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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Jessica Alba
Actor
28-Apr-1981   Dark Angel
Robert W. Anderson
Playwright
28-Apr-1917 9-Feb-2009 Tea and Sympathy
Ann-Margret
Actor
28-Apr-1941   Carnal Knowledge
Tobias Asser
Activist
28-Apr-1838 29-Jul-1913 Hague Court of Arbitration
Hertha Ayrton
Physicist
28-Apr-1854 26-Aug-1923 Electric arc
Francis Baily
Astronomer
28-Apr-1774 30-Aug-1844 First to observe Baily's Beads
Brandon Baker
Actor
28-Apr-1985   Johnny Tsunami
James Baker
Government
28-Apr-1930   US Secretary of State, 1989-92
Lionel Barrymore
Actor
28-Apr-1878 15-Nov-1954 Young Dr. Kildare
Daisy Berkowitz
Guitarist
28-Apr-1968   Original Marilyn Manson guitarist, 1990-6
Bart Jan Bok
Astronomer
28-Apr-1906 5-Aug-1983 Bok globules
William S. Broomfield
Politician
28-Apr-1922   Congressman from Michigan, 1957-93
Bud Carson
Football
28-Apr-1931 8-Dec-2005 Pittsburgh Steelers DC, 1972-77
Carolyn Cassady
Author
28-Apr-1923   Wife of Neal Cassady
Tom Cole
Politician
28-Apr-1949   Congressman, Oklahoma 4th
Alston D. Correll
Business
28-Apr-1941   CEO of Georgia-Pacific, 1993-2005
Charles Cotton
Poet
28-Apr-1630 16-Feb-1687 Translator of Montaigne
Penelope Cruz
Actor
28-Apr-1974   Woman On Top
John Daly
Golf
28-Apr-1966   Alcoholic golfer
Lois Duncan
Author
28-Apr-1934   I Know What You Did Last Summer
Jacques Dutronc
Singer/Songwriter
28-Apr-1943   Les Cactus
King Edward IV
Royalty
28-Apr-1442 9-Apr-1483 King of England, 1461-83
Rowland Evans
Columnist
28-Apr-1921 23-Mar-2001 Evans and Novak
Dudley Fitts
Scholar
28-Apr-1903 10-Jul-1968 Translator of Greek literature
Carolyn Forché
Poet
28-Apr-1950   The Country Between Us
Jorge Garcia
Actor
28-Apr-1972   Hurley on Lost
Kurt Gödel
Mathematician
28-Apr-1906 14-Jan-1978 Gödel's Incompleteness Theorems
Kim Gordon
Musician
28-Apr-1953   Sonic Youth
Nancy Lee Grahn
Actor
28-Apr-1956   Julia Wainwright on Santa Barbara
Paul Guilfoyle
Actor
28-Apr-1949   Capt. Jim Brass on CSI
Pehr Gyllenhammar
Business
28-Apr-1935   CEO of Volvo, 1971-90
John L. Harmer
Politician
28-Apr-1934   Lt. Governor of California, 1974-75
Saddam Hussein
Head of State
28-Apr-1937 30-Dec-2006 President of Iraq, 1979-2003
Violent J
Rapper
28-Apr-1972   Half of Insane Clown Posse
Diane Johnson
Novelist
28-Apr-1934   Fair Game
Carolyn Jones
Actor
28-Apr-1929 3-Aug-1983 Morticia on The Addams Family
Elena Kagan
Judge
28-Apr-1960   US Supreme Court Justice
Kenneth Kaunda
Head of State
28-Apr-1924   President of Zambia, 1964-91
George Kelly
Psychologist
28-Apr-1905 6-Mar-1967 Personal Construct Theory of personality
Simbi Khali
Actor
28-Apr-1971   Nina Campbell on 3rd Rock from the Sun
Bruno Kirby
Actor
28-Apr-1949 14-Aug-2006 When Harry Met Sally, City Slickers
Mort Kondracke
Columnist
28-Apr-1939   Tolerated by Fox, McLaughlin
Ferruccio Lamborghini
Business
28-Apr-1916 20-Feb-1993 Lamborghini tractors and sports cars
Harper Lee
Novelist
28-Apr-1926   To Kill A Mockingbird
Jay Leno
Talk Show Host
28-Apr-1950   The Tonight Show
Nicklas Lidström
Hockey
28-Apr-1970   Detroit Red Wings
Henry Luce III
Publisher
28-Apr-1925 7-Sep-2005 Former Time magazine publisher
Alistair MacLean
Novelist
28-Apr-1922 2-Feb-1987 The Guns of Navarone
Adele Mara
Actor
28-Apr-1923 7-May-2010 Angel in Exile
Connie Marshall
Actor
28-Apr-1933 22-May-2001 Dragonwyck
Mary McDonnell
Actor
28-Apr-1952   Stands With A Fist
Philip Merrill
Publisher
28-Apr-1934 10-Jun-2006 Capital Gazette Communications
James Monroe
Head of State
28-Apr-1758 4-Jul-1831 5th President of the U.S.
Bridget Moynahan
Actor
28-Apr-1971   I, Robot
David W. Mullins
Business
28-Apr-1946   Vice Chairman of the Fed, 1991-94
Jan Hendrik Oort
Astronomer
28-Apr-1900 5-Nov-1992 Theory of the origin of comets
John Pankow
Actor
28-Apr-1954   Ira on Mad About You
Terry Pratchett
Novelist
28-Apr-1948   Discworld sci-fi series
Nate Richert
Actor
28-Apr-1978   Harvey Kinkle on Sabrina
Elisabeth Rohm
Actor
28-Apr-1973   Serena Southerlyn on Law & Order
Paul Sacher
Conductor
28-Apr-1906 26-May-1999 Founder, Basler Kammerorchester
António de Oliveira Salazar
Head of State
28-Apr-1889 27-Jul-1970 Ruler of Portugal, 1932-68
Oskar Schindler
Activist
28-Apr-1908 9-Oct-1974 Saved over 1000 from Nazis
K. Barry Sharpless
Chemist
28-Apr-1941   Chiral catalysts
Too Short
Rapper
28-Apr-1966   Life Is... Too $hort
Zalman Shoval
Diplomat
28-Apr-1930   Twice Israeli Ambassdor to the US
Bobby Shriver
Politician
28-Apr-1954   Mayor of Santa Monica
Madge Sinclair
Actor
28-Apr-1938 20-Dec-1995 Nurse Shoop on Trapper John
Marcia Strassman
Actor
28-Apr-1948   Welcome Back, Kotter
Charles Sturt
Explorer
28-Apr-1795 16-Jun-1869 Explorer of NSW and South Australia
Hal Sutton
Golf
28-Apr-1958   Winner, 1983 PGA Championship
Peter Guthrie Tait
Physicist
28-Apr-1831 4-Jul-1901 Treatise on Quaternions
Sidney Toler
Actor
28-Apr-1874 12-Feb-1947 Charlie Chan
Georgy Voronoy
Mathematician
28-Apr-1868 20-Nov-1908 Voronoi diagram
Alice Waters
Chef
28-Apr-1944   Chez Panisse
Ted Wells
Attorney
28-Apr-1950   Washington lawyer
Kari Wuhrer
Actor
28-Apr-1967   Capt. Beckett on Sliders
C. C. Young
Politician
28-Apr-1869 24-Dec-1947 Governor of California, 1927-31
Chris Young
Actor
28-Apr-1971   Bryce Lynch on Max Headroom
Ron Zook
Football
28-Apr-1954   Ex-Coach, Fighting Illini




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