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  Raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974) was born on this day in history.   

1907  On this day in history 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  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 this day in history.   

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

1911  Emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

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

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 April - 08.   

1920  Erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936) was born on this day in history.   

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  On this day in history birth of jan Novak, composer   

1921  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

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

1461  On April - 08 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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

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