MILESTONES: April 29, birthdays for Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Uma Thurman
NOTABLE PEOPLE BORN ON THIS DAY include former tennis player Andre Agassi, who was born in 1970; actress Megan Boone, who was born in 1983; actor Daniel Day-Lewis, who was born in 1957; comedienne and actress Nora Dunn, who was born in 1952; editor Robert Gottlieb, who was born in 1931; conductor Zubin Mehta, who was born in 1936; actress Kate Mulgrew, who was born in 1955; actress Michelle Pfeiffer, who was born in 1958; actress Eve Plumb, who was born in 1958; comedian and actor Jerry Seinfeld, who was born in 1954; U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow, who was born in 1950; actress Uma Thurman, who was born in 1970; and hockey player Jonathan Toews, who was born in 1988.
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JAZZ LEGEND Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington, an icon of American music, was born in Washington, D.C., on this day in 1899. Beginning with his early appearances at Harlem’s Cotton Club, Ellington made in indelible impression on the music world throughout a long career that lasted from the Roaring ‘20s to the early 1970s. Among his hits were “Take the A Train” and “It Don’t Mean a Thing (if it Ain’t Got that Swing).” Ellington died in 1974.
Brooklyn Boro
View MoreNew York City’s most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of ‘cool and hip’ in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been ‘uncool’.