On This Day April 2
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1978 – “Baby Come Back,” by Player, begins its third and final week as a No. 1 single.
1995 – TLC marks the first of four weeks as Billboard singles chart-toppers with “Creep.”
2006 – “Grillz,” by Nelly featuring fellow rappers Paul Wall, Ali & Gipp, is the No. 1 single.
2017 – Ed Sheeran rules the Billboard Hot 100 with “Shape of You.”
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1919 – Radio-TV writer and “60 Minutes” commentator Andy Rooney (d. 2011)
1938 – Grammy-winning pop singer Jack Jones (“The Love Boat” theme)
1941 – Academy Award-winning actress Faye Dunaway (“Bonnie and Clyde,” “Chinatown,” “Network”)
1967 – Actress Emily Watson (“Breaking the Waves,” “War Horse”)
1968 – Hip-hop star and actor LL Cool J, born James Todd Smith