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April 8 birthdays

287 notable historical figures were born on April 8, and 190 died on this day. Everyone born on April 8 is a Aries.

19% of April 8 birthdays work in Arts & Music, more than any other field. More come from United States (75) than any other country.

Born on April 8

• Philip VI (King Philip IV of Spain) (1605 to 1665. King of Spain (1621–1665) and Portugal (1621–1640))
• Betty Ford (1918 to 2011. First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977)
• Albert I of Belgium (1875 to 1934. King of the Belgians from 1909 to 1934)
• Edmund Husserl (1859 to 1938. Austrian-German philosopher (1859–1938))
• Emil Cioran (1911 to 1995. Romanian philosopher, aphorist and essayist (1911–1995))
• John Gavin (1931 to 2018. American actor (1931–2018))
• Alois Brunner (1912 to 2001. Austrian war criminal (1912–2001/2010))
• Christian IX (1818 to 1906. King of Denmark from 1863 to 1906)
• Andrew Irvine (mountaineer) (1902 to 1924. British mountaineer (1902–1924))
• Andrej Plenković (born 1970. Prime Minister of Croatia since 2016)
• Peter I of Portugal (1320 to 1367. King of Portugal from 1357 to 1367)
• Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 to 635. Founder and Emperor of Tang Dynasty of China (618 - 626))
• Nnedi Okorafor (born 1974. Nigerian-American writer of science fiction and fantasy (born 1974))
• Iskandar of Johor (1932 to 2010. Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1984 to 1989)
• Richard Neutra (1892 to 1970. Austrian-American architect (1892–1970))
• Mary Pickford (1892 to 1979. Canadian actress and producer (1892–1979))
• Harvey Cushing (1869 to 1939. American neurosurgeon (1869–1939))
• Kofi Annan (1938 to 2018. UN Secretary-General from 1997 to 2006)
• Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842 to 1933. Wife of General Custer (1842–1933))
• Yip Harburg (1896 to 1981. American lyricist (1896–1981))
• Fred Ebb (1928 to 2004. American lyricist (1928–2004))
• Erika Cosby (born 1965. American painter (born 1965))
• Giuseppe Tartini (1692 to 1770. Italian composer and violinist (1692–1770))
• Jürgen Moltmann (1926 to 2024. German Reformed theologian (1926–2024))
• James Hampton (artist) (1909 to 1964. American outsider artist (1909–1964))
• Alfred von Waldersee (1832 to 1904. German field marshal (1832–1904))
• Tuesday Lobsang Rampa (1910 to 1981. English writer (1910–1981))
• Sara Shepard (born 1977. American author)
• Melvin Calvin (1911 to 1997. American biochemist)
• David Rittenhouse (1732 to 1796. American astronomer (1732–1796))
• Elizabeth Clare Prophet (1939 to 2009. American religious leader (1939–2009))
• Mohammad-Reza Mahdavi Kani (1931 to 2014. Iranian Ayatollah (1931–2014))
• Odd Nerdrum (born 1944. Norwegian figurative painter (born 1944))
• David Mark (born 1948. Nigerian politician and military officer (born 1948))
• Evan Davis (born 1962. British journalist and presenter)
• József Antall (1932 to 1993. Hungarian politician (1932–1993))
• Vyacheslav von Plehve (1846 to 1904. Russian politician (1846–1904))
• Carlos Mazón (born 1974. Spanish politician)
• Adrian Boult (1889 to 1983. English conductor (1889–1983))
• Princess Sophie of the Netherlands (1824 to 1897. Grand Duchess of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach from 1853 to 1897)
• Choe Hyon (1907 to 1982. North Korean general and politician (1907–1982))
• Mary Stuart (1605–1607) (1605 to 1607. English-Scottish princess)
• Ho Chong (1896 to 1988. President of South Korea in 1960)
• Abdelilah Benkirane (born 1954. Prime Minister of Morocco from 2011 to 2017)
• August Wilhelm von Hofmann (1818 to 1892. German chemist (1818–1892))
• Archduchess Marie Caroline of Austria (1801 to 1832. Crown Princess of Saxony)
• Geir Haarde (born 1951. Icelandic politician)
• Patricia Arquette (born 1968. American actress (born 1968))
• Arthur Streeton (1867 to 1943. Australian painter (1867–1943))
• Maurice Bowra (1898 to 1971. English classical scholar, literary critic and academic (1898–1971))
• William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke (1580 to 1630. English politician and courtier (1580–1630))
• Vivienne Westwood (1941 to 2022. British fashion designer (1941–2022))
• Princess Louise Sophie of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1866 to 1952. Princess Friedrich Leopold of Prussia)
• Charles-Édouard Brown-Séquard (1817 to 1894. Mauritian physiologist and neurologist)
• William H. Welch (1850 to 1934. American physician (1850–1934))
• John Whitney (animator) (1917 to 1995. American animator)
• Achille Van Acker (1898 to 1975. Belgian socialist politician (1898–1975))
• Hanan Ben Ari (born 1988. Israeli singer-songwriter)
• Momo Kapor (1937 to 2010. Serbian novelist and painter)
• David Eisenbud (born 1947. American mathematician (born 1947))

Died on April 8

• Margaret Thatcher (1925 to 2013. Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990)
• Pablo Picasso (1881 to 1973. Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973))
• Caracalla (188 to 217. Roman emperor from 198 to 217)
• Omar Bradley (1893 to 1981. United States Army general (1893–1981))
• Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 to 1492. Lord of Florence from 1469 to 1492)
• John II of France (1319 to 1364. King of France from 1350 to 1364)
• Bankim Chandra Chatterjee (1838 to 1894. Indian Bengali writer, poet and journalist (1838–1894))
• Peter Higgs (1929 to 2024. British theoretical physicist (1929–2024))
• Marian Anderson (1897 to 1993. African-American contralto (1897–1993))
• John II Komnenos (1087 to 1143. Byzantine emperor from 1118 to 1143)
• Gaetano Donizetti (1797 to 1848. Italian opera composer (1797–1848))
• Wilhelm von Humboldt (1767 to 1835. Prussian philosopher (1767–1835))
• Cedella Booker (1926 to 2008. Mother of Bob Marley (1926–2008))
• Francis II Rákóczi (1676 to 1735. Hungarian revolutionary (1676–1735))
• Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837 to 1881. Empress of China from 1852 to 1861)
• Antony Flew (1923 to 2010. English analytic and evidentialist philosopher (1923–2010))
• Pyotr Kapitsa (1894 to 1984. Soviet physicist and Nobel Laureate (1894–1984))
• Empress Xiaoxianchun (1712 to 1748. Empress of China from 1738 to 1748)
• Albert Bormann (1902 to 1989. German Nazi paramilitary officer (1902–1989))
• Prince Hubertus of Prussia (1909 to 1950. German prince (1909–1950))
• Richard Sears (tennis) (1861 to 1943. American sportsman (1861–1943))
• Amara Essy (1944 to 2025. Ivorian diplomat and politician (1944–2025))
• Jovan Divjak (1937 to 2021. Bosnian general (1937–2021))
• Loránd Eötvös (1848 to 1919. Hungarian physicist (1848–1919))
• Juraj Herz (1934 to 2018. Slovak film director (1934–2018))
• Canute I (1150 to 1196. King of Sweden from 1173 to 1195)
• Itamar Ben-Avi (1882 to 1943. Palestinian-Jewish journalist and activist (1882–1943))
• Teddy Getty Gaston (1913 to 2017. American author and singer)
• Anne Catherine of Brandenburg (1575 to 1612. Queen of Denmark and Norway from 1597 to 1612)
• Ramchandra Siras (1948 to 2010. Indian linguist and author)

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