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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 1947 – Emmy-winning TV chef Paula Deen
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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”) 1954 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Annie Lennox, formerly of the 1980s new wave band Eurythmics
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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.” 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”)
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