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20 Apr 1494
John Agricola [Schneider] German theologian a friend of Martin Luther born in Eisleben Germany (d.1566)
20 Apr 1586
Saint Rose of Lima [Isabel Flores de Olivia] Peruvian saint a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic born in Lima Peru (d. 1617)
20 Apr 1594
Matthus Appelt German composer born in Neustadt Silesia (d. 1648)
20 Apr 1633
Emperor Go-Kmy 110th emperor of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1654)
20 Apr 1646
Charles Plumier French botanist (Frangipani genus Plumeria is named after him) born in Marseille France (d. 1704)
20 Apr 1650
William Bedloe English fraudster and Popish Plot informer born in Chepstow Monmouthshire (d. 1680)
20 Apr 1668
Yuri Troubetzkoy Governor of Belgorod (d. 1739)
20 Apr 1705
Balthasar Schmid German composer and printer born in Nuremberg Bavaria (d. 1749)
20 Apr 1718
David Brainerd American missionary to the Native Americans born in Haddam Connecticut (d. 1747)
20 Apr 1723
Cornelius Harnett American delegate to the Continental Congress born in Edenton Chowan County North Carolina (d. 1781)
20 Apr 1725
Johann Friedrich Klffler German composer born in Kassel Germany (d. 1790)
20 Apr 1726
Jozef de Ferraris French-Austrian general and cartographer born in Lunville France (d. 1814)
20 Apr 1745
Philippe Pinel French physician (the father of modern psychiatry) born in Jonquires France (d. 1826)
20 Apr 1748
Georg Michael Telemann German composer born in Pln Germany (d. 1831)
20 Apr 1748
Guillaume Albert Teniers Flemish composer born in Leuven Belgium (d. 1820)
20 Apr 1761
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier German composer born in Berlin Germany (d. 1805)
20 Apr 1808
Napoleon III Emperor of France (1852-70) born in Paris (d. 1873)
20 Apr 1809
John S. Preston American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Abingdon Virginia (d. 1881)
20 Apr 1818
Heinrich Gbel German-born mechanic and inventor born in Springe Germany (d. 1893)
20 Apr 1824
Alfred H. Colquitt American lawyer and Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Monroe Georgia (d. 1894)
20 Apr 1826
Dinah Craik English writer (John Halifax Gentleman) born in Stoke-on-Trent (d. 1887)
20 Apr 1827
John Gibbon American Major General (Union Army) born in Holmesburg Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1896)
20 Apr 1839
Carol I King of Romania (1881-1914) born in Sigmaringen Germany (d. 1914)
20 Apr 1840
Odilon Redon [Bertrand-Jean Redon] French symbolist painter born in Bordeaux (d. 1916)
20 Apr 1850
Daniel Chester French American sculptor (Minute Man) born in Exeter New Hampshire (d. 1931)
20 Apr 1851
Young Tom Morris Scottish professional golfer born in St Andrews Fife Scotland (d. 1875)
20 Apr 1857
Charles Louis Philippe Zilcken Dutch painter and author (HW Knife Day) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1930)
20 Apr 1857
Hermann Bang Danish writer born in Asserballe Denmark (d. 1912)
20 Apr 1858
Auguste Chapuis French composer born in Dampierre-sur-Salon France (d. 1933)
20 Apr 1860
Charles Gordon Curtis American inventor (Curtis-steam turbine) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1953)
20 Apr 1860
Pieter Jelles Troelstra Dutch politician (SDAP) born in Leeuwarden Netherlands (d. 1930)
20 Apr 1866
Victor Hollaender German composer born in Leobschutz Silesia (d. 1940)
20 Apr 1870
Simeon Roncal Bolivian composer born in Sucre Bolivia (d. 1953)
20 Apr 1870
Maulvi Abdul Haq Pakistani scholar Father of Modern Urdu born in Hapur Uttar Pradesh (d. 1961)
20 Apr 1879
Robert Lynd Irish writer and critic (Pleasures of Ignorance) born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1949)
20 Apr 1879
Paul Poiret French couturier the most fashionable dress designer of pre-World War I born in Paris (d. 1944)
20 Apr 1881
Nikolai Myaskovsky Russian composer (Kirov is With Us) born in Modlin Fortress Poland (d. 1950)
20 Apr 1881
Sem Dresden Dutch composer and conductor born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1957)
20 Apr 1882
Holland Smith American General in the U.S. Marine Corps born in Seale Alabama (d. 1967)
20 Apr 1884
Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha granddaughter of Queen Victoria born in Eastwell Park Kent England (d. 1966)
20 Apr 1889
Albert Jean Amateau Turkish-born businessman and social activist born in Milas Turkey (d. 1996)
20 Apr 1890
Maurice Duplessis 16th Premier of Quebec born in Trois-Rivires Quebec Canada (d. 1959)
20 Apr 1893
Harold Lloyd sr American silent film actor comedian and director (Why Worry Safety Last) born in Burchard Nebraska (d. 1971)
20 Apr 1893
Hermann Ungar Moravian writer born in Boskovice (d. 1929)
20 Apr 1893
Edna Parker American supercentenarian the oldest person in the world following the death of Yone Minagawa of Japan on August 13 2007 born in Morgan County Indiana (d. 2008)
20 Apr 1893
Joan Mir Spanish painter and sculptor born in Barcelona (d. 1983)
20 Apr 1894
Martinus Nijhoff Dutch poet and linguistic (spelling) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1953)
20 Apr 1895
Emile Christian American jazz trombonist born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1973)
20 Apr 1896
Wop May Canadian aviator flying ace in the WWI born in Carberry Manitoba (d. 1952)
20 Apr 1897
Gregory Ratoff Russian producer director and actor (Exodus Skyscraper Souls Corsican Brothers) born in Samara Russian Empire (d. 1960)
20 Apr 1900
Fred Raymond Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1954)
20 Apr 1900
Kees Verwey Dutch painter and cartoonist born in Amsterdam (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1901
Michel Leiris French cultural anthropologist born in Paris (d. 1990)
20 Apr 1902
Donald Wolfit British actor (Lawrence of Arabia Becket Accursed) born in New Balderton Nottinghamshire England (d. 1968)
20 Apr 1902
Veselin Stoyanov Bulgarian composer born in Shumen Bulgaria (d. 1969)
20 Apr 1904
Bruce Cabot American actor (Diamonds are Forever King Kong) born in Carlsbad New Mexico (d. 1972)
20 Apr 1904
George Stibitz American mathematician and scientist born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1907
Miran Bakhsh Pakistani cricketer (his one season of Test & 1st-class play 1954-55) born in Rawalpindi British India (d. 1991)
20 Apr 1907
William Dollar American ballet dancer and choreographer born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 1986)
20 Apr 1908
Wilhelmus Marinus Bekkers Dutch Roman Catholic bishop of Hertogenbosch born in Sint-Oedenrode Netherlands (d. 1966)
20 Apr 1908
Lionel Hampton American jazz vibraphone player and actor born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2002)
20 Apr 1909
Guido Alberti Italian film actor (Marco the Magnificent) born in Benevento Italy (d. 1996)
20 Apr 1910
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Mayor of New York City (Democrat 1954-65) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
20 Apr 1911
Kukrit Pramoj Thai politician (13th Prime Minister of Thailand) and scholar born in In Buri Singburi Siam (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1912
David Townsend English cricketer (3 Tests Eng v WI 1935) born in Norton County Durham (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1912
Ed Jones American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee born in Yorkville Tennessee (d. 1999)
20 Apr 1912
Frederick Craig Riddle British violist born in Liverpool (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1912
Soewarsih Djojopoespito Indonesian writer (Toe the Line) born in Bogor Indonesia (d. 1977)
20 Apr 1913
Dick Wessel American actor (Dick Tracy vs Cueball Beware of Blondie) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin (d. 1965)
20 Apr 1914
Betty Lou Gerson American voice actress (101 Dalmatians Cinderella) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 1999)
20 Apr 1915
Joseph Wolpe South African psychotherapist born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1918
June Storey Canadian-born American actress (South of the Border) born in Toronto (d. 1991)
20 Apr 1919
Richard Hillary Australian Spitfire pilot and author (The Last Enemy) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1943)
20 Apr 1920
John Paul Stevens American lawyer 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010) born in Chicago Illinois
20 Apr 1920
Ronald Speirs American Army officer (CO of Easy Company) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 2007)
20 Apr 1921
Donald Gunn MacRae sociologist born in Glasgow (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1921
Janine Sutto French-Canadian actress and comedian (Guide de la petite vengeance) born in Paris France (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1923
Tito Puente American bandleader (Dance Mania) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2000)
20 Apr 1923
Mother Angelica Catholic American Franciscan nun born in Canton Ohio (d. 2016)
20 Apr 1924
Gerhard Samuel American conductor and composer born in Bonn Germany (d. 2008)
20 Apr 1924
Nina Foch Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments Spartacus An American in Paris) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 2008)
20 Apr 1924
Paul Van Buren American theologist (Theological Explorations) born in Norfolk Virginia (d. 1998)
20 Apr 1925
Elena Verdugo American actress (Little Giant Cavalier of the West) born in Hollywood California (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1925
Ernie Stautner German-American football player born in Cham Bavaria Germany (d. 2006)
20 Apr 1925
Richard Hoffmann Austrian composer born in Vienna
20 Apr 1926
Harriet Elizabeth Byrd American politician Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives (1998-88) born in Cheyenne Wyoming (d. 2015)
20 Apr 1927
Karl Alexander Mller Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987) born in Basel. Switzerland
20 Apr 1928
Johnny Gavin Irish footballer born in Limerick Ireland (d. 2007)
20 Apr 1928
Gerald S. Hawkins English-American astronomer (archaeoastronomy) born in Great Yarmouth England (d. 2003)
20 Apr 1929
Bob Braun American TV and radio personality (Dotty Mack Show) born in Ludlow Kentucky (d. 2001)
20 Apr 1930
Alan Oakman English cricketer (England batsman against Australia 1956) born in Hastings Sussex England
20 Apr 1931
Lee H. Hamilton American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana born in Daytona Beach Florida
20 Apr 1934
Lindsay Oliver John Boynton furniture historian (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1934
Robert G Wilmers American banker ( M&T Bank ) billionaire and philanthropist born in New York (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1936
Pat Roberts US Senator (Rep-R-KS 1981-1997) born in Topeka Kansas
20 Apr 1936
Pauli Ellefsen Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands (1981-85) born in Mivgur Vgar Faroe Islands (d. 2012)
20 Apr 1938
Bernard Malivoire French cox pair (Olympic gold 1952) born in Bergerac Dordogne (d. 1982)
20 Apr 1938
Betty Cuthbert Australian athlete 100m200m400m dash (Olympic gold 1956 64) born in Merrylands New South Wales Australia (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1938
Johnny Tillotson American singer (Gidget Poetry in Motion) born in Jacksonville Florida
20 Apr 1939
Gro Harlem Brundtland Norwegian Prime Minister (1981-82 1986-89 1990-96) and Director-General of the World Health Organisation born in Brum Norway
20 Apr 1939
Peter S. Beagle American novelist and screenwriter (The Last Unicorn) born in NYC New York
20 Apr 1940
James Gammon American actor (Cool Hand Luke Nick-Nash Bridges) born in Newman Illinois (d. 2010)
20 Apr 1940
Jan Cremer Dutch writer (I John Cremer) born in Enschede Netherlands
20 Apr 1940
Pilar Mir Spanish screenwriter and director (Wether Beltenebros) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1940
Timothy Lee Drummond American musician born in Canton Illinois (d. 2015)
20 Apr 1940
George Andrie American NFL defensive end (5-time Pro Bowl) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 2018)
20 Apr 1941
Ryan ONeal American actor (Love Story Paper Moon) born in Los Angeles California
20 Apr 1941
Joni Evans American publisher (Simon & Schuster Random House) born in NYC New York
20 Apr 1943
Edie Sedgwick American actress (Ciao Manhattan) and socialite born in Santa Barbara California (d. 1971)
20 Apr 1943
Ian Watson British sci-fi author (Book of Being Whores of Babylon) born in North Shields England
20 Apr 1943
Michael Greer American actor (Bobby Gentry Show) born in Galesburg Illinois (d. 2002)
20 Apr 1943
John Eliot Gardiner English conductor born in Fontmell Magna Dorset
20 Apr 1945
Jimmy Winston [James Langwith] British organist and actor (Doctor Who Small Faces) born in London England
20 Apr 1945
Michael Brandon American actor (Dempsey and Makepeace) born in Brooklyn New York
20 Apr 1946
Julien Poulin French-Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton Le king des kings) born in Montral Qubec Canada
20 Apr 1946
Gordon Smiley American racecar driver born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 1982)
20 Apr 1947
David Leland English actor and director (Nothing But Trouble) born in Cambridge England
20 Apr 1947
Bjrn Skifs Swedish singer (Blue Swede) born in Vansbro Dalarna Sweden
20 Apr 1947
Andrew Tobias American journalist and author (The Best Little Boy in the World) born in NYC New York
20 Apr 1947
Ken Scott British record producer and engineer (The Beatles Elton John Pink Floyd) born in London England
20 Apr 1948
Craig Frost American keyboardist (Grand Funk Railroad-Some Kind of Wonderful) born in Flint Michigan
20 Apr 1948
Gregory Itzin American film and TV actor (The Kentucky Cycle) born in Washington D.C.
20 Apr 1948
Rmy Trudel French Canadian politician born in Sainte-Thcle Quebec Canada
20 Apr 1949
Veronica Cartwright English-American actress (Invasion of the Body Snatchers) born in Bristol England
20 Apr 1950
Itumeleng J. Mosala South African president (Azanian Peoples Org)
20 Apr 1950
Steve Erickson American novelist (American Nomad) born in Santa Monica California
20 Apr 1950
Nara Chandrababu Naidu Indian politician born in Naravaripalli India
20 Apr 1951
Luther Vandross American rock vocalist (Dance with my Father) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
20 Apr 1952
Tamara Sergeyevna Zakharova Russian cosmonaut born in Moscow Russia
20 Apr 1952
Boidar Maljkovi Serbian basketball coach and president of the Olympic Committee of Serbia born in Otoac Croatia
20 Apr 1953
Sebastian Faulks British novelist (The Girl at the Lion dOr) born in Donnington Berkshire
20 Apr 1954
Peter Toohey Australian cricketer (NSW & Australian batsman 1977-80) born in Blayney Australia
20 Apr 1954
Gilles Lupien French Canadian ice hockey player born in Lachute Canada
20 Apr 1955
Donald Pettit American chemical engineer and NASA astronaut born in Silverton Oregon
20 Apr 1956
Beatrice Ask Swedish politician (Moderate Party) born in Sveg Sweden
20 Apr 1957
Geraint Wyn Davies Welsh-Canadian actor (Nick Knight-Forever Knight Bury Me in Niagara High Hopes) born in Swansea Wales
20 Apr 1957
Graeme Fowler English cricketer (England left-handed opener early 80s) born in Accrington Lancashire England
20 Apr 1957
Richenel [Hubertus Richenel Baars] Dutch singer and performer (Turn My Page) born in Amsterdam
20 Apr 1958
Viacheslav Fetisov NHL defenseman (Team Russia Detroit) born in Moscow Russia
20 Apr 1959
Clint Howard American actor (Gentle Ben) born in Burbank California
20 Apr 1960
Rodney Holman American football tight end (Detroit Lions) born in Ypsilanti Michigan
20 Apr 1960
Miguel Daz-Canel Cuban politician President of Cuba (2018-) born in Placetas Cuba
20 Apr 1960
Debbie Flintoff-King Australian athlete (Olympic gold 400m hurdles 1988) born in Melbourne Australia
20 Apr 1961
Don Mattingly American MLB 1st baseman (NY YankeesMVP 1985) born in Evansville Indiana
20 Apr 1961
Marci Bozarth American LPGA golfer (1994 Lady Keystone Open-37th) born in Lampasas Texas
20 Apr 1961
Konstantin Lavronenko Russian actor (Vozvrashcheniye) born in Rostov-on-Don Russia
20 Apr 1963
Brett Edward Garsed Australian heavy metal artist (Nelson) born in Victoria Australia
20 Apr 1963
Kal Swan Scottish heavy metal rocker (Bad Moon Rising) born in Raleigh Glasgow Scotland
20 Apr 1963
Mauricio Gugelmin Brazilian racing driver born in Joinville Brazil
20 Apr 1963
Aubrey de Grey British biomedical gerontologist born in London
20 Apr 1964
John Carney American football placekicker (San Diego Chargers) born in Hartford Connecticut
20 Apr 1964
Paul Nobes Australian cricketer (prolific opening batsman for Victoria & SA) born in Heidelberg West Victoria Australia
20 Apr 1964
Crispin Glover American actor (Back to the Future Rivers Edge) born in New York
20 Apr 1964
Andy Serkis English actor (Gollum in Lord of the Rings) born in London
20 Apr 1965
Jim Terrell American sprint canoer (Olympics 1996) born in Cincinnati Ohio
20 Apr 1965
Kostas Hatzidakis Greek politician (New Democracy Party) born in Rethymno Greece
20 Apr 1965
Adrian Fernndez Mexican racing driver and co-owner of the Fernandez Racing team born in Mexico City
20 Apr 1966
David Chalmers Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist born in Sydney Australia
20 Apr 1967
J. D. Roth American TV host (Fun House) born in Cherry Hill New Jersey
20 Apr 1967
Lara Jill Miller American actress (Samantha-Gimme a Break) born in Allentown Pennsylvania
20 Apr 1967
Miroslav Stefanovic Yugoslavian soccer player (FC Volendam) born in Tuzla Bosnia and Herzegovina
20 Apr 1967
Townsend Saunders American freestyle wrestler (Olympic silver 1992 96) born in White Sands New Mexico
20 Apr 1967
Mike Portnoy American drummer (Dream Theater) born in Long Beach New York
20 Apr 1968
DeDee Nathan American heptathlete born in Birmingham Alabama
20 Apr 1969
Jan van Halst Dutch soccer player (FC Twente) born in Utrecht Netherlands
20 Apr 1969
Chris Jarvis English childrens TV personality born in Romford London
20 Apr 1970
Shemar Moore actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless) born in Oakland California
20 Apr 1970
Adriano Moraes Brazilian rodeo performer born in Quintana So Paulo Brazil
20 Apr 1971
Allan Houston American basketball player (NY Knicks Detroit Pistons) born in Louisville Kentucky
20 Apr 1971
Chris Penn NFL wide receiver (KC Chiefs Chicago Bears) born in Lenapah Oklahoma
20 Apr 1971
Grant Smith Australian field hockey forward (Olympics 1996) born in Canberra Australia
20 Apr 1971
John Senden Australian professional golfer born in Brisbane Australia
20 Apr 1971
Terry Smith NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) born in Clemson South Carolina
20 Apr 1971
Yonel Jourdain American NFL running back and kick returner (Buffalo Bills) born in Brooklyn New York
20 Apr 1971
Carla Geurts Dutch freestyle swimmer born in Geldrop Netherlands
20 Apr 1971
Tina Cousins English singer (Mysterious Times) born in Leigh-on-Sea Essex England
20 Apr 1972
L Hunh c Vietnamese footballer born in Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam
20 Apr 1972
Stephen Marley Jamaican-American reggae musician son of Bob Marley born in Wilmington Delaware
20 Apr 1973
Itula Mili NFL tight end (Seattle Seahawks) born in Kahuku Hawaii
20 Apr 1973
Lamond Murray American basketball forward (LA Clippers) born in Pasadena California
20 Apr 1973
Todd Hollandsworth American baseball outfielder (LA Dodgers) born in Dayton Ohio
20 Apr 1973
Geoff Lloyd British radio presenter (Geoff Lloyd with Annabel Port) born in Withington Lancashire England
20 Apr 1973
Isabel Dos Santos Angolan businesswoman daughter of ex-President Jos Eduardo dos Santos Africas richest woman born in Baku Azerbaijan SSR
20 Apr 1974
Ben Holbrook American rower (Olympics 1996) born in Oconomowoc Wisconsin
20 Apr 1974
Kevin Sullivan Canadian athlete 1.5k runner (Olympics 1996) born in Brantford Ontario
20 Apr 1974
Paul Bradford American football cornerback (San Diego Chargers) born in East Palo Alto California
20 Apr 1976
Joey Lawrence American actor (Gimme a Break Blossom Summer Rental) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
20 Apr 1976
Lenka Nmekov Czech tennis star (1993 Futures-Maribor-SLO) born in Brno Czechoslovakia
20 Apr 1976
Shay Given Irish footballer born in Lifford County Donegal Ireland
20 Apr 1977
Lisa Ervin American figure skater (US Nationals-4th-1992) born in Charleston West Virginia
20 Apr 1977
Jon Hugger American professional wrestler born in Atlanta Georgia
20 Apr 1978
Mirei Kuroda Japanese gravure idol born in Saitama Prefecture Japan
20 Apr 1980
Blmchen [Jasmin Wagner] German singer (Boomerang) born in Hamburg Germany
20 Apr 1981
Matus Valent European male fitness model born in Bratislava Slovak Republic
20 Apr 1983
Terrence J American actor and television host (106 & Park) born in Queens New York
20 Apr 1851
Young Tom Morris Scottish golfer (British Open 1868-70 72) born in St Andrews Fife Scotland (d. 1875)
20 Apr 1924
Leslie Phillips British actor (Carry On sorting hat- Harry Potter series) born in Tottenham Greater London
20 Apr 1932
Gerry Granahan American rocker (Dickey Doo & The Donts) born in Pittston Pennsylvania
20 Apr 1941
Grace Coddington Welsh born fashion editor and model (American Vogue) born on Anglesey Wales
20 Apr 1945
Steve Spurrier American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1966 Florida NFL SF 49ers) and coach (Florida South Carolina NFL Washington Redskins) born in Miami Beach Florida
20 Apr 1958
Viacheslav Fetisov Russian Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman (Olympic gold 1984 88 Stanley Cup 1997-98 Detroit Red Wings) born in Moscow Russia
20 Apr 1964
Andy Serkis English actor (Gollum in Lord of the Rings) born in London England
20 Apr 1970
Shemar Moore American actor (Malcolm-Young & Restless) born in Oakland California
20 Apr 1971
John Senden Australian golfer (2 PGA Tour titles) born in Brisbane Queensland
20 Apr 1983
Miranda Kerr Australian supermodel born in Sydney Australia
20 Apr 1983
Tan France English fashion designer and TV personality (Queer Eye) born in Doncaster England
20 Apr 1920
John Paul Stevens American lawyer and 103rd Supreme Court Justice (1975-2010) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2019)
20 Apr 1934
Robert G. Wilmers American banker (M&T Bank) billionaire and philanthropist born in New York (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1935
Jon Arnett American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (USC 5 Pro Bowl LA Rams Chicago Bears) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2021)
20 Apr 1961
Nicholas Lyndhurst English actor (Only Fools and Horses Goodnight Sweetheart) born in Emsworth England
20 Apr 1967
Raymond van Barneveld Dutch darts player (PDC World Cship 2007 BDO World Cship 1998 99 2003 05 Premier League 2014) born in The Hague Netherlands
20 Apr 1807
(Louis) Aloysius Bertrand French poet (Gaspard de la Nuit - Gaspard of the Night) and playwright born in Ceva Piedmont France (now in Italy) (d. 1841)
20 Apr 1870
Maulvi Abdul Haq Pakistani scholar and father of Modern Urdu born in Hapur Uttar Pradesh British India (d. 1961)
20 Apr 1907
Miran Bakhsh Pakistani cricket spin bowler (2 Tests 2 wickets Punjab) born in Rawalpindi Pakistan (d. 1991)
20 Apr 1908
Lionel Hampton American jazz vibraphone player pianist drummer and actor born in Louisville Kentucky (d. 2002)
20 Apr 1912
David Townsend English cricket batsman (3 Tests HS 36 Durham CCC) born in Norton-on-Tees England (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1921
Janine Sutto French Canadian actress and comedian (Guide de la petite vengeance) born in Paris France (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1923
Tito Puente American mambo and Latin jazz bandleader (Oye Como Va) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2000)
20 Apr 1925
Ernie Stautner American Pro Football HOF defensive end (Super Bowl 1971 77 4 All-Pro First Team 9 Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers) born in Cham Bavaria Germany (d. 2006)
20 Apr 1927
Phil Hill American auto racer (F1 world champion 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans 1958 61 62) born in Miami Florida (d. 2008)
20 Apr 1928
Johnny Gavin Irish soccer winger (7 caps Rep. Ireland Norwich City 312 games) born in Limerick Ireland (d. 2007)
20 Apr 1938
Bernard Malivoire French rower (Olympic gold coxed pair 1952) born in Bergerac France (d. 1982)
20 Apr 1938
Johnny Tillotson American singer-songwriter (It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin Poetry In Motion) born in Jacksonville Florida
20 Apr 1939
Gro Harlem Brundtland Norwegian Prime Minister (1981-82 1986-89 1990-96) and Director-General of the World Health Organization born in Brum Norway
20 Apr 1940
James Gammon American actor (Cool Hand Luke Nash Bridges - Nick) born in Newman Illinois (d. 2010)
20 Apr 1940
Pilar Mir Spanish screenwriter and director (Wether Beltenebros) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1997)
20 Apr 1940
Tim Drummond American session and touring bass player and songwriter (Ry Cooder Neil Young Graham Nash J.J. Cale Bob Dylan) born in Canton Illinois (d. 2015)
20 Apr 1940
Ronald Mundy American doo-wop tenor vocalist (The Marcels - Blue Moon) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1945
Jimmy Winston [Langwith] British rock organist (Small Faces 1965) and actor (Doctor Who - Day of the Daleks) born in London England
20 Apr 1946
Julien Poulin French Canadian actor (Elvis Gratton Le king des kings) born in Montral Qubec
20 Apr 1948
Craig Frost American keyboardist (Grand Funk Railroad - Some Kind of Wonderful Bob Seger) born in Flint Michigan
20 Apr 1948
Rob Stoner [Rothstein] American session and touring bassist (Bob Dylan) and singer-songwriter born in New York City
20 Apr 1951
Luther Vandross American soul singer songwriter (Endless Love Dance With My Father) and vocal arranger (David Bowie - Young Americans) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
20 Apr 1951
Steve Nathan American rock and country session pianist Hammond organ and keyboard player (Muscle Shoals FAME studio Nashvilles A-Team) born in Buffalo New York
20 Apr 1953
Ollie Brown American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Billy Preston Ray Parker Jr.) born in Detroit Michigan
20 Apr 1953
James Chance [Siegfried] American punk-jazz saxophonist keyboard player(The Contortions) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
20 Apr 1957
Richenel [Hubertus Richenel Baars] Dutch singer and performer (Turn My Page) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
20 Apr 1960
Rodney Holman American football tight end (Pro Bowl All-Pro 19881990 Cincinnati Bengals) born in Ypsilanti Michigan
20 Apr 1963
Brett Garsed Australian rock guitarist (Nelson GarsedHelmerich) born in Victoria Australia
20 Apr 1963
Kal Swan Scottish heavy metal singer-songwriter (Bad Moon Rising) born in Raleigh Glasgow Scotland
20 Apr 1963
Rachel Whiteread English artist (House) born in Ilford England
20 Apr 1967
Alan McLoughlin Irish soccer midfielder (42 caps Rep of Ireland Swindon Town Portsmouth) born in Manchester England (d. 2021)
20 Apr 1970
Pete Correale American comedian writer and broadcaster born in Oakdale Long Island New York
20 Apr 1971
Mikey Welsh American bass player (Weezer 1998-2001 - Island In The Sun) born in Syracuse New York (d. 2011)
20 Apr 1494
John Agricola [Schneider] German theologian a friend of Martin Luther born in Eisleben Germany (d. 1566)
20 Apr 1745
Philippe Pinel French physician and father of modern psychiatry who developed a more humane approach to the custody and care of psychiatric patients born in Jonquires France (d. 1826)
20 Apr 1818
Heinrich Gbel German-American mechanic and inventor (incandescent lamps) born in Springe Germany (d. 1893)
20 Apr 1879
Paul Poiret French fashion designer and couturier who was the most fashionable dress designer before World War I born in Paris (d. 1944)
20 Apr 1891
Dave Bancroft American Baseball HOF shortstop (World Series 1921 22 NY Giants) and manager (Boston Braves) born in Sioux City Iowa (d. 1972)
20 Apr 1924
Leslie Phillips British stage and screen screen and radio actor (Carry On Harry Potter films) born in Tottenham England (d. 2022) [1]
20 Apr 1924
Nina Foch Dutch-American actress (The Ten Commandments Spartacus An American in Paris) born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 2008)
20 Apr 1928
Muhammadu Maccido 19th Sultan of Sokoto (1996-2006) in Nigeria born in Dange Shuni Nigeria (d. 2006)
20 Apr 1928
Robert Byrne American chess player (FIDE Grandmaster) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2013)
20 Apr 1930
Alan Oakman English cricket all-rounder (2 Tests Sussex CCC) born in Hastings England (d. 2018)
20 Apr 1938
Betty Cuthbert Australian athlete (Olympic gold 100m 200m 4x100m 1956 400m 1964) born in Sydney Australia (d. 2017)
20 Apr 1940
George Andrie American football defensive end (Super Bowl 1971 First Team All Pro 1969 5 x Pro Bowl Dallas Cowboys) born in Grand Rapids Michigan (d. 2018)
20 Apr 1949
Toller Cranston Canadian figure skater (Olympic bronze mens singles 1976 World Cship bronze 1974) and painter born in Hamilton Ontario (d. 2015)
20 Apr 1951
Luther Vandross American soul singer songwriter (Endless Love Dance With My Father) and vocal arranger (David Bowie - Young Americans) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2005)
20 Apr 1952
Boidar Maljkovi Serbian basketball coach (EuroLeague Cship 1989 90 Jugoplastika 1993 Limoges CSP 1996 Panathinaikos BC FIBA Intercontinental Cup 1996 President OC of Serbia) born in Otoac Croatia
20 Apr 1954
Peter Toohey Australian cricket batsman (15 Tests 1 x 100 7 x 50 HS 122 NSW CA) born in Blayney Australia
20 Apr 1955
Svante Pbo Swedish geneticist (Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine 2022 - work on genomes of extinct hominins) born in Stockholm Sweden [1]
20 Apr 1957
Graeme Fowler English cricket batsman (21 Tests 3 x 100 8 x 50 HS 201 26 ODIs Lancashire CCC Durham CCC) born in Accrington England
20 Apr 1705
Balthasar Schmid German composer and printer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (now Germany) (d. 1749)
20 Apr 1739
William Bartram American naturalist and writer (1st naturalist to document tropical forests of Florida in Bartrams Travels) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1823) [1]
20 Apr 1761
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1805)
20 Apr 1890
Adolf Schrf Austrian politician (President of Austria 1957-65 Vice-Chancellor 1945-57) born in Nikolsburg Moravia (now Mikulov Czech Republic) (d. 1965)
20 Apr 1893
Harold Lloyd American silent and sound film actor comedian and director (Why Worry The Freshman Safety Last The Sin of Harold Diddlebock) born in Burchard Nebraska (d. 1971)
20 Apr 1902
Veselin Stoyanov Bulgarian composer and pedagogue born in Shumen Bulgaria (d. 1969)
20 Apr 1904
George Stibitz American mathematician and scientist (father of the modern digital computer) born in York Pennsylvania (d. 1995) [1]
20 Apr 1910
Robert F. Wagner Jr. Mayor of New York City (Democrat 1954-65) born in New York City (d. 1991)
20 Apr 1925
Richard Hoffmann Austrian violinist composer and pedagogue (Oberlin -1954-2004) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2021)
20 Apr 1939
Camille Dimmer Luxembourgish soccer forward (19 caps FC Claravallis Anderlecht R. Crossing Club Molenbeek Red Boys Differdange) born in Clervaux Luxembourg (d. 2023)
20 Apr 1939
Peter S. Beagle American novelist and screenwriter (The Last Unicorn) born in New York City
20 Apr 1941
Joni Evans American publisher (Simon & Schuster Random House) born in New York City
20 Apr 1941
Mustafa Hasanagi Serbian soccer striker (5 caps Yugoslavia Partizan Servette FC FC La Chaux-de-Fonds) and manager (MKE Ankaragc) born in Priboj Serbia (d. 2023)
20 Apr 1941
Ryan ONeal American actor (Love Story Paper Moon Whats Up Doc) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2023) [1]
20 Apr 1947
Andrew Tobias American journalist and author (The Best Little Boy in the World) born in New York City
20 Apr 1947
Bob Etsy American songwriter producer and arranger born in Springfield Massachusetts (d. 2019)
20 Apr 1947
David Leland English BAFTA Emmy and Grammy Award-winning stage and screen director playwright and screenwriter (Wish You Were Here The Borgias Band of Brothers Concert for George) born in Cambridge England (d. 2023) [1]
20 Apr 1964
George Pehlivanian French-American symphonic and opera conductor born in Beirut Lebanon
20 Apr 1964
John Carney American football placekicker (Super Bowl XLIV NO Saints First-team All-Pro & NFL scoring leader 1994 Pro Bowl 1994 2008 SD Chargers) born in Hartford Connecticut
20 Apr 1969
Jan van Halst Dutch soccer player (FC Twente) born in Utrecht Netherlands
20 Apr 1748
Georg Michael Telemann German composer and educator born in Pln Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Pln Denmark (d. 1831)
20 Apr 1912
Ed Jones American politician (US Representative from Tennessee 1969-89) born in Yorkville Tennessee (d. 1999)
20 Apr 1912
Frederick Craig Riddle British violist born in Liverpool England (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1925
Ernie Stautner German-American Pro Football HOF defensive tackle (4 All-Pro First Team 9 Pro Bowl Pittsburgh Steelers) and coach (Super Bowl 1971 1977) born in Cham Bavaria Germany (d. 2006)
20 Apr 1927
Karl Alexander Mller Swiss superconductivity physicist (Nobel 1987) born in Basel. Switzerland (d. 2023)
20 Apr 1932
Gerry Granahan American rockabilly singer-songwriter (Dickey Doo & The Donts - Click-Clack) record producer and label executive born in Pittston Pennsylvania (d. 2022)
20 Apr 1934
Lindsay Boynton British historian who helped create the field of furniture studies born in England (d. 1995)
20 Apr 1938
Johnny Tillotson American singer-songwriter (It Keeps Right On A-Hurtin Poetry In Motion) born in Jacksonville Florida (d. 2025)
20 Apr 1939
Jean-Claude Berejno French rugby union prop (27 caps SC Decazeville SC Tulle) born in Decazeville France (d. 2024)
20 Apr 1954
Wim Drees Dutch philosopher editor (Zygon - Journal of Religion & Science) and professor (Leiden University) born in the Hague Netherlands
20 Apr 1973
Todd Hollandsworth American baseball outfielder (World Series 2003 Florida Marlins NL Rookie of the Year 1996 LA Dodgers) born in Dayton Ohio
20 Apr 1983
Sebastian Ingrosso Swedish club DJ remixer and music producer (Swedish House Mafia - Dont You Worry Child) born in Stockholm Sweden
20 Apr 1984
Tyson Griffin American mixed martial artist (UFC Fight of the Night x 5 Fight of the Year 2007) born in Sacramento California
20 Apr 1987
John Patrick Amedori American actor (The Butterfly Effect) born in Baltimore Maryland
20 Apr 1633
Go-Kmy [Tsugihito] 110th Emperor of Japan (1643-54) born in Kyto Japan (d. 1654)
20 Apr 1705
Balthasar Schmid German composer and printer born in the Free Imperial City of Nuremberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1749)
20 Apr 1725
Johann Friedrich Klffler German composer born in Kassel Landgraviate of Hesse-Cassel Holy Roman Empire (d. 1790)
20 Apr 1761
Johann Gottlieb Karl Spazier German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1805)
20 Apr 1905
Stanley Marcus American business executive president and chairman of luxury retailer Neiman Marcus (1950-72 1972-6) born in Dallas Texas (d. 2002)
20 Apr 1922
Richard Gordon Wakeford British Air Marshal (Royal Air Force 1941-77) born in Torquay England (d. 2007)
20 Apr 1928
Robert Byrne American chess player (FIDE Grandmaster) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2013)
20 Apr 1930
Aldo Tambellini Italian-American artist and filmmaker (Black Spiral Black Is) born in Syracuse New York (d. 2020)
20 Apr 1931
Lee H. Hamilton American politician (Rep-D-Indiana 1965-99) born in Daytona Beach Florida (d. 2026) [1]
20 Apr 1933
Stephen Hess American political scientist advisor scholar and writer (The Washington Reporters The Art of Leaking) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2026) [1]
20 Apr 1939
Ray Brooks British actor (The Knack EastEnders 2005-07) born in Brighton England (d. 2025)
20 Apr 1941
David Richmond American civil rights activist (Greensboro Four lunch counter sit-in 1960) born in Greensboro North Carolina (d. 1990)
20 Apr 1941
Priscilla Coolidge American singer (Booker T. & Priscilla Walela) born in Lafayette Tennessee (d 2014)
20 Apr 1943
John Eliot Gardiner English conductor (English Baroque Soloists 1978-) born in Fontmell Magna Dorset England
20 Apr 1945
Michael Brandon American actor (Dempsey and Makepeace) born in Brooklyn New York City
20 Apr 1951
Steve Nathan American rock and country session pianist keyboard and Hammond organ player (Muscle Shoals FAME studio Nashvilles A-Team) born in Buffalo New York
20 Apr 1953
James Chance [Siegfried] American punk-jazz saxophonist and keyboard player (The Contortions) born in Milwaukee Wisconsin
20 Apr 1955
Rotimi Fani-Kayode [Oluwarotimi Fani-Kayode] Nigerian-British photographer known for celebrating Black queer life (Snap Shot) born in Lagos Nigeria (d. 1989) [1]
20 Apr 1956
Peter Chelsom British screenwriter and director (Serendipity Hear My Song) born in Blackpool England
20 Apr 1969
Chris Jarvis British childrens television personality (Show Me Show Me Fully Booked) born in Romford England
20 Apr 1969
Felix Baumgartner Austrian daredevil and the first skydiver to break the sound barrier born in Salzburg Austria (d. 2025) [1]