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April 8, 1984 Taran Noah Smith, born in San Francisco, California, actor, Mark Taylor-Home Improvement April 8, 1981 Rebecca Wilson, born in Queensland, Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics April 8, 1976 Jim Farnum, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak alternate for 1996 Olympics April 8, 1973 Alex Gonzalez, born in Miami, Florida, infielder for the Toronto Blue Jays April 8, 1973 Joel Davis, guard for the Cincinnati Bengals April 8, 1973 Walter Nicholas Henry Tongue, born in Auckland NZ, 50m/100m swimmer 1996 Olympics April 8, 1973 Emma Caulfield, American Actress April 8, 1972 Damon Watts, NFL center for the Indianapolis Colts April 8, 1972 Isaac Davis, NFL guard for the San Diego Chargers April 8, 1972 Katrina Powell, born in Canberra, Australia, field hockey striker 1996 Olympics April 8, 1971 Edward Fryatt, born in Rochdale, England, Nike golfer, 1994 NCAA West Regional April 8, 1971 Marc Peers, born in Edmonton, Alberta, tornado yachter 1996 Olympics April 8, 1970 Derek D. Brown, born in Washington D.C., team handball right wing 1996 Olympics April 8, 1970 Gerald Vaughn, CFL defensive back for the Hamilton Tiger Cats April 8, 1970 Harold Bishop, NFL tight end for the Cleveland Browns April 8, 1969 Steve Jackson, NFL cornerback, Houston/Tennessee Oilers April 8, 1968 Don Davey, NFL defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars April 8, 1968 Patricia Arquette, born in New York City, actress, Ed Wood, Nightmare on Elm Street 3 April 8, 1967 Kenneth Charlie Griffith Benjamin, cricketer, WI like his namesake April 8, 1966 Robin Wright Penn, born in Dallas, Texas, actress, Santa Barbara, Princess Bride April 8, 1964 Biz Markie, rocker, Meteor Man, Townsend Television April 8, 1964 Valinda Hilleary, born in Littleton, Colorado, WPVA volleyballer, U.S. Open-9th-1993 April 8, 1964 Lisa Guerrero, American Journalist April 8, 1963 Alec Stewart, cricketer, son of Micky/opening bat Occasional WK April 8, 1963 Erica Terwillegar, born in Nelsonville, New Jersey, lugist April 8, 1963 Julian Lennon, John's son and singer, Too Late for Goodbyes April 8, 1963 Terry Porter, NBA guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves April 8, 1962 Izzy Stradlin, born in Lafayette, Indiana, guitarist, Guns and Roses April 8, 1959 Franklyn Stephenson, cricketer, great all-rounder April 8, 1959 Martin Weston, cricketer April 8, 1955 John Campbell, harness racer, 3-time winner of Hambletonian April 8, 1955 Barbara Kingsolver, American Novelist April 8, 1955 David Wu, American Politician April 8, 1954 Gary Carter, catcher, Montreal Expos, New York Mets April 8, 1954 John Schneider, born in Mt. Kisco, New York, actor, Bo-Dukes of Hazzard April 8, 1952 Adam Woods, rock drummer and pianist, Fixx April 8, 1949 Jim Lampley, born in Hendersonville, North Carolina, newscaster, Monday Night Baseball April 8, 1948 Gerald McRaney, born in Collins, Mississippi, actor, Rick-Simon and Simon, Major Dad April 8, 1948 Richard Alan Litchfield, born in Massachusetts, bank robber, FBI most wanted April 8, 1947 Cindy Pickett, born in Norman, Oklahoma, actress, Guiding Light, St. Elsewhere April 8, 1947 Hsiao-hsien Hou, director, Cheerful Wind, City of Sadness, Puppetmaster April 8, 1947 Steve Howe, born in London, rock guitarist, Asia, Yes-Roundabout April 8, 1947 Thomas D. Delay, Rep-R-Texas, 1985- April 8, 1947 Tom DeLay, American Politician April 8, 1947 Robert Kiyosaki, American Author April 8, 1946 Jim "Catfish" Hunter, major-league pitcher, A's, Yankees April 8, 1946 Stuart Pankin, born in Philadelphia, comedian, Striptease, Congo, Earl-Dinosaurs April 8, 1946 Catfish Hunter, American Athlete April 8, 1945 Ian White, MEP April 8, 1944 Anthony Farrar Hockley, military historian April 8, 1944 Christoph Hein, writer April 8, 1944 Hywel Bennett, born in South Wales, actor, Family Way, Shelley April 8, 1944 Roger Chapman, rock vocalist, Family-Family Entertainment April 8, 1944 Santiago Jimenez, Jr., U.S. accordionist, El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin April 8, 1943 Carol Lavell, born in Fairfax, Vermont, equestrian dressage, Olympics bronze 1992, 1996 April 8, 1943 J. P. Kavanaugh, racehorse trainer April 8, 1943 Robby Weaver, actor, Stone April 8, 1943 Tony Banks, English politician, Lab April 8, 1943 William Garth Morrison, Chief scout April 8, 1942 Douglas Trumbull, director, Silent Running, Brainstorm April 8, 1942 Eduard Visser, Dutch writer, Fyffes are now called Chiquita April 8, 1941 Peggy Lennon, born in Los Angeles, California, singer, Lennon Sisters April 8, 1941 Vivienne Westwood, English Designer April 8, 1940 John Havlicek, born in Martin's Ferry, Ohio, NBA hall-of-famer for the Boston Celtics April 8, 1938 Barton Keith McLean, composer April 8, 1938 Lory Patrick, born in Beckley, West Virginia, actress, Trina-Tales of Welles Fargo April 8, 1938 Mohammad Farooq, cricketer, Pakistani pace bowler in 7 Tests 1960-65 April 8, 1938 Kofi Annan, Statesman April 8, 1937 Ronald Anthony "Tony" Clegg, property trader April 8, 1937 Seymour Hersh, award winning investigative reporter, New York Times April 8, 1936 Klaus Lowitsch, born in Berlin, actor, Despair, Marriage of Marla Braun April 8, 1935 Albert G. Bustamante, Rep-D-TX, 1985- April 8, 1935 Donald Thompsett, cricket umpire April 8, 1935 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor, epidemiologist, Living legacy award-1984 April 8, 1933 Fred Ebb, lyricist, Cabaret April 8, 1933 Jaroslav Smolka, composer April 8, 1932 John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Felony, Jennifer, House of Shadows April 8, 1930 Dorothy Tutin, born in London, actress, Importance of Being Ernest, Cromwell April 8, 1930 John Bartholomew Tucker, born in Pennsylvania, TV host, Candid Camera, Treasure Island April 8, 1930 John Reardon, born in New York City, baritone, Falke-Die Fledermaus April 8, 1930 Mary Moore, principal, St. Hilda's College, Oxford April 8, 1929 Jacques Brel, Belgium, singer and actor April 8, 1929 Renzo de Felice, historian April 8, 1929 WIlliam K. Everson, film historian April 8, 1929 Walter Berry, Austria singer and ex husband of Christa Ludwig April 8, 1928 Eric Porter, born in London, England, actor, Antony and Cleopatra, 39 Steps April 8, 1928 John Gavin, born in Los Angeles, California, actor, Back Street, Psycho, Murder for Sale April 8, 1928 Mary Zeldenrust-Noordanus, CEO, NVSH April 8, 1928 Monty Sunshine, jazz bandleader, Gotta Travel On April 8, 1925 Shecky Greene, born in Chicago, Illinois, comedian/actor, Love Machine, Combat April 8, 1923 Edward Mulhare, Cork, Ireland, actor, Daniel Gregg-Ghost and Mrs. Muir April 8, 1923 Franco Corelli, born in Anconia, Italy, tenor, Don Jose-Carmen April 8, 1921 Alfie Bass, born in London, England, actor, Moonraker, Are You Being Served April 8, 1921 Betty Ford, 1st lady, 1975-76, and namesake for Betty Ford Clinic April 8, 1921 Jan Novak, composer April 8, 1921 Virginia O'Brien, born in Los Angeles, California, actress and singer, Gus, Ziegfeld Follies April 8, 1920 Carmen McRae, Clark, U.S. jazz singer/pianist, Dream of Life April 8, 1920 Erik Pausin, born in Austria, figure skating pairs, 1936 Olympics silver April 8, 1919 [Douglas] Ian Smith, premier of Rhodesia, 1964-.. April 8, 1914 John Cameron, cricketer, brother of Jimmy WI v-capt 1939 England tour April 8, 1913 H Ernst, bishop, Breda Neth April 8, 1912 Josef Gabcik, Czech resistance fighter, attacked Heydrich April 8, 1912 Sonja Henie, born in Oslo, Norway, ice skater/actress, Olympics gold 1928, 1932, 1936 April 8, 1911 Douglas Hyde, socialist and Christian April 8, 1911 Emil Mihai Cioran, writer and aphorist April 8, 1911 Melvin Calvin, U.S. chemist, photosynthesis, Nobel 1961 April 8, 1911 Emile M. Cioran, writer April 8, 1910 George Musso, NFL guard for the Chicago Bears April 8, 1910 Wendell Bill, cricketer, NSW bat 1929-36 Century on debut 1930 April 8, 1909 George Dixon, trumpet and sax April 8, 1909 Olavi Pesonen, composer April 8, 1909 William James Millar Mackenzie, political scientist April 8, 1908 Neil Lawson, British high court judge April 8, 1907 Maurice Stacey, chemist April 8, 1906 Charles J B Jonckheere, Flemish poet and writer, Mirror of the Sea April 8, 1905 George Baxter, born in Paris, France, actor, Flying Saucer, Lili, Caged April 8, 1905 Hans Scherfig, Danish marxist and writer, Idealister, Frydenholm April 8, 1905 Helen B M Fennell Joseph, anti-apartheid writer, Side by Side April 8, 1904 John Antill, composer April 8, 1904 John R. Hicks, British economist, Nobel 1972 April 8, 1903 Ilka Chase, born in New York City, actress, Masquerade Party, Trials of O'Brien April 8, 1902 Arthur Wellard, cricketer, big hitting Somerset and England batsman April 8, 1902 Josef Krips, born in Vienna, Austria, conductor, London Symph 1954-63 April 8, 1898 Achiel H. Acker, born in Belgian premier, 1945-46, 1954-58 April 8, 1898 Cecil Bowra, British classics expert, Greek experience April 8, 1898 E. Y. "Yip" Harburg, [Isidore Hochberg], lyricist and librettist April 8, 1897 Herbert Eimert, German composer and musicologist, Glockenspiel April 8, 1896 Karl Hermann Pillney, composer April 8, 1895 Bert I Gordon, New York April 8, 1895 Sigurdur Thordarson, composer April 8, 1893 Grace Cunard, born in Columbus, Ohio, silent screen actress, Resurrection April 8, 1893 Henri Puvrez, Belgian sculptor, Sereniteit April 8, 1893 Mary Pickford, actress, Poor Little Rich Girl April 8, 1892 Richard J. Neutra, Austrian and U.S. architect, Who Built America April 8, 1892 Richard Neutra, American Architect April 8, 1889 Adrian Boult, born in Chester, England, conductor and composer, BBC Sym Orch April 8, 1888 Dennis Chavez, American Politician April 8, 1887 Walter Connolly, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, actor, Good Earth, 5th Avenue Girl April 8, 1886 Margaret A. Barnes, writer April 8, 1885 Dimitrios Levidis, composer April 8, 1881 Fernand Lamy, composer April 8, 1880 Victor Schertzinger, composer and director, Uptown New York April 8, 1878 Rudolf Nelson, composer April 8, 1875 Albert I LCMM von Saksen-Coburg, king of Belgium, 1909-34 April 8, 1869 Harvey Cushing, U.S., neurosurgeon, blood pressure studies April 8, 1859 Edmund Husserl, born in Germany, philosopher, founded Phenomenology April 8, 1850 William Henry Welch, U.S., pathologist, founded John Hopkins April 8, 1843 Asger Hamerik, [Hammerich], composer April 8, 1832 Alfred von Waldersee, Prussian fieldmarshal April 8, 1831 Allard Pierson, Dutch theologiost, philosopher, art historian and poet April 8, 1828 George Baird Hodge, Brig General Confederate Army April 8, 1818 Christaan IX, king of Denmark, 1863-1906 April 8, 1816 Frederick William Burton, painter April 8, 1798 Dionysios Solomos, poet April 8, 1783 John Claudius, born in London, England, horticulturist April 8, 1776 Thaddaus Weigl, composer April 8, 1775 Adam A earl von Neipperg, Austrian general and Napoleon's wife Marie lover April 8, 1756 Joseph Gehot, composer April 8, 1741 Jose B da Gama, Portuguese poet, O Uraguai April 8, 1731 William Williams, U.S. merchant signed Declaration of Independence April 8, 1726 Lewis Morris, U.S. farmer signed Declaration of Independence April 8, 1708 Georg Zarth, composer April 8, 1697 Pierre Prowo, composer April 8, 1695 Johann C. Gunther, writer April 8, 1692 Giuseppe Tartini, born in Italy, violinist and composer, Trillo del Diavolo April 8, 1655 Louis Willem I, Margrave, Baden-Baden April 8, 1642 Gerard Callenbach, Dutch admiral April 8, 1631 Cornelis de Heem, painter April 8, 1605 Louis de Vadder, Flemish painter April 8, 1605 Philip IV, King of Spain and Portugal, 1621-65 April 8, 1582 Phienas Fletcher, poet April 8, 1533 Claudio Merulo, organist and composer April 8, 1460 Ponce de Leon, Spain, searched for fountain of youth, found Florida |