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BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Basketball	16-Apr-1947		NBA records for most minutes, most points
James Baldwin	Novelist	2-Aug-1924	30-Nov-1987	Go Tell It on the Mountain
Harry Belafonte	Singer/Songwriter	1-Mar-1927		Calypso singer
Kurtis Blow	Musician	9-Aug-1959		The Breaks
Willie Bosket	Criminal	9-Dec-1962		Inspiration for the Juvenile Offender Act of 1978
Rob Brown	Actor	1-Mar-1984		Finding Forrester
Cam'ron	Rapper	4-Feb-1976		The Diplomats
Richard H. Carmona	Doctor	22-Nov-1949		US Surgeon General, 2002-06
Keith David	Actor	4-Jun-1956		DCI in Agent Cody Banks
Sammy Davis, Jr.	Singer	8-Dec-1925	16-May-1990	Coolest hepcat in the Rat Pack
Anthony John Denison	Actor	20-Sep-1949		Det. Andy Flynn on The Closer
Hector Elizondo	Actor	22-Dec-1936		How High
Joan Hackett	Actor	1-Mar-1934	8-Oct-1983	Only When I Laugh
Lorenz Hart	Songwriter	2-May-1895	22-Nov-1943	Lyricist, Rodgers and Hart
Anna Maria Horsford	Actor	6-Mar-1948		Dee on The Wayans Bros.
Freddie Jackson	Singer	2-Oct-1956		Rock Me Tonight
Kelis	Singer	21-Aug-1979		Her milkshake brings the boys to the yard
Frankie Lymon	Singer/Songwriter	30-Sep-1942	28-Feb-1968	Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers
Biz Markie	Musician	8-Apr-1964		Nobody Beats The Biz
Carmen McRae	Singer	8-Apr-1922	10-Nov-1994	Jazz vocalist
Agnes de Mille	Dancer	18-Sep-1905	7-Oct-1993	Influential American choreographer
Moby	Musician	11-Sep-1965		Play, Animal Rights, 18
Tom Morello	Guitarist	30-May-1964		Rage Against the Machine
Allen Payne	Actor	7-Jul-1968		Lance Rodman on The Cosby Show
Mekhi Phifer	Actor	12-Dec-1975		Dr. Greg Pratt on E.R.
Alvin F. Poussaint	Doctor	15-May-1934		Child-rearing expert
Bud Powell	Pianist	27-Sep-1924	31-Jul-1966	Seminal bop pianist and composer
Puff Daddy	Music Producer	4-Nov-1969		Rapper, Fashion Icon
Teddy Riley	Musician	8-Oct-1966		The King of New Jack Swing
Vanessa del Rio	Pornstar	31-Mar-1952		Deep Inside Vanessa del Rio
Sonny Rollins	Jazz Musician	7-Sep-1930		Tenor sax master
Juelz Santana	Rapper	18-Feb-1982		The Diplomats
Keith Sweat	Musician	22-Jul-1961		Make It Last Forever
Cicely Tyson	Actor	19-Dec-1933		Sounder
Clarence Williams III	Actor	21-Aug-1939		Linc in The Mod Squad

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Clarence 13X	Religion	21-Feb-1928	13-Jun-1969	Nation of Gods and Earths
Ralph Cooper	Actor	16-Jan-1908	4-Apr-1992	The Dark Gable
Big L	Rapper	30-May-1974	15-Feb-1999	Ebonics

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