Historical birthday on this day

25 Apr 1214

Louis IX (Saint Louis) King of France (1226-70) born in Poissy France (d. 1270)

25 Apr 1228

Conrad IV King of Germany Jerusalem and Sicily born in Andria Sicily (d. 1254)

25 Apr 1284

Edward II King of England (1307-27) born in Caernarfon Castle Gwynedd Wales (d. 1327)

25 Apr 1287

Roger de Mortimer 1st Earl of March de facto ruler of England born in Wigmore Castle Herefordshire England (d. 1330)

25 Apr 1502

Georg Major German Protestant theologian born in Nuremberg Germany (d. 1574)

25 Apr 1567

Aurelio Signoretti Italian composer born in Reggio Emilia Italy (d. 1635)

25 Apr 1608

Gaston Duke of Orleans brother of French King Louis XIII born in Palace of Fontainebleau France (d. 1660)

25 Apr 1614

Hieronymus van Beverningk Dutch general born in Gouda Netherlands (1690)

25 Apr 1614

MarcAntonio Pasqualini Italian composer born in Rome Italy (d. 1691)

25 Apr 1621

Roger Boyle 1st Earl of Orrery British soldier statesman and dramatist born in Lismore County Waterford Ireland (d. 1679)

25 Apr 1666

Johann Heinrich Buttstett German composer born in Bindersleben Germany (d. 1727)

25 Apr 1677

Guillaume Coustou Sr French sculptor (Chevaux the Marly) born in Lyon France (d. 1746)

25 Apr 1690

Gottlieb Theophil Muffat German composer born in Passau Germany (d. 1770)

25 Apr 1694

Richard Boyle 3rd Earl of Burlington English architect born in London (d. 1753)

25 Apr 1710

James Ferguson Scottish astronomer born in Banffshire Scotland (d. 1776)

25 Apr 1723

Giovanni Marco Rutini Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1797)

25 Apr 1725

Augustus Keppel 1st Viscount Keppel British admiral born in Caversham Reading England (d. 1786)

25 Apr 1730

Fedele Fenaroli Italian composer born in Lanciano Italy (d. 1818)

25 Apr 1767

Nicolas Oudinot French marshal born in Bar-le-Duc France (d. 1847)

25 Apr 1769

Marc Isambard Brunel French-born English engineer (Thames Tunnel) born in Hacqueville France (d. 1849)

25 Apr 1770

Georg Sverdrup Norwegian statesman born in Nry Nord-Trndelag Norway (d. 1850)

25 Apr 1776

Princess Mary Duchess of Gloucester and Edinburgh born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1857)

25 Apr 1792

John Keble Anglican priest and founder (Oxford Movement) born in Fairford Gloucestershire England (d. 1886)

25 Apr 1818

Marek Konrad Sokolowski Polish guitarist and composer born in Zhytomyr Ukraine (d. 1883)

25 Apr 1824

Gustave Boulanger French painter born in Paris (d. 1888)

25 Apr 1825

Charles Dowd American principal who was the 1st to propose standardized time zones (for Americas railways) born in Madison Connecticut (d. 1904)

25 Apr 1837

William Charles Levey Irish conductor and composer born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1894)

25 Apr 1840

James Dearing U.S. Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Campbell County Virginia (d. 1865)

25 Apr 1841

Pauline Lucca Austrian operatic soprano born in Vienna Austria (d. 1908)

25 Apr 1842

Antonio Fogazzarro Italian writer and poet (Il santo Leila) born in Vicenza Italy (d. 1911)

25 Apr 1843

Princess Alice of the United Kingdom Grand Duchess of Hesse born in Buckingham Palace London (d. 1878)

25 Apr 1849

Felix Klein German mathematician (Evanston Colloquium) born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1925)

25 Apr 1851

Leopoldo Alas Spanish novelist (La Regenta) born in Zamora Spain (d. 1901)

25 Apr 1862

Edward Grey English viscount of Fallodon and Minister of Foreign Affairs born in London (d. 1933)

25 Apr 1867

Jean Demoor Belgian physician and physiologist born in Etterbeek Belgium (d. 1941)

25 Apr 1868

John Bevins Moisant American pioneer aviator first to cross English Channel with passenger and a cat killed in New Orleans whose present day airport was originally name for him born in Kankakee Illinois (d. 1910)

25 Apr 1869

Karl Prohaska Austrian composer born in Mdling Austria (d. 1927)

25 Apr 1872

Charles Burgess Fry English cricketer born in Croydon England (d. 1956)

25 Apr 1873

Walter de la Mare British poet and author (The Listeners Memoirs of a Midget) born in Charlton Kent (d. 1956)

25 Apr 1876

Rubn M. Campos Mexican novelist (Claudio Oranos) and musicologist (El folklore y la musica mexicana) born in Ciudad Manuel Doblado Guanajuato Mexico (d. 1945)

25 Apr 1881

Hans Windisch German New Testament scholar born in Leipzig Germany (d. 1935)

25 Apr 1889

Charles Kelleway Australian cricketer (great all-rounder of 1920s) born in Lismore New South Wales (d. 1944)

25 Apr 1895

Stanley Rous British soccer official 6th President of FIFA (1961-74) born in Mutford East Suffolk England (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1897

Haro Levoni Stepanian Armenian composer born in Ganja Azerbaijan (d. 1966)

25 Apr 1897

Mary [Victoria Alexandra Alice Mary] Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood born in York Cottage Sandringham (d. 1965)

25 Apr 1897

Paula Trueman American actress (Dirty Dancing) born in NYC New York (d. 1994)

25 Apr 1898

Fred Haney American baseball player born in Albuquerque New Mexico (d. 1977)

25 Apr 1900

Hubert Miles Gladwyn Jebb 1st Baron Gladwyn British politician and diplomat born in Firbeck Hall England (d. 1996)

25 Apr 1900

Wolfgang Pauli Swiss-American theoretical physicist (Pauli inhibition Nobel 1945) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1958)

25 Apr 1901

Ernst Gernot Klussmann German composer born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1975)

25 Apr 1902

Werner Heyde German psychiatrist one of the main organizers of Nazi Germanys T-4 Euthanasia Program born in Forst Germany (d. 1964)

25 Apr 1903

Camilla Horn German actress (Rebus Vertigine Polterabend Matinee Idol) born in Frankfurt am Main Hesse Germany (d. 1996)

25 Apr 1903

Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen Norwegian composer born in Stavanger Norway (d. 1984)

25 Apr 1903

Andrey Nikolayevich Kolmogorov Russian mathematician (theory of probability) born in Tambov Russia (d. 1987)

25 Apr 1905

Walter Hassan British automotive engineer born in London (d. 1996)

25 Apr 1905

George Nepia New Zealand rugby player born in Wairoa New Zealand (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1906

Sally Salminen Finnish writer (Katrina) born in Vrd Finland (d. 1976)

25 Apr 1906

William J. Brennan Jr American Supreme Court judge (1956-90) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1997)

25 Apr 1906

Zoltn Grdonyi Hungarian composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1907

Vasily Pavlovich Solovyov-Sedoy Russian composer born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1979)

25 Apr 1908

Edward R. Murrow American newscaster (Person to Person) born in Guilford County North Carolina (d. 1965)

25 Apr 1909

Jaroslav Doubrava Czech composer born in Chrudim Czech Republic (d. 1960)

25 Apr 1912

Gladys Presley mother of Elvis born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1958)

25 Apr 1913

Earl Bostic American jazz alto saxophonist (Flamingo Temptation) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 1965)

25 Apr 1913

Russ Conway Canadian-American character actor (Richard Diamond Private Eye) born in Brandon Manitoba (d. 2009)

25 Apr 1914

Claude Mauriac French writer (Le Temps immobile) born in Paris (d. 1996)

25 Apr 1914

Marcos Prez Jimnez President of Venezuela (1953-58) born in Michelena Venezuela (d. 2001)

25 Apr 1914

Ross Lockridge Jr. American novelist (Raintree County) born in Bloomington Indiana (d. 1948)

25 Apr 1915

Aksel Quintus Bosz Surinamese lawyer born in Pasuruan Java Indonesia (d. 1993)

25 Apr 1915

William Goyen American writer born in Trinity Texas (d. 1983)

25 Apr 1916

Jerry Barber American golfer (PGA Cship 1961) born in Woodson Illinois (d. 1994)

25 Apr 1918

Astrid Varnay Swedish soprano (Met Opera 1941-56) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2006)

25 Apr 1918

Grard de Vaucouleurs French astronomer born in Paris (d. 1995)

25 Apr 1919

Heinz Wunderlich German organist and composer born in Leipzig Germany (d. 2012)

25 Apr 1920

Jean Carmet French actor (Cache Cash Miss Mona Night Magic) born in Bourgueil Indre-et-Loire France (d. 1994)

25 Apr 1921

Jean Mogin Belgian poet born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1921

Karel Appel Dutch painter (Vragende Children) born in Amsterdam (d. 2006)

25 Apr 1923

Albert King [Nelson] American blues guitarist and singer (BB King & Friends Blues Alive) born in Indianola Mississippi (d. 1992)

25 Apr 1923

Anita Bjrk Swedish actress (Miss Julie Loving Couples Night People) born in Tllberg Sweden (d. 2012

25 Apr 1923

Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer 13th Astronomer Royal (1982-90)

25 Apr 1923

Melissa Hayden Canadian ballerina (1961 Silver Bowl) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2006)

25 Apr 1924

Erzsbet Sznyi Hungarian composer born in Budapest Hungary

25 Apr 1924

Franco Mannino Italian composer born in Palermo Italy (d. 2005)

25 Apr 1925

Kay E. Kuter American actor (Green Acres) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2003)

25 Apr 1926

Paul Walter Frst Austrian musician and composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2013)

25 Apr 1926

Gertrude Frhlich-Sandner Austrian politician (Social Democratic Party of Austria) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2008)

25 Apr 1927

Ernst Widmer Swiss-Brazilian composer born in Aarau Switzerland (d. 1990)

25 Apr 1929

Jos ngel Valente Spanish poet (A modo the esperanza) born in Orense Spain (d. 2000)

25 Apr 1929

Yvette Williams New Zealand long jumper (Olympic gold 1952) born in Dunedin New Zealand

25 Apr 1930

Dotty Mack American actress (Paul Dixon Show) born in Cincinnati Ohio

25 Apr 1930

Paul Mazursky American writerdirector (Moscow on the Hudson) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2014)

25 Apr 1930

Roy Marshall West Indian cricketer (prolific Hampshire only 4 Tests for WI) born in Saint Thomas Barbados (d. 1992)

25 Apr 1931

David Shepherd British painter (paintings of steam locomotives) born in Hendon London (d. 2017)

25 Apr 1931

Felix Berezin Russian physicist and mathematician (Berezin integral) born in Moscow (d. 1980)

25 Apr 1932

Lia Manoliu Romanian discus thrower (Olympic gold 1968) born in Chiinu Romania (d. 1998)

25 Apr 1932

Meadowlark Lemon American basketball star (Harlem Globetrotters) born in Wilmington North Carolina (d. 2015)

25 Apr 1932

William Roache British actor (Ken Barlow-Coronation Street) born in Basford Nottinghamshire England

25 Apr 1933

Jerry Leiber American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2011)

25 Apr 1934

Denny Scott Miller American actor (Wagon Train) born in Bloomington Ind (d. 2014)

25 Apr 1934

Peter McParland Northern Irish footballer born in Newry Ireland

25 Apr 1935

April Ashley English model and one of the earliest British people known to have had sex reassignment surgery born in Liverpool

25 Apr 1937

Bo Brundin Swedish actress (Rhinemann Exchange) born in Stockholm Sweden

25 Apr 1938

Ton Schulten Dutch painter (landscapes using bright blocks of colour) born in Ootmarsum Overijssel Netherlands

25 Apr 1938

Roger Boisjoly American aerodynamicist (anticipated challenger disaster) born in Lowell Massachusetts (d. 2012)

25 Apr 1939

Patrick Anson 5th Earl of Lichfield English photographer (d. 2005)

25 Apr 1939

Ted Kooser American poet and US Poet Laureate born in Ames Iowa

25 Apr 1940

O. B. McClinton American country singer (Keep your arms around me) born in Senatobia Mississippi (d. 1987)

25 Apr 1941

Bertrand Tavernier French actor (Capt Conan L627 Daddy Nostalgie) born in Lyon France

25 Apr 1941

Lawrence J. Smith American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1983-93) born in Brooklyn New York

25 Apr 1941

Princess Muna al-Hussein mother of King Abdullah II of Jordan born in Chelmondiston Suffolk England

25 Apr 1942

John Martin Dalby Scottish composer born in Aberdeen Scotland

25 Apr 1942

Jon Kyl American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona (1987-95) born in Oakland Nebraska

25 Apr 1945

Bjrn Ulvaeus Swedish songwriter producer and singer (ABBA) born in Gothenburg Sweden

25 Apr 1945

Michael Kogel German musician born in Berlin

25 Apr 1945

Stu Cook American rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival-Proud Mary) born in Oakland California

25 Apr 1946

Digby Fairweather British jazz trumpeter born in Rochford Essex England

25 Apr 1946

Peter Sutherland Irish businessman (Allied Irish Banks) and politician (Fine Gael) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 2018)

25 Apr 1946

Talia Shire [Coppola] American actress (Adrienne-Rocky) born in Lake Success New York

25 Apr 1946

Vladimir Zhirinovsky Russian nationalist and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party born in Almaty Kazakhstan

25 Apr 1947

Bill Fontana American composer born in Cleveland Ohio

25 Apr 1947

Jeffrey DeMunn American actor (Blaze Frances Windy City) born in Buffalo New York

25 Apr 1947

Johan Cruyff Dutch soccer player and coach (AjaxBarcelona) born in Amsterdam the Netherlands (d. 2016)

25 Apr 1948

Mike Selvey English cricketer (England pace bowler of late 70s) born in Chiswick Middlesex England

25 Apr 1948

Yu Shyi-kun Premier of the Republic of China (2002-05) born in Dongshan Yilan County China

25 Apr 1949

Watermelon Slim [William Homans] American blues musician (The Wheel Man) born in Boston Massachusetts

25 Apr 1949

Dominique Strauss-Kahn French economist lawyer and politician born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France

25 Apr 1949

Vicente Perna Argentine footballer born in Tandil Argentina

25 Apr 1949

James Fenton English poet and journalist born in Lincoln England

25 Apr 1949

Michael Brown American musician and songwriter (Dont Walk Away Renee) born in New York City (d. 2015)

25 Apr 1950

Steve Ferrone English rock drummer (Average White Band) born in Brighton England

25 Apr 1951

Ian McCartney British MP for Makerfield (1987-10) born in Lennoxtown Scotland

25 Apr 1952

Cory Day American rock vocalist born in The Bronx New York

25 Apr 1952

Vladislav Tretiak Russian hockey player (Olympic gold 1972 76) born in Dmitrovsky District Russia

25 Apr 1952

Ketil Bjrnstad Norwegian pianist born in Oslo Norway

25 Apr 1953

Gary Cosier Australian cricketer (Australian batsman 1975-78 109 on debut v WI) born in Richmond Victoria Australia

25 Apr 1953

Ron Clements American animation director (Moana) born in Sioux City Iowa

25 Apr 1954

Rob Crosby American country singer (Shes a Natural) born in Sumter South Carolina

25 Apr 1955

Buster Mottram English tennis player born in Kingston upon Thames

25 Apr 1955

Joanne Abbott Canadian sailor (Olympics 1996) born in Sarnia Ontario

25 Apr 1955

John Nunn English chess grandmaster born in London

25 Apr 1955

Amrico Gallego Argentine footballer (Argentina national team) born in Morteros Argentina

25 Apr 1955

Parviz Parastui Iranian actor (The Glass Agency) born in Kabudrahang Hamadan Province Iran

25 Apr 1956

Jaroslava Schallerov Hungarian actress (Valerie and Her Week of Wonders) born in Prague Czechoslovakia

25 Apr 1957

Eric Bristow [The Crafty Cockney] English darts legend and 5 time world champion born in Hackney England (d. 2018) Crafty Cockney

25 Apr 1958

Fish [Derek William Dick] Scottish vocalist (Marillion-Sugar Mice) born in Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland

25 Apr 1959

Billy Rankin Scottish rocker born in Glasgow Scotland

25 Apr 1959

Tony Phillips MLB player (Oakland Athletics) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 2016)

25 Apr 1959

Dominique Blanc French actress (Those Who Love Me Can Take the Train) born in Lyon France

25 Apr 1960

Bruce Redman Australian film producer (Seed) born in Melbourne Australia

25 Apr 1961

Dinesh DSouza Indian-American author (2016 Obamas America) born in Mumbai India

25 Apr 1964

Andy Bell English rocker (Erasure-Oh LAmour) born in Dogsthorpe Peterborough England

25 Apr 1964

Jackie Campbell WPVA volleyballer (Nationals-5th-1993) born in Los Angeles California

25 Apr 1964

Jamie Siddons Australian cricketer (Victorian & SA batsman ODI for Aust 1988) born in Robinvale Victoria Australia

25 Apr 1964

Wisit Sasanatieng Thai film director (Tears of the Black Tiger) born in Bangkok Thailand

25 Apr 1965

Mark Bryant American NBA forward and center (Phoenix Suns Houston Rockets) born in Glen Ridge New Jersey

25 Apr 1965

Eric Avery American musician (Janes Addiction Deconstruction Polar Bear) born in Los Angeles California

25 Apr 1966

Darren Holmes American baseball pitcher (Colorado Rockies) born in Asheville North Carolina

25 Apr 1966

Isabelle Pasco French actress (Ave Maria) and model (Elle Vogue) born in Perpignan Pyrnes-Orientales France

25 Apr 1967

Angel Martino American 50m100m freestyle swimmer (Olympic gold2 br-92 96) born in Tuscaloosa Alabama

25 Apr 1969

Darren Woodson American NFL safety (Dallas Cowboys) born in Phoenix Arizona

25 Apr 1969

Gavin Bruk-Jackson Zimbabwean cricketer (Zimbabwe Test batsman 1993)

25 Apr 1969

Jon Olsen American 100m freestyle400m800m medley (Olymp-gold-1992 96) born in New Britain Connecticut

25 Apr 1969

Nir Shental Israeli Mens 470 sailor (Olympic 15th-1996) born in Jaffa Israel

25 Apr 1969

Sanjeeva Ranatunga Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994-97) born in Colombo Sri Lanka

25 Apr 1969

Travis Fryman American baseball infielder (Detroit Tigers) born in Lexington Kentucky

25 Apr 1970

Steve Tovar American NFL linebacker (Cin Bengals) born in Elyria Ohio

25 Apr 1970

T-Boz [Tionne Watkins] American singer (TLC) born in Des Moines Iowa

25 Apr 1971

Andrew Grigg CFL receiver (Hamilton Tiger Cats) born in Sault Ste. Marie Ontario Canada

25 Apr 1971

Brad Clontz American baseball pitcher (Atlanta Braves) born in Stuart Virginia

25 Apr 1971

Eric England NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals) born in Fort Wayne Indiana

25 Apr 1971

Tomoko Kawakami Japanese voice actress born in Tokyo Japan (d. 20110

25 Apr 1969

Joe Buck American sports broadcaster born in St. Petersburg Florida

25 Apr 1969

Rene Zellweger American actress (Bridget Jones) born in Katy Texas

25 Apr 1969

Gina Torres American actress (Firefly Suits) born in NYC New York

25 Apr 1970

Corwin Brown American NFL safety (NY Jets NE Patriots) born in Chicago Illinois

25 Apr 1972

Percell Gaskins American football linebacker (Carolina Panthers) born in Daytona Beach Florida

25 Apr 1972

Sara Baras Spanish flamenco dancer and choreographer born in San Fernando Cdiz Spain

25 Apr 1973

Alek Stojanov Canadian NHL right wing (Pitts Penguins) born in Windsor Ontario Canada

25 Apr 1973

Barbara Rittner German tennis star (1992 Schenectady) born in Krefeld West Germany

25 Apr 1973

Paige Gordon Canadian diver (Olympics-16-92 96) born in Vancouver British Columbia

25 Apr 1973

Wes Martin golfer (1990 Alberta Jr Masters-2nd) born in Calgary Alberta

25 Apr 1973

Fredrik Larzon Swedish drummer (Millencolin) born in rebro Sweden

25 Apr 1974

Brad Hassell Australian soccer striker (Olyroos Olympics 1996)

25 Apr 1974

Libor Prochzka Czech ice hockey defenseman (Team Czech Olympic gold 1998) born in Vlaim Czechoslovakia

25 Apr 1974

Tricia Dunn American ice hockey forward (USA Olympics 1998) born in Derry New Hampshire

25 Apr 1974

Twan Russell American football linebacker (Washington Redskins) born in Fort Lauderdale Florida

25 Apr 1975

Jacque Jones American baseball outfielder (Olympic bronze 1996) born in San Diego California

25 Apr 1975

Ruben Gomez American rocker (Menudo-Cannonball) born in Brooklyn New York

25 Apr 1975

Emily Bergl English-American actress (The rage Carrie 2) born in Milton Keynes Buckinghamshire England

25 Apr 1976

Rainer Schttler German tennis player (Olympic silver 2004) born in Korbach West Germany

25 Apr 1882

Fred McLeod Scottish golfer (US Open 1908) born in North Berwick Scotland (d. 1976)

25 Apr 1917

Red Flaherty American baseball umpire (World Series 1955 58 65 70 MLB All Star games 1956 61 69) born in Maynard Massachusetts (d. 1999)

25 Apr 1924

Erzsbet Sznyi Hungarian composer born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2019)

25 Apr 1927

Corn Tellado Spanish romance novelist sold the most books in Spanish (400 million) born in El Franco Spain (d. 2009)

25 Apr 1935

James Peebles Canadian American astrophysicist (OstrikerPeebles criterion) 2019 Nobel Prize for Physics born in Winnipeg Manitoba

25 Apr 1940

Frank Foster English rugby league lock (1 Test GB Workington Town Hull Kingston Rovers Bradford Northern) and coach (Barrow Whitehaven) born in Maryport England (d. 2019)

25 Apr 1945

Jean Purdy British embryologist and nurse (pioneer in developing IVF) born in Cambridge England (d. 1985)

25 Apr 1957

Eric Bristow MBE [The Crafty Cockney] English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81 84-86) born in Hackney England (d. 2018)

25 Apr 1969

Darren Woodson American NFL safety (5 x Pro Bowl Super Bowl 1992 93 95 Dallas Cowboys) born in Phoenix Arizona

25 Apr 1971

Tomoko Kawakami Japanese voice actress born in Tokyo Japan (d. 2011)

25 Apr 1916

Luis Herrera de la Fuente Mexican pianist conductor (Orquesta Sinfnica Nacional 1954-72) and composer born in Mexico City (d. 2014)

25 Apr 1948

Mike Selvey English cricket fast bowler (3 Tests 6 wickets Middlesex) born in Chiswick England

25 Apr 1861

Marco Enrico Bossi Italian concert organist composer and teacher born in Sal Lombardy Kingdom of Italy (d. 1925)

25 Apr 1872

C. B. Fry English cricket batsman (26 Tests 2 x 100s Sussex Hampshire) born in Croydon England (d. 1956)

25 Apr 1884

Arthur Chevrolet Swiss auto racer and car designer (co-founder Chevrolet Motor Car Company) born in La Chaux-de-Fonds Switzerland (d. 1946)

25 Apr 1889

Charles Kelleway Australian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests 3 x 100s 52 wickets 24 catches) born in Lismore Australia (d. 1944)

25 Apr 1918

Astrid Varnay Swedish soprano (Metropolitan Opera 1941-56) born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2006)

25 Apr 1923

Albert King [Nelson] American blues guitarist and singer (Born Under A Bad Sign Thats What The Blues Is About) born in Indianola Mississippi (d. 1992)

25 Apr 1932

(Meadow) Meadowlark Lemon American basketball star (Harlem Globetrotters 1955-80 1990 and 3 other teams) and clergyman born in Wilmington North Carolina (d. 2015)

25 Apr 1933

Jerry Leiber American songwriter (Leiber & Stoller - Hound Dog Jailhouse Rock Is That All There Is) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2011)

25 Apr 1936

Leonel Snchez Chilean soccer striker (85 caps Club Universidad de Chile 413games 167 goals) born in Santiago Chile (d. 2022)

25 Apr 1939

Tarcisio Burgnich Italian soccer defender (66 caps Internazionale 358 games) and manager (Como Genoa) born in Ruda Italy (d. 2021)

25 Apr 1945

Stu Cook American rock bassist (Creedence Clearwater Revival - Proud Mary Fortunate Son) born in Oakland California

25 Apr 1950

Steve Ferrone British session and touring funk rock and R&B drummer (Average White Band 1974-83 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 1994 to 2017) born in Brighton England

25 Apr 1952

Cory Daye American dance music vocalist born in The Bronx New York

25 Apr 1953

Zeriiya Zekkariyas [Linda Womack (ne Cooke)] American soul songwriter and singer (Womack & Womack -Teardrops) born in Chicago Illinois

25 Apr 1958

Fish [Derek William Dick] Scottish vocalist (Marillion - Sugar Mice) born in Dalkeith Midlothian Scotland

25 Apr 1961

Truls Mrk Norwegian concert cellist born in Bergen Norway

25 Apr 1963

Marcos Ferrufino Bolivian soccer defender (9 caps Bolvar 252 games) and manager (San Jos Real Potos) born in Oruro Bolivia (d. 2021)

25 Apr 1964

Andy Bell English rocker (Erasure - Oh LAmour) born in Dogsthorpe Peterborough England

25 Apr 1971

Pablo Helguera Mexican-born artist (The School of Panamerican Unrest) born in Mexico City Mexico

25 Apr 1211

Frederick II [the Warlike] Duke of Austria and Styria (1230-1246) born in Wiender Neustadt (d. 1246)

25 Apr 1614

Hieronymus van Beverningk Dutch general born in Gouda Netherlands (d. 1690)

25 Apr 1884

John Henry Pop Lloyd American Baseball HOF shortstop (career batting average .349 NgLs) and manager (Lincoln Giants Bacharach Giants) born in Palatka Florida (d. 1964)

25 Apr 1896

Fred Haney American MLB baseball player 1922-29 (Detroit Tigers and 3 other teams) manager 1939-41 and 1953-59 (Milwaukee Braves and 2 other teams) and executive 1961-68 (Los Angeles Angels) born in Albuquerque New Mexico (d. 1977)

25 Apr 1921

Jean Mogin Belgian poet (Pastures of Silence) and playwright born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1924

Franco Mannino Italian pianist conductor classical concert opera and film score composer (Death in Venice Il diavolo in giardino) born in Palermo Italy (d. 2005)

25 Apr 1930

Roy Marshall West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests Hampshire CCC Barbados) born in Saint Thomas Barbados (d. 1992)

25 Apr 1932

Frene Ginwala South African politician and ANC activist (1st post-apartheid Speaker of the National Assembly) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2023) [1]

25 Apr 1937

Bo Brundin Swedish actor (The Rhinemann Exchange A Baltic Tragedy) born in Uppsala Sweden (d. 2022)

25 Apr 1943

Tony Christie [Fitzgerald] British pop singer (I Did What I Did For Maria) born in Conisbrough England

25 Apr 1944

Len Goodman British ballroom dancing champion and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing 2004-16 Dancing with the Stars 2005-22) born in London England (d. 2023)

25 Apr 1959

Billy Rankin Scottish rock guitarist born in Lennoxtown Stirlingshire Scotland

25 Apr 1969

Travis Fryman American baseball infielder (5 MLB All-Star Gold Glove Award 2000 Silver Slugger Award 1992 Detroit Tigers) born in Lexington Kentucky

25 Apr 1723

Giovanni Marco Rutini Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1797)

25 Apr 1854

Charles Sumner Tainter American inventor of sound-recording instruments (graphophone dictaphone) born in Watertown Massachusetts (d. 1940) [1]

25 Apr 1878

Theodore Samuel Holland British composer and pedagogue born in Wimbledon London (d. 1947)

25 Apr 1895

Stanley Rous British soccer official (6th President FIFA 1961-74) born in Mutford England (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1897

Abraham van Oosten Dutch architect and stained glass designer born in Assen Netherlands (d. 1937)

25 Apr 1897

Paula Trueman American actress (Dirty Dancing) born in New York City (d. 1994)

25 Apr 1901

Ernst Gernot Klussmann German composer born in Hamburg GermanyGerman Empire (d. 1975)

25 Apr 1902

Fred Price English cricket wicket-keeper (1 Test 2 dismissals Middlesex CCC) born in London England (d. 1969)

25 Apr 1923

Anita Bjrk Swedish actress (Miss Julie Loving Couples Night People) born in Tllberg Sweden (d. 2012)

25 Apr 1923

Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer and 13th Astronomer Royal (1982-90)

25 Apr 1944

Einar Steen-Nkleberg Norwegian classical pianist and musical pedagogue born in stre Toten Norway

25 Apr 1945

Michael Kogel German musician born in Berlin Germany

25 Apr 1949

Vicente Perna Argentine soccer right back (7 caps Estudiantes de La Plata Boca Juniors) born in Tandil Argentina

25 Apr 1955

Amrico Gallego Argentine soccer midfielder (73 caps Newells Old Boys River Plate) and manager (River Plate Independiente Newells Old Boys) born in Morteros Argentina

25 Apr 1961

Agneta Andersson Swedish sprint canoer (Olympic gold K-1 500 1984 K-2 500 1984 96 World Cship gold K-2 500 1993) born in Karlskoga Sweden (d. 2023)

25 Apr 1969

Gina Torres American actress (Firefly Suits) born in New York City

25 Apr 1970

Corwin Brown American NFL safety 1993-2000 (NY Jets NE Patriots) and college and professional coach born in Chicago Illinois

25 Apr 1809

William Swainson English-New Zealand lawyer 2nd and last Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of New Zealand (1841-56) and 1st Speaker of the Legislative Council (1854-55) born in Lancaster England (d. 1884)

25 Apr 1826

John Long Routt American politician 1st and 7th Governor of Colorado (1876-79 1891-93) supported womens suffrage born in Eddyville Kentucky (d. 1907)

25 Apr 1905

George Nepia New Zealand rugby player (1924 Invincibles) born in Wairoa New Zealand (d. 1986)

25 Apr 1917

Red Flaherty American baseball umpire (World Series 1955 58 65 70 MLB All-Star games 1956 61 69) born in Maynard Massachusetts (d. 1999)

25 Apr 1923

Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer and 13th Astronomer Royal (1982-90) born in Lancashire England

25 Apr 1929

Dotty Mack American TV personality known as the Queen of Pantomime (The Paul Dixon Show The Dotty Mack Show) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 2019)

25 Apr 1929

Yvette Williams New Zealand long jumper (Olympic gold 1952) born in Dunedin New Zealand (d. 2019)

25 Apr 1935

April Ashley English model and one of the earliest British people known to have had sex reassignment surgery born in Liverpool England (d. 2021)

25 Apr 1939

Patrick Anson 5th Earl of Lichfield British photographer who took the formal wedding portraits of King Charles and Lady Diana Spencer born in England (d. 2005)

25 Apr 1957

Eric Bristow [The Crafty Cockney] English darts player (BDO World Champion 1980-81 84-86) born in Hackney England (d. 2018)

25 Apr 1963

Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu French actress known for Emily in Paris born in Rome Italy

25 Apr 1964

Andy Bell English singer (Erasure - Aftermath (Here We Go) Oh LAmour) born in Dogsthorpe Peterborough England

25 Apr 1964

Fiona Bruce British broadcast journalist (BBC News) and television presenter (Antiques Roadshow Question Time) born in Singapore

25 Apr 1969

Jon Olsen American swimmer (Olympic gold 4100m freestyle & medley 1992 4100m & 200m freestyle 1996) born in New Britain Connecticut

25 Apr 1287

Roger Mortimer 1st Earl of March English nobleman imprisoned in the Tower of London for leading revolt against King Edward II and Isabella of Frances affair lover born in Wigmore Castle Herefordshire England (d. 1330)

25 Apr 1850

Luise Adolpha Le Beau German pianist and composer born in Rastatt Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1927)

25 Apr 1912

Gladys Presley American mother of Elvis Presley born in Memphis Tennessee (d. 1958) [1]

25 Apr 1913

Earl Bostic American jazz alto saxophonist arranger and bandleader (Flamingo Temptation) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 1965) [1]

25 Apr 1923

Francis Graham-Smith British astronomer and 13th Astronomer Royal (1982-90) born in Lancashire England (d. 2025) [1]

25 Apr 1924

Paulo Vanzolini Brazilian singer samba composer (Ronda Boca da Noite) and zoologist born in So Paulo Brazil (d. 2013)

25 Apr 1925

Marylin Bender American journalist and author (The Beautiful People The Chosen Instrument) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2020)

25 Apr 1928

Vassar Clements American bluegrass and swing fiddler (Old & In the Way Hillbilly Jazz) born in Kinard Florida (d. 2005)

25 Apr 1930

Lynn Hamilton American stage and screen actress (Sanford & Son The Waltons) born in Yazoo City Mississippi (d. 2025) [1]

25 Apr 1930

Paul Mazursky American screenwriter and director (The Monkees Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice Moscow on the Hudson An Unmarried Woman) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2014)

25 Apr 1932

William Roache British actor (Ken Barlow in Coronation Street) born in Basford Nottinghamshire England

25 Apr 1934

Peter McParland Irish soccer forward (34 caps Northern Ireland Aston Villa 293 games) born in Newry Northern Ireland (d. 2025)

25 Apr 1939

Robert Skidelsky Lord Skidelsky British economic historian politician and biographer (John Maynard Keynes 1883-1946) born in Harbin China (d. 2026)

25 Apr 1939

Vladislav Slava Tsukerman Russian screenwriter and film director (Liquid Sky Perestroika) born in Moscow Russia (d. 2026)

25 Apr 1941

Bertrand Tavernier French film director (Round Midnight A Sunday in the Country) born in Lyon France (d. 2021)

25 Apr 1941

Lawrence J. Smith American politician U.S. House of Representatives from Florida (1983-93) born in Brooklyn New York City

25 Apr 1945

David Lawson British progressive rock keyboardist (Greenslade) and contemporary composer born in Alton Hampshire England

25 Apr 1954

Randy Cross American NFL player (San Francisco 49ers 3x Super Bowl champion 3x First-team All-pro 3x Pro Bowl) and football analyst born in Brooklyn New York City

25 Apr 1955

Chip Wilson [Dennis Wilson] American businessman and founder of Lululemon Athletica born in Los Angeles California

25 Apr 1963

Paul Wassif English folk and blues guitarist singer-songwriter and banjo player (Distant Cousins Three Pilgrims) born in Bristol England

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