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History Births on April 09


Nigel Shadbolt
Nigel Shadbolt, English computer scientist and academic

#Nigel_Shadbolt

Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid, American actor

#Dennis_Quaid

Jerzy Maksymiuk
Jerzy Maksymiuk, Polish pianist, composer, and conductor

#Jerzy_Maksymiuk

Mance Lipscomb
Mance Lipscomb, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)

#Mance_Lipscomb

James Bannerman (theologian)
James Bannerman, Scottish theologian and academic (d. 1868)

#James_Bannerman_(theologian)

Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore
Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore (d. 1913)

#Somerset_Lowry-Corry,_4th_Earl_Belmore

Graham Gano
Graham Gano, American football player

#Graham_Gano

Harris Wofford
Harris Wofford, American politician, author and civil rights activist (d. 2019)

#Harris_Wofford

Adam Loewen
Adam Loewen, Canadian baseball player

#Adam_Loewen

Austin Peck
Austin Peck, American actor

#Austin_Peck

Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart, American actress

#Kristen_Stewart

Daniel Johnson Sr.
Daniel Johnson Sr., Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Quebec (d. 1968)

#Daniel_Johnson_Sr.

Peter Canavan
Peter Canavan, Irish footballer and manager

#Peter_Canavan

Keshia Knight Pulliam
Keshia Knight Pulliam, American actress

#Keshia_Knight_Pulliam

Elias Lönnrot
Elias Lönnrot, Finnish physician and philologist (d. 1884)

#Elias_Lönnrot

Giovanni Andrea Cornia
Giovanni Andrea Cornia, Italian economist and academic

#Giovanni_Andrea_Cornia

Mark Kelly (keyboardist)
Mark Kelly, Irish keyboard player

#Mark_Kelly_(keyboardist)

F. Albert Cotton
F. Albert Cotton, American chemist and academic (d. 2007)

#F._Albert_Cotton

Rick Tocchet
Rick Tocchet, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach

#Rick_Tocchet

Frankie Thomas
Frankie Thomas, American actor (d. 2006)

#Frankie_Thomas

Johann Matthias Gesner
Johann Matthias Gesner, German scholar and academic (d. 1761)

#Johann_Matthias_Gesner

Virginia Gibson
Virginia Gibson, American actress, singer, and dancer (d. 2013)

#Virginia_Gibson

Charles Proteus Steinmetz
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Polish-American mathematician and engineer (d. 1923)

#Charles_Proteus_Steinmetz

Hans-Joachim Reske
Hans-Joachim Reske, German sprinter

#Hans-Joachim_Reske

Michel Simon
Michel Simon, Swiss-French actor (d. 1975)

#Michel_Simon

Kay Adams (singer)
Kay Adams, American singer-songwriter

#Kay_Adams_(singer)

Robbie Fowler
Robbie Fowler, English footballer and manager

#Robbie_Fowler

Léon Blum
Léon Blum, French lawyer and politician, Prime Minister of France (d. 1950)

#Léon_Blum

Jesse McCartney
Jesse McCartney, American singer-songwriter and actor

#Jesse_McCartney

Eadweard Muybridge
Eadweard Muybridge, English photographer and cinematographer (d. 1904)

#Eadweard_Muybridge

Albert Hammond Jr.
Albert Hammond Jr., American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Albert_Hammond_Jr.

Helen Alfredsson
Helen Alfredsson, Swedish golfer

#Helen_Alfredsson

Michael Learned
Michael Learned, American actress

#Michael_Learned

Leighton Meester
Leighton Meester, American actress

#Leighton_Meester

Joe Scarborough
Joe Scarborough, American journalist, lawyer, and politician

#Joe_Scarborough

Viktor Chernomyrdin
Viktor Chernomyrdin, Russian businessman and politician, 30th Prime Minister of Russia (d. 2010)

#Viktor_Chernomyrdin

Theobald Boehm
Theobald Boehm, German flute player and composer (d. 1881)

#Theobald_Boehm

David Gordon Green
David Gordon Green, American director and screenwriter

#David_Gordon_Green

James Craggs the Younger
James Craggs the Younger, English politician, Secretary of State for the Southern Department (d. 1721)

#James_Craggs_the_Younger

Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Nixon, American actress

#Cynthia_Nixon

Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner, American publisher, founded Playboy Enterprises (d. 2017)

#Hugh_Hefner

Robert Helpmann
Robert Helpmann, Australian dancer, actor, and choreographer (d. 1986)

#Robert_Helpmann

Jorge Andrade
Jorge Andrade, Portuguese footballer

#Jorge_Andrade

Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood
Simon Brown, Baron Brown of Eaton-under-Heywood, English lieutenant, lawyer, and judge

#Simon_Brown,_Baron_Brown_of_Eaton-under-Heywood

Emerson Hyndman
Emerson Hyndman, American soccer player

#Emerson_Hyndman

Hal Ketchum
Hal Ketchum, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Hal_Ketchum

Ward Bond
Ward Bond, American actor (d. 1960)

#Ward_Bond

Nate Colbert
Nate Colbert, American baseball player

#Nate_Colbert

Étienne Aignan
Étienne Aignan, French author and academic (d. 1824)

#Étienne_Aignan

Carlos Hernández (footballer)
Carlos Hernández, Costa Rican footballer

#Carlos_Hernández_(footballer)

Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg
Heinz-Joachim Rothenburg, German shot putter

#Heinz-Joachim_Rothenburg

Rafaela Aparicio
Rafaela Aparicio, Spanish actress (d. 1996)

#Rafaela_Aparicio

Brandon deWilde
Brandon deWilde, American actor (d. 1972)

#Brandon_deWilde

Jim Roberts (ice hockey, born 1940)
Jim Roberts, Canadian-American ice hockey player and coach (d. 2015)

#Jim_Roberts_(ice_hockey,_born_1940)

Théodore Monod
Théodore Monod, French explorer and scholar (d. 2000)

#Théodore_Monod

Margo Smith
Margo Smith, American singer-songwriter

#Margo_Smith

Jay Baruchel
Jay Baruchel, Canadian actor

#Jay_Baruchel

Jaya Bachchan
Jaya Bachchan, Indian actress and politician

#Jaya_Bachchan

Victor Vasarely
Victor Vasarely, Hungarian-French painter (d. 1997)

#Victor_Vasarely

Marina Zoueva
Marina Zoueva, Russian ice dancer and coach

#Marina_Zoueva

Sam Harris
Sam Harris, American author, philosopher, and neuroscientist

#Sam_Harris

Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz, Spanish Augustinian Recollect priest and saint (d. 1906)

#Ezequiél_Moreno_y_Díaz

Jenna Jameson
Jenna Jameson, American actress and pornographic performer

#Jenna_Jameson

Erich Ludendorff
Erich Ludendorff, German general and politician (d. 1937)

#Erich_Ludendorff

Johann Caspar Kerll
Johann Caspar Kerll, German organist and composer (d. 1693)

#Johann_Caspar_Kerll

Jarrod Mullen
Jarrod Mullen, Australian rugby league player

#Jarrod_Mullen

Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins, American actor and singer (d. 1974)

#Allen_Jenkins

James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth, English general and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Staffordshire (d. 1685)

#James_Scott,_1st_Duke_of_Monmouth

Jeff Reed (American football)
Jeff Reed, American football player

#Jeff_Reed_(American_football)

Lev Kopelev
Lev Kopelev, Ukrainian-German author and academic (d. 1997)

#Lev_Kopelev

Elle Fanning
Elle Fanning, American actress and model

#Elle_Fanning

Jan Letzel
Jan Letzel, Czech architect (d. 1925)

#Jan_Letzel

Yamina Benguigui
Yamina Benguigui, Algerian-French director and politician

#Yamina_Benguigui

Patty Pravo
Patty Pravo, Italian singer

#Patty_Pravo

Stephen Paddock
Stephen Paddock, American mass murderer responsible for the 2017 Las Vegas shooting (d. 2017)

#Stephen_Paddock

Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
Eric Harris, American mass murderer, responsible for the Columbine High School massacre (d. 1999)

#Eric_Harris_and_Dylan_Klebold

Mary Jackson (engineer)
Mary Jackson, African American mathematician and aerospace engineer (d. 2005)

#Mary_Jackson_(engineer)

Kirk McCaskill
Kirk McCaskill, Canadian-American baseball and hockey player

#Kirk_McCaskill

Sharkey Bonano
Sharkey Bonano, American singer, trumpet player, and bandleader (d. 1972)

#Sharkey_Bonano

Charles Baudelaire
Charles Baudelaire, French poet and critic (d. 1867)

#Charles_Baudelaire

Luciano Galletti
Luciano Galletti, Argentinian footballer

#Luciano_Galletti

Jacques Villeneuve
Jacques Villeneuve, Canadian race car driver

#Jacques_Villeneuve

Natascha Engel
Natascha Engel, German-English translator and politician

#Natascha_Engel

Jackie Evancho
Jackie Evancho, American singer

#Jackie_Evancho

Danielle Kahle
Danielle Kahle, American figure skater

#Danielle_Kahle

Mike Hart (American football)
Mike Hart, American football player

#Mike_Hart_(American_football)

Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine
Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (d. 1550)

#Jean,_Cardinal_of_Lorraine

Ihor Podolchak
Ihor Podolchak, Ukrainian director, producer, and screenwriter

#Ihor_Podolchak

Gian Maria Volonté
Gian Maria Volonté, Italian actor (d. 1994)

#Gian_Maria_Volonté

Rahul Sankrityayan
Rahul Sankrityayan, Indian linguist, author, and scholar (d. 1963)

#Rahul_Sankrityayan

Sid and Marty Krofft
Marty Krofft, Canadian screenwriter and producer

#Sid_and_Marty_Krofft

Paulina Porizkova
Paulina Porizkova, Czech-born Swedish-American model and actress

#Paulina_Porizkova

Antonio Nocerino
Antonio Nocerino, Italian footballer

#Antonio_Nocerino

Rachel Stevens
Rachel Stevens, English singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress

#Rachel_Stevens

Marc Jacobs
Marc Jacobs, American-French fashion designer

#Marc_Jacobs

Steve Gadd
Steve Gadd, American drummer and percussionist

#Steve_Gadd

Konrad Tom
Konrad Tom, Polish actor, writer, singer, and director (d. 1957)

#Konrad_Tom

Sol Hurok
Sol Hurok, Ukrainian-American talent manager (d. 1974)

#Sol_Hurok

Tony Cragg
Tony Cragg, English sculptor

#Tony_Cragg

René Burri
René Burri, Swiss photographer and journalist (d. 2014)

#René_Burri

Antal Doráti
Antal Doráti, Hungarian-American conductor and composer (d. 1988)

#Antal_Doráti

Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway
Henri de Massue, Earl of Galway, French soldier and diplomat (d. 1720)

#Henri_de_Massue,_Earl_of_Galway

Robert Bauer (footballer)
Robert Bauer, German-Kazakhstani footballer

#Robert_Bauer_(footballer)

Camilla Battista da Varano
Camilla Battista da Varano, Italian saint (d. 1524)

#Camilla_Battista_da_Varano

Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Frederick Francis IV, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (d. 1946)

#Frederick_Francis_IV,_Grand_Duke_of_Mecklenburg-Schwerin

J. Presper Eckert
J. Presper Eckert, American engineer, invented the ENIAC (d. 1995)

#J._Presper_Eckert

Habiba Ghribi
Habiba Ghribi, Tunisian runner

#Habiba_Ghribi

Joolz Denby
Joolz Denby, English poet and author

#Joolz_Denby

Siiri Vallner
Siiri Vallner, Estonian architect

#Siiri_Vallner

J. William Fulbright
J. William Fulbright, American lawyer and politician (d. 1995)

#J._William_Fulbright

Frank King (cartoonist)
Frank King, American cartoonist (d. 1969)

#Frank_King_(cartoonist)

Juliet Cuthbert
Juliet Cuthbert, Jamaican sprinter

#Juliet_Cuthbert

Philippe Néricault Destouches
Philippe Néricault Destouches, French playwright (d. 1754)

#Philippe_Néricault_Destouches

Ryan Kelly (basketball)
Ryan Kelly, American basketball player

#Ryan_Kelly_(basketball)

Miguel Ángel Russo
Miguel Ángel Russo, Argentinian footballer and coach

#Miguel_Ángel_Russo

Chris Watson
Chris Watson, Chilean-Australian journalist and politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Australia (d. 1941)

#Chris_Watson

Paolo Tosti
Paolo Tosti, Italian-English composer and educator (d. 1916)

#Paolo_Tosti

Ken Kalfus
Ken Kalfus, American journalist and author

#Ken_Kalfus

Peter Gammons
Peter Gammons, American journalist

#Peter_Gammons

A. J. Ellis
A. J. Ellis, American baseball player

#A._J._Ellis

Charles E. Burchfield
Charles E. Burchfield, American painter (d.1967)

#Charles_E._Burchfield

Ireneusz Jele?
Ireneusz Jele?, Polish footballer

#Ireneusz_Jele?

John Davenport (minister)
John Davenport, English minister, co-founded the New Haven Colony (d. 1670)

#John_Davenport_(minister)

Thomas Johann Seebeck
Thomas Johann Seebeck, German physicist and academic (d. 1831)

#Thomas_Johann_Seebeck

Johannes Bobrowski
Johannes Bobrowski, German songwriter and poet (d. 1965)

#Johannes_Bobrowski

Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel, English engineer, designed the Clifton Suspension Bridge (d. 1859)

#Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel

John Howard (singer-songwriter)
John Howard, English singer-songwriter and pianist

#John_Howard_(singer-songwriter)

Bernard Jenkin
Bernard Jenkin, English businessman and politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Defence

#Bernard_Jenkin

Leo Fortune-West
Leo Fortune-West, English footballer and manager

#Leo_Fortune-West

Jaak Aab
Jaak Aab, Estonian educator and politician, Minister of Social Affairs of Estonia

#Jaak_Aab

Leila Khaled
Leila Khaled, Palestinian activist

#Leila_Khaled

Seve Ballesteros
Seve Ballesteros, Spanish golfer and architect (d. 2011)

#Seve_Ballesteros

Iain Duncan Smith
Iain Duncan Smith, British soldier and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

#Iain_Duncan_Smith

Aulis Sallinen
Aulis Sallinen, Finnish composer and academic

#Aulis_Sallinen

Margaret Peterson Haddix
Margaret Peterson Haddix, American author

#Margaret_Peterson_Haddix

Curly Lambeau
Curly Lambeau, American football player and coach (d. 1965)

#Curly_Lambeau

Chorão
Chorão, Brazilian singer-songwriter (d. 2013)

#Chorão

Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson, American singer, actor, and activist (d. 1976)

#Paul_Robeson

Jean-Paul Belmondo
Jean-Paul Belmondo, French actor and producer

#Jean-Paul_Belmondo

Isaac Hempstead Wright
Isaac Hempstead Wright, English actor

#Isaac_Hempstead_Wright

Gerard Way
Gerard Way, American singer-songwriter and comic book writer

#Gerard_Way

David Robertson (baseball)
David Robertson, American baseball player

#David_Robertson_(baseball)

Lil Nas X
Montero Lamar Hill, American rapper

#Lil_Nas_X

Jeff Zucker
Jeff Zucker, American businessman

#Jeff_Zucker

Johann Crüger
Johann Crüger, Sorbian-German composer and theorist (d. 1662)

#Johann_Crüger

Paul Arizin
Paul Arizin, American basketball player (d. 2006)

#Paul_Arizin

Yitzhak Navon
Yitzhak Navon, Israeli politician (d. 2015)

#Yitzhak_Navon

Kassim Abdallah
Kassim Abdallah, French-Comorian footballer

#Kassim_Abdallah

Ryan Williams (American football)
Ryan Williams, American football player

#Ryan_Williams_(American_football)

Tiny Hill (rugby union)
Tiny Hill, New Zealand rugby player

#Tiny_Hill_(rugby_union)

Craig Mabbitt
Craig Mabbitt, American singer

#Craig_Mabbitt

Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium (d. 1909)

#Leopold_II_of_Belgium

Tom Lehrer
Tom Lehrer, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and mathematician

#Tom_Lehrer

Bill Birch
Bill Birch, New Zealand surveyor and politician, 38th New Zealand Minister of Finance

#Bill_Birch

Avery Schreiber
Avery Schreiber, American actor and comedian (d. 2002)

#Avery_Schreiber

Paul Willis (actor)
Paul Willis, American actor and director (d. 1960)

#Paul_Willis_(actor)

Jacques Futrelle
Jacques Futrelle, American journalist and author (d. 1912)

#Jacques_Futrelle

Dennis Sarfate
Dennis Sarfate, American baseball player

#Dennis_Sarfate

Jazmine Sullivan
Jazmine Sullivan, American singer-songwriter

#Jazmine_Sullivan

Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg
Julius Henry, Duke of Saxe-Lauenburg (d. 1665)

#Julius_Henry,_Duke_of_Saxe-Lauenburg

Henrik Rysensteen
Henrik Rysensteen, Dutch military engineer (d. 1679)

#Henrik_Rysensteen

Jayden Brailey, Australian rugby league player
Domagoj Bošnjak, Croatian basketball player
Joey Pollari, American actor
Joshua Ledet, American singer
Mary Killman, American synchronized swimmer
Jeremy Metcalfe, English racing driver
Michel Alves Baroni, Brazilian footballer
Óscar Razo, Mexican footballer
Willie Colon, American football player
Ryan Clark, Australian actor
Kathleen Munroe, Canadian-American actress
Milan Bartovi?, Slovak ice hockey player
Sarah Ayton, English sailor
Kousei Amano, Japanese actor
Kyle Peterson, American baseball player and sportscaster
Megan Connolly, Australian actress (d. 2001)
Bernard Ackah, German-Japanese martial artist and kick-boxer
Linda Kisabaka, German runner
Barnaby Kay, English actor
Jay Chandrasekhar, American actor, comedian, writer and director
John Hammond, English weather forecaster
Peter Penashue, Canadian businessman and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Rob Awalt, German-American football player
Jeff Turner, American basketball player, coach, and sportscaster
Imran Sherwani, English field hockey player
John Eaves, American production designer and illustrator
Nigel Slater, English food writer and author
Tony Sibson, English boxer
Jamie Redfern, English-born Australian television presenter and pop singer
Martin Margiela, Belgian fashion designer
Vahur Sova, Estonian architect
Tania Tsanaklidou, Greek singer and actress
Bruce Robertson, New Zealand rugby player
Robert Clark, American author
Nathan Cook, American actor (d. 1998)
Michel Parizeau, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
David Webb, English footballer, coach, and manager
Sara Parkin, Scottish activist and politician
Alan Knott, English cricketer
Mike Hancock, English politician
Joe Brinkman, American baseball player and umpire
Terry Knight, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2004)
Valerie Singleton, English television and radio host
Valerie Solanas, American radical feminist author, attempted murderer (d. 1988)
Mariya Pisareva, Russian high jumper
Tom Phillis, Australian motorcycle racer (d. 1962)
Richard Rose, American political scientist and academic
Fern Michaels, American author
Carl Perkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1998)
Peter Moores, English businessman and philanthropist (d. 2016)
Armin Jordan, Swiss conductor (d. 2006)
Jim Fowler, American zoologist and television host
Richard Hatfield, Canadian lawyer and politician, 26th Premier of New Brunswick (d. 1991)
Wallace McCain, Canadian businessman, founded McCain Foods (d. 2011)
Nathaniel Branden, Canadian-American psychotherapist and author (d. 2014)
Paule Marshall, American author and academic
Fred Hollows, New Zealand-Australian ophthalmologist (d. 1993)
Sharan Rani Backliwal, Indian sarod player and scholar (d. 2008)
Gerry Fitt, Northern Irish soldier and politician; British life peer (d. 2005)
Art Kane, American photographer (d. 1995)
Arthur Shaw, English professional footballer (d. 2015)
Leonard Levy, American historian and author (d. 2006)
Carl Amery, German author and activist (d. 2005)
Jean-Marie Balestre, French businessman (d. 2008)
Jørn Utzon, Danish architect, designed the Sydney Opera House (d. 2008)
Brad Dexter, American actor (d. 2002)
Ronnie Burgess, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2005)
Bill Leonard, American journalist (d. 1994)
Heinz Meyer, German Fallschirmjäger (paratrooper) during World War II (d. 1987)
Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist (d. 1974)
Abraham A. Ribicoff, American lawyer and politician, 4th United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (d. 1998)
Joseph Krumgold, American author and screenwriter (d. 1980)
Jean Bruchési, Canadian historian and author (d. 1979)
John B. Gambling, American radio host (d. 1974)
Victor Gollancz, English publisher, founded Victor Gollancz Ltd (d. 1967)
Otz Tollen, German actor (d. 1965)
Charles Winckler, Danish tug of war competitor, discus thrower, and shot putter (d. 1932)
Georg Matthias Monn, Austrian organist, composer, and educator (d. 1750)
Samuel Fritz, Czech Jesuit missionary to South America (d. 1725?)
Countess Albertine Agnes of Nassau (d. 1696)
Ayurbarwada Buyantu Khan, Emperor Renzong of Yuan (d. 1320)