On This Day December 28
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1802 – French author Alexandre Dumas (“The Three Musketeers,” “The Count of Monte Cristo”) (d. 1870)
1897 – Aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart (d. 1937)
1949 – Actor-comedian Michael Richards, best known as Kramer in TV sitcom “Seinfeld”
1951 – Actress Lynda Carter, who played TV’s “Wonder Woman”
1969 – Hip-hop/R&B star and actress Jennifer Lopez
1982 – Oscar-winning actress Anna Paquin (“The Piano,” “X-Men,” “True Blood”)
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1776 – United States of America
1872 – Calvin Coolidge, 30th U.S. president (d. 1933)
1911 – Musician-conductor-TV host Mitch Miller (d. 2010)
1918 – Advice columnist Ann Landers (d. 2002)
1920 – Businesswoman Leona Helmsley, nicknamed “Queen of Mean” (d. 2007)
1930 – Former New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner (d. 2010)
1943 – Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist-TV host Geraldo Rivera