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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Marian Anderson
Singer
27-Feb-1897 8-Apr-1993 Operatic contralto
Frank Annunzio
Politician
12-Jan-1915 8-Apr-2001 Congressman from Illinois, 1965-93
Harold D. Babcock
Astronomer
24-Jan-1882 8-Apr-1968 Solar radiation
Robert Bárány
Doctor
22-Apr-1876 8-Apr-1936 Studied inner ear, equilibrium system
Harry Baur
Actor
12-Apr-1880 8-Apr-1943 Un carnet de bal
Daniel Bovet
Scientist
23-Mar-1907 8-Apr-1992 Anti-histamines, muscle relaxants, sulfanilamide
Omar Bradley
Military
12-Feb-1893 8-Apr-1981 US Army Chief of Staff
Caracalla
Royalty
4-Apr-188 AD 8-Apr-217 AD Roman Emperor, 198-217 AD
Bankim Chandra Chatterji
Novelist
26-Jun-1838 8-Apr-1894 Krishna Kanta's Will
Martin Chemnitz
Religion
9-Nov-1522 8-Apr-1586 Lutheran theologian in Brunswick
J. Fred Coots
Songwriter
2-May-1897 8-Apr-1985 Santa Claus Is Coming to Town
A. Victor Donahey
Politician
7-Jul-1873 8-Apr-1946 Governor of Ohio, 1923-29
Gaetano Donizetti
Composer
29-Nov-1797 8-Apr-1848 Lucia di Lammermoor
Maria Felix
Actor
8-Apr-1914 8-Apr-2002 The most famous Mexican movie star
Antony Flew
Philosopher
11-Feb-1923 8-Apr-2010 British Libertarian philosopher
Charles Griffes
Composer
17-Sep-1884 8-Apr-1920 The Pleasure Dome of Kubla Khan
Charles A. Hayes
Politician
17-Feb-1918 8-Apr-1997 Congressman from Illinois, 1983-93
Walter Howe
Diplomat
10-Jun-1907 8-Apr-1966 US Ambassador to Chile, 1958-61
Wilhelm von Humboldt
Scholar
22-Jun-1767 8-Apr-1835 Diplomat turned philologist
Jean II
Royalty
16-Apr-1319 8-Apr-1364 King of France, 1350-64
John II Comnenus
Royalty
13-Sep-1087 8-Apr-1143 Byzantine Emperor, 1118-43
Ben Johnson
Actor
13-Jun-1918 8-Apr-1996 The Last Picture Show
Stanley Kamel
Actor
1-Jan-1943 8-Apr-2008 Dr. Kroger on Monk
Pyotr Kapitsa
Physicist
8-Jul-1894 8-Apr-1984 Discovered superfluidity
Erik Axel Karlfeldt
Poet
20-Jul-1864 8-Apr-1931 Songs of the wilderness and love
Rush Hudson Limbaugh
Politician
27-Sep-1891 8-Apr-1996 Rush's grandfather
Frank Mars
Business
24-Sep-1883 8-Apr-1934 Invented Milky Way and Snickers bars
Malcolm McLaren
Business
22-Jan-1946 8-Apr-2010 Sex Pistols manager
Lorenzo de Medici
Government
1-Jan-1449 8-Apr-1492 Ruler of Florence, patron of the arts
Junius Spencer Morgan
Business
14-Apr-1813 8-Apr-1890 J. S. Morgan and Company
George Jean Nathan
Author
14-Feb-1882 8-Apr-1958 American Mercury
Laura Nyro
Songwriter
18-Oct-1947 8-Apr-1997 New York songwriter
Adolph Ochs
Publisher
12-Mar-1858 8-Apr-1935 New York Times Publisher, 1896-1936
Fred Olivi
Military
16-Jan-1922 8-Apr-2004 Co-pilot of Nagasaki bombing
Richard Olney
Government
15-Sep-1835 8-Apr-1917 US Secretary of State, 1895-97
Elisha Otis
Inventor
3-Aug-1811 8-Apr-1861 Invented the safety elevator
Sir Anthony Panizzi
Curator
16-Sep-1797 8-Apr-1879 Librarian of the British Museum
Pablo Picasso
Painter
25-Oct-1881 8-Apr-1973 Abstract painter and sculptor
John Selden Roane
Politician
8-Jan-1817 8-Apr-1867 Governor of Arkansas, 1849-52
Bing Russell
Actor
5-May-1926 8-Apr-2003 Dep. Clem Foster on Bonanza
John Schoenherr
Artist
5-Jul-1935 8-Apr-2010 Owl Moon
Clyde Harold Smith
Politician
9-Jun-1876 8-Apr-1940 Congressman from Maine, 1937-40
István Széchenyi
Politician
21-Sep-1791 8-Apr-1860 Hungarian statesman, patriot
Jack Tramiel
Business
13-Dec-1928 8-Apr-2012 Commodore Business Machines
Claire Trevor
Actor
8-Mar-1910 8-Apr-2000 Key Largo
Ryan White
Victim
6-Dec-1971 8-Apr-1990 Suburban kid, AIDS activist
John Wise
Religion
1652 8-Apr-1725 A Vindication of New England Churches
F. W. Woolworth
Business
13-Apr-1852 8-Apr-1919 Five and dime magnate


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