Highlights of this day in history: American Civil War effectively ends; Iraq celebrates collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime;NASA announces first seven astronauts dubbed the Mercury Seven; Marian Anderson performs at the Lincoln Memorial; Prince Charles marries Camilla Parker Bowles. (April 9)
Famous Birthdays:
- 1932 Carl Perkins, singer/songwriter (Blue Suede Shoes), born in Jackson, Tennessee
- 1932 Jim Fowler, naturalist (Wild Kingdom), born in Albany, Georgia
- 1932 Cheeta, chimpanzee actor
- 1933 Jacques Molicard, translator/navigator
- 1934 Bill Birch, New Zealand politician
- 1935 Aulis Sallinen, composer
- 1936 Jerzy Maksymiuk, composer
- 1937 Barrington J[ohn] Bayley, UK, sci-fi author (Collision Course)
- 1938 Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian politician
- 1939 Michael Learned, actress (Olivia-Waltons, Nurse), born in Washington, D.C.
- 1940 Vasily Dmiotriyevich Shcheglov, Russian cosmonaut
- 1941 Hannah Gordon, actress (Oh Alfie)
- 1942 Brandon De Wilde, American actor (Jamie, Wild in the Sky), born in Brooklyn, New York
- 1943 Terry Knight, rock producer and singer (Grand Funk Railroad), born in Lapeer, Michigan (d. 2004)
- 1945 Gus Hardin, [Carol Ann Blankenship], country singer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1946 Philip Wright, rocker (Paper Lace)
- 1948 Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress
- 1949 Chico Ryan, rock vocalist (Sha Na Na)
- 1950 Nathan Cook, actor (Milton-White Shadow, Billy-Hotel), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1952 Magnar Åm, Norwegian composer, born in Trondheim
- 1953 Hal Ketchum, country singer (Small Town Saturday Night), born in Greenwich Village, New York
- 1954 Dennis Quaid, actor (Big Easy, Dreamscape, Right Stuff), born in Houston, Texas
- 1955 Joolz Denby, English poet and novelist
- 1956 Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentine footballer
- 1957 Ednita Nazario, Ponce PR, spanish singer
- 1963 Joe Scarborough, American television personality
- 1963 Marc Jacobs, American fashion designer (Marc Jacobs, Louis Vuitton), born in NYC, New York
- 1964 Shane Robinson, Adelaide SA, Australian golfer
- 1965 Paulina Porizkova, Prostejov Czech, model (Playboy-Aug 87)
- 1965 Mark Pellegrino, American actor1966 Cynthia Nixon, American actress (Addams Family Values, Pelican Brief), born in NYC, New York
- 1966 Oliver Barnett, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
- 1967 Graeme Lloyd, Australia, pitcher (NY Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers)
- 1968 Janne Ojanen, Tampere FIN, hockey forward (Team Finland)
- 1969 Timothy Young, rower (Olympics-silver-1996), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- 1970 Olaf Kolzig, NHL goalie (Team Germany, Washington), born in Johannesburg, South Africa
- 1970 Mike Barz, American meteorologist and TV anchor
- 1971 Jacques Villeneuve, French-Canadian race car driver
- 1972 Jeffrey van As, soccer player (MVV)
- 1973 Spenny Rice, Canadian Entertainer
- 1974 Kevin Mathis, cornerback (Dallas Cowboys)
- 1974 Alexander Pichushkin, Russian serial killer
- 1975 David Gordon Green, American filmmaker
- 1977 Gerard Way, American musician (My Chemical Romance)
- 1978 Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer
- 1979 Albert Hammond, Jr., American guitarist (The Strokes)
- 1979 Keith Nobbs, American actor
- 1980 Clueso, German singer, rapper, songwriter and producer
- 1982 Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer
- 1984 Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player
- 1985 Yamashita Tomohisa, Japanese singer News
- 1986 Leighton Meester, American actress
- 1987 Jesse McCartney, American actor and singer
- 1990 Kristen Stewart, American actress (Bella Swan-The Twilight Saga), born in Los Angeles, California
- 1998 Elle Fanning, American Actress
-- YouTube download / AP video / OnThisDay birthdays / Henry Frederick, Headline Surfer