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09-23-1949 Bruce Springsteen – Born in Long Branch, New Jersey. He is known as “the Boss.” He is an American singer-songwriter and humanitarian. Springsteen has been an outspoken advocate for…

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09-22-1958 Joan Jett – Born in Wynnewood, Pennsylvania. She is an American rock guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and occasional actress, best known for her work with Joan Jett & the Blackhearts,…

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09-21-1945 Kay Ryan – Born in San Jose, California. She is an American poet and educator. She was the 16th United States Poet Laureate and won the Pulitzer Prize for…

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09-20-365 BC – 06-10/11- 323 BC Alexander the Great – The Greek King of Macedonia. Born in Pella, capital of the Kingdom of Macedon (Macedonia). He succeeded his father, Philip…

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09-19-1934 Brian Epstein – Born in Liverpool, Lancashire, England. He was an English music entrepreneur, best known for managing the Beatles. Epstein first discovered the Beatles in November 1961, during…

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Sep 19
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09-18-1905 – 04-15-1990 Greta Garbo – Born in Stockholm, Sweden. She was a Swedish film actress and an international star. Garbo was nominated three times for the Academy Award for…

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09-17-1730 – 11-28-1794 Baron Friedrich von Steuben – Born in Magdeburg, Duchy of Magdeburg. He was a Prussian-born American military officer that served as Inspector General and Major General under…

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Sep 17
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09-16-1887 – 10-22-1979 Nadia Boulanger – Born in France, place unknown. She was a French composer, conductor, and teacher. She is known for having taught many of the leading composers…

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09-15-1924 – 03-21-2005   Bobby Short – Born in Danville, Illinois. Two of his classmates were Dick Van Dyke and Donald O’Connor. He left home at the age of eleven…

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09-14-1983 – 07-23-2011 Amy Winehouse – She was an English singer and songwriter. At the 2008 Grammy Awards, she became the first British female to win five Grammys, including Best…

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