Birthdays Date 1944 April | History by KabAstro

Apr 5 Pedro Rosselló, Puerto Rican politician (U.S. House of Representatives from Puerto Rico, 2017-19; Governor of Puerto Rico, 1993-2001), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Apr 5 Peter T. King, American politician, U.S. House of Representatives from New York, born in Manhattan, New York
Apr 5 Willeke van Ammelrooy, Dutch actress (Ciske de Rat; Antonia's Line), born in Amsterdam, Netherlands
Apr 6 Felicity Palmer, British mezzo-soprano (English National Opera; Welsh National Opera), and music professor (Royal College of Music), born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England
Apr 6 John Huarte, American College Football Hall of Fame quarterback (Heisman Trophy 1964, Notre Dame; Super Bowl 1970, KC Chiefs), born in Anaheim, California
Apr 6 John Stax [Fullagar], British rock bassist, and harmonica player (Pretty Things, 1963-67 - "Don't Bring Me Down"; "Cry To Me"), born in Crayford, Kent, England
Apr 7 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
Apr 7 Carol Grimes, British singer (Delivery; Eyes Wide Open; The Shout), born in London, England

Gerhard Schröder (80 years old)

Apr 7 German politician (Chancellor of Germany, 1998-2005), and lobbyist for Russian state-owned energy producers, born in Blomberg, Germany

Apr 8 Christoph Hein, German writer and translator, born in Heinzendorf, Germany
Apr 8 Hywel Bennett, Welsh, actor (Family Way, Shelley), born in Garnant, Wales (d. 2017)
Apr 8 Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter
Apr 8 Santiago Jiménez Jr, American folk and Tejano accordionist (El Mero Mero, Viva Seguin), born in Texas
Apr 10 Danny Woods, American soul singer (Chairmen of the Board - "Give Me Just a Little More Time"), born in Atlanta, Georgia (d. 2018)
Apr 11 John Milius, American screenwriter (Red Dawn, 1941, Big Wednesday), born in St. Louis, Missouri
Apr 11 R. J. B Knight, British deputy director (National Maritime Museum)
Apr 12 John Kay [Joachim Krauledat], German-born Canadian rock singer (Steppenwolf), born in Tilsit, East Prussia, Germany
Apr 12 Karel Kryl, Czechoslovak folk singer, born in Kroměříž, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia (d. 1994)
Apr 12 Lisa Jardine, British historian and writer, born in Oxford, England (d. 2015)
Apr 12 Mike Garrett, American College Football Hall of Fame running back (Heisman Trophy 1965, USC; AFL All-Star 1966-67, KC Chiefs) and executive (athletic director USC 1993-2010), born in Los Angeles, CA
Apr 12 Siegfried Stritzl, American soccer midfielder (11 caps; NY Cosmos; NASL Rookie of the Year 1969), born in Yugoslavia (d. 2022)
Apr 13 Brian Pendleton, English musician (The Pretty Things, 1963-66 - "Don't Bring Me Down"), born in Durham, England (d. 2001)
Apr 13 Charles Burnett, American film director (When It Rains; Glass Shield), born in Vicksburg, Mississippi
Apr 13 Jack Casady, American rock bassist (Hot Tuna - "Hesitation Blues"; Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers"; "White Rabbit"), born in Washington, D.C.
Apr 13 Susan Davis, American politician (U.S. House of Representatives from California (D), 2001-21), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
Apr 14 Arogyaswami Paulraj, Indian engineer and inventor (MIMO Wireless Technology), born in Pollachi, Tamil Nadu, British India [1]
Apr 14 John Sergeant, British political journalist, radio and television broadcaster, born in Oxford, England
Apr 15 Dave Edmunds, Welsh rock singer-songwriter and guitarist (Rockpile - "Girls Talk"; "I Knew The Bride"), born in Cardiff, Wales
Apr 15 Dzhokhar Dudayev, separatist leader and President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria (1991), born in Yalkhori, Chechen-Ingush (d. 1996)
Apr 15 John Wilbraham, British classical, baroque, and session trumpeter (Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields; English Chamber Orchestra; The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour), and educator, born in Bournemouth, England (d. 1998)
Apr 16 Bob Montgomery, last Major League Baseball player to bat without a helmet (1979), born in Nashville, Tennessee
Apr 16 Dennis Russell Davies, American conductor and composer, born in Toledo, Ohio
Apr 16 Mike Mitchell, American rock guitarist (The Kingsmen -"Louie, Louie"), born in Portland, Oregon (d. 2021)
Apr 17 John Lill, British classical pianist, born in London
Apr 18 Irvine Shillingford, West Indian cricket batsman (4 Tests, 1 x 100, HS 120; Combined Islands, Windward Islands), born in Dublanc, Dominica (d. 2023)

Robert Hanssen (1944-2023)

Apr 18 American FBI agent and Soviet spy, born in Chicago, Illinois

Apr 18 Rudy Shackelford, American organist, composer, and musicologist, born in Newport News, Virginia
Apr 19 Bernie Worrell, American R&B and funk keyboardist (Funkadelic - "Cosmic Slop"), born in Long Branch, New Jersey (d. 2016)
Apr 19 James Heckman, American economist (Nobel Prize 2000), born in Chicago, Illinois
Apr 19 Margo MacDonald, Scottish national broadcaster and politician (MP for Glasgow Govan 1973-74), born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland (d. 2014)
Apr 21 Adrian Hurley, Australian basketball coach (Australian Boomers 1988, 92 Olympics; 1986, 90 World C'ships), born in Bega, Australia
Apr 22 Howie Wyeth, American drummer and pianist (Bob Dylan; Robert Gordon; Christine Lavin), born in Jersey City, New Jersey (d. 1996)
Apr 22 Joshua Rifkin, American conductor, pianist, and musicologist who played a key role in the ragtime revival of the 1970s, born in New York City
Apr 22 Steve Fossett, American adventurer (1st person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon), born in Jackson, Tennessee (disappeared 2007)
Apr 23 Niklaus Schilling, Swiss film director (Dormire, Atem, Rheingold), born in Basel, Switzerland (d. 2016)
Apr 24 (Bernard) St. Clair Lee, American pop singer (The Hues Corporation - "Rock The Boat"), born in San Francisco, California (d. 2011)
Apr 24 John McDonald, Australian rugby league centre (13 Tests; Queensland; Manly-Warringah RLFC), born in Toowoomba, Australia (d. 2023)
Apr 24 Tony Visconti, American music producer (David Bowie - Blackstar; Low; "Heroes"; Osibisa), and bassist, born in Brooklyn, New York City
Apr 25 Einar Steen-Nøkleberg, Norwegian classical pianist and musical pedagogue, born in Østre Toten, Norway
Apr 25 Len Goodman, British ballroom dancing champion and television personality (Strictly Come Dancing, 2004-16; Dancing with the Stars, 2005-22), born in London, England (d. 2023)
Apr 26 Amien Rais, Indonesian politician (leader of Muhammadiyah 1995-2000), born in Surakarta, Dutch East Indies
Apr 26 David O'Brien Martin, American politician (Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York), born in St. Lawrence Co., New York
Apr 26 Martha Rockwell, American cross-country skier (Mount Washington), born in Providence, Rhode Island
Apr 27 Cuba Gooding Sr., American pop and soul singer (The Main Ingredient - "Everybody Plays the Fool"), born in New York City (d. 2017)
Apr 27 Herb Pedersen, American bluegrass and country-rock singer, guitarist, and banjo player (Desert Rose Band - "Love Reunited"), born in Berkeley, California
Apr 27 Michael Fish, British TV weatherman, born in Eastbourne, Sussex, England
Apr 27 Thomas Koppel, Danish pianist and classical and avant-garde composer (Savage Rose), born in a refugee camp in Örebro, Sweden (d. 2006)
Apr 28 Alice Waters, American chef (Chez Panisse, farm-to-table movement), born in Chatham Borough, New Jersey
Apr 28 Elizabeth LeCompte, American theater director (founding member of The Wooster Group), born in New Jersey
Apr 28 Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
Apr 28 Martyn Ford, British classically trained horn player and rock orchestral arranger-conductor (Caravan; Bryan Ferry; Barclay James Harvest; Phil Colllins), born in Rugby, England
Apr 29 Benedikte, Danish princess and second daughter of Frederick IX, born in Amalienborg Palace, Copenhagen, Denmark
Apr 29 Francis Lee, English soccer striker (27 caps; Bolton Wanderers, Manchester City 249 games, Derby County), born in Westhoughton, England (d. 2023)
Apr 29 Jim Hart, American NFL quarterback (St Louis Cardinals), born in Evanston, Illinois
Apr 29 Richard Kline, American actor and director, born in New York City
Apr 29 [Nicolas] Michael Angelis, English actor (Thomas & Friends, Boys from the Black Stuff), born in London, England (d. 2020)
Apr 30 Jill Clayburgh, American actress (Unmarried Woman, Semi-Tough), born in New York City (d. 2010)
Apr 30 Peter Dixon, English rugby union flanker (22 Tests England, 3 British & Irish Lions; Oxford University RFC, Harlequins RFC), born in Keighley, England (d. 2023)
Apr 30 Richard Shoff, American rocker (Sandpipers), born in Seattle