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100 famous birthdays born on this day

Alec Guinness

Alec Guinness

English actor

Film & TV86 yrs

Ajay Devgn

Ajay Devgn

Indian film actor, director and producer

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni

American actor

Emmylou Harris

Emmylou Harris

American singer, songwriter, and musician

Emma Myers

Emma Myers

American actress

Hans Christian Andersen

Hans Christian Andersen

Danish writer

Literature70 yrs

Buddy Ebsen

Buddy Ebsen

American actor and dancer

Film & TV95 yrs

Debralee Scott

Debralee Scott

American actress

Film & TV52 yrs

Clark Gregg

Clark Gregg

American actor, director, and screenwriter

Bill Romanowski

Bill Romanowski

American football player

André Onana

André Onana

Cameroonian footballer

Giacomo Casanova

Giacomo Casanova

Venetian adventurer and writer

Literature73 yrs

Camille Paglia

Camille Paglia

American feminist academic and critic

Abdelhak Nouri

Abdelhak Nouri

Dutch footballer

Elisabeth of Valois

Elisabeth of Valois

Queen of Spain from 1559 to 1568

Diana Shnaider

Diana Shnaider

Russian tennis player

David Frankel

David Frankel

American film director

Brian Glover

Brian Glover

British character actor, writer and professional wrestler

Wrestling63 yrs

David Robinson (drummer)

David Robinson (drummer)

American retired drummer

Austin Riley

Austin Riley

American baseball player

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Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev arrives in Havana, Cuba, to meet with Fidel Castro in an attempt to mend strained relations.

Actor Charlie Chaplin returns to the United States for the first time since being labeled a communist during the Red Scare in the early 1950s.

Remembering

Hasan ibn Ali

Hasan ibn Ali the second Shia Imam (born 624)

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Arthur, prince of Wales (born 1486)

Holidays & Observances

World Autism Awareness Day

World Autism Awareness Day (International)

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On This Day

Israeli forces surround the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, into which armed Palestinians had retreated.

Vietnam War: Thousands of civilian refugees flee from Quảng Ngãi Province in front of advancing North Vietnamese troops.

Remembering

Hasan ibn Ali

Hasan ibn Ali the second Shia Imam (born 624)

Arthur, Prince of Wales

Arthur, prince of Wales (born 1486)

Holidays & Observances

World Autism Awareness Day

World Autism Awareness Day (International)

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich, American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1917)

Albert Pike

Albert Pike, American lawyer and general (born 1809)

Estelle Harris

Estelle Harris, American actress and comedian (born 1928)

Georges Pompidou

Georges Pompidou, French banker and politician, 19th President of France (born 1911)

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor

Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (born 1608)

Edwin Starr

Edwin Starr, American singer-songwriter (born 1942)

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Elisabetta Vendramini

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Laura Evangelista Alvarado Cardozo

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Vilmos Apor

Malvinas Day

Malvinas Day (Argentina)

Public holidays in Thailand

Thai Heritage Conservation Day (Thailand)

Francis of Paola

Christian feast day: Francis of Paola

International Children's Book Day

International Children's Book Day (International)

Theodosia of Tyre

Christian feast day: Theodosia of Tyre

Abundius

Christian feast day: Abundius of Como

Brónach

Christian feast day: Bronach of Glen-Seichis (Irish martyrology)

Urban of Langres

Christian feast day: Urban of Langres

Public holidays in Belarus

Unity of Peoples of Russia and Belarus Day (Belarus)

April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Christian feast day: April 2 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)

Henry Budd

Christian feast day: Henry Budd (Anglican Church of Canada)

Francisco Coll Guitart

Christian feast day: Francisco Coll Guitart

Nicetius of Lyon

Christian feast day: Nicetius of Lyon

Amphian

Christian feast day: Amphianus of Lycia

Æbbe the Younger

Christian feast day: Æbbe the Younger

Buddy Rich

Buddy Rich, American drummer, songwriter, and bandleader (born 1917)

1987

Albert Pike

Albert Pike, American lawyer and general (born 1809)

Beatification

Christian feast day: Blessed Nicholas Charnetsky