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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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1908 – Peabody-winning actress-comedian Imogene Coca (“Your Show of Shows,” “Vacation”) (d. 2001)
1923 – First American in space, astronaut Alan Shepard (d. 1998)
1942 – Actress Linda Evans (“The Big Valley,” “Dynasty”)
1953 – Comedic actor and “SNL” alum Kevin Nealon (“The Wedding Singer,” “Happy Gilmore,” “Blended”)
1974 – Actress Chloë Sevigny (“A Map of the World,” “Boys Don’t Cry,” “Big Love”)
1956 – Fats Domino appears on “The Ed Sullivan Show” and plays his smash, “Blueberry Hill.”
1963 – “I’m Leaving It Up to You” by Dale & Grace is No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
1971 – Memphis blues singer and musician Herman ‘Junior’ Parker dies at the age of 39 during surgery for a brain tumor. Among his hits were “Feelin’ Good,” “Driving Wheel,” “Next Time You See Me,” “In the Dark” and “Sweet Home Chicago.”
1995 – “Fantasy.” by Mariah Carey, enters its eighth and final week on top of the pop chart.
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