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On This Day April 5
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1817 – Author-poet Henry David Thoreau (d. 1862)
1895 – Songwriter Oscar Hammerstein II (d. 1960)
1934 – Internationally acclaimed pianist Van Cliburn (d. 2013)
1943 – Fleetwood Mac singer-songwriter Christine McVie, born Christine Anne Perfect
1948 – Fitness guru and motivational speaker Richard Simmons
1978 – Actor Topher Grace (“That ‘70s Show,” “In Good Company,” “Spider-Man 3,” “Interstellar”)