October 8

• 1997 – Bella Thorne, stars in “Amityville: The Awakening”, “Home Invasion”, “Mostly Ghostly: Have You Met My Ghoulfriend?”, “The Seer”, and “Scream: The TV Series.”
• 1979 – Kristanna Loken, who starred in “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” and “BloodRayne.” On TV she played “Taja” on “Mortal Kombat: Conquest.”
• 1969 – Dylan Neal, who starred in the TV series “Blood Ties,” and appeared in the films “Chupacabra Terror” and “Prom Night III: The Last Kiss.”
• 1954 – Michael Dudikoff, who appeared in “Tron” and “Bloody Birthday.”
• 1949 – Sigourney Weaver, she starred in the “Alien” saga. She also starred in “Copycat,” “Galaxy Quest” and “The Village.”
• 1943 – “Goosebumps” author R. L. Stine.
• 1930 – James Olson, who appeared in the films “Amityville II: The Possession,” “Andromeda Strain” and “Moon Zero Two.”
• 1928 – Ray Stricklyn who appeared in “The Return of Dracula.”
• 1920 – Frank Herbert, author of “Dune.”
• 1910 – Kirk Alyn, who played the first screen “Superman.”
• 1906 – René Cardona, who directed the films “Night of the Bloody Apes,” “The Brainiac” and “Santo vs. the Evil Brain.”