Famous Birthdays In April - 08

1905  On this day in history birth of pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18]  

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) was born on this day in history.  

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 this day in history.  

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

1909  On this day in history birth of olavi Pesonen, composer  

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

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 this day in history birth of emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist  

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

1912  On April - 08 birth of sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36)  

1912  On April - 08 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 this day in history.  

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

1918  On this day in history birth of betty Ford, First Lady of the United States  

1918  Glendon Swarthout, American author (d. 1992) was born on this day in history.  

1919  [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..) was born on April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

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 April - 08.  

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

1921  On April - 08 birth of franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003)  

1923  Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) was born on April - 08.  

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

1924  On April - 08 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  Death of Caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29 on April - 08.  

0956  On this day in history death of gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy  

1143  John II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident on this day in history.  

1364  On this day in history jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44  

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