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History Births on April 16

Vince Hill, English singer-songwriter

#Vince_Hill

In 1934

Barry Nelson, American actor (d. 2007)

#Barry_Nelson

In 1917

Jules Hardouin-Mansart, French architect, designed the Château de Dampierre and Grand Trianon (d. 1708)

#Jules_Hardouin-Mansart

In 1646

Aaron Lennon, English footballer

#Aaron_Lennon

In 1987

Pedro Ramírez Vázquez, Mexican architect, designed the Tijuana Cultural Center and National Museum of Anthropology (d. 2013)

#Pedro_Ramírez_Vázquez

In 1919

Gina Carano, American mixed martial artist and actress

#Gina_Carano

In 1982

John Bowe, Australian racing driver

#John_Bowe_(racing_driver)

In 1954

Luol Deng, Sudanese-English basketball player

#Luol_Deng

In 1985

Patricia De Martelaere, Belgian philosopher, author, and academic (d. 2009)

#Patricia_De_Martelaere

In 1957

Ronald Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell, English cricketer, journalist, and politician (d. 1963)

#Ronald_Barnes,_3rd_Baron_Gorell

In 1884

Charles Lennox Richardson, English merchant (d. 1862)

#Charles_Lennox_Richardson

In 1834

Nolan Arenado, American baseball player

#Nolan_Arenado

In 1991

Paul Waner, American baseball player and manager (d. 1965)

#Paul_Waner

In 1903

Epke Zonderland, Dutch gymnast

#Epke_Zonderland

In 1986

Will Fuller, American football player

#Will_Fuller

In 1994

Lars Börgeling, German pole vaulter

#Lars_Börgeling

In 1979

Tristan Tzara, Romanian-French poet and critic (d. 1963)

#Tristan_Tzara

In 1896

Kyle Okposo, American ice hockey player

#Kyle_Okposo

In 1988

Gerry Rafferty, Scottish singer-songwriter (d. 2011)

#Gerry_Rafferty

In 1947

Tony McQuay, American sprinter

#Tony_McQuay

In 1990

David M. Brown, American captain, pilot, and astronaut (d. 2003)

#David_M._Brown

In 1956

David Nutt, English psychiatrist and academic

#David_Nutt

In 1951

J?tar? Watanabe, Japanese general (d. 1936)

#J?tar?_Watanabe

In 1874

Rafael Benítez, Spanish footballer and manager

#Rafael_Benítez

In 1960

Marié Digby, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress

#Marié_Digby

In 1983

John Franklin, English admiral and politician, 4th Lieutenant Governor of Van Diemen's Land (d. 1847)

#John_Franklin

In 1786

Hans Sloane, Irish-English physician and academic (d. 1753)

#Hans_Sloane

In 1660

Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American football player and javelin thrower (d. 1957)

#Michalis_Dorizas

In 1886

Douglas Elmendorf, American economist and politician

#Douglas_Elmendorf

In 1962

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player and coach

#Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar

In 1947

Jan II the Mad, Duke of ?aga? (1439-1449 and 1461-1468 and again in 1472) (d. 1504)

#Jan_II_the_Mad

In 1435

Margot Adler, American journalist and author (d. 2014)

#Margot_Adler

In 1946

Esbjörn Svensson, Swedish pianist (d. 2008)

#Esbjörn_Svensson

In 1964

Petrus Apianus, German mathematician and astronomer (d. 1557)

#Petrus_Apianus

In 1495

Lise-Marie Morerod, Swiss skier

#Lise-Marie_Morerod

In 1956

Queen Margrethe II of Denmark

#Margrethe_II_of_Denmark

In 1940

Berton Roueché, American journalist and author (d. 1994)

#Berton_Roueché

In 1910

Vangelis Mantzaris, Greek basketball player

#Vangelis_Mantzaris

In 1990

Jarle Vespestad, Norwegian drummer

#Jarle_Vespestad

In 1966

Ellen Barkin, American actress

#Ellen_Barkin

In 1954

Mike Zuke, Canadian ice hockey player

#Mike_Zuke

In 1954

Ford Madox Brown, French-English soldier and painter (d. 1893)

#Ford_Madox_Brown

In 1821

Pope Benedict XVI

#Pope_Benedict_XVI

In 1927

Arch A. Moore Jr., American sergeant, lawyer, and politician, 28th Governor of West Virginia (d. 2015)

#Arch_A._Moore_Jr.

In 1923

Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician, 3rd Solicitor General of Sri Lanka (d. 1930)

#Ponnambalam_Ramanathan

In 1851

Vadim Kuzmin, Russian physicist and academic (d. 2015)

#Vadim_Kuzmin_(physicist)

In 1936

José de Diego, Puerto Rican journalist, lawyer, and politician (d. 1918)

#José_de_Diego

In 1866

Jonathan Vilma, American football player

#Jonathan_Vilma

In 1982

Frans van Mieris the Elder, Dutch painter (d. 1681)

#Frans_van_Mieris_the_Elder

In 1635

Dorothy P. Lathrop, American author and illustrator (d. 1980)

#Dorothy_P._Lathrop

In 1891

John Millington Synge, Irish author, poet, and playwright (d. 1909)

#John_Millington_Synge

In 1871

Natasha Zvereva, Belarusian tennis player

#Natasha_Zvereva

In 1971

John Hadley, English mathematician, invented the octant (d. 1744)

#John_Hadley

In 1682

Taye Taiwo, Nigerian footballer

#Taye_Taiwo

In 1985

R. E. Foster, English cricketer and footballer (d. 1914)

#R._E._Foster

In 1878

Hsuan Hua, Chinese-American monk and author (d. 1995)

#Hsuan_Hua

In 1918

Robert Henry Best, American journalist (d. 1952)

#Robert_Henry_Best

In 1896

Yves-François Blanchet, Canadian politician

#Yves-François_Blanchet

In 1965

Árpád Weisz, Hungarian footballer (d. 1944)

#Árpád_Weisz

In 1896

Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax, English poet and politician, First Lord of the Treasury (d. 1715)

#Charles_Montagu,_1st_Earl_of_Halifax

In 1661

Michel Blanc, French actor and director

#Michel_Blanc

In 1952

Octave Crémazie, Canadian poet and bookseller (d. 1879)

#Octave_Crémazie

In 1827

Lennart Risberg, Swedish boxer (d. 2013)

#Lennart_Risberg

In 1935

Ulf Wakenius, Swedish guitarist

#Ulf_Wakenius

In 1958

Kelli O'Hara, American actress and singer

#Kelli_O'Hara

In 1976

Lukas Haas, American actor and musician

#Lukas_Haas

In 1976

Nilla Pizzi, Italian singer (d. 2011)

#Nilla_Pizzi

In 1919

Germaine Guèvremont, Canadian journalist and author (d. 1968)

#Germaine_Guèvremont

In 1893

Dusty Springfield, English singer and record producer (d. 1999)

#Dusty_Springfield

In 1939

Cat Osterman, American softball player

#Cat_Osterman

In 1983

Akon, Senegalese-American singer, rapper and songwriter

#Akon

In 1973

Bruce Bochy, American baseball player and manager

#Bruce_Bochy

In 1955

John Harvey-Jones, English academic and businessman (d. 2008)

#John_Harvey-Jones

In 1924

Dave Pirner, American singer, songwriter and producer (Soul Asylum)

#Dave_Pirner

In 1964

Thomas Willmore, English geometer and academic (d. 2005)

#Thomas_Willmore

In 1919

Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

#Henri,_Grand_Duke_of_Luxembourg

In 1955

Joseph-Armand Bombardier, Canadian inventor and businessman, founded Bombardier Inc. (d. 1964)

#Joseph-Armand_Bombardier

In 1907

Johnnie Lewis, Liberian lawyer and politician, 18th Chief Justice of Liberia (d. 2015)

#Johnnie_Lewis

In 1946

Chance the Rapper, American rapper

#Chance_the_Rapper

In 1993

Ian MacKaye, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer

#Ian_MacKaye

In 1962

Vera Krepkina, Russian long jumper

#Vera_Krepkina

In 1933

Boris Diaw, French basketball player

#Boris_Diaw

In 1982

Benjamín Rojas, Argentinian singer-songwriter and actor

#Benjamín_Rojas

In 1985

Charlie Chaplin, English actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and composer (d. 1977)

#Charlie_Chaplin

In 1889

Travis Shaw, American baseball player

#Travis_Shaw

In 1990

Antonio Starabba, Marchese di Rudinì, Italian politician, 12th Prime Minister of Italy (d. 1908)

#Antonio_Starabba,_Marchese_di_Rudinì

In 1839

Freddie Ljungberg, Swedish footballer

#Freddie_Ljungberg

In 1977

John Hodiak, American actor (d. 1955)

#John_Hodiak

In 1914

Leo Tindemans, Belgian politician, 43rd Prime Minister of Belgium (d. 2014)

#Leo_Tindemans

In 1922

Cenk Akyol, Turkish basketball player

#Cenk_Akyol

In 1987

Rudy Pompilli, American saxophonist (d. 1976)

#Rudy_Pompilli

In 1924

Peter Regin, Danish ice hockey player

#Peter_Regin

In 1986

Peter Ustinov, English actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2004)

#Peter_Ustinov

In 1921

Maya Dunietz, Israeli singer-songwriter and pianist

#Maya_Dunietz

In 1981

August Eigruber, Austrian-German politician (d. 1947)

#August_Eigruber

In 1907

Frits Philips, Dutch businessman (d. 2005)

#Frits_Philips

In 1905

Henry Mancini, American composer and conductor (d. 1994)

#Henry_Mancini

In 1924

Mirai Nagasu, American figure skater

#Mirai_Nagasu

In 1993

Victoria Eugenia Fernández de Córdoba, 18th Duchess of Medinaceli (d. 2013)

#Victoria_Eugenia_Fernández_de_Córdoba,_18th_Duchess_of_Medinaceli

In 1917

Roy Hamilton, American singer (d. 1969)

#Roy_Hamilton

In 1929

Billy West, American voice actor, singer-songwriter, and comedian

#Billy_West

In 1952

Merce Cunningham, American dancer and choreographer (d. 2009)

#Merce_Cunningham

In 1919

Wahab Akbar, Filipino politician (d. 2007)

#Wahab_Akbar

In 1960

Hans Auer, Swiss-Austrian architect, designed the Federal Palace of Switzerland (d. 1906)

#Hans_Auer

In 1847

Robert Stigwood, Australian producer and manager (d. 2016)

#Robert_Stigwood

In 1934

Jon Cryer, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Jon_Cryer

In 1965

Ernst Bakker, Dutch politician (d. 2014)

#Ernst_Bakker

In 1946

Shinji Okazaki, Japanese footballer

#Shinji_Okazaki

In 1986

Joseph Black, French-Scottish physician and chemist (d. 1799)

#Joseph_Black

In 1728

Sir James Corry, 1st Baronet, British politician (d. 1891)

#Sir_James_Corry,_1st_Baronet

In 1826

Prince George Valdemar of Denmark (d. 1986)

#Prince_George_Valdemar_of_Denmark

In 1920

Wolfgang Leonhard, German historian and author (d. 2014)

#Wolfgang_Leonhard

In 1921

Patrik Järbyn, Swedish skier

#Patrik_Järbyn

In 1969

John Davies, English poet and lawyer (d. 1626)

#John_Davies_(poet)

In 1569

Jay O. Sanders, American actor

#Jay_O._Sanders

In 1953

Claire Foy, English actress

#Claire_Foy

In 1984

Harry Chauvel, Australian general (d. 1945)

#Harry_Chauvel

In 1865

Paul di Resta, Scottish racing driver

#Paul_di_Resta

In 1986

Vickie Guerrero, American wrestler and manager

#Vickie_Guerrero

In 1968

Gotthold Eisenstein, German mathematician and academic (d. 1852)

#Gotthold_Eisenstein

In 1823

Bobby Vinton, American singer

#Bobby_Vinton

In 1935

Christijan Albers, Dutch racing driver

#Christijan_Albers

In 1979

Teddy Cobeña, Spanish-Ecuadorian expressionist and representational sculptor

#Teddy_Cobeña

In 1973

Henry Clinton, English general and politician (d. 1795)

#Henry_Clinton_(British_Army_officer,_born_1730)

In 1730

Bill Belichick, American football player and coach

#Bill_Belichick

In 1952

Anna Dello Russo, Italian journalist

#Anna_Dello_Russo

In 1962

Kandukuri Veeresalingam, Indian author and activist (d. 1919)

#Kandukuri_Veeresalingam

In 1848

Leó Weiner, Hungarian composer and educator (d. 1960)

#Leó_Weiner

In 1885

Reg Alcock, Canadian businessman and politician, 17th Canadian President of the Treasury Board (d. 2011)

#Reg_Alcock

In 1948

Jungjong of Joseon (d. 1544)

#Jungjong_of_Joseon

In 1488

Esther Roth-Shahamorov, Israeli sprinter and hurdler

#Esther_Roth-Shahamorov

In 1952

Rich Rollins, American baseball player

#Rich_Rollins

In 1938

R. Carlos Nakai, American flute player

#R._Carlos_Nakai

In 1946

Martin Lawrence, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Martin_Lawrence

In 1965

David Graf, American actor (d. 2001)

#David_Graf

In 1950

Dero Goi, German singer-songwriter and drummer

#Dero_Goi

In 1970

Selena, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (d. 1995)

#Selena

In 1971

George Bingham, 3rd Earl of Lucan, English field marshal and politician (d. 1888)

#George_Bingham,_3rd_Earl_of_Lucan

In 1800

Albert Almora, American baseball player

#Albert_Almora

In 1994

Peter Garrett, Australian singer-songwriter and politician

#Peter_Garrett

In 1953

T Lavitz, American keyboard player, composer, and producer (d. 2010)

#T_Lavitz

In 1956

Jim Lonborg, American baseball pitcher

#Jim_Lonborg

In 1942

Lonesome Dave Peverett, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

#Dave_Peverett

In 1943

Conchita Martínez, Spanish-American tennis player

#Conchita_Martínez

In 1972

Ernst Thälmann, German politician (d. 1944)

#Ernst_Thälmann

In 1886

Tracy K. Smith, American poet and educator

#Tracy_K._Smith

In 1972

Sadie Sink, American actress

#Sadie_Sink

In 2002

Ray Ventura, French jazz bandleader (d. 1979)

#Ray_Ventura

In 1908

Osman Achmatowicz, Polish chemist and academic (d. 1988)

#Osman_Achmatowicz

In 1899

Jarbom Gamlin, Indian lawyer and politician, 7th Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (d. 2014)

#Jarbom_Gamlin

In 1961

Fred Root, English cricketer and umpire (d. 1954)

#Fred_Root

In 1890

Herbie Mann, American flute player and composer (d. 2003)

#Herbie_Mann

In 1930

Pierre Littbarski, German footballer and manager

#Pierre_Littbarski

In 1960

Reggie Jackson, American basketball player

#Reggie_Jackson_(basketball,_born_1990)

In 1990

Brendon Leonard, New Zealand rugby player

#Brendon_Leonard

In 1985

Anatole France, French journalist, novelist, and poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1924)

#Anatole_France

In 1844

Kerron Stewart, Jamaican sprinter

#Kerron_Stewart

In 1984

Rose Talbot Bullard, American medical doctor and professor (d. 1915)

#Rose_Talbot_Bullard

In 1864

Tucker Fredricks, American speed skater

#Tucker_Fredricks

In 1984

Lawrence N. Guarino, American colonel (d. 2014)

#Lawrence_N._Guarino

In 1922

Petro Tyschtschenko, Austrian-German businessman

#Petro_Tyschtschenko

In 1943

Edie Adams, American actress and singer (d. 2008)

#Edie_Adams

In 1927

Joan Bakewell, English journalist and author

#Joan_Bakewell

In 1933

Caleb Blood Smith, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 6th United States Secretary of the Interior (d. 1864)

#Caleb_Blood_Smith

In 1808

Pawe? Kieszek, Polish footballer

#Pawe?_Kieszek

In 1984

Kim Kyung-jung, South Korean footballer

In 1991

Teddy Blass, American composer and producer

In 1984

Matthieu Proulx, Canadian football player

In 1981

Anestis Agritis, Greek footballer

In 1981

Daniel Browne, New Zealand rugby player

In 1979

Keon Clark, American basketball player

In 1975

Charlotta Sörenstam, Swedish golfer

In 1973

Seigo Yamamoto, Japanese racing driver

In 1971

Cameron Blades, Australian rugby player

In 1971

Walt Williams, American basketball player

In 1970

Fernando Viña, American baseball player and sportscaster

In 1969

Rüdiger Stenzel, German runner

In 1968

Jeff Varner, American newscaster and reality television personality

In 1966

David Kohan, American screenwriter and producer

In 1964

Jimmy Osmond, American singer (The Osmonds)

In 1963

Saleem Malik, Pakistani cricketer

In 1963

Linda Ruth Williams, British film studies academic

In 1961

Alison Ramsay, English-Scottish field hockey player and lawyer

In 1959

Tim Flach, English photographer and director

In 1958

Ioan Mihai Cochinescu, Romanian author and photographer

In 1951

Colleen Hewett, Australian singer and actress

In 1950

Tom Allen, American lawyer and politician

In 1945

John Watkins, Australian cricketer

In 1943

Sir Frank Williams, English businessman, founded the Williams F1 Racing Team

In 1942

Allan Segal, American director and producer (d. 2012)

In 1941

Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, English banker and politician, Lord Chamberlain of the United Kingdom

In 1940

Joan Snyder, American painter

In 1940

David Holford, Barbadian cricketer

In 1940

Benoît Bouchard, Canadian academic and politician, 18th Canadian Minister of Transport

In 1940

John Amabile, American football player and coach (d. 2012)

In 1939

Gordon Wilson, Scottish lawyer and politician (d. 2017)

In 1938

Gert Potgieter, South African hurdler and coach

In 1937

Dominique Venner, French journalist and historian (d. 2013)

In 1935

Sarah Kirsch, German poet and author (d. 2013)

In 1935

Marcel Carrière, Canadian director and screenwriter

In 1935

Vicar, Chilean cartoonist (d. 2012)

In 1934

Barrie Unsworth, Australian politician, 36th Premier of New South Wales

In 1934

Ike Pappas, American journalist and actor (d. 2008)

In 1933

Perry Botkin Jr., American composer, arranger and musician

In 1933

Marcos Alonso Imaz, Spanish footballer (d. 2012)

In 1933

Maury Meyers, American lawyer and politician (d. 2014)

In 1932

Doug Beasy, Australian footballer and educator (d. 2013)

In 1930

Ed Townsend, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2003)

In 1929

Ralph Slatyer, Australian biologist and ecologist (d. 2012)

In 1929

Dick Lane, American football player and soldier (d. 2002)

In 1928

Rolf Schult, German actor (d. 2013)

In 1927

Pierre Fabre, French pharmacist, founded Laboratoires Pierre Fabre (d. 2013)

In 1926

Madanjeet Singh, Indian diplomat, author, and philanthropist (d. 2013)

In 1924

Warren Barker, American composer (d. 2006)

In 1923

John Christopher, English author (d. 2012)

In 1922

Kingsley Amis, English novelist, poet, and critic (d. 1995)

In 1922

Arlin M. Adams, American lawyer and judge (d. 2015)

In 1921

Ananda Dassanayake, Sri Lankan politician (d. 2012)

In 1920

Spike Milligan, Irish actor, comedian, and writer (d. 2002)

In 1918

Juozas Kazickas, Lithuanian-American businessman and philanthropist (d. 2014)

In 1918

Dick Gibson, English racing driver (d. 2010)

In 1918

Behçet Necatigil, Turkish author, poet, and translator (d. 1979)

In 1916

Robert Speck, Canadian politician, 1st Mayor of Mississauga (d. 1972)

In 1915

Les Tremayne, English actor (d. 2003)

In 1913

Guy Burgess, English-Russian spy (d. 1963)

In 1911

Ellis Marsalis, Sr., American businessman and activist (d. 2004)

In 1908

Fifi D'Orsay, Canadian-American vaudevillian, actress, and singer (d. 1983)

In 1904

Polly Adler, Russian-American madam and author (d. 1962)

In 1900

Ove Arup, English-Danish engineer and businessman, founded Arup (d. 1988)

In 1895

John Norton, American hurdler (d. 1979)

In 1893

Howard Mumford Jones, American author, critic, and academic (d. 1980)

In 1892

Gertrude Chandler Warner, American author and educator (d. 1979)

In 1890

Billy Minter, English footballer and manager (d. 1940)

In 1888

Seth Bingham, American organist and composer (d. 1972)

In 1882

Wilbur Wright, American inventor (d. 1912)

In 1867

Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, French painter (d. 1842)

In 1755

Johann Gottlieb Görner, German organist and composer (d. 1778)

In 1697

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