Page 3: Famous Personalities Born In April - 08

1905  Pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18] was born on April - 08.   

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 this day in history 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  On April - 08 birth of william James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist   

1910  On this day in history birth of george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

1910  Wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930) was born on this day in history.   

1911  On April - 08 birth of douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

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

1911  Melvin Calvin, US chemist (photosynthesis, Nobel 1961) was born on this day in history.   

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

1912  On this day in history birth of alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi   

1913  H Ernst, bishop (Breda Neth) was born on April - 08.   

1914  On April - 08 birth of john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1914  María Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002) was born on this day in history.   

1918  Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States was born on April - 08.   

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

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 this day in history.   

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

1921  On April - 08 birth of alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served)   

1921  Betty Bloomer Ford, 1st lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic was born on April - 08.   

1921  Jan Novak, composer was born on April - 08.   

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 April - 08.   

1923  On this day in history birth of edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)   

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 this day in history.   

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

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

1364  Jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44 on April - 08.   

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on April - 08.   

1492  On this day in history lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  On this day in history death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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