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 this day in history birth of charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea)   

1906  On April - 08 birth of raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974)   

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist was born on April - 08.   

1908  Neil Lawson, British high court judge was born on this day in history.   

1909  George Dixon, trumpet/sax was born on April - 08.   

1909  Olavi Pesonen, composer was born on April - 08.   

1909  On this day in history birth of william James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist   

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

1910  On April - 08 birth of wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930)   

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 this day in history.   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) was born on this day in history.   

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

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 this day in history.   

1914  María Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002) was born on April - 08.   

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

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  On this day in history birth of carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

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 April - 08.   

1921  Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003) was born on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

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

1924  On this day in history birth of sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006)   

1925  On this day in history birth of shecky Greene, Chicago Ill, comedian/actor (Love Machine, Combat)   

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0217  On April - 08 death of caracalla, [Marcus Antoniius], Roman emperor (198-217), murdered at 29   

0956  Death of Gilbert of Chalon, Duke of Burgundy on April - 08.   

1143  On April - 08 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  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  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on this day in history.