Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 26

1900  Charles richter: Ohio, earthquakes seismologist (richter scale)   

1900  Douglas sirk: Director (zu neuen ufern, boefje)   

1900  James sutherland: English literature scholar/actor (rob roy 1953)   

1900  Hack wilson: American baseball player   

1903  Geoffrey worthington: Air vice-marshall   

1903  Niven busch: Us screenwriter (postman always rings twice)   

1904  Paul e "cardinal" leger: Archbishop (montreal)   

1904  William "count" basie: Jazz pianist (policy man, blazing saddles)   

1905  Charles k feldman: [gould], nyc, producer (casino royale)   

1905  Denis o'dea: Dublin, actor (esther & the king, treasure island)   

1905  Jean vigo: France, actor/director (zero for conduct, l'atlante)   

1906  Gracie allen: Mrs george burns, comedienne (george burns show)   

1906  Leopold spinner: Composer   

1907  Theun de vries: Writer (february; pc hooft prize 1981)   

1909  Richard howorth: Cricketer (english all-rounder, three county doubles)   

1910  Erland von koch: Composer   

1910  Johan doorn: Dutch journalist/resistance fighter (orange newspaper)   

1910  Tomoyuki tanaka: Director (godzilla)   

1911  Marianne hoppe: Rostock germany (bei thea, liebrauen)   

1912  A[lfred] e[lton] van vogt: Canada, sci-fi author (wizard of linn)   

1912  A. e. van vogt: Canadian writer   

1914  Bernard malamud: Us, novelist (fixer, natural, pulitizer 1967)   

1914  Charlie chester: British comedian (never say die)   

1914  Horace leonard gold: Sci-fi writer/editor   

1914  James william rouse: Us builder (shopping malls/columbia, maryland)   

1914  Wilfred howard mellers: Composer   

1916  Arnoldus christian vlok van wyk: Composer   

1916  Morris l west: Australia, novelist (shoes of the fisherman)   

1916  Vic perrin: American actor   

1917  I[eoh] m[ing] pei: Canton, china, architect (1961 brunner prize)   

1917  Sal "the barber" maglie: Pitcher (ny giants, 8th best won-lost pct)   

1917  I.m. pei: Chinese-born architect   

1918  Fanny blankers-koen: Holland, 100m/200m dash, hurdler (olym-gold-1948)   

1918  Jack morpurgo: American literature scholar (leeds university)   

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0757  Stephen ii: Pope (752-57),   

1192  Emperor go-shirakawa of japan: Emperor go-shirakawa of japan (b. 1127)   

1196  Alfonso ii: King of aragon (1162-96),   

1444  Robert campin: South neth painter/porter of doornik,   

1476  Simonetta vespucci: Inspiration of botticelli (b.1453)   

1478  Giuliano de' medici: Medeheerser of florence, murdered at about 24   

1489  Ashikaga yoshihisa: Japanese shogun (b. 1465)   

1558  Jean francois fernel: French physician,