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Today In History Basic Datebook-April 5th

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People on April 5th: birthdates

Krista Allen-Moritt: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Movie Actress, Bold & Beautiful's Shelley, Days Of Our Lives' Billie Reed, Baywatch, Liar Liar
Marshall Allman: 1984 (is 25 in 2009, 26 in 2010)
Actor, Prison Break's LJ Burrows
Jane Asher: 1946 (is 63 in 2009, 64 in 2010)
Movie/Stage Actress, Author, English, Paul McCartney's ex-girlfriend
Stella Irene Augustus Aykroyd: 1998 (is 11 in 2009, 12 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Donna Dixon and Dan's daughter
Billy Bland: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer
Eric Burdon: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)?
Rock & Roll Musician, Rock & Roll Singer, Songwriter, English, The Animals & War lead; MN:Victor; Most including the AP wire say May 11; some say b. May 11, 1941 (is 68 in 2009)
Nicholas Caldwell: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Whispers
Peter Case: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Modern Rock Musician, of Plimsouls
Tommy Cash: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Country Singer, b. in Dyess, AK; Johnny's brother
Allan Clarke: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Songwriter, British, FN:Harold; of The Hollies; some say Apr 15
Jack Clement: 1931 (is 78 in 2009, 79 in 2010)
Music Producer, Country Singer, Songwriter, Publisher, NN:Cowboy
Paula Cole: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Singer
Roger Corman: 1926 (is 83 in 2009, 84 in 2010)
Movie Producer/Director, Movie Actor, Horror films
Agnetha Faltskog: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Singer, Swedish, LN:Ulvaeus; Pron:Ag-nyet-ta Felts-kogue; of ABBA
Max Gail: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
TV Actor, Singer, Keyboardist, b. in Detroit, Mi.; Barney Miller's Det. Stanley 'Wojo' Wojohowicz, Whiz Kids, own rock band, Pearl, Normal Life's Max Harlow, One Life to Live's Merle
Troy Gentry: 1967 (is 42 in 2009, 43 in 2010)
Country Singer
Pat Green: 1972 (is 37 in 2009, 38 in 2010)
Country Singer
Peter Greenaway: 1942 (is 67 in 2009, 68 in 2010)
Director, Screen/Scriptwriter, Wales
Dave Holland: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Heavy Metal Performer, of Judas Priest
David LaFlamme: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Songwriter, Violinist, Singer/Guitarist, It's a Beautiful Day's electric violin
Mike McCready: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, of Pearl Jam
Michael Moriarty: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Dramatist/Playwright, Pianist, Composer, b. in Detroit, Mi.; Holocaust, Law & Order's Asst. DA Benjamin "Ben" Stone, Courage Under Fire
Everett Morton: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, British, West Indies; of The English beat
Harcourt Fenton "Harry" Mudd: 2173 (is-164 in 2009, -163 in 2010)
Fictious Character, Arcturus (Star Trek)
Annabelle Jayne Park: 2004 (is 5 in 2009, 6 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Laurie and Michael's daughter
Mitch Pileggi: 1952 (is 57 in 2009, 58 in 2010)
Actor, X-Files' Skinner, The Mountain's Colin Dowling
Colin Luther Powell: 1937 (is 72 in 2009, 73 in 2010)
General, Government Official, ex-Nat'l Security Adviser & Chairman of U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff; Secretary of State 2001-
Stan Ridgeway: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer, Wall of Voo Doo "Mexican Radio", soloist "Camouflage"; b. 4-1-55??
Krispian Saint Peters: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Guitarist, British, RN:Peter Smith
Shawn Stevens: yr unknown
Actor, Last Convertible
Gale Storm: 1921 (is 88 in 2009, 89 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actress, Singer, Comedienne, b. in Bloomington, Tx.; RN:Josephine Cottle; My Little Margie's Margie Albright, Gale Storm Show's Susanna Pomeroy; RN:Josephine Owaissa Cottle; most say 1922
Dave Swarbrick: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Fiddler, Violinist, Singer, British, of Fairport Convention
Nabil "Nobby" Totah: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Jazz Bassist
Anna Ulvaeus: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Pop Musician, of Aha
Tasia Valenza: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
TV Actress, Soap Actress, All My Children's Dottie Thornton, The Heights' Jodie Abramowitz, Bold and the Beautiful's Suzanne
Pharrell Williams: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Rap Singer, Producer
Lisa Zane: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
TV Actress, L.A. Law's Melina Paros; Billy's sister

People on April 5th: birth anniversaries

Chesney Allen: 1893=d.Nov 13, 1982 (was 89)
Comedian, of Flanagan & Allen
Lawrence Dale Bell: 1894=d.Oct 20, 1956 (was 62)
Businessperson, Bell Aircraft Co. founder; aircraft designer whose experimental X-1 rocket-propelled airplane in 1947 was the first to break the sound barrier in level flight.
Robert Bloch: 1917=d.Sep 23, 1994 (was 77)
Screen/Scriptwriter, Author, Novelist, Psycho I & II; some say b. Apr 17
Chester Bowles: 1901=d.May 25, 1986 (was 85)
Presidential Aide, Diplomat, Economist, Author, Businessperson, Politician
Albert Romolo "Cubby" Broccoli: 1909=d.Aug 27, 1996 (was 87)
Movie Producer, James Bond films 1962-
Michael Bryant: 1928=d.Apr 25, 2002 (was 74)
Actor, English
Lord Buckley: 1905=d.1960
Comedian
Washington Atlee Burpee: 1858=d.Nov 26, 1915 (was 57)
Botanist, Canadian, developed lima beans, founder of world's largest mail-order seed company
Ernestine Carey: 1908=d.Nov 4, 2006 (was 98)
Writer, Cheaper by the Dozen
Bette Davis: 1908=d.Oct 6, 1989 (was 81)
Movie Actress, Protestant, b. in Lowell, Ma.; FN:Ruth Elizabeth; Dangerous, Jezebel, Hotel's Laura Trent (pilot); Acted in more than 80 films, Best Actress 2x's, nominated 10x's
John H. M. D. Davis: 1914=d.Nov 3, 1992 (was 78)
Movie Actor, Professor, Our Gang's Jackie Davis; Cardiologist
Melvyn Douglas: 1901=d.Aug 4, 1981 (was 80)
Movie/Stage Actor, Game Show Host, RLN:Hesselberg; had a 60-year acting career; Helen's hubby
Richard Eberhart: 1904=d.Jun 9, 2005 (was 101)
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright
Michael V. Gazzo: 1923=d.Feb 14, 1995 (was 71)
Dramatist/Playwright, Movie Actor, The Godfather Part II
Frank Gorshin: 1934=d.May 17, 2005 (was 71)
Impressionist, Actor, Comedian, b. in Pittsburgh; Batman's The Riddler, Bold and the Beautiful's George
Arthur Hailey: 1920=d.Nov 24, 2004 (was 84)
Novelist, English, b. in Luton; Hotel, Airport
Benjamin Harrison: 1726=d.Apr 24, 1791 (was 65)
Revolutionary, Declaration of Independence signer
Nigel Hawthorne: 1929=d.Dec 26, 2001 (was 72)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Amistad; Yes, Minister
Christopher Hewett: 1922=d.Aug 3, 2001 (was 79)
Actor, Fantasy Island's Lawrence, Mr. Belvedere's Mr. Lynn Belvedere
Thomas Hobbes: 1588=d.Dec 4, 1679 (was 91)
Philosopher, Writer, English, political
Gordon Jones: 1911=d.Jan 20, 1963 (was 51)
Actor, Abbott & Costello Show's Mike the cop, Ray Milland Show, Adv's of Ozzie & Harriet's Butch Barton
Adrienne Lecouvreur: 1692=d.Mar 20, 1730 (was 37)
Actor, French
Robert Q. Lewis: 1921=d.Dec 11, 1991 (was 70)
TV Host, Radio Disc Jock, Game Show Host, Announcer, Panelist, Comedian
Sir Joseph Lister: 1827=d.Feb 10, 1912 (was 84)
Scientist, Surgeon, Physician, English, Introduced antiseptic measure use in surgery; 1st Baron of Lyme Regis; wanted to name a U.S. coin mint after him: The Lister...mint? (GROAN)
Bob Luman: 1937?=d.Dec 27, 1978 (was 41)
Rockabilly Singer, Guitarist, Songwriter; some say b. Apr 15, 1937, or b. Apr 15, 1938
Joe Meek: 1929=d.Feb 3, 1967 (was 37)
Music Producer, Songwriter, British, sound engineer; The Tornadoes; Telstar writer; some say b. 1933
Gregory Peck: 1916=d.Jun 11, 2003 (was 87)
Movie Actor, b. in San Diego, CA.; FN:Eldred; The Blue & the Gray's Pres. Abraham Lincoln, To Kill A Mockingbird, Moby Dick, Duel in the Sun
Bill Raisch: 1905=d.Jul 31, 1984 (was 79)
Actor, The Fugitive's Fred Johnson the mysterious one-armed man
Judith Arlene Resnik: 1949=d.Jan 28, 1986 (was 36)
Engineer, Doctor
Albert Roussel: 1869=d.Aug 23, 1937 (was 68)
Composer, French
George Schick: 1908=d.Mar 7, 1985 (was 76)
Conductor, Chicago Symphony
Grady Sutton: 1908=d.Sep 17, 1995 (was 87)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, The Pruitts of Southhampton butler Sturgis
Spencer Tracy: 1900=d.Jun 10, 1967 (was 67)
Movie Actor, b. in Milwaukee, Wi.; Captains Courageous, Boys Town, portrayed Gen James H. Doolittle in Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Stanley Turrentine: 1934=d.Sep 12, 2000 (was 66)
Tenor-sax, Jazz Performer
Nguyen Van Thieu: 1923=d.Sep 29, 2001 (was 78)
Head of State, ex-South Vietman prez 1967-75
Herbert Von Karajan: 1908=d.Jul 16, 1989 (was 81)
Conductor, Austrian, one of 20th century's most powerful music figures; 35-yr Berlin Philharmonic conductor
Booker Taliaferro Washington: 1856=d.Nov 14, 1915 (was 59)
Educator, Social Reformer, Author, b. in Franklin County, Virginia; Vocational training for blacks
Ronnie White: 1939=d.Aug 26, 1995 (was 56)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Miracles
Tony Williams: 1928=d.Aug 14, 1992 (was 64)
HALL OF FAMER, Singer, The Platters original lead
Elihu Yale: 1649=d.Jul 8, 1721 (was 72)
Philanthropist, English, Yale University was named in his honor

People on April 5th: death anniversaries

Saul Bellow: 2005 (was 89)/b.Jul 10, 1915
Novelist, Canadian, Jewish, b. in Quebec
Earl Derr Biggers: 1933 (was 48)/b.Aug 24, 1884
Author, created Chinese detective Charlie Chan
Victor David Brenner: 1924 (was 52)/b.Jun 12, 1871
Sculptor, Lithuanian; Lincoln head penny designer
Kurt Cobain: 1994 (was 27)/b.Feb 20, 1967
Heavy Metal Singer, Heavy Metal Guitarst, Songwriter, of Nirvana; April 8 is the day he was found dead by his own hand
Georges Jacques Danton: 1794/b.Oct 26, 1759
Revolutionary, French, French revolutionary leader
Brian Donlevy: 1972 (was 73)/b.Feb 9, 1899
Movie Actor, Irish, some say b. 1889 or 1901
Pierre Samuel Du Pont: 1954 (was 84)/b.Jan 15, 1870
Businessperson, Executive
Stoney Edwards: 1997/b.Dec 24, 1929?
Country Singer, Black; some say b. Dec 24, 1937
Allen Ginsberg: 1997 (was 70)/b.Jun 3, 1926
Poet, Gay, b. in Newark, N.J.; some say '21; Beat Generation poet
Harold Hayes: 1989 (was 62)/b.yr unknown
Editor, Esquire, fostered 60s New Journalism, 20/20
Charlton Heston: 2008 (was 84)/b.Oct 4, 1923
TV/Movie Actor, Movie Director, Protestant, b. in Evanston, IL; FDR, Chiefs, The Colbys' Jason Colby; Dark City, Ben Hur, Planet of the Apes (also Beneath the...sequel), The Ten Commandments, The Greatest Story Ever Told, The Greatest Show on Earth, El Cid, Hamlet; some say 1922 or 1924
Bob "The Bear" Hite: 1981 (was 36)/b.Feb 26, 1945?
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Harmonicaist, Canned Heat lead; some say b. Feb 26, 1943
Thomas Hodgkin: 1866 (was 67)/b.Aug 17, 1798
Physician, English, early described (1832) the malignant disease of lymph tissue that bears his name.
William Hudson: 1974 (was 49)/b.Jan 24, 1925
Actor, I Led 3 Lives' spcl agent Mike Andrews
Howard Robard Hughes: 1976 (was 72)/b.Dec 24, 1905
Movie Producer, Zillionaire, Aviator, Industrialist, b. in Houston, TX; Pilot Of The Spruce Goose, reclusive billionaire, moviemaker, plane builder; d. in Houston
Chiang Kai-Shek: 1975 (was 87)/b.Oct 31, 1887
Head of State, 1st Chinese prez; b. in Chekaing Province
King Charles XI Of Sweden: 1697 (was 41)/b.Nov 24, 1655
King
Douglas MacArthur: 1964 (was 84)/b.Jan 26, 1880
General, Five-star Veteran war commander; d. in Washington
Dale Messick: 2005 (was 98)/b.Apr 11, 1906
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Brenda Starr
Hermann Joseph Mueller: 1967 (was 76)/b.Dec 21, 1890
Biologist, Geneticist, best remembered for his demonstration that mutations and hereditary changes can be caused by X rays striking the genes and chromosomes of living cells. His discovery of artificially induced mutations in genes had far-reaching consequences.
Molly Picon: 1992 (was 94)/b.Feb 28, 1898
TV/Movie/Stage Actress, some say b. 1908 or June 1
Gene Pitney: 2006 (was 66)/b.Feb 17, 1940
Pop Singer, Songwriter, Composer, Guitarist, Pianist, MN:Francis
Cozy Powell: 1998 (was 50)/b.Dec 29, 1947
Rock & Roll Drummer, Songwriter, English, of Jeff Beck, Rainbow, Emerson Lake & Powell
Reverend Robert Raikes: 1811 (was 76)/b.Sep 14, 1735
Reverend, Invented Sunday School
Danny Rapp: 1983 (was 41)/b.May 10, 1941
Singer, b. in Philadelphia; lead of Danny and the Juniors
Mark Saint John: 2007 (was 51)/b.Feb 7, 1956
Rock & Roll Musician, of KISS
Debralee Scott: 2005 (was 52)/b.Apr 2, 1953
TV/Movie Actress, American Graffiti, Welcome Back Kotter's Rosalie (Hotsie) Totzie, Mary Hartman*2's Cathy Shumway, Angie's Marie Falco
Roy Smeck: 1994 (was 94)/b.Feb 6, 1900
Musician, Guitarist, Banjoist, Autoharp; Ukelele; Hawaiian style
Samuel Moore "Sam" Walton: 1992 (was 74)/b.Mar 29, 1918
Businessperson, b. in Kingfisher, OK; CEO; built Wal-Mart empire in 1962
John Winthrop: 1649 O.S. (was 61)?/b.Jan 12, 1588
Governor, British, the first governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony.; some say d. Mar 26, 1649 (was 61)
Vincent Youmans: 1946 (was 47)/b.Sep 27, 1898
Composer, Music Producer, Tea For Two

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