On This Day April 11
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1847 – Scientist-inventor Alexander Graham Bell, best known for developing the telephone (d. 1922)
1911 – Actress Jean Harlow, often referred to as the “Original Blonde Bombshell” (d. 1937)
1962 – Heisman Trophy-winning retired NFL running back Herschel Walker
1966 – Rapper Tone Loc, born Anthony Smith (“Wild Thing,” “Funky Cold Medina”)
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1908 – British journalist and “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair Cooke (d. 2004)
1925 – U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy (d. 1968)
1932 – Actor-game show host Richard Dawson (d. 2012)
1939 – Dick Smothers of the musical comedy duo The Smothers Brothers
1942 – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from Delaware
1956 – Actress Bo Derek, born Mary Cathleen Collins (“Tarzan, the Ape Man,” “10,” “Tommy Boy”)
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1904 – Jazz pianist-bandleader Count Basie (d. 1984)
1924 – Sportscaster Jack Buck (d. 2002)
1932 – Actor-filmmaker-writer Melvin Van Peebles
1936 – Basketball great Wilt Chamberlain (d. 1999)
1958 – Entrepreneur and AOL co-founder Steve Case
1967 – Actress Carrie-Anne Moss (“The Matrix” trilogy, “Chocolat,” “Memento,” “Disturbia”)
1989 – Actress Hayden Panettiere (“One Life to Live,” “Racing Stripes,” “Heroes,” “Nashville”)