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History Births on April 14

Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor

#Mikhail_Pletnev

In 1957

Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (d. 2014)

#Arlene_Martel

In 1936

Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter

#Ritchie_Blackmore

In 1945

Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator

#Julian_Lloyd_Webber

In 1951

V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (d. 1957)

#V._Gordon_Childe

In 1892

Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

#Thomas_Schelling

In 1921

Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete

#Roland_Lessing

In 1978

Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader

#Knut_Kristiansen

In 1946

Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player

#Nikoloz_Tskitishvili

In 1983

Joe Haden, American football player

#Joe_Haden

In 1989

Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer

#Frederik_Sørensen

In 1992

Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (d. 1887)

#Dimitri_Kipiani

In 1814

Graham Phillips, American actor

#Graham_Phillips_(actor)

In 1993

Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach

#Craig_McDermott

In 1965

Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

#Win_Butler

In 1980

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)

#Abraham_Ortelius

In 1527

Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager

#Paul_Devlin_(footballer)

In 1972

Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007)

#Liz_Renay

In 1926

Adrien Brody, American actor

#Adrien_Brody

In 1973

Nadine Faustin-Parker, Hatian hurdler

#Nadine_Faustin-Parker

In 1976

Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2015)

#Bill_Bennett

In 1932

Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

#Rob_McElhenney

In 1977

Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player

#Brad_Sinopoli

In 1988

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (d. 1741)

#Magnus_Julius_De_la_Gardie

In 1668

Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

#Barrett_Martin

In 1967

Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (d. 2016)

#Péter_Esterházy

In 1950

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)

#Juan_Belmonte

In 1892

Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager

#Brad_Ausmus

In 1969

Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)

#Jean_Fournet

In 1913

Jeff Andretti, American race car driver

#Jeff_Andretti

In 1964

Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013)

#Shamshad_Begum

In 1919

Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster

#Gregg_Zaun

In 1971

Da Brat, American rapper

#Da_Brat

In 1974

Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager

#Greg_Maddux

In 1966

Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor

#Peter_Capaldi

In 1958

Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer

#Anderson_Silva

In 1975

Georg Lammers, German sprinter (d. 1987)

#Georg_Lammers

In 1905

François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (d. 1971)

#François_Duvalier

In 1907

DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic

#DeAnne_Julius

In 1949

Patrick Somerville, American novelist and short story writer

#Patrick_Somerville

In 1979

Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut

#Valentin_Lebedev

In 1942

André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician

#André_Boisclair

In 1966

Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator

#Dave_Gibbons

In 1949

Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (d. 1799)

#Barthélemy_Catherine_Joubert

In 1769

Mireille Guiliano, French-American author

#Mireille_Guiliano

In 1946

Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (d. 2002)

#Ruth_Svedberg

In 1903

Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player

#Mustafa_Güngör

In 1981

John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000)

#John_Gielgud

In 1904

David Miller, American tenor

#David_Miller_(tenor)

In 1973

Daniel Clowes, American cartoonist and screenwriter

#Daniel_Clowes

In 1961

Iain Balshaw, English rugby player

#Iain_Balshaw

In 1979

Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer

#Frank_Serpico

In 1936

Lita, American wrestler

#Lita_(wrestler)

In 1975

Grant Clitsome, Canadian ice hockey player

#Grant_Clitsome

In 1985

Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, American educator, author, editor, and publisher (d. 1901)

#Harriett_Ellen_Grannis_Arey

In 1819

Alexandre Jardin, French author

#Alexandre_Jardin

In 1965

Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (d. 1975)

#Arnold_J._Toynbee

In 1889

John Sergeant, English journalist

#John_Sergeant_(journalist)

In 1944

Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (d. 2013)

#Efi_Arazi

In 1937

Audrey Long, American actress (d. 2014)

#Audrey_Long

In 1922

José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician

#José_Eduardo_González_Navas

In 1951

John Shea, American actor and director

#John_Shea

In 1949

William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1809)

#William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland

In 1738

Dean Potter, American rock climber and BASE jumper (d. 2015)

#Dean_Potter

In 1972

George Grey, Portuguese-New Zealand soldier, explorer, and politician, 11th Prime Minister of New Zealand (d. 1898)

#George_Grey

In 1812

Valerie Hobson, English actress (d. 1998)

#Valerie_Hobson

In 1917

Stuart Duncan, American bluegrass musician

#Stuart_Duncan

In 1964

Gerry Anderson, English director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2012)

#Gerry_Anderson

In 1929

Richard Thompson, English physician and academic

#Richard_Thompson_(physician)

In 1940

Mahmud Esad Co?an, Turkish author and academic (d. 2001)

#Mahmud_Esad_Co?an

In 1938

Eric Gryba, Canadian ice hockey defenseman

#Eric_Gryba

In 1988

James McFadden, Scottish footballer

#James_McFadden

In 1983

Susan Cunliffe-Lister, Baroness Masham of Ilton, English table tennis player, swimmer, and politician

#Susan_Cunliffe-Lister,_Baroness_Masham_of_Ilton

In 1935

Pete Rose, American baseball player and manager

#Pete_Rose

In 1941

Markus Smarzoch, German footballer

#Markus_Smarzoch

In 1990

Simona La Mantia, Italian triple jumper

#Simona_La_Mantia

In 1983

Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, English politician

#Elizabeth_Symons,_Baroness_Symons_of_Vernham_Dean

In 1951

Erwin Hoffer, Austrian footballer

#Erwin_Hoffer

In 1987

Victor Borisov-Musatov, Russian painter and educator (d. 1905)

#Victor_Borisov-Musatov

In 1870

Christiaan Huygens, Dutch mathematician, astronomer, and physicist (d. 1695)

#Christiaan_Huygens

In 1629

René Desmaison, French mountaineer (d. 2007)

#René_Desmaison

In 1930

Georgina Chapman, English model, actress, and fashion designer, co-founded Marchesa

#Georgina_Chapman

In 1976

Loretta Lynn, American singer-songwriter and musician

#Loretta_Lynn

In 1932

Tyler Thigpen, American football player

#Tyler_Thigpen

In 1984

Fredric Jameson, American philosopher and theorist

#Fredric_Jameson

In 1934

Mary Healy, American actress and singer (d. 2015)

#Mary_Healy_(entertainer)

In 1918

Lothaire Bluteau, Canadian actor

#Lothaire_Bluteau

In 1957

B. R. Ambedkar, Indian economist, jurist, and politician, 1st Indian Minister of Law and Justice (d. 1956)

#B._R._Ambedkar

In 1891

Charles Collé, French playwright and songwriter (d. 1783)

#Charles_Collé

In 1709

Faisal of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian king (d. 1975)

#Faisal_of_Saudi_Arabia

In 1906

Robert Carlyle, Scottish actor and director

#Robert_Carlyle

In 1961

Abigail Breslin, American actress

#Abigail_Breslin

In 1996

Anthony Michael Hall, American actor

#Anthony_Michael_Hall

In 1968

Charles Hamelin, Canadian speed skater

#Charles_Hamelin

In 1984

Michael Baze, American jockey (d. 2011)

#Michael_Baze

In 1987

Joseph Ruskin, American actor and producer (d. 2013)

#Joseph_Ruskin

In 1924

Adam Gib, Scottish minister and author (d. 1788)

#Adam_Gib

In 1714

Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, Samoan economist and politician, 8th Prime Minister of Samoa

#Tuilaepa_Aiono_Sailele_Malielegaoi

In 1945

Francis Collins, American physician and geneticist

#Francis_Collins

In 1950

Henry I, king of Castile (d. 1217)

#Henry_I_of_Castile

In 1204

Roberto Ayala, Argentinian footballer

#Roberto_Ayala

In 1973

John Appold, English engineer (d. 1865)

#John_Appold

In 1800

Roberto De Vicenzo, Argentinian golfer (d. 2017)

#Roberto_De_Vicenzo

In 1923

Abraham Darby I, English iron master (d. 1717)

#Abraham_Darby_I

In 1678

Jean Pierre-Bloch, French author and activist (d. 1999)

#Jean_Pierre-Bloch

In 1905

Myoma Myint Kywe, Burmese historian and journalist

#Myoma_Myint_Kywe

In 1960

Kyle Farnsworth, American baseball player

#Kyle_Farnsworth

In 1976

Blake Costanzo, American football player

#Blake_Costanzo

In 1984

Peter Behrens, German architect, designed the AEG turbine factory (d. 1940)

#Peter_Behrens

In 1868

Miguel Calero, Colombian footballer and manager (d. 2012)

#Miguel_Calero

In 1971

Sarah Michelle Gellar, American actress and producer

#Sarah_Michelle_Gellar

In 1977

Claire Windsor, American actress (d. 1972)

#Claire_Windsor

In 1892

Erich von Däniken, Swiss historian and author

#Erich_von_Däniken

In 1935

Averroes, Spanish physician and philosopher (d. 1198)

#Averroes

In 1126

Julie Christie, English actress and activist

#Julie_Christie

In 1940

Dominique Baudis, French journalist and politician (d. 2014)

#Dominique_Baudis

In 1947

Roberto Bautista Agut, Spanish tennis player

#Roberto_Bautista_Agut

In 1988

Eliška Klu?inová, Czech heptathlete

#Eliška_Klu?inová

In 1988

Harumafuji K?hei, Mongolian sumo wrestler, the 70th Yokozuna

#Harumafuji_K?hei

In 1984

Kerem Tunçeri, Turkish basketball player

#Kerem_Tunçeri

In 1979

Björn Rosengren, Swedish politician, Swedish Minister of Enterprise and Innovation

#Björn_Rosengren

In 1942

David G. Burnet, American politician, 2nd Vice-President of Texas (d. 1870)

#David_G._Burnet

In 1788

Brad Garrett, American actor and comedian

#Brad_Garrett

In 1960

Ivor Forbes Guest, English lawyer, historian, and author (d. 2018)

#Ivor_Forbes_Guest

In 1920

Augustus Pitt Rivers, English general, ethnologist, and archaeologist (d. 1900)

#Augustus_Pitt_Rivers

In 1827

Yuri Oganessian, Armenian-Russian nuclear physicist

#Yuri_Oganessian

In 1933

Philip III of Spain (d. 1621)

#Philip_III_of_Spain

In 1578

Robert Doisneau, French photographer and journalist (d. 1994)

#Robert_Doisneau

In 1912

Paddy Hopkirk, Northern Irish racing driver

#Paddy_Hopkirk

In 1933

U?ur Boral, Turkish footballer

#U?ur_Boral

In 1982

Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom (d. 1944)

#Princess_Beatrice_of_the_United_Kingdom

In 1857

Bradford Dillman, American actor and author (d. 2018)

#Bradford_Dillman

In 1930

Valeriy Brumel, Soviet high jumper (d. 2003)

#Valeriy_Brumel

In 1942

David Justice, American baseball player and sportscaster

#David_Justice

In 1966

Otto Lasanen, Finnish wrestler (d. 1958)

#Otto_Lasanen

In 1891

Syd Gregory, Australian cricketer and coach (d. 1929)

#Syd_Gregory

In 1870

Alan MacDiarmid, New Zealand chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2007)

#Alan_MacDiarmid

In 1927

Don Willesee, Australian telegraphist and politician, 29th Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs (d. 2003)

#Don_Willesee

In 1916

Emperor Momozono of Japan (d. 1762)

#Emperor_Momozono

In 1741

Matt Derbyshire, English footballer

#Matt_Derbyshire

In 1986

Rod Steiger, American soldier and actor (d. 2002)

#Rod_Steiger

In 1925

Abel Muzorewa, Zimbabwean minister and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (d. 2010)

#Abel_Muzorewa

In 1925

Julia Zemiro, French-Australian actress, comedian, singer and writer

#Julia_Zemiro

In 1967

Boris Šprem, Croatian lawyer and politician, 8th President of Croatian Parliament (d. 2012)

#Boris_Šprem

In 1956

David Urquhart, Scottish bishop

#David_Urquhart_(bishop)

In 1952

Árpád Tóth, Hungarian poet and translator (d. 1928)

#Árpád_Tóth

In 1886

Sue Hill, English pathologist and civil servant

#Sue_Hill

In 1954

Noé Pamarot, French footballer

#Noé_Pamarot

In 1979

Jeremy Smith, New Zealand rugby league player

#Jeremy_Smith_(rugby_league,_born_1980)

In 1980

Larissa França, Brazilian volleyball player

#Larissa_França

In 1982

Wilson Kiprop, Kenyan runner

#Wilson_Kiprop

In 1987

Katsuhiro Otomo, Japanese director, screenwriter, and illustrator

#Katsuhiro_Otomo

In 1954

Kenny Aaronson, American bass player

#Kenny_Aaronson

In 1952

Anne Sullivan, American educator (d. 1936)

#Anne_Sullivan

In 1866

Moritz Schlick, German-Austrian physicist and philosopher (d. 1936)

#Moritz_Schlick

In 1882

Kent Jones, American rapper

In 1993

Aleksei Olegovich Alekseyev, Russian footballer

In 1989

Vasileios Pliatsikas, Greek footballer

In 1988

Korina Perkovic, German tennis player

In 1987

Goran Gogi?, Serbian footballer (d. 2015)

In 1986

Adán Sánchez, American-Mexican musician (d. 2004)

In 1984

William Obeng, Ghanaian-American football player

In 1983

Amy Leach, English director and producer

In 1981

Ross Filipo, New Zealand rugby player

In 1979

Marios Elia, Cypriot footballer

In 1979

Rebecca DiPietro, American wrestler and model

In 1979

Martin Kaalma, Estonian footballer

In 1977

Nate Fox, American basketball player (d. 2014)

In 1977

Jason Wiemer, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1976

Anna DeForge, American basketball player

In 1976

Christian Älvestam, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist

In 1976

Konstantinos Nebegleras, Greek footballer

In 1975

Avner Dorman, Israeli-American composer and academic

In 1975

Luciano Almeida, Brazilian footballer

In 1975

Hidetaka Suehiro, Japanese video game director and writer

In 1973

Roberto Mejía, Dominican baseball player

In 1972

Carlos Pérez, Dominican-American baseball player

In 1971

Shizuka Kud?, Japanese singer and actress

In 1970

Steve Avery, American baseball player

In 1970

Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist

In 1969

Martyn LeNoble, Dutch-American bass player

In 1969

Alain Côté, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1967

Steve Chiasson, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1999)

In 1967

Nicola Berti, Italian footballer

In 1967

Jan Boklöv, Swedish ski jumper

In 1966

Tom Dey, American director and producer

In 1965

Gina McKee, English actress

In 1964

Greg Battle, American-Canadian football player

In 1964

Brian Adams, American wrestler (d. 2007)

In 1964

Guillaume Leblanc, Canadian athlete

In 1962

Pat Symcox, South African cricketer

In 1960

Tina Rosenberg, American journalist and author

In 1960

Osamu Sato, Japanese graphic artist, programmer, and composer

In 1960

Marie-Thérèse Fortin, Canadian actress

In 1959

Mickey O'Sullivan, Irish footballer and manager

In 1952

Chas Mortimer, English motorcycle racer

In 1949

Chris Langham, English actor and screenwriter

In 1949

Anastasios Papaligouras, Greek lawyer and politician, Greek Minister of Justice

In 1948

Berry Berenson, American model, actress, and photographer (d. 2001)

In 1948

Bob Massie, Australian cricketer

In 1947

Michael Sarris, Cypriot economist and politician, Cypriot Minister of Finance

In 1946

Roger Frappier, Canadian producer, director and screenwriter

In 1945

David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes, English archbishop and academic

In 1940

Sepp Mayerl, Austrian mountaineer (d. 2012)

In 1937

Bobby Nichols, American golfer

In 1936

John Oliver, English bishop

In 1935

Boris Strugatsky, Russian author (d. 2012)

In 1933

Cameron Parker, Scottish businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Renfrewshire

In 1932

Atef Ebeid, Egyptian academic and politician, 47th Prime Minister of Egypt (d. 2014)

In 1932

Paul Masnick, Canadian ice hockey player

In 1931

Geoffrey Dalton, English admiral

In 1931

Arnold Burns, American lawyer and politician, 21st United States Deputy Attorney General (d. 2013)

In 1930

Martin Adolf Bormann, German priest and theologian (d. 2013)

In 1930

Inez Andrews, African-American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)

In 1929

Dany Robin, French actress and singer (d. 1995)

In 1927

Gloria Jean, American actress and singer (d. 2018)

In 1926

Frank Daniel, Czech director, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)

In 1926

Barbara Anderson, New Zealand author (d. 2013)

In 1926

Mary Warnock, Baroness Warnock, English philosopher, and academic (d. 2019)

In 1924

Shorty Rogers, American trumpet player and composer (d. 1994)

In 1924

K. Saraswathi Amma, Indian author and playwright (d. 1975)

In 1919

Marvin Miller, American baseball executive (d. 2012)

In 1917

Georg Siimenson, Estonian footballer (d. 1978)

In 1912

Elizabeth Huckaby, American author and educator (d. 1999)

In 1905

Henry Corbin, French philosopher and academic (d. 1978)

In 1903

Sylvio Mantha, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and referee (d. 1974)

In 1902

Ernst Robert Curtius, German philologist and scholar (d. 1956)

In 1886

Husain Salaahuddin, Maldivian poet and scholar (d. 1948)

In 1881

Abdullah Yusuf Ali, Indian-English scholar and translator (d. 1953)

In 1872

Alfred Hoare Powell, English architect, and designer and painter of pottery (d. 1960)

In 1865

Martin Lipp, Estonian pastor and poet (d. 1923)

In 1854

Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (d. 1941)

In 1852

Jean-Baptiste de Villèle, French politician, 6th Prime Minister of France (d. 1854)

In 1773

Adam Tanner, Austrian mathematician, philosopher, and academic (d. 1632)

In 1572

Jeanne-Marie de Maille, French Roman Catholic saint (d. 1414)

In 1331

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Mikhail Pletnev, Russian pianist, composer, and conductor

Arlene Martel, American actress and singer (d. 2014)

Ritchie Blackmore, English guitarist and songwriter

Julian Lloyd Webber, English cellist, conductor, and educator

V. Gordon Childe, Australian archaeologist and philologist (d. 1957)

Thomas Schelling, American economist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2016)

Roland Lessing, Estonian biathlete

Knut Kristiansen, Norwegian pianist and orchestra leader

Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgian basketball player

Joe Haden, American football player

Frederik Sørensen, Danish footballer

Dimitri Kipiani, Georgian publicist and author (d. 1887)

Graham Phillips, American actor

Craig McDermott, Australian cricketer and coach

Win Butler, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist

Abraham Ortelius, Flemish cartographer and geographer (d. 1598)

Paul Devlin, English-Scottish footballer and manager

Liz Renay, American actress and author (d. 2007)

Adrien Brody, American actor

Nadine Faustin-Parker, Hatian hurdler

Bill Bennett, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Premier of British Columbia (d. 2015)

Rob McElhenney, American actor, producer, and screenwriter

Brad Sinopoli, Canadian football player

Magnus Julius De la Gardie, Swedish general and politician (d. 1741)

Barrett Martin, American drummer, songwriter, and producer

Péter Esterházy, Hungarian author (d. 2016)

Juan Belmonte, Spanish bullfighter (d. 1962)

Brad Ausmus, American baseball player and manager

Jean Fournet, French conductor (d. 2008)

Jeff Andretti, American race car driver

Shamshad Begum, Pakistani-Indian singer (d. 2013)

Gregg Zaun, American baseball player and sportscaster

Da Brat, American rapper

Greg Maddux, American baseball player, coach, and manager

Peter Capaldi, Scottish actor

Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist and boxer

Georg Lammers, German sprinter (d. 1987)

François Duvalier, Haitian physician and politician, 40th President of Haiti (d. 1971)

DeAnne Julius, American-British economist and academic

Patrick Somerville, American novelist and short story writer

Valentin Lebedev, Russian engineer and astronaut

André Boisclair, Canadian lawyer and politician

Dave Gibbons, English author and illustrator

Barthélemy Catherine Joubert, French general (d. 1799)

Mireille Guiliano, French-American author

Ruth Svedberg, Swedish discus thrower and triathlete (d. 2002)

Mustafa Güngör, German rugby player

John Gielgud, English actor, director, and producer (d. 2000)

David Miller, American tenor

Daniel Clowes, American cartoonist and screenwriter

Iain Balshaw, English rugby player

Frank Serpico, American-Italian soldier, police officer and lecturer

Lita, American wrestler

Grant Clitsome, Canadian ice hockey player

Harriett Ellen Grannis Arey, American educator, author, editor, and publisher (d. 1901)

Alexandre Jardin, French author

Arnold J. Toynbee, English historian and academic (d. 1975)

John Sergeant, English journalist

Efi Arazi, Israeli businessman, founded the Scailex Corporation (d. 2013)

Audrey Long, American actress (d. 2014)

José Eduardo González Navas, Spanish politician

John Shea, American actor and director