Uonuma, Japan

-He is fluent in English as a result of studying acting in England

Charles LeClerc

-Birth name: Charles Marc Herve Perceval LeClerc

-DOB: 10/16/1997

-Where: Monte Carlo, Monaco

-He was the Formula One World Drivers' Champion in 2022

Sir Roger Moore

-Birth name: Roger George Moore

-DOB: 10/14/1927

-Where: Stockwell, London, United Kingdom

-DOD: 5/23/2017

-Where: Crans-Montana, Switzerland

-His father was a police officer