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History Highlights
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1818 – Former slave-turned-civil rights activist Frederick Douglass (d. 1895)
1894 – Legendary comedian Jack Benny, born Benjamin Kubelsky (d. 1974)
1921 – Retired Emmy-winning TV anchor-host Hugh Downs (“Today” show, “20/20”)
1942 – Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
1960 – Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly (“The Big Chill,” “Agnes of God”)
1972 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas
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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”)