1415 – Cecily Neville, mother of Edward IV of England and Richard III of England, born in Raby Castle, Durham, England (d. 1495)
1849 – Jacob Riis, Danish-American social reformer and “muck raking” reporter (NY Tribune, NY Evening Sun), born in Ribe, Denmark (d. 1914)
1919 – John Cullen Murphy, American comic strip artist, born in NYC, New York (d. 2004)
1923 – Ralph Hall, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Texas (1981-2005), born in Fate, Texas
1930 – Juan Gelman, Argentine poet, born in Buenos Aires (d. 2014)
1932 – Maria Itkina, Russian athlete (9 sprint world records, 60m-400m), born in Roslavl, Russia (d. 2020)
1933 – Alex Cord [Alexander Viespi], American actor (Brotherhood; Fire; Street Asylum), born in NYC, New York
1939 – Jonathan Harvey, English composer (Bhakti, Music of Stockhausen), born in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham (d. 2012)
1944 – Ian Peter Leslie Smith, British journalist, born in Bristol, England (d. 1997)
1981 – Farrah Franklin, American singer (former member of Destiny’s Child), born in Los Angeles, California
Author: Socials Admin
Famous Birthdays for 2nd May 2023
1660 – Alessandro Scarlatti, Italian baroque composer (Tigrane), born in Palermo, Sicily (d. 1725)
1903 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician and writer (Common Sense Book of Baby Care), born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1998)
1908 – William Bakewell, American actor (All Quiet on the Western Front; Gone With The Wind), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1993)
1925 – John Neville, English theatre and film actor, born in Willesden, London (d. 2011)
1926 – Gérard D. Levesque, Canadian politician, born in Port-Daniel–Gascons, Canada (d. 1993)
1936 – Engelbert Humperdinck [Arnold George Dorsey], British pop singer (“Release Me”; “After The Loving”), born in Madras, British India
1939 – Gates Brown, American MLB outfielder (Detroit Tigers: 1963-75), born in Crestline, Ohio (d. 2013)
1966 – Belinda Stronach, Canadian businesswoman and politician, born in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
1975 – Mark Johnson, baseball pitcher (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Dayton, Ohio
1983 – Mon Laferte [Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte], Chilean singer-songwriter, born in Viña del Mar, Chile
Famous Birthdays for 1st May 2023
1692 – James Stirling, Scottish mathematician (Formula of Stirling), born in this month in Stirlingshire, Scotland (d. 1770)
1830 – Mother [Mary Harris] Jones, American labor organizer (cofounded Industrial Workers of the World), born in Cork City, Ireland (d. 1930)
1909 – George Melachrino, English composer, born in London (d. 1965)
1936 – Lacy Gibson, American Chicago-style blues guitarist, singer and songwriter (“Switchy Titchy”), born in Salisbury, North Carolina (d. 2011)
1939 – Judy Collins, American Grammy Award-winning eclectic singer (Send in the Clowns; Both Sides Now), writer, and activist, born in Seattle, Washington
1939 – Frank Beard, American golfer (11 PGA Tour titles; US Open 1965, 75 3rd), born in Dallas, Texas
1966 – Armando Reynoso, Mexican Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher (Atlanta Braves, Colorado Rockies, New York Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks), born in San Luis Potosi, Mexico
1966 – Olaf Thon, German soccer midfielder (52 caps; Bayern Munich, Schalke 04), born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany
1987 – Leonardo Bonucci, Italian soccer centre-back (95 caps; Juventus), born in Viterbo, Italy
2000 – Rema [Divine Ikubor], Nigerian rapper (Calm Down), born in Benin City, Nigeria
Famous Birthdays for 30th April 2023
1797 – Andreas Victor Michiels, Dutch military governor of West-Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, born in Maastricht, Netherlands (d. 1849)
1834 – Lord Avebury [John Lubbock], British banker and politician, born in London (d. 1913)
1864 – Juhan Liiv, Estonian poet (I Saw Estonia Yesterday), born in Allatzkiwwi, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire (d. 1913)
1883 – Jaroslav Hašek, Czech writer (The Good Soldier Švejk), born in Prague, Austria-Hungary (d. 1923)
1885 – Luigi Russolo, Italian Futurist composer (The Art of Noises), born in Portogruaro, Italy (d. 1947)
1923 – Alan Wharton, English cricketer (England batsman once v NZ 1949, scored 7 and 13), born in Heywood, Lancashire, England (d. 1993)
1925 – Johnny Horton, American country music and rockabilly singer (“The Battle of New Orleans”), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1960)
1953 – Merrill Osmond, American pop singer, and songwriter (Osmond Brothers – “One Bad Apple”; “Down by the Lazy River”), born in Ogden, Utah
1967 – John Robert “J. R.” Richards, American singer-songwriter, record producer, and TV and film composer (Dishwalla), born in Santa Barbara, California
1984 – Shawn Daivari, Persian-American professional wrestler and manager
Famous Birthdays for 29th April 2023
1815 – Abram Duryée, American Brevet Major General (Union Army), born in NYC, New York (d. 1890)
1837 – Georges Boulanger, French general and politician, born in Rennes, Ille-et-Vilaine, France (d. 1891)
1901 – G. O. Sayles, English historian, born in Chesterfield, England (d. 1994)
1913 – Thomas Chalmers, British broadcaster (BBC), born in Lewisham, London (d. 1995)
1922 – Parren Mitchell, American politician (Rep-D-MD, 1971-87), born in Baltimore, Maryland (d. 2007)
1949 – Anita Dobson, British stage and screen actress (EastEnders, 1985-88 – “Angie Watts”), and singer (“Anyone Can Fall in Love”), born in Stepney, London, England
1951 – Dale Earnhardt, American auto racer (7 NASCAR Winston Cup Series championships), born in Kannapolis, North Carolina (d. 2001)
1960 – Gerard Joling, Dutch pop tenor vocalist (“Love Is In Your Eyes”), and television personality, born in n Schagen, Netherlands
1983 – Yuriko Shiratori, Japanese gravure idol and actress
2003 – Barbaro, American thoroughbred racehorse (d. 2007)
Famous Birthdays for 28th April 2023
1864 – William Frederick Archdall Ellison, Irish clergyman and astronomer (director of the Armagh Observatory), born in Thomastown, Ireland (d. 1962)
1906 – Tony “Big Tuna” Accardo, American mobster (St Valentine’s Day) and boss of the Chicago Outfit, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1992)
1922 – Alistair MacLean, Scottish novelist (The Guns of Navarone), born in Shettleston, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 1987)
1924 – Donatas Banionis, Lithuanian actor (Solaris, Goya or the Hard Way to Enlightenment), born in Kaunas, Lithuania (d. 2014)
1937 – Saddam Hussein, President of Iraq (1979-2003), born in Al-Awja, Iraq (d. 2006)
1948 – Terry Pratchett, English author of fantasy novels (Discworld), born in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire (d. 2015)
1956 – Jimmy Barnes [Swan], Scottish-Australian rock and blues singer-songwriter (“For the Working Class Man”), born in Glasgow, Scotland
1973 – Jorge Garcia, American actor (Lost), born in Omaha, Nebraska
1973 – Marc[us] Blake Schneider, American rower (Olympic bronze 1996), born in Lubbock, Texas
1978 – Nate Richert, American actor (Harvey-Sabrina), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Famous Birthdays for 27th April 2023
1896 – Rogers Hornsby, American Baseball Hall of Fame 2nd baseman (NL MVP 1925, 29; 7 x NL batting champion; 3 x .400+ seasons; St. Louis Cardinals, Browns) and manager (Cardinals, Browns, Cubs), born in Winters, Texas (d. 1963)
1914 – Albert Soboult, French historian, born in Ammi Moussa, French Algeria (d. 1982)
1922 – Jack Klugman, American actor (Oscar-Odd Couple, Quincy, Goodbye Columbus), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (d. 2012)
1932 – Roelof “Pik” Botha, South African minister of Foreign affairs, born in Rustenburg, Transvaal, South Africa
1939 – Jerry Mercer, Canadian rock drummer (April Wine), born in Montreal, Quebec
1941 – Judith Blegen, American opera singer (Magic Flute – “Papagena”), born in Missoula, Montana
1941 – Friedrich Goldmann, German composer and conductor, born in Siegmar-Schönau, Germany (d. 2009)
1944 – Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
1946 – Gordon Haskell, British pop, rock and blues musician (Fleur De Lys; King Crimson, 1970; Harry’s Bar), born in Verwood, Dorset, England (d. 2020)
1971 – James Burton, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears), born in Torrance, California
Famous Birthdays for 26th April 2023
1710 – Thomas Reid, Scottish philosopher and founder of Scottish School of Common Sense, born in Strachan, Scotland (d. 1796)
1822 – Jan Albert van Eijken, Dutch composer and organist, born in Amersfoort, Netherlands (d. 1868)
1863 – Arno Holz, German writer (Phantasus), born in Rastenburg, East Prussia (d. 1929)
1888 – Anita Loos, American screenwriter, novelist (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes) and playwright, born in Sisson, California (d. 1981)
1900 – Hack Wilson, American Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (MLB single season record 191 RBI 1930; NL HR leader 1926–28, 30; NL RBI leader 1929, 30; Chicago Cubs), born in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania (d. 1948)
1914 – James Rouse, American builder (founder of The Rouse Company), born in Easton, Maryland (d. 1996)
1916 – Werner Bischof, Swiss photographer (Magnum), born in Zurich, Switzerland (d. 1954)
1970 – T-Boz [Tionne Watkins], American RandB-pop singer (TLC -“Waterfalls”; “No Scrubs”), born in Des Moines, Iowa
1978 – Peter Madsen, Danish retired footballer, born in Roskilde, Madsen
1981 – Ms. Dynamite [Niomi Arleen McLean-Daley] English musician, born in Archway, North London
Famous Birthdays for 25th April 2023
1889 – Charles Kelleway, Australian cricket all-rounder (26 Tests, 3 x 100s, 52 wickets, 24 catches), born in Lismore, Australia (d. 1944)
1906 – Zoltán Gárdonyi, Hungarian composer, born in Budapest, Hungary (d. 1986)
1927 – Ernst Widmer, Swiss-Brazilian composer, born in Aarau, Switzerland (d. 1990)
1934 – Denny “Scott” Miller, American actor (Wagon Train), born in Bloomington Ind, (d. 2014)
1946 – Digby Fairweather, British jazz trumpeter, born in Rochford, Essex, England
1949 – Watermelon Slim [William Homans], American blues musician (The Wheel Man), born in Boston, Massachusetts
1949 – Michael Brown, American musician and songwriter (Don’t Walk Away Renee), born in New York City (d. 2015)
1951 – Ian McCartney, British MP for Makerfield (1987-10), born in Lennoxtown, Scotland
1974 – Twan Russell, American football linebacker (Washington Redskins), born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
1982 – Monty Panesar, English cricketer, born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England
Famous Birthdays for 24th April 2023
1624 – Jan Peeters (the Elder), Flemish Baroque painter of stormy seascapes, and draughtsman, born in Antwerp, United Provinces of the Netherlands (d. 1677)
1856 – Philippe Pétain, French marshal and Chief of the French State (1940-44), born in Cauchy-à-la-Tour, France (d. 1951)
1882 – Hugh Dowding, commander of RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, born in Moffat, Scotland (d. 1970)
1923 – Gus Bodnar, Canadian NHL center (NHL record 3 assists in 21 seconds 1952), born in Fort William, Ontario (d. 2005)
1926 – Marilyn Erskine, American actress (Tom Ewell Show, Westward the Women), born in Rochester, New York
1940 – Sue Grafton, American author of detective novels (“A” Is for Alibi), born in Louisville, Kentucky (d. 2017)
1952 – Jean Paul Gaultier, French fashion designer (Hermès), born in Arcueil, Val-de-Marne, France
1967 – Dino Radja, Croatian basketball player (Boston Celtics), born in Split, Croatia
1971 – Kumar Dharmasena, Sri Lankan cricketer (Sri Lankan off-spinner), born in Colombo, Sri Lanka
1998 – Ryan Newman, American actress (Zeke and Luther), born in Manhattan Beach, California