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Events

=Pre-1600=

  • 217 – Roman emperor Caracalla is assassinated and is succeeded by his Praetorian Guard prefect, Marcus Opellius Macrinus.{{cite book|last=Ando|first=Clifford|title=Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284: The Critical Century|location=Edinburgh|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|date=2012|isbn=9780748620500|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2fTcCQAAQBAJ|pages=62–63}}
  • 876 – The Battle of Dayr al-'Aqul saves Baghdad from the Saffarids.{{cite book|last=Popović|first=Alexander|title=The Revolt of African Slaves in Iraq in the 3rd/9th Century|location=Princeton, N.J.|publisher=Markus Wiener Publishers|date=1999|isbn=9781558761629|page=74}}
  • 1139 – Roger II of Sicily is excommunicated by Innocent II for supporting Anacletus II as pope for seven years, even though Roger had already publicly recognized Innocent's claim to the papacy.{{cite book|last=Norwich|first=John Julius|title=Absolute Monarchs: A History of the Papacy|location=New York|publisher=Random House|date=2011|isbn=9781400067152|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OHfuVL-sDBQC|pages=135–136}}
  • 1232 – Mongol–Jin War: The Mongols begin their siege on Kaifeng, the capital of the Jin dynasty.{{cite book|last1=Jaques|first1=Tony|last2=Showalter|first2=Dennis E.|title=Dictionary of Battles and Sieges: A Guide to 8,500 Battles From Antiquity Through the Twenty-First Century|location=Westport, Conn.|publisher=Greenwood Press|date=2007|isbn=9780313335365|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dh6jydKXikoC|page=502}}
  • 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Ayyubids of Egypt capture King Louis IX of France in the Battle of Fariskur.{{cite book|last=Tucker|first=Spencer C.|chapter=Overview of 1200-1400: Chronology|title=A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East. Vol.1: ca. 3000 BCE—1499 CE|editor-last=Tucker|editor-first=Spencer C.|location=Santa Barbara, Calif.|publisher=ABC=CLIO|date=2010|isbn=9781851096671|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h5_tSnygvbIC|page=282}}
  • 1271 – In Syria, sultan Baibars conquers the Krak des Chevaliers.{{cite book|last=Baumer|first=Christopher|title=The History of Central Asia. Volume 3: The Age of Islam and the Mongols|location=London|publisher=I.B. Tauris & Co|date=2017|isbn=9781784534905|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LhiWDwAAQBAJ|page=219}}

=1601–1900=

  • 1605 – The city of Oulu, Finland, is founded by Charles IX of Sweden.[https://www.ouka.fi/oulu/english/some-history Some History] – City of Oulu
  • 1730 – Shearith Israel, the first synagogue in continental North America, is dedicated.{{cite book|last=Sarna|first=Jonathan D.|chapter=The Evolution of the American Synagogue|title=The Americanization of the Jews|editor-last1=Seltzer|editor-first1=Robert M.|editor-last2=Cohen|editor-first2=Norman J.|location=New York|publisher=New York University Press|date=1995|isbn=9780814788806|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zjiUuHnkeOIC|page=217}}
  • 1812 – Czar Alexander I, the Russian Emperor and the Grand Duke of Finland, officially announces the transfer of the status of the Finnish capital from Turku to Helsinki.{{cite web|url=https://yle.fi/news/3-5486170|title=Bicentennial of Helsinki as Finnish capital|work=Yle News|date=April 8, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/1978-lobbying-for-helsinki-200-years-ago-2.html|title=Lobbying for Helsinki 200 years ago|work=Helsinki Times|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2022}}
  • 1820 – The Venus de Milo is discovered on the Aegean island of Milos.{{cite web |title=Venus de Milo {{!}} sculpture |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Venus-de-Milo |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=8 April 2020 |language=en}}
  • 1832 – Black Hawk War: Around 300 United States 6th Infantry troops leave St. Louis, Missouri to fight the Sauk Native Americans.{{cite book|last=McGuire|first=Randy R.|title=St. Louis Arsenal: Armory of the West|location=Chicago|publisher=Arcadia Publishing|date=2001|isbn=9780738507804|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hiKdvZsiTpwC|page=36}}
  • 1866 – Austro-Prussian War: Italy and Prussia sign a secret alliance against the Austrian Empire.{{cite book|last=Wawro|first=Geoffrey|title=The Austro-Prussian War: Austria's War With Prussia and Italy in 1866|location=Cambridge, UK|publisher=Cambridge University Press|date=1996|isbn=9780521560597|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AimQzlVVlQoC|page=43, fn. 18}}
  • 1886 – William Ewart Gladstone introduces the first Irish Home Rule Bill into the British House of Commons.{{cite book|last=Altholz|first=Josef L.|title=Selected Documents in Irish History|location=Armonk, N.Y.|publisher=M.E. Sharpe|date=2000|isbn=9780765605412|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d1brBgAAQBAJ|page=101}}
  • 1895 – In Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. the Supreme Court of the United States declares unapportioned income tax to be unconstitutional.{{cite book|last=Putney|first=Albert H.|title=United States Constitutional History and Law|location=Chicago|publisher=Illinois Book Exchange|date=1908|oclc=1304138030|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zeMrAAAAIAAJ|page=234|isbn=9780722273838 }}

=1901–present=

  • 1904 – The French Third Republic and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland sign the Entente cordiale.{{cite web |title=BBC - History : British History Timeline |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/timeline/worldwars_timeline_noflash.shtml |website=www.bbc.co.uk |access-date=8 October 2020}}
  • 1940 – The Central Committee of the Mongolian People's Revolutionary Party elects Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal as General Secretary, marking the beginning of his 44-year-long tenure as de facto leader of Mongolia.{{cite web |url=https://tsedenbal.mn/hiisen-ajil/%D0%BC%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B9-%D0%BC%D1%8D%D0%B4%D1%8D%D1%85-%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB-%D0%B4%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0/ |title=Миний мэдэх Бал дарга – Юмжаагийн Цэдэнбал|access-date=2022-04-04|website=tsedenbal.mn|date=2020-11-21|language=mn}}
  • 1954 – A Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair Harvard collides with a Trans-Canada Airlines Canadair North Star over Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, killing 37 people.{{cite web |date=25 June 2014 |title=On this day: The Moose Jaw Air Crash (April 8th, 1954) |url=http://www.ephemeraltreasures.net/tca-crash-moose-jaw-part-1.html |accessdate=27 January 2020}}
  • 1954 – South African Airways Flight 201: A de Havilland DH.106 Comet 1 crashes into the sea during night killing 21 people.{{Cite news |last=Whitney |first=Peter D. |date=1954-04-10 |title=Comet Wreckage Found in Sea; 3 Americans Among 21 Victims |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1954/04/10/archives/comet-wreckage-found-in-sea-3-americans-among-21-victims-comet.html |access-date=2019-05-02 |work=The New York Times |page=1 |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}
  • 1959 – A team of computer manufacturers, users, and university people led by Grace Hopper meets to discuss the creation of a new programming language that would be called COBOL.{{Cite journal |last=Gürer |first=Denise |date=1 June 2002 |title=Pioneering Women in Computer Science |journal=SIGCSE Bull. |volume=34 |issue=2 |pages=175–180 |doi=10.1145/543812.543853 |issn=0097-8418 |s2cid=2577644}}
  • 1959 – The Organization of American States drafts an agreement to create the Inter-American Development Bank.{{cite web |title=AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE INTER-AMERICAN DEVELOPMENT BAN |url=http://www.oas.org/dil/treaties_C-15_Agreement_Establishing_the_Inter-American_Development_Bank_sign.htm |access-date=7 April 2011 |publisher=Organization of American States}}
  • 1960 – The Netherlands and West Germany sign an agreement to negotiate the return of German land annexed by the Dutch in return for 280 million German marks as Wiedergutmachung.{{cite web |author= |date=April 8, 1960 |title=Treaty Series - No. 7404 - NETHERLANDS and FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY |url=https://treaties.un.org/doc/publication/unts/volume%20508/v508.pdf |accessdate=August 9, 2020 |publisher=United Nations}}
  • 1968 – BOAC Flight 712 catches fire shortly after takeoff. As a result of her actions in the accident, Barbara Jane Harrison is awarded a posthumous George Cross, the only GC awarded to a woman in peacetime.{{London Gazette

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  • 1970 – Bahr El-Baqar primary school bombing: Israeli bombers strike an Egyptian school. Forty-six children are killed.{{cite magazine |date=1 June 1970 |title=Middle East: In Cold Blood |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,878279-1,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090428124725/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0%2C9171%2C878279-1%2C00.html |archive-date=28 April 2009 |access-date= |magazine=Time}}
  • 1974 – Hank Aaron passes Babe Ruth as the all-time leader in career home runs by hitting his 715th home run off of Al Downing at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium.{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ATL/ATL197404080.shtml|title=Atlanta Braves 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4|date=April 8, 1974|publisher=Baseball-Reference.com}}
  • 1990 – The conservative New Democracy party of Constantine Mitsotakis is elected in the Greek parliamentary election.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) Elections in Europe: A data handbook, p830 {{ISBN|978-3-8329-5609-7}}
  • 1993 – The Space Shuttle Discovery is launched on mission STS-56.{{citation-attribution|{{cite web |last1=Ryba |first1=Jeanne |title=STS-56 |url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/archives/sts-56.html |access-date=11 March 2022 |publisher=NASA}} }}
  • 2002 – The Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched on mission STS-110, carrying the S0 truss to the International Space Station. Astronaut Jerry L. Ross also becomes the first person to fly on seven spaceflights.{{cite web |title=STS-110 Video Highlights |url=http://www.nss.org/resources/library/shuttlevideos/shuttle109.htm |access-date=28 November 2009 |publisher=National Space Society}}
  • 2005 – A solar eclipse occurs, visible over areas of the Pacific Ocean and Latin American countries such as Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia and Venezuela.{{Cite web |title=Partial Solar Eclipse: April 8, 2005 |url=https://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/SEmono/HSE2005/PSE2005.html |access-date=2022-06-10 |website=eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov}}
  • 2010 – U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sign the New START Treaty.{{Cite web|date=2016-10-07|title=Barack Obama - Key Events {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/barack-obama/key-events|access-date=2022-01-11|website=millercenter.org|language=en}}
  • 2014 – Windows XP reaches its standard End Of Life and is no longer supported.{{Cite web |last=Security |first=Microsoft |date=2013-08-15 |title=The Risk of Running Windows XP After Support Ends April 2014 |url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2013/08/15/the-risk-of-running-windows-xp-after-support-ends-april-2014/ |access-date=2022-12-05 |website=Microsoft Security Blog |language=en-US}}
  • 2020 – Bernie Sanders ends his presidential campaign, leaving Joe Biden as the Democratic Party's nominee.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-08|title=Bernie Sanders, who reshaped US politics, ends 2020 presidential run|url=http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/apr/08/bernie-sanders-ends-2020-presidential-race|access-date=2022-01-10|website=the Guardian|language=en}}
  • 2024 – Solar eclipse of April 8, 2024: A total solar eclipse takes place at the Moon's ascending node, visible across North America.{{Cite web |last=Carter |first=Jamie |date=April 8, 2019 |title=Countdown Begins To 'Great North American Eclipse', The Longest, Darkest and Best For 21 Years |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jamiecartereurope/2019/04/08/countdown-begins-to-great-north-american-eclipse-the-longest-darkest-and-best-for-21-years/ |access-date=March 23, 2024 |website=Forbes}}

Births

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1902 – Andrew Irvine, English mountaineer and explorer (died 1924)
  • 1902 – Maria Maksakova Sr., Russian soprano (died 1974)
  • 1904 – John Hicks, English economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1989)
  • 1904 – Hirsch Jacobs, American horse trainer (died 1970)
  • 1905 – Joachim Büchner, German sprinter and graphic designer (died 1978)
  • 1905 – Helen Joseph, English-South African activist (died 1992)
  • 1905 – Erwin Keller, German field hockey player (died 1971)
  • 1906 – Raoul Jobin, Canadian tenor and educator (died 1974)
  • 1908 – Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (died 1987){{cite book|author=Robert Murphy|title=Directors in British and Irish Cinema: A Reference Companion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UOdkAAAAMAAJ|date=11 September 2006|publisher=British Film Institute|isbn=978-1-84457-126-0|page=214}}
  • 1909 – John Fante, American author and screenwriter (died 1983)
  • 1910 – George Musso, American football player and police officer (died 2000)
  • 1911 – Melvin Calvin, American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (died 1997)
  • 1911 – Emil Cioran, Romanian-French philosopher and academic (died 1995)
  • 1912 – Alois Brunner, Austrian-German SS officer (died 2001 or 2010)
  • 1912 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian-American figure skater and actress (died 1969)
  • 1914 – María Félix, Yaqui/Basque-Mexican actress (died 2002)
  • 1915 – Ivan Supek, Croatian physicist, philosopher and writer (died 2007)
  • 1917 – Winifred Asprey, American mathematician and computer scientist (died 2007)
  • 1917 – Lloyd Bott, Australian public servant (died 2004)
  • 1917 – Hubertus Ernst, Dutch bishop (died 2017)
  • 1917 – Grigori Kuzmin, Russian-Estonian astronomer (died 1988)
  • 1918 – Betty Ford, American wife of Gerald Ford, 40th First Lady of the United States (died 2011)
  • 1918 – Glendon Swarthout, American author and academic (died 1992)
  • 1919 – Ian Smith, Zimbabwean lieutenant and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Rhodesia (died 2007)
  • 1921 – Franco Corelli, Italian tenor and actor (died 2003)
  • 1920 – Carmen McRae, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress (died 1994)
  • 1921 – Jan Novák, Czech composer (died 1984)
  • 1921 – Herman van Raalte, Dutch footballer (died 2013)
  • 1923 – George Fisher, American cartoonist (died 2003)
  • 1923 – Edward Mulhare, Irish-American actor (died 1997)
  • 1924 – Frédéric Back, German-Canadian animator, director, and screenwriter (died 2013)
  • 1924 – Anthony Farrar-Hockley, English general and historian (died 2006)
  • 1924 – Kumar Gandharva, Hindustani classical singer (died 1992)
  • 1924 – Sara Northrup Hollister, American occultist (died 1997)
  • 1926 – Henry N. Cobb, American architect and academic, co-founded Pei Cobb Freed & Partners (died 2020)
  • 1926 – Shecky Greene, American comedian (died 2023)
  • 1926 – Jürgen Moltmann, German theologian and academic (died 2024)
  • 1927 – Tilly Armstrong, English author (died 2010)
  • 1927 – Ollie Mitchell, American trumpet player and bandleader (died 2013)
  • 1928 – Fred Ebb, American lyricist (died 2004)
  • 1929 – Jacques Brel, Belgian singer-songwriter and actor (died 1978)
  • 1929 – Renzo De Felice, Italian historian and author (died 1996)
  • 1930 – Carlos Hugo, Duke of Parma (died 2010)
  • 1931 – John Gavin, American actor and diplomat, United States Ambassador to Mexico (died 2018){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2018/feb/14/john-gavin-obituary|title=John Gavin obituary|date=14 April 2018|author=Ronald Bergan|website=The Guardian|access-date=5 February 2020}}
  • 1931 – Jack Le Goff, French equestrian (died 2009){{Cite web |title=Jack Le Goff |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/12293 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=12 March 2024 }}
  • 1932 – Iskandar of Johor (died 2010)
  • 1933 – James Lockhart, American scholar of colonial Latin America, especially Nahua peoples (died 2014)
  • 1934 – Kisho Kurokawa, Japanese architect, designed the Nakagin Capsule Tower and Singapore Flyer (died 2007)
  • 1935 – Oscar Zeta Acosta, American lawyer and politician (died 1974)
  • 1935 – Albert Bustamante, American soldier, educator, and politician (died 2021)
  • 1936 – Ghassan Kanafani, Palestinian author and politician (died 1972)
  • 1937 – Tony Barton, English footballer and manager (died 1993){{cite web|url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/tonybarton.html|title=Tony Barton|website= neilbrown.newcastlefans.com|access-date=11 April 2025}}
  • 1937 – Seymour Hersh, American journalist and author
  • 1937 – Momo Kapor, Serbian author and painter (died 2010)
  • 1938 – Kofi Annan, Ghanaian economist and diplomat, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (died 2018)
  • 1938 – John Hamm, Canadian physician and politician, 25th Premier of Nova Scotia
  • 1938 – Mary W. Gray, American mathematician, statistician, and lawyer
  • 1939 – Manolis Angelopoulos, Greek singer, composer and songwriter (died 1989){{cite web|url=https://www.lifo.gr/san-simera/1989-pethainei-sto-londino-o-manolis-aggelopoylos-0|title=Σαν Σήμερα / To 1989 πεθαίνει στο Λονδίνο ο Μανώλης Αγγελόπουλος|language=el|website=LIFO|date=2 April 2015 |access-date=June 27, 2022}}
  • 1939 – John Arbuthnott, Scottish microbiologist and academic (died 2023)
  • 1939 – Trina Schart Hyman, American author and illustrator (died 2004)
  • 1939 – Martin J. Schreiber, American politician, 39th Governor of Wisconsin{{cite book|last=Hannan|first=Caryn|title=Wisconsin Biographical Dictionary|publisher=North American Book Dist LLC, Dec 1, 2008|page=368|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=V08bjkJeXkAC&pg=PA368 |isbn=9781878592637|date=2008-01-01}}
  • 1940 – John Havlicek, American basketball player (died 2019)
  • 1941 – Vivienne Westwood, English fashion designer (died 2022)
  • 1942 – Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, Northern Irish politician, Minister for Sport and the Olympics (died 2006)
  • 1942 – Roger Chapman, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1942 – Douglas Trumbull, American director, producer, and special effects artist (died 2022)
  • 1943 – Michael Bennett, American dancer, choreographer, and director (died 1987)
  • 1943 – Miller Farr, American football player (died 2023)
  • 1943 – James Herbert, English author and illustrator (died 2013)
  • 1943 – Chris Orr, English painter and illustrator
  • 1944 – Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor (died 2017)
  • 1944 – Odd Nerdrum, Swedish-Norwegian painter and illustrator
  • 1945 – Derrick Walker, Scottish businessman
  • 1945 – Jang Yong, South Korean actor
  • 1946 – Catfish Hunter, American baseball player (died 1999)
  • 1946 – Tim Thomerson, American actor and producer
  • 1947 – Tom DeLay, American lawyer and politician
  • 1947 – Steve Howe, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer
  • 1947 – Pascal Lamy, French businessman and politician, European Commissioner for Trade
  • 1947 – Larry Norman, American singer-songwriter, and producer (died 2008)
  • 1948 – Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone, Scottish academic and politician
  • 1949 – K. C. Kamalasabayson, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 39th Attorney General of Sri Lanka (died 2007)
  • 1949 – John Madden, English director and producer
  • 1949 – Brenda Russell, African-American-Canadian singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  • 1949 – John Scott, English sociologist and academic
  • 1950 – Grzegorz Lato, Polish footballer and coach
  • 1951 – Gerd Andres, German politician
  • 1951 – Geir Haarde, Icelandic economist, journalist, and politician, 23rd Prime Minister of Iceland
  • 1951 – Mel Schacher, American bass player
  • 1951 – Joan Sebastian, Mexican singer-songwriter and actor (died 2015)
  • 1951 – Phil Schaap, American jazz disc jockey and historian (died 2021){{Cite news|last=Genzlinger|first=Neil|date=September 8, 2021|title=Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/08/arts/music/phil-schaap-dead.html|access-date=September 9, 2021|issn=0362-4331}}{{cite news|last=Page|first=Tim|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/phil-schaap-dead/2021/09/08/a5267226-10a2-11ec-bc8a-8d9a5b534194_story.html|title=Phil Schaap, jazz scholar, historian and broadcaster, dies at 70|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=8 September 2021|access-date=9 September 2021}}
  • 1952 – Ahmet Piriştina, Turkish politician (died 2004)
  • 1954 – Gary Carter, American baseball player and coach (died 2012)
  • 1954 – Princess Lalla Amina of Morocco (died 2012)
  • 1954 – G.V. Loganathan, Indian-American engineer and academic (died 2007)
  • 1955 – Gerrie Coetzee, South African boxer (died 2023)
  • 1955 – Ron Johnson, American businessman and politician{{CongLinks | congbio=J000293}}
  • 1955 – Barbara Kingsolver, American novelist, essayist and poet{{cite book|title=Maryland Biographical Dictionary|publisher=Native Amer Books|year=1999|isbn=9780403098231|page=317}}
  • 1955 – David Wu, Taiwanese-American lawyer and politician{{CongLinks | congbio=w000793}}
  • 1956 – Michael Benton, Scottish-English paleontologist and academic
  • 1956 – Christine Boisson, French actress
  • 1956 – Roman Dragoun, Czech singer-songwriter and keyboard player
  • 1958 – Detlef Bruckhoff, German footballer
  • 1958 – Tom Petranoff, American javelin thrower and coach
  • 1959 – Alain Bondue, French cyclist
  • 1960 – John Schneider, American actor and country singer
  • 1961 – Richard Hatch, American reality contestant
  • 1961 – Brian McDermott, English footballer and manager
  • 1962 – Paddy Lowe, English engineer
  • 1962 – Izzy Stradlin, American guitarist and songwriter
  • 1963 – Tine Asmundsen, Norwegian bassist
  • 1963 – Julian Lennon, English singer-songwriter
  • 1963 – Dean Norris, American actor{{cite web |last1=Feser |first1=Molly |title=Dean Norris Shares Funny Breaking Bad Deleted Scene to Celebrate Birthday |url=https://screenrant.com/breaking-bad-deleted-scene-dean-norris-schrader-video/ |publisher=Screen Rant |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=9 April 2021}}
  • 1963 – Terry Porter, American basketball player and coach
  • 1963 – Donita Sparks, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1963 – Alec Stewart, English cricketer
  • 1964 – Biz Markie, American rapper, producer, and actor (died 2021)
  • 1964 – John McGinlay, Scottish footballer and manager
  • 1965 – Steven Blaney, Canadian businessman and politician, 5th Canadian Minister of Public Safety
  • 1965 – Michael Jones, New Zealand rugby player and coach
  • 1966 – Iveta Bartošová, Czech singer and actress (died 2014)
  • 1966 – Mark Blundell, English race car driver
  • 1966 – Andy Currier, English rugby league player
  • 1966 – Charlotte Dawson, New Zealand-Australian television host (died 2014)
  • 1966 – Dalton Grant, English high jumper
  • 1966 – Mazinho, Brazilian footballer, coach, and manager
  • 1966 – Harri Rovanperä, Finnish race car driver
  • 1966 – Evripidis Stylianidis, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister for the Interior
  • 1966 – Robin Wright, American actress, director, producer
  • 1967 – Kenny Benjamin, Antiguan cricketer
  • 1968 – Patricia Arquette, American actress and director
  • 1968 – Patricia Girard, French runner and hurdler
  • 1968 – Tracy Grammer, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1971 – Darren Jessee, American singer-songwriter and drummer
  • 1972 – Paul Gray, American bass player and songwriter (died 2010)
  • 1972 – Sergei Magnitsky, Russian lawyer and accountant (died 2009)
  • 1973 – Khaled Badra, Tunisian footballer
  • 1973 – Emma Caulfield, American actress
  • 1973 – Christof May, German theologian{{cite web | url = https://bistumlimburg.de/beitrag/dr-christof-may-wird-domkapitular/ | title = Dr. Christof May wird Domkapitular | publisher = Diocese of Limburg | date = 7 November 2022 | language = de | access-date = 16 October 2020 }}
  • 1974 – Toutai Kefu, Tongan-Australian rugby player
  • 1974 – Chris Kyle, American sniper and memoirist (died 2013){{cite web |title=Christopher Scott Kyle |url=https://cemetery.tspb.texas.gov/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=11780 |publisher=Texas State Cemetery |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • 1974 – Nnedi Okorafor, Nigerian-American author and educator
  • 1974 – Nayden Todorov, Bulgarian conductor and culture minister{{cite web |title=Nayden Todorov |url= https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/nayden-todorov/29752379 |publisher=Apple |access-date=15 March 2024}}
  • 1975 – Anouk, Dutch singer
  • 1975 – Francesco Flachi, Italian footballer
  • 1975 – Timo Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player
  • 1975 – Funda Arar, Turkish singer
  • 1977 – Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
  • 1977 – Mehran Ghassemi, Iranian journalist and author (died 2008)
  • 1977 – Mark Spencer, American computer programmer and engineer
  • 1978 – Daigo, Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, and voice actor
  • 1978 – Bernt Haas, Austrian-Swiss footballer
  • 1978 – Rachel Roberts, Canadian model and actress
  • 1978 – Jocelyn Robichaud, Canadian tennis player and coach
  • 1978 – Evans Rutto, Kenyan runner
  • 1979 – Alexi Laiho, Finnish singer-songwriter and guitarist (died 2020)
  • 1979 – Amit Trivedi, Indian singer-songwriter
  • 1980 – Manuel Ortega, Austrian singer
  • 1980 – Katee Sackhoff, American actress
  • 1980 – Mariko Seyama, Japanese announcer, photographer, and model
  • 1981 – Frédérick Bousquet, French swimmer
  • 1981 – Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model{{cite web |last1=Boardman |first1=Madeline |title=35 Photos of Taylor Kitsch for His 35th Birthday |url=https://ew.com/gallery/taylor-kitsch-photos/ |publisher=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=27 March 2023 |date=8 April 2016}}
  • 1981 – Ofer Shechter, Israeli model, actor, and screenwriter
  • 1982 – Gennady Golovkin, Kazakhstani boxer
  • 1982 – Brett White, Australian rugby league player
  • 1982 – Allu Arjun, Indian actor
  • 1983 – Tatyana Petrova Arkhipova, Russian runner
  • 1984 – Michelle Donelan, British politician
  • 1984 – Ezra Koenig, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 1984 – Pablo Portillo, Mexican singer and actor
  • 1984 – Taran Noah Smith, American actor
  • 1985 – Patrick Schliwa, German rugby player
  • 1985 – Yemane Tsegay, Ethiopian runner
  • 1986 – Igor Akinfeev, Russian footballer
  • 1986 – Félix Hernández, Venezuelan baseball player
  • 1986 – Carlos Santana, Dominican baseball player{{cite web |title=Carlos Santana |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/carlos-santana-467793 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • 1987 – Royston Drenthe, Dutch footballer
  • 1987 – Jeremy Hellickson, American baseball player
  • 1987 – Elton John, Trinidadian footballer{{Cite web|url=https://au.soccerway.com/players/elton-john/77071/|title = Trinidad and Tobago - e. John - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway}}
  • 1987 – Sam Rapira, New Zealand rugby league player
  • 1988 – Jenni Asserholt, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1989 – Matty Healy, English singer-songwriter and producer{{cite web|url=https://the-talks.com/interview/matty-healy/|title=Matty Healy|date=14 October 2022 |publisher=The Talks|access-date=21 June 2024|archive-date=14 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414174207/https://the-talks.com/interview/matty-healy/|url-status=live}}
  • 1990 – Kim Jong-hyun, South Korean singer (died 2017){{cite book |author=Mark Russell |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |title=K-Pop Now!: The Korean Music Revolution |date=April 29, 2014 |publisher=Tuttle Publishing |isbn=978-1-4629-1411-1 |page=67 |access-date=October 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527064350/https://books.google.com/books?id=etDZAwAAQBAJ |archive-date=May 27, 2016 |url-status=live}}{{cite news |date=December 18, 2017 |title=Shinee singer Jonghyun: K-pop boy band superstar dies |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |url-status=live |access-date=December 18, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218131950/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-42393242 |archive-date=December 18, 2017}}
  • 1992 – Jeff McNeil, American baseball player{{cite web |title=Jeff McNeil |url=https://www.mlb.com/player/jeff-mcneil-643446 |publisher=Major League Baseball |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • 1993 – Viktor Arvidsson, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 1993 – TBJZL, English YouTuber{{Cite book |last=Sidemen |first=The |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IiVeDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA27 |title=Sidemen: The Book: The subject of the hit new Netflix documentary |date=2016-10-18 |publisher=Hodder & Stoughton |isbn=978-1-4736-4819-7 |language=en}}
  • 1994 – Josh Chudleigh, Australian rugby league player
  • 1995 – Forrest Frank, American singer-songwriter{{cite web |title=Forrest Frank |url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/forrest-frank/1436657314 |website=Apple Music |access-date=April 7, 2025}}
  • 1995 – Cedi Osman, Turkish professional basketball player
  • 1996 – Anna Korakaki, Greek Olympic shooter{{cite web |url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anna-korakaki |title=KORAKAKI Anna - Olympic Shooting {{pipe}} Greece |website=www.rio2016.com |access-date=30 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807145914/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/anna-korakaki |archive-date=7 August 2016 |url-status=dead}}
  • 1997 – Kim Woo-jin, South Korean singer{{cite web|last=Baek|first=Ji-eun|script-title=ko:[화요일 예능] JYP '스트레이 키즈' 3회, 첫 탈락자 누구? 방찬·김우진·이민호·서창빈·황현진·한지성·필릭스·김승민·양정인|url=https://news.g-enews.com/ko-kr/news/article/news_all/20171031112206691900c551d053_1/article.html|website=Global Economic|access-date=October 12, 2021|language=ko|date=October 31, 2017}}
  • 1997 – Saygrace, Australian singer and songwriter{{Cite web |date=2019-11-19 |title=Here's The Breakup Anthem You Should Jam Out To, Based On Your Zodiac Sign |url=https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-the-breakup-song-you-need-to-hear-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-19348813 |first1=Caroline |last1=Colvin |quote=SAYGRACE, who was born April 8, 1997, is a quintessential Aries: blunt, bold, and unafraid to give her opinion. |website=Elite Daily |language=en |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406172618/https://www.elitedaily.com/p/heres-the-breakup-song-you-need-to-hear-based-on-your-zodiac-sign-19348813 |archive-date= Apr 6, 2023 }}
  • 1997 – Roquan Smith, American football player{{cite web |title=Roquan Smith |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/3915189/roquan-smith |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • 1997 – Arno Verschueren, Belgian footballer
  • 1998 – Lavinia Valbonesi, Ecuadorian nutritionist, businesswoman and First Lady of Ecuador{{cite web|url=https://www.larazon.es/internacional/america/lavinia-valbonesi-influencer-25-anos-que-convertido-primera-dama-ecuador_20231016652d6990b98ca1000164c695.html|title=Lavinia Valbonesi, la influencer de 25 años que se ha convertido en primera dama de Ecuador|date=16 October 2023 |publisher=La Razon|language=Spanish|accessdate=17 October 2023}}
  • 1999 – CeeDee Lamb, American football player{{cite web |title=CeeDee Lamb |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/player/_/id/4241389/ceedee-lamb |publisher=ESPN |access-date=27 March 2023}}
  • 2002 – Jamie Drysdale, Canadian ice hockey player{{cite web |title=Jamie Drysdale Stats and News |url=https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/jamie-drysdale-8482142 |publisher=National Hockey League |access-date=June 21, 2024 |archive-date=April 16, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240416212500/https://www.nhl.com/flyers/player/jamie-drysdale-8482142 |url-status=live }}
  • 2002 – Viktória Forster, Slovak track and field athlete{{cite web |title=Viktória Forster |url=https://www.olympic.sk/sportovec/viktoria-forster |website=Slovenský olympijský tím |access-date=14 August 2023 |language=sk |date=8 April 2002}}
  • 2002 – Skai Jackson, American actress{{cite news|url=https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-April-8-2020/4061586217038/|date= April 8, 2020| work=United Press International| access-date=June 21, 2024|title=UPI Almanac for Wednesday, April 8, 2020|archive-date= August 29, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200829181519/https://www.upi.com/Top_News/2020/04/08/UPI-Almanac-for-Wednesday-April-8-2020/4061586217038/|url-status=live|quote=...actor Skai Jackson in 2002 (age 18)}}
  • 2005 – Zaccharie Risacher, French basketball player{{cite web |title=Zaccharie Risacher Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft ... |url=https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/r/risacza01.html |website=basketball-reference.com |access-date=April 7, 2025}}
  • 2013 – Big Justice, American social media personality{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7B3aBQmyT2E |title=Happy Birthday Big Justice‼️🇺🇸💯 #birthday #happybirthday #chipotle #family #fun #bigjustice #boom |language=en |access-date=2024-11-21 |via=www.youtube.com}}

Deaths

=Pre-1600=

=1601–1900=

=1901–present=

  • 1906 – Auguste Deter, German woman, first person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (born 1850)
  • 1919 – Loránd Eötvös, Hungarian physicist, academic, and politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (born 1848)
  • 1920 – Charles Griffes, American pianist and composer (born 1884)
  • 1931 – Erik Axel Karlfeldt, Swedish poet Nobel Prize laureate (born 1864)
  • 1936 – Róbert Bárány, Austrian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1876)
  • 1936 – Božena Benešová, Czech poet and novelist (born 1873)
  • 1941 – Marcel Prévost, French novelist and playwright (born 1862)
  • 1942 – Kostas Skarvelis, Greek guitarist and composer (born 1880)
  • 1947 – Olaf Frydenlund, Norwegian target shooter (born 1862)
  • 1950 – Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer and choreographer (born 1890)
  • 1959 – Marios Makrionitis, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Athens (born 1913)
  • 1961 – Joseph Carrodus, Australian public servant (born 1885)
  • 1962 – Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (born 1892)
  • 1965 – Lars Hanson, Swedish actor (born 1886)
  • 1969 – Zinaida Aksentyeva, Ukrainian astronomer (born 1900)
  • 1973 – Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (born 1881)
  • 1974 – James Charles McGuigan, Canadian cardinal (born 1894)
  • 1979 – Breece D'J Pancake, American short story writer (born 1952)
  • 1981 – Omar Bradley, American general (born 1893)
  • 1983 – Isamu Kosugi, Japanese actor and director (born 1904)
  • 1984 – Pyotr Kapitsa, Russian physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1894)
  • 1985 – John Frederick Coots, American pianist and composer (born 1897)
  • 1990 – Ryan White, American activist, inspired the Ryan White Care Act (born 1971)
  • 1991 – Per Ohlin, Swedish musician (born 1969)
  • 1992 – Daniel Bovet, Swiss-Italian pharmacologist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1907)
  • 1993 – Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (born 1897)
  • 1994 – François Rozet, French-Canadian actor (born 1899)
  • 1996 – Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (born 1918)
  • 1996 – León Klimovsky, Argentinian-Spanish actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1906)
  • 1996 – Mick Young, Australian politician (born 1936)
  • 1997 – Laura Nyro, American singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1947)
  • 2000 – František Šťastný, Czech motorcycle racer (born 1927)
  • 2000 – Claire Trevor, American actress (born 1910)
  • 2002 – María Félix, Mexican actress (born 1914)
  • 2002 – Harvey Quaytman, American painter (born 1937)
  • 2004 – Werner Schumacher, German actor (born 1921)
  • 2005 – Onna White, Canadian choreographer and dancer (born 1922)
  • 2006 – Gerard Reve, Dutch author and poet (born 1923)
  • 2007 – Sol LeWitt, American painter and sculptor (born 1928)
  • 2008 – Kazuo Shiraga, Japanese painter (born 1924)
  • 2009 – Richard de Mille, American Scientologist, author, investigative journalist, and psychologist (born 1922)
  • 2009 – Piotr Morawski, Polish mountaineer (born 1976)
  • 2010 – Antony Flew, English philosopher and academic (born 1923){{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/7586929/Professor-Antony-Flew.html |type=Obituary |work=The Daily Telegraph |title=Professor Antony Flew |date=13 April 2010 |access-date=6 November 2024}}
  • 2010 – Malcolm McLaren, English singer-songwriter (born 1946)
  • 2010 – Teddy Scholten, Dutch singer (born 1926)
  • 2011 – Hedda Sterne, Romanian-American painter and photographer (born 1910)
  • 2012 – Blair Kiel, American football player and coach (born 1961)
  • 2012 – Jack Tramiel, Polish-American businessman, founded Commodore International (born 1928)
  • 2012 – Janusz K. Zawodny, Polish-American soldier, historian, and political scientist (born 1921)
  • 2013 – Mikhail Beketov, Russian journalist (born 1958)
  • 2013 – Annette Funicello, American actress and singer (born 1942)
  • 2013 – Sara Montiel, Spanish-Mexican actress and singer (born 1928)
  • 2013 – José Luis Sampedro, Spanish economist and author (born 1917)
  • 2013 – Margaret Thatcher, English politician, first female Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1925){{cite web |title=Margaret Thatcher {{!}} Biography & Facts |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Margaret-Thatcher |website=Encyclopedia Britannica |access-date=24 November 2020 |language=en}}
  • 2014 – Emmanuel III Delly, Iraqi patriarch (born 1927)
  • 2014 – Karlheinz Deschner, German author and activist (born 1924)
  • 2014 – Ivan Mercep, New Zealand architect, designed the Te Papa Tongarewa Museum (born 1930)
  • 2015 – Jayakanthan, Indian journalist and author (born 1934)
  • 2015 – Rayson Huang, Hong Kong chemist and academic (born 1920)
  • 2015 – Sergei Lashchenko, Ukrainian kick-boxer (born 1987)
  • 2015 – David Laventhol, American journalist and publisher (born 1933)
  • 2015 – Jean-Claude Turcotte, Canadian cardinal (born 1936)
  • 2019 – Josine Ianco-Starrels, Romanian-born American art curator (born 1926){{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-josine-iranco-starrels-los-angeles-curator-20190419-story.html|title=Josine Ianco-Starrels, curator who helped shape L.A. art scene, dies at 92|work=Los Angeles Times|date=April 19, 2019|accessdate=April 20, 2019|author=Muchnic, Suzanne}}
  • 2020 – Rick May, American-Canadian voice actor (born 1940){{cite news|url=https://www.classesandworkshops.com/in-memory-of-rick-may/|title=Rick May – In Memoriam|date=April 8, 2020|access-date=April 13, 2020|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200414112558/https://www.classesandworkshops.com/in-memory-of-rick-may/|archive-date=April 14, 2020|publisher=Rekindle School}}
  • 2020 – Abdul Momin Imambari, Bangladeshi Islamic scholar (born 1930){{cite web|url=https://www.bhorerkagoj.com/2020/04/08/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%96-%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B2/|title=জমিয়তের আমীর শায়খ আব্দুল মুমিন মারা গেছেন|date=8 April 2020|language=bn|work=Bhorer Kagoj}}
  • 2022 – Mimi Reinhardt, Jewish Austrian secretary (born 1915){{Cite web |date=2022-04-27 |title=Mimi Reinhard obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/apr/27/mimi-reinhard-obituary |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}
  • 2024 – Keith Barnes, Welsh-Australian rugby league player and coach (born 1934){{Cite web |date=8 April 2024 |title=Vale--Keith Barnes |url=https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2024/04/08/vale--keith-barnes/ |access-date=8 April 2024 |website=NSW Rugby League |language=en}}
  • 2024 – Peter Higgs, British physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (born 1929){{cite news |work=The Guardian |title=Peter Higgs, physicist who proposed Higgs boson, dies aged 94 |first1=Severin |last1=Carrell |first2=Ian |last2=Sample |date=9 April 2024|access-date=10 April 2024 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/apr/09/peter-higgs-physicist-who-discovered-higgs-boson-dies-aged-94}}
  • 2024 – Ralph Puckett, American Army officer, Medal of Honor recipient (born 1926){{Cite news |last=Goldstein |first=Richard |date=April 8, 2024 |title=Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., Belated Medal of Honor Winner, Dies at 97 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/08/us/col-ralph-puckett-jr-dead.html |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=The New York Times}}
  • 2025 – Nelsy Cruz, Dominican politician, governor of Monte Cristi (born 1982){{Cite web |date=2025-04-09 |title=Nelsy Cruz, sister of former Mariners slugger Nelson Cruz, among dead in collapsed Dominican club |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/nelsy-cruz-sister-former-mariners-slugger-nelson-cruz-dies-collapsed-dominican-nightclub/OIPYV7E4VNGGFMQMXRAEIUURSY/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=KIRO 7 News Seattle |language=en}}

Holidays and observances

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