On this Day June 5
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1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart.
1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.”
2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”
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1847 – Outlaw Jesse James (d. 1882)
1929 – Comedian-actor Bob Newhart (“The Bob Newhart Show,” “Newhart”)
1939 – Actor William Devane (“The Missiles of October,” “Knot’s Landing,” “Space Cowboys,” “24”)
1940 – Actress and 1960s-70s sex symbol Raquel Welch (d. 2023)
1946 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara (d. 1991)
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