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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Albert I
Royalty
8-Apr-1875 17-Feb-1934 King of Belgium, 1909-34
Kofi Annan
Government
8-Apr-1938   Secretary General of the UN, 1997-2006
Patricia Arquette
Actor
8-Apr-1968   Allison Dubois on Medium
Jim Barnes
Golf
8-Apr-1886 24-May-1966 Winner of 4 Majors
James E. Barrett
Judge
8-Apr-1922 7-Nov-2011 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1971-87
Alfie Bass
Actor
8-Apr-1921 15-Jul-1987 Bootsie and Snudge
Hywel Bennett
Actor
8-Apr-1944   James Shelley on Shelley
Michael Bennett
Dancer
8-Apr-1943 2-Jul-1987 A Chorus Line
Adrian Boult
Conductor
8-Apr-1889 23-Feb-1983 Conductor, BBC Symphony Orchestra, 1930-50
Jacques Brel
Singer/Songwriter
8-Apr-1929 9-Oct-1978 Legendary chanson singer and songwriter
Joseph L. Bruno
Politician
8-Apr-1929   NY Senate Majority Leader
Albert G. Bustamante
Politician
8-Apr-1935   Congressman from Texas, 1985-93
Melvin Calvin
Chemist
8-Apr-1911 8-Jan-1997 Deciphered photosynthesis
Gary Carter
Baseball
8-Apr-1954 16-Feb-2012 MLB catcher, Hall-of-Famer
Emma Caulfield
Actor
8-Apr-1973   Anya on Buffy
Ilka Chase
Actor
8-Apr-1900 15-Feb-1978 Now, Voyager
Dennis Chavez
Politician
8-Apr-1888 18-Nov-1962 US Senator from New Mexico, 1935-62
Walter Connolly
Actor
8-Apr-1887 28-May-1940 It Happened One Night
Franco Corelli
Singer
8-Apr-1921 29-Oct-2003 Operatic tenor
Harvey Cushing
Doctor
8-Apr-1869 7-Oct-1939 Cushing's Syndrome
Tom DeLay
Politician
8-Apr-1947   Former House Majority Leader, convicted felon
Fred Ebb
Musician
8-Apr-1935 11-Sep-2004 Top Broadway lyricist, Cabaret
Richard S. Emmet
Attorney
8-Apr-1897 5-Oct-1969 Counsel to the Bank of New York
John Fante
Author
8-Apr-1909 8-May-1983 Bukowski's idol
Maria Felix
Actor
8-Apr-1914 8-Apr-2002 The most famous Mexican movie star
Betty Ford
First Lady
8-Apr-1918 8-Jul-2011 Former First Lady, founded Betty Ford Center
Hugo Fregonese
Film Director
8-Apr-1908 17-Jan-1987 Old Shatterhand
John Gavin
Actor
8-Apr-1928   Julius Caesar in Spartacus
Robert Giroux
Publisher
8-Apr-1914 5-Sep-2008 Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Paul Dedrick Gray
Bassist
8-Apr-1972 24-May-2010 Bassist for Slipknot
John M. Greaney
Judge
8-Apr-1939   Justice, Massachusetts Supreme Court
Shecky Greene
Comic
8-Apr-1926   Chicago nightclub comic
Vartan Gregorian
Educator
8-Apr-1934   President of Carnegie Corporation
Brandon Grove
Diplomat
8-Apr-1929   US Ambassador to Zaire, 1984-87
Geir Haarde
Head of State
8-Apr-1951   Prime Minister of Iceland, 2006-09
John Hamm
Politician
8-Apr-1938   Premier of Nova Scotia, 1999-2006
E. Y. Harburg
Songwriter
8-Apr-1896 4-Mar-1981 The Wizard of Oz
Richard Hatch
TV Personality
8-Apr-1961   Survivor
John Havlicek
Basketball
8-Apr-1940   Boston Celtic, Hall of Famer
Sonja Henie
Figure Skating
8-Apr-1912 12-Oct-1969 Norwegian figure skater
Seymour Hersh
Journalist
8-Apr-1937   Uncovered the My Lai Massacre
John R. Hicks
Economist
8-Apr-1904 20-May-1989 Value and Capital
Kane Hodder
Actor
8-Apr-1955   Friday the 13th franchise
August Wilhelm von Hofmann
Chemist
8-Apr-1818 2-May-1892 Organic chemist, researched aniline
Steve Howe
Guitarist
8-Apr-1947   Guitarist for Yes
Catfish Hunter
Baseball
8-Apr-1946 9-Sep-1999 Pitched a perfect game in 1968
Edmund Husserl
Philosopher
8-Apr-1859 26-Apr-1938 Phenomenological philosopher
Trina Schart Hyman
Artist
8-Apr-1939 19-Nov-2004 Children's book illustrator
Christian IX
Royalty
8-Apr-1818 29-Jan-1906 King of Denmark, 1863-1906
Howell Edmunds Jackson
Judge
8-Apr-1832 8-Aug-1895 US Supreme Court Justice, 1893-95
J. J. Jackson
TV Personality
8-Apr-1941 17-Mar-2004 One of five original MTV vj's
Cheryl James
Singer
8-Apr-1964   Salt of Salt-N-Pepa
Robert L. Johnson
Business
8-Apr-1946   CEO of BET
Ron Johnson
Politician
8-Apr-1955   US Senator from Wisconsin
Joseph Kernan
Politician
8-Apr-1946   Governor of Indiana, 2003-05
Barbara Kingsolver
Author
8-Apr-1955   Prodigal Summer
Robert Kiyosaki
Author
8-Apr-1947   Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Josef Krips
Conductor
8-Apr-1902 13-Oct-1974 Director, Buffalo Philharmonic, 1954-63
Alexi Laiho
Guitarist
8-Apr-1979   Children of Bodom
Pascal Lamy
Politician
8-Apr-1947   WTO Director-General
Julian Lennon
Musician
8-Apr-1963   Too Late for Goodbyes
John Madden
Film Director
8-Apr-1949   Shakespeare in Love
Aristide Maillol
Sculptor
8-Apr-1861 27-Sep-1944 Sculptor of the female nude
Biz Markie
Musician
8-Apr-1964   Nobody Beats The Biz
John J. McLaughry
Football
8-Apr-1917 28-Nov-2007 Head Coach at Brown, 1959-66
Charles S. McNeer
Business
8-Apr-1926   CEO of Wisconsin Energy, 1982-91
Carmen McRae
Singer
8-Apr-1922 10-Nov-1994 Jazz vocalist
Edward Mellanby
Doctor
8-Apr-1884 30-Jan-1955 Rickets
Edward Mulhare
Actor
8-Apr-1923 24-May-1997 The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
George Musso
Football
8-Apr-1910 5-Sep-2000 Chicago Bears tackle, guard
Edwin Frederick O'Brien
Religion
8-Apr-1939   Catholic Archbishop of Baltimore
Jack O'Halloran
Actor
8-Apr-1943   Non in Superman
Stuart Pankin
Actor
8-Apr-1946   Arachnophobia
Robin Wright Penn
Actor
8-Apr-1966   The Princess Bride
Dennis Peron
Activist
8-Apr-1945   Medical marijuana
Philip IV
Royalty
8-Apr-1605 17-Sep-1665 King of Spain, 1621-65
Mary Pickford
Actor
8-Apr-1892 29-May-1979 America's Sweetheart
Jim Piddock
Actor
8-Apr-1956   A Mighty Wind
Eric Porter
Actor
8-Apr-1928 15-May-1995 The Forsyte Saga
Elizabeth Clare Prophet
Religion
8-Apr-1939 15-Oct-2009 Church Universal and Triumphant
David Rittenhouse
Astronomer
8-Apr-1732 26-Jun-1796 Early Pennsylvania scientist and statesman
Dennis J. Roberts
Politician
8-Apr-1903 30-Jun-1994 Governor of Rhode Island, 1951-59
Dave Rowntree
Drummer
8-Apr-1963   Drummer for Blur
Katee Sackhoff
Actor
8-Apr-1980   Starbuck on Battlestar Galactica
Victor Schertzinger
Film Director
8-Apr-1890 26-Oct-1941 Road to Singapore
John Schneider
Actor
8-Apr-1960   Bo Duke on The Dukes of Hazzard
Martin J. Schreiber
Politician
8-Apr-1939   Governor of Wisconsin, 1977-79
Blanche Stuart Scott
Aviator
8-Apr-1885 12-Jan-1970 Auto and air daredevil
Louis Skidmore
Architect
8-Apr-1897 27-Sep-1962 Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill
Ian Smith
Head of State
8-Apr-1919 20-Nov-2007 Rhodesian Prime Minister, 1965-79
Taran Noah Smith
Actor
8-Apr-1984   Mark Taylor on Home Improvement
Mark Spencer
Computer Programmer
8-Apr-1977   Creator of Asterisk
Michael Spound
Actor
8-Apr-1957   Dave Kendall on Hotel
Kirsten Storms
Actor
8-Apr-1984   Days of Our Lives
Izzy Stradlin
Guitarist
8-Apr-1962   Former rhythm guitarist, Guns n' Roses
Glendon Swarthout
Novelist
8-Apr-1918 23-Sep-1992 Bless the Beasts and Children
Giuseppe Tartini
Violinist
8-Apr-1692 26-Feb-1770 Trillo del Diavolo
Tim Thomerson
Actor
8-Apr-1946   Gene/Jean on Quark
Chuck Todd
Journalist
8-Apr-1972   The Hotline
Douglas Trumbull
Artist
8-Apr-1942   Movie special effects wizard
Dorothy Tutin
Actor
8-Apr-1930 6-Aug-2001 Savage Messiah
James G. Vetter, Jr.
Attorney
8-Apr-1934   Of Counsel, Godwin Pappas Ronquillo
William H. Welch
Scientist
8-Apr-1850 30-Apr-1934 Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Vivienne Westwood
Fashion Designer
8-Apr-1941   Popularized punk rock fashion
David Wu
Politician
8-Apr-1955   Congressman from Oregon, 1999-2011


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