On This Day April 20
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Click each item below to learn more! 1924 – Actress Joyce Randolph, who played Trixie Norton in the 1950s sitcom “The Honeymooners” 1928 – Baseball Hall of Famer Whitey Ford, who was a star pitcher for the New York Yankees 1942 – Judith Sheindlin, better known as TV’s “Judge Judy” 1959 – Actor Ken Watanabe (“The Last Samurai,” “Batman Begins,” “Inception,” “Godzilla”) 1980 – Socialite and reality TV star Kim Kardashian (“Keeping Up With The Kardashians”)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1847 – Outlaw Jesse James (d. 1882) 1929 – Comedian-actor Bob Newhart (“The Bob Newhart Show,” “Newhart”) 1939 – Actor William Devane (“The Missiles of October,” “Knot’s Landing,” “Space Cowboys,” “24”) 1940 – Actress and 1960s-70s sex symbol Raquel Welch (d. 2023) 1946 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara (d. 1991)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1819 – Novelist and poet Herman Melville, best known for the literary classic “Moby-Dick” (d. 1891) 1942 – Grateful Dead founder and frontman Jerry Garcia (d. 1995) 1953 – Grammy-winning blues guitarist and singer Robert Cray 1963 – Rapper-actor Coolio, born Artis Leon Ivey, Jr. 1973 – Actress Tempestt Bledsoe, best known as Vanessa Huxtable from “The Cosby Show” 1979 – Actor Jason Momoa (“Baywatch Hawaii,” “Stargate: Atlantis,” “Game of Thrones”)
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Click each item below to learn more! 1959 – The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences presents the first Grammy Awards with ceremonies held simultaneously in New York and Los Angeles. Among the awards handed out, “Nel Blu Dipinto Di Blu” (better known as “Volare”) wins both song and record of the year for composer Domenico Modugno.
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