On This Day March 28
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1908 – Peabody-winning actress-comedian Imogene Coca (“Your Show of Shows,” “Vacation”) (d. 2001)
1923 – First American in space, astronaut Alan Shepard (d. 1998)
1942 – Actress Linda Evans (“The Big Valley,” “Dynasty”)
1953 – Comedic actor and “SNL” alum Kevin Nealon (“The Wedding Singer,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Blended”)
1974 – Actress Chloë Sevigny (“A Map of the World,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Big Love”)
1956 – Fats Domino appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and plays his smash, “Blueberry Hill.”
1963 – “I’m Leaving It Up to You” by Dale & Grace is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1971 – Memphis blues singer and musician Herman ‘Junior’ Parker dies at the age of 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Among his hits were “Feelin’ Good,” “Driving Wheel,” “Next Time You See Me,” “In the Dark” and “Sweet Home Chicago.”
1995 – “Fantasy.” by Mariah Carey, enters its eighth and final week on top of the pop chart.
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1934 – Astronomer-author Carl Sagan (“Cosmos: A Personal Voyage”) (d. 1996)
1935 – Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson
1970 – Grammy-winning blues singer-songwriter Susan Tedeschi of Tedeschi Trucks Band
1972 – Actor Eric Dane, best known for playing Dr. Mark “McSteamy” Sloan on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy”
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1925 – Legendary blues artist B.B. King (d. 2015)
1949 – Actor Ed Begley, Jr. (“St. Elsewhere,” “Best in Show,” “A Mighty Wind,” “Six Feet Under”)
1952 – Golden Globe-winning actor Mickey Rourke (“Diner,” “Angel Heart,” “Sin City,” “The Wrestler”)
1953 – Grammy-winning jazz fusion guitarist Earl Klugh
1956 – Illusionist David Copperfield
1968 – Singer-songwriter Marc Anthony
1971 – Actress, comedian and “Saturday Night Live” alum Amy Poehler
1992 – Pop singer-songwriter and actor Nick Jonas (Jonas Brothers)
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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”)