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On This Day December 26
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1934 – Game show host Wink Martindale (“Tic Tac Dough,” “Gambit,” “Dedt”)
1964 – Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei (“My Cousin Vinny,” “In the Bedroom,” “The Wrestler”)
1966 – Comedian Fred Armisen (“Saturday Night Live,” “Portlandia”)
1969 – Grammy-winning rapper-record producer Jay Z, born Shawn Corey Carter
1954 – The Chordettes settle in at No. 1 on the singles chart for seven weeks with “Mr. Sandman.”
1965 – The Byrds kick off three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Turn! Turn! Turn!”
1993 – Cancer claims the life of rock composer-guitarist Frank Zappa at the age of 52.
2004 – The Usher-Alicia Keys duet, “My Boo,” enters its sixth and final week as a No. 1 single.
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1784 – Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. president (d. 1850)
1868 – Ragtime composer and pianist Scott Joplin (“The Maple Leaf Rag,” “The Entertainer”) (d. 1917)
1925 – Conservative author-commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. (d. 2008)
1938 – Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar “Big O” Robertson
1941 – Original Beatles drummer Pete Best
1978 – Emmy-winning actress Katherine Heigl (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Knocked Up,” “State of Affairs”)
1990 – Actress Sarah Hyland (“Private Parts,” “Modern Family,” “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters”)
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1946 – Actress Suzanne Somers, best known for her role in the TV sitcom “Three’s Company”
1962 – Musician Flea, born Michael Balzary, bassist for the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers
1975 – Actress Kellie Martin (“Life Goes On,” “ER”)
1977 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter John Mayer (“Your Body Is a Wonderland,” “Daughters”)
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1817 – Author-poet Henry David Thoreau (d. 1862)
1895 – Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II (d. 1960)
1934 – Internationally acclaimed pianist Van Cliburn (d. 2013)
1943 – Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie, born Christine Anne Perfect
1948 – Fitness guru and motivational speaker Richard Simmons
1978 – Actor Topher Grace (“That ‘70s Show,” “In Good Company,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Interstellar”)