Historical birthday on this day

14 Apr 1527

Abraham Ortelius Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps books and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum) born in Antwerp Belgium (d. 1598)

14 Apr 1572

Adam Tanner Austrian mathematician and philosopher born in Innsbruck Austria (d. 1632)

14 Apr 1578

Philip III King of Spain & Portugal (1598-1621) born in Madrid Spain (d. 1621)

14 Apr 1592

Abraham Elsevier Dutch book publisher born in Leiden Netherlands (d. 1652)

14 Apr 1629

Christiaan Huygens Dutch mathematician astronomer (discovered Saturns rings) and scientist (dynamics) born in The Hague Netherlands (d. 1695)

14 Apr 1668

Magnus Julius De la Gardie Swedish General and statesman born in Stockholm Sweden (d. 1741)

14 Apr 1676

Ernst Christian Hesse German composer born in Groengottern Germany (d. 1762)

14 Apr 1714

Adam Gib Scottish religious leader born in Muckhart Perthshire (d. 1788)

14 Apr 1718

Emanuele Barbella Neapolitan composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1777)

14 Apr 1721

William Augustus Duke of Cumberland English army leader born in London (d. 1765)

14 Apr 1723

John Wainwright English composer and organist (d. 1768)

14 Apr 1741

Emperor Momozono 116th Emperor of Japan born in Kyoto Japan (d. 1762)

14 Apr 1762

Giuseppe Valadier Italian architect and archaeologist born in Rome Italy (d. 1839)

14 Apr 1782

Carlo Coccia Italian composer born in Naples Italy (d. 1873)

14 Apr 1788

David G. Burnet interim president of the Republic of Texas born in Newark New Jersey (d. 1870)

14 Apr 1797

Adolphe Thiers 1st president of 3rd French Republic (1871-77) born in Bouc-Bel-Air France (d. 1877)

14 Apr 1803

Friedrich von Amerling Austrian painter born in Vienna Austria (d. 1887)

14 Apr 1809

George Willem Vreede Dutch lawyer and politician born in Tilburg Netherlands (d. 1880)

14 Apr 1813

Junius Spencer Morgan American merchant and philanthropist (Metro Museum of Art) born in Holyoke Massachusetts (d. 1890)

14 Apr 1818

Marie of Saxe-Altenburg Queen of Hanover born in Hildburghausen Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1909)

14 Apr 1819

Charles Hall Anglo-German pianist conductor and founder (Halle Orchestra) born in Hagen Westphalia (d. 1895)

14 Apr 1820

Harry T. Hays American Brigadier General (Confederate Army) born in Wilson County Tennessee (d. 1876)

14 Apr 1827

Augustus Pitt Rivers English archaeologist born in Bramham cum Oglethorpe Wetherby Yorkshire (d. 1900)

14 Apr 1831

Gerhard Rohlfs German explorer and ambassador in Abyssinia born in Vegesack Bremen Germany (d. 1896)

14 Apr 1832

James Hewett Ledlie American civil engineer and Brigadier General (Union Army) born in Utica New York (d. 1882)

14 Apr 1842

Sven August Krling Swedish composer born in Misterhult Sweden (d. 1919)

14 Apr 1843

Gustave Leon Huberti Belgian composer born in Brussels Belgium (d. 1910)

14 Apr 1852

Henrique Oswald Brazilian composer born in Rio de Janeiro (d. 1931)

14 Apr 1857

Edgar Stillman Kelley American composer (Gulliver) born in Sparta Wisconsin (d. 1944)

14 Apr 1857

Victor Horsley English physician and neuroscientist born in London (d. 1916)

14 Apr 1862

Pyotr Stolypin 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11) born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony German Confederation (d. 1911)

14 Apr 1866

Anne Sullivan [Johanna Macy] American teacher who educated Helen Keller born in Feeding Hills Massachusetts (d. 1936)

14 Apr 1868

Peter Behrens German architect born in Hamburg North German Confederation (d. 1940)

14 Apr 1870

Syd Gregory Australian cricketer (Australian batsman in 58 Tests 1890-1912) born in Randwick New South Wales Australia (d. 1929)

14 Apr 1870

Victor Borisov-Musatov Russian painter born in Saratov Russia (d. 1905)

14 Apr 1872

Abdullah Yusuf Ali British-Indian Islamic scholar and translator (translated Quran into English) born in Bombay British India (d. 1953)

14 Apr 1873

Viktor Josef Keldorfer Austrian composer born in Salzburg Austria (d. 1959)

14 Apr 1874

Alexander Cambridge 1st Earl of Athlone Governor-General of the Union of South Africa and Canada born in Kensington Palace London (d. 1957)

14 Apr 1876

Murray Bisset South African cricketer (South African wicket-keeper 1899 & 1910) born in Port Elizabeth Cape Colony (d. 1931)

14 Apr 1876

Cecil Chubb English barrister gifted Stonehenge to the British nation born in Shrewton (d. 1934)

14 Apr 1877

Daniel Plooy Dutch new testament scholar born in Schiedam Netherlands (d. 1935)

14 Apr 1879

James Branch Cabell American novelist and essayist (Restless Heads) born in Richmond Virginia (d. 1958)

14 Apr 1882

Moritz Schlick Austrian philosopher born in Berlin Germany (d. 1936)

14 Apr 1886

Edward C. Tolman American psychologist (behaviorism) born in West Newton Massachusetts (d. 1959)

14 Apr 1886

Ernst Robert Curtius German literature historian born in Thann Haut-Rhin (d. 1956)

14 Apr 1889

Efim Bogoljubov Russian-German chess player born in Stanislavchyk Tarashcha Uyezd Kiev Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1952)

14 Apr 1889

James Stephenson British actor (Letter Espionage Agent Nancy Drew) born in Selby Yorkshire England (d. 1941)

14 Apr 1892

Giorgio Cesana Italian coxswain (Olympic gold 1906) born in Venice (d. 1967)

14 Apr 1892

V. Gordon Childe British archaeologist and prehistorian born in Sydney Australia (d. 1957)

14 Apr 1895

Mary Marquet Russian actress (Matter of Resistance) born in St Petersburg Russia (d. 1979)

14 Apr 1895

Wiktor Labunski Polish-American composer born in Saint Petersburg Russia (d. 1974)

14 Apr 1897

Barbara Wootton Baroness Wootton of Abinger British sociologist and criminologist born in Cambridge England (d. 1988)

14 Apr 1897

Olga Chekhova Russian-German actress (Italian Strawhat Cry of the Children) born in Aleksandropol Erivan Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1980)

14 Apr 1897

Claire Windsor American actress (The Blot) born in Cawker City Kansas (d. 1972)

14 Apr 1898

Lee Tracy American actor (Dinner at Eight Martin Kane Private Eye) born in Atlanta Georgia (d. 1968)

14 Apr 1900

Salvatore BaccaloniItalian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew Rock-a-Bye Baby) born in Rome Italy (d. 1969)

14 Apr 1901

Martin Kessel German writer born in Plauen (d. 1990)

14 Apr 1902

Menachem Mendel Schneerson Russian-American rabbi (head of Lubavitcher Jews) born in Nikolaev Kherson Governorate Russian Empire (d. 1994)

14 Apr 1902

Sylvio Mantha Canadian ice hockey player born in Montreal Canada (d. 1974)

14 Apr 1904

Lionel Birkett West Indian cricketer (WI vice-capt on Australian tour 1930-31) born in Saint Michael Barbados (d. 1998)

14 Apr 1904

Reinout Willem van Bemmelen Dutch geologist born in Batavia Dutch East Indies (d. 1983)

14 Apr 1904

Sonia Gaskell Russian-Dutch choreographer (Diaghilev) born in Vilkavikis Lithuania (d. 1974)

14 Apr 1905

Slinger Nitschke Australian cricket batsman (S Aus & Test) born in Adelaide South Australia (d. 1982)

14 Apr 1905

Elizabeth Huckaby American educator born in Hamburg Arkansas (d. 1999)

14 Apr 1906

Hunter Johnson American composer born near Benson North Carolina (d. 1998)

14 Apr 1907

Franois Duvalier Papa Doc Dictator of Haiti (1957-71) born in Port-au-Prince Haiti (d. 1971)

14 Apr 1907

Otto Frans Antoine Hubert van Nispen Dutch mayor (Pannerden) born in Pannerden Netherlands (d. 1992)

14 Apr 1907

Phyllis Konstam British actress (Murder Skin Game) born in London England (d. 1976)

14 Apr 1910

Werner Wolf Glaser German-Swedish composer born in Cologne Germany (d. 2006)

14 Apr 1912

Belinda Quirey dance historian and teacher (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1912

Piet van Egmond Dutch organist and conductor (Neth Chamber Orchestra) born in Amsterdam (d. 1982)

14 Apr 1912

Robert Doisneau French photographer (The Kiss) born in Gentilly Val-de-Marne France (d. 1994)

14 Apr 1913

Jean Fournet French conductor born in Rouen France (d. 2008)

14 Apr 1913

John Howard American actor (The Philadelphia Story My Three Sons) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 1995)

14 Apr 1916

C. R. Rangachari Indian cricketer (India 1947-48) born in Mammandur British India (d. 1993)

14 Apr 1916

Denis ApIvor British composer born in Collinstown County Westmeath Ireland (d. 2004)

14 Apr 1916

Emerson Buckley American composer born in NYC New York (d. 1989)

14 Apr 1917

Valerie Hobson British actress (Great Expectations) born in Larne County Antrim Ireland (d. 1998)

14 Apr 1917

Marvin Miller American baseball executive (Major League Baseball Players Association 1966-1982) born in NYC New York (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1918

Mary Healy American actress ( The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T He Married his Wife) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2016)

14 Apr 1921

Thomas Schelling American economist (Nobel Prize 2005 - game-theory analysis) born in Oakland California (d. 2016)

14 Apr 1921

Rosanell Eaton American voting rights advocate born near Louisburg North Carolina (d. 2018)

14 Apr 1922

David Alexandrovich Toradze Soviet composer born in Tbilisi Georgia (d. 1983)

14 Apr 1922

Maria Luisa Bemberg Argentine filmmaker born in Buenos Aires Argentina (d. 1995)

14 Apr 1922

Ali Akbar Khan Indian classical musician born in Comilla East Bangladesh (d. 2009)

14 Apr 1923

Roberto DeVicenzo Argentine golfer born in Villa Ballester Argentina (d. 2017)

14 Apr 1924

Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky] American jazz trumpeter and composer born in Great Barrington Massachusetts (d. 1994)

14 Apr 1925

Abel Muzorewa Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80) born in Umtali Manicaland Southern Rhodesia (d. 1979)

14 Apr 1925

Bill Harris American guitarist (Clovers-Good Lovin) born in Nashville North Carolina (d. 1988)

14 Apr 1920

Eduardo Maturana Chilean composer born in Valparaso Chile (d. 2003)

14 Apr 1925

H G Kischenchand cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)

14 Apr 1926

Gloria Jean American actress and singer (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break) born in Buffalo New York

14 Apr 1926

Frank Daniel Czech-born writer director and teacher (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1926

Liz Renay [Pearl Elizabeth Dobbins] American actress (Desperate Living) born in Chandler Arizona (d. 2007)

14 Apr 1927

Dany Robin French actress (Follow the Boys Topaz Jupiter Julietta) born in Clamart France (d. 1995)

14 Apr 1929

William Edgar Thornton Faison NC MDastronaut (STS-8 51-B sk49)

14 Apr 1929

Gerry Anderson English television producer (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1929

Paavo Berglund Finnish conductor (works of Sibelius)

14 Apr 1930

Bradford Dillman American actor (Compulsion Piranha Sudden Impact Enforcer) born in San Francisco California (d. 2018)

14 Apr 1930

Jay Robinson American actor (Born Again Malibu Bikini Shop) born in NYC New York (d. 2013)

14 Apr 1932

Bob Grant [Robert St Clair Grant] British actor comedian and writer (on the Buses) born in Hammersmith London (d. 2003)

14 Apr 1932

William R. Bennett Premier of British Columbia

14 Apr 1933

Morton Subotnick US composer (Wild Bull) born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1934

Bruce Pairaudeau cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests 115 on debut)

14 Apr 1934

Fredric Jameson American philosopher cultural theorist

14 Apr 1935

Joan Darling actress (Frieda-Owen Marshall) born in Boston Massachusetts

14 Apr 1935

Erich von Dniken Zofingen Aargau Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods)

14 Apr 1936

Bobby Nichols American golfer (PGA Cship 1964) born in Louisville Kentucky

14 Apr 1938

Gloria [Dean] Randle Scott American educatorpres (Beaumont College)

14 Apr 1940

Patricia Bruder American actress (Ellen-As the World Turns) born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1942

Valentin Vitaliyevich Lebedev cosmonaut (Soyuz 13 35 T-5)

14 Apr 1943

Clarice Elaine Gaylord director of research grants (EPA)

14 Apr 1943

Yvonne Vriens-Auerbach Dutch politician (CDA)

14 Apr 1945

Derek Leckenby rockeractor (Mrs Brown Youve Got a Lovely Daughter)

14 Apr 1945

Uwe Beyer German DR shot-putter (Olympic gold 1976)

14 Apr 1945

Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi 8th Prime Minister of Samoa

14 Apr 1946

Patrick Fairley guitarist (Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da)

14 Apr 1946

Tom Monteleone American writer (Dark Star & Illumination)

14 Apr 1947

Bob Massie cricketer (Aust swing bowler 16 wkts on debut v Eng 1972)

14 Apr 1948

Larry Ferguson Nassau keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing)

14 Apr 1948

Anastasios Papaligouras Greek lawyer and politician

14 Apr 1949

Sonja Kristina [Shaw] English songwriter and actress (Hair Curved Air) born in Brentwood England

14 Apr 1949

John Shea actor (Honeymoon New Life Lois & Clark) born in North Conway New Hampshire

14 Apr 1950

Anna M Ansje Beentjes actress (Blindgangers)

14 Apr 1950

Randolph Powell actor (Alan-Dallas Logans Run) born in Iowa City Iowa

14 Apr 1951

Gregory [Greg] Winter British Chemist (Nobel Prize for Chemistry 2018) born in Leicester England

14 Apr 1951

Gregory Greg Winter British biochemist (Nobel Prize Chemistry 2018 antibodies for therapeutic use) born in Leicester England

14 Apr 1953

Eric Tsang Hong Kong actor director and TV host (Super Trio series) born in Hong Kong

14 Apr 1954

Bruce Sterling American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean Schismatrix)

14 Apr 1955

Simone Griffeth Savannah Georgia actress (Death Race 2000 Amandas)

14 Apr 1957

Mikhail Pletnev Russian pianist conductor and composer

14 Apr 1958

Michael Patrick Hulbert Elmira NY PGA golfer (1989 BC Open)

14 Apr 1958

Peter Capaldi Scottish actor (12th Doctor in Doctor Who The Thick of It) born in Glasgow

14 Apr 1960

Brian Forster rocker (Partridge Family Drums)

14 Apr 1960

Pat Symcox cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )

14 Apr 1962

James Carpenter fencer-epee (Olympics 1996) born in Canton Connecticut

14 Apr 1963

Cynthia Cooper WNBA guard (Houston CometsOlympic gold 1988)

14 Apr 1964

Allen James 50K walker (Olympics 24th-92 96) born in Sacramento California

14 Apr 1964

Greg Battle CFL linebacker (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)

14 Apr 1964

Jim Grabb tennis star born in Tucson Arizona

14 Apr 1965

Craig McDermott cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984)

14 Apr 1965

Stan Humphries NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers)

14 Apr 1966

Greg Myers Riverside CA catcher (Minnesota Twins)

14 Apr 1966

Andr Boisclair Quebec politician (Parti Qubcois)

14 Apr 1967

Jeff Finley Edmonton NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)

14 Apr 1967

Steve Chiasson Barrie NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)

14 Apr 1967

Nicola Berti Italian International footballer

14 Apr 1967

Alain Ct French Canadian ice hockey player

14 Apr 1968

Andrew Trim Australian canoeist (Olympics 1996) born in Sydney New South Wales

14 Apr 1968

Anthony Michael Hall American actor (SNL Breakfast Club) born in Boston Massachusetts

14 Apr 1968

Jesse Levis catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

14 Apr 1969

Brad Ausmus catcher (Detroit Tigers) born in New Haven Connecticut

14 Apr 1969

Brad Pennington Salem IN pitcher (California Angels)

14 Apr 1969

David Archibald Chilliwack NHL center (Ottawa Senators)

14 Apr 1969

Martyn LeNoble Dutch musician born in Vlaardingen Netherlands

14 Apr 1970

Brian Stablein American NFL wide receiver (Indianapolis Colts) born in Erie Pennsylvania

14 Apr 1970

Jan Siemerink Dutch tennis star born in Rijnsburg Netherlands

14 Apr 1902

Sylvio Mantha Canadian ice hockey player born in Montreal Quebec (d. 1974)

14 Apr 1902

Ken Loeffler American College and Basketball Hall of Fame coach (National Invitation Tournament 1952 NCAA Basketball Tournament 1954 La Salle Explorers) born in Rumson New Jersey (d. 1975)

14 Apr 1923

Roberto De Vicenzo Argentine golfer (British Open 1967 US Masters 1968 runner-up) born in Villa Ballester Argentina (d. 2017)

14 Apr 1928

Gene Corrigan American lacrosse player coach and college athletics administrator (President of the NCAA 1995-97) born in Baltimore Maryland (d. 2020)

14 Apr 1929

Paavo Berglund Finnish conductor and violinist (works of Sibelius) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1930

George Gekas American politician (Rep-R-PA 1983-2003) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania

14 Apr 1931

John Clarke American actor (Mickey-Days of Our Life) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2019)

14 Apr 1932

Bill Bennett Canadian politician Premier of British Columbia (1975-86) born in Kelowna British Columbia (d. 2015)

14 Apr 1933

Morton Subotnick American composer (Wild Bull) born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1934

Bruce Pairaudeau West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests 115 on debut) born in Georgetown British Guiana

14 Apr 1935

Joan Darling American actress (Frieda-Owen Marshall) born in Boston Massachusetts

14 Apr 1935

Erich von Dniken Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods) born in Zofingen Aargau

14 Apr 1936

Kenneth Mars American actor (The Producers) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)

14 Apr 1936

Frank Serpico American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1938

Gloria Randle Scott American educatorPresident of Beaumont College born in Houston Texas

14 Apr 1939

Jennifer Fowler British composer born in Bunbury Austrtalia

14 Apr 1946

Patrick Fairley Scottish guitarist (Marmalade - Ob La Di Ob La Da)

14 Apr 1948

Chester G. Atkins American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1985-93)

14 Apr 1948

Larry Ferguson keyboardist (Hot Chocolate-You Sexy Thing) born in Nassau Bahamas

14 Apr 1949

Chris Langham English comedian and actor (The Thick of It Help) born in London England

14 Apr 1950

Francis Collins American scientist who led the Human Genome Project born in Staunton Virgibia

14 Apr 1951

Matima Kinuani Mpiosso Zairean musician (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1951

Julian Lloyd Webber English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire)

14 Apr 1951

Gregory Greg Winter British biochemist (Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2018) known for the therapeutic use of antibodies born in Leicester England

14 Apr 1952

Kenny Aaronson american bass guitarist born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1952

Mickey OSullivan Irish Gaelic football manager and player born in Kenmare Ireland

14 Apr 1953

David Buss American Evolutionary psychologist

14 Apr 1955

Simone Griffeth American actress (Death Race 2000 Amandas) born in Savannah Georgia

14 Apr 1957

Lothaire Bluteau Canadian actor (Jsus de Montral) born in Montreal Quebec

14 Apr 1958

Mike Hulbert American golfer broadcaster (3 PGA Tour titles) born in Elmira New York

14 Apr 1958

John DAquino American actor (seaQuest DSV) born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1958

Peter Capaldi Scottish actor (12th Doctor in Doctor Who The Thick of It) born in Glasgow Scotland

14 Apr 1963

Thomas W. Libous American politician (Senate-R-New York 1989-2015) brought down by scandal born in Johnson City New York (d. 2016)

14 Apr 1969

Brad Ausmus American catcher (Detroit Tigers) born in New Haven Connecticut

14 Apr 1969

Brad Pennington Amercian pitcher (California Angels) born in Salem Indiana

14 Apr 1969

Mark Macon American NBA guard (Detroit Pistons) born in Saginaw Michigan

14 Apr 1969

Tim Roberts American NFL defensive end (NE Patriots) born in Atlanta Georgia

14 Apr 1969

Vebjrn Selbekk Norwegian journalist (Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy) born in Trondheim Norway

14 Apr 1970

Steve Avery American pitcher (Atlanta Braves) born in Trenton Michigan

14 Apr 1970

Shizuka Kud Japanese singer born in Tokyo Japan

14 Apr 1970

Emre Altu Turkish singer born in Istanbul Turkey

14 Apr 1971

Antonio London NFL linebacker (Detroit Lions) born in Tullahoma Tennessee

14 Apr 1971

Gregory Zaun American baseball analyst & catcher (Baltimore Orioles) born in Glendale California

14 Apr 1971

Miguel Calero Colombian soccer goalkeeper (50 caps Copa Amrica 2001 Pachuca) born in Ginebra Colombia (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1971

Peter Gibson American writer born in Greenwich Connecticut

14 Apr 1972

Paul Devlin England-born Scottish footballer born in Birmingham United Kingdom

14 Apr 1818

Marie of Saxe-Altenburg Queen of Hanover born in Hildburghausen Saxe-Hildburghausen (d. 1907)

14 Apr 1900

Salvatore Baccaloni Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew Rock-a-Bye Baby) born in Rome Italy (d. 1969)

14 Apr 1918

Mary Healy American actress (The 5000 Fingers of Dr. T He Married his Wife) born in New Orleans Louisiana (d. 2016)

14 Apr 1924

Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky] American jazz trumpeter and composer born in Great Barrington Massachusetts (d. 1994)

14 Apr 1925

Abel Muzorewa Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (1979-80) born in Umtali Manicaland Southern Rhodesia (d. 2010)

14 Apr 1926

Jan Maegaard Danish composer and musicologist (Triptykon) born in Copenhagen Denmark (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1926

Barbara Anderson New Zealand author born in Hastings New Zealand (d. 2013)

14 Apr 1929

Paavo Berglund Finnish violinist and conductor (Helsinki Chamber Orchestra Finnish RSO 1956-72) born in Helsinki Finland (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1931

John Clarke American actor (Days of Our Lives -Mickey) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2019)

14 Apr 1947

Bob Massie Australian cricket swing bowler (6 Tests 16 wickets on debut v England 1972) born in Perth Australia

14 Apr 1948

Berinthia Berry Berenson American photographer actress & model born in New York City (d. 2001)

14 Apr 1960

Brian Forster American child actor and musician (Partridge Family - Chris Partridge) born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1967

Barrett Martin American rock and jazz drummer and composer born in Olympia Washington

14 Apr 1969

Brad Pennington American pitcher (California Angels) born in Salem Indiana

14 Apr 1856

Therese Zamara Austrian harpist and music teacher born in Vienna Austria (d. 1927)

14 Apr 1912

Belinda Quirey British dance historian and teacher (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1912

Piet van Egmond Dutch organist and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra) born in Amsterdam (d. 1982)

14 Apr 1919

Mendelis Bas Latvian composer conductor and pedagogue born in Riga Latvia (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1925

Bill Harris American R&B and jazz guitarist (Clovers - Ting-A-Ling Devil Or Angel) born in Nashville North Carolina (d. 1988)

14 Apr 1925

H. G. Kischenchand Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52)

14 Apr 1928

Egil Monn-Iversen Norwegian pianist composer and conductor (Norwegian National Opera and Ballet 1981-96) born in Oslo Norway (d. 2017)

14 Apr 1929

William Edgar Thornton American medical doctor USAF officer and NASA astronaut (STS-8 STS-51-B) born in Faison North Carolina (d. 2021)

14 Apr 1934

Fredric Jameson American philosopher and cultural theorist

14 Apr 1941

Bob McCammon Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Fllyers 1978-84 Vancouver Canucks 1987-91) born in Kenora Ontario (d. 2021)

14 Apr 1942

Valentin Lebedev Soviet cosmonaut (Soyuz 13 35 T-5) born in Moscow Russia

14 Apr 1942

Tony Burrows British pop singer (The Flower Pot Men - Lets Go To San Francisco Edison Lighthouse -Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)) born in Exeter Devon England

14 Apr 1943

Clarice Elaine Gaylord American director of research grants (EPA)

14 Apr 1944

John Sergeant British political journalist radio and television broadcaster born in Oxford England

14 Apr 1945

Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi 8th Prime Minister of Samoa born in Lepa Samoa

14 Apr 1948

Larry Ferguson keyboardist (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing) born in Nassau Bahamas

14 Apr 1949

Sonja Kristina [Shaw] English songwriter and actress (Hair Curved Air) born in Brentwood England

14 Apr 1950

Ansje Beentjes Dutch actress (Blindgangers) born in Alkmaar Netherlands

14 Apr 1951

Matima Kinuani Mpiosso Zairen rock guitarist (Zaika Langa-Langa) (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1951

Julian Lloyd Webber English cellist (Royal Birmingham Conservatoire) born in London

14 Apr 1952

Kenny Aaronson American session and touring bass guitarist (Joan Jett Bob Dylan Rick Derringer) born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1954

Jon Herington American session and touring jazz and rock guitarist (Steely Dan) born in Paterson New Jersey

14 Apr 1954

Shari Redstone American media executive (ViacomCBS) born in Washington D.C.

14 Apr 1957

Mikhail Pletnev Russian pianist conductor and composer born in Arkhangelsk USSR

14 Apr 1957

Bobbi Brown American make-up artist (Bobbi Brown Cosmetics) born in Chicago Illinois

14 Apr 1960

Brian Forster American child actor and fictional drummer (Partridge Family - Chris the second one) born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1960

Pat Symcox South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- )

14 Apr 1962

John Bell American rock singer and guitarist (Widespread Panic - Hope in a Hopeless World) born in Cleveland Ohio

14 Apr 1963

Cynthia Cooper-Dyke American WNBA guard (Houston CometsOlympic gold 1988) and coach born in Chicago Illinois

14 Apr 1964

Allen James American 50K walker (Olympics 24th-92 96) born in Sacramento California

14 Apr 1964

Jim Grabb American professional tennis player 1986-97 (Grand Slam wins French Open Doubles 1989 US Open Doubles 1992) born in Tucson Arizona

14 Apr 1964

Gina McKee English actress (Our Friends in the North) born in Peterlee England

14 Apr 1965

Craig McDermott Australian cricket pace bowler (tireless Austr since 1984) born in Ipswich Australia

14 Apr 1965

Stan Humphries American NFL quarterback (San Diego Chargers) born in Shreveport Louisiana

14 Apr 1965

Tom Dey American film director (Shanghai Noon)

14 Apr 1966

Greg Myers American catcher (Minnesota Twins) born in Riverside California

14 Apr 1967

Jeff Finley Canadian NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets) born in Edmonton

14 Apr 1967

Steve Chiasson Canadian NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames) born in Barrie Ontario

14 Apr 1967

Mike Trombley American MLB baseball pitcher 1992-2002 (Minnesota Twins and 2 other teams) born in Springfield Massachusetts

14 Apr 1968

Jesse Levis American catcher (Milwaukee Brewers) born in Philadelphia Pennsylvania

14 Apr 1870

Syd Gregory Australian cricket batsman & captain (58 Tests 4 x 100 8 x 50 HS 201 NSW CA) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1929)

14 Apr 1904

Lionel Birkett West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests 1 x 50 Barbados Guyana Trinidad & Tobago) born in Saint Michael Barbados (d. 1998)

14 Apr 1917

Marvin Miller American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82) born in NYC New York (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1922

Ali Akbar Khan Indian classical sarod player composer and music educator born in Shibpur Bengal Presidency British India (now Bangladesh) (d. 2009)

14 Apr 1924

Shorty Rogers [Milton Rajonsky] American jazz trumpeter flugelhorn player arranger and composer born in Great Barrington Massachusetts (d. 1994)

14 Apr 1933

Morton Subotnick American electronic music composer (Silver Apples of the Moon A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur) born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1933

Paddy Hopkirk Irish rally driver (Monte Carlo Rally 1964) born in Belfast Northern Ireland (d. 2022)

14 Apr 1935

Susan Cunliffe-Lister [Lady Marsham of Ilton] British disability campaigner and paralympic athlete (longest-serving female member of UK House of Lords) born in Caithness Scotland (d. 2023) [1]

14 Apr 1939

Jennifer Fowler British classical composer born in Bunbury Australia

14 Apr 1960

Gian Piero Ventrone Italian athletic trainer (Juventus FC Italy 2004-06 SSC Bari Atalanta BC Tottenham Hotspur FC) born in Naples Italy (d. 2022)

14 Apr 1718

Emanuele Barbella Neapolitan composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples House of Habsburg (now Italy) (d. 1777)

14 Apr 1723

John Wainwright English composer (Christians Awake Salute the Happy Morn) and organist baptized in Stockport Cheshire England (d. 1768)

14 Apr 1782

Carlo Coccia Italian composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples (d. 1873)

14 Apr 1862

Pyotr Stolypin 3rd Prime Minister of Russia (1906-11) born in Dresden Kingdom of Saxony (d. 1911)

14 Apr 1870

Syd Gregory Australian cricket batsman and captain (58 Tests 4 x 100 8 x 50 HS 201 NSW CA) born in Sydney Australia (d. 1929)

14 Apr 1876

Murray Bisset South African cricket wicket-keeper and captain (3 Tests 3 dismissals Western Province) born in Port Elizabeth South Africa (d. 1931)

14 Apr 1901

Martin Kessel German writer (Mr. Brechers Fiasco) born in Plauen Germany (d. 1990)

14 Apr 1912

Belinda Quirey British dance historian and teacher born in UK (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1914

Jiri Reinberger Czech organist and composer born in Brno Austria-Hungary (d. 1977)

14 Apr 1916

Emerson Buckley American composer born in New York City (d. 1989)

14 Apr 1917

Marvin Miller American Baseball HOF executive (Executive Director MLB Players Association 1966-82) born in New York City (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1923

Roberto De Vicenzo Argentine golfer (British Open 1967 US Masters 1968 runner-up) born in Villa Ballester Argentina (d. 2017)

14 Apr 1925

Gene Ammons American jazz saxophonist (The Happy Blues) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 1974)

14 Apr 1925

Gogumal Kischenchand Indian cricketer (5 Tests for India 1947-52) born in Karachi British India (d. 1997)

14 Apr 1926

Gloria Jean [Schoonover] American actress (Never Give a Sucker an Even Break) and singer born in Buffalo New York (d. 2018)

14 Apr 1930

Jay Robinson American actor (Born Again Malibu Bikini Shop) born in New York City (d. 2013)

14 Apr 1932

Joseph Pedott American advertising executive and entrepreneur (Chia Pet The Clapper) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2023)

14 Apr 1935

Ioannis V. Yannas Greek-American chemist and engineer co-inventor of artificial skin [1]

14 Apr 1944

Arogyaswami Paulraj Indian engineer and inventor (MIMO Wireless Technology) born in Pollachi Tamil Nadu British India [1]

14 Apr 1946

Patrick Fairley Scottish pop rock guitarist (Marmalade 1961-72 - Ob La Di Ob La Da) and music publisher born in Glasgow Scotland (d. 2020)

14 Apr 1948

Berinthia Berry Berenson American photographer actress and model born in New York City (d. 2001)

14 Apr 1950

Ansje Beentjes Dutch actress (Blindgangers) born in Alkmaar Netherlands

14 Apr 1957

Henrik Stiesdal Danish inventor and engineer (1st off shore wind farm) born in Hrsholm Denmark

14 Apr 1960

Chris Cuffaro American portrait music industry and commercial photographer born in San Jose California

14 Apr 1964

Rebecca Richards-Kortum American bioengineer (MacArthur prize for medical technologies for poor communities) born in Grand Island Nebraska [1]

14 Apr 1676

Ernst Christian Hesse German composer born in Groengottern Thuringia Electorate of Saxony (d. 1762)

14 Apr 1718

Emanuele Barbella Neapolitan composer born in Naples Kingdom of Naples House of Habsburg (d. 1777)

14 Apr 1812

George Grey British colonial administrator Governor of South Australia (1840-45) Governor of New Zealand (1845-54 1861-68) Governor of Cape Colony (1854-61) born in Lisbon Portugal (d. 1898) [1]

14 Apr 1892

V. Gordon Childe Australian-British archaeologist and prehistorian excavated Sara Brae born in Sydney Australia (d. 1957)

14 Apr 1900

Salvatore Baccaloni Italian opera singer and actor (Merry Andrew Rock-a-Bye Baby) born in Rome Italy (d. 1969)

14 Apr 1912

Piet van Egmond Dutch organist and conductor (Netherlands Chamber Orchestra) born in Amsterdam Netherlands (d. 1982)

14 Apr 1913

Jean Fournet French conductor (Rotterdam Philharmonic 1968-73 Orchestre National de lle 1973-82 Tokyo Metropolitan 1983-86) born in Rouen France (d. 2008)

14 Apr 1916

Emerson Buckley American conductor (Greater Miami Opera 1950-86) born in New York City (d. 1989)

14 Apr 1926

Frank Daniel Czech-American screenwriter director and teacher born in Koln Czechoslovakia (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1929

Gerry Anderson English television producer (Thunderbirds Space1999) born in Bloomsbury London (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1930

George Gekas American politician (Rep-R-PA 1983-2003) born in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (d. 2021)

14 Apr 1931

Paul Masnick Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens Stanley Cup 1953) born in Regina Saskatchewan (d. 2024)

14 Apr 1933

Shani Wallis Irish-American singer and actress (Oliver) born in Tottenham Middlesex England

14 Apr 1934

Bruce Pairaudeau West Indian cricketer (WI opening bat in 13 Tests 115 on debut) born in Georgetown British Guiana (d. 2022)

14 Apr 1934

Fredric Jameson American philosopher and literary critic born in Cleveland Ohio

14 Apr 1935

Ioannis V. Yannas Greek-American physical chemist and co-inventor of artificial skin born in Athens Greece [1]

14 Apr 1935

Joan Darling (ne Kugell) American actress (Owen Marshall Counselor at Law - Frieda) and dramatic arts teacher born in Boston Massachusetts

14 Apr 1936

Frank Serpico American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption born in Brooklyn New York [1]

14 Apr 1936

Kenneth Mars American actor (The Producers Whats Up Doc Malcolm in the Middle) born in Chicago Illinois (d. 2011)

14 Apr 1938

Gloria Randle Scott American educator and administrator (President of Beaumont College 1987-2001) born in Houston Texas

14 Apr 1938

Lilly Ledbetter (ne McDaniel) Ledbetter American fair labor and pay equality activist born in Possum Trot Alabama (d. 2024) [1]

14 Apr 1940

Patricia Bruder American actress (As the World Turns. 1960-95 - Ellen) born in Brooklyn New York

14 Apr 1943

Clarice Elaine Gaylord American environmentalist and the first director of the Office of Environmental Justice born in Los Angeles California

14 Apr 1944

Aldo Agroppi Italian soccer coach (Fiorentina Perugia Como Pisa) and midfielder (5 caps Torino 212 games) born in Piombino Italy (d. 2025)

14 Apr 1944

Michael Brewer American folk-rock singer-songwriter (Brewer & Shipley - One Toke Over the Line) born in Oklahoma City Oklahoma (d. 2024) [1]

14 Apr 1946

Tom Monteleone American horror and science fiction writer (Dark Stars and other Illuminations Fearful Symmetries) born in Baltimore Maryland

14 Apr 1948

Anastasios Papaligouras Greek lawyer and politician born in Athens Greece

14 Apr 1948

Chester G. Atkins American politician (Rep-D-Mass 1985-93) born in Geneva Switzerland

14 Apr 1949

Chris Langham English comedian and actor (The Thick of It Not the Nine OClock News Help) born in London

14 Apr 1949

DeAnne Julius American-British economist born in the USA

14 Apr 1949

John Shea American actor (Honeymoon New Life Lois & Clark) born in North Conway New Hampshire

14 Apr 1950

Francis Collins American scientist who led the Human Genome Project born in Staunton Virginia

14 Apr 1950

Randolph Powell American actor (Dallas - Alan Logans Run) born in Iowa City Iowa

14 Apr 1951

Matima Kinuani Mpiosso Zairen rock guitarist (Zaika Langa-Langa) born in Zaire (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1953

David Buss American Evolutionary psychologist born in Indianapolis Indiana

14 Apr 1954

Bruce Sterling American sci-fi author (Involution Ocean Schismatrix) born in Brownsville Texas

14 Apr 1954

Katsuhiro Otomo Japanese manga artist and animator Akira born in Tome Japan

14 Apr 1957

Richard Jeni American comedian born in Brooklyn New York City (d. 2007)

14 Apr 1960

Pat Symcox South African cricketer (South African off-spinner 1993- ) born in Kimberley South Africa

14 Apr 1741

Momozono [Thito] 116th Emperor of Japan (1747-62) born in Kyto Japan (d. 1762)

14 Apr 1868

Frederik Matthison-Hansen Danish organist and composer born in Nykbing Falster Denmark (d. 1933)

14 Apr 1912

Joie Chitwood American auto racer (first to wear a safety belt) and daredevil (JC Thrill Show) born in Denison Texas (d. 1988)

14 Apr 1919

Shamshad Begum Indian playback singer born in Lahore British India (d. 2013)

14 Apr 1922

Ali Akbar Khan Indian classical sarod player composer and music educator born in Shibpur Bengal Presidency British India (d. 2009)

14 Apr 1927

Dany Robin French actress (Follow the Boys Topaz Jupiter Julietta) born in Clamart France (d. 1995)

14 Apr 1929

Inez Andrews (ne McConico) American gospel singer (The Caravans 1957-62 solo - Lord Dont Move the Mountain) and songwriter born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2012)

14 Apr 1931

John Clarke American actor (Mickey Horton in Days of Our Lives) born in South Bend Indiana (d. 2019)

14 Apr 1934

Fredric Jameson American literary theorist (The Political Unconscious Postmodernism or the Cultural Logic of Late Capitalism) born in Cleveland Ohio (d. 2024) [1]

14 Apr 1935

Erich von Dniken Swiss writer (Chariots of the Gods Gods From Outer Space) born in Zofingen Switzerland (d. 2026) [1]

14 Apr 1936

Frank Serpico American policeman who blew whistle on NYPD corruption born in Brooklyn New York City [1]

14 Apr 1940

Patricia Bruder American actress (Ellen Lowell in As the World Turns) born in Brooklyn New York City

14 Apr 1942

Ian McLauchlan Scottish rugby union prop (43 Tests Scotland 8 British & Irish Lions Glasgow District) and executive (President Scottish RU 2010-12) born in Tarbolton Scotland (d. 2025)

14 Apr 1942

Stuart Craig British production designer (The English Patient Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone) born in Norwich England (d. 2025) [1]

14 Apr 1946

Ruth Kiew British-Malaysian botanist credited with discovering over 150 plant species born in Cambridge England (d. 2025) [1]

14 Apr 1948

Larry Ferguson Bahamian-English keyboardist (Hot Chocolate - You Sexy Thing) born in Nassau Bahamas

14 Apr 1951

Mbuta Matima [Mpiosso] Concolese rumba and rock guitarist and songwriter (Zaika Langa-Langa) born in Sona-Bata Belgian Congo (d. 1996)

14 Apr 1952

Kenny Aaronson American session and touring bass guitarist (Joan Jett Bob Dylan Rick Derringer) born in Brooklyn New York City

14 Apr 1954

Katsuhiro Otomo Japanese manga artist screenwriter and director (Akira) born in Tome Japan

14 Apr 1958

John DAquino American actor (seaQuest DSV) born in Brooklyn New York City

14 Apr 1958

Peter Capaldi Scottish actor (12th Doctor in Doctor Who 40 episodes The Thick of It) born in Glasgow Scotland

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