| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Peter Abelard |
Philosopher |
1079 |
21-Apr-1142 |
French scholastic philosopher |
| Pope Alexander II |
Religion |
? |
21-Apr-1075 |
Roman Catholic Pope, 1061-73 |
| Edward Victor Appleton |
Physicist |
6-Sep-1892 |
21-Apr-1965 |
Ionosphere, shortwave radio |
| Henry Baldwin |
Judge |
14-Jan-1780 |
21-Apr-1844 |
US Supreme Court Justice, 1830-44 |
| Leslie Banks |
Actor |
9-Jun-1890 |
21-Apr-1952 |
The Most Dangerous Game |
| Gustav Bergmann |
Philosopher |
4-May-1906 |
21-Apr-1987 |
Ontologist |
| Doris Betts |
Author |
4-Jun-1932 |
21-Apr-2012 |
Souls Raised from the Dead |
| Richard W. Bolling |
Politician |
17-May-1916 |
21-Apr-1991 |
Congressman from Missouri, 1949-83 |
| Robert Bridges |
Poet |
23-Oct-1844 |
21-Apr-1930 |
Prometheus the Firegiver |
| Chuck Colson |
Government |
16-Oct-1931 |
21-Apr-2012 |
Minister, former Watergate figure |
| Stafford Cripps |
Politician |
24-Apr-1889 |
21-Apr-1952 |
Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1947-50 |
| John Adams Dix |
Politician |
24-Jul-1798 |
21-Apr-1879 |
Governor of New York, 1873-75 |
| Dzhokhar Dudayev |
Military |
15-Apr-1944 |
21-Apr-1996 |
Head of the Chechen rebellion |
| Eleanora Duse |
Actor |
3-Oct-1858 |
21-Apr-1924 |
Most famous Italian actress of her time |
| François Duvalier |
Head of State |
14-Apr-1907 |
21-Apr-1971 |
Ruthless "President for Life" of Haiti |
| Erté |
Artist |
23-Nov-1892 |
21-Apr-1990 |
Art deco fashion designer and artist |
| Arthur Fadden |
Head of State |
13-Apr-1895 |
21-Apr-1973 |
Prime Minister of Australia, 1941 |
| Jimmy The Greek |
TV Personality |
9-Sep-1918 |
21-Apr-1996 |
Oddsmaker |
| King Henry VII |
Royalty |
28-Jan-1457 |
21-Apr-1509 |
King of England, 1485-1509 |
| Robert Hersant |
Publisher |
30-Jan-1920 |
21-Apr-1996 |
Le Papivore |
| Ursula Jeans |
Actor |
5-May-1906 |
21-Apr-1973 |
The Dam Busters |
| John Maynard Keynes |
Economist |
5-Jun-1883 |
21-Apr-1946 |
Father of Keynesian economics |
| James Kirkwood |
Novelist |
22-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1989 |
A Chorus Line |
| Frank J. Lausche |
Politician |
14-Nov-1895 |
21-Apr-1990 |
Governor, Senator from Ohio |
| Aldo Leopold |
Naturalist |
11-Jan-1887 |
21-Apr-1948 |
A Sand County Almanac |
| George L. Lilley |
Politician |
3-Aug-1859 |
21-Apr-1909 |
Governor of Connecticut, 1909 |
| Edmund Lowe |
Actor |
3-Mar-1890 |
21-Apr-1971 |
What Price Glory |
| Jean-François Lyotard |
Philosopher |
10-Aug-1924 |
21-Apr-1998 |
Founder of Postmodernism |
| Diosdado Macapagal |
Head of State |
28-Sep-1910 |
21-Apr-1997 |
9th President of the Philippines |
| Charles MacArthur |
Playwright |
5-Nov-1895 |
21-Apr-1956 |
The Front Page |
| Gummo Marx |
Actor |
23-Oct-1892 |
21-Apr-1977 |
Left the Marx Brothers troupe early |
| Mary McGrory |
Journalist |
22-Aug-1918 |
21-Apr-2004 |
Pulitzer Prize-winning Liberal Icon |
| John Michell |
Geologist |
1724 |
21-Apr-1793 |
Phaenomena of Earthquakes |
| Irving Mills |
Musician |
16-Jan-1894 |
21-Apr-1985 |
Songwriter, music scout, raconteur |
| James C. Napier |
Government |
9-Jun-1845 |
21-Apr-1940 |
Founder of Nashville One-Cent Savings Bank |
| Parry O'Brien |
Track and Field |
28-Jan-1932 |
21-Apr-2007 |
Revolutionized the shot put |
| John Phillips |
Educator |
27-Dec-1719 |
21-Apr-1795 |
Founder of Phillips Exeter Academy |
| Mohammad Rabbani |
Head of State |
1955 |
21-Apr-2001 |
Taliban leader, Prime Minister |
| Jean Racine |
Playwright |
20-Dec-1639 |
21-Apr-1699 |
Phèdre |
| Buddy Rogers |
Actor |
13-Aug-1904 |
21-Apr-1999 |
With Mary Pickford in My Best Girl |
| Juan Antonio Samaranch |
Sports Figure |
17-Jul-1920 |
21-Apr-2010 |
Former Olympic Committee President |
| Joe Sawyer |
Actor |
29-Aug-1906 |
21-Apr-1982 |
Character actor 1930s to 1950s |
| Nina Simone |
Singer |
21-Feb-1933 |
21-Apr-2003 |
The High Priestess of Soul |
| Samuel Slater |
Business |
9-Jun-1768 |
21-Apr-1835 |
Father of the American Industrial Revolution |
| Walter Slezak |
Actor |
3-May-1902 |
21-Apr-1983 |
Hitchcock's Lifeboat |
| Sebastián Lerdo de Tejada |
Head of State |
25-Apr-1827 |
21-Apr-1889 |
President of Mexico, 1872-76 |
| Mark Twain |
Author |
30-Nov-1835 |
21-Apr-1910 |
Huckleberry Finn |
| Manfred von Richthofen |
Military |
2-May-1892 |
21-Apr-1918 |
The Red Baron |
| Victor Weisskopf |
Physicist |
19-Sep-1908 |
21-Apr-2002 |
Head of CERN, 1961-65 |
