Born On This Day: Stephen Harper turns 53 today The 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election.

In Memoriam: Adolf Hitler died 67 years ago today An Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party, commonly referred to as the Nazi Party.

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Born On This Day: Jerry Seinfeld turns 58 today An American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld.

In Memoriam: Alfred Hitchcock died 32 years ago today An English film director and producer. He pioneered many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres.

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Born On This Day: Jessica Alba turns 31 today An American television and film actress. She began her television and movie appearances at age 13 in Camp Nowhere and The Secret World of Alex Mack. Alba rose to prominence as the lead actress in the television series Dark Angel.

In Memoriam: Benito Mussolini died 67 years ago today An Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party, ruling the country from 1922 to his ousting in 1943, and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of fascism.

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Born On This Day: Ace Frehley turns 61 today An American musician best known as the former lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics.

In Memoriam: Henry Parkes died 116 years ago today An Australian statesman, the "Father of Federation." As the earliest advocate of a Federal Council of the colonies of Australia, a precursor to the Federation of Australia, he was the most prominent of the Australian Founding Fathers.

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Born On This Day: Jet Li turns 49 today A film actor, film producer, Chinese martial artist, wushu champion, and international star who was born in Beijing and gave up Chinese citizenship in 2009.

In Memoriam: Lucille Ball died 23 years ago today An American comedienne, film, television, stage and radio actress. Star of the sitcoms I Love Lucy, The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour, The Lucy Show, Here's Lucy and Life With Lucy.

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Born On This Day: Al Pacino turns 72 today An American film and stage actor and director. He is famous for playing mobsters, including Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy and Tony Montana in Scarface.

In Memoriam: Lisa Lopes died 10 years ago today Better known by her stage name Left Eye, she was an American rapper, singer, dancer, and songwriter. She is best known as a member of the girl group TLC.

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Born On This Day: Kelly Clarkson turns 30 today An American singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002.

Born On This Day: Gideon Sundback was born 132 years ago A Swedish-American electrical engineer. Gideon Sundback is most commonly associated with his work in the development of the zipper.

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Born On This Day: Michael Moore turns 58 today An American filmmaker, author, social critic and activist. He is the director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, which is the highest-grossing documentary of all time.

In Memoriam: William Shakespeare died 396 years ago An English poet and playwright, widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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Born On This Day: Jack Nicholson turns 75 today An American actor, director and writer. He is renowned for his often dark portrayals of neurotic characters. His twelve Oscar nominations make him the second most nominated actor of all time.

In Memoriam: Richard Nixon died 18 years ago today The 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. He is the only president to resign from the office.

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Born On This Day: Iggy Pop turns 65 today An American singer, songwriter and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, his music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues. Pop became known as 'Iggy' in high school, when he served as drummer for local blues band The Iguanas.

In Memoriam: The Red Baron died 94 years ago today Manfred von Richthofen, widely known as the Red Baron, was a German fighter pilot with the Imperial German Army Air Service during World War I. He is considered the ace-of-aces of that war, being officially credited with 80 air combat victories, more than any other pilot.

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Born On This Day: George Takei turns 75 today An American actor, best known for his role as Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in the television series Star Trek.

In Memoriam: Benny Hill died 20 years ago today An English comedian and actor, notable for his long-running television programme The Benny Hill Show.

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Born On This Day: James Franco turns 34 today An American actor, artist, and filmmaker. His first prominent role was a lead part on the short-lived cult hit television program Freaks and Geeks; he later achieved recognition for playing the titular character in the TV biographical film James Dean, and achieved international fame with his portrayal of Harry Osborn in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy.

In Memoriam: Charles Darwin died 130 years ago today An English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection. He published his theory for evolution in his book On the Origin of Species.

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TV Legend Dick Clark died today at the age of 82.

Born On This Day: Conan O'Brien turns 49 today An American television host, comedian, writer, producer and performer. Since November 2010 he has hosted Conan, a late-night talk show.

In Memoriam: Albert Einstein died 57 years ago today A German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics.

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Born On This Day: Victoria Beckham turns 38 today An English fashion designer, businesswoman and former singer. In the late 1990s, Beckham rose to fame with the all-female pop group Spice Girls and was dubbed Posh Spice.

In Memoriam: Benjamin Franklin died 222 years ago An inventor, publisher, scientist, and statesman, who is known as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. Famous for his theories of electricity.

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Born On This Day: Martin Lawrence turns 47 today An American actor, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and stand up comedian. He came to fame during the 1990s, establishing a Hollywood career as a leading actor, most notably the films Bad Boys, Blue Streak, and Big Momma's House.

In Memoriam: George W. Hill died 98 years ago today An American astronomer and mathematician. His work focused on the mathematics describing the three-body problem, later the four-body problem, to calculate the orbits of the Moon around the Earth, as well as that of planets around the Sun.

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Born On This Day: Emma Watson turns 22 today An English actress and model. Watson rose to prominence playing Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series.

In Memoriam: Abraham Lincoln died 147 years ago today The 16th President of the United States, he successfully led his country through a great crisis, the American Civil War, while ending slavery.

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Born On This Day: Sarah Michelle Gellar turns 35 today An American actress, she became widely known for her role as Buffy Summers on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

In Memoriam: George Frideric Handel died  253 years ago today A German-British Baroque composer, famous for his operas, oratorios, anthems and organ concertos.

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Born On This Day: Al Green turns 66 today An American gospel and soul music singer. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 1970s, with hit singles such as "You Oughta Be With Me", "I'm Still In Love With You", "Love and Happiness", and "Let's Stay Together".

In Memoriam: Howard Thurston died 76 years ago today The most famous stage magician of his time, more famous even than his contemporary Harry Houdini. Thurston had the largest traveling magic show for the time, requiring more than eight entire train cars to transport his props across the country.

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Born On This Day: David Letterman turns 65 today An an American Television Host and Comedian. He is an Emmy Award Winner and known for hosting his own show: Late Show with David Letterman.

In Memoriam: Franklin D. Roosevelt died 67 years ago Also known by his initials, FDR, he was the 32nd President of the United States, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war.

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Born On This Day: Lights turns 25 today Born Valerie Anne Poxleitner, a Canadian electronic musician, signed to her own personal label, Lights Music. Her most notable singles include "Ice", "Second Go" and "Toes".

In Memoriam: Luther Burbank died 86 years ago today An American botanist, horticulturist and a pioneer in agricultural science. He developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants over his 55-year career.

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Born On This Day: Guess that Celebrity! Hint: He kicks a lot of A$$!

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Born On This Day: Mandy Moore turns 27 today An American singer-songwriter and actress. Best known for her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore.

In Memoriam: Sam Kinison died 20 years ago today An American stand-up comedian and actor. Kinison was known for his intense, harsh and politically incorrect genre humor.

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Born On This Day: Kristen Stewart turns 22 today An American actress, best known for playing Bella Swan in The Twilight Saga.

In Memoriam: Frank Lloyd Wright died 53 years ago A American architect, interior designer, writer and educator, who designed more than 1,000 structures and completed 500 works.

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Born On This Day: Patricia Arquette turns 44 today An American actress and director. She played the lead character in the supernatural drama series Medium for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress.

In Memoriam: Pablo Picasso died 39 years ago today One of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture and the co-invention of collage.

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Born On This Day: Russell Crowe turns 48 today A New Zealander Australian actor, film producer and musician. He came to international attention for his role as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator

In Memoriam: Dave Arneson died 3 years ago today An American game designer best known for co-developing the first published role-playing game (RPG), Dungeons & Dragons, with Gary Gygax, in the early 1970s.

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