Famous Birthdays for April 8
Today's:
Guatama Buddha 563 BC - 'The Enlightened One' in the Buddhist faith
Philip IV (Spain and Portugal) 1605
Ray (O. Raymond) Knight 1872 - 'Father of Canadian Rodeo'
Mary Pickford 1893 - Actress ("Coquette", "Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm")
Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg 1896 - Song lyricist ("Over the Rainbow," all of the songs in The Wizard of Oz)
Sonja Henie 1912 - Ice skater
Elizabeth "Betty" Ford (Bloomer) 1918 - Wife of 38th U.S. President Gerald R. Ford, founder of the Betty Ford Clinic
Carmen McRae 1922 - Jazz singer
Franco Corelli 1923 - Tenor
Edward Mulhare 1923 - Actor ("Megaforce", "Knight Rider")
Ruth Gaines 1872 - Playwright
Shecky Greene (Sheldon Greenfield) 1926 - Comedian, actor ("Laverne and Shirley", "Northern Exposure")
Charlie (Charles Richard) ‘Smokey’ Maxwell 1927 - Baseball player
John Gavin (Anthony Golenour) 1928 - Actor ("Psycho")
Monty Sunshine 1928 - Jazz musician
Jacques Brel 1929 - Singer, songwriter
Dorothy Tutin 1930 - Actress
Fred Ebb 1936 - Lyricist
Klaus Löwitsch 1936 - Actor
Symore Hersh 1937 - Investigative reporter
Kofi Annan 1938 - United Nations secretary-general
John Havlicek 1940 - Basketball player
J.J. Jackson 1941 - Singer
Vivienne Westwood 1941 - Fashion designer
Peggy Lennon 1941 - Singer (Lennon Sisters)
Darlene Gillespie 1941 - TV personality ("The Mickey Mouse Club")
Roger Chapman 1942 - Singer (Family)
John (Frederick) Hiller 1943 - Baseball player
Hywel Bennett 1944 - Actor
Stuart Pankin 1946 - Actor ("Irreconcilable Differences", "Arachnophobia")
Jim (James Augustus) "Catfish" Hunter 1946 - Baseball player
Steve Howe 1947 - Musician (Yes, Asia)
Mel Schacher 1951 - Musician (Grand Funk Railroad)
John Schneider 1954 - Singer, actor ("Dukes of Hazzard", "Smallville")
Gary Carter 1954 - Baseball player
Barbara Kingsolver 1955 - Writer
Izzy Stradlin 1962 - Musician (Gun's 'N Roses)
Julian Lennon 1963 - Musician, son of John Lennon (Beatles), Today in Beatles History
Dave Rowntree 1963 - Musician (Blur)
Donita Sparks 1963 - Musician (L7)
Biz Markie 1964 - Rapper
Robin Wright (Robin Wright Penn) 1966 - Actress
Patricia Arquette 1968 - Actress ("True Romance", "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors"), sister of Rosanna Arquette
Craig Honeycutt 1970 - Singer (Everything)
Darren Jessee 1971 - Musician (Ben Fold Five)
Emma Caulfield 1973 - Actress ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer", "Beverly Hills 90210")
Taylor Kitsch 1981 - Actor ("Friday Night Lights")
Taran Noah Smith 1984 - Actor ("Home Improvement")
Kirsten Storms 1984 - Actress ("Days of Our Lives")
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