On This Day April 26
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History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1904 – Actor Ray Bolger, who played the scarecrow in the classic film “The Wizard of Oz” (d. 1987) 1943 – Singer-songwriter Jim Croce (“Bad, Bad Leroy Brown,” “Time in a Bottle”) (d. 1973) 1948 – Grammy-winning Steely Dan lead singer and songwriter Donald Fagen 1949 – Retired two-time World Heavyweight Boxing champion-turned-ordained minister George Foreman
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1892 – English writer and poet J. R. R. Tolkien (“The Hobbit,” “Lord of the Rings”) (d. 1973) 1926 – Record producer-arranger George Martin, known as the “Fifth Beatle” (d. 2016) 1950 – Actress Victoria Principal, best known for her role as Pam Ewing in the hit series “Dallas” 1981 – Star NFL quarterback Eli Manning of the New York Giants
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1903 – Paleontologist, archaeologist and anthropologist Louis Leakey (d. 1972) 1904 – Nobel Peace Prize–winning academic and U.N. diplomat Ralph Bunche (d. 1971) 1942 – Grammy-winning writer and “A Prairie Home Companion” creator-host Garrison Keillor 1955 – Actor Wayne Knight, best known as Newman from the NBC sitcom “Seinfeld” 1960 – Actor David Duchovny, best known for playing Special Agent Fox Mulder in “The X-Files”
Celebrity Birthdays
Musical Milestones