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On This Day April 14
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1881 – Classical composer Béla Bartók (d. 1945)
1928 – Retired NASA astronaut (Apollo 8/Apollo 13) Jim Lovell
1934 – Feminist crusader and Ms. magazine founder-publisher Gloria Steinem
1942 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and undisputed “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin (d. 2018)
1947 – Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe-winning pop superstar Elton John, born Reginald Dwight
1967 – “Happy Together,” by The Turtles, begins a three-week run as the hottest single in the U.S.
1978 – The Bee Gees continue their reign over the Billboard Hot 100 with “Night Fever.”
1995 – Madonna is midway through a seven-week domination of the singles chart with “Take a Bow.”
2006 – Ne-Yo begins his second and final week on top of the pop chart with “So Sick.”
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1932 – Singer and ukulele player Tiny Tim, born Herbert Buckingham Khaury (d. 1996)
1940 – Oscar and Grammy-winning jazz musician Herbie Hancock
1947 – Comedian and retired “Late Show” host David Letterman
1950 – Actor-singer and former teen heartthrob David Cassidy (“The Partridge Family”) (d.2017)
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1959 – The Platters are perched on top of the singles chart with “Smoke Gets in Your Eyes.”
1963 – The Rooftop Singers mark their second and final week as chart toppers with “Walk Right In.”
2002 – Usher is in the middle of a five-week run atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “U Got It Bad.”
2008 – “Low,” by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain, is the No. 1 single.
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1706 – U.S. Founding Father, statesman, publisher and inventor Benjamin Franklin (d. 1790)
1899 – American gangster Al Capone (d. 1947)
1942 – Former World Heavyweight Boxing champion Muhammad Ali (d. 2016)
1957 – Comedian and “Family Feud” host Steve Harvey
1964 – Former First Lady Michelle Obama
1971 – Rapper and singer-songwriter Kid Rock, born Robert James Ritchie
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1912 – Lady Bird Johnson, former U.S. First Lady and wife of 36th President Lyndon Johnson (d. 2007)
1917 – Longtime “Match Game” host Gene Rayburn, born Eugene Jelyevich (d. 1999)
1945 – Emmy-winning TV journalist and former ABC News anchor Diane Sawyer
1949 – Singer-songwriter and Bee Gees band member Robin Gibb (d. 2012)
1949 – Singer-songwriter and Bee Gees band member Maurice Gibb (d. 2003)