|
History Home Events Birthdays Deaths Years |
|
Add "Today in History" or "Today's Birthdays" to Your Site - it's Easy! |
|
April 4 Birthdays in History - April 4 Deaths - April 4 Events
|
|
April 4, 1979 Charles Butler, born in Salt Lake City Utah, dance skater April 4, 1979 Rebecca Stoyel, born in South Australia, gymnast 1996 Olympics April 4, 1979 Heath Ledger, Australian Actor April 4, 1979 Natasha Lyonne, American Actress April 4, 1978 Irene Skliva, born in Athens, Greece, Miss World 1996 April 4, 1976 Alicia Silverstone, actress, Clueless April 4, 1975 Kisha Ford, WNBA guard and forward, New York Liberty April 4, 1974 O. J. Santiago, tight end for the Atlanta Falcons April 4, 1973 Damon Allen, born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, figure skater, 1997 Midwestern champ April 4, 1973 Peter Hoekstra, Dutch soccer player, PSV, Ajax April 4, 1973 Ryan Coughlin, CFL offensive linebacker, Montreal Alouettes April 4, 1973 Tiffany Woosley, WNBA guard for the Houston Comets April 4, 1973 David Blaine, American Entertainer April 4, 1972 Chad Eaton, defensive tackle for the New England Patriots April 4, 1972 Jim Werland, born in Ventura, California, canoe, alternate 1996 Olympics April 4, 1972 Matt Wagner, born in Cedar falls, Iowa, pitcher for the Seattle Mariners April 4, 1971 Allan Houston, NBA guard for the New York Knicks, Detroit Pistons April 4, 1971 Felipe Lira, born in Miranda, Venezeula, pitcher for the Detroit Tigers April 4, 1971 Jaime Fernandez, Australian rower 1996 Olympics April 4, 1971 Yanic Perreault, born in Sherbrooke, NHL center for the Los Angeles Kings April 4, 1970 Barry van Galen, Dutch soccer player, Roda JC April 4, 1970 Jason Stoltenberg, born in Australia, tennis star April 4, 1970 Barry Pepper, Canadian Actor April 4, 1969 Anthony Tucker, NBA forward for the New York Knicks April 4, 1969 Carlos Reyes, born in Miami, Florida, pitcher for the Oakland A's April 4, 1969 Dennis de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta April 4, 1969 Gerard de Nooijer, Dutch soccer player, Sparta April 4, 1968 Andre Bowden, WLAF LB for the Frankfurt Galaxy April 4, 1967 Juliana "Juli" Furtado, born in New York City, cyclist, 1996 Olympics 10th April 4, 1966 Michal Clingman, born in Indio, California, WPVA volleyballer, Nationals-9th-1994 April 4, 1966 Myriam Schropp, West Germany, tennis star April 4, 1966 Nancy McKeon, born in Westbury, New York, actress, Jo Polniazek-Facts of Life April 4, 1966 Stanislav Medrik, born in Nitra CZE, hockey defenseman, Team Slovakia April 4, 1965 Black Francis, [Charles Thompson], U.S. singer and songwriter, Pixies April 4, 1965 Robert Downey, Jr., born in New York City, comedian, SNL, Less than Zero, Back to School April 4, 1965 Tony Burse, CFL fullback for the Edmonton Eskimos April 4, 1964 Gregory Thomas Kraft, born in Detroit, Michigan, PGA golfer, 1993 Walt Disney-2nd April 4, 1964 Paul Parker, soccer player April 4, 1964 Robbie Rist, born in California, actor, Oliver-Brady Bunch April 4, 1964 David Cross, American Actor April 4, 1963 Anthony Clark, comedian, Boyd Pritchett-Boston Common April 4, 1963 David Gavurin, English pop guitarist/composer, Sundays, Blind April 4, 1963 Jack Del Rio, NFL linebacker for the Minnesota Vikings April 4, 1963 Graham Norton, Irish Celebrity April 4, 1962 Ava Fabian, born in Brewster, New York, playmate, Aug, 1986, /actress, Cafe Nostra April 4, 1962 Sherrin Smyers, born in Newcastle, Australia, LPGA golfer, 1995 Youngstown-11th April 4, 1962 Tina Tombs, born in Montreal, Quebec, LPGA golfer, 1990 Jamie Farr Toledo April 4, 1961 Matt Cole, born in Stratford, Ontario, Canadian Tour golfer, 1990 Space Coast April 4, 1960 Bev Smith, born in Armstrong BC, basketball forward 1996 Olympics April 4, 1960 Jon Agnew, cricketer, England pace bowler late 80's April 4, 1960 Jonathan Agnew, British broadcaster and test bowler April 4, 1960 Hugo Weaving, Nigerian Actor April 4, 1958 Derek Kallicharran, cricket all-rounder, Guyana, USA 1994 ICC Trophy April 4, 1958 Hrvoje Horvatic, video artist April 4, 1958 John Wesley Jones, born in Lawton, Oklahoma, 4X100m relayer, 1976 Olympics gold April 4, 1958 Pierre-Paul Prud'hon, painter April 4, 1957 Graeme Kelling, British pop guitarist, Deacon Blue-Real Gone Kid April 4, 1957 Paul Downton, cricketer, England wicket-keeper in 80's April 4, 1956 Evelyn Hart, prima ballerina, Royal Winnipeg Ballet April 4, 1956 David E. Kelley, American Producer April 4, 1955 Mick Mars, rocker April 4, 1954 Julie Carmen, born in Mount Vernon, New York, actress, Gloria, Last Plane Out April 4, 1952 Dave Hill, born in England, rock guitarist, Slade-Coz I Love You April 4, 1952 Gary Moore, Irish rock guitarist, Skid Row-Oh Pretty Woman April 4, 1952 Peter Haycock, rock guitarist, All Along the Watchtower April 4, 1952 Rosemarie Ackermann, German DR, high jumper 1976 Olympics gold April 4, 1951 Steve Gatlin, born in Olney, Texas, country singer, Gatlin Bros-Broken Lady April 4, 1951 Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman April 4, 1951 John Hannah, American Athlete April 4, 1950 Christine Lahti, born in Detroit, actress, Harvey Korman Show, Swing Shift April 4, 1949 Larry Lingle, rocker April 4, 1949 Greg Knight, British Politician April 4, 1948 Berry Oakley, born in Chicago, Illinois, rocker, Allman Brothers-Ramblin' Man April 4, 1948 Gail Davies, born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, country singer, Blue Heartache April 4, 1948 Pick Withers, rocker, Dire Straits April 4, 1948 Dan Simmons, American Author April 4, 1947 Salvatore Sciarrino, composer April 4, 1946 Craig T. Nelson, born in Spokane, Washington actor, Poltergeist, Hayden Fox-Coach April 4, 1945 Bryan Andrews, cricketer, NZ medium-pacer, toured Australia 1973-74 April 4, 1945 Caroline McWilliams, born in Seattle, Washington actress, Sally-Soap, Marcy-Benson April 4, 1945 Walter Charles, born in East Strousberg, Pennsylvania, actor, Fletch Lives, Weeds April 4, 1944 David Melville, professor and director, Middlesex Polytechnic April 4, 1944 Lawrence A. Hough, U.S., rower, Pairs w/o cox-1968 olympic silver April 4, 1943 Ian Robertson, British museum director, National Army Museum April 4, 1942 Kitty Kelley, author, Unauthorized Biography of Frank Sinatra April 4, 1942 Kris Jensen, rocker April 4, 1941 Major Lance, U.S. boxer, dancer and singer, Hey Little Girl April 4, 1940 Bijan, born in Iran, mens apparel designer, Beverly Hills, New York City, London April 4, 1940 Robby Mueller, cinematographer, Breaking the Waves, Dead Man, Korczak April 4, 1940 Vladimir Timofeyevich Isakov, Russia, cosmonaut April 4, 1939 Hugh Masekela, born in Wilbank, South Africa, trumpeter, I Am Not Afraid April 4, 1939 JoAnne Carner, born in Kirkland, Washington, LPGA golfer, 1976 U.S. Women's Open April 4, 1938 A Bartlett Giamatti, born in Boston, President of Yale and baseball commissioner, 1989 April 4, 1938 Michael Parks, born in Corona, California, actor, Then Came Bronson April 4, 1938 Peter Attenborough, British headmaster, Charterhouse April 4, 1938 A. Bartlett Giamatti, American Educator April 4, 1937 Ian St. James, novelist, Balfour Conspiracy, Vengeance, Money Stones April 4, 1937 J Hans van den Doel, economist and Dutch MP, PvdA April 4, 1936 Margo J. Sylvia, rocker, Tune Weavers April 4, 1935 Easton Dudley Ashton St. John McMorris, cricketer, WI batsman of 60's April 4, 1935 Francois-Bernard Mache, composer April 4, 1935 Lord Ichayra, Secretary-General, British Banking Assn April 4, 1935 Trevor Griffiths, playwright, Absolute Beginners April 4, 1934 Dorothy Lousie Grenfell Williams, broadcaster April 4, 1933 Fritz Bolkestein, Dutch CEO, Shell, and Minister of Defense, VVD April 4, 1933 Robin Phillips, English multi-millionaire manufacturer, hand-dryer April 4, 1933 Seoirse Bodley, composer April 4, 1932 Andrei Tarkovski, Russian director, Solaris, Stalker April 4, 1932 Anthony Perkins, born in New York City, actor, Psycho, Fear Strikes Out, Pretty Poison April 4, 1932 Bapu Nadkarni, cricketer, economical Indian slow left-armer 1956-68 April 4, 1932 Richard G. Lugar, Sen-R-IN, 1977- April 4, 1932 Andrei Tarkovsky, Russian Director April 4, 1932 Richard Lugar, American Politician April 4, 1932 Clive Davis, American Businessman April 4, 1931 Denis Frank Owen, Natural historian April 4, 1931 Harold L. Volkmer, Rep-D-MO, 1977- April 4, 1930 David Sexton, soccer manager April 4, 1929 William F. Clinger, Jr., Rep-R-PA, 1979- April 4, 1928 Bill Ryan, born in Brooklyn, New York, newscaster, Smithsonian April 4, 1928 Jimmy Logan, British comedian, Mad Death April 4, 1928 Maya Angelou, born in St. Louis, poet and actress, Nyo-Roots April 4, 1928 Monty Norman, composer and writer April 4, 1927 Bob Stump, Rep-R-AZ, 1977- April 4, 1926 Cloris Leachman, born in Des Moines, Iowa, actress, Phyllis, High Anxiety April 4, 1925 Elizabeth Wilson, born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, actor, Doc, East Side/West Side April 4, 1925 Erna Spoorenberg, Dutch singer April 4, 1924 Christopher Prater, screen printer April 4, 1924 Eva Marie Saint, born in Newark, New Jersey, actress, Sandpiper, Loving, Exodus April 4, 1924 Gil Hodges, baseball player/manager, Brooklyn Dodgers, New York Mets April 4, 1924 Peter Vaughan, actor, Haunted Honeymoon, Die Die My Darling April 4, 1923 Manon H E Alving, Dutch actress, Short American April 4, 1923 Nancy Francy, director, Claire's Knee April 4, 1922 Elmer Bernstein, born in New York City, movie music composer, Robot Monster April 4, 1921 Willem J "Wim" the Villiers, South Africa minister of Administration April 4, 1920 Eric Rohmer, born in Nancy, France, actor, 6 in Paris, Collector, Perceval April 4, 1919 Antony Tudor, born in England, choreographer, Metropolitan Opera 1957 April 4, 1918 Earl Jellicoe, chancellor, University of Southhampton April 4, 1918 Margaret Dupont, tennis champion April 4, 1917 Joseph Ortiz, French-Algerian extremist, barricade uprising April 4, 1916 David White, actor, Larry Tate-Bewitched April 4, 1916 Herbert Eugene Caen, columnist April 4, 1915 Jan Drda, Czech writer, Nema Barikada, Mestecko Na Dlani April 4, 1915 Lars G Ahlin, Swedish writer, Death of Me April 4, 1915 Muddy Waters, guitarist, Hoochie Coochie Man April 4, 1914 Gustave Camus, Belgian painter April 4, 1914 John Beith, British diplomat April 4, 1914 Marguerite Duras, born in France, novelist and playwright, Sea Wall April 4, 1913 Frances Langford, born in Lakeland, Florida, singer, Armed Forces Hour, Star Time April 4, 1913 Jerome Weidman, U.S. writer, Tenderloin April 4, 1913 Rosemary Lane, born in Indianola, Iowa, actress, 4 Mothers, Harvest Melody April 4, 1910 Agnes Patrick, campaigner April 4, 1910 [Marcelle] Georgette Hagedoorn, actress and chansonniere April 4, 1908 Ernestine Gilbreth Carey, author, Cheaper by the Dozen April 4, 1907 Nathan M. Pusey, born in Iowa, educator, Natl Ass for Social Sciences-1963 April 4, 1906 Bea Benaderet, born in New York City, actress, Kate-Petticoat Junction April 4, 1906 John Cameron Swayze, born in Wichita, Kansas, newscaster, Timex, Hindenberg April 4, 1905 Eugene Bozza, composer April 4, 1902 Louise L de Vilmorin, French poet and author, Lutin Sauvage April 4, 1901 Carmel Myers, born in San Francisco, California, actress, Carmel Myers Show April 4, 1899 William Brann, cricketer, South African batsman vs. England 1922-23 April 4, 1897 Pierre Fresnay, born in Paris, France, actor, Grand Illusion April 4, 1896 Robert Sherwood, dramatist, Abe Lincoln in Illinois, Idiot's Delight April 4, 1896 Tristan Tzara, [Samuel Rosenfeld] French poet, Approximate Man April 4, 1896 Robert E. Sherwood, American Playwright April 4, 1895 Arthur Murray, born in New York City, dancer, Arthur Murray Dance Party April 4, 1895 Charlie Hallows, cricket batsman, Lancs played for England 1921-28 April 4, 1892 Cyril Smith, born in Peterhead, Scotland, actor, Adv of Sir Lancelot April 4, 1892 Esther Howard, MT April 4, 1888 Tris Speaker, baseball great, hit more doubles than Pete Rose April 4, 1884 Isoroku Yamamoto, admiral and supreme commander of Japanese fleet April 4, 1882 Mary Howe, composer April 4, 1881 Charles Funk, born in Ohio, Encylopediest, Funk and Wagnalls April 4, 1879 Gabriel Groulez, composer April 4, 1876 Maurice de Vlaminck, born in Paris, Fauvist painter, Village in the Snow April 4, 1875 Jozef Szulc, composer April 4, 1875 Pierre Monteux, born in Paris, France, conductor, Boston Symph Orch 1919-24 April 4, 1875 Samuel S. Hinds, born in Brooklyn, New York April 4, 1872 Nikolai Amani, composer April 4, 1872 Pauline de Haan-Manifarges, Dutch singer April 4, 1870 George A. Smith, born in Salt Lake City Utah, 8th President of Mormon church April 4, 1866 George P. Baker, U.S. playwright, 47 Workshop April 4, 1858 Remy de Gourmont, French critic and writer, Physique de L'amour April 4, 1843 Hans Richter, composer April 4, 1836 Jerome Hopkins, composer April 4, 1836 Lawrence Barrett, American Actor April 4, 1832 Jose Echegaray y Elizaguirre, playwright and scientist, Teatro Escogido April 4, 1831 Edward Cary Walthall, Brig General Confederate Army, died in 1898 April 4, 1828 Margaret Oliphant, Scotland, novelist and biographer, Beleaguered City April 4, 1826 Zenobe Theophile Gramme, inventor, electric motor April 4, 1823 Karl Wilhelm Siemens, inventor, laid undersea cables April 4, 1823 Robert Byington Mitchell, Brig General Union volunteers April 4, 1821 Linus Yale, U.S., portrait painter and inventor, Yale cylinder lock April 4, 1820 Charles Devens, Jr., Major General, Bvt Union volunteers, died in 1891 April 4, 1817 John Wilson Sprague, Bvt Mjr General Union volunteers, died in 1893 April 4, 1814 John Blair Smith Todd, Brig General Union volunteers, died in 1872 April 4, 1809 Benjamin Pierce, U.S. mathematician and astronomer April 4, 1804 Joseph Fischhof, composer April 4, 1802 Dorothea Dix, U.S., aroused interest in treatment of mental inmates April 4, 1792 Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Radical Republican congressional leader, Rep-R April 4, 1786 John Franklin, British explorer, Arctic April 4, 1785 Bettina Brentano, composer April 4, 1785 Bettina von Arnim, German writer, This Book Belongs to the King April 4, 1762 Stephen Storace, composer April 4, 1758 John Hoppner, portrait painter April 4, 1755 Vincenc Masek, composer April 4, 1752 Niccolo Antonio Zingarelli, composer, Andromeda April 4, 1740 Wolfgang Nicolaus Haueisen, composer April 4, 1731 Francisco Morera, composer April 4, 1716 John Evangelist Schreiber, composer April 4, 1696 Giovanni Battista Tiepoldo, painter April 4, 1648 Grinling Gibbons, sculptor and woodcarver April 4, 1646 Antoine Galland, French orientalist and interpreter April 4, 1527 Abraham Ortelius, [Ortels/Hortels], South Netherlands geographer April 4, 188 Caracalla, [Marcus Aureiius Antoniius], Roman emperor, 211-17 |