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  Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet/writer (Mirror of the Sea) was born on April - 08.   

1906  On this day in history birth of raoul Jobin, French Canadian tenor (d. 1974)   

1907  On this day in history 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  Olavi Pesonen, composer was born on April - 08.   

1909  William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist was born on April - 08.   

1910  On April - 08 birth of george Musso, NFL guard (Chicago Bears)   

1910  On this day in history birth of wendell Bill, cricketer (NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930)   

1911  On this day in history birth of douglas Hyde, socialist/Christian   

1911  On April - 08 birth of emil Mihai Cioran, writer/aphorist   

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

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

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

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

1914  On this day in history birth of john Cameron, cricketer (brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour)   

1914  On this day in history birth of maría Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002)   

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 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  Erik Pausin, Austria, figure skating pairs (Olympics-silver-1936) was born on this day in history.   

1921  Alfie Bass, London England, actor (Moonraker, Are You Being Served) was born on April - 08.   

1921  Betty Bloomer Ford, 1st lady (1975-76)/namesake for Betty Ford Clinic was born on this day in history.   

1921  On April - 08 birth of jan Novak, composer   

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

1921  On this day in history 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  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  On this day in history birth of frédéric Back, German-born Canadian short film director and screenwriter   

1924  Sir Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English soldier and historian (d. 2006) was born on April - 08.   

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 this day in history.   

1143  On April - 08 john II Comnenus, Emperor of Byzantium (1118-43), dies in an accident   

1364  On April - 08 jan II, the Good, King of France (1350-64), dies at 44   

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

1492  On April - 08 lorenzo I de' Medici"il Magnifico", ruler of Florence (1469-92), dies   

1498  Death of Charles VIII, King of France (1483-98), beheaded at 27 on this day in history.   

1537  Willem Aerts, Flemish architect, dies on April - 08.