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Historical Birthday

11 Apr 1348
Andronikos IV Palaiologos Byzantine Emperor born in Constantinople Byzantine Empire (d. 1385)
11 Apr 1370
Frederick I the Warlike Elector of Saxony born in Dresden Electorate of Saxony Holy Roman Empire (d. 1428)
11 Apr 1374
Roger Mortimer 4th Earl of March heir to the throne of England born in Usk Monmouthshire (d. 1398)
11 Apr 1492
Marguerite of Navarre Queen of Navarre wife of Henry II of Navarre born in Angoulme France (d. 1549)
11 Apr 1586
Pietro Della Valle Italian composer born in Rome (d. 1652)
11 Apr 1592
John Eliot English parliament leader born in Port Eliot Cornwall England (d. 1632)
11 Apr 1638
Diogo Dias Melgaz Portuguese composer born in Cuba Alentejo Portugal (d. 1700)
11 Apr 1661
Antoine Coypel French painter and poet born in Paris (d. 1722)
11 Apr 1681
Anne Danican Philidor French composer (Concert Spirituel) born in Paris (d. 1728)
11 Apr 1682
Jean-Joseph Mouret French composer born in Avignon France (d. 1738)
11 Apr 1715
John Alcock English composer and organist born in London (d. 1806)
11 Apr 1721
David Zeisberger Moravian clergyman and missionary born in Zauchtenthal Moravia (d. 1808)
11 Apr 1722
Christopher Smart English poet & journalist (Ceremony of Carols) born in Shipbourne England (d. 1771)
11 Apr 1735
Pierre Nicolas La Houssaye French violinist and composer born in Paris (d. 1818)
11 Apr 1755
James Parkinson English physician (First description of Parkinsons disease) and political activist born in Shoreditch London (d. 1824)
11 Apr 1769
Johann Georg Lickl Austrian composer born in Korneuburg Austria (d. 1843)
11 Apr 1772
Manuel Jose Quintana Spanish author and poet (El Duque de Viseo) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1857)
11 Apr 1775
Charles-Francois Dumonchau French pianist and composer born in Strasbourg France (d. 1820)
11 Apr 1779
Louise Reichardt German composer born in Berlin Prussia (d. 1826)
11 Apr 1793
Nicolaas Christiaan Kist Dutch Reformed theologian and church historian born in Woerden Netherlands (d. 1859)
11 Apr 1794
Edward Everett American statesman and orator born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1865)
11 Apr 1798
Macedonio Melloni Italian physicist (radiant light) born in Parma Italy (d. 1854)
11 Apr 1801
Claude Tillier French journalist and writer (My Uncle Benjamin) born in Clamecy Nivre France (d. 1844)
11 Apr 1810
Henry Rawlinson British army officer and scholar born in Chadlington England (d. 1895)
11 Apr 1815
Clara Fey German Roman Catholic Nun and the founder of the Sisters of the Poor Child Jesus born in Aachen Prussia (d. 1894)
11 Apr 1825
Ferdinand Lassalle French socialist and political activist (Allgemeiner) born in Breslau Prussia (d. 1864)
11 Apr 1837
Elmer E. Ellsworth American soldier the first Union officer killed in the American Civil War born in Malta New York (d. 1861)
11 Apr 1838
Joseph Leopold Rckel German composer born in London (d. 1908)
11 Apr 1840
John Conrad Nordqvist Swedish composer born in Vnersborg lvsborg County Sweden (d. 1920)
11 Apr 1854
Hugh Massie Australian cricketer (Australian batsman of the 1880s) born in Port Fairy Victoria Australia (d. 1938)
11 Apr 1856
Arthur Shrewsbury English cricketer (dominant England bat late 19th cent) born in New Lenton Nottinghamshire England (d. 1903)
11 Apr 1856
Constantly Lievens Flemish missionary in India born in Moorslede Belgium (d. 1893)
11 Apr 1859
Basil Harwood English organist and composer born in Woodhouse Gloucestershire England (d. 1949)
11 Apr 1862
Charles Evans Hughes American statesman Republican politician and 11th Chief Justice of Supreme Court (1930-41) born in Glens Falls New York (d. 1948)
11 Apr 1862
William W Campbell American astronomer and Director of Lick Observatory born in Hancock County Ohio (d. 1938)
11 Apr 1866
Bernard ODowd Australian poet born in Beaufort Australia (d. 1953)
11 Apr 1867
John Paulus Lotsy Dutch botanist and geneticist (Resumptio Genetics) born in Dordrecht Netherlands (d. 1931)
11 Apr 1867
Mark Keppel Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools from 1902-1928 born in Butte County California (d. 1928)
11 Apr 1869
Kasturba Gandhi Wife of Mohandas Gandhi born in Gujarat India (d. 1944)
11 Apr 1869
Gustav Vigeland Norwegian sculptor born in Mandal Norway (d. 1943)
11 Apr 1873
Edward Lawson Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1955)
11 Apr 1876
Paul Henry Northern Irish artist born in Belfast Ireland (d. 1958)
11 Apr 1879
Leendert Round Dutch sculptor (entrance Rotterdam Zoo)
11 Apr 1881
Harvey Bartlett Gaul American composer born in NYC New York (d. 1945)
11 Apr 1883
Leonard Mudie British actor (Magnetic Monster British Intelligence) born in Cheetham England (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1888
Donald Calthrop British actor (Blackmail Scrooge Rome Express) born in London England (d. 1940)
11 Apr 1889
Nick LaRocca American jazz coronetist and composer (Tiger Rag) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1961)
11 Apr 1890
Donna Rachele Mussolini wife of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini born in Predappio Romagna Kingdom of Italy (d. 1979)
11 Apr 1893
Dean Acheson American statesman and U.S. Secretary of State (1949-53) born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1971)
11 Apr 1893
Johannes Theodoor Thijsse Dutch director of Delft Hydraulics Laboratory born in Amsterdam (d. 1984)
11 Apr 1896
Lo-Paul Desrosiers Quebec novelist (Les Engags du Grand Portage) born in Berthier Canada (d. 1967)
11 Apr 1897
Caspar Neher Austrian-German set designer and librettist born in Augsburg Germany (d. 1962)
11 Apr 1900
Sndor Mrai Hungarian writer (A gyertyk csonkig gnek) born in Kassa Hungary (d. 1989)
11 Apr 1901
Adriano Olivetti Italian engineer and manufacturer (typewriter) born in Ivrea Italy (d. 1960)
11 Apr 1901
Glenway Wescott American writer (Apartment in Athens) born in Kewaskum Wisconsin (d. 1987)
11 Apr 1901
Theodor Rogalski Romanian composer born in Bucharest Romania (d. 1954)
11 Apr 1902
Quentin Reynolds American newscaster (Its News to Me) and author (FBI) born in NYC New York (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1904
Arthur Ernest Mourant British hematologist born in La Hougue Bie Jersey (d. 1994)
11 Apr 1904
Paul McGrath American actor (Witness No Time for Love) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1978)
11 Apr 1905
Jzsef Attila Hungarian poet born in Ferencvros Budapest Austria-Hungary (d. 1937)
11 Apr 1906
Dale Messick [Dalia Messick] American cartoonist (Brenda Starr Reporter) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2005)
11 Apr 1907
Paul Douglas American actor (Adventure Theater Clash by Night) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1959)
11 Apr 1907
Ivor Spencer-Thomas English farmer entrepreneur and inventor born in Llanymynech Powys (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1908
Karel Anerl Czechoslovak conductor (PragueToronto) born in Tuapy Czech Republic (d. 1973)
11 Apr 1908
Leo Rosten American writer and humourist (Joys of Yiddish) born in d Russian Empire (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1908
Masaru Ibuka Japanese electronics industrialist (Sony Corp) born in Nikk City Japan (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1910
Antnio de Spnola Portuguese general and conservative President of Portugal (1974) born in Estremoz Portugal (d. 1996)
11 Apr 1910
Henry William Collins English artist born in Colchester Essex (d. 1994)
11 Apr 1912
John Larkin American actor (Saints & Sinners The Satan Bug 12 OClock High) born in Oakland California (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1913
Oleg Cassini American fashion designer (for Jackie Kennedy) born in Paris France (d. 2006)
11 Apr 1914
Norman McLaren Scottish-Canadian film animator and director born in Stirling Scotland (d. 1987)
11 Apr 1915
Pat Hanlon British cyclist born in Newport Cardiganshire (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1916
Alberto E Ginastera Argentine composer (Panambi) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1983)
11 Apr 1917
David Westheimer American novelist (Von Ryans Express) born in Houston Texas (d. 2005)
11 Apr 1918
Jean-Claude Servan-Schreiber French journalist born in Paris
11 Apr 1918
Richard Wainwright English politician Liberal MP for Colne Valley (196670) born in Leeds (d. 2003)
11 Apr 1919
Hugh Carey American politician and attorney (Gov-D-NY) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2011)
11 Apr 1919
Sir Raymond Carr English historian and warden (St Antonys College Oxford) born in Bath Somerset
11 Apr 1920
Marlen Haushofer Austrian writer (The Wall) born in Frauenstein Austria (d. 1970)
11 Apr 1920
Emilio Colombo Italian Prime Minister (1970-72) born in Potenza Basilicata (d. 2013)
11 Apr 1921
Jeff Stollmeyer Trinidad and Tobago cricketer (WI batsman prepost-war) born in Santa Cruz Trinidad (d. 1989)
11 Apr 1916
Dan Fortmann American football guard (Chicago Bears) born in Pearl River New York (d. 1995)
11 Apr 1916
Howard W. Koch American producer and director (Frankenstein Airplane II) born in NYC New York (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1917
Danny Gallivan Canadian radio and television sportscaster born in Sydney Nova Scotia Canada (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1921
Martin Buckmaster 3rd Viscount Buckmaster British diplomat
11 Apr 1921
Jim Hearn American baseball player born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1998)
11 Apr 1922
Alexander Raichev Bulgarian composer born in Lom Bulgaria (d. 2003)
11 Apr 1922
Antoine Blondin French writer (LEurope buissonnire) born in Paris (d. 1991)
11 Apr 1923
Theodore Isaac Rubin American psychiatrist and author credited with popularising psychotherapy born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2019)
11 Apr 1925
Johan van Zonderen Dutch painter born in Amsterdam (d. 1996)
11 Apr 1925
Rik Kuijpers Belgian director (Sea gulls die in the harbor) born in Mortsel Belgium
11 Apr 1925
Pierre Pladeau Canadian businessman and founder of Quebecor born in Montreal (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1926
Gervase de Peyer British clarinetist born in London (d. 2017)
11 Apr 1926
Robert Hall Lewis American composer born in Portland Oregon (d. 1996)
11 Apr 1926
Victor Bouchard Canadian pianist and composer born in Quebec City Canada (d. 2011)
11 Apr 1927
Domenico Guaccero Italian composer born in Palo de Colle Italy (d. 1984)
11 Apr 1929
Lawrence Coughlin American lawyer and politician U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania born in Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1930
Clive Exton British scriptwriter and playwright born in Islington London
11 Apr 1930
James Ferman American director and secretary (British Board of Film Classification) born in New York (d. 2002)
11 Apr 1930
Joseph Burnett-Stuart CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings)
11 Apr 1930
Kazuo Fukushima Japanese composer born in Tokyo
11 Apr 1930
Nicholas F. Brady American politician and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1988-93) born in NYC New York
11 Apr 1930
Bill Hefner American politician Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina born in Elora Tennessee (d. 2009)
11 Apr 1930
Anton LaVey American founder of the Church of Satan born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1931
Johnny Sheffield American actor (Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son) born in Pasadena California (d. 2010)
11 Apr 1931
Koichi Sugiyama Japanese composer and conductor born in Tokyo
11 Apr 1932
Francis G. Neubeck USAF pilot and astronaut born in Washington D.C.
11 Apr 1932
Joel Grey [Joe Katz] American actor (Cabaret Remo Williams 7% Solution) born in Cleveland Ohio
11 Apr 1932
Max Schubel American composer (Opus One Records) born in New York (d. 2010)
11 Apr 1933
Tony Brown American journalist (Tony Browns Journal) born in Charleston West Virginia
11 Apr 1934
Dame Anne Poole British chief nursing officer (Department of Health)
11 Apr 1934
Mark Strand American poet editor and translator (Another Republic) born in Summerside Prince Edward Island Canada (d. 2014)
11 Apr 1934
Richard A. Garland artist and photographer (d. 1994)
11 Apr 1935
Father Abraham [Pierre Kartner] Dutch singer (Smurf Song) born in Elst Netherlands
11 Apr 1935
Richard Berry African-American singer and musician (Louie Louie) born in Extension Louisiana (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1938
Michael Deaver Reagan Administration Deputy White House Chief of Staff born in Bakersfield California (d. 2007)
11 Apr 1938
Kurt Moll German bass opera singer born near Colonge (d. 2017)
11 Apr 1939
Louise Lasser American actress (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman) born in NYC New York
11 Apr 1941
Frederick Rick Hauck American astronaut (STS-7 STS 51-A STS-26) born in Long Beach California
11 Apr 1941
Ellen Goodman American political columnist (Pulitzer 1980) born in Newton Massachusetts
11 Apr 1942
Anatoly Nikolayevich Berezovoi Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz T-5) born in Enem Russia (d. 2014)
11 Apr 1943
John Montagu 11th Earl of Sandwich British entrepreneur politician and nobleman
11 Apr 1944
John Milius American screenwriter (Red Dawn 1941 Big Wednesday) born in St. Louis Missouri
11 Apr 1944
R. J. B Knight British deputy director (National Maritime Museum)
11 Apr 1947
Michael Hindley British politician Member of the European Parliament born in Blackburn England
11 Apr 1947
Michael Wright British academic Vice-Chancellor of Aston University
11 Apr 1947
Peter Riegert American actor (Animal House Crossing Delancey) born in NYC New York
11 Apr 1947
Uli Edel German film director (Last Exit to Brooklyn) born in Neuenburg am Rhein South Baden Germany
11 Apr 1947
Meshach Taylor American actor born in Altadena CA (d. 2014)
11 Apr 1947
Lev Bulat Russian physicist born in Chernovtsy Ukraine
11 Apr 1948
Marcello Lippi Italian football coach born in Viareggio Italy
11 Apr 1949
Carl Franklin American actor (Devil in a Blue Dress) born in Richmond California
11 Apr 1949
Bernd Eichinger German film producer and director born in Neuburg an der Donau Germany (d. 2011)
11 Apr 1950
Bill Irwin American actor (My Blue Heaven Scenes From a Mall) born in Santa Monica California
11 Apr 1951
Doris Angleton American socialite and murder victim (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1951
Paul Fox English musician and singer (The Ruts) born in United Kingdom (d. 2007)
11 Apr 1951
James Patrick Kelly American sci-fi author (Think Like a Dinosaur) born in Mineola New York
11 Apr 1952
Michael Daly Canadian Tour golfer (1991 BC Winter Tour) born in Toronto Ontario
11 Apr 1952
Michael Shea American director and actor (The Fugitive The Wild Wild West Mission Impossible) born in Queens New York
11 Apr 1952
Peter Windsor English motor racing journalist and reporter born in Reigate Surrey England
11 Apr 1953
Andrew Wiles British mathematician (number theory) born in Cambridge England
11 Apr 1953
Guy Verhofstadt 47th Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-2008) born in Dendermonde Belgium
11 Apr 1953
Branimir Johnny tuli Croatian rock singer (Azra) born in Skopje Yugoslavia
11 Apr 1955
Michele Scarabelli Canadian actress (Jo Santini-Airwolf Alienation Dallas) born in Montreal Quebec
11 Apr 1955
Piers J Sellers English astronaut and climate scientist born in Sussex (d. 2016)
11 Apr 1955
Kevin Brady American politician (Rep Texas (R) 1997-) born in Vermillion South Dakota
11 Apr 1957
Everton Mattis West Indian cricketer (WI batsman early 80s) born in Kingston Jamaica
11 Apr 1957
John Castellanos American actor (John Silva-Young & Restless) born in San Diego California
11 Apr 1958
Sally Clark New Zealand equestrian 3 day event (Olympic silver 1996) born in Feilding New Zealand
11 Apr 1958
Stuart Adamson Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (Big Country-Wonderland) born in Manchester England (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1958
Brynn Hartman American actress and murderer born in Thief River Falls Minnesota (d. 1998)
11 Apr 1960
Jeremy Clarkson English journalist and broadcaster (Top Gear) born in Doncaster England
11 Apr 1961
Lucky Vanous American model (GQ Diet Coke) born in Lincoln Nebraska
11 Apr 1961
Doug Hopkins American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1961
Vincent Gallo American actor director writer (Buffalo 66 The Brown Bunny) born in Buffalo New York
11 Apr 1962
Terry Hoage American NFL wide receiver (Arizona Cardinals) born in Ames Iowa
11 Apr 1963
Elizabeth Smylie tennis star (1987 Oklahoma City) born in Perth Australia
11 Apr 1963
Chris Ferguson American professional poker player born in Los Angeles California
11 Apr 1963
Billy Bowden New Zealand cricket umpire born in Auckland New Zealand
11 Apr 1964
Steve Azar American singer and songwriter born in Greenville Mississippi
11 Apr 1964
Bret Saberhagen American baseball player (Kansas City Royals) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
11 Apr 1964
Johann Sebastian Paetsch American cellist and musician born in Colorado Springs
11 Apr 1966
David Richards NFL guard (Atlanta Falcons) born in Staten Island New York
11 Apr 1966
Kara McGaw Canadian softball rightfielder (Olympics 1996) born in Toronto Ontario
11 Apr 1966
Lisa Stansfield English pop singer (Around the World) born in Manchester England
11 Apr 1966
Mark Higgs American football running back (Arizona Cardinals) born in Owensboro Kentucky
11 Apr 1966
Steve Scarsone American baseball infielder (SF Giants) born in Anaheim California
11 Apr 1966
Mason Reese American actor (Underwood Deviled Ham) born in Los Angeles California
11 Apr 1966
Dustin Patrick Runnels American professional wrestler (Goldust) born in Austin Texas
11 Apr 1967
Lachlan Dreher Australian field hockey goal keeper (Olympic silver 1992 96) born in Melbourne Australia
11 Apr 1967
Mark Seay American football wide receiver (San Diego Chargers Philadelphia Eagles) born in Los Angeles California
11 Apr 1967
Stefan Johnstown Norwegian speed walker (world record 20 km)
11 Apr 1967
Wendel Suckow American luger (Olympics 1994) born in Marquette Michigan
11 Apr 1968
Eric Moten NFL guard and tackle (San Diego Chargers) born in Cleveland Ohio
11 Apr 1968
Sergei Lukyanenko Russian sci-fi author (Labyrinth of Reflections) born in Karatau Kazakhstan
11 Apr 1969
Gavin Briant Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993) born in Harare Zimbabwe
11 Apr 1969
J Nick Adamson Freeport Bahamas US laser sailor (Olymp-21st-1996)
11 Apr 1969
Janeth Arcain Brazilian basketball forward (Houston Comets) born in So Paulo Brazil
11 Apr 1969
Jesse Campbell American football safety (NY Giants Washington Redskins) born in Washington North Carolina
11 Apr 1969
Cerys Matthews Welsh singer and songwriter (Catatonia) born in Cardiff Wales
11 Apr 1969
Chisato Moritaka Japanese singer born in Ibaraki Osaka Japan
11 Apr 1970
Delroy Pearson English rock vocalist (Five Star-Between the Lines) born in Islington London
11 Apr 1970
Joe Vitiello infielder (KC Royals) born in Cambridge Massachusetts
11 Apr 1970
Sean Bergman American baseball pitcher (San Diego Padres) born in Joliet Illinois
11 Apr 1970
Trevor Linden Canadian ice hockey right wing (Canucks NY Islanders) born in Medicine Hat Alberta Canada
11 Apr 1970
Johnny Messner American actor (Tears of the Sun) born in Syracuse New York
11 Apr 1971
Vicellous Reon Shannon American actor (The Hurricane) born in Memphis Tennessee
11 Apr 1972
Avo Avetisyan WLAF defensive linesman (Amsterdam Admirals)
11 Apr 1972
Dietrich Jells American wide receiver (New England Patriots) born in Brooklyn New York
11 Apr 1357
John I King of Portugal (1383-1433) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1433)
11 Apr 1746
Wentworth Cheswell American auditor and teacher 1st African American elected to public office in the US born in Newmarket New Hampshire (d. 1817)
11 Apr 1837
Elmer E. Ellsworth American soldier who was the 1st Union officer killed in the American Civil War born in Malta New York (d. 1861)
11 Apr 1908
Jane Bolin first African American female judge born in Poughkeepsie New York (d. 2007)
11 Apr 1946
Bob Harris English radio presenter (The Old Grey Whistle Test Time Out) born in Northampton England
11 Apr 1951
Jim Holton Scottish soccer defender (15 caps Manchester United Coventry City) born in Lesmahagow Scotland (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1963
Billy Bowden New Zealand cricket umpire (84 Tests 200 ODIs 24 T20Is) born in Auckland New Zealand
11 Apr 1966
Steve Bullock American politician (Governor of Montana 2013-) born in Missoula Montana
11 Apr 1862
William Wallace Campbell American astronomer and Director of Lick Observatory born in Hancock County Ohio (d. 1938)
11 Apr 1869
Kasturba Gandhi Wife of Mahatma Gandhi born in Gujarat India (d. 1944)
11 Apr 1933
Denis Goldberg South African anti-apartheid activist (convicted alongside Mandela) born in Cape Town (d. 2020)
11 Apr 1937
Jill Gascoine British pioneering TV actress (The Gentle Touch) born in London England (d. 2020)
11 Apr 1938
Kurt Moll German bass opera singer born near Cologne Germany (d. 2017)
11 Apr 1939
Louise Lasser American actress (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman - Mary Hartman) born in NYC New York
11 Apr 1949
Jean-Pierre Bastiat French rugby union lock (32 Tests US Dax) born in Pouillon France (d. 2021)
11 Apr 1951
Robbie House American country-rockabilly guitarist (Snuff - Bad Bad Billy)
11 Apr 1960
Marko Elsner Slovenian soccer defender (14 caps Yugoslavia 2 Slovenia Red Star Belgrade) born in Ljubljana Slovenia (d. 2020)
11 Apr 1638
Diogo Dias Melgs Portuguese composer of sacred polyphonic music born in Cuba Alentejo Portugal (d. 1700)
11 Apr 1810
Henry Rawlinson British army officer and oriental scholar (major role in deciphering cuneiform) born in Chadlington England (d. 1895)
11 Apr 1854
Hugh Massie Australian cricket batsman and captain (9 Tests NSW) born in Port Fairy Australia (d. 1938)
11 Apr 1856
Arthur Shrewsbury English cricket batsman (23 Tests [7 captain] 1277 runs 35 47 Nottinghamshire) born in New Lenton England (d. 1903)
11 Apr 1906
Dalia Dale Messick American cartoonist (Brenda Starr Reporter) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2005)
11 Apr 1908
Karel Anerl Czechoslovak conductor (Czech Philharmonic 1950-68 Toronto Symphony 1968-73) composer and Auschwitz survivor born in Tuapy Czech Republic (d. 1973)
11 Apr 1913
John Lee Granderson American Chicago-style blues guitarist born in Ellendale Tennessee (d. 1979)
11 Apr 1918
Jimmy Lewis American jazz double bassist and soul electric bassist born in Nashville Tennessee (d. 2000)
11 Apr 1931
Koichi Sugiyama Japanese video game composer (Dragon Quest) born in Tokyo
11 Apr 1931
Frank Vicari American jazz session and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson Woody Herman Tom Waits Saturday Night Live) born in New Jersey (d. 2006)
11 Apr 1932
Joel Grey [Katz] American Tony Grammy and Academy Award-winning actor and singer (Cabaret Remo Williams 7% Solution) born in Cleveland Ohio
11 Apr 1935
Richard Berry American doo-wop bass vocalist and songwriter (Louie Louie) born in Extension Louisiana (d. 1997)
11 Apr 1937
Jill Gascoine British stage and pioneering TV actress (The Gentle Touch - Maggie Forbes) and novelist born in Lambeth London England (d. 2020)
11 Apr 1938
Lamberto Puggelli Italian stage and opera director (Spoleto Festival) born in Milan Italy (d. 2013)
11 Apr 1955
Neville Staple English ska singer (The Specials - Ghost Town Free Nelson Mandela) born in Manchester Jamaica
11 Apr 1957
John Castellanos American actor (The Young and The Restless - John Silva) born in Mesa California
11 Apr 1958
Stuart Adamson Scottish rock vocalist and guitarist (Big Country - Wonderland In A Big Country) born in Manchester England (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1961
Doug Hopkins American guitarist and songwriter (Gin Blossoms - Til I Hear It From You) born in Seattle Washington (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1961
Nigel Pulsford British rock guitarist (Bush - Sixteen Stone) born in Newport Monmouthshire Wales
11 Apr 1964
Steve Azar American country singer and songwriter (I Dont Have to Be Me (til Monday)) born in Greenville Mississippi
11 Apr 1966
Tomas Leandersson Swedish ten-pin bowler (FIQ World Cships 1999 World Tenpin Team Cup 1994 World Games 1993) born in Degerfors Sweden (d. 2021)
11 Apr 1769
Johann Georg Lickl Austrian organist kapellmeister and composer born in Korneuburg Lower Austria (d. 1843)
11 Apr 1865
Mary White Ovington American journalist suffragist and co-founder of the NAACP born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1951)
11 Apr 1866
Clara Ford American suffragette supporter and wife of industrialist Henry Ford born in Wayne County Michigan (d. 1950)
11 Apr 1879
Leendert Round Dutch sculptor (entrance Rotterdam Zoo) (d. 1942)
11 Apr 1916
Dan Fortmann American CollegePro Football HOF guard (3 NFL Cship 1940 41 43 Chicago Bears 6 First-team All-Pro 3 Pro Bowl) born in Pearl River New York (d. 1995)
11 Apr 1917
Danny Gallivan Canadian radio and television sportscaster (Hockey Night in Canada) born in Sydney Nova Scotia (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1919
Raymond Carr English historian and warden (St Antonys College Oxford) born in Bath Somerset England (d. 2015)
11 Apr 1921
Jeff Stollmeyer West Indian cricket batsman (32 Tests 4 x 100 HS 160 Trinidad & Tobago) and executive (President WI Board of Control 1974-81) born in Santa Cruz Trinidad (d. 1989)
11 Apr 1921
Jim Hearn American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954 NY Giants MLB All Star 1952) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1998)
11 Apr 1940
Wladyslaw Komar Polish athlete (Olympic gold shot put 1972) and actor born in Kaunas Lithuania (d. 1998)
11 Apr 1948
Georgi Yartsev Russian soccer forward (5 caps USSR FC Spartak Moscow) and manager (Russia Spartak Dynamo Torpedo Moscow) born in Nikolskoye Russia (d. 2022)
11 Apr 1950
Ferenc Mszros Hungarian soccer goalkeeper (29 caps Vasas SC 252 games) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2023)
11 Apr 1951
Glyn Shaw Welsh rugby union prop (12 caps Neath RFC) and rugby league prop (7 caps Wales 1 GB Widnes RLFC Wigan RLFC) born in Rhigos Wales (d. 2022)
11 Apr 1953
Andrew Wiles British mathematician (number theory proved Fermats last theorem) born in Cambridge England
11 Apr 1957
Everton Mattis West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests 1 x 50 Jamaica) born in Kingston Jamaica
11 Apr 1958
Hanna Havrylets Ukrainian composer (Davids Psalms legiya) and educator born in Vydyniv Ukrainian SSR (d. 2022)
11 Apr 1958
Sally Clark New Zealand equestrian (World Cship gold team eventing 1998 Olympic silver individual 1996) born in Palmerston North New Zealand
11 Apr 1962
Terry Hoage American College Football HOF wide receiver (NCAA Cship 1980 Uni of Georgia New Orleans Saints Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins Arizona Cardinals) born in Ames Iowa
11 Apr 1963
Elizabeth Smylie Australian tennis player (Wimbledon doubles [Kathy Jordan] 1985 Wimbledon mixed doubles 1991 US Open mixed doubles 1983 90) and broadcaster (7 Network) born in Perth Australia
11 Apr 1964
Bret Saberhagen American baseball pitcher (World Series MVP 1985 Kansas City Royals Cy Young Award 1985 89 3 x MLB All Star) born in Chicago Heights Illinois
11 Apr 1967
Lachlan Dreher Australian field hockey goal keeper (Champions Trophy gold 1999 Olympic silver 1992 bronze 2000) born in Melbourne Australia
11 Apr 1967
Wendel Suckow American luger (World Cship gold mens singles 1993) born in Marquette Michigan
11 Apr 1370
Frederick I the Warlike Elector of Saxony born in Dresden Margravate of Meissen Holy Roman Empire (d. 1428)
11 Apr 1722
Christopher Smart English poet and journalist (Ceremony of Carols) born in Shipbourne England (d. 1771)
11 Apr 1779
Louise Reichardt German composer born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (now Germany) (d. 1826)
11 Apr 1798
Macedonio Melloni Italian physicist (radiant light) born in Parma Duchy of Parma and Piacenza (now Italy) (d. 1854)
11 Apr 1867
Mark Keppel Superintendent of Los Angeles County Schools (1902-2)8 born in Butte County California (d. 1928)
11 Apr 1881
Harvey Bartlett Gaul American composer born in New York City (d. 1945)
11 Apr 1902
Quentin Reynolds American newscaster (Its News to Me) and author (FBI) born in New York City (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1916
Howard W. Koch American producer and director (Frankenstein Airplane II) born in New York City (d. 2001)
11 Apr 1921
Martin Buckmaster 3rd Viscount Buckmaster British barrister and diplomat born in Paddington London England (d. 2007)
11 Apr 1923
Theodore Isaac Rubin American psychiatrist and author credited with popularising psychotherapy born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2019)
11 Apr 1925
Rik Kuypers Belgian director (Sea Gulls Die in the Harbor) born in Mortsel Belgium (d. 2019)
11 Apr 1930
Nicholas F. Brady American politician and U.S. Secretary of Treasury (1988-93) born in New York City
11 Apr 1931
Koichi Sugiyama Japanese television and video game composer (Dragon Quest) and Nanjing Massacre denialist born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2021)
11 Apr 1931
Lewis Jones Welsh rugby union outside back (10 Tests Wales 3 British Lions Neath Llanelli) and rugby league utility (2 Tests Wales 17 Great Britain Leeds Wentworthville) born in Gorseinon Wales (d. 2024)
11 Apr 1933
Futoshi Nakanishi Japanese Baseball HOF infielder (Nishitetsu Lions Pacific League MVP 1956 7Best Nine Award) and manager (Nishitetsu Lions) born in Takamatsu Japan (d. 2023)
11 Apr 1939
Louise Lasser American actress (Mary Hartman Mary Hartman - Mary Hartman) born in New York City
11 Apr 1947
Peter Riegert American actor (Animal House Crossing Delancey) born in New York City
11 Apr 1951
Robbie House American country-rockabilly guitarist (Snuff - Bad Bad Billy) born in the USA
11 Apr 1967
Jimmy Kim American taekwondo practitioner (Olympic gold heavyweight 1988 World Cup gold 1987) born in Cerritos California (d. 2023)
11 Apr 1586
Pietro Della Valle Italian composer born in Rome Papal States (d. 1652)
11 Apr 1779
Louise Reichardt German composer of lieder and scared songs educator and choral conductor born in Berlin Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1826)
11 Apr 1838
Joseph Leopold Rckel German-British composer music publisher and teacher born in London England (d. 1908)
11 Apr 1925
Viola Liuzzo (ne Gregg) American civil rights activist murdered by Ku Klux Klan born in California Pennsylvania (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1930
Clive Exton British scriptwriter (Poirot Jeeves and Wooster) and playwright born in Islington London (d. 2007)
11 Apr 1930
Joseph Burnett-Stuart British CEO (Robert Fleming Holdings) born in the UK (d. 2010)
11 Apr 1935
Father Abraham [Pierre Kartner] Dutch singer and songwriter (The Smurf Song) born in Elst Netherlands (d. 2022)
11 Apr 1942
Branko Raovi Montenegrin soccer defender (10 caps Yugoslavia Partizan Belgrade Borussia Dortmund) born in Podgorica Montenegro (d. 2024)
11 Apr 1943
John Montagu 11th Earl of Sandwich British humanitarian known for his work with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan born in London England (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1944
Lee Sheriden [Roger Pritchard] British pop singer-songwriter (Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me) born in Horfield Bristol England
11 Apr 1944
Roger Knight British historian and former deputy director of the National Maritime Museum born in England
11 Apr 1947
Michael Wright British academic and former Vice-Chancellor of Aston University (1996-2006) born in England (d. 2015)
11 Apr 1951
Doris Angleton American socialite and murder victim born near Houston Texas (d. 1997) [1]
11 Apr 1956
William Burns American diplomat CIA director (2021-) US Ambassador to Russia born in Fort Liberty North Carolina [1]
11 Apr 1864
Otto Grotewohl German politician (Prime Minister of East Germany 1949-64) born in Braunschweig German Empire (d. 1964)
11 Apr 1912
John Larkin American actor (Saints & Sinners The Satan Bug 12 OClock High) born in Oakland California (d. 1965)
11 Apr 1912
John Levy American jazz double-bassist (George Shearing Quintet) and artist manager born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2012)
11 Apr 1919
Hugh Carey American attorney and Democratic party politician (Governor of New York 1975-82 US Representative from New York 1961-74) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2011)
11 Apr 1923
David H. Murdock American real estate mogul investor and philanthropist born in Kansas City Missouri (d. 2025) [1]
11 Apr 1928
Dorothy Schroeder American baseball shortstop in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League (1943-54) pictured in the Women in Baseball exhibit at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum New York born in Sadorus Illinois (d. 1996)
11 Apr 1929
Jack Betts American character actor (spaghetti Westerns Gods and Monsters Spider-Man) born in Jersey City New Jersey (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1930
Kazuo Fukushima Japanese composer born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2023)
11 Apr 1931
Nelly Kaplan Argentine-French screenwriter and director (A Very Curious Girl Na) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2020)
11 Apr 1933
Derek Martin [Rapp] British actor (Charlie Slater in EastEnders 2000-11 Law & Order) born in Bow England (d. 2026)
11 Apr 1933
Don Monson American college basketball coach (NABC Coach of the Year 1982 Idaho 197883 Oregon 198392) born in Menahga Minnesota (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1934
Anne Poole British chief nursing officer at the Department of Health (1982-92) birthplace unknown [1]
11 Apr 1937
Adam Greenberg Israeli-American cinematographer (Ghost Terminator 2 Judgment Day) born in Krakw Poland (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1939
Luther Guitar Junior Johnson American blues singer and guitarist (Walkin the Dog Talkin About Soul) born in Itta Bena Mississippi (d. 2022)
11 Apr 1942
Damien Thomas Egyptian-British actor (Twins of Evil Shogun) born in Ismailia Egypt (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1943
Harley Race American professional wrestler promoter and trainer (NWA AWA WWE 9x world champion) born in Quitman Missouri (d. 2019)
11 Apr 1943
John Montagu 11th Earl of Sandwich British humanitarian known for his work with the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Sudan born in London (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1947
Michael Wright British academic and Vice-Chancellor of Aston University (1996-2006) born in England (d. 2015)
11 Apr 1949
Dorothy Allison American novelist and poet (Bastard Out of Carolina The Women Who Hate Me) born in Greenville South Carolina (d. 2024)
11 Apr 1951
Franoise Hampson British academic and human rights lawyer born in Bolton England (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1954
Francis Lickerish English progressive rock guitarist lutenist and composer (The Enid 1974-80) born in Cambridge England
11 Apr 1955
Michael Callen American AIDS activist singer-songwriter and author born in Rising Sun Indiana (d. 1993)
11 Apr 1955
Michael Ray Richardson American basketball guard (4 x NBA All Star 3 NBA steals leader NY Knicks GS Warriors NJ Nets) born in Lubbock Texas (d. 2025)
11 Apr 1955
Neville Staple English ska singer (The Specials - Ghost Town Fun Boy Three) born in Manchester Jamaica
11 Apr 1957
John Castellanos American actor (John Silva in The Young and the Restless) born in Mesa California