April 7, 1915

“If I’m going to sing like someone else, then I don’t need to sing at all.” Billie Holiday

Billie Holiday American Musician was born.

Billie Holiday was an American Jazz singer, songwriter, and actress.

Billie Holiday- American Musician- Associated Links:

Billie Holiday | Biography.com: https://www.biography.com/people/billie-holiday-9341902
Billie Holiday Biography & History | All Music: https://www.allmusic.com/artist/billie-holiday-mn0000079016/biography
Billie Holiday: A Singer Beyond Our Understanding |NPR Music: https://www.npr.org/2015/04/07/397877385/billie-holiday-a-singer-beyond-our-understanding
Billie Holiday Quotes: https://www.brainyquote.com/authors/billie_holiday

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January 4, 1969

Marla Lee Runyan American professional track and field athlete who is legally blind is born.

December 9, 1973

Stacey Yvonne Abrams American Georgia Democrat politician is born.

July 4, 1911

Alaska Native civil rights champion Elizabeth Peratrovich, who played an instrumental role in the 1945 passage of the first anti-discrimination law in the United States was born

December 19, 1924

Cicely Tyson American award winning actress and former fashion model is born.

May 26, 1891

Mamie Smith the first Black artist to make vocal blues recordings was born.

April 26, 1886

Gertrude "Ma" Rainey blues singer is born.

November 18, 1939

Margaret Atwood Canadian poet and novelist is born.

December 6, 1927

Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink the first Asian American Woman elected to Congress was born.

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