
On This Day April 23
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1941 – Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress-dancer-singer Ann-Margret (“Carnal Knowledge,” “Tommy”) 1952 – Actress Mary McDonnell (“Dances With Wolves,” “Passion Fish,” “Independence Day”) 1971 – Actress Bridget Moynahan (“I, Robot,” “Lord of War,” “Blue Bloods”) 1973 – Actor Jorge Garcia, best known for playing Hugo “Hurley” Reyes in the TV series “Lost”
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1874 – Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Robert Frost (d. 1963) 1940 – Actor James Caan (“The Godfather,” “Brian’s Song,” “Rollerball,” “Alien Nation,” “Misery”) 1944 – Legendary Motown singer-actress Diana Ross, formerly of The Supremes 1948 – Rock singer-songwriter and Aerosmith frontman Steven Tyler 1950 – Comedian-actor and “SCTV” and “SNL” alum Martin Short 1950 – R&B soul singer Teddy Pendergrass (d. 2010) 1968 – Country music singer-songwriter and producer Kenny Chesney
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1967 – “Happy Together,” by The Turtles, begins a three-week run as the hottest single in the U.S. 1978 – The Bee Gees continue their reign over the Billboard Hot 100 with “Night Fever.” 1995 – Madonna is midway through a seven-week domination of the singles chart with “Take a Bow.” 2006 – Ne-Yo begins his second and final week on top of the pop chart with “So Sick.” 1881 – Classical composer Béla Bartók (d. 1945) 1928 – Retired NASA astronaut (Apollo 8/Apollo 13) Jim Lovell 1934 – Feminist crusader and Ms. magazine founder-publisher Gloria Steinem 1942 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and undisputed “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin (d. 2018) 1947 – Grammy, Oscar, Tony and Golden Globe-winning pop superstar Elton John, born Reginald Dwight
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1945 – Actor Barry Bostwick (“The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Spin City,” “Scandal”) 1950 – Blues-rock singer-songwriter George Thorogood (“Bad to the Bone,” “I Drink Alone”) 1955 – Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs (d. 2011) 1965 – Actress Kristin Davis (“Melrose Place,” “Sex and the City”) 1966 – Actor Billy Zane (“Dead Calm,” “The Phantom,” “Titanic,” “Tombstone”) 1977 – Five-division world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
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1958 – Danny & The Juniors claim the top spot on the pop chart with “At The Hop.” 1976 – The Ohio Players ride to No. 1 on the Billboard singles chart with “Love Rollercoaster.” 2004 – OutKast maintains a hold on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard singles chart with “Hey Ya!” 2009 – “Just Dance,” by Lady Gaga featuring Colby O’Donis, wraps up three weeks at No. 1. 1929 – Actress Jean Simmons (“Guys and Dolls,” “Hamlet,” “Spartacus”) (d. 2010) 1937 – Composer Philip Glass, whose style is considered “minimalist music” 1959 – Actress Kelly Lynch (“Cocktail,” “Drugstore Cowboy,” “The Jacket”) 1959 – Actor Anthony LaPaglia (“So I Married an Axe Murderer,” “Without a Trace”) 1973 – Actress Portia de Rossi (“Sirens,” “Ally McBeal,” “Arrested Development,” “Nip/Tuck”)
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1756 – Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (d. 1791) 1944 – Pink Floyd founding member-drummer and auto racer Nick Mason 1948 – Dancer-actor Mikhail Baryshnikov (“The Turning Point,” “White Nights,” “Sex and the City”) 1959 – TV host and political commentator Keith Olbermann 1964 – Actress Bridget Fonda (“Single White Female,” “Point of No Return,” “Jackie Brown”)
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1924 – British comedian Benny Hill (d. 1992) 1938 – Legendary rock and roll disc jockey Wolfman Jack, born Robert Weston Smith (d. 1995) 1940 – Retired pro golf legend Jack Nicklaus, affectionately known as “The Golden Bear” 1941 – Grammy Award-winning operatic tenor Plácido Domingo, known as “King Of The Opera” 1963 – NBA Hall of Famer and former Houston Rockets star center Hakeem “The Dream” Olajuwon 1977 – Actor Jerry Trainor (“ER,” “Crossing Jordan,” “Drake & Josh,” “iCarly”)
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