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On This Day November 5
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1879 – American cowboy-vaudeville performer-actor Will Rogers (d. 1935)
1925 – Emmy-winning actress Doris Roberts (“Everybody Loves Raymond”) (d. 2016)
1946 – Former First Lady Laura Bush
1960 – Emmy and Grammy-winning comedian Kathy Griffin
1961 – Actor Ralph Macchio (“Eight is Enough,” “The Karate Kid,” “My Cousin Vinny”)
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1912 – Playwright, novelist and actress Alice Childress (d. 1994)
1932 – Comedian-activist Dick Gregory (d. 2017)
1935 – R&B singer Sam “Soul Man” Moore of the duo Sam & Dave
1935 – Internationally renowned operatic tenor Luciano Pavarotti (d. 2007)
1947 – Journalist-TV anchor Chris Wallace
1962 – Trumpeter-composer Chris Botti
1968 – Actor Hugh Jackman, best known for playing Wolverine in the “X-Men” movie series
1974 – Olivia Newton-John wraps up two weeks on top of the pop chart with “I Honestly Love You.”
1985 – Ready For The World claims the top spot on the singles chart with “Oh Sheila.”
1991 – “Emotions,” by Mariah Carey, begins three weeks on top of the Billboard Hot 100.
2002 – “A Moment Like This,” by Kelly Clarkson, begins its second and final week as a No. 1 single.