10.11.2005

These People Share My Birthday (FYI: April 28)

April 28th Births
1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
• 1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)
• 1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)
1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)
• 1819 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)
• 1874 - Karl Kraus, Austrian journalist and author (d. 1936)
• 1878 - Lionel Barrymore, American actor (d. 1954)
• 1886 - Ğabdulla Tuqay, Russian poet (d. 1913)
• 1889 - António de Oliveira Salazar, dictator of Portugal (d. 1970)
• 1900 - Jan Oort, Dutch astronomer (d. 1992)
• 1903 - Johan Borgen, Norwegian author (d. 1979)
• 1906 - Kurt Gödel, Austrian mathematician (d. 1978)
• 1908 - Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman (d. 1974)
• 1912 - Odette Sansom, French spy (d. 1995)
• 1916 - Ferruccio Lamborghini, Italian automobile manufacturer (d. 1993)
• 1921 - Rowland Evans, American journalist and commentator (d. 2001)
• 1924 - Kenneth Kaunda, President of Zambia
• 1926 - Harper Lee, American author
• 1928 - Yves Klein, French painter (d. 1962)
• 1928 - Eugene M. Shoemaker, American planetary scientist (d. 1997)
• 1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
1930 - James Baker, American politician
1937 - Saddam Hussein, leader of Iraq
• 1938 - Madge Sinclair, Jamaican actress (d. 1995)
• 1941 - Ann-Margret, Swedish-born actress
• 1941 - K. Barry Sharpless, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
• 1943 - Jacques Dutronc, French singer and actor
• 1944 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
• 1948 - Terry Pratchett, English author
• 1948 - Marcia Strassman, American actress
1950 - Jay Leno, American comedian and television host
• 1952 - Mary McDonnell, American actress
• 1953 - Kim Gordon, American musician (Sonic Youth)
• 1955 - Paul Guilfoyle, American actor
• 1956 - Jimmy Barnes, Scottish-born singer
• 1958 - Hal Sutton, American golfer
• 1960 - John Cerutti, baseball player and announcer (d. 2004)
• 1966 - John Daly, American golfer
• 1966 - Too $hort, American rapper
• 1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress
• 1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch heavyweight boxer
• 1978 - Scott Oakland, British post-modernist
1979 - Jorge Garcia, American actor [Hurley on "LOST"!]
• 1980 - Russell Morris, Australian Settlement Agent
• 1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress

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