Historical Birthday
15 Apr 1552
Pietro Cataldi Italian mathematician (d. 1626)
15 Apr 1588
Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise] French linguist
15 Apr 1682
John van Huysum Dutch painter (flowersfruit)
15 Apr 1689
Ferdinand Zellbell the elder Swedish composer (d. 1765)
15 Apr 1710
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo French dancer born in Brussels Spanish Netherlands (d. 1770)
15 Apr 1733
Johann Heinrich Zang German composer and organist born in Zella St Blasii Germany (d. 1811)
15 Apr 1741
Charles Willson Peale American painter remembered for his portraits of leading figures of the American Revolution (George Washington) born in Chester Province of Maryland (d. 1827)
15 Apr 1766
Friedrich Bouterwek German philosophercritic
15 Apr 1772
tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire French naturalist (d. 1844)
15 Apr 1786
Walter Channing American physician who was the first to use anesthesia during childbirth born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1876)
15 Apr 1793
Friedrich Struve German founded dynasty of astronomers
15 Apr 1794
Jean Pierre Flourens French physiologist (d. 1867)
15 Apr 1800
James Clark Ross explorer (British Antarctic)
15 Apr 1814
John Lothrop Motley American historianauthor (Rise of Dutch Rep)
15 Apr 1820
Evander McNair Brigadier General (Confederate Army) (d. 1902)
15 Apr 1821
Emerson Brown Joseph (Confederacy) (d. 1894)
15 Apr 1822
Napoleon Jackson Tecumseh Dana American Major General (Union Army) born in Eastport Maine (d. 1905)
15 Apr 1843
Henry James AmericanBritish author (Turn of the Screw Bostonians) (d. 1916)
15 Apr 1845
Dave Gregory cricketer (Australias 1st Test captain)
15 Apr 1850
John Munroe Longyear American capitalistbank president
15 Apr 1858
Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard Dutch painterlithographeretcher
15 Apr 1858
Emile Durkheim French sociologist (Division du travail social)
15 Apr 1874
Johannes Stark German physicist (Stark effect) (Nobel 1919)
15 Apr 1874
George Harrison Shull American plant geneticist (d. 1954)
15 Apr 1875
Klaziena Ina Boudier-Bakker Dutch playwrightnovelist (Poverty)
15 Apr 1829
Mary Harris Thompson 1st American woman surgeon
15 Apr 1837
Horace Porter Bvt Brigadier General (Union Army) (d. 1921)
15 Apr 1841
Joseph E. Seagram Canadian distillery founder (d. 1919)
15 Apr 1878
Robert Walser Swiss writer born in Biel (d. 1956)
15 Apr 1879
Melville Henry Cane American lawyer (d. 1980)
15 Apr 1882
Giovanni Amendola Italian antifascisteditor-in-chief (Il Mondo)
15 Apr 1883
Stanley Bruce eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)
15 Apr 1888
Florence Bates American actress (Moon & Sixpence Love Crazy San Antonio) born in San Antonio Texas (d. 1954)
15 Apr 1889
Asa Philip Randolph labor leader (Railroad Porters Union)
15 Apr 1889
Thomas Hart Benton Missouri paintermuralist (Lonesome Road)
15 Apr 1891
Wallace Reid American actor director and screenwriter referred to as the screens most perfect lover (Every Inch a Man) born in St Louis Missouri (d. 1923)
15 Apr 1892
Corrie ten Boom Dutch author (The Hiding Place) and Holocaust survivor born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1983)
15 Apr 1892
Theo Osterkamp World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. 1975)
15 Apr 1894
Bessie Smith American blues singer nicknamed the Empress of Blues (over 200 songs) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 1937)
15 Apr 1895
Corrado Alvaro Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte)
15 Apr 1895
Harry F V Edward British Guiana 100m200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920)
15 Apr 1895
Clark McConachy New Zealand billiards player (d. 1980)
15 Apr 1896
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov Russian chemist Nobel laureate (d. 1986)
15 Apr 1897
Pedro Regas Greek stage actor (Only Angels Have Wings Pat Paulsens Half a Comedy Hour) born in Goranoi Greece (d. 1974)
15 Apr 1898
Marian Jordan American actress radio comedienne (Molly-Fibber McGee & Molly) born in Peoria Illinois (d. 1961)
15 Apr 1898
Nini de Boel Flemish operette singer (White Horse)
15 Apr 1901
Joe Davis English snookerbilliards-world champ (1927-46)
15 Apr 1902
Fernando Pessa Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)
15 Apr 1903
John Williams British actor (Family Affair Dial M for Murder) born in Chalfont St. Giles Buckinghamshire England (d. 1983)
15 Apr 1906
A J Sandy Bell South African cricket fast bowler (16 Tests 1929-35)
15 Apr 1907
Gerald Abrahams author (Teach Yourself Chess) born in Liverpool England
15 Apr 1907
Nicholas Tinbergen NethBritish biologistzoologist (Nobel 1973)
15 Apr 1908
Eden Ahbez American songwriter (Nature Boy) born in Brooklyn New York (d.1995)
15 Apr 1910
Lord Grey of Naunton chancellor (Ulster University)
15 Apr 1911
Jacob Fresco Dutch architect (Antilles BreweryAutonomy Monument)
15 Apr 1912
Peter Menzies CEO (British Electricity Council)
15 Apr 1914
John Gregory English ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company) born in Norwich (d. 1996)
15 Apr 1915
Ernest Borneman sexual researcher psychotherapist writermusicologist
15 Apr 1915
Elizabeth Catlett sculptor and print maker (Mother and Child) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1916
Alfred S. Bloomingdale American businessman (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1917
Hans Conried American actor (Peter Pan Bullwinkle Show Make Room for Daddy) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1918
John Baragrey American actor (Creeper The Loves of Carmen) born in Haleyville Alabama (d. 1975)
15 Apr 1919
Clive Beadon British RAF Wing Commander and pilot (WWII) born in Conoor near Poona India (d. 1996)
15 Apr 1919
Meriol Trevor novelistbiographer (Civil Prisoners)
15 Apr 1920
Richard von Weizsacker German politician and 1st president of reunited Germany (1990-94) born in Stuttgart
15 Apr 1920
Thomas Szasz psychiatrist (The Myth of Mental Illness The Manufacture of Madness) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1921
Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz 3)
15 Apr 1922
Harold Washington 1st African American mayor of Chicago (D 1983-87)
15 Apr 1922
Michael Ansara American actor (Broken Arrow Centennial) born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 2013)
15 Apr 1923
Douglas Wass CEO (Equity & Law Life Assurance Company)
15 Apr 1924
Neville Marriner English conductor and violinist (Academy of St Martin in the Fields) born in Lincoln (d. 2016)
15 Apr 1928
Norma Merrick Sklarek 1st African American woman architect in NY & Calif
15 Apr 1928
Richard Evans British diplomat ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China (1984-88) born in England (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1929
Adrian Cadbury confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1929
Jocelyn Barrow deputy chair person (British Broadcast Standards)
15 Apr 1930
Richard Davis American jazz bassist described as the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album (Van Morrisons Astral Weeks) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Apr 1930
Elijah Barayi head of South Africa union centre (COSATU)
15 Apr 1930
Vigds Finnbogadttir President of Iceland
15 Apr 1931
Tomas Transtrmer Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature - 2011) born in Stockholm (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1932
David Bolton director (British Royal United Service for Defense)
15 Apr 1932
Nikolai Stepanovich Porvatkin Russian cosmonaut
15 Apr 1933
Boris Strugatsky Soviet-Russian science fiction author (Tale of Troika)
15 Apr 1933
Roy Clark Meherrin US country singer (Hee Haw The Tonight Show) born in Meherrin Virginia (d. 2018)
15 Apr 1935
Gene Cherico American jazz bassist born in Buffalo New York (d. 1996)
15 Apr 1936
Jack Noreiga cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971)
15 Apr 1936
Maurice Shock rector (Lincoln College in Oxford)
15 Apr 1936
Pen Sovann 1st post-Khmer Rouge Cambodian Prime Minister (1981) born in Tako (d. 2016)
15 Apr 1938
Claudia Cardinale Tunisian-born actress (The Pink Panther)
15 Apr 1939
Marty Wilde English singer-songwriter and father of rocker Kim Wilde born in London England
15 Apr 1940
Edy Hubacher Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1972)
15 Apr 1940
Jeffrey Archer England (Tory-Commons)author (Matter of Honor)
15 Apr 1940
Robert Walker Jr American actor (Ceremony Ms Don Juan Ensign Pulver) born in NYC New York
15 Apr 1940
Robert Lacroix French Canadian professor of economics
15 Apr 1941
Roman Balayan Ukrainian-Armenian director (Filer Biryuk) born in Nerkin Horatagh Nagorno-Karabakh AO Azerbaijan
15 Apr 1942
Walter Raphael Hazzard basketball (Olympic gold 1964) born in Wilmington Delaware
15 Apr 1942
Francis X. DiLorenzo American Catholic prelate
15 Apr 1943
Hugh Thompson Jr. American Vietnam War veteran who played a major role in ending the 1968 My Lai massacre born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2006)
15 Apr 1943
Riem de Wolff IndonesianDutch singerguitarist (Blue Diamonds)
15 Apr 1943
Mighty Sam McClain American soul and blues singer-songwriter born in Monroe Louisiana (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1944
Dave Edmunds Welsh singer and guitarist (Rockpile - Girls Talk) born in Cardiff Wales
15 Apr 1944
Dzhokhar Dudayev separatist leader and President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991) born in Yalkhori Chechen-Ingush (d. 1996)
15 Apr 1947
Bojoura [Raina van Melzen] Dutch singer and wife of Hans Cleuver born in The Hague The Netherlands
15 Apr 1947
Diane DeDe Lind American glamour model and Playboy playmate (Aug 1967) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1947
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason TV producer (Designing Women Murphy Brown)
15 Apr 1947
Stuart Woolly Wolstenholme British keyboardist and vocalist (Barclay James Harvest) born in Chadderton Lancashire (d. 2010)
15 Apr 1947
Cristina Husmark Pehrsson Swedish politician born in Uddevalla Sweden
15 Apr 1947
George Marino American Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer who worked with Guns N Roses Bon Jovi Stevie Wonder John Lennon & Yoko Ono born in Bronx New York (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1950
Amy Wright actress (Inside Moves Accidental Tourist) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Apr 1951
Heloise II columnist (Heloises Helpful Hints)
15 Apr 1951
Marsha S Ivins astronaut (STS 32 46 62 81) born in Baltimore Maryland
15 Apr 1952
Donald Harvey American serial killer healthcare worker who killed at least 37 patients born in Hamilton Ohio (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1954
Emmanuel spanish singer born in Mexico City Mexico
15 Apr 1955
Enith Salle Brigitha Neth 100m200m swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976)
15 Apr 1955
Jeff Golub American jazz guitarist (Avenue Blue Rod Stewart) born in Copley Township Ohio (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1956
Gregory J Harbaugh astronaut (STS 39 54 71 82) born in Cleveland Ohio
15 Apr 1957
Evelyn Ashford American athlete (4 x Olympic sprints gold 1984 88 92) born in Shreveport Louisiana
15 Apr 1958
John Bracewell NZ cricketer (premiere spinner of 80s)
15 Apr 1958
Matt Reid rock keyboardist (Berlin-Takes Your Breathe Away)
15 Apr 1958
Noni oannidou Greek fashion model and actress
15 Apr 1959
Kevin Lowe Lachute NHL defenseman (NY Rangers)
15 Apr 1960
Marvin Clyde Goodwin murderer (FBI Most Wanted List) born in New Orleans Louisiana
15 Apr 1961
Lynne Austin American model (First Hooters girl) Playboy playmate (Jul 1986) born in Plant City Florida
15 Apr 1961
Tiina Lillak Finland javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1984)
15 Apr 1962
Nawal El Moutawakel Moroccan athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1984) born in Casablanca Morocco
15 Apr 1963
Manoj Prabhakar cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler)
15 Apr 1963
Teresa Wentzel DeWitt Ft Bragg NC double trap (Olympics 1996)
15 Apr 1964
Lydie Denier St Nazaire France actress (General Hospital)
15 Apr 1964
Nadeem Abbasi cricketer (three Tests for Pakistan v India 1989)
15 Apr 1965
Anthony Miller NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos Dallas Cowboys)
15 Apr 1965
Kevin Stevens American NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins Stanley Cup 1991 92) born in Brockton Massachusetts
15 Apr 1489
Mimar Sinan Ottoman architect and civil engineer for Sultans Suleiman the Magnificent Selim II and Murad III born in Arnas Karaman Eyalet Ottoman Empire (d. 1588)
15 Apr 1552
Pietro Cataldi Italian mathematician born in Bologna Italy (d. 1626)
15 Apr 1588
Claudius Salmasius [Claude Saumaise] French linguist born in Semur-en-Auxois France (d. 1653)
15 Apr 1637
Valentin Molitor Swiss composer born in Rapperswil Switzerland (d. 1713)
15 Apr 1641
Robert Sibbald Scottish physician born in Edinburgh (d. 1722)
15 Apr 1646
Christian V King of Denmark and Norway born in Duborg Castle Flensburg (d. 1699)
15 Apr 1646
Pierre Poiret French mystic born in Metz France (d. 1719)
15 Apr 1651
Domenico Gabrielli Italian Baroque composer born in Bologna Italy (d. 1690)
15 Apr 1684
Catherine I Empress of Russia (1725-27) born in Vii Daugavpils Municipality (d. 1727)
15 Apr 1688
Johann Friedrich Fasch German violinist and composer born in Buttelstedt Thuringia Germany (d. 1758)
15 Apr 1710
William Cullen Scottish physician and chemist born in Hamilton Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1790)
15 Apr 1766
Friedrich Bouterwek German philosopher and critic born in Oker Hanover Germany (d. 1828)
15 Apr 1772
tienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire French naturalist born in tampes France (d. 1844)
15 Apr 1793
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve German-Russian astronomer born in Altona Hamburg (d. 1864)
15 Apr 1794
Jean Pierre Flourens French physiologist born in Maureilhan France (d. 1867)
15 Apr 1800
James Clark Ross British Royal Navy explorer (British Antarctic) born in London (d. 1862)
15 Apr 1809
Hermann Grassmann German linguist and mathematician born in Stettin Province of Pomerania Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1877)
15 Apr 1812
Thodore Rousseau French painter born in Paris (d. 1867)
15 Apr 1814
John Lothrop Motley American historian and author (The Rise of the Dutch Republic) born in Dorchester Boston (d. 1877)
15 Apr 1820
Evander McNair American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Laurel Hill North Carolina (d. 1902)
15 Apr 1821
Joseph E. Brown American attorney and politician (42nd Governor of Georgia) born in Pickens South Carolina (d. 1894)
15 Apr 1827
Julius Tausch German composer born in Dessau (d. 1895)
15 Apr 1829
Mary Harris Thompson 1st American woman surgeon born in Fort Ann New York (d. 1895)
15 Apr 1832
Wilhelm Busch German poet born in Wiedensahl Kingdom of Hanover (d. 1908)
15 Apr 1837
Horace Porter American Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Huntingdon Pennsylvania (d. 1921)
15 Apr 1841
Joseph E. Seagram Canadian distillery founder (Seagram Distilleries) born in Fishers Mills Canada West (d. 1919)
15 Apr 1843
Carl Eilhardt German composer and conductor born in Erfurt Germany (d. 1911)
15 Apr 1843
Henry James American-British author (Turn of the Screw Bostonians) born in NYC New York (d. 1916)
15 Apr 1845
Dave Gregory Australian cricketer (Australias 1st Test captain) born in Fairy Meadow New South Wales (d. 1919)
15 Apr 1850
John Munro Longyear American capitalist and developer of timber and mineral lands born in Lansing Michigan (d. 1922)
15 Apr 1858
mile Durkheim French sociologist (Division du travail social) born in pinal France (d. 1917)
15 Apr 1861
Bliss Carman Canadian poet born in Fredericton New Brunswick (d. 1929)
15 Apr 1873
Juliette Atkinson American tennis player (US Nat Cship 1895 97-98) born in Rahway New Jersey (d. 1944)
15 Apr 1874
Johannes Stark German physicist (Stark effect Nobel 1919) born in Schickenhof German Empire (d. 1957)
15 Apr 1874
George Harrison Shull American plant geneticist born in Clark County Ohio (d. 1954)
15 Apr 1875
Klaziena Ina Boudier-Bakker Dutch playwright and novelist (Poverty) born in Amsterdam (d. 1966)
15 Apr 1879
Melville Henry Cane American lawyer and poet (Making a Poem) born in Plattsburgh New York (d. 1980)
15 Apr 1882
Giovanni Amendola Italian anti-fascist and editor-in-chief (Il Mondo) born in Naples Italy (d. 1926)
15 Apr 1883
Stanley Bruce 8th Prime Minister of Australia born in St Kilda Victoria Australia (d. 1967)
15 Apr 1885
Tadeusz Kutrzeba Polish general during the Second Polish Republic born in Krakw Galicia Austria-Hungary (d. 1947)
15 Apr 1886
Nikolay Gumilyov Russian poet born in Kronshtadt Russia (d. 1921)
15 Apr 1887
Mike Brady American golfer (US Open 1911 19 runner-up 9 PGA Tour titles) born in Brighton Massachusetts (d. 1972)
15 Apr 1888
Maximilian Kronberger German poet born in Berlin (d. 1904)
15 Apr 1889
A. Philip Randolph American labor leader (Railroad Porters Union) born in Crescent City Florida (d. 1979)
15 Apr 1889
Thomas Hart Benton American painter and muralist (Lonesome Road) born in Neosho Missouri (d. 1975)
15 Apr 1891
Vin Raitio Finnish composer born in Sortavala Grand Duchy of Finland (d. 1945)
15 Apr 1892
Theo Osterkamp World War I and World War II German fighter pilot born in Dren Rhine Province Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1975)
15 Apr 1895
Corrado Alvaro Italian writer (Gente in Aspromonte) born in San Luca Italy (d. 1956)
15 Apr 1898
Harry F. V. Edward British 100m200m runner (Olympic bronze 1920) born in Berlin (d. 1973)
15 Apr 1898
Nini de Bol Flemish operette singer (White Horse) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1901
Joe Davis English snooker player (World Champion 1927-40 1946) born in Whitwell Derbyshire (d. 1978)
15 Apr 1902
Fernando Pessa Portuguese journalist born in Aveiro District Portugal (d. 2002)
15 Apr 1903
Erich Arendt German poet and writer born in Neuruppin Germany (d. 1984)
15 Apr 1904
Arshile Gorky Armenian-American abstract painter born in Khorgom Vilayet of Van Ottoman Empire (d. 1948)
15 Apr 1906
Sandy Bell South African cricket fast bowler (16 Tests 1929-35) born in East London South Africa (d. 1985)
15 Apr 1907
Gerald Abrahams English author (Teach Yourself Chess) born in Liverpool England (d. 1980)
15 Apr 1907
Nikolaas Tinbergen Dutch-British biologist and zoologist (Nobel 1973) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1988)
15 Apr 1910
Ralph Grey Baron Grey of Naunton Governor of Northern Ireland (1968-73) born in Wellington New Zealand (d. 1999)
15 Apr 1911
Jacob Fresco Dutch architect (Antilles BreweryAutonomy Monument) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1990)
15 Apr 1915
Elizabeth Catlett African-American sculptor and print maker (Mother and Child) born in Washington D.C. (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1916
Alfred S. Bloomingdale American businessman and heir to the Bloomingdales department store born in NYC New York (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1917
Pietro Grossi Italian composer born in Venice (d. 2002)
15 Apr 1919
Meriol Trevor English novelist and biographer (Civil Prisoners) born in London (d. 2000)
15 Apr 1920
Richard von Weizsacker German politician and 1st president of reunited Germany (1990-94) born in Stuttgart (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1920
Thomas Szasz Hungarian-American psychiatrist (The Myth of Mental Illness The Manufacture of Madness) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1921
Georgy Beregovoy Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 3) born in Fedorivka Poltava Oblast Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic (d. 1995)
15 Apr 1922
Harold Washington 1st African American mayor of Chicago (D 1983-87) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1987)
15 Apr 1923
Douglas Wass British civil servant (Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury 1974-83) (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1924
John Grigg 2nd Baron Altrincham British writer and historian born in Westminster London (d. 2001)
15 Apr 1927
Robert Mills American physicist (quantum field theory) born in Englewood New Jersey (d. 1999)
15 Apr 1928
Norma Merrick Sklarek 1st African-American woman architect in NY & California born in Harlem New York (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1929
Adrian Cadbury British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1929
Jocelyn Barrow deputy chair person (British Broadcast Standards) born in Trinidad
15 Apr 1930
Elijah Barayi head of South Africa union centre (COSATU) born in Lingelihle Eastern Cape (d. 1994)
15 Apr 1930
Vigds Finnbogadttir 4th President of Iceland (1980-96) born in Reykjavk Iceland
15 Apr 1931
Kenneth Bloomfield BBC governor (Ireland) born in Belfast Northern Ireland
15 Apr 1932
Nikolai Porvatkin Russian cosmonaut born in Vozdvizhenka Saratov Oblast (d. 2009)
15 Apr 1933
Boris Strugatsky Soviet-Russian science fiction author (Tale of Troika) born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 2012)
15 Apr 1933
Roy Clark American country singer (Hee Haw The Tonight Show) born in Meherrin Virginia (d. 2018)
15 Apr 1936
Hctor Quintanar Mexican composer born in Mexico City Mexico (d. 2013)
15 Apr 1936
Jack Noreiga West Indian cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971) born in Saint Joseph Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2003)
15 Apr 1936
Raymond Poulidor French professional cyclist born in Masbaraud-Mrignat France
15 Apr 1937
Conrad Russell 5th Earl Russell British historian born in Harting West Sussex (d. 2004)
15 Apr 1938
Hso Khan Pha 1st President of the democratic and newly independent Union of Burma from 1948-52 born in Yawnghwe State British Burma (d. 2016)
15 Apr 1938
Claudia Cardinale Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther) born in La Goulette Tunis Tunisia
15 Apr 1939
Marty Wilde English singer songwriter and father of rocker Kim Wilde born in London England
15 Apr 1940
Edy Hubacher Swiss 4-man bobsled (Olympic gold 1972) born in Bern Switzerland
15 Apr 1940
Jeffrey Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare English novelist born in Finsbury London
15 Apr 1941
Howard Berman American attorney and politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1942
Walt Hazzard American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964) born in Wilmington Delaware (d. 2011)
15 Apr 1942
Francis X. DiLorenzo American Catholic prelate born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1942
Kenneth Lay American CEO and Chairman of Enron born in Tyrone Missouri (d. 2006)
15 Apr 1943
Riem de Wolff Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (Blue Diamonds) born in Depok Buitenzorg Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1945
Jos van Rey Dutch businessman and politician (VVD) born in Roermond Netherlands
15 Apr 1946
Wayne Gilchrest American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland) born in Rahway New Jersey
15 Apr 1947
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason American TV producer (Designing Women Murphy Brown) born in Poplar Bluff Missouri
15 Apr 1948
Michael Kamen American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Hollands Opus Pink Floyd) born in NYC New York (d. 2003)
15 Apr 1949
Alla Pugacheva Russian singer born in Moscow
15 Apr 1949
Craig Zadan American film producer born in Miami Florida
15 Apr 1950
Amy Wright American actress (Inside Moves Accidental Tourist) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Apr 1951
Heloise [Ponce Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans] American writer and columnist (Heloises Helpful Hints) born in Waco Texas
15 Apr 1951
John L. Phillips NASA astronaut born in Fort Belvoir Virginia
15 Apr 1951
Marsha S. Ivins American astronaut (STS 32 46 62 81) born in Baltimore Maryland
15 Apr 1952
Sam McMurray American actor (Tracey Ullman) born in NYC New York
15 Apr 1952
Bengt Gingsj Swedish swimmer born in Gothenburg Vstra Gtaland
15 Apr 1952
Kym Gyngell Australian comedian born in Melbourne Australia
15 Apr 1954
Emmanuel Mexican singer born in Mexico City Mexico
15 Apr 1955
Enith Salle Brigitha Dutch 100m200m swimmer (Olympic bronze 1976) born in Curaao Netherlands Antilles
15 Apr 1955
Dodi Fayed Egyptian businessman who died in a car crash in Paris with Princess Diana born in Alexandria Egypt (d. 1997)
15 Apr 1956
Gregory J. Harbaugh American astronaut (STS 39 54 71 82) born in Cleveland Ohio
15 Apr 1956
Michael Cooper American NBA star (LA Lakers) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1957
Evelyn Ashford American athlete (4 x Olympic sprint gold 1984 88 92) born in Shreveport Louisiana
15 Apr 1958
John Bracewell New Zealand cricketer (premiere spinner of 80s) born in Auckland New Zealand
15 Apr 1958
Dolores Gordon-Smith British novelist (The Jack Haldean Murder Series) born in Glossop Derbyshire
15 Apr 1958
Benjamin Zephaniah British writer and dub poet born in Handsworth Birmingham England
15 Apr 1959
Kevin Lowe Canadian NHL defenceman coach and executive (Edmonton Oilers Stanley Cup x 6) born in Lachute Quebec
15 Apr 1959
Fruit Chan Hong Kong film director born in Guangdong China
15 Apr 1959
Thomas F. Wilson American actor born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Apr 1960
Pedro Delgado Spanish cyclist born in Segovia Castile and Len Spain
15 Apr 1961
Tiina Lillak Finnish javelin thrower (Olympic silver 1984) born in Helsinki Finland
15 Apr 1962
Surjit Bindrakhia Punjabi Bhangra singer born in Bindrakh Punjab
15 Apr 1962
Tom Kane American voice actor born in Overland Park Kansas
15 Apr 1963
Manoj Prabhakar Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman & opening bowler) born in Ghaziabad India
15 Apr 1964
Lydie Denier French model and actress (General Hospital) born in Saint-Nazaire France
15 Apr 1964
Nadeem Abbasi Pakistani cricketer (three Tests for Pakistan v India 1989) born in Rawalpindi Punjab Pakistan
15 Apr 1965
Anthony Miller American NFL wide receiver (Denver Broncos Dallas Cowboys) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1965
Mark Dennis American NFL tackle (Carolina Panthers Green Bay Packers) born in Junction City Kansas
15 Apr 1965
Michele Redman American golfer (2 LPGA Tour titles) born in Zanesville Ohio
15 Apr 1965
Soichi Noguchi japanese astronaut born in Yokohama Japan
15 Apr 1965
Linda Perry American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes Whats Up) born in Springfield Massachusetts
15 Apr 1966
Andrei Olhovskiy Russian tennis player born in Moscow Russia
15 Apr 1966
Graeme Clark Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet-Angel Eyes Love is All Around) born in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire Scotland
15 Apr 1966
Samantha Karen Fox East End singer (Touch Me) born in London England
15 Apr 1967
Dara Torres American Olympic swimmer (Olympic gold 1984) born in Beverly Hills California
15 Apr 1967
Lance Zeno American former NFLWLAF corner (Rams Scottish Claymores) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1967
Mark Mortimer American actor (Nick Hudson-Another World Killing Cupid) born in Yorkville Illinois
15 Apr 1967
Frankie Poullain [Francis Poullain-Patterson] British bass player (The Darkness) born in Edinburgh United Kingdom
15 Apr 1968
Billy Brewer American baseball pitcher (NY Yankees) born in Fort Worth Texas
15 Apr 1968
Stacey Williams American fashion model (SI Swimsuit 1996) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Apr 1968
Ed OBrien English musician and songwriter (Radiohead) born in Oxford
15 Apr 1969
Jeromy Burnitz American baseball outfielder (Cleveland Indians) born in Westminster California
15 Apr 1741
Charles Willson Peale American painter remembered for portraits of leading American Revolution figures (George Washington) born in Chester Province of Maryland (d. 1827)
15 Apr 1917
Hans Conried American actor (Peter Pan Bullwinkle Show Make Room for Daddy - Uncle Tonoose The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1920
Richard von Weizsacker German politician and 1st president of reunited Germany (1990-94) born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1929
Jocelyn Barrow British race relations campaigner (Card) and 1st black female governor of the BBC born in Port of Spain Trinidad (d. 2020)
15 Apr 1935
Gene Cherico American jazz bassist born in Buffalo New York (d. 1994)
15 Apr 1948
Jan Krzywicki American classical music composer conductor and educator born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Apr 1958
Matt Reid American rock keyboardist (Berlin-Take My Breath Away)
15 Apr 1966
Chai Ling Chinese dissident (All Girls Allowed) and one of the student leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests born in Rizhao Shandong China
15 Apr 1845
Dave Gregory Australian cricket batsman (Australias 1st Test captain 3 Tests NSW CA) born in Fairy Meadow Australia (d. 1919)
15 Apr 1894
Bessie Smith American blues singer known as the Empress of the Blues (recorded over 200 songs) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 1937)
15 Apr 1898
Nini de Bol Flemish operetta singer (White Horse) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1908
Eden Ahbez [George Aberle] American songwriter (Nature Boy Lonely Island) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1995)
15 Apr 1914
John Gregory British ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company 1959-69) and writer born in Norwich England (d. 1996) [1]
15 Apr 1917
Pietro Grossi Italian composer and electronic music pioneer born in Venice Italy (d. 2002)
15 Apr 1924
Neville Marriner English violinist (London Symphony 1954-69) and conductor (Academy of St Martin in the Fields 1958-2011 Minnesota Orchestra 1979-86) born in Lincoln (d. 2016)
15 Apr 1927
Annapurna Devi [Roshanara Khan] Indian classical surbahar (bass sitar) player and music teacher born in Maihar British India (now part of Madhya Pradesh India) (d. 2018)
15 Apr 1930
Richard Davis American jazz double bassist described as the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album (Van Morrisons Astral Weeks) born in Chicago Illinois
15 Apr 1933
Roy Clark American country and bluegrass singer guitarist and banjo player (Hee Haw The Tonight Show) born in Meherrin Virginia (d. 2018)
15 Apr 1939
Marty Wilde English pop singer-songwriter (A Teenager In Love) and father of rocker Kim Wilde born in London England
15 Apr 1940
Clarence Satchell American funk saxophonist (Ohio Players - Fire Love Rollercoaster) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1995)
15 Apr 1944
Dave Edmunds Welsh rock singer and guitarist (Rockpile - Girls Talk I Knew The Bride) born in Cardiff Wales
15 Apr 1955
Jeff Golub American jazz guitarist (Avenue Blue Rod Stewart) born in Copley Township Ohio (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1958
Matt Reid American rock keyboardist (Berlin - Take My Breath Away)
15 Apr 1962
Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains] Punjabi Bhangra singer (Lakk Tunoo Tunoo) born in Bindrakh Punjab (d. 2003)
15 Apr 1965
Linda Perry American singer-songwriter and producer (4 Non Blondes - Whats Up Christina Aguilera - Beautiful) born in Springfield Massachusetts
15 Apr 1966
Graeme Clark Scottish bassist (Wet Wet Wet - Angel Eyes Love is All Around) born in Clydebank West Dunbartonshire Scotland
15 Apr 1966
Samantha Karen Fox British pop singer (Touch Me) born in London England
15 Apr 1967
Dara Torres American swimmer winner of 12 Olympic medals (1984 1988 1992 2000 and 2008) born in Beverly Hills California
15 Apr 1967
Lance Zeno American NFLWLAF football cornerback (Rams Scottish Claymores) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1967
Mark Mortimer American actor (Another World - Nick Hudson Killing Cupid) born in Yorkville Illinois
15 Apr 1682
Jann van Huysum Dutch painter (still lives of flowers and fruit) born in Amsterdam (d. 1749)
15 Apr 1874
Johannes Stark German physicist (Stark Effect Nobel Prize in Physics -1919) and Nazi sympathizer born in Schickenhof German Empire (d. 1957)
15 Apr 1895
Clark McConachy New Zealand billiards player (World Professional Cships 1951) born in Glenorchy New Zealand (d. 1980)
15 Apr 1906
Sandy Bell South African cricket fast bowler (16 Tests 48 wickets BB 699 Western Province Rhodesia) born in East London South Africa (d. 1985)
15 Apr 1923
Douglas Wass British civil servant (Permanent Secretary to HM Treasury 1974-83) born in Wallasey Merseyside England (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1928
Jerry Green Pro Football Hall of Fame journalist (Associated Press 1956-63 The Detroit News 1963-2004) born in NYC New York (d. 2023)
15 Apr 1934
Maureen Arthur American stage and screen actress (How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying The Love God) born in San Jose California (d. 2022)
15 Apr 1938
Claudia Cardinale Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther 8) born in La Goulette Tunis Tunisia
15 Apr 1942
Kenneth Lay American businessman (CEO and Chairman of Enron 1985-2001) born in Tyrone Missouri (d. 2006)
15 Apr 1944
John Wilbraham British classical baroque and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields English Chamber Orchestra The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour) and educator born in Bournemouth England (d. 1998)
15 Apr 1945
Ted Sizemore American MLB infielder 1969-80 Rookie of the Year (Los Angeles Dodgers St. Louis Cardinals and 3 other teams) born in Gadsden Alabama
15 Apr 1955
Dodi Fayed Egyptian businessman who died in a car crash in Paris with Diana. Princess of Wales born in Alexandria Egypt (d. 1997)
15 Apr 1962
(Ivor) Nick Kamen British pop singer-songwriter (Each Time You Break My Heart I Promised Myself) and model (Levis) born in Harlow Essex England (d. 2021)
15 Apr 1552
Pietro Cataldi Italian mathematician born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1626)
15 Apr 1651
Domenico Gabrielli Italian Baroque composer born in Bologna Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1690)
15 Apr 1688
Johann Friedrich Fasch German violinist and composer born in Buttelstedt Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (now Thuringia Germany) (d. 1758)
15 Apr 1689
Ferdinand Zellbell the elder Swedish composer born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 1765)
15 Apr 1793
Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve German-Russian astronomer born in Altona Duchy of Holstein Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1864)
15 Apr 1827
Julius Tausch German composer born in Dessau Duchy of Anhalt (now Germany) (d. 1895)
15 Apr 1843
Henry James American-British author (Turn of the Screw Bostonians) born in New York City (d. 1916)
15 Apr 1882
Giovanni Amendola Italian anti-fascist and editor-in-chief (Il Mondo) born in Naples Kingdom of Italy (d. 1926)
15 Apr 1914
John Gregory British ballet dancer (Harlequin Ballet Company 1959-69) and writer born in Norwich England (d. 1996) [1]
15 Apr 1916
Alfred S. Bloomingdale American businessman and heir to the Bloomingdales department store born in New York City (d. 1982)
15 Apr 1917
Pietro Grossi Italian composer and electronic music pioneer born in Venice Kingdom of Italy (d. 2002)
15 Apr 1925
Louis Stevens American engineer (invented magnetic disk storage for IBM 305 RAMAC) born in Post Texas (d. 2009) [1]
15 Apr 1928
Jerry Green Pro Football Hall of Fame journalist (Associated Press 1956-63 The Detroit News 1963-2004) born in New York City (d. 2023)
15 Apr 1930
Richard Davis American jazz double bassist described as the greatest bass ever heard on a rock album (Van Morrisons Astral Weeks) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2023)
15 Apr 1933
Vera Krepkina Russian athlete (Olympic gold USSR long jump 1960 WR 4100m relay 1956 tied WR 100m 11.3s 1958) born in Kotelnich Russia (d. 2023)
15 Apr 1936
Hctor Quintanar Mexican composer born in Mexico City (d. 2013)
15 Apr 1937
Robert W. Gore American businessman and inventor of GORE-TEX born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2020) [1]
15 Apr 1940
Robert Walker Jr American actor (Ceremony Ms Don Juan Ensign Pulver) born in New York City
15 Apr 1941
Josep Maria Fust Spanish soccer midfielder (8 caps FC Barcelona) born in Linyola Spain (d. 2023)
15 Apr 1944
Dave Edmunds Welsh rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockpile - Girls Talk I Knew The Bride) born in Cardiff Wales
15 Apr 1948
Jan Krzywicki American classical music composer conductor and educator born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Apr 1948
Michael Kamen American composer and arranger (film scores to Brazil and Mr. Hollands Opus Pink Floyd) born in New York City (d. 2003)
15 Apr 1949
Alla Pugacheva Russian pop singer born in Moscow USSR
15 Apr 1952
Sam McMurray American actor (Tracey Ullman) born in New York City
15 Apr 1958
Benjamin Zephaniah British writer and dub poet born in Handsworth Birmingham England (d. 2023) [1]
15 Apr 1958
Matt Reid American rock keyboardist (Berlin - Take My Breath Away) born in the USA
15 Apr 1962
Surjit Bindrakhia [Bains] Punjabi Bhangra singer (Lakk Tunoo Tunoo Dupatta Tera Satrang Da) born in Bindrakh Punjab (d. 2003)
15 Apr 1963
Manoj Prabhakar Indian cricketer (Indian opening batsman and opening bowler) born in Ghaziabad India
15 Apr 1963
Paula Pell American comedian and writer (Saturday Night Live 30 Rock) born in Joliet Illinois
15 Apr 1651
Domenico Gabrielli Italian Baroque composer born in Bologna Papal States (d. 1690)
15 Apr 1688
Johann Friedrich Fasch German violinist harpsichordist organist kapellmeister and composer born in Buttelstedt Duchy of Saxe-Weimar (d. 1758)
15 Apr 1733
Johann Heinrich Zang German composer cantor and organist (A student of J.S. Bach) born in Zella St Blasii Duchy of Saxe-Gotha-Altenburg (d. 1811)
15 Apr 1827
Julius Tausch German composer born in Dessau Duchy of Anhalt German Confederation (d. 1895)
15 Apr 1843
Carl Eilhardt German composer and conductor born in Erfurt Province of Saxony Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1911)
15 Apr 1896
Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov Russian chemist and Nobel Prize winner known for his work on chain reactions born in Saratov Russia (d. 1986)
15 Apr 1917
James Kee American politician (US Representatives for West Virginia 1965-73) born in Bluefield West Virginia (d. 1989)
15 Apr 1926
Jurriaan Schrofer Dutch graphic designer and sculptor born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1990)
15 Apr 1927
Abha Gandhi Indian servant and aid to Gandhi born in India (d. 1995)
15 Apr 1928
Donald Scott Scottish rugby union outside back (10 Tests South District Edinburgh District) born in Langholm Dumfries & Galloway Scotland (d. 2024)
15 Apr 1929
Adrian Cadbury British confectionery manufacturer (Cadbury) and author of report on Corporate Governance born in Birmingham England (d. 2015)
15 Apr 1943
Riem de Wolff Indonesian-Dutch singer and guitarist (The Blue Diamonds) born in Depok Buitenzorg Dutch East Indies (d. 2017)
15 Apr 1945
Riken Yamamoto Japanese architect (Yokosuka Museum of Art Pritzker Prize 2024) born in Beijing China
15 Apr 1947
Bojoura [Raina van Melzen] Dutch folk-rock singer (If Its Tuesday This Must Be Belgium Frank Mills) and wife of drummer Hans Cleuver born in The Hague The Netherlands
15 Apr 1948
Jan Krzywicki American classical music composer conductor (Network for New Music 1990-) and educator (Temple University) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
15 Apr 1949
Alla Pugacheva Russian multi-lingual pop singer-songwriter (Madame Broshkina Maestro) born in Moscow USSR
15 Apr 1710
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo French ballet dancer (Paris Opera Ballet) born in Brussels Spanish Netherlands (d. 1770)
15 Apr 1908
Eden Ahbez [George Aberle] American songwriter (Nature Boy Lonely Island) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1995)
15 Apr 1922
Hasrat Jaipuri [Iqbal Hussain] Indian poet and lyricist for Bollywood films born in Jaipur British India (d. 1999)
15 Apr 1934
Conrad Pederson American special effects supervisor best known for his work on 2001 A Space Odyssey born in Minnesota (d. 2026)
15 Apr 1934
Merle Louise Simon American stage actress (Company 1970 Sweeney Todd The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 1979) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025)
15 Apr 1937
Bob Luman American country and rockabilly singer and guitarist (Lonely Women Make Good Lovers) born in Blackjack Texas (d. 1978)
15 Apr 1938
Claudia Cardinale Italian-Tunisian actress (The Pink Panther 8 Once Upon a Time in the West) born in La Goulette Tunis Tunisia (d. 2025) [1]
15 Apr 1940
Eddie McCreadie Scottish soccer left-back (23 caps Chelsea 331 games) and manager (Chelsea Memphis Rogues Cleveland Force) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2026)
15 Apr 1944
Kunishige Kamamoto Japanese soccer forward (76 caps Yanmar Diesel 251 games) and manager (Yanmar Diesel Gamba Osaka Fujieda MYFC) born in Uky Japan (d. 2025)
15 Apr 1947
Roy Raymond American businessman and founder of Victorias Secret born in Connecticut (d. 1993)
15 Apr 1948
Phil Mogg English rock singer (UFO) born in Wood Green London
15 Apr 1948
Pippa Steel British actress (Vampire Lovers) born in Flensburg Germany (d. 1992)
15 Apr 1949
Craig Zadan American musical and film producer (Chicago Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert) born in Miami Florida (d. 2018)
15 Apr 1949
Marc Soustrot French conductor (Pays de la Loire 1976-94 Beethoven Orchester Bonn 1995-2003 Malm Symphony 201119 Aarhus Symphony 2015-23) born in Lyon France
15 Apr 1952
Kym Gyngell Australian comedian and actor (Coln Carpenter Heaven Tonight) born in Melbourne Australia
15 Apr 1956
Gregory J. Harbaugh American NASA astronaut (STS 39 54 71 82) born in Cleveland Ohio
15 Apr 1956
Michael Cooper American NBA star (Los Angeles Lakers) born in Los Angeles California
15 Apr 1956
Rajendra Prasanna Indian classical flautist and shehnai (Indian oboe) player born in Varanasi India
15 Apr 1959
Fruit Chan Hong Kong screenwriter and director (Durian Durian The Midnight After) born in Guangdong China
15 Apr 1959
Solly Moholo South African gospel singer known for Ka letsatsi labofelo born in Soshanguve Pretoria South Africa (d. 2025) [1]
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