On This Day November 28
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1913 – Actor Alan Ladd (“This Gun For Hire,” “Shane”) (d. 1964)
1942 – Guitarist-singer-songwriter and Beach Boys founding member Al Jardine
1955 – Guitarist Steve Jones of The Sex Pistols
1973 – Singer Jennifer Paige, best known for her 1998 hit “Crush”
1976 – Actress Ashley Jones (“The Young and the Restless,” “True Blood”)
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1822 – Scientist Gregor Mendel, known as the father of modern genetics (d. 1884)
1919 – Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest (d. 2008)
1938 – Actress Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel from the 60s British TV spy drama “The Avengers”
1945 – Singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, best known for her 1981 hit single “Bette Davis Eyes”
1969 – Actor Josh Holloway, best known for playing Sawyer on the ABC series “Lost”
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1776 – United States of America
1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. president (d. 1933)
1911 – Musician-conductor-TV host Mitch Miller (d. 2010)
1918 – Advice columnist Ann Landers (d. 2002)
1920 – Businesswoman Leona Helmsley, nicknamed “Queen of Mean” (d. 2007)
1930 – Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (d. 2010)
1943 – Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist-TV host Geraldo Rivera
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1912 – American folk music icon Woody Guthrie (d. 1967)
1913 – Gerald Ford, 38th U.S. president (d. 2006)
1918 – Legendary film director Ingmar Bergman (d. 2007)
1966 – Actor Matthew Fox (“Lost,” “We Are Marshall,” “Vantage Point,” “Speed Racer”)
1988 – Irish mixed martial arts fighter and professional boxer Conor McGregor
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