1824 – Anselmo Clavé, Spanish politician and composer, born in Barcelona (d. 1874)
1887 – Joe McCarthy, American Baseball Hall of Fame manager (World Series 1932, 36–39, 41, 43; New York Yankees), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 1978)
1919 – Don Cornell [Luigi Varlaro], American singer (Sammy Kaye Orch, Hold My Hand), born in The Bronx, New York (d. 2004)
1931 – Morgan Wootten, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (46 seasons DeMatha Catholic HS, Hyattsville, Maryland; National C’ships 1962, 65, 68, 78, 84), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2020)
1936 – Anthony Joseph Gnazzo, American electronic composer (First Things First), born in Plainville, Connecticut
1944 – Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach
1954 – James Morrison [Paige], American actor (24, Twin Peaks), born in Bountiful, Utah
1958 – Mike Barson, rock keyboardist (Madness)
1962 – Sergei Viktorovich Zalyotin, Russian major/cosmonaut
1971 – Hasan Akbar, American convicted murderer
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Famous Birthdays for 20th April 2022
1889 – Adolf Hitler, Austrian-born German dictator and Führer of Nazi Germany (1936-45), born in Gasthof zum Pommer, Braunau am Inn, Austria-Hungary (d. 1945)
1912 – Frederick Craig Riddle, British violist, born in Liverpool (d. 1995)
1938 – Betty Cuthbert, Australian athlete, 100m/200m/400m dash (Olympic gold 1956, 64), born in Merrylands, New South Wales, Australia (d. 2017)
1940 – James Gammon, American actor (Cool Hand Luke; Nash Bridges – “Nick”), born in Newman, Illinois (d. 2010)
1941 – Grace Coddington, Welsh born fashion editor and model (American Vogue), born on Anglesey, Wales
1950 – Itumeleng J. Mosala, South African president (Azanian People’s Org)
1960 – Miguel Díaz-Canel, Cuban politician, President of Cuba (2018-), born in Placetas, Cuba
1967 – Townsend Saunders, American freestyle wrestler (Olympic silver 1992, 96), born in White Sands, New Mexico
1976 – Shay Given, Irish footballer, born in Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland
1977 – Jon Hugger, American professional wrestler, born in Atlanta, Georgia
Famous Birthdays for 19th April 2022
1785 – Alexandre Pierre François Boëly, French composer, born in Versailles, France (d. 1858)
1814 – Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (The Cloak and Dagger), born in Marseille, France (d. 1875)
1857 – Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, French scholar and philosopher, born in Paris (d. 1939)
1883 – Richard von Mises, Austrian scientist and mathematician (probability theory), born in Lemberg, Austria-Hungary (d. 1953)
1903 – Eliot Ness, US Federal agent “The Untouchables” (put away Al Capone), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1957)
1915 – Dorian Le Gallienne, Australian composer (Four Holy Sonnets of John Donne; Jinker Ride), born in Melbourne, Australia (d. 1963)
1926 – Kim Bok-dong, Korean sex slave activist, born in Yangsan, Korea (d. 2019)
1936 – Wilfried Martens, 44th Prime Minister of Belgium (1979-81, 1981-92), Sleidinge, Belgium (d. 2013)
1950 – Earl Gardner, American jazz trumpeter (Saturday Night Live), born in NYC, New York
1953 – Sara Simeoni, Italian high jumper (Olympic gold 1980), born in Rivoli Veronese, Italy
Famous Birthdays for 18th April 2022
1480 – Lucrezia Borgia, Italian noblewoman, daughter of Pope Alexander VI, born in Subiaco, Lazio, Papal States (d. 1519)
1918 – Cliff Hillegass, American publisher (Cliffsnotes), born in Rising City, Nebraska (d. 2001)
1922 – Avril Angers, British stand-up comedian and actress (Coronation Street, The Family Way), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2005)
1931 – Klas Lestander, Swedish 20K biathlon (Olympic gold 1960), born in Arjeplog, Sweden
1934 – James Drury, American actor (The Virginian), born in NYC, New York (d. 2020)
1940 – Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist and physician (Nobel-1985), born in Kingstree, South Carolina
1947 – Dorothy Lyman, American actress (All my Children, Naomi-Mama’s Family), born in Minneapolis, Minnesota
1963 – Conan Chris O’Brien, American TV host (Late Night), born in Brookline, Massachusetts
1970 – Rico Brogna, American MLB baseball player (Detroit Tigers), born in Turners Falls, Massachusetts
1972 – Xu Zheng, Chinese actor and director (Lost on Hong Kong), born in Shanghai, China
Famous Birthdays for 17th April 2022
1897 – Thornton Wilder, American playwright and writer (Bridge of San Luis Rey), born in Madison, Wisconsin (d. 1975)
1940 – Anja Silja, German soprano, born in Berlin, Germany
1947 – Linda Martin, Irish singer and TV presenter, born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
1952 – Joseph Francis “Joe” Alaskey, American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, and impressionist (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck), born in Troy, New York (d. 2016)
1961 – Norman Cowans, Jamaican cricketer (England fast bowler in 19 Tests 1982-85), born in St. Mary, Jamaica
1964 – Lela Rochon, American actress (Robin Stokes-Waiting to Exhale), born in Los Angeles, California
1965 – Yoshiki Kuroda, Japanese urban planner and Sayako Kuroda’s husband, born in Tokyo
1967 – Timothy Gibbs, American actor (Father Murphy, Santa Barbara), born in Burbank, California
1974 – Marcel Nijenhuis, Dutch soccer player (NEC), born in Heteren, Netherlands
1982 – Brad Boyes, Canadian hockey player, born in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Famous Birthdays for 16th April 2022
1728 – Joseph Black, Scottish chemist and physicist known for his discoveries of magnesium, latent heat and carbon dioxide, born in Bordeaux, France (d. 1799)
1844 – Anatole France [Jacques Anatole Thibault], French writer (Thaïs, Wickerwork Woman, Nobel 1921), born in Paris (d. 1924)
1907 – August Eigruber, Austrian war criminal, born in Steyr, Austria (d. 1947)
1924 – Geoffrey Johnson Smith, Scottish Conservative politician (1959-2001), born in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2010)
1947 – Lee Kerslake, British drummer (Uriah Heep; Ozzy Osbourne), born in Winton, Bournemouth, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
1953 – Peter Garrett, Australian environmentalist, activist, former politician (Labour Party), and musician (Midnight Oil), born in Wahroonga, Sydney
1972 – Jim Ballard, American NFL and WLAF quarterback (Scottish Claymores, Buffalo Bills), born in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1975 – Nicky Sualua, American NFL fullback (Dallas Cowboys), born in Santa Ana, California
1976 – Lukas Haas, American actor and musician (Witness, Inception), born in Los Angeles, California
1985 – Benjamín Rojas, Argentine actor and singer, born in La Plata, Argentina
Famous Birthdays for 15th April 2022
1936 – Jack Noreiga, West Indian cricketer (9-95 WI v India 1971), born in Saint Joseph, Trinidad and Tobago (d. 2003)
1942 – Francis X. DiLorenzo, American Catholic prelate, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2017)
1942 – Walt Hazzard, American basketball player (Olympic gold 1964), born in Wilmington, Delaware (d. 2011)
1956 – Michael Cooper, American NBA star (LA Lakers), born in Los Angeles, California
1960 – Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist, born in Segovia, Castile and León, Spain
1964 – Nadeem Abbasi, Pakistani cricketer (three Tests for Pakistan v India 1989), born in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan
1965 – Kevin Stevens, American NHL left wing (Pittsburgh Penguins, Stanley Cup 1991, 92), born in Brockton, Massachusetts
1980 – Patrick Carney, American drummer (The Black Keys – “Little Black Submarines”), and music producer, born in Akron, Ohio
1981 – Andrés D’Alessandro, Argentine football player
1984 – Rodney Carney, NBA athlete
Famous Birthdays for 14th April 2022
1527 – Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and dealer in maps, books, and antiquities (Theatrum orbis terrarum), born in Antwerp, Belgium (d. 1598)
1629 – Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer (discovered Saturn’s rings) and scientist (dynamics), born in The Hague, Netherlands (d. 1695)
1741 – Emperor Momozono, 116th Emperor of Japan, born in Kyoto, Japan (d. 1762)
1876 – Cecil Chubb, English barrister, gifted Stonehenge to the British nation, born in Shrewton (d. 1934)
1886 – Ernst Robert Curtius, German literature historian, born in Thann, Haut-Rhin (d. 1956)
1941 – Bob McCammon, Canadian ice hockey coach (Philadelphia Fllyers 1978-84, Vancouver Canucks 1987-91), born in Kenora, Ontario (d. 2021)
1958 – Mike Hulbert, American golfer, broadcaster (3 PGA Tour titles), born in Elmira, New York
1964 – Jim Grabb, American professional tennis player, 1986-97 (Grand Slam wins: French Open Doubles, 1989; US Open Doubles, 1992), born in Tucson, Arizona
1966 – Greg Myers, American catcher (Minnesota Twins), born in Riverside, California
1986 – Matt Derbyshire, English footballer, born in Great Harwood, United Kingdom
Famous Birthdays for 13th April 2022
1747 – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans, born in Château de Saint Cloud, Saint-Cloud, France (d. 1793)
1822 – Leroy Augustus Stafford, American Brigadier General (Confederate Army), born in Cheneyville Rapides Parish, Louisiana (d. 1864)
1830 – Eduard Lassen, Belgian-Danish composer, born in Copenhagen, Denmark (d. 1904)
1929 – Marilynn Smith, American golfer (Titleholders Championship 1963-64), born in Topeka, Kansas (d. 2019)
1952 – Ron Dittemore, American space administrator, born in Cooperstown, New York
1957 – Wayne Lewis, American keyboardist (Atlantic Starr), born in White Plains, New York
1964 – Davis Love III, American golfer (PGA C’ship 1997; 21 PGA Tour titles), born in Charlotte, North Carolina
1971 – Dina Korzun, Russian actress, born in Smolensk, Russia
1972 – Dave Wohlabaugh, American NFL center and guard (NE Patriots), born in Hamburg, New York
1982 – Nellie McKay, British-American singer, born in London
Famous Birthdays for 12th April 2022
1726 – Charles Burney, English music historian, born in Shrewsbury, England (d. 1814)
1852 – Ferdinand von Lindemann, German mathematician (Proving π [“pi”] is a transcendental number), born in Hanover, German Confederation (now Germany) (d. 1939)
1868 – Akiyama Saneyuki, Japanese officer in the Imperial Japanese Navy, born in Matsuyama, Iyo Province, Japan (d. 1918)
1911 – Darrell A. Amyx, American classical archaeologist (Greek Ceramics), born in Exeter, California (d. 1997)
1942 – Bill Bryden, British stage and film director, born in Greenock, Scotland
1944 – Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
1956 – Walter Salles, Brazilian filmmaker (The Motorcycle Diaries), born in Rio de Janeiro
1956 – Andy Garcia, Cuban-American actor (Stand and Deliver, 8 Million Ways to Die), born in Havana, Cuba
1958 – Will Sergeant, English rock guitarist (Echo and Bunnymen – Killing Moon), born in Liverpool
1981 – Tulsi Gabbard, American politician (Rep (D) Hawaii 2013-) 1st American-Samoan and Hindu member of Congress, born in Leloaloa, American Samoa