What ? 2 days 'til May Day ? Groovy
April 28
32 - Marcus Salviis Otho ~ Emperor of Rome ( Holy Mackerel !. But not a very famous one)
1442 - Edward IV ~ House of Lancaster and York ~ King of England
A cursory look at English royal history might lead one to believe that Edward IV was just another player in the Wars of the Roses, a pawn like his predecessor, Henry VI, or a power broker who had his brief period of supremacy. But Edward IV was much more than that. Altogether, he ruled for more than 20 years, and over the course of his two reigns he emerged as a strong, skilled, and sagacious King.
1758 - James Monroe ~ 5th President of the United States, last of the Jeffersonians.
1878 - Lionel Barrymore ~ By far the best of this iconic family of actors.
~ L ~