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Today In History Basic Datebook-April 11th

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People on April 11th: birthdates

Steve Azar: 1964 (is 45 in 2009, 46 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Nicholas F. Brady: 1930 (is 79 in 2009, 80 in 2010)
Government Official, ex-Sec of Treasury
Hugh Carey: 1919 (is 90 in 2009, 91 in 2010)
Governor, ex-New York
John Castellanos: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Soap Actor, PRON:Cas-tuh-LAWN-ose; Young & the Restless' John Silva
Sarah Doohan: 2000 (is 9 in 2009, 10 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Wende and James' daughter
Jennifer Esposito: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Soap Actress, The City's Connie Solieto, Spin City's Stacy Paterno, Crash
Carl Franklin: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Actor, Director
Liv Helen Fruendlich: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Julianne Moore and Bart's daughter
Alexa Gerasimovich: 2002 (is 7 in 2009, 8 in 2010)
Actress, All My Children's Kathy/Kate
Mildred Fern "Millie" Good: 1913 (is 96 in 2009, 97 in 2010)
Country Singer, of Girls of the Golden West
Ellen Goodman: 1941 (is 68 in 2009, 69 in 2010)
Columnist
Joel Grey: 1932 (is 77 in 2009, 78 in 2010)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Dancer, Jewish, b. in Cleveland; Cabaret; RN:Joe Katz; Jennifer's dad
Bill Irwin: 1950 (is 59 in 2009, 60 in 2010)
Actor, Choreographer, Comedian, Clown
Dylan Keefe: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Modern Rock Musician, of Marcy Playground
Ethel Kennedy: 1928 (is 81 in 2009, 82 in 2010)
Celebrity Relative, RFK's widow; Special Olympics
Kay Koplovitz: 1945 (is 64 in 2009, 65 in 2010)
TV Executive, USA Network prez
Louise Lasser: 1939 (is 70 in 2009, 71 in 2010)
Actress, b. in New York New York, NY NY (grin); S. Jay Lasser's daughter; Mary Hartman Mary Hartman's Mary Hartman, It's a Living's Maggie McBurney; Woody Allen's ex-
Jim Lauderdale: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Country/Western Performer
Mark Lawson: 1962 (is 47 in 2009, 48 in 2010)
Actor, One Life to Live's Brady Lovett
David Mattheissen: 1976 (is 33 in 2009, 34 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Sunset Beach's Leo Deschanel
Maisie Elizabeth McDonald: 2001 (is 8 in 2009, 9 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Lorie and Richie's daughter
Johnny Messner: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Soap Actor, Guiding Light's Rob Layne
John Milius: 1944 (is 65 in 2009, 66 in 2010)
Producer/Director, Screen/Scriptwriter
Alec Musser: 1973 (is 36 in 2009, 37 in 2010)
Soap Actor, All My Children's Del Henry
Delroy Pearson: 1970 (is 39 in 2009, 40 in 2010)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, British, of Five Star
Nigel Pulsford: 1965 (is 44 in 2009, 45 in 2010)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Bush
Julia Laurette Randall: 1997 (is 12 in 2009, 13 in 2010)
Celebrity Daughter, Heather Harlan and Tony's daughter (his first child at 76!)
Mason Reese: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Actor, sold Underwood Deviled Ham, was the Borgasmord kid; at 33 in 1999, owns three NYC restaurants
Dakota Blue Richards: 1994 (is 15 in 2009, 16 in 2010)
Actress, The Golden Compass
Peter Riegert: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
Actor, Americathon, Animal House, Crossing Delancy
Michelle Scarabelli: 1955 (is 54 in 2009, 55 in 2010)
Actress, Dallas' Connie Hall, Airwolf's Jo Santini, Alien Nation's Susan Francisco
Josh Server: 1979 (is 30 in 2009, 31 in 2010)
Actor, of All That
Vicellous Shannon: 1971 (is 38 in 2009, 39 in 2010)
Actor
Johnny Sheffield: 1931 (is 78 in 2009, 79 in 2010)
Movie Actor, Tarzan's Boy
Lee Sheridan: 1949 (is 60 in 2009, 61 in 2010)
Singer, British, of Brotherhood Of Man
Daryl Simmons: 1957 (is 52 in 2009, 53 in 2010)
Songwriter, Producer
Lisa Stansfield: 1966 (is 43 in 2009, 44 in 2010)
Pop Singer, English
Neville Staples: 1956 (is 53 in 2009, 54 in 2010)
Rock & Roll Percussionist, Pop Singer, Jamaican, of The Special A.K.A., Fun Boy Three
Joss Stone: 1987 (is 22 in 2009, 23 in 2010)
Singer
Mark Strand: 1934 (is 75 in 2009, 76 in 2010)
Poet
Meshach Taylor: 1947 (is 62 in 2009, 63 in 2010)
TV Actor, Designing Women's Anthony Bouvier, Dave's World's Dr. Sleldon "Shel" Baylor
Lucky Vanous: 1961 (is 48 in 2009, 49 in 2010)
Model, Soap Actor, Diet Coke guy, All My Children's Rex (guest), Pacific Palisades' Matt Dunning
Tony Victor: 1943 (is 66 in 2009, 67 in 2010)
Tenor, of Classics

People on April 11th: birth anniversaries

Dean Acheson: 1893=d.Oct 12, 1971 (was 78)
Statesman, U.S. secretary of state (1949-53) and adviser to four presidents, who became the principal creator of U.S. foreign policy in the Cold War period following World War II, during which he helped to create the Western alliance in opposition to the Soviet Union
Stuart Adamson: 1958=d.Dec 16, 2001 (was 43)
Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, Synthesizer, Songwriter, Scotish, of Big Country
Richard Berry: 1935=d.Jan 23, 1997 (was 61)
Songwriter, Music Producer, Pop Singer, Louie Louie composer
Donald Calthrop: 1888=d.Jul 15, 1948 (was 60)
Actor, English, Scrooge
William W. Campbell: 1862=d.Jun 14, 1938 (was 76)
Astronomer, Stellar Motions
George Canning: 1770=d.Aug 8, 1827 (was 57)
Politician, British, known for his liberal policies as foreign secretary (1807-09, 1822-27) and as prime minister for four months during 1827.
Oleg Cassini: 1913=d.Mar 17, 2006 (was 92)
Fashion Designer, French, RN:Oleg Lolewski-Cassini; Gene Tierney's ex-; designer for Jackie Kennedy
Paul Douglas: 1907=d.Sep 11, 1959 (was 52)
Movie/Stage Actor, Jan Sterling's ex-hubby; some say b. Nov 4
Edward Everett: 1794=d.Jan 15, 1865 (was 70)
Statesman, Clergyman, Orator, is mainly remembered for delivering the speech immediately preceding President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (Nov. 19, 1863) at the ceremony dedicating the Gettysburg National Cemetery (Pa.) during the American Civil War (1861-65).
Sir Charles Halle: 1819=d.Oct 25, 1895 (was 76)
Pianist, Conductor, British, German
Lou Holtz: 1898?=d.1980
Comedian; some say b. Apr 11, 1893
Douglas Hopkins: 1961=d.Dec 5, 1993 (was 32)
Rock & Roll Guitarist, Songwriter, ex-Gin Blossoms lead
Charles Evans Hughes: 1862=d.Aug 27, 1948 (was 86)
Supreme Court Justice, SuprmeCt ChiefJustice, Jurist; 11th SC Chief Justice 1910-16
Percy Julian: 1899=d.Apr 18, 1976 (was 77)
Chemist, holder of more than 138 chemical patents
Howard W. Koch: 1916=d.Feb 16, 2001 (was 84)
Movie Producer/Director, Frankenstein, Airplane II, The Odd Couple
John Larkin: 1912=d.Jan 29, 1965 (was 52)
TV/Radio/Soap Actor, radio's Perry Mason, Twelve O'Clock High's Maj. Gen. Wiley Crowe, Edge of Night's Mike Karr, Saints & Sinners; d. Jan 6?
Dominic James "Nick" LaRocca: 1889=d.Feb 22, 1961 (was 71)
Bandleader, Jazz Performer, Cornetist, of Original Dixieline Jazz Band; Tiger Rag composer
Dale Messick: 1906=d.Apr 5, 2005 (was 98)
ComicStrip Cartoonist, Brenda Starr
James Parkinson: 1755=d.Dec 21, 1824 (was 69)
Physician, Surgeon, British, Parkinson's Disease founder
Dick Patterson: 1929=d.Sep 20, 1999 (was 70)
Actor, Comedian
Quentin Reynolds: 1902=d.Mar 17, 1965 (was 62)
Newscaster, Writer, Panelist, Attorney/Lawyer, It's News to Me
Leo Rosten: 1908=d.Feb 19, 1997 (was 88)
Author, Polish, Political Scientist; whose books introduced mainstream America to the subtleties of shlemiels, shmaltz and chutzpa in "The Joys of Yiddish"
Robert Saudek: 1911=d.Mar 13, 1997 (was 85)
TV Producer, Omnibus

People on April 11th: death anniversaries

James Anthony Bailey: 1906 (was 58)/b.Jul 4, 1847
Businessperson, Entertainment Figure, Circus Owner w/ P.T. Barnum, co-founded Greatest Show On Earth
Harold Ballard: 1990 (was 86)/b.Jul 30, 1903?
HALL OF FAMER, NHL Player, Executive, Toronto Maple Leafs principal owner; some say b. Jul 30, 1905
Lex Barker: 1973 (was 53)/b.May 8, 1919
Movie Actor, RN:Alexander Crichlow Barker Jr.; Tarzan 1949-53
James "Lefty" Brown: 1992 (was 72)/b.Mar 22, 1920
TV/Movie Actor, Tennis Player, aka Jim; Adv's of Rin Tin Tin's Lt. Rip Masters
Roscoe Lee Browne: 2007 (was 81)/b.May 2, 1925
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Poet, Short Story Writer, Director, McCoy, Soap's Saunders
Luther Burbank: 1926 (was 77)/b.Mar 7, 1849
Scientist, Naturalist, Author, Horticulturist, b. in Lancaster, Mass.
Erskine Caldwell: 1987 (was 83)/b.Dec 17, 1903
Novelist
Michael Curtiz: 1962 (was 63)/b.Dec 24, 1898
Movie Director, Hungarian, RN:Mihaly Kertesz; Casablanca and over 100 more films for Warner Bros.; b. 1888?
Ted DeCorsia: 1973 (was 68)/b.Sep 29, 1904
Actor, of Steve Canyon; some say 1903 or 1905
Dolores Del Rio: 1983 (was 77)/b.Aug 3, 1905
Movie Actress, Mexican, some say b. 1903 or 1904; RN:Maria Dolores Asunsolo Lopez. We saw Lolita Negrette, Lolita Dolores Martinez, Lolita Dolores Asunsolo De Martinez, Lolita Dolores Martinez Asunsolo Lopez Negrette, Dolores Asunsolo Lopes Negrette, Lolita De Martinez, and especially: Dolores Asunsolo.
Sir Gerald Hubert DuMaurier: 1934 (was 61)/b.Mar 26, 1873
Producer, Actor, English, Daphne's dad
Rodney Harvey: 1998 (was 30)/b.Jul 31, 1967
Actor, My Private Idaho
Charlotte Henry: 1980 (was 67)/b.Mar 3, 1913
Movie Actress
Scott Joplin: 1917 (was 48)/b.Nov 24, 1868
Composer, Pianist, b. in Texarkana, TX; NN:King of Ragtime Music; Maple Leaf Ragtime music; d.4-1? d.2-1?, some say Nov 4
John Merrick: 1890 (was 27)/b.Aug 5, 1862
Entertainment Figure, The Elephant Man; was a professional "freak," then became the best-known resident patient of London Hospital from 1886 until his death.
Eddie Morton: 1938 (was 67)/b.yr unknown
Stage Actor, Comedian, Novelty Singer
John O'Hara: 1970 (was 65)/b.Jan 31, 1905
Novelist
June Pointer: 2006 (was 51)/b.Nov 30, 1954
Rhythm and Blues Singer, of The Pointer sisters
Charles Reade: 1884 (was 69)/b.Jun 8, 1814
Author, English
Heinrich Schwabe: 1875 (was 85)/b.Oct 25, 1789
Astronomer, discoverer of 11-year sunspot cycle
Sir Harry Secombe: 2001 (was 79)/b.Sep 8, 1921
Novelty Singer, Comedian, Wales, of The Goons
Kent Taylor: 1987 (was 79)/b.May 11, 1907
TV/Movie Actor, RN:Louis Weiss; Boston Blackie star, B movies 30-70s; some say 1906
Tweety The Pet Bird: 1977 (was 3)/b.1973
Pet
Kurt Jr. Vonnegut: 2007 (was 84)/b.Nov 11, 1922
Sci-fi Writer

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