April 8th Birthdays

Tracy Grammer, American folk singer, was born on this date in 1968 in Homestead, Florida, as Teresa Marie Grammer.

Also born on April 8

• 1941
  Darlene Gillespie, Canadian-born American actress
  Peggy Lennon, American singer
• 1942
  Roger Chapman, British rock singer
• 1943
  Miller Farr, American football player
• 1944
  Hywel Bennett, Welsh actor
• 1946
  Stuart Pankin, American actor
  Tim Thomerson, American actor
• 1947
  Steve Howe, English guitarist
• 1949
  Brenda Russell, American singer/songwriter
• 1954
  Gary Carter, American baseball player
• 1955
  Kane Hodder, American actor, stuntman
• 1956
  Christine Boisson, French actress
  Jim Piddock, English actor, writer, producer
  Justin Sullivan, English musician
• 1957
  Fred Smerlas, American football player
• 1960
  John Schneider, American actor
• 1962
  Izzy Stradlin, American musician
• 1963
  Julian Lennon, English singer, musician
  Terry Porter, American basketball player, coach
• 1964
  Biz Markie, American rapper/disc jockey
• 1966
  Robin Wright Penn, American actress
• 1967
  Arwyn Davies, Welsh actor
• 1968
  Patricia Arquette, American actress
• 1973
  Emma Caulfield, American actress
  Alex S. Gonzalez, American baseball player
• 1974
  Chino XL, American rapper
• 1975
  Timo Pérez, Dominican baseball player
• 1977
  Ana de la Reguera, Mexican actress
• 1979
  Jeremy Guthrie, American baseball player
• 1980
  Katee Sackhoff, American actress
• 1981
  Brian Burres, American baseball player
  Lito Sheppard, American football cornerback
  Taylor Kitsch, Canadian actor and model
• 1983
  Adrian Bellani, American actor
• 1984
  Taran Noah Smith, American actor
  Kirsten Storms, American actress
  Ezra Koenig, American singer
• 1989
  Alex DeLeon, American singer (The Cab)
  Gabriella Wilde, English actress
• 1992
  Shelby Young, American actress

April Birthday Calendar

Died on April 8th:

• 1861
  Elisha Otis, American businessman (age 49)
• 1950
  Vaslav Nijinsky, Polish dancer, choreographer (est. age 61)
• 1973
  Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (age 91)
• 1981
  Omar Bradley, American general (age 88)
• 1993
  Marian Anderson, American operatic singer (age 96)
• 1996
  Ben Johnson, American actor and stuntman (age 77)
• 1997
  Laura Nyro, American singer, songwriter, pianist (age 49)
• 2000
  Claire Trevor, American actress (age 90)
• 2003
  Kathie Browne, American actress (age 72)
  Bing Russell, American actor (age 76)
• 2013
  Annette Funicello, American actress, singer (age 70)
  Margaret Thatcher, U.K. Prime Minister (age 87)
• 2018
  Chuck McCann, American actor, comedian
• 2020
  Carl Dobkins, Jr., American singer (age 79)
• 2023
  Elizabeth Hubbard, American actress (age 89)
  Michael Lerner, 81, American actor (age 81)