Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1905  Pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18] was born on this day in history.   

1906  On April - 08 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 April - 08 birth of maurice Stacey, chemist   

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

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  On this day in history birth of wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930)   

1911  On April - 08 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 April - 08.   

1912  On April - 08 birth of alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) was born on this day in history.   

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  On April - 08 birth of betty Ford, First Lady of the United States   

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  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  On April - 08 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 this day in history.   

1921  On April - 08 birth of virginia O'Brien, LA Calif, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies)   

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

1923  Edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1924  Frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter was born on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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0217  On this day in history 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  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  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on April - 08.   

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