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On This Day April 18
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History Highlights
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1981 – The Diana Ross-Lionel Richie duet, “Endless Love,” concludes its nine-week reign over the singles chart.
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1847 – Outlaw Jesse James (d. 1882)
1929 – Comedian-actor Bob Newhart (“The Bob Newhart Show,” “Newhart”)
1939 – Actor William Devane (“The Missiles of October,” “Knot’s Landing,” “Space Cowboys,” “24”)
1940 – Actress and 1960s-70s sex symbol Raquel Welch (d. 2023)
1946 – Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury, born Farrokh Bulsara (d. 1991)
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1923 – Director-actor Richard Attenborough (“Gandhi,” “Cry Freedom,” “Chaplin”) (d. 2014)
1924 – Jazz vocalist and “Queen of the Blues” Dinah Washington, born Ruth Lee Jones (d. 1963)
1935 – Director-producer William Friedkin (“The French Connection,” “The Exorcist”)
1941 – “Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous” host Robin Leach (d. 2018)
1958 – Entertainment icon Michael Jackson (a.k.a. King of Pop) (d. 2009)
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1975 – “A Chorus Line” premieres, becoming the longest running Broadway show.
1987 – Heart enters its third and final week on top of the Billboard Hot 100 with “Alone.”
1992 – Sir Mix-a-Lot is in the middle of five weeks at No. 1 with “Baby Got Back.”
2015 – Omi kicks off four weeks on top of the singles chart with “Cheerleader.”
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1918 – Nobel Laureate and former South African President Nelson Mandela (d. 2013)
1921 – Former astronaut (first American to orbit the Earth) and U.S. Senator John Glenn (d. 2016)
1954 – Grammy-winning country music and bluegrass singer Ricky Skaggs
1961 – Actress Elizabeth McGovern (“Ragtime,” “Once Upon a Time in America,” “Downton Abbey”)
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