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NameOccupationBirthDeathKnown for
Robert Anderson
Diplomat
6-Jan-1922 5-Apr-1996 US Ambassador to Morocco, 1976-78
Saul Bellow
Novelist
10-Jun-1915 5-Apr-2005 The Adventures of Augie March
Baruch S. Blumberg
Scientist
28-Jul-1925 5-Apr-2011 Hepatitis B vaccine
John Anthony Burns
Politician
30-Mar-1909 5-Apr-1975 Governor of Hawaii, 1962-74
Kurt Cobain
Musician
20-Feb-1967 5-Apr-1994 Lead singer of Nirvana
Paul Cronin
Government
14-Mar-1938 5-Apr-1997 Congressman from Massachusetts, 1973-75
Richard Crossman
Politician
15-Dec-1907 5-Apr-1974 Leader, House of Commons, 1966-68
Georges Jacques Danton
Activist
26-Oct-1759 5-Apr-1794 Key figure in French Revolution
Chauncey Depew
Politician
23-Apr-1834 5-Apr-1928 Co-Founder of the Pilgrims Society
Camille Desmoulins
Author
2-Mar-1760 5-Apr-1794 Touched off the French Revolution
Brian Donlevy
Actor
9-Feb-1901 5-Apr-1972 The Great McGinty
Mischa Elman
Violinist
20-Jan-1891 5-Apr-1967 Ukrainian-American violin prodigy
William Edward Forster
Politician
11-Jul-1818 5-Apr-1886 Chief Secretary for Ireland, 1880-82
Abe Fortas
Judge
19-Jun-1910 5-Apr-1982 US Supreme Court Justice, 1965-69
Allen Ginsberg
Poet
3-Jun-1926 5-Apr-1997 Howl!
Charlton Heston
Actor
4-Oct-1923 5-Apr-2008 The Ten Commandments
Howard Hughes
Business
24-Sep-1905 5-Apr-1976 Insane billionaire
Chiang Kai-Shek
Head of State
31-Oct-1887 5-Apr-1975 President of Nationalist China
Alf Kjellin
Actor
28-Feb-1920 5-Apr-1988 Torment
Alma Kruger
Actor
13-Sep-1871 5-Apr-1960 Molly Byrd, Dr. Kildare's head nurse
Douglas MacArthur
Military
26-Jan-1880 5-Apr-1964 General of the Army
Dale Messick
Cartoonist
11-Apr-1906 5-Apr-2005 Comic strip Brenda Starr
Hermann J. Muller
Scientist
21-Dec-1890 5-Apr-1967 Genetic effects of radiation
Bingu wa Mutharika
Head of State
24-Feb-1934 5-Apr-2012 President of Malawi, 2004-12
Molly Picon
Actor
1-Jun-1898 5-Apr-1992 Yiddish theatre actress
Gene Pitney
Singer/Songwriter
17-Feb-1940 5-Apr-2006 60s teen idol and songwriter
Cozy Powell
Drummer
29-Dec-1947 5-Apr-1998 Drummer, Emerson Lake and Powell
Willard Robertson
Actor
1-Jan-1886 5-Apr-1948 Remember the Night
Debralee Scott
Actor
2-Apr-1953 5-Apr-2005 Feathered hair in Police Academy
Brother Theodore
Comic
11-Nov-1906 5-Apr-2001 Stand-up Tragedist
John Tower
Politician
25-Sep-1925 5-Apr-1991 US Senator from Texas, 1961-85
Sam Walton
Business
29-Mar-1918 5-Apr-1992 America's richest man, founded Wal-Mart
Lawrence K. White
Spy
10-Jun-1912 5-Apr-2006 Executive Comptroller for DCI's
Vincent Youmans
Composer
27-Sep-1898 5-Apr-1946 No, No Nanette
Edward Young
Poet
1683 5-Apr-1765 Night Thoughts
John Winthrop the Younger
Politician
12-Feb-1606 5-Apr-1676 Governor of Colonial Connecticut




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