Laurel and Hardy team up, a human heart is transplanted for the first time, an assassin targets Bob Marley, and the first text message is sent via phone, all on this day.
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1948: Heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne, best known as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and for his solo work, is born John Michael Osbourne in Aston, Birmingham, England.