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Birthdays in History for Sunday 19th April 2015

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1320 - Pedro I, King of Portugal (1357-67)
1501 - Erasmus Sarcerius, German Lutheran theologian and reformer (d. 1559)
1603 - Michel le Tellier, French statesman (d. 1685)
1605 - Orazio Benevoli, composer
1658 - Johann Wilhelm, Elector Palatine (d. 1716)
1660 - Sebastian Duron, composer
1665 - Jacques Lelong, French bibliographer (d. 1721)
1686 - Vasily Tatishchev, Russian statesman (d. 1750)
1700 - Georg Abraham Schneider, composer
1715 - James Nares, composer
1721 - Roger Sherman, American lawyer and Founding Father of the United States (Declaration of Independence, Constitution)
1728 - Francisco Albergati Capacelli, Italian playwright
1737 - Geert Reinders, Dutch cattle breeder/inoculation propagandist
1768 - Adrian H Haworth, English entomologist/botanist
1771 - Giuseppe Cartufo, composer
1772 - David Ricardo, economist
1785 - Alexandre Pierre Francois Boely, composer

Founding Father of the United States Roger Sherman(1721)1787 - Deaf Smith, American frontiersman and revolutionary (d. 1837)
1795 - Christian Gottfried Ehrenburg, German zoologist
1798 - Franz Joseph Glaser, composer
1798 - Heinrich Maria von Hess, historical painter
1801 - Gustav T Fechner, [Dr Mises], German philosopher/physicist
1814 - Louis Amédée Achard, French novelist (d. 1875)
1817 - John Philip, painter
1821 - Mortimer Dormer Leggett, Mjr General (Union volunteers), (d. 1896)
1830 - Rudolf Cornely, German bible expert/jesuit
1832 - Jose Echegaray y Eizaguirre, mathematician/dramatist (Nobel 1904)
1832 - Lucretia Rudolph Garfield, 1st lady (1881)
1840 - Andrea Bezzola, writer
1850 - Edward John Gregory, painter/engraver
1850 - Theo Mann-Bouwmeester, Dutch actress (Pink Bernd, Hedda Gabler)
1857 - Lucien Levy-Bruhl, philosopher
1858 - May Robson, [Mary J Robison], Australian actress (Apple Annie), born in Melbourne, Victoria
1858 - Siegfried Ochs, composer
1861 - Warden Oncle, [Edward Vermeulen], Flemish farmer/writer
1863 - Felix Blumenfeld, composer
1866 - Henri WA Deterding, Dutch oil magnate (Royal Oil, Shell)
1868 - Max Von Schillings, German composer/conductor (Der Pfeifertag)
1873 - Sydney Barnes, cricketer (probably England's greatest bowler)
1874 - Firmin Baes, Flemish painter
1874 - Ernst Rüdin, Swiss psychiatrist, geneticist, and eugenicist (d. 1952)
1876 - Hendrik W A E, duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin/king of Netherlands
1877 - Ole Evinrude, inventor (outboard marine engine)
1879 - Richard Scheibe, German sculptor (Adler mit Hakenkreuz)

President and Dictator of Brazil Getulio Vargas(1883)1883 - Getulio Vargas, President of Brazil (1930-45, 1951-54), modernizer
1883 - Richard von Mises, Austrian-born mathematician (d. 1953)
1888 - William L Axt, composer
1889 - Otto Georg Thierack, German jurist and politician (d. 1946)
1890 - Lou Bandy, [Lodewijk F Dieben], revue-artist (Look for the Sun)
1891 - Francoise Rosay, Paris, actress (Interlude, Women in Prison, Saraband)
1891 - Ricardo Bacchelli, Italian writer/poet (La Ronda)
1892 - Germaine Tailleferre, [Les Six], Pau-St-Maur France, composer
1895 - Anton F Pieck, Den Helder, Netherlands, illustrator (Efteling, Kaatsheuvel)
1897 - Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney, sculptor/art benefactor
1897 - Vivienne Segal, Phila, Broadway actress (Pal Joey)
1897 - Peter de Noronha, Indian businessman and philanthropist (d. 1970)
1898 - Constance Talmadge, Brooklyn NY, comedienne/actress (Intolerance)
1898 - Sybil Andrews, English/Canadian painter
1899 - George O'Brien, American actor (d. 1985)
1900 - Richard Arthur Warren Hughes, English writer (Fiction as Truth)
1900 - Roland Michener, Governor General of Canada (d. 1991)
1903 - Eliot Ness, untouchable (FBI agent-Chicago)
1905 - John S "Jimmy" Thach, US pilot/admiral (WW II)
1905 - Tommy Benford, jazz drummer
1907 - Alan Wheatley, England, actor (Adventure of Robin Hood)
1907 - Gino Contilli, composer
1907 - Lina Basquette, Mateo Cal, actress (Paradise Park, Pleasure, Goldie)
1910 - Andrew Gilchrist, historian/diplomat
1911 - Francesco Maria Saraceni, composer
1912 - Glenn T Seaborg, American chemist (AEC, Plutonium, Nobel 1951)
1912 - William Murray, teacher/educationalist
1913 - Cyril English, British educator
1914 - Andrew Wilkinson, pediatrician
1915 - Dorian Le Gallienne, composer
1915 - Harry Craft, baseball manager
1917 - Johnny Hoes, Dutch musician/producer (Wished I'd stayed with my Mom)
1919 - Gil Langley, cricketer (Australian wicket-keeper 1951-56)
1920 - Frank Fontaine, Cambridge Massachusetts, comedian (Crazy Guggenheim)
1921 - Glyn England, CEO (CEGB, Windcluster Ltd)
1921 - Will Ogdon, composer
1922 - Erich Hartmann, German WW II pilot (downed 352 Russian aircrafts)
1922 - Luigi Barbbarito, reverend (Apostolic ProNuncio)
1925 - Hugh O'Brian, [Krampke], actor (Wyatt Earp, Search), born in Rochester, New York
1927 - Don Barbour, Greencastle Ind, singer (4 Freshmen)
1928 - Alexis Korner, Paris, musician (Blues Inc-Bootleg Him)
1928 - John Horlock, British vice-chancellor (Open College)
1929 - Edward Crook, middleweight boxer (Olympic-gold-1960), born in Detroit, Michigan
1930 - Dick Sargent, American actor (d. 1994)
1931 - Alex Webster, Kearney, New Jersey, football coach (NY Giants), (d. 2012)
1931 - Denis Henry, British high court judge
1931 - Garfield Morgan, Brtish actor (Odessa File, To Catch a Spy)
1931 - Hendrick J "Kobie" Coetsee, South Africa minister of Defense/Justice
1931 - Walter Stewart, Canadian journalist (d. 2004)
1932 - Andrea Mead Lawrence, Rutland Vt, alpine slalom skier (Oly-2 gold-52)
1933 - Jayne Mansfield, [Vera Jane Palmer], Bryn Mawr Pa, American actress (Fat Spy)
1933 - Dick Sargent, Carmel California, actor (Darrin-Bewitched)
1933 - Harold "Dickie" Bird, cricketer (noted England Test umpire)
1934 - Dickie Goodman, parody singer (Flying Saucer)
1934 - Jan Helge Guttorm Bark, composer
1934 - John Roch, high court judge

Actor, Comedian and Jazz Musician Dudley Moore(1935)1935 - Dudley Moore, actor (10, Arthur, Bedazzled, 6 Weeks), born in London, England
1935 - Peter Scott, QC
1936 - Csaba Szabo, composer
1936 - Ruby Johnson, US singer (I'll Run Your Hurt Away)
1936 - Wilfried Martens, premier (Belgium, 1979-81, 1981-92), (d. 2013)
1937 - Elinor Donahue, Tacoma Wash, actress (Father Knows Best, Get a Life)
1937 - Joseph Estrada, actor and 13th President of the Philippines
1938 - Jonathan Tunick, composer
1939 - E Clay Shaw Jr, (Rep-R-FL, 1981-2007 ), (d. 2013)
1939 - Ellen Weston, actress (Betty-SWAT), born in NYC, New York
1939 - Michael Macaulay, cricketer (Tvl, W Prov, OFS, NE Tvl, E Prov & S Afr)
1940 - Algy Cluff, CEO (Spectator, Cluff Resources)
1940 - Genya Ravan, American vocalist (Goldie & the Gingerbreads, Ten Wheel Drive)
1941 - Michel Roux, chef de cuisine
1941 - Roberto Carlos, Brazilian singer
1942 - Alan Price, England, rock keyboardist (Animals-House of the Rising Sun)
1942 - Bas Jan Ader, Dutch artist (disappeared 1975).
1942 - Jack Roush, American racing entrepreneur
1943 - Mike Kelly, rocker (Duprees)
1944 - Bernard Worrell, US keyboardist (Funkadelic-Cosmic Slop)
1944 - Margo MacDonald, Scotish national broadcaster
1944 - Mark "Flo" Volman, rocker (Flo & Eddie, Turtles-Eleanor)/DJ (WKRK)
1944 - James Heckman, American economist, Bank of Sweden Prize
1945 - Nuria Ortiz, Mexico, skeet shooter (Olympic-13th-1968)
1946 - Leon Wessels, S Afr lawyer/underminister of Law & Order
1946 - Tim Curry, Cheshire England, actor (Rocky Horror Show)
1946 - Viktor Viktorovich Zabolotsky, Russia, cosmonaut (BST-02)
1946 - Mary Jo Slater, American casting director
1947 - Frits Castricum, journalist/Dutch MP (PvdA)
1947 - Murray Perahia, pianist (Avery Fischer Prize-1975, Grammy 1988), born in NYC, New York
1947 - Wilf Stevenson, director (British Film Institute)
1948 - Rick Miller, American baseball player
1949 - Myra McCulloch, teacher academic/administrator
1949 - Paloma Picasso, [Gilot], Paris France, actress (Immoral Tales)
1949 - Larry Walters, American "lawn chair" pilot (d. 1993)
1950 - Jeff Hammond, cricketer (Australian fast bowler on 1973 WI tour)
1950 - Marc Demeyer, Belgian bicyclist (Paris-Brussel '74)
1951 - Barry Brown, American actor and writer (d. 1978)
1951 - Jóannes Eidesgaard, Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands
1952 - Adny Shernoff, rocker
1953 - Sara Simeoni, Italy, high jumper (Olympic-gold-1980)
1953 - Rod Morgenstein, American musician (Winger)
1953 - Ruby Wax, British television personality
1954 - Trevor Francis, British soccer manager
1956 - Lori West, LPGA golfer (1994 State Farm-5th), born in Denver, Colorado
1956 - Sue Barker, England, tennis star
1957 - Belinda Lipscomb, vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
1957 - Bo[as] Watson, vocalist (Midnight Star-No Parking)
1957 - Rod Morgenstern, rocker (Winger)
1957 - Mukesh Ambani, Indian businessman
1960 - Frank Viola, Hempstead NY, pitcher (Twins, Mets/Cy Young-1988)
1960 - Roger Merrett, Australian footballer
1960 - Nicoletta Braschi, Italian actress (The Tiger and the Snow)
1961 - Richard Phelps, British pentathelete

Indy Car Driver Al Unser Jr.(1962)1962 - Al Unser Jr, Indy-car racer (over 10 wins)
1962 - Christa Teno, Tecumseh Ontario, LPGA golfer (1989 Mitsubishi-44th)
1963 - Valerie Plame Wilson, former C.I.A. agent
1964 - Harris Barton, NFL tackle (SF 49ers)
1964 - Scott Kamienicki, pitcher (NY Yankees)
1965 - Natalie Dessay, French soprano
1965 - Suge Knight, American record producer
1966 - Paul Reiffel, cricketer (Victorian & Australian pace bowler)
1966 - Randolph Keys, NBA forward (Milwaukee Bucks)
1966 - Véronique Gens, French soprano
1967 - Steven H Silver, American science fiction editor
1967 - Dar Williams, American musician and songwriter
1968 - Ashley Taylor Judd, Granada Hills California, actress (Kuffs, Sisters)
1968 - Brent Mayne, Loma Linda CA, catcher (NY Mets)
1968 - Keith McCants, NFL defensive end (Arizona Cardinals)
1968 - Roger Reinson, CFL linebacker (Calgary Stampeders)
1968 - Thomas Nock, Zurich Switzerland, actor (Tartort, Gemini-Twin Stars)
1968 - Craig McNeil, American writer, lawyer, and military officer
1968 - Mswati III, King of Swaziland
1968 - Pascal Kleiman, Spanish DJ, producer, musician
1968 - Arshad Warsi, Indian actor
1969 - Carlos Reyes, pitcher (Oakland A's), born in Miami, Florida
1969 - Danelle Marie Folta, Hammond IN, playmate (Apr, 1995)
1969 - James Westphal, Oak Park Illinois, 10k runner
1969 - Jesse James, American television personality and motorcycle builder
1970 - Luis Miguel, Vera Cruz Mexico, spanish singer
1970 - Michael Barrow, NFL linebacker (Houston Oilers, Carolina Panthers)
1970 - Rick Hamilton, WLAF linebacker (Barcelona Dragons)
1970 - Kelly Holmes, English athlete
1971 - Otis Scott, Gainesville Fla, 400m/800m runner
1972 - Eric Jack, NFL cornerback (Atlanta Falcons)
1972 - Jeff Wilkins, NFL kicker (SF 49ers)
1972 - Rivaldo, Brazilian footballer
1974 - Ante Moric, Australian soccer midfielder (Olyroos, Olympics-96)
1974 - Akara Amarttayakul, Thai actor
1975 - Jason Gillespie, Australian cricketer (fast bowler, Australia 1996)
1975 - Nazarena Almada, Miss Argentina Universe (1997)
1975 - Temoc Suarez, Greenwood SC, soccer forward (Olympics-gold-96)
1975 - Jussi Jääskeläinen, Finnish footballer
1976 - Vanessa Guzman, Miss Universe-Mexico (1996)
1976 - Ruud Jolie, Dutch guitarist (Within Temptation)
1977 - Lucien Mettomo, Cameroonian footballer
1977 - Joe Beimel, American baseball player
1977 - Dennys Reyes, Mexican baseball player
1978 - Adrienne Parker, Miss Tennessee Teen USA (1996)
1978 - Whitney Metzler, 400m medley swimmer (Olympics-8th-96)
1978 - Gabriel Heinze, Argentinian footballer
1978 - James Franco, American actor
1978 - Amanda Sage, American born visionary artist
1979 - Challen Sievers, Downers Grove Ill, rhythmic gymnast (Olympics-96)
1979 - Mariah Billado, Miss Vermont Teen USA (1997)

Actress Kate Hudson (1979)1979 - Kate Hudson, American actress (Almost Famous, You, Me and Dupree), born in Los Angeles, California
1980 - Alexis Thorpe, American actress
1981 - Hayden Christensen, Canadian actor (Sam-Life as a House, Star Wars), born in Vancouver, British Columbia
1981 - Martin Havlat, Czech hockey player
1981 - Kasie Head, American actress and model
1981 - Troy Polamalu, American football player
1981 - Catalina Sandino Moreno, Colombian actress
1983 - Alberto Callaspo, Venezuelan baseball player
1983 - Zack Duke, American baseball player
1983 - Joe Mauer, American baseball player
1983 - Curtis Thigpen, American baseball player

Actor Hayden Christensen(1981)1984 - Lee Da Hae, South Korean actress
1985 - Valon Behrami, Swiss Footballer
1986 - Candace Parker, American basketball player
1987 - Maria Sharapova, Russian tennis player
1987 - Joe Hart, English Under-21 Footballer
1987 - Oksana Akinshina, Russian actress
1987 - Courtland Mead, American actor
1989 - Fiona MacGillivray, Canadian vocalist (The Cottars)
1990 - Kim Chiu, Filipino actress

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