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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Nelson W. Aldrich
Politician
6-Nov-1841 16-Apr-1915 US Senator from Rhode Island, 1881-1911
Fay Bainter
Actor
7-Dec-1891 16-Apr-1968 Jezebel
Aphra Behn
Playwright
10-Jul-1640 16-Apr-1689 Oroonoko, the History of the Royal Slave
Allan Blakeney
Politician
7-Sep-1925 16-Apr-2011 Premier of Saskatchewan, 1971-82
Scott Brady
Actor
13-Sep-1924 16-Apr-1985 Dancin' Kid in Johnny Guitar
Neville Brand
Actor
13-Aug-1920 16-Apr-1992 Birdman of Alcatraz
Lucille Bremer
Dancer
21-Feb-1917 16-Apr-1996 Yolanda and the Thief
Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon
Naturalist
7-Sep-1707 16-Apr-1788 Histoire Naturelle
Vera C. Bushfield
Politician
9-Aug-1889 16-Apr-1976 US Senator from South Dakota, 1948
Ernest Callenbach
Author
3-Apr-1929 16-Apr-2012 Ecotopia
Seung-Hui Cho
Criminal
18-Jan-1984 16-Apr-2007 Virginia Tech Massacre
Christina of Sweden
Royalty
8-Dec-1626 16-Apr-1689 Crossdressing Queen of Sweden 1632-54
Johann Baptist Cramer
Pianist
24-Feb-1771 16-Apr-1858 Études
Ralph Ellison
Novelist
1-Mar-1914 16-Apr-1994 Invisible Man
Leo Elthon
Politician
9-Jun-1898 16-Apr-1967 Governor of Iowa, 1954-55
Cy Endfield
Film Director
10-Nov-1914 16-Apr-1995 Zulu
Arthur English
Actor
9-May-1919 16-Apr-1995 Mr. Harman on Are You Being Served?
Edna Ferber
Novelist
15-Aug-1885 16-Apr-1968 Show Boat and Giant
Ruth Fertel
Business
5-Feb-1927 16-Apr-2002 Founder, Ruth's Chris Steak House
Rosalind Franklin
Chemist
25-Jul-1920 16-Apr-1958 Photographed DNA's structure
Daryl Gates
Government
30-Aug-1926 16-Apr-2010 Chief of LAPD 1978-92
Francisco de Goya
Painter
30-Mar-1746 16-Apr-1828 The 3rd of May 1808
Frederick Griffith
Biologist
c. 1877 16-Apr-1941 Discovered the transforming principle
Charles Halton
Actor
16-Mar-1876 16-Apr-1959 Bespectacled character actor
Byron Haskin
Film Director
22-Apr-1899 16-Apr-1984 The War of the Worlds
George W. Hill
Astronomer
3-Mar-1838 16-Apr-1914 A New Theorie of Jupiter and Saturn
Graham Jarvis
Actor
25-Aug-1930 16-Apr-2003 Canadian-American character actor
Yasunari Kawabata
Author
11-Jun-1899 16-Apr-1972 The Masters of Go
István Kertész
Conductor
28-Aug-1929 16-Apr-1973 Hungarian operatic conductor
David Lean
Film Director
25-Mar-1908 16-Apr-1991 Lawrence of Arabia
Edward Lorenz
Scientist
23-May-1917 16-Apr-2008 Chaos theory
Maersk Mc-Kinney Møller
Business
13-Jul-1913 16-Apr-2012 Shipbuilding tycoon, philanthropist
Johnston Murray
Politician
21-Jul-1902 16-Apr-1974 Governor of Oklahoma, 1951-55
Otho
Royalty
25-Apr-32 AD 16-Apr-69 AD Roman Emperor, 69 AD
C. K. Prahalad
Educator
8-Aug-1941 16-Apr-2010 Management guru
Michael Ritchie
Film Director
28-Nov-1938 16-Apr-2001 The Candidate
Henry Augustus Rowland
Physicist
27-Nov-1848 16-Apr-1901 Studied optics, magnetism, etc.
Dan Schaefer
Politician
25-Jan-1936 16-Apr-2006 Congressman from Colorado, 1983-99
W. Kerr Scott
Politician
17-Apr-1896 16-Apr-1958 Governor and Senator from North Carolina
Anabel Shaw
Actor
7-Jun-1921 16-Apr-2010 Gun Crazy
Skip Spence
Musician
18-Apr-1946 16-Apr-1999 Moby Grape guitarist, Oar
Alexis de Tocqueville
Historian
29-Jul-1805 16-Apr-1859 Democracy in America
Madame Tussaud
Sculptor
1-Dec-1761 16-Apr-1850 Wax sculptor
Robert Urich
Actor
16-Dec-1946 16-Apr-2002 Dan Tanna on Vega$
Theodore Vail
Business
16-Jul-1845 16-Apr-1920 Founder of AT&T
Harold L. Volkmer
Politician
4-Apr-1931 16-Apr-2011 Congressman from Missouri, 1977-97
Kay Walsh
Actor
27-Aug-1911 16-Apr-2005 The Horse's Mouth
Stephen H. Weiss
Business
c. 1935 16-Apr-2008 Co-Founder, Weiss, Peck & Greer




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