
On This Day April 17
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History Highlights
Musical Milestones
Click each item below to learn more! 1863 – Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst (d. 1951) 1899 – Jazz composer-pianist-bandleader Duke Ellington (d. 1974) 1917 – Actress Celeste Holm (“Oklahoma!” “Gentleman’s Agreement”) (d. 2012) 1933 – Iconic Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and activist Willie Nelson 1970 – Retired tennis star Andre Agassi 1970 – Golden Globe-winning actress Uma Thurman (“Pulp Fiction,” “Gattaca,” “Kill Bill”)
Celebrity Birthdays
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History Highlights
Click each item below to learn more! 1925 – Actor Hal Holbrook (“Mark Twain Tonight,” “Designing Women,” “The Firm”) 1954 – Actress Rene Russo (“Lethal Weapon 3,” “Ransom,” “The Thomas Crown Affair”) 1963 – Basketball legend Michael Jordan 1963 – Comedian-actor Larry the Cable Guy, born Daniel Whitney (“Blue Collar Comedy Tour,” “Cars”) 1965 – Director Michael Bay (“The Rock,” “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor,” “Transformers”) 1972 – Singer-songwriter and Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong 1974 – Actor Jerry O’Connell (“Stand By Me,” “Sliders,” “Crossing Jordan”)
Celebrity Birthdays
Musical Milestones
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Click each item below to learn more! 1913 – Richard Nixon, 37th U.S. president (d. 1994) 1935 – Actor Bob Denver, best known for his starring role in “Gilligan’s Island” (d. 2005) 1941 – Folk singer, songwriter and activist Joan Baez 1944 – Led Zeppelin founder and guitarist Jimmy Page 1951 – Grammy-winning country singer Crystal Gayle (“Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue”)
Celebrity Birthdays
Click each item below to learn more! 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”)
Celebrity Birthdays
History Highlights
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