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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Charles H. Aldrich
Attorney
28-Aug-1850 13-Apr-1929 US Solicitor General, 1892-93
Nathaniel Bar-Jonah
Criminal
15-Feb-1957 13-Apr-2008 Cannibal child killer, sentenced to 130 years
George Mackay Brown
Poet
17-Oct-1921 13-Apr-1996 Time in a Red Coat
Milton Brown
Musician
7-Sep-1903 13-Apr-1936 Milton Brown and His Musical Brownies
William B. Buffum
Diplomat
10-Sep-1921 13-Apr-2012 US Ambassador to Lebanon, 1970-74
Jefferson Caffery
Diplomat
1-Dec-1886 13-Apr-1974 US Ambassador to Egypt, France, Brazil, Cuba
Annie Jump Cannon
Astronomer
11-Dec-1863 13-Apr-1941 Census-taker of the sky
Ernst Cassirer
Philosopher
28-Jul-1874 13-Apr-1945 The Myth of the State
James M. Clarke
Politician
12-Jun-1917 13-Apr-1999 Congressman from North Carolina, 1987-91
Roy Daniells
Poet
6-Apr-1902 13-Apr-1979 The Chequered Shade
Henry de la Beche
Geologist
1796 13-Apr-1855 Created first Geologic Survey
Ivan Desny
Actor
28-Dec-1922 13-Apr-2002 Pan-European character actor
Georges Duhamel
Novelist
30-Jun-1884 13-Apr-1966 Civilisation
David Dudley Field
Attorney
13-Feb-1805 13-Apr-1894 Spurred codification of US law
John T. Flynn
Journalist
25-Oct-1882 13-Apr-1964 The Roosevelt Myth
Eddie Fontaine
Singer
6-Mar-1927 13-Apr-1992 Rock-a-billy singer and character actor
Boris Godunov
Royalty
c. 1551 13-Apr-1605 Tsar of Russia, 1598-1605
Veit Harlan
Film Director
22-Sep-1899 13-Apr-1964 Jud Süss
Diamond Jim Brady
Business
12-Aug-1856 13-Apr-1917 Larger-than-life millionaire
Caron Keating
TV Personality
5-Oct-1962 13-Apr-2004 Host of Blue Peter
Jean de la Fontaine
Poet
8-Jul-1621 13-Apr-1695 Fables and Contes
John Humphrey Noyes
Religion
3-Sep-1811 13-Apr-1886 Oneida Community founder
Culbert L. Olson
Politician
7-Nov-1876 13-Apr-1962 Governor of California, 1939-43
Larry Parks
Actor
13-Dec-1914 13-Apr-1975 Named names before HUAC
Josephine Premice
Actor
21-Jul-1926 13-Apr-2001 Calypso singer, Broadway actress
Samuel Jackson Randall
Politician
10-Oct-1828 13-Apr-1890 Speaker of the US House, 1876-81
Merriman Smith
Journalist
10-Feb-1913 13-Apr-1970 UPI correspondent, reported Kennedy's death
Bruce Snyder
Football
14-Mar-1940 13-Apr-2009 Sun Devils Head Coach, 1992-2000
Muriel Spark
Novelist
1-Feb-1918 13-Apr-2006 The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Wallace Stegner
Author
18-Feb-1909 13-Apr-1993 The Angle of Repose
Willi Stoph
Head of State
9-Jul-1914 13-Apr-1999 East German leader, 1973-76
John Archibald Wheeler
Physicist
9-Jul-1911 13-Apr-2008 The Mechanism of Nuclear Fission




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