Famous Birthdays In April - 08

1905  On this day in history birth of pierre Wigny, Belgian minister of Foreign affairs (1958-61) [or 4/18]   

1906  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) was born on this day in history.   

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

1907  Maurice Stacey, chemist was born on this day in history.   

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 this day in history.   

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  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 this day in history.   

1911  On this day in history birth of emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist   

1911  Melvin Calvin, US chemist (photosynthesis, Nobel 1961) was born on April - 08.   

1912  Sonja Henie, Oslo Norway, ice skater/actress (Olympic-gold-1928,32,36) was born on April - 08.   

1912  Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1919  On this day in history birth of [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia (1964-..)   

1920  On April - 08 birth of carmen McRae (Clark), US jazz singer/pianist (Dream of Life)   

1920  Erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936) was born on April - 08.   

1921  On this day in history 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 this day in history.   

1921  On this day in history birth of jan Novak, composer   

1921  Virginia O'Brien, LA Calif, actress/singer (Gus, Ziegfeld Follies) was born on April - 08.   

1921  On April - 08 birth of franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003)   

1923  On April - 08 birth of edward Mulhare, Cork Ireland, actor (Daniel Gregg-Ghost & Mrs Muir)   

1923  On April - 08 birth of franco Corelli, Anconia Italy, tenor (Don Jose-Carmen)   

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 this day in history.   

1924  Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

1461  Death of Georg Purbach, German mathematician and astronomer (b. 1423) on this day in history.   

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

1498  On April - 08 death of charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27   

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