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On this Day July 20
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Celebrity Birthdays
1822 – Scientist Gregor Mendel, known as the father of modern genetics (d. 1884)
1919 – Explorer Sir Edmund Hillary, the first climber to reach the summit of Mount Everest (d. 2008)
1938 – Actress Diana Rigg, who played Emma Peel from the 60s British TV spy drama “The Avengers”
1945 – Singer-songwriter Kim Carnes, best known for her 1981 hit single “Bette Davis Eyes”
1969 – Actor Josh Holloway, best known for playing Sawyer on the ABC series “Lost”
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