MILESTONES: February 27, birthdays for Josh Groban, Chelsea Clinton, JWoww

February 27, 2019 Brooklyn Daily Eagle

Josh Groban. Photo by Michael Zorn/Invision/AP

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NOTABLE PEOPLE born on this day include actor Adam Baldwin, who was born in 1962; philanthropist Chelsea Clinton, who was born in 1980; singer Josh Groban, who was born in 1981; physicist Alan Guth, who was born in 1947; actor Howard Hesseman, who was born in 1940; broadcast journalist Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who was born in 1942; actor Donal Logue, who was born in 1966; reality star JWOWW, who was born in 1986; consumer advocate, lawyer and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader, who was born in 1934; actor Grant Show, who was born in 1963; Oscar Award-winning actress Joanne Woodward, who was born in 1930; and former basketball player James Ager Worthy, who was born in 1961.

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ELIZABETH TAYLOR WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1932. The child star, film actress, international sex symbol and legendary philanthropist had her breakthrough role in “National Velvet” at the age of 12. She became an enormously popular film star, winning Best Actress Oscars for “Butterfield 8” and “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” and earning nominations for three other roles. Her great beauty assured her a permanent place in the public eye, and her multiple romances, affairs, marriages and divorces were fuel for the tabloids for decades. In her later years, Taylor launched very successful perfume and jewelry lines and was known as a tireless campaigner for AIDS fundraising and research. She died in California in 2011.

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HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1807. The American poet is best remembered for his classic narrative poems, such as “The Song of Hiawatha,” “Paul Revere’s Ride” and “The Wreck of the Hesperus.” Longfellow died in Massachusetts in 1882.

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THE AFRICAN BURIAL GROUND NATIONAL MONUMENT WAS ESTABLISHED ON THIS DAY IN 2006. Former President George W. Bush signed a proclamation declaring a seven-acre plot at the corners of Duane and Elk streets in Lower Manhattan to be a national monument. From the 1690s to the 1790s, the land served as a cemetery for both free and enslaved Africans and is believed to be the resting place of more than 15,000 people.

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ELLEN TERRY WAS BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1847. The actress was best known for her portrayal of Shakespeare’s heroines, especially Portia, and as theatrical partner of English actor Henry Irving. Together she and Irving dominated both the British and American theater of their day. She died in England in 1928.

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Special thanks to “Chase’s Calendar of Events” and Brooklyn Public Library.

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“The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain.” — poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who was born on this day in 1807