On This Day February 29
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1889 – Silent film icon Charlie Chaplin (d. 1977)
1935 – Pop vocalist Bobby Vinton (“Roses Are Red,” “Blue Velvet,” “Mr. Lonely“)
1939 – Pop singer Dusty Springfield {“Wishin’ and Hopin’,” “The Look of Love”) (d. 1999)
1965 – Actor-comedian Martin Lawrence (“Bad Boys,” “Blue Streak,” “Big Momma’s House”)
1971 – Grammy-winning Tejano superstar Selena Quintanilla (d. 1995)
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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”)
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1743 – Third U.S. president and Declaration of Independence author Thomas Jefferson (d. 1826)
1939 – Actor Paul Sorvino (“Goodfellas,” “Law & Order,” “The Firm”)
1950 – Golden Globe-winning actor Ron Perlman (“Beauty and the Beast,” “Hellboy,” “Sons of Anarchy”)
1963 – Russian chess Grandmaster and former World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov
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1746 – Artist Francisco Goya (d. 1828)
1853 – Artist Vincent Van Gogh (d. 1890)
1926 – TV game show host Peter Marshall
1930 – Actor John Astin, best known as Gomez Addams in the hit TV series “The Addams Family”
1957 – Comedian-actor Paul Reiser (“Diner,” “Aliens,” “Mad About You”)
1964 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman (“Fast Car,” “Talkin’ Bout A Revolution”)