Monday, April 27, 2009

Famous Births on 28 Apr

Famous Births on 28 Apr

1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
1545 - Yi Sun-sin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)
1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)
1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)
1715 - Franz Sparry, composer (d. 1767)
1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)
1765 - Sylvestre François Lacroix, French mathematician (b. 1834)
1819 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)
1838 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, Nobel laureate (d. 1913)
1868 - Lucy Booth, the fifth daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1953)
1868 - Georgy Voronoy, Russian mathematician (d. 1908)
1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (d. 1954)
1889 - António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (d. 1970)
1897 - Ye Jianying, Chinese general and politician (d. 1986)
1900 - Heinrich Müller, head of the Gestapo (disappeared in 1945)
1900 - Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer (d. 1992)
1902 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (d. 1979)
1906 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (d. 1999)
1906 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (d. 1978)
1908 - Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman (d. 1974)
1910 - Sam Merwin, Jr., American mystery fiction writer (d. 1996)
1911 - Lee Falk, American comic strip writer (d. 1999)
1912 - Odette Sansom, French resistance worker (d. 1995)
1914 - Philip E. High, Science fiction author (d. 2006)
1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. 1993)
1921 - Rowland Evans, American journalist (d. 2001)
1922 - William Guarnere, WWII Veteran
1922 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (d. 1987)
1924 - Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor
1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia
1925 - T. John Lesinski, Lieutenant Governor of Michigan
1926 - Harper Lee, American author
1926 - Blossom Dearie, American jazz singer
1928 - Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)
1928 - Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (d. 1997)
1930 - James Baker, American politician
1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
1934 - Lois Duncan, American novelist
1937 - Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (d. 2006)
1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (d. 1995)
1941 - Iryna Zhylenko, Ukrainian poet
1941 - Lucien Aimar, French cyclist
1941 - K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist, Nobel laureate
1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress
1942 - Mike Brearley, English cricketer
1943 - Jacques Dutronc, French singer and actor
1944 - Elizabeth LeCompte, American theater director
1944 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
1944 - Alice Waters, American chef
1946 - Ginette Reno, French Canadian singer, songwriter and actress
1948 - Terry Pratchett, English author
1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress
1948 - Dorothée Berryman, French Canadian actress and singer
1949 - Indian Larry, American stuntsman (d. 2004)
1949 - Bruno Kirby, American actor (d. 2006)
1950 - Willie Colón , Puerto Rican salsa legend
1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian and television host
1952 - Mary McDonnell, American actress
1953 - Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth)
1953 - Roberto Bolano, Latin American author and poet
1954 - Ron Zook, American Football Coach
1955 - Nicky Gumbel, British author and priest
1955 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
1956 - Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer
1957 - Wilma Landkroon, Dutch singer
1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer
1960 - Walter Zenga, Italian footballer
1960 - Jón Páll Sigmarsson, Icelandic strength athlete (d. 1993)
1960 - Joel H. Rosenthal American political scientist
1960 - Ian Rankin, Scottish novelist
1960 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (d. 2004)
1961 - Futoshi Matsunaga, Japanese serial killer
1963 - Lloyd Eisler, Canadian figure skater
1964 - Noriyuki Iwadare, Japanese composer
1964 - Mark Steven Robinson, American director
1964 - Barry Larkin, American baseball player
1965 - Steven Blum, American voice actor
1966 - John Daly, American golfer
1966 - Too Short, American rapper
1967 - Kari Wührer, American actress
1968 - Andy Flower, Zimbabwean cricketer
1968 - Howard Donald, British musician
1968 - Daisy Berkowitz, American musician (Marilyn Manson)
1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Swedish ice hockey player
1970 - Diego Simeone, Argentine footballer
1971 - Bridget Moynahan, American actress
1972 - Joseph Bruce, American musician
1973 - Francisco Palencia, Mexican footballer
1973 - Jorge Garcia, American actor
1973 - Elisabeth Röhm, American actress
1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress
1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
1974 - Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter
1978 - Lauren Laverne, Disc jockey, television presenter and former singer
1979 - Bahram Radan, Iranian actor
1980 - Josh Howard, American basketball player (Dallas Mavericks)
1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress
1982 - Nikki Grahame, Big Brother 7 Star
1983 - Roger Johnson, English footballer
1986 - George Nozuka, Canadian Singer/Songwriter

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