On This Day March 13
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History Highlights
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1475 – Michelangelo, the greatest of the Italian Renaissance artists 1906 – Actor-comedian Lou Costello of the comedic duo, Abbott & Costello (d. 1959) 1923 – TV host Ed McMahon (“The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson,” “Star Search”) (d. 2009) 1926 – Economist and former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan 1946 – Guitarist-vocalist David Gilmour of the rock band Pink Floyd 1972 – Retired NBA star and actor-rapper Shaquille “Shaq” O’Neal
Celebrity Birthdays
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Click each item below to learn more! 1923 – Retired U.S. Air Force General Chuck Yaeger, the first pilot to break the sound barrier 1933 – Actress Kim Novak (“Vertigo,” “The Man With the Golden Arm,” “Bell, Book and Candle”) 1944 – Talk show host and former Cincinnati Mayor Jerry Springer 1979 – Actress Mena Suvari (“American Beauty,” “American Pie,” “Six Feet Under”)
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1895 – Baseball legend Babe Ruth, born George Herman Ruth (d. 1948) 1911 – Ronald Reagan, 40th U.S. president (d. 2004) 1917 – Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor (d. 2016) 1940 – Peabody-winning broadcast journalist, author and former “NBC Nightly News” anchor Tom Brokaw 1942 – 1950s teen idol Fabian, born Fabiano Forte 1945 – World-renowned reggae singer-songwriter Bob Marley, born Nesta Robert Marley (d. 1981) 1950 – Grammy-winning jazz and pop vocalist Natalie Cole (d. 2015)
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Musical Milestones