On This Day April 26
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1751 – Fourth U.S. President and “Father of the Constitution,” James Madison (d. 1836)
1912 – Former First Lady Pat Nixon (d. 1993)
1941 – TV game show host Chuck Woolery (“Wheel of Fortune,” “Love Connection,” “Scrabble”)
1949 – Actor Erik Estrada, who rose to fame in the NBC police drama “CHiPs”
1949 – Actor Victor Garber (“Titanic,” “Alias” “Assassins,” “Argo”)
1954 – Singer-songwriter Nancy Wilson of the sibling rock duo Heart
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1959 – The Platters are perched on top of the singles chart with “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”
1963 – The Rooftop Singers mark their second and final week as chart toppers with “Walk Right In.”
2002 – Usher is in the middle of a five-week run atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “U Got It Bad.”
2008 – “Low,” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, is the No. 1 single.
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1963 – The Rooftop Singers stroll to the top of the singles chart with “Walk Right In.”
1974 – “You’re Sixteen” by Ringo Starr is the No. 1 single. The song is from the ex-Beatle’s “Ringo” album, which also contains the hits “Photograph” and “Oh My My.”
2002 – “U Got It Bad,” by Usher, is in the midst of a five-week ride on top of the singles chart.
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1924 – British comedian Benny Hill (d. 1992)
1938 – Legendary rock and roll disc jockey Wolfman Jack, born Robert Weston Smith (d. 1995)
1940 – Retired pro golf legend Jack Nicklaus, affectionately known as “The Golden Bear”
1941 – Grammy Award-winning operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, known as “King Of The Opera”
1963 – NBA Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets star center Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon
1977 – Actor Jerry Trainor (“ER,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Drake & Josh,” “iCarly”)