Edgar Yipsel "Yip" Harburg (born Isidore Hochberg, Yiddish: איסידור הוכברג; April 8, 1896 – March 5, 1981) was an American popular song lyricist and librettist who worked with many well-known composers. He wrote the lyrics to the standards "Brother, Can You Spare a Dime?" (with Jay Gorney), "April in Paris", and "It's Only a Paper Moon", as well as all of the songs for the film The Wizard of Oz, including "Over the Rainbow". He was known for the social commentary of his lyrics, as well as his liberal sensibilities. He championed racial and gender equality and union politics. He also was an ardent critic of religion.
Read more...The April 8, 1896 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♈. It was the 98 day of the year. President of the United States was Grover Cleveland Second Term.
If you were born on this day, you are 125 years old. Your last birthday was on the Thursday, April 8, 2021, 4 days ago. Your next birthday is on Friday, April 8, 2022, in 360 days. You have lived for 45,659 days, or about 1,095,834 hours, or about 65,750,040 minutes, or about ∞ seconds.
Date: 09 April 1896
Date: 08 April 1896
Date: 08 April 1896