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29 Apr 1636
Esaias Reusner German lutenist and composer born in Lwwek lski Poland (d. 1679)
29 Apr 1665
James Butler 2nd Duke of Ormonde Irish statesman and soldier (d. 1745)
29 Apr 1667
John Arbuthnot Scottish writer (Alexander Pope)
29 Apr 1686
Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven English statesman (d. 1742)
29 Apr 1727
Jean-Georges Noverre French dancerchoreographer (ballet daction)
29 Apr 1745
Oliver Ellsworth 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800)
29 Apr 1758
Georg Carl von Dbeln Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero (d. 1820).
29 Apr 1762
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan French marshal (d. 1833)
29 Apr 1783
David Cox English painter (Treatise on landscape painting)
29 Apr 1784
Samuel Turell Armstrong American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (d. 1850)
29 Apr 1806
Earnest Freiherr von Feuchtersleben Austrian physicianphilosopher
29 Apr 1815
Abram Durye American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in NYC New York (d. 1890)
29 Apr 1830
Adolph Sutro German American engineer and politician mayor of San Francisco built Cliff House born in Aachen Prussia (d. 1898)
29 Apr 1837
Georges Boulanger French general and politician (d. 1891)
29 Apr 1848
Raja Ravi Varma Indian painter born in Kilimanoor Travancore (d. 1906)
29 Apr 1854
Henri Poincar French mathematicianastronomerphilosopher
29 Apr 1855
Anatol K Liadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) [OS]
29 Apr 1857
Edouard Rod FranceSwiss writer (Mishel Tese)
29 Apr 1863
Constantine P Cavafy Egyptian Greek poet journalist and civil servant born in Alexandria Egypt Province Ottoman Empire (d. 1933)
29 Apr 1863
Maria Theresa Ledochowska Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (d. 1922)
29 Apr 1871
Louis William Stern GermanUS philosopher (Intelligence of Children)
29 Apr 1872
Harry Payne Whitney American businessman (d. 1930)
29 Apr 1873
Alida J M Tartaud-Klein Dutch actress and nomination artist (Rotterdam Stage) born in Amsterdam (d. 1938)
29 Apr 1875
Rafael Sabatini ItalianBritish writer (d. 1950)
29 Apr 1879
Thomas Beecham England composer (found London Philharmonic)
29 Apr 1882
Hendrik N Werkman painterprinterresistance fighter (Hot printing)
29 Apr 1885
Egon E Kisch Czech writerjournalist (Rasende Reporter)
29 Apr 1885
Wallingford Riegger Albany Georgia composer (Bacchangle)
29 Apr 1893
Elisaveta Bagrjana [Beltsheva] Bulgaria poet
29 Apr 1893
Harold C Urey Ind physicist (Deuterium Nobel 1934)
29 Apr 1895
Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts)
29 Apr 1897
Bernard Verhoeven Dutch poet (Pleidooi near een non) born in Arnhem Netherlands (d. 1965)
29 Apr 1899
Natalie Talmadge American actress (Our Hospitality) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1969)
29 Apr 1903
Frank Parker American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show Masquerade Party) born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1904
Russ Morgan orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard) born in Scranton Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1907
Fred Zinneman Austrian director (From Here to Eternity Julia)
29 Apr 1907
Tino Rossi Ajaccio France singer (Deux Amours Marlene)
29 Apr 1908
Jack [Stewart] Williamson American sci-fi author (Cometeers)
29 Apr 1909
Daniel Raphael Mayer journalist and resistance leader
29 Apr 1909
Tom Ewell [Sam Yewell Tompkins] American actor (Tom Ewell Show The Seven Year Itch) born in Owensboro Kentucky (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1912
Richard Carlson American actor (All I Desire Flat Top Valley of Gwangi) born in Albert Lea Minnesota (d. 1977)
29 Apr 1913
Thomas Chalmers British broadcaster (BBC) born in Lewisham London (d. 1995)
29 Apr 1914
Ewan Roberts Scottish actor (The Day of the Triffids Five to One) born in Edinburgh Scotland (d. 1983)
29 Apr 1914
Deryck Guyler British actor (Please Sir Sykes) born in Wallasey Cheshire (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1917
Celeste Holm American actress (Gentlemans Agreement All About Eve) born in NYC New York (d. 2012)
29 Apr 1917
Maya Deren (born Eleanora Derenkowskaia) American filmmaker born in Kiev Ukraine
29 Apr 1918
Mervyn Roye Harvey cricketer (brother of Neil Test for Australia)
29 Apr 1920
Harold Samuel Shapero Lynn Mass composer (9 Minute Opera)
29 Apr 1921
Tommy Noonan American actor screenwriter and producer (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes Promises Promises) born in Bellingham Washington (d. 1968)
29 Apr 1922
George Allen football coach (LA Rams Washington Redskins)
29 Apr 1922
Toots [Jean-Baptiste] Thielemans Belgian-American jazz musician and composer born in Brussels (d. 2016)
29 Apr 1922
Helmut Krackowizer Austrian motorcyclist (d. 2001)
29 Apr 1923
Irvin Kershner director (Never Say Never Again) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1923
Maxine Audley British actress (Peeping Tom Ricochet House of Cards) born in London England (d. 1992)
29 Apr 1924
Al Balding Canadian Tour golfer (Quebec Open-1952) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Apr 1924
Rene Jeanmaire dancer (Hans Christian Anderson) born in Paris France
29 Apr 1925
Albert Ab Abspoel Dutch actor and director (Surprise Attack Elevator) born in The Hague Zuid-Holland Netherlands (d. 2000)
29 Apr 1925
Danny Davis [George Nowlan] country musician (Nashville Brass) born in Randolph Massachusetts (d. 2008)
29 Apr 1925
Ned Austin American character actor (d. 2007)
29 Apr 1927
Betsy Ancker-Johnson American physicist and auto company executive born in St. Louis Missouri
29 Apr 1927
Dorothy Manley England 100m sprint (Olympic silver 1948)
29 Apr 1928
Big Jay McNeely R&B saxophonist born in Los Angeles California
29 Apr 1928
Carl Gardner rock vocalist (Coasters-Searchin) born in Tyler Texas
29 Apr 1928
Heinz Wolff German-born British scientist and presenter (BBC series The Great Egg Race) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2017)
29 Apr 1929
Walter Kempowski German writer (German Chronicle) born in Rostock (d. 2007)
29 Apr 1929
Mickey McDermott American baseball player (d. 2003)
29 Apr 1930
Alf Valentine Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner)
29 Apr 1930
Jean Rochefort French actor (Man on the Train The Artist and the Model) born in Paris France (d. 2017)
29 Apr 1931
Aleksei Aleksandrovich Gubarev USSR cosmonaut (Soyuz 17 28)
29 Apr 1931
Lonnie Donegan Scottish singer-songwriter and the King of Skiffle born in Glasgow (d. 2002)
29 Apr 1931
William Ball American actor director and founder of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1991)
29 Apr 1932
Yevgeni Alekseyevich Zaikin Russian cosmonaut (Voshkod 2 backup)
29 Apr 1933
Darijan Boi Slovenian composer and conductor born in Slavonski Brod Kingdom of Yugoslavia
29 Apr 1933
Keith Baxter Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight Killing Time Barretts at Wimpole Street) born in Newport Monmouthshire
29 Apr 1933
Raymond Hill American tenor saxophonist (Kings of Rhythm) born in Clarksdale Mississippi (d. 1996)
29 Apr 1933
Rodney Rod McKuen American poet singer-songwriter and actor (Jean Alone Beatsville) born in Oakland California (d. 2015)
29 Apr 1933
Mark Eyskens [Marc Maria Frans Viscount Eyskens] Belgian economist and Prime Minister of Belgium (1981) born in Leuven Belgium
29 Apr 1933
Edwin Ed Charles American MLB third baseman (Miracle Mets-1969) born in Daytona Beach Florida (d. 2018)
29 Apr 1935
Lennie Len Weinrib American comedian and actor (H.R. Pufnstuf Bedknobs and Broomsticks) born in NYC New York (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1935
Otis Rush American blues musician (Right Place Wrong Time) born in Philadelphia. Mississippi (d. 2018)
29 Apr 1936
April Stevens rock vocalist (Deep Purple) born in Niagara Falls New York
29 Apr 1936
Jacob Rothschild English bankermulti-millionaire
29 Apr 1936
Lane Smith actor (Perry White-Lois & Clark) born in Memphis Tennessee
29 Apr 1936
Zubin Mehta conductor (NY Philharmonic) born in Mumbai India
29 Apr 1938
Klaus Voormann German rock bassist (Manfred Mann-Mighty Quinn) born in Berlin Germany
29 Apr 1938
Bernard Bernie Madoff American fraudster and financier (commited largest fraud in US history born in Queens New York
29 Apr 1940
Brian Taber cricket wicket-keeper (Australian between Grout & Marsh)
29 Apr 1941
Jonah Barrington British World champion squash player (1966-73)
29 Apr 1942
Galina A Kulakova USSR nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972)
29 Apr 1943
Duane Allen Taylortown Texas country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira)
29 Apr 1944
Benedikte Danish princessdaughter of Frederik IX
29 Apr 1944
Jim Hart NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals) born in Evanston Illinois
29 Apr 1945
Richard Warwick actor (Johnny Dangerously Sebastine If)
29 Apr 1945
Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery] singer (Aint No Mountain High Enough) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
29 Apr 1946
Franc Roddam director (K2 Bride Aria Quadrophenia)
29 Apr 1947
Jim Ryun American 1500m runnerbroke 4 minute mile (Olympic silver 1968)
29 Apr 1947
John Laurence Miller golfer (US Open 1973 British Open 1976) born in San Francisco California
29 Apr 1947
Tommy James singer (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver)
29 Apr 1948
Reb Brown actor (Cage Yor Capt America Fast Break) born in Los Angeles California
29 Apr 1949
Anita Dobson England actress (Annie Watts-EastEnders)
29 Apr 1949
Eddie Hart American 100m runner (Olympic-1972)
29 Apr 1951
Dale Earnhardt American auto racer (7 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships) born in Kannapolis North Carolina (d. 2001)
29 Apr 1952
Deborah Van Valkenburgh Schnectady actress (Too Close for Comfort)
29 Apr 1952
Nora Dunn comedienne (SNL Miami Blues Working Girl) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Apr 1953
Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin Kirya Russia cosmonaut (STS 71 TM-27)
29 Apr 1955
Kate Mulgrew Dubuque Iowa actress (Capt Janeway-Star Trek Voyager)
29 Apr 1957
Richie C Robertson rock bassistvocalist (Fabulous Poodles)
29 Apr 1957
Timothy Treadwell American bear enthusiast (d. 2003)
29 Apr 1958
Eve Plumb actress (Jan-Brady Bunch Im Gonna Get You Sucka) born in Burbank California
29 Apr 1958
Michelle Pfeiffer American actress (Scarface Batman Returns Hairspray) born in Santa Ana California
29 Apr 1958
Simon Edwards rocker (Fairground Attraction-Find My Love)
29 Apr 1958
Gary Cohen American baseball broadcaster born in Queens New York
29 Apr 1958
Marc Randolph. American entrepreneur and co-founder and ex-CEO of Netflix born in Chappaqua New York
29 Apr 1960
Gerard Joling Dutch singer (Love is in Your Eyes)
29 Apr 1960
Joseph Guzaldo actor (Stir Crazy) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Apr 1960
Bill Glasson American golfer (7 PGA Tour wins) born in Fresno California
29 Apr 1962
Bruce Driver NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Apr 1962
Robert Druppers runner (world record 1 km indoor)
29 Apr 1966
John VanderWal outfielder (Colorado Rockies) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
29 Apr 1966
Phil Tufnell cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman)
29 Apr 1967
Curtis Joseph Keswick Ont NHL goalie (Team Canada Edmonton Oilers)
29 Apr 1967
Elizabeth Betsy McCagg Kirkland Wash rower (Olympic 4th 1992 96)
29 Apr 1967
Mary McCagg rower (Olympic 4th 1992 96) born in Seattle Washington
29 Apr 1967
Rachel Williams model (Absolut Vodka Elle) born in Greenwich Village New York
29 Apr 1968
Browning Nagle NFL quarterback (NY Jets Atlanta Falcons)
29 Apr 1968
Carnie Wilson American rock vocalist (Wilson Phillips-Hold On) born in Los Angeles California
29 Apr 1969
Arthur Marshall NFL wide receiver (NY Giants)
29 Apr 1970
Derrick Frazier NFL cornerback (Philadelphia Eagles)
29 Apr 1584
Melchior Teschner German composer born in Wschowa Poland (d. 1635)
29 Apr 1660
Matthias Henriksen Schacht Danish scholar and composer born in Visby Gotland Sweden (d. 1700)
29 Apr 1665
James Butler 2nd Duke of Ormonde Irish statesman and soldier born in Dublin (d. 1745)
29 Apr 1667
John Arbuthnot Scottish mathematician and writer (Scriblerus Club) born in Inverbervie Scotland (d. 1735)
29 Apr 1727
Jean-Georges Noverre French dancer and choreographer (ballet daction) born in Paris (d. 1810)
29 Apr 1745
Oliver Ellsworth 3rd Chief Justice Supreme Court (1796-1800) born in Windsor Connecticut British America (d. 1807)
29 Apr 1758
Georg Carl von Dbeln Swedish Lieutenant General and war hero born in Stora Torpa Vstergtland Sweden (d. 1820)
29 Apr 1762
Jean-Baptiste Jourdan French marshal born in Limoges France (d. 1833)
29 Apr 1771
Matthus Stegmayer Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1820)
29 Apr 1780
Charles Nodier French writer (History du chien the Brisquet) born in Besanon France (d. 1844)
29 Apr 1783
David Cox English painter (Treatise on landscape painting) born in Birmingham England (d. 1856)
29 Apr 1784
Samuel Turell Armstrong American politician and acting Governor of Massachusetts (1833- 36) born in Dorchester Massachusetts (d. 1850)
29 Apr 1806
Ernst Freiherr von Feuchtersleben Austrian physician and philosopher born in Vienna (d. 1849)
29 Apr 1837
Georges Boulanger French general and politician born in Rennes Ille-et-Vilaine France (d. 1891)
29 Apr 1842
Carl Millcker Austrian composer born in Vienna (d. 1899)
29 Apr 1854
Henri Poincar French mathematician (Poincar conjecture) born in Nancy Meurthe-et-Moselle France (d. 1912)
29 Apr 1855
Anatoly Liadov Russian composer (Bewitched Lake) born in St. Petersburg Russia (d. 1914)
29 Apr 1855
Edmund van der Straeten German composer born in Dsseldorf Germany (d. 1934)
29 Apr 1857
douard Rod France-Swiss writer (Mishel Tese) born in Nyon Switzerland (d. 1910)
29 Apr 1857
Frantiek Ondek Czech violinist and composer born in Prague (d. 1922)
29 Apr 1860
Lorado Taft American sculptor (Black Hawk) born in Elmwood Illinois (d. 1936)
29 Apr 1862
Vittorio Mario Vanzo Italian composer born in Padua Italy (d. 1945)
29 Apr 1863
Mary Theresa Ledchowska Polish-Austrian Catholic nun (founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Peter Claver) born in Loosdorf Lower Austria Austrian Empire (d. 1922)
29 Apr 1871
William Stern German-American philosopher (Intelligence of Children) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1938)
29 Apr 1872
Eyvind Alnaes Norwegian composer born in Fredrikstad Norway (d. 1932)
29 Apr 1872
Harry Payne Whitney American businessman and thoroughbred horse breeder born in NYC New York (d. 1930)
29 Apr 1873
Alida Tartaud-Klein Dutch actress and nomination artist (Rotterdam Stage) born in Amsterdam (d. 1938)
29 Apr 1875
Rafael Sabatini Italian-British writer (The Sea Hawk) born in Iesi Italy (d. 1950)
29 Apr 1876
Zewditu Empress of Ethiopia (1916-30) born in Werreyimenu Wollo Ethiopia (d. 1930)
29 Apr 1879
Thomas Beecham English composer (found London Philharmonic) born in St Helens Lancashire (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1882
Hendrik Nicolaas Werkman Dutch artist (The Blue Barge) and resistance fighter born in Leens Groningen Netherlands (d. 1945)
29 Apr 1885
Egon Kisch Austrian-Czech writer and journalist (Rasende Reporter) born in Prague (d. 1948)
29 Apr 1885
Wallingford Riegger American composer (Bacchangle) born in Albany Georgia (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1893
Elisaveta Bagriana Bulgarian poet (The Eternal and the Holy) born in Sofia Bulgaria (d. 1991)
29 Apr 1893
Harold Urey American physical chemist (Deuterium Nobel 1934) born in Walkerton Indiana (d. 1981)
29 Apr 1895
Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts) born in Bath Villas Ashford Kent (d. 1967)
29 Apr 1896
Jacques Wolfe Romanian-American composer born in Botoani Romania (d. 1973)
29 Apr 1896
Walter Mehring German writer (Die Gedichte Lieder und Chansons des Walter Mehring) born in Berlin Germany (d. 1981)
29 Apr 1899
Yngve Skld Swedish composer born in Vallby Sdermanland County Sweden (d. 1992)
29 Apr 1901
G. O. Sayles English historian born in Chesterfield England (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1902
Theodore Chanler American composer born in Newport Rhode Island (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1904
Enrico Mattei Italian oil magnate (Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi) born in Acqualagna Italy (d. 1962)
29 Apr 1904
Russ Morgan American orchestra leader (Welcome Aboard) born in Scranton Pennsylvania (d. 1969)
29 Apr 1907
Fred Zinnemann Austrian-American director (From Here to Eternity Julia) born in Rzeszw Austria-Hungary (d. 1997)
29 Apr 1907
Tino Rossi French singer (Deux Amours Marlene) born in Ajaccio Corsica France (d. 1983)
29 Apr 1908
Jack Williamson American sci-fi author (Cometeers) born in Brisbee Arizona Territory (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1908
Philippe Brun French jazz trumpeter born in Paris (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1909
Daniel Mayer French journalist and resistance fighter born in Paris (d. 1996)
29 Apr 1912
Italo Valenti Italian sculptor born in Milan (d. 1995)
29 Apr 1912
Terence de Vere White Irish novelist (An Affair with the Moon) born in Dublin (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1913
Jack Bently English trombonist born in Manchester (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1915
Donald Mills American singer (Mills Brothers) born in Piqua Ohio (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1918
Merv Harvey Australian cricketer (brother of Neil Test for Australia) born in Broken Hill New South Wales Australia (d. 1995)
29 Apr 1920
Edward Blishen English author (The God Beneath the Sea) born in Barnet Hertfordshire England (d. 1996)
29 Apr 1920
Harold Shapero American composer (9 Minute Opera) born in Lynn Massachusetts (d. 2013)
29 Apr 1921
Cornelis de Jager Dutch astronomer (Sun) born in Den Burg Texel Netherlands
29 Apr 1924
Al Balding Canadian golfer (first Canadian to win PGA Tour event in US 4-time winner) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1927
Big Jay [Cecil James] McNeely American R&B saxophonist born in Los Angeles California (d. 2018)
29 Apr 1936
Bernie Parrish American NFL cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960 63 Cleveland Browns best-selling book They Call It A Game) born in Long Beach California (d. 2019)
29 Apr 1938
Bernard Bernie Madoff American fraudster and financier who committed the largest fraud in US history born in Queens New York
29 Apr 1947
Johnny Miller American golfer (US Open 1973 British Open 1976) born in San Francisco California
29 Apr 1960
Bill Glasson American golfer (7 PGA Tour titles) born in Fresno California
29 Apr 1970
J R Phillips infielder (Philadelphia Phillies) born in West Covina California
29 Apr 1907
Sydney Box British film producer and screenwriter (The Seventh Veil) born in Perth Western Australia Australia (d. 1983)
29 Apr 1917
Maya Deren (born Eleanora Derenkowskaia) American filmmaker born in Kiev Ukraine
29 Apr 1922
George Allen American NFL football coach (LA Rams Washington Redskins) born in Nelson County Virginia (d. 1990)
29 Apr 1922
Parren Mitchell American politician (Rep-D-MD 1971-87) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2007)
29 Apr 1923
Irvin Kershner American director (Never Say Never Again) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1924
Rene Zizi Jeanmaire French dancer and actress (Carmen Hans Christian Andersen) born in Paris France (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1925
Danny Davis [George Nowlan] American country musician (Nashville Brass) born in Randolph Massachusetts (d. 2008)
29 Apr 1926
Carrie Meek American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2003) born in Tallahassee Florida
29 Apr 1927
Dorothy Manley English 100m sprinter (Olympic silver 1948) born in London England
29 Apr 1928
Carl Gardner American rock vocalist (Coasters-Yakety Yak) born in Tyler Texas (d. 2011)
29 Apr 1929
Peter Sculthorpe Australian composer (Kakadu) born in Launceston Tasmania (d. 2014)
29 Apr 1929
Vaclav Kucera Czech composer (Concierto imaginativo Homenaje a Salvador Dal) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
29 Apr 1929
Ray Barretto Puerto Rican American congo drummer (El Watusi) born in New York City (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1932
King Hu Chinese film director and actor (wuxia films) born in Beijing Republic of China (d. 1997)
29 Apr 1933
Darijan Boi Slovenian composer and conductor born in Slavonski Brod Kingdom of Yugoslavia (d. 2018)
29 Apr 1934
Pedro Pires President of Cape Verde (2001-2011) Prime Minister of Cape Verde (1975-91) born in Fogo Cape Verde
29 Apr 1934
Luis Aparicio Venezuelan baseball player (Chicago White Sox MLB Hall of Fame) born in Maracaibo Venezuela
29 Apr 1935
Otto Zykan Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1936
April Stevens American vocalist (single Deep Purple) born in Niagara Falls New York
29 Apr 1936
Jacob Rothschild English banker and multi-millionaire born in Berkshire England
29 Apr 1936
Lane Smith American actor (Perry White-Lois & Clark) born in Memphis Tennessee
29 Apr 1936
Zubin Mehta Indian conductor (NY Philharmonic) born in Mumbai India
29 Apr 1937
Jill Paton Walsh English writer (Peter Wimsey series Knowledge of Angels) born in London England (d. 2020) [1]
29 Apr 1938
Bernard Bernie Madoff American fraudster and financier who committed the largest fraud in US history born in Queens New York (d. 2021)
29 Apr 1940
Brian Taber Australian cricket wicket-keeper (Australian between Grout & Marsh) born in Wagga Wagga Australia
29 Apr 1942
Galina Kulakova Soviet nordic skier (Olympic-3 golds-1972) born in Logachi Russian SFSR Soviet Union
29 Apr 1943
Duane Allen American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys-Elvira) born in Taylortown Texas
29 Apr 1944
Benedikte Danish princess and second daughter of Frederick IX born in Amalienborg Palace Copenhagen Denmark
29 Apr 1944
Jim Hart American NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals) born in Evanston Illinois
29 Apr 1944
[Nicolas] Michael Angelis English actor (Thomas & Friends Boys from the Black Stuff) born in London England (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1944
Richard Kline American actor and director born in New York City
29 Apr 1945
Hugh Hopper English bass guitarist (Soft Machine) born in Canterbury England (d. 2009)
29 Apr 1945
Richard Warwick English actor (Johnny Dangerously Sebastine If) born in Meopham England (d. 1997)
29 Apr 1945
Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery] American singer (Aint No Mountain High Enough) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
29 Apr 1946
Franc Roddam English director ( Auf Wiedersehen Pet Quadrophenia) born in Norton England
29 Apr 1947
Tommy James American singer-songwriter (cri-im-son & clo-o-ver o-o-ver & o-o-ver) born in Dayton Ohio
29 Apr 1947
Olavo de Carvalho Brazilian polemicist and right wing conspiracy theorist born in Campinas Brazil
29 Apr 1947
John J. Cascella American rock keyboard and accordion player (John Mellencamp) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 1992)
29 Apr 1948
Reb Brown American actor (Cage Yor Capt America Fast Break) born in Los Angeles California
29 Apr 1948
Bruce Cutler American attorney (defended John Gotti)
29 Apr 1949
Anita Dobson British stage and screen actress (EastEnders 1985-88 - Angie Watts) and singer (Anyone Can Fall in Love) born in Stepney London England
29 Apr 1949
Eddie Hart American 100m runner (Olympics 1972)
29 Apr 1950
Phillip Noyce Australian film director (Rabbit-Proof Fence The Bone Collector) born in Griffith Australia
29 Apr 1950
Debbie Stabenow American politician (Senator-D-Michigan 2001-) born in Gladwin Michigan
29 Apr 1952
Deborah Van Valkenburgh American actress (Too Close for Comfort) born in Schnectady New York
29 Apr 1952
Nora Dunn American comedienne (SNL Miami Blues Working Girl) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Apr 1952
David Icke English writer and conspiracy theorist born in Leicester England
29 Apr 1952
Bob McClure American baseball player and coach (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Oakland California
29 Apr 1953
Nikolai Nikolayevich Budarin Russian cosmonaut (STS 71 TM-27) born in Kirya Russia
29 Apr 1954
Shane Fontayne [Michael Barakan] British session and touring rock guitarist and songwriter born in London
29 Apr 1954
Bill Paxon American politician (Rep-R-New York 1989-99) born in Arkon New York
29 Apr 1954
Deborah Iyall American artist and singer (Romeo Void) born in Soap Lake Washington
29 Apr 1955
Kate Mulgrew American actress (Capt Janeway-Star Trek Voyager) born in Dubuque Iowa
29 Apr 1955
Leslie Jordan American actor and writer (Will and Grace) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
29 Apr 1956
Ketil Stokkan Norwegian singer (Zoo) born in Harstad Norway
29 Apr 1957
Richie Robertson British rock bassistvocalist (Fabulous Poodles)
29 Apr 1957
Mark Kendall American guitarist born in Loma Linda California
29 Apr 1958
Eve Plumb American actress (Jan-Brady Bunch Im Gonna Get You Sucka) born in Burbank California
29 Apr 1958
Marc Randolph American entrepreneur and co-founder and ex-CEO of Netflix born in Chappaqua New York
29 Apr 1960
Joseph Guzaldo American actor (Stir Crazy) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Apr 1960
Phil King English bassist (Lush) born in London England
29 Apr 1960
Robert J. Sawyer Canadian sci-fi writer born in Ottawa Ontario
29 Apr 1960
Caveh Zahedi American filmmaker born in Washington D.C.
29 Apr 1961
Fumihiko Tachiki Japanese seiy (voice actor) born in Nagasaki Japan
29 Apr 1962
Bruce Driver Canadian NHL defenseman (NY Rangers) born in Toronto Ontario
29 Apr 1962
Robert Druppers Dutch runner (world record 1 km indoor) born in Utrecht Netherlands
29 Apr 1964
Federico Castelluccio Italian-American actor (The Sopranos) born in Naples Italy
29 Apr 1965
Reggie Miller American NBA player (Indiana Pacers) born in Riverside California
29 Apr 1966
John Vander Wal American NLB outfielder (Colorado Rockies) born in Grand Rapids Michigan
29 Apr 1966
Phil Tufnell English cricketer (England slow lefty & slower fieldsman) born in London England
29 Apr 1967
Curtis Joseph Canadian NHL goalie (Team Canada Edmonton Oilers) born in Keswick Ontario
29 Apr 1967
Elizabeth Betsy McCagg American rower (Olympic 4th 1992 96) born in Kirkland Washington
29 Apr 1967
Mary McCagg American rower (Olympic 4th 1992 96) born in Seattle Washington
29 Apr 1967
Rachel Williams American model (Absolut Vodka Elle) born in Greenwich Village New York
29 Apr 1967
Master P [Percy Miller] American rapper actor and record producer born in New Orleans Louisiana
29 Apr 1968
Browning Nagle American NFL quarterback (NY Jets Atlanta Falcons) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1969
Arthur Marshall American NFL wide receiver (NY Giants) born in Fort Gordon Georgia
29 Apr 1879
Thomas Beecham English conductor (co-founded and led London Philharmonic 1932-39 Royal Philharmonic 1946-60) born in St Helens Lancashire (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1885
Wallingford Riegger American cellist composer (New Dance Cooper Square) and educator born in Albany Georgia (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1903
Frank Parker American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show Masquerade Party) born in NYC New York (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1907
Tino Rossi French singer (Deux Amours Marlene) born in Ajaccio Corsica France (d. 1983)
29 Apr 1913
Jack Bently English big band trombonist (Ted Heath) and journalist (Sunday Mirror) born in Manchester (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1917
Maya Deren (born Eleanora Derenkowskaia) American filmmaker born in Kyiv Ukraine
29 Apr 1918
George Allen American Pro Football HOF coach (NFL Coach of the Year 1967 71 LA Rams Washington Redskins) born in Nelson County Virginia (d. 1990)
29 Apr 1922
(Jean-Baptiste) Toots Thielemans Belgian-American jazz harmonica player guitarist whistler and composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 2016)
29 Apr 1924
Rene Zizi Jeanmaire French dancer and actress (Carmen Hans Christian Andersen) born in Paris France (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1927
(Cecil James) Big Jay McNeely American R&B saxophonist born in Los Angeles California (d. 2018)
29 Apr 1928
Carl Gardner American pop-rock vocalist (The Coasters - Yakety Yak) born in Tyler Texas (d. 2011)
29 Apr 1929
Ray Barretto American percussionist and Latin jazz bandleader (Charanga Moderna - El Watusi) born in New York City (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1930
Joe Porcaro American jazz and session drummer and percussionist (Lalo Schifrin Rosemary Clooney Toto) and educator (Los Angeles College of Music) born in New Britain Connecticut (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1933
Rod McKuen American singer-songwriter (Loves Been Good to Me Jean Without A Worry In The World) and poet (Lonesome Cities) born in Oakland California (d. 2015)
29 Apr 1936
April Stevens [Caroline LoTempio] American vocalist (Deep Purple - the song not the band) born in Niagara Falls New York
29 Apr 1936
Zubin Mehta Indian conductor (Israel Philharmonic 1977-2019 NY Philharmonic 1978-91) born in 84) Bombay Bombay Presidency British India
29 Apr 1937
Lefty Dizz [Walter Williams] American Chicago-style blues guitarist and singer born in Osceola Arkansas (d. 1993)
29 Apr 1938
Klaus Voormann German rock bassist (Manfred Mann - Mighty Quinn John Lennon George Harrison Harry Nilsson Carly Simon) and album cover artist (Beatles - Revolver Ringo Starr - Ringo) born in Berlin Germany
29 Apr 1940
Brian Taber Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests 60 dismissals) born in Wagga Wagga Australia
29 Apr 1940
George Adams American jazz and R&B tenor saxophonist and flautist (Charles Mingus Gil Evans McCoy Tyner AdamsPullen Quartet) born in Covington Georgia (d. 1992)
29 Apr 1943
Duane Allen American country singer (Oak Ridge Boys - Elvira) born in Taylortown Texas
29 Apr 1945
Hugh Hopper British progressive rock and jazz bassist (Soft Machine Stomu Yamashtas East Wind Carla Bley) born in Canterbury England (d. 2009)
29 Apr 1945
Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery] American singer (Aint No Mountain High Enough - duet with Marvin Gaye) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
29 Apr 1950
Phillip Noyce Australian film director (Rabbit-Proof Fence The Bone Collector) born in Griffith Australia
29 Apr 1952
Nora Dunn American comedienne and actress (SNL Miami Blues Working Girl) born in Chicago Illinois
29 Apr 1954
Masaaki Suzuki Japanese organist harpsichordist and conductor (Bach Collegium Japan) born on Kobe Japan
29 Apr 1955
Gino Quilico Canadian operatic baritone born in Flushing New York City
29 Apr 1955
Leslie Jordan American actor and writer (Will & Grace) born in Chattanooga Tennessee
29 Apr 1957
Richie Robertson British rock bassist and vocalist (Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Star)
29 Apr 1957
Fiame Naomi Mataafa Samoan politician and chieftainess 1st female Prime Minister of Samoa (2021-) born in Apia Western Samoa
29 Apr 1958
Simon Edwards rocker (Fairground Attraction - Find My Love)
29 Apr 1960
Phil King British rock bassist (Lush Jesus and Mary Chain The Fallen) born in London England
29 Apr 1872
Eyvind Alns Norwegian pianist organist choral director and composer born in Fredrikstad Norway (d. 1932)
29 Apr 1899
Edward Duke Ellington American bandleader composer and pianist (Take the A Train It Dont Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing)) born in Washington D.C. (d. 1974)
29 Apr 1917
Maya Deren [born Eleanora Derenkowskaia] American filmmaker (Meshes of the Afternoon At Land) born in Kyiv Ukraine (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1919
Grard Oury [Max-Grard Houry Tannenbaum] French actor and filmmaker born in Paris France (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1926
Carrie Meek American politician (Rep-D-Florida 1993-2003) born in Tallahassee Florida (d. 2021)
29 Apr 1929
April Stevens [Caroline LoTempio] American vocalist (Deep Purple - the song not the band) born in Niagara Falls New York (d. 2023)
29 Apr 1929
Vclav Kuera Czech composer (Concierto imaginativo Homenaje a Salvador Dal) born in Prague Czechoslovakia (d. 2017)
29 Apr 1934
Luis Aparicio Venezuelan Baseball HOF shortstop (13 MLB All-Star World Series 1966 Chicago White Sox AL Rookie of the Year 1956 9 Gold Glove Award) born in Maracaibo Venezuela
29 Apr 1942
Vini Poncia American pop songwriter musician and record producer (Ringo Starr Melissa Manchester KISS) born in Providence Rhode Island
29 Apr 1946
Franc Roddam English director (Auf Wiedersehen Pet Quadrophenia) born in Norton England
29 Apr 1955
Gino Quilico Canadian Grammy Award-winning operatic baritone born in Flushing New York City
29 Apr 1955
Leslie Jordan American Emmy Award-winning actor (Will & Grace - Beverly) and writer born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2022)
29 Apr 1957
Mark Kendall American rock guitarist Great White) born in Loma Linda California
29 Apr 1957
Richie Robertson British new wave rock bassist and vocalist (Fabulous Poodles - Mirror Star) born in England
29 Apr 1958
Gary Cohen American sports broadcaster (NY Mets SNY WPIX Seton Hall basketball WNYM) born in Queens New York
29 Apr 1958
Simon Edwards British folk and soft rock guitarrn and bass player (Fairground Attraction - Find My Love The First of a Million Kisses) born in Bristol England
29 Apr 1959
Roger Eno British multi-instrumentalist and ambient and film music composer born in Woodbridge Suffolk England
29 Apr 1960
Gerard Joling Dutch pop tenor vocalist (Love Is In Your Eyes) and television personality born in n Schagen Netherlands
29 Apr 1815
Abram Durye American Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in New York City (d. 1890)
29 Apr 1857
Frantiek Ondek Czech violinist and composer born in PraguePrague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1922)
29 Apr 1872
Harry Payne Whitney American businessman and thoroughbred horse breeder born in New York City (d. 1930)
29 Apr 1873
Alida Tartaud-Klein Dutch actress and performance artist (Rotterdam Stage) born in Amsterdam (d. 1938)
29 Apr 1899
(Karl) Yngve Skld Swedish organist pianist and composer born in Vallby Sdermanland County Sweden (d. 1992)
29 Apr 1903
Frank Parker American singer (Arthur Godfrey Show Masquerade Party) born in New York City (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1912
Richard Carlson American stage and screen actor (All I Desire I Led 3 Lives) screenwriter and director (Riders to the Stars) born in Albert Lea Minnesota (d. 1977)
29 Apr 1917
Celeste Holm American actress (Gentlemans Agreement All About Eve) born in New York City (d. 2012)
29 Apr 1921
[Cornelis] Kees de Jager Dutch astronomer (predicted solar variation) born in Den Burg Texel Netherlands (d. 2021)
29 Apr 1922
Helmut Krackowizer Austrian motorcycle racer and journalist (Motorcycle Sport The History of Famous Makes of Motorcycle) born in Frankenmarkt Austria (d. 2001)
29 Apr 1923
Irvin Kershner American director (Never Say Never Again) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2010)
29 Apr 1929
[John] Jeremy Thorpe British politician Leader of the Liberal Party (Norman Scott scandal) born in London (d. 2014)
29 Apr 1931
(Anthony) Lonnie Donegan British-Scottish singer-songwriter (Rock Island Line Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight)) known as the King of Skiffle born in Bridgeton Glasgow Scotland (d. 2002)
29 Apr 1935
Lennie Len Weinrib American comedian and actor (H.R. Pufnstuf Bedknobs and Broomsticks) born in New York City (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1936
Bernie Parrish American football cornerback (Pro Bowl 1960 63 Cleveland Browns best-selling book They Call It A Game) born in Long Beach California (d. 2019)
29 Apr 1936
Jacob Rothschild British peer investment banker and member of the Rothschild banking family born in Berkshire England (d. 2024)
29 Apr 1940
Brian Taber Australian cricket wicket-keeper (16 Tests 60 dismissals NSW) born in Wagga Wagga Australia (d. 2023)
29 Apr 1943
Austin Robertson Jr. Australian Football HOF forward (WANFL record 1211 goals Subiaco FC South Melbourne WA 10 games) born in Perth Australia (d. 2023)
29 Apr 1944
Francis Lee English soccer striker (27 caps Bolton Wanderers Manchester City 249 games Derby County) born in Westhoughton England (d. 2023)
29 Apr 1947
Sam Francis American far-right conservative columnist and editor (The Washington Times 1991-95) born in Chattanooga Tennessee (d. 2005)
29 Apr 1954
Jake Burton Carpenter American snowboarder (founder Burton Snowboards one of the inventors of modern day snowboard) born in New York City (d. 2019)
29 Apr 1954
Masaaki Suzuki Japanese organist harpsichordist and conductor (Bach Collegium Japan) born in Kobe Japan
29 Apr 1954
Snorri Sigfs Birgisson Icelandic pianist and composer (Afmorsvisa) born in Copenhagen Denmark
29 Apr 1956
Ron Verlin American power-pop bassist (Shooting Star) born in Kansas City Missouri
29 Apr 1686
Peregrine Bertie 2nd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven English statesman born in England (d. 1742)
29 Apr 1771
Matthus Stegmayer Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1820)
29 Apr 1842
Carl Millcker Austrian composer born in Vienna Austria (d. 1899)
29 Apr 1855
Edmund van der Straeten German composer born in Dsseldorf Rhine Province Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1934)
29 Apr 1857
Frantiek Ondek Czech violinist and composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1922)
29 Apr 1862
Vittorio Mario Vanzo Italian composer born in Padua Kingdom of Italy (d. 1945)
29 Apr 1863
Constantine P. Cavafy Egyptian-Greek poet journalist and civil servant born in Alexandria Egypt Province Ottoman Empire (d. 1933)
29 Apr 1873
Alida Tartaud-Klein Dutch actress and performance artist (Rotterdam Stage) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1938)
29 Apr 1879
Thomas Beecham English conductor (co-founded and led London Philharmonic 1932-39 Royal Philharmonic 1946-60) born in St Helens Lancashire England (d. 1961)
29 Apr 1895
Malcolm Sargent English conductor (Promenade Concerts) born in Bath Villas Ashford Kent England (d. 1967)
29 Apr 1913
Jack Bently English big band trombonist (Ted Heath) and journalist (Sunday Mirror) born in Manchester England (d. 1994)
29 Apr 1918
George Allen American Pro Football HOF coach 1966-78 (NFL Coach of the Year 1967 71 Los Angeles Rams Washington Redskins) born in Nelson County Virginia (d. 1990)
29 Apr 1924
Rene Zizi Jeanmaire French dancer and actress (Carmen Hans Christian Andersen) born in Paris (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1927
Betsy Ancker-Johnson American physicist (plasmas) inventor (high-frequency signal generator) first woman Presidential appointee to the Department of Commerce and first woman VP in the automotive industry born in St. Louis Missouri (d. 2020) [1]
29 Apr 1927
Dorothy Manley British 100m sprinter (Olympic silver 1948) born in Manor Park London (d. 2021)
29 Apr 1930
Alf Valentine Jamaican cricketer (great West Indian lefty spinner) born in Kingston Jamaica (d. 2004)
29 Apr 1930
Yuri Levada Russian sociologist and political scientist born in Vinnytsia Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1931
Aleksei Gubarev Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 17 28) born in Gvardeitsi Russia Soviet Union (d. 2015)
29 Apr 1931
Frank Auerbach German-British painter known for his portraiture born in Berlin Germany (d. 2024) [1]
29 Apr 1931
Zhang Taofang Chinese sniper credited with killingwounding 214 people in 32 days during the Korean War born in Jiangsu Republic of China (d. 2007)
29 Apr 1933
Keith Baxter Welsh actor (Chimes at Midnight Killing Time Barretts at Wimpole Street) born in Newport Monmouthshire Wales (d. 2023)
29 Apr 1941
Jonah Barrington British world champion squash player (1966-73) born in Morwenstow England
29 Apr 1944
Jim Hart American football quarterback (Pro Bowl 197477 Second-team All-Pro 1974 St Louis Cardinals) born in Evanston Illinois
29 Apr 1948
Bruce Cutler American attorney best known for defending John Gotti born in Brooklyn New York
29 Apr 1954
Shane Fontayne [Michael Barakan] English session and touring rock guitarist and songwriter born in London
29 Apr 1956
Ketil Stokkan Norwegian pop singer (Zoo) born in Harstad Norway
29 Apr 1957
Timothy Treadwell American environmentalist and bear enthusiast who was mauled to death and eaten by bears born on Long Island New York (d. 2003)
29 Apr 1783
Rosine Lebrun German opera singer and actress born in Munich Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1855)
29 Apr 1899
Natalie Talmadge American actress (Our Hospitality) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1969)
29 Apr 1914
Johnny Dio [John Dioguardi] American labor racketeer and organized crime leader born in Manhattan New York (d. 1979)
29 Apr 1915
Donald Mills American jazz and pop singer and vocal trombone (The Mills Brothers - Paper Doll Up A Lazy River The Glow-Worm) born in Piqua Ohio (d. 1999)
29 Apr 1917
Frank Chuman American lawyer and Japanese American civil rights activist born in Santa Barbara California (d. 2022)
29 Apr 1919
Grard Oury [Max-Grard Houry Tannenbaum] French actor and filmmaker (La Grande Vadrouille Le Cerveau) born in Paris France (d. 2006)
29 Apr 1924
Rene Zizi Jeanmaire French dancer singer and actress (Carmen Hans Christian Andersen) born in Paris (d. 2020)
29 Apr 1926
Paul Baran Polish-American internet pioneer who helped create the technical underpinnings of Arpanet born in Grodno Poland (d. 2011)
29 Apr 1933
Alison Knowles American Fluxus artist (The Identical Lunch Make a Salad) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2025) [1]
29 Apr 1935
Lucianne Goldberg American journalist author and key player in the 1998 impeachment of President Clinton born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 2022)
29 Apr 1938
Giannis Kalatzis Greek pop singer (Delfini Delfinaki) born in Thessaloniki Greece (d. 2017)
29 Apr 1939
(Louella) Spanky Wilson American soul and jazz singer born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
29 Apr 1944
Richard Kline American actor (Larry Dallas in Threes Company) born in New York City
29 Apr 1945
Tammi Terrell [Thomasina Montgomery] American soul singer (Aint No Mountain High Enough - duet with Marvin Gaye) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 1970)
29 Apr 1948
Bruce Cutler American attorney best known for defending John Gotti born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2025) [1]
29 Apr 1949
John Shulock American baseball umpire (World Series 1985 92 MLB All-Star Games 1983 94 American League 1979-99) born in Lockport New York (d. 2025)
29 Apr 1951
Rick Burleson American Major League Baseball shortstop (Boston Red Sox California Angels 4x All-Star Gold Glove Award Red Sox Hall of Fame) born in Lynwood California
29 Apr 1954
Snorri Sigfs Birgisson Icelandic pianist and composer (The Beauty of the World Will Vanish Afmorsvisa) born in Copenhagen Denmark
29 Apr 1960
Caveh Zahedi American filmmaker (I Am a Sex Addict The Sheik and I) born in Washington D.C.