Umaru Musa Yar'Adua

Umaru Musa Yar'Adua ; 16 August 1951 – 5 May 2010) was a Nigerian politician who served as the president of Nigeria from 2007 to 2010. He was declared the winner of the Nigerian presidential election held on 21 April 2007, and was sworn in on 29 May 2007.

16 August 1951

Born on the same birth day (16 August): Angela Buxton • Arthur Cayley • Bill Spooner • Carey Price • Emilie Juliane of Barby-Mühlingen • Franz Welser-Möst • Inez Voyce • James Cameron • Jules Laforgue • Lesley Turner Bowrey • Nikos Zisis • Russell Brookes • Wang Hao (racewalker) • Wilhelm Wundt

Born in the same month (August 1951): Andrew Gold • Bill Whitaker (journalist) • Carl Lumbly • Catherine Hicks • Chesley V. Morton • Colin McAdam (footballer) • Eric Goles • Greg Bear • Jay North • Mark Hudson (musician) • Martin Brest • Oscar Hijuelos • Slim Dunlap