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William Penn Adair Rogers was born on November 4, 1879, in Oologah, Cherokee Nation (present-day Oklahoma).

Actor Henry Jaynes Fonda was born on May 16, 1905, in Grand Island, Nebraska.

Actor Frank James Cooper was born on May 7, 1901, in Helena, Montana.

Jazz legend Edward Kennedy Ellington was born on April 29, 1899, in Washington, DC.

Beloved child star and diplomat Shirley Temple was born on April 23, 1928, in Santa Monica, California.

On April 17, 1937, Daffy Duck made his first appearance in Porky’s Duck Hunt.

Sir Charles Spencer “Charlie” Chaplin was born on April 16, 1889. While there is no official record of the actor’s birth, it’s believed he was born in South London, England.

Composer and musician W.C. Handy died on March 28, 1958, in New York City.

Actor William Clark Gable was born on February 1, 1901, in Cadiz, Ohio.