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): Andy Flower • Bradley Wiggins • H. B. Stallard • Jack Fingleton • Jakob Butturff • Jeremy Cooke • Joris Jansen Rapelje • Karl Kraus (writer) • Michael P. Jackson • Mike Brearley • Nikki Grahame • Nour El-Sherif • Samantha Ruth Prabhu • Simin Daneshvar • Terry Pratchett • Timothy Curley

Born in the same month (April 1928): Edwin Pope • Emmett Johns • Enzo Cannavale • Gianni Marzotto • Heinz Putzl • Jack Evans (ice hockey) • James Garner • John Horlock • Maya Angelou • Orlando Sirola • Paul Arizin • Robert Byrne (chess player) • Serge Gainsbourg • Tom Lehrer • Tony Williams (singer) • Yves Klein