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Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays
Today in History and Celebrity Birthdays
Celebrity-Birthdays-Apr02
Celebrity Birthdays for April 2: Actress Dame Penelope Keith is 85. Former world figure skating champion Donald Jackson is 85. Actress Linda Hunt is 80. Singer Emmylou Harris is 78. Social critic and author Camille Paglia is 78.
Apr 1, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today in History for April 2: In 742, Charlemagne, or Charles the Great, was born. Pope Leo III crowned him Emperor of the Romans on Christmas Day, 800.
Apr 1, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today in Music History for April 2: In 1872, renowned Canadian soprano Emma Albani made her London debut, singing the role of ``Amina'' in ``La Sonambula.'' In 1939, Motown hitmaker Marvin Gaye was born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 1, 2025 11:15 PM
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Celebrity Birthdays for April 1: Actor Don Hastings (``As The World Turns'') is 91. Actress Ali MacGraw is 86. Reggae singer Jimmy Cliff is 81. British pop musician Robin Scott is 78. Keyboardist Billy Currie of Ultravox is 75.
Mar 31, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today in Music History for April 1: In 1917, Scott Joplin, the ``King of Ragtime,'' died in a mental institution in New York City. Joplin fell into a deep depression -- which eventually led to insanity -- after the failure of his opera ``Treemonisha.
Mar 31, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today in History for April 1: In 1548, England's Parliament ordered the publication of the ``Book of Common Prayer.'' In 1564, All Fools' Day is said to have originated when King Charles IX of France changed the calendar.
Mar 31, 2025 11:15 PM
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Celebrity Birthday for March 31: Actor William Daniels (``St. Elsewhere'') is 98. Actor Richard Chamberlain is 91. Actress Shirley Jones is 91. Musician Herb Alpert is 90. Actor Christopher Walken is 82.
Mar 30, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today in Music History for March 31: In 1732, composer Franz Joseph Haydn, known as the ``Father of the Symphony,'' was born in Austria. One of his greatest contributions to church music was his 1798 oratorio ``The Creation.'' He died in 1809.
Mar 30, 2025 11:15 PM
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Today-History-Mar31
Today in History for March 31: In 1492, Spain issued a royal edict advising Jews to either become Catholics, leave the country, or be executed. In 1596, French mathematician and philosopher Rene Descartes was born.
Mar 30, 2025 11:15 PM
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Celebrity Birthdays for March 30: Actor John Astin is 95. Actor Warren Beatty is 88. Country singer Bobby Wright is 83. Rock n' Roll Hall-of-Famer Eric Clapton is 80. Actor Justin Deas is 77. Singer Jim ``Dandy'' Mangrum (Black Oak Arkansas) is 77.
Mar 29, 2025 11:15 PM
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