On This Day April 8
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1921 – Actress-sex symbol Lana Turner (“Peyton Place,” “Imitation of Life”) (d. 1995)
1922 – Actress Audrey Meadows (“The Honeymooners”) (d. 1996)
1925 – Actor Jack Lemmon (“Days of Wine and Roses.” “The Odd Couple.” “Grumpy Old Men”) (d. 2001)
1940 – Journalist and former ABC “Nightline” host Ted Koppel
1942 – Standup comedian, singer and actor Robert Klein
1968 – Child star Gary Coleman (“Diff’rent Strokes”) (d. 2010)
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1926 – Comedian Soupy Sales, born Milton Supman (d. 2009)
1933 – Retired CBS News host, anchor and commentator Charles Osgood
1937 – Singer Shirley Bassey, whose numerous hits include three James Bond theme songs
1938 – “The Newlywed Game” host Bob Eubanks
1942 – Physicist, cosmologist, and author Stephen Hawking (“A Brief History of Time”) (d. 2018)
1947 – Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Bowie (“Space Oddity,” “Fame”) (d. 2016)
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1925 – Entertainer and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Jr. (d. 1990)
1939 – Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway
1943 – Singer-songwriter and The Doors frontman Jim Morrison (d. 1971)
1947 – Allman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Allman (d. 2017)
1961 – Author and political commentator Ann Coulter
1966 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor
1982 – Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj
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1932 – Legendary country singer Patsy Cline, born Virginia Patterson Hensley (d. 1963)
1939 – Blues guitarist-singer-songwriter Guitar Shorty, born David William Kearney
1957 – Actress Heather Thomas, who co-starred as Jody Banks on the 1980s TV series “The Fall Guy”
1960 – Singer-songwriter Aimee Mann, formerly of the 80s band ‘Til Tuesday (“Voices Carry”)
1971 – Actor-director-producer David Arquette (“Scream,” “Eight-Legged Freaks,” “Never Been Kissed”)
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1938 – Actress-singer Connie Stevens (“Hawaiian Eye,” “77 Sunset Strip,” “Wendy and Me”)
1952 – Radio host and former Howard Stern sidekick Robin Quivers
1953 – Actor Don Most (Ralph from TV’s “Happy Days”)
1958 – Emmy-winning “Inside Edition” host Deborah Norville
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