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History Births on April 15

Willie Mason, New Zealand-Australian rugby league player

#Willie_Mason

In 1980

Samantha Fox, English singer-songwriter and actress

#Samantha_Fox

In 1966

Joice Mujuru, Zimbabwean politician

#Joice_Mujuru

In 1955

Willie Davis, American baseball player and actor (d. 2010)

#Willie_Davis_(baseball)

In 1940

Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player

#Brian_Pothier

In 1977

Billy Yates, American football player

#Billy_Yates_(American_football)

In 1980

Walt Hazzard, American basketball player and coach (d. 2011)

#Walt_Hazzard

In 1942

Matt Cardle, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Matt_Cardle

In 1983

Howard Berman, American lawyer and politician

#Howard_Berman

In 1941

Raül López, Spanish basketball player

#Raül_López

In 1980

Christopher Brown, English historian, curator, and academic

#Christopher_Brown_(museum_director)

In 1948

Stanley Bruce, Australian captain and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1967)

#Stanley_Bruce

In 1883

Sarah Teichmann, German-American biophysicist and immunologist

#Sarah_Teichmann

In 1975

Lita Grey, American actress (d. 1995)

#Lita_Grey

In 1908

Antonio Cromartie, American football player

#Antonio_Cromartie

In 1984

Denis Shapovalov, Canadian tennis player

#Denis_Shapovalov

In 1999

Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player

#Ilya_Kovalchuk

In 1983

Elizabeth Catlett, African-American sculptor and illustrator (d. 2012)

#Elizabeth_Catlett

In 1915

Phil Mogg, English singer-songwriter and musician (UFO)

#Phil_Mogg

In 1948

Tom Kane, American voice actor

#Tom_Kane

In 1962

Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet and critic (d. 1921)

#Nikolay_Gumilyov

In 1886

John L. Phillips, American captain and astronaut

#John_L._Phillips

In 1951

Hans Conried, American actor (d. 1982)

#Hans_Conried

In 1917

Anthony Green, American singer-songwriter

#Anthony_Green_(musician)

In 1982

Seth Rogen, Canadian-American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Seth_Rogen

In 1982

Kim Min-kyo, South Korean actor and director

#Kim_Min-kyo

In 1974

Richard von Weizsäcker, German soldier and politician, 6th President of Germany (d. 2015)

#Richard_von_Weizsäcker

In 1920

Chris Tillman, American baseball pitcher

#Chris_Tillman

In 1988

Theo Osterkamp, German general and pilot (d. 1975)

#Theo_Osterkamp

In 1892

Catherine I of Russia (d. 1727)

#Catherine_I_of_Russia

In 1684

Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician and geographer (d. 1722)

#Robert_Sibbald

In 1641

Lee Kernaghan, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Lee_Kernaghan

In 1964

Nikolay Semyonov, Russian physicist and chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1986)

#Nikolay_Semyonov

In 1896

Nikita Khrushchev, Russian general and politician, 7th Premier of the Soviet Union (d. 1971)

#Nikita_Khrushchev

In 1894

Wilhelm Busch, German poet, painter, and illustrator (d. 1908)

#Wilhelm_Busch

In 1832

John Lloyd, Scottish journalist and author

#John_Lloyd_(journalist)

In 1946

Patrick Carney, American drummer, musician, and producer (The Black Keys)

#Patrick_Carney

In 1980

Bessie Smith, African-American singer and actress (d. 1937)

#Bessie_Smith

In 1894

Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist and sportscaster

#Pedro_Delgado

In 1960

Claudia Cardinale, Italian actress

#Claudia_Cardinale

In 1938

Heloise, American journalist and author

#Heloise_(columnist)

In 1951

Bliss Carman, Canadian-British poet and playwright (d. 1929)

#Bliss_Carman

In 1861

Robert Lacroix, Canadian economist and academic

#Robert_Lacroix

In 1940

Jimmy Waite, Canadian-German ice hockey player and coach

#Jimmy_Waite

In 1969

Guru Nanak, the first Sikh guru (d. 1539)

#Guru_Nanak

In 1469

Dara Torres, American swimmer and journalist

#Dara_Torres

In 1967

Arturo Gatti, Italian-Canadian boxer (d. 2009)

#Arturo_Gatti

In 1972

Émile Durkheim, French sociologist, psychologist, and philosopher (d. 1917)

#Émile_Durkheim

In 1858

William Champ, English-Australian politician, 1st Premier of Tasmania (d. 1892)

#William_Champ

In 1808

Josiane Balasko, French actress, director, and screenwriter

#Josiane_Balasko

In 1950

Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer

#Dudu_Cearense

In 1983

Dzhokhar Dudayev, Russian-Chechen general and politician, 1st President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (d. 1996)

#Dzhokhar_Dudayev

In 1944

Mott Green, American businessman (d. 2013)

#Mott_Green

In 1966

Hermann Grassmann, German linguist and mathematician (d. 1877)

#Hermann_Grassmann

In 1809

Ed O'Brien, English guitarist

#Ed_O'Brien

In 1968

Marty Wilde, English singer-songwriter and actor

#Marty_Wilde

In 1939

William Cullen, Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1790)

#William_Cullen

In 1710

Sudarsan Pattnaik, Indian sculptor

#Sudarsan_Pattnaik

In 1977

Danny Pino, American actor and screenwriter

#Danny_Pino

In 1974

Pete Rouse, American politician, White House Chief of Staff

#Pete_Rouse

In 1946

Angelo DiGeorge, American physician and endocrinologist (d. 2009)

#Angelo_DiGeorge

In 1921

Robert Lefkowitz, American physician and biochemist, Nobel Prize laureate

#Robert_Lefkowitz

In 1943

Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet, translator, and psychologist Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2015)

#Tomas_Tranströmer

In 1931

Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician and physicist (d. 1783)

#Leonhard_Euler

In 1707

James Kee, American lawyer and politician (d. 1989)

#James_Kee

In 1917

Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician and astronomer (d. 1626)

#Pietro_Cataldi

In 1552

Susanne Bier, Danish director and screenwriter

#Susanne_Bier

In 1960

Emma Watson, English actress

#Emma_Watson

In 1990

Fruit Chan, Chinese director, producer, and screenwriter

#Fruit_Chan

In 1959

James J. Jeffries, American boxer and promoter (d. 1953)

#James_J._Jeffries

In 1875

Maisie Williams, English actress

#Maisie_Williams

In 1997

René Pleven, French businessman and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1993)

#René_Pleven

In 1901

Francis X. DiLorenzo, American bishop (d. 2017)

#Francis_X._DiLorenzo

In 1942

Harry Edward, Guyanese-English sprinter (d. 1973)

#Harry_Edward

In 1898

Claudius Salmasius, French author and scholar (d. 1653)

#Claudius_Salmasius

In 1588

Roy Clark, American musician and television personality (d. 2018)

#Roy_Clark

In 1933

Clark McConachy, New Zealand snooker player (d. 1980)

#Clark_McConachy

In 1895

Ryan Hamilton, Canadian ice hockey player

#Ryan_Hamilton

In 1985

James Foster, English cricketer

#James_Foster_(cricketer,_born_1980)

In 1980

James Clark Ross, English captain and explorer (d. 1862)

#James_Clark_Ross

In 1800

Luis Fonsi, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter and dancer

#Luis_Fonsi

In 1978

Hso Khan Pha, Burmese-Canadian geologist and politician (d. 2016)

#Hso_Khan_Pha

In 1938

Karel Kroupa, Czech football player

#Karel_Kroupa

In 1950

Leander Dendoncker, Belgian footballer

#Leander_Dendoncker

In 1995

Robert Walser, Swiss author and playwright (d. 1956)

#Robert_Walser_(writer)

In 1878

Frederick IV, Duke of Lorraine (d. 1329)

#Frederick_IV,_Duke_of_Lorraine

In 1282

Milton Bradley, American baseball player

#Milton_Bradley_(baseball)

In 1978

Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and manager

#Kevin_Lowe

In 1959

Martin Pedersen, Danish cyclist

#Martin_Pedersen_(cyclist)

In 1983

Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. 1982)

#Alfred_S._Bloomingdale

In 1916

John Williams, English-American actor (d. 1983)

#John_Williams_(actor)

In 1903

Sylvain Marveaux, French footballer

#Sylvain_Marveaux

In 1986

Blake Ayshford, Australian rugby league player

#Blake_Ayshford

In 1988

Joe Davis, English snooker player (d. 1978)

#Joe_Davis

In 1901

Miguel Najdorf, Polish-Argentinian chess player and theoretician (d. 1997)

#Miguel_Najdorf

In 1910

Frankie Poullain, Scottish bass player and songwriter

#Frankie_Poullain

In 1967

Steve Williams, English rower

#Steve_Williams_(rower)

In 1976

Ida Freund, Austrian-born chemist and educator (d. 1914)

#Ida_Freund

In 1863

Alice Braga, Brazilian actress

#Alice_Braga

In 1983

Henry IV of England (d. 1413)

#Henry_IV_of_England

In 1367

Linda Perry, American singer-songwriter, musician and record producer (4 Non Blondes)

#Linda_Perry

In 1965

Benjamin Zephaniah, English actor, author, poet, and playwright

#Benjamin_Zephaniah

In 1958

Nawal El Moutawakel, Moroccan athlete and politician

#Nawal_El_Moutawakel

In 1962

Maximilian Kronberger, German poet and author (d. 1904)

#Maximilian_Kronberger

In 1888

Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player

#Jeromy_Burnitz

In 1969

Mike Quinn, American football player

#Mike_Quinn

In 1974

Carol W. Greider, American molecular biologist

#Carol_W._Greider

In 1961

Thomas Szasz, Hungarian-American psychiatrist and academic (d. 2012)

#Thomas_Szasz

In 1920

Brian Muir, English sculptor and set designer

#Brian_Muir_(sculptor)

In 1952

Charles Willson Peale, American painter and soldier (d. 1827)

#Charles_Willson_Peale

In 1741

Steven Defour, Belgian footballer

#Steven_Defour

In 1988

Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish nurse and politician, Swedish Minister for Social Security

#Cristina_Husmark_Pehrsson

In 1947

K?stutis Šeštokas, Lithuanian basketball player

#K?stutis_Šeštokas

In 1976

A. Philip Randolph, American activist (d. 1979)

#A._Philip_Randolph

In 1889

Georgy Beregovoy, Ukrainian-Russian general, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1995)

#Georgy_Beregovoy

In 1921

Gaius Maecenas, Roman politician (d. 8 BC)

#Gaius_Maecenas

In 68 BC

Daniel Paille, Canadian ice hockey player

#Daniel_Paille

In 1984

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, Icelandic educator and politician, 4th President of Iceland

#Vigdís_Finnbogadóttir

In 1930

David Hamilton, English-French photographer and director (d. 2016)

#David_Hamilton_(photographer)

In 1933

Alberto Breccia, Uruguayan-Argentinian author and illustrator (d. 1993)

#Alberto_Breccia

In 1919

Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer-songwriter and actress

#Alla_Pugacheva

In 1949

Kim Il-sung, North Korean general and politician, 1st Supreme Leader of North Korea (d. 1994)

#Kim_Il-sung

In 1912

Sulo Bärlund, Finnish shot putter (d. 1986)

#Sulo_Bärlund

In 1910

Marsha Ivins, American engineer and astronaut

#Marsha_Ivins

In 1951

Avital Ronell, Czech-American philosopher and academic

#Avital_Ronell

In 1952

Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress and producer (d. 1995)

#Elizabeth_Montgomery

In 1933

Francesco Maria Brancaccio, Catholic cardinal (d. 1675)

#Francesco_Maria_Brancaccio

In 1592

Dawn Wright, American geographer and oceanographer

#Dawn_Wright

In 1961

Georg Kolbe, German sculptor (d. 1947)

#Georg_Kolbe

In 1877

Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician

#Jeffrey_Archer

In 1940

Woolly Wolstenholme, English singer and keyboard player (d. 2010)

#Woolly_Wolstenholme

In 1947

Neville Marriner, English violinist and conductor (d. 2016)

#Neville_Marriner

In 1924

Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#Keith_Acton

In 1958

Johann Friedrich Fasch, German violinist and composer (d. 1758)

#Johann_Friedrich_Fasch

In 1688

Christian V of Denmark (d. 1699)

#Christian_V_of_Denmark

In 1646

Emma Thompson, English actress, comedian, author, activist and screenwriter

#Emma_Thompson

In 1959

Johannes Stark, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)

#Johannes_Stark

In 1874

Robert Mills, American physicist and academic (d. 1999)

#Robert_Mills_(physicist)

In 1927

Tom Heaton, English footballer

#Tom_Heaton

In 1986

Arshile Gorky, Armenian-American painter and illustrator (d. 1948)

#Arshile_Gorky

In 1904

Jean Moréas, Greek poet and critic (d. 1910)

#Jean_Moréas

In 1856

Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch-English ethologist and ornithologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1988)

#Nikolaas_Tinbergen

In 1907

Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist

#Raymond_Poulidor

In 1936

Penelope Coelen, South African actress, model, beauty queen and 1958 Miss World

#Penelope_Coelen

In 1940

Karl Turner, English lawyer and politician

#Karl_Turner_(British_politician)

In 1971

Michael Aubrey, American baseball player

#Michael_Aubrey

In 1982

Harold Washington, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Chicago (d. 1987)

#Harold_Washington

In 1922

Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentinian footballer

#Andrés_D'Alessandro

In 1981

Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French biologist and zoologist (d. 1844)

#Étienne_Geoffroy_Saint-Hilaire

In 1772

Thomas Hart Benton, American painter and educator (d. 1975)

#Thomas_Hart_Benton_(painter)

In 1889

Tim Corcoran, American baseball player

#Tim_Corcoran_(pitcher)

In 1978

Tim Thomas, American ice hockey player

#Tim_Thomas_(ice_hockey)

In 1974

David Omand, English civil servant and academic

#David_Omand

In 1947

William Forgan Smith, Scottish-Australian politician, 24th Premier of Queensland (d. 1953)

#William_Forgan_Smith

In 1887

Chris Stapleton, American country singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Chris_Stapleton

In 1978

Henry James, American novelist, short story writer, and critic (d. 1916)

#Henry_James

In 1843

Aida Mollenkamp, American chef and author

#Aida_Mollenkamp

In 1980

Dave Edmunds, Welsh singer, guitarist, and producer

#Dave_Edmunds

In 1944

Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player

#Cam_Janssen

In 1984

Leonardo da Vinci, Italian painter, sculptor, and architect (d. 1519)

#Leonardo_da_Vinci

In 1452

Kenneth Bloomfield, Northern Irish civil servant

#Kenneth_Bloomfield

In 1931

Manoj Prabhakar, Indian cricketer and sportscaster

#Manoj_Prabhakar

In 1963

Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, German astronomer and academic (d. 1864)

#Friedrich_Georg_Wilhelm_von_Struve

In 1793

Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. 1947)

#Tadeusz_Kutrzeba

In 1885

William Crowther, Dutch-Australian politician, 14th Premier of Tasmania (d. 1885)

#William_Crowther_(Australian_politician)

In 1817

Kenneth Lay, American businessman (d. 2006)

#Kenneth_Lay

In 1942

Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor (d. 2013)

#Michael_Ansara

In 1922

Michael Cooper, American basketball player and coach

#Michael_Cooper

In 1956

Jean Danjou, French captain (d. 1863)

#Jean_Danjou

In 1828

Nicolas Chopin, French-Polish educator (d. 1844)

#Nicolas_Chopin

In 1771

Javier Fernández López, Spanish figure skater

In 1991

Daiki Arioka, Japanese idol, singer, and actor

In 1991

Andreas Fransson, Swedish skier (d. 2014)

In 1983

Darius Regelskis, Lithuanian footballer

In 1976

Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player and coach

In 1976

Douglas Spain, American actor, director, and producer

In 1974

Lou Romano, American animator and voice actor

In 1972

Josia Thugwane, South African runner

In 1971

Jason Sehorn, American football player

In 1971

Finidi George, Nigerian footballer

In 1971

Philippe Carbonneau, French rugby player

In 1971

Chris Huffins, American decathlete and coach

In 1970

Kaisa Roose, Estonian pianist and conductor

In 1969

Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan-French runner

In 1968

Ben Clarke, English rugby player and coach

In 1968

Kevin Stevens, American ice hockey player

In 1965

Andre Joubert, South African rugby player

In 1964

Manzoor Elahi, Pakistani cricketer

In 1963

Alex Crawford, Nigerian-South African journalist

In 1963

Neil Carmichael, English academic and politician

In 1961

Tony Jones, English snooker player

In 1960

Pierre Aubry, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1960

Memos Ioannou, Greek basketball player and coach

In 1958

John Bracewell, New Zealand cricketer

In 1958

Evelyn Ashford, American runner and coach

In 1957

Dodi Fayed, Egyptian film producer (d. 1997)

In 1955

Kym Gyngell, Australian actor, comedian, and screenwriter

In 1952

Stuart Prebble, English journalist and producer

In 1951

Amy Wright, American actress

In 1950

Craig Zadan, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2018)

In 1949

Michael Kamen, American composer and conductor (d. 2003)

In 1948

Lois Chiles, American model and actress

In 1947

Martin Broughton, English businessman

In 1947

Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American screenwriter and producer

In 1947

Hugh Thompson, Jr., American soldier and pilot (d. 2006)

In 1943

Veronica Linklater, Baroness Linklater, English politician

In 1943

P?nar Kür, Turkish author, playwright, and academic

In 1943

Tim Lankester, English economist and academic

In 1942

Desiré Ecaré, Ivorian filmmaker (d. 2009)

In 1939

Bob Luman, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1978)

In 1937

Stavros Paravas, Greek actor and producer (d. 2008)

In 1935

Georges Descrières, French actor (d. 2013)

In 1930

Adrian Cadbury, English rower and businessman (d. 2015)

In 1929

Gérald Beaudoin, Canadian lawyer and politician (d. 2008)

In 1929

Rikki Fulton, Scottish comedian (d. 2004)

In 1924

M. Canagaratnam, Sri Lankan politician (d. 1980)

In 1924

Robert DePugh, American activist, founded the Minutemen (an anti-Communist organization) (d. 2009)

In 1923

Artur Alliksaar, Estonian poet and author (d. 1966)

In 1923

Graham Whitehead, English racing driver (d. 1981)

In 1922

Hasrat Jaipuri, Indian poet and songwriter (d. 1999)

In 1922

Godfrey Stafford, English-South African physicist and academic (d. 2013)

In 1920

Hans Billian, German film director, screenwriter, and actor (d. 2007)

In 1918

Helene Hanff, American author and screenwriter (d. 1997)

In 1916

William Congdon, American-Italian painter and sculptor (d. 1998)

In 1912

eden ahbez, Scottish-American songwriter and recording artist (d. 1995)

In 1908

Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. 2002)

In 1902

Ajoy Mukherjee, Indian politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (d. 1986)

In 1901

Abigail Mejia, Dominican feminist activist, nationalist, literary critic and educator (d. 1941)

In 1895

Corrie ten Boom, Dutch-American clocksmith, Nazi resister, and author (d. 1983)

In 1892

Percy Shaw, English businessman, invented the cat's eye (d. 1976)

In 1890

Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer and poet (d. 1980)

In 1879

George Harrison Shull, American botanist and geneticist (d. 1954)

In 1874

Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian businessman and politician, founded the Seagram Company Ltd (d. 1919)

In 1841

Suleiman II, Ottoman sultan (d. 1691)

In 1642

Guru Arjan Dev, fifth Sikh leader (d. 1606)

In 1563

John Paston, English noble (d. 1479)

In 1442

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