Theodred II (Bishop of Elmham)
Theodred II was a medieval Bishop of Elmham.
The date of Theodred's consecration unknown, but the date of his death was sometime between 995 and 997.
Alonso Mudarra
Alonso Mudarra( c. 1510 – April 1, 1580) was a Spanish composer of the Renaissance, and also played the vihuela, a guitar- shaped string instrument.
He was an innovative composer of instrumental music as well as songs, and was the composer of the earliest surviving music for the guitar.
Harry Wainwright (footballer)
Harry Wainwright( born 1899; date of death unknown) was an English footballer.
Footprints in the Sand (Edgel Groves song)
" Footprints in the Sand" is a 1980 song by Edgel Groves based on the anonymous poem" Footprints in the Sand".
The song, which became a one hit wonder for Groves, was written by Jerry Buckner and Gary Garcia of Buckner& Garcia.
The song begins with female chorus" Footprints in the sand, he held me in his hand, and gave me strength to face the coming day ...", then enters into Groves' reading of the poem" Last night I had a dream ..."
The B-side is an instrumental version of the song with narration of the poem by disc jockey Johnny Dark.
The song has no relation to a 1961 song" Footprints In The Sand" written by Gwynn Elias& Irving Reid which was recorded by Garry Mills, which begins" I was to meet my baby", and then by The Marcels with the refrain" I saw those footprints in the sand, of a woman and a man.".
John Frederick Coots
John Frederick Coots (May 2, 1897 – April 8, 1985) was an American songwriter.
He composed over 700 popular songs and over a dozen Broadway shows.
In 1934, Coots wrote the melody with his then chief collaborator, lyricist Haven Gillespie, for the biggest hit for them both
"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town."
The song became one of the biggest sellers in American history.
In 1934, when Gillespie brought him the lyrics to "
Santa Claus Is Coming to Town", Coots came up with the skeleton of the music in just ten minutes.
Coots took the song to his publisher, Leo Feist Inc., who liked it but thought it was "a kids' song" and didn't expect too much from it.
Coots offered the song to Eddie Cantor who used it on his radio show that November
and it became an instant hit.
The morning after the radio show there were orders for 100,000 copies of sheet music and
by Christmas sales had passed 400,000.
Love Letters in the Sand
"Love Letters in the Sand" is a popular song first published in 1931.
The music was written by J. Fred Coots and the lyrics by Nick Kenny and Charles Kenny.
Ted Black and His Orchestra, with vocalist Tom Brown, had the first major hit recording of the song in 1931.
The song was "inspired" by an 1881 composition, "The Spanish Cavalier" by William D. Hendrickson.
Bill Smith (footballer, born 1897)
William Thomas Smith( born 9 April 1897, date of death unknown) was an English professional footballer.
Thomas Scott (diver)
Thomas Scott( 1907- date of death unknown) was an English diver.
Albert Thompson (footballer, born 1912)
Albert Thompson( born 1912, date of death unknown) was a Welsh footballer.
Etan Boritzer
Etan Boritzer( born 1950) is an American writer of children ’s literature who is best known for his book" What is God?" first published in 1989.
His best selling" What is?" illustrated children's book series on character education and difficult subjects for children is a popular teaching guide for parents, teachers and child- life professionals.
Boritzer gained national critical acclaim after" What is God?" was published in 1989 although the book has caused controversy from religious fundamentalists for its universalist views.
The other current books in the" What is?" series include
What is Love?,
What is Death?,
What is Beautiful?,
What is Funny?,
What is Right?,
What is Peace?,
What is Money?,
What is Dreaming?,
What is a Friend?,
What is True?,
What is a Family?,
What is a Feeling?"
The series is now also translated into 15 languages.
Boritzer was first published in 1963 at the age of 13 when he wrote an essay in his English class at Wade Junior High School in the Bronx, New York on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
His essay was included in a special anthology by New York City public school children compiled and published by the New York City Department of Education.
Boritzer now lives in Venice, California and maintains his publishing office there also.
He has helped numerous other authors to get published through" How to Get Your Book Published!" programs.
Boritzer is also a yoga teacher who teaches regular classes locally and guest- teaches nationally.
He is also recognized nationally as an erudite speaker on" The Teachings of the Buddha."

Question: When did the composer of song Love Letters In The Sand die?
Answer: April 8, 1985