Historical Birthday
03 Apr 1367
Henry IV of England King of England and Lord of Ireland (1399-1413) born in Bolingbroke Castle Lincolnshire England (d. 1413)
03 Apr 1438
John III van Egmont Viceroy of Holland born in Hattem Netherlands (d. 1516)
03 Apr 1151
Igor Svyatoslavich Ukrainian prince (d. 1202)
03 Apr 1245
Philips III King of France (1270-85) born in Poissy France (d. 1285)
03 Apr 1485
Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius] South Netherland poet
03 Apr 1529
Michael Neander German mathematician and astronomer born in Joachimsthal Bohemia (d. 1581)
03 Apr 1569
Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Italy
03 Apr 1593
George Herbert English metaphysical poet (5 Mystical Songs) born in Montgomery Wales (d. 1633)
03 Apr 1603
William Smith British composer born in Durham (d. 1645)
03 Apr 1617
Antimo Liberati Italian composer born in Foligno Italy (d. 1692)
03 Apr 1649
Joseph Franois Salomon French composer born in Toulon France (d. 1732)
03 Apr 1682
Johann Valentin Rathgeber German benedictine and composer born in Oberelsbach Germany (d. 1750)
03 Apr 1683
Mark Catesby English naturalist (Natural History of Carolina Florida and the Bahama Islands) (d. 1749)
03 Apr 1693
George Edwards English naturalist and ornithologist (father of British ornithology) born in Stratford Essex England (d. 1773)
03 Apr 1715
John Hanson Continental Congressman 1st US President under Articles of Confederation born in Maryland (d.1783)
03 Apr 1715
William Watson English physician and scientist born in London (d. 1787)
03 Apr 1720
Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman] Latvian rabbi born in Sialiec Polish-Lithuanian (d. 1797)
03 Apr 1727
Philippe-Lambert-Joseph Spruyt Flemish painter and engraver born in Ghent Belgium (d. 1801)
03 Apr 1751
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne French composer born in Eymet France (d. 1796)
03 Apr 1757
Ferenc Verseghy Hungarian poet and composer born in Szolnok Hungary (d. 1822)
03 Apr 1764
John Abernethy English surgeon born in London England (d. 1831)
03 Apr 1769
Christian Gnther von Bernstorff Danish-Prussian statesman and diplomat born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 1835)
03 Apr 1770
Theodoros Kolokotronis Greek general and leader of the Greek War of Independence (1821-29) born in Ramvouni Messenia Ottoman Empire (d. 1843)
03 Apr 1806
Ivan Kireyevsky Russian literary critic and philosopher born in Moscow (d. 1856)
03 Apr 1812
Louisa Maria Queen of Belgium (1832-50) Wife of Leopold I) born in Chteau de Saint-Germain-en-Laye France (d. 1850)
03 Apr 1814
Lorenzo Snow 5th president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the LDS or Mormon Church) born in Mantua Ohio (d. 1901)
03 Apr 1821
T. Pelham Dale Anglican clergyman prosecuted for Ritualist practices in the 1870s born in Greenwich (d. 1892)
03 Apr 1822
Edward Everett Hale American clergyman and author (Man without a Country) born in Boston Massachusetts (d. 1909)
03 Apr 1825
Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague (d. 1892)
03 Apr 1837
John Burroughs American writer and nature enthusiast (Burroughs Medal namesake) born in Delaware County New York (d. 1921)
03 Apr 1838
Leon Michel Gambetta French attorney and 37th Prime Minister of France (1881-82) born in Cahors Kingdom of France (d. 1882)
03 Apr 1842
Ulric Dahlgren American Colonel (Union Army) born in Bucks County Pennsylvania (d. 1864)
03 Apr 1858
Matthew Ricketts 1st African American man elected to Neb State Legislature born in Henry County Kentucky (d. 1917)
03 Apr 1859
Reginald De Koven American composer born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1920)
03 Apr 1860
Frederik Willem van Eeden Dutch utopian writer (Walden) born in Haarlem Netherlands (d. 1932)
03 Apr 1863
Henry Van de Velde Flemish painter and architect (Art Nouveau) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1957)
03 Apr 1871
Jose Juan Tablada Mexican poet (El Florilegio) born in Mexico City (d. 1941)
03 Apr 1871
Mistinguett [Jeanne Florentine Bourgeois] French actress and singer (Moulin Rouge star) born in Enghien-les-Bains Val-dOise France (d. 1956)
03 Apr 1874
Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes Cuban composer born in Havana Cuba (d. 1944)
03 Apr 1881
Alcide de Gasperi 30th Prime Minister of Italy (1945-53) born in Pieve Tesino Tyrol Austria-Hungary (d. 1954)
03 Apr 1881
Margaret Daisy Ashford British child author who wrote The Young Visiters (Mister Salteenas Plan) aged 9 born in Petersham Surrey (d. 1972)
03 Apr 1884
Jackie Matthews cricketer (Aust leg-spinner two hat-tricks 1912)
03 Apr 1885
St John Philby British explorer and Arabist born in Badulla British Ceylon (d. 1960)
03 Apr 1885
Bud Fisher American cartoonist (Mutt and Jeff) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1954)
03 Apr 1886
Dooley Wilson [Arthur Wilson] American musician and actor (Beulah Casablanca) born in Tyler Texas (d. 1953)
03 Apr 1888
Neville Cardus English writer and cricketer born in Rusholme Manchester England (d. 1975)
03 Apr 1889
Grigoras Dinicu Romanian violin virtuoso and composer born in Bucharest (d. 1949)
03 Apr 1893
Leslie Howard [Stainer] British actor (Gone With the Wind Of Human Bondage) born in London England (d. 1943)
03 Apr 1893
Princess Maud of Fife Countess of Southesk born in East Sheen Lodge Richmond-upon-Thames (d. 1945)
03 Apr 1895
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Italian composer born in Florence (d. 1968)
03 Apr 1896
Douwe Kalma Dutch literary writer and leader (Young Frisian Movement) born in Boksum Netherlands (d. 1953)
03 Apr 1898
George Jessel American toastmaster general and entertainer (Diary of Young Comic) born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1898
Henry Luce American magazine publisher (Time Fortune Life) born in Tengchow China (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1899
David Jack English footballer (scored 267 goals from 521 appearances) born in Bolton Lancashire England (d. 1958)
03 Apr 1900
Camille Chamoun President of Lebanon (1952-58) born in Deir el Qamar Ottoman Empire (d. 1987)
03 Apr 1902
Henri Garat French actor (Valse royale Congress Dances) born in Paris France (d. 1959)
03 Apr 1903
Peter Huchel German poet born near Berlin (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1904
Sally Rand American burlesque dancer vedette and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances born in Elkton Missouri (d. 1979)
03 Apr 1904
Peter Van Steeden composer and orchestra leader (Break the Bank) born in Amsterdam (d. 1990)
03 Apr 1904
Russel Wright American industrial designer born in Lebanon Ohio (d. 1976)
03 Apr 1905
Robert Frederick Sink United States Army Officer (WWII Korean War & Vietnam War) born in Lexington North Carolina (d. 1965)
03 Apr 1906
Kathleen Tillotson Emeritus Professor of English (Bedford College) born in Berwick-upon-Tweed (d. 2001)
03 Apr 1907
Iron Eyes Cody [Espera Oscar de Corti] Italian-American actor (Keep America Beautiful Black Gold Ernest Goes to Camp) born in Tulsa Oklahoma (d. 1999)
03 Apr 1907
Isaac Deutscher Polish-English historian (StalinTrotsky biography) born in Chrzanw Poland (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1911
Watkins Shaw British musicologist born in Bradford Yorkshire (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1911
Michael Woodruff English surgeon and scientist (organ transplantation) born in Mill Hill London (d. 2001)
03 Apr 1911
W. R. Lee English language teacher and internationalist born in Hillingdon Middlesex (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1911
Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh] Polish-born American sprinter (Olympic gold 1932) born in Wierzchownia (d. 1980)
03 Apr 1912
Addeke H Boerma Dutch economist and general manager (FAO) (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1912
Bert Bakker Dutch publisher (Free Netherlands) born in Huizum Netherlands (d. 1969)
03 Apr 1913
George Barati American cellist and composer born in Gyr Hungary (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1913
Per Borten 18th Prime Minister of Norway (1965-71) born in Fl Sr-Trndelag Norway (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1914
Katherine Stammers Menzies English doubles tennis player (Wimb 1935) born in St Albans England (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1915
Paul Touvier French-Nazi WW II criminal born in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron France (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1916
Herb Caen American columnist (SF Chronicle) born in Sacramento California (d. 1997)
03 Apr 1917
Bill Finegan American composer (Sauter-Finegan Band Sat Night Revue) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1917
Tibor Andrasovan Slovak composer born in Slovensk Lupca Zlyom Austria-Hungary (d. 2001)
03 Apr 1918
Enrique Iturriaga Peruvian composer born in Lima Peru
03 Apr 1918
Louis Applebaum Canadian conductor and composer born in Toronto Canada (d. 2000)
03 Apr 1918
Sixten Ehrling Swedish conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm) born in Malm Sweden (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1919
Duke of Grafton 11th Duke of Grafton born in Cape Town (d. 2011)
03 Apr 1920
Stan Freeman American composer (Melody Tour) born in Waterbury Connecticut (d. 2001)
03 Apr 1920
John Demjanjuk Ukrainian-born American auto worker alleged Nazi and convicted war criminal (under appeal at death) born in Berdychiv uyezd Kiev Governorate Ukrainian Peoples Republic (d. 2012)
03 Apr 1921
Robert Karvelas American actor (Get Smart) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
03 Apr 1923
Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance] American actress (Ace in the Hole The High and the Mighty) born in NYC New York (d. 2004)
03 Apr 1923
John Smith English large landowner and financier born in London (d. 1994)
03 Apr 1924
Murray Dickie Scottish opera singer and director born in Bishopton Glasgow (d. 1995)
03 Apr 1925
Tony Benn British politcian Minister of Technology and President of the Stop the War Coalition born in Marylebone London (d. 2014)
03 Apr 1926
Andrew Keir Scottish character actor (Rob Roy Absolution Blood Hunt Catholics) born in Shotts Lanarkshire Scotland (d. 1997)
03 Apr 1926
Virgil Grissom U.S. Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury-Redstone 4 Gemini 3 Apollo 1) born in Mitchell Indiana (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1926
Alex Grammas American baseball player born in Birmingham Alabama
03 Apr 1927
Wesley Brown 1st African American US Naval Academy graduate born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2012)
03 Apr 1928
Don Gibson American country musician (Sweet Dreams) born in Shelby North Carolina (d. 2003)
03 Apr 1928
Kevin Hagen American actor (Little House on the Prairie) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1928
Jennifer Paterson English chef and TV personality (Two Fat Ladies) born in Kensington London (d. 1999)
03 Apr 1929
Dennis Farr Museum director (Courtauld Institute Galleries) and art historian born in Luton Bedfordshire (d. 2006)
03 Apr 1929
Lee Leonard American television personality (ESPN CNN) born in NYC New York (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1930
Lawton Chiles U.S. Senator from Florida (1971-89) and Governor of Florida (1991-98) born in Lakeland Florida (d. 1998)
03 Apr 1930
Max Frankel American journalist (Tables of Id of Organic Compounds) born in Gera Germany
03 Apr 1930
Wally Moon American baseball player born in Bay Arkansas (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1931
Johnny Nicholls English football player born in Wolverhampton Staffordshire (d. 1995)
03 Apr 1932
Janet Bately Prof of English Language (Kings College London)
03 Apr 1932
Martin Nourse Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales (d. 2017)
03 Apr 1933
Bob Dornan American politician U.S. House of Representatives from California born in NYC New York
03 Apr 1934
David Jones British reverendheadmaster (Bryanston School)
03 Apr 1934
Jane Goodall British ethologist (studied African chimps) born in London England
03 Apr 1934
Jim Parker American football player NFL guard and tackle (Baltimore Colts) born in Macon Georgia (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1934
John Lelliott English contractor and multi-millionaire
03 Apr 1936
Scott LaFaro American jazz musician born in Irvington New Jersey (d. 1961)
03 Apr 1936
Jimmy McGriff American jazz organist born in Germantown Philadelphia (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1936
Reginald Hill British crime author (Andrew Dalziel and Peter Pascoe novels) born in West Hartlepool County Durham (d. 2012)
03 Apr 1937
Sandra Spuzich American golfer (US Open 1966) born in Indianapolis Indiana (d. 2015)
03 Apr 1937
William Gaunt English actor (Champions) born in Pudsey Yorkshire
03 Apr 1937
Louis Satterfield [also known as Lui-Lui Ealee and Sat] American trombone player (The Pharaohs Earth Wind & Fire Phenix Horns) born in Shaw Mississippi (d. 2004)
03 Apr 1937
Petunia Pig Warner Bros. cartoon character created by Frank Tashlin (Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series) first debuts in Porkys Romance
03 Apr 1938
Jeff Barry American rock writer (Tell Laura I Love Her) born in Brooklyn New York
03 Apr 1938
Phil Rodgers American golfer (5 PGA Tour wins) born in San Diego California (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1939
Vitaliy Davidov Soviet ice hockey player (Olympic gold 1964 68 72) born in Moscow
03 Apr 1939
Catalino Lino Brocka Filipino film director (Macho Dancer Jaguar) born in Pilar Sorsogon Philippines (d. 1991)
03 Apr 1939
Franois de Roubaix French film score composer born in Neuilly-sur-Seine France (d. 1975)
03 Apr 1940
R S Burman CEO (Association of British Chambers of Commerce)
03 Apr 1941
Eric Braeden German-American actor (Victor Newman-Young & Restless Colossus) born in Bredenbek Germany
03 Apr 1941
Jan Berry American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean-Dead Mans Curve) born in Los Angeles California
03 Apr 1941
Carl Boenish American father of BASE jumping born in New Castle Pennsylvania (d. 1984)
03 Apr 1941
Philipp Wynne American soul singer (Ill Be Around) born in Detroit Michigan (d. 1984)
03 Apr 1942
Billy Joe Royal country and pop singer (Down in the Boondocks) born in Valdosta Georgia (d. 2015)
03 Apr 1942
Marsha Mason American actress (Blume in Love Cinderella Liberty) born in St Louis Missouri
03 Apr 1942
Michael Elliott American skier (Olympics 1968) born in Durango Colorado
03 Apr 1942
Rick Sylvester Hollywood stuntman parachute ski jumper (world record 3300)
03 Apr 1942
Wayne Newton American singer and entertainer (Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast) born in Norfolk Virginia
03 Apr 1942
Marek Perepeczko Polish actor (Janosik) born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1942
Herb Herbie Greene American photographer best known for his portraits for rock and roll luminaries (The Grateful Dead) born in Indio California
03 Apr 1943
Jonathan Lynn English writer and actor (Greedy Bar Mitzvah Boy) born in Bath England (d. )
03 Apr 1943
Richard Manuel Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band) born in Stratford Ontario (d. 1986)
03 Apr 1943
Mario Lavista Mexican composer and writer born in Mexico City
03 Apr 1943
Doreen Tracey British-born American performer (Mickey Mouse Club-Mouseketeer) born in St Pancras London (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1944
Barry Pritchard English rock guitarist (Fortunes) born in Birmingham (d. 1999)
03 Apr 1944
Tony Orlando American singer (& Dawn-Tie a Yellow Ribbon) born in NYC New York
03 Apr 1945
Catherine Spaak French actress (Libertine Hotel Circle of Love) born in Boulogne-Billancourt Hauts-de-Seine France
03 Apr 1945
Wim Deetman Dutch politician Minister of Education born in The Hague Netherlands
03 Apr 1946
Carlos Salinas de Gortari President of Mexico (1988-94) born in Mexico City
03 Apr 1946
Dee Murray [David M Oates] British rocker (Elton Johns Band) born in Gillingham Kent (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1948
Garrick Ohlsson American pianist (Intl Busoni winner 1969) born in Bronxville New York
03 Apr 1948
H C Tomlinson Headmaster (Hereford Cathedral School)
03 Apr 1948
Jaap de Hoop Scheffer Dutch politician (CDA) born in Amsterdam Netherlands
03 Apr 1948
Mary Gordon-Watson British equestrian 3 day event (Olympic gold 1972) born in Blandford Dorset
03 Apr 1948
Arlette Cousture French-Canadian writer (Les filles de Caleb) born in Saint-Lambert Quebec Canada
03 Apr 1949
Jan Keizer Dutch singer (BZN-Rhythm of My Heart) born in Volendam Netherlands
03 Apr 1949
Lyle Alzado NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire Hangfire) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1949
Richard Thompson English vocalist and guitarist (Shoot Out the Lights) born in Notting Hill Gate London
03 Apr 1949
Greg Calbi American mastering engineer (associated with Eric Carmen John Lennon David Bowie and Bruce Springsteen) born in Yonkers New York
03 Apr 1950
Curtis Stone American singer (Highway 101-Cry Cry Cry) born in Hollywood California
03 Apr 1950
Sally Thomsett English actress (Straw Dogs Man About the House) born in Sussex
03 Apr 1952
Mike Moore American politician and Attorney General of Mississippi born in Pascagoula Mississippi
03 Apr 1953
Huub van der Lubbe Dutch rock singer (Stampei-The Dike) born in Amsterdam
03 Apr 1953
Craig Taubman Jewish-American singer (Friday Night Live) born in Millington Tennessee
03 Apr 1954
Elisabetta Brusa Italian composer born in Milan
03 Apr 1955
Aleksandr Nikolayevich Yablontsev Russian lt-colonel and cosmonaut born in Warsaw Poland (d. 2012)
03 Apr 1956
Miguel Bose Panamanian-born Spanish singer and actor (El Avaro Queen Margot) born in Panama City
03 Apr 1956
Boris Miljkovi Serbian TV and theatre director writer and lecturer born in Zagreb PR Croatia FPR Yugoslavia
03 Apr 1957
Charles Jones American basketball player NBA forward (Houston Rockets) born in McGehee Arkansas
03 Apr 1958
Jaya Prada Indian actress (Sargam) and politician born in Rajahmundry Andhra Pradesh India
03 Apr 1959
David Hyde Pierce American actor (Niles Crane-Fraiser) born in Saratoga Springs New York
03 Apr 1960
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Dutch singer and songwriter born in Hilversum Netherlands
03 Apr 1960
Marie Denise Pelletier Canadian singer (Entre la tte et le cur) born in Montral Qubec Canada
03 Apr 1962
John Thomas Griffith American rocker (Red Rockers) born in Lubbock Texas
03 Apr 1962
Mike Ness American rocker (Social Distortion) born in Lynn Massachusetts
03 Apr 1962
Nancy Filteau Canadian athlete 72k judoka (Olympics 1996) born in Swift Current Saskatchewan
03 Apr 1962
Jennifer Rubin American actress (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3 Dream Warriors) born in Phoenix Arizona
03 Apr 1963
Chris Bosio American baseball pitcher (Seattle Mariners) born in Carmichael California
03 Apr 1963
Zakir Khan Pakistani cricketer (two Tests for Pakistan 1986-89) born in Bannu Pakistan
03 Apr 1963
Criss Oliva American musician (Savatage) born in Pompton Plains New Jersey (d. 1993)
03 Apr 1963
Tsuyoshi Sekito Japanese video game composer born in Osaka Japan
03 Apr 1964
Ajay Sharma Indian cricketer (Indian spin all-rounder played one Test 1988) born in Delhi India
03 Apr 1964
Bjarne Riis Danish cyclist born in Herning Denmark
03 Apr 1964
Nigel Farage British politician and leader of the UKIP who campaigned for Brexit born in Downe Kent
03 Apr 1965
Nazia Hassan Pakistani pop singer-songwriter lawyer and social activist known as Queen of Pop in South Asia born in Karachi Sindh Pakistan (d. 2000)
03 Apr 1966
Bo Orlando American football player NFL safety (San Diego Chargers Cincinnati Bengals) born in Berwick Pennsylvania
03 Apr 1966
Shelley Michelle American actress (Golden Eye) born in Hollywood California
03 Apr 1966
Miina Tominaga Japanese seiyu (voice actress) born in Nishi-ku Hiroshima Japan
03 Apr 1966
John de Vries Australian racing driver (Indy Racing League and Australian Formula Holden) born in New South Wales Australia
03 Apr 1967
Brent Gilchrist Canadian hockey player NHL center (Dallas Stars) born in Moose Jaw Saskatchewan Canada
03 Apr 1967
Pervis Ellison American basketball player NBA forward and center (Boston Celtics) born in Savannah Georgia
03 Apr 1968
Bernd Karbacher German tennis player born in Munich Germany
03 Apr 1902
Henri Garat French actor and singer (Les dieux samusent Congress Dances) born in Paris France (d. 1959)
03 Apr 1902
Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson Icelandic composer born in Bergskot Grindavk (d. 1975)
03 Apr 1911
Stanislawa Walasiewicz [Stella Walsh] Polish-American athlete (Olympic gold 100m 1932) born in Wierzchownia Poland (d. 1980)
03 Apr 1915
hsan Doramac Turkish paediatrician academic and the founder of YK born in Arbil Ottoman Empire (d. 2010)
03 Apr 1918
Louis Applebaum Canadian conductor and composer born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2000)
03 Apr 1923
John Smith English landowner financier and Philanthropist (National Trust Landmark Trust) born in London (d. 1994)
03 Apr 1926
Virgil Grissom US Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury-Redstone 4 Gemini 3 Apollo 1) born in Mitchell Indiana (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1927
va Szkely Hungarian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m breaststroke 1952 silver 1956 first WR 400m individual medley 1953) born in Budapest Hungary (d. 2020)
03 Apr 1931
Tom Collins Canadian ice skating promoter (Champions on Ice) born in Kirkland Lake Ontario (d. 2019)
03 Apr 1933
Rod Funseth American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1978) born in Spokane Washington (d. 1985)
03 Apr 1938
Phil Rodgers American golfer (5 PGA Tour titles) born in San Diego California (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1946
Dee Murray [David Murray Oates] English bassist (Elton John backing band) born in Gillingham Kent England (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1968
Mike Lansing American baseball infielder (Montreal Expos) born in Rawlins Wyoming
03 Apr 1968
Sebastian Bach [Bierk] Canadian heavy metal singer (Skid Row-Psycho Love) born in Freeport Bahamas
03 Apr 1814
Lorenzo Snow 5th president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints born in Mantua Ohio (d. 1901)
03 Apr 1903
James Bubber Miley American jazz trumpet and cornet player (Duke Ellington 1923-29 - East St. Louis Toodle-Oo Black And Tan Fantasy) born in Aiken South Carolina (d. 1932)
03 Apr 1906
Walter Fats Pichon American jazz pianist singer and big bandleader born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1918
Enrique Iturriaga Peruvian composer (Sinfona Junn y Ayacucho) born in Lima Peru (d. 2019)
03 Apr 1918
Louis Applebaum Canadian conductor & composer born in Toronto Ontario (d. 2000)
03 Apr 1918
Sixten Ehrling Swedish pianist conductor (Royal Opera of Stockholm 1953-60 Detroit Symphony 1963-73) and educator (Juilliard 1973-87) born in Malm Sweden (d. 2005)
03 Apr 1923
John Smith English landowner financier and Philanthropist (National Trust Landmark Trust) born in London (d. 2007) [1]
03 Apr 1924
Joseph Kerman American educator and musicologist ( Contemplating Music Challenges to Musicology) born in London England (d. 2014)
03 Apr 1927
Pierre DArchambeau. American concert violinist born in Yverdon Switzerland (d. 2014)
03 Apr 1933
Rod Funseth American golfer (US Masters runner-up 1978) born in Spokane Washington (d. 1985) [1]
03 Apr 1936
Scott LaFaro American jazz bassist (Bill Evans Trio) born in Irvington New Jersey (d. 1961)
03 Apr 1937
David Maves American composer and educator born in Salem Oregon
03 Apr 1938
Ray Hunter Northern Irish cricket all-rounder (28 international matches) and rugby union centre (10 Tests British & Irish Lions 1962 Portadown RFC) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2020)
03 Apr 1941
Jan Berry American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)
03 Apr 1943
Richard Manuel Canadian rock pianist and vocalist (The Band - The Shape Im In Tears Of Rage) born in Stratford Ontario (d. 1986)
03 Apr 1944
Barry Pritchard British rock guitarist (Fortunes - Youve Got Your Troubles Here It Comes Again This Golden Ring) born in Birmingham England (d. 1999)
03 Apr 1944
Tony Orlando [Cassavitis] American pop singer (& Dawn - Tie A Yellow RibbonKnock Three Times) born in NYC New York
03 Apr 1946
(David) Dee Murray [Oates] British bassist (Elton John backing band) born in Gillingham Kent England (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1948
Garrick Ohlsson American pianist (International Busoni winner 1969) born in Bronxville New York
03 Apr 1949
Jan Keizer Dutch singer (BZN - Rhythm of My Heart) born in Volendam Netherlands
03 Apr 1949
Richard Thompson English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Tear-Stained Letter 1952 Vincent Black Lightning) born in Notting Hill Gate London
03 Apr 1949
Eric Kloss American jazz saxophonist born in Greenville Pennsylvania
03 Apr 1949
Daniel Catn Mexican composer (Rappaccinis Daughter Florencia en el Amazonas) born in Mexico City (d. 2011)
03 Apr 1950
Curtis Stone American contry music bassist and mandolin player (Highway 101 - Cry Cry Cry) born in Hollywood California
03 Apr 1953
Huub van der Lubbe Dutch rock singer (Stampei - The Dike) born in Amsterdam
03 Apr 1954
Elisabetta Brusa Italian-British composer (Simply Largo) and educator born in Milan Italy
03 Apr 1960
Arjen Anthony Lucassen Dutch progressive rock singer-songwriter and musician (Ayreon) born in Hilversum Netherlands
03 Apr 1960
Marie Denise Pelletier Canadian pop singer (Entre la tte et le cur) born in Montral Qubec
03 Apr 1569
Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Italy (d. c.1596)
03 Apr 1603
William Smith British composer of Anglican scared choral works baptized in Durham England (d. 1645)
03 Apr 1791
Anne Lister English diarist the 1st modern lesbian born in Halifax England (d. 1840)
03 Apr 1858
Matthew Ricketts 1st African American man elected to Nebraska State Legislature born in Henry County Kentucky (d. 1917)
03 Apr 1884
Jackie Matthews Australian cricketer (leg-spinner two hat-tricks 1912)
03 Apr 1885
(Joseph Aloysius) Allan Dwan Canadian-American screenwriter and film director (Robin Hood Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farms Sands Of Iwo Jima) born in Toronto Ontario (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1886
(Arthur) Dooley Wilson American piano player singer and actor (Casablanca Stormy Weather Beulah) born in Tyler Texas (d. 1953)
03 Apr 1893
Leslie Howard [Stainer] British actor (Gone With The Wind Of Human Bondage) born in London England (d. 1943)
03 Apr 1898
George Jessel American stage and screen actor singer producer and host known as The Toastmaster General born in NYC New York (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1902
Henri Garat French actor and singer (Les dieux samusent Congress Dances) born in Paris France (d. 1959)
03 Apr 1910
Homesick James [Williamson] American blues slide guitarist and singer (Elmore James band 1955-62) born in Somerville Tennessee (d. 2006) [date of birth variously reported as 1905 and 1914 surname also disputed]
03 Apr 1913
George Barati American cellist composer and conductor (Honolulu Symphony 1950-67) born in Gyr Hungary (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1914
George Sopkin American cellist (Fine Arts Quartet 1941-79) and teacher born in Chicago Ilinois (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1916
Ken Kersey Canadian jazz pianist and composer (Boogie Woogie Cocktail) born in Harrow Ontario (d. 1983)
03 Apr 1928
Don Gibson American country musician and songwriter (Sweet Dreams I Cant Stop Loving You) born in Shelby North Carolina (d. 2003)
03 Apr 1936
Jimmy McGriff American jazz Hammond organist born in Germantown Philadelphia Pennsylvania (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1938
Jeff Barry [Joel Adelberg] American pop songwriter (Do Wah Diddy Diddy Da Doo Ron Ron Chapel Of Love Leader Of The Pack) born in Brooklyn New York
03 Apr 1940
Roger Burman English head of the Association of British Chambers of Commerce born in Birmingham England
03 Apr 1941
Jan Berry American rock and roll vocalist (Jan and Dean - Surf City) born in Los Angeles California (d. 2004)
03 Apr 1942
Billy Joe Royal American country and pop singer (Down in the Boondocks) born in Valdosta Georgia (d. 2015)
03 Apr 1942
Wayne Newton American singer and entertainer (Daddy Dont You Walk So Fast Danke Schon) born in Norfolk Virginia
03 Apr 1942
Herbie Greene American photographer best known for his portraits for rock and roll luminaries (The Grateful Dead) born in Indio California
03 Apr 1943
Artie Traum American folk guitarist songwriter producer and film maker born in The Bronx New York City
03 Apr 1944
Tony Orlando [Cassavitis] American pop singer (& Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Knock Three Times) born in NYC New York
03 Apr 1944
Ramazan Rragami Albanian soccer midfielder (20 caps KF Vllaznia) and manager (KF Vllaznia) born in Shkodr Albania (d. 2022)
03 Apr 1947
Anders Eliasson Swedish contemporary classical composer born in Borlnge Sweden (d. 2013)
03 Apr 1948
Garrick Ohlsson American concert pianist (International Busoni winner 1966 Chopin Prize 1970) born in Bronxville New York
03 Apr 1948
Arlette Cousture French Canadian writer (Les filles de Caleb) born in Saint-Lambert Quebec Canada
03 Apr 1949
Lyle Alzado American NFL defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire Hangfire) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1950
Curtis Stone American country music bassist and mandolin player (Highway 101 - Cry Cry Cry) born in Hollywood California
03 Apr 1952
Dave Bronze British session and touring bass player (Eric Clapton Tom Jones Robin Trower) born in Billercay Essex England
03 Apr 1953
Pattie DArcy American musical theater session and touring vocalist (Cher) born in Orange New Jersey (d. 2007)
03 Apr 1953
Mehdi Cerbah Algerian soccer goalkeeper (57 caps JS Kabylie) born in Algiers Algeria (d. 2021)
03 Apr 1955
John Mooney American blues-funk guitarist slide guitarist and singer (Bluesiana) born in East Orange New Jersey
03 Apr 1956
Ray Combs American comedian and TV host (Family Feud 1988-94) born in Hamilton Ohio (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1461
Anne of France French princess daughter of King Louis XI and Regent of France (1483-91) for her brother King Charles VIII during his minority born in Chateau of Genappe Brabant Holy Roman Empire (d. 1522)
03 Apr 1485
Lieven van der Maude [Ammonius] South Netherland poet (d. 1556)
03 Apr 1603
William Smith British composer of Anglican sacred choral works baptized in Durham England (d. 1645)
03 Apr 1715
John Hanson Continental Congressman 1st US President under Articles of Confederation born in Maryland (d. 1783)
03 Apr 1751
Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne French opera composer born in Eymet France (d. 1796)
03 Apr 1825
Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague Bohemia Austrian Empire (now Czech Republic) (d. 1892)
03 Apr 1859
Reginald De Koven American operetta and popular song composer (Oh Promise Me) born in Middletown Connecticut (d. 1920)
03 Apr 1884
Jimmy Matthews Australian cricket spin bowler (8 Tests 16 wickets Victoria only player to take 2 hat-tricks in same Test 1912) born in Mount Gambier Australia (d. 1943)
03 Apr 1889
Grigoras Dinicu Romanian violin virtuoso and composer born in Bucharest Kingdom of Romania (d. 1949)
03 Apr 1895
Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco Italian composer born in Florence Italy (d. 1968)
03 Apr 1902
Siguringi Eirikur Hjorleifsson Icelandic composer born in Bergskot Grindavk Iceland (d. 1975)
03 Apr 1904
Sally Rand American burlesque dancer vedette and actress known for her ostrich feather fan and balloon bubble dances born in Elkton Missouri (d. 1979)
03 Apr 1911
Watkins Shaw British musicologist born in Bradford Yorkshire England (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1915
Paul Touvier French Nazi collaborator in World War II called the Hangman of Lyon and convicted war criminal born in Saint-Vincent-sur-Jabron France (d. 1996)
03 Apr 1915
Piet de Jong Dutch politician (Prime Minister of the Netherlands 1967-71) born in Apeldoorn Netherlands (d. 2016)
03 Apr 1917
Bill Finegan American pianist and big band arranger (Glenn Miller Tommy Dorsey) composer and bandleader (Sauter-Finegan Orchestra) born in Newark New Jersey (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1921
Robert Karvelas American actor (Get Smart - Larabee) born in NYC New York (d. 1991)
03 Apr 1924
Joseph Kerman American educator and musicologist (Contemplating Music Challenges to Musicology) born in London England (d. 2014)
03 Apr 1924
Murray Dickie Scottish opera singer and director born in Bishopton Glasgow Scotland (d. 1995)
03 Apr 1929
Fazlur Rahman Khan Bangladeshi-American structural engineer and architect (Sears Tower Chicago John Hancock Center Chicago Metrodome Minneapolis) born in Dhaka British India (now Bangladesh) (d. 1982)
03 Apr 1943
Artie Traum American folk guitarist songwriter producer and filmmaker born in The Bronx New York City
03 Apr 1943
John Hughes Scottish soccer striker (8 caps Celtic 255 games) born in Coatbridge Scotland (d. 2022)
03 Apr 1949
Greg Calbi American mastering engineer (Eric Carmen John Lennon David Bowie Bruce Springsteen) born in Yonkers New York
03 Apr 1949
Jan Keizer Dutch pop singer (BZN - Rhythm of My Heart) born in Volendam Netherlands
03 Apr 1569
Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Duchy of Parma (now Italy) (d. c.1596)
03 Apr 1617
Antimo Liberati Italian composer born in Foligno Umbria Papal States (now Italy) (d. 1692)
03 Apr 1682
Johann Valentin Rathgeber German organist Benedictine priest choirmaster and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect) born in Oberelsbach Electorate of Bavaria (now Germany) (d. 1750)
03 Apr 1720
Elia van Vilnius [Elijahu ben Salomo Zalman] Latvian rabbi born in Sialiec PolishLithuanian Commonwealth (d. 1797)
03 Apr 1825
Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (now Czech Republic) (d. 1892)
03 Apr 1895
(Edward Elzear) Zez Confrey American jazz pianist and composer (Kitten on the Keys Dizzy Fingers.) born in Peru Illinois (d. 1971)
03 Apr 1898
George Jessel American stage and screen actor singer producer and host known as The Toastmaster General born in New York City (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1921
Robert Karvelas American actor (Get Smart - Larabee) born in New York City (d. 1991)
03 Apr 1923
Jan Sterling [Jane Adriance] American actress (Ace in the Hole The High and the Mighty) born in New York City (d. 2004)
03 Apr 1929
Lee Leonard American television personality (ESPN CNN) born in New York City (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1933
Bob Dornan American politician U.S. House of Representatives from California born in New York City
03 Apr 1936
Jerry Krause American Basketball HOF coach (Eastern Washington University director basketball operations Gonzaga 1985-2015) born in Cedar Bluffs Nebraska (d. 2023)
03 Apr 1939
Stefan Yanev Bulgarian soccer midfielder (Cherno More Varna 228 games) and broadcaster (BNT 17 books on Bulgarian football) born in Varna Bulgaria (d. 2024)
03 Apr 1941
Philipp Wynne American soul singer (Ill Be Around) born in Cincinnati Ohio (d. 1984)
03 Apr 1944
Tony Orlando [Cassavitis] American pop singer (& Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Knock Three Times) born in New York City
03 Apr 1946
Stella Chiweshe Zimbabwean musician and storyteller (Africas best-known female mbira player) born in Mujumi Village Mhondoro Rhodesia (d. 2023)
03 Apr 1947
Theo Pahlplatz Dutch soccer striker midfielder (13 caps FC Twente 468 games) born in Oldenzaal Netherlands (d. 2023)
03 Apr 1953
Russ Francis American football tight end (New England Patriots Super Bowl XIX San Francisco 49ers Pro Bowl 1977 78 79) born in Seattle Washington (d. 2023)
03 Apr 1438
John III of Egmont [Jan van Egmond] Stadtholder of Holland born in Hattem Netherlands (d. 1516)
03 Apr 1485
Lieven van der Maude [Livius Ammonius] South Netherland poet and Carthusian monk born in Ghent Habsburg Netherlands (d. 1556)
03 Apr 1569
Giovanni Battista Massarengo Italian composer born in Parma Duchy of Parma (d. c.1596)
03 Apr 1617
Antimo Liberati Italian composer born in Foligno Umbria Papal States (d. 1692)
03 Apr 1682
Johann Valentin Rathgeber German organist Benedictine priest choirmaster and composer (Augsburger Tafel-Confect) born in Oberelsbach Electorate of Bavaria Holy Roman Empire (d. 1750)
03 Apr 1683
Mark Catesby English naturalist and painter (Natural History of Carolina Florida and the Bahama Islands) born in Essex England (d. 1749)
03 Apr 1825
Adolf Rzepko Polish composer born in Prague Kingdom of Bohemia (d. 1892)
03 Apr 1888
Neville Cardus English writer (Manchester Guardian chief cricket correspondent 191939 chief music critic 192740 London music critic 195175) born in Rusholme Manchester England (d. 1975)
03 Apr 1903
Peter Huchel [born Helmet Huchel] German poet expelled from the DDR (namesake of the Peter-Huchel-Preis) born in Lichterfelde near Berlin (d. 1981)
03 Apr 1904
Peter Van Steeden composer and orchestra leader (Break the Bank) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1990)
03 Apr 1905
Lili Kraus Czech-Hungarian-British concert pianist and educator born in Budapest Hungary (d. 1986)
03 Apr 1912
Addeke H Boerma Dutch economist and director-general of the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations born in Anloo Netherlands (d. 1992) [1]
03 Apr 1926
(Virgil) Gus Grissom US Air Force test pilot and NASA astronaut (Mercury-Redstone 4 Gemini 3 Apollo 1) born in Mitchell Indiana (d. 1967)
03 Apr 1926
Alex Grammas American baseball player manager and coach born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2019)
03 Apr 1927
Pierre DArchambeau American concert violinist born in Yverdon Switzerland (d. 2014)
03 Apr 1930
Max Frankel American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist (Nixon in China) editor (New York Times 1986-94) and writer (High Noon in the Cold War) born in Gera Germany (d. 2025)
03 Apr 1932
Martin Nourse British lawyer and former Lord Justice of Appeal of England and Wales born in Cambridge England (d. 2017)
03 Apr 1942
Herb Greene American portrait photographer (Rolling Stone) and album cover artist (Jefferson Airplane Pointer Sisters Grateful Dead) born in Indio California (d. 2025)
03 Apr 1943
Artie Traum American folk guitarist songwriter producer and filmmaker born in The Bronx New York (d. 2008)
03 Apr 1943
Doreen Tracey British-born American performer (The Mickey Mouse Club) born in St Pancras London (d. 2018)
03 Apr 1943
Mario Lavista Mexican composer and writer born in Mexico City (d. 2021)
03 Apr 1944
Tony Orlando [Cassavitis] American pop singer (& Dawn - Tie A Yellow Ribbon Knock Three Times) and television personality born in New York City
03 Apr 1945
Bernie Parent NHL and WHA hockey goaltender 1965-79 (Vezina Award Conn Smyth Award and Stanley Cup 1974 1975 - Philadelphia Flyers and three other teams) born in Montreal Quebec
03 Apr 1949
Lyle Alzado American football defensive linesman (LA Raiders) and actor (Oceans of Fire Hangfire) born in Brooklyn New York (d. 1992)
03 Apr 1958
Adam Gussow American blues harmonic player (Satan & Adam) and college professor born in New York City
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