On This Day April 19
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1743 – Third U.S. president and Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson (d. 1826)
1939 – Actor Paul Sorvino (“Goodfellas,” “Law & Order,” “The Firm”)
1950 – Golden Globe-winning actor Ron Perlman (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Hellboy,” “Sons of Anarchy”)
1963 – Russian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov
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1874 – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost (d. 1963)
1940 – Actor James Caan (“The Godfather,” “Brian’s Song,” “Rollerball,” “Alien Nation,” “Misery”)
1944 – Legendary Motown singer-actress Diana Ross, formerly of The Supremes
1948 – Rock singer-songwriter and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler
1950 – Comedian-actor and “SCTV” and “SNL” alum Martin Short
1950 – R&B soul singer Teddy Pendergrass (d. 2010)
1968 – Country music singer-songwriter and producer Kenny Chesney
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1881 – Classical composer Béla Bartók (d. 1945)
1928 – Retired NASA astronaut (Apollo 8/Apollo 13) Jim Lovell
1934 – Feminist crusader and Ms. magazine founder-publisher Gloria Steinem
1942 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and undisputed “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin (d. 2018)
1947 – Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe-winning pop superstar Elton John, born Reginald Dwight
1967 – “Happy Together,” by The Turtles, begins a three-week run as the hottest single in the U.S.
1978 – The Bee Gees continue their reign over the Billboard Hot 100 with “Night Fever.”
1995 – Madonna is midway through a seven-week domination of the singles chart with “Take a Bow.”
2006 – Ne-Yo begins his second and final week on top of the pop chart with “So Sick.”
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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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1959 – “Stagger Lee,” by Lloyd Price, is in the middle of a four-week run at No. 1 on the pop chart.
1980 – “Do That to Me One More Time” becomes the Captain & Tennille’s second No. 1 single.
2002 – Usher begins his fifth and final week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “U Got It Bad.”
2008 – “Low,” by Flo-Rida featuring T-Pain, is in the middle of 10 weeks as a No. 1 single.
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1921 – Actress-sex symbol Lana Turner (“Peyton Place,” “Imitation of Life”) (d. 1995)
1922 – Actress Audrey Meadows (“The Honeymooners”) (d. 1996)
1925 – Actor Jack Lemmon (“Days of Wine and Roses.” “The Odd Couple.” “Grumpy Old Men”) (d. 2001)
1940 – Journalist and former ABC “Nightline” host Ted Koppel
1942 – Standup comedian, singer and actor Robert Klein
1968 – Child star Gary Coleman (“Diff’rent Strokes”) (d. 2010)
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1937 – Singer Don Everly of The Everly Brothers (“”Wake Up, Little Susie”)
1948 – Funk musician Rick James (“Super Freak,” “Give It To Me Baby”) (d. 2004)
1965 – Actress Sherilyn Fenn (“21 Jump Street,” “Two Moon Junction,” “Twin Peaks”)
1971 – Golden Globe-winning actor Michael C. Hall (“Six Feet Under,” “Dexter”)
1994 – Singer-songwriter Harry Styles, formerly of the popular boy band One Direction
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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