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April 15, 1990 Emma Watson, British Actress April 15, 1982 Mark Mizzark, [Marlis Pugh], born in Akron, Ohio, rapper, Another Bad Creation April 15, 1977 Lisa Bell, Rockford, Illinois, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern Sr champ April 15, 1976 Susan Ward, American Model April 15, 1974 Marena Bencomo, Miss Universe-2nd place, Venezuela, 1997 April 15, 1974 Mike Quinn, quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers April 15, 1974 Sergei Krivokrasov, born in Angarsk, Russia, NHL right wing, Blackhawks, Oly-S-98 April 15, 1973 Jeremy Burkett, NFL/WLAF tight end, New York Giants, Barcelona Dragons April 15, 1972 Melvin Johnson, NFL safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers April 15, 1972 Peter Billingsley, born in New York City, actor, Real People April 15, 1972 Ricky Otero, born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico, outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies April 15, 1972 Ronald Cherry, NFL tackle, Detroit Lions April 15, 1972 Vickie Johnson, WNBA guard and forward, New York Liberty April 15, 1971 Craig Whelihan, NFL quarterback for the San Diego Chargers April 15, 1971 Derek Brown, NFL running back for the New Orleans Saints April 15, 1971 Guivi Sissaouri, born in Tbilisi, Georgia, Canada freestyle wrestler, Oly-s-96 April 15, 1971 Jason Sehorn, NFL cornerback and safety for the New York Giants April 15, 1971 Rich McKenzie, NFL linebacker for the Cleveland Browns April 15, 1971 Tim Tindale, NFL running back for the Buffalo Bills April 15, 1971 Lara St. John, Canadian Musician April 15, 1970 Darrin Smith, NFL linebacker, Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles April 15, 1969 Chris Smith, born in Indianapolis, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1993 BC Open-8th April 15, 1969 Jeromy Burnitz, born in Westminster, California, outfielder, Cleveland Indians April 15, 1969 Michael Jones, NFL linebacker, Oakland Raiders, St. Louis Rams April 15, 1969 Phillippi Sparks, NFL cornerback for the New York Giants April 15, 1968 Billy Brewer, born in Fort Worth, Texas, pitcher, New York Yankees April 15, 1968 Stacey Williams, born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, model, SI Swimsuit 1996 April 15, 1968 Ed O'Brien, English Musician April 15, 1967 Dara Torres, born in Beverly Hills, California, U.S. Olympic swimmer, Olympics gold 84 April 15, 1967 Lance Zeno, NFL/WLAF corner, Rams, Scottish Claymores April 15, 1967 Mark Mortimer, actor, Nick Hudson-Another World April 15, 1967 Suzy Green, born in Detroit, Michigan, LPGA golfer, 1995 Fieldcrest Cannon-26th April 15, 1966 Andrei Olhovskiy, born in Moscow, Russia, tennis pro April 15, 1966 Graeme Clark, bassist, Wet Wet Wet-Angel Eyes, Love is All Around April 15, 1966 Samantha Karen Fox, born in East End London, England, singer, Touch Me April 15, 1966 Samantha Fox, English Model April 15, 1965 Anthony Miller, NFL wide receiver, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys April 15, 1965 Kevin Stevens, born in Brockton, NHL left wing for the Los Angeles Kings April 15, 1965 Mark Dennis, NFL tackle, Carolina Panthers, Green Bay Packers April 15, 1965 Michele Redman, born in Zanesville, Ohio, LPGA golfer, 1995 Star Bank-3rd April 15, 1965 Soichi Noguchi, born in Yokohama, Japan, astronaut April 15, 1964 Lydie Denier, born in St. Nazaire, France, actress, General Hospital April 15, 1964 Nadeem Abbasi, cricketer, three Tests for Pakistan vs. India 1989 April 15, 1963 Manoj Prabhakar, cricketer, Indian opening batsman and opening bowler April 15, 1963 Teresa Wentzel DeWitt, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina, double trap 1996 Olympics April 15, 1961 Lynne Austin, born in Plant City, Florida, playmate, Jul, 1986 April 15, 1961 Tiina Lillak, born in Finland, javelin thrower 1984 Olympics silver April 15, 1960 Marvin Clyde Goodwin, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, murderer, FBI Most Wanted List April 15, 1960 Philip, Belgian prince/husband of princess Paola April 15, 1959 Emma Thompson, born in England, actress, Henry V, Howards End, Oscar-1992 April 15, 1959 Kevin Lowe, Lachute, NHL defenseman for the New York Rangers April 15, 1958 John Bracewell, NZ cricketer, premiere spinner of 80's April 15, 1958 Matt Reid, rock keyboardist, Berlin-Takes Your Breathe Away April 15, 1957 Evelyn Ashford, born in Shreveport, Louisiana, 100m runner, Oly-4 gold-1976, 84 April 15, 1956 Gregory J Harbaugh, born in Cleveland, Ohio, astronaut, STS 39, 54, 71, 82 April 15, 1956 Michael Cooper, NBA star, Los Angeles Lakers April 15, 1955 Barbara Barrow, LPGA golfer April 15, 1955 Enith Salle Brigitha, Neth, 100m/200m swimmer 1976 Olympics bronze April 15, 1952 Sam McMurray, actor, Tracey Ullman April 15, 1951 John L. Phillips, born in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia, PhD/astronaut April 15, 1951 Marsha S. Ivins, born in Baltimore, Maryland, astronaut, STS 32, 46, 62, 81 April 15, 1950 Amy Wright, born in Chicago, Illinois, actress, Inside Moves, Accidental Tourist April 15, 1947 Bojoura, [Raina GB van Melzen], Dutch singer/wife of Hans Cleuver April 15, 1947 DeDe Lind, born in Los Angeles, California, playmate, Aug, 1967 April 15, 1947 Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, TV producer, Designing Women, Murphy Brown April 15, 1947 Michael DeBello, singer, Maniac April 15, 1947 Mike Chapman, Australian songwriter/producer, Chinn and Chapman April 15, 1947 Wooly Wolstenholme, keyboardist/vocalist, Barclay James Harvest April 15, 1946 Wayne Gilchrest, Rep-R-Maryland April 15, 1945 Jos F B van Rey, Dutch MP, VVD April 15, 1944 Dave Edmunds, born in Wales, singer/guitarist, Rockpile-Baby I Love You April 15, 1944 Dzhokhar Dudayev, separatist leader April 15, 1944 Gerard Schoenaker, Dutch singer, Les Baroques April 15, 1943 Riem de Wolff, Indonesian/Dutch singer/guitarist, Blue Diamonds April 15, 1942 Kim Il Jong, son of North Korean President Kim Il Sung, 1972-94 April 15, 1942 Walter Raphael Hazzard, Wilmington Del, basketball 1964 Olympic gold April 15, 1942 Kenneth Lay, American Businessman April 15, 1941 Howard L. Berman, Rep-D-CA, 1983- April 15, 1941 Howard Berman, American Politician April 15, 1940 Edy Hubacher, born in Switzerland, 4-man bobsled, Olympics gold 1972 April 15, 1940 Jeffrey Archer, born in England, Tory-Commons, /author, Matter of Honor April 15, 1940 Phll Lesh, rocker April 15, 1940 Robert Walker, Jr., New York City, actor, Ceremony, Ms Don Juan, Ensign Pulver April 15, 1939 Claudia Cardinale, born in Tunis, actress, Blindfold, 8, Pink Panther April 15, 1939 Marti Wilder, father of rocker Kim Wilde April 15, 1938 Carles Marsden, professor, neurology April 15, 1938 Jay Garner, American Soldier April 15, 1937 Earl Russell, historian April 15, 1936 Hector Quintanar, composer April 15, 1936 Jack Noreiga, cricketer, 9-95 WI vs. India 1971 April 15, 1936 Maurice Shock, rector, Lincoln College in Oxford April 15, 1935 Gene Cherico, bassist April 15, 1933 Boris Strugatski, U.S.S.R., sci-fi author, Tale of Troika April 15, 1933 Elizabeth Montgomery, born in Los Angeles, California, actress, Samantha/Serena-Bewitched April 15, 1933 Roy Clark, born in Meherrin, Virginia, country singer, Hee Haw April 15, 1932 David Bolton, director, British Royal United Service for Defense April 15, 1932 Nikolai Stepanovich Porvatkin, Russian cosmonaut April 15, 1931 Florian Zabach, born in Chicago, Illinois, violinist, Hot Canary, Club Embassy April 15, 1931 Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor, Ireland April 15, 1931 Tomas G. Transtromer, Swedish psychologist/poet, Morkerseende April 15, 1930 Elijah Barayi, head of South Africa union centre, COSATU April 15, 1930 Vigdis Finnbogadottir, president of Iceland, 1980- April 15, 1929 Adrian Cadbury, candy manufacturer, Cadbury, Schweppes April 15, 1929 Jocelyn Barrow, deputy chair person, British Broadcast Standards April 15, 1928 Norma Merrick Sklarek, 1st black woman architect in New York and California April 15, 1928 Richard Evans, British diplomat April 15, 1927 Abha Gandhi, servant to Gandhi April 15, 1924 John Grigg, British historian April 15, 1924 Neville Marriner, born in Lincoln, England, conductor, Minn Orch 1978 April 15, 1923 Douglas Wass, CEO, Equity and Law Life Assurance Company April 15, 1922 Harold Washington, 1st black mayor of Chicago, D, 1983-87 April 15, 1922 Michael Ansara, Lowell Massachusetts, actor, Cochise-Broken Arrow, Centennial April 15, 1921 Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi, U.S.S.R., cosmonaut, Soyuz 3 April 15, 1921 Norman Ewart Thurston, musician April 15, 1920 Richard von Weizsacker, baron/president, Germany, 1984-94 April 15, 1920 Richard von Weizsaecker, German Politician April 15, 1920 Thomas Szasz, American Psychologist April 15, 1919 Clive Beadon, airman April 15, 1919 Elizabeth Catelett, sculptor/lithographer April 15, 1919 Meriol Trevor, novelist/biographer, Civil Prisoners April 15, 1918 John Baragrey, born in Haleyville, Alabama, actor, Creeper, Colossus of New York April 15, 1917 Hans Conried, born in Baltimore, Maryland, actor, Bullwinkle Show, Make Room for Daddy April 15, 1917 Pietro Grossi, composer April 15, 1915 Ernest Borneman, sexual researcher psychotherapist writer/musicologist April 15, 1914 John Gregory, dancer April 15, 1912 Kim II Sung, President of North Korea, 1945-94 April 15, 1912 Peter Menzies, CEO, British Electricity Council April 15, 1911 Jacob Fresco, Dutch architect, Antilles Brewery/Autonomy Monument April 15, 1910 Lord Grey of Naunton, chancellor, Ulster University April 15, 1909 Alice Rivlin, American Economist April 15, 1908 Eden Ahbez, songwriter April 15, 1908 Louise Chaplin, actress April 15, 1907 Gerald Abrahams, born in Liverpool, author, Teach Yourself Chess April 15, 1907 Nicholas Tinbergen, Neth/British biologist/zoologist, Nobel 1973 April 15, 1906 A J "Sandy" Bell, South Africa cricket fast bowler, 16 Tests 1929-35 April 15, 1906 Susan Walker, vice CEO, WRVS April 15, 1903 John Williams, born in England, actor, Niles-Family Affair, Dial M for Murder April 15, 1903 Waverley Lewis Root, American Journalist April 15, 1901 Joe Davis, English snooker/billiards-world champ, 1927-46 April 15, 1898 Nini de Boel, Flemish operette singer, White Horse April 15, 1897 Marian Jordan, actress, Molly-Fibber McGee and Molly April 15, 1895 Corrado Alvaro, Italian writer, Gente in Aspromonte April 15, 1895 Harry F V Edward, born in British Guiana, 100m/200m runner, Oly-bronze-1920 April 15, 1894 Elizabeth Mae "Bessie" Smith, Empress of Blues, over 200 songs April 15, 1892 Corrie Ten Boom, Dutch Celebrity April 15, 1891 Alvin Carter, born in Virginia, vocalist, Carter Family April 15, 1891 Vaino Raitio, composer April 15, 1891 Wallace Reid, born in St. Louis, Missouri, actor/dir/screenwriter, Every Inch a Man April 15, 1889 Asa Philip Randolph, labor leader, Railroad Porter's Union April 15, 1889 Thomas Hart Benton, born in Missouri, painter/muralist, Lonesome Road April 15, 1888 Florence Bates, born in San Antonio, Texas, actress, Kismet, I Remember Mama April 15, 1882 Giovanni Amendola, Italian antifascist/editor-in-chief, Il Mondo April 15, 1878 Robert Walser, writer April 15, 1875 Klaziena "Ina" Boudier-Bakker, Dutch playwright/novelist, Poverty April 15, 1874 Johannes Stark, Germany, physicist, Stark effect, Nobel 1919 April 15, 1861 Bliss Carman, Canadian Poet April 15, 1858 Anton G O Ridder Van Rappard, Dutch painter/lithographer/etcher April 15, 1858 Emile Durkheim, French sociologist, Division du travail social April 15, 1856 Jean Moreas, [Yannis Papadiamantopoulos], Greek/French poet April 15, 1856 Tom Mann, British Businesman April 15, 1850 John Munroe Longyear, U.S., capitalist/bank president April 15, 1845 Dave Gregory, cricketer, Australia's 1st Test captain April 15, 1843 Carl Eilhardt, composer April 15, 1843 Henry James, US/British writer/critic, Turn of the Screw, Bostonians April 15, 1837 Horace Porter, Bvt Brig General Union Army, died in 1921 April 15, 1829 Mary Harris Thompson, 1st American woman surgeon April 15, 1827 Julius Tausch, composer April 15, 1822 Napolean Jackson Tecumseh Dana, Major General Union volunteers April 15, 1821 Emerson Brown Joseph, Confederacy, died in 1894 April 15, 1821 Joseph E. Brown, American Politician April 15, 1820 Evander McNair, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1902 April 15, 1814 John Lothrop Motley, U.S., historian/author, Rise of Dutch Rep April 15, 1812 Pierre-Etienne-Theodore Rousseau, painter April 15, 1809 Hermann Gunther Grassmann, mathematician April 15, 1806 Alexander Duff, Scottish Clergyman April 15, 1800 James Clark Ross, explorer, British Antarctic April 15, 1793 Friedrich Struve, Germany, founded dynasty of astronomers April 15, 1766 Friedrich Bouterwek, German philosopher/critic April 15, 1757 George Knowil Jackson, composer April 15, 1741 Charles Willson Peale, U.S., port painter/inventor, George Washington April 15, 1707 Leonhard Euler, Bassle Sweden, mathematician, Euler's Constant April 15, 1689 Ferdinand Zellbell, composer April 15, 1688 Johann Friedrich Fasch, composer April 15, 1684 Catherine I, empress of Russia, 1725-27 April 15, 1682 John van Huysum, Dutch painter, flowers/fruit April 15, 1651 Domenico Gabrielli, composer April 15, 1637 Valentin Molitor, composer April 15, 1588 Claudius Salmasius, [Claude Saumaise], French linguist April 15, 1469 Nanak, 1st guru of Sikhs April 15, 1469 Guru Nanak, Pakistani Philosopher April 15, 1452 Leonardo da Vinci, Italy, painter/sculptor/scientist/visionary |