
On This Day April 15
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1958 – Danny & The Juniors claim the top spot on the pop chart with “At The Hop.” 1976 – The Ohio Players ride to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with “Love Rollercoaster.” 2004 – OutKast maintains a hold on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart with “Hey Ya!” 2009 – “Just Dance,” by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis, wraps up three weeks at No. 1. 1929 – Actress Jean Simmons (“Guys and Dolls,” “Hamlet,” “Spartacus”) (d. 2010) 1937 – Composer Philip Glass, whose style is considered “minimalist music” 1959 – Actress Kelly Lynch (“Cocktail,” “Drugstore Cowboy,” “The Jacket”) 1959 – Actor Anthony LaPaglia (“So I Married an Axe Murderer,” “Without a Trace”) 1973 – Actress Portia de Rossi (“Sirens,” “Ally McBeal,” “Arrested Development,” “Nip/Tuck”)
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1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart. 1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.” 2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”
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1918 – Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela (d. 2013) 1921 – Former astronaut (first American to orbit the Earth) and U.S. Senator John Glenn (d. 2016) 1954 – Grammy-winning country music and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs 1961 – Actress Elizabeth McGovern (“Ragtime,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Downton Abbey”)
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