| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known 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 |
