On This Day February 29
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1791 – Inventor and painter Samuel Morse, most famous for creating the telegraph (d. 1872)
1922 – Actor Jack Klugman (“The Odd Couple,” “Quincy, M.E.”) (d. 2012)
1951 – Guitarist and Kiss co-founder Ace Frehley
1986 – Actress Jenna Coleman (“Doctor Who,” “Victoria,” “The Cry”)
1988 – Grammy-winning pop superstar Lizzo, born Melissa Viviane Jefferson
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1932 – Singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim, born Herbert Buckingham Khaury (d. 1996)
1940 – Oscar and Grammy-winning jazz musician Herbie Hancock
1947 – Comedian and retired “Late Show” host David Letterman
1950 – Actor-singer and former teen heartthrob David Cassidy (“The Partridge Family”) (d.2017)
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1807 – U.S. Civil War Confederate General Robert E. Lee (d. 1870)
1809 – Poet Edgar Allen Poe (“The Tell-Tale Heart,” “The Raven”) (d. 1849)
1930 – Golden Globe-winning actress Tippi Hedren (“The Birds,” “Marnie”)
1939 – Rock and Roll and Country Music Hall of Famer Phil Everly of The Everly Brothers (d. 2014)
1942 – Tony Award-winning actor and singer Michael Crawford (“Phantom of the Opera”)
1943 – Rock legend Janis Joplin (d. 1970)
1946 – Grammy-winning singer, actress and Country Music Hall of Famer Dolly Parton
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1821 – Clara Barton, Civil War volunteer nurse who founded the American Red Cross (d. 1912)
1924 – Emmy-winning “The Twilight Zone” creator-writer Rod Serling (d. 1975)
1946 – Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett (“Margaritaville,” “Cheeseburger in Paradise”) (d. 2023)
1954 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, formerly of the 1980s new wave band Eurythmics
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1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda
1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”)
1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life”
1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett
1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”)
1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.”
1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart.
1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.”
2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single.
2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
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