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October 16, 1961

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Chris Doleman

1961Chris Doleman, American football player (died 2020)[โ€ ]

Christopher John Doleman was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL). He spent the majority of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, and also played for the Atlanta Falcons and the San Francisco 49ers. Doleman was an eight-time Pro Bowl selection and a twice first-team All-Pro, recording 150.5 career sacks. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2012.

Marc Levy

1961Marc Levy, French author[โ€ ]

Marc Levy is a French novelist.

Scott O'Hara

1961Scott O'Hara, American pornographic performer, author, poet, editor and publisher (died 1998)[โ€ ]

Scott O'Hara was an American pornographic performer, author, poet, editor and publisher. He rose to prominence during the mid-1980s for his work in such gay adult films as Winner Takes All, Below The Belt and In Your Wildest Dreams. O'Hara wrote four books: SeXplorers: The Guide to Doing It on the Road, Do It Yourself Piston Polishing , Autopornography: A Memoir of Life in the Lust Lane, and Rarely Pure and Never Simple: Selected Essays of Scott O'Hara, and edited and published the quarterly men's sex journal Steam and the cultural magazine Wilde.

1961Randy Vasquez, American actor, director, and producer[โ€ ]

Randy Vasquez is an American actor and director.

Historical Context for October 16, 1961

In 1961, the world population was approximately 3,064,869,675 people[โ€ ]