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On This Day April 14
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History Highlights
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1818 – Former slave-turned-civil rights activist Frederick Douglass (d. 1895)
1894 – Legendary comedian Jack Benny, born Benjamin Kubelsky (d. 1974)
1921 – Retired Emmy-winning TV anchor-host Hugh Downs (“Today” show, “20/20”)
1942 – Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
1960 – Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly (“The Big Chill,” “Agnes of God”)
1972 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas
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1919 – Radio-TV writer and “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney (d. 2011)
1938 – Grammy-winning pop singer Jack Jones (“The Love Boat” theme)
1941 – Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “Chinatown,” “Network”)
1967 – Actress Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves,” “War Horse”)
1968 – Hip-hop star and actor LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith
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1932 – Country singer Charlie Rich (“Behind Closed Doors,” “The Most Beautiful Girl”) (d. 1995)
1935 – Actress Lee Remick (“Anatomy of a Murder,” “Days of Wine and Roses,” “The Omen”) (d. 1991)
1946 – Former Hollywood mogul Michael Ovitz
1965 – Baseball Hall of Famer and former Houston Astros second baseman Craig Biggio
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1840 – French artist Claude Monet (d. 1926)
1948 – King Charles III, formerly known as the Prince of Wales
1951 – Singer-songwriter Stephen Bishop (“On and On”, “It Might Be You”)
1954 – New age music composer-pianist Yanni, born Yiannis Chryssomalis
1964 – Rapper Reverend Run, born Joseph Simmons, of the legendary 80s rap group Run-D.M.C.
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1940 – Singer Dash Crofts of the 70s pop duo Seals & Crofts
1946 – Actress Susan St. James (“The Name of the Game,” “McMillan & Wife,” “Kate & Allie”)
1947 – Author Danielle Steel, who has written dozens of bestselling romantic novels
1959 – NBA Hall of Famer-turned-entrepreneur Magic Johnson, born Earvin Johnson, Jr.
1961 – Actress Susan Olsen, best known for playing youngest child Cindy on TV’s “The Brady Bunch”
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1912 – American folk music icon Woody Guthrie (d. 1967)
1913 – Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. president (d. 2006)
1918 – Legendary film director Ingmar Bergman (d. 2007)
1966 – Actor Matthew Fox (“Lost,” “We Are Marshall,” “Vantage Point,” “Speed Racer”)
1988 – Irish mixed martial arts fighter and professional boxer Conor McGregor