On This Day April 25
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1874 – Magician and escape artist Harry Houdini, born Ehrich Weisz (d. 1926)
1951 – Fashion designer Tommy Hilfiger
1970 – Actress Lara Flynn Boyle (“Twin Peaks,” “The Practice,” “Men In Black II”)
1973 – Emmy-winning actor Jim Parsons (“Garden State,” “The Big Bang Theory,” “Hidden Figures”)
1974 – Actress Alyson Hannigan (“American Pie,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “How I Met Your Mother”)
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1732 – First U.S. President George Washington (d. 1799)
1907 – Actor Robert Young (“Father Knows Best,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.”) (d. 1998)
1932 – Massachusetts Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy (d. 2009)
1950 – Retired NBA legend Julius “Dr. J” Erving
1966 – Comedian and “Saturday Night Live” (“SNL”) alum Rachel Dratch
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1898 – Actress Irene Dunne (“Showboat, “Anna and the King of Siam,” “Love Affair”) (d. 1990)
1932 – Actor John Hillerman (Higgins in the 1980s “Magnum, P.I.” series) (d. 2017)
1945 – Peter Criss, founding member and original drummer for the rock n’ roll supergroup, KISS
1946 – TV producer Dick Wolf (“Miami Vice,” “Law & Order”)
1957 – Singer-songwriter Billy Bragg (“She’s Leaving Home,” “We Laughed”)
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1860 – Folk artist Grandma Moses (d, 1861)
1936 – Rock and roll legend Buddy Holly (d. 1959)
1949 – Singer Gloria Gaynor, best known for her disco smash “I Will Survive”
1950 – Actress and voice artist Julie Kavner, best recognized as the voice of TV’s Marge Simpson
1951 – Pretenders founder and lead singer Chrissie Hynde
1954 – Actor Corbin Bernsen (“L.A. Law,” “Psych”)
1956 – Singer-pianist Michael Feinstein, known for his interpretation of the Great American Songbook
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