Eugene Merle Shoemaker

Eugene Merle Shoemaker was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televised around the world. Shoemaker also studied terrestrial craters, such as Barringer Meteor Crater in Arizona, and along with Edward Chao provided the first conclusive evidence of its origin as an impact crater. He was also the first director of the United States Geological Survey's Astrogeology Research Program.

28 April 1928

Born on the same birth date (28 April 1928): Yves Klein

Born on the same birth day (28 April): AD 32 • Alice Berry • Brian Greenhoff • Bruno Kirby • Jan Oort • John White (footballer, born 1937) • L'Wren Scott • Larry Smith (Canadian politician) • Lee Falk • Lucy Booth • Michael Walchhofer • Ron Zook • Rowland Evans • Yi Sun-sin

Born in the same month (April 1928): Anahit Perikhanian • Carl Gardner • David Robinson (horticulturist) • Edwin Pope • Heinz Putzl • James Garner • James White (author) • Jean-François Paillard • Jimmy Logan • John Horlock • Monty Norman • Robert Byrne (chess player) • Tommy Docherty • Tony Williams (singer) • Yves Klein