Babbage, Charles (1871)
The inventor of the Difference Engine
Famous People Who Died on October 18
From the Who2 database of 4,809 musicians, actors, historical figures, and other celebrities:
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Edison, Thomas (1931)
The man who invented the light bulb -
King Mongkut (1868)
Thai king who inspired Anna and the King of Siam -
Powell, Colin (2021)
U.S. Secretary of State, 2001-2004 -
Stone, Lucy (1893)
The abolitionist and women's suffragist who started 'The Woman's Journal' -
Truman, Bess (1982)
President Harry S. Truman's wife -
Verdon, Gwen (2000)
The original Lola in Broadway's Damn Yankees