Historical Birthday
26 Apr 1538
Gian Paolo Lomazzo Italian painter and poet (Trattato) born in Milan (d. 1592)
26 Apr 1567
Nicolas Form French composer born in Paris (d. 1638)
26 Apr 1573
Marie de Medici Queen of France born in Palazzo Pitti Florence (d. 1642)
26 Apr 1603
Francesco Nigetti Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1681)
26 Apr 1637
Philip Julius van Lichtenbergh Governor of Suriname born in Heusden Noord-Brabant Netherlands (d. 1674)
26 Apr 1648
Pedro II King of Portugal (1683-1706) born in Ribeira Palace Lisbon (d. 1706)
26 Apr 1662
Marie Louise DOrleans Queen consort of Spain as the first wife of King Charles II of Spain born in Palais-Royal Paris Kingdom of France (d. 1689)
26 Apr 1707
Johannes Burman Dutch botanist plant author and physician born in Amsterdam (d. 1779)
26 Apr 1710
Thomas Reid Scottish philosopher and founder of Scottish School of Common Sense born in Strachan Scotland (d. 1796)
26 Apr 1718
Esek Hopkins American Revolutionary War admiral and Commander in Chief of the Continental Navy born in Scituate Rhode Island (d. 1802)
26 Apr 1726
Pasquale Paoli Corsican freedom fighter born in Stretta di Morosaglia France (d. 1807)
26 Apr 1774
Christian Leopold von Buch German geologist and paleontologist born in Stolpe an der Oder Margraviate of Brandenburg Prussia (d. 1853)
26 Apr 1776
Joan Melchior Kemper Dutch lawyer (designed civil code law book) born in Amsterdam (d. 1824)
26 Apr 1782
Maria Amalia of Bourbon-Sicily French queen as wife of Louis Phillip of Austria born in Caserta Palace Naples (d. 1866)
26 Apr 1787
Ludwig Uhland German writer born in Tbingen Wrttemberg (d. 1862)
26 Apr 1796
Auguste Mathieu Panseron French composer born in Paris (d. 1859)
26 Apr 1798
Eugne Delacroix French painter and etcher (Journal) born in Charenton-Saint-Maurice le-de-France France (d. 1863)
26 Apr 1798
James Beckwourth American fur trader and explorer born in Frederick County Virginia (d. 1867)
26 Apr 1801
Ambrose Dudley Mann American diplomat born in Hanover Courthouse Virginia (d. 1889)
26 Apr 1804
Charles Goodyear American politician (D-NY) born in Cobleskill New York (d. 1876)
26 Apr 1806
Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch German composer born in Stuttgart Germany (d. 1872)
26 Apr 1808
Martha Finley American childrens book author (Elsie Dinsmore series) born in Chillicothe Ohio (d. 1909)
26 Apr 1812
Alfred Krupp German arms merchant born in Essen Germany (d. 1887)
26 Apr 1820
Alice Cary American poet (Cincinnati Sentinel) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1871)
26 Apr 1822
Jan Albert van Eijken Dutch composer and organist born in Amersfoort Netherlands (d. 1868)
26 Apr 1826
George Hull Ward American general and Union officer in the American Civil War born in Worcester Massachusetts (d. 1863)
26 Apr 1826
Ambrose R. Wright American Civil War General born in Louisville Georgia (d. 1872)
26 Apr 1827
Charles Edward Hovey American lobbyist and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Thetford Vermont (d. 1897)
26 Apr 1834
Artemus Ward [Charles Farrar Browne] American humorist (considered to be Americas first stand-up comedian) born in Waterford Maine (d. 1867)
26 Apr 1834
Horatio Richmond Palmer American composer and choir director born in Sherburne New York (d. 1907)
26 Apr 1836
Erminnie Adelle Platt American anthropologist (first woman to specialize in ethnographic field work) born in Marcellus shale New York (d. 1886)
26 Apr 1839
Cyrus Hamblin American attorney politician and Brevet Major General (Union Army) born in Hampden Maine (d. 1867)
26 Apr 1841
Wilhelm Scherer German literature historian born in Schnborn Austrian Empire (d. 1886)
26 Apr 1846
Giuseppe Arimondi Italian general who fought in the Italo-Ethiopian War born in Savigliano (d. 1896)
26 Apr 1856
Joseph Ward 17th Prime Minister of New Zealand (1906-12) born in Melbourne Victoria Colony (d. 1930)
26 Apr 1863
Arno Holz German writer (Phantasus) born in Rastenburg East Prussia (d. 1929)
26 Apr 1863
Charles Haslewood Shannon English lithographer and painter born in Sleaford Lincolnshire (d. 1937)
26 Apr 1868
Harold Sidney Harmsworth 1st Viscount Rothermere English newspaper (Daily Mail and Daily Mirror) born in London England (d. 1940)
26 Apr 1872
William Desmond Taylor [Deane-Tanner] Irish director and actor (The Awakening Broken Coin) born in County Carlow Ireland (d. 1922)
26 Apr 1873
Otto zur Linde German author (Charon) born in Essen Germany (d. 1938)
26 Apr 1874
Biddy Anderson South African cricketer (one Test South Africa v Australia 1902) born in Kimberley South Africa (d. 1926)
26 Apr 1878
Ethel Griffies British actress (Billy Liar The Birds We Live Again) born in Sheffield Yorkshire England (d. 1975)
26 Apr 1878
Rafael Guzar y Valencia Mexican Catholic bishop (cared for the wounded sick and dying during the Mexican Revolution) born in Cotija Michoacn Mexico (d. 1938)
26 Apr 1879
Owen Williams Richardson British physicist (Nobel 1928) born in Dewsbury Yorkshire England (d. 1959)
26 Apr 1880
Mikhail Fokine Russian choreographer and founder of modern dance born in Saint Petersburg Russian Empire (d. 1942)
26 Apr 1883
Harry Sothern British actor (Blind Wives Buck Rogers) born in London England (d. 1957)
26 Apr 1886
Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett] American singer Mother of the Blues born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1939)
26 Apr 1886
abdulla Tuqay Tatar poet (Oh My Mother Tongue) born in Qulaw Kazan Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1913)
26 Apr 1888
Anita Loos American screenwriter novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright born in Sisson California (d. 1981)
26 Apr 1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein Austrian English philosopher ( Philosophical Investigations) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
26 Apr 1890
Edgar Kennedy American actor and director (My Old Dutch) born in Monterey County California (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1896
Ernst Udet German WWI pilot and notable flying ace who helped develop the Luftwaffe under the Nazi Party born in Frankfurt am Main German Empire (d. 1941)
26 Apr 1897
Douglas Sirk German American film director (All That Heaven Allows) born in Hamburg Germany (d. 1987)
26 Apr 1898
John Grierson Scottish documentary filmmaker (Drifters) born in Deanston Stirling Scotland (d. 1972)
26 Apr 1898
Vicente Aleixandre Spanish writer (Ambito Bird of Paper Nobel 1977) born in Seville Spain (d. 1984)
26 Apr 1899
Guinn Big Boy Williams American actor (Hoedown Country Fair Blackmail) born in Decatur Texas (d. 1962)
26 Apr 1900
Charles F. Richter American physicist and seismologist (developed the Richter scale for measuring earthquake magnitude) born in Overpeck Ohio (d. 1985)
26 Apr 1900
Hack Wilson American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930) born in Ellwood City Pennsylvania (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1903
Niven Busch American screenwriter (The Postman Always Rings Twice) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
26 Apr 1904
Paul-mile Lger Canadian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop (Montreal) born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Quebec Canada (d. 1991)
26 Apr 1905
Charles K. Feldman American producer (Casino Royale) born in NYC New York (d. 1968)
26 Apr 1905
Denis ODea Irish actor (Niagara Esther & the King Treasure Island) born in Dublin Ireland (d. 1978)
26 Apr 1905
Jean Vigo French actor and director (Zero For Conduct LAtlante) born in Paris France (d. 1934)
26 Apr 1907
Theun de Vries Dutch writer (The Girl with the Red Hair) born in Veenwouden Friesland Netherlands (d. 2005)
26 Apr 1909
Dick Howorth English cricketer (English all-rounder three county doubles) born in Bacup Lancashire England (d. 1980)
26 Apr 1910
Erland von Koch Swedish composer born in Stockholm (d. 2009)
26 Apr 1910
Ernst Tittel Austrian organist and composer born in Sternberg Moravia (d. 1969)
26 Apr 1910
Johan Hermanus Doorn Dutch journalist and resistance fighter (Orange Newspaper) born in Amsterdam (d. 1944)
26 Apr 1910
Tomoyuki Tanaka Japanese film producer (Godzilla) born in saka Japan (d. 1997)
26 Apr 1910
Ruan Lingyu [Fenggen] Chinese silent film actress (The Goddess) born in Shanghai (d. 1935)
26 Apr 1911
Marianne Hoppe German theater and film actress (Der Schimmelreiter) born in Rostock Germany (d. 2002)
26 Apr 1912
A. E. van Vogt Canadian sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) born in Gretna Manitoba Canada (d. 2000)
26 Apr 1914
Bernard Malamud American novelist (The Fixer The Natural Pulitzer 1967) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1986)
26 Apr 1914
Charlie Chester English comedian (Never Say Die) born in Eastbourne Sussex (d. 1997)
26 Apr 1914
H. L. Gold American sci-fi writer and editor born in Montreal Canada (d. 1996)
26 Apr 1914
James Rouse American builder (founder of The Rouse Company) born in Easton Maryland (d. 1996)
26 Apr 1914
Wilfrid Howard Mellers English musicologist and composer (Franois Couperin and the French Classical Tradition) born in Leamington Spa Warwickshire (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1915
Johnny Shines American delta blues singer and guitarist born in Memphis Tenneessee (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1916
Arnoldus van Wyk South African composer born in Calvinia Cape Province (d. 1983)
26 Apr 1916
Morris West Australian novelist (Shoes of the Fisherman) born in St Kilda Victoria (d. 1999)
26 Apr 1916
Vic Perrin American actor (Mission Impossible) born in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin (d. 1989)
26 Apr 1916
Virgil Trucks American MLB pitcher (two-time All Star) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2013)
26 Apr 1917
I. M. Pei Chinese-American architect (1961 Brunner Prize) born in Guangzhou China
26 Apr 1917
Sal Maglie American MLB pitcher (NY Giants 8th best won-lost pct) born in Niagara Falls New York (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1920
Padu del Caribe [Father of the Caribbean born Juan Chabaya Lampe] Aruban pianist and composer who wrote Aruba Dushi Tera - Arubas national anthem is born
26 Apr 1920
Russell Nype American singer and actor (The Stuff Call Me Madam Dorothy) born in Zion Illinois (d. 2018)
26 Apr 1921
James Jimmy Giuffre American jazz musician composer and arranger born in Dallas Texas (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1921
Margaret Gowing English historian (Independence and Deterrence Britain and Atomic Energy) born in Kensington London (d. 1998)
26 Apr 1922
J. C. Holt English medieval historian born in Yorkshire England (d. 2014)
26 Apr 1922
Margaret Scott South-African ballet dancer and founder (Australian Ballet School) born in Johannesburg South Africa (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1922
Mike Kellin [Myron Kellin] American actor (Pipe Dream American Buffalo) born in Hartford Connecticut (d. 1983)
26 Apr 1922
Paul-Andr Gaillard Swiss composer born in Veytaux Switzerland (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1922
Jeanne Sauv 23rd Governor-General of Canada (1984-90) born in Prudhomme Saskatchewan Canada (d. 1993)
26 Apr 1918
Francina Fanny Blankers-Koen Dutch track & field athlete (4 x Olympic gold 1948) born in Lage Vuursche Netherlands (d. 2004)
26 Apr 1918
Stafford Repp American actor (Playhouse 90 Batman Plunder Road) born in San Francisco California (d. 1974)
26 Apr 1923
Oliver Millar British art historian (served in the Royal Household for 41 years) born in Standon Hertfordshire (d. 2007)
26 Apr 1925
Jrgen Ingmann Danish jazz guitarist (Apache Dansevise) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2015)
26 Apr 1925
Frank Hahn British economist (Hahns Problem) born in Berlin Germany (d. 2013)
26 Apr 1925
Michele Ferrero Italian entrepreneur (Ferrero SpA - Nutella) born in Dogliani Piedmont (d. 2015)
26 Apr 1926
David Coleman British sports commentator (worked for the BBC for 46 years) born in Alderley Edge Cheshire England (d. 2013)
26 Apr 1926
Oldich Frantiek Korte Czech composer born in aa Slovakia (d. 2014)
26 Apr 1926
Preston Robert Tisch American NFL co-owner (NY Giants) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
26 Apr 1926
Michael Mathias Prechtl German illustrator born in Amberg Bavaria (d. 2003)
26 Apr 1927
Dame Anne McLaren British biologist and leading researcher on human in vitro fertilisation (IVF) born in London England (d. 2007)
26 Apr 1927
Jack Douglas English comedian (My Brother Was an Only Child Jack Paar Show) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1989)
26 Apr 1929
Richard Mitchell American professor and author (The Underground Grammarian) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 2002)
26 Apr 1930
Derek Waring [Barton-Chapple] British actor (Z-Cars Barnacle Bill Arthur-Heart of the Country) born in Mill Hill London (d. 2007)
26 Apr 1930
Roger Moens Belgian middle distance runner (800m world record 1955) born in Aalst Belgium
26 Apr 1932
Francis Lai French film music composer (Love Story) born in Nice Alpes-Maritimes France (d. 2018)
26 Apr 1932
Michael Smith English-Canadian biochemist (Nobel 1993- Site-directed mutagenesis) born in Blackpool England (d. 2000)
26 Apr 1933
Carol Burnett American comedian and actress (Annie 4 Seasons) born in San Antonio Texas
26 Apr 1933
Filiberto Ojeda Ros Puerto Rican activist (Founder of FALN) born in Ro Blanco Naguabo Puerto Rico (d. 2005)
26 Apr 1934
Michael McCloskey American environmentalist and chairman (Sierra Club) born in Eugene Oregon
26 Apr 1935
James Cecil Humpy Parker American disgraced ex-Sheriff convicted of violating inmates civil rights and of torture born in San Jacinto County Texas (d. 1994)
26 Apr 1936
Edward Cazalet judge of the High Court of England and Wales born in Marylebone London
26 Apr 1936
Doug Sax American mastering engineer (Bob Dylan The Doors Pink Floyd Ray Charles) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2015)
26 Apr 1937
Bob Boozer CollegeBasketball Hall of Fame forward (Olympic gold 1960) born in Omaha Nebraska (d. 2012)
26 Apr 1938
Duane Eddy American guitarist (Peter Gunn Cannonball) born in Phoenix Arizona
26 Apr 1938
Maurice Williams American rocker (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania
26 Apr 1938
Willie Wood Scottish bowls player born in Haddington East Lothian
26 Apr 1938
Nino Benvenuti Italian boxer (world middleweight champion) born in Izola Slovenia
26 Apr 1940
Giorgio Moroder Italian producer singer and songwriter (Cat People Top Gun) born in Ortisei Italy
26 Apr 1940
Cliff Watson English rugby league front rower (St Helens Cronulla-Sutherland GB 30 Tests) born in London England (d. 2018)
26 Apr 1941
John Mitchell American classical composer born in Hollywood California
26 Apr 1942
Bobby Rydell American rock singer (Wild One Bye Bye Birdie) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
26 Apr 1942
Claudine Auger French actress (Thunderball) and Miss France (1958) born in Paris France
26 Apr 1942
Vitali Andreyevich Grishchenko Russian cosmonaut born in Naifeld Sumy (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1943
Gary Wright American singer (Spooky Tooth-Its All About) born in Cresskill New Jersey
26 Apr 1943
Peter Zumthor Swiss architect (Royal Gold Medal 2013) born in Basel Switzerland
26 Apr 1944
David OBrien Martin American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) born in St. Lawrence Co. New York
26 Apr 1944
Martha Rockwell American cross-country skier (Mount Washington) born in Providence Rhode Island
26 Apr 1944
Amien Rais Indonesian politician (leader of Muhammadiyah 1995-2000) born in Surakarta Dutch East Indies
26 Apr 1945
Sylvain Simard Canadian politician (Parti Qubcois) born in Chicoutimi Quebec Canada
26 Apr 1945
Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer] American soccer administrator born in NYC New York (d. 2017)
26 Apr 1945
Michael Mike Finnigan American keyboard player and vocalist born in Troy Ohio
26 Apr 1947
Donna De Varona American swimmer (Olympic-2 gold-64) born in Greenwich Connecticut
26 Apr 1947
Gervase Jackson-Stops British architectural adviser to the National Trust (d. 1995)
26 Apr 1947
Warren Clarke English actor (Clockwork Orange) born in Oldham Lancashire (d. 2014)
26 Apr 1948
Boyd Matson TV hostcorrespondent (National Geographic Explorer)
26 Apr 1948
Gerry Sikorski American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Minnesota) born in Breckenridge Minnesota
26 Apr 1949
Jimmy Hall American rocker (Wet Willie) born in Birmingham Alabama
26 Apr 1949
Carlos Bianchi Argentinian footballer and coach (Vlez Sarsfield) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
26 Apr 1949
Jerry Blackwell American professional wrestler born in Stone Mountain Georgia (d. 1995)
26 Apr 1950
Peter Schaufuss Danish dancer and director of ballet (Deutsche Opera Berlin) born in Copenhagen Denmark
26 Apr 1950
L. Shankar [Lakshminarayana Shankar] Indian-born American violinist singer and composer born in Madras Tamil Nadu
26 Apr 1952
Popo Molefe South African politician and secretary-general (South Africa UDF) born in Sophiatown Gauteng South Africa
26 Apr 1955
Mike Scott American baseball player (3 All-Star) born in Santa Monica California
26 Apr 1956
Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne] American photographer and actress (Emily) born in NYC New York
26 Apr 1958
Giancarlo Esposito American actor (Bob Roberts School Daze King of NY) born in Copenhagen Denmark
26 Apr 1958
John Crichton-Stuart 7th Marquess of Bute British racing driver born in Rothesay Argyll and Bute Scotland
26 Apr 1959
John Corabi American musician (Mtley Cre) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
26 Apr 1960
Roger Taylor English rock drummer (Duran Duran-Hungry Like the Wolf) born in Birmingham England
26 Apr 1961
Matt Cole Canadian Tour golfer (1990 Space Coast) born in Stratford Ontario
26 Apr 1961
Al Lawrence Jamaican 4X100m relayer (Olympic silver 1984) born in Jamaica
26 Apr 1961
Joan Chen [Chen Chong] Chinese-American actress (Heaven & Earth The Last Emperor) born in Shanghai China
26 Apr 1961
Nancy Scranton American golfer (du Maurier Classic 1991) born in Centralia Illinois
26 Apr 1962
Grahame Skin Skinner Scottish rocker (Hipsway) born in Glasgow
26 Apr 1962
Michael Damian American actor (Young & Restless) and singer (Rock on) born in San Diego California
26 Apr 1962
Colin Anderson English footballer born in Newcastle England
26 Apr 1962
Debra Wilson American actress and comedian (Mad TV) born in South Ozone Park Queens New York
26 Apr 1963
Bill Wennington Canadian NBA center (Chicago Bulls) born in Montreal Quebec
26 Apr 1964
Tod Bass American actor (Rowan & Martins Laugh-In) born in Los Angeles California
26 Apr 1965
Kevin James American actor and comedian (The King of Queens) born in Mineola Long Island New York
26 Apr 1966
Andrea Temesvri Hungarian tennis star (1985 US Clay Courts) born in Budapest Hungary
26 Apr 1966
Yoshihiro Togashi Japanese Manga artist who created YuYu Hakusho born in Shinj Yamagata Japan
26 Apr 1967
Marianne Jean-Baptiste English actress (Secrets & Lies) born in Camberwell London
26 Apr 1967
Kane [Glenn Jacobs] American professional wrestler born in Torrejn de Ardoz Spain
26 Apr 1968
Ahmed Elmaghraby American field hockey forward (Olympics 1996) born in Suez Egypt
26 Apr 1970
Shane Evans American musician (Collective Soul) born in Stockbridge Georgia
26 Apr 1971
Ryan Yarbrough American NFL wide receiver (Baltimore Ravens NY Jets) born in Lakeland Florida
26 Apr 1971
Jay DeMarcus American bassist (Rascal Flatts) born in Columbus Ohio
26 Apr 1972
Francisco Cordova Mexican pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates) born in Veracruz Mexico
26 Apr 1972
Marco Rivera American NFLWLAF guard (Scot Claymores GB Packers-Super Bowl 31) born in Brooklyn New York
26 Apr 1972
Natrone Means American NFL running back (San Diego Chargers Jacksonville Jaguars) born in Harrisburg North Carolina
26 Apr 1972
Avi Nimni Israeli footballer (Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C.) born in Holon Israel
26 Apr 1972
Kiko Narvez Spanish footballer (Atltico Madrid) born in Jerez de la Frontera Spain
26 Apr 1973
Mark Davis American NBA guard & forward (Philadelphia 76ers Minnesota Timberwolves) born in Thibodaux Louisiana
26 Apr 1973
Chris Perry English footballer (Tottenham Hotspur) born in Carshalton England
26 Apr 1974
Ivana Milievi Croatian-American actress (Banshee) born in Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina
26 Apr 1974
Adil Ray English radio presenter (BBC Asian Network) born in Birmingham England
26 Apr 1975
Joey Jordison American musician (Slipknot) born in Des Moines Iowa
26 Apr 1975
Nerina Pallot British singer (Sophia) born in London
26 Apr 1976
Sarah Tueting American ice hockey goalie (USA Olympics 1998) born in NYC New York
26 Apr 1977
Jason Earles American actor (Kickin It) born in San Diego California
26 Apr 1978
Avant [Myron Lavell Avant] American R&B singer born in Cleveland Ohio
26 Apr 1978
Joe Crede American baseball player born in Jefferson City Missouri
26 Apr 1978
Peter Madsen Danish retired footballer born in Roskilde Madsen
26 Apr 1909
Dick Howorth English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests 19 wickets Worcestershire) born in Bacup Lancashire England (d. 1980)
26 Apr 1914
H. L. Gold American sci-fi writer and editor born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1996)
26 Apr 1916
Werner Bischof Swiss photographer (Magnum) born in Zurich Switzerland (d. 1954)
26 Apr 1927
John Ralston American College Football Hall of Fame linebacker coach and executive (Cal Stanford Denver Broncos) born in Oakland California (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1942
Jim Lambright American college football coach (University of Washington 1993-98 44251 record) born in Everett Washington (d. 2020)
26 Apr 1949
Carlos Bianchi Argentine soccer forward and coach (14 caps Vlez Sarsfield Boca Juniors) born in Buenos Aires Argentina
26 Apr 1959
Pedro Pierluisi Puerto Rico politician Governor of Puerto Rico (2019-) born in San Juan Puerto Rico
26 Apr 1977
Kosuke Fukudome Japanese baseball player (Hanshin Tigers Chicago Cubs) born in Osaki Kagoshima Japan
26 Apr 1977
Tom Welling American actor (Smallville-Clark Kent) born in Putnam Valley New York
26 Apr 1538
Gian Paolo Lomazzo Italian painter and poet (Trattato) born in Milan (d. 1600)
26 Apr 1889
Ludwig Wittgenstein Austrian English philosopher (Philosophical Investigations) born in Vienna Austria-Hungary (d. 1951)
26 Apr 1925
Wilma Lipp Austrian soprano (Vienna Opera 1945-81 Mozarts Die Zauberflte - Queen of the Night) born in Vienna Austria (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1936
Pat Quinn Scottish soccer forward (4 caps Motherwell Hibernian) and manager (East Fife FH) born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2020)
26 Apr 1865
Akseli Gallen-Kallela Finnish painter known for his illustrations of the Kalevala the Finnish national epic born in Pori Finland (d. 1931) [1]
26 Apr 1900
(Lewis) Hack Wilson American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder 1923-34 MLB single season record 191 RBI (1930) (Chicago Cubs and 3 other teams) born in Ellwood City Pennsylvania (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1916
(Arnoldus) Arnold van Wyk South African concert pianist and composer (Nagmusiek - Night Music) born in Calvinia Cape Province Union of South Africa (d. 1983)
26 Apr 1916
Vic Perrin American radio and television actor (Dragnet) and screenwriter (Gunsmoke) born in Menomonee Falls Wisconsin (d. 1989)
26 Apr 1920
Pad del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe] Aruban pianist and composer known as the Father of the Caribbean (Aruba Dushi Tera - Arubas national anthem) born in Oranjestad Aruba Kingdom of the Netherlandsborn
26 Apr 1921
Jimmy Giuffre American jazz clarinetist composer arranger and proponent of free improv jazz born in Dallas Texas (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1922
Margaret Scott South African ballet dancer and founder (Australian Ballet School) born in Johannesburg Union of South Africa (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1925
Jrgen Ingmann Danish jazz guitarist (Apache Dansevise) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2015)
26 Apr 1926
Preston Robert Tisch American businessman (co-founder of Loews Corp) and NFL co-owner (NY Giants 1991-2005) born in NYC New York (d. 2005)
26 Apr 1938
Duane Eddy American twangy guitarist (Rebel Rouser Peter Gunn Cannonball) born in Corning New York
26 Apr 1938
Maurice Williams American doo-wop singer and songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Stay) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania
26 Apr 1940
Giorgio Moroder Italian record producer and film score composer (Cat People Top Gun) born in Ortisei Italy
26 Apr 1940
Cliff Watson English rugby league front rower (30 Tests GB 4 England St Helens 373 games Cronulla-Sutherland) born in London England (d. 2018)
26 Apr 1942
Bobby Rydell [Ridarelli] American pop singer (Wild One Wildwood Days) and actor (Bye Bye Birdie) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2022) [1]
26 Apr 1943
Gary Wright American singer (Spooky Tooth - Its All About solo - Dream Weaver) born in Cresskill New Jersey
26 Apr 1945
Mike Finnigan American session and touring rock jazz and blues Hammond B3 organ and keyboard player and vocalist born in Troy Ohio
26 Apr 1950
(Lakshminarayana) L. Shankar Indian rock jazz and Indian classical violinist singer and composer (Shakti Frank Zappa Peter Gabriel) born in Madras Tamil Nadu
26 Apr 1951
Diego Verdaguer [Miguel Boccadoro] Argentine-Mexican singer-songwriter bandonen player and trumpeter (Volver Voy a Conquistarte) born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 2022)
26 Apr 1957
Rosa Briceo Venezuelan conductor and educator born in Caracas Venezuela (d. 2018)
26 Apr 1959
John Corabi American hard rock guitarist and singer (Mtley Cre 1992-96) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania
26 Apr 1960
Roger Taylor English rock drummer (Duran Duran - Hungry Like The Wolf) born in Birmingham England
26 Apr 1961
Chris Mars American drummer (The Replacements 1979-90) and painter born in Minneapolis Minnesota
26 Apr 1967
Darrin Mooney British session drummer (Primal Scream Gary Moore) born in Merton London
26 Apr 1970
T-Boz [Tionne Watkins] American R&B-pop singer (TLC -Waterfalls No Scrubs) born in Des Moines Iowa
26 Apr 1970
Shane Evans American drummer (Collective Soul 1992-2005 - Shine The World I Know) born in Stockbridge Georgia
26 Apr 1971
Jay DeMarcus American bassist (Rascal Flatts - I Melt) born in Columbus Ohio
26 Apr 1975
Joey Jordison American drummer (Slipknot 1995-2013 - All Hope Is Gone) born in Des Moines Iowa (d. 2021)
26 Apr 1975
Nerina Pallot British pop-rock singer-songwriter (Sophia Everybodys Gone To War) born in London
26 Apr 1874
Biddy Anderson South African cricket batsman (1 Test as captain Western Province) and rugby union centre (3 Tests) born in Kimberley South Africa (d. 1926)
26 Apr 1900
Hack Wilson American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930 NL HR leader 192628 30 NL RBI leader 1929 30 Chicago Cubs) born in Ellwood City Pennsylvania (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1909
Dick Howorth English cricket all-rounder (5 Tests 19 wickets Worcestershire CCC) born in Bacup England (d. 1980)
26 Apr 1916
Virgil Trucks American baseball pitcher (World Series 1945 Detroit Tigers MLB All Star 1949 54) born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2013)
26 Apr 1917
Earl Colbert American character actor born near his mother (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1917
Sal Maglie American baseball pitcher (World Series 1954 MLB All Star 1951 52 NY Giants no-hitter 1956 Cleveland Indians) born in Niagara Falls New York (d. 1992)
26 Apr 1918
Francina Fanny Blankers-Koen Dutch athlete (Olympic gold 100m 200m 80m hurdles 4x100m relay 1948) born in Lage Vuursche Netherlands (d. 2004)
26 Apr 1920
Pad del Caribe [Juan Chabaya Lampe] Aruban pianist and composer known as the Father of the Caribbean (Aruba Dushi Tera - Arubas national anthem) born in Oranjestad Aruba Kingdom of the Netherlands (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1926
David Coleman British sports commentator (BBC 1954-2000) born in Alderley Edge Cheshire England (d. 2013)
26 Apr 1940
Ronney Pettersson Swedish soccer goalkeeper (17 caps IFK Skvde Djurgrdens IF Hudiksvalls ABK) born in Pases Nrdicos Sweden (d. 2022)
26 Apr 1941
John Mitchell American classical composer organist church music director and opera coach born in Hollywood California
26 Apr 1955
Gisle Ben-Dor (ne Buka) Uruguayan-Israeli-American conductor (Santa Barbara Symphony 19942006 Boston Pro-Arte Chamber Orchestra 19912000) born in Montevideo Uruguay
26 Apr 1577
Elisabeth of Nassau Dutch noble daughter of William I of Orange and Charlotte of Bourbon Duchess of Bouillon (1595-1623) born in Middelburg Netherlands (d. 1642)
26 Apr 1603
Francesco Nigetti Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1681)
26 Apr 1812
Alfred Krupp German steel merchant and largest arms manufacturer of his day born in Essen Germany (d. 1887)
26 Apr 1888
Mahmoud El Nokrashy Pasha Egyptian politician and the 27th Prime Minister of Egypt (1946-48) who was later assassinated born in Alexandria Egypt (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1890
Edgar Kennedy American silent and sound screen character actor famous for his slow burn (Laurel & Hardy films Duck Soup Average Man shorts) and director (From Soup to Nuts) born in Lake San Antonio California (d. 1948)
26 Apr 1903
Niven Busch American screenwriter (The Postman Always Rings Twice) born in New York City (d. 1991)
26 Apr 1905
Charles K. Feldman American producer (Casino Royale) born in New York City (d. 1968)
26 Apr 1912
A. E. van Vogt Canadian sci-fi author (Wizard of Linn) born in Gretna Manitoba (d. 2000)
26 Apr 1926
Oldich Frantiek Korte Czech pianist composer and writer born in aa Slovakia (d. 2014)
26 Apr 1926
Preston Robert Tisch American businessman (co-founder of Loews Corp) and NFL co-owner (NY Giants 1991-2005) born in New York City (d. 2005)
26 Apr 1931
Bernie Brillstein American talent agent manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd) born in Manhattan New York (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1933
Arno Penzias German-born American physicist (1978 Nobel Prize for detecting cosmic microwave background) born in Munich Germany (d. 2024) [1]
26 Apr 1933
Ilkka Kuusisto Finnish opera composer and arts administrator (Finnish National Opera 1984-92) born in Helsinki Finland
26 Apr 1934
Esteban Snchez Spanish classical pianist and pedagogue (Badajoz Conservatoire 1978-97) born in Orellana la Vieja Spain (d. 1997)
26 Apr 1943
Gary Wright American rock singer and keyboardist (Spooky Tooth - Its All About solo - Dream Weaver) born in Cresskill New Jersey (d. 2023) [1]
26 Apr 1945
Chuck Blazer [Charles Gordon Blazer] American soccer administrator born in New York City (d. 2017)
26 Apr 1955
Mike Scott American baseball pitcher (NL Cy Young Award & NLCS MVP 1986 NL wins leader 1989 3 MLB All-Star Houston Astros) born in Santa Monica California
26 Apr 1956
Koo Stark [Kathleen Dee-Anne] American photographer and actress (Emily) born in New York City
26 Apr 1962
Matteo Messina Denaro Italian mobster born in Castelvetrano Sicily Italy (d. 2023)
26 Apr 1603
Francesco Nigetti Italian composer born in Florence Grand Duchy of Tuscany (d. 1681)
26 Apr 1806
Karl Ludwig Friedrich Hetsch German composer born in Stuttgart Kingdom of Wrttemberg (d. 1872)
26 Apr 1910
Erland von Koch Swedish composer born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 2009)
26 Apr 1914
Wilfrid Howard Mellers English musicologist and composer (Franois Couperin and the French Classical Tradition) born in Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1925
Jrgen Ingmann Danish jazz and pop guitarist (Apache Dansevise) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2015)
26 Apr 1927
Jack Douglas [John Douglas Robertson] English actor (Carry On films) born in Newcastle upon Tyne England (d. 1989)
26 Apr 1933
Ilkka Kuusisto Finnish opera composer organist arts administrator (Finnish National Opera 1984-92) broadcaster and educator born in Helsinki Finland (d. 2025)
26 Apr 1938
Duane Eddy American twangy guitarist (Rebel Rouser Peter Gunn Cannonball) born in Corning New York (d. 2024) [1] [2]
26 Apr 1938
Maurice Williams American doo-wop singer and songwriter (Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs - Stay) born in Lancaster Pennsylvania (d. 2024)
26 Apr 1940
John Buck Wilkin American singer-songwriter and session musician (Ronny & the Daytonas - GTO) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 2024)
26 Apr 1944
David OBrien Martin American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York) born in St. Lawrence County New York
26 Apr 1945
Mike Finnigan American session and touring rock jazz and blues Hammond B-3 organ and keyboard player and vocalist born in Troy Ohio
26 Apr 1947
Gervase Jackson-Stops British historian and architectural adviser to the National Trust (1972-95) born in England (d. 1995)
26 Apr 1949
Jimmy Hall American southern rock singer and saxophonist (Wet Willie) born in Birmingham Alabama
26 Apr 1962
Grahame Skin Skinner Scottish rock singer (Hipsway Cowboy Mouth The Skinner Group) born in Glasgow Scotland
26 Apr 1886
Ma Rainey [Gertrude Pridgett] American singer known as the Mother of the Blues born in Columbus Georgia (d. 1939)
26 Apr 1914
Bernard Malamud American novelist (The Fixer The Natural Pulitzer 1967) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 1986)
26 Apr 1914
Wilfrid Howard Mellers English musicologist (Franois Couperin and the French Classical Tradition) and composer born in Leamington Spa Warwickshire England (d. 2008)
26 Apr 1922
Margaret Scott South African ballet dancer (Ballet Rambert 1940-48 1953) teacher choreographer and founding director of Australian Ballet School (1964-90) born in Johannesburg Union of South Africa (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1929
Richard Mitchell American professor and author (The Underground Grammarian) born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2002)
26 Apr 1930
Bruce Jay Friedman American novelist (A Mothers Kisses) playwright (Scuba Duba) and screenwriter (Splash) born in New York City (d. 2020)
26 Apr 1934
Donald Sterling American attorney and businessman owner of the San DiegoLos Angeles Clippers (1981-2014) born in Chicago Illinois
26 Apr 1937
Manga [Halton Corra de Arruda] Brazilian soccer goalkeeper (12 caps Botafogo 442 games Nacional 340 games) born in Recife Brazil (d. 2025)
26 Apr 1938
Frank Carney American businessman and the co-founder of Pizza Hut born in Wichita Kansas (d. 2020)
26 Apr 1942
Claudine Auger French actress (Thunderball) and Miss France (1958) born in Paris France (d. 2019)
26 Apr 1943
Dominik Duka [Jaroslav Vclav Duka] Czech cardinal and Archbishop of Prague (2010-22) born in Hradec Krlov Czechoslovakia (d. 2025) [1]
26 Apr 1954
Reginald T. Jackson American community organizer and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church born in Dover Delaware (d. 2025)
26 Apr 1958
Giancarlo Esposito American actor (Gus in Breaking Bad Stan Edgar in The Boys Moff in The Mandalorian) born in Copenhagen Denmark
26 Apr 1961
Bjrn Roth Icelandic artist best known for his collaborations with his father Dieter Roth (Roth Bar Self Tower) born in Reykjavik Iceland (d. 2026)
26 Apr 1967
Marianne Jean-Baptiste British actress (Secrets & Lies Hard Truths) born in Camberwell England
26 Apr 1967
Sylvain Amic French art curator and president of Muse dOrsay (2024-25) born in Dakar Senegal (d. 2025)
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