On This Day January 5
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1898 – Actress Irene Dunne (“Showboat, “Anna and the King of Siam,” “Love Affair”) (d. 1990)
1932 – Actor John Hillerman (Higgins in the 1980s “Magnum, P.I.” series) (d. 2017)
1945 – Peter Criss, founding member and original drummer for the rock n’ roll supergroup, KISS
1946 – TV producer Dick Wolf (“Miami Vice,” “Law & Order”)
1957 – Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg (“She’s Leaving Home,” “We Laughed”)
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1965 – The Beatles conquer the singles chart with “Help!”
1982 – Chicago’s “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” is on top of the singles chart.
1993 – Mariah Carey kicks off an eight-week domination of the singles chart with “Dreamlover.”
2004 – “Goodies,” by Ciara featuring Petey Pablo, kicks off seven weeks on top of the singles chart.
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1908 – Actor Fred MacMurray (“Double Indemnity,” “My Three Sons”) (d. 1991)
1918 – Baseball legend Ted Williams (d. 2002)
1924 – Fashion designer Geoffrey Beene (d. 2004)
1927 – Actor Bill Daily (“I Dream of Jeannie,” “The Bob Newhart Show”) (d. 2018)
1930 – Investment guru and philanthropist Warren Buffett, a.k.a. “The Oracle of Omaha”
1946 – Actress Peggy Lipton (“The Mod Squad,” “Twin Peaks,” “The Postman”) (d. 2019)
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