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    • Dec 25, 1642
    Sir Isaac Newton is born in Woolsthorpe, Lincolnshire, in England. A pioneering mathematician and physicist, his theories on calculus and gravity are revolutionary. His family lineage eventually includes country-rock singer Juice Newton
    Mar 20, 1727
    Sir Isaac Newton dies in London. An influential mathematician, physicist and astronomer, he is an ancestor of country singer Juice Newton
    Nov 10, 1749
    Revolutionary War soldier John Monroe is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia. Among his descendents is bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    Jul 22, 1850
    Songwriter Stephen Foster marries Jane McDowell in Pennsylvania. His songs will be sung by the likes of Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and Ray Whitley in numerous movies. He also becomes the subject of a 2004 tribute album, "Beautiful Dreamer - The Songs Of Stephen Foster"
    Oct 3, 1854
    Robert Craig is born in Giles County, Tennessee. His son, Francis Craig, writes the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette 30 years later
    Apr 26, 1857
    Thomas Kelley Colley is born in Manchester, Tennessee. His daughter, Sarah Colley, will come to prominence as Grand Ole Opry comedian Minnie Pearl
    Oct 28, 1857
    J.B. Monroe is born in Ohio County, Kentucky. As an adult, he fathers bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe
    Jul 28, 1862
    Fannie Frost is born in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Her son, Francis Craig, writes the 1947 pop hit "Near You," which becomes a country hit for George Jones & Tammy Wynette in 1977
    Jan 7, 1868
    Rebecca Bowers is born in Virginia. She gives birth to Ernest "Pop" Stoneman, one of country's first successful recording artists, and the leader of The Stoneman Family
    Jul 12, 1870
    Malissa Vandiver is born in Butler County, Kentucky. She gives birth to bluegrass pioneer Bill Monroe



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