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On This Day March 15
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1913 – U.S. Olympic track and field legend Jesse Owens, known as “The Buckeye Bullet” (d. 1980)
1931 – Country music singer George Jones (d. 2013)
1940 – Actress Linda Gray, who played Sue Ellen Ewing in the TV series “Dallas”
1943 – Singer-songwriter Maria Muldaur, best known for her 1974 smash “Midnight at the Oasis”
1944 – Grammy-winning soul singer-songwriter and producer Barry White (d. 2003)
1951 – Actor Joe Pantoliano (“Risky Business,” “The Matrix,” “The Sopranos”)
1980 – Retired NBA/Houston Rockets star center and Basketball Hall of Famer Yao Ming