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Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F. W. Woolworth & Company , an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. He pioneered the...
Frank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was the founder of F. W. Woolworth & Company , an operator of discount stores that priced merchandise at five and ten cents. He pioneered the...
Joel Grey (born Joel David Katz April 11, 1932) is an American stage and screen actor, singer, and dancer, known for his role as the Master of Ceremonies in both the stage and film version of the musical Cabaret. He has...
Omar Sharif ( born Michel Demitri Shalhoub, 10 April 1932) is an Egyptian actor who has starred in Hollywood films, including Lawrence of Arabia, Doctor Zhivago and Funny Girl. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and has won two Golden Globe...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859), was an English mechanical and civil engineer who built dockyards, the Great Western Railway, steamships including the first propeller-driven transatlantic steamship, bridges and tunnels. Brunel achieved many engineering “firsts”, including...
Mary Pickford (April 8, 1892 – May 29, 1979) was a Canadian motion picture actress, co-founder of the film studio United Artists and one of the original 36 founders of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She...
Spencer Bonaventure Tracy (April 5, 1900 – June 10, 1967) was an American actor and one of the major stars of Hollywood’s Golden Age. In a screen career that spanned 37 years, he was nominated for...
BORN 5th April 1973 Talented rapper and music producer, won a Grammy Award with Ludacris in 2007 for Best Rap Song – ‘Money Maker’ Before Fame Played in the high school band. ...
William Ernest Chesney Allen (5 April 1893 – 13 November 1982) was a popular English entertainer of the Second World War period. He is best remembered for his double act with Bud Flanagan, Flanagan and Allen. Flanagan and Allen were also...
Robert John Downey, Jr. (born April 4, 1965) is an American actor who made his screen debut at the age of five, appearing in his father Robert Downey, Sr.’s film Pound. His early films include Less Than Zero and...
Hans Christian Andersen (April 2, 1805 – August 4, 1875) was a Danish author and poet. Although a prolific writer of plays, travelogues, novels, and poems, Andersen is best remembered for his fairy tales
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff (1 April 1873 – 28 March 1943) was a Russian-born composer, pianist, and conductor. Notable works include Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini, Six moments musicaux, Variations on a Theme of Chopin and Variations on...
René Descartes (31 March 1596 – 11 February 1650) was a French philosopher, mathematician, and writer who has been called the ‘Father of Modern Philosophy’. One of his most notable works is his Meditations on First Philosophy ...
Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens, OM, KCIE, PRA, FRIBA (29 March 1869 – 1 January 1944) was a British architect who designed many English country houses. He has been referred to as “the greatest British
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, fashion designer and actress. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at...
Béla Viktor János Bartók (March 25, 1881 – September 26, 1945) was a Hungarian composer and pianist. Among his most notable works were the opera Bluebeard’s Castle, and the ballets The Wooden Prince and The Miraculous...
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz in Budapest, also known as Ehrich Weiss or Harry Weiss; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-American stunt performer, noted for his amazing escapology. He first attracted notice as “Harry Handcuff Houdini” on a...
Roscoe Conkling “Fatty” Arbuckle (March 24, 1887 – June 29, 1933) was an American silent film actor, comedian, director, and screenwriter. He mentored Charlie Chaplin and discovered Buster Keaton and Bob Hope. He was one of the most popular silent stars of the 1910s, and...
Terence Steven “Steve” McQueen (March 24, 1930 – November 7, 1980) was an American actor, often referred to as “The King of Cool.”and a top box-office draw of the 1960’s and 1970’s. His notable films include The Thomas...
Sir Roger Gilbert Bannister, CBE (born 23 March 1929) is an English former athlete best known for running the first mile in less than 4 minutes. This was achieved on May 6th 1954 at Iffley Road Track in Oxford, with Chris...
Leonard “Chico” Marx (March 22, 1887 – October 11, 1961) was an American comedian and film star as part of the Marx Brothers act. His part was that of a dim-witted, crafty conman of Italian origin, who wore shabby clothes, a...