On this Day June 5
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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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1863 – Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst (d. 1951)
1899 – Jazz composer-pianist-bandleader Duke Ellington (d. 1974)
1917 – Actress Celeste Holm (“Oklahoma!” “Gentleman’s Agreement”) (d. 2012)
1933 – Iconic Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and activist Willie Nelson
1970 – Retired tennis star Andre Agassi
1970 – Golden Globe-winning actress Uma Thurman (“Pulp Fiction,” “Gattaca,” “Kill Bill”)
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1746 – Artist Francisco Goya (d. 1828)
1853 – Artist Vincent Van Gogh (d. 1890)
1926 – TV game show host Peter Marshall
1930 – Actor John Astin, best known as Gomez Addams in the hit TV series “The Addams Family”
1957 – Comedian-actor Paul Reiser (“Diner,” “Aliens,” “Mad About You”)
1964 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman (“Fast Car,” “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution”)
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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”)
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1706 – U.S. Founding Father, statesman, publisher and inventor Benjamin Franklin (d. 1790)
1899 – American gangster Al Capone (d. 1947)
1942 – Former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali (d. 2016)
1957 – Comedian and “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey
1964 – Former First Lady Michelle Obama
1971 – Rapper and singer-songwriter Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie
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1935 – Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
1942 – Singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith of The Monkees
1945 – Singer-songwriter and The Monkees band member Davy Jones (d. 2012)
1946 – Singer-songwriter Patti Smith, known as the “Godmother of Punk”
1975 – Pro golf champion Tiger Woods, born Eldrick Tont Woods