April 4

April 4

Born on This Day

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  • Famous Harlem Residents
  • Famous Black Writers
  • Famous Lookalikes

  Maya Angelou

  Author, Poet / 1928 -

  Maya Angelou is a poet and prize-winning memoirist. She is the author of the critically acclaimed I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.

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  Maya Angelou

  Born: April 4, 1928
  Age: 85 years old
  Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
  Occupation: Author, Poet
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  • Name Changers
  • Famous Academics
  • Famous Teachers

  Arthur Murray

  Educator, Dancer / 1895 - 1991

  Ballroom dance instructor Arthur Murray began with a correspondence course in 1912, then opened studios all over the world.
  

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  Arthur Murray

  1895 | 95 years old
  Educator, Dancer

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  • Actors Turned Directors
  • Cast of Psycho
  • Famous Arians

  Anthony Perkins

  Actor / 1932 - 1992

  Anthony Perkins is an Oscar-nominated stage and film actor who is best known for his role as Norman Bates in Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho.

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  Anthony Perkins

  1932 | 60 years old
  Actor

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  • Cast of Saturday Night Live
  • Celebrity Bookings
  • Onscreen Superheroes

  Robert Downey Jr.

  Film Actor / 1965 -

  Actor Robert Downey, Jr. is known for his roles in a wide variety of films, including Iron Man, Chaplin, Soapdish, and Wonder Boys.

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  Robert Downey Jr.

  Born: April 4, 1965
  Age: 48 years old
  Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
  Occupation: Film Actor
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  • Musical Monikers
  • Name Changers
  • Elementals

  Muddy Waters

  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer / 1915 - 1983

  American singer and guitarist Muddy Waters may have been born in Mississippi, but he defined Chicago blues with songs like "I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man."

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  Muddy Waters

  1915 | 68 years old
  Songwriter, Guitarist, Singer

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  • Famous Arians
  • Famous Magicians
  • Famous People Named David

  David Blaine

  Magician / 1973 -

  David Blaine is a street magician who has become known for endurance stunts, such as living in a glass box for days.

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  David Blaine

  1973 | 40 years old
  Magician

April 4

Died on This Day

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  • Nobel Peace Prize Winners
  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Black Activists

  Martin Luther King Jr.

  Civil Rights Activist, Minister / 1929 - 1968

  Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and social activist, who led the Civil Rights Movement in the United States from the mid-1950s until his death by assassination in 1968.

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  Martin Luther King Jr.

  Died: April 4, 1968
  Age: 39 years old
  Place: Memphis, Tennessee , United States
  Occupation: Civil Rights Activist
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  • Famous Capricorns
  • Famous Prime Ministers
  • Famous People Born in 1928

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  Murderer, World Leader, Prime Minister / 1928 - 1979

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, president and prime minister of Pakistan in the 1970s and father to Benazir Bhutto, founded the Pakistan People’s Party and was executed.

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  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  1979 | 51 years old
  Murderer, World Leader, Prime Minister

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  • Famous Harlem Residents
  • Famous Sagittarians
  • Famous Black Activists

  Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

  Civil Rights Activist, U.S. Representative, Pastor / 1908 - 1972

  Adam Clayton Powell Jr. was a 20th century clergyman and U.S. representative who was a major force in establishing civil rights for African Americans.

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  Adam Clayton Powell Jr.

  1972 | 63 years old
  Civil Rights Activist, ...