On This Day April 20
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History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1898 – Actress Irene Dunne (“Showboat, “Anna and the King of Siam,” “Love Affair”) (d. 1990) 1932 – Actor John Hillerman (Higgins in the 1980s “Magnum, P.I.” series) (d. 2017) 1945 – Peter Criss, founding member and original drummer for the rock n’ roll supergroup, KISS 1946 – TV producer Dick Wolf (“Miami Vice,” “Law & Order”) 1957 – Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg (“She’s Leaving Home,” “We Laughed”)
Celebrity Birthdays
Click each item below to learn more! 1908 – British journalist and “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair Cooke (d. 2004) 1925 – U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy (d. 1968) 1932 – Actor-game show host Richard Dawson (d. 2012) 1939 – Dick Smothers of the musical comedy duo The Smothers Brothers 1942 – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from Delaware 1956 – Actress Bo Derek, born Mary Cathleen Collins (“Tarzan, the Ape Man,” “10,” “Tommy Boy”)
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
Musical Milestones
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Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1833 – Benjamin Harrison, 23rd U.S. president (d. 1901) 1931 – Boxing promoter Don King 1946 – Journalist and former network TV anchor Connie Chung 1948 – Former Led Zeppelin front man Robert Plant 1952 – Rock singer-songwriter John Hiatt 1954 – Emmy-winning NBC News “Today” show co-host and weather anchor Al Roker
Celebrity Birthdays
Click each item below to learn more! 1822 – Scientist Gregor Mendel, known as the father of modern genetics (d. 1884) 1919 – Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest (d. 2008) 1938 – Actress Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel from the 60s British TV spy drama “The Avengers” 1945 – Singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, best known for her 1981 hit single “Bette Davis Eyes” 1969 – Actor Josh Holloway, best known for playing Sawyer on the ABC series “Lost”
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights