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History Births on April 07

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History Births on April 07

Flora Tristan, French author and activist (d. 1844)

#Flora_Tristan

In 1803

Brooke Brodack, American comedian

#Brooke_Brodack

In 1986

Jaime de Marichalar, Spanish businessman

#Jaime_de_Marichalar

In 1963

Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter

#Jackie_Chan

In 1954

Pope Clement XII (d. 1740)

#Pope_Clement_XII

In 1652

Charles Fourier, French philosopher and author (d. 1837)

#Charles_Fourier

In 1772

Simon Woolford, Australian rugby league player

#Simon_Woolford

In 1975

Guillaume Depardieu, French actor (d. 2008)

#Guillaume_Depardieu

In 1971

Hindrek Kesler, Estonian architect

#Hindrek_Kesler

In 1958

Bobby Bare, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Bobby_Bare

In 1935

Martyn Lewis, Welsh journalist and author

#Martyn_Lewis

In 1945

Tobias Stimmer, Swiss painter and illustrator (d. 1584)

#Tobias_Stimmer

In 1539

Donald Barthelme, American short story writer and novelist (d. 1989)

#Donald_Barthelme

In 1931

Johanna Allik, Estonian figure skater

#Johanna_Allik

In 1994

Florian Schneider, German singer and drummer

#Florian_Schneider

In 1947

Joël Robuchon, French chef and author (d. 2018)

#Joël_Robuchon

In 1945

Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor

#Russell_Crowe

In 1964

Brian J. Doyle, American press secretary

#Brian_J._Doyle

In 1950

Sorana Cîrstea, Romanian tennis player

#Sorana_Cîrstea

In 1990

Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter

#Francis_Ford_Coppola

In 1939

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Dutch lawyer and politician, Dutch Minister of Defence

#Jeanine_Hennis-Plasschaert

In 1973

Jakub Smrž, Czech motorcycle rider

#Jakub_Smrž

In 1983

Gustav Landauer, Jewish-German theorist and activist (d. 1919)

#Gustav_Landauer

In 1870

Zvika Hadar, Israeli entertainer

#Zvika_Hadar

In 1966

Hasan Tahsini, Albanian astronomer, mathematician, and philosopher (d. 1881)

#Hasan_Tahsini

In 1811

Pascal Dupuis, Canadian ice hockey player

#Pascal_Dupuis

In 1979

Herménégilde Chiasson, Canadian poet, playwright, and politician, 29th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick

#Herménégilde_Chiasson

In 1946

Ravi Shankar, Indian-American sitar player and composer (d. 2012)

#Ravi_Shankar

In 1920

Mongo Santamaría, Cuban-American drummer (d. 2003)

#Mongo_Santamaría

In 1922

Anthony Caruso, American actor (d. 2003)

#Anthony_Caruso_(actor)

In 1916

Billie Holiday, American singer-songwriter and actress (d. 1959)

#Billie_Holiday

In 1915

Gino Severini, Italian-French painter and author (d. 1966)

#Gino_Severini

In 1883

François de Neufville, duc de Villeroy, French general (d. 1730)

#François_de_Neufville,_duc_de_Villeroy

In 1644

Marjory Stoneman Douglas, American journalist and activist (d. 1998)

#Marjory_Stoneman_Douglas

In 1890

Ralph Flanagan, American pianist, composer, and conductor (d. 1995)

#Ralph_Flanagan

In 1914

Roger Lemelin, Canadian author and screenwriter (d. 1992)

#Roger_Lemelin

In 1919

Nick Herbert, English businessman and politician, Minister for Policing

#Nick_Herbert

In 1963

Colette Besson, French runner and educator (d. 2005)

#Colette_Besson

In 1946

Babatunde Olatunji, Nigerian-American drummer, educator, and activist (d. 2003)

#Babatunde_Olatunji

In 1927

Clement Smoot, American golfer (d. 1963)

#Clement_Smoot

In 1884

Charles Vanik, American soldier, judge, and politician (d. 2007)

#Charles_Vanik

In 1913

Andrew Hampsten, American cyclist

#Andrew_Hampsten

In 1962

Christian Fuchs, Austrian footballer

#Christian_Fuchs

In 1986

Edoardo Mangiarotti, Italian fencer (d. 2012)

#Edoardo_Mangiarotti

In 1919

John Oates, American singer-songwriter guitarist, and producer

#John_Oates

In 1948

Epifanio de los Santos, Filipino jurist, historian, and scholar (d. 1927)

#Epifanio_de_los_Santos

In 1871

Luka Milivojevi?, Serbian footballer

#Luka_Milivojevi?

In 1991

Gerhard Schröder, German lawyer and politician, 7th Chancellor of Germany

#Gerhard_Schröder

In 1944

Jeetendra, Indian actor, TV and film producer

#Jeetendra

In 1942

Ichinoj? Takashi, Mongolian sumo wrestler

#Ichinoj?_Takashi

In 1993

Wayne Rogers, American actor, investor, and producer (d. 2015)

#Wayne_Rogers

In 1933

Charlie Thomas, American singer

#Charlie_Thomas_(musician)

In 1937

Mitchell Pearce, Australian rugby league player

#Mitchell_Pearce

In 1989

Hugh Blair, Scottish minister and author (d. 1800)

#Hugh_Blair

In 1718

Thurl Bailey, American basketball player and actor

#Thurl_Bailey

In 1961

Alison Lapper, English painter and photographer

#Alison_Lapper

In 1965

Kevin Alejandro, American actor and producer

#Kevin_Alejandro

In 1976

Marju Lauristin, Estonian academic and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs

#Marju_Lauristin

In 1940

Teddy Riner, French judoka

#Teddy_Riner

In 1989

Tony Dorsett, American football player

#Tony_Dorsett

In 1954

Yves Rocher, French businessman, founded the Yves Rocher Company (d. 2009)

#Yves_Rocher

In 1930

Jan van Roessel, Dutch footballer (d. 2011)

#Jan_van_Roessel

In 1925

Michèle Torr, French singer and author

#Michèle_Torr

In 1947

Bobby Doerr, American baseball player and coach (d. 2017)

#Bobby_Doerr

In 1918

Jon Stead, English footballer

#Jon_Stead

In 1983

Humza Yousaf, Scottish politician

#Humza_Yousaf

In 1985

Robert Casadesus, French pianist and composer (d. 1972)

#Robert_Casadesus

In 1899

Mitch Daniels, American academic and politician, 49th Governor of Indiana

#Mitch_Daniels

In 1949

Thelma Walker, British politician

#Thelma_Walker

In 1957

Gabriela Mistral, Chilean poet and educator, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1957)

#Gabriela_Mistral

In 1889

David Frost, English journalist and game show host (d. 2013)

#David_Frost

In 1939

Martín Cáceres, Uruguayan footballer

#Martín_Cáceres

In 1987

Douglas Kell, English biochemist and academic

#Douglas_Kell

In 1953

Ronde Barber, American football player and sportscaster

#Ronde_Barber

In 1975

Hans van Hemert, Dutch songwriter and producer

#Hans_van_Hemert

In 1945

Bodo Illgner, German footballer

#Bodo_Illgner

In 1967

Percy Faith, Canadian composer, conductor, and bandleader (d. 1976)

#Percy_Faith

In 1908

Werner Schroeter, German director and screenwriter (d. 2010)

#Werner_Schroeter

In 1945

Antonio Piccolo, Italian footballer

#Antonio_Piccolo

In 1988

Gary Kellgren, American record producer, co-founded Record Plant (d. 1977)

#Gary_Kellgren

In 1939

Jerry Brown, American lawyer and politician, 34th and 39th Governor of California

#Jerry_Brown

In 1938

Franck Ribéry, French footballer

#Franck_Ribéry

In 1983

Megas, Icelandic singer-songwriter

#Megas

In 1945

James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (d. 2014)

#James_Garner

In 1928

John Sheffield, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby, English poet and politician, Lord President of the Council (d. 1721)

#John_Sheffield,_1st_Duke_of_Buckingham_and_Normanby

In 1648

Tiki Barber, American football player and journalist

#Tiki_Barber

In 1975

Suzann Pettersen, Norwegian golfer

#Suzann_Pettersen

In 1981

Gorden Kaye, English actor (d. 2017)

#Gorden_Kaye

In 1941

Rozalie Hirs, Dutch composer and poet

#Rozalie_Hirs

In 1965

Ricky Watters, American football player

#Ricky_Watters

In 1969

Tim Peake, British astronaut

#Tim_Peake

In 1972

Kim Kap-soo, South Korean actor

#Kim_Kap-soo

In 1957

Andrew Sachs, German-English actor and screenwriter (d. 2016)

#Andrew_Sachs

In 1930

Allen Dulles, American lawyer and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1969)

#Allen_Dulles

In 1893

Victor Kraatz, German-Canadian figure skater

#Victor_Kraatz

In 1971

Francis Xavier, Spanish missionary and saint, co-founded the Society of Jesus (d. 1552)

#Francis_Xavier

In 1506

Janar Talts, Estonian basketball player

#Janar_Talts

In 1983

Edwin T. Layton, American admiral (d. 1984)

#Edwin_T._Layton

In 1903

Eelco Sintnicolaas, Dutch decathlete

#Eelco_Sintnicolaas

In 1987

Spencer Dryden, American drummer (d. 2005)

#Spencer_Dryden

In 1938

Trent Cotchin, Australian footballer

#Trent_Cotchin

In 1990

Kurt von Schleicher, German general and politician, 23rd Chancellor of Germany (d. 1934)

#Kurt_von_Schleicher

In 1882

Christian O'Connell, British radio DJ and presenter

#Christian_O'Connell

In 1973

Frederick Carl Frieseke, German-American painter (d. 1939)

#Frederick_Carl_Frieseke

In 1874

Richard Gomez, Filipino actor and politician

#Richard_Gomez

In 1966

Franco Di Santo, Argentinian footballer

#Franco_Di_Santo

In 1989

Rafaela Gómez, Ecuadorian tennis player

#Rafaela_Gómez

In 1997

Edward Stafford, 2nd Earl of Wiltshire (d. 1498)

#Edward_Stafford,_2nd_Earl_of_Wiltshire

In 1470

Alan J. Pakula, American director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1998)

#Alan_J._Pakula

In 1928

Jon Cruddas, English lawyer and politician

#Jon_Cruddas

In 1962

Adolf Dymsza, Polish actor (d. 1975)

#Adolf_Dymsza

In 1900

Janis Ian, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Janis_Ian

In 1951

Cornelia Frances, English-Australian actress (d. 2018)

#Cornelia_Frances

In 1941

Daniel Ellsberg, American activist and author

#Daniel_Ellsberg

In 1931

Bill Stoneman, American baseball player and manager

#Bill_Stoneman

In 1944

John McGraw, American baseball player and manager (d. 1934)

#John_McGraw

In 1873

Marco Delvecchio, Italian footballer

#Marco_Delvecchio

In 1973

Bill Bellamy, American comedian, actor, and producer

#Bill_Bellamy

In 1965

Paul Berth, Danish footballer (d. 1969)

#Paul_Berth

In 1890

Aaron Gray, Australian rugby league player

#Aaron_Gray_(rugby_league)

In 1994

William Wordsworth, English poet (d. 1850)

#William_Wordsworth

In 1770

M. Balasundaram, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (d. 1965)

#M._Balasundaram

In 1903

Louise Currie, American actress (d. 2013)

#Louise_Currie

In 1913

Domenico Dragonetti, Italian bassist and composer (d. 1846)

#Domenico_Dragonetti

In 1763

William Ellery Channing, American preacher and theologian (d. 1842)

#William_Ellery_Channing

In 1780

Oshik Levi, Israeli singer and actor

#Oshik_Levi

In 1944

Béla Mavrák, Hungarian tenor singer

#Béla_Mavrák

In 1966

Ronnie Belliard, American baseball player

#Ronnie_Belliard

In 1975

Brett Whiteley, Australian painter (d. 1992)

#Brett_Whiteley

In 1939

Walter Winchell, American journalist and radio host (d. 1972)

#Walter_Winchell

In 1897

Sandy Powell, English costume designer

#Sandy_Powell_(costume_designer)

In 1960

Will Keith Kellogg, American businessman, founded the Kellogg Company (d. 1951)

#Will_Keith_Kellogg

In 1860

James Curtiss, American journalist and politician, 11th Mayor of Chicago (d. 1859)

#James_Curtiss

In 1803

Buster Douglas, American boxer and actor

#Buster_Douglas

In 1960

Jessica Lee, English lawyer and politician

#Jessica_Lee

In 1976

Ed Speleers, English actor and producer

#Ed_Speleers

In 1988

Randall Davidson, Scottish archbishop (d. 1930)

#Randall_Davidson

In 1848

Margarete Schön, German actress (d. 1985)

#Margarete_Schön

In 1895

Hodding Carter III, American journalist and politician, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs

#Hodding_Carter_III

In 1935

John Cooper, American singer-songwriter and bass player

#John_Cooper_(musician)

In 1975

Gregg Jarrett, American lawyer and journalist

#Gregg_Jarrett

In 1955

Adrián Beltré, Dominican-American baseball player

#Adrián_Beltré

In 1979

KC Concepcion, Filipino actress and singer

#KC_Concepcion

In 1985

Shel Bachrach, American insurance broker, investor, businessman and philanthropist

#Shel_Bachrach

In 1944

Ed Lafitte, American baseball player and soldier (d. 1971)

#Ed_Lafitte

In 1886

Duncan James, English singer-songwriter and actor

#Duncan_James

In 1978

Walter Camp, American football player and coach (d. 1925)

#Walter_Camp

In 1859

Freddie Hubbard, American trumpet player and composer (d. 2008)

#Freddie_Hubbard

In 1938

Bert Ironmonger, Australian cricketer (d. 1971)

#Bert_Ironmonger

In 1882

Cal Smith, American singer and guitarist (d. 2013)

#Cal_Smith

In 1932

Michel Adanson, French botanist, entomologist, and mycologist (d. 1806)

#Michel_Adanson

In 1727

Holger Pedersen, Danish linguist and academic (d. 1953)

#Holger_Pedersen_(linguist)

In 1867

Sonjay Dutt, American wrestler

#Sonjay_Dutt

In 1982

Stanley Adams, American actor and screenwriter (d. 1977)

#Stanley_Adams_(actor)

In 1915

Christopher Darden, American lawyer and author

#Christopher_Darden

In 1956

Dimitrij Rupel, Slovenian politician and diplomate

#Dimitrij_Rupel

In 1946

Joe Gallo, American gangster (d. 1972)

#Joe_Gallo

In 1929

Annika Billström, Swedish businesswoman and politician, 16th Mayor of Stockholm

#Annika_Billström

In 1956

John Flannagan, American soldier and sculptor (d. 1942)

#John_Bernard_Flannagan

In 1895

Leif Ove Andsnes, Norwegian pianist and educator

#Leif_Ove_Andsnes

In 1970

Gerrit Dou, Dutch painter (d. 1675)

#Gerrit_Dou

In 1613

Guilherme Negueba, Brazilian footballer

In 1992

Andreea Acatrinei, Romanian gymnast

In 1992

Anne-Marie, English singer-songwriter

In 1991

Anna Bogomazova, Russian-American kick-boxer, martial artist, and wrestler

In 1990

Jamar Smith, American football player

In 1987

Andi Fraggs, English singer-songwriter and producer

In 1986

Jack Duarte, Mexican actor, singer, and guitarist (Eme 15)

In 1986

Hiroko Shimabukuro, Japanese singer

In 1984

Hamish Davidson, Australian musician

In 1983

Kelli Young, English singer

In 1982

Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress

In 1982

Vanessa Olivarez, American singer-songwriter, and actress

In 1981

Kazuki Watanabe, Japanese songwriter and guitarist (d. 2000)

In 1981

Hitoe Arakaki, Japanese singer

In 1981

Tetsuji Tamayama, Japanese actor

In 1980

Dragan Bogavac, Montenegrin footballer

In 1980

Danny Sandoval, Venezuelan-American baseball player

In 1979

Patrick Crayton, American football player

In 1979

Lilia Osterloh, American tennis player

In 1978

Jo Appleby, English soprano

In 1978

Gang Qiang, Chinese anchor

In 1976

Barbara Jane Reams, American actress

In 1976

Aaron Lohr, American actor

In 1976

Martin Buß, German high jumper

In 1976

Karin Dreijer Andersson, Swedish singer-songwriter and producer

In 1975

Brett Tomko, American baseball player

In 1973

Carole Montillet, French skier

In 1973

Vasiliy Sokov, Russian triple jumper

In 1968

Jože Možina, Slovenian historian, sociologist and journalist

In 1968

Jennifer Lynch, American actress, director, producer, and screenwriter

In 1968

Duncan Armstrong, Australian swimmer and sportscaster

In 1968

Simone Schilder, Dutch tennis player

In 1967

Artemis Gounaki, Greek-German singer-songwriter

In 1967

Gary Wilkinson, English snooker player

In 1966

Nenad Vu?ini?, Serbian-New Zealand basketball player and coach

In 1965

Steve Graves, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1964

Jace Alexander, American actor and director

In 1964

Dave Johnson, American decathlete and educator

In 1963

Brigitte van der Burg, Tanzanian-Dutch geographer and politician

In 1961

Pascal Olmeta, French footballer

In 1961

Brian Haner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1958

Georg Werthner, Austrian decathlete

In 1956

Tim Cochran, American mathematician and academic (d. 2014)

In 1955

Dennis Hayden, American actor

In 1952

Gilles Valiquette, Canadian actor, singer, and producer

In 1952

Jane Frederick, American hurdler and heptathlete

In 1952

David Baulcombe, English geneticist and academic

In 1952

Bruce Gary, American drummer (d. 2006)

In 1951

Patricia Bennett, American singer

In 1947

Stan Winston, American special effects designer and makeup artist (d. 2008)

In 1946

Zaid Abdul-Aziz, American basketball player

In 1946

Marilyn Friedman, American philosopher and academic

In 1945

Gerry Cottle, English businessman

In 1945

Julia Phillips, American film producer and author (d. 2002)

In 1944

Warner Fusselle, American sportscaster (d. 2012)

In 1944

Dennis Amiss, English cricketer and manager

In 1943

Mick Abrahams, English singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1943

Peter Fluck, English puppet maker and illustrator

In 1941

James Di Pasquale, American composer

In 1941

Iris Johansen, American author

In 1938

Ian Richardson, Scottish-English actor (d. 2007)

In 1934

Sak?p Sabanc?, Turkish businessman and philanthropist (d. 2004)

In 1933

Roger Vergé, French chef and restaurateur (d. 2015)

In 1930

Jane Priestman, English interior designer

In 1930

Bob Denard, French soldier (d. 2007)

In 1929

James White, Northern Irish author and educator (d. 1999)

In 1928

Leonid Shcherbakov, Russian triple jumper

In 1927

Chaturanan Mishra, Indian trade union leader and politician (d. 2011)

In 1925

Johannes Mario Simmel, Austrian-English author and screenwriter (d. 2009)

In 1924

Feza Gürsey, Turkish mathematician and physicist (d. 1992)

In 1921

R. G. Armstrong, American actor and playwright (d. 2012)

In 1917

Henry Kuttner, American author (d. 1958)

In 1915

Robert Charroux, French author and critic (d. 1978)

In 1909

Pete Zaremba, American hammer thrower (d. 1994)

In 1908

Roland Wilson, Australian economist and statistician (d. 1996)

In 1904

Eduard Eelma, Estonian footballer (d. 1941)

In 1902

Tebbs Lloyd Johnson, English race walker (d. 1984)

In 1900

Erich Löwenhardt, Polish-German lieutenant and pilot (d. 1918)

In 1897

Frits Peutz, Dutch architect, designed the Glaspaleis (d. 1974)

In 1896

Ole Kirk Christiansen, Danish businessman, founded the Lego Group (d. 1958)

In 1891

Fay Moulton, American sprinter, football player, coach, and lawyer (d. 1945)

In 1876

Nicola Sala, Italian composer and theorist (d. 1801)

In 1713

John, 3rd Earl of Kent, English nobleman (d. 1352)

In 1330

Otto II Wittelsbach, Duke of Bavaria (d. 1253)

In 1206

Mary Kate McFarlane Brennan

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