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Celebrity Birthdays for is Oct. 26: Actress Jaclyn Smith ("Charlie's Angels") is 79. "Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is 78. Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is 77. Musician Bootsy Collins is 73. Actor James Pickens Jr.

Celebrity Birthdays for is Oct. 26:

Actress Jaclyn Smith ("Charlie's Angels") is 79.

"Wheel of Fortune" host Pat Sajak is 78.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is 77.

Musician Bootsy Collins is 73.

Actor James Pickens Jr. ("Grey's Anatomy") is 72.

Actress Rondi Reed ("Mike & Molly") is 72.

Guitarist Keith Strickland of The B-52's is 71.

Actress Lauren Tewes (TV: "The Love Boat") is 71.

Actor D.W. Moffett is 70.

Actress Rita Wilson is 68.

Actor Patrick Breen ("Madam Secretary") is 64.

Actor Dylan McDermott ("The Practice") is 63.

Actor Cary Elwes is 62.

Singer Natalie Merchant is 61.

Actor Tom Cavanagh ("The Flash," ''Ed") is 61.

Actor Steve Valentine ("Crossing Jordan") is 58.

Country singer Keith Urban is 57.

Actress Rosemarie DeWitt ("The United States of Tara") is 53.

Actor Anthony Rapp is 53.

Writer-actor Seth McFarlane ("Family Guy") is 51.

"The View" co-host Paula Faris is 49.

Actress Lennon Parham is 48.

Actor Hal Ozsan is 48.

Olympic speedskater Jeremy Wotherspoon is 48.

Actor Jon Heder ("Blades of Glory," ''Napoleon Dynamite") is 47.

Actor Jonathan Chase is 45.

Rapper Schoolboy Q is 38.

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Also born on this date (death in parentheses):

In 1879, Leon Trotsky, a leader of the Russian Revolution. (Aug. 21, 1940)

In 1908, Canadian jazz cornetist and bandleader Jimmy (Trump) Davidson. (May 2, 1978)

In 1911, Mahalia Jackson -- dubbed the Queen of the Gospel Singers. (Jan. 27, 1972)

In 1912, actor Ed Reimers. (Aug. 16 2009)

In 1913, swing era bandleader and saxophonist Charlie Barnet. (Sept. 4, 1991)

In 1914, actor Jackie Coogan. (March 1, 1984)

In 1916, former French president Francois Mitterand. (Jan. 8, 1996)

In 1919, songwriter James Myers (Rock Around the Clock). (May 9, 2001)

In 1919, the Shah of Iran. (July 27, 1980)

In 1926, George Crum, longtime music director of the National Ballet of Canada. (Sept. 8, 2007)

In 1929, singer Neal Matthews (The Jordanaires). (April 21, 2000)

In 1936, actress Shelley Morrison ("Will and Grace"). (Dec. 1, 2019)

In 1942, actor Bob Hoskins. (April 29, 2014)

In 1945, author Pat Conroy. (March 4, 2016)

In 1946, musician David Rea. (Oct. 27, 2011)

In 1951, Canadian folk music legend Willie P. Bennett. (Feb. 15, 2008)

In 1951, singer Maggie Roche of The Roches. (Jan. 21, 2017)

The Canadian Press