On This Day February 26
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1818 – Former slave-turned-civil rights activist Frederick Douglass (d. 1895)
1894 – Legendary comedian Jack Benny, born Benjamin Kubelsky (d. 1974)
1921 – Retired Emmy-winning TV anchor-host Hugh Downs (“Today” show, “20/20”)
1942 – Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
1960 – Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly (“The Big Chill,” “Agnes of God”)
1972 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas
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1912 – Comedian-philanthropist Danny Thomas (“Make Room for Daddy”) (d. 1991)
1953 – Malcolm Young, guitarist-vocalist and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC (d. 2017)
1955 – Comedian, actor and writer Rowan Atkinson (“Black Adder,” “Mr. Bean,” “Johnny English”)
1957 – Three-time LPGA champion Nancy Lopez
1969 – Actor Norman Reedus (“The Boondock Saints,” “American Gangster,” “The Walking Dead”)
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1802 – French author Alexandre Dumas (“The Three Musketeers,” “The Count of Monte Cristo”) (d. 1870)
1897 – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (d. 1937)
1949 – Actor-comedian Michael Richards, best known as Kramer in TV sitcom “Seinfeld”
1951 – Actress Lynda Carter, who played TV’s “Wonder Woman”
1969 – Hip-hop/R&B star and actress Jennifer Lopez
1982 – Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin (“The Piano,” “X-Men,” “True Blood”)
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