Famous Birthdays on April 7

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• 1534 Jose de Anchieta, Spanish saint, Jesuit, poet and missionary to Brazil (founder of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro), born in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife (d. 1597)
• 1613 Gerard Dou, Dutch painter (Night School) (d. 1675)
• 1622 Louise Hollandine, Abbess and painter, daughter of King Frederik V of the Palatinate and Elizabeth Stuart, born in Noordeinde Palace, The Hague (d. 1709)
• 1629 John Joseph of Austria, Spanish general and illegitimate son pf Philip IV of Spain (Regent of Spain 1677-79, Governor of South Netherlands), born in Madrid, Spain (d. 1679)
• 1644 François de Neufville, duc de Villeroi, French soldier (d. 1730)
• 1648 Ferdinand van Kessel, Flemish Baroque painter, born in Antwerp (d. 1696)
• 1648 John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English statesman and poet (d. 1721)
• 1652 Clement XII [Lorenzo Corsini], Italian Pope (1730-40) who despite ill health and total blindness (1732) unsuccessfully stemmed decline of papal influence, born in Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany (now Italy) (d. 1740)
• 1694 Coelestin Praelisauer, German organist, composer, and monk, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1745)
• 1699 Andreas Benedikt Praelisauer, German choirmaster and composer, baptized in Kötzting, Electorate of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1743)
• 1718 Hugh Blair, Scottish preacher and man of letters (d. 1800)
• 1727 Henri Hardouin, French composer and maître de musique (Cathédrale de Reims), born in Grandpré, France (d. 1808)
• 1727 Michel Adanson, French botanist (d. 1806)

• 1745 Georg Druschetzky [Jiří Družecký], Czech composer, oboist, and timpanist, born in Jemníky, Lands of the Bohemian Crown (now Czech Republic) (d. 1819)
• 1748 Georg Wenzel Ritter, German bassoonist, composer, and friend of Wolfgang Mozart, born in Mannheim, Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1808)
• 1756 Charles Felix, Duke of Savoy and King of Sardinia (1821-31), born in Turin (d. 1831)
• 1763 Domenico Dragonetti, Italian composer and double bass player, born in Venice, Republic of Venice (d. 1846)
• 1768 Karl Theodor Toeschi, Italian-German composer and violinist, born in Mannheim Electorate of the Palatinate, Holy Roman Empire (d. 1843)

• 1772 Charles Fourier, French philosopher and early Socialist (credited with inventing term 'feminism'), born in Besançon, France (d. 1837)
• 1775 Francis Cabot Lowell, American mill owner (founded 1st raw cotton-to-cloth textile mill), born in Newburyport, Massachusetts (d. 1817)
• 1780 William Ellery Channing, American Unitarian preacher and clergyman, born in Newport, Rhode Island (d. 1842)
• 1786 William Rufus DeVane King, American politician, 13th US Vice President (1853), born in Sampson County, North Carolina (d. 1853)
• 1801 Henry Eagle, Commander (Union Navy), (d. 1882)
• 1803 Flora Tristan, French writer and social activist, born in Paris (d. 1844)
• 1803 James Curtiss, Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)
• 1805 Francis Wilkinson Pickens, (Gov-SC, Confederacy), (d. 1869)
• 1819 Hubert Léonard, Belgian violinist, and pedagogue (Brussels Conservatoire, 1848-67), born in Liège, Belgium (d. 1890)
• 1822 Gershom Mott, American Major General (Union Army), born in Lamberton, New Jersey (d. 1884)
• 1826 Johann Hermann Berens, German-born Swedish Romantic composer, born in Hamburg, German Confederation (d. 1880)
• 1837 Anderson Abbott, Canadian physician and writer (first Canadian-born black doctor), born in Toronto, Canada (d. 1913)
• 1841 Alfred Cogniaux, Belgian botanist (d. 1916)
• 1841 Jozef Neuhuys [Joseph Hendrikus Neuhuys], Dutch painter, born in Utrecht, Netherlands (d. 1889)
• 1847 J. P. [Jens Peter] Jacobsen, Danish writer (Niels Lyhne), born in Thisted, Jutland (d. 1885)
• 1848 Randall Thomas Davidson, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1930)
• 1851 Otto Klauwell, German composer, born in Langensalza, Kingdom of Prussia (d. 1917)
• 1859 Walter Camp, father of American football (Yale), born in New Britain, Connecticut (d. 1925)

• 1869 David Fairchild, American botanist and explorer (introduced over 200,000 plants to US), born in Lansing, Michigan (d. 1954)
• 1870 Gustav Landauer, German socialist and writer (advocated for social anarchism), born in Karlsruhe, Grand Duchy of Baden (d. 1919)
• 1870 Joseph Ryelandt, Belgian composer (Christus Rex - Christ the King), born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 1965)
• 1872 William Monroe Trotter, American newspaper editor and activist for African-Americans civil rights, born near Chillicothe, Ohio (d. 1934)
• 1873 John McGraw, American Baseball Hall of Fame infielder/manager (manager NY Giants World Series champions 1905, 21-22), born in Truxton, New York (d. 1934)
• 1878 Jozef C Bittremieux, Belgian theologist (Virgin & Mother of God), born in Sijsele, Belgium (d. 1950)
• 1878 Maitland Hathorn, South African cricketer (12 tests 1901-11), born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa (d. 1920)
• 1882 Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricket spin bowler (14 Tests; 74 wickets @ 17.97; Queensland, Victoria), born in Pine Mountain, Australia (d. 1971)
• 1882 Kurt von Schleicher, German politician (German Chancellor 1932-33, murdered during Night of the Long Knives), born in Brandenburg an der Havel (d. 1934)
• 1883 Gino Severini, Italian painter (d. 1966)
• 1884 Charles Dodd, Welsh theologian (expert on the New Testament), born in Wrexham, Wales (d. 1973)
• 1886 Ed Lafitte, American baseball pitcher (no-hitter 1914 Brooklyn Tip-Tops), born in New Orleans, Louisiana (d. 1971)

• 1890 Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist, conservationist (1st Lady of the Everglades) and women's suffrage advocate, born in Minneapolis, Minnesota (d. 1998)
• 1890 Victoria Ocampo, Argentine writer and publisher (Sur magazine), born in Buenos Aires, Argentina (d. 1979)
• 1891 Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish carpenter, inventor, and toy maker (Lego Group), born in Filskov, Denmark (d. 1958)

• 1894 Gerald Brenan, English writer (The Spanish Labyrinth), born in Sliema, Malta (d. 1987)
• 1895 Bert Wheeler, American vaudevillian (Wheeler & Woolsey), and comic actor (Brave Eagle; The Nitwits; Hold 'em Jail; High Flyers; Rainmakers), born in Paterson, New Jersey (d. 1968)
• 1895 Eduardo Toldrà, Spanish Catalan composer and conductor, born in Vilanova i la Geltrú, Spain (d. 1962)
• 1895 Lewis B Combs, American civil engineer and US Navy officer (1917-45), founding member and commander of the "Seabees", born in Manchester Center, Vermont (d. 1996)
• 1896 Benny Leonard, American boxer (world lightweight title 1917-25), born in New York City (d. 1947)
• 1897 Erich Loewenhardt, German flying ace of World War I, born in Province of Silesia, Poland (d. 1918)
• 1897 Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (Rondo Amoroso; Sinfonia Dolorosa), born in Bergen, Norway (d. 1992)
• 1897 Walter Winchell, American journalist, gossip columnist, radio host, and narrator (the Untouchables), born in New York (d. 1972)
• 1899 Robert Casadesus, French concert pianist and composer (Symphony No. 7 - "Israel"), born in Paris (d. 1972)
• 1900 Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (Olympic bronze 50k 1948; oldest Olympic medal-winning athlete; 48 years and 115 days), born in Melton Mowbray, England (d. 1984)
• 1903 Willi Forst, Austrian actor and director (Bel Amis, Operette, Vienna Blood), born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary (d. 1980)
• 1908 Lê Duẩn, Vietnamese communist politician (General Secretary of Vietnam 1960-86), born in Quảng Trị province, French Indochina (d. 1986)
• 1908 Percy Faith, Canadian-American pop and easy listening composer and bandleader ("Theme from A Summer Place"), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 1976)
• 1909 Robert Charroux, French writer (d. 1978)
• 1909 Robert Raglan, British character actor (Dad's Army - " Colonel Pritchard"), born in Reigate, Surrey, England (d. 1985)
• 1910 Obdulio Morales, Cuban pianist, conductor, composer, ethnomusicologist, and Afro-Cuban bandleader, born in Havana, Cuba (d. 1981)
• 1911 Kenneth Oakley, English Anthropologist, paleontologist and geologist whose method for the relative dating of fossils using fluorine content was instrumental in exposing the Piltdown Man hoax, born in Amersham, England (d. 1981)
• 1913 Charles Vanik, American politician (d. 2007)

• 1915 Henry Kuttner, American sci-fi author (Dark World, As You Were), born in Los Angeles, California (d. 1958)
• 1915 Stanley Adams, American character actor (Star Trek - "Cyrano Jones"; Breakfast at Tiffany's; Lilies of the Field), born in New York City (d. 1977)
• 1916 Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)
• 1917 Egil Harder, Danish concert pianist and composer (The Blue Anemone), born in Norway (d. 1997)
• 1917 R G Armstrong [Robert Golden], American actor (Predator, Dick Tracey, T.H.E. Cat), born in Birmingham, Alabama (d. 2012)
• 1918 Bertie Clarke, West Indian cricket spin bowler (3 Tests, 6 wickets; Barbados, Northamptonshire CCC, Essex CCC), born in Lakes Folly, Barbados (d. 1993)

• 1918 Michael "Peanuts" Hucko, American big band jazz and session clarinetist (Glenn Miller's Army-Air Force Band; Lawrence Welk Show), born in Syracuse, New York (d. 2003)
• 1918 Ronald Howard, British actor (Naked Edge, Come September, Murder She Said), born in Norwood, England (d. 1996)
• 1919 Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (6x Olympic gold, 1936-1960), born in Renate, Italy (d. 2012)
• 1919 Ralph Flanagan, American orchestra leader (Let's Dance), born in Loraine, Ohio (d. 1995)
• 1920 Allan Cuthbertson, Australian-British stage and screen actor (Man and Superman; Captain Nemo and the Underwater City; The WInds of War), born in Perth, Australia (d. 1988)
• 1920 Gino Marinuzzi, Jr., Italian-American conductor, symphonic and film score composer (Le Carrosse d’or), and electronic music pioneer (Fonosynth), born in New York City (d. 1996)

• 1920 Terence Armstrong, British polar geographer (d. 1996)
• 1922 Kenneth Peacock, Canadian pianist, ethnomusicologist and composer (Rituals of Earth, Fire and Darkness), born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2000)
• 1922 Ramón "Mongo" Santamaría, Cuban percussionist (Afro Blue), born in Havana, Cuba (d. 2003)
• 1924 (Johannes Mario) J.M. Simmel, Austrian writer (It Can't Always Be Caviar), born in Vienna, Austria (d. 2009)
• 1924 Ikuma Dan, Japanese composer (Yūzuru), born in Toyko (d. 2001)
• 1924 Nick Perito, American pianist, accordion player, arranger and orchestra leader (Perry Como; Muzak; The Don Knotts Show), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2005)
• 1926 Jon van Rood, Dutch immunologist (Eurotransplant), born in Scheveningen, Netherlands (d. 2017) [1]
• 1927 Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian percussionist (Drums of Passion), educator, and social activist, born in Ajido, Lagos (d. 2003)
• 1928 Alan J Pakula, American filmmaker (All the President's Men; Sophie;s Choice; Klute), born in the Bronx, New York City (d. 1998) [1]

• 1928 James White, Northern Irish sci-fi author (Star Surgeon, Star Healer), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland (d. 1999)

• 1929 Bob Denard, French mercenary (d. 2007)
• 1930 Andrew Sachs, German-born British actor (Manuel in Fawlty Towers), born in Berlin (d. 2016)
• 1931 Daniel Ellsberg, American military analyst, whistleblower (The Pentagon Papers), and anti-war advocate, born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2023) [1]
• 1931 Donald Barthelme, American writer (Snow White, Sadness), born in Philadelphia, Pa (d. 1989)
• 1932 Mr. Bo [Louis Collins], American electric blues guitarist and singer, born in Indianola, Mississippi (d. 1995)
• 1933 Wayne Rogers, American actor (M*A*S*H, 1972-75 - "Capt. 'Trapper' John McIntyre"; House Calls), born in Birmingham Alabama (d. 2015)
• 1934 Ian Richardson, Scottish actor (Francis Urquhart in the BBC's House of Cards), born in Edinburgh, Scotland (d. 2007) [1]
• 1934 Swami Shantananda, Hindu Saint, Philosopher, Disciple of Swami Sivananda, Founder of Temple of Fine Arts
• 1934 Victor Feldman, British jazz pianist and drummer, born in London, England (d. 1987)
• 1935 Bobby Bare, American country singer ("500 Miles Away From Home"; "Come Sundown"; "Marie Laveau"), born in Ironton, Ohio
• 1935 Hodding Carter III, American White House press secretary (Jimmy Carter)
• 1935 Yvonne Fedderson, co-founder (Childhelp USA)
• 1936 Jean-Pierre Changeux, French neuroscientist
• 1937 Charlie Thomas, American pop singer (The Drifters, 1958-67 - "Sweets For My Sweet"; "Save The Last Dance For Me"), born in Lynchburg, Virginia (d. 2023)
• 1938 Alexander von Schlippenbach, German jazz pianist and composer (Globe Unity Orchestra), born in Berlin, Germany
• 1938 Freddie Hubbard, American jazz trumpeter (Art Blakey), born in Indianapolis, Indiana (d. 2008)

• 1938 Spencer Dryden, American drummer (Jefferson Airplane - "White Rabbit"; New Riders of the Purple Sage), born in New York City (d. 2005)
• 1938 Yvonne Lime, actress (Father Knows Best, Dobie Gillis), born in Glendale, California
• 1939 Brett Whiteley, Australian artist, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 1992)

• 1939 Donald L Holmquest, astronaut, born in Dallas, Texas

• 1939 Gary Kellgren, American music producer who co-founded The Record Plant studios, born in Shenandoah, Iowa (d. 1977)
• 1940 Jan Wilhelm Morthenson, Swedish composer, born in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
• 1941 Cornelia Frances [Zulver], British-Australian actress (Home and Away), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2018)
• 1941 Gorden Kaye, British actor (Allo Allo), born in Huddersfield, England (d. 2017)
• 1942 Edda Barends, actress (Arthur & Eva)
• 1942 Jeetendra, Indian actor
• 1942 Nick Drake-Lee, English rugby union prop (8 caps; Leicester Tigers), born in Kettering, England (d. 2021)
• 1943 Dennis Amiss, cricketer (prolific English batsman)
• 1943 Mick Abrahams, British rock guitarist (Jethro Tull, 1967-68; Blodwyn Pig, 1969-70), born in Luton, England
• 1943 Roberta Shore [Schourop], American actress (The Virginian), and singer, born in Monterey Park, California
• 1944 Bill Stoneman, American MLB baseball pitcher, 1967-74, All-Star (Montreal Expos and 2 other teams), and team executive (Expos, California Angels), born in Oak Park, Illinois
• 1944 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery; Eyes Wide Open; The Shout), born in London, England

• 1945 Joël Robuchon, French chef, world record for Michelin stars (32), born in Poitiers, France (d. 2018)
• 1945 Martin Lewis, British newsreader
• 1945 Megas [Magnús Þór Jónsson], Icelandic rock singer-songwriter, born in Reykjavík, Iceland
• 1946 Barbara Benary, American composer (Gamelon Son Of Lion), born in Bay Shore, Long Island, New York (d. 2019)
• 1946 Bob Metcalfe, American electrical engineer (co-inventor of Ethernet, 3Com), born in Brooklyn, New York
• 1946 Colette Besson, French runner (d. 2005)
• 1946 Wanderley Paiva, Brazilian soccer defensive midfielder (7 caps; Atlético Mineiro, América-SP, Palmeiras), born in Três Corações, Brazil (d. 2023)
• 1947 Charles '"Skip" Pitts, American soul & blues guitarist (Shaft), born in Washington, D.C. (d. 2012)
• 1947 Eliseo Soriano, Filipino televangelist, born in Pasay, Philippines
• 1947 Florian Schneider, German musician (Kraftwerk), born in Düsseldorf, Germany (d. 2020)
• 1947 Patricia Bennett, American singer (Chiffons - "He's So Fine"), born in The Bronx, New York City
• 1948 Arnie Robinson Jr., American athlete (Olympic gold long jump 1976; bronze 1972), born in San Diego, California (d. 2020)
• 1948 Carol Douglas, American disco singer ("Doctor's Orders"), born in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City
• 1948 Dallas Taylor, American session drummer (Crosby, Stills & Nash; Clear Light), born in Denver, Colorado (d. 2015)
• 1948 Pietro Anastasi, Italian soccer striker (25 caps; Juventus, Ascoli, Inter), born in Catania, Italy (d. 2020)
• 1948 Ronnie Wilson, American R&B keyboardist (Gap Band - "Burn Rubber On Me"), born in Tulsa, Oklahoma (d. 2021)
• 1949 John Oates, American rock guitarist and vocalist (Hall & Oates - "Rich Girl"; "Maneater"), born in New York City
• 1949 Patricia Paay [Anglaia Margareth Paaij], Dutch singer ("You Are Not Hip"), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands
• 1951 Janis Ian [Fink], American singer-songwriter and folk musician ("At Seventeen"; "Society's Child"), born in New York City
• 1951 John Dittrich, American country music drummer (Restless Heart - "Wheels"; "The Bluest Eyes In Texas"), born in Union, New Jersey
• 1952 Bruce Gary, American rock drummer (The Knack - "My Sharona"), born in Burbank, California (d. 2006)
• 1952 Jane Frederick, US pentathlete (Olympic 7th 1976)
• 1953 Everard Endt, American sailor (Olympic gold 1952)
• 1954 Clark Gillies, Canadian Hockey HOF left wing (Stanley Cup 1980, 81, 82, 83 New York Islanders; Buffalo Sabres), born in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan (d. 2022)
• 1954 Donna White, American golfer (US Open runner-up 1982), born in Kinston, North Carolina

• 1954 Tony Dorsett, American College and Pro Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1976, U of Pittsburgh; Super Bowl 1977; Pro Bowl 1978, 81–83; Dallas Cowboys), born in Rochester, Pennsylvania
• 1955 Andrea Fisher, American artist, born in New York (d. 1997)
• 1955 Greg Reeves, American bass guitarist (Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young: Déjà Vu), born in Warren, Ohio
• 1956 Annika Billström, Swedish politician
• 1956 Christopher Darden, American O.J. Simpson prosecutor
• 1957 Kim Kap-su, South Korean actor
• 1957 Simon Climie, English singer-songwriter and producer (Climie Fisher - "Love Changes Everything"), born in London
• 1958 Alexandra Neil, actress (Rose-Guiding Light), born in Boston, Massachusetts
• 1958 Tony Ayre, Northern Irish rock bass player (The Adventures - "Broken Land", "Drowning in the Sea of Love"), born in the UK (d. 2009)
• 1960 Elaine Miles, American actress (Northern Exposure - "Marilyn Whirlwind"), born in Pendleton, Oregon
• 1960 James 'Buster' Douglas, American boxer (undisputed world heavyweight champion 1990), born in Columbus, Ohio
• 1960 Sandy Powell, English costume designer (3 Academy Awards), born in London, England
• 1960 Tracy Silverman, American contemporary classical and jazz acoustic and electric 6-string violinist (Turtle Island String Quartet), composer, and pedagogue, born in Peekskill, New York
• 1961 Karen Tanaka, Japanese classical composer (Frozen Horizon), born in Tokyo, Japan
• 1961 Pascal Olmeta, French footballer
• 1962 Alain Robert, French rock & urban climber, born in Digoin, France
• 1962 Bonny Warner, American luger, born in Mount Baldy, California
• 1962 Hugh Edward Ralph O'Connor, Italian-born American actor (In the Heat of the Night), born in Rome, Italy (d. 1995)
• 1963 Jaime de Marichalar, duke of Lugo, Spanish royalty
• 1964 Joe Durant, American golfer (4 PGA Tour titles), born in Pensacola, Florida

• 1965 Alison Lapper, British artist
• 1965 Bill Bellamy, American actor (Fled, How to be a Player, Joey Breaker), born in Newark, New Jersey
• 1965 Dominique Crenn, French chef, 1st female chef to win three Michelin stars in the US, born in Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France [1]
• 1966 Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player
• 1966 Teri Ann Linn, American actress (Kristen-Bold & Beautiful), born in Honolulu, Hawaii
• 1967 Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German pop singer-songwriter, vocal coach, and music producer, born in Munich, Germany
• 1967 Steve Wisniewski, American football guard (First-team All-Pro 1991, 92; 8 x Pro Bowl; LA/Oakland Raiders 1989–2001), born in Rutland, Vermont
• 1968 Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer (Olympic gold 200m freestyle 1988), born in Rockhampton, Queensland
• 1969 Jeremy Lincoln, NFL cornerback (Chicago Bears, Seattle Seahawks)
• 1969 Peggy Clasen, speed skater (Olympics 1994), born in Saint Paul, Minnesota
• 1969 Ricky Bones, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers, NY Yanks), born in Salinas, Puerto Rico
• 1969 Ricky Watters, NFL running back (Philadelphia Eagles)
• 1970 Alexander Karpovtsev, NHL defenseman, 1993-2006 (NY Rangers, Chicago Blackhawks, and 3 other teams), born in Moscow, Russia
• 1970 Kevin Smith, NFL cornerback, 1992-2000 (Dallas Cowboys, 3X Super Bowl champ), born in Orange, Texas
• 1970 Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian classical pianist, born in Karmøy, Norway

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