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<< April 2008 >> Su Mo Tu We Th Fr Sa 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MMVIII April 13 in recent years 2008 (Sunday) 2007 (Friday) 2006 (Thursday) 2005 (Wednesday) 2004 (Tuesday) 2003 (Sunday) 2002 (Saturday) 2001 (Friday) 2000 (Thursday) April 13 is the 103rd day of the year (104th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 262 days remaining until the end of the year. 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 2008 is the fourth month of the current leap year. ... 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April 2008 is the fourth month of the current leap year. ... April 2007 is the fourth month of the year. ... April 2006 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Marcos Pontes, Brazils first astronaut, reaches the International Space Station. ... April 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ... See also: April 12, 2004 - April 2004 - April 14, 2004 The Bangkok Subway opens for limited public trials. ... See also April 12, 2003 - April 2003 - April 14, 2003 Ari Fleischer, press secretary to U.S. President George W. Bush, gives credit to The Pentagon for the apparent victory in the 2003 Iraq war. ... 2002 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for April, 2002. ... April 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December April 1: An EP-3E United States Navy spyplane collides with a Chinese Peoples Liberation Army fighter jet. ... 2000 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December This is a timeline for events in April, 2000. ... For the 1921 film starring Fatty Arbuckle, see Leap Year (film). ... For the calendar of religious holidays and periods, see liturgical year. ... It is also the Ides (middle day) of April. Ides may refer to: Ides, a day in the Roman calendar, that marked the approximate middle of the month. ... This article or section needs additional references or sources to improve its verifiability. ... Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links [edit] Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople. 1250 - The Seventh Crusade is defeated in Egypt, Louis IX of France is captured. 1256 - The Grand Union of the Augustinian order formed when Pope Alexander IV issues a papal bull Licet ecclesiae catholicae. 1598 - Henry IV of France issues the Edict of Nantes, allowing freedom of religion to the Huguenots. (Edict repealed in 1685.) 1742 - George Frideric Handel's oratorio Messiah makes its world-premiere in Dublin, Ireland. 1796 - The first elephant ever seen in the USA arrives from India. 1829 - The British Parliament grants freedom of religion to Roman Catholics. 1849 - Hungary becomes a republic. 1861 - American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces. 1868 - Abyssinian War ends as British and Indian troops capture Magdala. 1870 - Metropolitan Museum of Art founded. 1873 - The Colfax Massacre takes place. 1902 - James C. Penney opens his first store in Kemmerer, Wyoming. 1919 - The Establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. 1919 - Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators in Amritsar, India. At least 1200 wounded. 1921 - Foundation of the Spanish Communist Workers' Party. 1939 - In India, the Hindustani Lal Sena (Indian Red Army) is formed and vows to engage in armed struggle against the British. 1941 - Pact of neutrality between the USSR and Japan is signed. 1943 - World War II: The discovery of a mass grave of Polish prisoners of war executed by Soviet forces in the Katyń Forest Massacre is announced, alienating the Western Allies, the Polish government in exile in London, from the Soviet Union. 1943 - James Boarman, Fred Hunter, Harold Brest and Floyd G. Hamilton take part in an Alcatraz escape attempt. 1943 - The Jefferson Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C., on the 200th anniversary of Thomas Jefferson's birth. 1944 - The diplomatic relations between New Zealand and the Soviet Union are established. 1945 - German troops kill more than 1,000 political and military prisoners in Gardelegen Germany. 1948 - Seventy-seven doctors, nurses and medical students from Hadassah Hospital are ambushed and massacred by Arabs in Sheikh Jarra near Jerusalem. 1953 - CIA director Allen Dulles launches the mind-control program MKULTRA. 1958 - Van Cliburn is the first American to win the Chaikovsky Compettion in Moscow. 1969 - Closure of the Brisbane tramway network. 1970 - An oxygen tank aboard Apollo 13 explodes, putting the crew in great danger and causing major damage to the spacecraft while en route to the Moon. 1972 - The Universal Postal Union decides to recognize the People's Republic of China as the only legitimate Chinese representative, effectively expelling the Republic of China administering Taiwan. 1974 - Western Union (in cooperation with NASA and Hughes Aircraft) launches the U.S.'s first commercial geosynchronous communications satellite, Westar 1. 1975 - Bus Massacre in Lebanon : Attack by Phalangist militia gunmen kill 27 Palestinian civilians and marks the start of the 15-year Lebanese civil war. 1979 - Tanzania and Zambia recognize Yusufu Lule as President of Uganda. 1983 - Harold Washington is elected as the first African-American mayor in Chicago's history. 1984 - India moves into Siachen Glacier thus annexes more territory from the Line of Control. The challenger Shuttle lands after retrieving, repairing and redeploying a satellite. 1985 - Enver Hoxha is succeeded by Ramiz Alia as the leader of Albania. 1987 - Portugal and the People's Republic of China sign an agreement in which Macau would be returned to China in 1999. 1992 - Neil Kinnock resigns as British Labour leader following the party's defeat by the Conservatives in the general election four days earlier. 1997 - Tiger Woods becomes the youngest golfer to win golf's Masters Tournament. 2002 - Pedro Carmona, interim president of Venezuela, resigns one day after taking office. Events The Synod of Rathbreasail marked the transition of the Irish church from a monastic to a diocesan one Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Paschal II Baldwin VII becomes Count of Flanders Births Henry of Blois, bishop of Winchester (died 1171) Andrei Bogolyubsky, prince of Vladimir... Henry IV (left) and son Henry V (right). ... The Holy Roman Emperor was, with some variation, the ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, the predecessor of modern Germany, during its existence from the 10th century until its collapse in 1806. ... [Neilhughandafriendlypeasant. ... Belligerents Crusaders Holy Roman Empire Republic of Venice Montferret Champagne Blois Amiens ÃŽle-de-France Saint-Pol Burgundy Flanders Balkans Byzantine Empire Kingdom of Hungary Croatia Dalmatia Commanders Otto IV Boniface I Theobald I Lois I Alexios V Doukas Isaac II Angelos Alexios III Angelos Emeric I The Fourth Crusade... This article is about the city before the Fall of Constantinople (1453). ... // April 30 - King Louis IX of France released by his Egyptian captors after paying a ransom of one million dinars and turning over the city of Damietta. ... The Seventh Crusade was a crusade led by Louis IX of France from 1248 to 1254. ... Louis IX (25 April 1215 – 25 August 1270), commonly Saint Louis, was King of France from 1226 to his death. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... The Augustinians, named after Saint Augustine of Hippo (died AD 430), are several Roman Catholic monastic orders and congregations of both men and women living according to a guide to religious life known as the Rule of Saint Augustine. ... Alexander IV, né Rinaldo Conti (Anagni, ca. ... Papal bull of Pope Urban VIII, 1637, sealed with a leaden bulla. ... Events January 7 - Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I. April 13 - Edict of Nantes - Henry IV of France grants French Huguenots equal rights with Catholics. ... Henry IV of France, also Henry III of Navarre (13 December 1553 – 14 May 1610), ruled as King of France from 1589 to 1610 and King of Navarre from 1572 to 1610. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society. ... From the 16th to the 18th century the name Huguenot was applied to a member of the Protestant Reformed Church of France, historically known as the French Calvinists. ... Events February 6 - James Stuart, Duke of York becomes King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland. ... // Events January 24 - Charles VII Albert becomes Holy Roman Emperor. ... “Handel” redirects here. ... An oratorio is a large musical composition for orchestra, vocal soloists and chorus. ... Messiah (HWV 56) is an oratorio by George Frideric Handel based on a libretto by Charles Jennens. ... For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Year 1796 (MDCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 11-day slower Julian calendar). ... Genera and Species Loxodonta Loxodonta cyclotis Loxodonta africana Elephas Elephas maximus Elephas antiquus † Elephas beyeri † Elephas celebensis † Elephas cypriotes † Elephas ekorensis † Elephas falconeri † Elephas iolensis † Elephas planifrons † Elephas platycephalus † Elephas recki † Stegodon † Mammuthus † Elephantidae (the elephants) is a family of pachyderm, and the only remaining family in the order Proboscidea... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1829 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ... The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen guarantees freedom of religion, as long as religious activities do not infringe on public order in ways detrimental to society. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ... Year 1849 (MDCCCXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Look up republic in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1861 (MDCCCLXI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total... Fort Sumter, a Third System masonry coastal fortification located in Charleston harbor, South Carolina, was named after General Thomas Sumter. ... Year 1868 (MDCCCLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a leap year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The British 1868 Expedition to Abyssinia was a punitive expedition against the Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Tewodros II, also known as the Emperor Theodore. ... Magdala (tower) was a small village in Galilee, which seems to have been the birthplace of Mary Magdalene, or Mary of Magdala, in the Christian New Testament. ... 1870 (MDCCCLXX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Metropolitan Museum of Art New York Elevation The Metropolitan Museum of Art, often referred to simply as the Met, is one of the worlds largest and most important art museums. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... On April 13, 1873, in Colfax, Louisiana, a group of white men (including members of the White League and the Ku Klux Klan) clashed with members of Louisianas almost all-black state militia at the local courthouse. ... Year 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... James Cash Penney (September 16, 1875—February 12, 1971), commonly known as J.C. Penney, was an American department store pioneer and businessman. ... A power plant just west of Kemmerer on U.S. Highway 30 Kemmerer is a city in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China and later in Chongqing, during the Japanese occupation of Korea. ... The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, also known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar, where, on April 13, 1919, British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and... Look up massacre in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Year 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar). ... Partido Comunista Obrero Español (Spanish Communist Workers Party) was the name of a party founded on April 13 1921 by the terceristas, who had been trying to persuade PSOE to join Third International. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hindustani Lal Sena - हिन्दुस्तानि लाल सेना (Indian Red Army), an anticolonial guerrilla group in India. ... For other uses, see 1941 (disambiguation). ... A neutral country takes no side in a war between other parties, and in return hopes to avoid being attacked by either of them. ... Year 1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... Image:Mass Grave Bergen Belsen May 1945. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Death Penalty World Map Color Key: Blue: Abolished for all crimes Green: Abolished for crimes not committed in exceptional circumstances (such as crimes committed in time of war) Orange: Abolished in Practice Red: Legal Form of Punishment Execution of a soldier of the 8th Infantry at Prescott, Arizona, 1877 Execution... Katyn and KatyÅ„ redirect here. ... Occident redirects here. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Government of the Polish Republic in Exile was the government of Poland after the country had been occupied by Germany and the Soviet Union during September-October 1939. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Born 1919. ... Harold Brest along with James Boarman, Floyd Hamilton and Fred Hunter attempted to escape Alcatraz on April 13, 1943. ... Floyd Hamilton worked for Bonnie and Clyde before being sent to Alcatraz. ... Alcatraz Island is located in the middle of San Francisco Bay in California. ... In its 29 years of operation, there were 14 attempts to escape from Alcatraz prison involving 34 inmates. ... The Jefferson Memorial from outside The Thomas Jefferson Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C. that is dedicated to Thomas Jefferson, an American Founding Father and the third president of the United States. ... For other uses, see Washington, D.C. (disambiguation). ... Thomas Jefferson (13 April 1743 N.S.–4 July 1826) was the third President of the United States (1801–09), the principal author of the Declaration of Independence (1776), and one of the most influential Founding Fathers for his promotion of the ideals of Republicanism in the United States. ... Year 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This page is about negotiations; for the board game, see Diplomacy (game). ... Year 1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... On April 13, 1945, German SS and Luftwaffe troops, retreating from the Allied advance, murdered 1016 political and military prisoners near the German town of Gardelegen. ... Year 1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hadassah Medical Center (Hebrew: ) includes two University hospitals at Ein Kerem and Mount Scopus in Jerusalem, Israel, as well as schools of medicine, dentistry, nursing, and pharmacology affiliated with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and outpatient clinics at Bikur Holim Hospital and the Malha Technology Centre, as well as in... For other uses, see Jerusalem (disambiguation). ... Year 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... CIA redirects here. ... Allen Welsh Dulles (April 23, 1893 – January 29, 1969) was an influential director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1953 to 1961 and a member of the Warren Commission. ... Mind control is a general term for a number of controversial theories and/or techniques designed to subvert an individuals control of their own thinking, behavior, emotions, or decisions. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Jan. ... Cliburn playing in the final round of the First International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition Harvey Lavan Cliburn Jr. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Brisbane Transport is a division of the Brisbane City Council. ... Year 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the chemical element and its most stable form, or dioxygen. ... This article is about the Apollo mission. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Universal Postal Union (UPU, French: Union postale universelle) is an international organization that coordinates postal policies between member nations, and hence the world-wide postal system. ... For the Chinese civilization, see China. ... Year 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. ... Western Union (NYSE: WU) is a financial services and communications company based in the United States. ... For other uses, see NASA (disambiguation). ... Hughes logo adopted after his death Hughes developed the AIM-120 AMRAAM, one of the worlds most advanced air-to-air missiles Hughes Aircraft Company was a major defense/aerospace company founded by Howard Hughes. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... A geosynchronous satellite is a satellite whose orbital track on the Earth repeats regularly over points on the Earth over time. ... U.S. military MILSTAR communications satellite A communications satellite (sometimes abbreviated to comsat) is an artificial satellite stationed in space for the purposes of telecommunications. ... Westar 1 was the first commercially-launched American geosynchronous communications satellite, launched by Western Union and NASA on April 13, 1974. ... Year 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bus Massacre (also known as the Ayn Rummaneh incident or Massacre) is commonly presented as the spark that set off the Lebanese Civil War. ... The Kataeb Party, better known in English-speaking countries as the Phalange, is a Lebanese political party that was first established as a Maronite nationalist youth movement in 1936 by Pierre Gemayel. ... The term Palestinian has other usages, for which see definitions of Palestinian. ... Combatants Lebanese Front Syria LNM PLO Israel Commanders Bachir Gemayel Dany Chamoun Kamal Jumblatt Yasser Arafat Ariel Sharon The Lebanese Civil War (1975–1990) was a multifaceted civil war whose antecedents trace back to the conflicts and political compromises reached after the end of Lebanons administration by the Ottoman... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Yusufu Kironde Lule (1912 - 1985) was President of Uganda for a short period in 1979. ... For the Jimi Hendrix song, see 1983. ... Harold Washington (April 15, 1922 – November 25, 1987) was an American lawyer and politician who became the first African American Mayor of Chicago, serving from 1983 until his death. ... Languages Predominantly American English Religions Protestantism (chiefly Baptist and Methodist); Roman Catholicism; Islam Related ethnic groups Sub-Saharan Africans and other African groups, some with Native American groups. ... A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... This article is about the year. ... The Siachen Glacier is located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalaya Mountains along the disputed India-Pakistan border at approximately . ... Shown in green is the Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. ... Challenger may mean: Space Shuttle Challenger, the American space shuttle which broke up shortly after liftoff on January 28, 1986 Challenger was the name of the Apollo 17 lunar module Canadair Challenger series of business jets manufactured by Bombardier Challenger Equipment, AGCO Corporations division of Agricultural machinery HMS Challenger... This article is about the year. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Ramiz Alia (born October 18, 1925) was the leader of Albania from 1985 to 1992. ... This article is about the year 1987. ... Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Neil Gordon Kinnock, Baron Kinnock, PC (born 28 March 1942) is a British politician. ... The Labour Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The Conservative Party, officially though less commonly known as the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a political party in the United Kingdom. ... The United Kingdom general election of 1992 was held on 9 April 1992, and was the fourth consecutive victory for the Conservative Party. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... Personal Information Birth December 30, 1975 ) Cypress, California Height 6 ft 0 in (1. ... This article is about the game. ... This article is about the golf tournament. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... [edit] Births 1506 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546) 1519 - Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589) 1547 - Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568) 1570 - Guy Fawkes, English Catholic conspirator (d. 1606) 1573 - Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, queen consort of Sweden (d. 1625) 1584 - Albert VI of Bavaria (d. 1666) 1593 - Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, English statesman (d. 1641) 1618 - Roger de Rabutin, Comte de Bussy, French writer (d. 1693) 1648 - Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte Guyon, French mystic (d. 1717) 1715 - John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (d. 1783) 1729 - Thomas Percy, Bishop and magazine editor (d. 1811) 1732 - Frederick North, Lord North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792) 1735 - Isaac Low, delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1791) 1743 - Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President of the United States (d. 1826) 1747 - Louis Philip II, Duke of Orléans (d. 1793) 1764 - Laurent, Marquis de Gouvion Saint-Cyr, French marshal (d. 1830) 1769 - Thomas Lawrence, English painter (d. 1830) 1771 - Richard Trevithick, English engineer and inventor (d. 1833) 1780 - Alexander Mitchell, Irish engineer (d. 1868) 1784 - Friedrich Graf von Wrangel, Prussian field marshal (d. 1877) 1787 - John Robertson, U.S. politician (d. 1873) 1802 - Leopold Fitzinger, Austrian zoologist (d. 1884) 1808 - Antonio Meucci, Italian inventor (d. 1896) 1825 - Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Canadian journalist and politician (d. 1868) 1828 - Joseph Barber Lightfoot, English theologian and Bishop (d. 1889) 1832 - Juan Montalvo, Ecuadoran author (d. 1889) 1841 - Louis-Ernest Barrias, French sculptor (d. 1905) 1850 - Arthur Matthew Weld Downing, British astronomer (d. 1917) 1851 - Robert Abbe, American surgeon (d. 1928) 1852 - F.W. Woolworth, American businessman (d. 1919) 1860 - James Ensor, Belgian painter (d. 1949) 1866 - Butch Cassidy, American outlaw (d. 1908) 1872 - Alexander Roda Roda, Austrian writer (d. 1945) 1873 - John W. Davis, American politician (d. 1955) 1875 - Ray Lyman Wilbur, U.S. university president and politician (d. 1949) 1879 - Edward Bruce, Director art projects (d. 1943) 1880 - Charles Christie, Canadian film studio owner (d. 1955) 1885 - Georg Lukács, Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (d. 1971) 1885 - Vean Gregg, American baseball player (d. 1964) 1887 - Gordon S. Fahrni, Canadian physician and President of the Canadian Medical Association (d. 1995) 1889 - Herbert Osborne Yardley, American cryptographer (d. 1958) 1890 - Frank Murphy, American public servant (d. 1949) 1891 - Maurice Vincent Buckley, Australian winner of the Victoria Cross (d. 1921) 1891 - Nella Larsen, African-American novelist (d. 1964) 1892 - Arthur Travers 'Bomber' Harris, British Air Force commander (d. 1984) 1892 - Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish inventor (d. 1973) 1895 - Arthur Fadden, thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973) 1897 - Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917) 1899 - Alfred Mosher Butts, American architect and Scrabble inventor (d. 1993) 1900 - Pierre Molinier, French painter and photographer (d. 1976) 1901 - Jacques Lacan, French psychoanalyst and semanticist (d. 1981) 1902 - Philippe de Rothschild, French race car driver and wine grower (d. 1988) 1904 - Sir David Robinson, British philanthropist and entrepreneur (d. 1987) 1906 - Samuel Beckett, Irish writer, Nobel laureate (d. 1989) 1906 - Bud Freeman, American musician (d. 1991) 1907 - Harold Stassen, American Presidential candidate (d. 2001) 1909 - Stanislaw Marcin Ulam, Polish mathematician (d. 1984) 1909 - Eudora Welty, American writer (d. 2001) 1911 - Ico Hitrec, Croatian footballer (d. 1946) 1911 - Jean-Louis Lévesque, Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist (d. 1994) 1916 - Phyllis Fraser Cerf Wagner, American actress, journalist, and publisher (d. 2006) 1917 - Robert O. Anderson, American businessman (d. 2007) 1919 - Roland Gaucher, French journalist 1919 - Howard Keel, American actor, singer, and president of the Screen Actors Guild (d. 2004) 1919 - Madalyn Murray O'Hair, American atheist activist (d. 1995) 1919 - Phil Tonken, American radio and television announcer (d. 2000) 1920 - Roberto Calvi, Italian banker (d. 1982) 1920 - Claude Cheysson, French politician 1920 - Liam Cosgrave, fifth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland 1920 - John LaPorta, American musician (d. 2004) 1922 - John Braine, British novelist (d. 1986) 1922 - Julius Nyerere, Tanzanian politician (d. 1999) 1923 - Don Adams, American actor and comedian (d. 2005) 1924 - Jack Chick, American evangelist 1924 - Stanley Donen, American film director 1926 - John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough 1926 - Ellie Lambeti, Greek actress (d. 1983) 1927 - Maurice Ronet, French film actor (d. 1983) 1928 - Alan Clark, English politician (d. 1999) 1931 - Robert Enrico, French film director and screenwriter (d. 2001) 1931 - Dan Gurney, American race car driver and team owner 1931 - Jon Stone, co-creator of Sesame Street (d. 1997) 1932 - Orlando Letelier, Chilean politician (d. 1976) 1933 - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. politician 1935 - Lyle Waggoner, American actor 1937 - Edward Fox, English actor 1937 - Lanford Wilson, American playwright 1939 - Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel laureate 1939 - Paul Sorvino, American actor 1940 - Mike Beuttler, British racing driver (d. 1988) 1940 - Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006) 1941 - Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist, Nobel laureate 1942 - Bill Conti, American composer 1942 - Ataol Behramoglu Turkish poet and writer. 1943 - Billy Kidd, American skier 1944 - Jack Casady, American musician 1944 - Susan Davis, American politician 1944 - Brian Pendleton, musician (d. 2001) 1945 - Tony Dow, American actor 1945 - Lowell George, American singer/guitarist (d. 1979) 1945 - Bob Kalsu, American football player (d. 1970) 1945 - Judy Nunn, Australian actress 1945 - Charles Robinson, American actor 1946 - Al Green, American singer and pastor 1947 - Thanos Mikroutsikos, Greek composer & former minister 1948 - Sue Doughty, British politician 1948 - Nam Hae-il, Chief of Naval Operations of Republic of Korea Navy 1949 - Frank Doran, Scottish politician 1949 - Christopher Hitchens, English-born journalist, critic, and author 1949 - Ricardo Zuniño, Argentine racing driver 1950 - Terry Lester, American actor (d. 2003) 1950 - Ron Perlman, American actor 1950 - William Sadler, American actor 1951 - Peabo Bryson, American singer 1951 - Peter Davison, English actor 1951 - Joachim Streich, East German footballer 1951 - Max Weinberg, American drummer 1952 - Ron Dittemore, American space administrator 1952 - David Drew, British politician 1952 - Erick Avari, British-Indian actor 1953 - Stephen Byers, British politician 1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer 1955 - Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg 1955 - Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer 1956 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne, New Zealand rally driver (d. 2003) 1957 - Saundra Santiago, American actress 1957 - Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer 1960 - Rudi Völler, German football coach 1960 - Bob Casey, Jr., Democratic U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania 1960 - Olaf Ludwig, German cyclist 1961 - Hiro Yamamoto, American rock bassist 1962 - Dave Miley, former baseball player and manager 1962 - Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (d. 1988) 1962 - Jennifer Rubin, American actress 1963 - Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player 1964 - Davis Love III, Professional Golfer 1964 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress 1965 - Patricio Pouchulu, Argentinean architect 1966 - Ali Boumnijel, Tunisian football player 1966 - Marc Ford, American musician 1967 - Olga Tañón, Puerto Rican singer 1970 - Monty Brown, American professional wrestler 1970 - Gerry Creaney, Scottish footballer 1970 - Rick Schroder, American actor 1970 - Szilveszter Csollány, Hungarian gymnast, Olympic gold medalist 1970 - Ricardo Rincon, Mexican baseball player 1971 - Dina Korzun, Russian actress 1971 - Bo Outlaw, American basketball player 1971 - Valensia, Dutch singer 1972 - Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish ice hockey player 1972 - Aaron Lewis, American singer (Staind) 1974 - Darren Turner , British Race Driver 1974 - Sergei Gonchar, Russian ice hockey player 1974 - David Zdrilić, Australian soccer player 1975 - Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist 1975 - Bruce Dyer, English footballer 1976 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor (d. 2003) 1976 - Valentina Cervi, Italian actress 1976 - Patrik Eliáš, Czech ice hockey player 1976 - Yu Ji-tae, South Korean actor 1978 - Arron Asham, Canadian ice hockey player 1978 - Kyle Howard, American actor 1978 - Carles Puyol, Spanish footballer 1978 - Chris Sligh, American Idol finalist 1979 - Baron Davis, American basketball player 1979 - Meghann Shaughnessy, American tennis player 1980 - Jana Cova, Czech pornographic actress 1980 - Quentin Richardson, American basketball player 1980 - Colleen Clinkenbeard, American voice actress 1981 - Courtney Peldon, American actress 1981 - Nat Borchers, American soccer player 1982 - Nellie McKay, American singer 1982 - Janice Vidal, Hong Kong singer 1982 - Jill Vidal, Hong Kong singer 1983 - Schalk Burger, South African rugby player 1984 - Hiro Mizushima, Japanese actor 1987 - Brandon Hardesty, American internet entertainer 1988 - Anderson Luís de Abreu Oliveira, Brazilian footballer 1992 - Emma Degerstedt, American actress 1997 - Sloane Momsen, American actress 1506 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...