On This Day April 17
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1863 – Newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst (d. 1951)
1899 – Jazz composer-pianist-bandleader Duke Ellington (d. 1974)
1917 – Actress Celeste Holm (“Oklahoma!” “Gentleman’s Agreement”) (d. 2012)
1933 – Iconic Grammy-winning country music singer-songwriter and activist Willie Nelson
1970 – Retired tennis star Andre Agassi
1970 – Golden Globe-winning actress Uma Thurman (“Pulp Fiction,” “Gattaca,” “Kill Bill”)
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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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1818 – Former slave-turned-civil rights activist Frederick Douglass (d. 1895)
1894 – Legendary comedian Jack Benny, born Benjamin Kubelsky (d. 1974)
1921 – Retired Emmy-winning TV anchor-host Hugh Downs (“Today” show, “20/20”)
1942 – Businessman and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg
1960 – Golden Globe-winning actress Meg Tilly (“The Big Chill,” “Agnes of God”)
1972 – Grammy-winning singer-songwriter and Matchbox Twenty frontman Rob Thomas
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1963 – The Rooftop Singers stroll to the top of the singles chart with “Walk Right In.”
1974 – “You’re Sixteen” by Ringo Starr is the No. 1 single. The song is from the ex-Beatle’s “Ringo” album, which also contains the hits “Photograph” and “Oh My My.”
2002 – “U Got It Bad,” by Usher, is in the midst of a five-week ride on top of the singles chart.
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1887 – Artist Georgia O’Keeffe, considered the “mother of American modernism” (d. 1986)
1929 – Emmy-winning actor Ed Asner (“The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Lou Grant,” “JFK,” “Elf,” “Up”)
1945 – Actor Bob Gunton (“Demolition Man,” “The Shawshank Redemption,” “Patch Adams”)
1952 – Fashion designer Jimmy Choo
1972 – Actor Jonny Lee Miller (“Trainspotting,” “Hackers, ” Elementary”)
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1959 – Bobby Darin’s “Mack the Knife” kicks off six weeks on top of the singles chart.
1966 – Musicians Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Noel Redding form The Jimi Hendrix Experience.
1974 – Olivia Newton-John claims her first No. 1 single with “I Honestly Love You.”
2002 – Kelly Clarkson kicks off two weeks on top of the singles chart with “A Moment Like This.”