On This Day April 17
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Click each item below to learn more! 1925 – Actor Hal Holbrook (“Mark Twain Tonight,” “Designing Women,” “The Firm”) 1954 – Actress Rene Russo (“Lethal Weapon 3,” “Ransom,” “The Thomas Crown Affair”) 1963 – Basketball legend Michael Jordan 1963 – Comedian-actor Larry the Cable Guy, born Daniel Whitney (“Blue Collar Comedy Tour,” “Cars”) 1965 – Director Michael Bay (“The Rock,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Transformers”) 1972 – Singer-songwriter and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong 1974 – Actor Jerry O’Connell (“Stand By Me,” “Sliders,” “Crossing Jordan”)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1706 – U.S. Founding Father, statesman, publisher and inventor Benjamin Franklin (d. 1790) 1899 – American gangster Al Capone (d. 1947) 1942 – Former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali (d. 2016) 1957 – Comedian and “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey 1964 – Former First Lady Michelle Obama 1971 – Rapper and singer-songwriter Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie
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Click each item below to learn more! 1930 – Longtime New York columnist and author Jimmy Breslin (d. 2017) 1938 – Motorcycle daredevil Evel Knievel, born Robert Craig Knievel (d. 2007) 1948 – Actor George Wendt, best known for his portrayal of Norm Peterson on the TV sitcom “Cheers” 1958 – Grammy-winning country singer Alan Jackson 1962 – Cartoonist-actor Mike Judge (“Beavis and Butt-head,” “King of the Hill”) 1963 – Comedian-actor and “Saturday Night Live” alum Norm Macdonald (d. 2021) 1968 – Reggae guitarist and singer-songwriter Ziggy Marley 1972 – Grammy and Oscar-winning rapper and record producer Eminem, born Marshall Bruce Mathers III
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Musical Milestones
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