On This Day March 13
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1925 – Entertainer and Rat Pack member Sammy Davis, Jr. (d. 1990)
1939 – Flute virtuoso Sir James Galway
1943 – Singer-songwriter and The Doors frontman Jim Morrison (d. 1971)
1947 – Allman Brothers Band co-founder Gregg Allman (d. 2017)
1961 – Author and political commentator Ann Coulter
1966 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor
1982 – Hip-hop superstar Nicki Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj
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1784 – Zachary Taylor, 12th U.S. president (d. 1850)
1868 – Ragtime composer and pianist Scott Joplin (“The Maple Leaf Rag,” “The Entertainer”) (d. 1917)
1925 – Conservative author-commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. (d. 2008)
1938 – Basketball Hall of Famer Oscar “Big O” Robertson
1941 – Original Beatles drummer Pete Best
1978 – Emmy-winning actress Katherine Heigl (“Grey’s Anatomy,” “Knocked Up,” “State of Affairs”)
1990 – Actress Sarah Hyland (“Private Parts,” “Modern Family,” “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters”)
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1927 – Retired Los Angeles Dodgers manager and National Baseball Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda
1954 – Actress-model-singer Shari Belafonte (“Hotel,” “Beyond Reality,” “Babylon 5: Thirdspace”)
1956 – Singer Debby Boone, best known for her Grammy-winning 70s smash “You Light Up My Life”
1958 – Rock guitarist-singer and 2015 Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductee Joan Jett
1958 – Golden Globe-winning Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli
1960 – Actor Scott Baio (“Happy Days,” “Joanie Loves Chachi,” “Charles in Charge”)
1979 – The Knack hold first place on the singles chart with “My Sharona.”
1984 – “Missing You,” by John Waite, is on top of the singles chart.
1990 – Wilson Phillips has the No. 1 single with “Release Me.”
2001 – “I’m Real,” by Jennifer Lopez featuring Ja Rule, begins its third week as a No. 1 single.
2007 – Soulja Boy begins his second and final week on top of the singles chart with “Crank That.”
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