On This Day February 29
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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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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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1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda
1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”)
1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life”
1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett
1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”)
1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.”
1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart.
1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.”
2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single.
2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
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