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History Highlights
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1941 – Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress-dancer-singer Ann-Margret (“Carnal Knowledge,” “Tommy”)
1952 – Actress Mary McDonnell (“Dances With Wolves,” “Passion Fish,” “Independence Day”)
1971 – Actress Bridget Moynahan (“I, Robot,” “Lord of War,” “Blue Bloods”)
1973 – Actor Jorge Garcia, best known for playing Hugo “Hurley” Reyes in the TV series “Lost”
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1746 – Artist Francisco Goya (d. 1828)
1853 – Artist Vincent Van Gogh (d. 1890)
1926 – TV game show host Peter Marshall
1930 – Actor John Astin, best known as Gomez Addams in the hit TV series “The Addams Family”
1957 – Comedian-actor Paul Reiser (“Diner,” “Aliens,” “Mad About You”)
1964 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman (“Fast Car,” “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution”)
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1924 – British comedian Benny Hill (d. 1992)
1938 – Legendary rock and roll disc jockey Wolfman Jack, born Robert Weston Smith (d. 1995)
1940 – Retired pro golf legend Jack Nicklaus, affectionately known as “The Golden Bear”
1941 – Grammy Award-winning operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, known as “King Of The Opera”
1963 – NBA Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets star center Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon
1977 – Actor Jerry Trainor (“ER,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Drake & Josh,” “iCarly”)
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1912 – Comedian-philanthropist Danny Thomas (“Make Room for Daddy”) (d. 1991)
1953 – Malcolm Young, guitarist-vocalist and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC (d. 2017)
1955 – Comedian, actor and writer Rowan Atkinson (“Black Adder,” “Mr. Bean,” “Johnny English”)
1957 – Three-time LPGA champion Nancy Lopez
1969 – Actor Norman Reedus (“The Boondock Saints,” “American Gangster,” “The Walking Dead”)
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1935 – Baseball Hall of Famer Sandy Koufax
1942 – Singer-songwriter Michael Nesmith of The Monkees
1945 – Singer-songwriter and The Monkees band member Davy Jones (d. 2012)
1946 – Singer-songwriter Patti Smith, known as the “Godmother of Punk”
1975 – Pro golf champion Tiger Woods, born Eldrick Tont Woods
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