Famous Birthdays 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  On April - 08 birth of maurice Stacey, chemist  

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

1909  On this day in history birth of george Dixon, trumpet/sax  

1909  On April - 08 birth of olavi Pesonen, composer  

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 April - 08.  

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

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  On this day in history birth of sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36)  

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

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 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  On this day in history birth of [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)  

1920  Carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life) was born on this day in history.  

1920  On April - 08 birth of erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936)  

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 April - 08.  

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

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

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

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

1923  George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003) was born on April - 08.  

1924  On April - 08 birth of frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter  

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  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident  

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

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

1537  On this day in history willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies