On This Day March 7
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1963 – The Rooftop Singers stroll to the top of the singles chart with “Walk Right In.”
1974 – “You’re Sixteen” by Ringo Starr is the No. 1 single. The song is from the ex-Beatle’s “Ringo” album, which also contains the hits “Photograph” and “Oh My My.”
2002 – “U Got It Bad,” by Usher, is in the midst of a five-week ride on top of the singles chart.
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1908 – British journalist and “Masterpiece Theatre” host Alistair Cooke (d. 2004)
1925 – U.S. Attorney General and Senator Robert F. Kennedy (d. 1968)
1932 – Actor-game show host Richard Dawson (d. 2012)
1939 – Dick Smothers of the musical comedy duo The Smothers Brothers
1942 – Joe Biden, 47th Vice President of the United States and former U.S. Senator from Delaware
1956 – Actress Bo Derek, born Mary Cathleen Collins (“Tarzan, the Ape Man,” “10,” “Tommy Boy”)
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1909 – Australian actor Errol Flynn, best known for his romantic swashbuckler movie roles (d. 1959)
1924 – Grammy-winning country music (“Nashville sound”) guitarist Chet Atkins (d. 2001)
1942 – Grammy-winning Beach Boys founder and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Brian Wilson
1945 – Grammy-winning pop-country vocalist Anne Murray (“Snowbird,” “I Just Fall in Love Again”)
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