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Today In History Basic Datebook-April 10th

For The Weekday Of: Friday in 2009, Saturday in 2010
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People on April 10th: birthdates

Jeb Adams: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
TV Actor, Baa Baa Black Sheep's Lt. Jeb Pruitt
Tim "Herb" Alexander: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Primus
Babyface: 1958 (is 51 in 2009, 52 in 2010)
Pop Singer, RN:Kenneth Edmonds
Kenny Baltimore: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Singer
Afrika Bambaataa: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)?
Modern Rock Singer, AP says 1960; some say b. Apr 10, 1958 (is 51 in 2009)
Claude Bolling: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Jazz Pianist, Composer
Olivia Brown: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Actress, Miami Vice's Det. Trudy Joplin, Designing Women's Vanessa, Dear John's Denise, Designing Women's Vanessa
Laura Bell Bundy: 1981 (is 28 in 2009, 29 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Guiding Light's Marah Lewis
Alexander James Caan: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Ingrid & James' son
Shemekia Copeland: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Blues Singer
Alizeh Keshvar Davis-Jarrahy: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Geena Davis and Rex Jarrahy's daughter
Cara Delizia: 1984 (is 25 in 2009, 26 in 2010)
Actress, So Weird's Fi
Warren de Martini: 1963 (is 46 in 2009, 47 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Musician, of Ratt
Jack John Christopher Depp: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Vanessa Paradis and Johnny's son
Dalton Lee Greenwood: 1995 (is 14 in 2009, 15 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Kim & Lee's son
Steven Gustafson: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Musician, of 10,000 Maniacs
Nana Kwadjo Hayes: 2006 (is 3 in 2009, 4 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Adjowa and Isaac's daughter
William "Billy" Jayne: 1969 (is 40 in 2009, 41 in 2010)
Actor, TV Actor, when he was known as Billy Jacoby, he was The Bad News Bears, Maggie, It's Not Easy, Silver Spoons' Brad Hill; is the brother of Bobby, Laura, & Scott (Jacoby); then after he was known as Billy Jayne, he was Parker Lewis Can't Lose's Mikey Randall; April Wayne's hubby
Orlando Jones: 1968 (is 41 in 2009, 42 in 2010)
Actor, Comedian, MAD TV, Father of the Pride's Snack
Daisy Boo Jools: 2003 (is 6 in 2009, 7 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Jamie Oliver and Jools' daughter
Billy Kay: 1984 (is 25 in 2009, 26 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Shayne Lewis
Kenny Lattimore: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Singer
Chyler Leigh: 1982 (is 27 in 2009, 28 in 2010)
Actress, of Grey's Anatomy
Katrina Leskanich: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, of Katrina And The Waves; not 1959
David Lowery: 1959 (is 50 in 2009, 51 in 2010)
Artist, storyboard artist for movies such as Spiderman 2, Bruce Almighty, How The Grinch Stole Christmas, Deep Impact, Flintstones movie, Jurassic Park, Honey I Shrunk The Kids
Peter MacNicol: 1954 (is 55 in 2009, 56 in 2010)
TV Actor, Chicago Hope's Alan Birch, Ally McBeal's John "The Biscuit" Cage, Bean, Numbers' Dr. Larry Fleinhardt
John Madden: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
HALL OF FAMER, Sportscaster, Actor, NFL Coach, b. in Austin, MN; Miller Lite Commercials; former Raider's Coach; CBS-, now Fox Sports analyst who draws lines on your TV screen; Ace Hardware spokesman; won 112 games and a Super Bowl (1976 season) as coach of Oakland Raiders; won 9 Emmy Awards as television analyst with CBS; he and partner Pat Summerall moved over to Fox in 1994 after CBS lost NFL rights; signed 4-year, $32 million deal with Fox on Jan. 24--a richer contract than any NFL player.
Don Meredith: 1938 (is 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010)
Football Announcer, NFL Quarterback, Actor, b. in Mt. Vernon, TX; NN:Dandy; Monday Night Football, Dallas Cowboys 1960s, Lipton Ice Tea
Ryan Merriman: 1983 (is 26 in 2009, 27 in 2010)
TV Actor, Mommies' Blake, The Pretender
Amanda Michalka: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Soap Actress, Singer, aka AJ; General Hospital's Ashley, of Aly and AJ
Mandy Moore: 1984 (is 25 in 2009, 26 in 2010)
Pop Singer, Movie Actress, USA says Jan 10 but incorrect; movie: How to Deal, Chasing Liberty, Saved!, Racing Stripes, American Dreamz, Because I Said So, License to Wed
Harry Morgan: 1915 (is 94 in 2009, 95 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Detroit; December Bride's and Pete & Gladys' Pete Porter, Kentucky Jones, Dragnet's Off. Bill Gannon, The D.A.'s Chief Dep. D.A. Staff Stafford, Hec Ramsey's Doc. Amos Coogan, MASH's & AfterMASH's Col./Dr. Sherman Potter, Backstairs at the White House, Roots, Blacke's Magic's Leonard Blacke; RN:Henry Bratsburg, Dragnet (movie)
Kenneth Noland: 1924 (is 85 in 2009, 86 in 2010)
Painter
Haley Joel Osment: 1988 (is 21 in 2009, 22 in 2010)
TV/Movie Actor, Forrest Gump, Jeff Foxworthy Show's Matt Foxworthy, Thunder Alley, The Sixth Sense where he sees dead people, Pay It Forward, Artificial Intelligence, Secondhand Lions
Oliver McLanahan Phillips: 2007 (is 2 in 2009, 3 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Julie Bowen and Scott's son
Michael Pitt: 1981 (is 28 in 2009, 29 in 2010)
Actor, Dawson's Creek's Henry, Port Charles' Henry
Poncie Ponce: 1933 (is 76 in 2009, 77 in 2010)
Actor, Hawaiian Eye's Kazuo Kim, commercials
Vladimir Pozner: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
TV Talk Show Host, Pozner & Donahue
Terre Roche: 1953 (is 56 in 2009, 57 in 2010)
Music Figure, of The Roches
Deborah Rush: yr unknown
TV Actress, The Client's Phoebe Halliwell, Clueless's Helen Winston
Steven Seagal: 1951 (is 58 in 2009, 59 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Writer, b. in Lansing, MI; Above the Law, Under Siege; Patricia & Stephen's son; Kelly LeBrock's hubby, Black belt in martial arts in judo, kendo, & aikido
Brian Setzer: 1960 (is 49 in 2009, 50 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, Movie Actor, b. in Long Island, NY; of The Stray Cats, soloist; La Bamba's Eddie Cochran
Omar Sharif: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Bridge Player, Egyptian, b. in Alexandria; RN:Michael Shalhoub Prizhivago; Dr. Zhivago, Funny Girl, Lawrence of Arabia
Billy Kay Shayne: yr unknown
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Shayne
Liz Sheridan: 1929 (is 80 in 2009, 81 in 2010)
Actress, of Seinfeld
Bobby Smith: 1936 (is 73 in 2009, 74 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Spinners
Ella Olivia Stiller: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Christine Taylor and Ben Stiller's daughter
Paul Edward Theroux: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Novelist, Author, of travel
Sonora Ashley Tillman: 1993 (is 16 in 2009, 17 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Kelly McGillis & Fred's girl
Ricky Valence: 1940 (is 69 in 2009, 70 in 2010)
Pop Singer, British, sang "Tell Laura I Love Her", parodied by Billy Connolly later on. The BBC refused to play Ricky's hit
Max Von Sydow: 1929 (is 80 in 2009, 81 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Director, Swedish, RFN:Carl Adolf; The Exorcist, Strange Brew, Never Say Never Again, Snow Falling on Cedars; some say b. July 10
Bunny Wailer: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Reggae Performer, Singer, Percussionist, Bassist, Jamaican, RN:Neville O'Riley Livingston; of Bob Marley & the Wailers
Malcolm Washington: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Olivia's twin, Pauletta & Denzel Washington's son
Olivia Washington: 1991 (is 18 in 2009, 19 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Malcolm's twin, Pauletta & Denzel Washington's daughter
Lee Weaver: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Actor, Bill Cosby Show's Brian Kincaid, Easy Street's Ricardo
Danny Woods: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Musician, of Chairmen of the Board
Easton Wooster: 2008 (is 1 in 2009, 2 in 2010)
Celebrity Son, Elizabeth Rohm and Ron's son
Alan "Reni" Wren: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Drummer, of Stone Roses
Denny Zeitlin: 1938 (is 71 in 2009, 72 in 2010)
Composer, Keyboardist, Bassist

People on April 10th: birth anniversaries

George Arliss: 1868=d.Feb 5, 1946 (was 77)
Movie/Stage Actor, English, RN:George Augustus Andrews
Jan Arvan: 1913=d.May 24, 1979 (was 66)
TV Actor, Zorro's Nacho Torres, Red Skelton Show reg
William Booth: 1829=d.Aug 20, 1912 (was 83)
Social Reformer, Humanitarian, British, General, Missionary, English, Preacher; Salvation Army founder
Joe Valdez Caballero: 1908=d.May 12, 1989 (was 81)
Inventor, the hard taco shell.
Chuck Connors: 1921=d.Nov 10, 1992 (was 71)
TV/Movie Actor, MLB 1st baseman, NBA Player, b. in Brooklyn; RFMN:Kevin Joseph; Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Dodgers, N.Y. Yankees, Chicago Cubs, The Rifleman's Lucas McCain, Arrest & Trial, Branded, Cowboy in Africa, Thrillseekers, Roots, The Yellow Rose, Webster's Janos Skorzeny
Martin Denny: 1911=d.Mar 2, 2005 (was 93)
Composer, Arranger, Pianist, originated the exotic sounds in Hawaii
Bernard F. Gimbel: 1885=d.1966
Merchant, Gimbel Brothers Chain Store prez
Hugo Grotius: 1583=d.Aug 28, 1645 (was 62)
Theologian, Attorney/Lawyer, Scholar, Statesman, Author, Judge/Jurist, Netherlands, father of modern int'l law
Button Gwinnett: 1735=d.May 16, 1777 (was 42)
Revolutionary, British, Declaration of Independence signer
David Halberstam: 1934=d.Apr 23, 2007 (was 73)
Journalist, Author
Eddie Hazel: 1950=d.Dec 23, 1992 (was 42)
Guitarist, Funkadelic founder; NOT to be confused with Eddie Hazell with 2 "L"s!
John Hertz: 1879=d.????
Businessperson, Yellowcab Co.; Hertz Drive-ur-self corp.
Roy Hofheinz: 1912=d.1982
Engineer, Businessperson, builder of Houston Astrodome 1965
King James V Of Scotland: 1512=d.Dec 14, 1542 (was 30)
King, ruled 1513-1542
Clare Boothe Luce: 1903=d.Oct 9, 1987 (was 84)
Author, Congressperson, Dramatist/Playwright, Ambassador, Journalist, Diplomat, Actress, b. Mar 10?
Colonel Tim McCoy: 1891=d.Jan 28, 1978 (was 86)
TV/Movie Actor, cowboy star
Nathaniel Nelson: 1932=d.Jun 1, 1984 (was 52)
Soul Singer, of The Flamingos, Platters
Frances Perkins: 1880=d.May 14, 1965 (was 85)
Presidential Aide, b. in Boston; the first woman to serve on a president's cabinet (FDR's sec of labor); some say b.1882
Matthew Culbraith Perry: 1794=d.Mar 4, 1858 (was 63)
Military Leader, Commodore of U.S. Navy; NOT the Friends actor!
Dave Peverett: 1950=d.Feb 7, 2000 (was 49)
Singer/Guitarist, Songwriter, British, NN:Lonesome; of Savoy Brown, Foghat
Vernon Presley: 1916=d.Jun 26, 1979 (was 63)
Celebrity Parent, Elvis's dad
Joseph Pulitzer: 1847=d.Oct 29, 1911 (was 64)
Publisher, Journalist, Editor, Hungarian, b. in Mako; American Newspaperman; Pulitzer Prize founder; d. in Charleston, SC
Hari Rhodes: 1932=d.Jan 14, 1992 (was 59)
Actor, b. in Cincinnati; aka Harry; Daktari's Mike the zoologist, The Protectors, Roots, Backstairs at the White House, The Bold Ones' D.A. William Washburn
Alvin "Junior" Samples: 1926=d.Nov 13, 1983 (was 57)
Comedian, Singer, Harmonicaist, Hee Haw country comedian
Andrew "Andy" Samuel: 1909=d.Mar 5, 1992 (was 82)
Movie Actor, Our Gang
Lew Wallace: 1827=d.Feb 15, 1905 (was 77)
Attorney/Lawyer, Author, General, American, Soldier, Civil War; Ben Hur author
Robert Burns Woodward: 1917=d.Jul 8, 1979 (was 62)
Scientist, Professor, Chemist, best-known for his syntheses of complex organic substances, including quinine (1944), cholesterol and cortisone (1951), and vitamin B{sub 12} (1971). He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965.
Sheb Wooley: 1921=d.Sep 16, 2003 (was 82)
Country Singer/Guitarist, TV/Movie Actor, Songwriter, Radio Disc Jock, Publisher, Bandleader, Comedian, b. in Erick, OK; RFN:Shelby F.; Purple People Eater; Rawhide's Pete Nolan, Hee Haw composer & reg '69; Comic as Ben Colder

People on April 10th: death anniversaries

Thomas Hart Benton: 1858 (was 76)/b.Mar 14, 1782
Senator, NN:Old Bullion
Moritz Benedikt Cantor: 1920 (was 90)/b.Aug 23, 1829
Historian, Mathematician, German, a 19th century great
Linda Darnell: 1965 (was 43)/b.Oct 16, 1921
TV/Movie Actress, RN:Monetta Eloyse Darnell
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: 1955 (was 73)/b.May 1, 1881
Philosopher, French, Palentologist; Priest
Annie Fischer: 1995 (was 80)/b.Jul 5, 1914
Pianist, Hungarian
Kevin Peter Hall: 1991 (was 35)/b.May 9, 1955
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, of Misfits of Science, Harry & the Hendersons; Alaina Reed's hubby
Peter Jones: 2000 (was 79)/b.Jun 12, 1920
TV Actor, English
Sam Kinison: 1992 (was 38)/b.Dec 8, 1953
Comedian, TV/Movie Actor, Novelty Singer, loudmouth comedian OOH-OOOOOOH!; Charlie Hoover's Hugh, Back to School; d. in a car crash
Larry Linville: 2000 (was 60)/b.Sep 29, 1939
TV Actor, MASH's Maj. Frank Burns, Paper Dolls & 3 other TV bombs
Little Eva: 2003 (was 57)/b.Jun 29, 1945
Rhythm and Blues Singer, b. in Bellhaven, NC; RN:Eva Narcissus Boyd; Locomotion singer; not 1944
Auguste Lumiere: 1954 (was 91)/b.Oct 19, 1862
Inventor, French, cinematograph; made first movie, "Workers Leaving LumiSre Factory".
Marjorie Main: 1975 (was 85)/b.Feb 24, 1890
Movie Actress, Ma Kettle in movies; RMLN:Tomlinson Krebs
Kay Medford: 1980 (was 65)/b.Sep 14, 1914
Actress, Dean Martin Show reg
Ray Middleton: 1984 (was 77)/b.Feb 8, 1907
Movie/Stage Actor
Sid Newman: 2001 (was 81)/b.Jan 18, 1920
Actor, Larry Sanders Show's Sid, Seinfeld's old man
Pope Gregory XIII: 1585 (was 82)/b.Jun 7, 1502
Religious Leader, created the Gregorian calendar; pope 1572-85
Natalie Schafer: 1991 (was 90)/b.Nov 5, 1900
TV Actress, Gilligan's Island's Mrs. Lovey Howell III, The Survivors; Louis Calhern's wife
Stuart Sutcliffe: 1962 (was 21)/b.Jun 23, 1940
Rock & Roll Bassist, Scotish, early Beatle member
Jean Vander Pyl: 1999 (was 79)/b.Oct 11, 1919
Radio Actress, Cartoon Voicist, The Flintstones' Wilma & baby Pebbles, Jetson's Rosie the Robot and Mrs. Spaceley; Michael O'Meara's mom
Henry Van Dyke: 1933 (was 80)/b.Nov 10, 1852
Short Story Writer, Poet, Essayist
Evelyn Arthur Waugh: 1966 (was 62)/b.Oct 18, 1903?
Author, Satarist, Novelist, English, Brideshead Revisited, Scoop; really a MAN; some say b. Oct 28, 1903
Chuck Willis: 1958 (was 30)/b.Jan 31, 1928
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Songwriter, C.C. Rider

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