April 7th

April 7 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. If the ancient Mayans were correct, there are 258 days remaining until the end of time.

1827 English chemist John Walker invents wooden matches though he has greater name recognition with this other concoction

1902 Texas Oil Company, Texaco, forms. You can trust your car to the man who wears the star. . .

1940 Booker T. Washington becomes the 1st black to appear on a U.S. stamp. His 10¢ stamp is not widely used since postage is only 2¢.

1969 Supreme Court strikes down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material. This guy is lucky.

1978 Gutenberg Bible sells for $2,000,000 (~$6.4M now) at auction in New York City

 

1915 Billie Holiday aka Lady Day, bisexual legendary US blues-jazz/singer/composer 

1928 James Garner, actor/Bret Maverick/Jim Rockford/Space Cowboy (on far right) 

1939 Sir David Frost, English broadcaster/TV host

1949 John Oates, porn mustachioed US singer/musician/producer (Hall & Oates) 

1951 Janis Ian, gay US singer/songwriter/author 

1954 Jackie Chan, Chinese (Hong Kong) actor/stunt choreographer/director/writer/martial artist/comedian 

1963 Paul Michael Robinson, US Skinemax actor 

1964 Russell Crowe, Kiwi actor 

1970 Leif Ove Andsnes, gay Norse pianist 

1971 Guillaume Depardieu, French actor/son of actor Gerard Depardieu 

1972 Tony Acosta, US porn star 

1974 Kledi Kadiu, Albanian-born Italian dancer/model 

1974 Tygo Gernandt, Dutch actor 

1975 Ronde & Tiki Barber, US football players/commentators 

1975 Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Spanish actor 

1976 Kevin Alejandro, US actor 

1978 Duncan James, English TV presenter/boy-band singer (Blue) 

1980 Michael Bellisario, US actor/NCIS 

n.d. Gabriel & Oscar Peron aka "The Odyssey Twins", Spanish porn stars

1891 Phineas T Barnum, US circus impressario, finds his way to the Great Egress

1993 Richard Schmiechen, Oscar-winning film maker (Harvey Milk Story), succumbs to AIDS

2010 Christopher Cazenove, English actor (Dynasty), can now tell his own tales from the crypt.

2010 George Nissen, 96, US gymnast/co-inventor of the trampoline, bounces.