Birthdays Date 1931 April | History by KabAstro

Apr 9 Bill Gilbert, American sports and nature writer (Sports Illustrated, National Geographic), born in Kalamazoo, Michigan (d. 2012)
Apr 9 Martin Rogers, British director of the Farmington Institute for Christian Studies
Apr 9 Richard Hatfield, Canadian politician (26th Premier of New Brunswick), born in Hartland, New Brunswick (d. 1991)
Apr 10 Marcel van Maele, Belgian poet and playwright, born in Bruges, Belgium (d. 2009)
Apr 11 Frank Vicari, American jazz, session, and touring saxophonist (Maynard Ferguson; Woody Herman; Tom Waits; Saturday Night Live), born in New Jersey (d. 2006)
Apr 11 Johnny Sheffield, American actor (Boy-Tarzan Finds a Son), born in Pasadena, California (d. 2010)
Apr 11 Koichi Sugiyama, Japanese television and video game composer (Dragon Quest), and Nanjing Massacre denialist, born in Tokyo, Japan (d. 2021)
Apr 11 Lewis Jones, Welsh rugby union outside back (10 Tests Wales, 3 British Lions; Neath, Llanelli) and rugby league utility (2 Tests Wales, 17 Great Britain; Leeds, Wentworthville), born in Gorseinon, Wales (d. 2024)
Apr 12 Leonid Derbenyov, Russian poet-songwriter, born in Moscow (d. 1995)
Apr 12 Martin Boykan, American composer (Elegy; Usurpations; Soliloquies of an Insomniac), born in New York City (d. 2021)
Apr 13 Beverley Cross, English playwright and screenwriter (Strip the Willow; Half a Sixpence), born in London (d. 1998)
Apr 13 Daniel "Dan" Gurney, American race-car driver, coach and team owner (All American Racers), born in Port Jefferson, New York (d. 2018)
Apr 13 Jon Stone, American director and co-creator of Sesame Street, born in New Haven, Connecticut (d. 1997)
Apr 14 John Clarke, American actor (Days of Our Lives -"Mickey"), born in South Bend, Indiana (d. 2019)
Apr 14 Paul Masnick, Canadian NHL ice hockey player (Montreal Canadiens, Stanley Cup 1953), born in Regina, Saskatchewan (d. 2024)

Apr 15 Kenneth Bloomfield, BBC governor (Ireland), born in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Apr 15 Tomas Tranströmer, Swedish poet (Nobel Prize for Literature - 2011), born in Stockholm (d. 2015)
Apr 16 John Littlejohn [Funchess], American electric blues slide guitarist ("So-Called Friends"), born in Lake, Mississippi (d. 1994)
Apr 16 Piet de Visser, Dutch politician (PvdA), born in Rotterdam, Netherlands (d. 2012)
Apr 17 John Bartlett, Australian tennis player (Davis Cup capt-Britain), born in Woonona, New South Wales
Apr 17 John Chalstrey, British surgeon and politician (668th Lord Mayor of London. 1995-96), born in the UK (d. 2020)
Apr 17 Joyce Molyneux, British chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author, born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England (d. 2022)
Apr 17 Roberta Stephen, Canadian classical composer (The Eye Of The Seasons), and educator, born in Calgary, Alberta (d. 2021)
Apr 17 Ruth Etchells, English poet and educator (Principal of St John's College Durham, 1979-88), born in Liverpool, England (d. 2012)
Apr 18 Klas Lestander, Swedish biathlete (Olympic gold 20k 1960), born in Arjeplog, Sweden (d. 2023)
Apr 19 Alex Webster, American football coach (NY Giants), born in Kearney, New Jersey (d. 2012)
Apr 19 Denis Henry, British High Court judge, born in Margate, Kent, England (d. 2010)
Apr 19 Garfield Morgan, British actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy), born in Birmingham, Warwickshire (d. 2009)
Apr 19 Kobie Coetsee, South African Minister of Defense (1993-94) and Minister of Justice (1980-93), born in Ladybrand, South Africa (d. 2000)
Apr 19 Walter Stewart, Canadian writer and journalist, born in Toronto, Ontario (d. 2004)

Apr 20 Lee H. Hamilton, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from Indiana, born in Daytona Beach, Florida
Apr 21 Morgan Wootten, American Basketball Hall of Fame coach (46 seasons DeMatha Catholic HS, Hyattsville, Maryland; National C'ships 1962, 65, 68, 78, 84), born in Durham, North Carolina (d. 2020)
Apr 22 Henk Gortzak [Hendricus Gortzak], Dutch carpenter and politician (CPN/PSP), born in Amsterdam (d. 1989)
Apr 22 Ronald Hynd, British choreographer (English National Ballet), born in London
Apr 22 Simon "Siem" Vroom, Dutch actor (The Lift, Bridge Too Far, Mysteries), born in Beemster, Noord-Holland (d. 1985)
Apr 23 Chuck Feeney, American businessman (Duty Free Shoppers Group) and philanthropist (The Atlantic Philanthropies) who gave away almost his entire $8B fortune, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey (d. 2023)
Apr 24 Bridget Riley, British painter (op-art), born in Norwood London, England
Apr 25 David Shepherd, British painter (paintings of steam locomotives), born in Hendon, London (d. 2017)
Apr 25 Felix Berezin, Russian physicist and mathematician (Berezin integral), born in Moscow (d. 1980)
Apr 26 Bernie Brillstein, American talent agent, manager and producer (The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd), born in Manhattan, New York (d. 2008)
Apr 27 Igor Oistrakh, Soviet-Russian concert violinist (Wieniawski Competition, 1952), and educator (Moscow Conservatory, Brussels Royal Conservatory), born in Odessa, Ukraine, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) (d. 2021)
Apr 27 Krzysztof Komeda, Polish jazz pianist and film composer (Rosemary's Baby), born in Poznań, Poland (d. 1969)
Apr 27 Maxine Brown, American country music singer (Browns), born in Campti, Louisiana (d. 2019)
Apr 28 Dumitru Macri, Romanian soccer defender who played 8 internationals (FC Rapid București) and coached Algeria (1974-75), born in Bucharest, Romania (d. 2024)
Apr 29 (Anthony) "Lonnie" Donegan, British-Scottish singer-songwriter ("Rock Island Line"; "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On the Bedpost Overnight?)"), known as "the King of Skiffle", born in Bridgeton, Glasgow, Scotland (d. 2002)
Apr 29 Aleksei Gubarev, Soviet-Russian cosmonaut (Soyuz 17, 28), born in Gvardeitsi, Russia, Soviet Union (d. 2015)
Apr 29 Frank Auerbach, German-born British painter
Apr 29 William Ball, American actor, director and founder of the American Conservatory Theatre (ACT), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 1991)
Apr 30 Bill Clay, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri), born in St. Louis, Missouri