Birthdays of Personalities on April 09
1910 : Abraham A Ribicoff, (Sen-D-Ct)
1634 : Albertine Agnes, princess of Orange-Nassau
1920 : Alexander Moulton, English bicycle designer (folding bicycle)
xxxx : Alvaro Torres, spanish vocalist (Looking for Love)
1906 : Antal Dorati, Budapest Hungary, conductor (Dresden Opera 1928-29
1920 : Art Van Damme, Norway Mich, jazz accordionist (Chicago Jazz)
1935 : Avery Schreiber, Chicago Ill, comedian (My Mother the Car)
1937 : Barrington J[ohn] Bayley, UK, sci-fi author (Collision Course)
1974 : Ben Bordelon, tackle (San Diego Chargers)
1931 : Bill Gilbert, Wash DC, sports author (They Also Served, Big E)
1928 : Brian Cubbon, British senior civil servant
1851 : C E Arthur Wichmann, German/Dutch geologist (Neth Indies)
1922 : Carl Amery, writer
1861 : Charles Holroyd, painter/etcher
1865 : Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Germany, experiment with AC electricity
1821 : Charles-Pierre Baudelaire, France, symbolist poet (Flowers of Evil)
1949 : Chico Ryan, rock vocalist (Sha Na Na)
1970 : Chuck Bradley, CFL/WLAF tackle (BC Lions, Barcelona Dragons)
1920 : David Walker, Professor of Law (Glasgow University)
1909 : Domenico Enrici, Apostolic Nuncio
1830 : Eadweard Muybridge, England, pioneered study of motion, photography
1942 : Earl F Hillard, (Rep-D-Alabama)
1802 : Elias L”nrot, folklorist
1751 : Emanuel Schikaneder, [Johann Schickeneder], German playwright [or 9/1]
1865 : Erich Ludendorff, general (Germany)
1928 : Floyd D Spence, (Rep-R-SC, 1971- )
1944 : Gene Parsons, rock drummer (Byrds, Gene Clark Group)
1879 : Gerald Festus Kelly, artist
1922 : Gerald Moverley, Roman Catholic bishop (Hallam)
1798 : Giuditta Pasta, [Negri], soprano
1926 : Graham Hills, principal (Strathclyde University, England)
1903 : Gregory Pincus, inventor (birth control pill) [or Nov 9]
1855 : Gyula Reviczky, Hungarian author/poet
1926 : Harris Wofford, (Sen-R-Pennsylvania)
1929 : Harvey Lichtenstein, pres (Bkln Academy of Music)
1848 : Helena Lange, German feminist
1926 : Hugh Hefner, [Marston], Chicagp, magazine publisher (Playboy)
1806 : Isambard Kingdom Brunel, designer of 1st transatlantic steamer
1905 : J William Fulbright, (Sen-D-Ark)
1918 : J”rn Utzon, Danish architect (Sydney Opera House)
1933 : Jacques Molicard, translator/navigator
1971 : James Hundon, wide receiver (Cincinnati Bengals)
1649 : James Scott, duke of Monmouth, bastard son of English king Charles II
1972 : Jeff Wilkins, kicker (St Louis Rams)
1972 : Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
1932 : Jim Fowler, Albany Ga, naturalist (Wild Kingdom)
1917 : Johannes Bobrowski, writer
1867 : John Christian Watson, 3rd Australian Prime Minister (1904)
1919 : John Presper Eckert, co-inventor (1st electronic computer-ENIAC)
1950 : Kenneth D Cockrell, Austin Texas, Astronaut (STS 56, 69, 80)
1974 : Kevin Mathis, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
1980 : Kristin Lee, Bethesda Md, rhythmic gymnast (US team-96)
1872 : L‚on Blum, French premier (People's front govt)
1835 : Leopold II, King of Belgians (1865-1909)
1946 : Les Gray, vocalist (Mud-Cat Crept In)
1911 : Lord Deramore, architect
1926 : Lord Fitt, MP (Belfast Ireland)
1806 : Louis count of Barrthy nyi, premier of Hungary
1895 : Mance Lipscomb, Texas, blues musician (Texas Sharecropper)
1961 : Mark Kelly, Dublin Ireland, keyboardist (Marillion-Real to Reel)
1990 : Marston Glenn Hefner, son of Hugh Hefner & Kimberley Conrad
1926 : Michael Ogden, QC
1922 : Michael Palliser, head of British diplomatic service
1925 : Michael Richardson, vice CEO (N M Rotschild)
1936 : Michael Somare, British foreign affairs minister (Paupa & New Guinea)
1895 : Michel Simon, [Francois], Geneva Switzerland
1932 : Paul Krassner, comic strip cartoonist (MAD Magazine)/founder (Yippies)
1965 : Paulina Porizkova, Prostejov Czech, model (Playboy-Aug 87)
1946 : Philip Wright, rocker (Paper Lace)
1754 : Pieter Paulus, Dutch lawyer/CEO (National Convention)
1812 : Randolph Barnes Marcy, Bvt Major General (Union Army), died in 1887
1933 : Richard Rose, Professor of Public Policy (Strathclyde University)
1914 : Richard Young, CEO (Boosey & Hawkes)
1909 : Robert Murray Halpmann, dancer
1785 : Sibrand Acker Stratingh, Dutch physician/chemist (electric car 1835)
1888 : Sol Hurok, theatrical impresario
1949 : Steve Gadd, jazz drummer (Triplet Hop, Complex Jazz)
1943 : Terry Knight, rock vocalist (Gloria, Terry Knight & the Pack)
1826 : Thomas Hewson Neill, Bvt Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1885
1906 : Todd Naylor "Hugh" Gaitskell, MP (Labour)
1925 : Tom Jackson, British union leader (Post Office)
1958 : Tony Sibson, boxer
1937 : Valerie Singleton, British broadcaster
1940 : Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut
1908 : Victor Vasarely, Hungarian/French painter/author (Op Art)
1917 : Vincent O'Brien, racehorse trainer
1932 : Vladimir Aleksandrovich Degtyaryov, cosmonaut
1903 : Willem P‚e, Belgian linguist