Historical Birthday
06 Apr 1613
Stjepan Gradi Croatian philosopher and scientist (d. 1683)
06 Apr 1632
Maria Leopoldine of Austria Holy Roman Empire Empress (d. 1649)
06 Apr 1651
Andr Dacier French classical scholar (d. 1722)
06 Apr 1660
Johann Kuhnau German composer and writer born in Geising (d. 1722)
06 Apr 1671
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau French playwrightpoet (Sacred Odes & Songs)
06 Apr 1708
Johann George Reutter Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1772)
06 Apr 1773
James Mill Scottish philosopher and historian (History of British India) born in Angus Scotland (d. 1836)
06 Apr 1778
Joseph Funk early American composer born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1862)
06 Apr 1810
Philip Gosse intentor of institutional aquarium writer (Omphalos)
06 Apr 1815
Friedrich Robert Volkmann German composer born in Lommatzsch Saxony (d. 1883)
06 Apr 1818
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Norwegian poet (d. 1870)
06 Apr 1823
Joseph Medill St John NB Canada newspaper editor (Chicago Tribune)
06 Apr 1828
Charles William Field Major General (Confederate Army) (d. 1892)
06 Apr 1830
James Augustine Healy Macon Ga 1st African American Roman Catholic bishop
06 Apr 1833
Johan H C Kern Dutch linguist (Sanskrit Old Javan)
06 Apr 1849
John William Waterhouse British painter (d. 1917)
06 Apr 1851
Guillaume Bigourdan French astronomer (d. 1932)
06 Apr 1866
Joseph Lincoln Steffens muckrakerjournalist (Shame of the Cities)
06 Apr 1871
Alexander grandson of Englands Queen Victoria
06 Apr 1883
Walter Huston Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon Treasure of Sierra Madre) born in Toronto Ontario Canada (d. 1950)
06 Apr 1886
Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII The Last Nizam of Hyderabad state (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1888
Daniel Andersson Swedish poetwriter (Svarta Ballader)
06 Apr 1889
Barry Macollum Irish actor (The Trouble with Harry) born in Ireland (d. 1971)
06 Apr 1889
Gabriela Mistral [Lucila Godoy y Alcayaga] poet (Noebel Prize 1945) and diplomat born in Vicua Chile (d. 1957)
06 Apr 1890
Anthony Fokker Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (Eindecker monoplanes Fokker Triplane)
06 Apr 1892
Lowell Thomas Woodington Ohio newscaster (High Adventure)
06 Apr 1898
Bobby Gilbert American actor (Some Like It HotThe Rebel Set) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
06 Apr 1900
Andres Sas Belgian Peruvian composer born in Paris (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1900
Leo Robin American writer (Thanks For the Memory)
06 Apr 1901
Willem Pelemans Flemish composermusic reviewer
06 Apr 1901
Pier Giorgio Frassati Italian Catholic (d. 1925)
06 Apr 1902
Gertrude Short American actress (Stella Dallas Blonde Venus) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1968)
06 Apr 1906
Virginia Hall [Goillot] American spy with British Special Operations during WWII (1940-1966) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1982)
06 Apr 1909
Hermann Lang German race car driver (d. 1987)
06 Apr 1909
William M. Branham American evangelist (d. 1965)
06 Apr 1917
Shakey [Walter Horton] Miss harmonicist (Everybodys Fishin)
06 Apr 1917
Leonora Carrington Clayton-le-Woods UK British-Mexican Surrealist artist
06 Apr 1918
Joan Bernard Principal (Trevelyan College Durham)
06 Apr 1918
Karen [Ingeborg Klinkerfuss] German actress (Sky Murder All Through the Night Madame X) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1918
Alfredo Ovando Canda Bolivian president (d. 1982)
06 Apr 1903
Harold Edgerton foremost high-speed photographer
06 Apr 1903
Mickey Cochrane baseball hall of fame catcher (.320 avg)
06 Apr 1904
Kurt G Kiesinger German chancellor (Wherever They May Be)
06 Apr 1919
Paula Kelly Grove City Pennsylvania American big band singer
06 Apr 1921
Lord Moore of Wolvercote [Philip Brian Cecil Moore] Private Secretary to the Sovereign (UK)
06 Apr 1925
Marcus Worsley Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1927
David Ingram Vice-Chancellor (University of Kent at Canterbury)
06 Apr 1927
Gerry Mulligan British saxophonistorchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day)
06 Apr 1928
Will Gaines American-British tap dancer born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2014)
06 Apr 1929
Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown] American model film and television actress and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil Bob Cummings Show) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1972)
06 Apr 1929
Andr Previn German born American conductor (London Symphony) film scorer (My Fair Lady) and pianist born in Berlin Germany (d. 2019)
06 Apr 1929
Arthur S Taylor Jr US drummerband leader (Taylors Wailers)
06 Apr 1929
Li Yuan-chia Chinese artist (Ton Fan group) born in Guangxi China (d. 1994)
06 Apr 1930
David Sexton English football manager born in Islington London (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1931
Ivan Dixon American actor director and civil rights activist (Car Wash Hogans HeroesThe Final War of Olly Winter) born in NYC New York (d. 2008)
06 Apr 1933
Dudley Sutton British actor (Leather Boys Brimstone & Treacle)
06 Apr 1933
Eduardo Malapit American Democratic politician (d. 2007)
06 Apr 1934
Anton Geesink Dutch judoka (first non-Japanese world champion Olympic gold 1964) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 2010)
06 Apr 1934
Reijo Jyrkiainen Finnish composer born in Suistamo Finland
06 Apr 1935
James Graham 8th Duke of Montrose Southern Rhodesia-born hereditary peer of the Peerage of Scotland
06 Apr 1935
John Pepper Clark Nigeria writer (Horn Song of a Goat)
06 Apr 1937
Tom Veivers cricketer (Australian off-spinner in the 60s)
06 Apr 1938
Paul Daniels British magician (The Paul Daniels Magic Show) born in South Bank Yorkshire (d. 2016)
06 Apr 1938
Roy Thinnes actor (Invaders Falcon Crest Gen Hospital) born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1938
Frances Schreuder American socialite convicted of murder born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 2004)
06 Apr 1940
Homero Aridjis Mexican poet (La Tumba de Filidor)
06 Apr 1940
Donald Myrick American saxophonist (If Leaving Me Is Easy One More Night) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
06 Apr 1941
Hans W Geissendorfer Augsburg Germany director (Sternsteinhof)
06 Apr 1942
Barry Levinson director (Rainman) born in Baltimore Maryland
06 Apr 1942
Anita Pallenberg Italian model and actress credited as the muse of the Rolling Stones born in Rome Italy (d. 2017)
06 Apr 1943
Roger Cook investigative journalistbroadcaster
06 Apr 1943
Susan Tolsky actress (Madames Place Here Comes the Brides) born in Houston Texas
06 Apr 1944
John Stax rocker (Pretty Things-Dont Bring Me Down)
06 Apr 1946
Daniel Kortchmar American musician producer and songwriter born in NYC New York
06 Apr 1947
Jan-Kees Wiebenga Dutch politician (VVD) born in Haarlem Netherlands
06 Apr 1947
John Ratzenberger American actor (Cliff Clavin in Cheers) born in Bridgeport Connecticut
06 Apr 1947
Tony Cooner Essex drummer (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)
06 Apr 1949
Jane Actman American actress (Barbara-Paul Lynde Show) born in NYC New York
06 Apr 1949
Mary Maples Dunn American college president (Smith College) born in Sturgeon Bay Wisconsin (d. 2017)
06 Apr 1951
Ralph Cooper Australia drummer (Air Supply-All Out of Love)
06 Apr 1951
Bert Blyleven American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (2-time WS champion Twins 1979 87) born in Zeist Netherlands
06 Apr 1952
Judith McConnell actress (Sophia Capwell-Santa Barbara)
06 Apr 1952
Marilu Henner actress (Taxi Man Who Loved Women Eve Shade) born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1952
Udo Dirkshneider heavy metal rocker (Accept-Balls to the Wall Udo)
06 Apr 1953
Christopher Franke German musician and composer
06 Apr 1953
Patrick Doyle Scottish film composer (Artemis Fowl Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Thor) born in Uddingston Scotland
06 Apr 1954
Judi Bowker Shawford England actress (Clash of the Titans)
06 Apr 1955
Keith Hunter Jesperson Canadian-born serial killer
06 Apr 1955
Michael Rooker American actor (Guardians of the Galaxy) born in Jasper Alabama
06 Apr 1956
Dilip Vengsarkar cricketer (prolific Indian batsman 1976-92)
06 Apr 1956
Mudassar Nazar cricketer (son of Nazar Mohammad Pakistani batsman)
06 Apr 1957
Maurizio Damilano Italian speed walker (30K World Record)
06 Apr 1959
Dianne Brill Tampa fashion designerparty girl (Queen of the Night)
06 Apr 1960
Warren Haynes rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) born in Asheville North Carolina
06 Apr 1962
Stan Cullimore bassist (Housemartins-Happy Hour Over There)
06 Apr 1963
Lorenzo Lynch NFL safety (Az Cardinals Oakland Raiders)
06 Apr 1963
Rafael Correa Ecuadorian politician and 43rd President of Ecuador (2007-2017) born in Guayaquil Ecuador
06 Apr 1964
Bill Brooks American NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts Buffalo Bills) born in Boston Massachusetts
06 Apr 1964
Johnny Dee [DiTeodoro] American heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox-Boys in Heat King Kobra) born in Conshohocken Pennsylvania
06 Apr 1964
Phil Gayle British news presenter (DW News The Big Breakfast) born in Birmingham England
06 Apr 1965
Black Francis [Charles Thompson IV] American singer and songwriter (Pixies Frank Black) born in Boston Massachusetts
06 Apr 1965
Gerald Diduck Edmonton NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
06 Apr 1965
Rica Reinisch German DR 100m200m backstroke (Olympic gold 1980)
06 Apr 1965
Virginia Lee Australian rower (Olympics 1996)
06 Apr 1967
Derrick Fenner NFL running back (Oakland Raiders)
06 Apr 1968
Chris Anderson Australian high jumper (Olympics 1996) born in Western Australia
06 Apr 1968
Vanessa Lann American composer (Dancing to an Orange Drummer) born in Brooklyn New York
06 Apr 1969
Andy Harmon NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
06 Apr 1969
Ari Meyers American actress (Emma McArdle-Kate & Allie) born in San Juan Puerto Rico
06 Apr 1969
Bret Boone infielder (Cincinnati Reds) born in El Cajon California
06 Apr 1969
Brian Williams NBA centerforward (Detroit Pistons LA Clippers)
06 Apr 1970
Oliver Miller NBA forwardcenter (Toronto Raptors)
06 Apr 1970
Olaf Kolzig German NHL goalie and coach (Germany Washington Capitals) born in Johannesburg South Africa
06 Apr 1971
Tom Sorensen volleyball middle blocker (Olympics 1996) born in Racine Wisconsin
06 Apr 1972
Dickey Simpkins NBA forward (SF Warriors Chicago Bulls)
06 Apr 1972
Donald Blair CFL slot back (Edmonton Eskimos)
06 Apr 1972
Hurvin McCormack NFL defensive tackle (Dallas Cowboys)
06 Apr 1972
Jason Hervey actor (Wayne Arnold-Wonder Years)
06 Apr 1975
Dannon Phillip Pampolina rapperdrummer (Party)
06 Apr 1976
Candace H Cameron Bure actress (DJ Tanner-Full House)
06 Apr 1976
Simon Coombes Australian swimmer (Olympics 1996) born in Melbourne Victoria
06 Apr 1877
Ted Ray British golfer (British Open 1912 US Open 1920) born in Jersey (d. 1943)
06 Apr 1883
Walter Huston Canadian actor (Maltese Falcon Treasure of Sierra Madre) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1950)
06 Apr 1917
Big Walter Horton American blues harmonica player (Everybodys Fishin) born in Horn Lake Mississippi (d. 1981)
06 Apr 1944
John Huarte American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1964 Notre Dame Super Bowl 1970 KC Chiefs) born in Anaheim California
06 Apr 1945
Rodney Bickerstaffe English trade unionist (National Union of Public Employees) born in London England (d. 2015)
06 Apr 1945
Neal Boortz American radio host (The Neal Boortz Show) born in Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania
06 Apr 1951
Ralph Cooper Australian drummer (Air Supply-All Out of Love)
06 Apr 1979
Frederick MGDL Windsor son of English prince Michael
06 Apr 1980
Matthew Thomas Carey American actor (Old SchoolThe Banger Sisters) born in Denver Colorado
06 Apr 1981
Robert Earnshaw Welsh soccer striker (59 caps scored hat-tricks in Premier League Divisions 1 2 & 3 FA Cup League Cup and international match Cardiff City) born in Mufulira Zambia
06 Apr 1982
Bret Harrison American actor (Orange County) born in Portland Oregon
06 Apr 1982
Michael Guy Chislett Australian-born American guitarist of The Academy Is... born in Skipton Australia
06 Apr 1660
Johann Kuhnau Bohemian organist choirmaster and composer (Biblical Sonatas) born in Geising Bohemia (now Germany) (d. 1722)
06 Apr 1894
Gertrude Baines American supercentenarian who was the oldest person in the world and the last person known to be born in born in Shellman Georgia (d. 2009)
06 Apr 1898
Bobby Gilbert American actor (Some Like It Hot The Rebel Set) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1973)
06 Apr 1911
Phyllis Tate English composer born in Buckinghamshire (d. 1987)
06 Apr 1924
Charlie Rouse American hard bop tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet Sphere) born in Washington DC (d. 1988)
06 Apr 1927
Gerry Mulligan American saxophonist and orchestra leader (Jazz on a Summer Day) born in Queens New York (d. 1996)
06 Apr 1929
Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown] American model film and television actress and nightclub singer (Touch of Evil Bob Cummings Show) born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1972)
06 Apr 1929
Andr Previn German-American conductor (London Symphony) film score composer (My Fair Lady) and jazz pianist born in Berlin Germany (d. 2019)
06 Apr 1929
Art Taylor American jazz drummer (Bud Powell Red Garland John Coltrane Donald Byrd) band leader (Taylors Wailers) and writer (Notes and Tones) born in New York City (d. 1995)
06 Apr 1929
Edison Vasalievich Denisov Russian avant-garde composer (Sun of the Incas) born in Tomsk Siberia (d. 1996)
06 Apr 1931
Ivan Dixon American actor director and civil rights activist (Car Wash Hogans Heroes The Final War of Olly Winter) born in NYC New York (d. 2008)
06 Apr 1946
Danny Kortchmar American session guitarist producer and songwriter (James Taylor Carole King Linda Ronstadt Jackson Browne Don Henley) born in New York City
06 Apr 1947
Tony Cooner British drummer (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing) born in Essex
06 Apr 1951
Ralph Cooper Australian drummer (Air Supply - All Out of Love)
06 Apr 1953
Patrick Doyle Scottish film composer (Artemis Fowl Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Thor) born in Uddingston Scotland
06 Apr 1957
Maurizio Damilano Italian race walker (Olympic gold 20k 1980 World Cship gold 20k 1987 91) born in Scarnafigi Italy
06 Apr 1960
Warren Haynes American rock and blues guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band) born in Asheville North Carolina
06 Apr 1964
Tim Walz American politician (Rep-DFL-Minnesota 2007-19) Governor of Minnesota (2019-) born in West Point Nebraska
06 Apr 1978
Robert Glasper American jazz neo-soul and R&B pianist songwriter arranger and producer born in Houston Texas
06 Apr 1978
Armen Nalbandian Armenian-American jazz pianist composer and activist born in Manchester England
06 Apr 1980
Matthew Thomas Carey American actor (Old School The Banger Sisters) born in Denver Colorado
06 Apr 1810
Philip Gosse inventor of institutional aquarium writer (Omphalos)
06 Apr 1835
Jos Marraco y Ferrer Catalan church musician and composer born in Barcelona Spain (d. 1913)
06 Apr 1849
John William Waterhouse British painter born in Rome Roman Republic (now Italy) (d. 1917)
06 Apr 1885
Jules Goux French auto racer (first European to win Indianapolis 500 1913) born in Valentigney France (d. 1965)
06 Apr 1900
Leo Robin American songwriter (Thanks For The Memory Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend) born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
06 Apr 1901
Willem Pelemans Flemish composer and music critic born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1991) [some sources give birthdate as April 8]
06 Apr 1902
James Rosy McHargue American jazz clarinetist and vocalist (Ted Weems Orchestra The Wolverines) born in Danville Illinois (d. 1999)
06 Apr 1904
William Challee American stage and screen actor (Desperate Five Easy Pieces Moonchild) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1989)
06 Apr 1922
Dorothy Donegan American boogie-woogie swing jazz and classical pianist and vocalist born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1998)
06 Apr 1928
Bob Efford British jazz and session baritone saxophonist and reed player born in London (d. 2019)
06 Apr 1929
Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown] American model film and television actress (Touch Of Evil Bob Cummings Show) and nightclub singer born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1972)
06 Apr 1933
Dudley Sutton British stage and screen actor (Leather Boys Brimstone & Treacle Lovejoy - Tinker Dill) born in Kingston upon Thames Surrey England (d. 2018)
06 Apr 1934
Horace Tapscott American jazz pianist and composer (Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra 1961-98) born in Houston Texas (d. 1999)
06 Apr 1934
Guy Peellaert Belgian graphic artist photographer (Rock Dreams) movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie -Diamond Dogs Rolling Stones - Its Only Rock n Roll) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2008)
06 Apr 1935
Luis del Sol Spanish soccer midfielder (16 caps Betis Real Madrid Juventus Roma) and manager (Betis) born in Arcos de Jaln Spain (d. 2021)
06 Apr 1936
Manfred Schoof German free jazz trumpeter and composer (Globe United Orchestra) and educator born in Magdeburg Germany
06 Apr 1939
Beverly Guitar Watkins American blues guitarist and singer born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2019)
06 Apr 1939
Eugeniusz Faber Polish soccer forward (36 caps Ruch Chorzw Lens) born in Chorzw Poland (d. 2021)
06 Apr 1940
Donald Myrick American saxophonist (If Leaving Me Is Easy One More Night) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1993)
06 Apr 1941
Gheorghe Zamfir Romanian pan lute player born in Geti Romania
06 Apr 1941
(William) Louis Shelton American session guitarist and music producer born in Little Rock Arkansas
06 Apr 1942
Barry Levinson American Academy Award-winning film director and screenwriter (Diner Rain Man Good Morning Vietnam) born in Baltimore Maryland
06 Apr 1942
Phil Austin American comedian (Firesign Theater)
06 Apr 1943
Susan Tolsky American actress (Madames Place Here Come The Brides) born in Houston Texas
06 Apr 1944
John Stax [Fullagar] British rock bassist and harmonica player (Pretty Things 1963-67 - Dont Bring Me Down Cry To Me) born in Crayford Kent England
06 Apr 1946
Danny Kortchmar American session guitarist producer and songwriter (James Taylor Carole King Linda Ronstadt Jackson Browne Don Henley) born in New York City
06 Apr 1947
Tony Cooner British drummer (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing) born in Romford England
06 Apr 1947
Rosemary Ann Butler American session singer (Bonnie Raitt Linda Ronstadt James Taylor Warren Zevon Neil Young Neil Diamond Jackson Browne) born in California
06 Apr 1952
Udo Dirkshneider heavy metal rocker (Accept - Balls to the Wall Udo)
06 Apr 1952
Stephen Barber American musician arranger and composer born in Abilene Texas
06 Apr 1953
Christopher Franke German musician and composer (Tangerine Dream) born in Berlin Germany
06 Apr 1956
Mudassar Nazar Pakistan cricket all-rounder (76 Tests 10 x 100s HS 231 66 wickets Lahore CA UBL) born in Lahore Pakistan
06 Apr 1956
Hal Willner American music producer (Lost In The Stars The Music of Kurt Weill Stay Awake Various Interpretations of Music from Vintage Disney Films The Carl Stalling Project) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2020)
06 Apr 1960
John Pizzarelli American jazz guitarist vocalist and record producer born in Paterson New Jersey
06 Apr 1961
Gene Eugene [Andrusco] Canadian-American actor singer-songwriter (Adam Again Lost Dogs) and record producer born in Fort Frances Ontario (d. 2000)
06 Apr 1962
Pol Medina Jr. Filipino cartoonist (Pugad Baboy) born in Phillippines
06 Apr 1964
Johnny Dee [DiTeodoro] American heavy metal drummer (Britny Fox - Boys in Heat King Kobra) born in Conshohocken Pennsylvania
06 Apr 1965
Black Francis [Charles Thompson IV] American singer and songwriter (Pixies Frank Black) born in Boston Massachusetts
06 Apr 1631
Vincenzo De Grandis Italian composer and priest born in Ostra (d. 1708)
06 Apr 1660
Johann Kuhnau Bohemian composer (Biblical Sonatas) kapellmeister novelist and lawyer born in Geising Bohemia (now Germany) (d. 1722)
06 Apr 1671
Jean-Baptiste Rousseau French playwright and poet (Sacred Odes & Songs) born in Paris France (d. 1741)
06 Apr 1672
Andre Cardinal Destouches French composer (Les lmens) born in Paris France (d. 1749)
06 Apr 1752
Johann Friedrich Kranz German composer born in Weimar (d. 1810)
06 Apr 1757
Alessandro Rolla Italian violin and viola player and composer teacher of Paganini born in Pavia (d. 1841)
06 Apr 1810
Philip Henry Gosse English naturalist (created 1st public aquarium at London Zoo coined term aquarium) born in Worcester England (d. 1888)
06 Apr 1812
Gavril Yakimovich Lomakin Russian composer and teacher born in Borisk-ovka Russia (d. 1885)
06 Apr 1812
Aaron Bernstein German Jewish writer (Young Germany) born in Danzig (d. 1884)
06 Apr 1818
Francis Henry Brown American teacher and composer (popular pre civil war composer) born in Newburyport Massachusetts (d. 1891)
06 Apr 1819
Johann Scheler Belgian librarian and man of letters (d. 1890)
06 Apr 1823
Joseph Medill Canadian newspaper editor owner and politician (co-owned Chicago Tribune Mayor of Chicago 1871-73) born in Saint John New Brunswick (d. 1899)
06 Apr 1826
Gustave Moreau French Symbolist artist born in Paris France (d. 1898)
06 Apr 1830
James Augustine Healy 1st African American Roman Catholic bishop (Diocese of Portland) born in Macon Georgia (d. 1900)
06 Apr 1833
Johan Hendrik Kern Dutch linguist (Sanskrit Old Javan) born in Purworejo Dutch East Indies (d. 1917)
06 Apr 1860
Ren Lalique French jeweller (the inventor of modern jewellery) and glass designer born in A-Champagne France (d. 1945) [1]
06 Apr 1866
Joseph Lincoln Steffens American muckraker and investigative journalist (Shame of the Cities) born in San Francisco California (d. 1936)
06 Apr 1869
Louis Raemakers Dutch cartoonist (WWI anti-German newspaper cartoons) and painter born in Roermond Netherlands (d. 1956)
06 Apr 1871
Alexander of Wales British Prince son of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra born at Sandringham House England (d. 1 day later)
06 Apr 1878
Carl Ehrenberg German composer kapellmeister and pedagogue born in Dresden Germany (d. 1962)
06 Apr 1885
Carlos Salzedo French-American piano prodigy harpist composer educator (Curtis Institue Juilliard) and new music advocate (co-founder of International Composers Guild) born in Arcachon France (d. 1961)
06 Apr 1886
Smokey Joe Williams American Baseball HOF pitcher (NgL Mexico Caribbean 1905-32 no-hitter 1919 NY Lincoln Giants) born in Seguin Texas (d. 1951)
06 Apr 1888
Daniel Andersson Swedish poet and writer (Svarta Ballader) born in Skattlsberg Sweden (d. 1920)
06 Apr 1890
Andr-Louis Danjon French astronomer (invented Danjon astrolabe) born in Caen France (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1892
Lowell Thomas American newscaster (High Adventure) born in Woodington Ohio (d. 1981)
06 Apr 1892
Mateusz Gliski Polish conductor musicologist (Scriabin Chopin) composer and pedagogue (Winsdor University) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 1976)
06 Apr 1903
Harold Edgerton American electrical engineer and photographer who created high-speed photography techniques born in Fremont Nebraska (d. 1990)
06 Apr 1904
Kurt Georg Kiesinger German politician and author (Chancellor of West Germany 1966-69 born in Ebingen Kingdom of Wrttemberg (d. 1988)
06 Apr 1908
Ernie Lombardi American Baseball HOF catcher (8 MLB All-Star World Series 1940 NL MVP 1938 Cincinnati Reds Boston Braves NY Giants) born in Oakland California (d. 1977)
06 Apr 1908
Vano Muradeli Soviet Georgian composer (The Great Friendship Our Leader) and pedagogue born in Gori Georgia Imperial Russia (d. 1970)
06 Apr 1910
Desmond Dreyer British admiral (battle of the River Plate) born in Cheriton England (d. 2003) [1]
06 Apr 1917
Leonora Carrington British-Mexican Surrealist artist born in Clayton-le-Woods England (d. 2011)
06 Apr 1918
Joan Bernard English educator (Principal Trevelyan College Durham) and army officer (WWII Auxiliary Territorial Service) (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1919
Paula Kelly American big band singer (The Modernaires) born in Grove City Pennsylvania (d. 1992) [1]
06 Apr 1921
Big Walter [Horton] American blues harmonica player (Everybodys Fishin) born in Horn Lake Mississippi (d. 1981) [some sources cite year as far back as 1917]
06 Apr 1921
Andrew Imbrie American contemporary classical composer and pianist born in New York City (d. 2007)
06 Apr 1921
Franta Belsky Czecg-British sculptor born in Brno Czechia (d. 2000)
06 Apr 1943
Susan Tolsky American actress (Madames Place Here Come The Brides) born in Houston Texas (d. 2022)
06 Apr 1947
John Ratzenberger American actor (Cheers -Cliff Clavin Toy Story Ghandi) born in Bridgeport Connecticut
06 Apr 1950
Dennis E. Eckart American politician (Rep-D-OH 1981-93) born in Cleveland Ohio
06 Apr 1951
Bert Blyleven American Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (World Series 1979 87 Minnesota Twins MLB All-Star 1973 85) born in Zeist Netherlands
06 Apr 1963
Shaun Toub Persian-American actor (Iron Man Homeland) born in Tehran Imperial State of Iran
06 Apr 1975
Dannon Phillip Pampolina rapper and drummer (Party)
06 Apr 1878
Carl Ehrenberg German composer kapellmeister and pedagogue born in Dresden German Empire (d. 1962)
06 Apr 1898
Pete DePaolo American auto racer (Indianapolis 500 1925 first driver to average 100mph at Indy recording 101.13mph) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1980)
06 Apr 1901
Pier Giorgio Frassati Italian Catholic beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1990 born in Turin Kingdom of Italy (d. 1925)
06 Apr 1906
Virginia Hall [Goillot] American spy with British Special Operations during WWII (1940-66) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 1982)
06 Apr 1918
Joan Bernard English educator (Principal Trevelyan College Durham) and army officer (WWII Auxiliary Territorial Service) (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1920
Bernard Carter British painter and curator (National Maritime Museum) (d. 2006)
06 Apr 1921
Philip Moore [Lord Moore of Wolvercote] British Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (d. 2009)
06 Apr 1925
Art Larsen American tennis player (US Open 1950) born in Hayward California (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1929
Art Taylor American jazz drummer (Bud Powell Red Garland John Coltrane Donald Byrd) bandleader (Taylors Wailers) and writer (Notes and Tones) born in New York City (d. 1995)
06 Apr 1931
Ivan Dixon American actor director and civil rights activist (Car Wash Hogans Heroes The Final War of Olly Winter) born in New York City (d. 2008)
06 Apr 1931
Joan Carlyle Welsh operatic soprano (Covent Garden 1955-76) born in Upton on the Wirral Cheshire England (d. 2021)
06 Apr 1939
Eugeniusz Faber Polish soccer forward (36 caps Ruch Chorzw Lens) born in Chorzw Poland (d. 2021)
06 Apr 1943
Gerhard Grimmer German cross-country skier (World Cship gold GDR 50km 410km relay 1974) born in Katharinaberg Czech Republic (d. 2023)
06 Apr 1944
Felicity Palmer British mezzo-soprano (English National Opera Welsh National Opera) and music professor (Royal College of Music) born in Cheltenham Gloucestershire England
06 Apr 1947
John Ratzenberger American actor (Cheers -Cliff Clavin Toy Story Gandhi) born in Bridgeport Connecticut
06 Apr 1948
Vtzslav Mcha Czech Greco-Roman wrestler (Olympic gold welterweight 1972 silver 1976 World Cship gold 1974 77) born in Krmeln Czech Republic (d. 2023)
06 Apr 1949
Jane Actman American actress (Barbara-Paul Lynde Show) born in New York City
06 Apr 1951
Ralph Cooper Australian drummer (Air Supply 1976-88 - All Out of Love) born in Coffs Harbour Australia
06 Apr 1952
Udo Dirkshneider German heavy metal ringer (Accept 1976-87 - Balls to the Wall U.D.O.) born in Wuppertal West Germany
06 Apr 1964
Amy Jo Ellis American country-folk singer-songwriter (Welcome The Day) born in Modjeska Canyon California
06 Apr 1967
Derrick Fenner American football running back (NFL rushing TD co-leader 1990 Seattle Seahawks Cincinnati Bengals Oakland Raiders) born in Washington D.C.
06 Apr 1973
Rie Miyazawa Dutch-Japanese actress (Seven Days War Twilight Samurai) and J-pop singer (Dream Rush) born in Tokyo Japan
06 Apr 1631
Vincenzo De Grandis Italian composer and priest born in Ostra Papal States (d. 1708)
06 Apr 1660
Johann Kuhnau Bohemian composer (Biblical Sonatas) kapellmeister novelist and lawyer born in Geising Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1722)
06 Apr 1664
Count Arvid Horn Swedish general and diplomat leading figure of the Swedish Age of Liberty born in Halikko (d. 1742)
06 Apr 1708
Johann George Reutter Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1772)
06 Apr 1745
William Dawes American soldier and patriot who with Paul Revere and Samuel Prescott warned Massachusetts minutemen the regulars are coming before the battles of Lexington and Concord born in Boston Province of Massachusetts Bay British America (d. 1799) [1]
06 Apr 1752
Johann Friedrich Kranz German composer born in Stuttgart Duchy of Wrttemberg Holy Roman Empire (d. 1810)
06 Apr 1757
Alessandro Rolla Italian violin and viola player and composer teacher of Niccol Paganini born in Pavia Piedmont Kingdom of Sardinia (d. 1841)
06 Apr 1785
John Pierpont American poet (Airs of Palestine) Unitarian minister abolitionist and reformer born in Litchfield Connecticut (d. 1866) [1]
06 Apr 1815
Robert Volkmann German composer and pedagogue born in Lommatzsch Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1883)
06 Apr 1818
Aasmund Olavsson Vinje Norwegian poet and journalist (Travel Memories from Norway 1860) born in Telemark Norway (d. 1870)
06 Apr 1828
Charles William Field American major general in the Confederate Army born in Woodford County Kentucky (d. 1892)
06 Apr 1841
Karl Binding German jurist whose writings were used to justify the Holocaust born in Germany (d. 1920)
06 Apr 1851
Guillaume Bigourdan French astronomer known for confirming the positions of 6380 nebulae born in Sistels France (d. 1932)
06 Apr 1878
Erich Mhsam German author and political anarchist born in Berlin Germany (d. 1934)
06 Apr 1884
J.G. Parry-Thomas Welsh auto racer (World Land-speed record 1926 170mph (270kmh) born in Wrexham Wales (d. 1927)
06 Apr 1900
Andres Sas Belgian-Peruvian composer born in Paris France (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1909
William M. Branham American evangelist and faith healer born near Burksville Kentucky (d. 1965)
06 Apr 1911
Phyllis Tate English composer born in Buckinghamshire England (d. 1987)
06 Apr 1918
Joan Bernard British army officer in the Auxiliary Territorial Service and founding principal of Trevelyan College (1966-78) born in England (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1924
Charlie Rouse American hard bop tenor saxophonist (Thelonious Monk Quartet Sphere) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1988)
06 Apr 1925
Marcus Worsley British noble and Lord-Lieutenant of North Yorkshire born in England (d. 2012)
06 Apr 1926
Gil Kane [Eli Katz] Latvian-American comic book artist known for his work on the Green Lantern comics born in Riga Latvia (d. 2000)
06 Apr 1927
Gerry Mulligan American saxophonist and orchestra leader (Jazz On A Summer Day) born in Queens New York City (d. 1996)
06 Apr 1929
Joi Lansing [Joyce Brown] American model film and television actress (Touch Of Evil The Bob Cummings Show) and nightclub singer born in Salt Lake City Utah (d. 1972)
06 Apr 1929
Willis Hall British screenwriter and dramatist (Torn Curtain Billy Peter Pan A Musical Adventure) born in Hunslet Leeds England (d. 2005)
06 Apr 1933
Eduardo Malapit American Democratic politician first US Filipino mayor as Mayor of Kauai born in Kauai Hawaii (d. 2007)
06 Apr 1933
Yrj Kukkapuro Finnish postmodernist designer (Karuselli chair) born in Viipurin maalaiskunta Finland (d. 2025) [1]
06 Apr 1934
Guy Peellaert Belgian graphic artist photographer (Rock Dreams) movie poster and album cover designer (David Bowie - Diamond Dogs Rolling Stones - Its Only Rock n Roll) born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2008)
06 Apr 1935
James Graham 8th Duke of Montrose Scottish peer and politician born in Rhodesia
06 Apr 1935
John Pepper Clark Nigerian poet (A Decade of Tongues Mandela) playwright (Song of a Goat) and magazine editor (The Horn) often published as J.P. Clark born in Kiagbodo Nigeria (d. 2020)
06 Apr 1937
Tom Veivers Australian cricketer (Australian off-spinner in the 60s) born in Beenleigh Australia
06 Apr 1940
Homero Aridjis Mexican poet and novelist (Mirndola dormir The Child Poet) born in Contepec Mexico
06 Apr 1941
Gheorghe Zamfir Romanian pan flute player born in Geti Romania
06 Apr 1941
Hans W Geissendorfer German director writer and producer (Lindenstrasse Soliloquy In the World You Are Afraid) born in Augsburg Germany [1]
06 Apr 1943
Harry Conroy Scottish trade union leader and journalist born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2010)
06 Apr 1943
Joaquin Agostinho Portuguese cyclist born in Silveira Portugal (d. 1984)
06 Apr 1947
Tony Connor British drummer (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing) born in Romford England
06 Apr 1957
Paolo Nespoli Italian engineer and astronaut who took part in space shuttle mission STS-120 born in Milan Italy
06 Apr 1959
Dianne Brill American fashion designer and socialite deemed Queen of the Night by Andy Warhol born in Tampa Florida
06 Apr 1961
Rory Bremner Scottish impressionist and comedian (Bremner Bird and Fortune) born in Edinburgh Scotland
06 Apr 1975
Dannon Phillip Pampolina rAmerican apper and drummer (The Party) born in Houston Texas
06 Apr 1976
Candace Cameron Bure American actress (DJ Tanner-Full House) born in Los Angeles California
06 Apr 1976
Georg Hlm Icelandic rock bassist (Sigur Rs) born in Iceland
06 Apr 1978
Lauren Ridloff American actress (The Walking Dead Eternals) born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1978
Martin Mendez Uruguayan-Swedish progressive-metal bassist (Opeth) born in Montevideo Uruguay
06 Apr 1978
Myleene Klass British pop-opera singer born in Great Yarmouth Norfolk England
06 Apr 1982
Ilan Hall Israeli-American chef producer and writer (Food to Get You Laid Knife Fight and Guys Grocery Games All-Star Invitational) born in Great Neck New York [1]
06 Apr 1982
Michael Guy Chislett Australian-American rock and Christian music guitarist (The Academy Is...2007-11 Hillsong United 1998-present) born in Skipton Australia
06 Apr 1983
James Wade English darts player (World Matchplay Cship 2007 World GP 2007 10) born in Aldershot England
06 Apr 1984
Max Bemis American rock singer-songwriter (Say Anything) and comic-book writer born in New York City
06 Apr 1985
Garrett Zablocki American rock guitarist (Senses Fail 2002-11) born in New Jersey
06 Apr 1987
Jerrod Carmichael American comedian and filmmaker (Rothaniel) born in Winston-Salem North Carolina
06 Apr 1991
Alexandra Popp German football player (German captain) born in Witten Germany
06 Apr 1992
Joy Oladokun American folk-rock and R&B rock singer-songwriter (Who Do I Turn To I See America) born in Casa Grande Arizona
06 Apr 1632
Maria Leopoldine of Austria Holy Roman Empress and wife of Ferdinand III born in Innsbruck Holy Roman Empire (d. 1649) [1] [2]
06 Apr 1651
Andr Dacier French classical scholar and translator (translations of Oedipus and Electra of Sophocles Aristotles Poetics) born in Castres Kingdom of France (d. 1722) [1]
06 Apr 1812
Aleksandr Herzen Russian writer and political thinker known as the father of Russian socialism (My Past and Thoughts The Bell) born in Moscow Russian Empire (d. 1870) [1] [2]
06 Apr 1886
Mir Osman Ali Khan Asaf Jah VII last Nizam (ruler) of Hyderabad state in the Indian Empire (1911-48) born in Purani Haveli British India (d. 1967)
06 Apr 1918
Alfredo Ovando Candia Bolivian 48th president (1965-66 1969-70) born in Cobija Bolivia (d. 1982) [1]
06 Apr 1920
Bernard Carter British painter and curator at the National Maritime Museum (Greenwich Observatory On the Avon) born in Brockley London (d. 2014) [1] [2]
06 Apr 1921
Philip Moore [Lord Moore of Wolvercote] British Private Secretary to Queen Elizabeth II (1977-86) born in British India (d. 2009) [1] [2]
06 Apr 1926
Alexander Butterfield American White House aide known for revealing the existence of the Nixon tapes Federal Aviation Administration Director (1973-75) and US Air Force fighter pilot born in Pensacola Florida (d. 2026) [1] [2]
06 Apr 1938
Roy Thinnes American actor (Falcon Crest General Hospital) born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1939
Andr Ouellet Canadian liberal politician and cabinet member with 28 years of service in House of Commons born in Saint-Pascal [1]
06 Apr 1940
Nol de Ruiter Dutch football coach (Netherlands Egypt FC Utrecht ADO Den Haag) born in Utrecht Netherlands (d. 2025)
06 Apr 1955
Keith Hunter Jesperson Canadian-born serial killer known as the Happy Face Killer born in Chilliwack British Columbia
06 Apr 1956
(Stephen) Cat Coore Jamaican reggae guitarist cellist and songwriter (Third World Inner Circle) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2026)
06 Apr 1962
Steven Levitan American television producer and director creator of Modern Family and Just Shoot Me born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1965
Sterling Sharpe American NFL wide receiver (Green Bay Packers 3x First-team All-Pro 5x Pro Bowl Pro Football Hall of Fame) and NFL Network analyst born in Chicago Illinois
06 Apr 1969
Jack Canfora American playwright and writing coach (Poetic License Jericho The Small Time) birthplace unknown [1] [2]
06 Apr 1969
Todd Chrisley American real-estate entrepreneur reality TV star (Chrisley Knows Best) and convicted fraudster born in Georgia
06 Apr 1996
Myhala [Herrold] American actress (Industry Leave the World Behind) born in San Jose California
06 Apr 1997
Mingyu [Kim Min-gyu] South Korean singer and rapper (Seventeen) born in Anyang South Korea
06 Apr 1998
Peyton List American actress (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) born in Florida
06 Apr 2001
Oscar Piastri Australian auto racer (FIA Formula 2 2021 FIA Formula 3 2020 Formula Renault Eurocup 2019) born in Melbourne Australia
06 Apr 2007
Haalah bint Hashim Princess of Jordan born in Amman Jordan [1]
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