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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Peter Abelard
Philosopher
1079 21-Apr-1142 French scholastic philosopher
Pope Alexander II
Religion
? 21-Apr-1075 Roman Catholic Pope, 1061-73
Edward Victor Appleton
Physicist
6-Sep-1892 21-Apr-1965 Ionosphere, shortwave radio
Henry Baldwin
Judge
14-Jan-1780 21-Apr-1844 US Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44
Leslie Banks
Actor
9-Jun-1890 21-Apr-1952 The Most Dangerous Game
Gustav Bergmann
Philosopher
4-May-1906 21-Apr-1987 Ontologist
Doris Betts
Author
4-Jun-1932 21-Apr-2012 Souls Raised from the Dead
Richard W. Bolling
Politician
17-May-1916 21-Apr-1991 Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83
Robert Bridges
Poet
23-Oct-1844 21-Apr-1930 Prometheus the Firegiver
Chuck Colson
Government
16-Oct-1931 21-Apr-2012 Minister, former Watergate figure
Stafford Cripps
Politician
24-Apr-1889 21-Apr-1952 Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50
John Adams Dix
Politician
24-Jul-1798 21-Apr-1879 Governor of New York, 1873-75
Dzhokhar Dudayev
Military
15-Apr-1944 21-Apr-1996 Head of the Chechen rebellion
Eleanora Duse
Actor
3-Oct-1858 21-Apr-1924 Most famous Italian actress of her time
François Duvalier
Head of State
14-Apr-1907 21-Apr-1971 Ruthless "President for Life" of Haiti
Erté
Artist
23-Nov-1892 21-Apr-1990 Art deco fashion designer and artist
Arthur Fadden
Head of State
13-Apr-1895 21-Apr-1973 Prime Minister of Australia, 1941
Jimmy The Greek
TV Personality
9-Sep-1918 21-Apr-1996 Oddsmaker
King Henry VII
Royalty
28-Jan-1457 21-Apr-1509 King of England, 1485-1509
Robert Hersant
Publisher
30-Jan-1920 21-Apr-1996 Le Papivore
Ursula Jeans
Actor
5-May-1906 21-Apr-1973 The Dam Busters
John Maynard Keynes
Economist
5-Jun-1883 21-Apr-1946 Father of Keynesian economics
James Kirkwood
Novelist
22-Aug-1924 21-Apr-1989 A Chorus Line
Frank J. Lausche
Politician
14-Nov-1895 21-Apr-1990 Governor, Senator from Ohio
Aldo Leopold
Naturalist
11-Jan-1887 21-Apr-1948 A Sand County Almanac
George L. Lilley
Politician
3-Aug-1859 21-Apr-1909 Governor of Connecticut, 1909
Edmund Lowe
Actor
3-Mar-1890 21-Apr-1971 What Price Glory
Jean-François Lyotard
Philosopher
10-Aug-1924 21-Apr-1998 Founder of Postmodernism
Diosdado Macapagal
Head of State
28-Sep-1910 21-Apr-1997 9th President of the Philippines
Charles MacArthur
Playwright
5-Nov-1895 21-Apr-1956 The Front Page
Gummo Marx
Actor
23-Oct-1892 21-Apr-1977 Left the Marx Brothers troupe early
Mary McGrory
Journalist
22-Aug-1918 21-Apr-2004 Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon
John Michell
Geologist
1724 21-Apr-1793 Phaenomena of Earthquakes
Irving Mills
Musician
16-Jan-1894 21-Apr-1985 Songwriter, music scout, raconteur
James C. Napier
Government
9-Jun-1845 21-Apr-1940 Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank
Parry O'Brien
Track and Field
28-Jan-1932 21-Apr-2007 Revolutionized the shot put
John Phillips
Educator
27-Dec-1719 21-Apr-1795 Founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
Mohammad Rabbani
Head of State
1955 21-Apr-2001 Taliban leader, Prime Minister
Jean Racine
Playwright
20-Dec-1639 21-Apr-1699 Phèdre
Buddy Rogers
Actor
13-Aug-1904 21-Apr-1999 With Mary Pickford in My Best Girl
Juan Antonio Samaranch
Sports Figure
17-Jul-1920 21-Apr-2010 Former Olympic Committee President
Joe Sawyer
Actor
29-Aug-1906 21-Apr-1982 Character actor 1930s to 1950s
Nina Simone
Singer
21-Feb-1933 21-Apr-2003 The High Priestess of Soul
Samuel Slater
Business
9-Jun-1768 21-Apr-1835 Father of the American Industrial Revolution
Walter Slezak
Actor
3-May-1902 21-Apr-1983 Hitchcock's Lifeboat
Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada
Head of State
25-Apr-1827 21-Apr-1889 President of Mexico, 1872-76
Mark Twain
Author
30-Nov-1835 21-Apr-1910 Huckleberry Finn
Manfred von Richthofen
Military
2-May-1892 21-Apr-1918 The Red Baron
Victor Weisskopf
Physicist
19-Sep-1908 21-Apr-2002 Head of CERN, 1961-65


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