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Is April 7th your birthday? Was someone special to you born on April 7th? With whom will you choose to celebrate this excellent occasion? If today is your birthday, then you are in excellent company. (If someone you love is celebrating another year today, why not forward this list to the birthday boy or girl? Click SHARE at the bottom of this page to email the entire article with your "Happy Birthday" message.) April 7th was the birth date of several notable (or even notorious) individuals. Here they are: April 7th Birthdays: Famous Artists Sir Francis Legatt Chantrey, British Georgian sculptor (The Sleeping Children), was born on April 7, 1782. American screenwriter (Patton), film director and Academy Award winner (1970, 1973 and 19470 Francis Ford Coppola was born on April 7, 1939. Francis Ford Coppola directed Apocalypse Now, The Conversation, Dracula, Finian's Rainbow, The Godfather, The Godfather - Part II, The Godfather Part III, The Outsiders, Peggy Sue Got Married, The Rain People, Rumble Fish and Tucker: The Man and His Dream. Francis Ford Coppola is the father of film director Sofia Coppola, brother of actor Talia Shire and uncle of actor Nicholas Cage. Francis Ford Coppola's father was composer Carmine Coppola. Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School), was born on April 7, 1613. American pianist, bandleader and composer Ralph Flanagan was born on April 7, 1919. Ralphg Flanagan's best known songs include "Harbor Lights," "Hot Toddy," "Let's Dance," "Nevertheless," "Rag Mop," "Singing Winds" and "Slow Poke." Ralph Flanagan wrote songs for Charlie Barnet, Blue Barron, Mindy Carson, Perry Como, Sammy Kaye, Gene Krupa, Tony Martin, Tony Pastor, Boyd Raeburn, Alvino Rey and other artists. David Low, New Zealand-British caricature artist and political cartoonist, was born on April 7, 1891. American film director Alan Jay Pakula was born on April 7, 1928. Alan Jay Pakula, who married actress Hope Lange, directed All the President's Men, Comes a Horseman, Consenting Adults, The Devil's Own, Dream Lover, Klute, Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing, Orphan , The Parallax View, The Pelican Brief, Rollover, See You in the Morning, Sophie's Choice, Starting Over and The Sterile Cuckoo. April 7th Birthdays: Famous Athletes American identical twin brothers and professional football players Jamael Oronde (Ronde) Barber
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and Atiim Kiambu Jakeem-Ah (Tiki) Barber were born on April 7, 1975. Ronde Barber played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tiki Barber played for the New York Giants before working as a television sportscaster (Football Night in America, Sunday Night Football and The Today Show). Gail Ross Cogdill, American professional football player, was born on April 7, 1937. Gail Cogdill played for the Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Colts and Detroit Lions. American professional football player Anthony Drew (Tony) Dorsett was born on April 7, 1954. Tony Dorsett played for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos. James (Buster) Douglas, American heavyweight boxer, was born on April 7, 1960. Buster Douglas scored a knockout against previously undefeated boxer Mike Tyson in 1990. Everard Endt, American yachtsman and Olympic gold medalist (1952), was born on April 7, 1953. Benny Leonard, American lightweight boxer, was born on April 7, 1896. Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer and Olympic gold medalist (1952), was born on April 7, 1919. John Joseph (Mugsy) McGraw, American professional baseball player and manager (New York Giants), was born on April 7, 1873. Mugsy McGraw played for the Baltimore Orioles, New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals. Baseball fans also called Mugsy McGraw the Little Napoleon. American professional football player Kevin Rey Smith (Dallas Cowboys) was born on April 7, 1970. April 7th Birthdays: Famous Authors and Journalists Dr. Hugh Blair, Scottish author ( Lectures on Rhetoric), was born on April 7, 1718. American journalist (The New York Times) and author (The Pentagon Papers) Daniel Ellsberg was born on April 7, 1931. David Frost, British television personality (The David Frost Show and That Was the Week That Was), was born on April 7, 1939. Chilean poet, author (Desolacion and Tenderness) and Nobel Prize winner (1945) Gabriela Mistral was born on April 7, 1889. Walter Winchell, American newspaper columnist (New York Mirror), vaudevillian and radio personality, was born on April 7, 1897. Walter Winchell may be remembered for his popular radio greeting, "Good evening, Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea." William Wordsworth, British Romantic poet (The Prelude: Growth of a Poet's Mind), was born on April 7, 1770. April 7th Birthdays: Famous Business Leaders W. K. Kellogg, American dry cereal manufacturer (W.K. Kellogg Company), was born on April 7, 1860. April 7th Birthdays: Famous Performers British rock guitarist Michael Timothy (Mick) Abrahams was born on April 7, 1943. Mick Abrahams played with Blodwyn Pig, Jethro Tull and Screaming Lord Sutch. R.G. Armstrong, American actor (T.H.E. Cat), was born on April 7, 1917. American country music singer ("500 Miles Away from Home," "All America Boy," "Detroit City" and "Shame on Me") and actor (A Distant Trumpet) Bobby Bare was born on April 7, 1935. Bobby Bare also performed as Bill Parsons. James Scott (James Garner) Bumgarner, American actor, was born on April 7, 1928. James Garner has appeared in 8 Simple Rules, The Americanization of Emily, The Distinguished Gentleman, Bret Maverick, Duel at Diablo, The Great Escape, A Man Called Sledge, Maverick, Murphy's Romance, My Fellow Americans, Rockford Files, Space Cowboys, Tank and Victor Victoria.
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American comedian, television personality (Bill Bellamy's Who's Got Jokes, Def Comedy Jam, Last Comic Standing, MTV Beach House and MTV Jamz), voice-over artist (Cousin Skeeter) and actor (Any Given Sunday, Fastlane, Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker and Love Jones) Bill Bellamy was born on April 7, 1968. Patricia Bennett, American singer (The Chiffons), was born on April 7, 1947. American actress Heather Burns (Bewitched, Chicks, Miss Congeniality, Number One, Two Weeks Notice and You've Got Mail) was born on April 7, 1975. Heather Burns is the daughter of professional basketball player Jim Burns. Kong Sung (Jackie Chan) Chan, Chinese martial artist, voice-over artist ( Kung Fu Panda) and actor, was born on April 7, 1954. Jackie Chan has appeared in Around the World in 80 Days, The Forbidden Kingdom, Jackie Chan's First Strike, Rumble in the Bronx, Rush Hour, Shanghai Nights, Shanghai Noon and The Young Master. American Christian rock bassist and singer John Landrum Cooper (Skillet) was born on April 7, 1975. John Landrum Cooper is married to Christian rock guitarist and singer Korey Cooper. Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor and Academy Award winner (2000), was born on April 7, 1964. Russell Crowe has appeared in A Beautiful Mind, Gladiator, The Insider, L.A. Confidential , Proof, Romper Stomper, The Quick and the Dead, and Virtuosity. Russell Crowe married singer and actress Danielle Spencer. American country music singer John Dittrich (Restless Heart) was born on April 7, 1951. Spencer Dryden, American rock drummer (The Dinosaurs, Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and New Riders of the Purple Sage), was born on April 7, 1938. W. Elliston, British theatrical actor, was born on April 7, 1774. American jazz winger Eleanora (Billie Holiday) Fagan, was born on April 7, 1915. Billie Holiday's most popular songs included "Ain't Nobody's Business," "Don't Explain," "Fine and Mellow," "God Bless the Child," "Lover Man," "Strange Fruit" and "They Can't Take That Away from Me." Percy Faith, Canadian bandleader and songwriter, was born on April 7, 1908. Percy Faith's best known compositions included "Delicado," "Moulin Rouge - Theme for Young Lovers," "My Heart Cries for You" and "A Summer Place." American folk-rock singer Janis Ian ("At Seventeen" and "Society's Child") was born on April 7, 1951. Bruce Gary, American rock drummer (The Knack), was born on April 7, 1951. American Gospel and R&B singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) was born on April 7, 1954. John Oates, American rock keyboardist, guitarist, singer and songwriter (Hall and Oates), was born on April 7, 1949. British rock keyboardist, guitarist and singer David (Yorkie) Palmer was born on April 7, 1965. Yorkie Palmer has played with The Balcony, Egypt for Now and Space. Wayne Rogers, American actor (Chiefs, Cool Hand Luke, The Gig, House Calls, The Killing Time, M*A*S*H, Passion in Paradise and Pocket Money), was born on April 7, 1933. American Christian hard rock singer Earl Wilson (Jamie) Rowe, Jr., was born on April 7, 1970. Jamie Rowe has played with Guardian, The Ruled and Tempest. Giambattista Rubini, Italian operatic tenor, was born on April 7, 1795. Cuban jazz bandleader, composer ("Afro Blue") and congo drummer Ramon (Mongo) Santamaria was born on April 7, 1922. Mongo Santamaria played with the Fania All Stars, Tito Puente, Perez Prado, Cal Tjader and other artists.
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Ravi Shankar, Indian sitarist, film score composer (Charly and Pather Panchali) and Parliamentarian, was born on April 7, 1920. Ravi Shankar played with George Harrison and The Beatles. Sitarist Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of Ravi Shankar. American country music guitarist and singer Calvin Grant (Cal Smith) Shofner was born on April 7, 1932. Cal Smith's most popular songs included "Country Bumpkin" and "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking." Charlie Thomas, American R&B singer (The Drifters), was born on April 7, 1936. April 7th Birthdays: Famous Scientists Michel Adanson, French biologist (The Natural History of Senegal), was born on April 7, 1727. American neurosurgeon, author (From a Surgeon's Journal, Intracranial Tumours and Tumors of the Nervus Acusticus) and Pulitzer Prize winner (1925) Harvey Williams Cushing was born on April 7, 1869. Cushing's Disease was named for Harvey Williams Cushing, who first identified it. April 7th Birthdays: Famous World (and Other) Leaders William Rufus DeVane King, 13 U.S. Vice President (serving under 14 Pierce), was born on April 7, 1786. German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was born on April 7, 1944. Kurt von Schleiger, German Chancellor, was born on April 7, 1882. St. Francis Xavier, Spanish Roman Catholic missionary to India, Japan and Malaya, was born on April 7, 1506, Do you know any others who are celebrating birthdays on April 7th? If you know additional notable people (including yourself) who may be celebrating a birthday on April 7th, please indicate so in a comment below. Thank you! Happy Birthday, April 7th. Sources: http://440.com/twtd/today.html http://christianmusic.about.com/library/bl_bdjul.htm http://halife.com/daily/trivia http://halife.com/religion http://thinkexist.com/birthday http://www.arts.ufl.edu/ART/rt_room/artist_birthdays/july.html http://www.born-today.com/bt.htm http://www.brainyhistory.com/daysbirth http://www.celebrity-link.com http://www.christianactivities.com http://www.famousbirthdays.net http://www.historyorb.com/today/tomorrowsbirthdays.php http://www.holidayinsights.com/bday http://www.infoplease.com/birthday
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The 7th was my birthday, and even I'M late getting here!
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Happy birthday to Perry. Happy birthday to Beth Ann. Happy birthday to Patty. Happy birthday to Syd. Happy birthday to Deborah. Happy birthday to Tito. Happy birthday to Angie. Happy birthday to Stu. Happy birthday to all who were born on April 7th. Displaying Comments
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