Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1905  Pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18] was born on April - 08.   

1906  On this day in history birth of charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1906  On this day in history birth of raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974)   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist was born on April - 08.   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge was born on April - 08.   

1909  On April - 08 birth of george Dixon, trumpet/sax   

1909  Olavi Pesonen, composer was born on this day in history.   

1909  On April - 08 birth of william James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist   

1910  George Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears) was born on this day in history.   

1910  Wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930) was born on April - 08.   

1911  On this day in history birth of douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

1911  On April - 08 birth of emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist   

1911  Melvin Calvin, US chemist (photosynthesis, Nobel 1961) was born on April - 08.   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) was born on April - 08.   

1912  Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi was born on April - 08.   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) was born on April - 08.   

1914  John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) was born on this day in history.   

1914  María Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002) was born on April - 08.   

1918  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States was born on this day in history.   

1918  On this day in history birth of glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992)   

1919  [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..) was born on this day in history.   

1920  Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life) was born on April - 08.   

1920  Erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936) was born on April - 08.   

1921  On this day in history birth of alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served)   

1921  On this day in history birth of betty Bloomer Ford, 1st lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic   

1921  Jan Novak, composer was born on this day in history.   

1921  Virginia O'Brien, LA Calif, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies) was born on this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history birth of franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003)   

1923  On April - 08 birth of edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)   

1923  On this day in history birth of franco Corelli, Anconia Italy, tenor (Don Jose-Carmen)   

1923  On this day in history birth of george Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)   

1924  Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter was born on this day in history.   

1924  Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006) was born on April - 08.   

1925  On this day in history birth of shecky Greene, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (Love Machine, Combat)   

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0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  On April - 08 death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy   

1143  On this day in history john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

1492  Lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies on April - 08.   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.