On This Day April 7
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1912 – Playwright, novelist and actress Alice Childress (d. 1994)
1932 – Comedian-activist Dick Gregory (d. 2017)
1935 – R&B singer Sam “Soul Man” Moore of the duo Sam & Dave
1935 – Internationally renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti (d. 2007)
1947 – Journalist-TV anchor Chris Wallace
1962 – Trumpeter-composer Chris Botti
1968 – Actor Hugh Jackman, best known for playing Wolverine in the “X-Men” movie series
1974 – Olivia Newton-John wraps up two weeks on top of the pop chart with “I Honestly Love You.”
1985 – Ready For The World claims the top spot on the singles chart with “Oh Sheila.”
1991 – “Emotions,” by Mariah Carey, begins three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.
2002 – “A Moment Like This,” by Kelly Clarkson, begins its second and final week as a No. 1 single.
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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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1924 – “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and “In Cold Blood” author Truman Capote (d. 1984)
1928 – Nobel Peace Prize-winning author and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel (d. 2016)
1931 – Actress Angie Dickinson, who starred in the 1970s TV crime drama “Police Woman”
1943 – Singer Marilyn McCoo, formerly of the band the 5th Dimension
1954 – Actor Barry Williams, born Barry William Blenkhorn, who played Greg on TV’s “The Brady Bunch”
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