Born on This Day
Singer, actor and civil-rights activist dubbed the "King of Calypso" for hits like "Day-O."
Polish-French composer of the Romantic era best known for his virtuoso piano work.
Oscar-winning Kenyan-Mexican actress best known for "12 Years a Slave" and the horror hit "Us."
Pink Floyd releases their album "Dark Side of the Moon"—a reference to madness, not the lunar surface—and it stays on the Billboard 200 chart for a record 937 weeks. Proceeds from the album helped fund the film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail."
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