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April 1, 1982 Sam Huntington, actor, Jungle 2 Jungle
April 1, 1980 Bryan Buffinton, born in Ridgewood, New Jersey, actor, Bill Lewis Jr-Guiding Light
April 1, 1977 Kelli White, American Athlete
April 1, 1976 Clarence Seedorf, Surinam/Dutch soccer player, Ajax, Real Madrid
April 1, 1975 Kristine Quance, 100m breaststroke and 200m medley 1996 Olympics
April 1, 1975 Magdalena Maleeva, born in Sofia, Bulgaria, tennis star, 1995 Chicago Moscow
April 1, 1973 Ferdy Vierklau, soccer player for the FC Utrecht
April 1, 1973 Stephen Fleming, cricketer, NZ left-handed Test batsman 1994-
April 1, 1972 Kenny Gales, NFL/WLAF cornerback, Chicago Bears, Barcelona Dragons
April 1, 1972 Mike McCoy, WLAF quarterback, Amsterdam Admirals
April 1, 1971 Daniel Vacek, born in Prague, Czechoslovakia, tennis star
April 1, 1971 Ernest Jones, NFL defensive end, Saints, Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32
April 1, 1971 Jessica Collins, [Capogna], actress, Dinah Lee Mayberry-Loving
April 1, 1971 Method Man, American Musician
April 1, 1970 Mark Wheeler, NFL defensive tackle, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots
April 1, 1970 Wes Barnett, born in St. Joseph, Missouri, 238lb, 108kg, weightlifter, Olympics 6th 1992, 1996
April 1, 1970 Wyatt Jones, born in Honolulu, Hawaii, kayak, alternate 1996 Olympics
April 1, 1970 Sung Hi Lee, Korean Model
April 1, 1969 Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball forward, Olympics 1988, 1992, 1996
April 1, 1969 Arnaud Boetsch, born in Meulam, France, tennis star, 1985 European Junior
April 1, 1969 Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
April 1, 1969 John Forest, soccer player, Go Ahead Eagles
April 1, 1969 Kevin Dean, born in Madison, NHL defenseman for the New Jersey Devils
April 1, 1969 Traci Lin-Tavi, born in New York City, actress, Ryan's Hope, F/X, Fright Night 2
April 1, 1968 Joel Smeenge, NFL defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars
April 1, 1966 Dave Vankoughnett, CFL corner for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers
April 1, 1966 Odie Harris, NFL safety and defensive back for the Houston Oilers
April 1, 1966 Craig Kelly, American Athlete
April 1, 1965 John "Jumbo" Elliot, NFL tackle, New York Giants, New York Jets
April 1, 1965 Mark Jackson, NBA guard for the Indiana Pacers
April 1, 1964 John Morris, cricketer, England right-hand batsman vs. India 1990
April 1, 1964 Kevin Duckworth, NBA center for the Milwaukee Bucks
April 1, 1964 Scott Stevens, Kitchener, NHL defenseman, New Jersey Devils, Team Canada
April 1, 1962 Phillip Schofield, TV personality and designer, Nightfire
April 1, 1962 Rich Amaral, born in Visalia, California, outfielder for the Seattle Mariners
April 1, 1961 Jennifer Runyon, actress, Cindy-A Very Brady Christmas
April 1, 1961 Jim Jeffcoat, NFL defensive end for the Buffalo Bills
April 1, 1961 Mark White, rock guitarist, ABC-All of My Heart
April 1, 1958 Anton Innauer, born in Austria, 70m ski jumper, 1980 Olympics gold
April 1, 1957 David Gower, cricketer, elegant England left-handed batsman 1978-92
April 1, 1957 Donald William Hammond, born in Frederick, Maryland, PGA golfer, 1986 Bob Hope
April 1, 1957 Peter Deutsch, Rep-D-Florida
April 1, 1956 Peter O'Toole, Irish pop bassist, Hothouse Flowers-People
April 1, 1955 Danny Joe Pohl, born in Mt Pleasant, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1986 Colonial
April 1, 1955 Stan Ridway, rocker, Wall Of Voodoo
April 1, 1954 Jeff Porcaro, born in Los Angeles, California, drummer and percussionist, Toto-Roxanne, Africa
April 1, 1953 Aftab Baloch, cricketer, Pakistani in 2 Tests, scored 428 for Sind 74
April 1, 1953 Barry Sonnenfeld, director, When Harry Met Sally, Big, Misery
April 1, 1952 Abdel Basset Ali Al-Megrahi, born in Tripoli Libya, bomber, Pan Am 103
April 1, 1952 Annette O'Toole, born in Houston, Texas, actress, Cat People, Superman III
April 1, 1952 Billy Currie, rock keyboardist and violinist, Ultravox-We Came to Dance
April 1, 1952 Rey Robinson, U.S., 100m sprinter, Olympic-1972
April 1, 1951 John Abizaid, American Soldier
April 1, 1950 Ed[uardus] HTM Nijpels, Dutch minister of Environment, VVD
April 1, 1950 Leonard van Spirit, Dutch/British fruit and food magnate
April 1, 1949 Gill Scott-Heron, U.S., writer, poet and singer, Whities on the Moon
April 1, 1948 Jimmy Cliff, Reggae singer
April 1, 1948 Simon Crowe, rock drummer, Boomtown Rats-Maxinguaye
April 1, 1948 Y. Y. Williams, Welsh rugby player
April 1, 1947 David Eisenhower, grandson of President Dwight, married Julie Nixon
April 1, 1946 Arthur Conley, U.S. soul singer, Sweet Soul Music
April 1, 1946 John Barbata, drummer, Turtles-Happy Together, Eleanor
April 1, 1946 Ronnie "Plonk" Lane, born in London, rock bassist, Small Faces-Hey Girl
April 1, 1946 William Frederick Fisher, Dallas Texas, MD/astronaut, STS 51-I
April 1, 1945 Heather Young, born in Bremerton, Washington, actress, Betty-Land of Giants
April 1, 1944 Carol White, born in England, actress, Daddy's Gone a Hunting
April 1, 1942 Alan Blakley, rocker, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes
April 1, 1942 Danny Brooks, rocker, Dovells
April 1, 1942 Phil Margo, born in Brooklyn, rock vocalist, Tokens-Lion Sleeps Tonight
April 1, 1942 Samuel R[ay] Delany, Jr., U.S., sci-fi author, Towers of Toron, Neveryona
April 1, 1941 Ajit Wadekar, cricketer, stalwart Indian batsman and capt
April 1, 1940 Wangari Maathai, Kenyan Activist
April 1, 1939 Ali MacGraw, born in Pound Ridge, New York, actress, Love Story, Goodbye Columbus
April 1, 1939 Phil Niekro, knuckleball pitcher, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves
April 1, 1939 Rudolph Isley, born in Cincinnati, Ohio, rocker, Isley Brothers-Shout
April 1, 1935 Hans H. Boswinkel, actor and director, Surprise Attack, Tutorials in Love
April 1, 1935 John Murray, cricketer, Eng 1961-67, 1st wk called Murray to play Tests
April 1, 1934 Don Hastings, born in Brooklyn, New York, actor, Capt Video, Bob-As the World Turns
April 1, 1933 Dan Flavin, U.S. minimalist sculptor
April 1, 1933 Montserrat Caballe, Musician
April 1, 1932 Alexander Colleridge Vanderpuiye Baka Tetteh-Lartey, actor
April 1, 1932 Debbie Reynolds, born in El Paso, Texas, actress, Singin' in the Rain
April 1, 1932 Gordon Jump, born in Dayton, Ohio, actor, Arthur Carlson-WKRP, Growing Pains
April 1, 1932 Jiri Smutny, composer
April 1, 1931 George Baker, born in Bulgaria, actor, Goodbye Mr. Chips, Curse of the Fly
April 1, 1931 Rolf Hochhuth, German playwright, Deputy
April 1, 1930 Grace Lee Whitney, born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, actress, Yeoman Rand-Star Trek
April 1, 1930 Joan Franks-Williams, composer
April 1, 1929 Milan Kundera, Czech poet and writer, Joke, Unbearable Lightness of Being
April 1, 1928 Dimitri Frenkel Frank, Dutch writer and director, Hadimassa
April 1, 1928 George Grizzard, born in North Carolina, actor, Wrong is Right, Bachelor Party, Attica
April 1, 1928 Herbert Klein, newscaster and press secretary
April 1, 1928 Jane Powell, born in Portland Oregon, singer and actress, 7 Brides for 7 Brothers
April 1, 1927 Amos Milburn, rocker
April 1, 1926 Anne McCaffrey, U.S., sci-fi author, Dragonflight, Dragondrums
April 1, 1926 Lyndon Brook, actor, Invasion, Reach for the Sky
April 1, 1925 Sala Burton, Rep-D-CA, 1983-
April 1, 1924 Gunther Becker, composer
April 1, 1923 Bobby Jordan, born in New York, actor, Bowery Champs, Kid Dynamite, Flying Wild
April 1, 1922 William Manchester, born in Attleboro, Massachusetts, historian, Death of a President
April 1, 1922 Alan Perlis, American Scientist
April 1, 1921 Douglas Allenbrook, composer
April 1, 1921 William L. Bergsma, born in Oakland, California, composer, Fortunate Island
April 1, 1920 Joan Frances Will, actress
April 1, 1920 Toshiro Mifune, born in Tsing-tao, China, writer and actor, Shogun
April 1, 1917 Johnny Andrews, born in Boston, singer and host, Songs at Twilight
April 1, 1917 Leon Janney, born in Ogden, Utah, actor, Hawk
April 1, 1915 Art Lund, born in Salt Lake City, Utah, singer, Ken Murray Show
April 1, 1915 Willy Dixon, blues artist, Mellow Down Easy
April 1, 1914 Carla van Neste, Belgian violinist
April 1, 1911 Evert H. "Bep" Bakhuys, Dutch soccer star and writer
April 1, 1911 Ferdinand J. Kranenburg, Dutch Secretary of Defense, soc dem
April 1, 1911 Gunther Rennert, born in Essen, Germany, opera director and producer
April 1, 1909 Abner Biberman, born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, director and actor, Imhook-Kodiak
April 1, 1909 Eddie Duchin, born in Massachusetts, society pianist and bandleader, Eddie Duchin Orch
April 1, 1908 Abraham Maslow, U.S. psychologist, humanistic psychology
April 1, 1907 Walter Kaufmann, composer
April 1, 1906 Ned Glass, born in Poland, actor, Sol-Julia, Uncle Moe-Bridget Loves Bernie
April 1, 1906 Sigve Lie, born in Norway, yachtsmans, Olympics gold-1948, 1952
April 1, 1905 Clara "Mother" Hale, U.S. social worker, Hale House
April 1, 1905 Gaston Eyskens, PM of Belgium, 1949, 1958-61, 1968-72
April 1, 1905 Winfried P I Zillig, German opera composer and conductor, Fantasia Irica
April 1, 1904 Juan Gil-Albert, poet
April 1, 1902 L P Jai, cricketer, one Test India vs. England 1934, scored 19 and 0
April 1, 1901 Boris Koutzen, composer
April 1, 1901 Whittaker Chambers, American Writer
April 1, 1898 Nita Naldi, born in New York City, actress, Blood and Sand
April 1, 1898 Pola Gojawiczynska, Polish writer, Stolica
April 1, 1898 Roger Bastide, French sociologist
April 1, 1897 Willem H van de Pol, Dutch theologist, Christian Dilemma
April 1, 1895 Alberta Hunter, blues singer and composer, Downhearted Blues
April 1, 1893 Cicely Courtneidge, born in Sydney, Australia, actress, Double Exposure
April 1, 1887 Leonard Bloomfield, U.S. linguist
April 1, 1886 Casimir von Paszthory, composer
April 1, 1886 Wallace Beery, born in Kansas City, Missouri, actor, Alias a Gentleman, Dinner at 8
April 1, 1885 Clementine Ogilvy Spencer-Churchill, Hozier, British barones
April 1, 1884 Laurette Taylor, [Helen LM Cooney], U.S. actress, Broadway
April 1, 1883 Aleksander V. Aleksandrov, Russian composer and conductor
April 1, 1883 Lon Chaney, CO, man of 1000 faces, actor, High Noon, Phantom of Opera
April 1, 1878 Carl Sternheim, German playwright, Hyperion/Tabula Rasa
April 1, 1875 Edgar Wallace, born in England, novelist, playwright and journalist, Terror
April 1, 1873 Sergei Rachmaninoff, born in Novgorod, Russia, composer, Prelude in C# Minor
April 1, 1872 Tadeusz Joteyko, composer
April 1, 1871 F Melius Christiansen, composer
April 1, 1869 Peter A. Egge, Norwegian writer, De Droom
April 1, 1868 Edmond Rostand, born in France, poet and playwright, Cyrano de Bergerac
April 1, 1866 Ferruccio D M B Busoni, born in Italy, pianist, composer and conductor, Arlecchino
April 1, 1866 Johannes C H de Me˜ere, Dutch zoologist
April 1, 1866 Sophonisba Breckenridge, scholar, teacher and social activist
April 1, 1865 Richard Zsigmondy, born in Germany, chemist, Nobel-1925
April 1, 1864 Marie Jungius, Dutch fairy tale writer
April 1, 1858 Arnold Aletrino, Dutch physician-criminologist and author, From Life
April 1, 1858 Gaetano Mosca, Italian sociologist, Circulation of Elite
April 1, 1852 Edward Austin Abbey, U.S., painter, Quest of the Holy Grail
April 1, 1847 Gavriil Musicescu, composer
April 1, 1847 Jules-Nicolas Crevaux, French explorer, South America
April 1, 1843 Ludwig Enneccerus, German jurist
April 1, 1834 Isidore Edouard Legouix, composer
April 1, 1823 Simon Bolivar Buckner, Lieutenant General Confederate Army, died in 1914
April 1, 1817 Johannes J van Oosterzee, Dutch theologist
April 1, 1815 Otto Von Bismarck, Germany, chancellor, 1866-90
April 1, 1809 Nikolai Gogol, writer
April 1, 1809 Willem Ruys J Dz, Dutch ship owner
April 1, 1807 Fredrik Cygnaeus, Finnish poet and literature critic
April 1, 1802 Hubert Reis, composer
April 1, 1793 Edouard Corbiere, French captain and writer, Le negrier
April 1, 1785 J. H. Ferdinand Olivier, German painter
April 1, 1772 Ignaz Franz von Mosel, composer
April 1, 1755 Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, French lawyer, Fisiologia del Gusto
April 1, 1753 Joseph de Maistre, French Diplomat
April 1, 1732 Franz Josef Haydn, born in Austria, composer, Die Schopfung
April 1, 1725 Francois Bainville, composer
April 1, 1721 Pieter Hellendaal, Dutch violinist, organist and composer, Glees
April 1, 1697 Abbe Prevost, French novelist and journalist, Manon Lescaut
April 1, 1643 Christian Demelius, composer
April 1, 1582 Gaspar de Crayer, Flemish painter
April 1, 1582 Thomas Simpson, composer
April 1, 1578 William Harvey, born in England, physician, discovered blood circulation
April 1, 1283 Ludwig IV of Baveria, Roman Catholic Bavarian emperor, 1314-47



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