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People on April 14th: birthdates

Kenny Aaronson: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Bassist, of Stories
John Bell: 1963 (is 47 in 2010, 48 in 2011)
Musician, of Widespread Panic
Ritchie Blackmore: 1945 (is 65 in 2010, 66 in 2011)
Heavy Metal Guitarst, Actor, Songwriter, English, lead of Rainbow, Deep Purple
Abigail Breslin: 1996 (is 14 in 2010, 15 in 2011)
Actress, Little Miss Sunshine, Nim's Island, My Sister's Keeper
Adrien Brody: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Movie Actor, Thin Red Line, Liberty Heights, The Pianist, The Villiage, King Kong 2005, Hollywoodland
Patricia Bruder: 1940 (is 70 in 2010, 71 in 2011)
Soap Actress, As the World Turns' Ellen Stewart
Tony Burrows: 1942 (is 68 in 2010, 69 in 2011)
Singer, Songwriter, Music Publisher, British, backed Elton John, Kiki Dee, Edison Lighthouse, and more
Dennis Byron: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
Drummer, of Amen Corner
Vivien Cardone: 1993 (is 17 in 2010, 18 in 2011)
Actress, Everwood's Delia Brown
Robert Carlyle: 1961 (is 49 in 2010, 50 in 2011)
Movie Actor, The Full Monty, The World is Not Enough, Angela's Ashes
Vivien Carodine: 1993 (is 17 in 2010, 18 in 2011)
Actress, Everwood's Delia Brown
Julie Christie: 1941 (is 69 in 2010, 70 in 2011)
Movie Actress, Vegetarian, India, b. in Chukua, India; some say b. 1940; Dr. Zhivago, Thunderball, Hamlet, Finding Neverland, Away From Her
John Clarke: 1932 (is 78 in 2010, 79 in 2011)
Soap Actor, Days of Our Lives' Mickey Horton since 11-8-65; est. age in 60's in 1999
Robert Clendenin: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Actor
Da Brat: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Rap Performer, RN:Shawntae Harris
DaBrat: 1974 (is 36 in 2010, 37 in 2011)
Rap Performer
Joan Darling: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
Actor, Director, Owen Marshall's Frieda
Bradford Dillman: 1930 (is 80 in 2010, 81 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Director, b. in San Francisco; Falcon Crest's Darryl; some say b. Apr 13
Maya Rose Estes: 2002 (is 8 in 2010, 9 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Josie Bissett and Rob Estes' daughter
Patrick Fairley: 1946 (is 64 in 2010, 65 in 2011)
Guitarist, Bassist, British, of Marmalade
Larry Ferguson: 1948 (is 62 in 2010, 63 in 2011)
Keyboardist, British, Bahamas; of Hot Chocolate
Brian Forster: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
TV Actor, Auto Racer, The Partridge Family's Chris Partridge last 4 seasons; great-great-great-grandson of Charles Dickens
Brad Garrett: 1960 (is 50 in 2010, 51 in 2011)
TV Actor, Pursuit of Happiness' Alex Chosek, Everybody Loves Raymond's Robert Barone
Sarah Michelle Gellar: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Actress, MLN: Prinze; b. in New York City; Swan's Crossing's Sydney Orion Rutledge, All My Children's Kendall Hart 1993-5, Buffy the Vampire Slayer's Buffy Anne Summers, I Know What You Did Last Summer, Cruel Intentions, Scream 2, Simply Irrestible; she also knows what D.T. did last summer!, Scooby Doo movies 2002 and 04, The Grudge, The Return
Noname Gibson: 1999 (is 11 in 2010, 12 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Robyn and Mel's son
Anthony Michael Hall: 1968 (is 42 in 2010, 43 in 2011)
TV/Movie Actor, Comedian, Johnny B. Goode, Edward Scissorhands, The Breakfast Club, Saturday Night Live regular 1985-86
Mary Healy: 1918 (is 92 in 2010, 93 in 2011)
Actress, Singer, Comedienne, Panelist, Author, Peter Loves Mary's Mary Lindsey, Masquerade Party panelist, Peter Lind Hayes' wife; on some 50s TV shows
Devin Christian Hervey: 1993 (is 17 in 2010, 18 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Vanessa Williams & Rabin's son
Roy Janik: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Music Figure, Demented Deejay; host of Nummy Muffin Cocoa Butter
Jerry Knight: 1952 (is 58 in 2010, 59 in 2011)
Rhythm and Blues Performer, Singer, Bassist, of Raydio, Bill Withers, and others
Martyn Le Nobile: 1969 (is 41 in 2010, 42 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Porno For Pyros
Loretta Lynn: 1935 (is 75 in 2010, 76 in 2011)
HALL OF FAMER, Country Singer/Guitarist, Baptist, b. in Butcher's Holler, KY; RLN:Webb; Queen of country music, the real life Coal Miner's Daughter
Gregory Alan "Greg" Maddux: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
MLB Pitcher, ex-Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves; RHP; won back-to-back NL Cy Young Awards with Cubs (1992) and Atlanta (1993); led NL in wins (16) and ERA (1.56) on Aug. 12 when 1994 players' strike began.
Kenneth Mars: 1936 (is 74 in 2010, 75 in 2011)
Actor, Comedian, He & She, Don Knotts Show, Sha Na Na, Carol Burnett '79, Malcolm in the Middle's Otto Mannkusser
Barret Martin: 1967 (is 43 in 2010, 44 in 2011)
Alternative Rock Performer, of Screaming Trees
Rob McElhenney: 1977 (is 33 in 2010, 34 in 2011)
Actor, Producer
David Miller: 1973 (is 37 in 2010, 38 in 2011)
Singer, Classical singer; Il Divo
Vinnie Moore: 1964 (is 46 in 2010, 47 in 2011)
Musician, of UFO
Matima Kinuani Mpiosso: 1951 (is 59 in 2010, 60 in 2011)
Musician
Lloyd Owen: 1966 (is 44 in 2010, 45 in 2011)
Actor
Jay Robinson: 1930 (is 80 in 2010, 81 in 2011)
Actor, Days of Our Lives' Monty Dolan
Henry Benjamin Robison: 2005 (is 5 in 2010, 6 in 2011)
Celebrity Son, Emily and Charlie's twin son
Juliana Tex Robison: 2005 (is 5 in 2010, 6 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Emily and Charlie's twin daughter
John Shea: 1949 (is 61 in 2010, 62 in 2011)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Lois & Clark's Lex Luthor; b. 1948?
Storm Brieann Sixx: 1994 (is 16 in 2010, 17 in 2011)
Celebrity Daughter, Brandi & Nikki's daughter
Antwon Tanner: 1975 (is 35 in 2010, 36 in 2011)
Actor, of One Tree Hill

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People on April 14th: birth anniversaries

Gene "Jug" Eugene Ammons: 1925=d.Aug 6, 1974 (was 49)
Jazz Saxophonist, Tenor-sax, d. July 23?; Albert's son
Horace Bushnell: 1802=d.Feb 17, 1876 (was 73)
Minister, Theologian, NN:The Father of American Religious Liberalism
Robert Doisneau: 1912=d.Apr 1, 1994 (was 81)
Photographer, French, his poignant pictures of Parisians became some of the world's best-known photographs.
Francois Duvalier: 1907=d.Apr 21, 1971 (was 64)
Politician, NN:Papa Doc; of Haitia
Sir John Gielgud: 1904=d.May 21, 2000 (was 96)
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Movie Producer/Director, Singer, English, Gay, LN PRON:geel-good; b. in London; FN:Arthur; a foremost Shakespearian actor
Bill Harris: 1925=d.Dec 10, 1988 (was 63)
Rhythm and Blues Singer, Guitarist, of The Clovers
Valerie Hobson: 1917=d.Nov 13, 1998 (was 81)
Movie Actress, Irish
John Howard: 1913=d.Feb 19, 1995 (was 81)
TV/Movie Actor, Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal, My Three Sons' Dave Welch
Christian Huygens: 1629=d.Jun 8, 1695 (was 66)
Physicist, Astronomer, Dutch, Saturn's Rings and Titan discoverer; or d. Jul 8?
Justin Morrill: 1810=d.Dec 28, 1898 (was 88)
Senator, NN:The Father of the Senate
Milton "Shorty" Rogers: 1924=d.Nov 7, 1994 (was 70)
Jazz Trumpeter, Arranger, Bandleader, Composer, who, along with Dave Brubeck, pioneered West Coast jazz
James Saint Clair: 1920=d.Mar 9, 2001 (was 80)
Attorney/Lawyer, represented President Nixon at the height of the Watergate scandal
Rabbi Menachem Schneerson: 1902=d.Jun 12, 1994 (was 92)
Religionist, the grand rabbi of the Lubavitcher Jews (1950-94) whose followers fervently believed he was the Messiah.
Rod Steiger: 1925=d.Jul 8, 2002 (was 77)
Movie Actor, b. in Westhampton, NY; RFN:Rodney; In the Heat of the Night, Dr. Zhivago, Waterloo, Illustrated Man, The Chosen, Mars Attacks, End of Days
Philip Stone: 1924=d.Jun 15, 2003 (was 79)
Actor
Anne Sullivan: 1866=d.????
Teacher, MN:Mansfield; edicated Helen Keller
Arnold Joseph Toynbee: 1889=d.Oct 22, 1975 (was 86)
Historian, Author, English, A Study Of History
Lee Tracy: 1898=d.Oct 18, 1968 (was 70)
TV/Movie Actor, A Bright wisecracking fast-talking actor; The Amazing Mr. Malone's John J. Malone, Martin Kane Private Eye star 1952-3, N.Y. Confidential's reporter Lee Cochran; some say April 4

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People on April 14th: death anniversaries

Benny Bailey: 2005 (was 79)/b.Aug 13, 1925
Jazz Trumpeter
Rachel (Louise) Carson: 1964 (was 56)/b.May 27, 1907
Author, Biologist, Ecologist, deplored the use of pesticides
Ellen Corby: 1999 (was 85)/b.Jun 3, 1913
TV/Movie Actress, Children's Author, RLN:Hansen; The Addams Family's Mother Lurch, Please Don't Eat the Daisies' Martha O'Reilly, The Waltons' Esther Grandma Walton; some say 6-13-14 or 6-3-11
Simone de Beauvoir: 1986 (was 78)/b.Jan 9, 1908
HALL OF FAMER, Novelist, Essayist, Philosopher, Feminist, French
Peter Dunn: 1990/b.1922
Actor, Invaders From Mars
Pete Farndon: 1983 (was 30)/b.Jun 12, 1952
Rock & Roll Bassist, British, of The Pretenders; some say b. 1953 or 1954
Michael Flanders: 1975 (was 53)/b.Mar 1, 1922
Actor, Author, English, BBC Radio; of Flanders and Swann
George Frederick Handel: 1759 (was 74)/b.Feb 23, 1685
Composer, Organist, German, b. in Halle; RN:Georg Friedrich Handel; d. in London
Thurston Harris: 1990 (was 58)/b.Jul 11, 1931
Singer, Saxophonist, MN:Theodore; Little Bitty Pretty One, Over & Over
Don Ho: 2007 (was 76)/b.Aug 13, 1930
Singer, Variety Show Host, Ukelele, b. in Kakaako, HI; guested on Brady Bunch (Don Who?)
Burl Ives: 1995 (was 85)/b.Jun 14, 1909
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, Radio Actor, Folk Singer, Author, Guitarist, Banjoist, b. in Hunt, Ill.; RN:Burle Icle Ivanhoe; The Wayfaring Stranger, O.K. Crackerby star, The Lawyers' Walter Nichols, Roots' Justin, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Big Country; children's folk songs like Blue Tail Fly and Frosty The Snowman, Holly Jolly Xmas, narrated TVs Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer, Broadway's Cat On A Hot Tim Roof as Big Daddy
Frederic March: 1975 (was 77)/b.Aug 31, 1897
TV/Movie/Stage Actor, b. in Racine, WI; RN:Frederick McIntyre Bickel; Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, The Best Years of Our Lives, Adventures of Mark Twain
Vladimir Mayakovsky: 1930 (was 36)/b.Jul 19, 1893
Poet, Dramatist/Playwright, Russian, leading Russian poet of the Russian Revolution and early Soviet period
Anthony Newley: 1999 (was 67)/b.Sep 24, 1931
Movie/Stage Actor, Singer, Songwriter, Movie Director, Dramatist/Playwright, Stage Director, Author, Lyricist, English, b. in London; Stop the World I Want to Get Off!, Dr. Doolittle
Sammy Price: 1992 (was 83)/b.Oct 6, 1908
Songwriter, Blues Singer, Pianist, Boogie-woogie style
Maudie Prickett: 1976 (was 60)/b.Oct 25, 1915
Actress, Date with the Angels, Hazel's Rosie
Louis Henry Sullivan: 1924 (was 67)/b.Sep 3, 1856
Architect, Father of Modern Architecture; designed innovative skyscrapers
Bill Wendell: 1999 (was 75)/b.Mar 22, 1924
Announcer, on many shows since the 50s including Late Night with David Letterman's talk show; announcer of Ernie Kovac's show and announcer of the fake ads for Saturday Night Live
Dr. Ludwig L. Zamenhof: 1917 (was 57)/b.Dec 15, 1859
Inventor, Author, Linguist, Polish, RFN:Lazarus Ludovic; developed the international language Esperanto

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General events on April 14th

In 1386, St. Mary's College, Oxford, England, opens

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Government and Politics on April 14th

In 1865, President Lincoln and his wife Mary see the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. At 10:13 p.m., during the third act of the play, John Wilkes Booth shot the president in the head. Doctors attended to the president in the theater, then moved him to a house across the street. He never regained consciousness and died the following morning.

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War, Crime and Disaster events on April 14th

In 1291, a body of Templars make a night raid on the Moslem camp at the Siege of Acre. They are all killed.

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Royalty and Religious events on April 14th

In 972, Marriage of Otto II, Holy Roman Emperor, to Theophano, Princess of the Eastern Roman Empire

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Human Achievement and Science events on April 14th

In 1543, Bartoleme Ferrelo returns to Spain after discovering the San Francisco Bay area

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Arts and Prose events on April 14th

In 1828, the first edition of Noah Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language" was published.

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Weird and Other events on April 14th

In 1772, Elizabeth Russell of England died at age 104. After her death, it was determined that "SHE" WAS ACTUALLY A "HE." Today, of course, that happens all the time.

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Today's 'Confused-Us' Saying...
"drive carefully, death is so permanent."

Random Thought...
"Wealth is not his who has it, but his who enjoys it!"

Another Random Thought...
"Parents, Make The Call"

And Another Random Thought...
"Love is grand, divorce is twenty grand"

Still Another Random Thought...
"Boy with hole in pocket, feel cocky all day"

Yet Another Random Thought...
"Help stamp out, eliminate, and abolish redundancy"

Murphy's Law of the Day...
"No real problem has a solution."

Computer Tagline...
"Windows NT: The world's only 80 megabyte Solitaire game"

Today's Steven Wright Joke...
"So I get off the plane and I forget to take off my seat-belt and I'm dragging the plane through the terminal...The wings are knocking people over..."

Today's 'You Might Be A Redneck If' (tm) Joke...
"your grandmother has to be taken out of bingo because of her language."

Today's Sniglet(tm)...
"RAMPRIOT (ramp' ry uht) n. Free-for-all that erupts as soon the stewardess utters the phrase, "please remain in your seats until the plane has come to a complete stop.""

Today's Book Hype...
"Smart Beer Making: Bud Wiser"

Today's Actual Headline...
"CANCER SOCIETY HONORS MARLBORO MAN"

Today's Signs You Are a Computer Addict...
"You say "I need a couple of floppies," and your mother washes your mouth out with soap................"

Today's Computer Glossary...
"Sort: (v.) to order a list of data in such a way as to destroy all relation- ships between the items. (n.) The process which accomplishes this, esp. if it takes a very long time."

Today's Daffynition...
"Tricycle: A tot rod."

Today's Einstein Quote...
"If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut"

Today's Hannibal Lecter Joke...
"How did Hannibal Lecter improve his eyesight? He ate Carrot Top!"

Today's They Do It...
"Hackers do it in two states"

Today's Old Never Die...
"OLD CANNERS never die, they are preserved"

Today's Mark Twain Quote...
"When whole races and peoples conspire to propagate gigantic mute lies in the interest of tyrannies and shams, why should we care anything about the trifling lies told by individuals?"

Today's Oxymoron...
"Unsalted Saltines"

Today's Confused Us Quote...
"he who hesitates is last."

Today's Star Trek(tm) Tag...
""Swab the poop deck, raise the mizzenmast!" - Picard"

Today's Star Trek (tm) Quote...
I'm frequently appalled by the low regard you Earthmen have for life. -- Spock, "The Galileo Seven," stardate 2822.3.

Today's Star Trek TNG (tm) Quote...
This ought to be easy for someone written up in bio-mechanical texts. -- Star Trek. Riker to Data, "The Naked Now"

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