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  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) was born on April - 08.   

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

1907  On April - 08 birth of maurice Stacey, chemist   

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

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax was born on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

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  Emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist was born on this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history birth of melvin Calvin, US chemist (photosynthesis, Nobel 1961)   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) was born on this day in history.   

1912  On this day in history birth of alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi   

1913  On this day in history birth of h Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)   

1914  On this day in history birth of john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1914  On April - 08 birth of maría Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002)   

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

1918  Glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992) was born on April - 08.   

1919  On April - 08 birth of [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  On April - 08 birth of carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

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

1921  Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served) was born on this day in history.   

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

1921  On April - 08 birth of jan Novak, composer   

1921  On this day in history birth of virginia O'Brien, LA Calif, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies)   

1921  Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003) was born on this day in history.   

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

1923  Franco Corelli, Anconia Italy, tenor (Don Jose-Carmen) was born on this day in history.   

1923  On April - 08 birth of george Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)   

1924  On this day in history birth of frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter   

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  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on this day in history.   

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

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

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 April - 08.