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April 28, 1981 Jessica Alba, American Actress April 28, 1978 Nate Richert, born in St. Paul, Minnesota, actor, Harvey-Sabrina April 28, 1975 James Thrash, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins April 28, 1975 Martin Lewis, NBA guard for the Toronto Raptors April 28, 1974 Sergei Stas, NHL defenseman, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics April 28, 1974 Penelope Cruz, Spanish Actress April 28, 1973 Earl Holmes, linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers April 28, 1973 Marc Blake Schneider, born in Lubbock, Texas, rower, Olympics-bronze-1996 April 28, 1973 Melvin Hayes, NFL tackle, New York Jets, Tennessee Oilers April 28, 1973 Serge Zwikker, NBA center for the Houston Rockets April 28, 1973 Elisabeth Rohm, American Actress April 28, 1972 Jan Benda, Reet Belgium, hockey forward, Team Germany 1998 April 28, 1972 Jean-Paul van Gastel, soccer player, Willem II April 28, 1972 Michelle Menzies, born in Barrie, Ontario, Canadian ice pairs, 1995, 96 Can champs April 28, 1972 Jorge Garcia, American Actor April 28, 1971 Chris Young, Penn, actor, Bryce Lynch-Max Headroom, Great Outdoors April 28, 1971 Meredith McGrath, born in Midland, Michigan, tennis star, 1996 Essen doubles April 28, 1971 Mihai Apostal, born in Bucharest, Romania, Canadian kayaker 1996 Olympics April 28, 1971 Simbi Khali, actress, Nina-Third Rock From the Sun April 28, 1970 Jason Belser, defensive back for the Indianapolis Colts April 28, 1970 Mark Harris, wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers April 28, 1970 Nicklas Lidstrom, Vasteras SWE, NHL defenseman, Team Sweden, Detroit April 28, 1970 Richard Fromberg, born in Australia, tennis star April 28, 1969 Merlelynn Lange-Harris, born in Toronto, Ontario, basketball center 1996 Olympics April 28, 1968 Andy Flower, cricketer, Zimbabwe keeper and victorious Test captain April 28, 1968 Damion Lyons, CFL cornerback for the BC Lions April 28, 1968 Mark Carrier, NFL safety, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions April 28, 1968 Daisy Berkowitz, American Musician April 28, 1967 Monique Noel, born in Salem, Oregon, playmate, May, 1989 April 28, 1967 Pete Stoyanovich, NFL kicker, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs April 28, 1966 Jim Poole, born in Rochester, New York, pitcher, Cleveland Indians April 28, 1966 John Patrick Daly, born in born in Sacramento, California, PGA golfer, 1995 British Open April 28, 1964 Barry Larkin, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, infielder for the Cincinnati Reds April 28, 1964 Helen Marina Lucy Windsor, England, daughter of Prince Edward April 28, 1964 Mark Hager, Australian field hockey forward/capt, Olympics-4th-88, 96 April 28, 1963 Thomas Perry, German Musician April 28, 1962 Evguenni Rochtchin, NHL forward, Team Belarus, 1998 Olympics April 28, 1961 Cathy Gerring, born in Ft. Wayne, Indiana, LPGA golfer, 1990 Lady Keystone Open April 28, 1960 Wally Langdon, bassist, Bob Color April 28, 1958 Hal Evan Sutton, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, PGA golfer, 1982 Walt Disney April 28, 1958 Nancy Lee Grahn, actress, Santa Barbara April 28, 1958 Hal Sutton, American Athlete April 28, 1957 Leopold Eyharts, born in France, cosmonaut, Soyuz TM-26, TM-28/27 April 28, 1956 Jeremy John Beadle, writer/broadcaster April 28, 1956 Paul S. Lockhart, born in Amarillo, Texas, Major USAF/astronaut April 28, 1955 Eddie Jobson, rock violinist, Zappa, UK, Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure April 28, 1953 Julie Cole, LPGA golfer April 28, 1953 Kim Gordon, American Musician April 28, 1952 Mary McDonnell, born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, actress, Sneakers, Independence Day April 28, 1950 Jay Leno, New Rochelle, comedian/talk show host, Tonight Show April 28, 1950 Willie Colon, born in born in Bronx, New York, actor, Last Flight April 28, 1949 Jerome "Jay" Apt, Springfield Massachusetts, astronaut, STS 37, 47, 59, 79 April 28, 1949 Tom Cole, American Politician April 28, 1948 Marcia Strassman, born in New York City, actress, Julle Kotter-Welcome Back Kotter April 28, 1948 Terry Pratchett, English Author April 28, 1948 Terry Prachett, English Author April 28, 1947 Steve Khan, jazz musician, Christmas Waltz April 28, 1945 Ajit Manohar Pai, cricketer, one Test India vs. NZ 1969 April 28, 1943 Fantastic Johnny C[orley], U.S. singer, Boogaloo down Broadway April 28, 1943 John Oliver Creighton, born in Orange, Texas, Capt USN/astronaut, STS 51G, 36, 48 April 28, 1942 Ghislaine Hermanez, architect April 28, 1942 Mike Brearley, cricketer, outstanding England captain 1977-81 April 28, 1941 Ann Margret, born in Valsjobya Sweden, actress, Bye Bye Birdie, Tommy April 28, 1938 Beverly F. Albert, architect April 28, 1938 Madge Sinclair, Kingston Jamaica, actress, Bell-Roots, Trapper John April 28, 1937 Saddam Hussein, [At-Takriti], president of Iraq, 1979- April 28, 1936 John Martin Tchicai, composer April 28, 1934 Diane Johnson, American Novelist April 28, 1933 Karl Heinz Wahren, composer April 28, 1933 Oliver "Bops Junior" Jackson, drummer April 28, 1932 Marek Kopelent, composer April 28, 1930 Christopher John Magenis Headington, composer April 28, 1930 James Baker 3, Houston, Sec of Treasury, 1985-88, Sec State, 1989-92 April 28, 1929 Carolyn Jones, born in Amarillo, Texas, actress, Morticia-Addams Family April 28, 1928 Yves Klein, French sculptor/painter April 28, 1927 Garfield Weston, English industrial/billionaire, Twinings Tea April 28, 1926 Harper Lee, author, To Kill a Mockingbird April 28, 1925 Richard C. Sarafian, New York City, director/actor, Foley Square April 28, 1924 Kenneth David Kaunda, founder/president, Zambia, 1964-91 April 28, 1924 Kenneth Kaunda, Statesman April 28, 1923 Adele Mara, born in Dearborn, Michigan, actress and singer, Cool Million, Wheels April 28, 1923 Wolfgang Steffen, composer April 28, 1922 Guillaume Jorissen, Flemish politician, Volksunie April 28, 1922 Iser J Koepermann, Russian/U.S. world checkers champ, 1958-68, 75-76 April 28, 1922 William S Broomfield, Rep-R-MI, 1956- April 28, 1922 Alistair Maclean, Scottish Novelist April 28, 1921 Rowland Evans, born in White Marsh, Pennsylvania, news reporter, CNN-Evans and Novak April 28, 1920 Nan Merriman, US/Neth singer, Arturo Toscanini NBC Orch April 28, 1917 Joop Waasdorp, Dutch writer, Naked Life April 28, 1917 Robert Anderson, born in New York, writer, Tea and Sympathy, Never Sang for My Father April 28, 1917 Robert Cornthwaite, born in St. Helen, Oregon, actor, Thing, War of the Worlds April 28, 1914 Skuli Halldorsson, composer April 28, 1912 Odette Hallowes, British classified agent in France, WW II April 28, 1911 Frans Vroons, actor/tenor/director, Netherlands Opera April 28, 1908 Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop April 28, 1908 Jack Fingleton, cricketer, Australian opener of 30's April 28, 1908 Michael T. Fitzmaurice, born in Chicago, Illinois, actor, Reported Missing, 14 Hours April 28, 1908 Oskar Schindler, German Businessman April 28, 1907 Marion Coulon, Belgian theoriest, Jeunesse la derive April 28, 1906 Bartholomeus J "Bart" Bok, Dutch/US astronomer, Milky Way April 28, 1906 Kurt Godel, Austria, mathematician, Incompleteness Theorem April 28, 1906 Pierre [Louis] Boileau, born in Paris, France, novelist, Vertigo April 28, 1901 Corry Vonk, [Cornelia D], wife of Wim Kan, ABC-cabaret April 28, 1900 Bruno Apitz, writer April 28, 1900 Jan Hendrik Oort, Dutch astronomer, hypothesized "Oort Cloud" April 28, 1900 Maurice Thorez, Secretary-General, French Communist Party April 28, 1892 Georges Antoine, composer April 28, 1892 John Jacob Niles, composer April 28, 1892 Joseph Dunninger, born in New York City, mentalist, Amazing Dunninger April 28, 1889 Antonio de Oliveira Salazar, premier/dictator Portugal, 1932-68 April 28, 1889 Bryant Washburn, born in Chicago, actor, Exposure, Millionaire Kid, Nabonga April 28, 1889 Karel WFM Doorman, Dutch rear admiral April 28, 1888 Henry DG Crerar, Canadian general, WW I/Italy/Netherland April 28, 1886 Erich Salomon, German photographer April 28, 1882 Alberto Pirelli, Italian industrialist April 28, 1879 Edgar Tytgat, Flemish painter/etcher April 28, 1879 Franz Arnold, writer April 28, 1878 Lionel Barrymore, [Blythe], Philadelphia, actor, Free Soul, Dr. Kildare April 28, 1876 Frank Cavanagh, one of football's coaching greats April 28, 1874 Karl Kraus, writer April 28, 1874 Sidney Toler, Warrensburg, Missouri, actor, Madame X, Meeting at Midnight April 28, 1873 Harold Bauer, English/US pianist, Beethoven-Association April 28, 1870 Hermann Suter, composer April 28, 1868 Emile Bernard, writer April 28, 1864 William F. A. Ellison, Irish clergyman/director, Armagh Observatory April 28, 1848 Ludvig Schytte, composer April 28, 1846 Johann E. Backlund, Swedish astronomer, planets/asteroids April 28, 1842 Louis PMFG of Orleans, earl of Brazil, 1870-89 April 28, 1838 Tobias M Carel Asser, Holland, advocate of world law, Nobel 1911 April 28, 1827 William Hall, Canadian Soldier April 28, 1826 Alexander Stadtfeld, composer April 28, 1825 James Winning McMillan, Bvt Major General Union volunteers April 28, 1815 Andrew Jackson Smith, Major General Union volunteers, died in 1897 April 28, 1812 Daniel Henry Rucker, Bvt Major General Union Army, died in 1910 April 28, 1810 Daniel Ullmann, Bvt Major General Union volunteers, died in 1892 April 28, 1809 Conradus Leemans, Dutch archaeologist April 28, 1798 Duncan Forbes, British Writer April 28, 1795 Charles Sturt, England, explorer, Australia April 28, 1774 Francis Baily, describer of "Baily's Beads" during solar eclipse April 28, 1770 Nikita P. Panin, Russian diplomat/minister of Foreign affairs April 28, 1758 James Monroe, Westmoreland, Virginia, D-R, 5th President, 1817-25 April 28, 1757 Claus Nielsen Schali, composer April 28, 1753 Franz K Achard, German physicist April 28, 1750 Paul Ignaz Kurzinger, composer April 28, 1748 Lorenz Justinian Ott, composer April 28, 1715 Franz Sparry, composer April 28, 1698 Karel Jozef, ruler of Batthyanyi April 28, 1630 Charles Cotton, English Poet April 28, 1592 George Villiers, 1st duke of Buckingham/English admiral April 28, 1442 Edward IV, King of England, 1461-70, 71-83 |