Born On This Day

**baseballbruce30** · 03-20-2006, 06:45 AM

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* 43 BC - Ovid, Roman poet (d. 17)
* 1477 - Jerome Emser, German theologian (d. 1527)
* 1502 - Pierino Belli, Italian soldier and jurist (d. 1575)
* 1725 - Abdul Hamid I, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1789)
* 1735 - Torbern Bergman, Swedish chemist and mineralogist (d. 1784)
* 1737 - Buddha Yodfa Chulaloke, King of Thailand (d. 1809)
* 1741 - Jean Antoine Houdon, French sculptor (d. 1828)
* 1770 - Friedrich Hölderlin, German writer (d. 1843)
* 1799 - Karl August Nicander, Swedish poet (d. 1839)
* 1811 - Napoleon II of France, (d. 1832)
* 1823 - Ned Buntline, American publisher, writer, and publicist (d. 1886)
* 1828 - Henrik Ibsen, Norwegian writer (d. 1906)
* 1831 - Solomon L. Spink, U.S. Congressman from Illinois (d. 1881)
* 1834 - Charles W. Eliot, President of Harvard University (d. 1926)
* 1836 - Sir Edward Poynter, British painter (d. 1919)
* 1856 - Sir John Lavery, Northern Irish artist (d. 1941)
* 1856 - Frederick Winslow Taylor, American inventor and efficiency expert (d. 1915)
* 1870 - Paul Erich von Lettow-Vorbeck, German general (d. 1964)
* 1873 (O.S.) - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer and pianist (d. 1943)
* 1874 - Börries von Münchhausen, German poet (d. 1945)
* 1890 - Beniamino Gigli, Italian tenor (d. 1957)
* 1890 - Lauritz Melchior, Danish tenor (d. 1973)
* 1895 - Fredric Wertham, German-born psychologist (d. 1981)
* 1897 - Ruby Muhammad, American matriarch of Black Islam
* 1903 - Edgar Buchanan, American actor (d. 1979)
* 1904 - B. F. Skinner, American psychologist (d. 1990)
* 1906 - Abraham Beame, Mayor of New York City (d. 2001)
* 1906 - Ozzie Nelson, American actor and band leader (d. 1975)
* 1908 - Sir Michael Redgrave, English actor (d. 1985)
* 1911 - Alfonso García Robles, Mexican diplomat and politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1991)
* 1915 - Rudolf Kirchschläger, President of Austria (d. 2000)
* 1915 - Sviatoslav Richter, Ukrainian pianist (d. 1997)
* 1917 - Dame Vera Lynn, English actress and singer
* 1918 - Jack Barry, American television host (d. 1984)
* 1918 - Marian McPartland, British jazz musician
* 1920 - Pamela Harriman, British-American socialite and diplomat (d. 1997)
* 1921 - Sister Rosetta Tharpe, American singer (d. 1973)
* 1922 - Ray Goulding, American comedian (d. 1990)
* 1922 - Carl Reiner, American director, producer, actor, and comedian
* 1925 - John Ehrlichman, American political figure (d. 1999)
* 1928 - Fred Rogers, American children's television host (d. 2003)
* 1931 - Hal Linden, American actor
* 1933 - Alexander Gorodnitsky, Russian geologist and poet
* 1934 - Willie Brown, Mayor of San Francisco
* 1935 - Ted Bessell, American actor (d. 1996)
* 1936 - Vaughn Meader, American comedian (d. 2004)
* 1937 - Jerry Reed, American musician
* 1939 - Brian Mulroney, eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada
* 1945 - Pat Riley, American basketball player and coach
* 1946 - Elliot Greenbaum, American poet and novelist
* 1948 - John de Lancie, American actor
* 1948 - Bobby Orr, Canadian hockey player
* 1949 - Marcia Ball, American singer
* 1950 - William Hurt, American actor
* 1950 - Carl Palmer, British musician (Emerson, Lake & Palmer)
* 1951 - Jimmie Vaughan, American blues guitarist
* 1957 - Vanessa Bell Calloway, American actress
* 1957 - Spike Lee, American film director and actor
* 1958 - Holly Hunter, American actress

* 1959 - Steve Borden aka Sting, Professional wrestler
* 1961 - Slim Jim Phantom, American musician (Stray Cats)
* 1962 - Stephen Sommers, American film director
* 1963 - Paul Annacone, American tennis player and coach
* 1963 - Kathy Ireland, American model and actress

* 1964 - Natacha Atlas, Belgian singer
* 1972 - Alexander Kapranos, English singer and guitarist (Franz Ferdinand (band))
* 1974 - Paula Garces, Colombian actress
* 1974 - Andrzej Pilipiuk, Polish writer
* 1976 - Chester Bennington, American musician (Linkin Park)
* 1979 - Bianca Lawson, American actress
* 1984 - Marcus Vick, American football player
* 1984 - Winta, Norwegian musician

For those born on: March 20
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could quite possibly start with a boost to your love life, as it is likely that you’ll meet someone who really lights your fire. Make sure that you don’t neglect other areas of your life though. July could be a challenging month: it’s possible that someone will talk you into giving something up, but you will need to stand firm on this. However, a fresh surge of optimism and enthusiasm by the end of the year will feel like a new lease of life!

Your Horoscope for March 20 , 2006
You are likely to feel less moody today as the negative aspect affecting your mood shifts, but romantic issues are likely to confuse you! You might find yourself dreaming of that perfect partner while missing various opportunities to meet new people.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-21-2006, 06:52 AM

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* 1521 - Maurice, Elector of Saxony (d. 1553)
* 1527 - Hermann Finck, German composer (d. 1558)
* 1685 - Johann Sebastian Bach, German composer (d. 1750)
* 1713 - Francis Lewis, American signatory to the Declaration of Independence (d. 1803)
* 1763 - Jean Paul, German writer (d. 1825)
* 1768 - Joseph Fourier, French mathematician (d. 1830)
* 1806 - Benito Juárez, Mexican statesman and national hero (d. 1872)
* 1839 - Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky, Russian composer (d. 1881)
* 1869 - Florenz Ziegfeld, theatrical producer (d. 1932)
* 1876 - John Tewksbury, American athlete (d. 1968)
* 1880 - Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, American actor (d. 1971)
* 1895 - Zlatko Baloković, Croatian violinist (d. 1955)
* 1901 - Karl Arnold, German politician (d. 1958)
* 1902 - Son House, American musician (d. 1988)
* 1904 - Forrest Mars Sr., American candymaker (d. 1999)
* 1906 - Jim Thompson, American designer and businessman
* 1913 - George Abecassis, English race car driver (d. 1991)
* 1920 - Georg Ots, Estonian singer (d. 1975)
* 1921 - Arthur Grumiaux, Belgian violinist (d. 1986)
* 1922 - Russ Meyer, American film director and producer (d. 2004)
* 1923 - Shri Mataji Nirmala Srivastava, Indian founder of Sahaja Yoga
* 1927 - Hans-Dietrich Genscher, German politician
* 1932 - Walter Gilbert, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1932 - Joseph Silverstein, American violinist and conductor
* 1930 - James Coco, American actor (d. 1987)
* 1934 - Al Freeman, Jr., American actor
* 1935 - Brian Clough, English footballer and football manager (d. 2004)
* 1940 - Solomon Burke, American singer
* 1943 - Vivian Stanshall, English musician, artist, actor, writer, Bonzo Dog Band (d. 1995)
* 1943 - István Gyulai, Hungarian General Secretery of the IAAF (d. 2006)
* 1945 - Rose Stone, American musician (Sly & the Family Stone)
* 1946 - Timothy Dalton, Welsh actor
* 1949 - Slavoj Žižek, Slovenian sociologist, philosopher and cultural critic
* 1956 - Ingrid Kristiansen, Norwegian runner
* 1958 - Sabrina Le Beauf, American actress
* 1958 - Gary Oldman, English actor
* 1959 - Nobuo Uematsu, Japanese composer
* 1960 - Ayrton Senna, Brazilian race car driver (d. 1994)
* 1961 - Lothar Matthäus, German footballer
* 1962 - Matthew Broderick, American actor
* 1962 - Rosie O'Donnell, American comedian, actress, talk show host, and publisher

* 1963 - Ronald Koeman, Dutch footballer and football manager
* 1967 - Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Swedish musician (Ace of Base)
* 1967 - Maxim Reality, British MC (The Prodigy)
* 1975 - Justin Pierce, British actor (d. 2000)
* 1975 - Mark Williams, Welsh snooker player
* 1975 - Fabricio Oberto, Argentine Basketball player, playing for San Antonio Spurs
* 1976 - Liza Harper, French actress
* 1978 - Kevin Federline, Dancer/Hip Hop Artist
* 1978 - Alena Seredova, Czech model and actress

* 1980 - Ronaldinho, Brazilian current international footballer
* 1980 - Marit Bjørgen, Norwegian cross-country skier
* 1980 - Deryck Whibley, Canadian guitarist and singer (Sum41)

For those born on: March 21
Happy Birthday! The year ahead could start with a dynamic push from you that improves your finances, but don’t spend it all at once! In terms of romance you are likely to be regarded as extraordinarily fickle, but it’s your love of the chase rather than the conquest that will appeal, especially when Venus enters your sign! August will be a time when you need to chill and not overreact, but when Libra enters your sign you’ll find the right balance. Be prepared for a positive change of direction in your life around December and new opportunities should come your way in the New Year.

Your Horoscope for March 21 , 2006
With the sun now out of Pisces and firmly in your sign you should feel a new burst of confidence, but thanks to the influence of Venus and Neptune your tendency to be irritable should be tempered nicely today. Doing a good deed will make you feel surprisingly good today!

**baseballbruce30** · 03-22-2006, 07:07 AM

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* 1212 - Emperor Go-Horikawa of Japan (d. 1234)
* 1366 - Thomas de Mowbray, 1st Duke of Norfolk, English politician (d. 1399)
* 1459 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1519)
* 1503 - Antonio Francesco Grazzini, Italian writer (d. 1583)
* 1599 - Anthony van Dyck, Flemish painter (d. 1641)
* 1609 - King John II Casimir of Poland (d. 1672)
* 1663 - August Hermann Francke, German protestant minister (d. 1727)
* 1712 - Edward Moore, English writer (d. 1757)
* 1720 - Nicolas-Henri Jardin, French architect (d. 1799)
* 1723 - Charles Carroll, American lawyer and delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1783)
* 1797 - King Wilhelm I of Germany (d. 1888)
* 1812 - Stephen Pearl Andrews, abolitionist (d. 1886)
* 1817 - Bahá'u'lláh, Persian prophet of the Bahá'í Faith (d. 1892)
* 1817 - Braxton Bragg, American Confederate general (d. 1876)
* 1818 - John Ainsworth Horrocks, English-born explorer of South Australia (d. 1846)
* 1860 - Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (d. 1940)
* 1868 - Robert Millikan, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1953)
* 1878 - Michel Théato, Luxembourg athlete (d. 1919)
* 1880 - Ernie Quigley, Canadian-American sports official (d. 1960)
* 1887 - Chico Marx, American comedian and actor (d. 1961)
* 1896 - He Long, Chinese marshal (d. 1969)
* 1901 - Greta Kempton, American artist (d. 1991)
* 1907 - Lucia dos Santos, Portuguese nun (d. 2005)
* 1908 - Louis L'Amour, American author (d. 1988)
* 1909 - Gabrielle Roy, Canadian author (d. 1983)
* 1912 - Wilfrid Brambell, Irish actor (d. 1985)
* 1912 - Karl Malden, American actor
* 1913 - Tom McCall, Governor of Oregon (d. 1983)
* 1915 - Georgiy Zhzhonov, Russian actor and writer
* 1918 - Cheddi Jagan, President of Guyana (d. 1997)
* 1920 - Werner Klemperer, German actor (d. 2000)
* 1920 - Ross Martin, Polish-American actor (d. 1981)
* 1924 - Allen Neuharth, American businessman and writer
* 1923 - Marcel Marceau, French mime
* 1928 - Carrie Donovan, American fashion editor (d. 2001)
* 1928 - Ed Macauley, American basketball player
* 1930 - Derek Bok, American lawyer and educator
* 1930 - Pat Robertson, American televangelist
* 1930 - Stephen Sondheim, American composer and lyricist
* 1931 - Burton Richter, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1931 - William Shatner, Canadian actor
* 1933 - May Britt, Swedish actress
* 1933 - Abolhassan Banisadr, President of Iran
* 1934 - Orrin Hatch, U.S. Senator from Utah
* 1935 - M. Emmet Walsh, American actor
* 1936 - Ron Carey, labor leader
* 1936 - Roger Whittaker, British singer
* 1937 - Armin Hary, German athlete
* 1940 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian actor (d. 1996)
* 1940 - Dave Keon, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1941 - Jeremy Clyde, British actor and singer
* 1941 - Bruno Ganz, Swiss actor
* 1941 - Billy Collins, American Poet
* 1943 - George Benson, American musician
* 1943 - Keith Relf, British musician (The Yardbirds) (d. 1976)
* 1946 - Rudy Rucker, American author
* 1948 - Wolf Blitzer, American television journalist
* 1948 - Andrew Lloyd Webber, British composer
* 1949 - Fanny Ardant, French actress
* 1952 - Bob Costas, American sports commentator and talk show host
* 1955 - Pete Sessions, American politician
* 1955 - Lena Olin, Swedish actress

* 1957 - Stephanie Mills, American actress, singer

* 1959 - Matthew Modine, American actor
* 1964 - Bruce Woloshyn, Canadian visual effects artist
* 1966 - Artis Pabriks, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs
* 1967 - Mario Cipollini, Italian cyclist
* 1970 - Leontien van Moorsel, Dutch cyclist
* 1972 - Shawn Bradley, Former American basketball player
* 1972 - Elvis Stojko, Canadian figure skater
* 1973 - Juninho, Brazilian football player
* 1974 - Marcus Camby, American basketball player
* 1976 - Teun de Nooijer, Dutch field hockey player
* 1976 - Reese Witherspoon, American actress

* 1979 - Aaron North, American guitarist

For those born on: March 22
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with flashes of intuition guiding you in the right direction at work or school, which could have a positive effect on your finances. If you’re overcome with a feeling of bashing your head against a brick wall in June then ride it out. October is looking good, with the focus on romance. You’ll be sizzling and ready for anything, but don’t allow your sense of vanity to get in the way. By the end of the year travel is likely to feature as the traveling bug bites you hard.

Your Horoscope for March 22 , 2006
It is possible that you will feel torn in two opposing directions today, thanks to a challenging aspect between the sun and the moon. This internal conflict is likely to become apparent at work or school. What you want and what’s expected of you might be too entirely different things.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-23-2006, 06:38 AM

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* 1429 - Margaret of Anjou, queen of Henry VI of England (d. 1482)
* 1638 - Frederik Ruysch, Dutch physician and anatomist (d. 1731)
* 1699 - John Bartram, American botanist (d. 1777)
* 1723 - Agha Mohammad Khan Ghajar, King of Iran (d. 1771)
* 1749 - Pierre Simon de Laplace, French mathematician and astronomer (d. 1827)
* 1754 - Baron Jurij Vega, Slovenian mathematician, physicist, and artillery officer (d. 1802)
* 1769 - William Smith, English geologist and cartographer (d. 1839)
* 1823 - Schuyler Colfax, Vice President of the United States (d. 1885)
* 1831 - Eduard Schlagintweit, German writer (d. 1866)
* 1834 - Julius Reubke, German composer (d. 1858)
* 1858 - Ludwig Quidde, German pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1941)
* 1868 - Dietrich Eckart, early supporter of Adolf Hitler's Nazi Party and member of Thule Society (d. 1923)
* 1878 - Franz Schreker, Austrian composer (d. 1934)
* 1881 - Roger Martin du Gard, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
* 1881 - Hermann Staudinger, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1965)
* 1882 - Emmy Noether, German mathematician (d. 1935)
* 1887 - Juan Gris, Spanish artist (d. 1927)
* 1887 - Prince Felix Yussupov, Russian assassin of Rasputin (d. 1967)
* 1899 - Dora Gerson, German actress and singer (d. 1943)
* 1900 - Erich Fromm, German-born psychoanalyst (d. 1980)
* 1905 - Lale Andersen, German singer and cabaretist (d. 1972)
* 1905 - Joan Crawford, American actress (d. 1977)
* 1907 - Daniel Bovet, Swiss-born scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1992)
* 1910 - Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director (d. 1998)
* 1912 - Betty Astell, British actress (d. 2005)
* 1912 - Wernher von Braun, German-born physicist and engineer (d. 1977)
* 1915 - Vasily Zaitsev, Russian World War II hero (d. 1991)
* 1925 - David Watkin, British cinematographer
* 1929 - Sir Roger Bannister, British runner
* 1931 - Viktor Korchnoi, Russian chess player
* 1931 - Yevgenij Grishin, Russian speed skater (d. 2005)
* 1934 - Mark Rydell, American film and television director
* 1937 - Craig Breedlove, American land speed record holder
* 1938 - Maynard Jackson, American politician (d. 2003)
* 1939 - Pepe Lienhard, Swiss band leader and entertainer
* 1941 - Jim Trelease, American educator and children's literature author
* 1942 - Walter Rodney, Guyanese historian and political figure (d. 1980)
* 1948 - David Olney, American musician
* 1949 - Ric Ocasek, American musician (The Cars)
* 1950 - Anthony De Longis, American actor
* 1951 - Corinne Clery, French actress
* 1951 - Ron Jaworski, NFL Quarterback, ESPN Analyst
* 1952 - Kim Stanley Robinson, American author
* 1953 - Bo Diaz, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 1990)
* 1953 - Chaka Khan, American singer
* 1955 - Moses Malone, American basketball player
* 1956 - José Manuel Durão Barroso, Portuguese politician, president of the European Commission
* 1956 - Thomas Wassberg, Swedish cross-country skier
* 1957 - Amanda Plummer, American actress
* 1960 - Nicol Stephen, Deputy First Minister of Scotland
* 1961 - Helmi Johannes, Indonesian television newscaster
* 1964 - Hope Davis, American actress
* 1965 - Richard Grieco, American actor and singer
* 1965 - Marti Pellow, Scottish singer
* 1968 - Damon Albarn, English musician (Blur and Gorillaz)
* 1968 - Fernando Hierro, Spanish football player
* 1971 - Gail Porter, British television presenter
* 1971 - Karen McDougal, American model
* 1972 - Judith Godrèche, French actress and author
* 1973 - Jerzy Dudek, Polish footballer
* 1973 - Jason Kidd, American basketball player
* 1975 - Alydar, American racehorse (d. 1990)
* 1976 - Keri Russell, American actress

* 1978 - Nicholle Tom, American actress
* 1978 - Walter Samuel, Argentine football player
* 1979 - Mark Buehrle, baseball player
* 1979 - Chad Dittman, American president of the Indoor Football League
* 1979 - Misty Hyman, American swimmer
* 1983 - Jerome Thomas, English footballer

For those born on: March 23
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could start with you feeling more emotional and open, especially with your close friends. This will be swiftly followed by periods of irritability, perhaps due to your dissatisfaction with your love life, but don’t grab the first person who appears on the scene, because things will improve to the point where you’ll be wondering what you were so stressed about! You’ll experience the regular ups and downs of work or school, but your innovative nature combined with your ability to take certain risks means that you’ll forge ahead nicely, especially towards the end of the year!

Your Horoscope for March 23 , 2006
It is likely that you will tend towards nervous tension today, especially towards the afternoon, which will last well into the evening. It may be that work or school is demanding too much at the moment, so make sure you book a therapeutic pampering session to ease those knotted muscles.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-24-2006, 07:04 AM

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* 1490 - Georg Agricola, German scientist (d. 1555)
* 1607 - Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter, Dutch admiral (d. 1667)
* 1657 - Arai Hakuseki, Japanese writer and politician (d. 1725)
* 1693 - John Harrison, British clockmaker (d. 1776)
* 1725 - Samuel Ashe, Governor of North Carolina (d. 1813)
* 1725 - Thomas Cushing, American Continental Congressman (d. 1788)
* 1796 - John Corry Wilson Daly, Canadian politician (d. 1878)
* 1820 - A. E. Becquerel, French physicist (d. 1891)
* 1830 - Robert Hamerling, Austrian poet (d. 1889)
* 1834 - William Morris, English writer and designer (d. 1896)
* 1834 - John Wesley Powell, American explorer and environmentalist (d. 1902)
* 1835 - Jožef Stefan, Slovenian physicist, mathematician, and poet (d. 1893)
* 1855 - Andrew Mellon, American financier (d. 1937)
* 1855 - Olive Schreiner, South African writer (d. 1920)
* 1874 - Harry Houdini, Hungarian-born magician (d. 1926)
* 1884 - Peter Debye, Dutch chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1966)
* 1886 - Edward Weston, American photographer (d. 1958)
* 1887 - Fatty Arbuckle, American actor (d. 1933)
* 1888 - Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian Bolshevik politician (d. 1922)
* 1889 - Albert Hill, British athlete (d. 1969)
* 1893 - Walter Baade, German astronomer (d. 1960)
* 1897 - Wilhelm Reich, Austrian-born psychotherapist (d. 1957)
* 1901 - Ub Iwerks, American cartoonist (d. 1971)
* 1902 - Thomas Dewey, American politician (d. 1971)
* 1903 - Adolf Butenandt, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
* 1909 - Clyde Barrow, notorious bank robber (d. 1934)
* 1910 - Richard Conte, American actor (d. 1975)
* 1911 - Joseph Barbera, American cartoonist
* 1915 - Gorgeous George, American professional wrestler (d. 1963)
* 1916 - Donald Hamilton, Swedish-American novelist
* 1917 - John Kendrew, British molecular biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry (d. 1997)
* 1919 - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, American author and publisher
* 1919 - Robert Heilbroner, American economist (d. 2005)
* 1923 - Murray Hamilton, American actor (d. 1986)
* 1924 - Norman Fell, American actor (d. 1998)
* 1926 - Dario Fo, Italian writer, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1927 - Martin Walser, German author
* 1928 - Byron Janis, American pianist
* 1930 - David Dacko, first President of the Central African Republic (d. 2003)
* 1930 - Steve McQueen, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1980)
* 1935 - Peter Bichsel, Swiss writer
* 1936 - David Suzuki, Canadian environmentalist
* 1938 - Holger Czukay, German musician (Can)
* 1938 - David Irving, British historian
* 1944 - R. Lee Ermey, American actor
* 1945 - Robert T. Bakker, American paleontologist
* 1945 - Curtis Hanson, American film director
* 1949 - Nick Lowe, English musician
* 1951 - Tommy Hilfiger, American fashion designer
* 1953 - Louie Anderson, American comedian
* 1954 - Robert Carradine, American actor
* 1954 - Donna Pescow, American actress

* 1960 - Nena, German singer
* 1962 - Star Jones Reynolds, American television personality
* 1964 - Annabella Sciorra, American actress
* 1965 - The Undertaker, American professional wrestler
* 1970 - Lara Flynn Boyle, American actress

* 1970 - Sharon Corr, Irish musician (The Corrs)
* 1974 - Chad Butler, American drummer (Switchfoot)
* 1974 - Alyson Hannigan, American actress
* 1976 - Aaron Brooks, American football player
* 1976 - Peyton Manning, American football player
* 1984 - Chris Bosh, American basketball player
* 1985 - Haruka Ayase, Japanese actress and model
* 1990 - Keisha Castle-Hughes, New Zealand-born actress

For those born on: March 24
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with you being quite down to earth and practical minded, but watch the finances! Aries folk are famous for their extravagance! Your intuition will guide you well but think before you speak. Later in the year, around September, you might feel inclined to join a good cause, and around this time you are likely to feel very secure in terms of romance as you’ll achieve the balance that you need. A stroke of luck towards the end of the year could possibly result in a change of direction or a journey, which will prove beneficial to you.

Your Horoscope for March 24 , 2006
With a minor but negative aspect between your ruling planet and Saturn it is looking as though you are in serious need of some fun. If you have had little opportunity over the past few days to let your hair down you can relax a little now and start planning something unusual for your weekend!

**baseballbruce30** · 03-25-2006, 09:41 AM

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* 1252 - Conradin, Duke of Swabia (d. 1268)
* 1297 - Arnost of Pardubice, Archbishop of Prague (d. 1364)
* 1345 - Blanche of Lancaster, wife of John of Gaunt (d. 1369)
* 1347 - Catherine of Siena, Italian saint (d. 1380)
* 1404 (baptism) - John Beaufort, 1st Duke of Somerset, English military leader (d. 1444)
* 1479 - Vasili III, Grand Prince of Moscow (d. 1533)
* 1539 - Christopher Clavius, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1612)
* 1541 - Francesco I de' Medici, Grand Duke of Tuscany (d. 1587)
* 1593 - Jean de Brébeuf, French Jesuit missionary (d. 1649)
* 1643 - Louis Moréri, French encylopedist (d. 1680)
* 1661 - Paul de Rapin, French historian (d. 1725)
* 1699 - Johann Adolph Hasse, German composer (d. 1783)
* 1767 - Joachim Murat, French marshal and King of Naples (d. 1815)
* 1800 - Heinrich von Dechsen, German geologist and mineralogist, (d. 1889)
* 1863 - Simon Flexner, pathologist (d. 1946)
* 1867 - Arturo Toscanini, Italian conductor, (d. 1957)
* 1868 - William Lockwood, English cricketer (d. 1932)
* 1873 - Rudolf Rocker, German anarchist (d. 1958)
* 1881 - Béla Bartók, Hungarian composer (d. 1945)
* 1881 - Mary Gladys Webb, English writer (d. 1927)
* 1884 - Georges Imbert, Alsatian chemist (d. 1950)
* 1886 - Athenagoras, Patriarch of Constantinople (d. 1972)
* 1901 - Ed Begley, American actor (d. 1970)
* 1906 - A.J.P. Taylor, British historian (d. 1990)
* 1908 - Helmut Käutner, German actor and film director (d. 1980)
* 1908 - David Lean, English film director (d. 1991)
* 1911 - Jack Ruby, American killer of Lee Harvey Oswald (d. 1967)
* 1914 - Norman Borlaug, American agricultural scientist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* 1918 - Howard Cosell, American attorney, lecturer, and sports journalist (d. 1995)
* 1920 - Patrick Troughton, British actor (d. 1987)
* 1920 - Arthur Wint, Jamaican runner
* 1921 - Simone Signoret, French actress (d. 1985)
* 1925 - Flannery O'Connor, American author (d. 1964)
* 1926 - László Papp, Hungarian boxer (d. 2003)
* 1926 - Jaime Sabines, Mexican poet (d. 1999)
* 1926 - Gene Shalit, American film critic
* 1928 - Jim Lovell, astronaut
* 1929 - Wim van Est, Dutch cyclist (d. 2003)
* 1934 - Gloria Steinem, American author
* 1935 - Flash Elorde, Filipino boxer
* 1938 - Hoyt Axton, American musician and actor (d. 1999)
* 1939 - Toni Cade Bambara, American author (d. 1995)
* 1940 - Anita Bryant, American entertainer and activist
* 1942 - Aretha Franklin, American singer
* 1942 - Richard O'Brien, English actor and writer
* 1943 - Paul Michael Glaser, American actor
* 1946 - Bonnie Bedelia, American actress

* 1946 - Maurice Krafft, French vulcanologist (d. 1991)
* 1947 - Sir Elton John, English singer/songwriter, pianist
* 1949 - Nick Lowe, British singer/songwriter, producer
* 1952 - Antanas Mockus, Colombian mathematician and politician
* 1956 - Matthew Garber, British actor (d. 1977)
* 1960 - Idy Chan Yuk-Lin, Hong Kong actress
* 1960 - Steve Norman, British saxophonist (Spandau Ballet)
* 1962 - Marcia Cross, American actress

* 1964 - Lisa Gay Hamilton, American actress
* 1964 - Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
* 1965 - Sarah Jessica Parker, American actress

* 1965 - Stefka Kostadinova, Bulgarian high jumper and president of the Bulgarian olympic committee
* 1966 - Tom Glavine, baseball player
* 1966 - Anton Rogan, Northern Irish footballer
* 1966 - Jeff Healey, Canadian guitarist
* 1967 - Matthew Barney, American media artist
* 1967 - Debi Thomas, American figure skater

* 1969 - Dale Davis, American basketball player
* 1971 - Cammi Granato, American hockey player

* 1974 - Lark Voorhies, American actress
* 1976 - Juvenile, American rapper
* 1976 - Wladimir Klitschko, Ukrainian boxer
* 1976 - Gigi Leung, Hong Kong singer/actress.
* 1982 - Danica Patrick, American race car driver
* 1984 - Katharine McPhee, American Idol contestant
* 1987 - Nobunari Oda, Japanese figure skater
* 1989 - Alyson Michalka, American actress

For those born on: March 25
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with your Aries traits being strengthened by the aspects from the sun and the moon, which some people will find a bit too intense. Work or school could become an area where your natural competitiveness is allowed to shine, but make sure you find time to relax as well. You might experience an unusual lack of confidence later in the year, but it is likely that the person who helps you through this time turns out to be someone with whom you develop a romantic attachment. Just look for those silver linings in the clouds and you’ll end the year on a high!

Your Horoscope for March 25 , 2006
An excellent aspect between your ruling planet and the moon in Aquarius means that you are more than ready to enjoy out of the ordinary fun you have hopefully planned. Make sure that you have one or two adventurous friends to keep you company and just put everything else on hold while you let your hair down.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-26-2006, 09:59 AM

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* 1516 - Conrad Gessner, Swiss naturalist (d. 1565)
* 1554 - Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne, French military leader (d. 1611)
* 1753 - Benjamin Thompson, American physicist and inventor (d. 1814)
* 1859 - Alfred Edward Housman, English poet (d. 1936)
* 1874 - Robert Frost, American poet (d. 1963)
* 1875 - Max Abraham, German physicist (d. 1922)
* 1875 - Syngman Rhee, President of South Korea (d. 1965)
* 1879 - Othmar Ammann, Swiss-born bridge engineer (d. 1965)
* 1882 - Hermann Obrecht, member of the Swiss Federal Council (d. 1940)
* 1884 - Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (d. 1969)
* 1888 - Elsa Brändström, Swedish nurse (d. 1948)
* 1904 - Joseph Campbell, American author (d. 1987)
* 1904 - Xenophon Zolotas, Prime Minister of Greece (d. 2004)
* 1905 - Viktor Frankl, Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist (d. 1997)
* 1911 - Bernard Katz, German-born biophysicist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2003)
* 1911 - Tennessee Williams, American dramatist (d. 1983)
* 1913 - Paul Erdős, Hungarian mathematician (d. 1996)
* 1914 - Toru Kumon, Japanese educator (d. 1995)
* 1914 - William Westmoreland, U.S. general (d. 2005)
* 1916 - Christian B. Anfinsen, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1995)
* 1916 - Sterling Hayden, American actor (d. 1986)
* 1917 - Rufus Thomas, American musician (d. 2001)
* 1919 - Strother Martin, American actor (d. 1980)
* 1922 - Oscar Sala, Italian-born physicist
* 1923 - Bob Elliott, American comedian
* 1925 - Pierre Boulez, French composer and conductor
* 1930 - Gregory Corso, American poet (d. 2001)
* 1930 - Sandra Day O'Connor, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
* 1931 - Leonard Nimoy, American actor and director
* 1934 - Alan Arkin, American actor
* 1935 - Mahmoud Abbas, President of the Palestine National Authority
* 1938 - Anthony James Leggett, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1940 - James Caan, American actor
* 1940 - Nancy Pelosi, American politician
* 1942 - Erica Jong, American author
* 1943 - Bob Woodward, American journalist
* 1944 - Diana Ross, American singer (Supremes)
* 1946 - Johnny Crawford, American actor
* 1947 - Dar Robinson, American stunt man (d. 1986)
* 1948 - Steven Tyler, American musician (Aerosmith)
* 1949 - Vicki Lawrence, American actress and singer
* 1949 - Patrick Süßkind, German writer
* 1950 - Teddy Pendergrass, American singer
* 1950 - Martin Short, Canadian comedian
* 1950 - Ernest Thomas, American actor
* 1951 - Carl Wieman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1953 - Elaine Chao, U.S. Secretary of Labor
* 1954 - Curtis Sliwa, founder of the Guardian Angels
* 1956 - Charly McClain, American singer
* 1957 - Leeza Gibbons, American television host

* 1960 - Marcus Allen, American football player
* 1960 - Jennifer Grey, American actress

* 1961 - William Hague, British politician
* 1962 - John Stockton, American basketball player
* 1963 - Kyogoku Natsuhiko, Japanese writer
* 1964 - Martin Donnelly, Northern Irish racecar driver
* 1968 - Kenny Chesney, American singer
* 1968 - James Iha, American musician (Smashing Pumpkins, A Perfect Circle)
* 1971 - Behzad Ghorbani, Iranian zoologist and sociobiologist
* 1973 - Lawrence E. Page, American Internet search engine pioneer
* 1976 - Amy Smart, American actress

* 1977 - Kevin Davies, English footballer
* 1979 - Hiromi Uehara, Jazz Pianist
* 1981 - Matthieu Delpierre, French footballer
* 1982 - Mikel Arteta, Spanish footballer
* 1985 - Keira Knightley, English actress

For those born on: March 26
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could start with a surge of energy that takes even you by surprise, but if it feels as though someone is trying to restrict you take a step back and think about their point of view. This will eventually resolve any potential tensions. In October you are likely to experience some intensity and drama in matters of the heart, when the sun, Venus and your ruling planet Mars congregate in Scorpio. You’ll be irresistible, but reluctant to be tied down. By the end of the year work or school will be an area in which your natural authority will be nicely tempered with a level of charisma, helping you on your way to success.

Your Horoscope for March 26 , 2006
The weekend will continue to offer some good opportunities in your intrepid pursuit of fun, although the energy levels of you, and possibly your friends, will begin to fall. Use the afternoon to engage in more gentle activities. If you decide to go shopping beware overspending!

**baseballbruce30** · 03-27-2006, 06:44 AM

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* 972 - King Robert I of France (d. 1031)
* 1416 - Antonio Squarcialupi, Italian composer (d. 1480)
* 1627 - Stephen Fox, English politician (d. 1716)
* 1702 - Johann Ernst Eberlin, German composer (d. 1762)
* 1712 - Claude Bourgelat, French veterinary surgeon (d. 1779)
* 1714 - Francesco Antonio Zaccaria, Italian theologian and historian (d. 1795)
* 1730 - Thomas Tyrwhitt, English classical scholar (d. 1786)
* 1746 - Michael Bruce, Scottish poet (d. 1767)
* 1765 - Franz Xaver von Baader, German philosopher and theologian (d. 1841)
* 1785 - King Louis XVII of France (d. 1795)
* 1797 - Alfred de Vigny, French author (d. 1863)
* 1809 - Baron Haussmann, French civic planner (d. 1891)
* 1810 - William Hepworth Thompson, English classical scholar (d. 1886)
* 1813 - Nathaniel Currier, American illustrator (d. 1888)
* 1817 - Karl Wilhelm von Nägeli, Swiss biologist (d. 1891)
* 1845 - Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1923)
* 1847 - Otto Wallach, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1931)
* 1851 - Vincent d'Indy, French composer and teacher (d. 1931)
* 1857 - Karl Pearson, English statistician (d. 1936)
* 1860 - Frank Frost Abbott, American classical scholar (d. 1924)
* 1863 - Sir Henry Royce, English automobile pioneer (d. 1933)
* 1869 - James McNeill, Irish politician (d. 1938)
* 1871 - Heinrich Mann, German writer (d. 1950)
* 1882 - Ferde Grofé, American composer (d. 1972)
* 1883 - Marie Under, Estonian author and poet (d. 1980)
* 1886 - Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German architect (d. 1969)
* 1893 - Karl Mannheim, Hungarian sociologist (d. 1947)
* 1899 - Gloria Swanson, American actress (d. 1983)
* 1901 - Carl Barks, American illustrator (d. 2000)
* 1901 - Sasaki Naojiro, Japanese author (d. 1943)
* 1901 - Erich Ollenhauer, German politician (d. 1963)
* 1901 - Eisaku Sato, Prime Minister of Japan, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1975)
* 1901 - Kenneth Slessor, Australian poet (d. 1971)
* 1905 - Elsie MacGill, Canadian aeronautical engineer (d. 1980)
* 1906 - Pee Wee Russell, American musician (d. 1969)
* 1909 - Golo Mann, German historian (d. 1994)
* 1912 - James Callaghan, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 2005)
* 1914 - Richard Denning, American actor (d. 1998)
* 1914 - Budd Schulberg, American screenwriter and novelist
* 1915 - Junior Lockwood, American musician
* 1917 - Cyrus Vance, American politician (d. 2002)
* 1921 - Harold Nicholas, American dancer (d. 2000)
* 1922 - Stefan Wul, French author (d. 2003)
* 1923 - Endo Shusaku, Japanese author (d. 1996)
* 1923 - Louis Simpson, Jamaican-born poet
* 1924 - Sarah Vaughan, American singer (d. 1990)
* 1927 - Mstislav Rostropovich, Russian cellist and conductor
* 1931 - David Janssen, American actor (d. 1980)
* 1935 - Abelardo Castillo, Argentine writer
* 1935 - Julian Glover, British actor
* 1939 - Cale Yarborough, American race car driver
* 1941 - Ivan Gašparovič, President of Slovakia
* 1942 - John E. Sulston, British chemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1942 - Michael York, English actor
* 1947 - Brian Jones, British balloonist
* 1949 - Leigh Steinberg, American sports agent
* 1950 - Tony Banks, English musician (Genesis)
* 1952 - Maria Schneider, French actress
* 1956 - Leung Kwok Hung, Hong Kong political activist
* 1957 - Nick Hawkins, British politician
* 1961 - Tak Matsumoto, Japanese guitarist (B'z)
* 1962 - Jann Arden, Canadian musician
* 1963 - Quentin Tarantino, American director, writer, and producer
* 1963 - Xuxa, Brazilian television personality
* 1966 - Paula Trickey, American actress
* 1967 - Talisa Soto, American actress
* 1968 - Sandra Hess, Swiss-born actress and model
* 1969 - Keith Flint, Member of British group The Prodigy
* 1970 - Mariah Carey, American singer

* 1970 - Princess Leila of Iran (d. 2001)
* 1971 - David Coulthard, Scottish race car driver
* 1972 - Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink, Dutch football striker
* 1974 - Gaizka Mendieta, Spanish footballer
* 1975 - Stacy "Fergie" Ferguson, American musician (Black Eyed Peas)

* 1981 - Terry McFlynn, Northern Irish footballer
* 1986 - "Baby M," the subject of an infamous custody battle
* 1995 - Taylor Atelian, American actress

For those born on: March 27
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start on a positive note, as long as you’re prepared to put your foot down, especially in matters relating to friendships. If your love life goes off course a little then take a step back and reassess the way you structure your time; don’t plow all your energies into work or school, unless you have to. You might find that you need to control your impulsive behavior, especially around the start of fall, particularly in matters of the heart. If you’re feeling bored by the end of the year then plan some adventurous weekends to satisfy the child in you.

Your Horoscope for March 27 , 2006
A challenging aspect between your ruling planet and the moon, which is now in Pisces, you will be feeling more prone to emotional upsets than normal. Attached Aries people should take comfort from their partners today, while single Aries people will be able to rely on a close friend for support.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-28-2006, 06:58 AM

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* 1472 - Fra Bartolommeo, Italian artist (d. 1517)
* 1496 - Mary Tudor, queen of Louis XII of France (d. 1533)
* 1515 - Saint Teresa of Avila, Spanish Carmelite nun and poet (d. 1582)
* 1522 - Albert the Warlike, Prince of Bayreuth (d. 1557)
* 1569 - Ranuccio I Farnese, Duke of Parma (d. 1622)
* 1592 - Jan Ámos Komenský (Comenius), Czech writer, educator and bishop of Unity of the Brethren (d. 1670)
* 1599 - Witte Corneliszoon de With, Dutch naval officer (d. 1658)
* 1609 - King Frederick III of Denmark (d. 1670)
* 1652 - Samuel Sewall, English-born judge (d. 1730)
* 1725 - Andrew Kippis, English non-conformist clergyman and biographer (d. 1795)
* 1760 - Thomas Clarkson, American abolitionist
* 1819 - Sir Joseph Bazalgette, English civil engineer (d. 1891)
* 1851 - Bernardino Machado, Portuguese President (d. 1944)
* 1862 - Aristide Briand, French politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1932)
* 1868 - Maxim Gorky, Russian author (d. 1936)
* 1871 - Willem Mengelberg, Dutch conductor (d. 1951)
* 1890 - Paul Whiteman, American bandleader (d. 1967)
* 1892 - Corneille Heymans, Belgian physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1968)
* 1895 - Spencer W. Kimball, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1985)
* 1897 - Sepp Herberger, German football coach (d. 1977)
* 1899 - Harold B. Lee, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1973)
* 1902 - Dame Flora Robson, English actress (d. 1984)
* 1902 - Jaromír Vejvoda, Czech composer (d. 1988)
* 1903 - Rudolf Serkin, Austrian pianist (d. 1991)
* 1903 - Charles Starrett, American actor (d. 1986)
* 1905 - Marlin Perkins, American naturalist and television host (d. 1986)
* 1909 - Nelson Algren, American writer (d. 1981)
* 1910 - Frederick Baldwin Adams, Jr. Bibliophile and director of the Pierpont Morgan Library (d. 2001)
* 1910 - Jimmie Dodd, American television actor (d. 1964)
* 1910 - Queen Ingrid of Denmark (d. 2000)
* 1914 - Edmund Muskie, American politician (d. 1996)
* 1915 - Jay Livingston, American composer and songwriter (d. 2001)
* 1921 - Dirk Bogarde, English actor (d. 1999)
* 1924 - Freddie Bartholomew, Irish actor (d. 1992)
* 1928 - Zbigniew Brzezinski, U.S. National Security Advisor
* 1930 - Jerome Isaac Friedman, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1935 - Michael Parkinson, British broadcaster and talk show host
* 1936 - Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian author and politician
* 1941 - Jim Turner, American football player
* 1942 - Brian Jones, British musician, The Rolling Stones (d. 1969)
* 1942 - Neil Kinnock, British statesman
* 1942 - Mike Newell, British film director
* 1942 - Conrad Schumann, East German border guard (d. 1998)
* 1942 - Jerry Sloan, American basketball coach
* 1944 - Rick Barry, American basketball player
* 1944 - Ken Howard, American actor
* 1946 - Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru
* 1948 - Dianne Wiest, American actress
* 1951 - Karen Kain, Canadian ballerina
* 1953 - Melchior Ndadaye, first President of Burundi (d. 1993)
* 1955 - John Alderdice, Northern Irish politician
* 1955 - Reba McEntire, American singer and actress

* 1956 - April Margera, Bam Margera's mother
* 1958 - Curt Hennig, American professional wrestler (d. 2003)
* 1958 - Elisabeth Andreassen, Scandinavian singer
* 1960 - Chris Barrie, British actor
* 1961 - Byron Scott, American basketball player
* 1962 - Jure Franko, Slovenian skier
* 1968 - Iris Chang, American author (d. 2004)
* 1968 - Nasser Hussain, English cricketer
* 1970 - Vince Vaughn, American actor
* 1971 - Mr. Cheeks, American rapper
* 1974 - Mark King, English snooker player
* 1974 - Scott Mills, Radio 1 DJ
* 1975 - Richard Kelly, American film director
* 1977 - Devon, American actress (porn star)

* 1980 - Luke Walton, NBA player
* 1981 - Julia Stiles, American actress

For those born on: March 28
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to begin with some emotional and financial stability, although if you do find that you’re getting into a rut don’t worry, because this will be short lived. You are likely to hit a creative high in the summer, which will help curb some of that restlessness, and you’re also likely to become a more caring person too. In terms of romance expect some drama, which you’ll secretly enjoy, but you will have to do the chasing. However, things could step up a little by October, but be realistic in your expectations. The end of the year is likely to be a quieter period of time when you will be able to finally recharge your batteries.

Your Horoscope for March 28 , 2006
A harmonious aspect between the sun and the moon is likely to lessen the negative aspect ruling your ruling planet. Things may start off on a sour note but by the afternoon you can expect some dramatic changes in your mood when the moon enters your sign.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-29-2006, 06:52 AM

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* 1584 - Ferdinando Fairfax, 2nd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, English general (d. 1648)
* 1602 - John Lightfoot, English churchman (d. 1675)
* 1713 - John Ponsonby, Irish politician (d. 1789)
* 1769 - Nicolas Jean de Dieu Soult, French marshal (d. 1851)
* 1790 - John Tyler, 10th President of the United States (d. 1862)
* 1824 - Ludwig Büchner, German philosopher and physician (d. 1899)
* 1826 - Wilhelm Liebknecht, German journalist and politician (d. 1900)
* 1867 - Cy Young, baseball player (d. 1955)
* 1873 - Tullio Levi-Civita, italian mathematician (d. 1941)
* 1874 - Lou Hoover, First Lady of the United States (d. 1944)
* 1889 - Warner Baxter, American actor (d. 1951)
* 1891 - Yvan Goll, French-German writer (d. 1950)
* 1892 - József Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungarian Catholic cardinal (d. 1975)
* 1895 - Ernst Jünger, German author (d. 1998)
* 1897 - Ruby Muhammad, American wife of Elijah Muhammad
* 1899 - Lavrenty Beria, Soviet Communist leader (d. 1953)
* 1900 - John McEwen, eighteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1980)
* 1901 - Andrija Maurovic, Croatian illustrator (d. 1981)
* 1902 - Marcel Aymé, French writer (d. 1967)
* 1902 - William Walton, English composer (d. 1983)
* 1905 - Philip Ahn, Korean-American actor (d. 1978)
* 1908 - Arthur O'Connell, American actor (d. 1981)
* 1908 - Dennis O'Keefe, American actor (d. 1968)
* 1911 - Brigitte Horney, German actress (d. 1988)
* 1912 - Hanna Reitsch, German pilot (d. 1979)
* 1913 - Tony Zale, American boxer (d. 1997)
* 1913 - R. S. Thomas, Welsh poet (d. 2000)
* 1916 - Eugene McCarthy, American politician (d. 2005)
* 1918 - Pearl Bailey, American singer and actress (d. 1990)
* 1918 - Sam Walton, American businessman (d. 1992)
* 1919 - Eileen Heckart, American actress (d. 2001)
* 1927 - John McLaughlin, American political commentator
* 1927 - John Robert Vane, English pharmacologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 2004)
* 1929 - Lennart Meri, President of Estonia (d. 2006)
* 1931 - Aleksei Gubarev, cosmonaut
* 1936 - Judith Guest, American author
* 1936 - Mogens Camre, Danish politician
* 1937 - Billy Carter, Presidential brother (d. 1988)
* 1940 - Ray Davis, American musician (P-Funk)
* 1941 - Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., American astrophysicist, Nobel Prize in Physics laureate
* 1943 - Eric Idle, English actor, writer, and composer
* 1943 - John Major, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
* 1943 - Vangelis, Greek musician
* 1944 - Terry Jacks, Canadian musician, songwriter, and activist
* 1944 - Denny McLain, baseball player, convicted felon
* 1945 - Walt Frazier, American basketball player
* 1947 - Bobby Kimball, American rock singer (Toto)
* 1948 - Bud Cort, American actor
* 1949 - Michael Brecker, American jazz saxophonist
* 1952 - Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban boxer
* 1954 - Karen Ann Quinlan, American right-to-die cause célèbre (d. 1985)
* 1955 - Earl Campbell, American football star
* 1955 - Christopher Lawford, American actor
* 1956 - Patty Donahue, lead singer of The Waitresses
* 1957 - Christopher Lambert, French actor
* 1959 - Perry Farrell, American musician (Jane's Addiction and Porno for Pyros)
* 1960 - Marina Sirtis, English actress

* 1964 - Elle Macpherson, Australian model

* 1967 - Brian Jordan, baseball player
* 1967 - John Popper, American musician (Blues Traveler)
* 1968 - Lucy Lawless, New Zealand actress and singer

* 1976 - Jennifer Capriati, American tennis player

* 1981 - Jlloyd Samuel, West Indian-born footballer
* 1983 - Justin Tuck, NFL football player
* 1984 - Valentine Rei, Russian TV personality
* 1999 - Atiana de la Hoya, reality TV star; daughter of Shanna Moakler and Oscar de la Hoya

For those born on: March 29
Happy Birthday! And because the year ahead starts with the solar eclipse in Aries you will experience some major personal changes in the near future, which will benefit your way of life. Your energy levels will remain high over the next few weeks, but you are likely to hit a slower time around June, when you become dreamier. Channel your imagination into something creative to get you back on track. Something in the field of music will appeal. In terms of romance you are likely to be a little flighty and reluctant to be tied down, but there’s nothing wrong with just enjoying yourself!

Your Horoscope for March 29 , 2006
Wow! A solar eclipse in your sign means some dramatic changes for you. It could mean a change of image or style, or it could mean a change in direction! Ask your loved ones to be a little patient with you around this time, because after this some good things are on the way!

**baseballbruce30** · 03-30-2006, 06:48 AM

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* 1135 - Maimonides, Spanish rabbi and philosopher (d. 1204).
* 1326 - Ivan II of Russia, Grand Duke of Muscovy (d. 1359).
* 1432 - Mehmed II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1481).
* 1640 - John Trenchard, English politican (d. 1695).
* 1746 - Francisco Goya, Spanish painter and engraver (d. 1828).
* 1820 - Anna Sewell, British author (d. 1878).
* 1844 - Paul Verlaine, French poet (d. 1896).
* 1853 - Vincent van Gogh, Dutch painter (d. 1890).
* 1857 - Leon Charles Thevenin, French telegraph engineer (d. 1926).
* 1864 - Franz Oppenheimer, German sociologist (d. 1943).
* 1875 - Jonathan Campbell, film pioneer (d. 1942).
* 1879 - Coen de Koning, Dutch speed skater (d. 1954).
* 1880 - Sean O'Casey, Irish dramatist (d. 1964).
* 1892 - Fortunato Depero, Italian artist (d. 1960).
* 1894 - Sergey Ilyushin, Russian aerospace engineer (d. 1977)
* 1895 - Nikolai Bulganin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1975).
* 1900 - Ted Heath, British musician and band leader (d. 1969).
* 1902 - Brooke Astor, American philanthropist.
* 1903 - Countee Cullen, American poet (d. 1946).
* 1910 - Józef Marcinkiewicz, mathematician (d. 1940)
* 1913 - Marc Davis, American animator (d. 2000).
* 1913 - Richard Helms, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 2002).
* 1913 - Frankie Laine, American singer.
* 1913 - Censu Tabone, President of Malta.
* 1914 - Sonny Boy Williamson I, American musician (d. 1948).
* 1919 - McGeorge Bundy, American National Security Advisor (d. 1996).
* 1922 - Turhan Bey, Turkish-Czechoslovakian actor.
* 1923 - Milton Acorn, Canadian poet (d. 1986).
* 1926 - Ingvar Kamprad, Swedish entrepreneur.
* 1928 - Robert Badinter, French politician.
* 1929 - Richard Dysart, American actor.
* 1930 - John Astin, American actor.
* 1930 - Rolf Harris, Australian artist and entertainer.
* 1930 - Peter Marshall, American game show host.
* 1932 - Ted Morgan, Swiss-born writer.
* 1937 - Warren Beatty, American actor and director.
* 1940 - Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian singer.
* 1940 - Jerry Lucas, American basketball player.
* 1941 - Wasim Sajjad, former President of Pakistan.
* 1945 - Eric Clapton, British guitarist.
* 1949 - Lene Lovich, American singer.
* 1950 - Robbie Coltrane, Scottish actor and comedian.
* 1952 - Peter Knights, Australian footballer and coach.
* 1956 - Bill Butler, Scottish politician.
* 1957 - Paul Reiser, American actor.
* 1958 - Maurice LaMarche, Canadian voice actor.
* 1962 - MC Hammer, American rapper.
* 1963 - Eli-Eri Moura, Brazilian composer, conductor and music theorist.
* 1964 - Tracy Chapman, American singer.
* 1964 - Ian Ziering, American actor.
* 1966 - Joey Castillo American Drummer (Queens of the Stone Age).
* 1967 - Megumi Hayashibara, Japanese seiyū.
* 1968 - Donna D'Errico, American actress and model.

* 1968 - Céline Dion, Canadian singer.

* 1970 - Mark Consuelos, American actor.
* 1970 - Secretariat, American racehorse (d. 1989).
* 1976 - Obadele Thompson, Barbadian athlete.
* 1978 - Chris Paterson, Scottish rugby player.
* 1979 - Norah Jones, American singer and pianist.

* 1980 - Paul Wall, American rapper.
* 1980 - Jeremy Schwartz, American musician and personality
* 1984 - Anna Nalick, American singer and songwriter

For those born on: March 30
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could start with work or school making too many demands on your time and energy. It could also affect your love life. The key is balance. If you feel as though you’re getting too bogged down with responsibility in June then let your friends help. They will prove to be invaluable around this time. Something might happen to make you rethink your life around October, but this will prove to be a positive event. Watch the cash flow in December, because you’re likely to be too generous with your Christmas shopping. By the end of the year your energy levels are likely to drop slightly, but you will get the chance to rest.

Your Horoscope for March 30 , 2006
Generally you’ve got a bunch of positive aspects influencing your ruling planet, which bode well for your overall mood and relationships in general. If anything is holding you back it is the opposition affecting Pluto, which might be making you feel bored. Plan something exciting this evening to counteract this.

**baseballbruce30** · 03-31-2006, 06:43 AM

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* 250 - Constantius Chlorus, Roman Emperor (d. 306)
* 1499 - Pope Pius IV (d. 1565)
* 1504 - Guru Angad Dev, second Sikh guru (d. 1552)
* 1519 - King Henry II of France (d. 1559)
* 1536 - Ashikaga Yoshiteru, Japanese shogun (d. 1565)
* 1596 - René Descartes, French mathematician (d. 1650)
* 1621 - Andrew Marvell, English poet (d. 1678)
* 1651 - Karl II, Elector Palatine (d. 1685)
* 1675 - Pope Benedict XIV (d. 1758)
* 1718 - Marianne Victoria of Borbón, queen regent of Portugal (d. 1781)
* 1723 - King Frederick V of Denmark (d. 1766)
* 1732 - Franz Josef Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1809)
* 1777 - Charles Cagniard de la Tour, French physicist (d. 1859)
* 1778 - Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Dutch zoologist (d. 1858)
* 1806 - Benito Juarez, Mexican statesman (d. 1872)
* 1809 - Edward FitzGerald, English poet (d. 1883)
* 1811 - Robert Wilhelm Bunsen, German chemist and inventor (d. 1899)
* 1871 - Arthur Griffith, President of Ireland (d. 1922)
* 1872 - Alexandra Kollontai, world's first female ambassador (d.1952)
* 1878 - Jack Johnson, American boxer (d. 1946)
* 1885 - Pascin, Bulgarian painter (d. 1930)
* 1890 - William Lawrence Bragg, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
* 1891 - Victor Varconi, Hungarian film actor (d. 1976)
* 1906 - Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, Japanese physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
* 1911 - Elisabeth Grümmer, Alsatian soprano (d. 1986)
* 1914 - Octavio Paz, Mexican diplomat and writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
* 1915 - Albert Hourani, English historian (d. 1993)
* 1922 - Richard Kiley, American actor and singer (d. 1999)
* 1924 - Leo Buscaglia, American author (d. 1998)
* 1926 - John Fowles, English author (d. 2005)
* 1927 - César Chávez, American labor activist (d. 1993)
* 1927 - William Daniels, American actor
* 1928 - Lefty Frizzell, American singer and songwriter (d. 1975)
* 1928 - Gordie Howe, Canadian hockey player
* 1929 - Lucille Bliss, American voice actress
* 1929 - Liz Claiborne, Belgian fashion designer
* 1931 - Miller Barber, American professional golfer
* 1934 - Richard Chamberlain, American actor
* 1934 - Shirley Jones, American singer and actress
* 1934 - Carlo Rubbia, Italian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1935 - Herb Alpert, American trumpeter and band leader
* 1935 - Judith Rossner, American author
* 1936 - Bob Pulford, Canadian professional ice hockey forward
* 1938 - Sheila Dikshit, Chief Minister of Delhi
* 1939 - Zviad Gamsakhurdia, first President of Georgia (d. 1993)
* 1939 - Volker Schlöndorff, German film director
* 1940 - Patrick Leahy, U.S. Senator from Vermont
* 1943 - Christopher Walken, American actor
* 1945 - Valerie Curtin, American actress, writer, and producer
* 1945 - Gabe Kaplan, American actor and comedian
* 1946 - Gonzalo Márquez, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (d. 1984)
* 1947 - Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, President of Colombia
* 1948 - Albert Arnold Gore, Jr., Vice President of the United States, failed Presidential candidate
* 1948 - Rhea Perlman, American actress
* 1950 - Ed Marinaro, American football player and actor
* 1950 - Andras Adorjan, Hungarian chess player
* 1955 - Angus Young, Scottish-born musician (AC/DC)
* 1957 - Marc McClure, American actor
* 1965 - Tom Barrasso, retired American ice hockey player
* 1966 - Roger Black, British athlete
* 1971 - Pavel Bure, Russian hockey player
* 1971 - Ewan McGregor, Scottish actor
* 1973 - Bold Forbes, Puerto Rican racehorse (d. 2000)
* 1974 - Stefan Olsdal, Bassist for Placebo (band)
* 1974 - Benjamin Eicher, Swiss film director
* 1976 - Josh Saviano, American actor
* 1978 - Stephen Clemence, English footballer
* 1978 - Jérôme Rothen, French footballer
* 1980 - Chien-Ming Wang, Taiwanese Major League Baseball player
* 1982 - Tal Ben Haim, Israeli footballer
* 1982 - Philippe Mexès, French footballer

**baseballbruce30** · 04-01-2006, 07:42 AM

Happy Birthday & Best Wishes to One & All

* 1220 - Emperor Go-Saga of Japan (d. 1272)
* 1543 - François de Bonne, duc de Lesdiguières, Constable of France (d. 1626)
* 1578 - William Harvey, English physician (d. 1657)
* 1610 - Charles de Saint-Évremond, French soldier (d. 1703)
* 1640 - Georg Mohr, Danish mathematician (d. 1697)
* 1647 - John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, English poet (d. 1680)
* 1732 - Franz Josef Haydn, Austrian composer (d. 1809)
* 1765 - Luigi Schiavonetti, Italian engraver (d. 1810)
* 1776 - Sophie Germain, French mathematician (d. 1831)
* 1815 - Otto von Bismarck, German politician (d. 1898)
* 1815 - Edward Clark, Governor of Texas (d. 1880)
* 1834 - Big Jim Fisk, American entrepreneur (d. 1872)
* 1854 - Bill Traylor, American artist (d. 1949)
* 1856 - Acacio Gabriel Viegas, Indian physician (d. 1933)
* 1865 - Richard Adolf Zsigmondy, Austrian-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1929)
* 1866 - Ferruccio Busoni, Italian pianist and composer (d. 1924)
* 1873 (N.S.) - Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (d. 1943)
* 1875 - Edgar Wallace, English writer (d. 1932)
* 1883 - Lon Chaney, Sr., American actor (d. 1930)
* 1885 - Wallace Beery, American actor (d. 1949)
* 1895 - Alberta Hunter, American singer (d. 1984)
* 1897 - Nita Naldi, American actress (d. 1961)
* 1898 - William James Sidis, eccentric genius and child prodigy (d. 1944)
* 1899 - Gustavs Celmins, Latvian politician (d. 1968)
* 1900 - Robert McDowell, Mayor of Maryborough, Queensland (d. 1988)
* 1901 - Whittaker Chambers, American writer, editor, and defector (d. 1961)
* 1906 - Alexander Sergeyevich Yakovlev, Russian engineer and airplane designer (d. 1989)
* 1908 - Abraham Maslow, American psychologist (d. 1970)
* 1914 - Jerome L. Walton, Canadian author
* 1915 - Otto Wilhelm Fischer, Austrian actor (d. 2004)
* 1919 - Joseph Murray, American surgeon, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1920 - Toshiro Mifune, Japanese actor (d. 1997)
* 1922 - William Manchester, American writer (d. 2004)
* 1924 - Brendan Byrne, Governor of New Jersey
* 1926 - Charles Bressler, American tenor
* 1926 - Anne McCaffrey, American author
* 1928 - George Grizzard, American actor
* 1929 - Milan Kundera, Czech writer
* 1929 - Jane Powell, American dancer, actress, and singer
* 1929 - Bo Schembechler, American football coach
* 1929 - Payut Ngaokrachang, Thai animator
* 1930 - Grace Lee Whitney, American actress
* 1931 - Rolf Hochhuth, German writer
* 1932 - Gordon Jump, American television actor (d. 2003)
* 1932 - Debbie Reynolds, American actress
* 1933 - Claude Cohen-Tannoudji, French physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1934 - Don Hastings, American actor
* 1934 - Rod Kanehl, baseball player (d. 2004)
* 1935 - Larry McDonald, American politician (d. 1983)
* 1938 - Ali MacGraw, American actress

* 1938 - John Quade, American actor
* 1939 - Phil Niekro, American baseball pitcher
* 1940 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* 1942 - Samuel R. Delany, American author
* 1942 - Annie Nightingale, British disc jockey
* 1944 - Rusty Staub, Major League Baseball player
* 1946 - Ronnie Lane, British musician (The Small Faces and The Faces) (d. 1997)
* 1947 - Alain Connes, French mathematician
* 1947 - Norm Van Lier, former NBA basketball player
* 1948 - Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican musician
* 1949 - Gérard Mestrallet, French businessman
* 1949 - Gil Scott-Heron, American musician and composer
* 1949 - Sammy Nelson, Northern Irish footballer
* 1950 - Samuel Alito, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
* 1952 - Annette O'Toole, American actress

* 1953 - Barry Sonnenfeld, producer and director
* 1964 - Erik Breukink, Dutch cyclist and manager
* 1964 - Scott Stevens, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1965 - Mark Jackson, American basketball player
* 1965 - Robert Steadman, English composer
* 1970 - Sung Hi Lee, Korean-born model

* 1971 - Method Man, American musician
* 1972 - Allen and Albert Hughes, American film directors
* 1973 - Stephen Fleming, New Zealand cricketer
* 1975 - George Bastl, Swiss tennis player
* 1976 - Clarence Seedorf, Surinamese-Dutch footballer player
* 1980 - Randy Orton, American professional wrestler
* 1980 - Yūko Takeuchi, Japanese actress
* 1981 - Hannah Spearritt, British singer (S Club 7)
* 1982 - Sam Huntington, American actor
* 1983 - Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, Icelandic footballer
* 1983 - Sean Taylor, American football player
* 1984 - Olga Rei, Russian TV personality

For those born on: April 1
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with a fizzle rather than a bang, but things will soon pick up again! Incorporating some exercise and healthy living into your routine looks likely around July; friends may want to join in for some mutual support, but avoid being too critical of their efforts! A slight dent in your confidence levels in October could make you feel listless and unhappy, but the support you’re likely to receive will be enormous! With a push from them you’ll get back on track again, and spend the rest of the year pursuing your dreams.

Your Horoscope for April 1 , 2006
A brief but positive aspect between your ruling planet and the moon should set you up nicely for the weekend. You might find that you’re feeling in a more sedate mood today and you should indulge your softer side. Music, dancing, and cozy chats will appeal today.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-02-2006, 01:48 AM

Happy Birthday & Best Wishes to One & All

* 1510 - Ashikaga Yoshiharu, Japanese shogun (d. 1550)
* 1545 - Elizabeth of Valois, queen of Philip II of Spain (d. 1568)
* 1565 - Cornelis de Houtman, Dutch explorer (d. 1599)
* 1618 - Francesco Maria Grimaldi, Italian mathematician and physicist (d. 1663)
* 1653 - Prince George of Denmark, prince consort of Anne of England (d. 1708)
* 1719 - Johann Wilhelm Ludwig Gleim, German poet (d. 1803)
* 1725 - Casanova, Italian adventurer and writer (d. 1798)
* 1788 - Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet (d. 1862)
* 1798 - August Heinrich Hoffmann von Fallersleben, German poet (d. 1874)
* 1805 - Hans Christian Andersen, Danish writer (d. 1875)
* 1827 - William Holman Hunt, English painter (d. 1910)
* 1838 - Léon Gambetta, French statesman (d. 1882)
* 1840 - Émile Zola, French novelist and critic (d. 1902)
* 1862 - Nicholas Murray Butler, Former president of Columbia University, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d.1947
* 1867 - Eugen Sandow, German bodybuilder and circus performer (d. 1925)
* 1869 - Hughie Jennings, baseball player (d. 1928)
* 1875 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (d. 1940)
* 1891 - Max Ernst, German painter (d. 1976)
* 1900 - Roberto Arlt, Argentine writer (d. 1942)
* 1907 - Luke Appling, Major League Baseball Player (d. 1991)
* 1908 - Buddy Ebsen, American actor and dancer (d. 2003)
* 1914 - Sir Alec Guinness, English actor (d. 2000)
* 1917 - Lou Monte, American singer (d. 1989)
* 1920 - Jack Webb, American actor, director, and producer (d. 1982)
* 1923 - G. Spencer-Brown, English mathematician
* 1926 - George MacDonald Fraser, English author
* 1926 - Sir Jack Brabham, Australian race car driver
* 1927 - Carmen Basilio, American boxer
* 1927 - Ferenc Puskás, Hungarian footballer
* 1927 - Kenneth Tynan, English critic and writer (d. 1980)
* 1928 - Joseph Cardinal Bernardin, American cardinal (d. 1996)
* 1928 - Serge Gainsbourg, French singer (d. 1991)
* 1934 - Paul Joseph Cohen, American mathematician
* 1934 - Brian Glover, British actor and wrestler (d. 1997)
* 1937 - Dick Radatz, American baseball player (d. 2005)
* 1938 - John Larsson, the 17th General of The Salvation Army
* 1938 - Whirlaway, American racehorse, 1941 Triple Crown Winner.
* 1939 - Marvin Gaye, American singer (d. 1984)
* 1940 - Penelope Keith, English actress
* 1941 - Dr. Demento, American radio personality
* 1942 - Hiroyuki Sakai, Japanese chef
* 1945 - Linda Hunt, American actress
* 1945 - Don Sutton, Major League Baseball player player
* 1945 - Reggie Smith, Major League Baseball player
* 1947 - Emmylou Harris, American singer

* 1947 - Camille Paglia, American feminist writer
* 1949 - Pamela Reed, American actress

* 1951 - Moriteru Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist
* 1951 - Ayako Okamoto, Women professional golfer
* 1953 - Jim Allister, Northern Irish politician
* 1953 - David Robinson, American musician
* 1953 - Debralee Scott, American actress (d. 2005)
* 1954 - Ron Palillo, American actor
* 1959 - Juha Kankkunen, Finnish race car driver
* 1960 - Linford Christie, British athlete
* 1961 - Christopher Meloni, American actor
* 1961 - Keren Woodward, British singer (Bananarama)

* 1962 - Pierre Carles, French documentarist
* 1962 - Clark Gregg, American actor
* 1962 - Mark Shulman, American children's author
* 1966 - Bill Romanowski, American football player
* 1966 - Teddy Sheringham, English Football Player
* 1967 - Greg Camp, American guitarist and songwriter (Smash Mouth)
* 1967 - Helen Chamberlain, British television presenter
* 1971 - Todd Woodbridge, Australian tennis player
* 1982 - Shandi Sullivan, American model

For those born on: April 2
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with a shift in focus as you start concentrating more on family and life at home. With your ruling planet in Cancer you are likely to be more emotional than usual until well into the summer. However, after this time you’ll be fierier than ever, and will probably need some kind of creative outlet if you are to remain calm. With some key planets moving backwards by the summer you should expect romance and friendships to take a back seat. Romance will pick up again at the beginning of fall; friendships will regain their significance by the end of fall. By the end of the year you’ll find that you’re getting more recognition for your efforts at work or school.

Your Horoscope for April 2 , 2006
You should be able to enjoy a quieter Sunday, but with plenty of romantic opportunities coming your way you are unlikely to waste the day. Be prepared for the unusual today, especially where your friends are concerned, and you will be guaranteed to have a great time!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-03-2006, 07:20 AM

Happy Birthday & Best Wishes to One & All

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* 1151 - Igor Svyatoslavich, Russian prince (d. 1202)
* 1245 - King Philip III of France (d. 1285)
* 1367 - King Henry IV of England (d. 1413)
* 1529 - Michael Neander, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1581)
* 1593 - George Herbert, English poet and orator (d. 1633)
* 1643 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine, general of the Holy Roman Empire (d. 1690)
* 1683 - Mark Catesby, English naturalist (d. 1749)
* 1693 - George Edwards, English naturalist (d. 1773)
* 1715 - John Hanson, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1783)
* 1715 - William Watson, English physician and scientist (d. 1787)
* 1764 - John Abernathy, English surgeon (d. 1831)
* 1769 - Christian Gunther von Bernstorff, Danish and Prussian statesman and diplomat (d. 1835)
* 1781 - Swaminarayan, The Supreme God (d. 1830)
* 1783 - Washington Irving, American author (d. 1859)
* 1814 - Lorenzo Snow, 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (d. 1901)
* 1822 - Edward Everett Hale, American writer (d. 1909)
* 1823 - William Marcy Tweed, American political boss (d. 1878)
* 1880 - Otto Weininger, Austrian philosopher (d. 1903)
* 1881 - Alcide De Gasperi, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1954)
* 1885 - Allan Dwan, Canadian-born American film director (d. 1981)
* 1889 - Grigoraş Dinicu, Romanian composer and violinist (d. 1949)
* 1893 - Leslie Howard, English actor (d. 1943)
* 1895 - Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, Italian composer (d. 1968)
* 1898 - George Jessel, American comedian (d. 1981)
* 1898 - Henry Luce, American publisher (d. 1967)
* 1904 - Iron Eyes Cody, American actor (d. 1999)
* 1913 - Per Borten, Premier of Norway (d. 2005)
* 1916 - Herb Caen, American newspaper columnist (d. 1997)
* 1921 - Jan Sterling, American actress (d. 2004)
* 1924 - Marlon Brando, American actor (d. 2004)
* 1924 - Doris Day, American actress
* 1925 - Tony Benn, British politician
* 1926 - Gus Grissom, astronaut (d. 1967)
* 1928 - Don Gibson, American country musician (d. 2003)
* 1928 - Kevin Hagen, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1929 - Miyoshi Umeki, Japanese actress
* 1930 - Lawton Chiles, U.S. Senator from Florida and Governor of Florida (d. 1998)
* 1930 - Helmut Kohl, Chancellor of Germany
* 1934 - Jane Goodall, English zoologist
* 1936 - Scott LaFaro, American musician (d. 1961)
* 1938 - Jeff Barry, American songwriter and record producer
* 1941 - Eric Braeden, German-born actor
* 1941 - Philippe Wynne, American musician (d. 1984)
* 1941 - Jan Berry, American musician (Jan and Dean) (d. 2004)
* 1942 - Marek Perepeczko, Polish actor (d. 2005)
* 1942 - Marsha Mason, American actress
* 1942 - Wayne Newton, American singer
* 1942 - Billy Joe Royal, American singer
* 1943 - Jonathan Lynn, British actor and comedy writer
* 1943 - Richard Manuel, Canadian musician and songwriter (d. 1986)
* 1944 - Tony Orlando, American musician
* 1948 - Carlos Salinas, President of Mexico
* 1949 - Richard Thompson, British musician and songwriter
* 1949 - Lyle Alzado, American football player
* 1954 - Elisabetta Brusa, Italian composer
* 1956 - Ray Combs, American game show host and comedian (d. 1996)
* 1958 - Alec Baldwin, American actor
* 1959 - David Hyde Pierce, American actor
* 1961 - Eddie Murphy, American actor and comedian
* 1962 - Mike Ness, American musician (Social Distortion)
* 1964 - Bjarne Riis, Danish cyclist
* 1968 - Sebastian Bach, Canadian musician (Skid Row)
* 1968 - Charlotte Coleman, British television actress (d. 2001)
* 1970 - "The Alpha Male" Monty Brown American Football player, and Professional wrestler
* 1972 - Jennie Garth, American actress

* 1973 - Matthew Ferguson, Canadian actor
* 1975 - Michael Olowokandi, Nigerian basketball player
* 1976 - Drew Shirley, American musician (Switchfoot)
* 1976 - Will Mellor, British actor
* 1978 - G. M. Palmer, American poet and editor
* 1979 - Daniel Lane, British music journalist
* 1982 - Fler, German rapper
* 1986 - Amanda Bynes, American actress and show host

For those born on: April 3
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with some good news on the cash front, but there is a danger of spending your extra money on things that you really don’t need. You should anticipate some communication problems. Although these won’t be major or lasting they will occur in the summer, so make sure that you plan any holidays with extra care. There could be some form of tension to resolve when work or school and friends pull you in different directions: romantic encounters could prove to be wonderful diversions from these practical problems, which will ease when the sun’s and moon’s influences ensure a more detached attitude. By the end of the year you should make sure that you reserve some time in your life for fun!

Your Horoscope for April 3 , 2006
A conjunction with the moon, which is still in Gemini, means that while you’ll be in a dynamic and go-getting mood (great for work or school) you are more than likely to put your foot well and truly in it! Tone down your humor for the more sensitive souls around you!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-04-2006, 06:47 AM

Happy Birthday & Best Wishes to One & All

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* 186 - Caracalla, Roman emperor (d. 217)
* 1492 - Ambrosius Blarer, German reformer (d. 1564)
* 1593 - Edward Nicholas, English statesman (d. 1669)
* 1646 - Antoine Galland, French archaeologist (d. 1715)
* 1648 - Grinling Gibbons Dutch-born woodcarver (d. 1721)
* 1688 - Joseph-Nicolas Delisle, French astronomer (d. 1768)
* 1718 - Benjamin Kennicott, English churchman and Hebrew scholar (d. 1783)
* 1785 - Bettina von Arnim, German writer (d. 1859)
* 1802 - Dorothea Dix, American social activist (d. 1887)
* 1819 - Queen Maria II of Portugal (d. 1853)
* 1826 - Zénobe Gramme, Belgian engineer (d. 1901)
* 1846 - Comte de Lautréamont, French writer (d. 1870)
* 1875 - Pierre Monteux, French conductor (d. 1964)
* 1876 - Maurice de Vlaminck, French painter (d. 1958)
* 1884 - Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese naval commander (d. 1943)
* 1888 - Tris Speaker, baseball player (d. 1958)
* 1895 - Arthur Murray, American dance teacher (d. 1991)
* 1898 - Agnes Ayres, American actress (d. 1940)
* 1902 - Louise Leveque de Vilmorin, French actress (d. 1969)
* 1906 - Bea Benaderet, American actress (d. 1968)
* 1906 - John Cameron Swayze, American journalist and television host (d. 1995)
* 1911 - Max Dupain, Australian photographer (d. 1992)
* 1913 - Frances Langford, American actress (d. 2005)
* 1914 - Marguerite Duras, French writer (d. 1996)
* 1915 - Muddy Waters, American musician (d. 1983)
* 1920 - Éric Rohmer, French film director
* 1922 - Elmer Bernstein, American composer (d. 2004)
* 1924 - Gil Hodges, baseball player (d. 1972)
* 1928 - Maya Angelou, American writer
* 1931 - Bobby Ray Inman, American admiral and intelligence director
* 1932 - Anthony Perkins, American actor (d. 1992)
* 1932 - Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian film director (d. 1986)
* 1932 - Richard Lugar, American politician
* 1934 - Clive Davis, American record producer
* 1938 - A. Bartlett Giamatti, American university president and baseball commissioner
* 1939 - Hugh Masekela, South African musician
* 1940 - Sharon Sheeley, American songwriter
* 1942 - Kitty Kelley, American writer
* 1944 - Craig T. Nelson, American actor
* 1945 - Daniel Cohn-Bendit, French political activist
* 1946 - Dave Hill, English guitarist (Slade)
* 1947 - Luke Halpin, American actor
* 1947 - Wiranto, Indonesian general
* 1948 - Dan Simmons, American writer
* 1948 - Abdullah Öcalan, Kurdish leader
* 1948 - Derek Thompson, Northern Irish actor
* 1950 - Christine Lahti, American actress

* 1951 - Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia
* 1952 - Rosemarie Ackermann, German athlete
* 1953 - Robert Bertrand, Canadian politician
* 1956 - David E. Kelley, American writer and television producer
* 1957 - Aki Kaurismäki, Finnish film director
* 1957 - Nobuyoshi Kuwano, Japanese television performer and musician (Rats & Star)
* 1957 - Kelso, American racehorse
* 1957 - Graeme Kelling, Scottish musician (Deacon Blue) (d. 2004)
* 1958 - Mary-Margaret Humes, American actress
* 1960 - Jane Eaglin, English soprano
* 1960 - Hugo Weaving, Australian actor
* 1963 - Jack Del Rio, American football player and coach
* 1963 - Graham Norton, Irish talk show host
* 1963 - Dale Hawerchuk, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1964 - Robbie Rist, American actor
* 1965 - Robert Downey Jr., American actor
* 1966 - Nancy McKeon, American actor

* 1968 - Jennifer Lynch, American director
* 1970 - Barry Pepper, Canadian actor
* 1973 - David Blaine, American illusionist
* 1974 - Dave Mirra, American athlete
* 1975 - Scott Rolen, baseball player
* 1975 - Delphine Arnault, billionaire French businesswoman
* 1979 - Heath Ledger, Australian actor
* 1979 - Natasha Lyonne aka: Natasha Braunstein, American actress

* 1980 - Björn Wirdheim, Swedish race car driver
* 1991 - Jamie Lynn Spears, American television show host

For those born on: April 4
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with financial gains but end with the need for prudence! Opening up a savings account if you don’t already have one will come in useful just after Christmas! Romance will peak for you around the summer and then again in the fall. Your need for a holiday or well earned break will be at its strongest in August, but the need to be flexible with family members should be borne in mind. Once the hectic demands of Christmas have eased you will probably find that you’re in need of a change, either in your routine or to your immediate environment. A new healthier lifestyle for you and a makeover for your bedroom will work wonders.

Your Horoscope for April 4 , 2006
A change of mood might have you feeling slightly bewildered today, especially if you find that you’ve become unusually sensitive and easily hurt. This will be thanks to the moon, and will bring out your softer side, but some sporting activity will soon get you in touch with your fire side again!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-05-2006, 06:41 AM

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* 1288 - Emperor Go-Fushimi of Japan (d. 1336)
* 1472 - Bianca Maria Sforza, wife of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (d. 1510)
* 1479 - Guru Amar Das, third Sikh Guru (d. 1574)
* 1523 - Blaise de Vigenère, French diplomat and cryptographer (d. 1596)
* 1588 - Thomas Hobbes, English philosopher (d. 1679)
* 1604 - Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1675)
* 1622 - Vincenzo Viviani, Italian mathematician and scientist (d. 1703)
* 1649 - Elihu Yale, American benefactor of Yale University (d. 1721)
* 1692 - Adrienne Lecouvreur, French actress (d. 1730)
* 1732 - Jean-Honoré Fragonard, French artist (d. 1806)
* 1784 - Louis Spohr, German violinist and composer (d. 1859)
* 1816 - Samuel Freeman Miller, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1890)
* 1827 - Joseph Lister English surgeon (d. 1912)
* 1832 - Jules Ferry, French statesman (d. 1893)
* 1837 - Algernon Charles Swinburne, English poet (d. 1909)
* 1856 - Booker T. Washington, American educator (d. 1915)
* 1871 - Mirko Seljan, Croatian explorer
* 1875 - Mistinguett, French vaudeville performer (d. 1956)
* 1893 - Clas Thunberg, Finnish speed skater (d. 1973)
* 1900 - Spencer Tracy, American actor (d. 1967)
* 1901 - Melvyn Douglas, American actor (d. 1981)
* 1908 - Bette Davis, American actress (d. 1989)
* 1908 - Herbert von Karajan, Austrian conductor (d. 1989)
* 1908 - Jagjivan Ram, Indian politician (d. 1986)
* 1909 - Albert R. Broccoli, American film producer (d. 1996)
* 1911 - Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (d. 1960)
* 1912 - John Le Mesurier, British actor (d. 1983)
* 1916 - Gregory Peck, American actor (d. 2003)
* 1917 - Robert Bloch, American author (d. 1994)
* 1920 - Arthur Hailey, American writer (d. 2004)
* 1920 - Rafique Zakaria, Indian author and legal expert (d. 2005)
* 1922 - Christopher Hewett, British actor (d. 2001)
* 1922 - Gale Storm, American singer and actress
* 1923 - Michael Gazzo, American actor (d. 1995)
* 1923 - Nguyen Van Thieu, President of South Vietnam (d. 2001)
* 1926 - Roger Corman, American film director, producer, and writer
* 1929 - Ivar Giaever, Norwegian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1929 - Nigel Hawthorne, British actor (d. 2001)
* 1929 - Hugo Claus, Belgian writer
* 1933 - Larry Felser, American sports columnist and writer
* 1934 - Frank Gorshin, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1934 - Roman Herzog, German politician
* 1935 - Peter Grant, British rock manager, actor (Led Zeppelin,Bad Company) (d. 1995)
* 1937 - Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State (2000-2004)
* 1941 - Michael Moriarty, American actor and political activist
* 1942 - Peter Greenaway, Welsh film director
* 1943 - Max Gail, American actor
* 1944 - Pedro Rossello, former Governor of Puerto Rico
* 1945 - Tommy Smith, English footballer
* 1946 - Jane Asher, British actress, writer
* 1947 - Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 14th President of the Philippines
* 1948 - Dave Holland, British musician (Judas Priest)
* 1949 - Judith Resnik, astronaut (d. 1986)

* 1950 - Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA)

* 1952 - Mitch Pileggi, American actor (The X-files)
* 1954 - Stan Ridgway, American musician (Wall of Voodoo)
* 1955 - Janice Long, English broadcaster
* 1961 - Lisa Zane, American actress
* 1962 - Lana Clarkson, American actress (d. 2003)

* 1964 - Christopher Reid, American actor, rapper (Kid 'n Play)
* 1965 - Mike McCready, American musician (Pearl Jam)
* 1968 - Paula Cole, American musician

* 1973 - Pharrell Williams, American musician and producer (The Neptunes)
* 1976 - Fernando Morientes, Spanish footballer
* 1978 - Stephen Jackson, American basketball player
* 1978 - Franziska van Almsick, German swimmer

For those born on: April 5
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with some shifts in the way that you think: with your ruling planet moving into Cancer you’re likely to become much more emotional, while Venus in Aries will emphasize the more material things in life. An even spread of planets across the chart by summer means that you’ll be more balanced in outlook, but you will tend to be a little unreliable for a while. Try to avoid being too judgmental with others. A new interest in October could spark off a new romance for the single Aries, but November is the month where you’ll be most popular and most in demand! Work or school may seem on the back burner, but this will pick up again after Christmas!

Your Horoscope for April 5 , 2006
An exciting day! With Saturn no longer moving backwards will mean you’ll no longer feel that it’s all work or school, and you’ll want to incorporate new and exciting interests into your life! However, with Venus moving into Pisces romantic developments are likely to become a little more challenging!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-06-2006, 06:52 AM

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* 1483 - Raphael, Italian painter and architect (d. 1520)
* 1651 - André Dacier, French classical scholar (d. 1722)
* 1664 - Arvid Horn, Swedish statesman (d. 1742)
* 1671 - Jean-Baptiste Rousseau, French poet (d. 1741)
* 1725 - Pasquale Paoli, Corsican patriot and military leader (d. 1807)
* 1812 - Alexander Herzen, Russian writer (d. 1870)
* 1815 - Robert Volkmann, German composer (d. 1883)
* 1818 - Aasmund Olavsson Vinje, Norwegian poet (d. 1870)
* 1820 - Nadar, French photographer (d. 1910)
* 1823 - Joseph Medill, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1899)
* 1826 - Gustave Moreau, French painter (d. 1898)
* 1849 - John William Waterhouse, British painter (d. 1917)
* 1878 - Erich Mühsam, German author (d. 1934)
* 1884 - Walter Huston, Canadian-born actor (d. 1950)
* 1890 - Anthony Fokker, Dutch designer of aircraft (d. 1939)
* 1892 - Donald Wills Douglas, Sr., American industrialist (d. 1981)
* 1892 - Lowell Thomas, American travel writer (d. 1981)
* 1901 - Pier Giorgio Frassati, Italian Catholic (d. 1925)
* 1902 - Veniamin Kaverin, Russian writer (d. 1989)
* 1903 - Mickey Cochrane, baseball player (d. 1962)
* 1903 - Doc Edgerton, American electrical engineer (d. 1990)
* 1911 - Feodor Felix Konrad Lynen, German biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1979)
* 1920 - Edmond H. Fischer, Swiss-American biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1926 - Sergio Franchi, Italian-born singer and actor (d. 1990)
* 1926 - Gil Kane, Latvian-born cartoonist (d. 2000)
* 1926 - Ian Paisley, Northern Irish politician
* 1927 - Gerry Mulligan, American musician (d. 1996)
* 1928 - James D. Watson, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1929 - André Previn, German-born composer and conductor
* 1931 - Ivan Dixon, American actor and director
* 1933 - Roy Goode, British lawyer
* 1934 - Anton Geesink, Dutch judoka
* 1937 - Merle Haggard, American musician
* 1937 - Billy Dee Williams, American actor
* 1938 - Paul Daniels, English magician
* 1938 - Roy Thinnes, American actor
* 1941 - Phil Austin, American comedian
* 1941 - Zamfir, Romanian musician
* 1942 - Barry Levinson, American film producer and director
* 1944 - Felicity Palmer, English soprano
* 1947 - John Ratzenberger, American actor
* 1949 - Horst Ludwig Störmer, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1951 - Bert Blyleven, Dutch Major League Baseball player
* 1952 - Udo Dirkschneider, German singer (Accept and U.D.O.)
* 1952 - Marilu Henner, American actress

* 1954 - Thom Bray, American actor
* 1955 - Michael Rooker, American actor
* 1965 - Frank Black, American singer and songwriter (Pixies)
* 1969 - Bison Dele, American basketball player (disappeared 2002)
* 1969 - Ari Meyers, Puerto Rican-born American actress

* 1970 - Olaf Kölzig, South African hockey player
* 1973 - Donnie Edwards, American football player
* 1973 - Rie Miyazawa, Japanese actress and

* 1975 - Zach Braff, American actor
* 1976 - Candace Cameron, American actress

* 1985 - Garrett Zablocki, American guitarist (Senses Fail)

For those born on: April 6
Happy Birthday! The months ahead will start positively, especially in your personal relationships, but your confidence levels could dip, thanks to Chiron. This won’t last long and will give way when a new interest lights your fire and makes you think about some major changes. This life-affirming event could take place in a new environment: maybe a holiday or a new home, but you will be happy. By Christmas only one major planet will be going backwards and that will be Saturn, so don’t let yourself neglect the all important interests and hobbies!

Your Horoscope for April 6 , 2006
With a positive aspect between your ruling planet and Venus, which is in your twelfth house, any thoughts that have been pushed to the back of your mind will move forwards today. Don’t ignore them, because they will guide you towards the things you want to do, rather than the things you think you ought to do.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-07-2006, 06:44 AM

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* 1506 - Saint Francis Xavier, Spanish founder of the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)
* 1613 - Gerhard Douw, Dutch painter (d. 1675)
* 1644 - François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
* 1648 - John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721)
* 1652 - Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)
* 1718 - Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800)
* 1727 - Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)
* 1763 - Domenico Dragonetti, Italian composer
* 1770 - William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)
* 1772 - Charles Fourier, French philosopher (d. 1837)
* 1803 - Flora Tristan, French feminist and socialist philosopher (d. 1844)
* 1803 - James Curtiss, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
* 1848 - Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1930)
* 1860 - Will Keith Kellogg, American cereal manufacturer (d. 1951)
* 1867 - Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist (d. 1953)
* 1870 - Gustav Landauer, German anarchist and revolutionary (d. 1919)
* 1873 - John McGraw, baseball player and manager (d. 1934)
* 1883 - Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
* 1886 - Ed Lafitte, Baseball player (d. 1971)
* 1889 - Gabriela Mistral, Chilean writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
* 1890 - Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American conservationist and writer (d. 1998)
* 1891 - Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish inventor (d. 1958)
* 1893 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
* 1897 - Walter Winchell, American broadcaster and journalist (d. 1972)
* 1899 - Robert Casadesus, French pianist (d. 1972)
* 1908 - Percy Faith, Canadian composer and musician (d. 1976)
* 1915 - Billie Holiday, American singer (d. 1959)
* 1915 - Henry Kuttner, American writer (d. 1958)
* 1917 - R.G. Armstrong, American actor
* 1918 - Bobby Doerr, baseball player
* 1919 - Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer
* 1920 - Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player
* 1922 - Mongo Santamaria, Cuban musician (d. 2003)
* 1924 - Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian writer
* 1927 - Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian drummer (d. 2003)
* 1928 - James Garner, American actor
* 1928 - Alan J. Pakula, American producer and director (d. 1998)
* 1928 - James White, Northern Irish science fiction writer (d. 1999)
* 1929 - Bob Denard, French soldier
* 1930 - Andrew Sachs, British actor
* 1931 - Donald Barthelme, American author
* 1933 - Wayne Rogers, American actor
* 1934 - Ian Richardson, British actor
* 1935 - Bobby Bare, American musician
* 1936 - Jean-Pierre Changuex, French neuroscientist
* 1938 - Jerry Brown, American politician
* 1938 - Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter
* 1939 - Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
* 1939 - Sir David Frost, English broadcaster and television host
* 1944 - Julia Phillips, American film producer and writer (d. 2002)
* 1944 - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany
* 1945 - Joël Robuchon, French chef
* 1945 - Magnús Þór Jónsson (Megas), Icelandic vocalist, songwriter and writer
* 1946 - Colette Besson, French runner
* 1949 - John Oates, American musician (Hall and Oates)
* 1951 - Janis Ian, American singer and songwriter
* 1954 - Jackie Chan, Hong Kong actor
* 1954 - Tony Dorsett, American football player
* 1955 - Werner Stocker, German actor (d. 1993)
* 1956 - Charles Carreon, American lawyer and author
* 1956 - Christopher Darden, American O.J. Simpson prosecuter
* 1961 - Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
* 1962 - Hugh O'Connor, American actor (d. 1995)
* 1962 - Alain Robert, French rock and urban climber
* 1964 - Russell Crowe, New Zealand actor
* 1965 - Bill Bellamy, American actor and comedian
* 1965 - Alison Lapper, British artist
* 1966 - Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
* 1970 - Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist
* 1971 - Guillaume Depardieu, French actor, son of Gérard Depardieu
* 1973 - Carole Montillet, French skier
* 1975 - Tiki Barber, New York Giants Running Back (American Football)
* 1975 - Ronde Barber, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cornerback (American Football)
* 1977 - Manolo Yanes, South American Racing driver
* 1979 - Tony Malone, British designer and activist

For those born on: April 7
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with some good news on the money front, and strangely for such an innovative sign, thanks to Mercury in Taurus, you’re likely to find comfort in tradition rather than progress. However, a surge of fire energy will overtake you in the summer and you’ll have to take care not to be too overbearing! Health matters might dominate your thoughts in September, but not in a negative way. Adopting a new lifestyle or resolving to eat healthier food will certainly appeal. However, friends won’t want to join in on this new health kick. A period of restlessness could affect your mood in December: changing your routine will work wonders!

Your Horoscope for April 7 , 2006
A very positive aspect between the sun and the moon is likely to lessen the negative aspect affecting your ruling planet. Be prepared to feel more dynamic and more in control. Just try to make sure that you don’t take on too much. Burning the candles at both ends will wear you out!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-08-2006, 09:16 AM

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* 563 BC - Gautama Buddha, Indian religious leader (d. 483 BC)
* 1320 - King Peter I of Portugal (d. 1367)
* 1533 - Claudio Merulo, Italian composer (d. 1604)
* 1541 - Michele Mercati, Italian physician and gardener (d. 1593)
* 1605 - King Philip IV of Spain, (d. 1665)
* 1641 - Henry Sydney, 1st Earl of Romney, English statesman (d. 1704)
* 1692 - Giuseppe Tartini, Italian composer (d. 1770)
* 1859 - Edmund Husserl, Austrian philosopher (d. 1938)
* 1865 - Charles W. Woodworth, American entomologist (d. 1940)
* 1868 - King Christian IX of Denmark (d. 1906)
* 1869 - Harvey Cushing, American neuorosurgeon, pioneer of brain surgery (d. 1939)
* 1874 - Stanisław Taczak, Polish general, commander-in-chief of the Greater Poland Uprising (d. 1960)
* 1875 - King Albert I of Belgium (d. 1934)
* 1889 - Sir Adrian Boult, British conductor (d. 1983)
* 1892 - Mary Pickford, Canadian actress and studio founder (d. 1979)
* 1904 - John Hicks, British economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1989)
* 1905 - Helen Joseph, South African anti-apartheid activist (d. 1992)
* 1905 - Erwin Keller, German field hockey player
* 1908 - Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (d. 1987)
* 1911 - Melvin Calvin, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1997)
* 1911 - Emil Cioran, Romanian philosopher and essayist (d. 1995)
* 1912 - Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi
* 1912 - Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (d. 1969)
* 1914 - María Félix, Mexican actress (d. 2002)
* 1918 - Betty Ford, First Lady of the United States
* 1918 - Glendon Swarthout, Award-winning American author (d. 1992)
* 1919 - Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia
* 1921 - Franco Corelli, Italian tenor (d. 2003)
* 1923 - George Fisher, American cartoonist (d. 2003)
* 1923 - Edward Mulhare, Irish actor (d. 1997)
* 1926 - Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian
* 1928 - John Gavin, American actor and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
* 1929 - Walter Berry, Austrian bass-baritone (d. 2000)
* 1929 - Jacques Brel, Belgian singer and composer (d. 1978)
* 1930 - Carlos Hugo of Bourbon-Parma, Duke of Parma, French-born fascist
* 1933 - Fred Ebb, American composer (d. 2004)
* 1934 - Kurokawa Kisho, Japanese architect
* 1938 - Kofi Annan, Ghanian United Nations Secretary General, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
* 1940 - John Havlicek, American basketball player
* 1941 - Vivienne Westwood, British fashion designer
* 1942 - Roger Chapman, British rock singer (Family, Streetwalkers)
* 1943 - Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and theater director (d. 1987)
* 1943 - Miller Farr, American football player
* 1946 - Catfish Hunter, baseball player
* 1946 - Tim Thomerson, American actor
* 1947 - Tom DeLay, American politician
* 1947 - Steve Howe, British rock guitarist (Yes, Asia, GTR)
* 1947 - Robert Kiyosaki, American investor, businessman, and writer
* 1947 - Larry Norman, American singer and songwriter
* 1949 - John Madden, British director
* 1949 - Brenda Russell, American singer and songwriter
* 1954 - Gary Carter, baseball player
* 1955 - Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist
* 1955 - Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist
* 1960 - John Schneider, American actor
* 1962 - Izzy Stradlin, American musician (Guns N' Roses)
* 1963 - Julian Lennon, British musician and singer
* 1963 - Alec Stewart, British cricketer
* 1964 - Biz Markie, American rapper and disc jockey
* 1966 - Robin Wright Penn, American actress

* 1966 - Mazinho, Brazilian football player
* 1966 - Bobby Ologun, Nigerian television personality and martial artist
* 1968 - Patricia Arquette, American actress

* 1971 - Chino XL, American rapper
* 1972 - Paul Grey, American bassist (Slipknot)
* 1975 - Timo Pérez, Dominican Major League Baseball player
* 1977 - Mark Spencer, computer programmer
* 1979 - Alexi Laiho, Finnish guitarist and singer (Children of Bodom)
* 1980 - Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
* 1980 - Katee Sackhoff, American actress
* 1982 - Judy Star, Canadian actress
* 1986 - Erika Sawajiri, Japanese actress and model
* 1986 - Igor Akinfeev, Russian football player

For those born on: April 8
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start quietly, but things will soon hot up! You’re likely to enjoy the ups and downs of romance throughout the year, preferring the chase rather than the capture itself! And there will be plenty of opportunities for that all thrilling chase many times! However, you’ll need to keep an eye on work or school. With your career house remaining empty for a long time there shouldn’t be any shocks, but you’ll have to push that little harder for the gains, until the New Year, when it becomes almost effortless!

Your Horoscope for April 8 , 2006
With a couple of excellent aspects influencing your ruling planet you are in for a very positive start to the weekend. An excess of fire energy might mean that you’re a little over the top today, but both Venus and the moon will make sure that you have people eating out of your hands today!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-09-2006, 11:26 AM

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* 1336 - Tamerlane, Turkish conqueror (d. 1405)
* 1498 - John, Cardinal of Lorraine, French churchman (d. 1550)
* 1597 - John Davenport, Connecticut pioneer (d. 1670)
* 1648 - Henri de Massue, Marquis de Ruvigny, 1st Viscount Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)
* 1649 - James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, illegitimate son of Charles II of Great Britain (d. 1685)
* 1680 - Philippe Néricault Destouches, French dramatist (d. 1754)
* 1686 - James Craggs the Younger, British politician (d. 1721)
* 1691 - Johann Matthias Gesner, German classical scholar (d. 1761)
* 1757 - Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth, British admiral (d. 1833)
* 1770 - Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist (d. 1831)
* 1773 - Étienne Aignan, French writer (d. 1824)
* 1794 - Theobald Boehm, German inventor of the modern flute (d. 1881)
* 1806 - Isambard Kingdom Brunel, British engineer (d. 1859)
* 1821 - Charles Baudelaire, French poet (d. 1867)
* 1830 - Eadweard Muybridge, English-born photographer and motion picture pioneer (d. 1904)
* 1835 - King Léopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)
* 1865 - Erich Ludendorff, German general in World War I (d. 1937)
* 1867 - Chris Watson, third Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)
* 1872 - Léon Blum, French prime minister (d. 1950)
* 1888 - Sol Hurok, Russian-born impresario (d. 1974)
* 1889 - Efrem Zimbalist, Russian violinist (d. 1985)
* 1897 - John B. Gambling, American radio talk-show host (d. 1974)
* 1898 - Curly Lambeau, American football coach, executive (d. 1965)
* 1898 - Paul Robeson, American singer and activist (d. 1976)
* 1903 - Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)
* 1904 - Sharkey Bonano, American musician (d. 1972)
* 1905 - J. William Fulbright, U.S. Senator from Arkansas (d. 1995)
* 1906 - Antal Dorati, Hungarian conductor (d. 1988)
* 1908 - Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-born painter (d. 1997)
* 1910 - Abraham Ribicoff, American politician (d. 1998)
* 1912 - Lew Kopelew, Russian author (d. 1997)
* 1917 - Johannes Bobrowski, German lyricist, narrative writer, adaptor and essayist (d. 1965)
* 1917 - Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
* 1918 - Jørn Utzon, Danish architect
* 1919 - J. Presper Eckert, American computer pioneer (d. 1995)
* 1926 - Hugh Hefner, American editor and publisher
* 1928 - Tom Lehrer, American musician and mathematician
* 1932 - Jim Fowler, American zoologist
* 1932 - Carl Perkins, American musician (d. 1998)
* 1932 - Cheeta, the longest living known chimpanzee in history
* 1933 - Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor
* 1934 - Bill Birch, New Zealand politician
* 1935 - Avery Schreiber, American actor (d. 2002)
* 1937 - Marty Krofft, children's television producer
* 1938 - Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician
* 1939 - Michael Learned, American actress
* 1942 - Brandon De Wilde, American actor (d. 1972)
* 1945 - Peter Gammons, baseball journalist
* 1946 - David Webb, English footballer, and football coach
* 1954 - Dennis Quaid, American actor
* 1954 - Iain Duncan Smith, British politician
* 1957 - Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer
* 1962 - Imran Sherwani, British field hockey player
* 1964 - Rick Tocchet, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1965 - Jeff Zucker, American television executive
* 1966 - Cynthia Nixon, American actress

* 1967 - Rajendra Yadav, Indian doctor
* 1971 - Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver
* 1974 - Jenna Jameson, American porn star

* 1975 - Robbie Fowler, English footballer
* 1977 - Gerard Way, American singer (My Chemical Romance)
* 1978 - Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
* 1978 - Rachel Stevens, English singer

* 1978 - Vesna Pisarović, Croatian singer
* 1979 - Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress

* 1981 - Milan Bartovič, Slovak ice hockey player
* 1981 - Eric Harris, Columbine High school shooter
* 1986 - Brian Larsen, American musician and record producer
* 1987 - Jesse McCartney, American singer/actor
* 1990 - Kristen Stewart, American actress
* 1998 - Elle Fanning, American child actress

For those born on: April 9
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with a focus on family or home life. You’ll be more protective of your nearest and dearest, whilst slowly driving them up the wall with your need for action. Slow down! However, this will settle and your energies will turn to outside interests and activities. Friendships might need a little more thought and consideration, especially when Neptune starts moving backwards from the end of May. Just remember to be that extra bit more tactful and thoughtful and be prepared to do the occasional good deed, until it starts moving forwards again in October. The run up to Christmas will be predictably fraught, but afterwards there will still be some changes and improvements to look forward to: new friendships, new beginnings and a boost at work or school too!

Your Horoscope for April 9 , 2006
Unfortunately for you the strong positive aspect from Venus has gone while a challenging aspect from Mercury has moved in. This is more likely to affect your mood rather than how your day goes, but don’t be surprised if you find that you’re feeling more sensitive than usual.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-10-2006, 06:56 AM

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* 1389 - Cosimo de' Medici, ruler of Florence (d. 1464)
* 1583 - Hugo Grotius, Dutch philosopher and writer (d. 1645)
* 1651 - Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus, German mathematician (d. 1708)
* 1704 - Benjamin Heath, English classical scholar (d. 1766)
* 1713 - John Whitehurst, English clockmaker and scientist (d. 1788)
* 1755 - Samuel Hahnemann, German physician (d. 1843)
* 1762 - Giovanni Aldini, Italian physicist (d. 1834)
* 1778 - William Hazlitt, English writer (d. 1830)
* 1783 - Hortense de Beauharnais, Queen of Holland as wife of Louis Bonaparte (d. 1837)
* 1794 - Matthew Perry, American commodore (d. 1858)
* 1829 - William Booth, English founder of the Salvation Army (d. 1912)
* 1847 - Joseph Pulitzer, American journalist and publisher (d. 1911)
* 1864 - Eugen d'Albert, German composer (d. 1932)
* 1867 - George William Russell, Irish nationalist, poet and artist (d. 1935)
* 1868 - George Arliss, English actor (d. 1946)
* 1870 (O.S.) - Vladimir Lenin, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1924)
* 1880 - Montague Summers, English writer (d. 1948)
* 1882 - Frances Perkins, American politician (d. 1965)
* 1887 - Bernardo Houssay, Argentine physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
* 1894 - Shri Ghanshyam Das Birla, Indian industrialist (d. 1983)
* 1910 - Eddy Duchin, American musician (d. 1951)
* 1910 - Paul Sweezy, American economist and editor (d. 2004)
* 1913 - Stefan Heym, German author (d. 2001)
* 1915 - Harry Morgan, American actor
* 1917 - Robert Burns Woodward, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1979)
* 1918 - Jørn Utzon, Danish architect
* 1921 - Chuck Connors, American actor and baseball player (d. 1992)
* 1921 - Sheb Wooley, American actor and singer (d. 2003)
* 1926 - Junior Samples, American musician (d. 1983)
* 1927 - Marshall Warren Nirenberg, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1929 - Max von Sydow, Swedish actor
* 1930 - Claude Bolling, French jazz composer and pianist
* 1930 - Norma Candal, Puerto Rican actress and comedienne {d. 2006}
* 1930 - Spede Pasanen, Finnish comedian, film director, director and writer (d. 2001)
* 1932 - Omar Sharif, Egyptian actor
* 1934 - David Halberstam, American writer
* 1934 - Vladimir Posner, Russian journalist
* 1936 - John Madden, American football coach and broadcaster
* 1937 - Bella Akhmadulina, Russian poet
* 1938 - Don Meredith, American football player and broadcaster
* 1941 - Paul Theroux, American author
* 1943 - Andrzej Badeński, Polish athlete
* 1946 - David Angell, American television producer (d. 2001)
* 1947 - Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
* 1950 - Ken Griffey, Sr., baseball player
* 1950 - Eddie Hazel, American guitarist (P-Funk and The Temptations) (d. 1992)
* 1951 - David Helvarg, American journalist and environmental activist
* 1951 - Steven Seagal, American actor
* 1954 - Peter MacNicol, actor
* 1955 - Lesley Garrett, British soprano
* 1958 - Yefim Bronfman, Russian-born pianist
* 1958 - Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, American music producer, musician, and film producer
* 1959 - Brian Setzer, American musician (Stray Cats)
* 1960 - Afrika Bambaataa, American musician and activist
* 1960 - Katrina Leskanich, American singer (Katrina and the Waves)

* 1962 - Steve Tasker, American football player
* 1965 - Tim Alexander, American musician
* 1968 - Orlando Jones, American actor and comedian
* 1969 - Billy Jayne, American actor
* 1970 - Kenny Lattimore, American singer
* 1973 - Roberto Carlos da Silva, Brazilian footballer
* 1973 - Christopher Simmons, American designer
* 1975 - Chris Carrabba, American singer (Dashboard Confessional)
* 1979 - Shemekia Copeland, American singer
* 1979 - Rachel Corrie, American activist (d. 2003)
* 1979 - Tsuyoshi Domoto, Japanese artist
* 1979 - Sophie Ellis-Bextor, English singer

* 1980 - Charlie Hunnam, British actor
* 1981 - Liz McClarnon, British singer

* 1983 - Ryan Merriman, American actor
* 1984 - Mandy Moore, American singer and actress

* 1987 - Hayley Westenra, New Zealand soprano
* 1988 - Haley Joel Osment, American actor
* 1990 - Alex Pettyfer, English actor
* 1991 - Amanda Michalka, American actress and singer

For those born on: April 10
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with some problems relating to romance. The balance that you need is lacking and it is possible that you’ll be chasing after the wrong thing! But come the fall anyone you set your sights on won’t be able to resist you! Work or school will present the usual challenges, but until the New Year there won’t be any dramatic changes to absorb your energies. Instead you should channel those excess energies into creative or artistic pastimes; otherwise you might find that you start feeling bored!

Your Horoscope for April 10 , 2006
Your feelings of hyper sensitivity are likely to continue affecting your mood through-out the day. Indulging these moods will make you feel better than trying to ignore them, so spoil yourself as much as you like: scented baths, massages and weepie movies are the way to go.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-11-2006, 05:59 AM

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* 146 - Septimius Severus, Roman Emperor (d. 211)
* 1357 - King John I of Portugal (d. 1433)
* 1374 - Roger Mortimer, 4th Earl of March, heir to the throne of England (d. 1398)
* 1492 - Margaret of Navarre, queen of Henry II of Navarre (d. 1549)
* 1592 - John Eliot, English statesman (d. 1632)
* 1705 - William Cookworthy, English chemist (d. 1780)
* 1721 - David Zeisberger, Moravian missionary (d. 1808)
* 1722 - Christopher Smart, English poet (d. 1771)
* 1755 - James Parkinson, English physician (d. 1824)
* 1769 - Jean Lannes, French marshal (d. 1809)
* 1798 - Macedonio Melloni, Italian physicist (d. 1854)
* 1810 - Sir Henry Creswicke Rawlinson, English soldier and orientalist (d. 1895)
* 1819 - Charles Hallé, German pianist and conductor (d. 1895)
* 1825 - Ferdinand Lassalle, German politician (d. 1864)
* 1852 - Cap Anson, baseball player (d. 1922)
* 1869 - Gustav Vigeland, Norwegian sculptor (d. 1943)
* 1876 - Paul Henry, Northern Irish artist (d. 1958)
* 1883 - Hozumi Shigeto, Japanese author (d. 1951)
* 1889 - Nick LaRocca, American musician (d. 1961)
* 1893 - Dean Acheson, U.S. Secretary of State (d. 1971)
* 1900 - Sandor Marai, Hungarian writer (d. 1989)
* 1906 - Dale Messick, American cartoonist (d. 2005)
* 1908 - Leo Rosten, American humorist and author (d. 1997)
* 1910 - António de Spínola, Portuguese General and politician (d. 1996)
* 1911 - Stanislawa Walasiewicz, Polish-born runner (d. 1980)
* 1913 - Oleg Cassini, American fashion designer (d. 2006)
* 1914 - Robert Stanfield, Premier of Nova Scotia (d. 2003)
* 1916 - Alberto Ginastera, Argentine composer (d. 1983)
* 1917 - David Westheimer, American novelist (d. 2005)
* 1930 - Anton LaVey, American founder of the Church of Satan (d. 1997)
* 1931 - Johnny Sheffield, American actor
* 1932 - Joel Grey, American singer, actor, and dancer
* 1935 - Richard Berry, American singer, and composer (d. 1997)
* 1938 - Kurt Moll, German bass
* 1939 - Louise Lasser, American actress
* 1944 - John Milius, American director and writer
* 1946 - Bob Harris, British disc jockey and presenter
* 1947 - Peter Riegert, American actor
* 1947 - Meshach Taylor, American actor
* 1949 - Bernd Eichinger, German film producer
* 1951 - Doris McGowen Beck Angleton, American socialite (d. 1997)
* 1951 - James Patrick Kelly, American author
* 1953 - Andrew Wiles, British mathematician
* 1953 - Guy Verhofstadt, Prime Minister of Belgium
* 1955 - Kevin Brady, American politician
* 1955 - Michael Callen, American singer and songwriter (d. 1993)
* 1955 - Michele Scarabelli, Canadian actress

* 1958 - Stuart Adamson, British musician (Big Country) (d. 2001)
* 1959 - Frank C Scott, Australian photo-journalist
* 1960 - Jeremy Clarkson, British journalist
* 1961 - Doug Hopkins, American musician
* 1962 - Vincent Gallo, American actor
* 1963 - Chris Ferguson, American poker player
* 1966 - Mason Reese, American actor
* 1966 - Lisa Stansfield, English singer

* 1968 - Sergey Lukyanenko, Russian author
* 1970 - Trevor Linden, Professional Hockey Player
* 1971 - Oliver Riedel, German musican (Rammstein)
* 1972 - Jason Varitek, baseball player
* 1974 - Trot Nixon, baseball player
* 1975 - Walid Soliman, Tunisian Author
* 1979 - Malcolm Christie, English footballer
* 1980 - Mark Teixeira, Baseball player
* 1981 - Alessandra Ambrosio, Portuguese model

* 1982 - Ian Bell, English cricketer
* 1984 - Kelli Garner, American Actress
* 1987 - Joss Stone, English singer

For those born on: April 11
Happy Birthday! With the formation of the four squares on your birthday you can expect some changes in your near future. They might not feel particularly positive, but they are clearing the way for better things, particularly in terms of romance! In the longer term family will become very important, especially around August. You might even find that you’re getting on better with another family member than before. Your money house (Taurus) will remain relatively empty until May, when Mercury moves in, but only briefly. Financially you’ll be strong at this time, so make the most of it! Your ninth house becomes very strong just before Christmas; this could mean a short journey or a Winter holiday. You’ll certainly be in the mood for change

Your Horoscope for April 11 , 2006
A quartet of squares (aspects) means that there are messages to be heard by everyone day! For you that message is about balance! Introducing those things into your life that allow more air energy in will help you feel more grounded. Anything from hanging wind-chimes to reading will ease those feelings of restlessness.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-12-2006, 06:57 AM

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* 599 BC - Mahavira, Indian founder of Jainism (d. 527 BC)
* 812 - Muhammad at-Taqi, Arabian Shia Imam (d. 835)
* 1484 - Antonio da Sangallo the Younger, Italian architect (d. 1546)
* 1500 - Joachim Camerarius, German classical scholar (d. 1574)
* 1526 - Muretus, French humanist (d. 1585)
* 1550 - Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, English politician (d. 1604)
* 1577 - King Christian IV of Denmark (d. 1648)
* 1713 - Guillaume Thomas François Raynal, French writer (d. 1796)
* 1722 - Pietro Nardini, Italian composer (d. 1793)
* 1724 - Dr. Lyman Hall, American signer of the Declaration of Independence (d. 1790)
* 1726 - Charles Burney, English music historian (d. 1814)
* 1748 - Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, French botanist (d. 1836)
* 1777 - Henry Clay, American statesman and five-time Presidential candidate (d. 1852)
* 1794 - Germinal Pierre Dandelin, Belgian mathematician (d. 1847)
* 1799 - Henri Druey, Swiss Federal Councilor (d. 1855)
* 1823 - Alexandr Ostrovsky, Russian dramatist (d. 1886)
* 1839 - Nikolai Przhevalsky, Russian explorer (d. 1888)
* 1848 - José Gautier Benítez, Puerto Rican poet
* 1856 - William Martin Conway, English art critic and mountaineer (d. 1937)
* 1868 - Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese naval commander (d. 1918)
* 1869 - Henri Désiré Landru, French serial killer (d. 1922)
* 1884 - Otto Meyerhof, German-born biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1951)
* 1887 - Harold Lockwood, American silent film actor (d. 1918)
* 1888 - Heinrich Neuhaus, Soviet pianist (d. 1964)
* 1892 - Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist (d. 1940)
* 1893 - Robert Harron, American actor (d. 1920)
* 1898 - Lily Pons, American soprano (d. 1976)
* 1902 - Louis Beel, Prime Minister of the Netherlands (d. 1977)
* 1903 - Sally Rand, American dancer and actress (d. 1979)
* 1903 - Jan Tinbergen, Dutch economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1994)
* 1907 - Felix de Weldon, Austrian-born sculptor (d. 2003)
* 1912 - Walt Gorney, American actor (d. 2004)
* 1916 - Beverly Cleary, American writer
* 1917 - Helen Forrest, American singer (d. 1999)
* 1922 - Tiny Tim, American musician (d. 1996)
* 1923 - Ann Miller, American actress and dancer (d. 2004)
* 1928 - Hardy Krüger, German actor
* 1928 - Jean-François Paillard, French conductor
* 1932 - Dennis Banks, American activist
* 1932 - Lakshman Kadirgamar, Sri Lankan Politician (assassinated) (d. 2005)
* 1933 - Montserrat Caballé, Catalan soprano
* 1935 - Johnny Bucyk, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1939 - Alan Ayckbourn, English writer
* 1940 - Herbie Hancock, American pianist and composer
* 1941 - Bobby Moore, English footballer (d. 1993)
* 1944 - John Kay, German-born musician (Steppenwolf)
* 1946 - Ed O'Neill, American actor
* 1947 - Tom Clancy, American author
* 1947 - David Letterman, American talk show host
* 1948 - Jeremy Beadle, British television presenter
* 1948 - Joschka Fischer, Foreign Minister of Germany
* 1948 - Sandra "Lois" Reeves, American singer (Martha & the Vandellas)
* 1949 - Scott Turow, American writer
* 1950 - David Cassidy, American singer and actor
* 1950 - Kari Palaste, Finnish architect
* 1952 - Ralph Wiley, American sports journalist (d. 2004)
* 1954 - Pat Travers, Canadian musician
* 1956 - Andy Garcia, Cuban-born actor
* 1956 - Herbert Grönemeyer, German singer, pianist, and actor
* 1957 - Vince Gill, American musician
* 1961 - Lisa Gerrard, Australian singer and film composer
* 1961 - D D Verni, American musician , (Overkill)
* 1962 - Art Alexakis, American musician (Everclear)
* 1962 - Takada Nobuhiko, Japanese professional wrestler
* 1964 - Amy Ray, American musician (Indigo Girls)
* 1970 - Nick Hexum, American musician (311)
* 1971 - Nicholas Brendon, actor
* 1971 - Shannen Doherty, American actress

* 1974 - Marley Shelton, American actress
* 1976 - Brad Miller, American Basketball player
* 1978 - Guy Berryman, British musician (Coldplay)
* 1978 - Riley Smith, American actor
* 1979 - Claire Danes, American actress

* 1979 - Mateja Kežman, Serbian footballer
* 1982 - Deen, Bosnian singer
* 1985 - Hitomi Yoshizawa, Japanese singer (Morning Musume)

For those born on: April 12
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start very positively in terms of finance and romance, but while you’re busy making plans for the future, your more laid back friends will be a source of distraction. It’s a tricky one, but you will need to strike the right balance. You might experience a few communication problems at work or school in June, but this will only be temporary. Avoid getting stuck in a rut around September: keep an open mind and be receptive to new suggestions or ideas, particularly if they don’t involve too much shopping! Romance is likely to turn your world about later in the year, when you’ll have a period of time in which to enjoy the more fun side of life!

Your Horoscope for April 12 , 2006
A shift in your attitude could have you going off in the wrong direction today thanks to a challenging aspect from Jupiter. If you start feeling thwarted or blocked in your efforts don’t overreact, because this aspect suggests that you’ll be inclined to blow things way out of proportion!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-13-2006, 07:01 AM

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* 1506 - Peter Faber, French Jesuit theologian (d. 1546)
* 1519 - Catherine de Medici, wife of Henry II of France (d. 1589)
* 1570 - Guy Fawkes, English conspirator (d. 1606)
* 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 (d. 1717)
* 1713 - Frederick (Lord) North, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1792)
* 1715 - John Hanson, President of the United States in Congress Assembled (d. 1783)
* 1729 - Thomas Percy, Bishop of Dromore and magazine editor (d. 1811)
* 1735 - Isaac Low, New York 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. congressman (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 of Durham (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)
* 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. Secretary of the Interior (d. 1949)
* 1880 - Charles Christie, Canadian film studio owner (d. 1955)
* 1881 - Ludwig Binswanger, Swiss psychiatrist (d. 1966)
* 1885 - Georg Lukács, Hungarian-born philosopher and literary critic (d. 1971)
* 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 - Nella Larsen, African-American novelist (d. 1964)
* 1892 - Arthur Travers 'Bomber' Harris, British Air Force commander in World War II (d. 1984)
* 1892 - Sir Robert Alexander Watson-Watt, Scottish inventor (d. 1973)
* 1894 - Arthur Fadden, thirteenth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1973)
* 1897 - Werner Voss, German World War I pilot (d. 1917)
* 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 Prize laureate (d. 1989)
* 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)
* 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 (disappeared 1995)
* 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
* 1928 - Alan Clark, English politician (d. 1999)
* 1931 - Dan Gurney, American race car driver
* 1932 - Orlando Letelier, Chilean politician (d. 1976)
* 1933 - Ben Nighthorse Campbell, U.S. Senator
* 1935 - Lyle Waggoner, American actor
* 1937 - Edward Fox, English actor
* 1937 - Lanford Wilson, American playwright
* 1939 - Seamus Heaney, Irish writer, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1939 - Paul Sorvino, American actor
* 1941 - Michael Stuart Brown, American geneticist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1943 - Bill Conti, American musician
* 1944 - Jack Casady, American musician (Jefferson Airplane)
* 1944 - Susan Davis, American politician
* 1945 - Tony Dow, American actor
* 1945 - Bob Kalsu, American football player (d. 1970)
* 1946 - Al Green, American singer and pastor
* 1948 - Sue Doughty, British politician
* 1949 - Frank Doran, Scottish politician
* 1949 - Christopher Hitchens, English-born journalist, critic, and author
* 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 - Max Weinberg, American drummer
* 1952 - Ron Dittemore, American space administrator
* 1952 - David Drew, British politician
* 1953 - Stephen Byers, British politician
* 1954 - Niels Olsen, Danish singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner
* 1955 - Ole von Beust, Mayor of Hamburg
* 1955 - Lupe Pintor, Mexican boxer
* 1956 - Peter 'Possum' Bourne, Australian race car driver (d. 2003)
* 1956 - Alison Wheeler, British activist
* 1957 - Saundra Santiago, American actress

* 1960 - Rudi Völler, German football coach
* 1962 - Hillel Slovak, Israeli-born guitarist (Red Hot Chili Peppers) (d. 1988)
* 1962 - Jennifer Rubin, American actress

* 1963 - Garry Kasparov, Russian chess player
* 1964 - Caroline Rhea, Canadian actress
* 1970 - Rebecca Cummings, American porn star

* 1970 - Rick Schroder, American actor
* 1970 - Gerry Creaney, Scottish footballer
* 1971 - Bo Outlaw, American basketball player
* 1972 - Mariusz Czerkawski, Polish hockey player
* 1972 - Aaron Lewis, American singer
* 1974 - Sergei Gonchar, Russian hockey player
* 1975 - Lou Bega, German-born musician and artist
* 1976 - Jonathan Brandis, American actor (d. 2003)
* 1976 - Patrick Elias, Czech hockey player
* 1978 - Arron Asham, Canadian hockey player
* 1979 - Baron Davis, American basketball player
* 1980 - Jana Cova, Czech pornographic actress

* 1980 - Quentin Richardson, American basketball player
* 1983 - Schalk Burger, South African rugby player
* 1997 - Sloane Momsen, American child actress

For those born on: April 13
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with a more positive shift in the way things are at home, which is likely to improve even more over the weeks, especially by the end of April, thanks to a strong trio of aspects, that will emphasize your emotions. However, come the summer you are far more likely to be far more cool headed and detached, particularly in relationships, whether that’s in terms of romance or friendships. You might feel the need to do some do some decorating to spruce up your home or room as your immediate environment will be important, but don’t get too obsessed because by the end of the year relationships will become very important, as will work, and finding the right balance between the two will be a whole new challenge.

Your Horoscope for April 13 , 2006
While you may be feeling in a great mood today the negative aspect between the sun and the moon is likely to apply a little too much pressure on matters of the heart. Whether you’re attached or single you are going to be faced with a straight choice between what you want and what someone else wants.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-14-2006, 08:53 AM

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* 1336 - Emperor Go-Kogon of Japan (d. 1374)
* 1527 - Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)
* 1572 - Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician and philosopher (d. 1632)
* 1578 - King Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)
* 1629 - Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician & astronomer (d. 1695)
* 1714 - Adam Gib, Scottish religious leader (d. 1788)
* 1741 - Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. 1762)
* 1788 - David G. Burnet, interim president of the Republic of Texas (d. 1870)
* 1827 - Augustus Pitt-Rivers, English archaeologist (d. 1900)
* 1866 - Anne Sullivan, Helen Keller's teacher (d. 1936)
* 1868 - Peter Behrens, German architect and designer (d. 1940)
* 1872 - Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Islamic scholar and translator (d. 1953)
* 1886 - Ernst Robert Curtius, Alsatian philologist (d. 1956)
* 1897 - Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)
* 1902 - Menachem Mendel Schneerson, Ukrainian rabbi (d. 1994)
* 1904 - Sir John Gielgud, English actor (d. 2000)
* 1907 - François Duvalier, Haitian politician (d. 1971)
* 1917 - Marvin Miller, American labor activist
* 1921 - Thomas Schelling, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner
* 1925 - Abel Muzorewa, Prime Minster of Zimbabwe
* 1925 - Gene Ammons, American jazz saxophonist (d. 1974)
* 1925 - Rod Steiger, American actor (d. 2002)
* 1930 - Bradford Dillman, American actor
* 1933 - Morton Subotnick, American composer
* 1935 - Loretta Lynn, American singer
* 1935 - Erich von Däniken, Swiss writer
* 1936 - Kenneth Mars, American actor
* 1936 - Frank Serpico, American policeman
* 1941 - Julie Christie, British actress

* 1941 - Pete Rose, baseball player
* 1942 - Valeriy Brumel, Russian athlete (d. 2003)
* 1942 - Valentin Lebedev, cosmonaut
* 1945 - Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist
* 1949 - John Shea, American actor
* 1951 - Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist and composer
* 1960 - Brad Garrett, American actor
* 1961 - Robert Carlyle, British actor
* 1964 - Brian Adams, American professional wrestler
* 1966 - David Justice, baseball player
* 1966 - Greg Maddux, baseball player
* 1967 - Jeff Jarrett, American professional wrestler
* 1968 - Anthony Michael Hall, American actor
* 1970 - Shizuka Kudo, Japanese singer
* 1973 - Adrien Brody, American actor
* 1974 - Da Brat, American rapper
* 1975 - Amy Dumas, American professional wrestler
* 1975 - Veronika Zemanová, Czech model and pornstar

* 1977 - Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress

* 1980 - Ben Wells, American actor
* 1981 - Mary Castro, American model and actress
* 1983 - Simon Burnett, British swimmer
* 1983 - James McFadden, Scottish footballer

For those born on: April 14
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with an almighty surge of energy that others find hard to cope with. However, regular sessions down the gym should help and by the summer investing some time into some artistic interest will calm you even more. If you do take on a new interest chances are you’ll stick with it and get good! Romantically you’re likely to hit a period of boredom, but not because of a lack of offers! If you just want to flirt do so, but beware of sending mixed messages! A friend might prove to be less than helpful come the fall, but look for the silver linings! By winter romance livens up again and you’ll be more seriously inclined this time.

Your Horoscope for April 14 , 2006
A rather significant change in the planets will have an impact on your life for the next few weeks: Mars, your ruling planet, has moved into Cancer, and your fourth house! Family matters will become more prominent and you’ll find that you’re a little more eager to get things properly organized at home.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-15-2006, 09:09 AM

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* 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian artist (d. 1519)
* 1489 - Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. 1588)
* 1552 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. 1626)
* 1580 - George Calvert, 1st Baron Baltimore, English politician and colonizer
* 1588 - Claudius Salmasius, French classical scholar (d. 1653)
* 1641 - Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician and antiquarian (d. 1722)
* 1642 - Suleiman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1691)
* 1646 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)
* 1651 - Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician
* 1684 - Catherine I of Russia (d. 1727)
* 1688 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (d. 1758)
* 1707 - Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (d. 1783)
* 1710 - William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)
* 1721 - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English military leader (d. 1765)
* 1772 - Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (d. 1844)
* 1793 - Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, German astronomer (d. 1864)
* 1794 - Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist (d. 1867)
* 1800 - James Clark Ross, English explorer (d. 1862)
* 1809 - Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician and physicist (d. 1877)
* 1832 - Wilhelm Busch, German poet and artist (d. 1908)
* 1843 - Henry James, American author (d. 1916)
* 1858 - Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (d. 1917)
* 1861 - Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. 1929)
* 1874 - Johannes Stark, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)
* 1878 - Robert Walser, Swiss writer (d. 1956)
* 1879 - Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer and poet (d. 1980)
* 1883 - Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
* 1885 - Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general
* 1886 - Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. 1921)
* 1889 - Thomas Hart Benton, American muralist (d. 1975)
* 1889 - A. Philip Randolph, American activist (d. 1979)
* 1894 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer (d. 1937)
* 1895 - Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards and snooker player (d. 1980)
* 1896 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)
* 1901 - Joe Davis, English snooker player (d. 1978)
* 1902 - Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)
* 1907 - Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ornithologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1988)
* 1912 - Kim Il Sung, President of North Korea (d. 1994)
* 1916 - Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)
* 1917 - Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)
* 1920 - Richard von Weizäcker, President of Germany
* 1921 - Georgi Beregovoi, cosmonaut (d. 1995)
* 1922 - Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor
* 1922 - Harold Washington, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1987)
* 1924 - Sir Neville Marriner, English conductor and violinist
* 1927 - Robert Mills, American physicist (d. 1999)
* 1930 - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland
* 1933 - Roy Clark, American musician
* 1933 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (d. 1995)
* 1933 - Boris Strugatsky, Russian author
* 1939 - Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born actress
* 1940 - Jeffrey Archer, British author and Member of Parliament
* 1940 - Robert Walker Jr., American actor
* 1942 - Francis X. DiLorenzo, American Catholic prelate
* 1942 - Walt Hazzard, American basketball player
* 1944 - Dzhokhar Dudaev, Chechen leader (d. 1996)
* 1944 - Dave Edmunds, Welsh musician
* 1947 - Lois Chiles, American actress
* 1947 - Mike Chapman, songwriter (with Nicky Chinn) and producer (Suzi Quatro, Sweet, Blondie)
* 1948 - Michael Kamen, American composer (d. 2003)
* 1949 - Tonio K, American singer
* 1949 - Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer
* 1950 - Amy Wright, American actress
* 1951 - Heloise, American newspaper columnist
* 1954 - Seka, American actress
* 1955 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. 1997)
* 1957 - Evelyn Ashford, American athlete
* 1958 - Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer and musician
* 1959 - Emma Thompson, English actress
* 1959 - Thomas F. Wilson, American actor
* 1960 - Tony Jones (snooker), English snooker player
* 1962 - Nawal El Moutawakel, Morrocan hurdler
* 1963 - Bobby Pepper, American journalist
* 1965 - Linda Perry, American musician
* 1966 - Samantha Fox, English singer and model

* 1967 - Frankie Poullain, British bassist (The Darkness)
* 1967 - Dara Torres, American swimmer
* 1968 - Ed O'Brien, British musician (Radiohead)
* 1968 - Stacey Williams, American model

* 1969 - Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
* 1970 - Flex Alexander, American actor
* 1972 - Arturo Gatti, Canadian boxer
* 1974 - Danny Pino, American actor
* 1974 - Josh Todd, musician and singer (Buckcherry)
* 1975 - Paul Dana, American race car driver (Indy Racing League) (d. 2006)
* 1977 - Chandra Levy, American Congressional intern (d. 2001)
* 1980 - Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
* 1981 - Andrés d'Alessandro, Argentine football player
* 1983 - Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian hockey player
* 1986 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch footballer
* 1988-[ Leonard Miller http://www.breezeworld.tk] Irish Singer/Songwriter,From the Irish band
* 1990 - Emma Watson, English actress
* 1992 - Amy Diamond, Swedish pop singer

For those born on: April 15
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could start with a friend, possibly an air sign, trying to get you to join a good cause. This is something you should consider. Being open and receptive to new ideas could lead to some interesting developments. A few tensions might crop up at home or with family members in the summer, but this will only be temporary; you might need to curb your fiery nature and learn to be flexible, though! Romance is looking good throughout the year, with you calling the shots, but by October, when your ruling planet moves into Libra, you could find that your attitude towards romance becomes more balanced. The New Year could bring a certain amount of worry as you’ll be torn between work and friends, but this will soon pass!

Your Horoscope for April 15 , 2006
With a slightly obstructive aspect between your ruling planet and the moon in Scorpio you are likely to be feeling more emotional than usual. The excess of water energy can be counterbalanced with activities that restore your fire energy: some kind of sporting activity would be ideal!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-16-2006, 11:07 PM

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* 778 - King Louis the Pious (d. 840)
* 1319 - King John II of France (d. 1364)
* 1495 - Petrus Apianus, German mathematician (d. 1557)
* 1646 - Jules Hardouin Mansart, French architect (d. 1708)
* 1660 - Hans Sloane, British collector and physician (d. 1753)
* 1661 - Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, British poet and statesman (d. 1715)
* 1682 - John Hadley, British inventor (d. 1744)
* 1728 - Joseph Black, Scottish chemist (d. 1799)
* 1730 - Henry Clinton, British general (d. 1795)
* 1755 - Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun, French painter (d. 1842)
* 1800 - George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, British soldier (d. 1888)
* 1823 - Ferdinand Eisenstein, German mathematician (d. 1852)
* 1844 - Anatole France, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
* 1865 - Henry George Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945)
* 1867 - Wilbur Wright, American aviation pioneer (d. 1912)
* 1871 - John Millington Synge, Irish writer (d. 1909)
* 1878 - Tip Foster, English cricketer (d. 1914)
* 1886 - Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944)
* 1889 - Charles Chaplin, English actor, writer, and film producer (d. 1977)
* 1904 - Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian actress (d. 1983)
* 1905 - Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005)
* 1912 - Garth Williams, American illustrator (d. 1996)
* 1912 - Catherine Scorsese, Italian-American actress (d. 1997)
* 1915 - Gerard McLarnon, Irish playwright and actor (d. 1997)
* 1918 - Spike Milligan, British comedian (d. 2002)
* 1919 - Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer
* 1921 - Peter Ustinov, English writer, actor, and film director (d. 2004)
* 1922 - Kingsley Amis, English author (d. 1995)
* 1924 - Henry Mancini, American composer (d. 1994)
* 1927 - Edie Adams, American actress
* 1927 - Pope Benedict XVI
* 1927 - Peter Mark Richman, American actor
* 1928 - Dick "Night Train" Lane, American football player (d. 2002)
* 1930 - Herbie Mann, American jazz flute player (d. 2003)
* 1933 - Joan Bakewell, British broadcaster
* 1935 - Sarah Kirsch, German poet
* 1935 - Bobby Vinton, American singer
* 1937 - Joseph Whipp, American actor
* 1939 - Dusty Springfield, English singer (d. 1999)
* 1940 - Queen Margaret II of Denmark
* 1946 - Margot Adler, American journalist
* 1947 - Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. aka: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
* 1947 - Gerry Rafferty, British musician and songwriter
* 1951 - Pierre Toutain-Dorbec, French photographer, painter, sculptor
* 1951 - Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian writer and photographer
* 1951 - Björgvin Halldórsson, Icelandic singer
* 1952 - Bill Belichick, American football coach
* 1952 - Billy West, American voice actor
* 1953 - Peter Garrett, Australian musician (Midnight Oil), and politician
* 1953 - J. Neil Schulman, American writer and activist
* 1954 - Ellen Barkin, American actress

* 1955 - Bruce Bochy, baseball player and manager
* 1956 - Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier
* 1959 - Alison Ramsay, Scottish field hockey player
* 1960 - Rafael Benitez, Spanish football manager
* 1961 - Doris Dragović, Croatian singer
* 1962 - Ian MacKaye, American musician, (Fugazi and Minor Threat)
* 1963 - Jimmy Osmond, American pop singer (The Osmonds)
* 1964 - Dave Pirner, American rock singer (Soul Asylum)
* 1965 - Jon Cryer, American actor
* 1965 - Martin Lawrence, American actor, comedian, and producer
* 1971 - Selena, American singer (d. 1995)
* 1975 - Sean Maher, American actor
* 1976 - Lukas Haas, American actor
* 1977 - Fredrik Ljungberg, Swedish footballer
* 1978 - Matthew Lloyd, Australian football player
* 1979 - Howlin' Pelle Almqvist, Swedish musician (The Hives)
* 1983 - Cat Osterman, University of Texas softball pitcher
* 1987 - Aaron Lennon, British footballer
* 1994 - Liliana Mumy, American child actress

For those born on: April 16
Happy Birthday! The months ahead will start with a financial high and a romantic low! While your cash flow looks good you’re still likely to be feeling smothered by someone, if not by a partner then by a friend. This will ease and by the summer the whole notion of romance will become far more light-hearted, until the fall, when you’ll be more inclined towards security and intimacy. You should anticipate a few challenging moments in terms of friendships halfway through the year when the planets in your eleventh house start moving backwards. Just be prepared to be a little more tactful than usual until around fall again, when tensions will be more easily resolved. However, come the New Year you should look forward to making some new and interesting friends!

Your Horoscope for April 16 , 2006
With a fair bit of planetary activity today you can expect a positively glowing day, especially in terms of romance, where you’ll instinctively know what to say to wow them. Make sure that you’re looking your best, although you could easily get away with wearing a cloth sack today and still manage to radiate charisma!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-17-2006, 07:50 AM

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* 593 - Emperor Jomei, emperor of Japan (d. 641)
* 1573 - Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria (d. 1651)
* 1586 - John Ford, English dramatist
* 1598 - Giovanni Riccioli, Italian astronomer (d. 1671)
* 1710 - Henry Erskine, 10th Earl of Buchan, British Freemason (d. 1767)
* 1734 - Taksin, King of Thailand (d. 1782)
* 1794 - Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius, German botanist (d. 1868)
* 1837 - J.P. Morgan, American financier, art collector, and philanthropist (d. 1913)
* 1842 - Maurice Rouvier, French statesman (d. 1911)
* 1863 - Augustus Edward Hough Love, English mathematician (d. 1940)
* 1866 - Ernest Starling, British physiologist (d. 1927)
* 1882 - Artur Schnabel, Polish pianist (d. 1951)
* 1885 - Isak Dinesen, Danish author (d. 1962)
* 1890 - Art Acord, American actor and rodeo rider (d. 1931)
* 1894 - Nikita Khrushchev, Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)
* 1897 - Thornton Wilder, American dramatist (d. 1975)
* 1902 - Jaime Torres Bodet, Mexican writer, politician, and diplomat (d. 1974)
* 1903 - Gregor Piatigorsky, Russian cellist (d. 1976)
* 1903 - Morgan Taylor, American athlete (d. 1975)
* 1915 - Joe Foss, American soldier and politician (d. 2003)
* 1916 - Helenio Herrera, French footballer player and manager (d. 1997)
* 1917 - Bill Clements, Governor of Texas
* 1918 - William Holden, American actor (d. 1981)
* 1923 - Lindsay Anderson, English film director (d. 1994)
* 1923 - Harry Reasoner, American journalist (d. 1991)
* 1926 - Gerry McNeil, Canadian hockey player (d. 2004)
* 1929 - James Last, German band leader
* 1934 - Don Kirshner, American television producer and composer
* 1938 - Ben Barnes, Lieutenant Governor of Texas
* 1940 - Anja Silja, German soprano
* 1946 - Georges J.F. Kohler, German biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1995)
* 1947 - Linda Martin, Irish singer and Eurovision Song Contest winner
* 1948 - Jan Hammer, Czech composer
* 1950 - Bruce McNall, American former NHL team owner
* 1951 - Olivia Hussey, Argentine-born actress

* 1952 - Zeljko Raznatovic, Serbian Warlord
* 1954 - Riccardo Patrese, Italian race car driver
* 1954 - "Rowdy" Roddy Piper (Roderick Toombs), Canadian professional wrestler and actor
* 1954 - Michael Sembello, American musician
* 1957 - Nick Hornby, English author
* 1959 - Sean Bean, English actor
* 1961 - Boomer Esiason, American football player
* 1963 - Joel Murray, American actor
* 1964 - Maynard James Keenan, American singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle)
* 1967 - Marquis Grissom, baseball player
* 1967 - Liz Phair, American musician/songwriter

* 1969 - Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-born actor
* 1972 - Muttiah Muralitharan, Sri Lankan cricket player
* 1972 - Tony Boselli, American football player
* 1972 - Jennifer Garner, American actress

* 1974 - Victoria Beckham, English singer

* 1974 - Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish singer and guitarist (Opeth)
* 1977 - Sizzla, Jamaican dancehall artist
* 1977 - Chad Hedrick, American speed skater
* 1978 - Jordan Hill, American singer

For those born on: April 17
Happy Birthday! The year ahead is likely to start and end positively, with a few challenges in between that make life interesting. In June a trio of aspects involving the air signs indicates some kind of new interest, while in July and again in August a trio of aspects affecting the fire signs suggests a new and dynamic beginning for you. While this may sound exhausting the planetary line up towards the end of the year show that you’ll feel refreshed and energized by all these changes. An unusual pattern of aspects in the fall will put you on a learning curve, where you will learn to balance your needs with the needs of others. A strong and positive aspect from the sun lasting from October to November bodes well for romance, but you’ll need to watch that you don’t overdo it!

Your Horoscope for April 17 , 2006
If you find that every fiber in your body is crying out for some independence and space today you’ll need to take a deep breath now, because it’s unlikely that you’re going to find much time for yourself today, thanks to a needy friend! Don’t worry though because midweek looks much better!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-18-2006, 08:24 AM

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* 1480 - Lucrezia Borgia, Florentine ruler and daughter of Pope Alexander VI (d. 1519)
* 1580 - Thomas Middleton, English dramatist (d. 1627)
* 1590 - Ahmed I, Ottoman Emperor (d. 1617)
* 1605 - Giacomo Carissimi, Italian composer (d. 1674)
* 1771 - Karl Philipp Fürst zu Schwarzenberg, Austrian field marshal (d. 1820)
* 1772 - David Ricardo, English economist (d. 1823)
* 1797 - Adolphe Thiers, French statesman (d. 1877)
* 1819 - Franz von Suppé, Austrian composer (d. 1895)
* 1838 - Paul Emile Lecoq de Boisbaudran, French scientist (d. 1912)
* 1857 - Clarence Darrow, American attorney (d. 1938)
* 1863 - Leopold Graf Berchtold, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (d. 1942)
* 1864 - Richard Harding Davis, American author (d. 1916)
* 1874 - Ivana Brlic-Mazuranic, Croatian writer (d. 1938)
* 1880 - Sam Crawford, baseball player (d. 1968)
* 1882 - Leopold Stokowski, Polish conductor (d. 1977)
* 1888 - Duffy Lewis, baseball player (d. 1979)
* 1897 - Ardito Desio, Italian topographer and mountaineer (d. 2001)
* 1902 - Giuseppe Pella, Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1981)
* 1902 - Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the seventh and last Rebbe (spiritual leader) of the Chabad Lubavitch branch of Hasidic Judaism (d. 1994)
* 1904 - Pigmeat Markham, American comedian (d. 1981)
* 1905 - George H. Hitchings, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1998)
* 1907 - Miklós Rózsa, Hungarian-born composer (d. 1995)
* 1917 - Ty LaForest, Canadian baseball player (d. 1947)
* 1918 - Cliff Hillegass, American publisher (d. 2001)
* 1921 - Jean Richard, French actor (d. 2001)
* 1924 - Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, American musician
* 1924 - Henry Hyde, American politician
* 1927 - Samuel P. Huntington, American political scientist
* 1936 - Tommy Ivo, American race car driver
* 1939 - Thomas J. Moyer, Chief Justice of the Ohio Supreme Court
* 1940 - Joseph L. Goldstein, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1940 - Robert N. Kucey, Canadian author
* 1945 - Margaret Hassan, Irish-born aid worker (d. 2004)
* 1946 - Hayley Mills, English actress
* 1947 - Kathy Acker, American author (d. 1997)
* 1947 - Dorothy Lyman, American actress, director, producer
* 1947 - Cindy Pickett, American actress
* 1947 - James Woods, American actor and poker player
* 1949 - Geoff Bodine, American race car driver
* 1954 - Rick Moranis, Canadian comedian
* 1956 - Anna Kathryn Holbrook, American actress
* 1956 - Eric Roberts, American actor
* 1956 - Melody Thomas Scott, American actress

* 1958 - Malcolm Marshall, West Indian cricketer (d. 1999)
* 1961 - Jane Leeves, British actress

* 1963 - Eric McCormack, Canadian actor
* 1963 - Conan O'Brien, American comedian
* 1964 - Niall Ferguson, British historian
* 1964 - Rithy Panh, Cambodian film director
* 1966 - Trine Hattestad, Norwegian athlete
* 1967 - Maria Bello, American actress

* 1968 - David Hewlett, Canadian actor
* 1969 - Princess Sayako of Japan
* 1970 - Greg Eklund, American musician (Everclear)
* 1971 - David Tennant, Scottish actor
* 1971 - Oleg Petrov, Russian ice hockey player
* 1973 - Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian athlete
* 1976 - Melissa Joan Hart, American actress

* 1976 - Fayray, Japanese singer
* 1979 - Vahid Rahbani, Iranian actor and director
* 1979 - Michael Bradley, American basketball player
* 1979 - Matthew Upson, English footballer
* 1979 - Kourtney Kardashian, American reality series star

* 1979 - Kate Hudson, American actress

* 1981 - Audrey Tang, Taiwanese free software programmer
* 1983 - Miguel Cabrera, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player
* 1989 - Alia Shawkat, American actress

For those born on: April 18
Happy Birthday! Friends will prove to be very important in the coming months as you enthusiastically plan various adventures and push those boundaries. You will crave change and excitement and yet you will tend to rely on your friends for approval and advice, which will prove invaluable, but try not to expect too much from them: some give and take will be needed. You will feel like you want to make your mark on the world, especially towards winter time. It is possible that you become more environmentally conscious and you might even learn of a noble cause that you take up with all your fiery passion, which could open up all kinds of new possibilities for you in the future.

Your Horoscope for April 18 , 2006
If friends were demanding your time yesterday you’ll find that today it’s work or school eating into your hours. You might find the need to let off some steam in order to keep stress at bay. A punishing session down the gym will not only make you feel calmer, it’ll make you feel quite virtuous too!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-19-2006, 08:05 AM

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(1666 – 1727) - Sarah Kemble Knight, American teacher
(1721 – 1793) - Sherman, Roger, American political leader
(1748 - 1822) - D'Amondans Charles de Tinseau, Mathematician
(1880 - 1948) - Evgeny Evgenievich Slutsky, Mathematician
(1883 - 1953) - Richard Von Mises, Applied Mathematician
(1883 - 1954) - Getulio Vargas, Brazilian dictator-president
(1900 - 1976) - Richard Hughes, author
(1901 - 1978) - Kiyoshi Oka, Mathematician
(1901 - 1980) - Edith Clara Summerskill, politician, physician
(1903 – 1957) - Eliot Ness, U.S. Federal agent
(1905 - 1979) -Charles Ehresmann, Mathematician
(1909 - 1974) - Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander, Mathematician
(1912 - 1999) - Glenn Theodore Seaborg, American chemist
(1925 - ) - Hugh O'Brian aka: Hugh Charles Krampe, American actor
(1933 - 1967) - Jayne Mansfield aka: Vera Jayne Palmer, American actress and sexual icon
(1935 - 2002) - Dudley Moore, British actor & musician
(1946 - ) - Timothy James Curry, Hilarious British actor
(1949 - ) - Paloma Picasso aka:Ann Paloma Gilot, Daughter of Pablo Picasso
(1962 - ) - Al Unser, Jr., auto racer "Little Al"
(1965 - ) - Marion 'Suge' Knight, member of Eastside Bounty Hunter Bloods
(1968 - ) - Ashley Judd, hot American actress

(1970 - ) - Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri, Latin singer
(1979 - ) - Kate Garry Hudson, American actress

(1981 - ) - Hayden Christiansen, Canandian actor
(1987 - ) - Maria Yuryevna Sharapova, tennis goddess

For those born on: April 19
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to bring changes into many areas of your life, primarily romance and friendships, and work or school. You will find that you need to do some careful balancing between these areas throughout the year, although a short winter break will enable you to recharge your batteries. Friendships are likely to bring about the most challenges, while work or school will bring the rewards, although the recognition for your efforts that you seek won’t materialize until after Christmas, when things will start to settle again. In terms of romance you’ll be setting the rules and probably breaking hearts if you’re single, while those of you who are attached may feel the need to snatch a little time to yourself every now and then.

Your Horoscope for April 19 , 2006
It is likely that your thoughts will turn to friendships in general today, especially if you’re faced with the same old choices yet again. For someone who doesn’t like change you’re going to feel a little bit adventurous and the saying that a change is as good as a holiday has never been truer for you!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-20-2006, 07:09 AM

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* 570 - Muhammad, Founder of Islam (d. 632)
* 702 - Jafar Sadiq, Muslim scholar (d. 765)
* 1494 - Johannes Agricola, German protestant reformer (d. 1566)
* 1586 - Saint Rose of Lima, Peruvian saint (d. 1617)
* 1633 - Emperor Go-Komyo of Japan (d. 1654)
* 1650 - William Bedloe, English informer (d. 1680)
* 1668 - Yuri Troubetzkoy, Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739)
* 1718 - David Brainerd, American missionary (d. 1747)
* 1723 - Cornelius Harnett, American delegate to the Continental Congress (d. 1781)
* 1745 - Philippe Pinel, French physician (d. 1826)
* 1808 - Emperor Napoleon III of France (d. 1873)
* 1818 - Heinrich Göbel, German-born inventor (d. 1893)
* 1879 - Paul Poiret, French couturier (d. 1944)
* 1882 - Holland Smith, U.S. General (d. 1967)
* 1889 - Albert Jean Amateau, Turkish-born businessman and social activist (d. 1996)
* 1889 - Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German dictator (d. 1945)
* 1891 - Caresse Crosby, American poet (d. 1970)
* 1893 - Harold Lloyd, American actor (d. 1971)
* 1893 - Joan Miró, Catalan painter (d. 1983)
* 1895 - Emile Christian, American musician (d. 1973)
* 1896 - Wop May, Canadian aviator (d. 1952)
* 1904 - Bruce Cabot, American actor (d. 1972)
* 1904 - George Stibitz, American scientist (d. 1995)
* 1908 - Lionel Hampton, American musician (d. 2002)
* 1914 - Betty Lou Gerson, American actress (d. 1999)
* 1915 - Joseph Wolpe, South African-born psychotherapist (d. 1997)
* 1918 - Edward L. Beach, American naval officer, author (d. 2002)
* 1918 - Kai Siegbahn, Swedish physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1920 - John Paul Stevens, U.S. Supreme Court Justice
* 1923 - Mother Angelica, American nun and broadcaster
* 1925 - Tito Puente, American musician (d. 2000)
* 1925 - Ernie Stautner, German-born American football player (d. 2006)
* 1927 - Karl Alexander Müller, Swiss physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1928 - Gerald S. Hawkins, English astronomer (d. 2003)
* 1939 - Peter S. Beagle, American author
* 1939 - Gro Harlem Brundtland, Prime Minister of Norway
* 1940 - George Takei, American actor
* 1941 - Ryan O'Neal, American actor
* 1943 - John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor
* 1943 - Edie Sedgwick, American actress (d. 1971)
* 1945 - Steve Spurrier, American football player and coach
* 1947 - Björn Skifs, Swedish singer (Blue Swede)
* 1948 - Craig Frost, American musician (Grand Funk & Bob Seger)
* 1949 - Massimo D'Alema, Prime Minister of Italy
* 1949 - Toller Cranston, Canadian figure skater and artist
* 1949 - Jessica Lange, American actress

* 1950 - Veronica Cartwright, American actress

* 1950 - Aleksandr Lebed, Russian general, politician (d. 2002)
* 1951 - Luther Vandross, American singer (d. 2005)
* 1961 - Don Mattingly, baseball player
* 1964 - Crispin Glover, American actor
* 1964 - Andy Serkis, English actor
* 1964 - Rosalynn Sumners, American figure skater
* 1967 - Raymond van Barneveld, Dutch darts player
* 1967 - Mike Portnoy, American drummer (Dream Theater)
* 1971 - Carla Geurts, Dutch swimmer
* 1972 - Carmen Electra, American actress

* 1976 - Joey Lawrence, American actor
* 1976 - Shay Given, Irish footballer
* 1980 - Jasmin Wagner, German singer

* 2000 - Funny Cide, dual classic winner racehorse

For those born on: April 20
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to provide those exciting challenges that stave off the boredom. Your money house will remain strong until well into the summer, so expect fluctuations in your finances until then. Towards the end of August you’ll have five planets in Leo: this will be a good time to take on new ventures and interests, because while your energy will be at a peak you’ll also be in a more practical frame of mind, thanks to Mars in Virgo, but don’t neglect your friends. The fall will bring with it yet more developments. Affairs and flings will be the order of the day in the pursuit of fun. Friendships become very solid in the New Year and work or school will also absorb your somewhat flagging energy, which will be revived by a short respite in March.

Your Horoscope for April 20 , 2006
With the sun now in your sign you are likely to start feeling far happier than you have been lately. The more earthy comforts will appeal most: from jewelry to décor the more natural, ethnic look will light your fire, so maybe it’s time for an image change, Taurus!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-21-2006, 07:41 AM

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* 1555 - Ludovico Carracci, Italian painter (d. 1619)
* 1651 - Blessed Joseph Vaz, Apostle of Ceylon (d. 1711)
* 1652 - Michel Rolle, French mathematician (d. 1719)
* 1671 - John Law, Scottish economist (d. 1729)
* 1713 - Louis, 4th duc de Noailles, Marshal of France (d. 1793)
* 1729 - Empress Catherine II of Russia (d. 1796)
* 1774 - Jean-Baptiste Biot, French physicist (d. 1862)
* 1775 - Alexander Anderson, American wood-engraver and illustrator (d. 1870)
* 1810 - John Putnam Chapin, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1864)
* 1811 - Alson Sherman, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1903)
* 1814 - Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, English philanthropist (d. 1906)
* 1816 - Charlotte Brontë, English author (d. 1855)
* 1837 - Fredrik Bajer, Danish politician and pacifist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1922)
* 1838 - John Muir, American environmentalist (d. 1914)
* 1851 - Charles Barrois, French geologist (d. 1939)
* 1864 - Max Weber, German economist and sociologist (d. 1920)
* 1870 - Edwin S. Porter, American film pioneer (d. 1941)
* 1879 - Kartini, Indonesian national heroine (d. 1904)
* 1882 - Percy Williams Bridgman, American physicist, Nobel Prize winner (d. 1961)
* 1889 - Paul Karrer, Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1971)
* 1905 - Pat Brown, American politician (d. 1996)
* 1911 - Ivan Combe, American inventor (d. 2000)
* 1912 - Marcel Camus, French film director (d. 1982)
* 1915 - Anthony Quinn, Mexican-born actor (d. 2001)
* 1919 - Don Cornell, American singer (d. 2004)
* 1922 - Alistair MacLean, Scottish author (d. 1987)
* 1923 - John Mortimer, English barrister and writer
* 1926 - Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
* 1927 - Gerald Flood, British actor (d. 1989)
* 1930 - Silvana Mangano, Italian actress (d. 1989)
* 1932 - Elaine May, American comedian, writer, director, and actress
* 1935 - Charles Grodin, American actor and journalist
* 1935 - Thomas Kean, Governor of New Jersey
* 1936 - James Dobson, American evangelist
* 1939 - Helen Prejean, American nun and writer
* 1947 - Iggy Pop, American musician (The Stooges)
* 1948 - Gary Condit, American politician
* 1949 - Patti Lupone, American singer and actress
* 1951 - Tony Danza, American actor and talk show host
* 1951 - Michael Hartley Freedman, American mathematician
* 1951 - Steve Vickers, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1958 - Andie MacDowell, American actress

* 1959 - Gene Callahan, American writer
* 1959 - Robert Smith, British musician, singer, and songwriter (The Cure)
* 1960 - Michel Goulet, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1963 - Ken Caminiti, baseball player (d. 2004)
* 1963 - Roy Dupuis, Canadian actor
* 1964 - Ludmila Engquist, Russian-born Swedish athlete
* 1965 - Ed Belfour, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1965 - Karen Foster, American model (Playboy)

* 1970 - Rob Riggle, American comedian
* 1970 - Nicole Sullivan, American actress, comedian, and writer
* 1971 - Eric Mabius, American actor
* 1971 - Michael Turner, American comic book artist
* 1977 - Jamie Salé, Canadian figure skater

* 1978 - Jukka Nevalainen, drummer of Finnish heavy metal band Nightwish
* 1980 - Vincent Lecavalier, Canadian hockey player
* 1982 - Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, American football player

For those born on: April 21
Happy Birthday! The months ahead will start with a fairly even spread of planets across the houses, which means that various aspects of your life will be subject to change and fluctuation, especially romance, work or school, and friendships. However, later in the year the planets will start to bunch up. Towards the end of May when your ruling planet Venus enters your sign expect some dramatic changes in terms of romance. Family matters will become very significant around August and with your ruling planet in Leo you are likely to forge a couple of very close relationships. Towards the end of October the six planets in your seventh house will have a huge impact on romance. But it’s not until next February that you start thinking more about work or school!

Your Horoscope for April 21 , 2006
A challenging aspect between the sun and the moon means that you’re likely to be pulled in two directions today. It is likely that someone at work or school will encourage you to take a bit of a risk, but that you would rather err on the side of caution. Whatever you decide be firm!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-22-2006, 12:38 AM

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* 1451 - Queen Isabella of Castile and Leon (d. 1504)
* 1550 - Edward de Vere, Lord Great Chamberlain of England (d. 1604)
* 1610 - Pope Alexander VIII (d. 1691)
* 1658 - Giuseppe Torelli, Italian composer (d. 1709)
* 1690 - John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, English statesman (d. 1763)
* 1692 - James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (d. 1770)
* 1707 - Henry Fielding, English author (d. 1754)
* 1711 - Eleazar Wheelock, American founder of Dartmouth College (d. 1779)
* 1724 - Immanuel Kant, German philosopher (d. 1804)
* 1766 - Madame de Staël, French author (d. 1817)
* 1812 - Solomon Caesar Malan, British orientalist (d. 1894)
* 1816 - Charles Denis Bourbaki, French general
* 1840 - Odilon Redon, French painter (d. 1916)
* 1844 - Lewis Thornton Powell, would-be assassin of Secretary of State William Seward (d. 1865)
* 1852 - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (d. 1912)
* 1854 - Henri La Fontaine, Belgian lawyer and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1943)
* 1860 - Ada Rehan, American stage actress (d. 1916)
* 1870 (N.S.) - Vladimir Lenin, Russian revolutionary (d. 1924)
* 1873 - Ellen Glasgow, American author (d. 1945)
* 1876 - Robert Bárány, American physician, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1936)
* 1876 - Georg Lurich, Estonian wrestler (d. 1920)
* 1881 - Alexander Kerensky, Russian politician (d. 1970)
* 1884 - Otto Rank, Austrian psychologist (d. 1939)
* 1891 - Harold Jeffreys, English astronomer (d. 1989)
* 1899 - Vladimir Nabokov, Russian writer (d. 1977)
* 1904 - Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist (d. 1967)
* 1906 - Eddie Albert, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1906 - Prince Gustaf Adolf, Duke of Westrobothnia, second in line to the Swedish throne (d. 1946)
* 1907 - Ivan Efremov, Russian paleontologist and author (d. 1972)
* 1909 - Rita Levi-Montalcini, Italian neurologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
* 1910 - Norman Steenrod, American mathematician (d. 1971)
* 1912 - Kathleen Ferrier, British contralto (d. 1953)
* 1914 - Jan de Hartog, Dutch writer (d. 2002)
* 1916 - Yehudi Menuhin, American-born violinist (d. 1999)
* 1918 - Mickey Vernon, baseball player
* 1919 - Donald J. Cram, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2001)
* 1922 - Charles Mingus, American musician (d. 1979)
* 1922 - Wolf V. Vishniac, American microbiologist (d. 1973)
* 1923 - Bettie Page, American model
* 1923 - Aaron Spelling, American television producer and writer
* 1926 - Charlotte Rae, American actress
* 1926 - James Stirling, British architect (d. 1992)
* 1935 - Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (d. 1969)
* 1936 - Glen Campbell, American musician
* 1937 - Jack Nicholson, American actor
* 1937 - Jack Nitzsche, American composer and arranger (d. 2000)
* 1939 - Jason Miller, American actor (d. 2001)
* 1943 - Louise Glück, American poet
* 1944 - Steve Fossett, American adventurer
* 1946 - John Waters, American film writer and director
* 1950 - Peter Frampton, British musician
* 1950 - Zygi Wilf, owner of the Minnesota Vikings
* 1951 - Paul Carrack, British keyboardist, singer and songwriter
* 1952 - Marilyn Chambers, American actress

* 1958 - Ken Olandt, American actor
* 1959 - Catherine Mary Stewart, Canadian actress
* 1959 - Ryan Stiles, Canadian-born actor and comedian
* 1962 - Jeff Minter, British video game programmer
* 1965 - Peter Zezel, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1967 - Sheryl Lee, American actress

* 1967 - Harvey Williams, American football player
* 1968 - Zarley Zalapski, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1970 - Andrea Giani, Italian volleyball player
* 1972 - Owen Finegan, Australian International Rugby Union
* 1974 - Shavo Odadjian, Armenian-born bassist (System of a Down)
* 1975 - Greg Moore, Canadian race car driver (d. 1999)
* 1979 - Daniel Johns, lead singer of Australian band Silverchair
* 1981 - Ken Dorsey, American football player
* 1982 - Kaká, Brazilian footballer
* 1983 - Matt Jones, American football player
* 1984 - Amelle Berrabah, singer in UK band Sugababes

For those born on: April 22
Happy Birthday! The months ahead are likely to start with a boost of energy, particularly when Mercury enters your sign, although romantically you could face a few, if brief challenges. The way you communicate with your loved ones could come under fire if you don’t think before speaking! From June both planets in your friendship house start moving backwards, so you might see one or two friendships weaken slightly, but there is nothing to worry about. You can look forward to some dramatic developments in your love life around late fall, whether you’re attached or single. There will be plenty of time to be responsible after the start of the New Year, when your work or school house fills up!

Your Horoscope for April 22 , 2006
Although most of your friends will be asking you to go and hit the town this evening you are in the mood for a cozy evening in at home. Emotionally, you are feeling unusually open so invite that special someone to join you this evening to snuggle up together and share some of your deeper thoughts and feelings.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-23-2006, 12:28 AM

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* 1185 - King Afonso II of Portugal (d. 1223)
* 1484 - Julius Caesar Scaliger, Italian philosopher (d. 1558)
* 1500 - Alexander Ales, Scottish theologian (d. 1565)
* 1516 - Georg Fabricius, German poet, historian, and archaeologist (d. 1571)
* 1564 - William Shakespeare, English poet and playwright [uncertain] (d. 1616)
* 1598 - Maarten Tromp, Dutch admiral (d. 1653)
* 1628 - Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (d. 1704)
* 1676 - King Frederick I of Sweden (d. 1751)
* 1720 - Vilna Gaon, Lithuanian rabbi (d. 1797)
* 1725 - Saint Gerard Majella, Catholic saint (d. 1755)
* 1775 - William Turner, English ornithologist (d. 1851)
* 1791 - James Buchanan, 15th President of the United States (d. 1868)
* 1792 - John Thomas Romney Robinson, Irish astronomer and physicist (d. 1882)
* 1805 - Johann Karl Friedrich Rosenkranz, German philosopher (d. 1879)
* 1813 - Stephen A. Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and Presidential candidate (d. 1861)
* 1823 - Abd-ul-Mejid, Ottoman Sultan (d. 1861)
* 1858 - Max Planck, German physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1947)
* 1861 - Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, British general (d. 1936)
* 1867 - Johannes Andreas Grib Fibiger, Danish scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (d. 1928)
* 1876 - Arthur Moeller van den Bruck, German historian (d. 1925)
* 1880 - Michel Fokine, Russian choreographer and dancer (d. 1942)
* 1882 - Albert Coates, British composer (d. 1953)
* 1889 - Karel Doorman, Dutch admiral (d. 1942)
* 1893 - Frank Borzage, American film director (d. 1952)
* 1893 - Allen Dulles, American Central Intelligence Agency director (d. 1969)
* 1895 - Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand writer (d. 1982)
* 1897 - Lucius Clay, American general (d. 1978)
* 1897 - Lester B. Pearson, fourteenth Prime Minister of Canada, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1972)
* 1899 - Dame Ngaio Marsh, New Zealand author (d. 1982)
* 1899 - Bertil Ohlin, Swedish economist, Bank of Sweden Prize winner (d. 1979)
* 1900 - Joseph Green, Polish-born actor and director (d. 1996)
* 1901 - E.B. Ford, British ecological geneticist (d. 1988)
* 1902 - Halldór Laxness, Icelandic writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1998)
* 1904 - Duncan Renaldo, Spanish-American actor (d. 1985)
* 1907 - Fritz Wotruba, Austrian sculptor (d. 1975)
* 1910 - Simone Simon, French actress (d. 2005)
* 1918 - Maurice Druon, French author
* 1921 - Warren Spahn, baseball player (d. 2003)
* 1923 - Dolph Briscoe, Governor of Texas
* 1923 - Avram Davidson, American writer (d. 1993)
* 1928 - Shirley Temple, American actress and politician
* 1932 - Jim Fixx, American athlete and writer (d. 1984)
* 1932 - Halston, American fashion designer (d. 1990)
* 1932 - Estelle Harris, American actress
* 1935 - Bunky Green, American musician
* 1935 - Ray Peterson, American singer (d. 2005)
* 1936 - Roy Orbison, American singer and musician (d. 1988)
* 1939 - Lee Majors, American actor
* 1941 - Jacqueline Boyer, French singer
* 1941 - Paavo Lipponen, Prime Minister of Finland
* 1942 - Sandra Dee, American actress (d. 2005)
* 1943 - Tony Esposito, Canadian hockey player
* 1943 - Frans Koppelaar, Dutch painter
* 1943 - Hervé Villechaize, French actor (d. 1993)
* 1947 - Bernadette Devlin, Irish politician
* 1948 - Pascal Quignard, French author
* 1949 - Joyce DeWitt, American actress

* 1954 - Michael Moore, American filmmaker
* 1955 - Judy Davis, Australian actress
* 1955 - Tony Miles, English chess player (d. 2001)
* 1958 - Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, music composer, art director and allsherjargoði (chief goði) of the Íslenska Ásatrúarfélagið (Icelandic Ásatrú Association)
* 1958 - Tove Jensen, Swedish porn actress
* 1958 - Ryan Walter, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1960 - Valerie Bertinelli, American actress

* 1960 - Steve Clark, English guitarist (Def Leppard) (d. 1991)
* 1961 - George Lopez, American actor and comedian
* 1967 - Melina Kanakaredes, American actress

* 1968 - Timothy McVeigh, American terrorist (d. 2001)
* 1972 - Patricia Manterola, Mexican singer
* 1974 - Carlos Dengler, American musician, Interpol
* 1975 - Jón Þór Birgisson, Icelandic musician and singer
* 1977 - John Cena, American professional wrestler and rapper
* 1977 - Andruw Jones, American baseball player
* 1979 - Jaime King, American actress

* 1979 - Lauri Ylönen, Finnish singer
* 1983 - Daniela Hantuchová, Slovakian tennis player

* 1986 - Sven Kramer, Dutch speedskater and olympic medal winner
* 1989 - Nicole Vaidišová, Czech tennis player

For those born on: April 23
Happy Birthday! The months ahead could start with some disruptions in your love life as you overreact to a piece of news. Towards the end of May your second house, of finance, will become much stronger, so fluctuations in cash matters should be expected until July. Beware of overspending and impulsive buying until then. Around the end of the summer you are likely to become much more practically minded. Taking on projects such as redecorating your room, or redesigning the garden will appeal, as you will have plenty of earthy energy. Romantic affections and attachments are likely to become a lot more serious around October. Keep your energy levels high to cope with the intensity of it all! Christmas looks like a traditional affair this year, which will give you the chance to recharge your batteries, ready for the demands of 2007!

Your Horoscope for April 23 , 2006
A lack of energy might mean that you would prefer to stay at home in your sweats and do nothing today, but when the moon moves into your friendship house this morning it’s unlikely that you’ll be allowed to languish. Just make sure that you’re ready for a busy but enjoyable day!

**baseballbruce30** · 04-24-2006, 06:55 AM

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* 1533 - William I of Orange (d. 1584)
* 1580 - Vincent de Paul, French saint (d. 1660)
* 1706 - Giovanni Battista Martini, Italian musician (d. 1780)
* 1718 - Nathaniel Hone, Irish-born painter (d. 1784)
* 1743 - Edmund Cartwright, British inventor of the power loom. (d. 1823)
* 1815 - Anthony Trollope, English novelist (d. 1882)
* 1845 - Carl Spitteler, Swiss writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)
* 1856 - Henri Philippe Pétain, French soldier and statesman (d. 1951)
* 1876 - Erich Raeder, German naval commander (d. 1960)
* 1878 - Jean Crotti, Swiss artist (d. 1958)
* 1882 - Hugh Dowding, Scottish fighter pilot (d. 1970)
* 1889 - Sir Stafford Cripps, British politician (d. 1952)
* 1896 - Benjamin Whorf, American linguist (d. 1941)
* 1897 - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President of Mexico (d. 1955)
* 1899 - Oscar Zariski, Russian-born mathematician (d. 1986)
* 1904 - Willem de Kooning, Dutch painter (d. 1997)
* 1905 - Robert Penn Warren, American poet (d. 1989)
* 1906 - William Joyce, Irish fascist (d. 1946)
* 1907 - William Sargant, British psychiatrist (d. 1988)
* 1914 - William Castle, American film director and producer (d. 1977)
* 1916 - Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler (d. 2002)
* 1922 - J.D. Cannon, American actor (d. 2005)
* 1924 - Sir Clement Freud, British writer, radio personality, and politician
* 1926 - Thorbjörn Fälldin, Prime Minister of Sweden
* 1930 - Jerome Callet, American musician
* 1930 - Richard Donner, American film director and producer
* 1933 - Claire Davenport, British actress (d. 2002)
* 1934 - Shirley MacLaine, American actress and author
* 1936 - Jill Ireland, British actress (d. 1990)
* 1937 - Joe Henderson American jazz saxophonist (d. 2001)
* 1940 - Sue Grafton, American author
* 1941 - John Williams, Australian guitarist
* 1942 - Richard M. Daley, American politician
* 1942 - Barbra Streisand, American singer, actress, and director

* 1945 - Doug Clifford, American drummer (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* 1952 - Jean-Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer
* 1953 - Eric Bogosian, American actor and writer
* 1954 - Mumia Abu-Jamal, American journalist, political activist, and death-row inmate
* 1955 - John de Mol, Dutch media tycoon
* 1957 - David J, British musician (Bauhaus, Love and rockets, solo artist, etc)
* 1957 - Boris Williams, British musician (The Cure)
* 1960 - Paula Yates, British television presenter (d. 2000)
* 1962 - Stuart Pearce, English Footballer and manager
* 1963 - Billy Gould, American musician (Faith No More)
* 1964 - Cedric the Entertainer, American comedian and actor
* 1964 - Djimon Hounsou, Benin-born actor
* 1968 - Stacy Haiduk, American actress
* 1972 - Chipper Jones, baseball player
* 1972 - Jure Košir, Slovenian skier
* 1973 - Sachin Tendulkar, Indian cricketer
* 1974 - Comedy Dave, Co Presenter of The Chris Moyles Show
* 1974 - Joseph Bruce, American rapper (Insane Clown Posse)
* 1975 - Sam Doumit, American actress
* 1976 - Steve Finnan, Irish footballer
* 1977 - Eric Balfour, American actor
* 1977 - Carlos Beltran, Puerto Rican Major League Baseball player
* 1980 - Austin Nichols, American actor
* 1982 - Kelly Clarkson, American singer

* 1982 - Shayna Nackoney, Canadian synchronized swimmer

* 1984 - Tyson Ritter, American singer and bassist (All-American Rejects)

**baseballbruce30** · 04-25-2006, 06:47 AM

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* 32 - Marcus Salvius Otho, Roman Emperor (d. 69)
* 1214 - King Louis IX of France (d. 1270)
* 1228 - Conrad IV of Germany (d. 1254)
* 1284 - King Edward II of England (d. 1327)
* 1287 - Roger de Mortimer, 1st Earl of March, de facto ruler of England (d. 1330)
* 1502 - Georg Major, German protestant theologian (d. 1574)
* 1545 - Yi Sun Shin, Korean admiral (d. 1598)
* 1599 - Oliver Cromwell, English statesman (d. 1658)
* 1608 - Gaston, Duke of Orléans, French politician (d. 1660)
* 1621 - Roger Boyle, 1st Earl of Orrery, British soldier, statesman, and dramatist (d. 1679)
* 1694 - Richard Boyle, 3rd Earl of Burlington, English architect (d. 1753)
* 1710 - James Ferguson, Scottish astronomer (d. 1776)
* 1725 - Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel, British admiral (d. 1786)
* 1767 - Nicolas Oudinot, French marshal (d. 1847)
* 1770 - Georg Sverdrup, Norwegian philologist (d. 1850)
* 1849 - Felix Klein, German mathematician (d. 1925)
* 1874 - Guglielmo Marconi, Italian inventor, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics (d. 1937)
* 1900 - Wolfgang Ernst Pauli, Austrian-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1958)
* 1902 - Werner Heyde, German psychiatrist (d. 1964)
* 1903 - Andrey Nikolayevich Kolmogorov, Russian mathematician (d. 1987)
* 1906 - William J. Brennan, U.S. Supreme Court Justice (d. 1997)
* 1908 - Edward R. Murrow, American journalist (d. 1965)
* 1909 - William Pereira, American architect (d. 1985)
* 1914 - Ross Lockridge, Jr., American writer (d. 1948)
* 1917 - Ella Fitzgerald, American singer (d. 1996)
* 1918 - Gerard Henri de Vaucouleurs, French astronomer (d. 1995)
* 1921 - Karel Appel, Dutch painter
* 1923 - Albert King, American musician (d. 1992)
* 1925 - Sammy Drechsel, German journalist, film director, and cabaret performer (d. 1986)
* 1925 - Kay E. Kuter, American actor (d. 2003)
* 1927 - Albert Uderzo, French cartoonist
* 1930 - Paul Mazursky, American film director and writer
* 1932 - William Roache, British television actor (Coronation Street)
* 1932 - Meadowlark Lemon, American basketball player
* 1933 - Jerry Leiber, American composer
* 1934 - Peter McParland, Northern Irish footballer
* 1940 - Al Pacino, American actor
* 1945 - Björn Ulvaeus, Swedish singer and songwriter (ABBA)
* 1945 - Stu Cook, American rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival)
* 1946 - Talia Shire, American actress

* 1946 - Vladimir Zhirinovsky, Russian politician
* 1947 - Johan Cruijff, Dutch footballer
* 1949 - Vicente Pernía, Argentine footballer
* 1950 - Steve Ferrone, British drummer
* 1952 - Ketil Bjørnstad, Norwegian pianist
* 1952 - Vladislav Tretiak, Soviet Union Ice Hockey Goalie from 1972-1984
* 1958 - Fish (b/ Derek Dick), Scottish singer and lyricist (ex-Marillion)
* 1960 - Bruce Redman, Australian Film Producer
* 1964 - Hank Azaria, American actor
* 1964 - Andy Bell, British singer and songwriter (band Erasure)
* 1964 - Wisit Sasanatieng, Thai film director
* 1965 - Eric Avery, American musician (Jane's Addiction)
* 1969 - Joe Buck, baseball and American football broadcaster
* 1969 - Gina Torres, American actress

* 1969 - Darren Woodson, American football player
* 1969 - Renée Zellweger, American actress

* 1970 - Jason Lee, American actor
* 1973 - Fredrik Larzon, Swedish drummer (Millencolin)
* 1976 - Tim Duncan, West Indian basketball player
* 1976 - Rainer Schuettler, German tennis player
* 1977 - Constantinos Christoforou, Cypriot singer
* 1989 - Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, 11th Panchen Lama
* 1996 - Allisyn Ashley Arm, American child actress

For those born on: April 25
Happy Birthday! This could be a year of significant changes for you in almost every area of your life. The key to making those changes successful is to rely on your instincts and intuition. A new and important friendship is also on the cards and this person is likely to be crucial in many of the big decisions you will be making over the coming months. Financially, this is a year for consolidating your savings and ensuring that you have a carefully planned budget. If you budget well there could be some major gains by the end of the year.

Your Horoscope for April 25 , 2006
You have a stubborn streak as a Taurus and today you will be finding it difficult to let go of some hurt from the past. Listen to a friend’s advice as difficult as it might be and try to forgive whatever wrong it is that is bothering you today. Later in the evening there may be a surprising phone call from an old friend.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-26-2006, 06:59 AM

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* 121 - Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor (d. 180)
* 1538 - Gian Paolo Lomazzo, Italian painter (d. 1600)
* 1573 - Marie de' Medici, wife of Henry IV of France (d. 1642)
* 1564 (baptized) - William Shakespeare, English writer (d. 1616)
* 1648 - King Peter II of Portugal (d. 1706)
* 1710 - Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher (d. 1796)
* 1711 - David Hume, Scottish philosopher and historian (d. 1776)
* 1718 - Esek Hopkins, American Revolutionary War admiral (d. 1802)
* 1765 - Emma, Lady Hamilton, English mistress of Horatio Nelson (d. 1815)
* 1774 - Christian Leopold von Buch, German geologist (d. 1853)
* 1785 - John James Audubon, French-American naturalist and illustrator (d. 1851)
* 1787 - Ludwig Uhland, German poet (d. 1862)
* 1798 - James Beckwourth, American explorer (d. 1867)
* 1798 - Eugène Delacroix, French painter (d. 1863)
* 1812 - Alfred Krupp, German industrialist (d. 1887)
* 1822 - Frederick Law Olmsted, American landscape architect (d. 1903)
* 1826 - George Hull Ward, American general (d. 1863)
* 1826 - Ambrose R. Wright, American Civil War General (d. 1872
* 1879 - Owen Willans Richardson, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1959)
* 1886 - Ma Rainey, American singer (d. 1939)
* 1888 - Anita Loos, American writer (d. 1981)
* 1889 - Ludwig Wittgenstein, Austrian-born philosopher (d. 1951)
* 1893 - Draza Mihajlovic, Serbian WW2 Hero and war criminal (d. 1946)
* 1894 - Rudolf Hess, Nazi official (d. 1987)
* 1896 - Ernst Udet, WWI pilot and film actor, Luftwaffe officer (d. 1941)
* 1897 - Eddie Eagan, American sportsman (d. 1967)
* 1897 - Douglas Sirk, German-born film director (d. 1987)
* 1898 - Vicente Aleixandre, Spanish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1984)
* 1898 - John Grierson, Scottish filmmaker (d. 1972)
* 1900 - Charles Richter, American geophysicist and inventor (d. 1985)
* 1911 - Marianne Hoppe, German actress (d. 2002)
* 1912 - A. E. van Vogt, Canadian writer (d. 2000)
* 1914 - Bernard Malamud, American author (d. 1986)
* 1914 - James W. Rouse, American real estate investor, activist, and philanthropist (d. 1996)
* 1916 - Morris West, Australian writer (d. 1999)
* 1917 - I.M. Pei, Chinese-born architect
* 1918 - Fanny Blankers-Koen, Dutch athlete (d. 2004)
* 1918 - Stafford Repp American actor (d. 1974)
* 1925 - Jørgen Ingmann, Danish musician (d. 1990)
* 1926 - Michael Mathias Prechtl, German illustrator (d. 2003)
* 1932 - Michael Smith, English-born chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2000)
* 1933 - Filiberto Ojeda Ríos, Puerto Rican independence leader, Ejercito Popular Boricua - Los Macheteros (d. 2005)
* 1933 - Carol Burnett, American singer, actress, and comedian
* 1933 - Arno Allan Penzias, German-born physicist, Nobel Prize laureate
* 1938 - Duane Eddy, American musician
* 1940 - Giorgio Moroder, Italian composer
* 1942 - Claudine Auger, French actress
* 1942 - Michael Kergin, Canadian diplomat
* 1942 - Bobby Rydell, American singer
* 1943 - Gary Wright, American singer
* 1943 - Peter Zumthor, Swiss architect
* 1949 - Carlos Bianchi, Argetinian football coach and player
* 1956 - Koo Stark, American actress

* 1958 - Jeffrey Guterman, American mental health counselor
* 1960 - Roger Taylor, English musician (Duran Duran)
* 1961 - Joan Chen, Chinese-born actress

* 1961 - Anthony Cumia, American Radio Personality, See Opie and Anthony
* 1963 - Jet Li, Chinese martial artist and actor
* 1964 - Theodore K. Manley, esq., Legendary bankruptcy attorney
* 1964 - Jens Unmack, Danish singer and songwriter
* 1965 - Kevin James, American comedian and actor
* 1967 - Glen Jacobs, American professional wrestler
* 1970 - Tionne Watkins, American singer (TLC)

* 1973 - Chris Perry, English footballer
* 1975 - Guillermo Carbajal, Peruvian computer programmer
* 1976 - Joey Jordison, American musician (Slipknot)
* 1976 - Jose Pasillas, American musician (Incubus)
* 1977 - Tom Welling, American actor
* 1980 - Jordana Brewster, American actress

* 1982 - Joanne Gobure, Nauruan poet
* 1983 - Jessica Lynch, American P.O.W. captured and rescued in Iraq in 2003
* 1984 - Mija Martina, Bosnian singer

For those born on: April 26
Happy Birthday! Relationships may need some work this year, as a number of misunderstandings have arisen in the last few months. Some heart to heart conversations early in the year should help to put matters right. You will have a number of exciting ideas in the summer which could lead to a very profitable venture with a friend. It’s important to keep in touch with all your friends this year so make sure that you find time for all the special people in your life. A very busy twelve months lies ahead of you, but it carries with it the chance for some wonderful new developments that will have a lasting impact in your life.

Your Horoscope for April 26 , 2006
It’s a day of fun for you today, which should more than make up for the last few days. The planets indicate that you may also be in something of a mischievous mood and so a practical joke or two may also be on the agenda. This evening should see you spending a fun evening with a group of friends.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-27-2006, 06:50 AM

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* 1623 - Johann Adam Reinken, German organist (d. 1722)
* 1701 - King Charles Emmanuel III of Sardinia (d. 1773)
* 1718 - Thomas Lewis, Irish-born Virginia settler (d. 1790)
* 1737 - Edward Gibbon, English historian (d. 1794)
* 1759 - Mary Wollstonecraft, English activist and author (d. 1797)
* 1791 - Samuel F. B. Morse, American inventor (d. 1872)
* 1812 - Friedrich von Flotow, German composer (d. 1883)
* 1820 - Herbert Spencer, English philosopher (d. 1903)
* 1822 - Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States (d. 1885)
* 1840 - Edward Whymper, English mountain climber (d. 1911)
* 1878 - Frank Alvin Gotch, American professional wrestler (d. 1917)
* 1888 - Florence La Badie, Canadian actress (d. 1917)
* 1891 - Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer (d. 1953)
* 1894 - Nicolas Slonimsky, Russian-born musicologist and composer (d.1995)
* 1896 - Rogers Hornsby, baseball player (d. 1963)
* 1899 - Walter Lantz, American cartoonist (d. 1994)
* 1904 - Cecil Day-Lewis, Irish poet and writer (d. 1972)
* 1913 - Philip Hauge Abelson, American physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2004)
* 1916 - Enos Slaughter, baseball player (d. 2002)
* 1920 - Guido Cantelli, Italian conductor (d. 1956)
* 1920 - Edwin Morgan, Scottish poet
* 1922 - Jack Klugman, American actor
* 1927 - Coretta Scott King, American civil rights activist and wife of Martin Luther King, Jr. (d. 2006)
* 1931 - Igor Oistrakh, Ukrainian violinist
* 1932 - Anouk Aimée, French actress
* 1932 - Pik Botha, South African politician
* 1932 - Casey Kasem, American disc jockey
* 1932 - Gian-Carlo Rota, Italian-born mathematician and philosopher (d. 1999)
* 1937 - Sandy Dennis, American actress (d. 1992)
* 1937 - Robin Eames, Northern Irish clergyman
* 1938 - Earl Anthony, American bowler (d. 2001)
* 1939 - Judy Carne, British actress and comedian
* 1941 - Lee Roy Jordan, American football player
* 1942 - Jim Keltner, American drummer
* 1944 - Cuba Gooding, Sr., American musician (The Main Ingredient)
* 1945 - August Wilson, American playwright (d. 2005)
* 1947 - Ann Peebles, American singer
* 1948 - Kate Pierson, American singer (The B-52's)
* 1951 - Ace Frehley, American musician (KISS)
* 1952 - George Gervin, American basketball player
* 1959 - Sheena Easton, Scottish singer

* 1963 - Cali Timmins, Canadian actress
* 1967 - Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands
* 1969 - Darcey Bussell, British ballerina
* 1969 - Mica Paris, British singer and presenter
* 1970 - Kylie Travis, English actress and model
* 1976 - Isobel Campbell, Scottish singer, cellist and composer

* 1976 - Walter Pandiani, Uruguayan footballer
* 1984 - Patrick Stump, American musician (Fall Out Boy)
* 1987 - William Moseley, British actor

For those born on: April 27
Happy Birthday! This could be the year when you truly find your soul mate. If you are already in a relationship it is likely that some chance events will lead to a much deeper level of mutual understanding. If you are single then this will be a real rollercoaster year emotionally. A stranger will come into your life with whom you will feel an immediate connection. Family members will also play an important part in some major events this year that will be probably related to travel or career decisions. You will need plenty of energy as this is going to be an exceptionally busy year!

Your Horoscope for April 27 , 2006
Sensuality seems to be the word of day for all you lucky Taureans. The Moon is in a very positive aspect to the Sun and this is stepping up your romantic feelings a gear or three! Keep the evening clear and invest in some sensual oil and candles as tonight could be extremely memorable.

**baseballbruce30** · 04-28-2006, 07:04 AM

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* 1442 - King Edward IV of England (d. 1483)
* 1630 - Charles Cotton, English poet (d. 1687)
* 1686 - Michael Brokoff, Czech sculptor (d. 1721)
* 1715 - Franz Sparry, composer (d. 1767)
* 1758 - James Monroe, 5th President of the United States (d. 1831)
* 1819 - Ezra Abbot, American Bible scholar (d. 1884)
* 1838 - Tobias Michael Carel Asser, Dutch jurist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (d. 1913)
* 1868 - Lucy Booth, the fifth daughter of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1953)
* 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)
* 1906 - Paul Sacher, Swiss conductor (d. 1999)
* 1908 - Oskar Schindler, Austrian businessman and anti-Nazi resistance worker (d. 1974)
* 1912 - Odette Sansom, French resistance worker (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 - James Baker, American politician
* 1930 - Carolyn Jones, American actress (d. 1983)
* 1937 - Saddam Hussein, former 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
* 1955 - Nicky Gumbel, British author and priest
* 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
* 1970 - Nicklas Lidström, Detroit Red Wings defenseman & assistant Captain, Swedish hockey player
* 1970 - Diego Simeone, Argentine footballer
* 1973 - Elisabeth Röhm, American actress

* 1973 - Jorge Garcia, American actor
* 1974 - Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress

* 1974 - Richel Hersisia, Dutch boxer
* 1974 - Vernon Kay, British TV/radio presenter
* 1981 - Jessica Alba, American actress

For those born on: April 28
Happy Birthday! The year ahead looks like a relaxing period for you, and may well be just what you need after a period of intense activity over the last year. Towards the middle of the year you will form a special bond with a family member of a friend that you thought had disappeared from your life. Money matters may become important towards the end of the year, although this will be for positive reasons. There is a strong possibility of a special vacation during the year or you may even find yourself relocating. People will be drawn to your relaxed approach to the world and there is the opportunity for you to develop a new circle of friends.

Your Horoscope for April 28 , 2006
Taurus represents among other things a love of stability in life and relationships. There are a number of changes happening within your social circle that are beginning to cause you a degree of stress. It would be very helpful to talk your feelings through with someone who really knows you well.