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April 15 is the 105th day of the year (106th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. International holidays March 2 - Mothering Sunday (Britain March 7 - Nyepi (Indonesia International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland International holidays May 1 - Labour Day ( Pakistan) May 1 - Labour Day ( Singapore) Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Events 1303 - The University of Rome La Sapienza is instituted by Pope Boniface VIII. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Events 1479 BC - Thutmose III ascends to the throne of Egypt, although power effectively shifts to Hatshepsut (according to Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common International holidays and other major events April 1 - April Fools' Day April 4 - Qingming Festival (Mainland April 2007 is the fourth month of that year It began on a Sunday and 30 days later ended on a Monday. Stories without links will be removed'. News stories must be in English 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2002: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2001: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September April 2000: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September A leap year (or intercalary year) is a year containing one or more extra days (or in the case of Lunisolar calendars an extra month in order to keep the The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today There are 260 days remaining until the end of the year.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 3 Deaths 4 Holidays and observances 5 External links

Events

• 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English forces, ending English domination in Northern France. The Battle of Formigny ( April 15, 1450) was a battle of the Hundred Years' War fought between England and France. The Hundred Years' War (Guerre de Cent Ans was a prolonged conflict lasting from 1337 to 1453 between two royal houses for the French throne vacant with the extinction of the senior This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• 1632 - Battle of Rain; Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus defeat the Holy Roman Empire during the Thirty Years' War. The Battle of Rain (also called the Battle of the River Lech or Battle of Lech) was fought on April 15, 1632, as part of the Thirty "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For the other Swedish kings known as Gustavus Adolphus see Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden or Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in For the Mauritanian Thirty Years' War see Char Bouba war. For the band see The 30 Years War.
• 1715 - Pocotaligo Massacre triggers the start of the Yamasee War in colonial South Carolina. Year 1715 ( MDCCXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Yamasee War (also spelled Yemassee War) ( 1715 - 1717) was a conflict between colonial South Carolina and various Native American Indian The Yamasee War (also spelled Yemassee War) ( 1715 - 1717) was a conflict between colonial South Carolina and various Native American Indian The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a North American British proprietary Colony, controlled by eight English noblemen
• 1738 - Premiere in London of Serse, an Italian opera by George Frideric Handel. Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Serse ( Xerxes) ( HWV 40 is an Opera seria by George Frideric Handel. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Opera is an art form in which Singers and Musicians perform a Dramatic work (called an opera which combines a text (called a Libretto
• 1755 - Samuel Johnson's A Dictionary of the English Language published in London. Year 1755 ( MDCCLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Samuel Johnson (often referred to as Dr Johnson) (18 September Published on 15 April 1755 and written by Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, sometimes published as Johnson's Dictionary, is among
• 1783 - Preliminary articles of peace ending Revolutionary War ratified. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots"
• 1802 - William Wordsworth and his sister, Dorothy see a "long belt" of daffodils, inspiring the former to pen I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Dorothy Mae Ann Wordsworth ( December 25, 1771 – January 25, 1855) was an English Author, Poet and I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD I
• 1865 - Abraham Lincoln dies after being shot the previous evening by John Wilkes Booth. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, one of the last major events in the American Civil War, took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, when Events 43 BC - Battle of Forum Gallorum: Mark Antony, besieging Julius Caesar 's assassin Decimus Junius Brutus in Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the Andrew Johnson is then sworn in as the 17th President of the United States. Andrew Johnson (December 29 1808 – July 31 1875 was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69 succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by
• 1892 - The General Electric Company is formed. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• 1906 - The Armenian organization AGBU is established. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The Armenian General Benevolent Union (Հայկական Բարեգործական Ընդհանուր Միութիւն abbreviated as AGBU, established in 1906 is a Non-profit
• 1912 - The British passenger liner, the RMS Titanic, sinks in the North Atlantic, after hitting an iceberg two and a half hours earlier, the previous day. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting See also Kingdom of Great Britain Great Britain (Breatainn Mhòr Prydain Fawr Breten Veur Graet Breetain is the larger of the two main islands Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland An iceberg is a large piece of freshwater Ice that has broken off from a snow-formed Glacier or Ice shelf and is floating in open water
• 1920 - Anarchists Sacco and Vanzetti allegedly murder two security guards while robbing a shoe store. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Anarchism is a Political philosophy encompassing theories and attitudes which support the elimination of all compulsory Government, i Ferdinando Nicola Sacco (April 22 1891 – August 23 1927 and Bartolomeo Vanzetti (June 11 1888 – August 23 1927 were two Italian-born American laborers
• 1923 - Insulin becomes generally available for use by diabetics. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Insulin is a Hormone with intensive effects on both metabolism and several other body systems (eg vascular compliance Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc
• 1924 - Rand McNally publishes its first road atlas. Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Rand McNally is the preeminent American publisher of Maps Atlases and Globes for travel reference commercial and educational uses A road atlas is a Map or set of maps that primarily display Roads and transport links rather than geographical information
• 1940 - The Allies begin their attack on the Norwegian town of Narvik which is occupied by Nazi Germany. Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Narvik ( Northern Sami: Narviika) is a town and municipality in the county of Nordland, Norway Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• 1941 - In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) attack Belfast, Northern Ireland killing one thousand people. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Belfast Blitz was an event that occurred on the night of Easter Tuesday 15 April 1941. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of
• 1942 - George Cross is awarded to "to the island fortress of Malta - its people and defenders" by King George VI. Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The George Cross ( GC) is the highest Civil decoration of the Commonwealth of Nations. Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands
• 1943 - An Allied bomber attack misses the Minerva automobile factory and hits the Belgian town of Mortsel instead, killing 936 civilians. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Minerva was a prominent Belgian luxury automobile manufactured from 1902 until 1938 The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Mortsel is a City and Municipality close to the city of Antwerp located in the Belgian province of Antwerp.
• 1945 - The Bergen-Belsen concentration camp is liberated. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Belsen redirects here For other meanings see Belsen (disambiguation. Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• 1947 - Jackie Robinson debuts for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking baseball's color line. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a Major League Baseball team based in Los Angeles California, USA
• 1952 - The maiden flight of the B-52 Stratofortress
• 1955 - Ray Kroc opens his first franchise of McDonald's restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Albert Kroc ( October 5, 1902 - January 14, 1984) took over the then small-scale McDonald's Corporation franchise in 1954 and
• 1957 - White Rock, British Columbia officially separates from Surrey, British Columbia and is incorporated as a new city. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) The City of White Rock borders Semiahmoo Surrey is a Canadian city in the Province of British Columbia that lies within the Metro Vancouver A municipal corporation is the legal term for a local governing body, including (but not necessarily limited to cities, counties, Towns
• 1967 - Scotland defeats rival England 3-2 at Wembley Stadium, causing the Scots fans to jokingly claim their side as "Unofficial world Champions", creating the phenomenon of the Unofficial Football World Championships. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the History Early days The first ever international match was a "rather unexciting" 0-0 draw between England and Scotland on November 30 1872
• 1984 - British comedian Tommy Cooper suffers a massive heart attack while live on TV. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Tommy Cooper ( 19 March 1921 &ndash 15 April 1984) was an Anglo-Welsh Prop comedian and magician. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
• 1986 - The United States launches Operation El Dorado Canyon against Libya. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States bombing of Libya (code-named Operation El Dorado Canyon) comprised the joint United States Air Force, Navy and Libya ( ليبيا ar-Latn Lībiyā; Libyan vernacular: Lībya; Amazigh:) officially the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab
• 1989 - Hillsborough disaster: A human crush occurs at Hillsborough Stadium, home of football club Sheffield Wednesday, resulting in the deaths of 96 Liverpool FC fans. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club in Sheffield, England. Liverpool Football Club are an English professional Association football club based in Liverpool England.
• 1989 - Upon Hu Yaobang's death, the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 begin in the People's Republic of China. Hu Yaobang ( Chinese: 胡耀邦 Pinyin: Hú Yàobāng Wade-Giles: Hu Yao-pang 20 November 1915&ndash15 April 1989 was a leader of the People's The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 culminating in the Tiananmen Square Massacre (referred to in Chinese as the June Fourth Incident, to avoid confusion with two Talk People's Republic of China) PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA ARTICLE GUIDELINES
• 1992 - The National Assembly of Vietnam adopts the 1992 Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) The Constitution of Vietnam recognizes the National Assembly of Vietnam (Quốc hội Việt Nam as "the highest organ of state power The Constitution of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Hiến pháp Cộng hòa Xã hội Chủ nghĩa Việt Nam is the current Constitution of Vietnam, adopted
• 1994 - Representatives of 124 countries and the European Communities sign the Marrakesh Agreements revising the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and initiating the World Trade Organization (effective January 1, 1995). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) The European Community (EC is one of the Three pillars of the European Union (EU created under the Maastricht Treaty (1992 The 'General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade' (typically abbreviated 'GATT' was the outcome of the failure of negotiating governments to create the International Trade Organization (ITO New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995
• 1997 - Fire sweeps through a campsite of Muslims making the Hajj pilgrimage; the official death toll is 343. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion The Hajj (حج is a pilgrimage to Mecca (Makkah It is the largest annual pilgrimage in the world In Religion and Spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long journey or Search of great Moral significance
• 2002 - An Air China Boeing 767-200, flight CA129 crashes into a hillside during heavy rain and fog near Busan, South Korea, killing 128. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Not to be confused with China Airlines, the national airline of the Republic of China (Taiwan. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Air China Flight 129 (CCA129 CA129 was a flight from Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, People's Republic of China to South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea and often referred to as Korea ( Korean: 대한민국 tɛː

Births

• 1452 - Leonardo da Vinci, Italian Renaissance polymath (d. Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci ( April 15 1452 – May 2 1519 was an Italian Polymath, having been a scientist Mathematician, Engineer 1519)
• 1469 - Guru Nanak Dev, Founder of Sikhism (d. Guru Nanak Dev (ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ (गुरु नानक گرونانک Gurū Nānak ( 15 april 1469, Nankana Sahib Sikhism ( IPA: or; ਸਿੱਖੀ sikkhī, IPA:) founded on the teachings of Nanak and nine successive gurus in fifteenth century 1539)
• 1489 - Sinan, Ottoman architect (d. Koca Mi‘mār Sinān Āġā ( Ottoman Turkish: خوجه معمار سنان آغا ( April 15, 1489 - April 09, 1588)
• 1552 - Pietro Cataldi, Italian mathematician (d. Pietro Antonio Cataldi ( April 15, 1552 - February 11, 1626) was an Italian Mathematician. 1626)
• 1588 - Claudius Salmasius, French classical scholar (d. Claudius Salmasius is the Latin name of Claude Saumaise ( April 15, 1588 - September 3, 1653) a French classical 1653)
• 1641 - Robert Sibbald, Scottish physician (d. Sir Robert Sibbald ( April 15 1641 &ndashAugust 1722 Scottish Physician and Antiquary, was born in Edinburgh. 1722)
• 1642 - Suleiman II, Ottoman Sultan (d. Year 1722 ( MDCCXXII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Suleiman II ( April 15, 1642 June 23 1691) ( Ottoman Turkish: سليمان ثانى Süleymān-i sānī) was the The Ottoman Dynasty (or the Imperial House of Osman) ( Turkish: Osmanlı Hanedanı) ruled the Ottoman Empire from 1299 to 1922 beginning with 1691)
• 1646 - King Christian V of Denmark (d. Christian V ( 15 April 1646 in Flensburg &ndash 25 August 1699 in Copenhagen) was king of Denmark and 1699)
• 1646 - Pierre Poiret, French mystic (d. Pierre Poiret was a prominent 17th century French mystic and Christian philosopher 1719)
• 1684 - Catherine I of Russia (d. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Yekaterina (Catherine I Alexeyevna (In Russian: Екатерина I Алексеевна (born Martha Elena Scowronska, Marta Elena Skavronska later 1727)
• 1688 - Johann Friedrich Fasch, German composer (d. Year 1727 ( MDCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Johann Friedrich Fasch ( April 15, 1688 &ndash December 5, 1758) was a German Composer. 1758)
• 1707 - Leonhard Euler, Swiss mathematician (d. Year 1758 ( MDCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1707 ( MDCCVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a 1783)
• 1710 - William Cullen, Scottish physician (d. Year 1783 ( MDCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Year 1710 ( MDCCX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year William Cullen ( 15 April 1710 – 5 February 1790) was a Scottish doctor and Chemist. 1790)
• 1721 - Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, English military leader (d. Year 1790 ( MDCCXC) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Prince William Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus Style and New Style dates|N 1765)
• 1741 - Charles Willson Peale, American painter, soldier and naturalist (d. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1741 ( MDCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Charles Willson Peale ( April 15, 1741 – February 22, 1827) was an American painter, soldier and naturalist 1827)
• 1772 - Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, French naturalist (d. Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Year 1772 ( MDCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hillaire ( April 15, 1772 - June 19, 1844) was a French naturalist who established the principle 1844)
• 1793 - Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, German astronomer (d. Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve (Vasily Yakovlevich Struve ( April 15, 1793 &ndash November 23, 1864 ( Julian calendar 1864)
• 1794 - Jean Pierre Flourens, French physiologist (d. Year 1864 ( MDCCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1794 ( MDCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Marie Jean Pierre Flourens ( April 15, 1794 - December 6, 1867) father of Gustave Flourens, was a French Physiologist 1867)
• 1800 - James Clark Ross, English explorer (d. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Sir James Clark Ross ( April 15, 1800 &ndash April 3, 1862) was a British naval officer and explorer. 1862)
• 1809 - Hermann Grassmann, German mathematician (d. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hermann Günther Grassmann ( April 15, 1809, Stettin ( Szczecin) &ndash September 26, 1877, Stettin) was a 1877)
• 1832 - Wilhelm Busch, German poet (d. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1832 ( MDCCCXXXII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Wilhelm Busch ( 15 April 1832 - 9 January 1908) was a German Caricaturist, painter and Poet who 1908)
• 1841 - Joseph E. Seagram, Canadian distillery founder (d. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year For the game see 1841 (board game. Year 1841 ( MDCCCXLI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link Joseph Emm Seagram ( April 15, 1841 - August 18, 1919) was a Canadian distillery founder Politician, Philanthropist 1919)
• 1843 - Henry James, American author (d. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1843 ( MDCCCXLIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Henry James, OM ( –) son of theologian Henry James Sr, brother of the philosopher and psychologist William James and diarist Alice James 1916)
• 1858 - Émile Durkheim, French sociologist (d. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Émile Durkheim ( April 15, 1858 – November 15, 1917) was a French Sociologist whose contributions were instrumental 1917)
• 1861 - Bliss Carman, Canadian poet (d. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1861 ( MDCCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bliss Carman FRSC ( April 15 1861 - June 8, 1929) was a preeminent Canadian Poet. 1929)
• 1874 - George Harrison Shull, American plant geneticist (d. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common George Harrison Shull ( April 15, 1874 - September 28, 1954) was an eminent American plant Geneticist. 1954)
• 1874 - Johannes Stark, German physicist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Johannes Stark ( April 15, 1874 &ndash June 21, 1957) was a prominent 20th century German physicist, and Physics The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1957)
• 1875 - James J. Jeffries, American heavyweight boxer (d. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common James Jackson Jeffries ("The Boilermaker " ( April 15, 1875 in Carroll Ohio – March 3, 1953 in Burbank 1953)
• 1878 - Robert Walser, Swiss writer (d. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the US musicologist see Robert Walser (musicologist. Robert Walser ( 15 April 1878 near Biel/Bienne, 1956)
• 1879 - Melville Henry Cane, American lawyer (d. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Melville H Cane ( April 15, 1879 &ndash March 10, 1980) was an American poet and Lawyer. 1980)
• 1883 - Stanley Bruce, eighth Prime Minister of Australia (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1883 ( MDCCCLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Stanley Melbourne Bruce 1st Viscount Bruce of Melbourne, CH, MC, FRS, PC (15 April 1883&ndash25 August 1967 was an Australian politician and The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. 1967)
• 1885 - Tadeusz Kutrzeba, Polish general (d. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Tadeusz Kutrzeba ( 15 April 1885 - 8 January 1947) was an army General of the Second Polish 1947)
• 1886 - Nikolay Gumilyov, Russian poet (d. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1886 ( MDCCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Nikolay Stepanovich Gumilyov (Николай Степанович Гумилёв April 15 NS 1886 - August 1921 was an influential Russian 1921)
• 1888 - Maximilian Kronberger, German poet (d. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Maximilian Kronberger, known familiarly as Maximin ( April 15, 1888 &mdash April 16, 1904) was a German poet and a significant figure 1904)
• 1889 - Thomas Hart Benton, American muralist (d. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Thomas Hart Benton ( April 15, 1889 - January 19, 1975) was an American painter and Muralist. 1975)
• 1889 - A. Philip Randolph, American activist (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Asa Philip Randolph ( April 15 1889 &ndash May 16 1979) was a prominent twentieth century African-American civil rights leader 1979)
• 1892 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Cornelia Johanna Arnolda ten Boom, generally known as Corrie ten Boom, ( April 15, 1892 – April 15 1983) was a Dutch, 1983)
• 1892 - Theo Osterkamp, World War I and World War II German fighter pilot (d. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Theodor "Theo" Osterkamp ( 15 April 1892 - 2 January 1975) was a World War I and World War II Luftwaffe World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 1975)
• 1894 - Bessie Smith, American blues singer (d. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Bessie Smith (July 9 1892 or April 15 1894&ndash September 26 1937 was an American Blues singer 1937)
• 1895 - Clark McConachy, New Zealand billiards player (d. Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Clark McConachy MBE ( 15 April 1895 &ndash 12 April 1980) was a New Zealand professional English billiards 1980)
• 1896 - Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov, Russian chemist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Nikolay Nikolayevich Semyonov (Никола́й Никола́евич Семёнов ( April 15 ( April 3, Old Style) 1896 – September 25 The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1986)
• 1901 - Joe Davis, English snooker player (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Year 1901 ( MCMI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting For the California governor often called "Joe Davis" by his critics see Gray Davis. 1978)
• 1902 - Fernando Pessa, Portuguese journalist (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Fernando Pessa, ComIH, GOM, OBE ( April 15, 1902 &ndash April 29, 2002) was a Portuguese 2002)
• 1904 - Arshile Gorky, Armenian Artist (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Arshile Gorky (real name - Vostanik Manoog Adoyan; Արշիլ Գորկի Վոստանիկ Մանուկի Ադոյան ( April 15, 1904 ? – July The Armenians (Հայեր Hayer) are a Nation and Ethnic group originating in the Caucasus and in the Armenian Highlands A large 1948)
• 1907 - Nikolaas Tinbergen, Dutch ethologist, Nobel laureate (d. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Nikolaas "Niko" Tinbergen ( April 15, 1907 &ndash December 21, 1988) was a Dutch ethologist and Ornithologist Ethology ( from Greek ἦθος ethos, "character" and λόγος logos, "knowledge") is the scientific study of Animal The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1988)
• 1908 - Eden Ahbez, American songwriter (d. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year eden ahbez (born George Alexander Aberle in Brooklyn New York on April 15, 1908; died March 4, 1995) was an American 1995)
• 1908 - Lita Grey, American actress (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Lita Grey ( April 15, 1908 &ndash December 29, 1995) was an American actress and the second wife of Charles Chaplin. 1995)
• 1912 - Kim Il-sung, President of North Korea (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early The President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( North Korea) was established in the North Korean 1972 constitution. 1994)
• 1916 - Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American businessman (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Alfred Samuel Bloomingdale ( April 15, 1916 &ndash August 23, 1982) was an heir to the Bloomingdale's department store fortune 1982)
• 1917 - Hans Conried, American actor (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hans Conried ( April 15, 1917 – January 5, 1982) was a comic Character actor and Voice actor. 1982)
• 1917 - James Kee, American politician (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) James Kee ( April 15, 1917 - March 11, 1989) was a US Democratic Politician. 1989)
• 1920 - Richard von Weizsäcker, President of Germany
• 1921 - Georgi Beregovoi, Russian cosmonaut (d. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker (born April 15 1920) is a German politician ( CDU) The President of Germany (deutscher Bundespräsident is Germany 's Head of state. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Georgi Timofeyevich Beregovoi ( Георгий Тимофеевич Береговой; April 15, 1921, Fedorovka Poltava Oblast of Ukrainian 1995)
• 1922 - Michael Ansara, Syrian-American actor
• 1922 - Harold Washington, American politician (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Ansara (born April 15, 1922) is a stage screen and voice actor Harold Washington ( April 15 1922 – November 25 1987) was an American Lawyer and Politician who became the 1987)
• 1924 - Sir Neville Marriner, English conductor
• 1927 - Robert Mills, American physicist (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Sir Neville Marriner (born April 15, 1924) is an English conductor and Violinist. Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert L Mills ( April 15, 1927 - October 27, 1999) was a Physicist, specializing in Quantum field theory, the theory 1999)
• 1930 - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of Iceland
• 1933 - Roy Clark, American musician
• 1933 - David Hamilton, British photographer, film director and producer
• 1933 - Elizabeth Montgomery, American actress (d. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Vigdís Finnbogadóttir ( (born 15 April 1930) was the fourth president of Iceland, serving from 1980 to 1996 The President of Iceland (forseti Íslands is Iceland 's elected Head of state. Year 1933 ( MCMXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Roy Linwood Clark (born 15 April 1933, Meherrin Virginia, United States is a versatile and well-known Country music Musician David Hamilton (born April 15, 1933) is a Photographer from Britain. Elizabeth Victoria Montgomery ( April 15, 1933 &ndash May 18, 1995) was an American Film and television 1995)
• 1933 - Boris Strugatsky, Russian author
• 1936 - Raymond Poulidor, French cyclist
• 1937 - Bob Luman, American country singer (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The two brothers Arkady (Арка́дий; August 28, 1925 &ndash October 12, 1991) and Boris (Бори́с; born Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Raymond Poulidor, nicknamed Poupou (born 15 April, 1936 at Masbaraud-Mérignat in the Creuse Département of France) is Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bob Luman, (born as Robert Glynn Luman 15 April, 1937 - December 27, 1978) was an American country and Rockabilly 1978)
• 1938 - Hso Khan Pha, Burmese politician
• 1939 - Claudia Cardinale, Tunisian-born actress
• 1939 - Marty Wilde, British singer
• 1940 - Jeffrey Archer, British author
• 1940 - Willie Davis, American baseball player
• 1940 - Woodie Fryman, American baseball player
• 1940 - Robert Lacroix, French Canadian professor of economics
• 1940 - Robert Walker Jr., American actor
• 1941 - Howard Berman, American politician
• 1942 - Francis X. DiLorenzo, American Catholic prelate
• 1942 - Walt Hazzard, American basketball player
• 1942 - Kenneth Lay, American businessman (d. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His Royal Highness Prince Hso Khan Pha of Yawnghwe, FIASR (aka Tiger (born April 15, 1938 in Yawnghwe State, British Burma) is a Consulting Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Claudia Cardinale (born April 15, 1938) is an Italian actress born in Tunis, Tunisia. Marty Wilde (born Reginald Leonard Smith 15 April 1939, Greenwich, South London) is an English Singer and Songwriter Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeffrey Howard Archer Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940 is an English Author and former Politician. William Henry Davis (born April 15 1940 in Mineral Springs Arkansas, United States) is a former Center fielder in Major League Woodrow Thompson Fryman (born April 15, 1940 in Ewing, Kentucky) known as the “ Fleming Flame,” is a former Major League Robert Lacroix, CM OQ (born 15 April 1940) is a professor of economics at the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Canada. Robert Hudson Walker Jr (born 15 April 1940) is an American Actor. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Howard Lawrence Berman (born April 15 1941) has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1983 representing Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Francis Xavier DiLorenzo (born April 15, 1942) is a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr (born April 15 1942 in Wilmington, Delaware) is a former college, Olympic, and Professional Kenneth Lee "Ken" Lay ( April 15, 1942 2006)
• 1944 - Dzhokhar Dudaev, Chechen leader (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev (Дудин Муса кант Жовхар Джохар Мусаевич Дудаев (February 1944 &ndash April 21 1996) was 1996)
• 1944 - Dave Edmunds, Welsh musician
• 1947 - Lois Chiles, American actress
• 1947 - Cristina Husmark Pehrsson, Swedish politician
• 1947 - Mike Chapman, British songwriter
• 1947 - Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, American writer and television producer
• 1948 - Michael Kamen, American composer (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Dave Edmunds (born 15 April, 1944 in Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh Singer, Guitarist and Record producer Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lois Cleveland Chiles (born April 15, 1947) is an American actress and former Fashion model best known for her role as Dr Cristina Maria Husmark Pehrsson (born April 15, 1947) is Swedish Politician and a member of the Moderate Party. Mike Chapman (born Michael Chapman 15 April 1947, Nambour, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian born Record producer Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (born Linda Joyce Bloodworth April 15, 1947, in Poplar Bluff Missouri) is an American Writer and television Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores 2003)
• 1949 - Tonio K, American singer
• 1949 - Alla Pugacheva, Russian singer
• 1949 - Craig Zadan, American film producer
• 1950 - Josiane Balasko, French actress, director and screenwriter
• 1950 - Amy Wright, American actress
• 1951 - Heloise, American newspaper columnist
• 1952 - Bengt Gingsjö, Swedish swimmer
• 1952 - Kym Gyngell, Australian comedian
• 1952 - Sam McMurray, American actor
• 1954 - Seka, American pornographic actress
• 1955 - Dodi Al-Fayed, Egyptian businessman (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tonio K (born Steven M Krikorian b April 15 1949 is an American singer/songwriter who has released eight critically acclaimed albums and has had original songs recorded by many of Alla Borisovna Pugacheva (Алла Борисовна Пугачёва Alla Borisovna Pugachyova) or Pugachova (more accurately reflecting pronunciation Craig Zadan (born April 15, 1949 in Miami Florida, USA) is an American Executive producer, director, and Writer Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Josiane Balasko (born 15 April 1950 is a French actress writer and director Amy Wright (born April 15, 1950) is an American Actress. She has appeared in such films as The Deer Hunter, Breaking Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Heloise (born Kiah Michelle Cruse on April 15, 1951 in Waco Texas, current name Poncé Kiah Marchelle Heloise Cruse Evans) is an Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Bengt Gingsjö (born April 15 1952) is a former freestyle and medley swimmer from Sweden, who competed in the Kym Gyngell (born 15 April 1952) (aka Kim Gyngell is an Australian comedian and actor Sam McMurray (born April 15, 1952) is an American television film and voice Actor. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Seka is a legendary US pornographic actress (or "sex performer" as she prefers born Dorothiea Hundley, on April 15, 1954 Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Emad El-Din Mohamed Abdel Moneim Fayed ( Arabic عماد الدين محمد عبد المنعم الفايد) ( April 15, 1955 &ndash 1997)
• 1956 - Michael Cooper, American basketball player
• 1957 - Evelyn Ashford, American athlete
• 1958 - Keith Acton, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1958 - Dolores Gordon-Smith, British Writer
• 1958 - Noni Ιoannidou, Greek fashion model and actress
• 1958 - Benjamin Zephaniah, British writer
• 1959 - Fruit Chan, Hong Kong film director
• 1959 - Emma Thompson, English actress
• 1959 - Thomas F. Wilson, American actor
• 1959 - Kevin Lowe, Canadian ice hockey player and general manager
• 1960 - Tony Jones (snooker), English snooker player
• 1960 - Pedro Delgado, Spanish cyclist
• 1960 - HRH Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, heir to the Belgian throne
• 1962 - Surjit Bindrakhia, Punjabi Bhangra singer
• 1962 - Nawal El Moutawakel, Morrocan hurdler
• 1962 - Tom Kane, American voice actor
• 1963 - Bobby Pepper, American journalist
• 1965 - Linda Perry, American musician
• 1966 - Samantha Fox, English singer
• 1967 - Frankie Poullain, British musician (The Darkness)
• 1967 - Dara Torres, American swimmer
• 1967 - Alt, Brazilian comic creator
• 1968 - Ed O'Brien, British musician (Radiohead)
• 1968 - Stacey Williams, American model
• 1969 - Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
• 1969 - Jimmy Waite, Canadian ice hockey goaltender
• 1970 - Flex Alexander, American actor
• 1971 - Katy Hill, British television presenter
• 1971 - Sarah Jane Hamilton, British pornographic actress
• 1971 - Jason Sehorn, American football player
• 1972 - Lou Romano, American voice actor
• 1972 - Arturo Gatti, Canadian boxer
• 1974 - Mike Quinn, American football player
• 1974 - Keith Malley, American comedian and podcaster (Keith and The Girl)
• 1974 - Danny Pino, American actor
• 1974 - Douglas Spain, American actor
• 1974 - Josh Todd, American musician (Buckcherry)
• 1975 - Paul Dana, American race car driver (d. Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Michael Jerome Cooper (born April 15 1956 in Los Angeles California) is currently the head coach of the WNBA 's Los Angeles Sparks. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) Evelyn Ashford (born April 15, 1957 in Shreveport Louisiana) is an American athlete, the 1984 Olympic champion Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Keith Edward Acton (born 15 April, 1958 in Stouffville, Ontario) is a retired Professional Ice hockey player Dolores Gordon-Smith (born 15 April 1958) is a British author Noni Ioannidou (born April 15, 1958) is a Greek Theatre and stage Actress and model, that recently switched Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah (born 15 April 1958, Coleshill Birmingham, England is a British Rastafarian writer and dub poet The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fruit Chan Gor ( born April 15, 1959 in Guangdong, China, is an independent Hong Kong Screenwriter, Emma Thompson (born April 15 1959 is an Academy Award - Emmy Award - BAFTA Award - and Golden Globe -winning Anglo-Scottish Actress Thomas Francis Wilson Jr (born April 15, 1959) is an American Actor, Comedian, Writer, Musician, Kevin Hugh Lowe (born April 15, 1959 in Hawkesbury, Ontario but grew up in Lachute, Quebec) is a former defenceman and Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Tony Jones (born 15 April, 1960) is an English professional Snooker player Pedro Delgado Robledo (born April 15, 1960 in Segovia) also known as Perico, is a Spanish former professional Road bicycle racer Biography Prince Philippe was educated at the Belgian Royal Military School Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Surjit Bindrakhia (Born Surjit Singh Bains April 15, 1962 &ndash November 17, 2003 was a Punjabi Bhangra singer Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nawal El Moutawakel (نوال المتوكل (born on April 15, 1962 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural For other people named Tom Kane see Thomas Kane Tom Kane (born April 15, 1962) is a prominent American Voice actor Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Edward (Bobby Pepper (born April 15, 1963 in Houston Mississippi, U Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Linda Perry, born April 15 1965 in Springfield Massachusetts, to parents of Portuguese and Brazilian descent is an American rock musician Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. This article is about the English model and singer for the American pornographic actress see Samantha Fox (porn star. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. Francis Gilles Poullain-Patterson (born 15 April 1977) better known as Frankie Poullain, was the bass player for Rock band The The Darkness were a multi- BRIT Award -winning British Hard rock / Glam rock band Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American swimmer Alt, artistic name of Altemar Henrique de Oliveira, is business administrator educator historian comic creator and drawer born in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward John O'Brien (born April 15, 1968, in Oxford, England) is a member of Radiohead. Radiohead Stacey Williams (born April 15, 1968) is an American fashion model. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jeromy Neal Burnitz (born April 15, 1969 in Westminster California) is a former baseball player who was a Right fielder in Major League Jimmy Waite (born April 15, 1969 in Sherbrooke Quebec) is a former National Hockey League Goaltender. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mark "Flex" Alexander Knox (born April 15 1970) is an American Actor and Comedian. Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Katy Hill (born 15 April 1971) is a English Television presenter most famous for presenting BBC children's magazine show Sarah Jane Hamilton (born April 15, 1971 in London, England) is a pornographic actress. Jason Heath Sehorn (born April 15, 1971 in Sacramento California) is a former professional American football Defensive back Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Lou Romano (born April 15, 1972 in San Diego, California, US) is a member of the Art Department in Pixar Animation Studios Arturo "Thunder" Gatti (born April 15, 1972) is an Italian-Canadian former professional boxer. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Michael Patrick Quinn (born April 15, 1974 in Las Vegas Nevada) is a former American football Quarterback in the NFL Keith Malley is an American Stand-up comedian and Podcaster, best known as a co-host on the popular Internet radio show, Keith Keith and The Girl, abbreviated as either KaTG or KATG, is a popular comedy Podcast that began on 7 March Daniel "Danny" Pino (born on 15 April 1974 in Miami, Florida, U Douglas Spain (born April 15, 1974) is an American actor He lives in Los Angeles. JOSH TODD is a now defunct band that was led by Josh Todd of Buckcherry fame Buckcherry is a Grammy -nominated Los Angeles California Hard rock band formed in 1995. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Paul Dana ( April 15 1975 – March 26 2006) was an American race car 2006)
• 1976 - Jason Bonsignore, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1976 - Susan Ward, American actress
• 1977 - Brian Pothier, American ice hockey player
• 1978 - Austin Aries, American wrestler
• 1978 - Milton Bradley, American baseball player
• 1978 - Tim Corcoran, American baseball player
• 1980 - Natalie Casey, British actress
• 1980 - James Foster, English cricketer
• 1980 - Raúl López, Spanish basketball player
• 1980 - Victor Núñez, Costa Rican footballer
• 1980 - Fränk Schleck, Luxembourgish cyclist
• 1981 - Andrés D'Alessandro, Argentine football player
• 1981 - Seth Wulsin, American artist
• 1982 - Anthony Green, American musician
• 1982 - Seth Rogen, Canadian actor and writer
• 1982 - Albert Riera, Spanish footballer
• 1982 - Michael Aubrey, American baseball player
• 1983 - Ilya Kovalchuk, Russian ice hockey player
• 1983 - Alice Braga, Brazilian actress
• 1983 - Dudu Cearense, Brazilian footballer
• 1983 - Bronson La'Cassie, Australian professional golfer
• 1984 - Rodney Carney, NBA athlete
• 1984 - Cam Janssen, American ice hockey player
• 1984 - Ben Kasica, Guitarist of rock band Skillet
• 1985 - John Danks, American baseball player
• 1985 - Aaron Laffey, American baseball player
• 1986 - Quincy Owusu-Abeyie, Dutch footballer
• 1990 - Emma Watson, English actress
• 1992 - Amy Diamond, Swedish singer
• 1993 - Madeleine Martin, American television actress

Deaths

• 1053 - Godwin, Earl of Wessex
• 1220 - Adolf of Altena, Archbishop of Cologne
• 1415 - Manuel Chrysoloras, Greek humanist and grammarian
• 1446 - Filippo Brunelleschi, Italian architect (b. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Jason Bonsignore (b April 15, 1976 in Rochester, New York) is a professional Ice hockey forward who is currently a free agent Susan Ward (born Michelle Susan Ward in Monroe Louisiana on April 15 1976) is an American Actress and Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Brian Pothier (born April 15 1977 in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a professional Ice hockey player currently playing in the Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Dan Solwold He wrestled in the midwest for several years before his east coast wrestling career was jumpstarted after he progressed to the finals of the 2004 Milton Obelle Bradley Jr (born April 15, 1978 in Harbor City, California) is a Major League Baseball Outfielder Timothy Hugh Corcoran (born April 15, 1978 in Baton Rouge Louisiana) is a Pitcher in the Florida Marlins minor league organization Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Natalie Casey (born 15 April 1980, Rossendale, Lancashire) is an English actress. James Savin Foster (born 15 April 1980 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Cricketer a Wicket-keeper Victor Núñez Rodríguez (born April 15[[ 980]] is a professional Costa Rican Football (soccer player after receiving his passport in early 2006 Fränk Schleck (born 15 April 1980) is a professional road bicycle racer from Luxembourg riding for Team CSC Saxo Bank. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro (born April 15, 1981 in La Paternal, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a left-footed Argentine Seth Wulsin (born April 15, 1981) was born in Spring Valley, New York. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Anthony Green (born April 15, 1982) is a Musician from Doylestown PA. Seth Rogen (born April 15 1982 is a Canadian actor Comedian, writer and Film producer. Albert Riera Ortega, Riera (born April 15, 1982 in Manacor, Balearic Islands) is a Spanish footballer Robert Michael Aubrey (born April 15, 1982 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is an American Baseball player for the Cleveland Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Ilya Valeryevich Kovalchuk ( Russian: Илья Валерьевич Ковальчук Il'ja Valer'jevič Kovalčuk born April 15, 1983, in Tver Alice Braga (born April 15 1983 is a Brazilian actress She has appeared in several films most notably as Angélica in 2002's highly acclaimed City of God Dudu, also known as Dudu Cearense, real name Alexandro Silva de Sousa (born April 15, 1983 in Fortaleza, Ceará) is Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Rodney Dion Carney (born April 5, 1984 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American professional Basketball player for the Cam Janssen (born April 15, 1984) is a Professional Ice hockey player who currently plays for the St Ben Kasica (born April 15 1984) is the Guitarist for the Christian rock band Skillet. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) John William Danks (born April 15, 1985 in Austin, Texas) is a Left-handed Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball Aaron Steven Laffey (born April 15, 1985 in Cumberland Maryland) is a Major League Baseball Starting pitcher for the Cleveland Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Quincy James Owusu-Abeyie (born April 15, 1986) known occasionally simply by his first name " Quincy " is a Ghanaian Dutch Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (born 15 April 1990 is a French -born British actress Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Amy Diamond (born Amy Linnéa Deasismont on April 15, 1992) is a Swedish Pop singer. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Madeleine Elizabeth Martin (b 1993 is a television stage and voice actress perhaps best known for her role as Becca Moody on Showtime dramedy Californication Godwin of Wessex, also known as Godwine Goodwin Godwyn or Goodwyn (c Adolf of Altena, Adolf of Berg or Adolf of Cologne, (c 1157 &ndash 15 April 1220 in Manuel (or Emmanuel) Chrysoloras (c 1355 &ndash April 15, 1415) one of the pioneers in introducing Greek literature to Filippo Brunelleschi (1377 – April 15, 1446) was one of the foremost architects and engineers of the Italian Renaissance. 1377)
• 1610 - Robert Parsons, English Jesuit priest (b. Robert Persons (born June 24 1546, Nether Stowey, Somerset, England - died April 15 1610, Rome 1546)
• 1621 - John Carver, first governor of Plymouth Colony
• 1632 - George Calvert, Proprietor of the Avalon (Maryland) Colony (b. John Carver (1576&ndash1621 Pilgrim leader and the first governor of Plymouth Colony, born probably in Nottinghamshire, England George Calvert 1st Baron Baltimore ( c 1580 &ndash 15 April 1632 was an English Politician and coloniser. 1580)
• 1641 - Domenico Zampieri, Italian painter (b. Domenico Zampieri (or Domenichino) ( October 21, 1581 &ndash April 15, 1641) was a prominent Italian Baroque 1581)
• 1652 - Patriarch Joseph, head of the Russian Orthodox Church
• 1659 - Simon Dach, German poet (b. Patriarch Joseph (Иосиф ?— April 15, 1652) was the sixth Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia elected after an unusual one and a half year break Simon Dach ( 29 July 1605 &ndash 15 April 1659) was a Prussian German lyrical Poet and writer of Hymns 1605)
• 1704 - Johann van Waveren Hudde, Dutch mathematician (b. Year 1704 ( MDCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Johannes (van Waveren Hudde ( April 23, 1628, Amsterdam - April 15, 1704, Amsterdam was a Burgomaster (mayor of Amsterdam 1628)
• 1719 - Françoise d'Aubigné, marquise de Maintenon, second wife of Louis XIV of France (b. Year 1719 ( MDCCXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Françoise d'Aubigné Scarron Marquise de Maintenon ( November 27, 1635 - April 15, 1719) was the Morganatic second wife of King Early years Birth and ancestry Louis XIV was born in the Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye on September 5 1638 and bore the Heir apparent 1635)
• 1754 - Jacopo Riccati, Italian mathematician (b. Year 1754 ( MDCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Jacopo Francesco Riccati ( 28 May 1676 - 15 April 1754) was an Italian Mathematician, born in Venice. 1676)
• 1761 - Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll, Scottish politician (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Archibald Campbell 3rd Duke of Argyll 1st Earl of Ilay (June 1682&ndash April 15, 1761) was a Scottish Nobleman, Politician 1682)
• 1761 - William Oldys, English antiquarian and bibliographer (b. William Oldys ( July 14, 1696 - April 15, 1761) was an English Antiquarian and bibliographer 1696)
• 1764 - Madame de Pompadour, mistress of King Louis XV of France (b. Year 1764 ( MDCCLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour ( December 29, 1721 &ndash April 15, 1764 Louis XV (15 February 1710 &ndash 10 May 1774 ruled as King of France and of Navarre from 1 September 1715 until his death in 1774 1721)
• 1764 - Peder Horrebow, Danish astronomer (b. Year 1721 ( MDCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Peder Horrebow (Horrebov ( May 14, 1679 &ndash April 15, 1764) was a Danish astronomer 1679)
• 1765 - Mikhail Lomonosov, Russian scientist and writer (b. Year 1765 ( MDCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov (Михаи́л Васи́льевич Ломоно́сов () was a Russian Polymath, scientist 1711)
• 1788 - Giuseppe Bonno, Austrian composer (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap Giuseppe Bonno ( January 29, 1711 – April 15, 1788) was a Composer. 1711)
• 1793 - Ignacije Szentmartony, Croatian Jesuit missionary and geographer (b. Year 1711 ( MDCCXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1793 ( MDCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Ignacije Szentmartony ( October 28, 1718 &ndash April 15, 1793) was a Croatian Jesuit priest born in Kotoriba 1718)
• 1804 - Charles Pichegru, French general (strangled in prison) (b. Year 1718 ( MDCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Jean-Charles Pichegru ( February 16, 1761 &mdash April 5, 1804) was a French General and political figure of the French 1761)
• 1854 - Arthur Aikin, English chemist, mineralogist, and writer (b. Year 1761 ( MDCCLXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1854 ( MDCCCLIV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Arthur Aikin ( May 19, 1773 - April 15, 1854) English chemist, mineralogist and scientific writer was born 1773)
• 1865 - Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States (b. Year 1773 ( MDCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal 1809)
• 1888 - Matthew Arnold, English poet (b. Year 1809 ( MDCCCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Matthew Arnold (24 December 1822 &ndash 15 April 1888 was an English Poet, and Cultural critic who worked as an inspector of schools 1822)
• 1889 - Father Damien, Belgian missionary (b. Year 1822 (MDCCCXXII was a Common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Sunday of the Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Blessed Damien de Veuster ( January 3, 1840 &ndash April 15, 1889) born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien 1840)
• 1898 - Kepa Te Rangihiwinui, Maori military leader
• 1912 - Edward Smith, captain of the RMS Titanic (b. Year 1840 ( MDCCCXL) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Kepa Te Rangihiwinui (early 1820s - April 15, 1898) was Māori military commander and noted ally of the government forces during the New Zealand Wars Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Captain Edward John Smith, RD, RNR ( 27 January 1850 &ndash 15 April 1912) was the captain of the RMS ''Titanic'' Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland 1850)
• 1927 - Gaston Leroux, French writer (b. For the game see 1850 (board game. 1850 ( MDCCCL) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link Year 1927 ( MCMXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux ( 6 May, 1868, Paris France &ndash 15 April, 1927) was a French Journalist 1868)
• 1938 - César Vallejo, Peruvian poet (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Year 1938 ( MCMXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. César Abraham Vallejo Mendoza ( March 16 1892 &ndash April 15 1938) was a Peruvian Poet. 1892)
• 1942 - Robert Musil, Austrian novelist (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Robert Musil born Robert Edler von Musil ( November 6, 1880, Klagenfurt, Austria &ndash 1880)
• 1943 - Aristarkh Lentulov, Russian artist (d. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Aristarkh Lentulov (Лентулов Аристарх Васильевич ( January 4, 1882 - April 15, 1943) was a major Russian avant-garde 1882)
• 1945 - Hermann Florstedt, Nazi leader (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Hermann Florstedt ( February 8, 1895 – April 15, 1945) (NSDAP-488 573 SS-8660 born in Bitsch, became the third Commandant of 1895)
• 1948 - Radola Gajda, Czech military commander and politician (d. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Radola Gajda, born as Rudolf Geidl, ( February 14 1892 Kotor, Austria-Hungary – April 15 1948 Prague 1892)
• 1949 - Wallace Beery, American actor (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wallace Beery ( April 1, 1885 – April 15, 1949) was an American Academy Award -winning actor arguably best known 1885)
• 1957 - Pedro Infante, Mexican actor and singer (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) José Pedro Infante Cruz ( November 18, 1917 - April 15, 1957) better known as Pedro Infante, is perhaps the most famous actor 1917)
• 1962 - Clara Blandick, American actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Clara Blandick ( June 4, 1880 – April 15, 1962) was an American Actress best known for her portrayal of Auntie Em 1881)
• 1962 - Arsenio Lacson, Filipino politician and sportswriter (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Arsenio H Lacson ( December 26, 1911 — April 15, 1962) was a Filipino journalist and politician who gained widespread attention 1911)
• 1963 - Edward "Carji" Greeves, Australian rules footballer (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1963 ( MCMLXIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Edward "Carji" Greeves (1 November 1903 - 15 April 1963 was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League. 1903)
• 1969 - Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, Queen of Spain (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (Victoria Eugenie Julia Ena 24 October 1887 - 15 April 1969) was Queen consort of King Alfonso 1887)
• 1970 - Ripper Collins, American baseball player (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. James Anthony "Ripper" Collins ( March 30, 1904 - April 15 1970) was a Major League Baseball player from 1931 to 1941 for 1904)
• 1971 - Dan Reeves, American football team owner (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. For other people named Dan Reeves see Dan Reeves (disambiguation Daniel "Dan" Reeves ( June 30, 1912 &ndash 1912)
• 1974 - Giovanni D'Anzi, Italian songwriter (b. Year 1912 ( MCMXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Giovanni D'Anzi ( 1 January 1906 - 15 April 1974) was an Italian songwriter 1906)
• 1975 - Richard Conte, American actor (b. Year 1906 ( MCMVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Richard Conte ( March 24, 1910 – April 15, 1975) was an American Actor who appeared in films such as I'll 1910)
• 1980 - Raymond Bailey, American actor (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Raymond Thomas Bailey ( May 6, 1904 – April 15, 1980) was an American Actor on the Broadway stage, movies 1904)
• 1980 - Jean-Paul Sartre, French philosopher and writer, Nobel laureate (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on Jean-Paul Charles Aymard Sartre (21 June 1905 &ndash 15 April 1980 commonly known simply as Jean-Paul Sartre (ʒɑ̃ pol saʁtʁə was a French The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1905)
• 1982 - Arthur Lowe, British actor (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Arthur Lowe (22 September 1915 &mdash 15 April 1982 was a BAFTA Award winning English Actor. 1915)
• 1983 - Corrie ten Boom, Dutch author and Holocaust survivor (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) Cornelia Johanna Arnolda ten Boom, generally known as Corrie ten Boom, ( April 15, 1892 – April 15 1983) was a Dutch, The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as 1892)
• 1984 - Tommy Cooper, Welsh comedy magician (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Tommy Cooper ( 19 March 1921 &ndash 15 April 1984) was an Anglo-Welsh Prop comedian and magician. 1921)
• 1984 - Alexander Trocchi, Scottish writer (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Alexander Whitelaw Robertson Trocchi (30 July 1925 - 15 April 1984 was a Scottish novelist 1925)
• 1986 - Jean Genet, French author (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Jean Genet (ʒɑ̃ ʒəˈnɛ in French ( –) was a prominent controversial French writer and later political activist. 1910)

• 1988 - Kenneth Williams, English actor and comedian (b. Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Kenneth Charles Williams ( 22 February 1926 &ndash 15 April 1988) was an English comic Actor, star of 26 1926)
• 1988 - Youri Egorov, Soviet classical pianist (b. Year 1926 ( MCMXXVI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Youri Aleksandrovich Egorov (Юрий Александрович Егоров May 28, 1954 – April 15, 1988) was a Soviet classical pianist 1954)
• 1989 - Nesuhi Ertegün, American record executive (b. Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Nesuhi Ertegün ( November 26, 1917 &ndash April 15, 1989) was a Turkish -American record producer and executive of Atlantic Records 1917)
• 1989 - Hu Yaobang, Chinese politician (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Hu Yaobang ( Chinese: 胡耀邦 Pinyin: Hú Yàobāng Wade-Giles: Hu Yao-pang 20 November 1915&ndash15 April 1989 was a leader of the People's 1915)
• 1990 - Greta Garbo, Swedish actress (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Greta Garbo ( 18 September 1905 &ndash 15 April 1990) was a Swedish-American actress during Hollywood 's 1905)
• 1993 - John Tuzo Wilson, Canadian geologist (b. Year 1905 ( MCMV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) John Tuzo Wilson PhD, CC, OBE, DSc, FRS, FRSC, FRSE ( October 24, 1908 &ndash 1908)
• 1993 - Leslie Charteris, Singapore-born author (b. Year 1908 ( MCMVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Leslie Charteris ( May 12, 1907, Singapore &ndash April 15, 1993) born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half- Chinese 1907)
• 1994 - John Curry, English figure skater (b. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) John Curry (born 9 September 1949 died 15 April 1994 was a British figure skater. 1949)
• 1995 - Harry Shoulberg, American painter, serigrapher (b. Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Harry Shoulberg (1903 &ndash 1995 was an American Expressionist painter. 1903)
• 1998 - Pol Pot, Cambodian dictator (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Saloth Sar ( May 19, 1925 – April 15, 1998) also known as Pol Pot, was leader of the Communist movement known as 1925)
• 1999 - Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and racing car designer (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Dr Harvey Postlethwaite ( March 4, 1944 – April 15, 1999) was a British engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams 1944)
• 2000 - Edward Gorey, American illustrator (b. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Edward St John Gorey ( ca February 22, 1925 &ndash April 15, 2000) was an American Writer and Artist 1925)
• 2001 - Joey Ramone, American musician and singer (The Ramones) (b. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Joey Ramone ( May 19 1951 – April 15 2001) born as Jeffrey Ross Hyman, was a vocalist and Songwriter best The Ramones were an American rock band often regarded as the first Punk rock group 1951)
• 2002 - Damon Knight, American author (b. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Damon Francis Knight ( September 19, 1922 &ndash April 15, 2002) was an American Science fiction Author, 1922)
• 2002 - Byron "Whizzer" White, American football player and U. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Byron Raymond White ( June 8, 1917 &ndash April 15, 2002) won fame both as a football Running back and as an associate justice of S. Supreme Court Justice (b. 1917)
• 2003 - Erin Fleming, Canadian actress (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Erin Fleming ( August 13, 1941 – April 15, 2003) was a Canadian actress who was best known as the companion and care-giver to 1941)
• 2003 - Reg Bundy, British performer (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Reginald Sutherland Bundy ( 26 May 1941 - 15 April 2003) was a British dancer actor and television presenter best-known for his 1941)
• 2004 - Ray Condo, Canadian musician (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Ray Condo (born Ray Tremblay, May 16, 1950 - April 15, 2004) was a Canadian Rockabilly Singer, 1950)
• 2005 - John Fred, American singer (b. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. John Fred (born John Fred Gourrier, May 8, 1941 &ndash April 14, 2005) was a Blue-eyed soul, Cajun 1941)
• 2007 - Brant Parker, American cartoonist (b. Year 1941 ( MCMXLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (the link will display 1941 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Brant Parker ( August 26 1920 &ndash April 15 2007) was an American Cartoonist. 1920)
• 2008 - Krister Stendahl, Swedish Lutheran theologian and bishop (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Stendahl redirects here If you are searching for the 19th century author see Stendhal. 1921)
• 2008 - Benoît Lamy, Belgian Movie Director (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Benoît Lamy ( September 19 1945 – April 15 2008) was a Belgian Motion picture Writer - director. 1945)

Holidays and observances

• Ancient Latvia—Tipsa Diena was observed. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
• Hawai'i - Father Damien Day—celebrated annually. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the Blessed Damien de Veuster ( January 3, 1840 &ndash April 15, 1889) born Jozef de Veuster and also known as Blessed Damien
• India - Baisakhi, Pôhela Boishakh, Rongali Bihu
• North Korea - Arirang Festival held to commemorate Kim Il-sung's birth. India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Vaisakhi (ਵਸਾਖੀ vaisākhī, also known as Baisakhi) is an ancient Harvest festival in Punjab, which also marks beginning of Bengali New Year ( Bengali: নববর্ষ Nôbobôrsho) or Pohela Boishakh (পহেলা বৈশাখ Pôhela Boishakh or পয়লা Bihu denotes a set of three different largely secular festivals of Assam. North Korea is the commonly used short form name for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (or DPRK) a State located in East Asia, The Grand Mass Gymnastics and Artistic Performance Arirang are held in the Rungnado May Day Stadium in Pyongyang, North Korea to celebrate the late Communist Kim Il-sung ( 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was the leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from its founding in early
• Roman Empire—the Fordicia was celebrated in honor of Terra. The Roman Empire was the post-Republican phase of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial The Fordicia, also called Hordicidia was a Roman festival for the goddess Tellus held on April 15. Gaia (ˈgeɪə or /ˈgaɪə/ (" land " or " Earth " from the Ancient Greek Γαîα also Gæa or Gea
• United States - April 15 is the official deadline for filing an individual tax return (or requesting an extension) in most areas of the country (see Tax Day). The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Tax returns in the United States are reports filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or with the state or local Tax collection agency ( California Tax Day is the common term for the day on which tax returns (statements about Income taxes) are due to the U
• translation of relics of Goeric of Metz
• Abbo II of Metz
• Saint Petrus Gonzalez
• Saint Paternus
• Saint Hunna

External links

• BBC: On This Day
• The New York Times: On This Day
• On This Day in Canada

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Goeric of Metz (?- September 19, 643) (also known as Abbo I of Metz, Goericus of Metz, and Gury of Metz) was a Bishop of Metz Abbo II of Metz was the thirty-fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Metz, following Landry of Metz. Blessed Peter Gonzalez, sometimes referred to as Pedro González Telmo, Saint Telmo, or Saint Elmo, was a Spanish Roman Catholic Paternus was also a bishop of Vannes (Brittany (c 500 and a bishop of Zaragoza (Spain in 1040-1077 Saint Hunna ( Una) (d 679 is a French Saint. She was the daughter of a duke and later married Huno of Hunnawetyer

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