Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1905  On April - 08 birth of pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18]   

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

1906  On April - 08 birth of raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974)   

1907  On April - 08 birth of maurice Stacey, chemist   

1908  On April - 08 birth of neil Lawson, British high court judge   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax was born on this day in history.   

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

1909  William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist was born on April - 08.   

1910  On April - 08 birth of george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

1910  Wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930) was born on this day in history.   

1911  Douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian was born on April - 08.   

1911  Emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist was born on April - 08.   

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

1913  On April - 08 birth of h Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth)   

1914  John Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour) was born on April - 08.   

1914  On this day in history 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  [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..) was born on April - 08.   

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

1921  Betty Bloomer Ford, 1st lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic was born on this day in history.   

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 April - 08.   

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

1923  On this day in history birth of edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)   

1923  On April - 08 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  On April - 08 birth of frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter   

1924  On this day in history birth of sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006)   

1925  Shecky Greene, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (Love Machine, Combat) was born on April - 08.   

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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 April - 08.   

1143  On April - 08 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  On this day in history death of georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423)   

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

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

1537  On April - 08 willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies